mudd up!

physical version washes ashore on September 22…

My new mix CD, Porque Soy Sonidero Y Voy A Muchos Lugares (made for this last tour) is now available exclusively at Turntable Lab. An hourlong blend of now-thing summer bump.

DJ Rupture - Porque Soy Sonidero excerpt (Shinehead riffing on Sting into a brand-new DJ Lengua refix)

I’ll have copies with me at live shows as well. Live shows? Like this one.

Izza Kizza - Don’t Stop Go! (prod. Koolade)

Koolade is from Croatia! i played in Zagreb (his hometown) once. People asked smart questions. Our hotel stood next to ‘Colonial Cafe’, lil negroes as the logo. After our party there was a rave that i didnt go to - they said there was a big rave scene — it sounds like Koolade might have dipped in from his super duper synths.

from Kizzaland, a free Izza Kizza mixtape by Catchdubs!

[US states renamed for countries with similar GDPs]

diabolical Spanish humor from my favorite TV program, El Informal (R.I.P.). en espanol.

This reminds me of Gogol somehow.

The cat’s out of the bag. FM straight from the horse’s mouth. Radio to squeeze, to complain, from Middle High German quetzen, quetschen, “to squeeze. “today, listen.”

We’re gonna Peel it now and for the next several weeks: tons of music, little organization, lots of love.

big hug to everyone who came out for FIESTA SOOT en Nueva York yesterday! a very nice moment.

for those who didnt make it, crossed-borders tonite as we regroup in Montreal: fiesta Soot pt. 2.

i’m waiting for the rice to cook, so, time for The Things I’ve Been Meaning To Say Roundup:

893 & I are looking for an intern/volunteer to help us build a… thing in the internets. Basic MySql and Php skills are needed. Tech wizards are welcome. It will be fun and not too complicated. NYC-based is good but not crucial. file under: net-art, data analysis, search engine deoptimization, clicktrail shacks, the psychology behind decision-making. interested? email muddup at fea dot st.

DJ C’s new blog is awesome. Mashit, Jake, mash it up! Below, a rare paparazzi shot of DJ C emerging from his pink Lamborghini:

I’ll be playing in Austin TX in 2 weeks. can y’all tell me about the good record shops? i’m esp interested in Texan rap & latin / mexican music. Below, a rare paparazzi shot of DJ Rupture as he scratches on a turntable made of paint fumes.

& then there’s Woofah, a great new zine from London (dissensus-scented, they tell me) focusing on reggae grime & dubstep - that sweet bassy space. Lots of interviews (Skepta, Iration Steppas, Pinch); one of my fav music writers, Simon Hampson, in longform; plus the general not-needing-electricty aspect of a real zine. f$ck a blog, let’s xerox!

if Simon’s grime optimism ain’t infectious enough, i suggest you try Anger Is A Gift, a powerful mixtape by Prancehall, with some next-level specials (Ce’Cile!) & dubplates on it, not to mention southern US rap. I slept on this one but wow.

Heatwave tonite! i’ll warm up the decks for Gabriel w/ a bit of dancehall.

my Aer Lingus flight back from Dublin was delayed 10 HOURS. horrible. still recovering, hence the brevity of his post.

the Irish festival was very specifically crazy. I showed up at 5pm on the day i was performing and the stage manager was already drunk, clutching a half-empty bottle of rum. And the mud…

Below is Mouse on Mars about to cart away their gear in a wheelbarrow. A wheelbarrow! Did i mention the mud? More fotos and festival talk soon.

Word the Cat ups Sonido Martines’ Las Rebajadas Van a Brooklin mix from last week’s radio show, with links to various other cumbia-oid manifestations.

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The question isn’t: am I or aren’t I a cop?

The question is: what kind of cop am I?

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Skepta sample source (a Nigerian / African / diaspora mega-hit)

Prince Nico Mbarga - Sweet Mother

we put together a very limited-edition CD to sell on our recent Europe tour. A few copies are left… SOLD OUT!

its a 57-minute recording from our Amsterdam gig last summer, edited & mastered by Andy.

The set was completely improvised — Andy Moor (The Ex) on guitar, me on turntables. Some beats happen (such as this excerpt which I posted before). it’s essentially a live document of our early stages. you know: weird / experimental / improv.

FYI, the album is a mass-produced CD-r in a slimline case w/ a color insert (NYC rap mixtape style), not an official CD.

and no, this isn’t available anywhere else (including p2p/oink/slsk)