tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88591390042332096442024-02-19T15:06:05.711-08:00Disco DemolitionI'm Steven Hawley. I make music with my co-writer, Sage Schwarm under the name Codebreaker.
I also run my own little label, Disco Demolition Records. We release current 12" vinyl/digital singles. Artists include Codebreaker, Kathy Diamond, The Juan Maclean, Bottin, The Outrunners, Liquid Pegasus, Jimmy Edgar etc...
Watch the DDR blog for exclusive interviews, tracks, mixes & info.Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-28291035818010243212010-06-24T15:55:00.000-07:002010-06-24T15:58:28.116-07:00updates!Hey y'all. Sorry it's been way too long since my last post! Anyway, ALOT of new stuff going on...<br />Firstly, Sage & I have been putting the finishing touches on the new Codebreaker album titled, <span style="font-weight:bold;">"The Space Chase"</span> & can't wait to share it with you.<br /><br />If you look to the right you'll notice some new live dates. We're coming out of a one year hiatus from the live band! We took the year off from the band to completely focus on the new album. Anyway, the live show is sounding great, be sure to check us if we're in your area.<br /><br />We just finished up another new remix for Thieves Like Us titled, "The Walk" to be released soon on Paris label, DeBonton. <br /><br />I promise to stay on top of the blog more! Until next time...<br /><br />Stumbled across this chop n' clip video made up of our logo, a few other stills & Batman doing go-go dances to one of our old tunes, <span style="font-weight:bold;">"Are You Ready 2 Love?"</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqR1oSx6czw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqR1oSx6czw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-85160875290527367252010-04-12T14:44:00.001-07:002010-04-12T15:25:36.861-07:00April 17th: Children Of The Sun - Palm Springs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkFrkWinqDzXMhrLUmpTDPEiaTZqN-U-Ike9aaHHQpSb7c-OyYcvtFEoXrBUUQQoYrX4pEsyKUIlBk9Tk0VEdk9aa9iHvtMK6lKJTMbfTG8ZY9r6moSdR1I3PZKDUr79U0MtgQWUjQeE/s1600/COTSfb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkFrkWinqDzXMhrLUmpTDPEiaTZqN-U-Ike9aaHHQpSb7c-OyYcvtFEoXrBUUQQoYrX4pEsyKUIlBk9Tk0VEdk9aa9iHvtMK6lKJTMbfTG8ZY9r6moSdR1I3PZKDUr79U0MtgQWUjQeE/s400/COTSfb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459377081119853202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coachella/Los Angeles</span> friends: this Saturday night April 17th, i'll be playing at The Coachella Music Festival After Party/Pool Bash, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Children Of The Sun</span> with Tim Sweeny & Chris Bowen.<br />Sage & I have been living in the studio, so I'll be previewing plenty of new unreleased remixes & material from our forth coming EP.<br />Here's the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stevenhawley1#%21/event.php?eid=111428552218642&ref=ts">Facebook event.</a>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-13545846288838294132010-03-31T14:11:00.000-07:002010-03-31T14:30:41.303-07:00TLU remix buzz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRrQhgewjJ9pltVlmW3PBrAo6uSMKAF2plgtpDA6hIrbN5ccuTEDNIyhhREObWYb-ChvCjjCR9rcfItcBwEllj6yhipRXR2BDJheKlOZoz9TKqg2ABd-Vrv_4nB6swNbVJLxepAEu37s/s1600/metzger1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRrQhgewjJ9pltVlmW3PBrAo6uSMKAF2plgtpDA6hIrbN5ccuTEDNIyhhREObWYb-ChvCjjCR9rcfItcBwEllj6yhipRXR2BDJheKlOZoz9TKqg2ABd-Vrv_4nB6swNbVJLxepAEu37s/s400/metzger1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454912906371279218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey y'all...You can now get Codebreaker's Thieves Like Us remix for FREE at full 320 bitrate, thanks to recent features in <a href="http://rcrdlbl.com/2010/03/29/premiere_thieves_like_us_headlong_into_night_codebreaker_remix_">RCRDLBL</a>:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"it'</span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">s Codebreaker's four on the floor funk that catapults the track into another stratosphere."</span><br /><br />and <a href="http://www.tiltmag.com/2010/03/codebreaker-remixes-thieves-like-us.html">TILT Magazine</a>:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"This remix is huge and has a very sexy feel to it."</span><br /><br />Not to mention a nice review chiming in from PDX's <a href="http://monorailpdx.com/monoblog/?p=637">Monorail blog</a>:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"French imprint</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.debonton.fr/"></a><span style="font-style: italic;">, deBonton asked them to give this Thieves Like Us track the Codebreaker make-over, and they turned it into a dark, building, twisted piece of late-night funk-house. choice."</span><br /><br />Enjoy:)Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-78100725391410873102010-03-08T16:11:00.000-08:002010-03-08T16:21:24.938-08:00FITNESS!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUHkLgZHEhOHp-k_XmLFDDm1ghPT9dKF9Howr0KB7UtqTisLPprstfWO8XzwBSDl1WbqKYFwPGPDAlv_1nHvzPAZuZJdgBAbm2KDQAJjs6XfYvCtPr7atypnJ7WCMI3GqPsP15pbl_GY/s1600-h/Fitness_Online.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUHkLgZHEhOHp-k_XmLFDDm1ghPT9dKF9Howr0KB7UtqTisLPprstfWO8XzwBSDl1WbqKYFwPGPDAlv_1nHvzPAZuZJdgBAbm2KDQAJjs6XfYvCtPr7atypnJ7WCMI3GqPsP15pbl_GY/s400/Fitness_Online.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446420336243033074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a new monthly i'm doing with a few other folks in the mid-west. It kicks off this Saturday.<br />We found a nice little venue for it akin to a 70's ski lodge. All in all, I think it'll prob end up looking like that party scene in the 1984 ski-sploitation film, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Dog%E2%80%A6The_Movie">Hot Dog</a>.<br /><br />Here's the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stevenhawley1?v=wall#%21/event.php?eid=324298988156&ref=nf">Facebook event.</a><br /><br />Do it to it.Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-22745351034062159812010-02-15T14:09:00.000-08:002010-02-15T14:39:46.087-08:00Thieves Like Us meets Codebreaker.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuv8a54nDr8d09XA8TdGUvGbNFJcoogZyzfMfjbPQXnrprUGzpB16p2b7a1-xNWOp8-63iu0e8hN2xJA4qqQguxdfD2y_Gn8kyhbmltGkiGzgmX8IRtJoEjgWzL9WC-qyfr_r7IMri24/s1600-h/deBontonGRAB+BAGEPCover600X600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuv8a54nDr8d09XA8TdGUvGbNFJcoogZyzfMfjbPQXnrprUGzpB16p2b7a1-xNWOp8-63iu0e8hN2xJA4qqQguxdfD2y_Gn8kyhbmltGkiGzgmX8IRtJoEjgWzL9WC-qyfr_r7IMri24/s400/deBontonGRAB+BAGEPCover600X600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438597007548069506" border="0" /></a>Sage & I recently finished a remix for <a href="http://www.thieves-like-us.