From personal experience, I am 100% convinced this will be an amazing party. We were asked to host an ALL locals NYE party W Hotel wide last year, and honest to G it is still in my mind one of the coolest parties I have ever done. This year, they’ve bolstered the roster up a B-I-G notch, featuring SD’s hometown hero HARVARD BASS and Anthony Attalla.
Harvard Bass has thrown down some epic performances this year, and just last week at El Dorado he threw down an off-the-wall party-jam laden set that totally lit the place up and quickly facilitated the knocking back of gratuitous amounts of drinks. I have no doubt Harvard Bass will shut down the old year and ring in the new year the right away. And if it’s anything like it was last year, The W Hotel certainly won’t throw an anything less than stellar shindig. Pricey, but worth it. $80.
PRO MIX TIP: DEFINITELY GET A HOTEL ROOM. Trying to find a taxi home from Little Italy on NYE is an absolute NIGHTMARE. And the rooms were made for after parties… Search Hotel Rates Here
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2. TIMEWAVE ZERO feat.EPROM + EshOne + Mike Gao + More at Kava Lounge
SD’s beats scene and the corresponding local artists have been rapidly gaining attention, and thus the heavyweights of the scene SUBLMNL, LIQUID GEOMETRY, and DATASET are coming together and throwing a massive end-of-the-year SHUT DOWN party. SF’s EPROM will be headlining the evening, and good homie of TheMixster.com, EshOne (aka DON VALDEZ) will be high-tailing it from ABQ to ring in the New Year with rumored exclusives-just-for-the-evening: a collection of ball-dropping, sticky-floor-inducing countdown closers. Other not-to-miss sets of the evening from Mike Gao, HMT DMT and Misk will certainly be worth every penny of the thrifty $15 presale $20 ticket.
That not enough to convince you? Then check THIS baybay out:
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Of course, El Dorado is going to have an amazing NYE party. I don’t see any reason why they wouldn’t. The optional theme of “1920s Flapper attire” is a great excuse to feed that empty space in my heart left by the season finale of “Boardwalk Empire” and trusted locals The Office Twins, Groundfloor,Adam Salter, and Blancnoire will be behind the decks. If you RSVP & arrive before 10:30pm entry is only $10! And bottles of champagne are only $25 a pop (pun!) all night long. A sure fire win all around
On NYE I personally opt for the more intimate family and friends inside neighborhood bar dance parties. However, the line-up as always for LED PRESENTS’ NYE bash is resoundingly epic, and if you have the heart to brave the rave this NYE, I would without a doubt point you this very direction. It’s San Diego’s own Wonderland, TAO/ whatever else is going on in LA experience, conveniently being held just 10 minutes away from Downtown SD. 18+/21+ to booze. $75-$150. 21+ Ticket price includes entry to 5am NYD party at Voyeur.
5. GET SEXUAL w/ EVOL INTENT + REID SPEED + GRIDLOK at Brick by Brick
This is without a doubt the best DnB party happening in ALL of California on NYE. The line-up couldn’t be more stacked with massive names from all over the bass music realm including Gridlok, EVOL INTENT, Reid Speed, along with SD’s own trusted inner circle of local jungle heads. And the price is right entry wise $25 so if DnB is your steeze, this is 100% where you will want to be NYE. Party goes til 3AM and there will be hosted well drinks & beer from 9pm-10pm.
At this very moment in time, I am still kicking myself for not going to this. Had the transportation options from San Diego been somewhat less nightmarish and complicated I would be at Snow Globe Festival in an absolute HEARTBEAT. The line-up for the 3 day festival taking place in South Lake Tahoe is brilliant, fresh, essentially, the top-notch peak of the gold standard. Our friends at BLAP Productions are throwing an after party after each night of the festival, each with incredible (and obviously envy-inducing) line-ups of their own. Tickets are $150 for all three days, hotel rates are reasonable, and the experience we can only predict, will have the rest of us kicking ourselves for the rest of the year. FUCK.
There’s an option for NYE that fits anyone’s budget and we know any party that’s made our short list, will certainly not disappoint. Follow us on Twitter, and we’ll keep you up-to-date on after parties/NYD party action cuz we’ll no doubt be dawn-lurking about with the rest of you crackheads.
Treats just keep falling from the moombah tree in copious amounts! As an end of the year thank you to his fans for all the love and support he was given during 2011, the homie ETC!ETC! has put the Midas touch on a Nas classic and re-flipped it to be his own. Having composed this track for Mad Decent‘s monthly BLOW YOUR HEAD event, it’s been receiving massive support from all sides, convincing our loving robot to unleash this bootleg for fweeee!
