• Busy P – Radio 1 Essential Mix @ Manchester 30102009

Julian Casablancas “11th Dimension” (columbia)
Gossip ” Love long distance” Riva Starr remix (backyard)
Boris Dlugosh “Bangkok” (phantasy)
Busy P feat Murs “To protect & entertain” Crookers remix (ed rec)
DSL “Stupid Bitches” Rynecologist remix (ed rec)
David Guetta & Afrojack “Toyfriend”
Maurice Jushua “This is Acid” Boys Noize re-work
Gucci Vump “Sha! Shtil!” L-Vis remix (sound pelligrino)
Boys Noize “Jeffer” Modeselektor remix
Erol Alkan & Boys Noize “Death Suite”
D91 “Erothiq” VNNR remix
Drums of Death “Got yr Thing” Jesse Rose remix
Yeahs Yeah Yeah “Heads will roll” A-Trak remix
The Count & Sinden “Mega”
Crookers feat Kelis “No Security” Rustie remix
Uffie “Pop the Glock” Felix da Housecat remix (ed rec)
Justice “Waters of Nazreth” Erol’s secret weapon edit

• Highbloo – Party hard, die young, stay pretty mixtape special for PartyHarders

Tracklist on the picture!

Busy P blog

Highbloo’s  myspace

PartyHarders.com

Enjoy yourself!

Busy P – Live in Manchester

Mr. Oizo is definitely an Apes With Barrels favorite, ¡yay experimental french electro-house! , and I recently happened upon a remix he did of Doctor L back in 2000 titled ‘Strange Shit Happens (Mr. Oizo Remix)’ which was missing from my essentially complete collection of his music (His remix of Ark’s Punkadelic was only released on Vinyl, and is relatively rare, unfortunately it will probably never surface, and the tracks ‘Pig’, ‘Tnust’, and ‘Half A Square‘ continue to elude internet exposure) I apologize to those of you who have most of these, but I think all of this crazy surrealist Frenchmans remixes deserve to be posted regardless, so here goes, voici, la musique de l’ordinateur>>>

Fuck Trick or Treating, dressing up will suffice, and as for the candy…well a different type of candy. Spending Halloween with some of the greatest party DJs spinning right now was my choice for a good weekend vacation.This past August I attempted to attend HARD Summer Fest ‘09 because of its promising line up, but HARD just tried to do it too HARD, filling the Forum with over 18,000 people when its capacity is only nearly 10,000. For most fans this was no problem, as for LAPD they felt differently about the situation. Busy P opened up the night and put on an amazing performance getting the crowds hyped up as people were still flowing into the coliseum. At one point security attempted to stop people from accessing entrance onto the floor, which only lead to the fans jumping over the railing (about a one story drop). Following Busy P and unfortunately ending the night, Crystal Castles performed. Alice Glass really got into her performance and came down off the stage into the crowd to sing. Standing right in front of me and the rest of the crowd, everyone went crazy trying to lay a hand on her. Chromeo was scheduled to go on after this performance but at this point the crowd was way beyond crazy and wanting more, so much more that the  LAPD had to put a pause on HARD until everyone calmed down. Pardon me but I would like anyone to try calming 18,000 alcohol and drug induced people…it’s impossible! 2 hours of waiting, HARD was shut down due to the crowds not complying with LAPDs request and everyone was kicked out. This was such a devastation because we traveled all the way from Texas for this and I didn’t get to see the people I wanted to the most! (Dear Bloody Beetroots and Crookers, If you are reading this please perform somewhere in Texas! Love, Benny Havoc a.k.a. Sarah) Once the death of HARD was announced, police lined the stage and began to force people out. The crowds were furious and began to throw bottles and trash at the police; one person even began a fire in one of the bathrooms. Leaving the Forum was suppose to be the epic end to a wonderful summer, in return HARD did me wrong. (although upon leaving I did have the pleasure of meeting P Thugg from Chromeo at the airport)

Despite the big let down my friend who ventured to California with me for take one of HARD, decided not give up and bought a 2 day pass and plane ticket for HARD Haunted Mansion ‘09.
-ME (Sarah)

Big Names, Big Music, and Lots of Candy this halloween!
I went to see a few talents, but had the best Halloween experience I have had to date.
Good People, Good Vibes, and Bass Music!
Held at the Shrine this year in downtown LA, we were walking in P Diddy’s footsteps. It was a two day party, best thing I have ever done on a holiday. The energy at HARD blew me away! It might have been the narcotics, but everyone was having a blast and dancing non-stop. I couldn’t blame anyone for being completely inebriated but it was the right time and the right place to be obliterated and witness such a flawless lineup. I can die a happy man seeing the talent I saw that weekend. Although i missed the Crookers, which I am bummed about, I was mother fucking court side for Justice. So seeing the Crookers is still on my to do list, but youtube Justice at HARD Haunted Mansion and check out my pretty mug and huge pupils!
I encourage everyone to go next year! Ill be there same time, same place next year, to do it HARD!
by Aaron
Line up for HARD Haunted Mansion

