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18 Feb

These past couple of weeks have been a blur.  I’ve been studying non-stop and working like crazy.  I was in extra nerd mode because I was leaving for my trip and wanted to make sure that when I got back I wasn’t behind.  Sorry I’ve been neglecting you. :(

I’m in LA right now.  Came to support my good friend George for his art opening and visit with one of my dearest and most treasured buddies Mollie.  They are both Minneapolis transplants and the best part is that some of my other Minneapolis besties came too, so it’s a fun group mini holiday.  I only wish the weather was a bit better.  It’s at least sunny though and that’s good.

I’m being very blogger like and  blogging from a trendy breakfast place with free wifi off of Sunset Blvd. :)

Tonight Stunna happens to also be here so I’m going to go see him and Bachelors of Science.  Woot.  If you are in LA you should totally come check it out.

I’ve caught up on so many mixes lately and there are some really wicked tracks floating around.  I know it was a while ago but dang that Seba NLDNB Podcast 2 is fire.  I love every track on there.  I also happen to love Seba so it’s a win/win situation.  I could go on and list all the mixes I’ve been listening to but I’ll spare you.  Just because I’m catching up on a month’s worth of mixes doesn’t mean you have to as well.

p.s.  I’d like to repost my usual disclaimer.  I know that some of these tracks I might talk about might be a bajillion years old but like I’ve said before, they are new to me.  I don’t claim to be an industry reviewer or what not.  I just talk about ish I like and if you like it too, cool. :)

Tunes:
Adam Tensta – Ok Wow (Seba Remix)
This is one of the tracks on that podcast that I was talking about.  This remix is so dope.  Luv it.

BCee – Switchfoot

Today’s Oldie:
Shy FX – Sound Of The Beast – SOUR 1994
Classic!

Random Movement – Podcast 18

Tracklist

Seba – Welcome to Our World
dRamatic & dbAudio – Tender Mood
Random Movement – We’ve Come Off The Shelf
Minotaur – Hey Yey Yeah
Seba – Future Sound
Paul SG feat. Ros – Toothless Grin
D Kay & Intoxicated – Shades
Will Miles – Preparation
Eclipse – Martini
Bonobo – The Keeper (Redeyes remix)
ATP – Hey There (Enea remix)
Style Disciples – Stay With You (Mutt remix)
Eveson – Life in the Balance
Flaco – Take it Back
Ink & Perpetuum – World Turns
Minotaur – EZ Does It
D Kay – Thinner Edge
Legion – Both Sides
BMK – Jazz Tone (Qumulus roll-a-phat-one remix)
dRamatic & dbAudio – Dreams of Life & Death

You Still Here Kiki?

13 Sep

Yes I’m here.  Didja miss me?  Last week was hectic.  I ended up staying home for a full week.  I got a lot of essay stuff done for my masters apps.  I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to write, but know it was cuz I was actually really busy and not just cuz I was being lazy. :)

Fall is upon us and it seems like my schedule keeps getting busier and busier.  I’m not complaining.  I am not a person that likes to be idle.

Last week was a good music week.  I saw Martyn in Millenium Park at the Sonar Festival which was awesome.  Falty DL and Marcel Dettmann performed at the Smart Bar after parties.  Mixed at a dnb rave.  Really good times.  Plastician is this week.  As an electronic music enthusiast, I really can’t complain much these days. :)

Tunes:
Kubiks – Do Me Wrong

Today’s Oldie:
Roni Size – Answer Back – Full Cycle 2000

Submorphics – October In Serbia Prom Mix September 2010
It’s been ages since I’ve listened to a mix from my buddy Submorphics.  Downloading as I type.  Heading to the gym in a mo and will def. be working out to this one. :)

Tracklist

01. Jay Electronica- Victory is in my clutches (Clart remix)
02. Submorphics-Triple Crown
03. Lenzman & Submorphics- Respiration (Submorphics VIP Remix)
04. Jazz Thieves- Midnight Hour (Submorphics remix)
05. Flaco- Choose Me
06. Random Movement and Mixmaster Doc- To Create a Mood
07. Will Miles- Old Gold
08. Silent Dust- Untitled
09. NotioN and Sam KDC- Binding Line
10. Stunna- Forecast Dub
11. Eveson- Numbers
12. Mutt and Generic feat. Kevin King- The Goods
13. Submorphics- Workitout
14. Alicia Keys- Unthinkable (Lenzman Remix)

Um Party Time Kiki??

