Happy Fat Tuesday! I didn't even know it was Mardi Gras season until one of the hommies said, "Hey you goin' to church to get your ashes on Wednesday?" "Ash Wednesday? Ashes? Mardi Gras?! Fat Tuesday!" So in spirit of letting go and wilding out before we are supposedly supposed to fast from our indulgences and favorite vices over the preparation until the 3day vacation Jesus takes in that cave, let's all enjoy this crazy mix by the Mad Decent founder and connoisseur of women and music of all forms and kinds. Tracklist down below.
Check out the lovely visual aids created and provided by Miles Evert Productions aka MEP. I've seen some of his work in the past and it is definitely visually stimulating. Rusko's Cali Anthem was one of the first tracks of his aside from Cockney Thug that I really enjoyed. When he first moved to LA we embraced him with open arms and he interpreted one of our usual party favorites into a bass driven anthem we all loved instantly. Heads up to all the locals from LA/OC/LB, Rusko's playing at Smokeout Festival on March 3rd, which is quickly approaching. So be sure to get your tickets here. Updates on Rusko's UK Tour Dates can be found below.
Technically this shouldn't be included in the "New Release" category since it was released sometime last year. Despite it's release date being way previous to today's actual date I still feel not enough people have heard about this release. If you're a local LA Native you've most likely seen Gesaffelstein and/or Brodinski at a HARD Presents Party, The Well underground, or Mad Decent's Blow Your Head parties. Both tracks below have been absolute dance floor killers. They've worked the most top 40 minded major chord loving vocal hook during build up fans into a dance frenzy to techno music. Which usually at most of the clubs I've spun at, they rarely if EVER dance to straight techno 4/4 in a minor chord progression w/ NO vocals. I really dug these tracks the FIRST time I heard them and I hope you do too. Hint Hint** Brodinski feat. Louisahhh!'s Let The Beat Control Your Body works WONDERS for the dance floor ;)
"Sticky K's Persian Algebra has been a secret weapon within the moombahton elite ever since it appeared on Diplo's Blow Your Head mix back in September. Twisting persian melodies over vocal chants and a rolling moombahton beat, Sticky K creates a global dance floor banger. Having released 2 EP's on Switch's label Dubsided and a ton of remixes under his belt, look out for Sticky K to take over 2012." - Mad Decent
Diplo & Datisk team up for the first time to deliver one of the nastiest tracks we've had the pleasure of releasing. Look out for Pick Your Poison feat. Kay out everywhere August 2nd! - Mad Decent
Party people will play this mix during all of their weekend activities. DJs will google search each individual track to find a "high quality" illegal download. Musicians will leave their Banda Bands to learn how to become a Moombahton DJ. Babies will be made each time someone presses play...
Looks like our favorite LA transplant is about to launch off to a proper North American Tour. If you're in any of the towns listed below make sure you go. Definite party time/#paritaim. And if you don't have fun at his show then you definitely have fun issues that need to be ironed out. UK native and Ibiza Rocks resident DJ Doorly will be joining along the festivities across the US & Canada. Known for his skills on the CDjs he'll be a great treat to enjoy while waiting for Rusko's onslaught of fun and lower frequencies. Videos, Tour Dates, and Bonus Downloads await you...
You just gotta love being an insomniac sometimes. Key word in the sentence is "sometimes". Lack of sleep + Refreshing twitter feed = Diplo's RT. I would attempt to describe Diplo's remix of Sleigh Bell's track Tell Em but the man himself has taken the liberty to express in great detail how the song came to be...
