Wow . . . just . . . wow. Comments below . . .
1. Armin van Buuren (non-mover)
2. Tiesto (non-mover)
3. David Guetta (up 2)
4. Above & Beyond (non-mover)
5. Paul van Dyk (down 2)
6. Deadmau5 (up 5)
7. Ferry Corsten (down 1)
8. Markus Schulz (non-mover)
9. Gareth Emery (up 14)
10. Sander van Doorn (up 3)
11. ATB (up 14)
12. Infected Mushroom (down 2)
13. Sasha (down 6)
14. Axwell (up 6)
15. Andy Moor (up 3)
16. Bobina (up 12)
17. John Digweed (down 
18. Carl Cox (down 6)
19. Cosmic Gate (up 43)
20. Steve Angello (up 43)
21. Roger Shah (up 37)
22. Aly & Fila (up 9)
23. Paul Oakenfold (down 9)
24. John O’Callaghan (up 36)
25. Sebastian Ingrosso (new entry)
26. Benny Benassi (up 13)
27. Laidback Luke (up 19)
28. Richie Hawtin (down 13)
29. Fedde Le Grand (non-mover)
30. DJ Feel (up 25)
31. Lange (up 6)
32. Hernan Cattaneo (down 16)
33. Daft Punk (up 5)
34. Eric Prydz (down 13)
35. Bob Sinclar (up 5)
36. Joachim Garraud (down 9)
37. Kyau & Albert (down 15)
38. James Zabiela (down 21)
39. Umek (down 6)
40. Christopher Lawrence (re-entry)
41. Eddie Halliwell (down 22)
42. Simon Patterson (up 22)
43. Offer Nissim (up
44. Judge Jules (down 12)
45. Sean Tyas (up 9)
46. Dubfire (down 16)
47. Martin Solveig (up 5)
48. Sven Vath (down 24)
49. Richard Durand (up 17)
50. Marco V (down 6)
51. Kaskade (new entry)
52. Tydi (new entry)
53. Erick Morillo (up 17)
54. Matt Darey (down 20)
55. Astrix (down 12)
56. Menno de Jong (down
57. The Thillseekers (down 12)
58. Nick Warren (up 26)
59. Dirty South (up 15)
60. Roger Sanchez (down 3)
61. Mark Knight (down 19)
62. Wally Lopez (up 13)
63. Leon Bolier (down 32)
64. Blank & Jones (down 3)
65. Justice (up
66. Laurent Wolf (up 1)
67. Astral Projection (up 27)
68. Boys Noize (new entry)
69. Ronski Speed (up 28)
70. Sander Kleinenberg (down 11)
71. Ricardo Villalobos (down 35)
72. Chuckie (new entry)
73. Sharam (new entry)
74. Marcel Woods (up 9)
75. Lisa Lashes (up 2)
76. Moonbeam (new entry)
77. Rank 1 (re-entry)
78. Sebastien Leger (up 11)
79. Marcus Schossow (new entry)
80. Steve Lawler (up 11)
81. Skazi (re-entry)
82. Super8 & Tab (new entry)
83. Pete Tong (down 5)
84. Tocadisco (up 14)
85. Sied van Riel (new entry)
86. Tiga (re-entry)
87. Daniel Kandi (new entry)
88. Mike Koglin (down 1)
89. Luciano (re-entry)
90. Yahel (down 34)
91. Myon & Shane 54 (new entry)
92. John B (new entry)
93. Simon Posford (new entry)
94. Fatboy Slim (down 2)
95. Robbie Rivera (re-entry)
96. Antoine Clamaran (new entry)
97. Nic Fanciulli (down 1)
98. Gui Boratto (new entry)
99. Alex M.O.R.P.H. (new entry)
100. Andy C (down 50)
101. Greg Downey
102. Talla 2XLC
103. Armand Van Helden
104. Deep Dish
105. Dash Berlin
106. The Chemical Brothers
107. Danny Tenaglia
108. Sesto Sento
109. Peter Rauhofer
110. Dj Vibe
111. Danny Howells
112. John Dahlbäck
113. Showtek
114. David Vendetta
115. Dj Dan
116. Laurent Garnier
117. Magda
118. Crookers
119. Loco Dice
120. BT
121. Chris Lake
122. Anderson Noise
123. Pendulum
124. Chris Liebing
125. Gabriel & Dresden
126. Nitrous Oxide
127. Yoji
128. Marco Carola
129. Chicane
130. Adam Beyer
131. Mauro Picotto
132. Mstrkrft
133. Joris Voorn
134. Jody Wisternoff
135. Bad Boy Bill
136. Stoneface & Terminal
137. Don Diablo
138. Valentino Kanzyani