10 Aug

So the past couple days I’ve been in straight party mode.  That’s what summer is about I guess, right?  I’m the brokest person out there but I still manage to have my fun without actually having money to spend.  LOL.

Me and Daniela went to see Skream and 12th Planet on sunday at Green Dolphin and that party was awesome.  Rusko was still around from Lollapalooza so he and Skream tagteamed.  Really good time.

I had such a  fun time at the dubstep show that I’m gonna post a dubstep mix today instead of a dnb one. :)

Giant – Knowledge Mag Guest Mix

Tracklist

  1. Slum Dogz – In The Hood
  2. Caspa – Marmite (Doctor P Remix)
  3. KGB – Kicking Like This
  4. Rusko & Clipz – Scareware
  5. Mindflow – Switched
  6. Benga – Little Bits
  7. Rusko & Buraka – Jump Up
  8. KGB – Ghetto Blasta
  9. Flux Pavilion – Hold Me Close
  10. Rusko – Kumon Kumon
  11. Flux Pavilion – Haunt You
  12. Hatcha – Dark Claps
  13. D1 – Ongie Bongie
  14. Giant – Badman Forward
  15. Rusko – Feel Tha Music
  16. Eddie K & Minus – Serial Killa Ft. Beezy
  17. Giant – Collins Booster
  18. KGB & Giant – Hands Up
  19. Rusko – Period
  20. Giant – Party Starter
  21. Doctor P – Sweet Shop (Flux Pavilion Remix)
  22. Benga – 808
  23. Giant – Punani!
  24. Slum Dogz – For All Time
  25. Flux Pavilion – Excuse Me
  26. Rusko – 4 Seasons Of Rave
  27. Drop The Lime – Devils Eyes (Rossi B & Luca Rmx)
  28. Diplo & Robyn – Dancehall Queen

Championship Kiki

8 Jul

So World Cup final is this weekend.  I go back to my regular life of being unemployed and just working at Smallbar once a week.  I’m kinda happy for it to be over.  I’m ready to move on to new adventures in my life.

Did I tell you I was going back to school?  I don’t remember.  I try and limit the stuff I write here cuz I know not everybody is that interested in my life.  LOL.  I used to have another blog many years ago on Livejournal and after 8 years of writing in it I decided that there was way too much information about my deep thoughts that people could care less about so I created this dnb one where I write mini paragraphs instead of pages upon pages about my inner dialogue.

Anyways I’m going back to school.  I’m applying for January semester.  I guess I need to use this time to find another job so I can afford my life while in school.  I’m okay with looking for more bar jobs cuz they are easy jobs to have while being a student.  Now that I have a new focus, the salaried/benefit job isn’t necessarily my main goal anymore, school is.   So I have no qualms about going back to service industry for 2 years until I finish my program and then take it from there.  Woot.

I just loaded new mixes on my ipod and haven’t listened to them yet so I don’t really have any new tunes for you.  Look on the bright side though, next week I’ll be back to writing every day since World Cup will be over. :)

I’m djing at an art show that my friend Allie is putting on with her friends.  I’ll be mixing an hour of UK Garage and an hour of dnb.  If you’re in Chi come check it out.

