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Merf presents: The NewWonkySpaceDiscoClub!

- Forward-Thinking Tam

'One week', she said. All Smack III mixes uploaded within one week. That's what she said. About a month ago.

Yeah, sorry about that – they really are most definitely on their way still, but its been all Work, and Stuff and Things, and please-miss-the-dog-ate-my-homework, can I be excused from podcasting this week?

Merf's Wonky Disco mix is incoming, it needed a bit where we had needle-skip problems cutting out but now is all spruced up and ready to go.

So, while you - and he - are waiting (about another month probably!) for me to upload that bastard, please have a listen to this Avalanches gem he pointed me at yesterday. Seems its been knocking around since 05, but its worth a second airing even if you heard it first time round.

Cracking, cracking stuff. Full of clever and funny bits to boot.
2ManyDJs fans should definitely try it on for size.
But then, so should every fooker else…
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THE AVALANCHES – SOME PEOPLE


Warning: Spoiler (or 'Tracklisting' as some people prefer to call it) below……









Tracklisting

Bon Jovi - Let It Rock (Mercury)
The Who - Who Are You (Polydor)
Salt 'N' Pepa - Beauty And The Beat (Next Plateau)
The Meters - Handclapping Song (Soul Jazz)
The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize (Freestyle Dust/Virgin)
Red Rat - Put Yuh Hands Up (Greensleeves)
Foxy Brown feat. Spragga Benz - Oh Yeah (Def Jam)
People's Choice - Do It Any Way You Wanna (TSOP)
Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain (Trojan)
The Beatles - Blue Jay Way (Parlophone)
Blak Twang - Unknown (Bad Magic)
The Congos - Congo Man (CBS)
Miles Davis - Unknown (-)
Manitoba - Kid You'll Move Mountains (Leaf)
My Bloody Valentine - Touched (Creation)
Sir Victor Uwaifo - Guitar Boy (Wrasse)
Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love (Epic)
Malcolm McLaren - World's Famous (Charisma)
Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (Casablanca)
Miss Thing - Get Your Money (-)
The Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles (Motown)
Clipse - When The Last Time (Acapella) (Arista)
New Edition - Popcorn Love (Streetwise)
New Edition - Should Have Never Told Me (Streetwise)
New Edition - Candy Girl (Streetwise)
The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (Motown)
Esso Trinidad Steel Band - I Want You Back (-)
Midnight Oil - When The Generals Talk CBS)
Kool Keith - F**k You (-)
Arrow - Unknown (Mango)
Earth, Wind & Fire - Unknown (Columbia)
Unknown - Sexy Baby (-)
The Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder (Sugarhill)
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step (MCA)
Bobby Brown - On Our Own (MCA)
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House (A&M)
Wings - Silly Love Songs (Parlophone)
Al Green - Unknown (-)
Reggie Rockstone - Eye Mo De Anaa (Kassa)
Beck - Beercan (Geffen)
Unknown - Unknown (-)
Mighty Sparrow - Simpson (The Funeral Agency Man) (Ice)
Ce'cile & General Degree - Na Na Na Na (Wall Of Sound)
Lady Sovereign - Random (Casual)
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (Motown)
Clipse - When The Last Time (Arista


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Now then, never let it be said that we dont bring you a bit of variety when we play out.

Over the next week we'll be posting our sets from Smack III last friday and, as promised, you'll be hearing everything from vintage disco to bootybass.

So here's a bit of electro and housey stuff, followed by some jackin'/fidget house and something Superstar PJ insists is called 'crunk'. Or 'wonk' or something (i'm far too old to know about these things - as you'd expect of someone whose set kicks off with Robert Palmer..)

Enjoy!



