Nov 2009 Top 40 (old and new, albums and singles)
(played music for the past month)(this is whats playing out of my crate on my turntable, in my living room or in the audi s4)
1. wagon christ - phat lab nightmare (cd,1994)
2. james bernard - flashback! (2007,cdr)
3. oracy - mind dance (12",2007)
4. nadirah - love song part 2 (10",2006)
5. link - link ep (12",1993)
6. mystic institute - the cyberdon ep (12",1993)
7. mike huckaby - deep transportation vol 2 (12",1997)
8. various - techno travel (nervous records,1995,2x12)
9. new order - brotherhood (1985, cassette)
10. beta2agonist - zero point field (cdr,2006)
11. B12 - practopia (12",2006)
12. space time continuum - speaking in tongues (12",1993)
13. robert hood - monobox EP (12",2002)
14. android lust - revolution (cd,1997)
15. dave angel - 3rd voyage (12",1993)
16. ken ishii - auburnia (12",2003)
17. drum club - everything is now (cd,1994)
18. monolake - interstate (cd,1999)
19. irresistible force - nepalese bliss (cd,1998)
20. dr.dre - the chronic (2x12, remastered,2003)
21. aural float - introspectives (2x12,1995)
22. model 500 - starlight [remixes] (2x12,2007)
23. drexciya - drexciya 2: bubble metropolis (12",1993)
24. in sync - untitled (2x12,2006)
25. various - magnetic blue [interchill records](2xcd,1998)
26. terrace - round up (2x12,1993)
27. optik - music harmony & rhythm (12",1991)
28. larry heard - genesis (cd,1999)
29. tangible - gameover (12",2006)
30. chez damier - united states ep (12",1993)
31. bermuda triangle - ep (12",1993)
32. sub dub - sub dub (cd,1995)
33. john beltran - fragile/earth & nightfall (12",2006)
34. sterac - thera (2x12, 1997)
35. 3rd bass - steppin to the a.m. (12",1990)
36. a-ha - cry wolf (LP, 1986)
37. gamat 3000 - all seasons (cd,2002)
38. gigi galaxy - the invasion ep (12",1995)
39. depeche mode - policy of truth (12,1990)
40. the fixx - saved by zero (12",1982)
Movies
i dont really. i eat popcorn occasionally though. how about those red vines?! i would rather go to the movies and buy them then go home and listen to a new cd.
Television
lots hockey. food network, especially kitchen nightmares with gordon ramsey. he's freaking hilarious. history channel, speed channel and the occasional other sport. maybe an older movie if i have some time
About me: hobby : likes to dj lounge clubs / bars - anywhere where i can fit into the decor and where people want to hear different music and not whats played on the radio 24/7. also like to prepare mix tapes for restaurants / lounges / hotels that do not have live dj's....proper background music is what i like to help out.
feel free to contact me for a mix cd or to talk about me playing at your establishment. no ego - just good and eclectic music
style: ambient / electro / house / techno / old skool trance / downtempo / idm / new wave / deep-tech house / italo house / old skool
greetings to everyone
myself:
originally from los angeles, now near d.c. in virginia - 33 years old. have played a good amount of venues in and around hollywood 1998-2003. recording engineer 1996-2003 and now a sales manager for verizon wireless. like meeting new people who have similar tastes.
background:
i was always the one to rather stay in than go out. if anyone coined the phrase 'staying in is the new going out' it had to be me. my hobby has always been listening to music. since i was 4-5 years old nothing's changed. i can remember having 2 records. i had Blondie's heart of glass and a Queen record (does it matter which one?). i quickly took off my older brother's books on vinyl and put them each on the fisher price turntable and played them. now in retrospect, from that moment, from those two distinct different sounds (i never played a queen record again), my path in electronic music was set on a long and enjoyable journey. i just didn't know how important that decision was till a years later yet it's like one of those childhood moments i remember it like it was yesterday. various things influenced that early spark from when i was 6-8 years old, from my grandmother playing some gospel organ music while i fell asleep (i still fall asleep to music most of the time) to watching the lights on my dad's digital amplifier to see if at any certain point if it would ever get to the next LED light. those are just some examples of what music means to me. unfortunately my parents didn't support my wanting to play different instruments for perhaps the fesar of me becoming involved in the rock scene and drugs maybe. at 6 i wanted to play a guitar and my parents bought me a guitar without strings. i wanted to plat drums at 7 but my parents said it would be too loud in the house. at 13 in 1989 i wanted to buy an 808 machine to make beats but my parents said it was too expensive. that one really hurts in retrospect. still love my parents to death but one thing i will never do when i have kids is not suport what they want to do. even if you think negatively about the pitfalls think about the creativity and the love your kids would put into it?!
