AS HEARD FROM EROL ALKAN’S FINAL 6MIX

…taking it to that sexy level….

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072pz7

Continues to inspire me. Pictureplane is gracing .//. DD .//. once again – this time with a new rumbling remix of Lil B’s “Real Life”..

LIL B, REAL LIFE ( PICTUREPLANE’S TRUE REALITY RE-EDIT ).mp3

INTERVIE
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1. It’s been 6 months since you’ve been on my blog, what’s been happening since then?

well, i went on a month long tour with small black and washed out all over the united states. it was brilliant. the tour went to canada as well, but the canadian government wont let me in their country because i have a criminal charge on my record saying i was throwing rocks at police. which is not true. but i have just been living and breathing ya dig?

2. HEALTH will be performing this Saturday in Seattle at the Vera Project. You put together an engaging remix of “Die Slow”, what’s your connection with HEALTH and how would you describe their live performances?

HEALTH are my best friends. i owe everything to them. they single handedly were responsible for a lot of people hearing my music, and they rule because of that. their band is amazing. we have toured the world together and they have seen me do some crazy shit. i will try and keep it G rated for the kids reading the blogz. i miss them a lot actually. we are both playing whartscape in baltimore in july together. i am very excited for that.

3. You have produced a remix for rapper LIL B, how would you describe your spin on his song?

i am a huge fan of LIL B. it is almost a little weird how much i love that dude. i seem to talk about him all the time to people. he is a true original, which is hard to find. i appreciate people who are legitimate eccentrics, and LIL B is one. as am i. i feel we are kindred spirits. he is here to shift things. and that is important. for the rework of his song, i just put some pictureplane swag undernieth his lyrics. i used to make hip-hop, so it was fun to produce a rap song. i wanted it to lead to future collaborations.. he is also playing whartscape, so hopefully it can lead to something. we talk on twitter sometimes.

4. How is the next album coming along? You mentioned it dealt a lot with sexuality..

next album is SLAMMIN. i am so excited. its a little to early in the game to be talking about it. but it deals with physicality and touch. and how we experience the universe through our physical bodies. sensuality. but it is next level man. i am doing some collabs with yasmine kittles from an amazing band called tearist. and also zola jesus. and some other possible ones.

http://www.myspace.com/pictureplane

Ill be opening for HEALTH alongside Gold Panda and Indian Jewelry tonight @ the Vera Project! 7:30PM. Come say hi.

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THANK YOU DAVID FURE FOR FILMING THESE PERFORMANCES

After a hugely successful 8-Bit showcase last year (with my friend Sabrepulse!), Folklife had to do it again. This time at the EMP Sky Church.

Spamtron – Melodic superhero

http://www.myspace.com/chipdisko

Folkife 8-Bit showcase for 2011? Anyone? Anyone?

DJ Phantom

Pussy Go Get It.mp3

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Enjoying this abrasive music. Stylish, messy, Afro Punk.

INTERVIEW FOR DISCODROPPINGS.

1. How were you introduced to electronic music?

I was brought up in a house were music was very important, my mother was a jazz and blues singer, my dad a fashion designer, who loved his rock and roll, so i was always around music, but not really electronic, this i discovered when i started DJING, i got my decks for my 14th birthday and at the time garage music was all the rage, so 2-step was my first electronic experience, over the years I started listening to more pirate radio and started hearing more electro and was hooked, from there on I was a bass fiend, anything that would make my gut shake , I would buy. as i got older I started getting into the techno, tec house stuff and now my sets consist of it all.

2. How has your music creation process developed over time?

Well I started getting into music production before the dj’ing, I was always writing music as a kid and when i was 12 , my dad put me on a logic music tec course for two months, I was lucky enough to be in a school which specialized in music, so I had the means to keep at it, before , after school in between classes, when ever I could, I was in the computer rooms using the old cubase program, messing around with sounds and samples. When I started dj’ing professionally at 16 i started making money, so I put all of it into buying my own set up, really basic at the time, pc, midi keyboard and cubase. I then went on to study this at uni , and really got into live and acoustic music, now my production is a mixture of electronic and live, I love melody so alot of my stuff is melodic, but sometimes a fucked up distortion is all that I need , it depends on my mood.

