Unexpectedly going to be back in NYC! Who knew? And Dave Sharma and Sunder were kind enough to give me a spot at their new weekly SNEAKS! at Rebar in Dumbo! Check it! AND, this is kind of my 30th birthday party, as much as I’m having one, so ya better come, ya heard?

And then I’ll be at the Open Video Conference for Friday and Saturday. So many good people speaking and being there that I don’t even know where to begin praising. AND if that weren’t enough, I’m playing the afterparty at Le Poisson Rouge, which is free to conference goers and and $15 otherwise (and I think that includes open bar!) I’m playing early, 7-7:45, and I think if everything works out I’ll have visuals by Mssngpeces, who I was fortunate enough to meet last year. Lovely.

AND OMG BEN SISTO JUST POSTED THE FLYER AND IT’S F’IN INCREDIBLE!!!!!

Best Poster Ever

Currently listen to this compilation of all the All City 7″ releases (of which there were 8, so I’m not so sure why it got called 7×7). Please people, go listen to this. It’s like this true testimate to how far beat music has come in the last 20 odd years. It incorporates everything that’s interesting and subtle and complex about the stuff that’s Post-Fly Lo (Can we say that now?), but totally showcases the diversity of it all. Snowman’s bangers, Fulgence’s awesome head-noders, Hud Mo’s almost beatless crackles (who knew he had it in him?) And kind of above everything else, Dimlite’s sheer utter brilliance. This man is THE composer of our time. I’m gonna do a full post on him in a bit, but it’s safe to say that both Quiz Tears on this comp and Ravemonds Young Problems on the Beat Dimensions comp are two of the most original pieces of music I’ve ever heard. And every time I play one of them someone comes up to me and says “What the F is that?” but can’t stop smiling!

Hope to see folks in New York. Oh, and, wordpress, thank you so much for fixing everything that was wrong with the interface. You actually making it somewhat enjoyable to blog again!

A week before Surya Dub, I had the awesome fortune to put together a show for Mary Anne Hobbs, who was coming out to LA and San Francisco to meet some of the artists that she plays on her show. The whole experience was awesome for me since Mary Anne stands at the pinnacle of not only a certain type of music, but also a certain presentation style, and, like most of the best connections, I got to know her over 24 hours, not just through a show. She was a joy to hang out with, and one of the things that made her click to me is that like so many artists that I now both enjoy and enjoy hanging out with, she has journalistic blood in her. Her stories of global travel both for Bikes and Music are inspiring, and off camera/off air she’s a touch more snark-y and critical, which just makes her all the more fun!

The gig itself was great (well, the upstairs room was great … for my room, meh …I have to say that’s the least people I’ve played to in a long time … until the next gig at 103 Harriet!) But the coolest thing was the two videos that it produced… One by Mary Anne for her Youtube channel and one by Professor Smith and myself for XLR8R. Check ‘em out below. Couple notes: one is that I’m SUPER happy with the location and the sound for the XLR8R one … I loved that location but was worried about the wind on the mics. So that was a win for me. Also … yes, that’s me asking Mary Anne a long ramble of a question in her video …

XLR8R’S WEST COAST ROCK’S SPECIAL

Finally, looks like someone has ripped the BBC show that she did! Get it HERE from Rapidshare (where all good things that don’t live on What.CD live). Track list below. Big tracks here for me are Zoning by EPROM, WLTA by Teebz who I had the good fortune to meet last week, The Architeq vs TAKE track, and Sonido Del Principe track on Bersa Discos.

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Mono/Poly – ‘Red & Yellow Toys’ (Dubplate)
12th Planet – ‘Smokescreen’ [Jack Sparrow Mix] (Dubplate)
Exile – ‘We’re All In Power’ From the ‘Exile Radio’ (Plug Research)
Bookworms – ‘How Can I Remix’ (Dubplate)
Samiyam – ‘Bricks’ (Dubplate)
Teebs – ‘WLTA’ (Dubplate)
Alice Coltraine Ft Pharoah Sanders – ‘Journey in Satchidananda’ from the EP ‘Journey in Satchidananda’ (Impulse)
DJ TOMAS INTERVIEW
Flying Lotus – ‘Auntie’s Harp’ from the LP ‘Los Angeles’ (Warp)
Architeq – ‘Sleeping Bear’ [TAKE Remix] (Dubplate)
Jega – ‘Soul Flute’ (Planet Mu Dubplate)
Daedelus – ‘Touchstone’ [Jimmy Edgar mix] from ‘For Withered Friends’ (NinjaTune)
Vaccine – ‘Radiate’ (Dubplate)
GLITCH MOB INTERVIEW AND LIVE SET, LOW END THEORY, LA
Dam-Funk – ‘Killdat* (Stones Throw)

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Ras_G & The African Space Program – ‘Crazy Alien’ (Dubpate)
Madlib – ‘J.D. & J.B.’ from ‘Beat Konducta Vol 5-6 Bonus 45′ (Stones Throw)
EPROM – ‘Zoning’ (Dubplate)
Kid Kameleon Interview
LAZER SWORD LIVE SET, 103 HARRIET
Bassnectar – ‘Boombox Sketch’ (Amorphous Music)
Ghosts On Tape – ‘Mogadishu Nightlife’ (White label)
Clubroot – ‘Sempiternal’ (Lo Dubs dubplate)
MIA & Rye Rye ‘Tictok’ [Ant-Ten-Nae remix] (Dubplate)
Nobody presents Blank Blue – ‘Blank Blue’ from the LP ‘Western Water Music Vol II’ (Ubiquity)
DADDY KEV INTERVIEW & MIX, LOW END THEORY, LA
Nosaj Thing – ‘Coat Of Arms’ (Alpha Pup)
Sonido Del Principe – ‘Cartagena’ from the compilation album ‘Bersa Discos 4′ (Bersa Discos)
THE GASLAMP KILLER INTERVIEW & LIVE TRACK, LOW END THEORY, LA
Dorian Concept – ‘Yorktown Recreation’ From ‘Maximized Minimalization’ (Affine Records)
Legion Of Two – ‘And Now We Wait’ (Planet Mu)