Here is a recent remix of Balkan Beat Box, done by the funky dubsteppers from Brooklyn, Sub Swara…

Balkan Beat Box – Balkumbia (Sub Swara Remix)

Tonight, I’ll be mixing live for the entire program, with guest host Toby Roberts. Some of the artists that I will feature include Justice, Diplo, Sian, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Blockhead, Boys Noize, and many more. I plan to play about 40 songs during two hours. I’ll post the playlist over the weekend.

Thanks for listening.

link is above to my personal blog to avoid re uploading all the songs, but please feel free to comment here or there!!

♥

STS9 – Looking Back On Earth

Just enough for anyone’s lunch break.

Thanks all, please enjoy, stream, download & share!

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visit www.djtobyroberts.com for more of the stuff

You know I’ll be playing this song – one of my Top Ten favorites for 2009.

Colin Munroe featuring Joell Ortiz – Piano Lessons

For streams of my picks for the best underground dance from 1996 & 1997:

http://djtobyroberts.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/ttotd-20-years-1996-1997/

Copy:
It’s been a busy week with finals…catching up with two years in a row & gonna keep it short but with 4 songs.

1996 – Speed garage was definitely the sound of the year…this is still the best, and I feel it holds up nicely since it’s not too gimmicky. Tori Amos “Professional Widow” (Armand Van Helden Mix) *(originally released in promo form in 1995 but it truly defined itself in ‘96).

Tori Amos Professional Widow AVH

1997 “L’année de maison française”
3 tracks stand out: Runners up -Laj & Quakerman’s deep tribal acid “Brief Encounters” on their Fiasco label & Loop Tracers’ funky & freaky french house jam “‘Talons aiguilles”

Fiasco Brief Encounter
Loop Tracers Talons aiguilles

The #1 of 1997…another french house winner: the seriously gorgeous “Faithfull” by Fantom

Fantom Faithfull

For streams of my picks for the best underground dance from 1998 & 1999:

http://djtobyroberts.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/ttotd-20-years-1998-1999/

Copy:
Gonna get through the 1990’s before the end of finals dammit!!! Currently preparing for a class presentation on the joys of Ableton Live!

To close out the 20th century I was often spinning more aggressive techno, which would last through early 2000. I’ve since modeled a lot of my current sound around a happy medium between the funkier, house songs that I have always loved and the harder drum tracks and loop based techno that I am playing around these years…I think they call this “Tech House” today :/ Labels .

1998 – Lots of filtered house going on round this year: Stardust/Thomas Bangalter was dominating dance floors and hit mainstream success…good stuff, but not my #1…I really liked some of these more obscure joints coming out. I have consistently been drawn back to a project by Tim Wright, who on his website is quoted as “one of the most influential, under-recognized forces of innovation in the European experimental electronic music scene”. These tracks, “Tube Jerk” and Stretcher”, are off his first record under his TUBE JERK alias. both are solid & it’s officially the #1 release of 1998:

TUBE JERK STRETCHER
TUBE JERK TUBE JERK

1999 – First picked up a Circulation (Matt Jackson & Paul Davis) record…their color based releases are still some of the best house ever (see vvv last vvv post), and a perfect example of the driving, moving & involving house I like best…This isn’t even my favorite Circulation (fyi it’s either Cyan, the affecting piano house gem released on the first “Colours” compilation or the epic double pressed/single sided LIMITED #6 e.p.). But it was my first and therefore it is #1.

CIRCULATION SCARLET

Recently, the guys sent me some new songs….

