Ghosts of Venice Debuts on Solid Bump Records

 

 

Ghosts of Venice Debuts on Solid Bump Records
Lee Dunn (better known as Ghosts of Venice) has had a big year. He has lent his passion for jacked up disco house to a slew of official remixes including Grum’s “Can’t Shake This Feeling” and James Talk & Ridney’s massive Ibiza summer anthem “Forever”. In the coming months he will debut on Strictly Rhythm, which is a testiment to his sound. Solid Bump is proud to debut his first commercially available original track entitled “Her”. The song serves as a homage to the long days of a summer passed, with a highly swung laidback groove that keeps in perfect tow with the signature sound of Solid Bump.
The remix selection is a showcase of the exciting talent Solid Bump has in store in 2011, with a large portion of the label’s roster lending their spin on the single. White Girl Lust completely re-imagines the original as an epic piano house burner, complete with vocals from Alona. Chicago’s Bit Funk glosses the tune with his distinct synth-pop sheen. Meanwhile, Mix Chopin lives up to his name with a lively cut & paste session. The release is rounded out by the low-key vibes of Mykill & Meroz.
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“Amazing release! Super deep and funky.” – Treasure Fingers
“Nice grooves. Solid.” – Grum
“Cool sample, cool track. The Bit Funk mix is the one for me.” – His Majesty Andre
“Bit Funk mix for me bro! Excellent across all mixes.” – Dcup
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PROMO MP3 of Ghosts of Venice// Her (Mix Chopin Remix) // Solid Bump Records
Free Downloadable MP3 Link: http://soundcloud.com/solid-bump-records/ghosts-of-venice-her-mix-chopin-rmx-clip
Full EP Stream on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/solid-bump-records/sets/ghosts-of-venice-her-ep-in-stores-oct-26th
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Ghosts of Venice Interviewed By White Girl Lust (Tonight Show Interview Mash Up)
VIEW THE FULL INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE

GoldSweat 2yr Anniversary @ Madrone (SF)

I am honored to be playing at the 2 year Anniversary of GoldSweat. GoldSweat is a collaborative of DJs from around the country. My man Ryan Rosario (Just Loco) is an integral part of this collective. I met  Just Loco [http://www.clubninetyone.blogspot.com] during the Energy 92.7 Ultimate DJ Competition 2009. We quickly became friends at the preliminary battles where we both won. Unfortunately, both of us lost in the semifinals. Ever since then we’ve been trying to link up our crews. Finally, he has done it.

On top of that I get to play with the homie B-Cause. If you don’t know B-Cause, you should. Check out his blog…http://diamondsinthedust.blogspot.com/. He is an infuential dj and producer from the San Francisco Bay Area. His knowledge of music is incredible. Spanning from funk and soul and jazz to bay area slaps he has pretty much defined DJing around here alone and with his crew 4onefunk. I respect each and every one of them along with the GoldSweat crew.

I also really want to hear Shane King of Hacksaw Entertainment. I have never met him but have heard a lot about him and I know of Hacksaw. They put on quality shows here around the Bay. The first time I saw Jack Beats last August in San Francisco was because of them.

I don’t know what I am going to play yet at the anniversary but I’m really looking forward to it! Hope you all can make it out on the 30th of July. It is most definitely going be a hot event! Also, I hope Chubby Fingers collaborates more with all of these talented cats in the very near future.

GoldSweat 2yr Anniversary
Friday July 30, 2010
(5th Friday)

DJ B.Cause
(4oneFunk)
http://www.myspace.com/djbcause

Shane King
(Hacksaw Entertainment)
http://www.hacksawent.com/shaneking/

DJ BlaQwest
(Chubby Fingers)
https://chubbyfingers.wordpress.com/

GoldSweat DJs
(Loco & BellyUP)
http://www.goldsweatsf.com/

$5 @ 9PM / 21+
9pm – 2am
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http://goldsweat.com/wordpress/

http://www.goldsweat.com/

http://goldsweat.blogspot.com/

http://www.clubninetyone.blogspot.com

Also check out my man behind GoldSweat, Just Loco’s  mix:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zcgi2lyfdqy

Lucky #7

Another installment of the “Quick Mix” series.. Lucky #7.

