Dutch Delight

In Dutch

2010-04-19T15:18:00.003+02:00

Zo dan, toch maar weer eens wat scribbelen. En in 't Nederlands nog wel. De reden daarvoor is eigenlijk heel simpel. Het Engelstalige gat in Nederlandse blogs wordt momenteel perfect 'gevuld' door TRUANTS . Neem aan dat jullie TRUANTS al kennen, zo niet, check ze uit, ze zitten overal bovenop en schrijven sterk en leuk.

Tot zo ver de dienst-mededelingen.

Joint Effort 2009 Year Mix

2009-12-16T00:34:00.004+01:00

Thanks for tuning in peeps, here's the deal:
Wouldn't it be nice to hear a mix capture a good year in music?
And wouldn't it be even nicer if you can agree on at least a significant part of the tracklisting?
And wouldn't it be just perfect to hear different versions of it??

Here's how we can (try to) accomplish just that:
E-mail/tweet/react underneath/call me/text me about your top 10-15 fav tracks of 2009. From (hopefully) loads of top 10s-15s a general top-tracklisting should be derived.
Up next (calling out especially to the braddas out there in Amsterdam, but of course everybody's more than welcome)is getting DJs to turn that into a topmix!

Who's with me??

Girls Love Feadz

2009-11-25T14:31:00.004+01:00

Partypacked weekend coming up y'all!! At least for the flu-less people out there...)

None other than Feadz will headline upcoming Girls Love DJs party this weekend @ Paradiso Amsterdam !

Most famous for being part of the Ed Banger-gang, but there's more to him than meets the eye, so Girls Love Djs arranged a little interview with the turntable-wizzard to get to know him just a little bit better. Check it out!

HERE a nice set to get you into that partyvibe

Caught between the coats!

2009-11-11T17:59:00.006+01:00

Proud to present another great mixtape!
This one is one of those you'll be able to play whenever, wherever, pure disco all the way to get you in that laidback vibe. Perfect for an after, a lazy Sunday morning, a romantic Friday evening, a warm up before going out etc.

It's from a Dutch talent who names himself Man tussen de Jassen, litterally something like 'Man between the coats' (hope he'll brainstorm on a more international name before his big breakthrough....)

Do a little dance, or lay back, but whatever you do, check it out over here:
De 'Man Tussen De Jassen Trekt Je Jassie An' Warmuptape by mantussendejassen

If you like what you hear:
His Twitter
His MySpace

Not mono- but Stereobrow

2009-10-26T15:19:00.004+01:00

Time to support some local talent.
Allow me to introduce Stereobrow ; another dj-duo with 'Not just A'-nother mixtape, cause their 'Not just a'-mixtape has a superb tracklisting that's mixed together nicely.
Check out this highly enjoyable mixtape (I know you will once you see the tracklisting below)
Ways to contact them:
Myspace
Facebook
Twitter

Stereobrow - 'NOT JUST A' MIX by STEREOBROW

1. ROUND TABLE KNIGHTS - ON & ON
2. GUCCI VUMP - SHA! SHTILL!
3. STYLE OF EYE - AIR RACE
4. BOY 8-BIT - WOLFEN
5. JUSTIN MARTIN & CLAUDE VONSTROKE - BEAT THAT BIRD
6. MOMMA'S BOY - GIVE IT UP
7. L-VIS 1990 - UNITED GROOVE
8. BOK BOK - RIPE BANANA
9. LARRY TEE FT. ROXY COTTONTAIL - LET'S MAKE NASTY (AFROJACK REMIX)
10. NOOB & BRODINSKI - CAJOU CLUB
11. RENAISSANCE MAN - SPRAYCAN
12. L-VIS 1990 - COMPASS (CHRISTIAN MARTIN REMIX)
13. MYD - RWALL
14. MOWGLI - LONDON TO PARIS
15. POPOF - FACES 'UCH
16. FAKE BLOOD - THE DOZENS
17. ACID GIRLS - LIGHTWORKS (HARVARD BASS)
18. NADASTROM - SAVE US
19. TIGA - BEEP BEEP BEEP (CROOKERS REMIX)

Homegrown Heroes

2009-10-21T00:57:00.011+02:00

So I hope y'all noticed by now that Amsterdam = Dance from tomorrow till Sunday. Not only huge parties with mindnumbing line-ups, but also conferences and seminars. For the latter I would kindly like te refer you to the Amsterdam Dance Event site
Let's focus on the fun bit: partying your stupified asses off!

If you left Superrauw Decked Out! vs Ed Banger alive and kicking, Friday night brings you another party that could drain the last bit of life out of your sour bodies: Heroes @ Flexbar!
Heroes Agency has a couple of real Amsterdam talents under its wing a.o. Homework, Guerilla Speakerz and Rubix. For this special Amsterdam Dance Event night they also invited a couple of world-league players like homegrown Don Diablo, Edu K, Riva Starr and another homegrown dude, Jamie Fanatic , who's tentacles reach Transatlantic length grabbing Aoki by his ankles via Dim Mak.

Great thing about this night is that it will be bang-on from first minute till end, with none other than Guerilla Speakerz playing from 23 till midnight and Jamie Fanatic closing the night, and Riva Starr, Edu K, Don Diablo, Homework and all the others inbetween. (you still following me..? Timetable will help you out)

Look fashionable but practical cause this night will be a nuthouse with lots of sweat and loads of crowdsurfing.

