rock steady

it's a ridiculously nice day out - unseasonably warm, sunny, light breeze...the kind of day that makes me throw up a little bit in my mouth for having to go to work...

as such, here are some springtime nice weather songs, consider this a feel good bouillabaisse of sorts:

dj shadow - you can't go home again

boris gardiner - melting pot

camera obscura - books written for girls

the queers - i always knew

basement jaxx - lucky star

schneider tm - frogstears

mount sims - how we do

still don't nothin move but the money

i know i'm coming in a little late on this one, but ghostface killah's fishscale is an absolute monster. he's always one of the strongest coming out of the wu, but i think this new one even tops supreme clientele. favorite new tracks: "kilos" (maybe that "trap-hop" article wasn't so stupid after all?), "9 milli bros", and "big girl" (i'm just a sucker for those old motown samples...)

ghostface killah feat. cappadonna, trife, shawn wigs - jellyfish

and a classic:

wu-tang - cash still rules/scary hours

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don't forget about the lady sov contest that's still going on - you gots until april 3rd to send me an email (disconotdisco@gmail.com) with your mailing address and your guess of how tall she is. one lucky winner will get a bunch of free swag and music.

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there's a really great article about dirge-rockers sunn o))) in the most recent issue of artforum. in the piece, jan tumlir places sunn o))) in a lineage of avent-garde artists, specifically minimalists. great description of the sunn o))) sound:

To place oneself at the point of greatest sonic impact is an act of fetal surrender and Nietzschean bravura at once. It's all very elemental: the body, a rock, pushing against a torrent of sound or else getting swept away. Sunn o)))'s music commands you, but not through the usual exercise of masterful technique. Gaining entry from below, as it were, it rattles the cage of subjectivity that holds the reptilian nerve-center of being.

sunn o))) also have the distinction of being one of the few artists that people have asked me to turn off. in my own apartment no less.

sunn o))) - it took the night to believe

i feel space

the mylo contest is over...and the winner is...ned "dj thunderpants" from idaho! thanks to everyone who entered, i got a lot of great suggestions for music to check out, and i wish i had more shit to give away. anyways, remember to keep sending me submissions for the guess-how-tall-lady -sovereign-is contest. disconotdisco@gmail.com

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ok, now that we've dispensed with the contest pleasantries, it's time for a disco-not-disco confessional: i am completely, utterly, addicted to crossing jordan. people don't take me seriously when i demand to be in front of a tv watching nbc on sunday nights, but i fucking love this show. from the sexy, sassy medical examiners to the frazzled-but-sincere cops, i'm just plain smitten. there, i said it.

since i've come clean, did anyone else notice that at the beginning of last sunday's show jordan was listening to m.i.a. on her ipod? while i don't even think they let the vocal drop, it was definitely the beat to "pull up the people"...rad.

and now for some "medical" mp3s:

low - medicine magazines

gogogo airheart - when the flesh hits

pulp - death goes to the disco

and while i'm disclosing guilty pleasures:

kylie minogue - come into my world (fischerspooner mix)

it's a funky lowdown feeling

it's about that time...tomorrow the winner of the mylo contest will be announced - you now have until midnight tonight to email me and get in on the action!

also, you have one week left in the lady sovereign contest, entries have been pouring in for this one, don't sleep on your chance to get some free music and swag.

for both contests, email me: disconotdisco@gmail.com, with your relevant info

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i've finally got a working mixer, so watch out for the first official dj speedrail mix dropping later this week. in the meantime, let's enjoy some sunny spring day music:

kano feat. demon and wiley - mic fight

le tigre - nanny nanny boo boo (junior senior mix)

e-40 feat. teak - tell me when to go (trackademicks mix)
(fuck, can you believe this album debuted so high?)

the marvels - rock steady

miss kittin - professional distortion (modeselektor's big muff mix)

ain't no sunshine

i've been listening to a lot of reggae at work recently, which i think has put me in a good mood for the upcoming rainy weekend in brooklyn (abandoned by the L train again...well played mta...well played....)

horace andy - love of a woman

if you, like me, are kicking around williamsburg tomorrow night, make sure to check out the end times party at savalas - nick catchdubs and caps & jones will be spinning at what will most likely be a silly time.

jay-z - encore (catchdubs remix)

is it just me, or does the end bit of this remix have the beat from "sunshowers"? decide for yourself:

m.i.a. - sunshowers


ok, so why didn't i get the memo that nelly furtado has suddenly become amazing? i've been haunted for days by one track in the middle of the emynd & bo bliz lemon-red mix...turns out it's the new nelly fucking furtado single:

nelly furtado feat. timbaland - promiscuous girl

i think the only thing that has blown my mind this bad recently is this.

it's a shame about ray

excellent installment of this month in techno on pitchfork, a super intelligent discussion of the knife's silent shout. don't sleep on it

the knife - forest families

and now for three songs that have nothing to do with one another:

the clash - straight to hell

lil' kim feat. sisqo - how many licks

lassigue bendthaus - jealous guy

into the night.

they call it murder

oh lady sovereign, you minx you...can't help but love her, right? even though there have been mixed reviews of her live shows, no denying that she's put out some bangers. check out these remixes that just floated my way:

lady sovereign - ch-ching (xxxchange mix)

lady sovereign - adidas hoodie (mizz beats mix)

and since i never stop working for you, i've got the second disco-not-disco contest in as many weeks: lady sovereign swag galore. shoot me an email at disconotdisco@gmail.com with your name, mailing address, and your guess as to how tall sov is. you'll be entered to win some exclusive buttons, tees, and crazy vinyl. y'all gots till april 3rd. get on it.


please tell me that you haven't forgotten about the mylo contest...the submissions have been flooding in, but you still have a few days to email me for a chance to cop a 12" of "doctor pressure". to further entice you, here's a mashup of questionable quality:

mylo v. scissor sisters - drop the numb (2005 white label)

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in filthy bmore mix news, check out the always excellent lemon-red mix series - latest installment is from philly's emynd & bo bliz. their mix makes me ashamed to be a dj.

does diplo have to be so unstoppable?

diplo - jungle fever riddim

this is rumored to be the next release on his new mad decent label. also don't sleep on the new mad decent podcast, it's right up there with radioclit as one of my favs

calling the biz

big thanks go out to tomas barfod (whomadewho/tomboy/gomma/get physical) who just tossed me his unauthorized-but-fucking-nasty remix for the gorillaz track "kids with guns". anyone who's seen me throw down in brooklyn in the past six months knows that the soulwax mix of "dare" has been a staple of my dj sets, and i think tomas' remix might just push it out of rotation...

gorillaz - kids with guns (tomboy mix)

anyone grab tickets to the live gorillaz show at the apollo? i really wanted to check out the show, but just couldn't swing $70 for a ticket in the way way way back. if someone out there is going, definitely let me know how it was

an oldie (kinda) but goodie (completely) for the weekend:

black strobe - me and madonna (2 fairlight bitches mix)

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don't forget to enter the mylo contest! email me at disconotdisco@gmail.com to win a rare 12" of "doctor pressure"

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like your live hip hop and rock acts followed by filthy disco-not-disco, electro, and baile funk? then come see me dj tomorrow night at galapagos in williamsburg. the live show will be done around 12, and i'll be spinning until i can'ts spin no more.