Bookers Quick Mix #7

Willie Graff & Tuccillo – Rise Rhythm (Original Mix)

Alfonso Padilla – Tierra (Querida Mix)

Yolanda Be Cool – Afro Nuts (Edu K Remix)

Tim Deluxe – Storm In A Tea Cup (Original Mix)

Ramon Tapia – Stronkie (Original Mix)

Uto Karem – Body Move (Original Mix)

C-code – Burning Up In Here (Rubix Remix)

Rubix – Baiser Sur La Disco (Rubix Refix)

Funk Deluxe – Tender Lovin’ (Chubby Fingers Remix)

New track from the camp…

Funk Deluxe – Tender Lovin (Chubby Fingers Remix)

Le Principle Joins Solid Bump Record’s 2010 Roster

 

Solid Bump Records continues to build the anticipation of it’s 2010 roster with the announcement of another new addition, Le Principle. This young duo emerged in 2009 with an sound that paid homage to their native Chicago legacy of disco infused house, all while firmly pushing the envelope beyond what could be simply labeled a “throwback” sound. An initial fury of free releases soon caught the attention of music blogs worldwide, while also attracting the keen ears of DJs such as Louie La Roche, Kissy Sell Out, and DJ Ayres.

Most recently “You Can’t Fake It” has arose as a staple in Treasure Finger’s live sets. Le Principle will be featured on the second installment of Solid Bump’s wildly successful Pleasure and Pressure series (available March 16th at all major digital music sites).

Their debut single, Paper Cat (co-produced by OCD Automatic), will feature remixes by Sammy Bananas, The Phantom’s Revenge, Bit Funk, and more. Le Principle will also be appearing on Tommie Sunshine’s new Brooklyn Fire imprint, as well as the pinnacle of Chicago house labels, the infamous Trax Records.

For now, please enjoy this exclusive 320 MP3 entitled “You Can’t Fake It” to give yourself a taste of what is to come from the most exciting young act in the new era of infectious Chicago disco house. 

Le Principle – You Can’t Fake It (320 MP3) as direct link

Le Principle – You Can’t Fake It

King Britt- Now (feat. Astrid Suryanto)

King Britt is very very talented. I’m feelin this track right here. Will work well for me in an early set. Check it out below. Cop King Britt’s “Intricate Beauty” on April 20, 2010 on Nervous Records.

King Britt- Now (feat. Astrid Suryanto)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nnkannn2gmm

We’ll cut to the chase. Intricate Beauty is the final “conventional” dance album King Britt will ever make. And how fitting this final chapter also marks King’s first ever release on seminal house music label Nervous Records. This is the seal of quality. Don’t worry, though, King Britt’s not going anywhere as an artist. He’ll be concentrating on more experimental based music and searching for new avenues to help push the live electronic improvisational end of performance. But for now, you have a real treat to behold with the Intricate Beauty. Eleven tracks of soulful rhythms constructed and mixed together like a grand jigsaw puzzle. Quintessential King.

Intricate Beauty pulls together the different sounds that have helped shape King’s dance DJ mind over the years. This is the story of what he loves to spin and how it all relates. In a sense, this is all the greatness of King Britt wrapped up under one disc. Like a physical incarnation of the intricate mind, the process of how this album was constructed is quite advanced. King based the album on tiny microsounds he procured from various random recordings and CDs. He then took all these tiny pieces and dumped them into Ableton Live where he sewed the puzzle pieces together. Once there were approximately 50 workable combinations of tracks he then constructed the songs musically. “In a few months I intend to release all the bits and pieces from Intricate Beauty as a “Live Pack.” These will be sounds that people can use for inspiration and production,” King says

Beyond the album, this is a period of great change for King Britt. Not only is he working in a new studio but he’s also cleansed spiritually; something that has also enabled him to enter into a new creative space with his newest venture Saturn Never Sleeps with multimedia artist Rucyl (www.saturnneversleeps.com/about) “When you find your path and stick with it, you’re bound to hit a pentacle period of productivity. I feel that in the next three years you’ll really see and hear many sides of me musically. Mentally, physically and spiritually I have grown multitudes and have a very clear understanding of who I am and what I’m here for. Many of the lyrics on the album express some of these ideas.”

It’s been 20 years on the music scene for King Britt and his projects, collaborations and affiliations are always truly mind-blowing. From his time as Silkworm in the groundbreaking, Grammy winning Digable Planets, to starting Ovum Recordings with Josh Wink, producing platinum remixes for Macy Gray, Solange, Donna Lewis and hundreds of others, winning the highest grant in the country as the first dj/producer, The Pew Fellowship or starting his empire, FiveSixMedia, King Britt still tries to live in the NOW and not the then.

