December Chart Part 2

Off To Africa Dec Chart Part 2

1. Holy Grailers Black Everything CDR
2. Boog Brown Growth (14KT Remix) CDR
3. Bonobo Black Sands Remixed LP Ninja Tune
4. XI Housekeys CDR
5. Machinedrum Alarmaa CDR
6. Si Tew Silhouette (Zed Bias Rollout Mix) Atjazz Rec.
7. Lucid Jumbo (Norrit Remix) CDR
8. Jumping Back Slash Not Over CDR
9. Roman Lindau Sonnerie Fachwerk
10. Submotion Orchestra Finest Hour - The Remixes LP Exceptional
11. Kowton & Tom Dicicco Untittled EP Project Squared
12. Nightwave Palenque Unknown
13. Von D Sunflower Refix CDR
14. Various RK Edits White
15. Simbad Township Beat CDR

December Chart Part 1

Xmas Is So Horribly Overrated Here Dec Chart Part 1

1. Shigeto New Light EP Ghostly Int.
2. FCL Back (inst) We Play House
3. Lee Jones Uhrsome AUS
4. Jesper Ryom Nature Boy EP Power Plant
5. Walter Ego Only Think Of You CDR
6. King Knut A Lil Soul (Aquadrop Remix) CDR
7. Krystal Klear & Olivier Day Soul Never Thought I Wld Go Eglo
8. Isaac Christopher Hold Your Head / Lucid State CDR
9. Innercity Future (Kenny Larkin Tension Mix) CDR
10. B.D.I Decoded Messages Of Life & Love EP Rush Hour
11. Lagos Your Thoughts CDR
12. Breach That Amen Track CDR
13. 23Hz Zumo (Sully Remix) 2nd Drop
14. Stereotyp Boom Boom Riddim CDR
15. Dj Jesus Yelele Offerings
16. Ital Tek Gonga EP Planet Mu
17. Kareem Moser Untittled OMNR
18. Blackwax Offkey White
19. Bjork Crystalline (Boddhi Satva Remix) CDR
20. L-Vis 1990 Tonite (L-Vis & Simbad 3am Remix) CDR

Big Thursday in London !!

Two big shows in a row this thursday in London, check it if you're around !

November Chart

Forget Hibernation November Chart

1. Super Smoky Soul More Ft. Muhsinah Circulations
2. Behling & Simpson Yenisei Future Boogie
3. Karizma Klap Ya Handz Its Alright CDR
4. KRL Nerve Wolf
5. Dauwd Whats There EP Pictures
6. Koyote St Vincent Lespinasse (Altered Natives Remix) CDR
7. Darling Farah Division EP Civil
8. Piranahead & Diviniti Like A Dream (Charles Webster Deep Dream Mix) CDR
9. C.R.S.T Jacare Deep Thrills
10. Yellowtail Huashan Bao Mi Bagpak
11. Raziek Love That Thing Top Billin
12. Hubwar & Renouveau Hour Change EP High Life
13. I.D Clipper Bass
14. Lando Kal Various Nu CDR
15. Martin Patino Hommage A La Sodomie (Joash Remix) CDR
16. Yor Golden Boy Delsin
17. Riton A.C.P (Wafa Mix) CDR
18. Opolopo Mutants LP Tokyo Dawn
19. Salvatore Freda Luv Cant Hurt (Nebraska Mixes) Freerange
20. 813 Spectrum Riff EP Donky Pitch
21. Stayc J & Hollywood Lord Forgive EP Superficially Deep
22. Matt Doubt Various Nu CDR
23. Conkers Spellbound CDR
24. At One African Healing Dance (Inst) Atjazz Rec
25. Seiji Face Up Seiji
26. Sibian & Faun Im Sorry Numbers
27. D'Angelo Untittled (L-Vis Own Way Edit) CDR
28. Doctor L The Great Depression LP Comet
29. Izmabad The Groove Dizzla Part 2 CDR
30. Simbad Various Nu Beats 4 Grems CDR

Educational Fragment 1

Cooly G feat. Simbad 'Landscapes' (Hyperdub 2011)

So yes, now there's a video for Cooly G's single from her forthcoming album on Hyperdub. We recorded quite a few dope tunes in my studio in da past couple years and im really glad that she's gettin more attention, top female dj/producer & singer... The b-side of the 12'' is featuring my brother Karizma & its serious indeed :-) Go Cooly !!

October Chart Part 2

Sacred Geometric Patterns October Chart Part 2

1. Floating Points Myrtle Avenue White
2. Artu & Jerry The Cat Nuclear Funk Royal Oak
3. Torquato & Boghosian Various Yoruba
4. Karizma Within Me CDR
5. V/A Amsterdam All Stars Rush Hour
6. Guy Andrews Shades Hemlock
7. Terror Danjah Morph2 Hyperdub
8. Kink Tracks From The Vault Vol.2 Sharivari
9. Roots Manuva Get The Get (Breakage Mix) Big Dada
10. Champion War Dance RKS
11. GoldFFinch Red Mask NMBRS
12. Gerry Read We Are CDR
13. Paul Woolford & Psycatron Stolen Hot Flush
14. V/A The Boogie Vol.2 Tokyo Dawn
15. Inkswel Various CDR
16. Von D Everytime (Dub) CDR
17. Gerd Palm Leaves (Deetron Mixes) Clone
18. Doctor Jeep Freak U CDR
19. Eats Everything Eats Everything EP Dirty Bird
20. Kuhn Slime Beach EP Civil
21. Teedra Moses Luxurious Undergrind LP CDR
22. Sina From Love To Dust EP Mooncircle
23. Fulgeance To All Of You LP MPM
24. Lars Behrenroth I Miss The Things (Alland Byallo Remix) Deeper Shades
25. Ray Lugo Love Me Good (Simbad Dub) Jazz & Milk