Room 1
22:00 - 23:00 Wurtz (NL)
23:00 - 00:00 Guerilla Speakerz (NL)
00:00 - 01:00 Henzel & Disco Nova (NL)
01:00 - 02:00 Don Diablo (Sellout Sessions / Sony BMG, NL)
02:00 - 03:00 ESTAW & Elroy Vanderley (Brooklyn Zoo, NL)
03:00 - 04:30 Edu-K (Man Recordings, BR)
04:30 - 05:30 Jamie Fanatic (Mad Decent / Dim mak, NL) Host: Dan Stezo MC

Room 2
22:00 - 23:00 Mattijs Bliek (NL)
23:00 - 00:30 The Heykids (NL)
00:30 - 02:00 Riva Starr (Made to play, GB)
02:00 - 03:00 Rubix (We are all kidz, NL)
03:00 - 04:00 Homework (Black label, NL)
04:00 - 05:00 Dirtcaps (PBR Recordings, NL)

Decked out with a Banger

2009-10-20T17:03:00.012+02:00

Although Amsterdam Dance event has an exceptional line-up this year with a wide variety of styles and parties, THE party of ADE for me personally is Superrauw with Decked out! VS Ed Banger x Eastpak.
I mean Boys Noize, Brodinski, DJ Mehdi, Breakbot, Busy P, Jamaica, Wannabe a Star and Joost van Bellen and more on one bill looks fingerlickin' fine!
Go get your tickets ASAP @ Meubelstukken , Ticketservice or residentadvisor

This is a night you can not afford to miss so hurry there NOW!

Here the timetable for the Max:
22:00>00:30 Joost van Bellen
00:30>01:00 Jamaica
01:00>02:15 Mehdi
02:15>03:45 Boys Noize
03:45>05:00 Brodinski

And here for the Old Hall: Ed Banger x Eastpak
23:00>00:30 Wannabe A Star (Little Sexmachine, NL)
00:30>01:15 DSL live (Ed Banger Records, FR)
01:15>02:00 So Me (Ed Banger Records, FR)
02:00>03:00 Breakbot (Ed Banger Records, FR)
03:00>04:00 Busy P (Ed Banger Records, FR)
04:00>05:00 Ed Banger Rec. All Stars

Some pre-party fun with a snippet of Boys Noize's Power-world-tour kickoff-set in Munich (rapidshare)

Tune in later on for more Amsterdam Dance Event updates (a.o. Girls Love Djs with Klever&Craze and Heroes with Edu K, Rivastarr, Guerilla Speakerz, Homework, Jamie Fanatic and more)

Guerilla cummin thru your Speakerz

2009-10-20T16:37:00.004+02:00

Ow how I love opening my mailbox and finding a download-link in there. Especially when the link is sent by friends Guerilla Speakerz, and even more when it turns out to be a remix they produced!
A rollercoaster of styles pressed together into on red hot remix.
Gonna share the love, download it over here (full .WAV-quality)

Gucci Vump's Roots

2009-10-17T14:24:00.005+02:00

Ok so we all know by now that the man behind the Gucci Vump mystery is none other than Brodinski.
Sound Pellegrino tried to lead us astray with their MySpace (first letters of each paragraph form 'Tiësto') but come on, who believed that?

I bumped into the original version of 'Sha! Shtil!' , an old folcloristic Yiddish song, and have to share it:

Ever so nice of the Gucci Vump to translate this into the dancefloor-charts.

Do your Homework for Straight A's

2009-10-14T12:51:00.006+02:00

Most of the Amsterdam party-peeps are already (very) familiar with the guys from Homework, and more importantly, their work.
Last year I predicted that 2009 would become their year, and it seems these words were kinda prophetic ; more gigs than ever and great releases.
End of this year will probably become one of the highlights with a release on the Legacy Kids Club label.
I also have high expectations of their Peanuts Club Remix (Thomas von Party, you reading this?), it's bang-on!
They put together another one of those great mix-tapes so you can enjoy them anytime anywhere (sounds nastier than I meant it to be..)
Go check em out!

Straight-A Students Mixtape (Mixed by HOMEWORK) by HOMEWORK

Straight -A Students Mixtape
Mixed and compiled by HOMEWORK
Artwork by Tom Waist
Logo by Mokum Royale
Homework on MySpace
Tracklisting:

1. Gainsbourg vs. 5000 Francs – Intro
2. Fever Ray – Seven (Seth Troxler Remix)
3. Lee Curtiss – Smoking Mirrors
4. Raziek – Die (Top Billin Remix)
5. Tim Green – Kitch In
6. Noob & Brodinski – Cajou Club
7. Adam Sky & Danny Williams – The Imperious Urge (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
8. Mowgli – London To Paris
9. Nadastrom – Squarez
10. Gucci Vump – Sha! Shtil! (L-Vis 1990 Remix)
11. Autokratz – Stay The Same (Noob Remix)
12. Miike Snow – Black And Blue (Tiga Remix – Peanuts Fix)
13. Noob & Brodinski – Peanuts Club (Renaissance Man Ph 7 Remix)
14. Noob & Brodinski – Peanuts Club (Homework Remix)
15. Homework – Waist Zipper

Man from out of this world produces 'Man from Earth'

2009-10-13T12:20:00.012+02:00

Jori Hulkkonen's new album is coming up!
Already his tenth(!) full length album, and his first full album release on Turbo Recordings so this calls for a celebration.
You can find almost everything about this 'trekkie' on the GirlsLoveDjs-website, where I put together a little article about Jori, go check it out.

Ever wondered about Jori's dreamhouse? Go find out...

-Update-
Just received Jori's press-release, great piece of writing!

TURBO CD 028
JORI HULKKONENMAN FROM EARTH

The world we live in, on a very fundamental level, is flawed.

