Thanks to all who came out & those who performed last night at KING CANNIBAL‘s show at Ava Lounge here in Pittsburgh last night. Massive sets from 8cylinder, Local, Xanopticon, and, of course, KING CANNIBAL. It was a hell of a birthday – so thanks to you all!!
As a sign of gratitude, I wanted to share some of my favorite tracks with you all. And Pittsburgh, remember, on February 19th at Brillobox Subdivision & Lazercrunk are teaming up to bring London’s SPLATTERBASS czar KANJI KINETIC.
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!!!!
KING CANNIBAL
AVA LOUNGE
$6 / 21+
FB EVENT: KING CANNIBAL
Set times:
9PM – 8CYLINDER
9:30 – MINDTIGER
10 – LOCAL
10:30 – Johnny Jitters
11 – Beautiful Bells
11:30 – .rar Kelly & Natty Boh Peep
12 – Xanopticon
12:30 – KING CANNIBAL
The King Cannibal Ninja Tune giveaway continues!! In anticipation of the King Cannibal show at AVA LOUNGE here in Pittsburgh THIS Saturday (JANUARY 30, 2010), Subdivision & Ninja Tune are offering all of you a chance to win a FREE copy of King Cannibal’s “LET THE NIGHT ROAR” CD!! As the night of the party is fast approaching, the questions will get a little bit harder. This one is a multi-part question:
What the name AND date of the FIRST Ninja Tune releases of: (1) Coldcut (2) Amon Tobin (3) Kid Koala?
Email your answers to rarkelly@gmail.com. The first person with ALL THREE correct will get a FREE copy of LET THE NIGHT ROAR. And remember, THIS Saturday:
KING CANNIBAL (NINJA TUNE, LONDON)
Ava Lounge, Pittsburgh
9PM – 2AM
$6 / 21+
w/
Xanopticon
Beautiful Bells
Local
MindTiger
Johnny Jitters
8cylinder
.rar Kelly & Natty Boh Peep
For your chance to win a FREE PROMO copy of King Cannibal’s “So….Embrace The Minimum/Dirt” split, answer the following:
QUESTION: In 2004, which seminal record label requested Buddy Peace and ‘Zilla’ (aka King Cannibal) to compile a ‘retrospective’ mix of the label’s back catalog? HINT: The mix is called “Watch And Repeat Play”.
Message me via Facebook or email me at rarkelly@gmail.com your answers. The first correct answer gets the “So…..Embrace The Minimum/Dirt” split thanks to our friends at Ninja Tune!!
In anticipation of “Subdivision & Rhinoplex presents: King Cannibal” here in Pittsburgh on JANUARY 30TH, our friends at NINJA TUNE sent us copies of KING CANNIBAL’s stellar “LET THE NIGHT ROAR” LP. We are going to be GIVING AWAY two copies of the CD TONIGHT at Remedy.
If you can answer the following question correctly, you get a copy!!
Question: On Modeselektor’s remix of “Dull Flame of Desire” who sings the duet with BJORK??
Notes:Subdivision & Rhinoplex present:
KING CANNIBAL
w/
Xanopticon
Beautiful Bells
Johnny Jitters
8cylinder
Local
MindTiger
.rar Kelly & Nattyboh Peep
AVA LOUNGE
$6 21+
9 – 2
It’s cold in Pittsburgh. It doesn’t just “feel like zero” degrees – it is zero degrees! I made this mix wearing slippers, sipping cocoa with marshmallows, and blasting the heat in the studio.
1. Barbarism Begins At Home (Allez-Allez Re-edit) – The Smiths
2. Moving Mountain (Scuba Remix) – Red Snapper
3. Gamma (Perc Remix) – Trentemoller & Buda
4. Holding the Moth (Jesse Rose Remix) – Underworld
5. Ssshhhh (Zombie Disco Squad Remix) – Hess is More
6. Something Good ’08 (Bart B More Remix) – Utah Saints
7. Jellyroll – Udachi
8. Ring Road (Kris Menace Remix) – Underworld
9. The Cannock Wobble (Hot Mouth Remix) – Will Bailey & Wongo
10. Waves – Boys Noize
11. Acid Bells (Martyn’s Dark Mix) – Efdemin
12. Prototype (Modeselektor’s Broken Handbrake Remix) – Headhunter
13. Fatty – DZ
14. Age of Dub – Ed Solo
15. Walk On By (DZ Remix) – Issac Hayes
Subdivision Pittsburgh is VERY excited to give .rar Kelly one of the greatest birthday presents ever: a birthday performance by one of his favorite producers in the world – King Cannibal!! On January 30, 2010, Subdivision Pittsburgh, along with ADEESUSPARTY and Rhinoplex will be hosting KING CANNIBAL at AVA.
Subdivision Pittsburgh’s RUKKUS wanted to share his favorite tracks from the seminal 2009:
1. Udachi – Jelly Roll
Amazing tune, so heavy large and funky. When the beat drops on this one there no stopping it.
2. Udachi - Jelly Roll
It’s so nice it made the list twice. GO GET THIS TUNE
3. Raffertie - Anti-Social (B. Rich remix)
Another one with a huge drop, this remix has a choice melody. B. Rich manipulated the synths to sound like someone bending gutair chords so soulfully.
