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1Mehdi Forever
How can I imagine life without Mehdi? It’s a question I never thought I would have to ask myself. Mehdi was without a doubt like a brother to me, a friend well beyond our music ties, a kindred spirit and someone who played an irreplaceable and constant role in my life. In the days since his passing I’ve been reflecting a lot on our friendship and felt the need to write down my thoughts. Here goes.
Win one of five Serato SL 2 Bundles signed by me!
To celebrate the imminent kick-off to the Magic 8-Ball Tour I’m signing 5 brand new Serato SL 2 bundles (which includes a pair of limited edition Nike “Running Man” control vinyls) and giving them away! It’s like Christmas in April. All you have to do to enter is click here and “Like” the A-Trak Facebook page. If you’ve already “Liked” it then you’re automatically entered to win. Winners will be picked on May 15th and notified through Facebook… Word to Ed McMahon.
Win tickets to the Magic 8-Ball Tour!
Want to win a copy of “Ray Ban Vision” on a Scion A/V limited edition vinyl or a pair of tickets to any stop on the Magic 8-Ball Tour? Post this image as your Facebook profile pic and leave a comment on my Facebook fan page wall… I’ll pick one winner each day of this week!
DAY OFF! Free NYC Labor Day Party with Fool’s Gold + Friends!
Putting a giant exclamation point on another summer of smash singles and packed-out parties across the country, Fool’s Gold is throwing a free DAY OFF party on Labor Day. It’s going down from 2-8pm in a great outdoor space behind City Winery in NYC (155 Varick St, entrance on Spring between Hudson & Varick) and the all-ages event will feature guest raps from Yelawolf, Pill and Donnis, DJ sets from The Brothers Macklovitch (Dave & me), Just Blaze, Craze, Klever, Kill The Noise and Nick Catchdubs, and a live performance by The Suzan. It’s truly a family affair, with their friends from Scion, The Fader, LTD+, Slow Roast, Jelly and more on board to make it a can’t-miss party!
Around the World Pt.28
As posted on the fab Fader blog.
When we last spoke I was halfway through my European festival tour, reaching grueling levels of travel erosion, feeling the wear-and-tear of sleep deprivation and nonsensical flight routings. I had two days “off” in London, which only meant that I didn’t need to go to an airport during those days, not that I was actually resting. My next show was in Norway for the OsloLive festival, in a park inside the city. That show was a lot less of a mission than the others, in the sense that we didn’t have to drive out into the wilderness and my set was at a civilized hour. Even within city confines, Nordic crowds like to get down and scream in unison. The Scissor Sisters played right after me and I’m currently obsessed with their album. I also met Tony Senghore, whose tracks I’ve been spinning in my sets for the last year or so. He’s Swedish and he was talking to me about various Swedish producers who live in isolated towns up North, far from everything. Reminded me of this show that I did many years ago on a boat in the land of the Svensk. But I digress.
Around The World Pt.27: European Festivals
As posted on the fab Fader blog… but more pics here!
Did ya miss me? It’s been many months since my last official Around The World post. The reason is simple: I reserve those for real tours, and I wasn’t doing heavy duty zig-zagging… Until now. Festival season is upon us, folks. It’s that time of the year when kids gather in fields, pitch up tents and live the dream. The dream of live music. Europe has a particularly high concentration of such festivals. So if you deducted that I’m currently in Europe playing festivals… you are correct! But how are the shows going? Did I prepare a special set for the summer? Can I charge my Sonicare toothbrush on European voltage? All those questions will be answered in this blog post. Read on, my friends.
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Kid Cudi & Green Lantern mixtape with Duck Sauce & Chromeo
If you haven’t seen the big billboards you’ve probably at least heard that Kid Cudi is starring in a new HBO series. Coinciding with that, he just released a mixtape with Green Lantern and looky here, we’ve got some Duck Sauce and some Chromeo in the fold.
Tracklist:
01. DJ Green Lantern – KiD CuDi Intro
02. Jadakiss – Searchin’ (feat. Sheek Louch)
3. Dan Black – Symphonies (Remix) (feat. Kid Cudi)
4. Nipsey Hussle – Husslas State of Mind (feat. K.C.)
5. Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
6. Yacht – Psychic City (Classixx Remix)
7. Chromeo – Night by Night
8. Duck Sauce – aNYway
9. Freddie Gibbs – Playa (Capski Juke Remix) (feat. California Pudd)
10. Johnny Polygon – Riot Song
11. Holy Ghost! – Hold On
12. Florence & The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (The XX Remix)
13. Wave Machines – Keep the Lights On
14. Lupe Fiasco – Resurrection (feat. Kenna)
15. CyHi Da Prynce – Tired of Being Broke
16. Styles P – Send a Kite (feat. Dwayne Collins)
17. Phoenix – (Neighbors Remix) (feat. Devendra Banhart)
18. Junkie XL – Cities In Dust
Duck Sauce’s 2 videos
Here’s the video for “aNYway” by Jeremie Rozan of Surface To Air:
The song is also licensed to Ministry Of Sound for the UK. Here’s the video for their release:
Fool’s Gold at CMJ: 2 parties!
2 parties this year! Wednesday 10/21 come check out our new signings (including bands!) at 88 Palace, a converted dim sum restaurant that’s been home to those wild Flashing Lights parties as of late. Then Thursday 10/22 rave it out with our DJs and extended fam at a free party in Williamsburg.
CMJ is where it all kicked into high gear for Fool’s Gold 2 years ago so it’s a tradition that we don’t take lightly. See you there!
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- RT @ComplexMusic: This new @ONRABEATS song "L.O.V.E." is the perfect soundtrack for a hot summer evening in the city http://t.co/BBXZXdqn
- NYC catch me at Le Bain tonight djing @TheRealFafi 's book release party! #family