On the eve of my tenth album release I'm still writing my own bio and wondering if I should refer to myself in third person, analyze the past 15 years and justify bad career moves as artistic integrity, and promote myself as the unsung hero of techno and house; a mere victim of poorly timed strokes of genius (numerous!) and being born in the wrong part of the world.

Well, sarcasm never really did become me, and irony works only if unnoticed. Double fail.
It's easy enough to google up some old Jori Hulkkonen bio with real biographical info, or check out my discography from my website so I'll spare you the boring details of my "career".

Ever since the late 80's when my obsession with all things music started to manifest itself with an increasingly verstaile record collection and eventually some synths and experiments in songwriting, it has been quite clear to me that I'm destined to create my life's work within the business. The problem is that as an idealist cynic with tight grip on realism I'm well aware that 'the biz' is a sinking ship more or less, and I'm already dancerously close to the waterline. But the good news is that I stopped caring.

Here's why:

Having released my first proper artist album in 1996 for the French label F communications (defunct now since 2008, with my album "Errare Machinale Est" as their final release -coincidence?), I've managed to do something I never thought would be possible, something that I'm the most proud of all things in my career: never becoming popular.

After nine albums, dozens of pseudonym releases on superhot labels (like Rekids and Get Physical just to mention a couple from the past few years), close to a hundred remixes, my own radioshow on national radio for more than a decade (in Finland though, so it may not count), thousands of DJ gigs all over the world under my belt (OK I never actually counted but a quick calculation tells me it must be close to 2000 now), producing and writing songs for the likes of Tiga (whom I created in the first place), and having a reputation as a producer who can make an 808 kickdrum sound like a jazzy flute, you'd expect that there was a time when I was The Shit. But I never was!

Sure enough there's a lot people who never were "big", but are they still working? Releasing albums, singles, getting remix requests and DJing all over after 15 years? No. But I am. And this I see as my greatest achievement and there's a lesson to be learned everyone: If you never become trendy it's impossible for you to become untrendy.

Will all this change now though with my hotter than hot new album on Turbo, or the buzz around my Acid Symphony Orchestra (a piece I wrote for ten tb-303's and a 707, conducted by me)? Or the rumoured collaboration with Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys?

It remains to be seen but I'm dedicated to give my best shot to not let it happen.

Man From Earth, my tenth studio album, is the first "Jori Hulkkonen" album not released on the now defunct F communications.

How will this change of label affect my sound? Is this the end of ballads, jazz and ambient? Of course not -not even for me - but the album is a deliberate (as in not forced) departure from the bedroom vibes with focus on jams for the dance crowds.

Recorded at my alppIVhouz studios, most of the tracks were intended for 12" singles so they are not album tracks as such, therefore the album is maybe not as coherent and subtle as some of my previous efforts. But what it may lack in atmospheric synthpads, "scandinavian mooddesign" and social commentary it makes up in catchy basslines, sizzling hihats and semi-danceable tracks.

Jori Hulkkonen

The circus is coming to town

2009-10-09T16:04:00.005+02:00

Joost van Bellen is celebrating his 25th anniversary in 'the biz', and of course he does it in a way only he can ; ridiculously big!
The Rock and Rave Circus will tour through Holland and Belgium and is bound to hit a town near you.
Check out the calender at the Rock and Rave Circus website.
Kick-off is tonight @ hometownvenue De Melkweg.
Dress up, you'll look like a dick if you don't.

If you have the chance, congratulate Joost van Bellen, he loves to be approached by nutty fans.

Column

2009-10-06T15:30:00.003+02:00

Hey guys n galls, happy to announce that some people still recognize ánd appreciate talent when they see it (*ahum*).
What I'm trying to say is, I wrote a column for the Girls Love DJ's website and it can be found HERE.
Check it out, if not for me do it for yourself, great tunes, podcasts and other stuff over there.

'Power' to the people

2009-10-01T23:21:00.006+02:00

Boys Noize's new album 'Power' is out, go get it ASAP is all I'm gonna say about it.

If you do want to read more, visit this Turbo-link for a nice piece about Alex ánd his new album.

Guerilla Disco

2009-10-01T18:43:00.003+02:00

If you survived Girls love DJ's @ Paradiso, and are in need of some serious bouncin' on tasty tunes there's only one place to be this Saturday ; Discocult @ Sugar Factory!
Line-up is fingerlickin' fine with Ravage!Ravage!, Michael Nunes, Guerilla Speakerz, Samantha Freud, Destynee, VJ Martin Duvall and Oslo Hilton.
Those of you who were there when Guerilla Speakerz and Oslo ripped the place to pieces @ BOYCOTT @ Club Up last week, know you can't afford to miss out on this.
Those of you who weren't there, COME CHECK THIS SHIT OUT, you're missing out on the best Amsterdam clubbing has to offer!
Here's the Sugar Factory site and check out Guerilla Speakerz' kewl layout.

Shake those Peanuts

2009-09-29T13:17:00.002+02:00

Finally Von Party arranged the contest he'd promissed for a while now!
Everyone gets the chance to de- and recontruct Noob & Brodinski's 'Peanuts Club'.

What can you win? does it matter? Ow well here goes anyway ; a post and featured interview on the Turbo site. The winner will also be awarded a 'Pro DJ' subscription that gives him/her advance mp3s of every Turbo release.

Get the wav.-files here and, to quote Von Party, go nuts on it!

