Hey City Zen!

The latest E-Trash sets, from Riot Bootique, on the night of April 26 at Root Cellar Lounge. Here are both sets I played. The first set is a playful, disco-club party. The second set, which was done without any preparation, is a rave that goes from techno-hip hop to acid to disco. Hey, we had the glow sticks out... Tracklists below. You can also access higher quality files for Play and Rave is the new Riot on E-Trash's site (Username: apollo, Password: feelingfree).

Labels: acid-house, Club, Disco, house, Music, techno

The latest E-Trash mix, from Riot Bootique, last Friday night. Even though things ended earlier on such a cold night, we got all the people dancing at Root Cellar Lounge. Here is E-Trash's first set played live that evening (errors and all). A Club Riot as this was all done in a Club mindset: Shut up an play the hits, sort of thing... Tracklist below. You can also access a high quality file on E-Trash's site (Username: apollo, Password: feelingfree).

Labels: Club, Dance. DJ, Disco, house, techno

I finally got a hold of Carl Craig's Sessions double CD out now. He is techno God as far as I am concerned. I would move to Detroit just to be closer to his aura---except that I am much more likely to catch him in Barcelona or Lisbon than in the US. This compilation collects twenty years of his productions, and while very little is brand new in it, I am still bouncing off the walls, trying to forget that in Ohio 66% of white democrats voted for Hillary. How can this same Midwest produce both Carl Craig and Hillary? Detroit and Cincinnati?

Anyway, I am writing a grant today, and fast blogging aside, grant writing never felt this good, when you have Carl Craig bursting down the house. I always thought that techno was better for transcendental meditation than Yoga-like relaxing.



Pitchfork has a stream of Junior Boys: Like a Child (Carl Craig Remix) from this compilation

Labels: Midwest, Music, techno