Sky’s the limit for this dude, so keep your eyes fixed on his current and upcoming successes both inside and out of the moombahton realm, and spread the aural love by stalking him on his FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and SOUNDCLOUD.
As a late coming Christmas present,Bart B More has released yet another home run collaboration, equally as exhilarating as his last work with Harvard Bass on The Ones EP. Joining forces with TAI, this is the first of two collaborations to be unveiled; the other of which will hopefully release soon, and put me out of my misery.
Tying together TAI‘s future techno style and Bart‘s main room house essentials with a handful of tribal inspiration, their original mix of Nobody Canna Cross it (Di Bus Can Swim) is thrumming with happy xylophonic beats and piercing epic synths. In conjunction with its de-tribalized, yet amplified, rave ready remixes done by TWR72 and Max + Nima, this EP is just as funky and sure to please, as is most of the work brought to electric life by these top-tier producers!
As mentioned previously, there is more to come from the ingenious place this little treat came, and it goes by the name of Spezi. To be released on an undisclosed date by Bart B More and TAI, you can presently get an earful of this upcoming pleasure on the Autumn Mix TAI made earlier this year.
1. d.i.m. & TAI – Ion
2. Dr. Gonzo – Dushi
3. Baskerville – Leecher
4. TAI – Big Bass Drum (Bart B More Remix) 5. TAI & Bart B More – Spezi (Unreleased)
6. Jan Driver – Raveyard
7. Sound Of Stereo – Diamond
8. AutoErotique – Freak (TAI Remix)
9. Le Petits Pilous – Earl Grey (Unreleased)
10. Bart B More – Traction (TAI Remix) (Unreleased)
11. Light Year – 5 Girls (Harvard Bass Remix)
12. Canblaster – Clockworks
13. Prysmo – Hard Sax (Canblaster Remix)
14. Gesaffelstein – Viol
15. Armand Van Helden – Necessary Evil
16. Nobody Beats The Drum – Poisson Vert (TWR72 Remix)
17. Jean Nipon – Rosso (TWR72 Remix)
18. Crookers ft Neoteric & Wax Motif – Springer
19. d.i.m. & TAI – Lyposuct (Planisfear Remix)
20. Djedjotronic – Tetris
21. d.i.m. & TAI – Glass
22. Mustard Pimp – ZHM
23. TAI & Bart B More ft. 2unlimited (Unreleased)
24. The Subs – Octopus (Unreleased)
Just a hint of Diplo‘s forthcoming hyphy-fueled Moombahton – Express YourselfEP: featuring handpicked tribal riddims, pitch-rearing moombahcore, and party-ready global bass gems by Mad Decent‘s head-honcho himself.
According to Dip, he’ll be releasing the EP for free “in a few days.” SO we’re on Diplo time for this it seems… Which could me anything…
In preparation for what we’ve decided is bar none the most exciting thing going on on the West Coast for NYE 2011/2012, SNOW GLOBE FESTIVAL (Lake Tahoe) we were anxious to speak with one artist that we cannot WAIT to see at the event: Venice Beach, CA-based glitch-hop/future-beats producerKraddy.
Kraddy has had a tremendous year: throwing down maverick performances at Lightning in a Bottle, inadvertently shutting down his own release party, and continuously redefining electronic dance music with the integration of live instrumental aspects in cahoots with particularly legendary heroes in his performances. The follow-up to his highly revered future-music EP, Labyrinth,Kraddy’s latest Anthems of the Hero album release has no doubt demonstrated the next frontier in forward-focused and visionary electronic music production.
As one of the founding members of universally-recognized giants The Glitch Mob, Kraddy parted ways with the crew after they all collectively agreed, Kraddy was definitely, at heart, a solo artist; who needed to pursue the unconventional-seeking wavelength of his own mindful direction of sound. And the outcome of this decision, could not have more tremendous, and incontestably positive as a whole for the underground’s mobilization to the public sphere.
Following his gut and a self-compelled duty to shatter existing genre-confines, his 2008 release of “Android Porn” was not only the result of pent up bravado but evidently, the unheralded ammunition that initiated the rise of a pulsing movement; one that was characterized by a hybridized and (at the time) indecisive family of distinctive sounds. Android Porn became the archetypal anthem of the rapidly attention-reaping and decidedly-monumental “glitch-hop” movement, quickly becoming the soundtrack for various Youtube sensations and almost as immediately, was licensed for several TV shows such as “America’s Best Dance Crew” and “America’s Got Talent.”
