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Yo party people. I’m DJing at the W Hotel in SF tonight (map) from 9pm to 1am. I’ll be spinning mostly 80s and rock, fun dancey songs. Come by and hang out if you’re around. I love you.

I woke up Sunday morning inspired to make a neo-disco-infused mix. Because that’s normal on a Sunday morning. Miraculously it all came together quite quickly, and it’s by far my favorite mix to date.

Track listing:

Róisín Murphy - Overpowered
Holy Ghost! - Hold On
Gui Borrato - Beautiful Life
Mark Ronson - Stop Me (Chicken Lips Remix)
Rufus Wainwright - Tiergarten (Supermayer Mix)
Quiet Village - Desperate Hours
The Black Mustang - Mad as Hell
Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful

And the mix:

MP3: K.Y.L.E. - To the Stars

It’s been quite some time since my last DJ mix, but the new year brings new motivation. This latest mix was actually recorded on December 31, 2007, but with an eye on the coming year. Went with a few different styles and tempos in the beginning of the mix, but it builds up into a nice beat. The track listing is as follows:

Kate Havenevik - New Day
Tiefschwarz feat. Tracey Thorn - Damage (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (Jason Bentley Remix)
Erlend Øye - Fine Day
Goldfrapp - Utopia (Tom Middleton’s Cosmos Vocal Mix)
LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous! (Soulwax Remix)
Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor (Jesse Rose Mix)
Piano Magic - Incurable
Lo-Fi-Fnk - City (Punks Jump Up Remix)
Dragonette - I Get Around (Van She Technologic Remix)

Enjoy!

MP3: K.Y.L.E. - A New Day’s Eve

As 2007 comes to a close, I’m taking a look back at some of my favorites from the past year. Lots of great memories, lots of great people. Here are the highlights:

Best Song: Husky Rescue – “Nightless Night”
Best Album: LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
Best Live Performance: Peter Bjorn and John at Coachella
Best Movie: Dans Paris (technically released in 2006, but I saw it at the SFIFF in May)
Best Book: The Rest is Noise, by Alex Ross
Best Music Blog: Brooklyn Vegan
Best Non-Music Blog: What Would Tyler Durden Do?
Best Bar: Casanova Lounge, SF
Best Café: The Revolution Café (Café Rev), SF
Best Park: Dolores Park, SF
Best Party: SKANK at the Make-Out Room, SF, September 13
Best Day: April 27 – Coachella Day One: All of my favorite things in the world came together that day.

Here’s hoping 2008 continues the trend. Happy New Year.

Dear Splenda,

We used to have such sweet times together. What happened? I poured you in my coffee this morning, and you did nothing but sap the flavor, leaving me with a watery cup of caffeine. You know I’m a sucker for caffeine in any form, but come on, give me something here.

Is it because I went with Sweet n’ Low for a while? I mean, can you blame me? At least Sweet n’ Low had the decency to hang around when I moved across the country. Where were you the first two weeks I was in my new location? Did you think you could just take an extended vacation? That I would be too distracted by Taylor Ham to notice your absence? (more…)

Thursday’s party at Underground SF was a heck of a good time. Lots of dancing, lots of drinking, lots of making out (not me, I’m saving all my making out for a special someone). But yeah, Alan, J.O.R.Y. and I kicked out the jams, and people drank enough $1 PBRs to throw their inhibitions out the window and dance their pants off. Below are (most of) my mix and a few choice pics from the night. Enjoy:

MP3: Chico Drets - TRAMP Mix

Photos (click for full size):

J.O.R.Y. and I will be spinning the indie dance hits at Underground SF on Thursday 8/16.  Party starts at 10pm, more details to follow on exact set times.  No cover. Drink specials. Bring your own girls.

Word on the street is some pretty famous cats will be in attendance.  You know, other than me and J.O.R.Y.  There’s only one way to find out . . .

See you there.

Last Saturday, J.O.R.Y. and I had our first DJ gig for Kane’s going-away party at Bruno’s in the Mission. I don’t know about you, but I had an awesome time. J.O.R.Y. set the bar high with a very tight set, and I (hopefully) kept it going with the following line-up:

The Go! Team - Ladyflash (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
The Killers - All These Things That I’ve Done (Morel’s Pink Noise Dub)
MSTRKRFT - Easy Love
Eric Prydz vs. Floyd - Proper Education (Club Mix)
K.I.M. - Wet ‘N Wild (Riot in Belgium Remix)
Simian Mobile Disco - It’s the Beat (The Teenagers Remix)
Daft Punk - Around the World

Here’s a version of the mixed set (not live from the gig, but live nonetheless). Let me know what you think.

MP3: Chico Drets - Flying High

(Chico’s shirt provided by Yoko Devereaux.)