i thought the 100K note was diesel but...

"Zimbabwe is to start circulating a new 200,000 Zimbabwe dollar note, in a bid to tackle the country's inflation, the highest in the world.

The new note, issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe from Wednesday, can buy 1kg (2.2lb) of sugar.

The new note is worth US$13 at the official exchange rate or $1 on the black market."

what's the black market? is that where you find Indiana Jones?

more info

this song makes me happy...
the original is this swedish dude Salem Al Fakir who has a unique voice...
then another swed, axwell made it a housey dance song that makes you feel warm inside.
louisahhh and i can't get enough of it.
here's the original...

here's the axwell version...

i love swedish people

it's summah!!!

The Secret Hangout Dance Party last friday was one to remember. Home Sweet Home added another speaker, we gave away two boxes of shirts and vinyl, the whole lab family showed up and the crowd was dedicated until past four and had to be ushered out. Huge shout to all those who came(you know who you are!). Superprops to Superfam's vinyl set, don't miss them at 205 Chrystie this Tues.

Sabo

The "Hahn-erable" Ph residing...

Stun-glasses at night

Stunning moves by Erin

Dr.Pitts, TKat, Jamal and myself

Saheer feels it

Nadia and Jasper kept the drinks flowin'

woodman gettin' loose

the rub

?

I would blogged this on saturday but I needed the weekend to recover.

sidenote:

I liked the Simpsons Movie
and Dashburger rules, because they have a burger called "The Incredible Stoned(chili w/ fritos, middle)."

Till next time.

this book was a page turner, and i dont even read.

speaking of reading-lately all these dorks are invading the subway with harry potter fever. today i saw this "normal" guy and thought "normal people are ok, they make the world go round, let me do a quick sneaker check.. wait, let me guess, um maybe New Balance or maybe even flavor like Saucony." So I look at his shoes and hes wearing Sketchers. Ooooof.

PASS THE BLOG.....

can you actaully blog about blogs? who cares..
but my favorite blog in the whole world is LORDS OF APATHY (even though they dont blog about cats or belle and sebastion much). but if you are sleeping on that one stop what you are doing and check it out.....

LORDS OF APATHY

So here it is Lab people - my first blog post ever!!
The pic below was taken in my Rave infancy (16 years old), the summer before I went away to Boston to college. This was some park in Pennsylvania at around6:30 am. For some reason, I always thought it was cool to take my drugs late in the party, so that when everyone else was coming down already, i was still goin up. The party we went to in NYC had gotten shut down at 5am, so i was FLYING the whole ride home. We stopped at this park to smoke, and ended up dancing next to the car for like 3 hours.
For all the criticism and shit Lab heads gave Ayres for his Rave mix, truth is, dude is a HUSTLER, and beat me to it. Mad respect due. I'm not saying mine is better, but I did feel he missed on some key Rave classics, and also never should have put the Justice song on there.
Anyway, these are the tracks I remember (vaguely) that were either big hits, played often, or some of my personal favorites to drop. Here's the tracklistig, plus a little story about each track. Oh yeah, this was recorded in one take, all with records. Funny how saying that now makes it more "keeping it Real". Whatever. I've already had 3 recurring nightmares about DJing with Serato...

DJ SABO "Those Were The Days" (Old School Rave Mix)