HARD Summer Fest ‘09

HARD Haunted Mansion ‘09

　　
몽막뜨에 있는 소셜클럽의 티져영상. 비지피블로그 갔다가 발견했다 이런게있엇다니
아웃겨!! 특히 u캔터치디스랑 싱크로율대박
조만간 가야지

‘bonus’
내블로그 배경에 주인공 seeing is believing
　
scratch Massive – seeing is believing
　
　

Busy P & DJ Mehdi -  The Warehouse Project


Mirror

Mirror

DJ Mehdi

Nina Simone ‘Feeling Good’
Midnight Juggernaughts ‘Scorpius’
Brodinski ‘Solaris’
Zombie Disco Squad ‘Esperanto’ (Solo Remix)
Public Enemy ‘Show’em Watcha Got’
Boysnoize ‘Shine Shine’
Le Le ‘Breakfast’ (Mercury Remix)
Traffic Sign ‘Let’s Work’
Shit Robot ‘Xxxx’
Deetron And DJ Bone ‘Life Soundtrack’
Kikomoto Allstars ‘I’ll Make You Jack’
Audio Bullys ‘Flickery Vision’ (Riva Starr Remix)
DJ Hell ‘The Disaster’ (Ink And Needle Remix)
Armand Van Helden ‘Ski Hard’
Kid Sister ‘Get Fresh’ (Alex Gopher Remix)
Laidback Luke & Diplo ‘Hey!’
Major Lazer ‘Pon Di Floor’ (Smoke And Mirrors Edit)
DJ Mehdi ‘Pocket Piano’ (Brodinski Remix)
A-Trak & Laidback Luke ‘Shake It Down’
Tiga ‘Shoes’ (Mr Oizo Remix)
Simian Mobile Disco ‘Synthesize’
Boysnoize ‘Kontact Me’

Busy P (tracklisting unavailable)

Recebi certos elogios pela primeira edição da Compilação Mágica e alguns pedidos de ‘’mais uma vez’’, rs. Então fiz outra seleção de mais doze artistas diferentes para que talvez pudesse refinar a variedade e gosto musical de cada um – to me achando né? Bem, trouxe hoje do eletro, dance ao pop de sempre e o velho folk que trás sentimentos relaxantes. Espero que gostem

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Playlist:

You gotta drop it and pop it like this fool tonight. One of my favorite jams of all time by Busy P:

Shoko will be repping a haunted house tonight. Say Kike’s name at the door, and not only will you get in free, you’ll  get a 7-euro coupon for drinks.

I’ve been trying to get cut for the beach before the sun completely goes away, but this 5-year-old is showing me up:

The Barcelona night scene is one of a kind.  You won´t find any other city in Europe that starts their nights off at 2am and continues until around 6-7am.  One of my favorite clubs here in Barcelona is called Apollo Nightclub.  This club entertains many people around Barcelona with their wide variety of artists and genres of music.  It has two floors with bars on each floor to get your favorite cocktail and mingle with the locals.  One of the special events that Apollo hosted most recently was, Busy P.

Since being in Barcelona, I have noticed that techno music is widely enjoyed by many locals and foreigners around the city.  Personally I have been attracted to techno music for about three years now and think it´s a great way to listen to familiar songs mixed in a certain way that makes them sound completely different.  In Barcelona, you will be able to find a techno music concert that you can attend either for free or at a low price almost any day of the week.  The definition of techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged from Detroit, Michegan.  Since the new genre of music was introduced in 1988, it has taken over the world as a new way of expressing ones self.

Many music artists create the techno music by using a device called a synthesizer.  With this machine you are able to mix and recreate the music into something that can sound completely different than the original piece of music.  One of my most recent favorite artists who has emerged onto the techno scene is a man name Pedro Winter who goes by Busy P.  You can view his MySpace page here if you are interested in hearing any of his music or learning more about him.

As a little introduction of who Busy P is, I will start by telling you that he is a French electro house DJ, producer, manager and owner of the Ed Banger Records label.  He was also the manager for the well known techno group called Daft Punk from 1996 to 2008.  Busy P is known for his originality that is contingent upon his balance of artistically driven music and musically driven art.  Because Apollo Nightclub decided to host Busy P last weekend, it has opened the doors to many new fans including my self.  Here is a video that I took while at his show.