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thieves Like Us</span> </a>for french label, <a href="http://www.debonton.fr/">deBonton</a>. The track they had us do was <span style="font-style: italic;">"Headlong Into Night"</span><br />We significantly sped up the BPM's, hollowed it out & rebuilt from there. We took TLU's spooky presence & minor chord trademarks & gave 'em the Codebreaker treatment...resulting in some haunted, sexual, building, four on the floor funk.<br /><br />Good friend Black Shag at <a href="http://beatelectric.blogspot.com/">Beat Electric</a> described it as <span style="font-style: italic;">"early Underworld meets GQ"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can stream the remix on </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.myspace.com/codebreaker">Codebreaker's page.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can purchase it on<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/headlong-into-night-codebreaker/id352371951?i=352372120"> </a></span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/headlong-into-night-codebreaker/id352371951?i=352372120&uo=6%22%20target=%22itunes_store%22%3E%3Cimg%20height=%2215%22%20width=%2261%22%20alt=%22Thieves%20Like%20Us%20-%20deBonton%20Grab%20Bag%20-%20EP%20-%20Headlong%20Into%20Night%20%28Codebreaker%20Remix%29%22%20src=%22http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E">itunes.</a>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-81495674506789867692010-01-30T13:41:00.000-08:002010-01-30T14:05:20.133-08:00TILT: Los Angeles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyBclbn55wxkKuStPKBM0Plgl7lpOA1VVpzjH0Q0minSHtjWA2NzZBA69ntzQEWtJdD0C3qjGf9ysYgfQi6TB3r3y7mZns2hN8HAJsd7SrA3W42B2JFi_624hhZ6pHfbYXUeOC0msfKs/s1600-h/MK+off+the+wall+perrys+pizza.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyBclbn55wxkKuStPKBM0Plgl7lpOA1VVpzjH0Q0minSHtjWA2NzZBA69ntzQEWtJdD0C3qjGf9ysYgfQi6TB3r3y7mZns2hN8HAJsd7SrA3W42B2JFi_624hhZ6pHfbYXUeOC0msfKs/s400/MK+off+the+wall+perrys+pizza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432656938336926706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Monday, Febuary 1st</span> i'm at LA's <a href="http://www.tiltmag.com/2010/01/codebreaker-new-remix-la-show.html">TILT</a> party. Again, i'll be spinning even MORE new unreleased Codebreaker material off of our forth coming album coming this May-ish. Feb is def a good month to take a midwest break...though taking up downhill skiing again has up'd my enthusiasm for the tundra.<br />Anyway, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=264203460779&ref=ts">here's the Facebook event</a>.<br /><br />Here's a presser bit from TILT:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Codebreaker's Miami Horror remix totally turns up the heat on this tune! Giving it more of a Disco-Dubby feel and we are TOTALLY all about it! The new added synths gives this song a sexy smoothed out vibe that will totally get the lovin on the dancefloor started! Be sure to RSVP for this event!</span><span style="font-style: italic;">"</span>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-53941274193030863682010-01-19T15:46:00.000-08:002010-01-19T15:57:42.222-08:00Blisspop: Washington DC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXPH9NoAh8q7elzySkQHJLwBctCh4TGB6TbHHMHv3n0OObbbRp4fIIuZtUp1VLGTKwYQ2k5GhuXAoX6lgiAVKe0fRIEuJmpaTWrpKsMhsbtQOidwmBcpmIxdmGwZbmQDqfn-p6Xl21-Q/s1600-h/n259749081805_1616-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXPH9NoAh8q7elzySkQHJLwBctCh4TGB6TbHHMHv3n0OObbbRp4fIIuZtUp1VLGTKwYQ2k5GhuXAoX6lgiAVKe0fRIEuJmpaTWrpKsMhsbtQOidwmBcpmIxdmGwZbmQDqfn-p6Xl21-Q/s400/n259749081805_1616-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428604322053702818" border="0" /></a><br />Saturday, Jan 23rd i'm at DC's infamous <a href="http://www.blisspop.com/">BLISS party</a> hosted by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djwilleastman">Will Eastman</a>. If your from the area, come boogie and say what's up..<br />Here's the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stevenhawley1?ref=profile#/event.php?eid=259749081805&ref=mf">Facebook event</a>.<br />I'll be playing some unreleased forth coming material including some new remixes & material off Codebreaker's new EP we've been workin on...slated for May!<br /><br />Here's the presser:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dear friends,</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">We’re very pleased to have BLISS alum and one of our best musical buddies join resident DJ Will Eastman on the decks this month. Steve Hawley, front man of disco funk dance outfit CODEBREAKER will play slammin disco and house to uplift our hearts as we raise funds to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. A portion of proceeds from this month’s BLISS, Saturday January 23 at the Black Cat will benefit the International Red Cross. Local Chris Klang, who has been on the steady grind with parties at Sova and across DC, will start the party right with classic dance grooves and your new favorites.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Please help spread the word and we hope you can join us. Many thanks.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">BLISS dance party</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Saturday January 23</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Cat back stage</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">1811 14th Street (@ S Street)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">9:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">18+ $8</span>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-71706118075914294122010-01-13T13:46:00.000-08:002010-01-13T13:56:06.213-08:00"Together We Can Be Free"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dp9ZDnJcwr3AvFs5jMRUdb20B6fR1fiQtGuUdS5xifDgndw-AHdnooP0SGvU9PtZb0sjJvAloMln-m9N3lJxdlY5TYYi-kAb4KkWBWXIvFF7iw4BvItVZBBmJWqKKJ2MneCjYBPleQc/s1600-h/DJ-Mix-digiart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dp9ZDnJcwr3AvFs5jMRUdb20B6fR1fiQtGuUdS5xifDgndw-AHdnooP0SGvU9PtZb0sjJvAloMln-m9N3lJxdlY5TYYi-kAb4KkWBWXIvFF7iw4BvItVZBBmJWqKKJ2MneCjYBPleQc/s400/DJ-Mix-digiart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426345960323159970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />My mix, "Together We Can Be Free" is now available right here, for free.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.beardodisco.com/beatelectric/music/Together%20We%20Can%20Be%20Free%20-Steven%20Hawley-Codebreaker%20dj%20mix.mp3">"Together We Can Be Free" - Steven Hawley </a></span>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-43267145091631160552009-12-21T13:17:00.000-08:002009-12-28T14:43:36.661-08:00Miami Horror meets Codebreaker.