Ed Banger and Mad Decent: 2 Nights of crazy dance parties

Ok, lets start off with Thursday night @ Hiro where I saw the Presets for the first of two shows in NY (the second in BK on Friday)... They were amazing, here are some pics:
the presets (the best pic I could get without being trampled by people in the crowd)

just look how packed it was
I'm not gonna lie, after the Presets and Busy P, the night got kind of blurry for me, but more party pics here.

Apparently, because there were some tickets to this sold out show still available at the door (which opened at 9pm) there was some beef outside. First of all, I got there at 9:07 or something and people were queing around the block like 3 people thick already. I somehow got myself in (thank you David!) and settled without TOO much of a hassle. Around, 10:30/11ish people were cutting the line and getting into fights where the police came out to stop them. I just am sort of shocked and proud that all these French hipsters could get that macho and aggressive. Vive la France!
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More Than Decent...
Ok, lets get into Friday night (the one I remember way more vividly for the music). I got there with my friend Meg at around 11pm definitely recognizing a lot of faces from the night before waiting in line again! We get in and Nic (catchdubs) was djing. There were strobe lights and sweaty dirty dance people writhing around the dance floor in every color fluorescent hoodies and ghetto gold-dope!
After getting settled in, Mad Decent's own Baltimore boy DJ Blaq Starr took the stage. I am embarrassed to say I never heard of him or his music, but when he starting freestyling over Rod Lee's "Dance My Pain Away" I knew he was up my alley.
Hes a dope producer and DJ who is apparently producing some tracks for the new M.I.A. record and has been described as "Something akin to the marriage of The Clipse, Carl Craig, and Peter Gabriel" and "violent, futuristic soul music" by Diplo. If you want to get at this amazing talent, u can grab an EP here.

Here's one of his productions with vocals from Rye Rye:
DJ_Blaq_Starr-Shake_It_To_The_Ground.mp3

Next up was bonde do role... I mean everyone knows they are dope, so I don't really need to say more about them. Here are some pics:




bondedorole - soltaofrango.mp3
bondedorole - gasolina.mp3

Then at some point in the wee hours of the morning, Diplo sprang into action, and was satisfying

Diplo vs The Beatles - Shhake It Up.mp3

This Friday Feb 16 @ Studio B

celebrate the launch of their new label Thrown of Blood.
Based in New York, the label initially plans to release special vinyl versions of singles and remixes
from the latest album "Pieces of the People We Love".


The Rapture - The Devil.mp3

here are some pictures from Saturday night's show:


P-L-A-S-T-I-C L-I-T-T-L-E


Naeem shows up


after the show

for more pictures of that night, go here

Despite how fucking cold it was, there was a huge turn out for Z-Trip and Plastic Little. Studio B is kind of out of the way of public transport in BK, so the fact that there was a line of 40 people outside the venue when I got there is testimony of the devotion the fans have for these boys. It's a great venue (besides its remote location) with tons of dj booths set up everywhere!
Around 12AM PL got on stage and rocked the crowd, with special guest MC Spankrock himself came on for song. It was kind of funny bc I've seen Spankrock perform more times than I can count and I've never seen someone ask him for an autograph, except Saturday night. Someone came over to us (before Spankrock had gone on stage, so the fan had to know what Naeem looks like) and asked him for an autograph. It was kind of bugged out! Anyway, PL held it down in BK.
After their set, I was offered a ride back to the LES, so instead of paying $25 to go alone after Z-Trip, I bounced and missed him. Woops, sorry. but it was cold. and brooklyn. and did i mention it was cold.

Tonight's the Virgins @ Pianos 10PM bundle up and come out.

ok no time for real long post now but

A. The Virgins are starting the 1st of 3 shows at Pianos tonight at 10 so I got that going for me, which is nice.

B. Plastic Little and Z Trip are performing at Studio B in BK on Saturday... I'm so excited I might piddle (that was for you Jayson) in my pants....

more on all this shit later, I have a show to go to....

Also, on Thursday I will be posting some amazing mp3s of a new band I LOVE... oh you just wait!

... and I went to the taping of James Lipton Inside the Actors Studio with CHRIS ROCK... I recap that later too... needless to say he was so dope and Lipton was.. just trying to keep up... funny one liners I will try to remember tomorrow


"I'm not saying I did it, but I can understand why"

and if you're stressing out on this fine, brisk Monday, this shit is better than a xanex:

09 Set Adrift On Memory Bliss.mp3

Flossy D and the Spank Rock crew

I’ve loved this DJ duo since I first heard them play backstage at lolla on closing night in August. My friend Cliff told me about them because he used to rep them at Biz 3 (which also reps Spankrock, and most of Vice Records cooler artists). They completely blew me away blending records from New Kids On The Block into Block Party. They also spin their own productions and mashups which are pretty brilliant. Josh’s OLDer sister (Kid Sister ) is also part of this Chicago scene Flossy has started:

THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INSANE SWEATY DANCE PARTY

Sunday, January 14th, 2007
XXXPlosive (Cosmo & Pase) VS Flosstradamus (Josh & Curt)
With the one and only
Cool Disco MC Spankrock
and a special performance by NYC's own Kudu
@ Studio B - 259 Banker Banker St. - Brooklyn, NY


MP3s

Kid Sister - Girlie Rock (produced by J2K of Flossy D)

Kid Sister - Let Me Bang (XXXChange Remix).mp3

Flosstradamus - Track 01.mp3

Pase Rock ft Santogold, Spankrock - Lindsay Lohan’s Revenge