Great & funky

Kraak & Smaak – Ain’t Gonna Take It (Fort Knox Five’s Red Light Remint)

Fort Knox Five – What Make ya Dance (Kraak & Smaak’s Dutch Oven remix)

Elite Force — Where_s My Money (Caspa Mix) (Elite Force Re-Fix)

Meat Katie vs Friends Of Mine – Which Way Are You Looking

Here’s a list of my top 10 for 1995:

Uberzone “Organik”
Jedi Knights “May the Funk Be With You”
Icee “Love”
Wink “Higher State of Consciousness”
Mondo Scuro “Algorithm”
Green Velvet “Sometimes I Want to Leave My Body”
Rebirth “Pigs and Penguins”
Bassbin Twins “SF2UK”
Size 9 “I am Ready”

The #1 of the year:
Electroliners “Loose Caboose”

Electroliners Loose Caboose

1	Artist / Paul Kalkbrenner	Title / Sky And Sand feat Fritz	Label / BPitch Control
2	Artist / 2raumwohnung	Title / Wir werden sehen (Paul Kalkbrenner remix)	Label / It.sounds
3	Artist / Invisible Kid	Title / Sometimes (Sub Secret Mix)	Label / Bikinwax Records
4	Artist / Etain	Title / Java	Label / Mind Ability Records
5	Artist / Mario Reder	Title / OneSevenOne (Alpha Channel mix)	Label / Minimal Force Records
6	Artist / Format B	Title / Hot Rod	Label / Formatik Records
7	Artist / Kreon Lemos	Title / Lookooshere (Robag Wruhme remix)	Label / Resopal Red
8	Artist / Dominik Eulberg	Title / Daten-Übertragungs-Küsschen (Max Cooper remix)	Label / Traum
9	Artist / Sub Secret	Title / Here We Go Again!	Label / Mind Ability Records
10	Artist / Mikas	Title / Temperamental (Manuel De La Mare remix)	Label / Progressive Grooves

http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-chart.aspx?id=5819&chart=22698 (Direct Link Here)

Martin Bisi is a famed producer who built a recording studio with Brian Eno three decades ago, producing albums for some of the best bands of the 1980′s and early 90s underground rock movement, including Sonic Youth, The Swans, Dresden Dolls and The Boredoms, to name just a few. Bisi, who is also a musician, songwriter and engineer, recently jumped into the sound tank himself to record tracks with folks like Fiery Furnances’ dummer Bob D’Amico, prolific producer and bassist Bill Laswell (The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger and many others), and members of The Dresden Dolls and Balkan Beat Box. Laswell was also instrumental in creating the studio with Bisi and Eno.

In fact, Bisi and Laswell collaborated with Herbie Hancock to record the 1983 Grammy Award-winning song, “RockIt” – the first hit song to feature turntable scratching. Jumping forward to this year, all of this talent in one room is a combination sure to result in something interesting, which is exactly what these next songs, “Mile High – Apple of My Eye” and “Drink Your Wine,” prove to be. The songs are from the recently released five-track digital only EP Son of a Gun, and were sent to IRC by Bisi himself. The first song featured below is a perfect track for Halloween, or even The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack, while “Drink Your Wine” is more of an uptempo rocker that is fun and infectious at the same time (watch the video above).

“Mile High – Apple of My Eye” - Martin Bisi & Bill Laswell from Son of a Gun (2009)

“Drink Your Wine” – Martin Bisi & Company from Sun of a Gun (2009)

Get Son of a Gun from iTunes.

Of the recording of the EP, Bisi said: “With Laswell, I did the ‘modern’ approach of sending him files, letting him do whatever, and then adjusting. He really surprised me. I was expecting his usual very groove or dub oriented bass, and he gave me something very ambient, laden with effects and trippy. That pretty much sums up the M.O. on this EP…With “Mile High- Apple Of My Eye,” I asked Butterface (the keyboardist on the EP) to give me some programmed rhythms and sounds with a trip-hop vibe, specifically for Laswell to play on, and he turned it around in 30 minutes.”

You Bikiniwax fans will provide the song name and artist that sang the song…

Some may be easy, some harder…check back daily to see if you can figure it out…

OK, here we go…

Hey Homeboy What You Drinking Man…

No cheating and googling it, can you name it from the ol’ memory?

D.O.A. – MUPPET MAYHEM!!! I wish I still had this record.

PS…must listen to the final 15 seconds

Tucson’s own – Horae!

Contact us at www.bikiniwax.com for more information.

