First introduced to us by the lovely Brandon Sek of happyplease.us (formerly Curb Crawlers), Sean Roman made a real impression on us this past February with his soul splashed house hit “Lick.”  Now the Ontario based artist is back with “What To Do”, a steady summer jam filled with encouraging vocal loops that tickle just below the tan line.

Sean Roman – “What To Do” (Palms Out Exclusive)

Sean Roman – “Lick”

Hailing from Helsinki, Renaissance Man are among a handful of pioneers of a growing percussive tech house movement that has been keeping many a Brooklyn waistline busy this year.  As proud members of their budding fan base, we asked the boys (Ville and Martti) if they would be up for a short interview.  With music this good and a name so reassuring, we were eager to hear more about the duo.

Interview and mixtape after the jump

How did you start DJng?
Ville: I’ve been making music in some way for pretty much my whole life, started to DJ at some friend’s parties maybe seven years ago.
Martti: Yeah I think it was just a natural extension/excuse for being heavily into electronic dance music.

Did you meet through music or something else?
V: We actually met while working in a same architect’s office in Helsinki. We eventually ended up designing a new club where we started our own monthly night together which lead to where we are now.

So are you really polymaths? What are your other passions?
V: I think were both very actively interested and involved in a lot of stuff like arts, architecture, science etc. Martti is an architect and I’ve studied design.
M: ‘Contemporary culture’ at large.

Both born and raised in Finland? Are you still there now?
V: Yes, born and raised in Finland, now living in Helsinki and Berlin.
M: I was born in Finland but spent most of my childhood in Holland. Lately I’ve been around a lot: New York, Berlin, back to Helsinki and next up to Paris. It’s getting a bit exhausting to be honest.

Your sound takes us all around the globe and then straight back to Finland. What’s your dream destination?
V: Guess I can’t name one dream destination. Club-wise I think something like Panorama Bar, but otherwise I think I’d rather go to Bali or Galapagos… at least while it’s winter in Europe.
M: Any place I haven’t been to.  Lately I’ve been obsessed about Ïle Amsterdam.  I guess dj’ing won’t take me there, unfortunately.

The Hare Krishna mantra is sampled for your track, “What is Guru”. Are you influenced by Hinduism and its philosophies?
M: Hah, no. It was mainly a reference to the abundance of the mantra in the history of popular music.

Do you plan on sampling any other ‘world’ music sounds?
V: We sample a lot of sounds but it’s never been only about ‘world’ music.
M: More or less every track we make includes sounds from quite surprising sources. A big thank you to the excellent Finnish music library system and amateur web content.

Do specific sounds ever inspire a song for you?  Sometimes we imagine the Aloha Dub to be inspired by a raving giant blue whale, um haha.. as an example?
V: Some tracks can be built around a certain sound, but not all of them. We like strong themes as long as they serve the tracks, not the other way around.

What are you looking forward to most this year?
M: New places, new faces, excellent parties and the usual. We have a tour coming up that has a special place in our hearts. Can’t tell more about that yet unfortunately.

Ranaissance Man – “Mix for Dazed Digital”

Renaissance Man – Mix for Dazed Digital
Unknown – Unknown (Unknown Remix)
Blind Minded – To The Bus
Moodymann – Freaky Motherfucker (Catz’N'Dogz Remix)
Audion – On My Way To The Center
Renaissance Man / Christian Martin – Christian Man (Robosonic Blend)
Renaissance Man – Car Thief Bootcut
DJ Hell feat. P Diddy – The DJ (Paul Woolford Remix)
Nicone & Sascha Braemer – Nur Mal Kurz (Philip Bader Remix) RM Edit

Bangkok needs some good old fashioned bump an grind and Le Castle Vania is going to give it to us so good. We’re counting down the minutes here in the Kingdom until sweat seeps out of our every pore in dance dance glory. Opening up for the American on his first ever appearance in Asia will the Bangkok’s own, The Diet Pills and my favorite Thai chica, DJ Dookie of Club Soma. If you’re in town then come out to Club Culture and get it going with the Palms Out Post in Asia.