Rockwell – Data Transmission Podcast 115

Tracklist

1. Synkro – Letting Go (dBridge remix) [Blackout Music];
2. ???
3. ???
4. ASC – Phobos [NonPlus];
5. Rockwell – Underpass [Cirtical];
6. Rockwell – Underpass (Alix Perez VIP) [???];
7. Plus Ultra & Skream – Arcaia Avenue [Autonomic];
8. ???
9. Cause4Concern – Synergy (Abstract Elements remix) [C4C];
10. ???
11. Rockwell – Stay Calm VIP [Ciritcal];
12. ???
13. Rockwell – My War [Shogun];
14. Rockwell – Bone Structure [Critical];
15. Enei – Slow Motion [DeepKut];
16. Rockwell – Dj Friendly Unit Shifter [???];
17. Jubei feat. dBridge – Patience [Headz];
18. Alix Perez feat. Foreing Beggars – Dark Days [Shogun];
19. ???
20. ???
21. Rockwell – Full Circle [Shogun];
22. Spectrasoul – Absentis [Shogun];
23. Rockwell – Stowaway [DSB];
24. Breakage – Temper [DSB];
25. Rockwell – Aria [???];
26. Rockwell – Reverse Engeneering [Darkestral];
27. ???
28. S.P.Y – ???
29. Ulterrior Motive – 2098 [Subtitles];
30. System – SciFi [Integral];
31. Alix Perez – Menacing Ways [Shogun];
32. Slam – Positive Education (Zero T Remix) [???];
33. Zero T + Ulterior Motive – Breach [Subtitles];

Trudge Along Kiki

7 Jul

I had a pretty fun holiday weekend.  Me and Daniela kept each other company and it ended up being really nice even though our hood was really a ghost town.

Packed weekend  coming up.  I’m mixing at an art show on friday (will post details on that as we get closer), our friends John and Journy have their wedding reception, my niece’s baptism and of course World Cup final.  I get to see my family this weekend which is always awesome.

Mix recaps…  I love that Asides Knowledge Promo Mix.  Asides has been killing.  I know that mix was a while ago (a while in mixland anyways) but I haven’t changed the mixes on my ipod in a minute.  Awesome tunes, awesome mixing per usual.  Wouldn’t expect anything less from Mr. Cambridge. :)

Tunes:
SPY – Xenomorph (track is in player)

Akira – Day Dreaming

Today’s Oldie:
Dj Zinc feat. Jenna G – Don’t Bury Me – Bingo 2006
Not really that old but I was thinking of it this morning for some reason so I figured I’d pick it.

Methodus – Rubik Podcast 5

Tracklist

. Jaybee & Sinistarr – Should I
. 8Bits ft. Riya – On Your Mind
. Naibu ft. Key – Convictions
. June Miller & Rolling Mafia – Bright Eyes
. Seba – Distance
. Cybass – It’s A New Life For Me
. Lenzman – More Than I Can Take
. Jaybee & Native – The Search
. Heavy1 – Riot In Tokyo
. Jaybee – A Dark Days Night
. Heavy1 & Calculon – First Light
. Spectrasoul ft. D Bridge – Glimpse
. Stereotype – Oil Spill
. Calculon – Odessa (ASC remix)

Goal Differential, Round of 16 Kiki

25 Jun

Even though Juju tried to hate on me, I didn’t forget you.  (<3 you Juju)  I have been in World Cup mania at work.  It’s actually kind of fun but at the same time everything is a blur.  I am so excited to have today off.  I don’t get to relax or anything.  I’m basically using this day to do all the things that I haven’t gotten to do in the past week.  Did you see that Italy match yesterday?  Awesome.  Buh bye Italy!  I’m so excited to get into some more good football watching.  This weekend’s games are going to be wicked too.  Meh I sound like a nerd.  Lets move on to some dnb.