Girls love Nadastrom

2009-09-28T18:15:00.007+02:00

Hey there, it's been a while (yet again...)
Back from the dead to bring you some pretty sick news:
This Friday October second Girls Love DJ's will host a great night in Amsterdam's top-spot Paradiso, and they brought a.o. none other than Nadastrom! Finally a chance to hear these guys raise hell!
Of course most famous for their remixes, the boys also have a great live reputation ; known for tearing the place apart with an ass-kicking, head-spinning, grimey yet funky set.
I can dwell on and on (probably till the break of dawn), but to put it simple, you're an ass if you don't go!
Check it out at the Girls Love DJ's site or Paradiso's site
Before I forget, Nadastrom get some great support that night from Oslo Hilton, Mightyfools, GLDJS DJ team and Rubix.
And that's not all, upstairs I-F will throw a 3-hour set on his decks!!
If you wanna hit the basement Lil Vic & Danny de Funk will tickle your ears with some great tunes

Be there.

Finish in (Doggy)Style

2009-08-28T16:52:00.004+02:00

Dear readers,

So sorry to have kept you waiting, I'd left the blog-o-sphere temporarily.
But back with a vengeance!
Next post will be in Dutch though since the event I'll be writing about is in Amsterdam. (and otherwise use Google translate, a child can do the laundry as we say over here...)

Jaaaaa nog ÉÉN laatste keertje keihard los in de buitenlucht! En niet zomaar, nee we doen t beestenboel-stylo!

Ik heb het vorig jaar zelf moeten missen, zat bij Chromeo in Brussel, maar als ik de verhalen mag geloven was de eerste Valti-editie onnavolgbaar fijn. Extra goede reden dus om het dit jaar allemaal zelf te gaan checken.

Eigenlijk zeggen de line-up (check de pdf-time-table hierrr ) en het feit dat Meubelstukken deze partij host genoeg ; dit wordt een beestachtig gekkenhuis in het kwadraat.
Nergens zul je zoveel waar voor je geld krijgen als hier. Heb bij Meubelstukken altijd het idee dat de ontvangen revenues rechtsstreeks teruglopen in het feest zelf, en kom zelf maar checken of ik gelijk heb. Neem van mij aan dat de locatie betoverend zal zijn en je je een dag op n andere wereld zult wanen.

Ik kan er eindeloos over leuteren, maar je bent eigenijk gewoon n party-poepert als je niet gaat, over dit feestje zal het tijdens de lange koude winter-avonden gaan, en wil jij dan stilzwijgend de aangedikte verhalen van anderen aanhoren?

Koop HIER nu je kaartjes, het is (volkomen terecht) uitverkocht aan het raken, dus GOGOGO!!

PS: Wie voor vanavond nog een feestje zoekt: MSTRKRFT draait met Joost en Boemklatsch in Tivoli!

Upcoming...

2009-07-24T00:15:00.005+02:00

Tiga's new chart is out (amongst others of course..), and now the long wait for the releases...awaits us.

At least it answered one question for me ; what was that killer-remix of 'Beep beep beep' in Tiga's Werchter set. Turns out it's highly probable that it's a Crookers remix. These guys are maturing, if it is their remix it's the best one they ever made.

Noob&Brodinski are on fire at the moment, they (or well I must say Turbo) already have us waiting for 'Peanuts Club', and now they also drop 'Cajou Club'(B-side or nut-obsession?). Both are released somewhere second half of September..urgh..

Anywho, here's Tiga's Top 25:

1. The Juan Maclean - Happy House (Matthew Dear Vs Audion Remix) - DFA
2. Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (Tiga's 1-2-3-4 Remix) - Rabid
3. Hugg & Pepp - Sweet Rosie (Sei A Remix / Disco Dub) - Turbo
4. Planetary Assault Systems - Hold It - Ostgut Ton
5. Tiga - Beep Beep Beep (Crookers Remix) - PIAS
6. Oculus - Short Groove - Turbo
7. Noob & Brodinski - Cajou Club - Turbo
8. Boys Noize - Transmission - BNR
9. D.I.M. - Lyposuct - BNR
10. Fabrizio Maurizi - Daddy Diego - M_nus
11. Rebolledo - Pitaya Frenesi feat. Matias Aguayo - Comeme
12. Zombie Nation - Supercake 53 (Mike Mind Remix) - Turbo
13. Diplo & Laidback Luke - Hey - Dim Mak
14. Orgasmic & Tekitek - The Sixpack Anthem (Harvard Bass Remix) - Institubes
15. Miike Snow - Animal (Crookers Remix) - Downtown
16. Alex Smoke - Scurvy - Hum & Haw
17. Etienne Jaumet - Entropy - Versatile
18. Bodycode - Immune - Ghostly International
19. Bodycode - What Did You Say (Baby Ford Remix) - Ghostly International
20. Whomadewho - Keep Me In My Plane (Modernaire Remix) - Gomma
21. Shit Robot - Simple Things (Work It Out) (Serge Santiago Remix) - DFA
22. Loko - Snatch (Saeeds Snatch The Bongos Remix) - Younan Music
23. Capracara - King of the Witches - DFA
24. Grackle - Desert Acid - Supersoul
25. Cassius - Almost Cut My Hair - Cassius Records

Great btw that Turbo decided to take an option on 'Sweet Rosie', dunno how long we have to wait for this one. Got some time to save up some cash cause by September your Paypal-account will become VERY thirsty.

Here some youtube-links:

Noob&Brodinski - Peanuts Club
Hugg n Pepp - Sweet Rosie

-Mini-update-
Article about turbo on Dazed Digital

Here a ripped preview of Proxy's 8000 to keep you satisfied for a short while

Beepmix

2009-07-11T13:23:00.005+02:00

Tiga's album 'Ciao' keeps on delivering remixes. After 'Shoes'and 'What you need', it's 'Beep Beep Beep' that gets the mix-treatment. Not all remixes are a big success in my opinion. Take the Punk Jumps Up Remix for instance. It's a nice track, but it sounds like every track they produce. No originality whatsoever, so that got me wondering who put this EP together. Can't imagine Turbo's A&R Von Party being satisfied with a track like this, so it's probably some bigshot at PIAS with no taste but a hunger for easy money who compiled this (I seriously 'hope' so..)

don't want any trouble with PIAS's suits so no direct link, but here's a link to a blog that does have the balls to do so

Here a link to a blog that offers the Emperor Machine Remix. Don't like this one either btw.

Proxy - 8000

2009-07-05T13:48:00.017+02:00

FINALLY!!!
Here it is, pure Proxy magic, one of the sickest and most innovative tracks in years, I'm very proud to present '8000' to y'all!! (brilliantly mixed into Fever Ray btw)
Herrrre the mp3 of the rip (better quality than the Werchter rip if I say so myself)

Thomas von Party played it weeks ago, but didn't (understandably)want it to leak yet, but now that Tiga James played it @ Werchter everyone finally has the chance to hear it. He ends his set @ Werchter with it. Brilliant loud set by the way, down it here:

Tiga @ Werchter 2009(Mediafire)
Tiga @ Werchter 2009 (Rapidshare)

Try to ingnore the'"wooooo-ing" Belgian audience, I know they mean well, but that groupbehaviour is getting kinda old...

Download a better preview/listen of Proxy's 8000 over here

Tracklisting:
00:00 Boys Noize - Come With Me
02:55 Tiga - Mind Dimension 2
08:05 Rennaisance Man - Aloha
12:50 Tiga - Beep Beep Beep (Crookers Remix)
16:15 Hugg & Pepp - Penguini
20:27 Tiga - Shoes (Djedjotronic Remix)
24:00 Noob & Brodinski - Peanuts Club
28:07 Laidback Luke & Diplo - Hey (L-Vis 1990 Remix)
31:33 Tiga - What You Need (??? Remix?)
36:35 A-Trak & Laidback Luke - Shake It Down
40:46 Umek - Pravim Haos
44:44 Harvard Bass - Caked
48:30 Tomas Andersson - Washing Up (Tiga Remix)
55:10 Dustin Zahn - Stranger ( Len Fake Breaks Remix )
63:25 Federico Franchi - Pears
68:20 Zombie Nation - Shottieville (Proxy Remix)
72:00 Tiga - What You Need (Proxy Remix)
76:15 Tiga - What You Need (Zombie Nation Remix)
79:00 Matias Aguayo - Minimal (Marcus Rossknecht remix)
83:33 Tiga - You Gonna Want Me
89:10 Miike Snow - Animal (Punks Jump Up Remix)
93:40 Tiga - Overtime
99:00 Proxy - Raven
102:00 Tiga - Shoes (Mr Oizo Remix)
105:00 Proxy- 8000

Mixmaster Remixed

2009-06-16T19:19:00.003+02:00

Ok, I was quite disappointed to hear that Proxy's Shottieville Remix is probably tha last remix from his hand before his album release in autumn, but luckily tha master of remixes gets remixed himself.
Quite proud to present a video I shot @ Rauw Tivoli when Proxy performed there last weekend. Of course I hoped he would play a lot of new stuff from the upcoming album, but I suspect he got some orders from Turbo HQ not to... no '8000'.
Back to where I started: Proxy remixed by The Bloody Beetroots! The quality is quite poor, but you can still make out what they did with 'Who are you'

Here it is:

Zombilicious 2.0

2009-06-03T13:45:00.011+02:00

Harder, better, faster and a whole lot stronger! Turbo put the remix-team on heavy duty and the result is mindblowing and breathtaking...tracks that were already incredibly clever, got a big phat upgrade and are simply irresistable for every person with at least a hint of taste. Or like Thomas von Party says:"Basically I reeeally didn't want to disappoint him (Zombie Nation, JR), but the trouble is that trying to get great remixes is like fishing for music... you never know if you're going to get a giant tuna or a little sardine. Luckily, we took the analogy to heart and busted out THE CAVIAR!!!"
And I've only heard some crappy 96kbps samples. Well ok, Thomas von Party was kind enough to play some of them during his superfly set(youtube-vid) but untill the release at 24th of June we'll have to settle for these samples. Still very enjoyable!
The tracklisting on the site is incorrect last time I checked. It should be:
01. Shottieville (Proxy Remix)
02. Worth It (Arveene & Misk Remix)
03. The Fact (Milano Remx)
04. Mystery Meat Affair (Shadow Dancer Remix)
05. Radio Controlled (Hey Today! Remix)

To kill some time in an excellent way untill then, go buy Turbo064 ; Maximus EP by Hugg and Pepp featuring the killer-track Penguini!
Another way to enjoy some great music is to visit Matt Walsh's blog, he just dropped a new set

Get ready...

2009-05-20T21:37:00.008+02:00

Fasten your seatbelts, strap on your parachutes, crawl under the table for cover... the heaviest earthquake ever recorded is coming to Rauw Amsterdam and Utrecht, June will be Proxy's month!
This Turbo-prodigy is bound to completely mash up and tear down Melkweg and Tivoli with his raw and heavy sets!
Proxy's bound to play some of his new material, '8000' for sure and hopefully also the upcoming remix of 'Who are you' by the Bloody Beetroots...

Also on the bill, of course your host Joost van Bellen, and none other than one of his best friend mr. Larry Tee!

This in combination with the fact that Rauw legendary as it is will probably make this night unique and unforgettable...don't miss out on it!

Here Proxy @ Kissy sell out, it's been floating on the net since December but some of you might haven't heard it yet.

Tracklisting:

01. Proxy - Think First // Turbo Recordings
02. Polymorphic - Technomusic // Coco Machete
03. Zombie Nation - Forza // UKW
04. Tiga - Mind Dimension // Pias/Turbo Recordings
05. Zoo Brazil & Adam Sky - Circle Jerk // Turbo Recordings
06. Mike Mind - Acid Machine // Turbo Recordings
07. Proxy - Cooper // Turbo Recordings
08. Polymorphic - Move Faster // White
09. Marseille - You Don’t Respond // White
10. Marseille - Your Brain // White

Here an impression of the last time Proxy performed in Utrecht

Undercover Anniversary

2009-05-12T21:58:00.004+02:00

Happy birthday Undercover! Congrats to Nick and Cleo for hosting one of the best parties in Amsterdam!

To celebrate this joyfull occasion they decided to invite none other than Thomas von Party and Mickey Moonlight.

Of course y'all know Thomas von Party, the big man behind Turbo Recordings and one of my alltime favourite dj's.

This night's going to be one of the better ones in 2009 so don't miss out on it and come pay respect to Undercover and Turbo @ the Flexbar :-)

Polsslag

2009-05-02T12:47:00.004+02:00

This afternoon and night THE place to be is Hasselt, Belgium (of all places....)
The Grenslandhallen wil host Polsslag 2009 and they're not kidding around with the line-up:
Tiga, Mr. Oizo, Fake Blood, A-Trak&Mehdi, Fisherspooner,Booka Shade, Crookers and SebastiAn a.o. will be present to make this day a memorable one!

I'm gonna take the car right now, hope to 'see' you there!

Hypnotizing

2009-05-01T10:22:00.008+02:00

Bumped into this by accident. Yeah I know I picked up on this pretty late, Etienne's been touring with this set-up for over 2 years now, but still had to post this.
Why don't more artist follow De Crecy's example and perform with such amazing visual 'entertainment'?
Hypnotizing stuff....check the 3D-cube designed by befriended Parisians Exyzt. Daft Punk eat your heart(s) out!

Etienne De Crecy! from idancepl on Vimeo.

And here his set @ Pukkelpop 2008

Jailtime

2009-04-27T13:05:00.007+02:00

For those who can't make it to Paradiso on the 29th, or simply want a 'louder' night, the place to be is the Maassilo in Rotterdam. Proxy, Bloody Beetroots a.o. will perform there at Jailhouse.
Please try to avoid the 'house-area' (wanker-alert)

Turbo-lovers will be able to see both Tiga ánd Proxy, since Proxy will perform in Haarlem @ Patronaat on the 30th.

SOLD OUT

2009-04-26T13:27:00.005+02:00

Like expected, 29th of April Tiga @ Paradiso = sold out.
Really looking forward to this night, it's gonna be mental!
Hopefully We'll make Tiga take his shoe off (read that he'll do it during 'Shoes' if he thinks the gig is a success :-))

Let's focus on 'warm-up-act' Fake Blood for a minute, since Tiga has already been in the spotlights for months with his long-expected new album.

Here a mini-mix taken from the Annie Mac-show (right click 'save as')

And here the Fake Blood Essential Mix (right click 'save as')

Fore some Tiga-material just click on the 'Tiga-tags'

Attractiv

2009-04-19T00:36:00.004+02:00

Tonight it's time to check out a new monthly party, and it's litterally right around the corner from where I live so in the luxurious position of walking there.

The evening is called 'Attractiv' and is held in Studio K, which is also a bar, restaurant and cinema. Total package-deal-thingie.

They're off to a good start with a.o. Joost van Bellen and Homework!

Last day of Rauweekender

2009-04-12T12:08:00.010+02:00

Time flies when you're having fun, and so the last day of Rauweekender has already arrived... But it's going to be a unique one with turntable-champion A-Trak and his French partner-in-crime/partner-in-skills Mehdi!
They both bring an eclectic mix of hiphop and electronic music, really looking forward to seeing these natural born turntablists live, if my words haven't convinced you yet, check out the sets below, they're bound to win you over for sure!

Also there to warm us up our host Joost van Bellen, and LeLe for a live-performance.

There are a couple of tickets available via Tivoli's site, but hurry!

Here A-Trak's Essential mix (back 2 back with Erol Alkan)
Here A-Trak's set at the Beatport pool party @ WMC (back 2 back with Tiga)

And here A-Trak's Running Man set

-update-
Wow what a weekend!!!!!!!!!!

And here some footage of Friday's gig with Boys Noize

Not only Sid Loves Turbo

2009-04-11T12:28:00.005+02:00

It's about damn time we put the spotlight on Sid Loves Turbo. 42 Sets/Podcasts by Turbo 'members' and affiliates, all from a very high standard and up for grabs at www.sidlovesturbo.com

Like said, some of the podcasts are 'real podcasts', like Von Party's and Tiga's(funny to listen ánd informative since they share their view on the newest tracks out), and some are fluent sets.

People who love Turbo will love sidlovesturbo!

Thomas von Party

2009-03-28T16:06:00.016+01:00

Some dj's are well worth a long drive. One of them is Thomas von Party! Had to travel to Brugge to see him, but the pretty long drive was soon forgotten :-)This Turbo-multitasker is superior in musical taste ánd mixing-skills. Impeccable set!His musical horizon is immensely broad, from trippy minimal to hard floorfillers and litterally everything in between. Listen to the Sid Loves Turbo-mix he made for instance, this is something you can enjoy at home on a lazy sunday-afternoon or while nipping some shroom-tea.