Reduced Guest List and All That
Lots of Free Le Castle Vania Tracks

G.L.O.V.E.S.) and his charmingly great girlfriend chatted with me on my
roof while we endured some serious Thai sun. What a treat it was to
talk about all things electro with one of Australia’s musical gems
while our legs dangled in the refreshingly cool pool water. And guess
what!? Now Pants has flown around the world to join me and experience
the madness that is this city. Being in the same time zone again
couldn’t feel better. I mean seriously, we already fed an elephant
twice! Pure happiness all around, kind of like Damn Arms’ new single
Destination Parts I & II.

“Destination marks the band’s shedding of their former twisted-new-rave-crunch exterior for a more refined, filtered ozzie-yacht-house sound. A two-part summer odyssey, Destination Pt1 is a blissed out digital-love serenade, a nautical dance ballad, the ultimate wacked out cruise ship club music…”

Damn Arms – “Destination Part 1“

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

Stylusts, who consist of three of our favorite Ottawan homeboys (Drastik, Illo, & T-Wrecks), sent us a over a mix ready for some serious summer heat. Heavily influenced by disco, this mix blends the late 70s grooves of Carrie Lucas and Harvey Mason with 2008 favorites by Boys Noize and The Twelves. Have a listen and holla at Canada’s finest.

Stylusts – “Disco to Disco Mix” [57min mix mp3]

tracklist after the jump.

1.Intro
2.Bernard Wright – Spinnin
2.Donna Summer – If It Hurts Just A Little
3.Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I’m Giving
4.Locksmith – Far Beyond
5.Edward Birdsong – Cola Bottle Baby vs. Daft Punk
6.Pino D’Angio – Ma Quale Idea
7.Chaka Khan – Fate
8.Chic – Soup For One
9.Harvey Mason – Grooving You
10.Chicago – Street Player
11.Carrie Lucas – Dance With You
12.Patrice Rushen – Havent You Heard
13.The Clash Vs. Basement Jaxx – The Magnificent Romeo
14.Dynasty – Strokin
15.Abba – Gimme Gimme
16.S.O.S Band – Take Your Time
17.Jeanette Lady Day – Come Let Me Love You
18.George Duke – Reach Out (Switch It One Time)
19.Gary’s Gang – Love Dance Tonight
20.Black Ivory – Mainline
21.Annie – Heartbeat (Krazy Fiesta Remix)
22.Holy Ghost – Hold On
23.Cut Copy – Lights And Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Mix)
24.The Avalanches – Ray Of Zdarlight
25.Les Rythmes Digitales – Sometimes
26.Buy Now – Body Crash (Burns Remix)
27.Kill The Noise – Pull My Strings
28.U-Tern – Pop Lock
29.Theatre Of Disco – Yoa
30.Theatre Of Disco – Yoa (The Twelves Remix)
31.Boys Noize – Shine Shine (AC Slater Remix)
32.Alex Gopher – Knightlife (Riot In Belgium remix) vs. Disco Inferno
33.Super Final – Crowd Goes Jumping
34.Shizzam – Pool Party
35.U-Tern – Make You Mine (Now Switch It Back Baby)
36.Dj Grandtheft – You Should Be Mine
37.U-Tern feat. Kutcorners- Disco Sizzurp
38.Outro ]]> http://palmsout.net/2008/disco-lust/feed/ 25 http://palmsout.net/2008/palms-out-mix-series-vol-6-kid-fresh/ http://palmsout.net/2008/palms-out-mix-series-vol-6-kid-fresh/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:24:00 +0000 RaiRai & Pants http://wptheme.site/?p=516

Winter in Shanghai

Hailing from three different countries, Andreas Demeter is about as close to a modern day renaissance man as you can get. Listening to Winter in Shanghai, this former solo drummer turned punk-rock singer brings you from your desktop to the snow covered streets of his city almost instantaneously. He brings us just the kind of unadulterated personal style we could only hope for from a three time world dj champion named Kid Fresh. So for all of you bundled up tight and trying to fight the end of winter blues, we suggest you take a break from reworking your Mii characters and let Andy bring you on an Asian adventure of a different kind.

