WASHINGTON, DC -- This Saturday night at Backbar in the basement of the 9:30 Club, we will be once again be hosting a party alongside our esteemed friends at Blisspop. No theme this time, and the only rule is to get weird. So bring your friends, come out, and get down to the sounds of we, the Bright & Shiny DJs, as well as homies Chris Nitti and Lxsx Frank.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Friday night at the back bar of the Black Cat we will be hosting a fun little shindig alongside our good friends at Blisspop. It's a (very) unofficial after party for Identity Festival, so come through if you've still got dance fever. Or skip the festival altogether and come hang out! We're more fun then all those guys anyway. PK and I will be performing from 9:30-10:30, followed by the sounds of our homies Chris Nitti, Lxsx Frxnk, and ID Fest headliners: Volta Bureau. Plus, there will be super trippy live visuals from Kylos. The theme is "stolen identity," so come dressed as anyone you'd like (or don't). Come out and get lost inside someone else.
9:30p, $5, 18+ FREE before 11pm w/ RSVP Black Cat Backstage 1811 14th St. NW
Since his track "Entrance Song" appeared prominently in Maya Jane Coles' Essential Mix last summer, Eats Everything (real name Dan Pearce) has taken the dance music world by storm. In that same year, Pearce saw his very own entry onto the shortlist for Essential Mix of the year, followed by numerous releases on a list of labels which reads much the same as a list of our favorites might: Dirtybird, Pets, Defected, Get Physical, Nurvous, Hypercolour, Futureboogie, and most recently on Jaymo & Andy George's fledgling imprint, Moda Black. 2011 was a good year for a man who is as down to earth and amiable as his music is smashing, and 2012 is looking even better, with the release of his subtle, Dr. Dre-inspired track "Jagged Edge" still topping charts two months after its release. We had a chance to sit down with Eats Everything this past March following an appearance at the legendary Get Lost in Miami to discuss everything from an upcoming collaboration with Disclosure, to mixing at 118 beats per minute, and male ejaculation.
I've got a couple EPs here for you to check out today. This first one is a release courtesy of Brazilians Digitaria and Funky Fat and all the tracks on this "Masochist" EP sound right at home on the Hot Creations label. Each features presumably the same sexy female vocals, but they are also equally unique. The old soundcloud ep preview seemed lacking so I'm putting the full songs below. If you like what you hear, which I'm sure you will, hurry over to beatport and pick 'em up.
Maetrik, the darker, more sadistic and maniacal version of Maceo Plex plans to unleash this EP towards the end of July. Let me tell you, I have heard each of these in various heathen-filled dance floors and they go the fuck off. A great man (Seth Troxler) once said "I go out and I freak peoples minds. I get in their mind pussy and I play with their mind clit. and then I'm like here, thas whats happening." I believe Maetrik has a similar philosophy when at the dj helm.
Blissed-out, Baeleric-inspired deepness on this first one. Honestly this track seems like it was made for a sandy dance floor in Miami at sunset or something. Just start listening at the beginning and wait for the drop at the 1:30 mark if you want to see what I mean.
download: The Mekanism - Can't Believe (Original Mix)
Bart B More gets back to the basics on this collaboration with Harvard Bass, and the result is probably the best track by either of those two to come out in a while. Some Boys Noize-esque, sharp-edged electro that builds across the (slightly short) 4:54 of the song into a pulsing, energy filled beast of a track. Coming soon to a festival near you.
download: Bart B More & Harvard Bass - Pari (Original Mix)
Some more super dope, self described 'thug house' from the duo..
Atapy has been doing all sorts of wonderful things recently. I came across this next remix of his a week or so ago and I have to say I've been playing it almost non stop ever since. The lyrics of the soulful vocals are slightly funny, but the bassline and the horns combine perfectly to form a vibe thats as beautiful as it is highly danceable.
download: Dirty Culture - You And Me (Atapy Remix)
Lastly but definitely not least is this debut single 'Up' from the Berlin based dance project Nod Ones Head. Super smooth and delicately organized, the vocals combine with the different elements of this track for a refreshingly organic feel that you don't normally come across in dance music. Check out the preview for their new EP below as well.