"Derek from sleigh bellz and me have matching florida tattoos and we both are from shitty parts of broward county // & their last album was one of the sickest of '10 .. its soo sick, its gave me a stomach ache .. half lyrnyrd skinnard half bangladesh half man half alligator.. . me and derek and alexis are bros and sis for life. in fact i like sleigh bells so much .. me and switch was in studio in nyc tryin to make tracks with derek and beyonce last week after we played her team their album .. dunno if we gonna manage to finish but was good times. I started this mix for them like a year ago but it took derek about 6 months to send stems so it was kinda in remix limbo but i really wanted to get it out to u guys cause i think the bass and the drums sounds nice and u can play it at your next party." by Diplo
For those of you who don't know me too well[we'll get there in time I promise], I'm a big fan of mixes, mixtapes, and any sort of extended live set. Listening to a mix is the closest thing to seeing a DJ perform in their bedroom. Think of it like you're hanging out in his/her bedroom while he/she goes through his/her crate of records[vinyl &/or digital] just picking songs he's/she's really vibing at the moment and every now and then he/she throws you one of his/her secret tracks that he's/she's been saving up for the perfect occasion. You might even be surprised to find out somewhere in that DJ's room are crates and crates of random party music from who knows where. And with that said, here's Paul Devro to further explain...
"Pomp and Clout asked me to make them a mixtape for them of whatever i wanted, so i thought i'd put my bollywood disco record crates to work. So here it is, my xmas gift to you, super rare, super popular, super weird and super awesome hindi tunes all chopped the fuck up, so that they sorta make sense. Hope you enjoy it, there tons of original tunes plus lots of loose covers like Funkytown, Wordy Rappinghood, I Feel Love, Video Killed the RadioStar, Rhythm is Gonna Get You... even an Inagaddadavida / Wild Thing Lo-Fi disco banger. Anyways listen!
We applaud everyone at Reset Events for throwing Abstract Festival, It was a great event! Every effort was made to present a stellar event to the dance music fans of San Diego. Venue was great. Production was visually stunning. Sound was an audiophile’s heaven. People were friendly. Staff was very helpful. All in all Reset Events is on it's way to becoming the premiere destination for San Diego massives.
During our stroll around the San Diego Sports Arena we met a handful of locals who spoke highly of Reset Events. They described the fun they had at the previous Reset SD event and expressed the joys of having their favorite artists come to their own town to perform.
After a brief round of the San Diego Sports Arena we settled at the Main Stage/Out of the Box area to check out Skrillex's set. This being the second time we've seen him perform live, we have to say he's really growing into his new role as a producer/DJ. For those not familiar with Skrillex he was the front man of the band From First To Last (Epitaph Records) and for the past couple years has been spinning around the Los Angeles area getting his name out. Even with technical audio difficulties he played a solid set that got the crowd going.
Up next was the former Brit now turned LA native, Rusko (Mad Decent Records). It didn't take long for the crowd to burst in energy as he dove straight into the depths of the lower frequencies. His set included all of our favorites from his latest release, O.M.G.! (Woo Boost, Kumon Kumon, Scarewear, Raver's Spesh, You're On My Mind Baby, My Mouth) along with older Dubsteper/Dubstepah flavors (Cockney Thug, Jahova, Skream's Dutch Flowers (Rusko Trial Inna Babylon Mix)). I've never seen such a diverse set of dance moves to any one artist's set. I swear I saw everything from Jersey Shore fist pumps, Melbourne shuffles, grooving, grinding, slow dancing, daggering, and a mosh pit.
Rusko definitely killed it and it was clear that at this moment the party had really begun. He was having such a blast of a time he decided to share a new track. We'll call this track "I'm Going Insane" for now and let me tell you the crowd went 4lokos to this track.
"Major, Lazer, Major, Lazer, Major, Lazer!!!" is what the crowd chanted as Diplo, Skerrit Bwoy, and the rest of the Major Lazer crew took the stage. It was clear to everyone in the arena that a dancehall party was about to go down. Using tracks like Barrington Levy - Murderer, Swedish House Mafia - One, Laidback Luke/Steve Angello - Be, Ace Of Base - All That She Wants, Diplo proves you don't need to stick to one genre to get the crowd moving. Everything expected from a Major Lazer party was present but there was something different that night. I suspect it was the energy from the crowd. Eccentric and I saw Major Lazer perform at Avalon the night before and the performances were like day and night. Major Lazer definitely brought the party to San Diego and they didn't let the line go slack for the whole hour and a half performance. Skerrit Bwoy was able to do his trademark ladder jump to dagger on the floor with female from the LAzer crew. Speaking of daggering, there was plenty of daggering going on between the LAzer crew and random audience members. We at Dank Radio love audience participation and were very pleased to see plenty of if going on during their set. Not only did the audience participate during the usual ladies get on the stage and party with us for a couple songs bit, but they were even receptive to when security cut the music and said they wouldn't allow them to continue unless they got off the stage. The energy dipped for a moment during this transition but it was quickly brought up and kept constant throughout the remainder of their performance. Diplo finished strong with a new Major Lazer track and shared his thanks by sprays of Champagne and throwing a handful of free Major Lazer T-shirts into the crowd.
