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KevinSync - Manners, Savvy & Vice
Jan 31, 2012 @ 1:45AM
by kevinsync
djmix, kevinsync
As a youth, my brother-in-law received a handbook on how to be a gentleman. It was quickly forgotten until one Sunday dinner when it was derided as a sub-par birthday gift on the level of a globe with moon attachment. I, knowing how uncouth I came off at the time, claimed the book as my own, devoured its wisdom and came out the other end with 95 minutes of heavy electro, house and electronic madness. The year was 2008 and I feel like it never got the audience that it deserved. Click here to download the MP3 (right-click save-as) and remember what it was like to be a genteel electro warrior in pre-War Europe! Tracklisting: 01 - Robyn - Be Mine (Ocelot Remix) DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD
PODCAST #26 !
Jan 6, 2012 @ 5:23PM
by smirkthejerk
djmix, podcast, electro, electro house, anthem, rave, avicii, Wolfgang Gartner, knife party, dj mix, dance hard die hard, smirk, DJ SMiRK
1. Knife Party - Destroy Them with Lazers Download that MF’er HERE HERE HERE (right click > save target as > rave!) If you like it, please “like it” on here or FB or Twitter (or all of them!!) and pretty pretty please SHARE the shit out of it! <3 <3
HAPPY HOLIDAYS BITCHES, LISTEN TO THIS!
Dec 21, 2011 @ 8:35PM
by smirkthejerk
electro, dubstep, drum n bass, dnb, d&b, drum & bass, anthem, rave, mix, djmix, feel good, christmas, holidays
NEW MIX, BECAUSE SANTA NEEDED SOMETHING TO BUMP IN THE SLEIGH! Track list in case you’re scared to click the link: 1. Far Too Loud - Ready for the Stomping Spread the cheer! HAPPY HOLIDAYS & ALL THAT SHIT! :) <3
PODCAST #25
Dec 15, 2011 @ 4:35PM
by smirkthejerk
djmix, dj mix, dubstep, bass, rave, flux pavilion, wolfgang gartner, kill the noise, rottun, OWSLA
Last one was all drum & bass, so this one is all dubstep. Next one will be something else, like throat singing or something. Till then, enjoy!
1. Reso - Ishimura Zip through the asteroid belt HERE HERE HERE! (right click > save target as > blast off!) Like I always say, if you like it, PRETTY FUCKING PLEASE share it with everyone! I LOVE YOU! HOLIDAYS & SHIT!
The Local Devil
Dec 1, 2011 @ 12:26PM
by smirkthejerk
local, scene, local scene, cincinnati, dj, rave, club
The definition of the word “local” has been augmented by today’s scene kids to mean something almost derogatory. Time and time again I hear things like “Eh, he’s local, I can catch him whenever” or “It’s just a group of local DJs” or “He’s local, how good can he be?” Does anyone ever stop for a second and realize that everybody has to be from somewhere? Literally every human being is local to some place. It used to mean a person from the area. A native. Apply that to the music or entertainment industry and it suddenly becomes synonymous with adjectives like “sub-par.” I obviously can’t speak for every city, but in a good majority of the ones I’ve been in and the people I talk to agree. I don’t know if the average listener (aka the expert critic) knows this or not: describing someone as local does something to that person’s brain. It sort of alters them. They may not know exactly when, or how, but it does happen. These homegrown DJs (and I use DJ because that’s my background, I’m certain you can replace that with band) go to a gig at a bar or club with at best a fair turnout, at worst they show up with just their friends and a handful of other seemingly uninterested people standing around. This can be disheartening. The DJ may start having thoughts like “Oh this is just some ‘local’ thing, I’m playing mostly for my friends.” I feel like that’s when they don’t give it their all. Not only do they feel it’s not worth it because of the lack of audience, but also because it’s “local” and it’ll happen again (no big deal). This is when the DJ just sort of stands there, looking almost upset & bored that he has to do this and the audience gets the human equivalent of paint drying. I genuinely feel like DJs and other musicians feel held back by the word local. It’s as if people who paint them with that word assume they’ll never go anywhere else. Where’s the faith? The love? The pride in your city? While we’re at it, what does it take to become more than a local? I’ve played all over the country but I still live somewhere, so when I play in my home city I’m “just a local.” When does that title vanish? Plenty of other DJs from my city have played in other necks of the woods as well. You hear things like “At first she didn’t want it, now I made it and she’s asking me to take it!” in nearly every rap song (I just made that up by the way, I should rap!) Then there’s the whole other topic of “making it”, but even then said made person has to live somewhere. He’s local to NYC or LA or wherever. I guess what it boils down to is show some love to your city’s artists. They work hard. They want to show you what they can do and they want to entertain you (and you want to be entertained, right?). You may be surprised at what “just a local” can do. Some of us have been around the block and learned a thing or two. We all come from somewhere, but it’s where we go that really matters to me. Don’t you want to be a part of that? Isn’t it one of the coolest feelings in the world to say “Oh THAT DJ?! I was hanging out with him at dirty $5 shows a long time ago!” You never know, we might just up and move away, giving a totally new group of people to call us locals. You don’t want that, do you?