Occupy World Street

October Chart Part 1

Celestial Autumn October Chart Part 1


1. DVA Polyphonic Dreams Hyperdub
2. RQM & SOK From Here (Night Drugs Remix) Muti Music
3. Eliphino I Played Some Think Sounds
4. L-Vis 1990 Feel The Void (L-Vis Street Dub) CDR
5. Poussez Warlock Artizan
6. Breach That Amen Track CDR
7. Tornado Wallace Dont Hold Back Instruments Of Rapture
8. Sir Froderick Reconnecting LP Record Breakin'
9. Alex Kid She's Gotta Leave (Radioslave Beats Mix) Freerange
10. Pedestrian Hei Poa (Frederic Robinson Remix) Push&Run
11. Up High Collective Moon CDR
12. Acid Andee Stab Fever EP Lost My Dog
13. Zed Bias Music Deep Inside Swamp81
14. Blood Fire Gumbai House CDR
15. Mr President Best Ia Yet To Come (Lemy Leo Mix) Favourite
16. Miguel Migs Ft. Meshell Ndegeocello Close Your Eyes (UNER Remix) OM
17. Lando Kal Rhythm Version White
18. Ital Tek War Of The Ants (Bayou Remix) CDR
19. Dismantle Computation Wheely Deal
20. Simbad Ft Paul Randoplh Share Your Light EP Atjazz Rec.



15.10 Je Ne Sais Quoi London
22.10 Konekshan Party with Afronaut & Broadicte Lausanne Switzerland
27.10 Jazz&Milk Party Munich Germany
29.10 Berlin Germany TBA
12.11 Sofrito Party London
17.11 Havana Cultura Band + Dj Amsterdam Nederlands
19.11 Havana Cultura Band + Dj London
23.11 Havana Cultura Band + Dj Paris France
25.11 Havana Cultura Band + Dj Berlin Germany
26.11 Havana Cultura Band + Dj Istanbul Turkey

Sept Chart (slightly late...)

Dont Trust The Medias Sept Chart

1. Kissey Cry CDR
2. Roots Manuva Who Goes There Big Dada
3. Jullian Gomes Fear No More CDR
4. Mosca Dom Perignon / Jager 3024
5. Fujito Tetsuro Matting Craft BagPak
6. Falty DL Atlantis / The Sale Ends Ninja Tune
7. Basic Soul Unit Soulspeak Dolly
8. Mist Works Common Question (Dj Tipz Dub) Atjazz Rec.
9. Dexter Bo-Dyned Clone
10. Analog Players Society I Cant Wait APS 7''
11. And Hydrothermal Idle Hands
12. B Bravo Swang Earnest Endeavours
13. XXXY Everything CDR
14. Zara McFarlane Until Tomorrow LP Brownswood
15. Conforce Escapism LP Delsin
16. Sepulcure Sepulcure LP Hotflush
17. Bnjmn Black Square EP Rush Hour
18. Dam Funk Forever Scion
19. True Self Future Memories (Atjazz Internal Dub) Atjazz Rec.
20. Jumping Back Slash Nectah 3 LP Pollinate
21. Altered Natives Tenement Yard Vol.2 Eye4Eye
22. Landslide Peak Remixes Round The Houses
23. MA1 Kente Deep Technologi
24. C.R.S.T Soul Glo EP Deep Thrills
25. Blu James Spaceships (Soulparlor Remix) CDR

Klub Sandwich Video

San Francisco : The Lift

LeFtO Films: San Francisco at SOM SF from Lefto on Vimeo.

Yes just wanna post that marvellous little vid' that my partner in crime Lefto did when we were in da US last week, San Francisco was indeeeeeed a great vibe, its dfntly one of my favorite cities in the world ... So cali yet so dffrnt yet so diverse... Love it.
Massive shouts to all my Oakland fam who crossed the bridge especially for that nite, was good to see you all !!

Thanx to : Julio & the boys for the crib hook-up , Carolyn our dopest US agent, Jeremy, Wiseacre & Jonathan, Papa Marques (yooo we wont come back 2 that italian restaurant nxt to Som no more !!! Where's my fish LOL) , Amy, Cali, Damian & co., Oakland WF ladies, Cecile, Hakobo & Nu, Michelle, Ugo and all the peeps who came to dance... ! :-)

Dj Mehdi RIP

French talent Dj Mehdi has quit our Earth and he will be surely missed... RIP Mehdi

LA : The Lift

LeFtO Films: THE LIFT - LOS ANGELES, CA from Lefto on Vimeo.

Mad journey and lack of sleeeeeep dis week, after Sacramento we went to San Francisco, Lefto had a gig @ Eve's Lounge and i went to play Foxy (strictly house music !) in San Jose (90 min train ride, south bay area) which was cool, then back to San Fran b4 flying to Los Angeles. Ok. Let me say this... As a dj i'd say that It doesnt get much better then when ur able to play the music that u want in an open air space, with a great sound-system and lovely people who came here to dance and have a good time... 'til the early morning hours...
And thats exactly what The Lift party in LA was about friday nite !!! Our hosts (and friends!!) Wiseacre and Jeremy Sole (both dope djs !!) really created their party in a true spirit, being all about the vibes & the people... The legendary Marcus Wyatt brought the deep house orishas before Lefto & i played and maaaaaaan, we mad fun behind the decks ! Thanx to everyone who came and made it a very special event...!
Massive shouts and blessings to : Jeremy & Eric, Carolyn, Jonathan, Marcus da papa, Josh aka Dj Expo, Anthony Valadez (gr8 spot in Venice beach!), Rick & Cara, Eduardo & Mystie, Alex (tu sabes !!!), Cracka Dawn (the sexiest cali b-girl), Novena & Derek, Reggae Pops the one and only...

Sacramento

LeFtO Films: Sacramento Loves Bass from Lefto on Vimeo.