01 "Give it Up" - The Good men
This was a huge track, and i heard a lot of DJs open thier sets with this one. At the time, i didn't even realize that all the drums samples were Brazilian. You can still play this and people go nuts.
02 "London Calling" - X-Press 2
These guys have been making records for decades. This one is pure RAVE HOUSE with the "raise your hands" sample and the siren. Classic.
03 "Bang the Box" - Basement Trax Vol 1
Big warehouse Chicago type track. Simple and powerful, just the word "Bang" repeated over and over.
DJ Osheen used to cane this one.
04. "In the Dark We Live" - Aphrohead aka Felix the Housecat
That's right, the father of electroclash, used to make good records. This one was really big, super drugged out and dark, hence the name.
05. "Drugs Work" - System 01
This is straight techno, from some Berlin/Tresor comp, but it was on one of the first "rave" mixtapes i ever had, so i had to include it. The message is clear and so appropriate. I'm also pretty psyched how the next track mixes out it.
06. "Higher State of Conciousness" - Wink
What can I say? Biggest rave song ever - hands down. I still cannot believe Ayres forgot this one on his mix.
I once heard Frank Ryde (Chocolate Factory) play this at an after party in New England, at some empty airport hanger. It was probably 10am, 2000 kids still going strong, high as can be. When the big acid build up came in, the whole sound system blew. That's it. Party Over. I think I had just dropped my 4th E. That was one hell of a sketchy ride home. 2 weeks later I blew another sound system at a loft party in Boston, at exactly the same moment in the track. That's some shit.
07. "To a Nation Rockin" Xpando
This label was owned by Eric Davenport, and definately established the West Coast breaks sound. This one is pressed on orange vinyl, and definately an "E" track. Those long space like stab sounds would go right thru your spine on a good system. It always mixed perfectly with Wink's track. In the story about Frank Ryde before, he played this one first, and then mixed in the Wink anthem.
08. "Ramjac" Massif
This was one of the most sought after rave tracks ever. Extremely rare, and oh so funky. This was another one of those "make you lose your shit" tracks. With the cricket noises, digeree-doo samples, the super slow hip-hop breakdown, and dude going "It's this joy that i'm feelin, i'm on planet E". Big up to Eamon for letting me borrow this one. He recently found a copy on Ebay for $25.
09. "A1 is a Superstar" Bassbin Twins
Bassbin Twins classic. These guys were waaaay ahead of their time production-wise. This is one of their bigger tracks, and it doesn't get more ravy than this. Big acid buildups were the shit. I remember having a DJ Tony (SF) mixtape that had this track on it, and he blended the (see next track) acapella "I feeeeeeel it" over top. Too sick.
10. "Hardcore Heaven" DJ Seduction
UK hardcore before it got too fast, and un-dance-able to. Gotta love that NYC Peech Boys sample, so perfect. Also, i think this is the only track on here that Pitts thinks is worthy-enough for a rave mix. Glad i got the stamp of approval bro!!
11. "Viva House" Me and Jack
One of my all time favorite feel good E records. The trumpet breakdown was so epic, and the bassline so thick. DJ Dale Charles used to kill this one.
12. "MotherEarth" Dubtribe
These guys put out mad records, all of them good. This one definately captures there "rave" period to its fullest though. People used to bug out on Sunshine's spoken word part, and then when the sirens kick in - forget about it. I heard them do this track live once in NYC at a rave called "Essense". On a side-note, DJ Spun (current labehead of Rong Music) was also on the bill that night. I probably heard this one 100's of times back in the day.
13. "Trip Harder" Ultraviolet Catastrophe
Another rare joint off Twitch records from San Francisco. Pressed on purple vinyl, this one has crazy drum solos over heavy 808 beats. Gotta love the title too.
14. "Listen to the Drummer" Nation 12
Super funky breaks record with tons of dope hip hop samples that many little crackheads would try to train spot me on. Good luck finding a copy of this one now.
15. "Shaken not Stirred" Dj Who vs The Bassbin Twins
Bassbin Twins vs. dj Who collaboration, with a really dope sample from "The Who" appropriately enough. Not sure how big or popular this track was, but i really like it, and played it quite a bit back then.
16. "Rhythm Annihilator" ?
No idea who did this, as I got a white label re-press of it. DJ Dan used to play this one a lot. That's right, DJ Dan, the gay dude who plays really bad progressive shit now. He used to KILL it at raves. He was the first DJ i heard scratch on a big sound system too. In retrospect, he couldn't really cut for shit, but this was before in even knew about turntablism or anything, so i was impressed. Plus i think he wanted me as his boy-toy, because one time i requested this song, and after he said "he'd played it just for me". I proceeded to get kinda freaked out.
17. "Energy Traxx Vol. 1 - DJ ICEE
DJ ICEE kinda gets a bad rap now, but when this record came out, it blew people away. This was the first ICEE record ever, and it was a 4 track white label bootleg. It was pretty rare, until it got re-pressed a few years later, but still not easy to find. You can't have a rave mix without at least one song from this dude. He started a whole rave movement down south, for better or for worse, called "Orlando Breaks" in the mid 90's. After about his 5th release, they all started to sound the same, but he was a cool guy. I opened up for him once in Boston, and he was mad humble.
18. "Chemical Beats" Dust Brothers EP
The first Chemical Brothers record, before they were called Chemical Brothers. Need i say classic? I remember this came out the same week as "Energy Traxx 1" and i was floored. It was a very exciting time for Rave Music then.
19. "Watch Me Now" - GrooveYard
I remember getting this priceless piece of blue vinyl before all my other DJ friends. I played it at a house party in Vermont - i think. We had the DJ booth set up in the kitchen, and everyone was in the living room getting faded and dancing. All 3 of my homies then - Rob Paine, O'Keefe, and Jon Gunshor- came running into the kitchen like "What the FUCK is that?!?!?" It was a proud DJ moment for me, knowing i had some shit before anyone else. A month later we went to a huge rave called Baby Blue, and Doc Martin rocked doubles of this record, teasing all 3000 kids for like 15 minutes until he let Jimmy Castor's vocals come in. The crowd went absolutely ballistic.
20. "U Got Me Up" - Cajmere
Yes I know, this is Chicago House. Whatever. This track for the longest time was known simply as the "Horn Song" by many people. It was a huge huge hit, when i first started coming to parties in NYC. Its also one of the first records i bought, when i knew i wanted to be a DJ. I recently heard Small Change play this out, and it made my week.
21. "Celtic Cross (Bangin Bass mix)" Ian Pooley
This was some hard NY house shit. I remember hearing this one at Tunnel the week it came out. Just simple 4 on the floor and banging hard. Perfect for a dark warehouse. Also pressed on crazy color swirled vinyl.

