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Charles & I have been invited to play the opening set at the next Sunday in the City event on 1 April.
Expect REFORM Sound System raregrooves but on the easy side. From 1pm on a downtown rooftop Main str Jozi

Sadly the run of HIGH FIVE parties come to end but they do so in superoverloadwildwater style!
On Saturday night, 15 of the DJs who've all had a hand in the previous parties (look, look, see what I did there...?) squeeze into about 7 1/2 hours of playing time giving each one a 30 minute slot to jam whatever HIGH FIVE moment they want.
Sad to see it go but have no doubt Ben & Ri will come up with some or other amazing concept soon!

It's one of those rare nights where I'm playing two parties. The first is a private function from 7pm - 2am giving me 30 mins to get to Kitcheners for my 2.30am power half-hour. Should be fun...
 
I've had the pleasure and priviledge of playing WIPEOUT, KICK OUT THE JAMS, SEPTEMBER and LOVE WILL TEAR US APART (all reported in previous posts)
I recorded the WIPEOUT mix on the night. Check it out below.

WIPEOUT MIX

Here is the story as told on Facebook:

Facebook event

With Disc Jockeys from every Hi-5 from the last year and a bit, get ready for half hour power pop sets from THE HIGH 15!

The eclectic will be hectic!

The. Best. Of:

ASH
BAGGY DOG
BLACK FRASIER
CASIOHEART
CALAMITY JANE
COMMODORE 64
DARLA DARK
DUCHESS
EL TOPO
HALF N HALF
KODIAK
MARC LATILLA
NATHAN SCOTT PHILLIPS
PLAAT JAPIE
SASSQUATCH

Over the course of a year, High Five Records threw 12 parties, each one themed to a very different sub-genre of the wide wide world of rock & roll. Each party was presented as an imaginary compilation, the "tracklisting" of which, was the 5 DJs playing that night. Over the course of each night, 7 and a half hours of dancing were divided up by that month's "High Five".

On Saturday the 17th we'll be hosting "Jukebox - The Best of High Five Records!" a wrap-up event to celebrate the end of the series! Sonically, the night will span the full extent of all the genre's explored over all Hi5's 12 installments, from swing to surf, proto-punk to post-punk, 50ies soul to 80ies new wave to 90ies indie. The real surprise is, breaking away from our formula of 5 DJs in 7 and a half hours, we won't have a "High Five" , but rather a "High Fifteen"!!! Yes, we are being as ambitious and crazy that we think we can squeeze 15 DJs into 1 lineup and what's more we think it's gonna work out pretty damn well!

If you're wondering about the maths, we have 7 and a half hours from 8:30PM - 4AM, a total of 450 minutes. Divided by our 15 DJs, it leaves each DJ with a power set of 30 minutes. Whether they try fit 20 doo wop hits into that time, or would rather just play two epic disco jams for the whole set, that's totally up to them. Seeing what people do with a micro-set like this and the madness of giving the dancefloor a new selector every 30 minutes, we think this is gonna make for one of the most fun, crazy nights-out that Joburg has seen in ages!

Release Date:

Saturday, March 17

Expected retail price:

R30

Available only at Kitchener’s

R.O.A.R.
No under 18s

© Hi5!

The coolest party planners on the planet have put together a positively pucker post-punk party and invited me to play. Expect a set of late 70s & early 80s pearls covering the above mentioned plus new wave and pre-goth with a few current purveyors of the scene.

Kitcheners in Braamfontein Cnr De Beer & Juta str from 9pm R30 cover Sat 21 Jan

Here is the Facebook event

As a bonus, here is an ultra/super/rare new wave megamix bootleg from around 85. I remember hearing this at Heaven around 87 and had it on a tape. I recently acquired a near mint copy and did a high quality vinly rip as there are none on the net. It's about 14 mins long and 36MB at 320K.