7.15 am just got back from da insaaaaaaane outdoor party in LA !!!! in a few hours back to SF for another Lift party with Jeremy Sole, Wiseacre, Marcus Wyatt & my brother Lefto of course, in da meantime here's da link for the Sacramento video, we had mad times @ the Press Club, such a gr8 crowd and lovely peeps, i even found some amazing 45's @ Records On Broadway there, ridiculous vinyl store... !! Big shout to Dan , Dj Whores crew, Jimmy, Carolyn, TIm from the UK (how random lol!!), Marshall for the dope brunch @ his Vegan Cafe & all the girls for dancin...!

More pix here : http://lefto.be/post/9999825248/dem-fools-worldwidefamily-sacramento

The Lift parties in LA + SF

BEEEEEEEEEST PARTIES in CALI withoooooooooout a doooooooooubt !!!!! :-D

NYC vibes

LeFtO Films: NYC ~ Worldwide Family US TOUR 2011 from Lefto on Vimeo.

Aaaaaaaah its so good to be back in da US !!!!!! Was a good gig wid Lefto @ Cielo (best sound system in town), gr8 set by Wiseacre too & the place was packed... Not the friendliest crowd for a Turntables On The Hudson party (+ resident & brother Nickodemus was away) but we still had fun, thnx to the extended fam & friends who passed by :-) The meatpacking district has sooooo changed in da last 2-3 years its insane... Very 'posh' & 'jeans & shirt' type of style, which obviously doesnt make the parties better, especially when cats come to you and ask for some Madonna or Nicky Menage shhh but hey..!! Saturday was nuts as well, da party was @ the Plazza Hotel in Long Island City, basically one huge outdoor party and 2 other inside the buiding (with Djs Dhundee, Op Miller, Bobbito...), and rockin da sweaty basement was Stretch Armstrong (he killed it !!), even had time to dip in da pool outside, just perfect thing to do in them hooooot nites :-) Was kindly taken to the Bronx and its huuuuuuuge for real... This place feels like
i went back in time in a way... Totally authentic like in the Scorcese films and stuck in its own time... I'll be back there...
Was also honored to be taken to the legendary Lobster Pound in the Red Hook district (Brooklyn) and had truly the best eveeeeeeeer lobster roll in my liiiiiiife !!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmh just thinkin about it makes me hungry ! !!!! Expensive ($15) but totally worth it...! Had nuff time to hook up wid a few friends while there and Monday was totalluy craaaaaaazy in Brooklyn, as for the Labor Day the Afro-Carribean community celebrates also a carnival for the whole 24 hours... Like @ the Notting Hill Carnival there's a parade, sound-systems all over (playin mainly Soca & Dancehall / Reggae) and milliiiiiiiions of peeps in the streets... Sadly they were a few shootings and deaths due to the madness this year... I didnt hang out too long as i've done it couple times in da past ...
Love to all my peeps in NY, Op Miller & Akila, Yesenia, Eric Wiseacre, Amon & Mona, Nickodemus, Tara Rose, Eric, Nicole from DC, Tamara, Mae, Jose, Jordana, Keila & co., Chris & Imani, my music brothers Jay Locke & Fred P, Scribe & Amir, Nat & Zara

Kazakhstan Thank You

Despite a long journey & wait @ the airport for our visas to get sorted, i wanna thanx Rustam Ospanoff for having us play in Almaty outdoors (the main Square was nuts !!) & indoors, few intense gigs but still fantastic times out there and many laughs & good times shared wid my fellow djs Seiji, Mad Mats from Sweden & Eddy Ramich from Croatia, food was ace, we stayed @ a great hotel (bless the SPA !!) , basically we all had a blast in Kazakhstan :-) Massive thanx as well to Alma, Darren and all the people who made the parties happened...

P.S (Im writing this from California, just remembered i didnt blog about Kazakhstan like i was supposed to when i got back...)

Sacramento

Rinse Fm Podcast With Mosca

Yes yes another Rinse Fm show, we goin back to back with Mosca the bad boy !! Download here :

http://podcast.dgen.net/rinsefm/podcast/SimbadMosca020911.mp3">

August Chart Part 2

Quiet Carnival Aug Chart Part 2


1. Hudson Mohawke VS Busta (Lefto Mashuo) CDR
2. Actual Proof The Grit EP Local Talk
3. Daz-I-Kue Various Nu CDR
4. Guy Andrews Unita Discobelle
5. Champion Lighter VIP Formula
6. Wbeeza Bagwag EP 3rd Ear
7. Aardvarck Anti-Concept LP Eat
8. Trevino Chip 3024
9. 123Mrk No Name EP IM
10. Jook 10 Hazard We R Bass
11. Bonobo Various Nu CDR
12. Bok Bok Various Nu CDR
13. Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band Rubber Orchestras LP H Sweetness
14. Funky Stepz John Wayne Hyperdub
15. Radiohead Bloom (Blawan Remix) Tick
16. Distal Angry Acid EP Tectonic
17. Youthman The Gate CDR
18. Jack Dixon Low TIde CDR
19. Klic Dachshund Skank Remixes Hit & Hope
20. Cooly G & Simbad Landscapes Hyperdub

Kazakhstan this w/end

Rinse Fm Podcast (With Special Guest Karizma)

And another show now available as a podcast http://podcast.dgen.net/rinsefm/podcast/Simbad160811.mp3

Je Ne Sais Quoi This Saturday in LDN !!!