My buddy Stunna is having a show this weekend.  You can see me, Grand Marquee, Alfonz De La Mota, Midway and Place 42 play at an all dnb gig this saturday June 26.  Yes I repeat Chicago another all dnb gig.  I know these are so few and far between that we’ve forgotten what they are but I’m so excited to hang out with my friends, play some music and listen to some dnb.  I miss that so much.  If you’re in Chi please come and hang out with us.  It’s going to be lovely. :)

I’ve been listening to some awesome mixes at the gym and on my walks to work.  Thank god for Bassdrive.  I don’t have as much time to search for new mixes so I just download an archive and I’m good to go.  Lots of good tunes out as usual.  I’ve been hearing some pretty wicked darker/rowdier ones that I’ve been digging…  Yes you heard correctly,  Liquid Funk Kiki is digging more and more rowdy tunes. *shrugs*  What can I say, I’m not laying around my flat pondering my life as much anymore so a rowdy tune here and there while on the go definitely gets me excited.  ;)

I hope I get a chance to write again soon but I can’t guarantee it.  I have a long stretch coming up with no days off again for a minute.  We’ll see.

Hope all is well.
xoxo

Tunes:
Vicious Circle & Nocturnal – Operation Index (track is in VC player)

Today’s Oldie:
MA2 – Hearing Is Believing – Formation 1995

Friction – MOS Radio 6/21/10

Tracklist

SPY & Kasra – Surface
Spectrasoul – Absentis
Mikal – Nu World
A-Sides – Punks
Camo & Krooked – Climax
Rusko – Hold On (Subfocus Remix)
Sigma – The Jungle
Break & Silent Witness – Kontroller
Original Sin & Taxman – Casino
Friction vs Camo & Krooked – Stand Up

Prototypes In The Mix ***********

Alix Perez – Behind Time
Lenzman – Masquerade
Need For Mirrors – Gallows
Fierce & Vicious Circle – Section
Alix Perez ft. Foreign Beggars – Dark Days
Jubei & Ulterior Motive – Teverton
Icicle – Minimal Dub
Delta Heavy – Abort

Kiki Overload

4 Jun

If you like me enough to hang out with me this weekend you are in luck. ;)  I’ll be slinging beer during Do Division at Smallbar tomorrow day.  Then at night I’ll be mixing a UK Garage set at Rodan and then mixing some dnb at Droopy’s night at Exit on sunday.  Busy weekend!  Should be fun.

Alley Cat – Kokeshi Podkast 5
“This podkast is inspired by cinema / films / soundtracks.. I was hunting around for some samples for some of my tunes, and I came across this amazing Mashed in Plastic compilation /mashup with david lynch film and tv scores, dialogue from the films, and music. It’s amazing..I borrowed the intro which is in the podkast. Also having listened to ASC’s forthcoming album, Irrelevants tunes, and using many film samples for my own music..it really makes me think about how important music is to film and tv and vice versa. What makes me cry when I watch a scene in a film?….its not just the action but its also the film score. So this is my little tribute to all the music that brings what we watch come to life. And all the film quotes and music that inspire modern bass music. So for today this is the soundtrack to my life. I hope you like it. — AC

