Ok.... so the Soulwax DVD comes out in a few days......

I had a chance to get an advanced screening of it the other night with some buddies.....

it's absolutely magnificent....

ive been trying to find an appropriate youtube clip of it to post, but in my opinion, they don't do it justice, watch it on a big screen with the best sound set up you can.... it's great

also, Happy Birthday to the Unemployed One, we will be celebrating your big day tonight in LA at the Mishka Party.....

All works of art, high and low, betray a multitude of echoes of works that came before -- and in extraordinary cases, after -- them. In this series I'm gonna take an item up for sale over at the store and outline some of the echoes I perceive in it. Any facet of the release (the music, lyrics, production style, cover art, etc) are fair game for echo-mining. Some will be straightforward and obvious and some will be oblique or non sequitur-like; either way each will be presented with a minimum of commentary or justification (but I'll be right so don't test me). Here it goes.

Echoes of PONI HOAX - HYPERCOMMUNICATION

12" HERE

Echo 1: King - Won't You Hold My Hand Now

I copped this 12" in a thrift store in New Mexico a few years ago. You might have heard this or King's bigger hit "Love & Pride," but this is my favorite joint of theirs. I don't think they got too big outside of the UK but either way these dropped in 1984, a year before I was born so I have little memory of them. This track is an example of my favorite sort of 80's New Wave (and Electro Funk for that matter) track, the apocalyptic banger. The apocalyptic banger is as consumed with the anxieties of the time as it is with a body-moving, dance floor-burning beat: fatalistic, realistic, and escapist all at the same time.

(Also, this joint has one of the illest synth-fills ever. Theres a retarded extended solo in this live performance that shreds. You gotta sit through the ballad first.)

Echo 2: Herb Ritts' Nood Doodz
WARNING: THIS ECHO MIGHT BE NSFH (not safe for homophobes)

OK RELAX and just be glad I didn't post any of the man on man action or full-frontal shots like I could have (those available at Ritts' Home Page or do a google). Herb Ritts was a black and white glamor photographer who shot everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Jack Nicholson to Cindy Crawford. He is also known for his statuesque portraits of oily nudes heavily inspired by Greek sculpture (and certain other Greek pastimes).

Echo 3: Strange Days

When I saw the cover for the Hypercommunication 12" my mind first went to Ritts' photos (although, admittedly there's very little that doesn't send these images to my mind), and then immediately went to this cover. On this note I also spent last Saturday night watching movies on cable. After Devil's Advocate I caught the 1995 Cyberpunk flick that shares its name with this album and stars an often nude Juliette Lewis, a muscley, karate-trained Angela Basset, and British hack Ralph Fiennes. It's pretty F'ing sick, not least of all because it was released in '95 and set only five years down the road on New Year's Eve 1999, but those intervening five years apparently brought more technological innovation than the preceding fifty, as well as an Escape from New York-ish apocalyptic bedlam to LA (sort of like Escape from LA, released a year later). Also involved in the plot: illegal virtual reality headsets, snuff porn, and did I mention slutty nude Juliette Lewis in her prime? So ill.

Last night it was all about these two dudes straight murdering the 90s hip-hop shit
at Santos Party House...

Kind of reminded me of the Authentic Shit Party days at Table 50 back in the day
(what up Jemz!)...

Speaking of 90s hip-hop, it's interesting to see that Obama is a Fugees fan...check it...

On the eve of the Democratic and Republican conventions, Blender polled Barack Obama and
John McCain for their top 10 songs. Then they enlisted trusted sages Randy Newman and Girl Talk
to analyze their picks.

By Jon Coplon, Illustration by Eamo

BARACK OBAMA
1. Ready or Not Fugees
2. What's Going On Marvin Gaye
3. I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen
4. Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones
5. Sinnerman Nina Simone
6. Touch the Sky Kanye West
7. You'd Be So Easy to Love Frank Sinatra
8. Think Aretha Franklin
9. City of Blinding Lights U2
10. Yes We Can will.i.am

JOHN McCAIN
1. Dancing Queen ABBA
2. Blue Bayou Roy Orbison
3. Take a Chance On Me ABBA
4. If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard
5. As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson
6. Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
7. What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
8. I've Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra
9. Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters

Do these guys have time for music?
GIRL TALK: Candidates all seem like robots and machines. It’s funny to think about them
listening to these songs gearing up for a debate.