Un journée avec Busy P, Pedro Winter pour les plus intimes, à ParkLife un festival musical australien qui regroupait pas mal de beau monde tel que The Rapture, Tiga, MSTRKRFT, Empire of the Sun, Junior Boys, A-Trak, Erol Alkan, et Metronomy. A day in the Parklife with Busy P est une petite saga, en 4 parties, dans laquelle Busy P nous fait découvrir son jolie univers avant pendant et après DJ set.

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New Sebastian by Busy P

Busy P – New Sebastian

Sul sito di Next, supplemento mensile culturale del quotidiano francese Libération, Olivier Wicker intervista Uffie (1987), “la protetta dei Justice”. Gossip a parte – Uffie è incinta – la notizia è che dopo circa tre anni di attesa e aspettative sta per uscire l’album d’esordio della Lolita di casa Ed Banger: a febbraio 2010, dice l’etichetta di culto per i club di mezzo mondo. Il primo singolo, Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans, che dà anche il titolo all’album, invece uscirà questo mese (il videoclip, apprendo dal profilo Twitter di Uffie – occhio ai fake, come segnala sul suo myspace -, è stato girato il 1° Ottobre scorso). Wicker, che presumibilmente ha ascoltato l’album in anteprima, scrive: “L’omaggio alle sonorità anni Ottanta è onnipresente ma distillato da piccoli tocchi, in sottili riferimenti, a volte quasi subliminali”.
Nel maggio 2007, accompagnato dalla fotografa Chiara Santarelli (la foto qui sotto è sua), ho incontrato Uffie a Parigi e qualche mese dopo ho pubblicato l’intervista su Beat Magazine (sul numero di Luglio-Agosto 2007). Per sapere qualcosa in più della prossima (electro-)popstar ecco, qui di seguito, l’intervista edita più qualche outtake/scarto della stessa, finora inedito.

Uffie (photo © Chiara Santarelli)