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynX42p3USwYI0u4VkpM7TCTRhaZQ_6dSEff1v3FgMiqAvqhbcAWbuvzBCvoH7gF9jyR-SW_Uj3MGhhlyUAQVM3hl4WJICBcFgNoy-DJC8lzS7B-Kdz8Ecj6eqjv7OgSu-AiibxRyWdR4/s1600-h/Miami_Codebreaker_Remix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynX42p3USwYI0u4VkpM7TCTRhaZQ_6dSEff1v3FgMiqAvqhbcAWbuvzBCvoH7gF9jyR-SW_Uj3MGhhlyUAQVM3hl4WJICBcFgNoy-DJC8lzS7B-Kdz8Ecj6eqjv7OgSu-AiibxRyWdR4/s400/Miami_Codebreaker_Remix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417802156506238674" border="0" /></a><br />We're pleased to present <a href="http://www.facebook.com/codebreakermusic">Codebreaker</a>'s remix of a longtime pal/comrade, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/miamihorror">Miami Horror</a>, from his debut EP lead off, "Make You Mine"<br />It took us a while, but I think worth the wait. Sage & I's dub backgrounds really came out on our sleeves here.<br /><br />Dub, filter, funk etc..turning winter tundras into indoor beach parties, or whatever surreal destination you choose. This one's on us.<br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beardodisco.com/beatelectric/music/Make%20You%20Mine%20%28Codebreaker%20remix%29.mp3">Miami Horror - Make You Mine (Codebreaker Remix)</a>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-76197810147084646222009-12-03T14:44:00.000-08:002009-12-03T20:59:06.516-08:00New glogo, IMA nomination...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J2PzQqM-B6qUZ5CPbFBhCMmU2sRbWlLTpW1Eeq8ZIW4W_5wIqXX22VnWnpnXytrAJ_XdFN6clnANCtaguBai-hTsyVO5e2iqBdxWonbAfT0vnzbGreQ1EcHegwhoZ4ImTBj_PqMHSvE/s1600-h/CB-Logo-Glow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J2PzQqM-B6qUZ5CPbFBhCMmU2sRbWlLTpW1Eeq8ZIW4W_5wIqXX22VnWnpnXytrAJ_XdFN6clnANCtaguBai-hTsyVO5e2iqBdxWonbAfT0vnzbGreQ1EcHegwhoZ4ImTBj_PqMHSvE/s400/CB-Logo-Glow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411146266752714018" border="0" /></a><br />So here's the new Codebreaker logo what y 'all think?<br /><br />Unrelated,<br /><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.musiciansatlas.com/imafinalist/Default.aspx?maincat=9&yr=2010&scat=5#tp">Codebreaker- Follow Me just got a nomination for the Independent Music Awards for Dance/Electronic song of the year!</a> </span></h3>We're up against Boys Noize, you Germans are goin down.Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-14483529153163428812009-11-21T21:23:00.000-08:002009-11-21T22:28:46.908-08:00nobody walks in LA, they dance.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ4tNFiAb2oGbwXZjPqqASvKBesrxOCgZ8nBWA-b5oCn6yEhrkv7gm0QwaGGMcbPVU07sHX9Vdkyv94C8QtMSoH79Lo2AiB_GdLmaykQp24d-K_yQr7g78zCWYIVlibxIJ_p8X36l8KQ/s1600/112009224856.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ4tNFiAb2oGbwXZjPqqASvKBesrxOCgZ8nBWA-b5oCn6yEhrkv7gm0QwaGGMcbPVU07sHX9Vdkyv94C8QtMSoH79Lo2AiB_GdLmaykQp24d-K_yQr7g78zCWYIVlibxIJ_p8X36l8KQ/s400/112009224856.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406799729442921954" /></a><br /><div>Last night I played an awesome monthly called, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48901867569&ref=ts">Shits & Giggles</a>. Lights, fog, booming sound, liberated diversity & a love for all things four on the floor. It was a full house & the crowd was really receptive.</div><div>The club was nice, but not too nice. While there, I concluded that lavender lights look best on a disco ball...the whole layout looked cosmic, funky & goth. I know, doesn't make sense unless ya see it...so i snapped off the image up top.</div><div>Tomorrow morning I fly back to HQ work get back to work with Sage on a new Codebreaker E.P., several other remixes, payin rent & the hustle...</div><div>The hosts of the party, Victor Rodriguez & Chris Bowen were just great hosts & great people.. what a refreshing vibe the whole affair was.</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. Oh yeah, never fly US Airways, they shipped my records to the wrong city after forcing me to check in my records in (which never has happened). They refused to give me any compensation or at least credit for the mis-directed check in...</div><div>I guess that 30 bucks doesn't ensure your goods are going show up at the airport you are scheduled to arrive. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-78812251019857876422009-11-19T12:41:00.000-08:002010-01-19T16:10:15.787-08:00Finding near perfection in San Francisco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7iL3-o4T_pcrGVB1vhoEye9KPDgYIEHtGQAHbSz-Mg_XihsS80iuctm4eXKRXei-8vsiwDG6lE4e0yYNS32iWIYtADC8DD1aN0Ah9DJHk4RoD9D__xNpRyymTwEIxnh9PkadHbjEWiw/s1600/tenderloin_+%2810%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7iL3-o4T_pcrGVB1vhoEye9KPDgYIEHtGQAHbSz-Mg_XihsS80iuctm4eXKRXei-8vsiwDG6lE4e0yYNS32iWIYtADC8DD1aN0Ah9DJHk4RoD9D__xNpRyymTwEIxnh9PkadHbjEWiw/s400/tenderloin_+%2810%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405933331728214322" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Last night I ended up spinning last minute with <b>40 Thieves</b> & <b>Lee Douglas </b>at what apparently is normally a chach nightclub, Vessel in downtown SF.<div>40 Thieves & I bonded after dropping <a href="http://www.discogs.com/Zena-Dejonay-Ive-Got-To-Find-A-Way/release/326737">Zena Dejonay's, "Find A Way (dub version) </a>& Lee Douglas's set hypnotized me with pulsating uplifting afro chant, proto house. The crowd size was modest, but inviting...rather have that than a large audience with bad requests & high octane print tee's.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also got to spend much overdue time with two of my best friends, <b>BT Magnum</b> & <b>Black Shag</b> (of <a href="http://beatelectric.blogspot.com/">Beat Electric</a>)</div><div>After sleeping in yesterday morning, I drank green tea while being wholly mystified by my hostess's cable, a commodity that exited my life several years ago in a financial scale down. </div><div>As I contemplated the shocking resembelance of Nancy Grace's head to that of an imploding peacock, or those old SNL's skits parodying Torri Spelling, BT Magnum rolled up and took me for lunch to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/turtle-tower-restaurant-san-francisco">Turtle Tower</a>. In short, <b>Turtle Tower </b><b>was the jam pho sho.</b></div><div>We spent the rest of the afternoon, checking out record shops and obsessing over a fellow Milwaukee native's <a href="http://beatelectric.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-you-do-it-better-it-feels.html">cassette tape</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The night before that, I spun at an awesome weekly, <b>Chilidog!</b> at The Triple Crown. The resident/host Stanley, was super cool, positive & just great energy. The dance floor full and the vibe all in all was on point. Black Shag even cameo'd with charmingly assholish one liners as only a brit can do...