Thomas von Party's SLT Podcast (mediafire)

And compare it with a live-set, recorded at Flexbar, Amsterdam (rapidshare)

Check this out, I recorded this from his set in Brugge: Tiga - 'What you need' (Proxy Remix)

And another exclusive, Mr. Oizo's Remix of 'Shoes'

Those were the days

2009-03-22T09:54:00.007+01:00

Got a little sentimental when returning from last night's party...

And here FPU's 2005 update, released on Turbo Recordings

Takin' it a step further with Tiga on vocals

2009-03-21T13:43:00.004+01:00

Tonight the one and only place to get your groove on is Paradiso ; Surkin, Para One and Roger 72 & The Walk will be your groovy hosts!
Surkin's last performance was @ Rauw and it was a memorable one so go check him out!

Here is Surkin's Gloves of Mix (Mediafire)

Boys Noize Records Label Nights

2009-03-16T21:38:00.008+01:00

Get ready for one of the hardest, toughest but most importantly, best weekends of the year... The Rauweekender!!
Boys Noize will electrify this easter, and he's bringing some friends: D.I.M., Shadowdancer and Let Petits Pilous!
Get out your agenda and scribble in these dates: 10th of April, Melkweg and 11th of April, Tivoli.
To complete this perfect weekend, 2many dj's, A-trak, Mehdi , Riton, and off course national hero Joost van Bellen, will also perform!

Here's Boys Noize in action during Rauw @ Mystery Land 2008

Turbo-time @ TAFKAF

2009-03-11T22:45:00.004+01:00

The party's off course @ Rauw this friday, but saturday will be special as well: Duke Dumont will perform @ Flexbar!

The Duke's Myspace

And here a dj-set

Tiga's got what we need

2009-03-11T21:20:00.014+01:00

Finally I can almost get what I need, cause what I need is 'What you need'! The grimey ZZT-sound combined with Tiga's slickness, morphed into this incredible mindblowing track. Don't forget to catch his tour..AND run to your local record store the 27th of April!

Here's Thomas Von Party playing it live

Here's Thomas playing Proxy's Remix in Brugge

Here's what Proxy did with it in Melbourne (wish I attended that party)
Part 1

The Proxy Live, Melbourne 2009 - Part 1 from Baked Not Fried on Vimeo.
Part 2

The Proxy Live, Melbourne 2009 - Part 2 from Baked Not Fried on Vimeo.

And here's a nice snippet

Here's a longer version, but you'll have to tolerate Pete Tong's voice for a long time

Ciao Tiga-album-update Confirmed remixes:

Mind Dimension (Ryan Davis/Ben Hoo), Shoes (Mr. Oizo/Djedjotronic/Green Velvet, What You Need (Zombie Nation/Proxy)!!

And here the trippy video for Mind Dimension. This is what OfficialTiga-Youtubechannel says about it:
Jeff Minter and Ivan Zorzin of Llamasoft were entrusted to faithfully translate Tiga's 'Mind Dimension' to the Video Dimension. How? By making a video about that very dimension.

Turbo Omnidance presents The Proxy

2009-02-21T20:41:00.000+01:00

The man with the biggest club-hit of 2008 is still on tour. Together with Thomas von Party they are Turbo's 2009 Omnidance-tour. They 'did' Australia last month and will be back in Holland (at least The Proxy) the 29th of april. Rotterdam this time after doing Amsterdam twice in 2008.

The Proxy is one of my personal favorites. He uses a lot of grimey sounds from my former love drum 'n bass and I love the almost industrial beats!

Here are 2 sets he recorded for the BBC. Unfortunately not one of his live-sets, but still very nice!

The Proxy - BBC In New Dj's We Trust 19-9-2008 (Rapidshare)

The Proxy - BBC Kissy Sell Out 19-12-2008 (Mediafire)

PopTrash

2009-02-20T18:19:00.000+01:00

Tonight my musical journey will take me to Den Haag to check out PopTrash over there. It's bound to be an electrifying night with HOMEWORK, Toxic Avenger and Sinden!

Here something off-topic, 2 FUKKKOFFF-mixxxes for my best bud as a personal favor :-)

FUKKKOFFF - Go FUKKK OFFF mixxx 1

FUKKKOFFF - Go FUKKK OFFF mixxx 2

Queen's Night Dilemma / Tiga Exclusives!

2009-02-15T11:53:00.002+01:00

Holland's best party of the year is without a doubt Queen's day when the streets and canals are filled with partypeeps. The party starts the night before and so is called Queen's night.
This year Turbo-loving people are faced with a luxury-problem: Tiga in Amsterdam and Proxy with Bloody Beetroots in Rotterdam!
I haven't made up my mind yet...

-update-
Patronaat in Haarlem has the solution, they booked Proxy for Queens Day! And they placed one of my youtube-vids to give an impression of Proxy Live.

Here some exclusive Tiga tracks!
Tiga - Shoes

Tiga - Love don't dance here anymore

Here some (random) tracks:
Autodidakt - Shit your rack (Proxy Remix)

FUKKKOFFF - Rave is king (Le Castle Vania Remix)

BONUS

Don Rimini Playboy X-mas-set

Party Galore

2009-02-09T11:28:00.000+01:00

Upcoming weekend is going to be an exhausting one!
Friday the 13th Zombie Nation and Brodinski will take over the Melkweg @ Rauw, and Saturday Don Rimini will show his party-building-skills @ Westerunie

-Update-
Zombie Nation and Brodinski were off the hook! Great sets by both, and some extra respect for Zombie Nation, his live-set was breath-taking...

