Projekt Festival

The Summer Solstice Projekt Music and Arts Festival

All I need to say is Benga & Skream - Thursday June 18th. Who cares if it's in rural Maryland - it's their only stop on the East Coast (only other stop in the US is in San Fran on the 19th). Spinning together or back to back, I don't care. I WILL be there...oh yes, I WILL be there.

At first glance, this looks like a semi-weak festival other than these two heavy-hitters of dubstep on Thurs nite. But Leon Sonkin, Shpongle, Conspirator, The Egg and many more will also be there, as well as a live painting exhibit from the artist Alex Grey - scope out some of his work on google images.

The tix are pretty damn cheap, $105 for a 3-day fest. And who doesn't like summer camping?


Tunes to persuade:

Skream - Midnight Request Line


Skream - Blue Eyez


Skream - Oskilatah


Buraka Som Sistema & Skream - Blipstream


12th Planet - Control [feat. Emu] [Skream remix]


La Roux - In for the Kill [Skream let's get ravey mix]


Benga - 26 Basslines


Benga - E-Trips


Benga - Crunked Up


Benga - Night [feat. Coki]


Leon Sonkin - Live at Silk City Diner 05.25.08



Even better, some vids to wheedle:

LESS PANTS, MORE DANCE

My turn!

Here's a sweeeeet mix I completed a while ago. I think you'll like it. I sure do.

So take off your shoes (clothes too?), forget about work (or whatever else you're doing) and make everyone around you jealous with your bootylicious grooves.

YES&NO - YABBA DABBA MIX


Tracklist:
1. Gizmo - Jaw Harp Intro
2. Crookers - Love To Edit vs. Spank Rock
3. Buraka Som Sistema - Wawaba (Radioclit Remix)
4. South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
5. Modselektor - Rave Anthem (Gizzed Out Remix)
6. Stylophonic - Baby Beat Box (Crookers Remix)
7. Ghostface Killah feat. Mapei - Charlie Brown (DJ Mehdi Remix)
8. Fake Shark-Real Zombie - Designer Drugs (Designer Drugs Remix)
9. Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (James Holden Rmx) vs. Spank Rock
10. Dusty Kid - The Cat (Crookers Remix)
11. Lethal Bizzle - Selfridges Girl Not On Myspace (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
12. Don Rimini - Let Me Back Up (Crookers Remix)
13. Bonde Do Role - Gasolina (Crookers Remix)
14. AC/DC - Thunderstruck (Crookers Remix)
15. Ron Carroll - Walkin Down The Street
15. Gizmo - Jaw Harp Outro

BURAKA SOM SISTEMA ON TOUR!!!

Long awaited State-side arrival of Buraka Som Sistema. Portuguese-Angolan kuduro group that incorporates polyrhythms (can anyone say syncopation?) and traditional West African sounds/timbres to create some tunes that will make you move. Plus, the Portuguese vocals they often include are the definition of phonetic sex. Initially emerged out of the Lisbon club scene, they caught the eye(s) of Mad Decent Monarch, Diplo (we should all be so lucky). They've been found remixed, remixing, producing, DJing and collaborating ever since.
Check out a couple of my faves.

Buraka Som Sistema - A Morte Do Sonic


Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance (Buraka Som Sistema Remix)


Dre Skull feat. Sizzla - Gone Too Far (Buraka Som Sistema Remix)


Buraka Som Sistema - 2009 US Tour Dates
Apr 17 Indio, CA @ Coachella
Apr 21 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Apr 23 Portland, OR @ Rotture
Apr 24 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Apr 25 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
Apr 28 Chicago, IL @ Sonotheque
Apr 29 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
Apr 30 Montreal, QC @ Zoobizarre
May 01 Boston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
May 02 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom