bass, blips, bleeps, electronic music, djing, production, raves (rip), clubbing, dancing, robots, whales, outdoors, skateboarding, street culture, retired amateur freestyle walker, anime and japanese culture in general, experimental and independent films, traveling, moonwalking, swimming, long car rides, crappy b-movies, wine and micro brews, friends, sleeping in, satin sheets, beaches and large bodies of water, free associative writing, the cosmos, life, new dimensions, star trek(j/k on that one - no disrespect for those that do though), camping, spring break weekends
Music
My roots were in local punk rock shows and 90s alternative like pixies and nirvana, expanded into hip hop, then discovered underground electronic music when i moved to the big city - been hooked ever since.
Started djing experimental breakbeat, idm, ambient stuff, squarepusher style jungle and ragga, drum and bass, heavy dub and breakbeats. Lately been expanding into dubstep. At the same time, I'm also a fan of the 4/4 - older chicago acid house, detroit techno, the minimal side of things, glitchy...richie hawtin being a main influence. Basically, if its electronic, has an underground edge to it and its quality - i appreciate it.
Movies
I really enjoy weird out there movies with biting sarcasm. I also enjoy slumming it and watching horribly bad b-movies from action flicks starring Michael Dudikoff (American Ninja 2) to psychedlic italian horror (Vampyros Lesbos). Sci fi and big budget is cool too. Some random favorites:
Fantastic Planet, Man Bites Dog, Akira, Spirited Away, Alien, Aliens, Shogun Assassin, Requiem for a Dream, Happiness, Lord of the Rings trilogy, OG Star Wars trilogy, Alphaville, (Brain dead right now add more later...)
Television
Kill your tv
Books
I wish I had more time to read...
Ubik or anything else by Philip K. Dick, 1984 by George Orwell, Generation Ecstasy by Simon Reynolds, Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind Perfect Collection by Hayao Mayazaki [Manga], Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo [Manga], Elegant Universe by Brian Greene (not great but an interesting read)
About me: DJ SCREENDOOR djs all types of electronic music, from ambient to breaks to jungle to techno to house and back. DJ SCREENDOOR co-owns Niche Style / Sound which sells vintage clothing and eclectic underground dj vinyl records. DJ SCREENDOOR is a midwest scenester and promoter of good electronic music shows. DJ SCREENDOOR is currently on spring break until further notice.
DJ SCREENDOOR is also a founding member of the Robot Fans of the Midwest fanclub. DJ SCREENDOOR must not be that good of a dj because he has to work a full time corporate job to pay the bills. DJ SCREENDOOR says support your local independent business. DJ SCREENDOOR always types his name in caps. DJ SCREENDOOR talks in third person in real life.
in projekt soundsystem news, here is our latest projektion podcast release to chew on... 3 hours of future-tinged house, minimal, and techno by yours truly, projekt soundsystem.
projektion 006 :: projekt soundsystem
"the sixth installment of projektion is an exclusive 3+ hour mix by the hosts themselves... projekt soundsystem. similar to their signature live DJ sets, projekt soundsystem's vast appreciation for cutting edge techno and house music is sure to seamlessly cover all grounds. this time in particluar, the trio's concoction slips into your head, swirls some things around a bit, and leaves it all tastefully disheveled. this journey of a soundtrack from the domes of screendoor, dela, and sir fice is a humble introduction to the sound of projekt... the sound of techno now. enjoy."
01. kit clayton - purpakana [~scape]
02. let's go outside - exercise for snails [slant records]
03. STL - silent state [smallville records]
04. robert dietz - the sorrow [deep vibes recordings]
05. STL - purple saturn days [perlon]
06. marcel knopf - plomosis [rygular]
07. dj koze - mrs bojangels [circus company]
08. jug - the difficult word [autoreply music]
09. roswell return - IFTODEX C0001 (SD remix) [SD records]
10. remerge - (burial vs. basic channel) arch trak [remerge records]
11. STP - the fall (peverelist remix) [subsolo records]
12. wireman - armour [prime numbers]
13. jpls + ambivalent - backstab [minus]
14. matt star - supabass [international freakshow]
15. james unk - question [lessizmore]
16. ekkohaus - sink with me in the love tube [safari electronique]
17. leon + greenbaum + EKE - incoming trolls [igloo]
18. EKE - little machine [igloo]
19. technii - na proigrysh (easy changes remix) [igloo]
20. pablo denegri - B&W (qik remix) [igloo]
21. lega + maxeen - base & paste (EKE remix) [igloo]
22. spektre - Hydra (ahmet sendil remix) [weave music]
23. hans bouffmyhre - turn on [viva music]
24. fabrizio maurizi - i don't mind (JPLS remix) [minus]
25. pan-pot - confronted [mobilee]
26. ander plau - too young to die (Stefano Lotti Remix) [selected records]
27. sarah goldfarb - panenka [toys for boys]
28. mark henning - jilted love (tim Xavier remix) [clink Music]
29. mikael stavostrand - spaceflake (pablos mix) [sounderground]
30. rozzo - muramasa [tsuba]
31. nima gorji - berliner [welt recordings]
32. tom ellis - PPP (leif remix) [telegraph]
33. jens zimmermann - x12 [resopal schallware]
34. emerson todd - my little friend [WCIP]
35. queen atom - refuse greed [dumb unit]
36. size - koebel (nihad tule remix) [truesoul]
37. hans bouffmyhre - turn off [viva music]
38. pan-pot - diamond heads [mobilee]
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Here are some upcoming LDP events, it's going to be a great fall for Electronic Music, so keep posted to Locked Down Productions. All fliers can be clicked on and viewed in there original size. Thanks!
Also a couple live mixes I recorded at the last couple shows, enjoy!
What's up brotha! Thanks again for the compliment. Loved the tracks you were playing that night as well! Definitely hope to you see you again in the near future!
Hey! You did a great job on Friday. It was a blast all around, except when I fell down the stairs lol and the funny thing is I wasn't drunk. My pics are up on MySpace. Feel free to take what you want. I tried to post them on the site, but it didn't want to cooperate with me. Well, take care!
join us THIS FRIDAY 01.23.09 as projekt returns with: projekt 10. 0 underground.
featuring a world-class line-up of: JPLS berlin . germany (m_nus) - live pa skoozbot (plus 8 records) the particle people minneapolis screendoor projekt mke