Twerk It Out

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MIX

2009-10-10T19:01:00.001-07:00

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lose you

2009-06-01T10:04:00.000-07:00

LOSE YOU

DADDY

2008-07-10T10:40:00.001-07:00

Walls

ONE
TWO
THREE

MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEEN

2008-05-25T09:21:00.000-07:00

Last night, as a favor to an event planner friend, I DJed my very first Sweet Sixteen (at a New York City club, of course). How very uncool, you may say, but good money and a good glimpse into the future of American music listeners. Here's how they stacked up:

1. They asked me to play "ghetto music" some fifteen odd times. When I played Shawnna's Gettin' Some Head, the father grew visibly uncomfortable.

2. White girls from Long Island LOVE Chris Brown. And Pitbull.

3. Cotton Eyed Joe is the new Macarena, which is still favorable to the Electric Slide, which is officially old school.

4. Sixteen year olds consider the Spice Girls "retro."

5. After all is said and done, there aren't many differences between 16-year-old girls and gay men. Both are crazy for Rihanna and Miley Cyrus, though NO ONE requested Britney Spears. But the did request Danity Kane.

(Picture is a stock image, not the party I DJed. Though not that different either.)

LEAVIN

2008-05-24T12:53:00.001-07:00

LEAVING

smell

2008-04-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

Riskay feat. Aviance & Real - Smell Yo D***
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WHO?

2008-04-01T12:18:00.000-07:00

Teenage wasteland.

unending

2008-03-26T14:06:00.000-07:00

HERE.

2008-03-15T16:03:00.001-07:00

Fajita Roundup

2008-01-06T17:48:00.001-08:00

Ellen Allien!

FI-YUH

2007-03-19T16:12:00.000-07:00

I was never huge on drum n bass but I kind of wish I had been. I mean, I don't regret not buying up tons of dnb vinyl that would just sit on my shelves today but I do wish I had uncovered more gems like this here track. I always favored the faster dnb with ragga-inspired vocalists like Prizna, though without the aid of the internet in the late 90s, discovering treasures like this seemed next to impossible. If you have any, do share.

Prizna - Fire

FRY THAT CHICKEN! FRY THAT CHICKEN!

2007-03-16T14:49:00.000-07:00

My friend Andrew stumbled upon Ms. Peachez a few months ago. Not to be confused with the Canadian-born electro rock goddess Peaches, Ms. Peachez is from the durty durty. In reality, Ms. Peachez is a dude and most likely a comedian who has used the youtube revolution to make brilliantly hilarious videos. You can watch 'em here, here and here. I heard this song out at a bar last week, which has me thinking Ms. Peachez will soon go global.

Ms. Peachez - Fry That Chicken
[video]

I SAID NO, NO, NO

2007-03-14T18:50:00.000-07:00

I'm running out the door to go DJ and I'm planning on playing, like, the whole Amy Winehouse album and then some. I saw Amy perform at Joe's Pub a few months ago and was hoping she would be a drunken wreck but she came through with her soulful songs and witty humor. Oh, and she knocked back a few too (and I was there for the late show).

Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Desert Eagles Remix)

LICK MY OOCHIE

2007-03-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

When Scarlet Fever starts spittin "Peanut Butter, Reese Cup, lick my oochie, eat it up..." she instantly becomes irresistable. Even better is when an unexpected crunk beat kicks in, as if Scarlet is saying, oh, and it's gonna be THAT kind of party. Then, halfway through the song, she slows it even further, just to rub in your face that she can get down even harder. That's how they roll in Rahway, NJ.

Scarlet Fever - Peanut Butta
Scarlet Fever - Peanut Butta (DJ Technics Remix)

LOOK BACK AT ME

2007-03-11T16:32:00.000-07:00

Florida filthiness a la 2 Live Crew is delivered to satisfaction by West Palm Beach's The Addicts. No, they're not from Miami and no, it isn't what you think of when someone says booty bass. It's just as dirty though -- good for grinding on the dancefloor or in the bedroom.

I think this is supposed to be the clean version of "Look Back at Me," whatever that means. That slowed-down creepy voice just gets me everytime.

The Addicts - Look Back At Me

LIKE THIS

2007-03-09T11:34:00.000-08:00

Everyone hated on Kelly and was like, she's done when Destiny's Child "broke up" (note: Destiny's Child never really broke up in my mind. It's more like Beyonce went solo and the other girls got screwed). Methinks Kelly had a hit single in the UK and then should have torn shit up when her track with Trina "Here We Go" dropped, but she will most definitely be blowing up if her future projects are anything like her latest single.

Kelly Rowland - Like This (feat. Eve)

WHOOMP! WHERE THEM FREAKS AT?

2007-02-28T14:01:00.000-08:00

Every time I hear this track on a ghettotech mix, I get so excited and energized. Part of it is nostalgia for a Chicago house music era I was never a part of. The other part is that hot fucking bass line. Damn.

DJ Deeon - Freaks
[buy it here]

THE WITCH

2007-02-26T10:38:00.000-08:00

Let's kick off the week with an oldie but goodie. This is Felix da Housecat remixing classic Stevie Nicks circa the rise of electroclash 2001.

The Jamie Starr Scenario - Welcocme 2 Thee Lite

RAINBOW MAN

2007-02-25T14:57:00.000-08:00

Busy P used to (and might still) manage Daft Punk. Busy P owns Ed Banger records, which has been raising consistently been turning out the hottest dance tracks of the new millenium. Busy P has a new 12" ep out this week called Rainbow Man. I love Busy P.

Busy P - Rainbow Man
[buy it here]

NOT SO SECRETLY IN LOVE WITH ORGASMIC

2007-02-23T09:30:00.000-08:00

DJ Orgasmic, the brains behind the best TTC jams, is a production wizard. He knows how to take a lousy-yet-nostalgic song and rework the beat to make it amazeatron. His newest mixtape, The Rise and Rise of Orgasmic, has been billed as his first, though he put out an unofficial mix called Orgasmic is Secretly In Love With You back 2002 which is pretty good too.

Here he crunks up 2 Unlimited's "Get Ready for This." This is what new rave should really be all about.

Orgasmic feat. Omnikrom - Charles Barkley

ONE HELLUVA (NON) PARTY JAM

2007-02-22T18:35:00.000-08:00

I love Air's Moon Safari album so much that at one point, I decided to buy the record. Then I decided to play said record during a first date, since Moon Safari is probably the make-out album of my life. The only catch was that every time things got going, it was time to flip the record. I learned my lesson.

The new Air album, Pocket Symphony, is remiscent of that first album. A.k.a. it's good make-out music and mostly instrumental. Then there's this track with Jarvis Cocker, which reminds me of Massive Attack's Teardrop--so stunning that you could disregard the rest of the album and play it on repeat without ever growing sick of it. Of course, making out to it on repeat would be a different story.

Air - One Hell of a Party (feat. Jarvis Cocker)
[buy it here]

DANCEHALL GIRLS

2007-02-21T09:25:00.000-08:00

Dancehall is big in Japan. I know, I know...everything is big in Japan. But like, dancehall is really really big in Japan, or so I hear. That's why they get awesome dancehall comps. and remakes like this track. Oh, and its produced by the South Rakkas Crew. He/they is/are my electro dancehall savior(s).

Bounty Killer - Girls

DAMN GIRL

2007-02-20T19:04:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time, there was a Chicago DJ duo named Flosstradamus. Half of Flosstradamus, J2K, had a kid sister who wanted to join the music game. This is how I understand the birth of rising rap-dance star Kid Sister. Suddenly, she's on every mix tape ever put out after 2005 rhyming over dance tracks crafted out of hip hop one-liners.

Her latest, Pro Nails, samples Project Pat's Good Googly Moogly. And who doesn't love a song about a girl getting her nails did.

Kid Sister - Pro Nails

WEED WID DA SPEEDO SUNDAYS

2007-02-18T09:38:00.000-08:00

Modeselektor have the most amazing track on Ellen Allien's My Parade mix cd, but I'm opting for this Ninjaman dancehall-y drum n bass electro joint. For more Modeselektor hotness, click here. For more hot Brazilians in speedos, click here.

