Did today happen? Does adulthood exist? All I know is that it’s snowing, again — or maybe it never stopped. The last time I was this tired I was walking through a forest after a show and before the airport. Mudd. Deliciously low visibility. A river. Nature has so many things without off switches. We … Continue reading WELCOME IN AKAN
Seems to me like a nice route through tonight is to begin by catching Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts reading from her new book at the New School [UPDATE: THE NEW SCHOOL IS CLOSED TODAY DUE TO SNOW, READING POSTPONED] and then make our collective way over to Made in Africa — whose special guest DJ, Akwaaba’s BBrave, … Continue reading REVELATIONS FROM THE 5-STAR MUTUEL DREAM BOOK
I harbor (esoteric?) theories regarding Tunisian music, drum loops, and repetition… But we’ll save those for later. For now, two enormously popular Tunisian songs, sent by Mudd Up! listener Emily months ago. [audio:https://negrophonic.com/mp3/01- Douga.mp3] Douga “douga” is an onomatopoeic word for the sound of knocking on the door, so “douga douga douga, hata bab el … Continue reading HASHTAG TUNISIA
It is a good thing, we discovered last night, to begin and end with mister Arthur Russell. Hard to go wrong in a a loose and loving space. Along the way: Ghanian hiplife in preparation for next week’s guest, Chicagoan footwork sold to Americans by the Brits, the Bronx’s own Colombian low-end king Jorge Meza, … Continue reading ALL-BOY ALL-GIRL
Thanks to everyone who came to Zebulon and helped make last night special! Right before Nettle played I DJed a half-hour of Maghrebi material. Stuff like this, but slower: [audio:https://negrophonic.com/mp3/12 Dirilih Tilifoun.mp3] Sawamit – Dirilih Tilifoun from the excellent album Chaâbiya, only $6 at eMusic! [audio:https://negrophonic.com/mp3/13 Aicha Ya Lalla.mp3] Sawamit – Aicha Ya Lalla and … Continue reading CHAÂBIYA
Nettle is a band I started in Barcelona which knows nothing if not change. This spring we will release an album — a soundtrack to a remake of The Shining, set in Dubai — on a label I’ve admired for awhile. (details soon…) This Thursday we’re playing a free show at Zebulon in Williamsburg. It’s … Continue reading NETTLE AT ZEBULON
A laptop hemorrhage left me flustered and spectacularly unprepared for last night’s radio show, but these things have a way of working themselves out. We are all listeners. you can subscribe to the Mudd Up! podcast for downloadable versions, issued a week after FM broadcast: , Mudd Up! RSS. Also useful: WFMU’s free iPhone app. … Continue reading CORRUPTED ARCHIVES
Last night’s radio show – “OOLONG TIME COMING” — good music & bad tea puns. You can listen here (tracklist after the jump): On-air, I play tunes and talk. But in the club, it’s a whole other experience… I’ll be DJing at Holocene in Portland this Friday. Go here to win tickets.
Last night’s radio show was, as listener Marmalade Kitten commented, “cool and out.” And Ike noted: “Is it just me or is this show awesomely slower and creepier and glitchier lately?” So it goes. Emotional radio. Skip straight to the Quixotic track for sublime slow & creepy… you can subscribe to the Mudd Up! podcast … Continue reading COOL & OUT
Next Thursday, January 13 is World’s Fair Use Day, “an annual, day-long celebration of fair use, creativity and remix culture.” It goes down in Washington D.C. and is free & open to the public [RSVP to guarantee entrance]. I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be giving a keynote speech, and my talk will also involve … Continue reading WORLD’S FAIR USE DAY