Alexander O'Neal and Hall and Oates equals a really good jam.
SWAYZAK - STRONGER LOVE

STUDIO B CLOSING NIGHT

So Studio B is closing its doors and I have the honor of playing closing night along with my friends Duane Harriott and Rok One. This will most definitely be a night to remember so don't miss out!!!
Duane and I quickly put together a little promo mix for the party. Get it HERE. See you on Saturday!

This is a great re-edit of NIghtlife Unlimited that my friend One Dollar from Moscow made. If you're ever in Moscow he plays at a great place called DS Bar, check him out!
NIGHTLIFE UNLIMITED - LET"S DO IT AGAIN (ONE $ EDIT)

This Saturday...

This was a very intense weekend. It wasn't just that Michael Jackson passed away but everything that came along with it. All the sudden MTV was showing videos and rare archival footage, the radio stations in New York were playing amazing music, not just Michael's greatest hits but deeper tracks as well. People were singing in the streets and buying Michael's records from actual record stores! It reminded me how vital these things once were and how much more of a well rounded experience pop music can be when you're doing more than just sitting in front of a computer. It was, in a sense, a final goodbye to our childhoods and the true end of an era, but also a celebration of it.
Michael was the first person who wasn't Batman or Grover that I wanted to be. I really can't believe he's gone.

MICHAEL JACKSON - LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD (DEMO)

DO-OVER LAST SUNDAY

While I mostly enjoy mixing up old and new music when I dj, every once in a while doing a set like this can feel so right. And there's no better party to do it at then L.A.'s (and maybe the country's) best party, the Do-Over. I wanna thank the guys for having me and the crowd for staying out so late! T'was a night to remember for sure. Hope you guys enjoy this set, I was kinda faded but still managed to channel my inner Kid Capri.
P.S. Someone has to put up Large's Professor's set... hearing him cutting up "Pain" by the Ohio Players is worth it alone!
DO-OVER SET SUNDAY JUNE 21st

BLACK DUST

STRETCH BACK ON THE RADIO

GO HERE AND STREAM THIS!!! Stretch's pilot for his new EVR show is up and it sounds phenomenal. I laced him with some exclusives too but I'm not saying what they are, you'll have to guess.

THURSDAY NIGHT

I rarely get to play a whole night on my own in New York and play records I want to play all night long so I'm happy to announce this Thursday at Trophy Bar, I'll be doing just that! I hope some of you can make it out.
A SONG I WILL PLAY

This is the 45 version of "African Rhythms" and it's way different than the album one. Tighter and altogether funkier I'd say.
ONENESS OF JUJU - AFRICAN RHYTHMS (45 VERSION)

STRETCH INTERVIEW

If you don't check the Turntable Lab blog, you may have missed part 3 of this interview series. I interviewed Stretch and I think the interview came out terrific. Pretty informative stuff here so check it out. I guess it's Stretch's turn to interview someone now... who should it be? If you have any ideas, leave them in the comments section! Here's one of the records mentioned in the interview as a WKCR classic.
RON B - STITCH BY STITCH

BUY THIS BOOK

I can't believe how good this book is. I no longer feel self conscious about my outrageously ethnic DJ (and real) name and I have decided that djing in the 00's is not so bad after all considering all these old dudes were making 50 bucks a night! Seriously though this is detailed documentation of the emerging disco scene in New York like none other you've ever read. Vince Aletti was clearly the only critic who got this music and knew it was not a fad. Reading the first half of the book, I had an urge to pull out a lot of pre-76 (and pre 12 inch) disco classics and ended up making a mix at 1am. I basically "slip-cued" all these songs together since I had the volume very low, so as to not wake up my wife! A little sloppy but probably better for it. Enjoy!










PRE-76 DISCO MIX

SUMMER IN THE CITY

So I get tons of emails asking to me re-up things. I guess what happened was zshare went kaput last winter and everything was lost. I'll try my best to re-up some stuff in the future but for now here's last year's EVR Hip-Hop summer throwback episode. After listening to today's anemic throwback at noon on Hot 97, I felt the need to listen to this. Plus, I got mad emails requesting it. Enjoy!
EVR SUMMERJAM w/ELI, VAZ AND DIPLO

I was really surprised at all the inaccuracies and mistruths contained in this tiny little book. If you read it you might think Mt. Vernon is a neighborhood in Manhattan, or that Main Source had two Canadian MC's and one producer from Queens. Apparently there's a part of "Human Nature" filtered through an s950 which NaS used on his demo. Wow Quincy Jones was sooooo ahead of his time! The author also claims Bobbito passed on NaS while he was a+ring at Def Jam, because he felt NaS wasn't ready to make an album, which is simply not true. Here's more on the topic... I'm gonna go re-read the Paul's Boutique book.

Bobbito on Dead Jam from Gasface on Vimeo.

CHIN CHIN

I've fallen in love with this new Chin Chin album. It really is one of the sweetest albums of the year and I think it's being criminally slept on. Here are some promo videos and a mp3 of my current favorite song "Moments" which has some truly sublime piano work going on. Remixes are on the way from Dam Funk and myself.



CHIN CHIN - MOMENTS

Sigh...

So it has finally happened. A while back I heard a rumor that Virgin was closing but since Woody confirmed it on his blog, I know it's true (the NY Times also wrote something about it but I find Woody speaks more truth). This is pretty devastating news to me. I am not one of those people who would rather shop at Kim's or Other Music (sorry Duane!). I don't like pretentious dvd stores who categorize their selection by director. Sorry I don't remember who directed Teen Wolf, can you just put things in alphabetical order so I can grab it and get the fuck out of here so I don't have to hear any more of Can's unreleased b sides volume 4 that you guys are all sitting around pretending to like. I also like that the staff at Virgin always seem way too busy singing along to the latest Black Eyed Peas song to judge me when I buy Christopher Cross's greatest hits. And there's nothing like a nice walk to Forbidden Planet and Virgin on a clear spring day. This a major major big deal. This is basically it for big record stores. The last gasp as far as normal people buying music. I am heartbroken.

I just came across this in my itunes, really cool David Depino edit of this classic. I can listen to this song on repeat all day.
GAZ NEVADA - I.C. LOVE AFFAIR (DAVID DEPINO EDIT)

In case you missed this in the comments section, Nick from Holy Ghost! sent over his edit of "Don't Go Lose It Baby". One of my all time favorite jams...
DON'T GO LOSE IT BABY (HOLY GHOST! VERY SLIGHT RE-WORK)

I just returned from an amazing two weeks in Europe and Russia and I have to report that Disco is alive and well out there! All these great clubs with amazing sound systems and people ready to dance to anything. It's the best! Thanks to everyone I met and who treated me so kindly, hope to see you all soon!!!
MR. FLAGIO - TAKE A CHANCE (12 INCH MIX)

THE ROC INTERVIEWS ME

So to promote our record that's already sold out (yay!) The Roc interviewed me for Turntable Lab. Pretty good questions and he was definitely trying to get me to talk shit about some people (I didn't give in to the dark side).
Here's the LINK to the interview if you're interested and if you haven't gotten your hands on the record yet don't worry we're pressing up more.
On an entirely different note I am in Norway without much music to post so here's a link to a Holy Ghost! dj set from the Moma and I was hoping someone might know what version of "Don't Go Lose It Baby" by Hugh Masekela they play? Thanks in advance!

Best flyer ever.