We caught the beginning of the Designer Drugs set which started with my favorite DD track, Drop Down and stayed for a few songs until they played Riot. Unfortunately we had to leave early to make the trek back up north to Long Beach and couldn't stay for their whole performance.
As stated above we were very happy about Abstract Festival but there are no concert experiences that are free from error or dissatisfaction. One major gripe that we had that was shared by many in the Arena was when buying a $5.00 bottle of water we weren't allowed to keep the bottle caps. First off, paying $5.00 is pretty rough in this economy. Yes we know the Sports Arena only had two scheduled events for the month of September and you need to pay the bills but when the customer pays for water at that steep of a price we expect to keep the bottle cap. We figured the reason why they did this was to make sure the kids wouldn't run to the water fountains and refill their bottles but they still did. We also saw 3 different people slip and fall from the slippery concert floor at different areas of the arena. If that isn't a liability or a lawsuit waiting to happen I don't know what is. End of complaint.
Thank you Reset and thank you San Diego for being great hosts! We look forward to attending your future events and more specifically Radius, which is set to go off March of 2011.
Lazerproof has arrived and it's available for the masses, brought to you by Major Lazer (Diplo/Switch) and La Roux. The Mad Decent page went down yesterday morning with about 200,000 people trying to download this mixtape when it was unleashed. Currently on my second spin of the mixtape and I'm uncovering more and more treats embedded within the tracks. Right now standout tracks are I'm Not Your Lemonade + Heroes n Villans Remix, Independent Kill, Tigerlily (DYWHAP Blend), and Cover My Eyes (Costra Nostra Edit). Diplo and Switch have definitely given new life to La Roux's self titled. Another great summer mixtape has arrived so get it before the website goes down, again.
Major Lazer [Mad Decent] Tour Dates: May 27 Paradiso Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS May 28 Primavera Sound Barcelona, SPAIN Jun 18 MILK Seoul, KOREA Jun 19 Dance Republic Jakarta, nvt, INDONESIA Jun 20 Lush Bar Ho Chi Minh City, VIET NAM Jun 23 Pontoon Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA Jun 24 Bed Supperclub Bangkok, THAILAND Jun 25 Zouk KL Kuala Lampor, MALAYSIA Jun 26 Zouk ..., SINGAPORE Jun 30 Luxy Taipei, TAIWAN Jul 01 Volar Hong Kong Central, HONG KONG Jul 02 Tokyo Unit Tokyo, JAPAN Jul 03 Osaka Creative Center Osaka, JAPAN Jul 16 Camp Bisco 9 - MAJOR LAZER Mariaville, New York Jul 18 Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago, Illinois Aug 7 HARD Summer Los Angeles, California Aug 13 Oya Festival Oslo, NORWAY Aug 14 Flow Festival Helsinki, FINLAND Aug 15 SZIGET FESTIVAL Budapest, HUNGARY Aug 19 Frequency Festival St. Polten, AUSTRIA Aug 20 PUKKELPOP Hasselt, BELGIUM Aug 29 Creamfields Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM
La Roux [Polydor] Tour Dates: May 30 House of Blues Houston, TX Jun 01 La Zona Rosa Austin, TX Jun 02 House of Blues Dallas, TX Jun 05 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO Jun 07 Terminal 5 New York, NY Jul 14 4th & B Concert Theater San Diego, CA Jul 15 Club Nokia at L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA Jul 17 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Chicago, IL Jul 18 Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN Jul 20 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights Jul 21 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Jul 27 9:30 Club Washington, DC Jul 28 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD Jul 29 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA Jul 31 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA Aug 01 The Social Orlando, FL, United States Aug 03 Czar Tampa, FL Aug 04 Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL Aug 06 Mansion Miami Beach, FL