4. Virus Syndicate – Talk To Frank
Just learned of Virus Syndicate this year, every track they do has a catchy hook and is fully of high energy mcing.
It’s no secret in the Subdivision family that Natty Boh Peep has the biggest balls of all of us. Her sets are Conan the Barbarian, where as us boys tend to be somewhere near Beastmaster.
Recently, two of her favorites talents combined – BAR 9 and The Deftones. Natty must have been good this year to get a Christmas gift this perfect.
1. Triple Drop (featuring Shifee Moova) - The Squire of Gothos
The Squire of Gothos set the bar for dance music in 2009 with their undefinable sound. The zenith of the Squires’ 2009 releases is their Triple Drop, which is not only my favorite track of 2009, but one of my favorite songs ever. Upon hearing Triple Drop for the first time I knew I was listening to a classic – as important to me as Underworld’s Dirty Epic or Orbital’s Halcyon (on + on). Triple Drop is the song that defined 2009. I cannot WAIT to hear the Squires have in store for 2010.
2. United Groove - L-Vis 1990
L-Vis 1990 is THE producer of 2009 and United Groove is the track, thus far, for which he will be remembered. His kicks and snares tones are definitely his own, and he pulls off the tedious task of making complex progressions sound effortlessly simplistic. United Groove redefined the word “funky”, and, like The Squire of Gothos, L-Vis 1990′s genre bending sound make him one of the most exciting producers of 2009.
3. Zappa Fill - Rx
It is still crazy to me that two of my favorite producers of 2009 are a Subdivision residents. Along with Jayou, Rx’s productions continued to progress and impress throughout 2009. It was a hard choice between the Rx/Chae Hawk collaboration – Malt Liquor – or Zappa Fill, the wobbler so weird you’d think Frank himself made it. In the end, the title went to Zappa Fill because I have yet to hear anything else out there that sounds remotely like it. Easily one of the best songs to drop in the middle of a set – the expressions on the crowd is consistently priceless!
4. Ghostline (featuring Devilman) - B.U.N
2009 wasn’t a much of a year for Bassline; especially, when compared to 2008′s prolific Bassline releases. However, this B.U.N collaboration with Devilman shined bright among the mountain of shit that was 2009′s Bassline releases.
5. Chocolately - Bill Eff
I love every second of this track. From the plucking strings, to the quivering horns to a beat so bouncy that it would make ANYONE do the truffle shuffle. Chocolately is just one of those tunes that makes you smile. And despite playing it over and over again, I have still yet to tire of it. Brilliant song.
RUNNERS UP:
POWER MOVES – JAYOU
My favorite tune that Subdivision UK’s Jayou did all year. Exemplifies all of the elements that makes a Jayou production mind blowing.
BEST REMIXES OF 2009
1. Waves (Chilly Gonzales Piano Version) - Boys Noize
Boys Noize + Chopin = Chilly Gonzales’ version of “Waves”. If you had told me that there was a classical piano version of a Boys Noize track – especially one from his progressive 2009 LP, POWER! – I wouldn’t have believed you. But the unimaginable is true – and the best “remix” I’ve heard this year. If Untold’s remix of Boys Noize’s “Transmission” was released on it’s original December date, that would probably be my #1 pick. Unfortunately, it is being pushed back to a February release.
2. Baseball Bat featuring Marina (High Rankin Remix) - Herve
Picking just one High Rankin track was a difficult choice. Along with L-Vis 1990 and DZ, High Rankin owned 2009. This remix of Herve’s Baseball Bat, however, stands out because it remains one of the most brutal songs I’ve heard all year. I cannot WAIT to see what Lord Rankin got in store for 2010.
3. I Be Everywhere (DZ Remix) – Gucci Mane
DZ is the most prolific producer in the world today. Aside from a slew of originals and remixes released in 2009, DZ has THREE full length records coming out in 2010. This Gucci Mane remix for Mad Decent’s forthcoming Gucci Mane mixtape stands out among all DZ’s 2009 remixes (and I wager will be the best of all the remixes on Mad Decent’s mixtape). Sorry I can’t post this track, but be sure to check out the Mad Decent mix and bask in the brilliance of DZOther standout DZ remixes of 2009 are “Keep It Going Louder” – Major Lazer, “Beeper” – The Count and Sinden, “The Salmon Dance” – Chemical Brothers, “Punks” – Juju, “Call Me Up” – Chromeo, and “Need You” – Dylan & Ink.
4. Archangel (Stenchman Remix) – Burial
Most remixes of Burial tracks are horrible. Most of the time, the remixes are nothing more than an additional kick or snare. Stenchman’s remix of Untrue’s standout “Archangel”, however, is a complete reworking of Burial’s original. I first heard this when Stenchman toured the United States in April 2009 and was the highlight of his set in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New York. It captures the haunting tone of the original, while adding the stinky wobble of most Stenchman productions. MASSIVE remix!!
5. Anaconda (Chopped & Screwed by L-Vis 1990) - Untold
When two of the most left field producers in dance music combine their efforts, the finished product is often one of the most bizarre sounds to ever reach one’s ears. Like Burial + Four Tet or Mike Patton + Kool Keith, L-Vis 1990′s re-imaging of Untold’s classic, Anaconda, is as stranger than you could imagine. And from this madness comes shimmers of brilliance, making this remix one of the best I’ve heard all year.
