Nice Jumpshot
So, this song has always reminded me of my lovely FIANCE, Diana Gurley.
Gerry Rafferty is one amazing dude. His album “City to City” is one that should, in no way, ever be overlooked. This song originally came from that album, and it was just begging for a remix. I would definitely like to hear more Rafferty on the dance floors.
So, I’m chilling in Switzerland next to Lake Geneva. I made a lot of this track in the O’hare International Airport and a lot of it while I was gazing out onto the Alps on the French/Swiss border… seriously.
Just do me a favor and chill by the pool with some champagne and listen to this track. (It’s summer. Make time.)
This is going to be a blast!
Performances by DJ H@H@ & Black Tape
Some food and booze provided by www.trembletremble.com.
Call me for directions!
So, I’ve been tilting a bit towards insanity lately. Lack of sleep, 70 + hour work weeks, and not nearly enough time to work on music.
Here’s a tune I made a while back using a bunch of samples from a cell phone, the famous Balinese “Monkey Chant” I found out about from Ron Fricke’s Baraka, Black Sabbath, an old 45 my granddad gave me, and some other CRAP I can’t even remember at this moment.
There is a lot of stuff forthcoming from Crunkster. We’re in negotiations with our boy, “Kaoss” right now trying to get the production sorted out. It’s coming really soon. Crunkster is happening, guys. Keep on the lookout!
Also watch out for the official Tremble Tremble launch party coming on April 10th. That thing is gonna be bananas!
Okay, I’m going to go fix my bike and RIDE RIDE RIDE through this Lonesome Old Town.
Peace,
J
So, a very good friend of mine, a very very fine fellow and an extremely talented DJ/Producer from Charleston, S.C. is opening up for Designer Drugs on the 27th of this lovely month. If you guys are in that area, you pretty much owe it to yourselves to go. I don’t know about D.D., but RockyHorror will put on one hell of a show.
Don’t let this be another one of those shows you look back on and and think, “Man, I should have gone to that.”
Peace.
Kill it, Chris.
(via rockyhorrified)
These guys rule so hard.
We’ve just finished four days of recording at Engine Music Studio with Neil Strauch and we’re ready to take these new songs on the road. See you at one of these fine establishments:
3/19 — Chicago, IL — The Hideout w/Soft Speaker and Village
3/27 — Rock Island, IL — Daytrotter Session
3/27 — Bloomington, IN — The Bishop w/Citay
3/28 — Akron, OH — TBD
3/29 — Pittsburgh, PA — Gooski’s
3/30 — Philadelphia, PA — World Cafe Live w/Folklore and Yellow Humphrey
3/31 — Brooklyn, NY — Sycamore w/Sam Buck Rosen
4/01 — Brooklyn, NY — Coco 66 w/Mystery Roar and Weed
old school cinque terra
SWEET pic my girlfriend took of cinque terre a long time ago. She’s so good.
So, I write for a sweet blog called trembletremble. We interview a ton of artists and musicians and post our results there. Our latest was with my man, Nosaj Thing whom I have posted about several times before on nicejumpshot.
Check out the interview, and if you haven’t already, check out his music. SOOOOOOOOO good. Get his record “Drift,” if you don’t have it. Also, check back both at nicejumpshot and trembletremble for music, reviews, and the like.
Keep your eyes peeled for that new Crunkster, too. That’s happening very soon. PEACE!
-J
When I was but a child, my dad used to, on a yearly basis, go down and play music for the Tifton Love Affair. He said typically the other musicians were fairly average contemporary country acts.
Once, though, he came home with a cassette of a musician who had played there by the name of Eddy Navia.
Needless to say, Eddy didn’t exactly fit in at that particular festival in south Georgia. (Dad said he had a crowd of about 3 curious and slightly agitated onlookers.)
Over the next several years, we nearly wore out the tape but not before we had the sense to transfer it.
Navia, a master of the charango, showcases the beautiful and misleadingly complex rhythms of South America. “Copagira” is definitely the stand out track on the album in my opinion though there are definitely no scrappers. If you ever have a chance to pick up some Navia in the store, I would HIGHLY recommend it. Beautiful stuff…
(You can also find it HERE.)
Peace.
-J
