Archives for February 2010

Photos from Petnation 2!

Photos are up from the 2nd Petnation Party with
Mochipet, Slayers Club, Savage Henry, Audiovoid,
Deceptikon,  Lippe,  Memes,  and Donut Cake!
Peep it here! xoxo

Thanks to Raynie Vratari (cudunko) for The Photos!

Sound Became Color

A journey from Mono to Stereo and the symbiosis of flesh and electronics.

“…during this Mono to Stereo transformation I have become intimidated by music. I’ll tell you why. I’ve been hearing a significant portion of music that few understand. I don’t fully grasp what I’ve been listening to for the past twenty-nine years yet myself, and I have only recently been able to articulate these new feelings of awkwardness towards music caused by stereo …The sound dances. It runs from side to side, up and down and in many other unexplainable directional feats that add suspense and flavor. When I found stereo I felt left out. Ditched. Honestly, It was an overwhelming downer that opened a lot of doors to all these wonderful trains of thought. After a few weeks of total confusion I thought that maybe a debate could simplify all of this conflict (for me anyhow). My problem comes down to Quality. And yet, Melody still found its way into my heart and interest. So here goes nothing… ” – Timothy Renato Pizza

www.SoundBecameColor.com

Savage Henry profiled on 1320 Records

Savage Henry, the maniacally creative duo behind Mochipet’s infamous Godzilla New Year Video have been gaining a reputation far and wide. Their most recent conquest is 1320 Records, home-base for the likes of STS9, The Flying Skulls and OOO so many more. View the fullfrontal

Th’ Mole – New Single & Euro Tour

Th' Mole - Lazer Boogerz tour poster

Because we care, please enjoy this exclusive remix of
Th’ Mole’s “Jump Jack” track by Barely Legal Beats.

Download MP3:

And coming to Europe this month, Th’ Mole’s “Lazer Boogerz” tour,
including Austria, Denmark, France and Germany.

MusSck featured on Disruption Podcast

major shout to Disruption

Mochipet Remixes, Joker, Starkey, and more in the new Sub Swara Podcast!

…And we’re back! With Podcasts 009, that is, brought to you this time by yours truly (Dhruva). The track list is below and this one is all about some fresh, new forward hip hop, dancehall and dubstep leanings (not too surprising given that that’s the way we tend to lean) from some of our favorite producers around the globe. You can get the podcast via Feedburner, iTunes or if you’re of the audiophile sort, you can download the podcast in full res audio below.

Track List
1. Kraddy – Android Porn (Mochipet Godzillaporn Remix)
2. Heyoka – Micron
3. ??- Fair and Lovely Riddim
4. South Rakkas Crew – Holiday (Titles Riddim)
5. Mochipet – Alien Crunk Dub – (Audiovoid Remix)
6. Mos Def – Quiet Dog (Sub Swara Remix)
7. Breakage – Higher
8. Nuphlo – Homeland Insecurity
9. Joker – City Hopper
10. XI – Superwhatever
11. Starkey – Ok Luv
12. D1 – Jus Business
13. Syndaesia – Walk Away (Widdler Remix)

Mochipet in the Daily Californian Newspaper!

Mochipet Delivers Sweet Licks, Fresh Tricks

Bay Area Musician Mochipet Shocks and Delights Audiences With Ever Experimenting Electro Beats

Who wears a purple dinosaur costume, mixes live DJ sets with spazzy, self-produced hip-hop, house, and electro break beats and runs his own label? It’s not Barney on ecstasy; it’s San Francisco native, Mochipet, aka David Wang. Wang has been releasing music since 2002, and has since released nine full-length albums. Did I mention he also runs his own label, Daly City Records?

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OUT NOW! Monk Fly – The Far Side of Zen

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Monk Fly is a Producer, Dj and musician influenced by jazz, hip
hop, dubstep, jungle, wonky beats & the found sounds of his
environment.The Monk Fly sound is thus animated, diverse, bass
heavy and has ended up in the record bags of some of the worlds
most respected DJ & Producer such as Danny Breaks (UK),
Flying Lotus (US) & Gas Lamp Killer (US).
Monk Fly’s previous releases through his own label,
The Frequency Lab, have had critics stating:
“…serious top notch production…fusing together a variety of
musical inspirations. I’ll eat my hat if you don’t appreciate this”
(3D world) “a stand out Sydney producer…” (www.inthemix.com.au)
Live Monk Fly cuts both an amazing laptop set or DJ set. A recent
2 part live laptop set can be heard or downloaded at
www.fortheheads.blogspot.com Live reviews have commented, “see this lad he has an ear for
sound and where it meets fun…he rocked” (Drum Media)
Most recently Monk Fly has played support to Internationals
such as Hudson Mohawke, Mamiko, Harmonic 313, Deadbeat,
Benga, Skream & Dorian Concept.
Monk Fly, with his cohort Jonny Faith, also hosts Sydney’s only
weekly future beats radio show (FOR THE HEADS) and also the
only regular club night HEADROOM dedicated to such left-field
wonky beats, Beyond producing, Monk Fly has long been an active player
in the Australian music scene. He was a founding member of
Elefant Traks, a label now known for “…some of Australia’s
best hip hop, dub and broken beats.” (Juice Magazine)
After Elefant Traks, Monk Fly continued on to set up The
Frequency Lab, an artist run initiative – offering affordable
performance, recording and exhibiting space. The Frequency
Lab ran for 5 years as a venue and became known as “the
breeding ground for Sydney’s creative music community.”
(Clayton Thomas, co-director of The Now Now Festival). The
Frequency Lab has since evolved into one of Australia’s most
innovative boutique left-field music labels.


FLIGHTS:

The Hi Fi Club (UK)
The Faversham (UK)
Couch Bar (UK)
Bist rot reque (UK)
St George’s Theat re (UK)
Schokoladen Bar (Ber l in)
Trodler (Ber l in)
Underbel ly Fest ival
Peats Ridge Fest ival 06,07,09
The Great Escape Fest ival
Woodford Folk Fest ival (Br is)
Chalk The Walk Fest ival
Ear thdance Fest ival
Playground Weekender Fest ival
The Sl ip Inn
The Gael ic Club
Hermanns
Bar Broadway
The Abercrombie Hotel
The Mandar in Club
TINA (Newcast le)
Pony Bar (Melb)
Loop Bar (Melb)
The Gl i tch Bar (Melb)
Bar Open (Melb)
Revolver (Melb)

RESIDENCIES:
Cafe 1001 (UK)
The Cr icketers Arms
The Clai re Hotel
The Frequency Lab/ Knot Gal lery
Lab Styles @ The Excelsior Ht
The Lounge Cafe
Headroom @ The Br ighton Up Bar
For The Heads – 2SER 107.3 FM