Greetings from Budapest! Running on fumes right now after another string of all-nighters through Spain and Basque Country (which is NOT THE SAME THING– as I recently learned). I’m definitely in need of a rip-van-winkle type snooze, but I wanted to check in and post some tripped out international sounds to try to at least hint at the level of mind expansion and multi-culti juxtaposition that I’m experiencing on my journey. Between DJing at haute-couture museums and Basque-punk street festivals, I’ve been having awesome conversations and making new friends even when I least expect it. If you happen to be in Hungary or the relative vicinity, then get your act together and come out to this party on Wednesday. If you’re nowhere near, then just press play and take a trip anyway.

Tyrone Evans :       Rise Up
one of the nastiest tracks I’ve heard re-issued in a long time. Early 80’s Jamaican steppers disco dub originally on the Bronx-based Wackies label, now available as a 10″ along with a beat-heavy cover version from the good folks at NYCTrust. Don’t snooz, get yourself a copy.

Edip Akbayram & Dostlar :       Ayrilik (Baris K Edit)

Derdiyoklar Ikilisi :       Yaz Gazeteci Yaz (Baris K Edit)
both of these Turkish gems can be found on this excellent comp that came out recently.

Hoggar :       El Fen
mysterious and highly sought after Arabic disco 12″ that has been reissued recently.

The Jeronimo Brothers :       The Immigrant

Nora Dean :       Angie La La
this mind-bender and the one above are both taken from this crazy mix by Dom Thomas. Shouts to my new homie in Barcelona Breixo for these and a few other tracks in today’s selections.

Unknown Artists :       Klout (Golem Edit) &       Sumak (Golem Edit)
two mysterious tracks released as vinyl only edits by Golem 

Katie Kovacs :       Add Mar
had to post something from Hungary, and this one’s a monster. More here.

Richard Schneider Jr. :       Hello Beach Girls

Persimfans :       E.S.P. (Drums)
these two last nuggets of mind-fuckery can be found on this Light Sounds Dark comp. Other than that, I know nothing about where they come from…

Don’t even know where to start. Every day on this tour so far has been a non-stop barrage of experience. Music is coming at me from all angles and spewing out from me at every gig (6 in 2 weeks so far). In the between time I’m wandering endless city streets that I’ve never seen before, eating ridiculously good food, drinking way too much drank, meeting cool person after cool person, and trying my best to understand other languages (while poorly attempting to speak at times). I already have a million stories (including having my cell phone stolen from my hand by a crafty Parisian and having to sleep in the street) and the tour is only at the halfway mark. But this isn’t the place for me to write a book, so instead I’ll just share some new sounds I’ve picked up. MUCH more in store… gonna take several months to go through it all I think. Huge shout outs to folks who’ve hosted me already and allowed me to pillage their music: MPS Pilot (from 22tracks.com), Daferwa (from Mash It Up! and Funkhaus Europa) , Dom Servini & Scrimshire (from Wah Wah 45s), Emile Omar (from Radio Nova), and Makala (from Lovemonk). Still in Paris, loving every minute of it. Next stop Barcelona…

Sierra Leone’s Refuge Allstars :       Mother In Law
new album produced by my man Ticklah. You need this in your life.

Jungle Fire :       Tokuta (Kid Gusto Remix)
another homie, Chico Gustoso comes correct on this joint.

Jungle By Night :       Ethiopino
Amsterdam high grade, stolen from MPS Pilot

Lightning Head vs. KoÄŸani Orkestar :       L'Orient est Rouge
shouts to fellow Paris fiend, Marley for this cut

DJ Theory :       Club Tearz
simple and effective bmore rework of a tried and true classic by this steady hustling dude

João Brasil :       L.O.V.E. Banana (ft. Lovefoxxx)
funny tropical-pop, stolen from my Eugene connect Drea

Matanza :       Temazcal
amazing work from this Chilean producer, jacked from my Cologne homie Daferwa

Kraak & Smaak :       Runnin'
thanks due to the one and only DJ DRM  for this

Merry Clayton :       Southern Man (Scrimshire Edit)
man of the hour, so says Gilles Peterson. Check his latest album and see why

The Dø :       Too Insistent (Trentemøller Remix)
lots of “ø’s”

Juj :       Mbira Spirit
shout to a reader for hipping me to this after I openly professed my love for mbira on here a while back. More from Juj here.

