Life too clean? Get Dusty!

This is Dusty Kid. He was born Paolo Alberto Lodde in Cagliari, Italy in the early 80's. The guy looks like he's 15 and he produces really good tech house. There's alot to say about him so I'll just sum it up quickly. He was playing piano flawlessly when he was 10, producing when he was 17 and released his first single 'The Summer of Love' when he was 18. It made the Italian House Top Ten Chart as #8. He's remixed Richie Hawtin, Tiefschwarz, Robbie Rivera and Sven Vath just to name a few. I absolutely LOVE his production.

I've enclosed his new release 'Cowboys' which is slightly more mellow than most of his production but it's still incredibly groovy and catchy. Go to Beatport to buy his mp3's. Make sure you listen to 'Tsunamy' & his remix of Mason's 'The Screetch' which is my favorite for sure.

===> Dusty Kid - 'Cowboys'
===> For his Myspace click HERE

Castlevania is not a real word...

Le Castlevania is the alter ego of Atlanta, Georgia born Dylan Eiland. He steps all over the electro genre with his disco boots, making imprints in the dark, the glitchy, the dirty and the indie. Since 2006, he has toured everywhere, from London to Mexico City, to Australia and back to the States. He's played along side MSTRKRFT, Justice, Sebastian, DJ Mehdi, Steve Aoki, Crystal Castles and others head strong involved with that infectious, indie electro sound... His recent remix of 'BlackEyes' by Snowden has caused massive dancefloor disturbance around the world, proving that he has a good, tight grip on the gears of production. URB has put him in their 100 list for 2008 and he's wanted at Vice Record & NYLON parties. There's no doubt in my mind that Le Castlevania is gonna have heads, bangin head strong, into the new year.

Le Castlevania - "Trouble in Daylight" (LA Riots remix)
Le Castlevania - "Trouble in Daylight" (Young Americans Envy remix)

L.C's myspace
L.C's Homepage

I survived and I'm alive...

Okay so where do I begin, Topo's.. All my close friends were there and the food was amazing.. They didn't arrange the seating properly so it was kinda impersonal with the amount of people that were there. I think maybe it wasn't the right atmosphere for a big birthday gathering, definitely for a more intimate dinner. None the less, the food, always important to me, was amazing so I definitely recommend the place.. Onto pre drinking!

I can't remember where we went for pre drinks, maybe Whitebird.. but Bassnectar was, (like I said before) unbelievable. Sugar was packed.. I'm pretty sure that was the best that I've seen him play, lots of new tunes for sure and alot of slamming new remixes.. After the Nectar, a bunch of us went back to Justin's, like I predicted and drank until.. probably around 5 or so.. There's a link to the pictures I took at Bassnectar at the bottom of the post..

Saturday. Didn't do anything all day, just relaxed, slept, maybe downloaded some music and prepared myself for the night (and crazy Sunday) to come..

November Rain was amazing.. Everything worked out really well and by that I mean, well for one it didn't rain :) It was outdoors at Skutz Falls in Cowichan River Park and it was clear skies all night long.. The heated tents were extremely effective; if you were under the tents, you'd be warm (within reason).. Everyone played their best. I had SO MUCH FUN spinning. Matt What slayed it with a sick mix of glitchy electro and old school breaks. Mykee played one of the sickest speed garage sets I've ever heard. Cale (Gumbootz) played a rockin set. I was SO impressed with Ryan, he played a flawless, driving electro set and he was loving every minute of it.. Myself, Jenny, Ryan, Leila, Justin & Chantel came to the party with some skepticism and we left completely satisfied.. Link to the rest of the pictures from November Rain is at the bottom of the post..

Sunday. A bunch of us went back to Ryan's house and just demolished ourselves all day. I haven't been that drunk in a very, very, very long time..

So that's pretty much it.. I just worked from 7-3 and I've been eating fruit pretty much all day.. Below are a couple tracks for personal enjoyment.. Again, if you like the tracks you hear, go support the artist ;) A HUGE thanks to all my friends for making my weekend a memorable one.. Thank you to all the people that posted Happy Birthday to me on my facebook wall and on Rave Victoria, you're all awesome!

The Ed Banger boys always play this one out and it's one of my favorites. It sounds like you're actually partying INSIDE a disco ball with all of your friends..
===>Tepr - Minuit Jacuzzi (Data remix)<===
My favorite Bassnectar track is on the first disc of 'Mesmerizing the Ultra'.. Enjoy! ;) ===>Leprechauns Arise<===

Links
===>For Data's myspace click HERE
===>For Bassnectar's myspace click HERE
===>For Bassnectar's homepage click HERE
===>Wanna see all the pictures from Bassnectar==>HERE<==
===>Wanna see all the pictures from November Rain==>HERE<==

See you on the other side...