Uffie, vero Anna-Catherine Hartley, vive in un quartiere di Parigi che lei stessa definisce un po’ “ghetto”: in effetti i palazzoni abbondano. Anche se vive in Francia da più di tre anni, col francese se la cava meglio a scriverlo che a parlarlo e il suo grado di comprensione è sufficiente, niente di più. D’altronde è americana, di Miami, quindi la sua madrelingua è quella universale, e questo può costituire una sorta di attenuante. A vederla fuori dal palco e non in pose iper-trendy come appare su siti e riviste di mezzo mondo, è una ragazza “normale”: di una bellezza non comune, ok, ma alla mano, a tratti timida, vestita senza dare troppo nell’occhio e quindi in fin dei conti senza l’aria di chi si sente superiore o quanto meno speciale (anche se dalle risposte capirete che aveva una discreta fretta). La cosa che può colpire chi semplicemente la incrocia per strada, magari senza conoscere il suo lato pubblico, è il biancore della pelle: ai livelli di Nicole Kidman. Insomma Uffie è umana, anche se ad appena diciannove anni ha invaso i club e conquistato le riviste (non solo musicali) più alla moda; tutto senza aver ancora pubblicato il suo primo album. Sarà che fa parte della scuderia Ed Banger, che per molti è stata l’etichetta del 2006; tra l’altro fondata da Pedro Winter (aka Busy P), già manager dei Daft Punk. Sarà che Dj Feadz, uno degli artisti della label parigina, è il suo compagno di palco ma anche di vita, e questa notizia ha stuzzicato anche l’aspetto gossip del personaggio. Sarà che uno dei suoi primi singoli, Ready To Uff in realtà sta per Ready To Fuck. Chissà. A voler definire il suo genere comunque si può parlare di electro-rap; ma non mancano gli spunti pop.
Perché hai scelto di vivere a Parigi?
In realtà ci sono venuta in vacanza a trovare mio padre che lavorava qui, poi la città mi è piaciuta veramente molto ed eccomi qui.
Dalla tua esperienza quali sono le differenti sostanziali tra il modo di vita americano e quello europeo?
Penso che quello europeo sia molto più aperto culturalmente. Negli Usa c’è troppa pressione riguardo sposarsi, andare al college e cose simili.
Stai suonando più in Europa o negli Usa?
Negli ultimi mesi ho passato qualche settimana negli Usa suonandoci varie volte. In Europa suono circa tre volte alla settimana.
Ci sono differenze tra i club europei e quelli statunitensi?
Quelli americani sono più commerciali, inoltre puoi entrare solo se hai più di 21 o, a volte, 23 anni; solitamente poi le persone vanno lì per farsi vedere. In Europa ci si va per divertirsi, fare i pazzi e fare casino.
Ma ti manca qualcosa degli Usa?
Uhmmm… capire la gente. Qui non posso capire tutto quello che dice la gente.
Canterai mai in francese?
No, ci ho anche provato ma non mi è piaciuto molto.
Come ti sembra la scena musicale di queste parti?
La scena francese è tornata in voga negli ultimi due d’anni, e la cosa veramente bella è che la musica che produciamo qui è davvero varia. Penso sia una scena che continuerà a crescere.
In una recente intervista a Beat Magazine, Cinematic Orchestra ha detto che “Parigi è vecchia” e che “i movimenti culturali, soprattutto musicali, non risiedono più qui”…
Non sono d’accordo. C’è stato solo un periodo in cui qui non è stato un granché, ma i primi tempi in cui il french touch e i Daft Punk sono venuti alla ribalta sono stati fantastici! Ok, poi per un po’ tutti hanno cercato di fare la stessa cosa: i Daft Punk si sono evoluti ma nessun altro si è evoluto con loro; quindi tutto è morto per un bel po’ di tempo. Penso che ora però realtà come la Ed Banger e gente della Institubes come Para One, TTC o Surkin stanno facendo molto bene, stanno spaccando in tutto il mondo facendo vedere quanto sono bravi e che non si tratta solo di roba commerciale. Ci sono molti artisti di talento qui e il mondo se ne sta accorgendo.
Il tuo album è molto atteso: queste aspettative ti creano tensione?
Certo. Il mio primo singolo è uscito tipo un anno fa ed ha fatto successo molto molto velocemente. Ci sono parecchie aspettative sensazionali, la gente si aspetta un album sorprendente. Insomma tanta pressione.
E ti spaventa l’attenzione della stampa nei tuoi confronti?
Non proprio, la cosa più importante per me non è ciò che dice la stampa, anche se sicuramente mi intimidisce.
Pensi si possano individuare degli argomenti ricorrenti nei tuoi testi?
Anche se non me ne accorgo quando li scrivo penso che i temi ricorrenti dei miei testi siano vivere e divertirsi. In qualche modo direi… no, non aggiungerei nient’altro.
Cosa pensi del ruolo di myspace?
Quando ho cominciato ci ho messo una canzone, così, per divertirmi, ma su myspace riesci a far passare cose che altrove farebbero fatica a essere accettate. Per la musica è un mezzo piuttosto importante, specie se sei agli esordi; e poi ci sono davvero tutti.
Ho letto una tua intervista in cui dici che la Ed Banger ti piace anche perché non ha come primo obiettivo il profitto. Ora come ora rifiuteresti la proposta di una major?
Sì, lo sto già facendo. Se accettasi, quello che faccio sarebbe accessibile a tutti, ma dico sempre no. Un giorno magari avrò voglia di farlo ma ora come ora mi voglio sentire libera di fare quello che mi pare, mi sento parte della scena underground e sto provando con tutte le mie forze a restare underground.
Che tipo di rapporto c’è tra gli artisti Ed Banger? E’ veramente una specie di famiglia, come sembra dall’esterno?
Sì, assolutamente. Passiamo molto tempo insieme e tutto sa davvero più di famiglia piuttosto che di etichetta: non c’è competizione, non c’è pressione a produrre; si cerca davvero di impegnarsi nella musica e divertirsi insieme.

Gli outtake
Che ne dici dell’hip hop francese?
Non mi piace molto. Forse perché non capisco i testi ma in realtà c’è qualcosa nella parte strumentale che non mi piace.
Si può dire che alla Ed Banger avete tutti un background hip hop?
Sì… beh, Dj Mehdi è nell’hip hop da quando ha dodici anni, o qualcosa del genere, poi…
Mr. Oizo?
Lui non proprio, è più nell’electro. A dirla tutta ognuno ha un background differente: rock, electro, rap… è difficile da spiegare.
Ti senti parte di una scena?
Non proprio, ma in qualche modo mi sento più vicina alla scena dance/electro piuttosto che a quella hip hop.
Come funzionano i tuoi live?
Giro sempre con Dj Feadz, che cura tutta la parte musicale. Lo show è molto simile a quelli dell’old school con un dj e un mc. Anche se non mi si può definire proprio un mc lo show funziona proprio così, in un modo classico: un dj e un artista.
C’è un posto particolare o una città dove sogni di esibirti dal vivo?
Un posto dove avrei voluto suonare ma non ci sono riuscita è il Brasile. Non ce l’ho fatta per problemi di visto. Vorrei andarci perché ho sentito che lì la gente è veramente pazza.

where the hell have you been?!

my first glimspe of the o2. it did fill up.

so i went to spandau ballet in the o2. tony hadley dedicated true to stephen gately (rip). the whole crowd sang along (as much because it’s the band’s most famous song as anything else) and what was amazing was that i could still hear the band properly. maybe that was because i was two rows from the back, but anyway, i was still impressed.