Tracklist

Introduction – David Lynch – (excerpt from Mashed in Plastic)
Fill – Involved with the shadow
Irrelevant – Betray – Kokeshi
Vaccine – Sixty – Eight Remix
Alley Cat – Sure Render
Kryptic Minds – Hybrid – Osiris
DJ Madd – Secrets
Breakage feat Erin – Justified
Data – Hedorah – Dubzilla
Lung – Circulate
Odyssia (aka Soul Intent) – Rough Edges – Kokeshi
Loefah – Just a Beat
Irrelevant – Out of Love – Kokeshi
RLVNT – Control – Kokeshi
Pretty Please – Don’t Edit Me
xxxxxxx—xxxxxxxxxx
Data – Little White Lies – Dubzilla
Lung – Afterlife (Kryptic Minds Remix)- Kokeshi
Unquote – Cold Tenderness – Need for Mirrors Remix – Nu Directions
ASC – Midnight – NonPlus+
Brian Berdan & Robert Downey Jr. – Route 666 (from the film Natural Born Killers)
Nine Inch Nails – Something I Can Never Have
Scuba – So You Think You’re Special – Hotflush
ASC & Vaccine – Opus – NonPlus+
Triad feat MC Fava – Aftermath
ASC – Absent Mind – NonPlus+
DJ G – Hydrate – Warm
Loxy , Genotype &Mortem – 89 State of Mind
Seba – Never Let You Go – Warm
Triad – Crooked
Seba – Always Keep Me Waiting
dBridge , Instra:mental, Skream – Acacia Avenue – Autonomic
ASC – Phobos
Method 1 – Locked Inside
ASC – Lost for Words
Seba – Our House – Warm
Loxy & Resound – Leagues Deep
Ulterior Motive – Featherweight – Subtitles
Sabre – One Hundred Teeth (Faib Remix)
Fill feat 1i10 – In Story About
Pink Floyd – Welcome to the Machine

Happy Kiki

5 Apr

I had a pretty fun weekend.  Went to see Kode 9 on friday and he killed it.  Flying Lotus… meh.  I left during his set cuz it sounded really bad.  Maybe they didn’t do a sound check for him or something cuz it was muddy and horrible sounding.  Kode 9 was so awesome though and I’m glad I got to see his whole set. The place was insanely packed.  I hadn’t been to a show at the Double Door in ages.  It was a glimpse into how summertime is in the Chi and I love it.  That’s the thing about living in the midwest, the winters are annoyingly depressing and the summers are amazing, so everyone pretty much spends their time just waiting for summer to show face.

Saturday was the Pendulum show.  Hmmm.  I am extremely too old to party with 18 year olds.  I knew that already.  LOL.  The show itself was good in terms of turn out and everyone was having fun.  I just have a hard time partying with young people.  I’ve accepted my geriatric status and I’m happy with it.  I like hanging out with people my own age. :)

Still Grey is still one of my favourite dnb tracks but the rest of the stuff Pendulum was playing is just not my alley. The kiddies love it though so I’m not going to hate.  To each his own right?

Sunday I just kicked it at home and it was so nice to relish in the quiet since the capoeira folks decided to take the weekend off with their incessant drumming.  Best Easter I’ve had yet!

All in all fun times.

Dj Storm – Kmag Guest Mix

Tracklist

01. Total Science + S.P.Y – Legion (Metalheadz)
02. The Burbs – This Time (31 Records)
03. Total Science – New Order (CIA)
04. Lenzman ft. Riya – Open Page (Metalheadz)
05. S.P.Y – Human Emotion (Metalheadz)
06. Zero – K (Outrage)
07. A.I . ft. dBridge – Three’s A Crowd (V Recordings)
08. S.P.Y – Pressure Point (Metalheadz)
09. Calibre – Rose (Signature)
10. Edward Oberon – Noir (31 Records)
11. Jillian Anderson – Confess (Vapour Remix) (Mental Sanctuary Records)
12. Utah Jazz – Quincy (Qui 001)
13. Total Science – While You Were Sleeping (CIA)
14. Spectrasoul – Insignia (Exit Records)
15. S.P.Y – Xenomorph (Metalheadz)
16. DKay – For Love Or Money (Brigand)
17. Lutin – Da Ruckus
18. Serum + Bladerunner – Images
19. Method One – No Title (31 Records)
20. S.P.Y – Full Metal Jacket (Metalheadz)

Mosh Pit Kiki

2 Apr

So tomorrow Stunna is playing at the Pendulum show at the Bottom Lounge.  It’s 18+ and it should be very interesting. ;)

Tunes:
Cern – Sometime Soon (track is in player)