3. Currently, who are some of your favorite artists?

That’s hard, I listen to so many different things, from my parents old beatles, areatha records, to boys noise. but a few current artist who I really love at the moment would be, MGMT , MAJOR LAZOR, DIPLO, CYBERPUNKS ARE FUCKING CRAZY, also more alternative stuff like the SANTO GOLD, that record was fat, THE EDITORS, AND DEFTONES are my favorite band , there a heavy metal group, so you can see im a bit all over the place with my musical taste.

4. What is the electronic scene like in your part of the UK?

It’s pretty huge in london, there are a massive variety of clubs, bars to choose from all playing electronic based music, there’s brick lane for the tec house heads, old street for the electro kids and shorditch for the dubstep massive..

There’s always some thing happening be it monday or friday, its pretty cool. some promoters are putting on nights with 3 floors 25 djs, and 10 genres, so theres something for everybody.

5. What’s in the works for Afro Punk in 2010?

It’s already been a busy year for me, I’m lucky enough to be djing at least 3 nights a week, I’ve been to South Africa , Amsterdam and Turkey already this year, and summer is gonna be even crazier.. I have the “lets talk about it EP coming out in june on a german label, plus a feature with my mates HOAXX coming out later in the year on the label BOXON RECORDS so its all good.. check out my myspace for gigs, releases and free beeies..

http://www.myspace.com/afropunkno1

keep at it girl.

DJ Phantom

A label based in Melbourne/ Toyko. I like it, I bring it to you.

Little Nobody – Metropolis How? by Little Nobody

Head over to the IF? Records site..

http://if-records.weebly.com/

Label runner Andrez, has music under the name Little Nobody- check this

http://www.myspace.com/littlenobodymuzak

Here’s 2 songs – listen

Remember Radio.mp3

Old Skool Gangsta Slap.mp3

INTERVIEW.

1. How has your label direction developed over time?

Wow. Well, it’s been 15 years since we started; back in 1995 the artists we loved and respected were usually using real Roland TB-303s or Devilfish mods of same, along with stacks of analogue rack-mounted gear. These days most of our people are digital-based and using laptops, which makes live gigs a helluva lot easier.

Additionally 15 years ago we were mostly CD-based, living in Australia, whereas these days we’re exploring vinyl (still) and digital. CDs have gone the way of the dinosaur.
While a lot of people are complaining about the new medium, digital itself gives us a lot of freedom to release more experimental stuff – which traditionally doesn’t sell well – thanks to the extremely minimal overheads.

2. Tell us a little about your artists..

We work with a lot of people, and most of them are – first and foremost – producers whose music we really dig, and also they’re good mates. It’s vital to work with people you actually like. We’ve continued to do stuff for years with Australians like Steve Law (Zen Paradox), Isnod and Son Of Zev, and more recently with some cool Melbourne-based people such as Ben Mill (Bitch Shift), Koda, Enclave, Alkan, Craig McWhinney, and Kultrun.

We also have some great Japanese cats we’re dabbling with, chief among these Toshiyuki Yasuda, DJ Wada (Co-Fusion), Takashi Watanabe (DJ Warp), Cut Bit Motorz, and Tatsuta Oe (Captain Funk).

Then there’re Luke’s Anger, Dave Tarrida, Justin Berkovi, E383, Si Begg, Dead Agenda, BCR Boys, Jason Leach, James Ruskin and the Dead Channel crew in the UK, Jammin’ Unit in Germany, and other internationals like Wyndell Long, Paul Birken, Bas Mooy, Steve Stoll, Patrick Pulsinger, Bill Youngman, etc, etc.

I also do stuff myself under aliases like Little Nobody, Funk Gadget, Nana Mouskouri’s Spectacles, DJ Fodder, and a swag of others.

I guess that’s not a little… that’s a LOT. Sorry!

3. What is the electronic scene like in your part of Tokyo/Melbourne?

It’s absolutely brilliant, and is one of the reasons I’ve lingered here for almost 9 years now. There are some cool large clubs, but I like the smaller venues where you can catch people like Ben Pest and the Ninja Tune crew, plus locals like the TTAK Collective. There are great live acts here like Hifana and Toshiyuki Yasuda, and often the best gigs are by people you’ve never heard of and never see again.

Grab some music

http://www.junodownload.com/labels/IF%3F/releases/

DJ Phantom