139. Darude
140. James Holden
141. Tritonal
142. Spartaque
143. Heatbeat
144. Victor Calderone
145. The Bloody Beetroots
146. 2Manydjs
147. Manuel Le Saux
148. Hybrid
149. Lisa Pin-Up
150. Mat Zo
Not a single dubstep dj on the list. No turntablists or hiphop djs either. Less than probably five djs I’m not ashamed to admit I know the name of. I seriously had to double-check the date of this list. It might as well be 1998. Armin Van Buuren and Tiesto with the #1 and #2 spots . . . again? Was this year’s voting for Americans only? I really thought Europe was past the whole trance thing, but I guess not.
My advice - invest in companies that make shiny shirts.
The Kansas City Star’s Back to Rockville blog is reporting that Anne Winter passed away yesterday.
She is best-known as the co-owner of Recycled Sounds on Main, which outlasted many other record stores here in the city before finally closing in 2006. I can remember seeing her in there from the mid-90’s, when we’d first start venturing out of the little podunk town I grew up in, all the way up to and until the store closed. I remember her being tall.
I also remember buying Fugazi tickets for Gee Coffee from her at the store.
It’s already going to be a cold weekend in town . . . I have a feeling it just got a little gloomier for a whole lot of people.
Daddy G of the Bristol group says this:
“What the plan is… you know that Mad Professor record that we did? (1995’s ‘No Protection’). Essentially trying to get that together, where Burial essentially remixes quite a lot of the new tracks. Brings out a different version of quite a lot of the tracks that we’ve done”.
The full article can be found here.
While this could be on the same timeline as the DJ Kicks set from Mr. Bevan, there’s no doubt that if this were to see the light of day it could be an absolutely stunning piece of work.
What I’m really hoping for here is that Burial’s involvement is not just limited to the newer songs coming out on the Massive Attack album due early next year. It would be quite nice to see him have a chance to work some of Tricky or Tracey Thorn’’s vocals into his subterranean soundscapes.
The legendary turntablist Roc Raida, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the X-Ecutioners, died over the weekend due to complications from a “mixed martial-arts” incident - that’s per TinyMixTapes which is per’ing MTV.
Raida was one of the guys on Scratch that just got it. Everybody on there was talented, yes, but he was one of the very few East Coast/NYC guys still holding it down old-school style, and his charisma on-screen was endearing.
This EP jumped all up in my business on the very first listen. The Boston-based Soul Clap crew is known for a fairly diverse range of sound, but these two tracks are straight up deep house at its finest.
The a-side is easily one of my favorites of the year. The edit of Womack & Womack’s “Conscious of my Conscious” is so deep and sultry, with the couple’s vocals playing off of each other in a way I’ve only heard lately in the better Kenny Dixon Jr/Norma Jean Bell collaborations. Clocking in at around ten minutes but never needing a nudge back on track, this is the sort of track made for the late-night boogaloo crew.