August Chart Part 1

London Riot Degenerates (not Rio De Janeiro) August Chart Part 1

1. Nina Ricks 140 Panda CDR
2. Pangaea Rex / Fatalist Hemlock
3. Jamie Woon Untittled (Michel Cleis Remix) CDR
4. Ariel Baba Zulu Night Child
5. Lunice One Hunned EP Lucky Me
6. Julio Bashmore Gallant Hunting CDR
7. Pallers Come Rain, Come Sunshine (Youandewan Dub) CDR
8. XXXY Body Movin' Infrared
9. Mosca Bax CDR
10. Aquadrop Soul EP L2S
11. Dj Rum Montains / Turiya 2nd Drop
12. Lucid Kalso CDR
13. Presk Love Again Ten Thousand Yen
14. Jumping Back Slash Running Back (Dub) CDR
15. Longetivity Tantrum Decon
16. Cardopusher Everybody CDR
17. V/A Finest Ego Comp Project Mooncircle
18. Untold Joe's Bones EP SSSSS03
19. Creative Swing Alliance CSA EP City Fly
20. Youthman The Gate CDR
21. Afrobuddha ft. Kakatsitsi Drummers Obame Round In Motion
22. Karizma Various Re-Edits CDR
23. Skinnz I Know Well Rounded
24. Dr Jeep Being With You (Re Edit) CDR
25. Fred P Free Your Mind (Simbad Remixes) CDR

20.08 Je Ne Sais Quoi (with Rootsteady & Gerry O'Rourke) @ Vibe Bar London
24.08 -28.08 Club & Pepsi Festival with Seiji, Eddy Ramich, Rustam Ospanoff+more Almaty Kazakhstan
29.08 Notting Hill Carnival TBC

02.09 Club Cielo with Lefto NYC USA
03.09 Miami TBA
04.09 Atlanta TBA
07.09 The Press Club with Lefto Sacramento USA
08.09 Foxy San Jose USA
09.09 The Lift with Lefto Los Angeles USA
10.09 The Lift with Lefto San Francisco USA

A Wise Word From...

Rinse Fm Podcast

Download it :

http://podcast.dgen.net/rinsefm/podcast/Simbad030811.mp3

July Chart

Trains, Planes & Beaches July Chart Part 1 & 2

  1. V/A   Boglewaltz Comp   Boglewaltz Rec.
  2. Om Unit VS Kromestar   Solar Cycle  Cosmic Bridge
  3. Dorian Concept  Toothbrush Portamento / Come Hand   CDR
  4. The Ruffest  Various Nu   CDR
  5. Ave Blast  Yesterdays Games   CDR
  6. Kiko Navarro     Lovery     CDR
  7. Craig Bratley   Get Up    FOTO
  8. Zepherin Saint  Midnight Mawal (Jose Marquez Remix)  Tribe
  9. Custom Blue   EP 3   Ho Hum
10. Klaus Weiss  Drumcrazy (Tom Noble Rework)   Superfriends
11. Dj Clock   Various Nu   CDR
12. Landslide   Peak LP     CDR
13. Trim  I Am (LV Remix)   Butterz
14. James Blake    Pan    Hemlock
15. @Peace   @Peace LP    CDR
16. EVM  Groove Content   CDR
17. The Chain  Maje / Lostwithiel   R&S
18. Mark Mywords  Byproduct   Elevation 
19. Martyn   Masks  Brainfeeder
20. Radiohead  Bloom  Harmonic 313 Remix  CDR
21. Paul White  Rapping WIth Paul White   One Handed
22. Aroop Roy  Nomadic Soul (Remixed) LP    CDR
23. Breton  RDI (Girl Unit Remix)   Hemlock
24. Blunted Monkz  Breakfast Sessions LP    Faces
25. Guttershake   Fibroptickz EP   Roska Kick & Snares
26. Nebraska   Displacement LP    Rush Hour
27. JTRP   Hynotize EP   Deep Teknologi
28. V/A  Real Sound Of Chicago & Beyond   BBE
29. Cooly G   Sunshine (Simbad 131 Remix)   CDR
30. V/A    Havana Cultura Vol. 2   LP      CDR



1. Maddslinky Ft. Grace Love Take Me CDR
2. Semtek Goons Dont Be Afraid
3. Khyan Yamala / Jimma Broadcite
4. Mosca Tilt Shift Remixes CDR
5. JazzSteppa Holding Ground CDR
6. Mop Of Head Retronix Symphony (Seiji Remix) CDR
7. Deep Space Orchestra Stolen Future EP Tracky Bottoms
8. Maddslinky Compuphonic CDR
9. Machine Drum Rooms LP Planet Mu
10. Stereotyp Regiment 2011 CDR
11. L-Vis 1990 Lost In Love (Night Slugs All Stars Dub) CDR
12. C.R.S.T Various Nu Bits, Shit Loads... CDR

Joli Village Mini-Clip

June Chart Part 2

Festival Time June Chart Part 2

1. Youandewan 1988 Lo-Rise
2. Baobinga & Co. Joint Ventures LP Build
3. Eddy Ramich List Of Joys EP More About Music
4. Bass Clef Rollercoasters Of The Heart Punch Drunk
5. Roska Jackpot Tempa
6. Recloose Electric Sunshine Rush Hour
7. Fred P Don't Know CDR
8. Lone Approching Rainbow CDR
9. Owiny Sigoma Doyoi Nyajo Nam (Quantic Mixes) BWood
10. Teeth Lowcut Champagne CDR
11. Various Artists The Heart Vol.2 Tokyo Dawn
12. Kelpe Same Nu Era EP Myor
13. Charles Webster & Cathy Battistessa I Am The Sun EP Miso
14. Kidboy Disparate EP Jazz & Milk
15. Chicago Skyway & Dcook Lager EP Delsin
17. Spoek Mathambo BlahBlahBlah (Machinedrum Dub) CDR
18. Agaric Who Made Up The Rules (Josh Wink Remix) CDR
19. I, Ced All In My Mind LP Record Breakin'
20. SCB Overlay CDR

06/07 Worlwide Festival , Sete France
07/07 Worlwide Festival , Sete France
08/07 Worlwide Festival , Sete France
09/07 Worlwide Festival , Sete France
10/07 Worlwide Festival , Sete France
11/07 Worlwide Festival , Sete France
15/07 Marseille France
16/07 Costa Del Soul Amsterdam Nederlands
23/07 Boogie Brain Festival Szczecin Poland
24/07 Berlin Germany TBC

Les Valcheuzes LP OUT TODAY !!!!