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Well, tonight it's onto SoCal... San Diego</b> for a party called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178948086629&ref=mf">Nobody's Perfect</a>, <b>then to my final west coast destination in Los Angeles </b>for a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=340841215720&ref=mf">Shit's N Giggles</a>....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-66865720743854937712009-11-13T13:37:00.000-08:002009-11-13T14:02:56.044-08:00the tracklisting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoSm1H8VsHbREOhUcLVoBdNok9FgxEPMp5fojHmoNZOPNRi0DlV75FFUi_xXC64ageBzU1hU22mk4h7EWkdphpxsazDZqnzrud1WnWSwtC86iDcLIs9GLlpWqhlK4LeCTf779ZdZejSg/s1600-h/pdxleaves.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoSm1H8VsHbREOhUcLVoBdNok9FgxEPMp5fojHmoNZOPNRi0DlV75FFUi_xXC64ageBzU1hU22mk4h7EWkdphpxsazDZqnzrud1WnWSwtC86iDcLIs9GLlpWqhlK4LeCTf779ZdZejSg/s400/pdxleaves.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403708487523443202" /></a>The train ride from Seattle to PDX is REALLY nice & pleasant. Everything in Portland is screaming autumn right now, so vibrant, animated and it makes me so happy. So much so, that even all the white kids with dreadlocks seem endearing.<div>I took the photo above while walking around this morning.<div><br /><div>Anyway, I'm spinning at <b>Holoscene</b> tonight for the infamous <a href="http://monorailpdx.com/">Monorail</a> party. It's refreshing to see vibrant, non cynical party people just makin it happen.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, without further ado, here is the track listing for "Together We Can Be Free"</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>1.) Feel Like Dancin'</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> - </b></span><b>Robby Love feat Charlotte Mckinnon</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>2.) Dynomite - </b><b>Euro Funk</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>3.) Glad To Know You (12'' Version)<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Chaz Jankel</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>4.) Jabdah (12" extended version) - </b><b>Koto</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>5.) Turn The Music Up<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>The Players Association</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>6.) Burning Love - </b><b>Glossy </b></div><div><b>7.) Sixty Nine<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Brooklyn Express</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>8.) Hypnotic (dub mix) - </b><b>Faze Action</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>9.) R.I.M.L. (DDR Labs Extended Mix)<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Codebreaker</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>10.) I'm Only Shooting Love<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Time Bandits</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>11.) Anybody Wanna Party? (12" Remix)<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Gloria Gaynor</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>12.) Fondamente Nove<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Bottin</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>13.) Void Vision<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Cyber People</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>14.) Follow Me<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Codebreaker</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>15.) San Francisco feat. DD (Fred Falke Remix)</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> - </b></span><b>Citylife</b><span style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span></div><div><b>16.) My Love Sees You (Classixx Remix)<span style="white-space: pre; "> - </span></b><b>Beni</b></div></span></div></div></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-61192352234146382722009-11-07T18:13:00.000-08:002009-11-12T11:17:36.203-08:00New mix!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2Wv_ubeVIaF9ny-HYexseSGQs7c2D_4cYLy52KgNBAjKNgRQixh-eaiya3d5qaIzBP1TV7p8Af50SkZ_h_a2AAX_T6BNDJjYKQXZ-MV2v8jH_ix6nLfxt-0U0xXcLBWRBs-M5VrK_I4/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2Wv_ubeVIaF9ny-HYexseSGQs7c2D_4cYLy52KgNBAjKNgRQixh-eaiya3d5qaIzBP1TV7p8Af50SkZ_h_a2AAX_T6BNDJjYKQXZ-MV2v8jH_ix6nLfxt-0U0xXcLBWRBs-M5VrK_I4/s400/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401556641831646418" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Music should always feel like new best friend, I not only wanted to move dance floors, but also embrace the listener. Make people feel ya know, warm & free....<br />From me to you I give my official mix, "Together We can Be Free" premiering exclusively on Monorail.<br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://monorailpdx.com/monoblog/?p=416">You can listen/download it FOR FREE here:</a></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Enjoy & warmest regards,<br />-Steven<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I hit the road on a series of west coast tour dates in support of Codebreaker's "Follow Me" & "Together We Can Be Free" starting November 11th...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Tour dates are as follows, see you soon!<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">November 11th<br />Hard Times @The War Room<br />722 E Pike St<br />Seattle, WA<br /><br />November 13th<br />Monorail @Holocene<br />1001 SE Morrison<br />Portland, OR<br /><br />November 17th<br />Chilidog! @The Triple Crown<br />1760 Market Street<br />San Francisco, CA<br /><br />November 19th<br />Nobody’s Perfect @ The Office<br />3936 30th St (between Lincoln Ave & University Ave)<br />San Diego, CA<br /><br />November, 20th<br />Shits N' Giggles @ The 3100 Club<br />659 S. Westmoreland<br />Los Angeles, CA</span></span></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-58265467473716828812009-10-06T21:18:00.000-07:002009-10-07T08:47:48.592-07:00Bottin-The Italian Connection.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkhN1CDBrXjiH3T1buuUuoz1n77psSPW1OJ4zp6Lx4qsRQfv_BE7kWLTGnc-W2a8Y00_bCPebh6sLjRPh2q1WzHNNmP7n9drp30q3V-d_DkK4wdrWz8neqdpiHCDTFufeF4_VH-909R8/s1600-h/bottin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkhN1CDBrXjiH3T1buuUuoz1n77psSPW1OJ4zp6Lx4qsRQfv_BE7kWLTGnc-W2a8Y00_bCPebh6sLjRPh2q1WzHNNmP7n9drp30q3V-d_DkK4wdrWz8neqdpiHCDTFufeF4_VH-909R8/s400/bottin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389726318627499746" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Very few modern disco inspired artists have the sophistication of Bottin. We dj'd together in Chicago recently and spoke a few days later, right after he returned to Venice from his extensive "Horror Disco" US tour. Like most in the states, I didn't hear of Bottin until shortly after the release of "No Static"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What drew me to his work was a refreshingly warm production & inherent funkiness I find missing in much of what's become known as "cosmic disco" "neu disco" err whatnot. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bottin's sound achieves an effortless blend of sci-fi cinema, dance floor activation & forward thumping swagger all at the same time, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316837492&id=316837474&s=143441"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I</span></a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316837492&id=316837474&s=143441"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">t's why I recruited him to remix Codebreaker's Follow Me</span></a></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Most of Bottin's music doesn't have vocals, yet somehow his genuine & brilliantly creative personality really shines through in all his works.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So you just returned a few days ago from your US tour, what specifically, did you enjoy and not particularly enjoy about your experience? and be honest...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ha! A trick question already. To be honest some of the US events were not as professionally organized as they typically are in Europe, but really I couldn't complain since I had fun at each and every party I played at and I feel I connected with the crowd often better than in some European countries. I think people are more passionate about music in North America than they are, for instance, in Italy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some people here tend go to to clubs just to be seen or out of fear of missing out, they don't really care about the music. Wheres in the US it happened very many times that people came talk to me, asking what about records I was playing and even requesting some tunes of my own. Generally I found them more conscious about the music they liked and that they came to dance to and listen to.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That aspect, both as a producer and as a dj, is very rewarding and way more important than trouble skipping turntables, bad mixers and unfavorable euro/dollar exchange rate.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What are the differences from your experiences, of what people respond to musically in your sets between European & US/Canadian audiences?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Really response in the US and Canada has been great and it often came from people who know about music. Not to mention Brazil, where it has been mindblowing even though people might know less there about disco and nu disco than Americans, the Brazilian however are very open minded and I you can tell they really feel the music, no matter what the style is. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What is your current favorite song off of your latest full length, "Horror Disco" and why?</span></span></span></div><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Of course I like them all, but I'll give my preference to the title track since it was the one that ignited the whole album concept.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Does film play a significant role in how your music is influenced? If so, what are a few of your favorites?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All the music I like could be work great in film. And I do think of visual scenery when listening to music. The tracks I feel the most I can also "see" somehow.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I do not have a favorite movie, my taste tend to change from with time, I'm very temperamental. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I do like Italian giallos and horror movies for the weird mix of courage and naiveness they are characterized by.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I also love more "rational" movies, like Hitchcock's and Welles', where each shot&frame has been carefully crafted to mean something.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When you first heard the original version of "Follow Me" by Codebreaker, what were your thoughts?</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When you guys approached me for the remix and sent me your version, I immediately know I was gonna keep those great guitars.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So far, what has been your favorite city to play?</span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I can't tell! It's all been extremely good! I have a couple of least favorite ones (in Europe!), but I'm not gonna tell you which ones!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But in the US even some of the smaller venues have been great to play at. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">for instance I really enjoyed playing at Casanova in San Francisco, I guess because I wasn't expecting much from it - it was a last minute thing in a place near to where I was staying</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and it turned out to be great. Also I had a couple days off before it, so I suppose having had the chance to rest and visit the city allowed me to enjoy my time more.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do you dress up for Halloween? </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We don't really have Halloween or go trick-or-treating in Italy. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But in Venice there's a festivity San Martino where children go round making a lots of noise by using pot and pans as drums (!) and adults give them candy.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some time I do dress up for Carnival. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How would you describe Venice?</span></span></span></div><div><div class="im" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's possibly the only city in Italy where I'm able to live. Maybe because it's not really like the rest of Italy or anywhere else for that matter.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's international because of all the tourism and festival (Biennale, film festival, etc) but it's still very village-like because of the few actual residents (60,000 resident vs 25 million visitors every year)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I noticed on your page, you've just put in a blog entry, basically drawing a line in the sand about letting mp3's get out in regards to a disco edit 12" vinyl series you did for Clone records recently. You also go on to express some opinion & frustration about the state of the vinyl industry. Can you elaborate a bit?