WAVE MIX

The 12" had 3 other mixes on it namely WHITE MIX (Barry White mega mix), RIMINI MIX (Disco) and KID MIX (Hip-Hop)

Here are links to two mixes based on my BEST OF 2011 post.

Indiebleep mix is for partying. Comedown mix is for..well, coming down. Swimming pool optional.

Both (and many others) can be streamed at www.mixcloud.com/marclatilla

Or get them here.

http://www.mediafire.com/?skfoaav4ljbwjtz

http://www.mediafire.com/?3u40bcg41a601ia

Tracklisting is in LYRICS when using iTunes. Both are 128K and around 50MB

These are my favourites of 2011. It’s not an authorative comment on the year in music – it’s just what I liked as I trawled 100s of sites and previewed 100s of tracks looking for cool new stuff to play in various DJ sets and material for upcoming compilations. Hopefully you’ll discover something easily missed.

There is a section on the albums I tried that I didn’t like (or don’t like yet). It’s there to mute the ‘What happened to the Decemberists and Radiohead?’ comments.

Lastly there is a long list of songs. I rarely listen to full albums anymore. Most of my listening takes place in the car with the iPod on shuffle through the RECENTLY ADDED playlist.

I have not looked at any of the popular year end lists while compiling this. Now to see what I’ve missed out or treated unfairly…

Albums of 2011

Mogwai – Hardcore will never die but you will

Not since ‘Happy songs for Happy People’ with the smashing ‘Hunted by a freak’ have I been this drawn into a Mogwai album…and only 1 track over 20 minutes.

Eyes Like Mirrors – Crusades

SA’s own ‘Explosions in the sky’. Must see them live to fully appreciate

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/145394/

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness blues

More upper register folky Americana.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/147658/

Washed Out – Within & without

I found out recently that this falls into the ‘chillwave’ genre. Really…I suppose it is chilled and kinda ‘new wave-ish’

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/151793/

Low – C’mon

A return to form for one of my all-time favourite Mormon bands. Jokes aside – they play it slow and sad.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/147659/

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/11749220/C%27mon/

M83 – Hurry up, were dreaming

Featuring the synth heavy indie/dance floor filler ‘Midnight city’. There are some surprisingly dark moody soundtrack-like tracks on the album like ‘Where the boats go’ and ‘Another wave from you’ that remind me of Thomas Newman’s soundtrack work (Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Nemo)

Vampire9000

Pretoria experimental and expansive lo-fi indie electronica pointing vaguely in the Postal Service direction. Download the 3 track EP below

http://vampire9000.bandcamp.com/

The Weeknd – House of balloons

Not big on new soul/R&B but there is something very organic, indie and understated about this album. Album is self-released via Bandcamp.com

Go Team – Rolling Blackouts

Sample heavy funk, noise-pop with some shouty 60s girl group wall of sound sensibilities. Their best yet. Features members of Deerhoof and Best Coast as guests.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/146218/

Austra – Feel it break

In a similar vein to Chelsea Wolfe and Zola Jesus but more electronic. The term ‘electro-goth’ sums it up neatly.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/151776/

The Black Keys – El Camino

Firm indie favourites can do no wrong. Blues riff heavy with white boy soul.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/13269603/El+Camino/

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/251924/

Chelsea Wolfe – Apokalypsis

Goth like apocalyptic lo-fi folk with mild electronics. Dark and pretty

Warpaint – Fool (Deluxe)

Originally out in 2010, this new edition includes an early EP. It’s taken some time but this album is grower. Look to tracks ‘Undertow’ and ’Billie Holiday’ for proof. Toured with the XX

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12767728/The+Fool+%28Deluxe%29/

Dum Dum Girls – Only in dreams

Go-Go’s with JAMC as the house band.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12763047/Only+In+Dreams/

Honourable album mentions

Black Hotels – Honey badger

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/11679120/Honey+Badger/

Shadowclub – Guns and money

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12038784/Guns+And+Money/

Atlas Sounds - Parallax

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/253865/

Joy Formidable – Big roar

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12008031/The+Big+Roar/

Javelin – Canyon Candy (Country & Western/Morricone inspired glitch/sample/easy listening)

Off my Christmas list…:

Bon Iver – Bon Iver

More of the same for me really, but everyone else seems to love it!

