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chrisandrews on 11/29/2011 at 01:49AM
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Sans Blanc are now on le facebook group network for images and videotech-checkitout, live gig and pose:)
studio11 on 02/18/2011 at 05:30PM
James Curd - Greenskeepers - Ziggy Franklin - An International House D.J. Shares The Secrets Of The Chicago Swing House Sound
For their inaugural Free Music Archive release, Studio 11 founders Alex Gross and Dan Scalpone caught up with James Curd, international house D.J. and creator of Greenskeepers Music. Alex comments,
The history of Studio 11 and Greenskeepers dates back over a decade. As young pioneers on the Chicago music scene, Studio 11 founder Dan Scalpone and I would find ourselves at bars and pickup jams with the likes of original GK members Coban Rudish and Mark Share. So naturally, when the band needed some work on their 2005 release “Pleetch”(OM Records), Studio 11 was an obvious choice. The album was completed in Chicago and New York, and off the band went to tour the world. It wasn’t until 2006 that I caught back up with the guys. Having completed their 2006 release “Polo Club”(OM Records), the band invited me out to New York for their album release party at Love nightclub in Greenwich Village. The performance was a showstopper, highlighted by classy costume wear and righteous onstage swagger. Of notable memory was Nick Maurer’s Sgt. Pepperesque stage coat, sunglasses, and sarcastic antics.
- James Curd And Alex Gross In The Studio
Following this, time and difference reinvented the Greenskeepers. In recent years GK founder James Curd hashed out a new sound, lineup, and workflow with a majority of the material being completed in Chicago at Studio 11. Additionally, James aggressively expanded his D.J. career, completing releases and remixes for the likes of D.F.A, Drop U.K., Groove Armada, Hercules And Love Affair, Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz, Colette, Derrick Carter, Gene Farris, Om Records, and more. I can’t say enough good things about working with James in the studio. Not only is he one of Chicago’s most innovative musicians, he is astoundingly prolific – with releases totaling in the hundreds.
Dan caught up with James for an interview:
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pushbinlou on 11/03/2010 at 10:05AM
Ears Wide Open: Peter Sharp
It's been a while since I did an "ears wide open" post so I thought I would turn everyone's attention towards Torino, Italy. Peter Sharp has been involved with too many bands and projects to mention but let's just say he has been a pretty busy guy. Except for one track on a compilation Peter has not had much solo output. Well I guess he has been saving up because this is a great little release.
If you are into the classic Italo-Dance sound then you will surly dig Why Not?. Lots of great dance beats, vocoder and breezy sounds will help you put your coffee down and get out of your chair and dance. It also has a nice modern sound to it which makes for some good listening if you don't have the inclination to do a little office dancing. Enjoy!
jason on 05/17/2010 at 12:00PM
Mexico's lalala4e netlabel brings the retro-future-funk
While researching northern mexico gangster folk music, PK (of Peppermill Records) discovered this amazing netlabel, lalala4e, and I'm so glad he passed the URL along. Their website is mindblowing -- used to be totally different with tumbling cartoon characters and lightning, but still with plenty of fireworks, check it out.
The label isn't so much "gangster folk", more along the lines of retro-futurist party music with a bit of folk, chip, electro, funk and field recordings finding their way into the mix. You can get a sense from their first compilation, This Is the New Yeah!, a future-themed collection released on New Year's Eve 2009, after the jump.
Among my favorites are Desolate's experimental "imge economy to the future" groove, Error.Error's pummeling lo-bit "Kill Kill Kill", and Quiero Ser Bonita's bilingual abstract rock. And the absolute jam comes from Prepare to Meet Thy Broom!, two teenage brothers from Juarez Mexico...take a listen to "High like it's 1989" (off the comp) and one more track off their 1989 EP (also released on lalala4e).
Lalala4e has fresh new releases on the way later this year(/yeah!), so keep an ear out on their blog | myspace | homepage!
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