22. "Energy Flash" - Joey Beltram
Big big techno track, and supposedly the first song to ever say "Ecstasy" in the track. Admittedly, i never owned this one back in the day, and just recently bought a repress online. Good to know tracks like these have not been forgotten, and are still attainable.
23. "Believe This" - Johnny Viscious
Probably the only Johnny Viscious track i've ever liked, but it was a such a floor killer. This was another Osheen secret weapon. When the "Peter Piper" breakdown came in, people wents bananas.
24. "High Up" Funky Green Dogs From Outer Space
Murk just put out a "best of" type EP that we carry at the Lab. Thankfully this track was not on there. I cannot believe i gave that hint away just now! You could easily put this in my top 5 E records ever. Such an amazing piece of wax. I still get goose bumps every time i hear this.
25. "Plastic Dreams" - Jay Dee
This was my original import pressing copy, which I "aquired" from this gay house DJ Jesse, who was living on my friends coach in Boston, until they kicked him out for not paying rent. I got a lot of dope records from that guy actually...Anyway, from the number of clicks and pops in the recording you can tell that this got A LOT of rotation back then. Another all time classic, which should never be remixed. Its just too good as is. Sorry Switch...
26. "Dreams on Plastic" - Frankie Bones
I take it back. This is the only other remix of Plastic Dreams that should be played. The godfather of Techno's funky as hell miami bass rework. Good luck finding this one though...super rare.
27. "Untitled" - Bassbin Twins EP 01
The first white label put out by the infamous Bassbin Twins. Crazy sampling and incredible production. I only let it play for a minute but the full track is amazing, with a breakdown midway through with the Beatles sample "here comes the sun, little darling..." It was perfect for the 6am sunrise set.
28. "Bombscare (94 remix)" - 2 Bad Mice
Can't have a rave mix without at least one track by these guys. This is a later remix of the original UK rave hit. These guys were also on some shit with the production and sampling. Could be the first big song to steal the Jungle Brothers "I'll House You" lyrics as well.
29. "Compnded" - Edge Records 01
As far as I know, this is a pretty unknown track, except for maybe the catchy rave noise in the breakdown, but i though it was important because its the first release on this label. Edge Records put out tons of techno and breaks over the years, and i think they are still putting some joints out today.
30. "Feel The Bass" - Bass City Rollers
I picked this one up a little later (late 90's) on a one-sided white label. I know nothing about it, other than its too damn funky. Kinda wish i had this one back in the day, because it would have destroyed people.
31. "Eternal #2" - Zone
I first heard this one on one of those "This Is Techno" cassette compilations. Gotta love that Rakim sample they used. Frank Ryde played this on New Year's once in Baltimore at a huge 5000+ party. There was this one kid there who had taken like 30 hits of acid. He was naked rolling around on the dirty wet floor screaming "I'm Jesus, I'm Jesus". I've always wondered what happened to that kid...?
32. "Jump to My Beat" - Wildchild Experience
This is just pure funky house shit, with the vocal samples going "can u feel the beat" and then coming in with that PE / Justify My Love drum break. I still play this today and people trainspot it.
33. "Circus Bells" - Robert Armani
This track definately represents the dark druggy era of raving. I can remember being at an after party -at some skatepark in Albany I believe. It was probably 12 noon, and my friends and I were all hanging in parking lot, basically pushing the limits of how much more drugs are bodies could take. I had to take a piss, so I went back into the warehouse -which was actually a skatepark - to go to the bathroom. I remember there was STILL about 50 super trippin kids dancing, and the DJ was playing this song. I already owned the record and remember telling myself in my own sleep-deprived, drug-induced state, don't ever play Circus Bells again, its waaay to tripped out. On that note, I thought i'd end the mix with this incredible slice of acid house insanity.

After seeing this shirt I finally feel like it's safe to move back to NYC...

LET'S GO!!!

Also finally got our Scion show up and running. The first show was even more out of control than any of my Authentic Shit episodes, with GASLAMP KILLER dropping a guest set and an hour long freestyle rap cipher from BLU, MESTIZO & SUBCON (if you haven't heard my only concern right now is bringing rap back). Check next month for the freestyle session with DJ ASSAULT .

I'm opening for Ghostface all week. It's kind of weird because I don't play any dirty south hip-hop, house, club, 80s or whatever else I'm used to playing, but I've been having fun with real schitt hip-hop and classic soul and reggae. It's pretty awesome getting a room full of backpackers to sing along to Gloria Jones "Tainted Love."

Ghost at Highline Ballroom in NY, photo by Ian Meyer (more pictures here).

Cappadonna kills it with those long breathless verses from Winter Wars and Daytona 500. When he's 48 bars in and still going the crowd just loses it.

Rhythm Roots Allstars unloading from the bus. These dudes kill it live, staying faithful to the original Ghostface instrumentals and freaking shit like Nautilus, No No No and La La Means I Love You. The old guy is our bus driver; he's normally the driver for Good Charlotte.

My bunk on the bus is the size of a coffin but has its own DVD / CD / radio player. Scion puts us up in four star hotels but we don't even sleep there. To get from St Louis to Minneapolis for example we had to leave at like 3 AM so the hotel was just a really expensive place to shower and change clothes after the show.

Mike the 2600 King showed me around Minneapolis and took me to the Burlesque Design studios.

Wezz and Mike were printing MF Doom posters.