The b-side takes Stevie Wonder’s “Love Light” into Paradise Garage time machine territory - while the vocal is not present throughout, when it does swirl around the already movement-filled synth and percussion lines, it becomes quite clear this is an updated slow jam for the upright shakers. Also coming in at over nine minutes, the track provides plenty of opportunities for creative mixing, but admittedly I’d be just fine with hearing the entirety of it played over a nice system with good friends and a smooth dancefloor.
This has been out for a little while, but is probably going to be pretty hard to come by with only about 400 pressed.
Word out of the occassionally-sent, always entertaining Life & Times newsletter today is that Allen Epley will be moving to Chicago in August. Bassist Eric Abert has already relocated to New York, and, for the time being, drummer Chris Metcalf will be staying put in Kansas City.
The past year has been a busy one for the band, including the release this spring of a new album, Tragic Boogie, the release of a Japanese tour documentary, quite a few shows around these United States, and involvement in Bob Moczydlowsky’s 72 Musicians documentary as well.
That being said, it’s a safe bet that the flood-light saturated live shows Kansas City has come to count on as a sure-fire way to spend a drunken evening headbanging will go from “anticipated but not over-bearing” numbers down to “I’ll need to temper my drinking for a few days prior”, so catch the band this Saturday the 11th at Czar Bar for what is currently their last scheduled show before Epley’s move.
For most, Hope Sandoval means Mazzy Star, which means “Fade into You”. It’s easy to understand, given that particular song’s ethereal beauty - deepened when you catch the “me” overdubbed onto the “you” in the chorus - but her work with David Trowback over three albums as Mazzy Star and her 2001 solo album Warm Bavarian Fruit Bread are more than enough to qualify her as a talent beyond just a single, albeit achingly haunting, song.
Sandoval was instrumental in building my love for the non-vamp smokey chanteause singer - Low’s Mimi Parker and Marissa Nadler are both perfect examples of singers whose styles I found solace in following Mazzy Star’s indefinite hiatus and Sandoval’s rare foray into recording. While her recognizable voice is probably her best-known attribute, she’s an impressive lyricist as well, bringing an angelic darkness that just can’t help but light up the hearts of awkward loners everywhere.
Through the Devil Slowly, due out September 15th on Nettwerk, should serve as a fine return to form. My Bloody Valentine’s Colm Ó Cíosóig is her partner on this release, which should only serve to build anticipation.
You know who loves Kansas City?
Tigercity, that’s who.
And you know who Kansas City loves?
Tigercity, that’s who.
This is a Friday night, so it will be an even bigger party than the previous week-night shows the band have conducted at the Brick.
This should also fall right around the time the band (hopefully) releases their debut album.
The king of dub will make his way to the Beaumont at the end of August. I can only imagine how bad (read: terrible) Perry’s heavyweight frequencies are going to sound on the Beaumont’s PA.
Please, Lee . . . please - bring your own soundsystem.
(FYI - Adrian Belew is scheduled there on July 24th as well . . . )
The Pitch reports this morning that Shawnee’s Needmore Discs will be closing August 2nd.
Did you know: Needmore Discs is named after Robert Pollard’s music publishing company, Needmore Songs?
Sad news, as it was one of the better stores to walk into every month or so and peruse the vinyl section. I’d always come out of there with some nice finds, ranging from early Cocteau Twins eps, to a triple-taking of Talking Heads’ Fear of Music, 77, and Little Creatures, to Detroit techno full-lengths (Anthony Nicholson’s Necessary Phazes on Trackmode and Tejada & Leviste’s The Dot and the Line, to mind), all at very reasonable prices.
Not to mention the constant supply of GBV-related vinyl that was always available in the place.
It’s unfortunate that the city proper couldn’t have a store like this, but the reality is that, within Kansas City limits, record stores with somewhat of a modern selection just don’t last.
To the owners and staff, one of whom I met years ago at the DiscTraders on Metcalf as I was just beginning my own voyage down the labrynthine path of GBV obsessiveness, best of luck and thanks for the great reason to venture over to the Kansas side of things every once in a while.