Rui Da Silva – Touch Me (Samples Spandau Ballet’s Chant No. 1)

friday night i hit the button factory for the ed banger night – i was hoping so me would be kind of kooky and weird, but he wasn’t that far outside of the ed banger mould. breakbot played some cool tunes, as did busy p. unfortunately i had to leave a little bit early so missed most of feadz’s set, though what i did hear was excellent as usual – such as a bmore version of the tetris theme (!) and bangalter’s outrun.

the following night i paid a visit to oktoberfest at chq, which was, in a word, surreal. there was a big hall, there were lots of benches and long tables, and a LOT of paulaner. that much i expected. i didn’t expect the chant/refrain of german nonsense, or hearing cotton eye joe, macarena and lots of dj otzi.

what was less surreal was jokers of the scene at colortv in wax. that was just great. except for the “random” body search on the way in – i’m thinking of getting this tee in protest. but that aside, it was awesome. the boys played a fantastic set – it was full of excellent techno, most of which i didn’t recognise, but it was expertly peppered with some of their own productions and remixes. it would have been easy for them to close on the unstoppable baggy bottom boys but they just kept on going. excellent stuff.

not the best photo ever taken of jokers of the scene

so today and yesterday i took it easy. i watched some generation kill, some peep show, and finally finished watching let the right one in. i liked it, less than the book (as is generally the case), but i thought it was an interesting and faithful, if hugely condensed, adaptation. i thought the book was exceptional in its detail, while the film was impressive by virtue of its use of vague suggestion and implication – brush strokes rather than minute detail.

this weekend i’m looking forward to the juan maclean, in flagranti and the field at tripod, and then i’m supporting mustard pimp on saturday at transmission. i’d love to be hitting some of the deaf nights, but alas i’m working almost every day so i don’t want to spread myself too thin! i did this weekend and it’s tough going. i’m getting old…

final word – check out the delancey music service on east village radio tonight – or later in the week on eli’s blog. last week he and stretch played some wicked tunes, as well as interviewing amanda blank. get on it.

Is it just me or has Ed Banger been pimping out it’s artists like crazy lately. Every time I log on to my Facebook I notice all the new updates from Ed Banger. I am not complaining, I am loving it. It seemed for a short time they kind of just fizzled and laid on their laurels. Oh wow, watch out my anteater education is coming out.

When can we expect Justice to put out a new album? Who knows. But, we can be expecting the much anticipated, at least by me, full album from Uffie. I was over on the Ed Banger myspace and the album is to be titled, Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans. The next single to be released will be featuring Pharell Williams. I can’t wait…I am sure it will be nothing less than sheer genius.

Some other people who have been busy for Ed Banger are DJ Mehdi and Busy P, and Feadz. Feadz after doing work with Uffie finally released an EP called P*N*M*B. Ofcourse, Justice, has been remixing people like crazy. Lenny Kravtiz being one of them. Mr. Oizo released a full album, Lambs Anger. Busy P and DJ Mehdi have been around the world spinning at events. I tell you, this team has been pretty busy since the begining of the year.

I am sure only good things will come. Next, up, Stupid Bitches EP.

French/US Ed Banger recording artist Uffie has just dropped the official video for her jammy that’s been out for a minute already (2006). But the video is dope and the song will be included on her new album, “Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans” supposedly due out in early 2010. Pharrell will be making a guest appearance on the first track off the new album. The video was directed by Parisian art director Nathalie Canguilhem.

Uffie’s video for “Pop The Glock” just came out. Song is like three years old. Why they just did this video? Don’t know. Little about her if you didn’t know. 21 year old rapper signed to Ed Banger Records. Originally from Florida. Later moved to France. Most known for her feature on “The Party” by Justice. And her shit on the Ed Banger Records volumes. Her debut album, Sex Dreams And Denim Jeans, is to be released early 2010. Production from Feadz, Mr. Oizo, SebastiAn, etc. And Busy P said the next single is a Pharrell feature? Can’t wait. Honestly though. Uffie isn’t all that great. Some good songs but mostly nothing crazy. She is really hot though. Too hot. Anyways. This song is still great. But as far as this video goes? It’s alright. Directed by Nathalie Canguilhem. Should have been another classic from So Me. Better do Uffie’s next one.

via: Highsnobiety

Busy P rocking the Cool Cats x Wings + Horns Varsity Jacket

As I walked through Wellington Square I noticed it was decisively louder and a lot more crowded than my usual Sunday strolls. I lined up to use a toilet and a passing group of oiled up, shirtless men were kind enough to inform me the reason for the crowds was the 2009 Parklife festival.