More tour dates here.

so eli and i spun opening sets for the mia show last night. great music was played as most of the crowd stared at the stage waiting for jesus to appear.

as the tempos were upped , some people realized it might be funner to dance while waiting for moses

i walked around trying to get a feel for the type of people who sold out this show in 3 hours flat

trekkies? alterna-preps? youngsters? i'm guessing the average age in the crowd was 22... so i can't say my usual "all these people used to listen to dave matthews" (i'll leave that for the fixed gear crowd). SO, i can't hate on the crowd, they were actually kind of smart & sophisticated, and came to have fun.

some were from iowa (i asked)


then she appeared

so me and josh re up got asked to cover small change's east village radio show yesterday. i was kinda whatever about the idea not knowing how much fun i might have. i wouldnt be suprised if it was the best show on evr ever to be honest. starts off kinda slow then picks up and stays up. the mixings whatever (shoulda brought headphones). however, the amount of shit talking josh and i do makes up for that. im so not mad.

i enjoy the radio

always,
unemployed lloyd

a little fluffer for whats to come friday!

This friday it goes down...

Admission - FREE !

Secret Hangout Stussy Shirt & Vinyl Giveaways!

Come and get yours.

so iraq beat south korea in the asia cup...
normally I'd be pissed as hell, but when i heard that this victory (first time the country has advanced to the finals) lifted the spirts of the otherwise w-fucked Irag public, I didn't feel so bad... I didn't even feel bad when they accidently killed 3 people (wounded 19) when they were letting off victory shots from their russian rifles...

I'm actually rooting for them now. people were reported to be celebrating in the streets etc... good for them... however, some crazy Iraqis had to go ruin the celebration and ignite bombs in the celebrations... over 50 dead, over 150 hurt... i don't normally comment on political issues, but this is RUTHLESS and just fucked in general... I blame the W...

more info from the Washington Post

Shotta!
Fiyah haffa burn...

Check the newest shirts, backpacks, and accesories from Stereo and Hi-Fi.

This is for those who leave home days/weeks at a time. You can practically
live out of this new hiker style bag from iDiom.

and for the futuristic, you have this... Numark's new hybrid turntable!

Lookout weekend...

I don't know what to say...

Insane new video from Plastic Little with the Remix of the Remix contest winners named at the end - enjoy.

Dark Alley, Mike B, Pube$ & Myself had an after hours for the Daft Punk show this weekend... Now I can finally rest having brought LA to the next level.... Only question is where do I go from here??? Hold on that's Miami calling on the other line....

Big Shouts to Curtis Vodka and Gina Turner our guest with the bests...

Check my homies Blog for a wiff of the stankonia....

DAFTER PARTY

coming soon...
Scottie B : Money Lotion 12"
get a taste
and another

after that...
DJ Eli: Money Lotion 12"

Money Studies needs help! 2-3 days per week...
(based out of Lab HQ in Brooklyn)

- general office / distribution help
- no "record biz" experience necessary
- daily travel stipend provided (plus free copies of stuff)

email chris //at// turntablelab.com

Diplo/Mad Decent is also looking for a graphic design intern...

- Photoshop and HTML skills a plus
- email maddecent //at// gmail.com for more details

Fan video for Escort's "All Through The Night" - buy the vinyl here!

Our first magazine cover!

enjoy the summer ride...

Takin it real easy,
Shady Dude

via googly eye malia

Let's try a new kind of event (design heads and creative types take note)

Check the details...

LVHRD announces the first PHTHRD, a timed photography competition
between teams of photographers, stylists, and their assistants. On Tuesday
July 24th, photography teams will have 2 hours to produce several images
that address creative briefs, with access to photo equipment, select props,
models from the crowd, and members of the LVHRD audience.

During the competition, attendees will walk through the space observing
the creative process at work. Methods of artistic approach will vary, from
traditional to point-and-shoot nightlife photography. All photos from the evening will be
displayed on the LVHRD or event partner sites. Event attendees and an
online audience will then vote on their favorite images.

Come to thru and enjoy -

Music by Turntable Lab's own TELEKINETIC KAT & LEFTY (aka Single Life)
Free drinks by DEWAR'S + SAPPORO
Visual Support by VEER + Surface Mag

more info here
get tickets here

at an amazing secret location! (past event venues included the MoMa
and the Player's Club so you you know they don't disappoint)

expect random postings related to encased meats and obscure dance moves to follow but for now well start off with a classic.

the MAXWELL STREET POLISH

more info here....

(image stolen from wikipedia)

this easily ranks as one of the coolest and most brilliant things i think i've ever seen.

Feeling too nice in my hammock right now. Check these...

New shirts, wallet, and accesories from Obey.

Plus, west coast's Flying Coffin keeps the styles fresh...

And this new DC/Incase collaboration backpack is the jump..

Everywhere's a sauna, keep chill...

I got that from a NY urban planning email list. I thought it might interest some of you:

MONDAY JULY 23rd @ 9:30 AM: In front of 1520 Sedgwick

Come and celebrate NY State's formal recognition of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue as the official birth place of Hip Hop!