While Android Porn seemingly flung open the door of possibilities and presented a space for sonic clarity, Kraddy’s follow-up, his Labyrinth EP was an exploration of new musical foreground, incorporating an overflow of “grandiose symphonics, soulful emotion, pounding rhythm and crunching low end.”
Now with the latest release of his third album, “Anthems of the Hero”,Kraddy is yet again hell bent on keeping both his fans and the world of curious on-lookers guessing – left, right, and one flew over the Cuckoo’s nest, where he will be going next. In a kaleidoscope wide-array of ideas, Kraddy in essence vigorously shakes the tube and twists the viewfinder until he comes across a hybridization of colors and sparkles that he finds pleasing; and presents an accurate summation of his discoveries in audible forms – ones that he knows will cause crowds to absolutely LOSE THEIR SHIT.
Kraddy was kind enough to take some time and talk to me about all the cool things he’s come across this past year and all the awesome things he has planned for both his upcoming performances in Lake Tahoe at Snow Globe Festivaland for the EDM world in 2012. The following conversation will give you glimpse at the eccentric inter-workings of Kraddy’s perpetually-stoked approach to creating future-minded music and his ever-inventive, NEVER to be predicted train of thought…
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TheMixster: How did the name Kraddy o Daddy come about?
Kraddy: Well my last name is Kratz, so I had a high school friend that started calling me “Kraddy”.. And then you know how nicknames just start catching on, and then grow into other nicknames, so it was Kraddy, Kraddy o Daddy, Fatty Kraddy, pretty much every variation on it possible. SO when I decided to use it as my website name, it was essentially carved in stone.
TheMixster: At your Lightning in a Bottle and your Avalon shows you integrated the use of live percussion – do you plan on building or adding more instrumental elements to your live performances?
Kraddy: Yea I mean I definitely love having the drummer there for the live shows, I’d actually love to play more [personally]! I was thinking about incorporating a keyboard into the show because I can play piano so I could play a little bit… I think those elements are fun, they keep things interesting.
TheMixster: What was it like sharing the stage with legendary drummer Dave Lombardo of Slayer? That’s kinda BIG time…!
Kraddy: It was fucking awesome. It was mind-blowing, I’m still recovering from the fact that I somehow got to meet Henry Rollins and Dave Narvarro and all these great musicians… And Dave Lombardo is just the nicest guy ever. We had a lot of fun rehearsing it and he’s just a total pro. Just today I was scrolling through the contacts on my phone and I thought to myself, “I can’t believe I have Dave Lombardo’s number on my phone.! That is totally cool.”
TheMixster: So if you could do it all over again, if you could choose another live musician you’d like to have on stage with you as well at that Avalon show, who would you choose?
Kraddy: Shit! Let’s mix it up, bring in Ludacris! THAT would be awesome. Why not just like instead of just try to make it like one thing or another, just totally mix it up and do something brand new!?
TheMixster: When composing your tracks in the studio do you keep in mind the huge venues/outdoor festivals you’ll be playing in? How does that affect the way you produce or compose the track?
Kraddy: I’m always thinking about the dance floor and I’m always thinking about the sound system, as far as what’s going to translate over a sound system. Also, what, as far as production goes, like the beat lines and how the bass sounds. And of course about how the crowds react and what really works for crowds. Whenever I’m DJing I’m always paying attention to what works. Even when I’m watching other people perform, I will see what works for them and learn from that as well.
TheMixster: Since you’ve been involved in the game for a while and you’ve been recognized as a pioneer of sound within the EDM realm, who do you think is currently creating the best change or making the greatest impact on bass music?
Kraddy: I hope I still am?! And then other people I admire and I really like what they’re doing – I was touring with Big Gigantic for a while, I feel like they’re really talented. Mim0sa is always really talented, as he’s still bringing in some new sounds. Other people I am digging on…. I LOVE Gaslamp Killer as a DJ. He brings everything from like classic rock to dubstep, and then throws it all together: Just putting together everything that he loves. He DJs the way I have always thought about DJing before I made music. Other people I think are doing game-changing stuff… To be honest the new Drake album, I think is really visionary and it’s pretty amazing. I love the sound of it. Jamie XX is doing some really interesting production stuff that I dig.
TheMixster: If you could choose any three artists to remix your own tracks, who would you choose and why?
