after like, half a year of not changing / washing the sheets on my bed, i did so yesterday. and i like, can’t tell the difference. i must just be naturally clean?!
what’s the damn point! why do you care, you don’t sleep with me. heh heh heh.
summershots
empty
i feel empty right now.
maybe i just need to eat.
is this how people become fat?
resonance: emit and yoseff
featured tracks:
- L.S.G. – Netherworld [2004 rework] (Superstition)
- L.S.G. – Risin’ [2004 rework] (Superstition)
featured mix: emit
- Ortus – Groove Science (Airgap)
- Deep Architecture – The Realm [Sunrise mix] (Niche Blue)
- El Greco – Night Watch [Tribal mix] (Swift)
- Pump Action – Digitalles (Advance)
- Disclosure – Second Choice (Phaser)
- Jamie Anderson – Can’t Stop [G Force Rework] (Artform)
- Angel Alanis – The Feeling (Contaminated Muzik)
- Peace Division – D. Tuned [It’s You] (Low Pressings)
- Proper Filthy Naughty – Philter (10 Kilo)
- Plastika – Answer [Trancesetter remix] (Touche)
- Universal Principles – Latin Stroll [Silicone Soul remix] (Soma)
- Velvet Girl – Velvet [Mike Monday remix] (Additive)
- Slam – Alien Radio [Tony Thomas remix] (Soma)
- Royksopp – Sparks (Wall of Sound)
- Soul Grabber – Release (Loaded)
- Inescapable – Fishhead (SAW)
- 2 Smokin Barrels – Basses Loaded [Naive Dub] (Yoshi Toshi)
featured mix: Yoseff
- Digby and Oliver – Human [Dub] (Zero Tolerance)
- The Fact – Contact [Ocean Wave Remix] (Vapor)
- Basscamp – Intentions [Piece Process Remix] (POD)
- Subway – Elements of Life [Sub Dub] (Dorigen)
- Skope – Protean (Stonehouse)
- Nema – Untamed (Regress)
- Moshic – Not In Front Of U (Pitch Black)
- Nema – Quest Forsaken (Regress)
- Aetherius – Warriors Cry (Whallop)
- Flash Brothers – Deep Love (Swift)
- Bedrock – Voices [Freelance Icebreakers Mix] (Bedrock)
- The Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea [Satoshi Tomiie Main Path mix] (Jumpin & Pumpin)
- Voyager – Super C (Coded)
- Nema – Virus (Regress)
- Acquila – Earthbound [Pappa and Gilbey remix] (Inversus)
- Andy Ling – Calling Angels [Evolution 4/4 remix] (Fluid)
photo update
here we go!
tonight on resonance: emit and yoseff! blast from the past, impossible combination! it starts at 10:30 and goes til 3 AM tonight on 101.9 FM.. so get ready!
digital dumptruck
my computer is kicking some ass these days. dual monitors are coming in handy in more and more ways.. i am recording vinyl directly into the computer so i can use the tracks in my upcoming proton radio mix, which i have been promising for some time. well, now i am doing it! if you know my previous proton radio featured artist mix, you know that this is a massive undertaking. a 3 hour cohesive mix. that is more than three times harder than mixing a simple mix cd. these proton mixes are huge undertakings for me, but i quite enjoy them. now that i have a tonne of material, and so do a lot of pacific front artists and potential pacific front artists, it is a great time to put together a mix to coincide with the music label launch. tracklistings. teasing. promoting. spreading the word, spreading the sound. ahh, marketing strategy. i love it.
by the way .. that also means.. if you have material that you would like me to consider for inclusion on the mix .. please contact me! new stuff == great!
today i had lunch with emrys who heads up rocket day, a design and arts company with bases across canada. we ended up talking electronic music almost the whole time, which was really cool. there is plenty to talk about in that regard, and with his travelling and the places he has lived, he has made some very interesting connections and now that he lives here on the west coast he wants to bring some of that talent out here. needless to say we had more to talk about than we had time for! good times, and i am glad we got a chance to meet and share stories.
after work, this evening, i met up with james roy, who did the rather stunning graphic design work for www.vemf.ca. he brought bruce beil with him — the two of them did a rather awesome job of putting together the victoria electronic music festival this year, and from all accounts it was quite a success. we talked about how it went, what they did right and what they would like to change for next year. since their goal and vision is very similar to mine and nick’s vision for resonance, we of course had plenty to talk about. music, design, public relations, marketing, organization, production, dj’s, music labels, cross promotion, brand equity, etc etc. what a fabulous day!
i fixed the iPhoto library for good and i know exactly what to do in the future when any problem happens with the image database. yes!
i gotta go. pictures will be returning to the forefront of the blog soon.. there are a lot waiting and more to be taken..
listening to: Andy Moor and Adam White present Whiteroom – ‘The Whiteroom’.
hybrid and me poster
AFK – Magnetic
The first release on Pacific Front Recordings was my own “Magnetic”. I remember taking this over to Charles’ (c79 / Obakeh / Chompers) place when I finished it and I played it for him to see what he thought. He responded with “You’re a madman!” I took it as a complement and before you know it, Charles had done a remix and Justin (Formulate) did a remix, and Charles did another remix and we had sealed the deal. Pacific Front had its first release and we had set the standard for the times to come.