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12038760/Bon+Iver/

Decemberists – King is dead

‘This is why we fight’ is an ok track. Never been a major fan but do try with every album.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/10715652/The+King+Is+Dead/

British Sea Power – Valhalla dancehall

I try every album but they never stick.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/10611250/Valhalla+Dancehall/

Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials

More produced and commercial than quirky debut LUNGS.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12998351/Ceremonials+%28Deluxe+Edition%29/

James Blake

Big internet hype but just didn’t turn my knobs.

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12786968/James+Blake/

PJ Harvey – Let England shake

2011 Mercury prize winner. A critics album if ever there was one

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/10809553/Let+England+Shake/

Horrors – Skying

Been moving further away with each album since their brilliant debut STRANGE HOUSE

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/mp3/album/12212739/Skying/

Radiohead – King of limbs

Indie favourites but I just don’t get the last few albums or this one

http://www.lookandlisten.co.za/view/146626/

2011’s Load of rubbish:

Death in Vegas – Trans-love energies

Deefhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil

Does it offend you yeah?

Still haven’t heard the new:

Tom Waits

Johnny Foreigner

Kate Bush

Songs of 2011

TOP 20 songs of 2011:

Dum Dum Girls – Coming down

Makeovers - Surfbored

Washed Out – Eyes be closed

EMA – The grey ship

Miracle Fortress – Raw spectacle

Spoek Mathambo – Follow my teeth Feat. The Frown

Germany Germany – Take me home

Those Darlins – Screws get loose

Kodaks – I’m bound to pack it up (White Stripes cover)

Go Team! – Rolling blackouts

Leisure – Green light

M83 – Midnight city

Sharon Van Etten - Serpents

Cults – Abducted

Us Kids Know – Parachute pants

Girls Names – Séance on a wet afternoon

Zola Jesus - Vessel

Mezzanine Owls – Tethered to the fountain

Low – Nothing but heart

Mogwai – White noise

The rest of the songs:

Indie

Anthem Facility – Trace

Uh Huh Her - Disdain

Antlers – Every night my teeth are falling out

Black Lips – Modern art

!!! – Jamie, my intentions are bass (MF/MB Remix)

Dirty Beaches – Stye eye

TV on the Radio – Caffienated conciousness

Generationals – Ten-twenty-ten

Peaking Lights – Amazing & wondeful

Gross Magic – Sweetest touch

Tennis – Is it true? (Brenda Lee cover)

Guards – Taxi cab (Vampire weekend cover) also liked their single ‘Do it again’

Lana Del Ray – Blue jeans & Video games

Rural Alberta Advantage – North star

CSS – City Grrl (Teeth Remix)

Sons & Daughters – Rose red

New Cassettes – Silent Guns

New Division - Starfield

Erland & the Carnival – I’m not really here

The Eversons – Hyacinth girl

Moving Units – Until she says

Bleep

Digitalism – 2 Hearts (Rory Phillips Mix)

Esben & the Witch – Chorea (Christian AIDS Remix)

Yacht – I walked alone (Get a room! Remix)

Grace Jones – Williams blood (Aeroplane remix)

We are enfant terrible – Filthy love (Shoes remix)

Miike Snow – Devil’s work

Zomby – Mozaik

Noah & the Whale – Life is life (Yuksek Remix)

Penelopes – Now now now (C90s mix)

Look out for MIXCLOUD links here to a few DJ mixes of some the tracks listed over the next few days. Follow the blog or join the RSS feed for updates.