ABBA?
RANDY NEWMAN: I find them irresistible. Listening to “Dancing Queen” alone too many
times, though, would be suspicious.
GT: I mixed ABBA in on a previous album. McCain should check it out.

Better Sinatra song?
GT: McCain went with the more obvious pick, but if you wanna be a big dog, you
should go with the biggest hit.

Why’d they both pick Frankie Blue Eyes?
RN: It says a lot about the long ride Sinatra got out of being phenomenal for two years
in the ’40s.

Weirdest pick?
GT: I couldn’t tell if it was cool or creepy for Obama to have “Yes We Can.” Maybe
he’s in love with himself and wants to hear his speeches over and over as collaged
by will.i.am.

Any snubs?
RN: The Beatles! Also, Streisand’s not on there; that’s more of a McCain pick.

McCain: Hip? Or hip replacement?
GT: It’s easy to knock McCain for being old, but I love meeting old people who
know about music.

Who gets your vote based solely on this list?
GT: If there’s a candidate with Fugees’ “Ready or Not” on his list, I have to vote
for him.
RN: McCain has a really likeable list. Then again, Hitler liked some good music,
you know?

-NN

Happy Birthday Boo.

-queen majesty for the win

always,
wild boy lloyde

where's Boy Genius on this blog?
as some of you know, BG is my little bro. I've seen him go through a bunch of phases from little WWF-obsessed runt to the Philly asian hip-hop kid shown above (Cash Money asked him to go on tour with them for no real reason - true story).

this look however is where I might have to draw the line...
lookin like some fake Oriental Gangsta from some hong kong b-movie? v-neck tee, dirt stache + toothpick for reals? and that b-grade white chick only makes it worse...
what the hell is going on bro? i'm here for you man.

And this old geezer turns 72 today...

I think most of us on this blog can agree, this November it's all about...

-NN

Happy 50TH birthday to the king of pop.

- ANONYMOUS

- QUEEN MAJESTY

urban inspiration: Tokyo

elle and michna just dropped their new cd...
buy it here

here's the tracklist as promised:

Part 1:
Todd Terry - Blackout
Ryme Tyme - We Enter (Optical Remix V.3.0)
Moving Fusion - Atlantis

Part 2:
Dieselboy - The Descent (Decoder Remix)
Pressure Rise - Stranger
Ed Rush & Optical - Point Blank
Supply & Demand - Show Me

Part 3:
Solid State - Just A Vision (Marcus Intalex & ST Files Remix)
Datcyde - Sober
Dom & Roland - Can't Punish Me

Part 4:
Cause 4 Concern - Angel Dust
Marcus Intalex - How You Make Me Feel
Wots My Code - Dubplate (Total Science Remix)

Part 5:
DJ Rap - Hardstep
Congo Natty - Haile Selassie 1
Dead Dred - Dred Bass
Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows

also the Roc just dropped off his finished mix...
look for that and his big bday bash coming in october....
i'm sure there's lots of djs out there who want to see if dude can back up the internet gun talk.
haha.

Ok so. . . i'll probably get blasted for my independent thought here.

OBAMA-BIDEN '08

but, for this

O_AMA-BI_ _ _DEN

to fit in there

O[S]AMA-BI[N] [LA]DEN

just seems a lil way too peculiar. . .

and i'm not saying that the actors have anything to do with each other, i'm just pointing out how "easy" it seems to be to "scrabble" up the SAME "pieces" on the "chessboard." :-D

-The Rain

I started a new blog dedicated to posters, books, logos, and illustrations from what I consider to be the golden era of modern graphic design. Click the image above to checka check it out.

there are many worldwide fans of What Is Tony Wearing?...
and here's a main reason why:

i present to you... Triathlon Aqua-Tony!
wish him luck as he swims, bikes and runs to glory this month.

yeeoooo,

whatup everyone i'm a new poster on the blog. I internet know some of ya'll from the hollerboard (fu_k you private citizen), and Roc of course I know from 2 AM bathroom-stall rimjobs at Posh (holler, stud). Ayres linked me with Pete cause he was looking for a writer and he's decided to give me the coveted blog login to see if my ish fits in here (ahem). So I guess I'll be writing reviews and spotlights of new releases and weird features and stuff....but i might just resort to posting funny youtubez and pictures of sh*t i ate.

