The best music is grown in California. Good In The Hood showcases the freshest crops of dedicated Bay Area musicians and sound engineers, each carving out their own personal piece of the musicsphere. They may be young, new, and still deciding who they want to be, but the point is someday we feel they will figure it out and it will be epic. Till then, read up, listen up, dance and tell your friends.
Let’s talk about sexy. Let’s talk about silky, sweet seduction. Turn down the “in your face” and turn up the “on your knees.” The genres and sub-genres spanning Indie Electro, Disco House & beyond are almost like the romance languages of dance music. Their masters are few and far between. Artists like A-Trak, AC Slater, and Treasure Fingers are able to wield their sounds properly so that even the most resistant recipient won’t be able to avoid feeling coy, happy, and lustful. We are no stranger to San Francisco talent here at CYV so it shouldn’t surprise you that our latest disco fix is provided by Dynamics, a pair of genuine boogie aficionados; we often see them alongside SF nightlife favorites Realboy or performing at the famed Our House Records events. In a sea of newly minted DJ BRO’s mashing Beatport’s Top 100 Dubstep / Electro charts, this duo is stepping way outside the box & turning it into a damn disco ball.
A line has been crossed, one of my favorite weekly bump and grind fest’s has brought my focus for the week to a screeching halt. All I can think about is seeing two of my EDM heroes throw down shredding sets for what will be a steaming, packed night at 715 Harrison Street, home of EPR.
First up we have Brazilian complextro maestros, Darth & Vader; almost never seen in the United States, the duo will be making a stop to brand SF with their own style of in your face, high-tempo, electro assaults. With a heavy stockpile of remixes & original productions you can count on breaking it down from the start of their set till the end, when a club music legend will take the decks bringing everyone with him on a banging, bouncy ride.
The Brookyln bass bad boy AC Slater will be up next, gracing all of us with his signature blend of bassline, fidget, and most likely some dubstep. I promise you it will definitely be very, very sexy as the Trouble & Bass record don always delivers.
To round it off, I will supporting my idols with a performance earlier in the night as Robot Mafia. Stop by, bring a friend, do something questionable in the shadows of a club. Here are a few mixes if you can’t wait to boogie.
Whats crackinatin? Slurped up a nice selection of ear porn for you this weekend. Will start off with a free bootleg from my boy Sean Taylor. He jacked the bass proper, but kept many of the original parts to maintain some of that funky Calabria groove. Git it git it!
Sean Taylor – Calabria Bootleg [Download available]
Marco Lys – Go (Nom De Strip & LA Riots remix) [Preview snippet]
Nils Ohrmann -Hoopin (Oliver $ Remix)
Kid Robot – Freaky Work (Original Mix) [Preview snippet]
AC Slater & Xaphoon Jones – Believe Me (Botnek Remix)
Rednek – Game Over (Calvertron Remix) [Preview snippet]
Surecut Kids, Cheasleauen – Drunk In This (TJR Vox Remix) [Preview snippet]
The Audiotistic 2011 trailer is now live! On July 30, Insomniac fans will explore the groundbreaking audiovisual journey that awaits them at Audiotistic, which is a creative convergence from all corners of electronic dance music.
Lineup includes:
Sebastian Ingrosso
Diplo
Flux Pavilion
Doctor P
Porter Robinson
Chris Lake
Bingo Players
Datsik
Benga
Plastician
Major Lazer
AC Slater
DJ Craze
Zoo Brazil
Flinch
To get you pumped for Audiotistic, Chris Lake offers his latest mixtape in exchange for a retweet. Click here.
To the weekend warriors, the nightlife ninjas, and the curbside crawlers, we are with you all the way. Here at CYV we encourage herbal remedies, Bloody Marys, and of course a daily dose of slap to aide all the aches, bumps, and bruises collected over your weekend.
It’s simple: Save Sunday is five songs, one mixtape, easy to play, easy to repeat, and of course download links provided for mobile enjoyment. All sounds get love so expect to find everything from booms to bangs.
Sundays never looked so good.
“Shout out to all the moms today. It’s Mother’s Day here in the states. Give yours a hug and tell her that I’m sorry I never called back.” -joseph
It has certainly been awhile since I’ve made a post, so get ready for one of those deals where I just combine what should essentially be 7-8 different posts in to one mega post. Been workin’ a lot and “hittin’ the studio” as of late, so I’ve been a bit lazy on the blog side of things. Oops!
First up is Fukkk Offf’s latest tunes from his WorldWide EP (and it has top-notch artwork too). First is a big-room electro choon with some definite techno influences. And the second is an electro-zapped shorty beat slung up with hot rhymes from sassy MC, Hazel. Git git git down!
Get your spatulas ready because this weekend is Hard Halloween. 2 days jam-packed with awesome talent and team CYV™ will be there to witness all the debauchery.
Getting real hyped on this Busy P & Brodinski promo mix! For example, the Hey Today remix on Tiga is fire and NT89 & Camel’s ‘Flush’ is an absolute gem. Lookout for both of these!
1. Daniel Haaksman – Hands Up (Jan Driver Remix)
2. NT89 & Camel – Flush
3. Keith – Get up Ouch
4. Rachel Barton – Goose Step (Justin Martin Remix)
5. Breach – Man Up
6. La Riots – The Drop (Duke Dumont ‘Thudding Like Elmer’ Rmx)
7. Sovnger & Alex Gopher – Breathless (Alex Gopher Night Remix)
8. Tiga – You gonna Want Me (Hey Today Remix)
9. Disco Of Doom – Sex Face
10. Nom De Strip – Tickler
11. Steve Angello – Knas (Wafa Re-edit)
12. Novalima – Machete (Savage Skulls & French Fries Remix)
13. Harvard Bass – O.N.U.R.P.
14. L-Vis 1990 – Forever You
15. Brenmar & NguzuNguzu – Knee Deep
16. Wildlife – Metazoa
17. Skream – Rolling Kicks
Going to be another BANGARANG! Stay tuned for the CYVtv recap.