Tomorrow is my BIRTHDAY!! and the beginning of my birthday weekend.. I'm going to go over with all of you what I have planned for the next crazy three days.. So tomorrow I work 7-3. I'll leave at 3 and go home to play records, drink beer and get ready for dinner. Sean and Amanda have made reservations for 'Topo's' at 7, then pre drinking somewhere, then Oh yeah, did I mention BASSNECTAR is playing at Sugar on my birthday!!!

After Bassnectar (unbelievable), we'll probably go drink somewhere, most likely Justin's but I won't stay up very late cause I'm a loser and that's how I roll.. Saturday night is November Rain.. SUPER STOKED! Nov. Rain is Jolene's party that she told me about in August, and she said I could play from 11:30 - 1 cause it's my birthday weekend!

Sunday will be a complete write off... I'll most likely be completely incapacitated/inebriated...

I'll make sure you all get the full weekend 411 on Monday afternoon, which is when I'll be getting home from work at 4.. Oh and I'll post about 'Le Castlevania' later on cause he's really dope, just listen to the track below ;)

Here's some indie dance for ya... Beware, it's catchy ;)
Clicky===> Snowden - BlackEyes (Le Castlevania remix)

Links==> Buy Snowden HERE
==> Snowden's Myspace
==> Le Castlevania's Myspace

Today like Everyday...

There's this guy named Tommy Guerrero (B.11/09/66).. Born and raised in San Francisco, he was a head member of the Bones Brigade, which was a dominating skateboard team in the 1980's, lead by Powell Peralta.. Shorty after riding for Peralta, Guerrero & Jim Thiebaud started the skateboarding company "Real".
Successing in one passion, he moved onto the next, music. He was in a skate rock band for a while but decided he was better solo. He started producing a clash between downtempo, funk, soul & jazz.. Well that's the style on the album I have.. It's called "A Little Bit of Somethin" and it's reallly good..

This is a track ==> 'Pescadito' off of the album.. It's super chill..
Click HERE to go to his website..
Click HERE to buy his music..

Fire in the sky...

No, I'm not talking about the movie.. I took that picture yesterday just outside my house.. We have some of the nicest sunsets in Victoria and I'm going to post a few more sunset pictures during this month just cause I feel like its a sunset month :)

Click HERE to see some AMAZING sunset pictures that I took at Esquimalt Lagoon in September... like ridiculous.

Last night was dope...

Yeah 'what's up' is right!

When these two local breaks enthusiasts arrived at the Sunset Room, the party really got started. Their mixing was perfect, the track selection was nothing short of dirty, dark, crunchy and electro driven, the place started to pack up and everyone was going off. From past personal experience with spinning in a duo, I saw incredible chemistry between the two of them and I hope that they get booked as a tag team again really soon..

Separately, Wes Beanz & Chronikal have been spinning for quite some time now, allowing them both to develop their own unique styles and sounds. They're extremely talented and they've got an amazing ear for music. I'm happy to be able to share with you a set from each of them... Click the set names to listen & Enjoy ;)

Wanna see the rest of the pictures from the night, click HERE
Chronikal released 'Triple Drop 303' not that long ago
and you can check out his myspace HERE
Wes Beanz just released his first mix ever 'Stomping Ground'
You can get the tracklisting for Wes' mix HERE

Breaks at the Sunset...

Pretty excited about tonight :)

Down at the Sunset Room for I'm pretty sure the first time ever, Wes Beanz (my W.A.X home boy) & Alistair Stewart b.k.a Dj Chronikal will be squaring off for two hours with a non stop barrage of heavy, dark, electro breaks..
Get your dancing shoes on ;)

Speaking of dark electro breaks...
Data - Jaime Pas Lart 2007 remix

It's November!

And now is no time to be sitting around playing two man card games in a dim lit room... because my birthday is in 15 days and s**t's gonna get crazy!!

Okay, maybe just for the 16th, 17th and 18th it's crazy awesome time, but other than that, I'll make sure we get through this month with at least a few good posts ;)

My goal eventually is to do a post every two days, or maybe even every day, but I think I'll wait until the new year to start that kind of dedication. Things in Xavier land are slightly hectic right now, yet I will still try to maintain total control, somehow.. hehe..

Who'd like a little Boise Idaho based Indie Rock to start off their month? Built to Spill - "Liar" Pssst.. It's really good ;)