Lost in a sea of muddled sounds I found Busy P playing some new and interesting songs. Busy P talked in between and during tracks, which is a massive pet hate of mine, however I can always make an exception for Busy P and the girls flashing their bare breasts for his camera didn’t seem to mind much either.

As with any outdoor event the best sound for each act can require a bit of moving about. Anyone expecting the sound to be awesome wherever they decide to stand needs a reality check. I wandered through the crowd to find a better position and all hell started to break loose. Fences came crashing down, crushing the tired people who were sheltering from the surprising heat. Stampedes of men, old enough to know better, had just jumped the fence and were doing their best to avoid being grabbed by lumbering security guards. I’m ok with fence jumpers, when they’re kids, because they could be underage, too poor, just experimenting or don’t know any better. Adults should know better, and they definitely should not lash out and start punching female security guards once they are caught

Bored of the violence I turned my attention back to the stage, which had become inhabited by MSTRKFT. They played vigorous dance tracks with their trademark DAR NAR NAR NAR riff over the top. The crowd responded at first but when a set is played continuously, at the same level, for a long period of time it stops from being energetic and just becomes dull.

Luckily sets were being kept short and Crystal Castles came out before too much of the crowd was lost. Alice did her thing of screaming into the microphone, which was thoroughly entertaining until someone ran on stage kicking out some leads. The leads happened to be connected to some vital equipment, which killed the music for a few moments. Those moments turned out to be a few too many for the face chewing mob I happened to be surrounded by. In a manner of seconds it all turned weird. A smaller one was knocked to the ground and the larger, more dominant males bent down and started to tear the flesh from his body in a vein attempt to harvest the remainder of the drugs that were still pumping through his limp lifeless body. I felt disgusted by their cannibalistic behaviour but at the same time I respected them for their obviously strong belief in recycling. The music came back on and order was restored, but apparently the damage done was irreversible so we were treated to a 5-minute noise extravaganza as Alice smashed apart a drum kit and threw its pieces into the press photography area.

Erol Alkan was rolled onto the stage and Parklife was lifted to another level. The craziest, heaviest sounds you’ve never heard came tearing through the speakers. Erol kept playing with the crowd using massive build-ups and then dropping the music back with fat, speaker destroying bass. It was impossible not to dance. We were treated to the brand spanking new Boys Noize song Kontact Me (It’s the one that goes “come with me… do you remember?), as well as Waves and Death Suite, the songs co-created with Erol. Erol’s remix of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero went down really well but the highlight of his set was a live reworking of his Justice Waters of Nazereth remix, and if you thought that song was heavy before, this new version sounded like a tank being driven at full speed into a munitions factory.

Tiga closed the Air stage and he opened with his brand new remix of Miike Snow Black & Blue (you can download that song legally here for free). It was always going to be difficult coming on after Erol, however Tiga was helped by being better known to the majority of the crowd. Tiga tore into a set full of acid house and banging techno, which would have fairly quickly scared off anyone who was expecting to hear a mix of the quirky electro pop that Tiga generally fills his albums with.

As the clock struck 10pm Fat Cat was released to tuck us all into bed. With Perth now regularly enforcing 12am lockouts on Sunday nights there was never any real hope for Parklife acts to make an appearance at the after-parties scattered across town. I would love someone to attempt to explain the logic behind trying to force thousands of people to exit the city at the same time from a city that has almost non-existent public transport. Maybe we should organise 10 000 people to try and enter Parliament House 5 minutes before closing time and see if that helps knock some reality into a government that is clearly out of touch with lives of the youth of today.

PARKLIFE BRISBANE – 2009

Busy P – Live @ Parklife Brisbane 2009

Busy P – Interview @ Parklife Brisbane 2009

Tracklist:

01. Run DMC vs Bodyrox – It’s Like My Bodyrox
02. D.I.M. & TAI – Lyposuct
03. Track ID
04. The Count And Sinden – Mega
05. Ducksauce – Anyway
06. Busy P – To Protect And Entertain (Crookers Remix)
07. New SebastiAn
08. Kid Sister – Get Fresh (Alex Gopher Remix)
09. Depuis91 – Erothiq (VNNR Remix) !!!
10. Fake Blood – The Dozens
11. AC/DC – Highway To Hell

Erol Alkan – Live @ Parklife Brisbane 2009

Erol Alkan – Interview @ Parklife Brisbane 2009

Tracklist:

01 Boris Dlugosch – Bangkok
02 Major Lazer – Pon de Floor
03 SonicC – Stickin
04 Acid girls – Lightworks [Harvard Bass Remix]
05 iD
06 iD
07 Solid Groove – This is sick [Riva Star Remix]
08 Boys Noize & Erol Alkan – Death suite
09 DIM & Tai – Lyposuct
10 Dim & Tai – Lyposuct [Noob Remix]
11 Dave Rose Del Mar – Who I am
12 Remut – Lampuca for me
13 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero [Erol Alkan Rework]
14 Fresh – Snick’ is really
15 Lil Louis – French Kiss [Radio Edit]
16 Erol Alkan & Boys Noize – Waves [Gonzales Cover]
17 Erol Alkan & Boys Noize – Waves

Tiga – Live @ Parklife Brisbane 2009

Tiga – Interview @ Parklife Brisbane 2009

(Big thanks to Slatex for the Tiga-Set)

Tracklist:

01. Justice – Waters of Nazareth
02. Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
03. Zombie Nation – Worth it Pt.1
04. The Dove – My Album Is Complete
05. Tiga – Mind Dimension
06. Track ID
07. Beni – Maximus (Harvard Bass Remix)
08. Zero 7 – Medicine Man (Noob remix)

09. Planetary Assault Systems – Hold It.
10. Tiga – You Gonna Want Me
11. Track ID
12. Miike Snow – Black & Blue (Tiga Remix)
13. Boys Noize – Jeffer (Modeselektor Remix)
14. Crookers – Put Your Hands On Me (BeatauCue Remix)
15. David Guetta & Afrojack Ft. Wynter Gordon – Toyfriend (Instrumental)
16. Thomas Andersson – Washing Up (Tiga Remix)
17. Fever Ray – Triangle Walks (Tiga Remix)
18. The Proxy – 8000
19. Zombie Nation – Shottieville (The Proxy Remix)
20. Tiga – What you Need (The Proxy Remix)

21.Tiga – What you Need (Zombie Nation Remix)
22. Tiga – What you Need (Chromeo Cover)
23. Daft Punk – Around the World
24. Prodigy – Thunder (Tiga remix)
25. The Proxy – Raven

Yes, Parklife has finally landed with the first show in Brisbane last Saturday. Here’s the line up and some tracks to get you into it:

A-Trak (Canada)

Youngest winner of the Canadian DMCs world championships at 15 in 1997.

Duck Sauce (A-Trak with Armand Van Helden) – You’re Nasty

Aeroplane (England)

They usually do a nice ambient live set, but this year will be giving us one of their captivating DJ sets.

Au Revoir Simone – Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix)

Art Vs Science  (NSW)

You may have noticed this local act has been busy touring the country pretty much since the end of last year. So, by now, they’ve been established as a very credible and fun live act, and don’t forget, they also landed themselves a spot on the Fall lineup.

Art Vs Science – Hollywood

AutoKratz (England)

The debut album Down and Out in Paris & Londonwas released through Kitsune last year, now join them for their first ever Australian tour.

AutoKratz – Stay The Same (80kidz Remix)

Beni (Belgium)

Formerly of Riot In Belgium, famous for the massive club hit La Musique, Beni is now solo with the Kitsune label.

Beni – Fringe Element

Bertie Blackman (Sydney)

Wrote the music for Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger in collaboration with Paul Mac.

Bertie Blackman – Town Of Sorrow

Busy P (France)

Known to his friends as Pedro Winter, Busy P owns Ed Banger Records and used to manage Daft Punk.

Busy P – Pedrophilia

Claude Von Stroke (US)

Owns Dirtybird and Mothership labels

Claude Von Stroke – Seven Deadly Strokes

The Cool Kids (US)

Made up of Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish and hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Detroit and Michigan, expect their debut album, When Fish Ride Bicylces to be out soon through C.A.K.E.

The Cools Kids – ‘88 (Chewey Chocolate Cookies Remix)

Crystal Castles (US)

Made up of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass, have toured with NIN and Blur. The popular tune off their current album, Crimewavehas been remixed over and over (the LA Riots one below is mt favourite) and played worldwide. They also do a lot of remixes themselves, but Parklife will bring you a live set.

Crystal Castles – Crimewave (LA Riots Remix)

Empire Of The Sun (Perth)

Empire Of The Sun was formed in 2007 by Luke Steel of The Sleepy Jacksonand Nick Littlemore of PNAU, the name coming from the 1984 novel by J.G. Ballard. Their 2008 debut album Walking On A Dream was certified platinum in Australia, with the single peaking at number 1 in the ARIA charts. It is a wonder that this will be their first tour in their home country.

Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream (Treasure Fingers Remix)

Erol Alkan (Turkey)

Currently nested in London, Erol is actually of Turkish descent and earned the 2006 Mixmag “DJ of the year” award. Most don’t know, he is also responsible for the New Order and Kylie Minogue mashup, Can’t Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head and has produced albums by The Mystery Jets, Late Of The Pier and The Long Blondes.

Fan Death – Veronica’s Viel (Erol Alkan Rework)

Joakim (France)

Joakim also does a live performance with his band, Joakim and the Disco, but at Parklife will give us one of his memorable DJ sets

Joakim – Spiders

Junior Boys (Canada)

Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus have experienced a rise in popularity recently with their chilled out ambient music wowing audiences all over the world.

Junior Boys – In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix)

Kaskade (US)

The huge American trance DJ returns to Australia after his collaboration with Deadmau5 and the massive release Move For Me.

Kaskade – Step One Two (Laurent Wolf Remix)

La Roux (England)

La Roux means the redhead and is in reference to leadsinger Elly Jackson, along with Ben Langmaid, she has experienced considerable success in 2009 with her debut album. This will be her first ever Australian tour.

La Roux – Bulletproof

Little Boots (England)

While studying, Victoria Hesketh placed with a band called Dead Disco but she has definitely found her feet as a solo artist, releasing her debut album, Hands earlier this year. Hailing Deborah Harry and Kylie Minogue as two of her biggest inspirations, we’re all looking very forward to this, her first Australian tour. I’m especially looking forward to Mathematics and Stuck On Repeat.

Little Boots – Mathematics

Metric (Canada)

The latest album, Fantasies, was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize Canadian album of the year award. But you may also remember some of their old stuff like Monster Hospital (famously remixed by MSTRKRFT), Combat Baby and Poster Girl. It’s hard to believe that after all this time, this will be their first tour down under.

Metric – Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Metronomy (England)

Formed in England in 1999 and have suported such acts as Kate Nash, Justice, Bloc Party and CSS. The newest album, Nights Out, has been a huge release worldwide and has given the group considerable fame.

Metronomy – Radio Ladio (Radioclit Swedish Remix)

MSTRKRFT (Canada)

Started by Jesse F. Keeler, formoerly of Death From Above 1979 and Al-P of Girlsarehot, their first single, Easy Love was released in 1996. They began with a more indie sound with The Looks, their new album, Fist of God, features more of a hip-hop influence and features collaborations with Lil’ Mo, NORE and Ghostface Killah.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Shazam (Perth)

Still relatively unknown, Shazam is a local DJ and is best known for his remix of Muscles’ Sweaty, but now signed to the Modular label, he’s definitely one to watch.

Muscles – Sweaty (Shazam Remix)

The Aston Shuffle (Canberra)

They released their debut single For Everyone through Ministry Of Sounds, Hussle label in 2007, which got considerable club play after it was featured on the 2007 annual cd. This year, the duo remixed one of the Clubbers Guide cds for MOS and also released their second track Stomp Yo Shoes.

The Aston Shuffle – For Everyone (Stupid Fresh Remix)

The Glimmers (Belgium)

Releasing an album called Gee Gee Fazzi featuring collaborations with Princess Superstar, Freeform Five and Lindstrom, these guys have really made their mark in the European club world but are yet to leave their mark in Australia.

The Glimmers – Lisa

The Rapture (US)

Formed in 1998 by Chris Relyea, Vitto Roccoforte and Luke Jenner, the band has since toured with the likes of The Von Bondies, Franz Ferdinand, Funeral For A Friend , The Killers, Daft Punk and The Cure.

The Rapture – No Sex For Ben

Tiga (Canada)

Born Tiga James Sontag, his debut album Sexor won Juno Award for Dance Recording of the year in 2007. He collaborates frequently with Mateo Murphy (with which he forms TGV) and Jesper Dahlback, and in 2008 with Zombie Nation under ZZT.  His second album has already made a huge mark with the catchy hit Shoes receiving huge airplay all over the world.

Tiga – 3 Weeks

“Allez un peu d’Electro dans les oreilles ne nous fait pas de mal !”

“Enfin si on peut appeler ça de la musique !”

Microloisir – Back in your Eyes (Gaspard Augé)

It’s not long to go now and I bet you’re getting just as excited as we are. Here is some information I’m sure a lot of you have been holding out for; it is the 2009 Parklife time table. Click the image and behold the internet in all of it’s glory…

**** These are the set times for Perth Parklife ****

other city times can be found here

Who do you want to see the most? Who are you going to miss out on? Which stages are you going to spending most of your time at? Love the timetable or hate it? Sound off below.