Kraddy: Whoa we were just talking about this today! Cause I was talking about Rob Zombie! I love Rob Zombie and I’d love to like work with him one way or another. I just love everything he does. Trent Reznor I would love to like somehow love to be involved with him again, he’s like really visionary and he’s made a lot a of music that’s totally inspired me. Oh, and UNDERWORLD. I love Underworld. I would love them to remix my music, and I’m sure they would kill it.
TheMixster: Looking forward into 2012, what can we expect from you in the way of releases, special projects, collaborations, etc?
Kraddy: I just released Anthems of the Hero, so I have remixes for that. We are going to be releasing one of those a week, starting in the new year. We have some good ones lined up. We’re gonna be introducing some up-and-coming producers whose work I really enjoy, who I asked to do remixes for me. A while ago I did this ‘Labyrinth Project’ with Heavyweight Dub Champion where he remixes my Labyrinth EP in like classic dub style. And I’m just sitting on it, we haven’t found a good place to release it. That has been something I have always wanted to put out. It’s pretty left field, it’s pretty interesting, I really like it.
And then you know, I’m just always writing new songs and I’ve even been working on some stuff that’s “non-Kraddy”; I’ve been working on some other projects that sound like… I don’t even know what to call the style but this slow disco stuff, like ‘chillwave’ type of sound. I’m definitely writing some songs that belong in that world… I’ve also been writing some tracks that are kinda wonky hip hop, off-beat, off-kilter kinda hip-hop sound, and beats… I’ve been getting into all of that. Sooo we’ll see what comes to fruition. We’re also going to be bringing in some productions of live shows, and really revamp all that and do something new.
**Alright so since it’s the last weekish of 2011, and since Kraddy is playing a NYE show, we’re sort of obligated to do a sentimental best of 2011 Q & A I suppose… So I’ve prepared a list of questions for Kraddy, for him to answer with one or more word answers…**
TheMixster: What was your favorite show/performance this year?
Kraddy: Lightning in a Bottle. We were just talking about this today as well! We had flame effects there like pyrotechnics. And the audience LOVED it – but I’m not sure if they knew that I was JUST as absolutely excited as they were to have it! It was so cool.
TheMixster: Favorite track by a different artist?
Kraddy: Hmmm… THAT is a really tough one, there are soo many good ones… Hold on I’m going to look at my iPod and look up by “date added” that’s how I know what I’ve listened to…. Man there are too many good ones…
TheMixster: Alright how about just the last track you’ve listened to?
TheMixster: Least favorite track by a different artist?
Kraddy: Well I hate to put people down because even if it’s not my taste it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad… The thing is, when I hear terrible tracks I don’t remember the artist, in fact I feel like I try and forget! I was on Beatport the other day previewing some stuff that I thought, “Wow. This is SO fucking bad!” And THIS was a track that was in the Top 10 somehow.. I was just browsing to see what was popular, just out of curiosity. It was a DJ I had never heard of.. And yea, I can get into ANYTHING, but this was just so cheeseball and the vocals…. Ugh, it’s always the vocals that kill it for me.
TheMixster: Coolest thing you bought?
Kraddy: Well I bought a computer this year, that’s pretty cool?!
TheMixster: Coolest iPad app? (music or not)
Kraddy: I am suuuper into my iPad! I play a lot of games on my iPad so I play like “Infinity Blade” which I love. There’s some music apps… But Infinity Blade is so cool, I’m on it ALL the time.
TheMixster: Coolest tumblr you stumbled upon?
Kraddy: The “Girls Who Look Like Skrillex” one is pretty funny. Although I thought it was so stupid and funny… I think it’s amazing that Sonny has become this phenomenon. He started out just like this quirky weird punk rock kid and now he’s like this megastar. I think it’s kinda amazing that there’s a website dedicated to girls who look like Sonny, Skrillex. It’s hilarious.
TheMixster: Best restaurant or thing you’ve eaten in LA?
Kraddy: LA is good! I personally love Hama Sushi, it’s right by my house, I go there all the time. And they always show surf videos so they ‘get me’ there too.
TheMixster: Favorite Surf Movie of all time?
Kraddy: SURF MOVIE?! ummm Point Break. [laughs] Surf videos?! I have a ton of them, but I just watch them, I never remember the names of them. But Point Break is a really cool surf movie. [hahahahahahahahaha]
TheMixster: Favorite Surf spot in LA?
Kraddy: I go down to this place called El Porto a lot. I love Malibu, Malibu is beautiful but it’s always crowded. When we sail a boat to spots people can’t walk to it’s truly the ‘California Dream.’