On all the digital platforms (Itunes etc...)

Video Clip

A full on 2 days in Paris (literally in & out) to shoot the nxt video for Klub Sandwich (aka Son Of Kick, Disiz, Grems & myself) directed by Tony Truand (THE LEGEND !!!), we did the whole shooting in a retirement hospice for Priests and Nuns as we had a huge kitchen space to use there that day and damn did we use it !!! Loads of different scenes (not even sure that its all gonna fit on the music vid), some fire, some water, some dog and some costume madness, a truly fun experience !!! Massive thanx to Tony, Frank and all his crew, real enthousiastic professionals & real good peeps.
The album is out in a few days...

Sat 18th June

BIIIIIG DAY & EVEN A BIGGER NIIIIIIIITE !!!!

June Chart Part 1

Paris Delicatessen June Chart Part 1

1. Ahu Contact Amnesty International
2. Cooly G Dis Boy (DVA Remix) CDR
3. Jon Convex Convexations 3024
4. Arkist Rendez-Vous Applepips
5. Anti-G Kentje'sz Beatsz LP Planet Mu
6. Funkineven Rolands Jam EP Eglo
7. Office & Ky Ad Fontes EP Deeper Shades
8. Machinedrum Sacred Frequency EP Planet Mu
9. El-B Presents Ghost Vol.1 CDR
10. Caspa Fulham To Broadway (Roska Remix) CDR
11. Cardopusher Sunburst CDR
12. Seiji Easy Seiji
13. Jehst The Dragon Of An Ordenary Family LP CDR
14. Africa Hitech How Does It Make You Feel (DVA Remix) Warp
15. Objekt Unglued White
16. Dubbel Dutch Mad Loopz White
17. Teeth Shawty (Falty DL Mix) 502
18. Holy Other Know Where CDR
19. John Beltram Kassem Mosse & Sven Weisemann Remixes Delsin
20. Area Fourty-One Discharging Clouds Ann Aimée

Paris !

Sunsplash Antalya 2011 mini-video

LeFtO Films: Sunsplash Antalya Festival (Turkey, 2011) from Lefto on Vimeo.

Courtesy of my dragon brother Lefto !

May Chart Part 2

Some Turkish Delights Again May Chart Part 2

1. Virgo Four Its A Crime (Caribou Remix) Rush Hour
2. PolyRythm Ft. A .Salih You In Mind (Fabio Genito Mixes) Offering
3. Finn Peters Purple / Yellow CDR
4. Incarnations Make Me Mine (Wareika Mix) Lovemonk
5. Various Artists The Big 3 Comp Exchange Bureau
6. DNS The Revival EP Vol.1 Future Soul
7. Red Rack'em Feel My Tears EP Bergerac
8. Ooft Mazin CDR
9. Various Artists All School Flavor Vol.1 Laid Back
10. Version Nothing (Atjazz Mixes) Miso
11. Rainer Trueby Welcome To Our World CDR
12. Baobinga & Kowton Proper Build
13. Christo Nu Bits CDR
14. Bumpariddim Hot Pantz CDR
15. Blaq Soul Gone To Tzahiri (Zulu Dance Mix) CDR
16. Bop The Amazing Adventures Of One Curious Pixel LP Med School
17. V/A Mpese Mpese / Fine Woman / Jungle Magic Sofrito
18. Janner Proteus CDR
19. Switch Groove Exp. Bon Tres Bien (Simbad Remix) BAB
20. Klub Sandwich Les Valcheuses Mini-LP CDR

FREE MIXCLOUD PARTY SAT 28 in LONDON

Landing straight to London from Turkey wid my man Lefto, u know that its gonna b a hooooooot 1 !!!

JE NE SAIS QUOI This Saturday !!!

Aaaaaah yes thats right i almost 4got !! JE NE SAIS QUOI party with my good friend (and disco mentor !!!) Jeremy Newall, expect some rare ass vinyl boogie, funk & disco as well as the best deep house thrown in da mix for that one !! And then straight off 2 da Broadcite party...

Broadcite Lare Nite Sessions 21/05

Honestly BROADCITE crew's monthly nite is one of the best musically & vibe-wise, expect all things bruk, house, bass & funky with the right amount of soulful sexyness ... ;-)

Sunsplash Antalya 2011

Fancy a niiiiice musical holiday on the Turkish Seaside ??? Yeeeeees im dooooown babeeee ... ;-)

WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL 2011 (Sete, France) (Line Up)

Fancy a fantaaaastic musical holiday with good vibes, sea, sunshine, friends & good food ?? See you there ! ONLY 100 passes left !!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaargh !! :-D

KLUB SANDWICH LP

S O O N !!!!

May Chart Part 1

London Spring Showers May Chart Part 1

1. Hazel Fantastic CDR
2. Jack Dixon Seventy-Six (Sepulcure Mix) CDR
3. Mount Kimbie Carbonated EP Hotflush
4. Exist Looking At Blue CDR
5. Mosca Done Me Wrong CDR
6. Mr Beatnick Synthetes EP CDR
7. Neon Jung Just Cant Leave It Alone Magic WIre
8. Jeremy Ellis Unlike Any Other / Double Hommage Exchange Bureau
9. Soundspecies Banama Project Round In Motion
10. Africa Hi-Tech 93 Millions Miles LP Warp
11. Emalkay Eclipse LP Dub Police
12. Jumping Back Slash Kwaai Sneakers Pollinate
13. Stagga The Dragon / The Black Hole Rag & Bone
14. Skream Rigging Disfigured Dubz
15. Charles Webster Ft Diviniti Learning To Love Me (CW Dub) Miso
16. Bloodfire VS Labelle Untittled CDR
17. Art Of Tones Too Much RWAV
18. Landslide Dig Deeper (Alternative Mix) Round The Houses
19. Osunlade Pyrography LP Yoruba
20. Tuccillo Invisible Rebirth
21. T.Willians In The Deep (Zander Hardy Remix) Deep Teknologi
22. Com Truise Fairlight CDR
23. A1 Bassline Falsehood Tighten Up
24. Slick Shoota Pussyclot Funk Dem CDR
25. Mala & Simbad Guerrero ruff CDR