</span></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Well my blog entry says it all. I just wrote it a couple of days ago and I have nothing to add right now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But I'm not at all frustrated about the state of vinyl industry. I think it's pretty good, I'm actually getting to release most of my stuff on vinyl so I couldn't complain really.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">but sometimes I'm frustrated by the diminishing number of vinyl djs. It makes my life harder when you go to a club and the turntables are not working or not there at all!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm not a vinyl freak but I do want to have the possibility to play some great records without having to burn them to cd or having to wait for laptop djs to unplug their stuff.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You've composed two soundtracks for two separate films by director Todd Verow, "Once And Future Queen" & "The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes" how did that come about? </span></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once and Future Queen was a long time ago (2000 or 2001?), they found my music on the long-dead </span><a href="http://mp3.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mp3.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> community and licensed it for the movie.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Boy With The Sun In His eyes was different, I wrote a few tracks specifically for the movie - which I still have to see though.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Could you ever write a soundtrack for a zany action, undercover cop comedy?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I think I could write music for everything. There is not one or a few specific genres I want to confine myself into.</span></div><div class="im" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Where is the Bottin sound going in the future?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Possibly I'm going to be more Italo - electro. I'd like to continue exploring what I did with No Static and then sort of left there</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">since I had to complete the album, which is a concept album and not a collection of different tracks.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But I don't know really, this year I've basically only been doing remixes of other people's work. Which I actually loved doing, since it is a different sort of creative freedom then when working</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">on my own tracks. Producing my own stuff is more stressing I suppose. I do have 3-4 demos I'm struggling to complet. Also I've been asked to do a couple of collaboratios with both</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Italian and international artists/producers and I'm really looking forward to those.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bottinski"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bottin Myspace</span></b></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BOTTIN/109303717466?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bottin Facebook</span></b></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/digital/0/0/74808.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Purchase Horror Disco</span></b></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-18605052982934285492009-10-05T13:02:00.000-07:002009-10-05T14:15:00.074-07:00“I feel like we’re writing mini soundtracks that are truly representative to who we are and what we want the world to be, look and sound like."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtr0-HwDQqPiNNjID1LJw-oAlqEQ0QTgKbuB8ANpNgJMd86tHJjNdcUrJTUohINS-1rBUTWiUzbMnDG5U_l22_BRSyBTccrgjvxOJY9i4hheB9OQE3e1tbbvT0CGEVh5NcsveHnF4wQE/s1600-h/Codebreaker2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtr0-HwDQqPiNNjID1LJw-oAlqEQ0QTgKbuB8ANpNgJMd86tHJjNdcUrJTUohINS-1rBUTWiUzbMnDG5U_l22_BRSyBTccrgjvxOJY9i4hheB9OQE3e1tbbvT0CGEVh5NcsveHnF4wQE/s400/Codebreaker2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389226936218681474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message"><a href="http://www.4pmmagazine.com/downloads/4PM_issue4.B.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here's an extensive write up in the latest issue of 4pm Magazine</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">scroll down to the Arts section and zoom in..</span></span></span></span></h3><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">They did a nice job of doing their homework and asking provocative questions.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></h3></span>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-49673105468063746202009-09-09T13:12:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:18:10.741-07:00Rare, new live Codebreaker footage surfaces<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">Here's a clip of Codebreaker playing, "R.I.M.L." at the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival in August.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_LZYTVYW46U&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_LZYTVYW46U&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></span></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-61751750407179641882009-07-07T13:15:00.000-07:002009-07-07T14:15:16.581-07:00Follow Me To Your Dreams.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwO3C51_IiRBwmzbVrnqLxcbbiNpINxiTorw8SdOzvJvOsg0O6_ds7fIun_o7INX6mLuokfn6JBUDuzJ_6g9AgBT2_N3Ynm5ZwTJ4au4sgU6JZ4voGW02Iapd4rhynQxETYmOr23aNlKQ/s1600-h/Codebreaker-Follow-Me.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwO3C51_IiRBwmzbVrnqLxcbbiNpINxiTorw8SdOzvJvOsg0O6_ds7fIun_o7INX6mLuokfn6JBUDuzJ_6g9AgBT2_N3Ynm5ZwTJ4au4sgU6JZ4voGW02Iapd4rhynQxETYmOr23aNlKQ/s400/Codebreaker-Follow-Me.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355829533439074802" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; "><b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/codebreaker"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Codebreaker</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">'s back with a criminally infectious 12" single release,</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Follow Me"</span></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Follow Me"</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> manages to harness the best qualities of italo funk, disco, electro & early filter house, all under one roof...