Wow…the next three years were pivotal. For me, and many others, these were some of the best in part because of the emergence of funky breaks and in 1994 there were two records for me that summed it up best. First, the huge bass heavy sound of the Dust Brothers’ “Chemical Beats” (we now know them as the Chemical Brothers). There is no doubt this track helped guide the slower, groovier break scene to the spotlight. There is still another that has just stuck with me for years as being the sickest of 1994, a track off Jim Hopkins’ Twitch label and produced by artists Courtney Nielsen & DJ Spun under the name Central Fire. I included both versions of the track “Central Fire (Yes People It’s Time: Part 1 & 2).” Part 1 is especially good and it brings back great memories of some bad ass years in dance music.

Central Fire (Yes People, It’s Time Pt 1&2)

BTW, can I tell you now that 1995 is going to be near impossible…so much good music came out it won’t be easy to narrow it down to one.

As well, I would love to hear what YOUR favorite tracks are from these years!

TV: Gotta say Curb Your Enthusiasm. Sunday night’s episode was really just top notch. I’m a recent convert to the Curb cult, but with episodes like “Table Reading”, I’m pretty sure that I’m in for life.

Music: “The Dark End of the Street” by Dan Penn and Chips Moman. Holy shit that’s an amazing song. I’ve probably listened to 5 different versions of this song within the last week and, even though I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, the Commitments and Cat Power versions are my favorites. There seems to be two different ways to play this tune: really digging into and embracing the minor chord built off the 7th scale degree in the verse, and shying away from it. These two versions own that chord and the melody around it so hard, and it makes me shake to hear something that beautiful.

Books: Kurt Vonnegut’s Hocus Pocus. This is a book that I’ve probably read 5 times in as many years, but every time I read it I get a little more out of it. That man has an uncanny skill for tackling pretty much EVERYTHING in one book while still providing a really entertaining and focused plot.

Food: Trader Joe’s Mac’n'Cheese. A blend of 4 non-dairy gourmet cheeses on top of delicious noodles. Who’s gunna argue?

Bar: SkyBar. It’s not really too fancy, and the gimmick of the telescope is not too in your face. That’s why I dig that place. Also $2 wells are pretty sweet too.

Restaurants: B-Line. Eat one of their carne asada breakfast burritos with their salsa and tell me it’s not love. I dare you.

Here’s a video cause that’s how I roll:

Here’s the best:

Here’s the worst:

Jesus, I love Ryan Adams but this is one of the most horrible things I’ve ever seen!

-Zach

i love to see new artists and new artists working together to create something new!

this weekend should be a great mixture of music!

check this out!

TONIGHT!!!!>>>>>>>>>

TOMORROW!!!!>>>>>>>

Aphrohead (Felix Da Housecat) “In the Dark We Live”

I’ve Embedded a You Tube post…my copy is sadly too worn and skips Which means it got a lot of use

it is only $4 and is a great way to kick off the weekend!

this show is a very eclectic mix of music featuring – the static session and corbin dooley, along wtih – early black – toby roberts – damian mtle

don’t miss this opportunity to hear a little bit of rock and roll mixed with dj dance jams!

i hope i see you there!

i haven’t heard this song in a minute….which makes me think this song would be perfect for a dub step remix!

then i found this…freakin sick!!!!! i love it! dance dance dance. i would rather listen to this then kanye any day and no voice synth thank you jesus!

KXCI 91.3 FM Tucson, AZ
kxci.org
“Clearstatic” – Fridays 8p-10p AST
November 13, 2009
9:00:00PM
White Lies
Death (Chase & Status Remix)
Death (single)
Fiction
easily one of my favorite songs of this year

9:05:00PM
Black Box
Ride on Time (Bass Weazel Dub Remix)
Ride on Time (single)
After the great treatment of Morgan Page’s “Fight For You,” Bass Weazel returns with a slick remix of this classic Black Box tune

9:15:00PM
Und
Fox in the Box (Christian Martin Remix)
Trapez 100
Trapez

9:20:00PM
Chemical Brothers
Do It Again (Oliver Hunteman Dub)
We Are The Night
Astralwerks

