I bought this red leather jacket recently. Totally unwearable. Thought it was the best thing ever, but I haven’t worn it once. It will just make me look like the Indian Michael Jackson. Not something that I think the girls of Sydney are ready for.
I never get booked to play this old rock n roll and soul. I have a heap of it, but the only way you get to play it out is putting on your own parties. So I am doing just that. Teaming up with Dear Pluto and Sonny Syah, this is bound to have you shaking a tail feather into the wee hours of the morning. You know it is going to be a party.
P Major is really nice on production so I think it is understandable that I thought this Statik Selectah beat was another one of his. Here are some tracks that he did produce for Sydney rapper Ellesquire on his album Ready
Club Hip Hop, Grimestep, and an all Australian hip hop mix. Sheilas that smuggle goon into the club. Hole in the bottom of their fake Kate Spade bag, so that the nozzle of their Goon Bag just pokes out perfectly. Buy one glass of wine and top up all night.
Playlist:
Kidz In the Hall – Pour It Up (P.imp C.up) [feat. David Banner & Bun B]
Keri Hilson ft Lil Wayne – Turning Me On (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
Big Sean – Dance (A$$) (Remix) feat Nicki Minaj
T.I. ft Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris (Remix)
Sky High – Look At Me
Aaliyah – We Need A Resolution (Lunice Remix)
Balla et Ses Balladins – Paulette
J. Cole – Can’t Get Enough (feat. Trey Songz)
Spit Syndicate – See Me Now (The Xx Remix)
Yasmin Ft. Ms. Dynamite – Light Up The World (prod. Shy Fx)
DJ Ayres ft GLC – Got Me Gone (Bird Peterson Remix)
Marco Del Horno vs DJ Swerve – Ho Riddim ft P Money
Kano – Ps and Qs ft Lethal B & Demon
The Game – Gangstas Ride (feat. Jaz-O)
AZ – Never Change (Madlib Remix)
Pegz feat Reason – Everyshow
Ozi Batla – Put It On Wax
Maya Jupiter – Perhaps feat Moka Only
Kimbra – Settle Down (M-Phazes Remix)
Thundamentals – Dimension 3
Vassy – September (Katalyst Remix)
A-Love – Play It Cool (Prod Jase)
Budspells – Feel Style feat Hyjak
Delta – Kings and Queens
Spit Syndicate – Kings Only
Urthboy – The Signal
Hermitude – El Gustos Theme feat Spikey T
Low Budget – Hit the Key
Hodgy Beats & Jonti – Nagoya
Illy – The Chase Ft. Oliver Daysoul
13th Son – Good Times ft Asli
A-Love – Friday (Prod Jase)
Bias B – The Rippa
Sleeping Monk – Fulltime Emcce (Western Suburbs Version)
Koolism – Warm And Easy ft Rodney P
Dazastah & Hunter – Oi
In it’s first year, Musica is a smaller scale festival at Darling Harbour’s Tumbalong Park with a really cool line up. Maybe a little to cool to draw a massive festival crowd, it was a refreshingly, easy going, dickhead free day of good music. Rather than fighting crowds of sweaty muscle bound boofheads, dividing your time between 7 stages of the same old acts, Musica was just one stage of smaller amazing new artists. Perfect sunny weather for enjoying the likes of SBTRKT, Lunice, Ghostpoet, Baths, Electic Wire Hustle, Mitzi, Bon Chat Bon Rat, Tiger & Woods and Simon Caldwell. Brilliant day. Let’s hope it becomes a regular fixture in the festival calendar.
Listen: SBTRKT – Nervous ft Jessie Ware from Nervous EP
Listen: SBTRKT – Something Goes Right ft Sampha from SBTRKT
Listen: Lunice – The Name Dunnit ft Troy Dunnit from Stacker Upper EP
I keep hearing about random hook ups that happened at the Player Haters Ball. I think that is the mark of a good party. A very attractive, mixed crowd flocked to Good God Small Club for a night of Joyride and The Accidents playing R&B covers with a couple of originals, while Levins and I spin jams. Technically it was a sell out, but we kept letting people in. A hot, sweaty, drunken night of partying. Here are some photos from around 3:30am.
London producer, SBTRKT’s self-titled album is my favourite record of this year. We were lucky enough to chat to him ahead of his Australia tour. Also master of the baked goods DJ Ability swings passed the studio with some tasty custard tarts and equally scrumptious dancehall bass. It is our bass special. A little less rappy and more electronicy than usual.
Playlist
Yasmin Ft. Ms. Dynamite – Light Up The World (prod. Shy Fx)
SBTRKT – Right Thing To Do ft Jessie Ware
The Xx – Crystalised (Dark Sky Remix)
Sticky – Booo! (Dubaholics Numb Dub Mix) [Ft. Ms. Dynamite]
Fish Go Deep – The Cure & the Cause (Featuring Tracey K)
Mz Bratt – Selecta (Greenmoney Remix)
SABO – Ay Loco (Pitbull Remix)
Foreign Beggars – Keepin Da Line Fat (feat Graziella – DJ Troubl mix)
Aaron Jerome – Late Night Mission (feat. Yungun)
Shirley Ellis – The Clapping Song
Katylist – The Clapping Song ft Coin Locker Kid
Ghostpoet – Cash & Carry Me Home (feat. Kano)
Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Moska Remix)
NB Funky – Rhythm Box
Seiji and Da Phonz – Rumpus
Moska – Bax
Mary J Blige – Family Affair (Hugo Frederick Remix)
Brenmar – Waiting On
Africa Hitech – Blen Remix
Jessie Ware – Strangest Feeling SBTRKT Interview Pt 1
SBTRKT – Hold On ft Sampha SBTRKT Interview Pt 2
SBTRKT – Wildfire ft Yukimi of Little Dragon & Drake (Remix)
Shaggy & Leftside – Jump Up Around DJ ABILITY MIX
TCC – Telephone
Dreadsquad ft Lady Chan – Money Nah Dem Good
Warrior One ft Serocee – Bullring Ting
Buraka Som Sistema – Yah
Tomb Crew – Watch This
Leisure Allstars – Friday Night (Dr Dohecahedron Mix)
Tommy McCook – Heatwave
Barrington Levy – Glock (Mishka Blend)
Sola Rosa – I’ve Tried Ways
Listen: SBTRKT – Right Thing To Do ft Jessie Ware from SBTRKT
Listen: Aaron Jerome – Late Night Mission ft Yungun from Time To Rearrange
Don’t want this blog to be too flyer heavy, but I am just too proud of my shitty artwork. Proud as a lion you might say. Umm.. yeah… Sydney crew… here is a little taste of what you can expect at Ching-a-lings if you come down on Sunday.