(download)

Click here to download:

best-of-2011-cbnICBtBfFnwmkdFxcxb.zip (1.52 MB)

I'm really excited about playing alongside all of these cool bands and DJs/VJs on Saturday.The flyer is my hands down winner for FLYER OF THE YEAR category!

Herewith the official blah blah on the event:

It's almost upon us! Enter Haloween 2011 from the deepest darkest heart of Johannesburg's horrific CBD as Broaden A New Sound and So Many Animal calls join forces for a night of unmatched mayhem. With an undead army of bands and DJs, we're taking the underground and raising it up (19 stories into the sky), invading the rooftop of The Lister Medical Building for MONSTER HOSPITAL.

Starring:

EYES LIKE MIRRORS

VAMPIRE9000

MAKE OVERS

MARC LATILLA

NATHAN SCOTT PHILLIPS

PLAAT JAPIE

VJ SASSQUATCH

Plus:

Goodie bags for the first 50 trick or treaters through the door

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Haunted Elevators and demented décor from

DOKTRINE

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Live lighting wizardry from

TURN YOUR LIGHTS UP HIGH vs THE PIXEL PIRATES

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Unholy visuals from

CHINXXX & COOL YOUR JETS

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Mutant music and merch giveaways from

KRNGY & SMACM

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Tie-in screening of "Shaun of the Dead" around the corner at

THE BIOSCOPE

Starts 9:30PM, Cover: R40

Monster Hospital + Shaun of The Dead ticket - R70!

Buy tix here: https://tickets.tixsa.co.za/TheBioscope/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=67491

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Phantom Photobooth by

SANGOMA REPUBLIC

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Free "Day of the Dead" mixes from

PLAAT JAPIE

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Monsterous prizes for the best dressed boy, girl and couple!

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Cover: R50.

No costume: (we cut you up with a chainsaw and then you pay) R100.

➲ Directions:

GPS Co-ordinates for Bree st. entrance:

S 26° 12. 022’

E 28° 02. 740’

Coming down Bree St. from Nelson Mandela bridge/Queen Elizabeth

highway etc, just after Kruis, turn right into right hand side of

driveway under blue Lister Medical Parking sign. Park anywhere on 1st or 2nd floor...

► R15 parking

It's going to be a busy day on Saturday what with the area cricket match in the morning, tiki afternoon at the school, halloween manouvres at the JHB ZOO until 9pm finishing off with MONSTER HOSPITAL

01 colours.mp3

(download)

Click here to download:

01 colours.mp3 (8.94 MB)

18 Vampire.m4a

(download)

Click here to download:

18 Vampire.m4a (1.19 MB)

The line-up:

Matt Sutner
Corvair
Sassquatch
Data Takashi
Marc Latilla

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164847570264274

While I'm not a fan of garden variety compilation D-I-S-C-O, I appreciate that the genre broadly formed the basis for much
of todays dance music. There is this great book called LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE which offers
a pretty exhaustive history of disco and it's pioneering artists and DJs. It gave me plenty of tunes to track down and I've
found some really interesting oddities and surprises. What is fascinating is how much of the orginal disco has been sampled,
lifted or downright stolen - not just in the last 20 years but even within a couple of years of releases back in the 70s and early 80s.

This is for me is the basis of a set - playing the original versions which will sound familiar to many without hauling out DANCING QUEEN et al
and mixing it up with some disco inspired newer stuff.

Check out as an example Carol Williams - Love is you from 1977 which is better known as Groove Jet by Spiller from 1999. Nice but
to LOVE BOAT for me.

This GRUM remix of Everything Everything's MY KZ, YR BF covers disco inspired newer stuff.

As for rest, you'll have to come on Saturday! If the regular mixer is there I'll attempt to record the set on the night for a post.

Love Is You by Carol Williams

(download)

Click here to download:

01 Love Is You.mp3 (10.57 MB)

My Kz, Yr Bf (Grum Remix) by Everything Everything

(download)

Click here to download:

MY KZ, YR BF (Grum Remix).mp3 (13.58 MB)