TheMixster: Something you wish you didn’t do when you were drunk?
Kraddy: O my God… I mean this is a long list too… Ummmmmmm…. None of these I want people to know about…
TheMixster: OK. How about the *COOLEST* thing you did while you were drunk?
Kraddy: [laughs] It’s funny because I think my idea of cool and bad are kinda similar… It’s hard because my job is seen as “cool”… O! Something cool and dumb, I was at an afterparty and I was like “I wanna play!!” and it was like, five in the morning. I had already played, but I wanted to do it again, so everyone was like “yeah yeah yeah go for it!” So I got up there and I started playing all these classic Hip Hop jams that I really love, and everyone just kinda stopped, and the whole place was like, “This is lame..” Like 20 minutes later, I had cleared the floor completely and I finally realized “NOBODY IS FUCKING INTO THIS AT ALL.”… This was in Reno… So that was really cool, and really dumb.
TheMixster: LOL! If your music were a type of animal what would it be and why?
Kraddy: A liger. Because it’s a mix of a couple different… things. And it’s magical.
You can Download the entire “Anthems of the Hero” album on his website, in exchange for yo’ email.
But if you’re gonna download anything, DEFINITELY download this track –>
When I first told my young creatively-unhinged friend and well-seasoned dubstep producer EshOne about this newish genre called Moombahton, I certainly had no clue it would go this far:
What began as playfully dabbling, met with temporary waves of frustration, then back to more informed dabbling, soon resulted in a fully solidified track. The next day, he decided to make another one. And then, another one. Soon a goofy Soundcloud that was created as a joke one drunken evening, started to gain attention. His previously overlooked ‘Tijuana Bass’ collection, was then featured on premiere music blog Generation Bass; and soon enough I too, found myself eagerly booking him, now DON VALDEZ, as the HEADLINER of our next moombahton monthly ¡BAJATON! Earlier this week, and just 10 minutes after sending off a casual promo, he swiftly had an EP deal signed with Rot10 Musik: the most recognized and distinguished Moombahton music label, worldwide.
Perhaps it is worth mentioning that this initial aforementioned dialogue, began approximatelyTHREE WEEKSAGO. EshOne, too, caught the MOOMB bug: hook, line, sinker, and almost as quickly, was SIGNED as Don Valdez. Rot10 Musik‘s newest signing and already promising artist on the up-and-up.
Motivated fully by the inherently lady-pleasing direction and the genre-wide’s lighthearted approach to the sound as a whole, DON VALDEZ‘s brand of global mid tempo bass strives to achieve one thing: Making bass music that’s REALLY FUN.
“A lot of people say that they don’t understand Moombahton,” says Valdez. “I don’t think there’s anything to get… It’s fun. That’s all there is to it.”
Whereas dubstep is universally-understood as having a more dude-centric appeal, simply put, Moombahton is a unique facet of the BASS MUSIC realm that is unanimously well-received by those who crave their bass fix with a whole lotta groove. Inspired by fantasies of crowded dancefloors fluid with waves of booty-movin’ movement and tequila-initiated recklessness abundant, THE DON VALDEZ PROJECT, thus transpired. And the rest is all, relatively recent, history.
The Don himself has kindly provided TheMixster.com the exclusive of his premiere mix and we’re damn honored to feature the debut of THE DON VALDEZ PROJECT: a dual collection of both his Tijuana Bass originals and fresh-off-the-mixer Moombahton productions. His well-mixed set features minty floor-fillers set at that *Magic Moombah BPM* of 108 , along with his immense arsenal of significantly kicked-up 140 BPM heaters focused solely on the cuttyside of Latin Bass tip. Although only a handful “Non-Don” tracks are included on this mix, the chosen moombahs on his list happen to be 3 of my ALL time faves. DON VALDEZ also artfully intertwines several audible selections by way of Numa Crew‘s Arge and also by fellow SD-native & local beats producer, MISK,(whom we are told was also just recently converted to the dark side [of the Moomb!!]) amidst his own on the mix.
Upon receipt of 25 hearts, THE DON will enable the free download option. In the meantime, stream away to su corazón’s content… FOR FULL TRACKLIST, follow this link to his Soundcloud page.
Daft Punk and Justice better watch out; there is another French tag-team making some salacious tunes. The duo CarbonKevlar dropped their first EP Bulletproof recently and I gotta say it’s pretty banging. Bulletproof fills the French electro void in my life that Audio, Video, Disco SHOULD have filled, but fell short. You can get all six tracks for a cool $3.99 off of iTunes as I am sure you are all like me, an upstanding citizen who doesn’t download music illegally…
Who knew an EDM song could knock while be equally as informative…?