JOIN US at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue: "Where it All Began"

1520 SEDGWICK—Eligible for the State and National Register of Historic Places: Please join us to celebrate the designation of eligibility of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue as a national historic landmark, because of it's special importance as the birthplace as hip hop. Also, join us in congratulating DJ Kool Herc, "The Innovator of Hip-Hop," as stated by TIME MAGAZINE.

Please RSVP to Dina Levy: levy@uhab.org or 212-479-3302

1520 Sedgwick, A Mitchell-Lama Development, is Still At Risk!

· As with all Mitchell-Lamas, the owners of 1520 Sedgwick have the right to "buy-out" of the affordability program.
· BSR Management, the owner of Sedgwick, has notified tenants that they plan to buy-out in February of 2008.
· They also plan to sell the building to a private-equity investor known for flipping buildings to make large profits.
· Already, New York City has lost more than 40,000 units of affordable Mitchell– Lama housing
· We CANNOT afford to lose any more.

Help save this important cultural landmark that his home to hundreds of low-income residents!

Visit us at www.myspace.com/save1520

This is Turntable Lab Promotion, so I figured it is exempt from the moratorium

The LA Store Has 3 back to back to back In-stores this week.

Tuesday 7.17.07
8pm-10pm
Chris Nieratko's Book Signing.
Red Bull and Colt 45 Sponsored.
Free Booze.
DJ's : Louisahhh!!! & Gina Turner

This is a photo of Louisahhh!!! and Myself...
behind us is one of the Brasilintime Stills featured on the walls of the store... and don't forget about our milkcrate hats.. that are also at our store.. NOW THAT's NU-RAVE.

Wednesday 7.18.07
7-9pm
free booze.
In the making of Brasilintime film makers, B+ and Eric Coleman, shot thousands of photographs. In this unique show Cross and Coleman will exhibit for the first time a selection of these images, all hand printed 11x14's.
prints will be available for sale.
DJ Nuts

Thursday 7.19.07
6-8pm
VESTAX 2007 National Tour
Product Demos AND FREE GIVEAWAYS!

NEW LAB RADIO: Summer Grab Bag: New tracks from Madlib, Pharoah Monche, Uffie, Drop The Lime, and many more! Hang ten, don't wipe out!

come.

always,
unemployed lloyd

Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend

In eighth grade we had a debate about cochlear implants, the device that allows some deaf people to hear. Should parents, deaf or not, give this to their deaf children? I was assigned the point of view that you should encourage people to do this. Kara, a girl on the other side of the debate, began a small rant about deaf culture and the obstruction of this. I said something like “What’s so important about culture?” I didn’t think that one through. Having a similar conversation in a college class about authenticity, a white girl who’d spent a good deal of time in Africa asked the hypothetical question “When is it okay to be interested in other people’s culture and when is it not? I like Africa but I’m far from African. What do I do with that?” I wonder if Vampire Weekend had this kind of discussion up in Morningside Heights. They play African guitar. Bob Bannister said he hopes their van crashes. Brian, the Fulbright scholar who studied Ghanaian music wouldn’t go to their show with me. Maybe because I’ve spent every summer vacationing in Cape Cod I feel a kinship with them. And, hey, I know about Africa! I took a class on Ngugi Wa Thiong-o! I’m up on the uprising in Guinea! I cry when I listen to Boubacar Traore! Do I get a pass to listen to this? Do they get a pass to make it? Why does it pain me to think about this? (Why do I miss college so much?) Really, though, I have nothing vested in authenticity so I’m just happy to listen to the little part of this song where he says ‘Why would you lie about something dumb like that?/Why would you lie about anything at all?” because it’s pretty and plain and whatever it is, that’s not a bad thing to aspire to.

Portugal Rua Rua by Glissandro 70

The cover of this record is a colored paper remake of a West End sleeve. The album is called End West. No one cared about this record. This song co-opts the chant from No UFOs. Do you think that’s okay? Because they’re Canadian.

I'm hereby placing a moratorium on putting flyers on this blog.

I feel like I'm looking at some raver's Myspace comment page.

Christ!

more poster action~

in a dramatic chain of events,found out this morning that I'm djin' in the basement @ 205 tonight

dirty will be

i know this probably isn't the proper forum for this, but i made a new minimal techno / techhouse mix a few weeks ago, and have been neglecting myself by not posting it on the ol' ttl blog.

long and the short of it...here it is...

its not for everyone, but its something new for your ears.

eric cloutier - process of self development.mp3
168mb | 192kbps mp3 | 2h01m41s

01. duoteque - amarcord (my my remix) [boxer recordings]
02. fabio della torre + david c - magenta [tenax]
03. plasmik - pearls on a string [crosstown rebels]
04. let's go outside - i'll lick your spine (repeat/repeat remix) [pnuma]
05. solomun + stimming - feuervogel (guido schneider remix) [diynamic]
06. giles smith + two armadillos - tunnel of light [dessous]
07. kerri chandler - the invaders (the panic) [deeply rooted house]
08. guido schneider - transmission ft. florian schirmacher [pokerflat recordings]
09. peace division - poke [nrk]
10. seth troxler - satisfy [beretta grey]
11. shane berry - fillertet 2 (gabriel ananda remix) [trapez ltd]
12. paco osuna - cretine [plus.8 recordings]
13. phonique - bang [dessous]
14. move d - anne will (vincenzo remix) [liebe detail spezial]
15. polder - strange ways [intacto]
16. rene breitbarth - graveyard swing one [neopren]
17. fraktion - bukl [resopal red]
18. tom clark - meteor im eis (guido schneider remix) [highgrade]
19. james mowbray + leiam sullivan - lost in the tropics (matthias tanzmann remix) [four:twenty]
20. trentemoller - moan (radio slave's remix for k) [pokerflat recordings]
21. k3 + alice lascelles - play to win (radio slave dub) [big love]
xx. lil' louis + the world - i called u (acapella) [house acapellas]
22. right side reverse - invisible (nathan's hide + seek dub) [cyclo]

thank you for listening...