Apparently this blog don't allow comments so I guess I won't know if any readers actually enjoy anything I write (or if any one actually reads this blog other than the people who post here for that matter), but F it.

can u curse on this blog?

anyway its a pleasure to be here. feel free to clown me at will.

-Herb p.

i wasnt even gonna throw a party for my birthday this year until my hair started falling out a couple days ago. i was super stoked on getting my greys and hoped to god my hair didnt fall out before. apparently god wasnt listening.

fuck it!

party on.

always,
wild boy lloyd

So I think were gonna have a flyer-art show at Lloyd's B-Day Party. Only flyers for his b-day will be in the show. It's an open show tho. So if any other designers want to get in the show just post up your flyer for Lloyds Party here or bring a copy to LOVE...

These two are from sTERRYo, the first two were from me.

sTERRTYo

Adrian already touched upon the nite, but here are my pics from Bogman's going away at APT. Bogman was pretty happy and emotional that night, when i took this picture of him, I immediately thought of rainbows, but not in a big bearded bear way, but in a im slidin down the rainbow of life way.

sabo - yeah, brau

elle - first lady of the ny shop

jamal + stony...
jamal has that "important dj look" down... he'll kill it in tokyo + helsinki

luke, our former technical advisor, and rainey, our voice of the bronx

tkat in a nutshell

neil nice in a nutshell
seriously, i challenge anyone to energy battle this dude... i'll put a bill on it.

the black bart simpson lives!

ham sandwich, roc loves it when you take his picture

daniel wang was djing downstairs.. pretty cool.

pete+tony,

it's on

STAY TUNED...

keepin the mondays magic...

knowutimsayin?

SO, there areother record stores in Ny besides Turntable Lab, I know shocking..... One of them is called Dope Jams. Its in brooklyn, and its def a bugged out place. They send out e-mails that rule here is the latest one... their reccomendation for a Sylvester reissue.....

"Last night I attended the Manuel Gottsching performance at Club Love NYC. A few minutes into Göttsching’s set, in the silence following the enthusiastic applause for his classic “Shuttlecock” track, a lone individual in the crowd shouted enthusiastically, “Fuck her in the ass!” As I chuckled to myself, I was surprised to see the young man in question vocally denounced by his surrounding patrons for what they believed was an insulting, inappropriate and immature act. Clearly these attendees felt that the young man’s perverse proclamation was an attack on the integrity of the event, an insult to Göttsching’s legacy and his appearance that evening. I was surprised and taken aback as well, not with the young man but with the appalling show of conservativism on the part of these patrons, denouncing this young man for what was once the very energy and enthusiasm that fueled the legendary parties and club communities of NYC’s underground in years past. I can understand that some people came to the event expecting a conforming, pleasantly civil and relatively tame concert by the legendary kraut-rock pioneer (which is disturbing in itself); what I was most worried by was the fact that the majority of those who rose in anger against this youngster were themselves veterans of the party circuits of NYC’s legendary past. It seems they’ve forgotten the fun-loving, unrestrained, youthful energy that made the parties like the Paradise Garage, The Loft, Club Zanzibar & Body & SOUL so free, where the normal formalities and social constraints of everyday routine were washed away and impulsive, pleasure-seeking mania took over. I mean, seriously, think about it: if the flaming transsexuals that used to rule the party scene of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s were at the event in question, they would’ve been driven out the second they walked by the very people who are constantly pushing empty slogans like “It’s all about love" and "Everyone’s welcome!” down our throats. In reality, many of these so-called “party people” are too old (more so in attitude than age), too straight-laced, too concerned with their image and air of “maturity” and “sophistication” to even remember what was so free about the “Loft” all the way up to the not-so-long-gone Body & SOUL parties: these events were free-zones, unsoiled spaces of fraternity and pleasure where individuals were finally able to interact with each other without worrying about what they said, how they looked, who they knew and how cultured or respected they seemed. It never ceases to amaze me how often many of these completely out-of-touch elders of the dance music community talk about being “free,” about “love and happiness,” when they can’t even find the inner-child within them to let go of their idiotic pretenses and actually have a good time. In reality, their major concern is to ensure that House Music is perceived by the rest of the world as a legitimate and dignified “culture,” one that can be respected by the rich, the noble, the fashion world, the safeguards of accepted norms and standards for decency and discipline in society: to ensure that they keep their distance from street people, drag-queens and drug-addicts, so that they can finally be respected as discerning, unthreatening, dignified adults who have a place in this increasingly boring and very much UNspontaneous society. Something tells me that Sylvester did not draw his inspiration for the completely unrestrained, wildly energetic vocal belting of “Over & Over” from a gathering of 40 & 50 somethings who were more concerned with how they dressed and who they knew than having a good time. Equally less likely it seems that Sylvester would’ve made the brilliant, sex-obsessed “I Need Somebody to Love Tonight” after attending a party of married couples trying to relive their wilder days in the tamest way imaginable. And yet these brilliant songs are championed by the very same heads that would look at a drunken, lustful gathering of young adults now with patronizing disapproval. Dance music must push forward and stay free if it is to survive. Now is the time to change by recovering the old ways. BE FREE, always."