<br />So much so, that it grabbed the attention of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Juan MacLean</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bottin</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> & </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Outrunners </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">for remixing duties.<br />The group's brainchild/frontman Steven Hawley describes the single, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Shamelessly anthem-ic, warmly futurist & magical." </span></i></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Limited edition 12" vinyl format is available </span><a href="http://www.groovedis.com/shop/Codebreaker-FOLLOW-ME-REMIX-12-p-146691.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">now</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The release is out now worldwide on itunes, amazon, juno, napster etc...</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here's the first round of reviews:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://discodelivery.blogspot.com/2009/06/together-we-can-be-free.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Disco Delivery:</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Out of everything they've done so far, I don't think anything else summarizes their sound, that melding of sleek, </span></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Chic</span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-influenced guitar funk, with spacey, hyper-infectious electronics more perfectly than this. There's something about their sound, and their sound on this single, particularly that manages to be effortlessly current and forward-looking, yet at the same time genuinely authentic in it's tribute to the past and it's quest for the purest musical high."</span></i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/vinyl/0/0/72158.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Turntable Lab</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Codebreaker follows up their awesome debut 12" with an infectious slice of electro italo that's just begging to be played at peak-time. The Midwestern disco producers drop serious arpeggio bass and catchy-as-hell synth melodies all over "Follow Me" with a vocoder hook that'll totally ingrain itself in your brain."</span></i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=hqtp5r843m&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3DCodebreaker&incl_oos=1&incl_cs=1&format=all"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dusty Groove America</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Follow Me" is stone cold electro soul with a really great hook -- a cut that bubbles with lots of cool vocoder bits and 80s synth -- the kind of track that could have crossed-over big back in the day, and which makes a very welcome return to our ears today!" </span></i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://www.groovedis.com/shop/Codebreaker-FOLLOW-ME-REMIX-12-p-146691.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Follow Me" 12" vinyl by Codebreaker feat. remixes by The Juan Maclean, Bottin & The Outrunners.</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://www.junodownload.com/ppps/products/1421446-02.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Follow Me" w/ remixes via digital/mp3's.</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/codebreaker"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Codebreaker</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thejuanmaclean"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Juan Maclean</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theoutrunners"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Outrunners</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bottinski"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bottin</span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Codebreaker are leading the way in 2009, </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/discodemolition"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Follow Them</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-73256966336998916642009-03-21T17:17:00.000-07:002009-03-22T00:50:20.355-07:00Kathy Diamond Gets Candid With DDR<span style="font-style: italic;">We caught up with the ever elusive Miss Diamond to discuss in what turned out to be her most candid interview to date. From early career developments, her take on the state of music today to her true inspirations, which involve good sex & seasides, sounds good to us...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQKF7y6UZjibqIDGrXk5pHEGIL2Ab42fdjtvQ0iumnn7qOMN6jBCVLVgcI8tlxEmxYL5lmEWJyeUO-CiebzrPz5w983lx9Ozy32hdlAPvoBNuJoLt9MKezU6gOLKIksj_kr8MftxVtGU/s1600-h/K.Diamond.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQKF7y6UZjibqIDGrXk5pHEGIL2Ab42fdjtvQ0iumnn7qOMN6jBCVLVgcI8tlxEmxYL5lmEWJyeUO-CiebzrPz5w983lx9Ozy32hdlAPvoBNuJoLt9MKezU6gOLKIksj_kr8MftxVtGU/s400/K.Diamond.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315810277422501042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Hi Kathy always a pleasure, so your a pretty elusive...is it shyness, managerial advice or both?</span><div><br />There's no real decision there, I just like to get on with my music. I suppose I'm very critical of photos but i guess that's all girls! I'm manager free at the moment too so I have been keeping a low profile and just getting my writing in order.<div style="font-weight: bold;" class="im"><br />"Fire" is somewhat of a departure from your previous singles, what drew you to it's direction?</div></div><div><br />Oh well, it was just so fresh when i heard it! I love the Codebreaker sound, I guess it's about keeping yourself interested as much as anything else and pushing the boundaries. <a href="http://bounderies.it/" target="_blank"></a> Keeps me on the ball, I love what I do and I love what's happened with social networking etc bringing global communities together. I feel so lucky to be working with such talent from all over the world.<div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So what's brought you from Sheffield to Brighton?</span><br /><br />My man! Seriously though, I moved from Sheffield to London about four years ago after the break up of a relationship and i thought, I am really ready for this? I had a ball in London and it was great for the music and networking. I made some wicked friends and partied constantly! Then just as I thought I was settled in my flat I met my now boyfriend Chris (Soft Rocks dj) and life was turned on its head! I ended up moving to Brighton and living by the sea. Life's great here, more chilled but I definitely make sure I have my little blow out trips to London!