and if you're in miami, the One More Day crew does the dirty disco party this saturday at pawn shop.
(must wear these shoes to ensure entry)

i know, lots of flyer posting these days...
but c'mon it's summer time,
so stop working on your screen tan and go out...

an oldie but a goodie...

sickest...
shit...
EVER!

messi's wonder touch

lazy magician pk trick

the gay ref via frogman

girls love messi via frogman

are you on the bandwagon yet?
brazil vs. argentina this sunday....

Wednesday July 18th
Brasilintime Still @ Turntable Lab LA
FREE | 424 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90036
In the making of Brasilintime film makers, B+ and Eric Coleman, shot thousands of photographs. In this unique show Cross and Coleman will exhibit for the first time a selection of these images, all hand printed 11x14's.

prints will be available for sale.
special guest djs
free drinks...

check out the rest of the Brasilintime bonanza

It's gettin' heated in the city...

Striking new shirts from NY designer Dust La Rock and Manik.

basically, 10 Deep has everything you need this summer.

And AIAIAI takes listening to designer levels...

Stay cool out there people,

In my own personal opinion:

BMX and or skateboarding = Writing/producing original music

Powerwalking = Producing covers

Rollerblading = Making edits or mash ups

Segway = Blogging
so yeah, i'm guilty too, (but give me a segway and i'll at least try to jump ramps on it).
these are just thoughts as me and some friends paroose the ttl blog and say: "the lab blog overall needs to step it up"

via my dude Chikara.

FRI. 7/13/07 (9:30pm; $3 (limited), $10)
The Empty Bottle, Struggle Inc & Turntable Lab present We (heart) Chicago featuring:
Gravy Train!!!! label: Spam, Cochon, Gimme Gravy Train, KRS
The Cool Kids label: C.A.K.E Recordings
Gutter Butter DJs label: Dooka related: Logan Bay, Ben Fasman
Join us for the first evening of the three day We (heart) Chicago festival. Curated as parties first and shows second, the event features nine bands, deejays and emcees that we've brought in specific to the event, the sorta folks that know how to rock a room…and keep it rocking, in a way Chicagoans expect and one that can only be expected of a hard-partying city like Chicago. Queercore four-piece GRAVY TRAIN!!!! ably blend old school raps with theatrical new wave, creating a highly conceptualized fusion of danceparty madness that is truly their own. They’ll be playing material from new Cochon Records release All The Sweet Stuff. Local rap duo THE COOL KIDS is up on the reals, for sure. Their tracks have been hyped by Pitchfork and URB Magazine, among many others, and their steez – old school by-way-of new indie – is fully, fully on point. Making a great party better still, GUTTERBUTTER DJs LOGAN BAY and BEN FASMAN will spin throughout. In response to IPods and MP3s, the two felt compelled to return to “two turntables, drunk cut mixing and balls-to-the-walls live blends.” They’ll be playin’ them raw gully shits, yo!

SAT. 7/14/07 (9:30pm; $3 (limited), $12)
The Empty Bottle, Struggle Inc & Turntable Lab present We (heart) Chicago featuring:
Chromeo label: Turbo, Vice
Flosstradamus label: Koko B. Ware related: Kid Sister
Vyle label: B.E.A.R., iheartcomix, Trouble and Bass related: Nacrobats
Synth pop revisionists CHROMEO compose “slick-ass lover’s funk” a sound thoroughly in evidence on their two releases, She’s In Control and Fancy Footwork. Spin has called their sound “addictive,” Alternative Press “perfect” and they’ve prompted the always-overwhelmed NME to wonder, “How can something so wrong be so right?” Hometown deejay phenoms FLOSSTRADAMUS take the night off from owning the world, to spin throughout here. The two are pure fire these days, crisscrossing the globe to bring that dance floor heat, a style that the Reader claims is such that it attracts folks that would never be caught in the “bourgeois environs of a club club.” We can’t figure a night that’ll get much hotter, no doubt.