And then there's TAFKAF with the New Judas label night @ Flexbar with HOMEWORK, Downtown, Les Gilettes and Pets on Prozac!

Here a must-have set by the Don to get you into the right mood

Ciao! Tiga

2009-02-04T18:01:00.000+01:00

Finally the new and highly anticipated Tiga-album is in sight! The official Tiga-site anounces the release-date to be April 20th
There's also a little teaser-track on the site that's possibly named 'Overtime'
Let's hope we hear the full version ASAP!

Here's the teaser

25 Years

2009-01-25T20:38:00.000+01:00

2009 marks Joost van Bellen's 25th year in 'the biz'. This Dutch legend almost singlehandedly introduced house in Holland, and has been setting the tone in this musical landscape eversince. Always progressive, always looking for what's hot even before it's warm, and now more influencial than ever. His monthly Rauw-evenings are a total-concept both visually as musically.

Happy Jubilee Joost, let's make 2009 your most memorable of those 25 years!

Joost kicked off 2009 with a monster-set @ Rauw @ Melkweg. Here's a fairly big part of it!

Mr. Oizo in Paradiso

2009-01-22T20:57:00.000+01:00

Mr. Oizo is honouring Amsterdam with one of his rare visits to the city. Last time was during 5 days off and that was a perfect night, so catch him if you can! He'll be performing in Paradiso this time.

Mr. Oizo - Positif (Midfield General Re-edit)

Mr. Oizo - Gay Dentists (JFK Edit)

Mr. Oizo - Hun (Original Mix)

Mr. Oizo - Pourriture 7

HARD!

2009-01-21T22:09:00.000+01:00

For the people who have to miss out on SeabastiAn and Joost, there's another chance this weekend to bounce&shake, cause The Toxic Avenger are here to intoxicate Amsterdam! The evening is named after what it is: HARD! Check Flexbars site for more info

Together with Amsterdams prodigies Homework, they will turn saturday the 24th into a memorable one. By the way, you can catch Homework this friday with Uffie and Feadz in The Hague!

Here some grimey tunes to get you into the mood

The Toxic Avenger - Escape (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

Hermanos Inglesos - Komodo (The Toxic Avenger Remix)

Homework - Tracy Emin (Right click to save)

-UPDATE-

What a great night! Looking forward to HOMEWORK'S next release!! The Toxic Avenger came hard as well!

Beats released at Stubnitz

2009-01-21T17:21:00.000+01:00

Ed Banger-time at Stubnitz this weekend! Some nasty-drink-producer managed to compose a great line-up. For sure Sebastian and Dutch pride and glory Joost van Bellen will manage to release some killer BEATS at M.S. Stubnitz!

Tickets are not for sale and can only be obtained over here

-UPDATE-
Please sink the Stubnitz. Once again they managed to spread way too many tickets which forced people with tickets to wait in the blistering cold for hours without getting in. This happens a lot, and every time with the shitty excuse that the firebrigade forced them to do that. You'd think they would learn after a couple of times, but apparently donkeys over there.

Dim Mak Europe Tour

2009-01-18T22:41:00.003+01:00

Another one of those nights you can't afford to miss: DIM MAK does Europe
The Dutch snippet of this tour will be hosted bij Haarlems Patronaat

Featured artists will be none other than Bloody Beetroots, Modeselektor and Mr. Dim Mak himself Steve Aoki!

Here's BBR's NLLR mixtape and here (right click to save) Modeselektor's Jetlag Mix to get into the right groove

-UPDATE-

What a night!!!!
Check it! More vids of that night at my youtube-channel
Bloody Beetroots

Modeselektor

Brodinski joining Zombie Nation

2009-01-18T19:33:00.000+01:00

Good news for party-peeps in Amsterdam ; Brodinski will be joining Zombie Nation for his gig at Rauw in Amsterdam!

Here a great set and track to celebrate this better news of the day:
Brodinski SmokemachineG Mix

Tracklist:
Gimikk - Dance Under The Stars (Paco Osuna Bass Edit)
Amhet Sendil - You Kisses Dynamite?
Rhythm Code - Scorpion
Ida Engberg & David West - The Giant From
Martin Brothers - Dum (Nat Self Rmx)
Brodinski - Oblivion (Hatchmatik Unreleased Mix)
Brodinski - Oblivion (Noob Unreleased Mix)
Sharam - Crazi
Sharam Jey - Shake Your (Zoo Brazil Rmx)
Style Of Eye - Ona
Rino Cerrone - Hype
Qoso - Yaheya
Marc Houle X Warp 21 - Bay Of Figs (Diplo Edit)
Hov - Analogik
Skream - Fick

Brodinski - Oblivion (Noob Remix)

For more info about this upcoming blast of a party visit Rauw's website

Rex the Dog album-release-party in Amsterdam

2009-01-18T17:26:00.000+01:00

Last night Rex the Dog performed in Amsterdam at Undercover`@ Flexbar.
Here the great video for Bubblicious

And off course the track on mp3

Here the disco version

The original

And the Congo Rock Remix

Previous Party-moments on 'Worth it'

2009-01-18T16:24:00.000+01:00

This is why I couldn't wait for 'Worth it' to be released:

For more Tiga and Thomas von Party, visit my youtube-channel

Zombie Nation will perform in Amsterdam the 13th of February @ Joost van Bellen's Rauw party @ Melkweg

Zombie finally released!

2009-01-17T15:20:00.000+01:00

Here it is guys, finally the 'Worth it'-promo is available. Unbelievable track!

Zombie Nation will perform live in Amsterdam next month (February 13th)
For more info about this upcoming Zombielicious night visit Rauw's website