STA October Mix Tape

By RaiRai & Pants • October 24, 2008 • Mixes

You’ve seen him here before, our boy STA is fresh in from Toronto this weekend. Last night he kicked off the first night of The Whiskey, which is going down all weekend @ Club 205. (PALMS OUT SHOWCASE TONIGHT!)

For your listening pleasure here is a fresh Sta minimix he threw over on his way into town, should be just enough to get you glittered up and out the door.

Sta – “October Mix Tape“

1. Steroids Intro
2. Golden Bug – Looklooklook
3. Sta – Movement
4. Discodeine – Joystick
5. Uffie – Steroids
6. Private – Man, I’m a man machine…
7. Ratatat – Falcon jab (Copy remix)
8. Sta – Demo
9. Dolle Jolle – Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje remix)

What was your upbringing like? When did you start djing?

I grew up in Ottawa and started DJing when I was in high school. I
wanted to be a scratch DJ at first, but I realized pretty quick that
there’s not so much you can do with it beyond learning all the tricks.
I started rocking house music after that and I’ve been doing it ever
since.

Where would you like to travel to most and what are some of the
coolest places you’ve been to?

Oh man, there’s so many places I’d love to go. Maybe South America is
top of the list. Lately I’ve been kind of relying on DJing for where I
get travel to, so I don’t get to choose where I go so much.

I got to tour Australia this year which was pretty sick. I’d never
been there before so in between shows I’d go to beaches and zoos and
all that. A few years back through a freak airline price misprint my
friends and I managed to score plane tickets from Toronto to Cyprus for
$30 plus tax. The island was amazing, and clubs in Ayia Napa are like
next-level corny. It’s all theme bars like the “Flintstones bar” and
the “Castle club”. Hilarious.

What’s an ideal evening for you on days that you’re not djing?

House party! One thing I miss about college was having parties in run
down houses where noone cared if you fucked them up. The closest thing
in the city is loft parties I guess, but it’s just not the same.
Usually I just go to a club night a friend is promoting. Last call in
Toronto is 2am, so on a good night there’s a lot of after hours stuff
going on to keep the party rolling. The best nights are always just
when you’re with a good crew, music’s playing and everyone’s having a
good time.

Favorite pastimes to do in Toronto? What’s Canada got that the States are missing?

I’ve been in Toronto for about a year an a half. Toronto’s pretty good
in the summer because there’s lots of parks and patios to hang out in,
but in the winter you’ve pretty much just got to hole up inside and
find indoors things to do. As for what the USA is missing: Don’t take
this the wrong way, but your beer is weak. It tastes watered down. And
poutine.

Your mix – Any particular moments or song choices you would like
to mention? New finds? What’s killin it for you right now?

It’s a bit short, isn’t it? Kind of a mini mix I guess. Lately I’ve
just been feeling anything with a good groove and maybe something a
bit trippy thrown in. Some of the disco inspired stuff out right now
is really good. I still really love the energy in electro but I’m way
tired of that buzzsaw big room sound. This mix is a bit lower key from
some of my others; not too many electrobangers. It has a couple
yet-untitled new songs I’m working on (the third one and the second
last one).

Montreal or Vancouver?
Montreal. Vancouver’s prettier but Montreal is crazy fun

JLO Fly Girl or JLo Baby Mama? in in in living color….
What’s JLo Baby Mama? I’m going to say Fly Girl Jlo, the diva thing is
a turn off

Ice Cream or Ice Cold?
Ice Cream

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