In his latest original, LA-based Valentino Khan, of the former MARKET PRICE, infuses tribal vocal lines atop endless layers of bouncy percussions, salacious stabs, and barreling synths; resulting in a tropical floor-flooding maschine. Typical of both VK’s originals and his remixes, multiple progressions evolve impressively, and transition with impeccable fluidity. Halfway through the track, I admittedly had to review my dashboard as I was sure the track had moved into at least 3 different songs! VK’s multifacted approach to the thoughtful construction of his tracks no doubt reflects the high standard of production upheld by the top tier of artists within the Moombahton realm. With only great faith I can hope emerging producers will follow suit: producing tracks that are engaging, intelligently crafted, and multidimensional.
The KINGSTONE single was meant to drop originally as a B-side on his forthcoming release off MAD DECENT, but because it contained too many samples to clear, VK generously dropped the track for free download for his fans on his Soundcloud.
Just in time for some Moombahton Monday lovin’, Generation Bass so generously compiled and provided a surplus of moombahton tracks for us to enjoy via MixMag, with their newest, and carefully collected compilation of emerging tracks titled: The New Wave Of Moombahton, Volume 1.
Admittedly I was a little intimidated by the colossal track listing (over 30 tunes HOLY MOLY!), but it comes to no surprise that such a massive selection would be presented when you take into consideration the exorbitant rate at which this genre is growing. While the don’s of this scene are continuously willing to collaborate with the rising stars, moombahton is consistently being re-imagined and ascending to new levels each day; keeping any successful moombah producers on their toes and on top of their game!
Leaving me with the impossible task of reviewing every single track, each a work of art in themselves, there is a pinch-sized selection I would like to shine a special light on now:
Slowing down Dskotek‘s original wobbly electro version of this track, Nom‘s remix takes us to the classical-inspired, ominous side of moombahton.
Paul David‘s über progressive take on Red Light is a time machine that transports us into the future, where moombahton would be widespread to the masses in big room nightlife.
It’s impossible for me not to single out Cabo Blanco as he samples sections from Fulanito‘s El Cepillo, and makes it his own. Reminiscent of many backyard Latin parties, I would be awash a sea of shock if this didn’t hit hard on the dance floor!
Playing off the same electronic tip as so many progressive moombah tracks we’ve been seeing lately,Shelco Garcia sets the mood for a more diverse audience, with classic percussion builds that segue into a fuller, larger sound of a different breed. Is there such a thing as rave ready moombahton yet? Because I think Shelco may have just founded it.
Heavy hitting, and extensively doused in Latin rhythms and a vast array of percussion and bells, Modobot‘s Fabuloso is a refreshing take on tropical moombah, and a personal favorite off the compilation.
Full justice cannot be given to this compilation without downloading it in its entirety. Cop the two-sided collection HERE, and listen to the promo mix while you wait, presented by none other than our hottest mamita, ViciouzViv (another one of moombah’s talented DJ’s on the rise).
Whoa there! Let’s get back to our deep down roots for just a bit, and touch on origins that we owe an immeasurable amount of credit to in the world of EDM. Yes: the disco era!
Birthing from the bright and sunshiny coast of SD, DJ duo French Kiss Collective have spent the last two years establishing a name for themselves by creating an eclectic mixture of house that indubitably stems from their love of disco. Putting passion to electric keys, they have whimsically presented us with their first EP, fully charged with three, dance-floor-ready tracks. Strictly sampling records between 1975-1985, and only using original analog synths, this EP is a disco revival release like no other!
Starting us off with some serious energy, their collaboration with LA based producer Falcon Punch on Foreplay is as groovylicious as it comes, encompassing all things 70′s with its strong, positive, rising beats!
Originally off Nu Shooz’s album Poolside, which some would fervently argue is “the perfect disco record”, FKC’s remix of I Can’t Wait is a blissfully nostalgic rework of an old classic!
Wrapping up this highly animated concoction, Midnight Dancer would make anyone want to throw on their bellbottoms, and side-step, pivot-turn their way onto any dance floor!
Have we awakened your disco demons? Are you jonesing for more? Follow FKC on Facebook, and make sure to attend their next installment of PHYS ED; a monthly disco house party that takes place behind the sweaty walls of El Dorado Cocktail Lounge!
