November 25, the legend of Rough Trade on the other side of the pond are finally arriving in Gotham. Not only is there going to be a big ass vinyl flagship store, but a new venue sharing a 15,000sq. ft. (alleged) “warehouse” space. Honestly, this is exciting. A new venue and a new flagship vinyl record store in Williamsburg? It’ll almost be worth going back to that neighborhood on Friday nights. Bring your needles. (via The Vinyl Factory)
Just in time for the holiday season, Universal has started releasing details and remastered some of the best hip hop albums of the past. With Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. already out, I can’t be more happy that “It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back.” is being released Nov. 12, among a dozen other albums by lumnaries mentioned in the title getting hooked up and dropped. Best of all, now all you vinyl lunatics can grab an actual copy so you don’t have to keep sharing the one copy one of you bought back in 93. If vinyl isn’t a stocking stuffer, what is? (via Modern Vinyl)
Tickets Here: http://vitaminboat.eventbrite.com/
(Update: Stanton Warriors visa had issues, so they won’t be there, but Joro Boro & DJ Shakey will be there! Should be a full house and it’ll still be an amazing time! Keep it going and get over there!)
Back after the summer break, the party scene in NYC is heating back up. As the kids are back at NYU, the burners are home from the playa & the social-climbers have returned from the Hamptons, let’s get back to where we once belonged. In case you’re not done partying on a boat for the season, my friends at Vitamin B and Gemini & Scorpio bring forth one last naval adventure before it gets too cold to be waiting in line on the pier for the bouncer to stop fucking around with wristbands while your date is shivering their ass off. Gemini & Scorpio are lending a hand as well, so this should be a great mix of people buccaneering around Manhattan for a few hours. Captained by the nautical marvel himself, Guncle, I think we’re in for a wonderful time featuring a fantastic group of seamen performers.
Vitamin B had an unfortunate incident at the now departed House of Yes after some overzealous NYPD decided to pad their quotas for the month and are throwing a joint fundraiser with G&S to defray legal costs and re-ornament Guncle . The resident DJ Jedi Masters of Vitamin B will be bomping some of the choicest cuts, samples, jams, tunes and whatever else they found in their gargantuan aural archives. Tektite, Tim the Enchanter & Barney Iller (who has been discussed on this blog previously here, here and here), will be joined by a very good friend, $mall Change.
RECESS NEW YORK – Small Change
This guy has the best sense of funk, disco, dub, soul and smooth house I’ve ever heard, and he’s adding some breaks-y fun into the mix to ensure the Stanton Warriors are buttressed with hours of quality sonic therapy on either side of their live set. You heard me right. Stanton Freaking Warriors.
The Stanton Warriors are one of those groups you’d probably recognize instantly, if you realized how often their remixes/tracks are pushed into some of your favorite sets. These guys have a list of remixes longer than the baggy JNCO pants I wore back in high school, and they’ve maintained an impressive track record of live competence with quality releases. They’re a fantastic pick up for Vitamin B, who have been steadily pulling in impressive talent month after month this year. And, to cap it off, it’s not only on a boat, but it’ll be ending on the early side, so you can scamper off to another party afterwards and brag about how awesome your evening’s been already. See you there!
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/619638354743530/
Tix: http://vitaminboat.eventbrite.com/
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/sep/12/music-piracy-tracks-illegally-downloaded
The Guardian mentions someithng that I think is a natural consequence of the internet’s general move away from P2P to streaming and paid services. If you use Soundcloud, Spotify, Pandora, Grooveshark or any of the other players on large music websites like NPR, you’re never going to download music again, and if you do, it’ll probably be the odd album off of iTunes or when someone offers a free download in an email. I’m eager to see if the USA follows suit, because the more artists get paid for the music, the better. And to celebrate, Don’t Copy That Floppy is presented below without comment. 😀
Keep grinding, value your efforts, and don’t ever give up.
Someone finally compiled all of the super annoying bullshit that gets said to our beloved selectros, and provides suggested responses. It’s lovely, and may start getting printed out and posted at all of my parties.
Just. This. Perfect. Thought Catalog is like Cracked in that they occasionally get it exactly right. Kudos.
http://gothamist.com/2013/09/09/baby_dj.php
Natalie Elizabeth Weiss has announced her Baby DJ School, starting Sept. 18th. It’s gotten picked up by Gothamist and the rest of the EDM Blogosphere simply because the idea of extreme younglings screwing around with an MPC controller or turntable needles both confuses and scares most of us. I…just…don’t know what to say. It’s $200 for an 8 week class, and I wonder what the final will be. Because if DJ Naptime drops some epic bottlestep, I’m going to start asking promoters how they get under-10 DJs into the club in Ibiza. If you don’t believe me, links to the press release and her blog are below:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26071647/FOR%20IMMEDIATE%20RELEASE.pdf
http://natalieelizabethweiss.com/post/59493134155/baby-dj-school-begins-september-18th
Wow, talk about needing to Get Lucky. Job interviews involved dancing to Daft Punk? Good job corporatocracy.
Last week, Above & Beyond really turned it up when it came to song choice, overall vibe and guest mix choice. I cannot emphasize enough how impressed I am with this. I’ve only caught the new weekly that Above & Beyond did after changing the name to Group Therapy almost a year ago, and it seems I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. The mixing is tight, the tracks are some of the best I’ve heard from the genre as of late, and the energy keeps building.
I’m a big fan of the structure of the show, starting kind of sparkly, but then getting strong quickly. The amount of talking is minimal, and well done when it happens. The section switch over at the hour mark is fantastic, and allows for the mixes to remain a manageable size. Especially for those of us who listen on the go, allowing me to listen in segments makes it much more likely I’ll listen to all of it. Highlights of the first hour include Mord Fustang’s Something Right Meow off Plasmapool, BT & Fractal’s City Life and a gorgeous instrumental mix of Armin’s new track Beautiful Life.
Push The Button allows some fan to turn up the energy on the mix. It’s a great crowd builder and I’d love to be able to choose one track for a mix of one of my favorite groups. Especially one as competent as Above & Beyond. The Madeon track that follows is triumphant and by 8min in there’s this massive feel to the mix, before it pulls wonderfully back into Way You Know by Matt Lange. And before you know it, Seven Lions has arrived. And there was much rejoicing.
Not only does he start out with his remix of Above & Beyond’s “On My Way To Heaven” but he follows it up with stellar track after stellar track. This 30min set has both his most recent track “Strangers” but even drops a few non-SL tracks down which make for a sweet round out to the mix. Listen to it loud.
This is Terry Gotham, see you on the dance floor.
Terry Gotham 