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How often do you see tulips do this?
Victoria is again fragrant with the scent of freshly bloomed flowers everywhere. Memories of other times and other places are heavily associated with many of the smells for me. I don’t have a great sense of smell but it’s good enough to recognize a few things from my early childhood at Parkside Place.
Last night I saw a documentary called Iraq in Fragments at Cinecenta. It featured 3 stories from different people living in Iraq, from the center of poverty and neglect, to extreme religious responses to the lack of government, police and social support, to the rural areas that seem less effected by all that has happened since the invasion and destruction of the country. There is not a specific slant per se, more of a peek into the lives of people in the area and what this really means for them. Have a look at the trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/iraqinfragments/
At some points it is amazing the maker of the film lived to tell the story. If you can find it in your area, this is well worth the watch. One of the important films in our time, in my opinion.

Every month I do a radio show on Proton Radio. Below is the latest track listing  for my set:

1. Native & Silver feat. Ani – The Dome (4mal’s Sub Flowing Intro Mix) [Swordtail]
2. Nero – Lost (Dustin H Remix) [Pacific Front]
3. AFK & Dustin H – The Morning Star (Original Mix) [Pacific Front]
4. Orbital – The Girl With The Sun In Her Head (AFK Remix) [Pacific Front]
5. Zinfandel – Galivan (Original Mix) [Emote]
6. Mat Zo – Exodus (Original Mix) [aLoud]
7. Royal Assassin – Turn Of Twilight (Dustin H Remix) [Pacific Front]

first of all, if you haven’t heard the original version, you really owe it to yourself to go and buy a copy of Orbital’s “In-Sides”, one of the best electronica albums ever made imo. get the 2CD version, the one with the live songs on it. those are awesome too. second, i just finished this remix while sitting at home recovering from bronchitis.
let me know what you think if you have a minute to spare and some ears. you can hear it on my myspace page:
www.myspace.com/davinafk – davin AFK’s myspace page

c79 – Murder On Triangle Mountain EP – Pacific Front Recordings (PFR016)
01. c79 – Dope Ride (Original mix)
02. c79 – Dope Ride (Tiebreaker’s Green Machine remix)
03. c79 – Dope Ride (Formulate remix)
04. c79 – Dollface (Original mix)
The much anticipated EP from c79 (aka Chompers, Obakeh) is packed with two original tracks that will devastate, maim, and destroy. Dope Ride is the much-talked about tech juggernaut, while Dollface is an acid driven piece that will leave you squarely on your side. It doesn’t stop there – two Dope Ride remixes: one, a tech-funk electro-driven remix by none other than Formulate; and the other, a skull-crushing dirty, yet atmospheric, breakbeat remix by Tiebreaker. Bust out your favorite roll of yellow tape – this is the Murder on Triangle Mountain EP.
http://www.myspace.com/pacificfront – Listen to it here. Coming out soon on Beatport.

the trip started out in victoria and up island, through nanaimo, then left on the port alberni highway, stopping along little qualicum falls and cathedral grove as well as a few spots along the highway on the way to tofino. on our way back we stopped at ucluelet and some cool places along long beach where there were neat trees that looked like they were from another planet.





don’t forget! you have until this friday to submit your vote for the monday magazine m-awards for favorite photographer. you can only vote by handing a ballot in or mailing it in. the address is on the ballot which came out in monday magazine in the two issues before this weeks. if you are looking for more people to vote for in different categories, check these boxes:
music event: VEMF (Victoria Electronic Music Festival)
DJ: Kenzie Clarke
Band/Live Act: Death To Sexy

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it’s coming .. with remixes from Dustin H and Desert Dwellers of Los Angeles’ legendary Moontribe. Hear a sample on my myspace.com page here:
http://www.myspace.com/davinafk
Also the Monday Magazine M-Awards continue on with the voting, pick up a ballot in a Monday Magazine and vote for Davin Greenwell for photography before the 25th!

photo by mom
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Hey, there’s an article about my music label, Pacific Front Recordings, in Monday Magazine this week. Check out the article by Amanda Farrell!

This is the 2nd of 3 (to date) collaborations between myself and Dustin H of Seattle (L2 Recordings, Pacific Front Recordings).
The original mix is atmospheric, percussive, driving, breakbeat, house, and progressive all in one smooth and eventful journey. Inspired by the deep blue west coast sky and hitting the dew point at 5 AM. His Boy Elroy, whose remix of Blake Jarrell’s “Okoboji” was partly influential for the creation of this song, actually does a remix of the song and it’s quite the cinematic breakbeat masterpiece that would have even Hybrid weeping at its beauty. The Blue Star Dub is aimed directly at the all-night dance floor and delivers a massive four on the floor, bass-heavy interpretation, keeping the sounds simpler but equally as enthralling. Should be something for every quality occasion here.

Davin Greenwell is a designer, producer, photographer and DJ.
His history in graphic design started when he was 10. He started doing some basic programming, enough to program an animation on the Apple IIe that his dad brought home from school for the summer. From there it was on to Superpaint when it came out, and eventually Photoshop when that came, along with Illustrator. From there it was onto commercial design by the age of 16, and then a brief hiatus to college to study business administration and marketing to back up his passion for making things look and function beautifully and efficiently. Several years later, he finds himself at an ambitious and successful Victoria company, working on some of the highest profile design sites in the entire world.
Design is not limited to visuals for Davin. Bringing his years of refinement in concept, composition, energy and flow to the music world was a natural step. Making music under the name “AFK”, collaborating as “Tiebreaker” and “Royal Assassin,” Davin’s music has been spun by the biggest name DJ’s in the world, such as Armin Van Buuren, Hybrid, Sasha and John Digweed to name a few. To further his music efforts, he co-founded Pacific Front Recordings and serves as Director of Marketing and A&R.
All this would be enough to keep Davin busy in the evenings, but in the day time several years ago, while doing PR and outreach for BC Hydro, a camera was placed in Davin’s hands. What followed has been a passion for composition and flavour through a completely different outlet. Although this is a visual art, in a way it is similar to DJing more than it is to design, as a DJ is responsibile for arranging, not creating specific things on their own. Compare this to the photographer who has a telephoto lens and 5 interesting things in front of him or her. What does the photographer with the telephoto lens do, capture one from where he or she is standing, or completely change the point of view, step to the side and line some of them up to tell a story?
Which brings us to DJing – an interest which complements all of the above in different ways. In as many ways that you can take a photo of a picket fence, in as many ways as you can make a drum fill, and in as many ways as you can arrange layersets in any given Adobe product, you can arrange records and CD’s, original tracks and remixes, and do it in real time in front of an audience. This is audio arrangement with instant gratification and results – and often times with his own music.