Deftune

Greetings Deftune Fam!

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WOW…I’m really diggin’ this. Ernest Gonzales is putting out some amazing music.

Texas’s Exponential Records boss brings a whole new meaning to Friends of Friends with new album and curated covers project/art book. “The title Self Awakening refers to the final scene of the film [Vanilla Sky] when the main character, David, needs to make a choice to continue living in a lucid dream or overcome a giant fear to live in the real world. ‘The sweet is never as sweet without the sour’ -these words are some of the last bits of advice given to David…a very resonating message in my mind”.

Gonzales’ music offers up sonic interpretations of that sweet and the sour mixing organic and artificial sounds to create an elaborate experience of guitar meeting textured and careful electronics. Highly Recommended

Release Dates:

Digital EP 10/20, Album Feb ‘10

“Self Awakening”

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Thank you Fol Chen! This album is amazing….actually…beyond amazing because it’s free. It is an interlude, collecting the residual remixes, both by and for Fol Chen, and features the likes of Liars, Matthew David, Simone White, Epstein AKA Roberto Lange, Rafter and more! Enjoy!

“The Believers (Epstein remix ft. Zane One)”

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Tour Dates

08-14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
09-05 Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Indie Disco / Effenaar
09-07 Cardiff, United Kingdom @ Buffalo Bar
09-08 Hull, United Kingdom @ The New Adelphi
09-09 Leeds, United Kingdom @ The Well
09-10 Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Nice n Sleazys
09-11 Manchester, United Kingdom @ Salford – Islington Mill
09-12 London, United Kingdom @ Proud Galleries
09-15 Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie (+ The Chap)
09-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
09-17 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Rotown
09-18 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Ekko
09-19 Antwerp, Belgium @ Het Noord Ontspoort
09-20 Tillburg, Netherlands @ Incubate Festival
09-21 Ghent, Belgium @ Cafe Video
09-22 Dijon, France @ Deep Inside
09-23 Nantes, France @ Pole Etudiant
09-24 Rennes, France @ L’Ubu

In The Loop 5

Dublab’s In the Loop vinyl series continues with a new home on Anticon and fresh sounds from the most vivid music-makers around. Like the previous four installments – which have included celebrated names like Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Caribou and Prefuse 73 – this fifth chapter rightly represents a wave of pure creativity: diverse gems from a shining circle of highly-inspired minds. Put it on and set your mind to spinning sublime. The Dublab non-profit radio collective and Anticon have been bumping beats and fists since the latter made its move to Los Angeles. Anticon is proud to inherit the Loop series from Dublab’s previous partner, Plug Research, and looks forward to promoting a cause close to its own beating heart: boundary-pushing music, no matter what its genre or neighborhood.

Each In the Loop installment comes in two halves, naturally, and number five’s “Future Side” kicks off with tropical tones and vibrant rhythms from New Zealand’s Ruby Suns. “Kenya Dig It?” whips up a bounce and melody that’s self-propelled into the cosmos – astrologers and oracles beware! Next, dynamic young duo Teengirl Fantasy deliver “Portofino,” a pure explosion of unbridled energy. This track is like a micro-rave symphony, undulating with arpeggio and raw static. L.A. favorites Hecuba also contribute their artful magic. The beauty of “Miles Away” comes from its paced blossoming: a simple siren leads to a vocal/beat pulse that builds into a blast of laser light love. Last but not least, Tucson’ s Zackey Force Funk is a phenomenon set to blow up. His homemade grooves – a balance of raw chaos and beautiful soul – buzz stronger every day. “Bombs” is an apocalyptic lullaby set to a lost Eno tape loop. As the smoke clears all will wonder where the world was before Zackey’s arrival.

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The “Roots Side” is ushered in on the polyrhythms of Lucky Dragons’ kalimba-crafted psychedelia. These L.A. wizards have found modern motion in ancient material and the world has embraced them warmly for it. “Are We Alright?” Yes, yes, yes we are. Next up, matthewdavid and OBA create musique concrète for lunar jump rope teams. Their bump-and-clank soundscape “Roomthumpr” is sure to shake speakers to a state of zero gravity. Following that, Julia Holter of the incredible Human Ear Music collective contributes “Moto Perpetuo,” an exercise in elegant minimalism filled with essences of the far east and the far out. Hers is an avant-garde gem that soaks into souls with a feel that flows. Finally, Portland’s White Rainbow sets sleeping hearts swooning with “Mind Haze Is Clear Delight,” a perfect closing tune for this collection. Its fuzz-filled drone is a miracle of weightless wonder, and ensures that after the echoes soak in, you’ll flip this loop for another listen.

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NOTE: As with the previous volumes, In the Loop 5 features covers culled from the epic art experience, “Up Our Sleeve: the Dublab covers project.” This chapter stars the sunny styles of Kyotarow Aoki and Moira Hahn.

- First collaborative release between Anticon and Los Angeles non-profit radio station and art collective Dublab.

- Fundraiser 12″ series that features either exclusive material or yet-to-be-released on vinyl songs.

- Previous volumes released on the Plug Research label included tracks from: Animal Collective, Devendra Banhart, Dirty Projectors, Lavender Diamond, Dntel vs. the Postal Service, Prefuse 73, Caribou, and many more.

- Jacket art taken from Dublab’s Up Our Sleeve art project.

- Vinyl limited to 1000 copies

Highly Recommended

Various Artists
In The Loop 5
(Anticon / Dublab)
Street date: Aug. 25, 2009

Teengirl Fantasy – “Portofino”

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MEGATHON WAS INSANE

I’m uploading a bunch of vids right now. Here’s the first one of us strolling in and first person we run into… Baseck. Keep checking back periodically as I add more of these. YouTube uploads are so SLOW.

Check out U.S. DMC DJ Champion DJ Swamp tearing it up in Baseck’s Dungeon

Getting lost in the Dublab room

Baseck Live Gameboy Set

Pthalo Records (Dntel, John Tejada Album Release), Droid Behavior, Baseck, Dublab, Street Fighter 4 Tournament, Free Pizza!!!!

YOU CANNOT MISS THIS!!!

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The Ruckazoid will be performing monthly on his new show Black Church On Mars

Expect something new every month. Like his live shows you never know what you’re going to expect. He’s hauling massive equipment for this using classic synths, drum machines, vocoders etc. If you’ve never seen his live show performing as the other half of Poly along with the Reflektor definitely check this out. It’s definitely GOING DOWN! Expect mind blowing experimental, futuristic, electro sounds mixed with a dash of other worldly skratching.

We’re celebrating tonight! This week Deftune is now an official LLC and today is my birthday!

To celebrate me and a couple members of the Deftune fam will be making our way down to the Echoplex in Los Angeles to see Why? Hopefully we’ll see some of you there???

Check out The Echo’s Website for more info!

Check out this video of Why? performing “Song Of The Sad Assassin” Live at Dublab!

WHY? – "Song of the Sad Assassin" live at Dublab

We’ll be providing footage of the show and hopefully a word or two with tonight’s performers!

Peace!

If you work in front of a computer all day and time just seems to drag on forever and you need something to make up for the joys of employment bliss then definitely check out the Dublab Dubstream. Dublab is a collaboration between LA’s hottest DJs/Artists. Some of my favorites spinning tunes are Daedelus, Gas Lamp Killer, and DJ Nobody. It’s an eclectic mix of classics, obscure, and experimental. You will not be disappointed.