That STRUGGLE INC. 5-minute skate break (a few posts back) was crackaleetos!

Peep me new Rainey "CRUZer" board, complements of de TTLAB Employee descuento :-D

Ah yes. Keepin the funk alive! Shout out to C'mish, runnin that storefront ish! (Ask him about his secret-NY-store-stash music playlist)

-La Lluvia

New Lab Radio!
Had a lot of fun making this one. We kinda threw out all the rules this time and just put together a combination of tasty joints from every genre. You gotta a little rock, dance, disco, funk, boogie, electro, shoegaze, etc...Consider it a smooth ride through the dizzying whirlpool of new releases.

Anonymouse
D-Styles
Dark Meat
Dream Syndicate
Goh Nakamura
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Little Jinder
Omega
Poni Hoax
Melvyn Price
MGMT
Midnight Express
Muro & Cut Creators
Striplight
Subway
T.M.S.
Treasure Fingers
Voices Of East Harlem
Yacht

This day sucks...

-NN

clothing sale extended to the TTL Annex

120 east 7th street
212.677.4012

Tonight, 8.21.08, at the LA Store:

From 7-9
FREE BEER!!!!

424 1/2 N. Fairfax
Los Angeles 90036
(across the street from Canter's)

i am not a gamer at all, but this gold farming stuff is crazy
check out the indepth Times article if you have time to kill
read it

here's something i found on youtube about an upcoming doc...

Just met this dude from Greece that saw DJ Premiere dropping an all Isaac Haayes tribute set. How sick is that? Hope we get a mix of that soon. In the meantime, check the newies for the week...

Staple's pigeon, finally available as a New Era!

Some cool designs from The Hundreds

And Alphanumeric makes a statement that everyone can feel...

Also, check the tricked out case from Odyssey
12" Mixer Case Glide Style

And here's a funny Olympic treat i found in my inbox this morning. My sides are still sore from laughing.
"Swedish Guy"

More on the way...

a feature on "Turntable Labs"
fill in your own commentary...

check it out

go there now

Bogdan's Goin' Away Party Part 2 @ APT




Lloyd, Tony, Rainey, and Neil Nice n the place



Thalma (3 Na Mass, Brazil), Me, Karina, DJ Probus (Nublu)



Egg Foo with homie (can't remember his name)



E-rock and Roctakon not impressed



Jamal, Lloyd, Adrian, and Kevin. Jamal gave me a stack of drink tickets, but i was so wasted i just kept buying drinks and overtipping all night...



Veal Slice!!!!!!



This picture rules because it looks like both Avery and Sasha (In Flagranti) were shooting lasers out of there cameras



Lloyd and the guest of honor - Bogdan!



Lloydski got gangster for a minute...



Then Neil Aline reminded him what the party was all about

I'm off to SPAIN. Tanned topless titties, Cuba Libres, and lots of Jamon Serrano here i come!!!

a nice 5 minute skate break....

Can somebody say WOWZERS!!!??? This guy is awesome to say the least...

The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

-NN

NEW LAB RADIO

(click box, duh!)

This month my guests were…

Blaqstarr

When we went to record this session at Plan B, I sent out an email saying that Blaq and I were playing that night. Strangely enough Kweli is on my email list and hit me back right away saying something like “tell him to give me back my name, JKing.” Blaq’s response? “Tell him great minds think alike.” Than last weekend in SF my boy Smerv was telling me how Mos had put him onto Blaqstarr and how much he was praising him. Ok that was a bit of a tangent, but I always wondered what those guys thought of Blaqstarr using the name and I thought some of you might also.