Podcast #24
Nov 28, 2011 @ 2:40PM
by smirkthejerk
djmix, dj mix, smirk, dnb, drum n bass, drum & bass, liquid, dance floor, hospital, viper, podcast, awesome, rave, anthem
I know it’s been several weeks since the last podcast, and for that I’m sorry. A whole big bunch has happened since then, but now I’m back on track and should be able to deliver these bad mf’ers at least semi-regularly now!
T99 - Anastasia (Blame remix) Gurn through the heavens HERE HERE HERE! (remember to right click > save target as!) As always, if you like, pretty please (with a cherry on top!) share it with everyone!
KevinSync - Suntory Time
Sep 25, 2011 @ 12:50PM
by kevinsync
djmix, kevinsync, suntory, ac slater, high rankin, b. rich, udachi, dillon francis
A few months ago, I hosted a Japanese exchange student for a couple of weeks. It was an interesting experience because I went out of my way to find a bunch of current J-pop and dance music for her to listen to, only to find out that she just wanted to jam to some Taylor Swift. Go figure. The result is that I’ve had the land of the rising sun on my brain for a while and decided I needed to come correct with a studio mix inspired by whiskey, babes and culture clashes. For relaxing times, make it Suntory Time! DOWNLOAD HERE (click to stream, or right-click-and-save-as to download the MP3) Tracklisting: DOWNLOAD HERE (click to stream, or right-click-and-save-as to download the MP3)
The Future Is Now (Garage)
Aug 30, 2011 @ 2:05PM
by smirkthejerk
djmix, smirk, future garage, 2step, garage, ukfunky, bass, royal t, mike delinquent, subermse, uk bass
We all loved back in 2000/2001 when 2step was that hot shit you cranked on a sunny day to get you in the drinkin’ mood. If you weren’t a part of it you’re probably a big ass dork. Or just young. Needless to say I’m pleased as punch to see such a resurgence of this baller ass shit so I whipped up a little mix to show off some of my favorite things about what we’re calling “Future Garage” Crank dat shit and sip dat shit!
DOWNLOAD & SWAGGER! (right click > save link as > touch yourself) SHARE IT LIKE BAD DRUGS! Tracklisting 1. MJ Cole ft. Digga - Gotta Have It
Buffalo, NY Aug. 20th
Aug 17, 2011 @ 3:46AM
by smirkthejerk
I (SMiRK, duh!) will be playing at SOUNDLAB in Buffalo, NY this coming Saturday, August 20th. Come have a drink, cop a feel, feel a drink, and drink a cop. No buttholes allowed.
SMiRK - The Trap Sequence
Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:51PM
by smirkthejerk
Drum n bass, DnB, D&B, neurofunk, SMiRK, dj mix, djmix, optiv, rregula, dimentia, disaszt
A hefty slice of relentless, neurofunk drum & bass with a nice piece of custom artwork by Portland, Oregon artist Yo Mutsu! This one is “for the heads” as they say, so crank it only if you’re ready to get your Blade Runner on!
1. Karton ft. Fraksha - Bang (Royalston remix) Narrowly escape the trap HERE! (Right click > Save Target As) Yo Mutsu’s artwork can be seen in a variety of galleries throughout Portland. He and his wife have a new mural on display for the next month on NW 5th and Couch in Portland. He can be contacted at pukegalore@gmail.com
Dance Hard Die Hard Podcast #22 - Disc-go-haus
Aug 9, 2011 @ 12:35PM
by smirkthejerk
house music, house, disco, disco house, smirk, dj smirk, mix, djmix, dj mix, podcast, udachi, codes, feed me, sax, dance
Hello gang, it’s been a little bit since I’ve done a podcast, what with Kevin doing the last one and us having the David Banjela interview and all. Since each of those had different tastes of gnarly house music, I decided to add my own taste to the group with some disco-centric jams. Get fuckin’ busy!!
Shake your booty here! 1. Codes - Ready Aim Fire Shake your booty here! Remember to right click > save target as!
DAVID BANJELA - Exclusive DJ Mix & Interview!
Aug 5, 2011 @ 3:23PM
by kevinsync
work, bitch, david banjela, house, djmix, interview, banjela, fashion
EJ and I have long since been huge fans of our old friend David Banjela, from LA. He would be like “bitch, don’t call me old on the internet!” and I’d be all “step off, Rayanne Graff” and then he would serve me with the kind of spicy Latino face usually reserved for underage chorizo at the Roxy wearing last season’s Prada. He plays just about every style of dance music that you can vogue to, and he’s also a talented up-and-coming fashion designer with his label BANJELA. He agreed to let us interview him and also gave a super-bomb house mix to offer to all you lovely people to either kick off HARD SUMMER weekend on the west coast, or International Beer Day everywhere else. Get drunk and CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD!! (130MB MP3 file, right-click and save as) Tracklisting 1. Chez Damier - Can U Feel It (MK DUB) DOWNLOAD HERE (130MB MP3 file, right-click and save-as)
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