9:22:00PM
Deepchild
Death Panel My Ass Ms Palin
Trapez 100
Trapez

9:30:00PM
Fedde Le Grand
Let Me Be Real (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
Let Me Be Real (single)
Net’s Work International

9:30:00PM
Maxi Valvona
Revolve (Darin Epsilon Remix)
Night EP
Low Battery

9:35:00PM
Subotic
Shamari
Showdown EP
Beatmodul

9:41:00PM
Kerowack
A (FC Kahuna Remix)
A (single)
Thunderfin

9:40:00PM
Kenny Large & Jason McRiod
Get Dirty (N.O.T & F-dub Remix)
Day & Night
Episode

9:48:00PM
Wildchild
Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Remix)
Renegade Master (single)
Hi Life

9:51:00PM
RQM
Barely Evil (Bass Weazel Remix)
Barely Evil (single)
OMG

9:54:00PM
Uberzone
I No You (Original Mix)
I No You (single)
Gizmonik

9:56:00PM
Dr Kucho
Nexus 2009 (Original Mix)
Nexus (single)
Beatmodul

9:58:00PM
Autokratz
Can’t Get Enough (Fine Cut Bodies Remix)
Can’t Get Enough (single)
Chi

posted by Corbin Dooley, Monday November 16, 2009

on friday a group of us went up to pheonix for Planet of the Drums with Dara, AK1200, Dieselboy, and MC Messinian

i danced my booty off and had an amazing time and ran into a ton of old friends

the music was classic potd…i like it so much that their style as a group has remained consistant over the years and they incorporate crowd classic pleasers along with new hard hitting tracks

on saturday in tucson, we had Atlantic Connection play at Sport’s on Congress which was just a blast.  DJs Whiteboi and Tarzan as always got the crowd dancing!  everybody did an amazing job and the place was packed, drinks were flowing, people were dancing, music was booming…..

all i can say is what an amazing weekend (and my legs are sooo sore from non stop dancing hahahah!)

And the years best? Well…it is close. I think ACEN’s “Close Your Eyes” is one of the best breakbeat tracks of all time. But the following, a white label mash up of SL2′s “On a Ragga Tip” and the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” (along with other fun samples in this version…Meat Beat Manifesto, Soft Cell, Cheech and Chong!) was the quintessential track highlighting all that was happening in ’92. An unauthorized remix perfect for an unauthorized warehouse party:

The stand out track tonight from LAKE was “Don’t Give Up”, which you can listen to here: http://www.laketheband.com/LAKE_Home/Listen.html

It’s not exactly the focal point of this song on the recording, but live, this song’s got soul. It’s a pretty rare thing to see a bunch of dirty hippy lookin folks jamming out some soul in a venue like Hangart, and it really blew me away. “Word on the street” is that everyone in LAKE and Karl Blau are best friends, and to see them perform together, you believe it. Every member of LAKE, excluding the drummer, switched instruments with every song. I saw everyone in that band play guitar, keys, bass, and horns throughout the show, and  I wasn’t even there the whole set. The bands demeanor on the stage was really priceless; very relaxed, joking around with one another, lots of little, sly, hipster half-smiles.

It was a good show, but, as I mentioned before, “Old Man Sheik”-ness is in effect, and so, with that, I leave you for the night.

-Z

My name is Zach, and I intern at Bikiniwax. My assignment for today was to revamp the BW blog, which seemed like a no-brainer.

Zach’s Inner-Monologue: “How hard could it be to make a blog look nice? Not that hard, right? Right?”

It was actually kinda rough. WordPress is a great blog platform, one of the better ones I’ve used, but they’re not very into customizing their layouts unless you’re into paying for extra features, which, as an independent record label we’re not entirely too keen on. So Leah and I set about choosing the most agreeable pre-fab layout, and 10 minutes later, Ta Dah! The blog went from looking like a plain Jane “I blog about indigenous frog species’ of Arizona!” blog to a “Hey, I’m a hip young record label that happens to also run a blog” blog. Rock.