SmackIII - Forward-Thinking Tam live at The Westbury



PLAYLIST:
Robert Palmer - didnt mean to turn you on [EMI UK]
Kingpin Cartel - moogie nights [Rewired]
Charles Manier - change you [Ghostly International]
Etienne De Crecy - fuck [Different]
Edu K - popozuda rock 'n roll (acapella) [Man Germany]
Munk - kick out the chairs [Tomboy remix]
Rework - love love love, yeah [Playhouse Germany]
Blendbrank - space horse and force [Bugeyed US]
Fatboy Slim - love island [Skint]
Bodyrox & Luciana - what planet are you on? (Deadmau5 vocal mix) [Time Records]
Bryan Cox - bounce them big titties [Weapon US]
Sub-Sub [feat Melanie Williams] - ain't no love (aint no use) [Robs Records]

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SmackIII - Superstar PJ live at The Westbury



PLAYLIST:
Herve - Cheap Thrills
Data - Aerius Light (Kitsune DJ Friendly edit)
Crookers - Knobbers
Bonde Do Role - Marina Gasolina (Fake Blood remix)
Herve - Rocky Raver
Sinden & Solid Groove - Red Hot
Crookers - Bumblebees
Daft Punk - Da Funk
DJ Class - Next To You
Example - So many Roads (Herve remix)
Gorilaz - Feel good Inc (Stanton Warriors remix)
Nifty - Nifty
Trevor Loveys & Sinden - Organ Grinder
Federico Franchi - Cream
Alter Ego - Why Not?!
Dusty Kid - The Cat
Elastica - Connection (sample)
Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance (Herve remix)
Mark Stewart vs Adam Sky - We Are All Prostitutes (Crookers remix)
Aquasky - Have a Good Time (Count of Monte Cristal & Sinden remix)
Timbaland - Miscommuncation (Bloody Beetroots remix)
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Radioclit - Divine Gosa
The Presets - My People (D.I.M. remix)
Crookers - Big Money Comin
Se:Sa - Like This Like That (Count of Monte Cristal & Sinden remix)
Larry Tee - Licky (Herve Goes Low remix)

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Keep revisting, as both Merf's and Brother's sets, plus the later Merf vs Forward-Thinking Tam ghettotech fiasco (it was massive amounts of fun ladeez and gents, but did get us into a bit of trouble with the management..), will be going up soon, along with plenty of embarassing photos from the night...

~Cheers!

HEAR YE, HEAR YE!

For your Audio Pleasure, we shall be installing ourselves in North London's Westbury Bar this Friday [February the 8th] from 9pm til an ungodly 3 in the morning. Joining us once again to add a stout helping of electroclash and jackin house to our usual volley of random disco, breakbeat and booty-bass filth, will be the immaculately-coiffeured Superstar PJ and Brother.

We're quite chuffed about this, as The Westbury has seen the likes of Duke Dumont, Hot Chip and Plump DJs at the decks. It's so exciting in fact, that I'm even willing to give you a sneak preview of their posh wallpaper:



Swanky!
And as if that by itself wasn't enough, they also have pool tables aplenty, and an extensive cocktail menu (technicolour yawn, anyone?)
Oh, and the bar-staff are hot. They were last time I was there anyway..

Artist Rexbox will also be lurking around the bar - he's been busy lately with the superb Orange Unlimited website, and the premiere of his MTV series Gripwrench, as well continuing his contribution to the awesome Little Big Planet over at Media molecule.

At any rate, you should certainly keep an eye out for the fella, as he's bringing his pens and at your request he will tattoo you.
(I've been trying to persuade him to bring a bottle of Quink and some sharpened bamboo for a more 'permanent' look, but he hasn't taken the bait yet. There's still time though…)

Anyway, here he is – if you spot him, expose bits of yourself and cry out for RexArt!



So, not to press the point or anything, but..

SMACKIII

THIS FRIDAY.

The Westbury
(nearest tube: Kilburn Park, Bakerloo Line)
34 Kilburn High Road
London
NW6 5UA


SET TIMES:

9.00 – 9.45pm – MERF: wonky disco wind-up
9.45 – 11.15pm – BROTHER: electroclash /pop
11.15 – 12.00am – FORWARD-THINKING TAM: electro /house
12.00 – 1.30am – SUPERSTAR PJ: Jackin/Fidget house
1.30 -2.30am – MERF vs FORWARD-THINKING TAM: Dirty Music
2.30 -3.00am – Soundclash.

And I'm going to be posting round some new mixes from the Smack lot in the next couple days in order to whet your appetites, so subscribe to blog if you fancy getting a nudge about them…

Let's kick off with this new one from Merf - he'll be playing this sort of stuff during the 1.30- 2.20am slot – so expect things to get fast and sweary!
(I should probably also add that its his birthday, so he might cry into his beard if you don't turn up.)