- AFK – Magnetic (Original mix)
- AFK – Magnetic (Formulate remix)
- AFK – Magnetic (Chompers Mercy Kill remix)
- AFK – Magnetic (Chompers dub)
eek!
it’s been a while since i posted anything. i am still alive! shh.
i am sorting out some bits with the computer, largely.
and still the iPhoto library, home to some 22,000+ of my photos, seems to have forgotten how to see my photos. it’s okay, i know they’re still there. the library index database file was one of the casualties of the western digital hard drive failure of a few weeks ago. alas. still trying to fix it.. it’s a 25 gig library, so attempts are made over-night.
that being said, i have still been taking photos. i have them on another account which holds them for now, but as it appears.. it doesn’t really work for me to have two accounts.. i am too lazy to switch between users for photo cataloguing purposes, and it’s usually happening that i get to the computer at the very very end of the day. whatever.
i helped tim move tonight. move his records, that is. he is storing all his wax at my house for a bit and it is so tempting to look through them all tonight just to see what is there. he encouraged me and neil to, but there is just too damn much to even get started on. as a dj, you’re unreasonably attracted to large piles of music, looking and sifting through, searching for anything that you have ever had the smallest desire ever to look for. and just the idea that you once thought of looking for something makes it all the more attractive. yeah. what is that all about? i don’t know.. but it’s totally and fully true. ask any collector. time spent looking increases the value. something to do with perceived rarity. yeah, we’ll call it that.
ahh, it feels good to be writing again. i forgot that i had been missing it.. it’s only been two days, but it’s nice to be able to express myself. that and i didn’t really feel like expressing myself on the weekend. i was in a not-great mood and that effected me creatively. i obviously feel a bit better now. on the weekend i played golf with the gang on saturday, and then saw a local band (“jacob’s fall” they’re called) at lucky bar. then sunday i went with leah to the sooke potholes and relaxed in that piece of heaven that so few actually know about. you have to walk about an hour up the hill and then you take a left just before the quary. yeah, that’s right, the quary. if you have no idea what i am talking about, it’s because you have not walked far enough!
it’s totally worth it though. like i said, heaven on earth.
yes.
resonance: influenza & afk
Featured tracks:
- Formulate – Rising Edge [AFK remix] (Pacific Front Recordings)
- Influenza – Sublunary (Pure Phunk)
Mixset: DJ ariz0na / AFK
- James Holden – Kaern (Easy)
- Luke Chable – Into The Storm (Bedrock)
- Luke Chable – After The Storm (Zero Tolerance)
- Momu – Descoloda [Dislodged Remix] (3 Beat)
- Steve Porter – Vodka Cranberries [Fretwell Remix] (nu*republic)
- Kinnie Starr – Alright [Hybrid’s Toronto Tech Dub] (Release)
- Planisphere – Frogger (Green Martian)
- Chable & Fernandez – Before You Beat My Box (M Theory)
- Infiniti & Keith MacKenzie – Shadow [Burufunk Mix] (Platinum)
- AFK – Dance of the Minataur (Pacific Front)
- ASAP – Heavy Water (Fire)
- Remy – Scrambled [Jark Prongo remix] (Combined Forces)
- RR Workshop – 50 K (Journey)
Featured mix: Influenza (Jason)
- Influenza – Distant Future (Pure Funk)
- Rennie Pilgrem – Coming up for Air (TCR)
- Influenza – Prozac Nation (Pure Phunk)
- Napt – Soul Surviving (Plastic Raygun)
- Kraymon – Just Press Play (Streetwise Promo)
- Friendly – S&M (Fat!)
- Nectarios – Humming (Streetwise)
- Splitloop – Hyper Hyper (Musicdownstairs Records)
- Hybrid – I’m Still Awake [Christian J remix] (Distinctive)
- J.D.S. Vs MiHell – Purple Funky Monkey (TCR)
- Splitloop – Electric Fence [Influenza remix] (i-lectrik records)
- Aquasky vs. Masterblaster – Boom! [Breakfastaz remix] (777)
- The Breakfastaz – Method of Doubt (Cyberfunk)
- Aquasky vs. Masterblaster – Wheels of Steel (Passenger)
- Unknown – Unknown (White Label)
- DJ Mutiny & Co – Daily Operation (Hardcore Beats)
- The BreakFastaz – Mass Distraction (Cyberfunk)
- Factor E – Swing Punk [Aquasky vs MasterBlaster Remix] (LowPhatRecordings)
- DJ Quest & The Break Fastaz – System Overload (Cyberfunk)
- Gusto’s Grooves – Unknown (White Label)
- Adrenalin – 2004 [C.N.M. Remix] (White Label)
- Chris Carter – ESP (TCR)
- Chris Carter – Botty Funk (En Vision)
- General Midi vs. Hyper – We’ve Been Waiting (Kilowatt)
- Sugababes – In The Middle [Hyper remix] (Island Records)