SUN. 7/15/07 (9:30pm; $3 (limited), $10)
The Empty Bottle, Struggle Inc & Turntable Lab present We (heart) Chicago featuring:
My!Gay!Husband!
Yo! Majesty label: Out There
Mahjongg label: Cold Crush, K related: Bobby Conn, Waterbabies
‘Punkpartykid’ MY!GAY!HUSBAND! will spin throughout here, a deejay known in underground clubs the world over for his trashy mashups and mixes. M!G!H! has spun alongside all the major indies – everyone from DJ ASSUALT, HOLLERTRONIX, INTERPOL and MSTKRFT, to name but a few – and his talents have earned him invites from most of the world’s major cities. This’ll be his Empty Bottle debut. And what can we say about YO! MAJESTY? Can them shits be any, any hotter? Vice has called their sound “absolutely timeless” and “brilliant,” while Mixmag has acclaimed, “At last – punk-funk-crunk rap!” This has to be, we’re telling you, one of our most anticipated sets of the year. Notable locals MAHJONGG will open, a sprawling, free form quintet concerned with ‘fusing sensuous beats with brittle Casio keyboards tones, committing tunes to tape with lo-fi ‘techniques’ that instantly imbue them with bleeding-edge currency.” The group will be previewing material from a forthcoming K Records release.

Quite a long weekend. It started Friday night at Studio B with Chromeo... the place was rammed packed and my attention was totally scattered between sweating too much, watching Dave and Pee kill it and waiting 20 mins to get a cocktail... I spaced on taking any picts, sorry. So we left after they were done and dipped to APT to catch up with Egypt. He brought the peripherals this time around, 808, vocoder. Here he is with my man Justin, as PH mentioned, who is setting that schedule board up real nice.

Following day Jen Lyon, Doug from Downtown Records and myself hosted a little BBQ on the Gowanus Canal. Unemployed Lloyd came though and was spittin crazy game on Queen Majesty all afternoon. uh, she was definitely into it...

everyone's new favorite superstar came through.

Quote of the day "you got to finesse the pinesse" – lloyd
(did you know he has a blog now?!)

The owner of the spot had a little speed boat, and Jen convinced Doug, his wife Amy, Lloyd and myself to get on it. I thought it was gonna be a slow cruise around the Canal. I was mistaken.

We got on, and the captain, who was burning a huge spliff, turned around and told everyone to "hold on."

Of course, everyone fell over when he leaned on the gas... except his kid, who wasn't sweatin a damn thing. Lloyd almost spilt his beer.

Swear to god, we all thought we were gonna die. He was racing around the canals like a speeder bike on the Forest Moon of Endor. I nearly went overboard about 6 times and came close to losing my head twice on low overpasses.

We made it out to the harbor where it was mellow...

...and here's an extremely gay pict of Doug and myself.

The Captain was hilarious! Aside from almost killing us, we got stuck in the harbor. He managed to jimmy the engine back on with a little duct tape and pouring some beer into the carborator. Always laughing, he was...

...and the Pulitzer Prize Winning shot of the afternoon.
More parties like this, this summer. I highly recommend the Canal Cruiser...

the trans-borough, reverse commute is the best... the bike path along the manhattan bridge...

after work, we took part in an epic, continuous 4 hour pick up game... nico was making some interesting observations about how this was basically one long game, but the people changed multiple times, the style changed... and it kept going after we left. when i joined it was like 15 v 15 mass chaos, by the time I left it was a streamlined 8 v 8, complete with practice jerseys someone brought to the field....

had some time to kill on saturday, so i wandered the streets looking for some old book shops or junk stores... but they don't really exist anymore. the city is in full gentrification mode, banks on every corner, and small fringe stores going out of business... so I had to trek to the Salvation Army on 23rd to get my fix (a terrible thrift store btw, it's in a basement! no windows!)

always amazed at the mish-mosh you'll find at the Salvation Army...

unsolved mystery, i always wondered who the fuk buys underwear here...

my only score of the day was this 1966 issue of Venture...
never seen this travel mag before, but it was filled with excellent design and illustrations

later that night, headed to APT to check Dennis Kane...
checkout APT's schedule, it reads like a lab bestseller list...
also got to love the tranny that works the door there,
they have the most abstract, amorphous door policy in the world...

on the way home, i saw this cab pull-over right in front of me... the back door opened, a girl leaned out the door, started puking... then she fell out of the cab into her puke and rolled around in it, before her friend pulled her up... at which point, i was like "this would be cool for the blog..."

I had the rare opportunity to see the one and only Prince perform at Minneapolis' First Avenue last night. After playing at Macy's for his perfume release party (file under: get on my level) and then at the Target Center (home of the T'wolves), the purple one headed across the street to the 1600 person capacity venue featured in "Purple Rain" to play a last minute afterparty. It was his first time playing First Avenue in about 20 years and everyone was beyond stoked. People were camped out for a solid day or so waiting for tickets, but here's how I got mine:

(phone call #1)
Dude: Hey, I have kind of a weird request
Me: What's up?
Dude: Can you bring your Serato box to First Avenue?
Me: Uhhhh, maybe, why? Who needs it?
Dude: The DJ opening up for Prince
Me: Can you get me into the show?
Dude: Let me check ... No, but they can get you some cash.
Me: Ehhhh, sorry man.

(phone call #2)
Dude: They can come pick up the box from you and give you $50.
Me: I'd still have to leave where I am now to get it and I gotta meet some friends. Sorry.

(phone call #3)
Dude: Okay, then can get you into the show.
Me: I'm out the door.

