Samira

this past weekend it dawned on me that i’m done with Belfunk. yup, i’ve had my time with it. and i never thought it would come to this point. but i finally said goodbye to one of my favorite tracks of all time. it had been a Sam-staple for many years–almost as long as i’ve been spinning records. almost every CD i’ve recorded, every set i’ve played, has included my favorite Sasha track & i finally parted with it. sound a bit dramatic? perhaps. but the point is, i feel like my sound has come to a new level & when i look back at the years it has taken me to get to this point, i can honestly say that they are defined by that track. it was strange to grab it the other night & not feel the need to spin it. i can say so much more about it. like how i think that Sasha’s double X-Pander EP is one of the best things to have ever happened to electronic music. and how i think that his new album absolutely pales in comparison to those four tracks. and how i find it odd that so few people still remembered that oevre of his, in looking forward to his long-awaited EP (that Airdrawn Dagger business….) thank you, Sasha, for bringing us the X-Pander, for bringing us Belfunk, and for giving me the track that has brought me this far along in my enjoyment of music. i look forward to being able to listen to it more frequently now. :-) sam

belfunk, dj, samira, sasha, xpander

Texas was fantastic. Many Many M A N Y thanks to everyone in Dallas and Austin: Dave and Cody of the Carbon Community, the Bless Crew, Blake of Spincycle Productions, St. Blaize, Joseph Noctum of Just Say Agency. i had the time of my life & will be back…so watch out! i’ve got lots of stuff to report, so hang tight, because i’m sure i’ll get some sort of travelogue posted up here very soon. in the meantime, hopefully i’ll see you at LUMA Fest tomorrow: don’t sleep on this one–it’s gonna be a blast. have you voted for your favorite SF Bay Area DJs yet? you can do so until November 2nd, and you can do so: HERE sam

breakbeat, carboncommunity, dj, sonoftheelectricghost, soteg, texas

and this picture was taken exactly 23 years ago…

Remember an earlier post about my production Dream Team in Texas? Thanks to the heroic efforts by Cody & Dave of the Carbon Community, I will be flying out to Dallas in September and I will be playing a gig with them as well as Son of the Electric Ghost! I’m so F@*&ing excited, I can hardly stand it! I’ve just been wanting to see each of these live acts perform, because I love their music & spin their tracks all the time. Geting the opportunity to play with them & hang out with them…… < –huge ass grin Thank you Cody and Dave, and Blake from Spincycle Productions! looking forward to September. pocketful of smiles sam

breakbeat, carboncommunity, dj, sonoftheelectricghost, soteg, texas