“We have to surrender to uncertainty, while appreciating its intricate beauty” – Deepak Chopra

Tracklisting

1. “Love What You Have (feat Rucyl Mills)”
2. “Now (feat Astrid Suryanto)”
3. “Nightlife (feat. Kim English)”
4. “Try Love (feat Lady Alma)”
5.-“Keep It Movin”
6. “Los (feat Carlos Izaguerre)”
7. “Blackhand Side”
8. “Get Up feat. Byron Stingly (King Britt Old School Dub)”
9. “Peak Inside”
10. “Inner Self”
11. “The Intricate Beauty (feat Ryat)”

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Tour Dates

Apr 2 – Istanbul, TR – Ghetto
Apr 24 – Charlotte NC – Dharma Lounge
Apr 26 – Chicago, IL – Boom Boom Room
Apr 29 – Indianapolis, IN – Blue Lounge

www.nervousnyc.com

www.myspace.com/nervousrecords

www.facebook.com/nervousrecords

http://twitter.com/nervousrecords

www.youtube.com/nervousrecordsnyc 

www.kingbritt.com

www.myspace.com/kingbritt

Emanul Kosh – Make My Music (Zodiac Cartel Mix)

I am sleeping! This track is so hot! I can’t believe I almost missed it. Z()d is on some other shit for real. Peep for yourself…and then snatch it up.

Look for this on Electric Sushi Records.

Bonus: Emanul Kosh – Make My Music (Aquilaganja’s Funk Town Mix)

Tommie Sunshine & Figure! Brooklyn Fire Tracks!

As you can tell the busy holidays put me into sort of a backlog so I’m clearing out  my mailbox of all these hot tracks that I slept on and giving them to you.  Here a few that our man Figure sent over. I’m really diggin this funky ass edit that he did with Tommie Sunshine.  Would love to see Tommie and Figure come out here to the Bay to spin.  Maybe  CF can make that happen. Hopefully.  For now, enjoy the heaters below.

Grateful Dead – Shakedown Street (Tommie Sunshine & Figure Brooklyn Fire edit) > http://www.mediafire.com/?gncwhzydky0

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This is a dub step tune at 144 bpm that has two 4/4 change ups , very angry bass lines , and pattern switch ups all the way through.

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Figure – The Warriors

http://www.mediafire.com/?yyrz1jotwum mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?5zcdvn3zo05 wav

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Missy Elliot – Pass That Dutch (Figure Boot)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztjyznmyxjq
Missy Elliot – Pass That Dutch (Figure Boot Dub)
http://www.mediafire.com/?lmvzjiimzmh

Links:

www.myspace.com/tommiesunshine

http://www.Myspace.com/FigureFigure

http://www.Twitter.com/DjFigure

Le Principle’s End Of The Year wrap up

We’ve featured Le Principle on our blog several times last year. Our man Figure (one half of Le Principle) has been kind enough to lace us with a zip file that has a few originals, bootlegs, edits, and an unreleased remix.  These have all been remastered. They would love any feedback you could give so hit them up.  Also remember to replace your old versions with these remastered ones!  Cheers!

http://www.mediafire.com/?wd2lizmmzmn

1.Le Principle – Ever Since
2. Le Principle – The Music
3. Le Principle – Your Magic
4. Le Principle – Nothing like It
5. Chic – Le Freak (Le Principle Bootleg)
6. Kool and the Gang – Celebration (Le Principle Bootleg)
7. Sister Sledge – Lost In Music (Le Principle Bootleg)
8. The Gunchback Boogie Band – Funn (Le Principle House Edit)
9. Paul Anthony – God Loves Thugs (Le Principle Remake)

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They also have some releases lined up for the first quater of 2010 , here are some of the details:

-Le Principle/Ocd Automatic – Paper Cat ep w/ Remixes from Louis La roche +more – Solid Bump Records
-Le Principle – Do You Wanna w/ Remixes from Angel Alanis +more on A Squared Records

-Le Principle – Your Magic w/ Remixes – Direct Drive Digital
-Le Principle – Blue Love w/remixes from tba – Solid Bump
-Le Principle EP – Brooklyn Fire Records
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Http://www.Myspace.com/LePrinciple

Http://www.Twitter.com/LePrinciple

Exclusive: Max Morrell – Bump and Grind

Got a gem in the mailbox a while back.   I believe it’s an exclusive from Max Morrell called “Bump and Grind”. I really like this track and what Max is doing with the dancehall/reggae  infused flavor. I’m also feeling the drums and  how the track runs and rolls along.  

Speaking of bumpin’ and rollin’…I’ve been bumpin “Roll On” in my sets by Max as well.  If you havn’t copped that then do so quickly!  I can’t wait to see what else is in store from Max in 2010. Enjoy! 

Download the .wav file here:

Max Morrell – Bump and Grind

http://www.mediafire.com/?mh0mtzyrw20