LFO -> Skream -> DJ Deeon -> Non-Stop DJs

~CHEEEEERZZZ…

Dining Room DJs

Hosted By: Tamsin Nunley
When: 08 Feb 2008, 21:00
Where: The Westbury
34 Kilburn High Road
London, NW65UA
United Kingdom
Description:
Tamsin Nunley

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What with being straight outta Compton 'n all (that would be Compton Tea Shop, Surrey) Merf's not adverse to ..um.. busting out some Ghetto shit on yo' arses now and then!

So go and get yourself the latest helping, fresh off the ol' vestax:

Low Frequency Offenders



DJ rashad -> DJ assault -> knifehandchop -> DJ nasty

POP THAT SHIT! (etc, etc)

So this week's mix is relatively gentle and - in places ...oooo.. some might even use that annoying word 'quirky'. But don't panic, it still goes a bit 'souless electro' towards the end.


Merf vs Forward-Thinking Tam - Artificial Selection





PLAYLIST:

Ellen Allien – trashscapes (Raz Ohara remix) [Bpitch Control germany]
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E.R.P. – vox automaton [frustrated funk]
Beanfield – tides (Carl Craigs movement 1 mix) [Compost Records]
The Emperor Machine – yes no egg [DC recordings]
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Architecture in Helsinki – do the whirlwind (Hot Chip rmx) [moshi moshi]
Simon Bookish - Terry Riley's disco [Playlouderecordings]
Etienne De Crecy – fuck [XL]
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Ilija Rudman- After Midnight (L.S.B. Remix) [Love is War]
Erik & Fiedel – Donna [MMM]
Paperclip people - Jerry Lewis [planet E]
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Anthony Rother – adam n eve [Datapunk Germany]
Dada Life – vote yes [Prestel]
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Now, the usual RANDOM RECOMENDATIONS:


Erik & Fiedel – Donna [MMM]



Its just unreasonably cool, as you will notice when you listen to the mix - ADDTOCART!


Dempsey - ODP on the run (Tomas Almgren's Kobra mix).



Before the rather abrupt disappearance of The Switch Chart (and after what he was saying the other week, i'm laying bets that poor ol' Johnny Holloway's body will be 'mysteriously' found floating down the thames next to the BBC headquarters sometime soon!) we were left with the sage advice to go check out some Lopazz tracks. Which i duly did and was suitably delighted with 2 Fast 4 U [original] (it's just cute!) and Fuck Me! (it's just rude!).
En route though, this ear-pleasing Dempsey remix cropped up complete with vocoder action and a surprise cuss-word - excellent!


Beanfield - close to you (feat Ernesto - Maurice Fulton remix) [Compost Germany]



It's all a bit incestuous, really, this music business. No sooner had i found myself getting all dewy-eyed over Merf's Carl Craig remix of 'Tides' (3rd track into the mix, its bee-yoo-ti-ful!) than a completely unrelated indie search turned up some Maurice Fulton stuff via !!! and unexpectedly brought me right back round to Beanfield again.

Anyway, the good thing about this is the way it starts off fairly innocuous - if slightly dark - then periodically dissolves into these guitars and strings and finally vocals that are sweet as..

Definitely one to lay in bed on a sunday morning hugging your girlfriend to.
Or your boyfriend.
Or failing that, your housemate.
Or your dog.
Or your goldfish.

Actually, maybe don't hug your goldfish.


Peabody/Sherman/Steve Fisk - Wow! (Steve Fisk Ballard Throwdown - P&S re-edit) [Super Bro US]



Hysterical Man yells about something over funky old-skool beats.
What's not to like, you crazy fool?


Meat Katie/D Ramirez - stop the revolution" (Bassbin Twins remix) [Lot 49]



Ooooh, yes!





Btw, if you've not visited his solo mix page of late, you should swing by and catch Merf's latest offering:



'Slo-Mo Space Wave' includes tracks from Talking Heads, the dubiously named 'Skatt Brothers' and My Bloody Valentine - so props to him and his obscure indie tendancies!

And finally, fellow compulsive vinyl-strokers, a parting word of warning: it's difficult to mix with bloody stumps for hands.