Quick update from soggy East London (where last night I threw down records at Vibe Bar to a massive trashed crowd of Sunday party fiends). I’m loving this city already! I recently made this remix for Chico Mann who I’ve been a fan of for a looooong time. I’d love to see it get properly released, but first, I need your help- PLEASE VOTE HERE  if you like what you hear (it literally takes 10seconds, just click “vote” next to my track). Afrobeat + bboy breaks + disco + electro = something like this…

Chico Mann – I Feel It (Captain Planet Remix) by novationmusic

I’m over here in AMSTERDAM! This is actually happening. Check the dates and come out to a party if there’s one near you. If you’re missing me this time around, then get in touch with your local party people and make sure the same mistake doesn’t happen again. Really excited to be over here, meeting new people, seeing new cities, and spreading good music. Kicking things off this week on Friday in Cologne with the Mash It Up! crew, then on Saturday I’m back in Amsterdam for the Wild Unlimited party which looks very promising. Sunday I’m off to London for a hot minute before pulling out all my old-school bombs for the legendary Tropical Discoteque party in Paris. That’s just the start! Today’s tunes are a lil taste of what’s in store this weekend. Shout out to MPS Pilot (from the very dope 22Tracks web radio) for putting me on to a few of todays selections.

J-Rocc :       Party
disco breaks + bollywood samples = some of my favorite things. Reminds me a bit of one of the first records I ever made. Check out J-Rocc’s full album.

Funky Bijou :       Funky Bijou Anthem
more funky bollywood, but this one is accompanied by a truly kick ass video too. Whole lot more breaks from these guys here.

Bass Il Euro :       Hurry Kane
cool & quirky Moombah-style remix of Los Angeles Negros coming out very soon on Sol Selectas.

Bomba Estereo :       La Boquilla (Dixone Remix)
heavy, grimey, wobble-moombah remix of one of my favorite groups making moves right now in Colombia.

Bert On Beats :       Chega Mais ft. MC Gi
wow, this guy has so much HEAT.

Batida :       Yumbala
old school Angolan guitars meet new heavy club electronic drums. Check out the album on Soundway.

Chris Brown :       Look At Me Now (Kid Konnect Remix)
Another one I stole from MPS Pilot, WTF?!? Who woulda thought a rootsy Juju beat would work so well with this? Apparently Kid Konnect.

Makossa & Megablast :       Wangu &       Imimi (ft. Tony Allen & OG Spiritual Godess)
afrobeat co-creator Tony Allen is still sounding funky as ever on this recent joint with Austrian-duo M&M

DJ Gregory & Gregor Salto :       Canoa
another simple & effective latin club banger from these big room killers.

Skrillex & Damian Marley :       Make It Bun Dem
don’t know who cooked up this collabo, but I’m really not mad at it. Skrillex managed to tone down his harsh edge just enough to let Jr. Gong do his thing. Still pretty fucking hard.

Skarra Mucci :       Greater Than Great (Manu Digital Remix)
80’s electo-dancehall stylee from the Polish Superfly Studio label.

From last Tuesday til June 5th I’m on the road, so posts may be a bit patchy for the next month, but trust that I’ll be marauding each and every city I visit for the freshest new music to share on here. Also, there will be many, many good parties along the way (can you say… EUROPE TOUR!?!). I kicked things off in Brooklyn on Thursday with a big ole family throwdown alongside DJ DRM. So many homies came out it was almost overwhelming, luckily I’ve learned how to handle my whelms. Currently I’m up in Montreal for a couple days (trying not to spend too many ones), and on Monday I leave for Amsterdam. Full schedule will get posted real soon. If you’re in one of the cities I’m stopping in, come through and say what’s up!

Also, wanted to take a quick moment to pay tribute to a legend who passed on Friday- funky prankster extraordinaire, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch aka MCA. That group was one of the most influential mind expanders for me as a lil dude. The breadth of creativity and experimentation that they were always known for is a truly rare gift, and something that I’ve always strived for myself. Rest In Power!

Beastie Boys :       Shake Your Rump &       Get It Together

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble :       Fire (Colm K Edit)

The Dø :       Gonna Be Sick!

Zoufris Maracas :       Et ta mère &       Un Gamin

Phenomenal Handclap Band :       Give

YACHT :       Le Goudron

Switch :       I Still Love You (ft. Andrea Martin)

Jamie XX :       Touch Me (feat. Yasmin)

Astrobal :       Trains (The Hue Re-Think)

Wildcat! Wildcat! :       Mr. Quiche

Dirty Gold :       California Sunrise