N O T T I N G H A M

C U B A

Just got back from La Havana (via Madrid for a gig, big up Lovemonk, K'Bonus, Barbara, Lefto & Frank) ... Of all the places that i've had the pleasure to discover, Cuba is probably my favorite... Its so uniiiiiiique !!!!! I went there with Gilles Peterson, Mala & Vince Vella to produce the next Havana Cultura album (to be released on Brownswood Rec. in autumn) and to record cuban musicians & singers including Roberto Fonseca & band, Aldeanos, Danay, Doble Filo, Changuito, Ostalgia & many more talented artists...
10 days of full on studio including a few days of discovery, interviews & photoshoots, and a even a craaaaaaazy dj gig where Mala & i played some dubstep, house & all things UK to a young mesmerised cuban crowd (they were hearing this music for the 1st time ever !!). Even the cops who came to shut down da party didnt do it & stayed to check it hahaha...
What a trip i tell ya !!! We were hosted by François from Havana Club who brought us to the best places to eat & coordinated our stay there. Tropical weather (Caribbeans) all the way ... The studio we used was also fabulous... Kinda like the big studios in Philadelphia, with big wooden rooms (you could easily put a full orchestra + strings in the main studio!!) and all analog gear, 70's microphones & big large mixing desks, i was in heaven !!! All recorded on 24 inch tapes too ! Heeeeeaven for sound hahaha :-)
Despite the intense recording schedule i still managed to check out a bit of the town and ooooh my days, all these old cars from the 50's & 60's everywhere !!! You dont see that nowhere else !! There's hardly any internet in Cuba and if you have it, its SUPA slow... And despite the friendly & peaceful atmosphere its still remains a dictature... Cubans can hardly travel outside the island (no boats on the horizon) , express fully their thoughts in arts or even have email access in an easy way... Poverty is kind of omnipresent (if you check out the 'barrios' , and not only in Havana Vieja) but peope are well educated ... Increeeeeeeeedible mix of skin colors that makes it a very beautiful nation (imho), and of course the women are gorgeous there hahaaa !! All in all an amazing experience and hopefully i'll be back to check even more places in Cuba. Cuba es la vida !! Viva Cuba !!! :-D

Massive props to : François & Alice, Gilles & Simon, Oreste, Rebecca, Ornell & Abdalla Studio crew, Edgaro, Jo-Ivan & all the djs, all the singers and musicians that i met, the lovely Eyleen (great guide !), Lea & Ricardo from the film crew, Youri Lenquette the bad ass photographer, the french journalists, Vince, Mala (world premiere LOL !!), all the people that inspired me there...

M A D R I D

April Chart

La Havana Heat April Chart

1. Jimpster Alsace & Lorraine (Josh Wink Mixes) Freerange
2. Fix Dr Technofunkenstein EP Night Vision
3. En-Tropic Good Old Days EP Bright Spark
4. Kode 9 & The Spaceape Black Sun LP Hyperdub
5. Neat & Submerse Close EP ARX
6. Photek Rings Around Saturn (Breach Remix) CDR
7. Floating Points Sais Dub Eglo
8. Flako The Mesektet LP CDR
9. Lunice Glow Lucky Me
10. Vessel Nylon Sunset EP Left Blank
11. Tawiah Sweet Me (Greenmoney Remix) CDR
12. Various Artist City Fly Visions EP City Fly
13. C.R.S.T Forever After EP Deep Thrill
14. Mark De Clive-Lowe Koko & Lee Roe Mashibeats
15. Tom Trago Iris LP Rush Hour
16. Son Of Kick Playin The Villain (Machinedrum Remix) Muti
17. Braille The Year 3000 Rush Hour
18. Si Tew When The Clouds Ran Away LP Atjazz Rec
19. LOVEchild Sticky Green CDR
20. Von D & Simbad Watching You Boka

Record Shop Day

Today im selling records amongst Gilles & a few peeps... And its for the good cause !!!

US Trip

Pheeeeeeeeew anotha 2 weeks spent mainly in planes hahahaaaa !!!! Just got back from the States, i'll try to break it down nice & shortly dis time ...

LA : Aaaaaaah what a tremeeeeeendous party that is The Lift !!!! Huuuuge warehouse space in Downtown LA with a super dope sound system it was another claaaaassic gathering, we stopped playin around 6 am so yeah, really good nite... I was guesting with Ron Trent who did a nice soulful set (throwing some afro & funk vibes in the mix), i went a bit more experimental wid some of the UK bass pressure but we dfntly had an open minded crowd there thanx to Jeremie Sole & Eric Wiseacre who have constantly bring good djs for the love of music . Massive thanx to Eduardo Castillo & Mistie, Eric, Jeremie + all The Lift crew, TP Carter, Hossein & all the friends i saw thru the nite.

SF : Few hours sleep then straight from the O hotel to LAX then landed in San Francisco a hour later, then hotel then dinner (OOOOOOH MY DAAAAAYS !!! BEST SUSHI in SF ????? HELL YEAH !!!! I tried Eel with chocolate sauce wich was absolutely mind blowing !!!) then straight to th Club, the legendary End Up... A real institution (i think its also one of the longuest running club there) with a great dancefloor, a wicked outdoor patio & a few spread areas with bars, lights & creatures of the night :-) i had mad fun behind the decks... What i love about this place is that it really draws people from every background at random late hours and every1 is mainly there to dance and to enjoy the sound. Was a deep sunday and all things house that session... Big ups to Carolyn Lotus, Dj Cali, Monica, Raheim & all Sunday Sessions crew.