Did you know that this guy has over 1000 songs just chilling on his hard drives? He played a whole bunch of shit and than we talked about B-More, his production set-up and his sound. Definitely one of my favorite dudes in the game right now and his set and interview only further solidified that for me.

Prince Language

Where the fuck has this guy been hiding? I took Mr. IncogNegroClash away from working on an MGMT remix for this segment. We talked about the good old days at the Lab, the Good Wolrd with Rich Medina, upcoming edits, what it’s like to know the DFA and the general downfall of modern civilization. His DJ set was what you’d expect of a Prince, Royal Jewelz. I guess the kids alright, cause he’s got a studio in the same building as Ronson.

Don’t forget you can now listen to the show on iTunes...

iTunes → Radio → Dance → Turntable Lab LA Radio

While in the radio zone I should mention this movie I saw last night TALK TO ME about legendary DC radio DJ Petey Greene. I think Lloyd posted a clip of him demonstrating how to eat watermelon, this guys is the real deal!

I'm back in New York this week, what’s up with some Tennis Tony? The Olympics got me charged!

TUESDAY - XXXChange, Scottie B, Lauren Flax, Frankie Chan and myself at The Scion Radio Party at Plan B

WEDNESDAY - High Voltage at The Annex

FRIDAY – 87 Lounge (87 Ludlow) on some Friday Night get drunk shit with Big O-Spindles AKA Mack Daniels

SATURDAY – Pop Life (Miami)

Red Bull's Manny Mania Pro Contest Extravaganza will be coming to NYC again this weekend. Come out and see some of the best in professional skateboarding battle it out under the Manhattan Bridge for $30 grand in cash prizes...

-NN

Me and the Scratch Bastid


Cosmo was groovy


Body paint

Music highlights were DJ Numark - one of the best hip-hop and classics sets I've seen in my life - Smalltown DJs, Malente, Drop The Lime, Vinyl Richie, Hugs, Scratch Bastid, Flosstradamus, Neighbor, Wax Romeo, Fort Knox 5 and Ursula 1000. So I'm back and after recovering for a few days I'm back on the road, this time getting that Scion money alongside Bun B.


FREE SHOWS - RSVP MANDATORY
Aug 18 - Raleigh at Cat’s Cradle
Aug 19 - Atlanta at The Loft
Aug 20 - Houston at Warehouse Live
Aug 21 - DJ Ayres & DJ Mel at Beauty Bar, Austin, TX *side gig, not with Bun B
Aug 22 - Austin at The Parish (with Bun B)

Got front, back, and side to side!

Props to everyone duking it out for first in Beijing. Here's some of my gold medal picks of the moment:

Rollergirl, you take my heart
Twelve Bar

Some classic hoops action
Upper Playground

Badass designs from Obey

Some distinguished looks from Alphanumeric

Incase X Krink X Arkitip = Super Collabo
KRINK 15” Laptop Sleeve (Curated by Arkitip)

Check the new model from WESC
Stretch Armstrong Oboe Headphones

If you own a laptop, you might want to invest in one of these babies...Super nice.

Headliner
Multimedia Backpack – Turntable Lab Edition

Headliner
Side Sling Serato Bag – Turntable Lab Edition

And this wins first place for "Best Graphic" out right now. Somebody please get a tattoo of this.
Dr. Suzuki Slipmats: Mix Edition w/ FREE Tote Bag

now back to Table Tennis....

i was out in SF this past weekend and caught Jemz playing at 330 Ritch. I'd yet to see the bandana headscarf thing in person, and didn't really understand the look he was going for. But then this girl came up and gave him a pound and she had one too. so i guess it's a movement? is it like a Keith Richards thing? clue me in. i'm feeling it. point is, great to see Jemz.

i was exploring some vacant spaces in the BK Navy Yard this afternoon,

and i came across this lovely tool.

it's hard to tell the scale from the crappy cellphone pic, but this thing was like 14" long. it was laying on a large pallet shelf that someone was using as a love den in this abandoned space.

i see you Pitts!!!!!

been watching BABY SNAKES on repeat these days. that's my hot tip.

Bogdan's Going Away Party

Part 1 - Dj Harvey Boat Cruise...

This was the pre-party to the insanity. Basically the whole boat was DJ's and their girlfriends, + a couple extra french dudes for good measure. There was one single girl on the boat, and she got lots of attention. Harvey killed it, selecting all the right tunes for the right moments. I swear he played the same reggae song twice, but it was so good (and rare obviously) i was psyched to hear it again.



