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New Monthly: Thirsty at Matador

sam — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:58:08 +0000

Thirsty (Every 4th Thursday)
Beginning December 27th

With Resident DJs:
DJ Amber (yay, Amber! hi roomie!)
DJ Denise
Samira
dj Missao

Your favorite house, techno, and breakbeat sounds
including original track premieres. Venue recently
renovated including new sound and DJ gear.
Come on out!

Matador, 10 6th Street, SF
10pm – 2am
No cover. 21+

Intergroove Goes Bust

sam — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:06:05 +0000

Just received an email from Melyss with a link to this article about the closing of London based distribution company Intergroove UK: DJmag.com Dance News: Intergroove Goes Bust “Dance music labels, vinyl lovers, and record shops are today mourning the death of one of the world’s biggest dance music distributors.” Intergroove distributed many labels, including a large lot of some very fine breakbeat labels: 10 Kilo, Audio Bug, BoomBox, Burrito, Chi, Deep Cuts, Fat, Finger Lickin’, Functional, Jalapeno, Kilowatt, Lab-Rok, Lot 49, Marine Parade, Menu Music, Mile High, Mob, Money Shot, Punk Funk, Release, Spin Out, Splank, Streetwise, Supercharged, Tagsta, TCR, Thrust, Vertical Sound. This is pretty shocking news. Yes, i understand that the world is becoming more and more digital & yes, it’s part of the evolution of things & yes, i’m sure those of us who are still die-hard vinyl junkies will eventually adapt. The sheer number of artists and labels that will be affected by this, however, is considerably large–especially for the breaks scene. A sad day, in many regards. More thoughts on this soon.

Full Intent Promo

sam — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:24:34 +0000

third installment on Full Intent: Bill Vega — Running Scared / Running Scared (BSS V RNA Rmx) ok, i just got this in the mail today… and i just finished listening to both sides: dude. HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! both these tracks are OFF THE HOOK!! best one of the Full Intent releases yet. nice work, Bill. you guys are on fire. those basslines just made every inch of my house tremble. wow. WOW. WOW!!!!!!! this record is *just sitting* on my turntable & it is killing people!! every hair on my body is standing straight up right now! and i’m sweating. i can’t wait to see what else you’ve got in store for us this year. sam

Beatmatch was incredible!

sam — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 15:11:27 +0000

you know what’s so crazy about my set last friday? i remember it record for record. i actually pulled my set-list out from that night the next day, which is something i have never been able to do. especially considering that my record box is usually a disastrous mess at the end of the night (and it was again on friday). but i remember my set so clearly, every mix, from the moment i dropped a new record in to the moment i pulled out of each mix. i just knew from the moment i dropped that first track that my set would be strong and loud and tight. i don’t think i’ve ever felt so confident. the crowd was completely there & they just wanted more and more and more. Cece had told me: “i want you to play with absolutely no mercy….” well, the crowd told me the same thing that night. it was incredible :-) SO many people came up to me that night & thanked me profusely for making that event possible. not your standard “you played a great set”, but people truly being grateful for the experience. quite remarkable.

DJ Ghost Dogg

sam — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:00:53 +0000

Just finished listening to DJ Ghost Dogg’s Making Things Worse, and i highly recommend checking this out. All original stuff, and the whole thing is just excellent. You can get it at Ceiba Records (lower Haight), or mailorder it from them: HERE
here’s some of what i wrote to Michael as my response to his CD: nice complicated beat patterns, interspersed with longer vocal samples. very heady material–makes you think. very picturesque. and the whole CD feels like a play, with many acts. ok, just finished listening to the whole CD. i’m really impressed. it is so cohesive–all the tracks work well together, and they work well in THAT very sequence. some things that stand out to me: i think you’re very good at creating dichotamies between the very pretty/angelic sounds and the dark/looming basslines. i love that kind of contrast in music. i also really like your use of vocal samples. it’s really nice to hear some them return in later tracks–gives the CD that dreamscape sense. you don’t overuse vocal samples, either, which i really appreciate. their meaning tends to get lost with overuse. but i think you’ve got the balance just right. the percussive elements are great, throughout the whole thing. wide range of styles, yet the transitions are smooth. the only thing i’d say is, i would love to hear you do some stuff at higher BPMs. for utterly selfish reasons. i love my breaks dark, yet melodic; looming but pretty. i like sinister & you definately convey sinister well from what i’ve heard. Ceiba Records 463 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415-437-9598

IMM :: Live at Bad Kitty @ Anu :: SF :: 10.23.03

sam — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:39:23 +0000

well, i dropped Anthony off at SFO airport today. he’s on his way to Portland, then Seattle, and he’ll finish off his West Coast tour on Halloween in Vancouver. you can check out the audio stream of his set at Anu last thursday: HERE enjoy! it’s a good one :-)

EK — “Valium”

sam — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 01:08:43 +0000

I lost one of my most prized records over 6 months ago. It is a track by EK on the Sound Not Scene label, called Valium. I must have searched everyone’s record box, to no avail. Thanks to my stellar friend DJ Prana, I now have another copy of the track! THANK YOU, KARL!!!!!!! Mwuah! <–hella big pocketful of smiles Woohoo! sam

dreamteam

sam — Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:01:17 +0000

Cody and Dave (the Carbon Community) recently teamed up with Son of the Electric Ghost. Congratulations on getting signed to Bless records, guys! Talk about my production Dreamteam. And it’s all happening in Texas. hehe. I’ve been a fan of both the Carbon Community & SOTEG for some time, and I’m really excited to hear what will come out of their collaboration in this near future. I also just noticed that there’s a page up about Cody & Dave on Nubreaks, which you can check out: HERE