NYC : Another club to club mission that one !!!! Straight from JFK to club Cielo after a 6 hours flight maaaaan i got there a bit late but hey what can you do ? Started my set around 11.30 ish while François was setting up, couple hours later the Deep Space 'papa' took over and again it was a honor to play there. Wasnt my best performance as i was still messed up from my lack of sleep and plane trips but surprisingly amazing feedback... I guess the people who come to this nite are also super open héhé ... Got time to hang out in NYC a bit (isnt spring the best season there??) and even got invited to check out that mad theatral performance called Sleep No More... (Interesting but confusing play...) . Then thursday was the new Found Love party with Cato, John Dill & Wiseacre @ the lovely Sapphire lil' club, all donations went to Direct Relief For Japan & was a really great atmosphere all nite, dancefloor hardly stopped :-)
Massive shouts to Nat & Busquelo family ladies, Triphina Wilson, Athena, Jay Locke, Op Miller, François & Erica, Eric, Amon, John, Cato, Nicky, Emma, Julija, Colin, Nickodemus (lets finish that tune !!!), Dan Dancer, Yotam and everybody i met & that came to the shows . T H A N K Y O U !!!!

San Juan (Puerto Rico) : Kinda my second home here in San Juan, been coming here for years and bwoooy its changing fast somehow !!! My brother Chuck Maurice runs his club Red Shield (also a restaurant with a top class menu) and brings the "Creme de la Creme" when it comes to electronic dance music, while getting the locals bands involved for live evenings too, cant have nuff praises for Chucky... Saturday nite was a random one, not too busy but always peeps on the dancefloor somehow... started @ 1.30 am and finished @ 6am on the dot... Didnt even feel my set was that long... We got the next few days to vibe in Chucky's lab & finally finish a nu tune (B-Side for the nxt single ???) so yeah, no time for the beach dis time !!
Props to Juan Mauricio Rojas, Rossy, the cooks & staff @ Red Shield, Manuel & every1 who came down saturday...

Miami : Ok im just gonna say 1 thing... I had the BEEEEEEEEEEEST Ceviche EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER in Miaaaaaaamiiiiii !!! Yep yep yep true... If you ever can make it check out CVI CHE 105 in Downtown Miami, its the real Peruvian deal... Had the most amaaaaazin lunch & the desserts were off the hooooooook as well !!!! SUPA THANX to my man Eric Paredes, Nadia (get better hun !!), Ramon (no mo' JetSki, only whips & whipes LOL !!!) & Shelly, Santiago & all Miami fam... Was a great stop before coming back 2 LDN...
Nxt week is CUBA !!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES !!!!!! :-D

NYC

MONDAY

Deep Space: Simbad (TIME OUT NY)
Cielo, Today 10pm. 18 Little W 12th St (between Ninth Ave and Washington St)
(212) 645-5700cieloclub.com
Subway: A, C, E to 14th St; L to Eighth AveGet directions
$12
Dance-music deity François K and his Deep Space soiree—focusing on dub in all its glorious, echo-drenched forms, but extending its reach to all types of underground dance music—have been ruling Monday nights for years. And, we're guessing, they will for years to come as well—it's simply one of the best things going in NYC clubland. Tonight's shindig should be a hot one, with talented London DJ-producer Simbad spinning his mix of disco, funk, broken beat, house, cosmic material and more.

THURSDAY

FOUND LOVE LAUNCH PARTY w/ SIMBAD - APRIL 7TH - NYC

FOUND LOVE: stumbling upon the obvious and familiar, then looking deeper into the moment resulting in a most unexpected revelation of truth.

WISEACRE, JOHN DILL and NIKKI CREARY welcome you to FOUND LOVE, a new monthly of late night disco, house music, discovery and philanthropy. all profits/donations of this night will be directed toward the relief effort in japan. this party is simply for YOU and US. a place to trust, dance, show affection, give back and do whatcha like. no price needs to be attached to this evening, no dress code, no bottle service and no requests.... this party is for the folks who KNOW. but this party is about discovery, correct? yes. so that said, you must KNOW.

please feel free to join us every 1st thursday of the month at this old skool spot we know as the SAPPHIRE LOUNGE in the lower east side.

SAPPHIRE LOUNGE
249 eldridge (between houston & stanton)
nyc
http://www.sapphirenyc.com/

10pm-4am


NEVER A COVER.... suggested $10. donation @ door for JAPAN: DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL
http://www.directrelief.org/

$5. vodka cocktails 12am-4am

Head-liner: SIMBAD (KEY RECORDINGS / RAW FUSION / BROWNSWOOD REC - UK)

special opening set: CATO (TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON- NYC)

residents:
WISEACRE (LOUIE and CHAN - NYC / theLIFT - LA)
JOHN DILL (PICKLED HOUSE - NYC)

(((live))) on the drum:
AMON (AFROKINETIC / TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON - NYC)