Rainbows over Brooklyn - foreshadowing of things to come at APT?



Bogman talkin to Tommy (Rong records) on the upper deck



Thanks again for the ticket Quinn! ( aka Bing Ji Ling, aka Coppa)



Sometimes you forget how dope NYC is until you see it like this



Saheer and Dj Language - BFF for ever and ever and ever...



Dirty Jerz never looked so good....



Our Lady Liberty - Merci Beaucoup France!



Sun down, Shades on, Rum in Coke in hand - "It's a bit tricky..."



Harvey in the mix (well... crossfade blend rather) and making DJ's jealous

Part 2 coming soon....

Pretty sure this one lives up to Roc standards.

Three 6 Mafia X Sebastien Tellier - I'd Rather

Strictly for P-Gorgeous and any other "True-to-Three 6" fans. . .

(Yes it's a real link, stop whining)

-Rainey

Bob Bannister sighted in the wild.

Ha!

Merkury puttin Gina on blast!
Take that, take that, take that!

Rest in Peace Black Moses

that LBL video posted below makes him look like the biggest tool alive...this one's better.

and while we're on the subject of people who are killing it.

saw the Martinez Bros. this week.

So much fun.

Too bad I can't post a clip of China coming out last night for the Olympic opening ceremony. Shit was bananas.

I will post a video though since that's all you people do. This is what happens when the Sciences stop being taught in schools.

I just took advantage of the free TTL shipping. Thanks Pete. I finally broke down and bought some Padded Cell records. I buy and download way more music that I have a chance to listen to.

I wanted to legitimize myself and buy some DC Recordings stuff. Their whole catalog is amazing. Especially the new Kelpe album.

Sup, tkat, akboogs, p-gorgeous, shota, snack/commish, lemon...

I went to ring up a customer right now and found this on the screen:

I guess dude is pretty epic:

I guess he's in town for Lovefest tonight.
Better get the big room house vinyl nice and spiffy in case Luke comes by. . .

Educate your self.

RIP Bernie Mac, what a hysterical, hysterical dude. Always loved the bmore tracks that used his voice, it's almost like his routines were designed for it.

Bamabounce "Mhonglo"

Rod Lee "Bernie Mac Theme"

LAB RADIO UPDATE! - Been a while since Sabo took the Lab Radio reigns, but as he was recuperating from Bogman's insane going away party, he got productive on this exclusive 2 hour mix in tribute to our favorite Romanian disco bear wrestler. All vinyl, one take, no edits. Good Job.

40 Thieves
Andrew Allsgood
Arcade Lover
Canyons
Dan Judd & Sam Grawe
Diesel and Jarvis
Emperor Machine
Frankie Valentine
Julien Jabre & Bibi
Max Essa
Phantom Slasher
Popular People's Front, The
Red Astaire
Smith and Mudd
Tensnake
Trus'me
Yo, Spaceship!

Here's a good movie for a lazy sunday afternoon...Ad Rock is one of the main dudes in it...

-NN

for a limited time only...

ALL HAIL THE EEPHUS!
i remember watching this game, must have been like 5 or 6.

HEED THE WORD OF THE BROTHER JEMZ
after hours is in my top 5 no doubt. i can't believe how many people haven't seen this movie. i've lent out this movie twice in the past both times got jacked. that's how insane this movie is. i'm not just saying that because i grew up downtown and i miss the old new york(thanks alot rudy g). if you've just moved to Greenpoint or Williamsburg or god forbid the LES from Cincy or Iowa or some shit this movie is a must. plus as an added bonus linda fiorentino at the height of her hotness.

put a few new ones in my 100 disc cd changer:

nin - ghosts. as usual, the production on this is awesome, and its a double pack. mad outboard processing going on here. trent has been letting loose in the studio with atticus ross, adrian belew, and alessandro cortini. i read an interview with cortini and he said "when you buy gear there's always a feeling of guilt, but when you go to trent's place, you don't feel guilty anymore." the liner notes have cool pics of tons of analogue gear and pedals. sounds like he loves the brooklyn made Death by Audio D-pedals. and then there are the gentle moments, even at times reminding me of tortoise. i wonder what McEntire thinks of this one..