Today’s Oldie:
Rude Bwoy Monty – Warp 9 Mr. Zulu – Frontline Records 1995

Bailey – 1xtra Mix Show

Tracklist

Alex Reece – Pulp Fiction (Lynx Remix)
Submorphics – Step In the Spot (feat. Selfsays) [Westbay]
Utah Jazz – Bunny Boiler
Edward Oberon – Paradise [Creative Source]
Total Science – Redlines (feat. Riya) [Critical]
Artificial Intelligence – Three’s a Crowd (feat. dBridge)
Noise Factory – Be Free (Dawn Raid Remix)

DNB TOP 5 CHART

SpectraSoul – Bygones [Shogun Audio]
Xample & Lomax – Remember [Ram Records]
Taxman – Revenge Of The Drunken Fool EP [Ganja Records]
Total Science & S.P.Y – Gangsta [Shogun Audio]

NUMBER 1

Breakage – Foundation LP [Digital Soundboy]

Capone – On The Wheels [Test]
Agent Alvin – Moonlight Bay [Hospital]
Chimpo – Manchester Anthem (Silver Remix)
Total Science – Squash (S.P.Y 2010 Remix)
Total Science & S.P.Y – Locked In [Shogun Audio]
Subwave – Road Rage [Metalheadz]
Prolix – Noisy Neighbour
Hybris – The Cleaner [Critical]
Code 3 – Living Proof [Exit]
Ed Rush & Optical – Lifespan [Virus]
Tech Itch – Black Widow
Black Sun Empire & D Kay – Bullet In The Head (Gridlok Remix)
Lynx & Alix Perez – Keep It Low (feat. Kemo) [Detail]
Heist & Marley Marl – Et 2010
Marky & S.P.Y – Fang Face [D-Style]
Taxman – Dreamland [Liqweed Ganja]
Aswad – City Lock (Breakage Remix)
Nebula – Retrospective
Dub One – King Operator
System 01 – Time Target
Code 3 – Response Call [Exit]
War – Rafale
DJ Chap – Tell Me
LSB – All Of My Love
Phil Tangent – Billies Smile
Total Science – Soul Patrol (feat. MC Conrad) (DJ Marky & S.P.Y Super Jungle VIP)
Dave Owen – Yo Girl [Creative Source]
Tom and Jerry – Dancer [Tom & Jerry]

Over-age Kiki

26 Mar

So me and Daniela went to see Caspa at Smart Bar yesterday.  I like dubstep.  I don’t listen to it as much as dnb but I do enjoy the genre and all its sub categories.  Yesterday I was up for some rowdy party dubstep.  Apparently no one told me and Daniela that it was a 22 year olds only party.  LOL.  I don’t know why I keep being surprised every time I go to his shows.  He has a huge following.  He’s totally grabbed the new ravers crowd.  Me and Daniela were some of the oldest people there.  These kids love him.  Camera phones, autographs, etc.  It’s awesome.  I love watching it but at the same time it’s definitely a reminder that we are old.  It was seriously like a rave in there except we were in a club and it’s 2010.  I had fun nonetheless.  Caspa is  a good dj.  Good times.

Tunes:
Total Science & SPY – Gangsta (track is in both players)
I’ve been digging this track since I heard Friction play it on the first Shogun Audio podcast.

Today’s Oldie:
Calibre – Run Around - Defunked 2003 

Sabre – GRAM Agency Podcast

Tracklist

01. Notion – Even Now [N/A]
02. Data – Burning Paradise [Blackout]
03. Sabre – 100 Teeths [Critical]
04. Zero T & FD – After All [Subtitles]
05. Hybris – Of Two Minds [N/A]
06. Sabre – Peril (Stray Remix) [Critical]
07. Data & Keza – Surveillance [Inside]
08. Cern & Dabs – What Remains [N/A] Cern LP
09. Dot – Secure Zone [N/A]
10. Alix Perez & Zero T – Enemy Of Reason [N/A]
11. Hybris – Dirty Money [N/A]
12. Judda – Pressure Plate [Critical]
13. Cern & Teknik – Wasabi [N/A] Cern LP

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