This W/End In Cali

March Chart Part 2

People Start Protesting March Chart Part 2

1. Burial Street Halo / Stolen Dog / NYC Hyperdub
2. Mike Dehnert Framework LP Delsin
3. Klic & Lokiboi Wont CDR
4. Donso Space Goni Comet
5. Holygrailers Zeppelin CDR
6. Greymatter Tesla Wolf
7. Funkystepz Shocker Instr. CDR
8. Jumping Back Slash Storms CDR
9. Hervé Together (C.R.S.T Remix) CDR
10. Andre Lodemann Dont Panic EP RWAV
11. Morphosis What Have We Learned LP M.O.S
12. XXXY Kerpow CDR
13. Peverlist Fundamentals Hessle Audio
14. Mo Kolours Various CDR
15. Addison Groove Its Got Me 3024
16. Ossie Creepy Crawlies Light Works
17. Maurice Donovan Babeh SSSSSS
18. Lone Echolocations EP R&S
19. Falty DL Mean Streets EP Swamp81
20. Afronaut I Will Not CDR
21. Soul Renegades Y'all Wont Let Me Instr. Of Rapture
22. I.D & Skinnz The Most High Earwax
23. Melon Four Seasons Part 2 Ratio?
24. Ricardo Miranda Floorwax EP HHIYR
25. Mushroom Boyz Vendette (Jungle Fungi Dub) Smooth Agent
26. Fredericks Brown Land Of Plenty EP Milk & Jazz
27. Subeena 23 EP Opit
28. Dj Oil Burn It Fluid Ounce
29. Overlast Various Dubz CDR
30. Klub Sandwich Klub Sandwich LP CDR


01/04 Los Angeles USA
02/04 The Lift (with J.Sole, Wiseacre & Ron Trent) Los Angeles USA
03/04 The End Up San Francisco USA
04/04 Deep Space @ Cielo (with François K) New York USA
06/04 Atlanta (TBC) USA
07/04 Found Love @ Sapphire (All Donations To Japan) New York USA
08/04 Miami (TBA) USA
09/04 Redshield Party (With Chuck Maurice) San Juan Puerto Rico
10/04 San Juan Puerto Rico
16/04 Je Ne Sais Quoi Party (with F.McQuinn) London UK
20 - 30/04 C U B A !!!!
01/05 Club Goa (Lovemonk Party) Madrid Spain

HAARP & Men Made Earthquakes / Tsunamis ???

Unite For Japan 27.03.11

PARIS RESPECT !!

LeFtO Films: Worldwide Family @ FREE YOUR FUNK from Lefto on Vimeo.

Big Up Gent & Amsterdam !!

Last Friday in Gent was madness, 1500 peeps in 2 rooms with good sound-systems & 13 music performances in 1 nite , maaaaan the Democrazy crew & Lefto did an amazin job... I caught up a bit of Ghostpoet live, Kid Koala who smaaaaashed it to pieces with 3 turntables & only wax, playin rock/pop/funk/triphop/scratchin and doin solo of horns or guitar usin his vinyls, seriously this guy is a genius... Fatima kept it sexy upstairs, Grems kept it short but supa energetic (nuff reloads on his big tune), Frank & Alex delivered the good stuff on a tag-team work, Kode 9 & the Spaceape went deeeeeep (only caught the rehearsal tho as i was playin at the same time in the other room) , Tokimonsta also delivered nicely, mash-ups of classic & all sort of party tunes in da mix and everyone dancin', totally enjoyed Exile's performance on his MPC, propa skills propa grooves propa vibes in the place ! Then i jumped on around 2am, supa nice crowd and we went on dffrnt tempos all nite with Lefto joinin @ da end for a mad back to back, real open mindness was in the air that nite !! If you ever make it to Belgium make sure you pass by Gent as its also a beaaaaaautiful little town with plenty to visit and a strong medieval architecture, the 10 Days Off in july are crazy too... Check it !

Saturday took the train to Amsterdam via Antwerp (even took time to visit my bro K'Bonus & Elizabeth for the best pastramy sandwich in town as trains were delayed) and kinda arrived late which made me miss my slot on Phil Horneman's (Wicked Jazz Sounds) show on national radio, dnftly nxt time 4 sho' (his nite on sunday @ the Sugar Factory was bangin' tho, best sunday nite in Dam & goes until 6am...) .

Finally got to Canvas (in East) the place i was performing on the nite, its a restaurant/club on the top of a 7 floor building, real cool space & a great terrace that gives an open view on the city. It was dfntly an eclectic evenin'. Before my set (i was the last) some electro-funk band played, a YouTube dj was spinnin in the smokin area (playin only Youtube videos hahaha), a jazz singer warmed up the room just after the delicious dinner & Eric The Man (one of the daddy's of the Amsterdam scene deejaywise) dropped some dope ass hiphop , funk & techno... When it was my turn i had a full room of smilin people & every1 got on the groove, felt like a warehouse party in a way... Despite the bouncer askin me to stop my last tune @ the end, i still played 2 more while the lights went on and every1 was singin :-) No attitude, just good vibes and dancin'... Couldnt ask for more could i ??

Even found a minute to check Trouw (one the most legendary clubs in Dam) which was literally accros the street from Canvas. 1 big long room club wid deep house & techno comin out from the Funktion One and concrete floor. Berlin style...

I spent the nxt 2 days mainly in the Canvas building coz its all artists/studios & designers in it... Few of my friends are in there so cldnt help but check the studios héhé ;-)

I also recommend you to see Amsterdam & its beautiful canals, supa chilled vibe & mixed population. Can also be the city of vice @ nite tho, dont get me wrong lol ... But there's dfntly loads goin on on the alternative side of things, and if you ride a bike you can go everywhere easily, as its the common transportation there...

Massive thanx and shouts to : Lefto & Fatou, Dennis & Democrazy crew, Voruit Balzaal & crew, Kode, Spaceape, Exile & Jonathan, Fatima, Alex P, Frank A, Grems, Kwak, Bruno, All @ Canvas, Jorrit, Pitto, Sander & Overlast, INT, Denis & Sherisa (top notch brazilian brunch sunday niiiiice 1), Kid Sublime, Phil WJSounds & crew, Sugar Factory crew, Mark & All @ Rush Hour, Ardvaarck & Steven De Peven aka Rednose Distrikt aka my brothers from another mutti . 1 luv

OH YEA IF YOU'RE IN PARIS DIS SATURDAY YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO :-D