Loosies

You gotta love it when your iPod loses all it's juice and you're sitting on the bus listening to the engine, traffic, etc, buggin' out there's no music in at least one of your eardrums.

On another note, here's a couple of fresh songs, mixes and interviews I've come across which deserve wider attention (even if it is for the mere number of readers that check my blog.)



DJ Morse Code (pictured above) has put together a seamless Disco blend of "Shawty Get Loose". It's a god send for those of us that either (a) play clubs on the regular, (b) aren't really keeping up with all the more mainstream rap dropping these days. It's a very cool, booty shaking, groove filled, loose, piece of party perfection - a true disco rap weapon

Brisbane based DJ Dyce laced Discobelle with a wonderful Mixin' It Up. It is indeed one of those mixes that you get so lost in that you forget everything around you: the time of the day, if you've got a tea boiling, whether you left the iron on. Whatever you were intending to do gets ignored, moved to the back of the brain, when you become entranced in a Dope mix, such as this one.

Big shout out to El Callejero (alias of one of Sin City's dopest MC's), for posting a great interview with the legendary Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez. Thanks for sharing this insightful conversation with one of the greatest behind the music figures in rap, mate. Here's the link

Here's some well shot and compiled footage of rising Melbourne (VIC) based rap group Low Budget performing their track "State to State" at "Revolver". Shout out to Swipe for the heads up and to Joske and Pluto, for putting it together.

Side Effect Vol. 1 - DJ Morse Code / DJ B. Cause / DJ King Most

(Artwork by Mike Davis for Burlesque of North America)

Take a listen to this great new mix from three of SF's hardest working DJ's, made to showcase what the Double Dutch club night "Side Effect" is all about!

(Words below from DJ Morse Code on the Low Bee forum.)
"I first approached B.Cause and King Most about doing a weekly funk, soul, disco, and hip hop party in SF in the spring of '07. I had found myself at a point in my career where the commercial gigs were steady, and the occasional in.die dance party provided enough variety to keep me interested in dj'ing, but something was lacking. It was the funk. In the early 00's, there was a stronger presence of funk, soul, and disco parties in SF. Vinyl culture was alive and kicking, and many an afternoon was spent by King Most and I at the Groove Merchant while B.Cause was working the counter, soaking up music knowledge and digging through Cool Chris' freshest new finds. I wanted to start up a night that harkened back to this real appreciation of music, while simultaneously keeping up on new music that fit that particular aesthetic. A few possible names were thrown around until B.Cause came up with the best fit, and Side Effect was born. The night is a reflection of our eclectic styles, having all come up dj'ing in SF. We stay firmly grounded in the true funk appreciation of yesterday and keep an ear to what's fresh, new, and relevant today. This is the sound of what's missing in today's dj culture...enjoy it!!!"

-DJ Morse Code, winter 2008