philip glass - glassworks. i got this for a dollar on a recent digging trip in the west palm beach area. it was just us and of course some japanese dudes. anyways this record is just good for practicing trombone to. my boy giancarlo took a class with Philip at SUNY Purchase (aka SUNY Poor-choice aka PUNY Circus) and said glass was a prick. reminded me of years ago when I interviewed Steve Reich and he was a prick too. but i still think koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi are masterpieces.

because you can't be serious all the time. this is a great one to blast in the kitchen, plus i got it in austria.
i found a german radio interview with the Hof and they asked him: "Is this true you always wear black?"
and the Hof's answer was beautiful: "I tour a lot, I'm always in airplanes, and you get dirty, so that's why i wear all black. "

jandek - the myth of blue icicles. another great one to blast in the kitchen. Jandek's 52nd studio album proves he is unstoppable. His lyrics are the key here and usually i don't even like lyrics. He always has amazing album titles which kind of ring in your head as you listen... and that guitar !

jonny l - magnetic. After listening to Jandek's drumless compositions its time to fire up the beats. I got this cd at Etherea on Avenue A. At Etherea you can always find mint cd copies of albums you once had on cassette and lost. This gem is from 1998 and still bangs hard. His synth sounds are just dark and bad ass, like growling with lots of body, not like this flat distorted plug in laptop crap that i hear a little bit too much of nowadays. The only reason I would hope for a drum n bass comeback is cause some of the production back then just schools current producers.

darker my love - 2. I had the pleasure of meeting up with Dave Cooley after he mastered my record out in LA, and he slid me this promo. The back of the CD clearly says: Produced by Dave Cooley. at the time he was a little stressed cause Beck was gonna be releasing Modern Guilt, beating him to the punch at press with the psych rock thing. but i think Darker My Love comes in a little headier, richer, and leans more on a My Bloody Valentine/Ride/Beach Boys/Janes Addiction tip. Anyways the album just came out 3 days ago you should buy it.. they included extensive liner notes and they are doing a 180 gram LP with bonus track.

Last minute post...if you happen to be anywhere near union square tonight, come out and say what up to me. I'll be djing with my man Chris aka DJ Knomad at Belmont Lounge. They have a decent sound system over there and a nice little outdoor area as well. Plus last time i went, the place was filled with NYU tang...

Here's what the rhythm sounds like:

Tracklisting is available here: 432promo.blogspot.com

-NN

last night was the first time in a good minute i actually went out and spun. linked up with my friends who i can't thank enough for letting me play, and we dropped a pretty serious 45 set on a rather calm wednesday evening. heads rolled when i told em to "stand up and cheer for the preacher [prea-cher!]"

"Live and Let Live"

now i'm not one to throw down on youtube clips, let alone watch madtv [uggh], but this-has-me-dying! some might not see the humor in it, but when you were bored at your friends house back in the Media General Cable days, you could get a nice solid day of watching Korean soap operas, probably broadcasted via some studio in Annandale similar to this one...

Welcome to the Wal-Mart Rave Church.

Thanks to Grocery for the link!

So ex-TTL employee and current friend MIKE GAO has been doing some crazy production shit that only could be possible if your Chinese, German or Japanese. I figured I'd share it with the blog since he begged me to show it to the TTL community, so he could impress Pete.
Anyways the shit that comes out of this guy impresses me and that's all that matters, so here it is in all its midi glory.

Chelsea Boys had their "Garage" too.....

Ted Pushinsky original photographs now available at the Lab
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Treasure Fingers "Cross The Dancefloor" is out now on TTL Digital (2x12" gatefold vinyl coming soon!) and you can (and will!) purchase it here. The Lab description says "irresistible disco house bomb from Fool's Gold" and that pretty much nails it, but for some background...

TF is the musical alias of Ashley Jones, ATL producer (and our new BK neighbor) who's made everything from hyper-caffinated drum n bass to mellow hip hop over the past few years, but stumbled upon something real special once he decided to unleash his inner R&B beast and started freaking out with vocoders and wobbly pop-funk chord progressions (I can't wait for people to hear his new stuff, it's like Larry Blackmon's codpiece wearing a Braves fitted).

"Cross The Dancefloor" has been killing it in DJ promo form for a while, but make sure to pick up this newly mixed and mastered version. And of course there's REMIXES GALORE from Laidback Luke, Lifelike and Curses!, plus a "Shake-A-Pella" for your MASH.

While you're at it, grab the vinyl-only Kid Sister Remix EP and the Kavinsky Blazer Picture disc. Check it in action!

More new releases coming soon...

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