Got in and waited for one hour while the crew set up on stage. We were 8 rows back. First Ave was getting really uncomfortably packed and it was dumb hot in there, but Prince's DJ was kinda really killin' it. He finally took the stage at 2:45AM and went right into "3121."

Sorry for the crappy photos - all I had was my cell phone camera.

Prince doin' the damn thing with Sheila Fucking E.

They did "I Feel For You" and then went right into "Controversy."

Purple.

Dude. Prince's bassist is Larry Fucking Graham. They did a grip of Sly covers which were pretty on the money.

So right around 3:30, some guy who looked like the Monopoly guy tugged on Sheila E's sleeve from the side of the stage, which I guess was the cue to stop the show. No "Let's Go Crazy," no "When Doves Cry," no "Erotic City," no "I Wanna Be Your Lover," and no "Purple Rain," but it was still some shit for the history books.

this is mike gravel.

I love Dikembe Mutombo.

PLAY THE VIDEO & ENJOY THE WONDERS OF WHITE PEOPLE.

My silly mix has been getting some blog love recently, check it out if you haven't already.

ChazOlogy

http://charlesrequina.com/blog/2007/06/30/gina-gina-gina/

* if your like me you didnt leave your house on the 4th til midnight (missing all the food). im kind of craving a hotdog right now. come. female dj sets for days!

"whys it gotta be racist when i say i like chicken? how is it a black thing? show me someone who doesnt like chicken." - unemployed lloyd

always,
unemployed lloyd

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Sunday, July 8
McCarren Park Pool Party
The Rub (Ayres, Cosmo & Eleven) featuring Mark Ronson & Morse Code
Octopus Project
Erase Errata
Dan Deacon
OCDJ
3 PM - 8 PM, all ages, free
McCarren Park Pool, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Directions
RSVP here: http://www.going.com/poolparties

everyone should have a tunnel house. i know i sure as fuck want one.

Tokyo is the largest city of the world, yet it works like a Swiss village. It is the city of future with earthquake-proof fancy architecture, yet as soon as you get lost in the small residential streets you see shack-like housing. Tokyo is a fascinating animal. Residential development was largely left to local actors after the war (when Tokyo was flattened by US firebombs). The government focused instead on infrastructure development (roads, rails, water, electricity). As a result Tokyo grew incrementally from being a giant slum to being the hyper-modern city it is today. These are some shots from downtown Tokyo. I love this slum-type architecture which requires constant care and upgrading from the residents. Tokyo is very much an organic city, not a city that was planned from the top-down. And that's what makes it so great. More pictures and text in my blog.

This is not Brazil!

Traditional architecture or slum-type house? And what's the different anyways?

Need to repair your house? No problem you can get everything you need at the local wood shop.

This is a "sento", public bath. They can still be found in most residential neighborhoods in Tokyo and are very popular. Although it is becoming rarer, some apartments still don't have shower. My kitchen sink doesn't have hot water (got a shower though!)

This is the type of things that you cannot find in guides, because to see it you have to get lost. However, if you are in Tokyo for a few days and are looking for an alternative to Lonely Planet, you can check out this guide I made. And if you are interested in seeing some fancy, high-end architecture in Tokyo you can download this architectural guide I complied recently.

who is the lazy magician you ask?
1) one of the greatest on the ball players in history (almost impossible to get the ball from him)
2) one of the best free kick takers in the world
3) one of the best "slow" and "lazy" players ever
4) the saltiest dude on earth... he never smiles.... for that reason I don't like him...
but belizan does, check out this video he showed me...

NEW!!! Lab Radio Update. Snack and I come back from hiatus(thanks Bogman!) to give you another funky musical excursion from the last two weeks. Peep - exclusive Ratatat remix of Slim Thug, rare Brazilian psyche samba, bass, new disco and lots more... Best while watching fireworks and making out.

come and get it...
money studies shirts now in stock...
click here

ps. jemz, you can't have any free shirts...

coming soon...
Hollertronix #7 from Diplo + DJ Eli
aka The Boogie Down Bottle Nose Dolphins,
one the best yet...

betty davis will be the new anthem....

coming soon...
money lotion #3 with Scottie B

so i met luciano at a Times Square bar of all places to watch Argentina v. Columbia. after my 10+ years here, that's the first time I've ever been to a bar in Times Square... for people who visit the city... stay away from Times Square, highly overrated and now it's as ny as Sbarros... as for the game, it was a much better than i expected, with the Lazy Magician (best sports nickname ever?) scoring two goals... afterwards, we checked out his new office, and then I headed home...

i decided to walk a little...
midtown is a strange place... look up and you see this shit:
it's really gotham here...

i think until the day I die, I'll will always look out for cool skate spots (even tho I don't skate anymore)...

the infamous Sparks steakhouse... one of the city's finest, but known in Mob culture as the place where Gambino mafia boss Paul Castellano was gunned down at the orders of John Gotti... only in ny, does a place stay open and thrive after something like that...

nothing like hittin greens all the way home...

so i kinda have a blog now.

yep.

pay for your purchases and get out... and come again.
more picts here.

Trevor Loveys of Dubsided and Front Room Recordings tomm at Hiro Ballroom. Your boy Ayres will be spinning too...