Kid Fresh – “Palms Out Mix Series Vol. 6: Winter In Shanghai“
(49mb 192 kpbs mp3, 35 minutes)

Lil Mama – “Lip Gloss” (Kid Fresh & Haterboy ReFix)

- Led Zeppelin – When the Levee breaks
- Shorter Boys – Bama gettin’ Money
- Klaxons – Golden Skans (SebastiAn remix)
- Solid Groove & Sinden – Overbooked
- Portishead – Roads
- Bloc Party – Where is Home (Diplo remix)
- Justice – Let there be light (DJ Funk remix)
- The Rapture – Whoo ! Alright yeah Uh huh
- Armand van Helden – J’Taime (Switch remix)
- The Black Ghosts – Any way you choose to give it (Fake Blood remix)
- Office – Big Bang Jump
- Pomomofo – Back at the Club (Boy 8-bit remix)
- Santogold – Shove it
- Snoop Dogg – Sensual seduction (Solly remix)
- Rod Lee – Rod’s Drums
- Alex Gopher – Brain Leech
- Rainer Weichholdt – Infinite Template (Kissy Sell Out remix)
- Bolz Bolz – Chance
- Example – So many Roads (Herve remix)
- Boys Noize – Deny Selected
- Soulwax – E talking
- Hot Chip – Ready for the floor
- Maral Salmassi – Natural fun (zero cash remix)
- Don Rimini – Let me back up (Crookers remix)
- LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocous (Soulwax remix)
- Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
- Feist – My moon My man (Boys Noize remix)
- Crystal Castles – Crimewaves
- SebastiAn – Dolami
- Sirius Mo – All the Girls
- Tepr – Minute Jacuzzi (DatA remix)
- Mylo – Guilty of Love
- Air – Mer du Japon

Kid Fresh says:

Countries you’ve lived in: Germany, Hungary, and China so far.
Favorite Foods: Currently, anything non-Chinese
Meat or Vegetables? Veggies
Motorcyles or Cars? A slick car on the German autobahn
East or West? haha…
Morning Person or Night Owl? Night Owl all the way

Why Shanghai?

Shanghai is an insane place. It’s the opposite of Germany, where everything is over-regulated, which I really became bored of. It’s pretty much the center of Asia too, which makes it easy to travel to all of those other interesting places.

What’s the scene like there?

The Shanghai scene is definitely interesting. Millions of expats from all over the world mixed in with gazillions of locals. Cllubwise, you got lots of tasteless, decadent mainstream palaces with crazy budgets on the one side, and tiny, grimy underground spots on the other. Not too much in between yet but subcultures are steadily growing. The indie clubbing scene as I see it is still pretty much in children’s shoes, but it seems to be developing quite quickly.

How’s Shanghai fashion? What’s your favorite article of clothing?

Nothing spectacular about Shanghai fashion…hilarious fake markets. My favorite article of clothing might be my new hounds tooth scarf I bought on the street in a grimy alley for 20 Yuan. Smelled funny at first, but after washing it, it’s really cozy!

So the mix…

Recorded on 2 turntables, 1 mixer, 1 sloppy g4 ibook, garageband & serato. I’ve mostly went for some of my favorite tunes in 07, some classics & new stuff on there as well though.

What flavor is Mika’s Lollipop?

Fucking… I don’t know, Chicken feet?

Check Kid Fresh at Palms Out Sounds Brings it Back to Brooklyn on
March 20th!!!

What do you get when you mix Atlanta crunk booty hip-hop, Baltimore club, two world class DJs, and a room full of Brooklyn bump?

Last Friday night DJs Klever and Tittsworth dropped in at Studio B’s weekly FUN party for the final stop of their winter tour, and they brought all kinds of party with them. One need only listen to these two legends for a couple sets to understand why they’ve been booked around the world and back. Seemless mixing, great taste, tons of energy. Our only remorse Saturday morning was that Friday was over, and that according to our headaches, we had had quite the time.

Blaqstarr – “All the Girls Around the World” (Klever So So Death Remix)
Just Blaze – “Friday Night” (Titts Bonus Beat)
Tittsworth – “911” (Bird Peterson Remix)

Ups to TONE for sending us pictures , and obviously Titts and Klever for the tracks and the great time.