<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your writing style is so refreshingly tasteful & genuine, to what would you attribute that?</span></div></div></div><div><br />Thank you. I love writing and i really love great songs. I just try my best really to be honest because what's the point otherwise? I'm expressing myself and if I'm telling you I've been a bitch to my boyfriend or I've had good sex I mean it! I try not to borrow other peoples stories to write about although sometimes you're inspired by someone else's issues, it can be hard to avoid. At the end of the day I try to be fearless and just write what i see.<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How would you describe your personal style?</span></div></div><div><br />My personal style I think is vintage bag lady in high heels!<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you have any plans on ever touring the US?</span></div></div><div><br />I would love to come to America to play, I have so many friends out there, I just have to arrange it. Nicky Siano has remixed my next project called the kdms with Maximillian Skiba so maybe there will be a few parties to play with that. Also my mums childhood was spent in new york and I'm desperate to take her there to investigate so hopefully one day....<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What sort of non-musical things inspire your sound?</span></div></div><div><br />Everything. People mainly and the sea is a great head clearer, it blows away the cobwebs and gets you thinking straight again.<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your bio states that, in 2002, you wrote a song with house producers SWAG called "Miracles Just Might" You released, distro'd it on white label vinyl all on your own. Whoa, what was that like, was it hard to get people to listen to you back then?</span></div></div><div><br />Yes it was hilarious and scary at the same time!</div><div>This track was meant to go on swags album but it didn't make the final sweep and because i loved it i decided to put it out myself and got my friends to remix it. I think Maurice gave me some tips on who to press the record and i put my order in.</div><div>What i didn't realize was the enormity of all those records being delivered on a pallet on my doorstep one day, I nearly fainted! Oh my god, what do i do next?! So previously I had wrapped up CD's as little presents for the industry magazines and other music people and luckily got a great response, so i put a little dj mag quote on the sleeve and numbered them as a limited release, it worked. People really liked it and within a month sunshine was out too with Maurice Fulton on the Idjut Boys cottage label....all good!<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">If there was one thing you could change about the state of popular music today, what would it be?</span></div></div><div><br />I think its better now as artists are more in control of their own sound and destiny. The world is much smaller in the networking field but its still hard to break on the bigger scale as there's not as much money around for music as there was. We can't have it both ways so there you go.</div><div>One thing that does my head in is the piracy of music. It's such a nightmare when you work forever on a track and then someone goes and puts it for free download. We all want the publicity for our music and are eternally thankful to the people who spread the word. The whole thing just saddens me. <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="im"><br />What's one of your favorite movies & why?</div></div><div><br />I have bad taste in movies! I will like anything you don't! My boyfriend will vouch for that!<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What's planned for '09?</span></div></div><div><br />The kdms out on Gomma Records and a few other bits and pieces. The Kathy Diamond album is taking longer than anticipated, I'm not going to rush it though. I want it to be perfect.<div class="im"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you believe in life after love?</span></div></div><br />Absolutely...have you heard about music and gin?!! It's the future.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.groovedis.com/shop/Codebreaker-FIRE-R.I.M.L.-12-p-106134.html">Codebreaker Feat. Kathy Diamond - Fire (limited edition 12" vinyl)</a><br /><a href="http://www.junodownload.com/ppps/products/1362551-02.htm">Codebreaker Feat. Kathy Diamond - Fire (mp3/digital)</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/kathydiamond">Kathy Diamond</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/codebreaker">Codebreaker</a>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859139004233209644.post-60173643931332114532008-06-13T15:42:00.000-07:002009-03-16T21:47:01.320-07:00COMING SOON!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZR7gfIUaGM2vppd2bwjxnHrNP4xs5DYLN0Hu0S9IWpLOBEjXg3nUrXJthEWsc9gd_2WFLK-EG42Zi27TEe8kovOYfFORtmOse8Qis_6oWqFrt3Ct3aK3OpWmG35FggwIQroQeVKVVInw/s1600-h/ddr-001+label+A1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZR7gfIUaGM2vppd2bwjxnHrNP4xs5DYLN0Hu0S9IWpLOBEjXg3nUrXJthEWsc9gd_2WFLK-EG42Zi27TEe8kovOYfFORtmOse8Qis_6oWqFrt3Ct3aK3OpWmG35FggwIQroQeVKVVInw/s320/ddr-001+label+A1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211513426438499010" border="0" /></a><br />UK diva <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kathydiamond">Kathy Diamond</a> teams up with Christmas Island based duo <a href="http://www.myspace.com/codebreaker">Codebreaker</a> for a revved up and hard-hitting collaboration on the white-hot new imprint <a href="http://www.myspace.com/discodemolitionrecords">Disco Demolition Records</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Side A's "Fire" has Kathy directing Codebreaker's groove with a commanding atmosphere & soulful attitude.</div><div><br /></div><div>Side B's "R.I.M.L." is a modern disco anthem of sorts. By no means a trendy hipster disco cut, R.I.M.L. is an extrapolation on acts such as Chic, Donald Byrd, & GQ, but with CB's unique, dynamic 21st century stamp. Following it is a DDR extended mix of the track that lets the groove ride hard with cosmic, spaced-out excitement.</div><div><br /></div><div>The combination of these two fine underground talents has yielded a total instant classic. Look for much more to come from Codebreaker and Disco Demolition Records in 2008 & beyond!</div><div><br /></div><div>(This release will be available on 12" vinyl exclusively through<a href="http://www.groovedis.com/"> Groove Distribution</a> in just a couple weeks.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Disco Demolition Recordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02108984459947494440noreply@blogger.com0