Modeselektor - Weed Wid Da Macka (Modeselektor Mix)

RED HOT

2007-02-17T16:06:00.000-08:00

Is Sinden (pictured, right) hot cuz his tracks never fail to please? Or would he still be hot even if he was an accountan or something? Not that accountants aren't hot. Just not my type.

Mary J. Blige - Be Without You (A. Bruckner & Sinden Mix)

WAIT A MINUTE MR. POSTMAN...AND DO THE TWIST

2007-02-16T20:16:00.000-08:00

The Marvelettes are hot shit. They were pretty much the first Motown girl group and launched themselves and the label into stardom with their 1961 #1 single, Please Mr. Postman. What I didn't know is that they followed it up four months later with Twistin' Postman. Like, some studio exec was like, "Well Mr. Postman was popular and kids are still doing the twist. Let's put 'em together!" The result is hot, if not a weird image to imagine (a twisting postman?)

The Marvelettes - Twistin' Postman
[buy it here]

YES, I WANT TO

2007-02-16T12:10:00.000-08:00

When this Franz Ferdinand remix first came out, I probably dismissed it as repetitive and boring, mainly because it lacks vocals and I was smitten with the original version of Do You Want To at the time. Then it started popping up on every Ed Banger DJ's electro dance mix and repeatedly piqued my interested. I'm not a die hard Erol Alken fan by any means but he certainly works wonders here with a simple riff and kick drum.

Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To (Erol Alkan's Glam Racket Mix)
[buy it here]

ZHUM ZHUM ZINNA-NINNY

2007-02-15T11:29:00.000-08:00

1985: Harlem's Boogie Boys win a rap battle and subsequently land a record deal, cutting the electro dance track "A Fly Girl," their only hit to date.

1986: British producer Ted Currier, known for assembling teen pop groups, rips the Boogie Boys' beat and forms Sly Fox, who landed a top 10 hit with "Let's Go All The Way" in both the US and the UK. (video!)

I always thought this beat is was proto-electro dance, verging on industrial a la Nine Inch Nails. Jay-Z also used it in 1997 for "I Know What Girls Like," but I'm not so into him these days so I'll skip that track.

Boogie Boys - A Fly Girl
Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way

VALENTINE'S BOMB

2007-02-14T18:43:00.000-08:00

I vowed to post every day and I've already fallen a day behind. Sorry! This is a New Young Pony Club jam that's been kicking around for a few weeks. I missed them last time they were in New York and I'll miss them next time they're in New York but I think we're destined to unite one day soon. The more music they put out, the better it sounds. Oh, and the original version of this track blows away the Phones remix. Is Phones losing steam? Just sayin.

New Young Pony Club - The Bomb

Doodiehole ))<>((

2007-02-12T16:45:00.000-08:00

I'm surprised it took me as long as it did to discover this gem on a DJ Smuv snaps mix cd. The song is listed Doodiehole, though apparently it's official name is Blue 38 (what's THAT all about) and it's been blazing through the south "from GA to TX," as one site put it. Obviously it needs to move north and then conquer the world.

I wonder if these boys who call themselves The Cotton Pickaz end up doing freaky things with their own doodie holes. You so know that they do.

Cotton Pickaz - Blue 38 (Doodie Hole)

MY LIP GLOSS IS POPPIN'

2007-02-11T18:18:00.000-08:00

Hi. Welcome to my music blog Twerk It Out. Hope you enjoy it around here.

I heard Lil' Mama guest on EVR's The Let Out a month ago and I was hooked. She's 16 and lives in East New York, which I've never been to (it's a rough neighborhood an hour from where I live) but if I went, I'd hope to see Lil' Mama hanging on the corner with her lip gloss and a lollipop and a crew of bad-ass teenage girls.

Some may write off Lip Gloss as hip pop fluff but I like to think Lil' Mama is just rapping about her being a teen and hey - it's catchier than Lil Bow Wow, better than Lady Soverign and a whole lot smarter than Chicken Noodle Soup.

Lil Mama - Lip Gloss