And yet there was still one element missing: a breath-taking banner for the top of the page. The banner is the one truly customizable component of the layout for us, so Leah and I took finding the perfect banner image very seriously. We searched the internet with unbelievable scrutiny and thoroughness, trying every single viable search phrase we could think of on Google Images. We found some really amazing artwork out there, but everything was either too small or too low-resolution for our uses. So what’s a lowly intern and his direct superior to do in this situation? A thought occurred me…

Today I am proud to announce the first Bikiniwax Records “Help Us Make A Sweet Blog Banner” Contest!

Here’s the details: The dimensions of the banner must be 760 x 151 pixels. We love artsy stuff around here, so if it looks like someone in a great deal of emotional pain made it, all the better. Ideally the banner will involve bikinis, music, turn tables, things of the like. Leah wasn’t really feeling the color red today, so let’s shy away from that pigment. Also, included in this post is a JPEG file of our logo, winning banners will include this logo, ladies and gents. Sound good? Let’s talk about what you get if you win, cause I know that prizes are important.

IF YOU WIN!!! You’ll get a copy of the new Bikiniwax Records 8-Track Compilation, BW’s clever little throw-back to the glorious era of the 1960′s. The Bikiniwax 8-Track Compilation is a monthly mix featuring 8 songs from the Bikiniwax catalouge, and the winner of the banner contest will get a copy of the very first 8-Track Comp. Pretty sweet huh?

Submissions should be emailed to info@bikiniwax.com with the subject “Help Us Make A Sweet Blog Banner” Contest Submission.

In the mean time, I’ll leave you lovely people with a video that blew my mind last night when I got back from Optimist Club and did the requisite drunkenly-playing-around-on-the-computer-before-passing-out deal:

-Zach

Go Go Gogol!

Nitin Sawhney featuring Imogen Heap – “Bring It Home” – from the album London Undersound

- The Namesake movie trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M5TM94lqY

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Honorable Mention: DJPC “Inssomniak” because when you play when he says “insomniac, I must sleep” backwards it still says “insomniac, I must sleep”:

DJPC_1

Freaky, eh?!

http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/?page_id=2

A festival that can’t be missed….see you there!

Tracks in the running:

• Nightmares on Wax, “I’m For Real” Warp
• Frank De Wulf, “Compression” Music Man
• Beltram “Energy Flash” R&S
• LFO “LFO” Warp
• KLF “What Time is Love?” Wax Trax
• Jarvic 7 “The Prototype” Who’s That Beat?

And the winner!!

LFO_LFO

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As this musical journey begins, A huge thank you to all who have kept me as excited about the music today as day one…much love!

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Toby Roberts Night On Miracle Mile Bikiniwax.com

NIGHT ON MIRACLE MILE

House & Techno, appx. 70 minutes

Please Comment!

Nothing like people walking around in Deadmau5 costumes, naked people, and ravers running around screaming Happy New Years for 10 hours!

I’ve enjoyed this song for a couple of years, since Dragan played here in Tucson.
Each day I learn more about the way I feel about myself, and my place in this world.
“Let It Go” brings joy and a love of kindness into my life.

Dirty South – Let It Go (Radio Edit)

Check out this Latin funk jam from old Lemur friends Fort Knox Five, playing with Kraak & Smaak this Wednesday…can’t wait for this!

Fort Knox Five – The Brazilian Hipster

If you love Kaiserdisco as much as I do, you will not be disappointed with this.  The first track on the soon to be released “Cocktail EP”, Amalfino is a storming track with a cool vocal chant and hype builds…seriously bouncy and groovy.  The production is top notch on this release. (My Best Friend Records)

Continued hope for hip-hop in 2009…this excellent collaboration between CM & Matisyahu has already made it’s mark.  Now just add re mixer Scoop DeVille.  I like this wound down version clocking at 104 BPM’s…great for slipping in a hip-hop set or breaking down a massive dance floor.

Malente – I Like It

Listen tonight to “Clearstatic” on KXCI 91.3 FM, from 8pm – 10pm Arizona Standard Time (or listen online at KXCI.org) for the debut of Malente in Tucson.