STUDIO/WINDSURFsolve the economic crisis!

My titles more and more are sounding tabloidesque... Well it's not entirely true, but if five years ago people had been listening to more Studio and Windsurf, I think this whole problem might have been solved. All the greedy dickwads with their heads so far up each others asses trying to make a higher percentage or commission off a deal might have been dreaming about escaping it all to a beach where they could forget their cares and listen to the waves lapping against the shore. I guess I'm making Studio sound like the Greatful Dead of the new millenia, but seriously this music takes my cares away without fail so that's why I'm sharing it with you all today.

The new release by Windsurf "Bird Of Paradise" on Prins Thomas' Internasjonal is another chapter in the book of Studio are production gods and masters of the balearic universe. It seems the perfect marriage of artists as well, because Windsurf (the collaboration of San Francisco's own Hatchback and Sorcerer) are also princes of the beach-inspired kingdom of electronic music. Their original is a dreamy little piece with vocals that suit a sunrise by the shoreside. Studio take the song and spin it into over 13 minutes blissful minutes of magic. The Beat Broker also features a dub of Windsurf's "Light As Day" which is also worth mentioning. Corny as it may sound, this music has made my week, I hope it makes yours.

Windsurf - Bird Of Paradise (Version By Studio)


Also big live news!

Robots In Heat and I will be DJing another night at Laszlo in the Mission and guess what, it's on the WEEKEND! Saturday May 23rd, (that's Memorial Day weekend). So you have no excuse not to come out. We will be playing our usual mix of beardo disco with whatever else we fancy at the moment! It will be great fun if any of you can make it, join the Facebook group/event, or we started a Going event just to see how that might work out. Tell your friends and we hope to see you there!

The Communist Dance Party

Tonight is the night and I couldn't be more excited. To celebrate our guest Tom Croose, I've decided to share with you a track from Worst Friends' (of which he is one half) release to be due out soon. Worst Friends has created a dreamy guitar driven beach jam with "Pillows Of Wind" and the release features a strung out percussive remix by Bostro Pesopeo that sounds like an acid trip that begins under water and finishes with you dancing with natives on a deserted beach. But my favorite off of this release is the Tom Croose remix on the b-side track that is a bit more mellow and shuffles along rainy Sunday afternoon. Enjoy this and come see Tom, Jason and myself play our favorite jams tonight. Hope to see you there!

Worst Friends - AG (Tom Croose Inner Space Ski Boot Mix)

New Year's Bliss

I am so sorry for being absent for so long, I took an extended holiday break from posting. Things have been busy and when you fall out of the habit of posting and begin watching Battlestar Galactica at the same time, time seems to fly by. Either way we are back with a new track for you and some exciting news. On Sunday this MLK weekend I will be ringing in the day of Dr. MLK at the Briss Bar party my good friend Jaxon from Robots In Heat and I are having at the Bliss Bar in Noe Valley. Actually, it's not much of a party but we will be playing some downtempo jams and if you're Sunday evening is free you should definitely stop by. The bar is located at 4026 24th Street and while I've never been I'm sure Jaxon and I will round up a good time with some low key vibes. I would also like to take this time to announce the first Disco Horror/Robots In Heat disco party Beards Of A Feather which will be taking flight at the end of next month at the wonderful 222 Club in the Tenderloin. More details to come as we figure them out, but mark Thursday, February 26th on your calendars because it is sure to be a fantastic time. But that is the news for now, so how about some music.

Rune Lindbæk was featured a few months ago for his Klubb Kebabb LP from 2007, but just a month or so ago he released his Bonat Synthesizer EP. The four track record contains a range of original material covering various directions in Scandinavian nu-disco, the title track of which features Hans-Peter Lindstrøm himself on drums. (For those who haven't heard, Lindstrøm is gracing San Francisco with his presence on January 31st at the spectacular Paradise Lounge). The track I share with you is the most upbeat of the melancholy jams on this EP, driven by a bouncy low pass filter bass line, crisp drumwork, and a horn sample that propels the song's few crescendos out of a fog of verby synths. A sweet track, enjoy this "Nautilus" as you explore the ocean deep to find the fluorescent brilliance of creatures that hide in the dark flickering to the beats put forth by Rune, enjoy with a dose of "Deep Sea" off of the Blue Planet series.

Rune Lindbæk - Nautilus

Things Are Gonna Get Easier...

So tonight Sebastien Tellier comes to town tonight and I couldn't be more stoked for the French pop god's arrival. The show is at the Mezzanine, tickets are $15 I believe (you can purchase them here) and I think doors are at 9PM. San Francisco DJs Blackshag, BT Magnum and Safety Scissors will be in attendance as well so come early and stay late for them. To commemorate this occassion I've decided to share with you a track from a Low Motion Disco 7" I picked up this summer. The track is my favorite thing Tellier has done, but if anything him singing "ooh child, things are gonna get easier..." in a ridiculous French accent makes me laugh out loud. Everything on Sexuality is much better but for those of you who haven't heard it, here is Tellier's remix of Low Motion Disco's "Things Are Gonna Get Easier."

Low Motion Disco - Things Are Gonna Get Easier (Sebastien Tellier Remix)


There are quite a few other shows this weekend as well. Tomorrow night Chicago house godfather Marshall Jefferson is at the Elbo Room in the Mission for the monthly .b.o.d.y.h.e.a.t. party, tickets are $10 and the party starts at 10PM. I will most likely be attending this party, but before that I'll be heading over to Paradise Lounge for their Holiday Party. Booze should be cheap and the DJs should be good and it's FREE with an RSVP so if the recession's got you down and you don't feel like blowing all your cash Friday night, that could be an option too!

Then on Saturday night local krautrock endeavor Jonas Reinhardt is playing at the Hemlock Tavern with Tussle and Explode Into Colors. Tickets are $7 and the show starts at 9:30PM. But if krautrock isn't your Saturday night scene, Gemini Disco is throwing their regular party at Underground SF in the Haight, and although I've never been, I might attend post the Reinhardt show. Tickets are $5 and the show goes til 2AM.