i was lucky to be the youngest of 4 children and at any certain time in the day i could walk around the house and hear all kinds of new sounds. my oldest sister got me into Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode and the Cure but also was well rounded with stuff like The Who, Afrika Bambaataa, U2, The Smiths and plenty of new wave music. by the time i was 9 i got my first walkman and bought my first cassette with my own my money. I heard 'Opportunities' by PSB at my sisters talent show/lip sync in the fall of 1985 and i first heard the power of a dance track on a PA system in her high school gym and the sheer volume and power left a good impact on myself. 1985-1987 i started to listen to my first hip hop. Beastie Boys, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Fat Boys and others struck a nerve with my rebelious urban side. Others like suicidial tendencies, tsol, fishbone, red hot chili peppers and allot of other urban street los angeles music influenced my tastes for anything out of the normal during our skateboard thrash sessions. that was an early example of the proper place for a certain style of music and how i would always be obsessed with having the perfect music to set the perfect mood for any given setting. also during this period i could not escape the latin influences that were everywhere in l.a. from Trinere, Zapp, Madonna, Debbbie Deb, to Shannon and later Expose' and others it would always entertain the dance pop side of my tastes and even with some new jack swing 1988-1991.
by 1987 at the age of 11 i started to get really into dance mixes of my favorite new wave songs. that coupled with by 1988 i got my first boombox featuring 2 cassette player and i also got a outboard cd player, i started to edit them into extended and dub remixes and make mix tapes and give them to my siblings, friends and my father. my father always supported my music tastes which for a few years he entertained my wants being my fan base for a weekly top 20 and music playing sessions while i would radio dj.
my brother influenced my tastes alot during 1988-1990. he introduced me to skinny puppy, front 242, siousxie and the banshees, bauhaus and many other influential bands which helped shape my tastes for darker electronics and the more abrasive sides to my likes.
many days of school would be skipped while i found my mixing sessions much more enjoyable. from 1988-1991 my mix cassette collection would grow giving birth to my hobby as being a physical collector. from early on studying music, reading liner notes, remembering names, labels, pictures and even fonts was the original way pre-internet that i discovered most of my tastes as radio stations and other media avenues were not giving me what i wanted to hear. during those years a few radio stations did play some good music so respect to them: KROQ 106.7, MarsFM and 91X but I was still wanting something new.
by 1991 i started to see techno compilations in my local record stores. the obscurity of the artists attracted me. techno and electronic music seemed as for a music medium ,all about art and substance over image. as new wave music was on the decline, rock music (grunge around then) i inheritantly didn't like and rap moving away from party and towards gangster/money, electronic music was just what i needed and just at the right time. everything about it was perfect for me, i stopped editing tracks into instrumentals because with electronic music i didn't have to! i began looking for the perfect beat. i began looking for the perfect synth and the perfect mood.
i could on and on about artists and labels that influenced me from 1991 till now but when you have over 6000 pieces of vinyl, cd and cassettes it's just too hard to single out some to mention specifically. hopefully you can see some of them here on myspace as friends. thank you peoples for shaping my life.
my favorite music style and periods/countries are:
ambient: UK/NY/west coast/Belgium/Germany 1993-1994
ambient techno: UK/Belgium/USA/Netherlands/Detroit/Germany 1991-1995
deep house: USA/UK etc 1988-now
rave: UK/Belgium/Netherlands/Germany/US etc 1990-1993
trance: UK/Netherlands/Belgium 1993-1995
new wave: UK 1981-1988
minimal techno: uk/germany/detroit/scandanavia 1992-now
industrial: 1984-1993
right now currently digging stuff that was not distributed much to the united states or more, los angeles area in the days of pre-internet; ambient house 1990-1993 and italo house songs that are either more downtempo and lush or more catchy and somewhat upbeat but still non cheesy in the days just before house verged on some of the rave sounds.
style: depends on who's listening, what the atmosphere is like and how the mood is. i guess that's the point of being a dj right?
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Who I'd like to meet: cool cats, electronic music lovers, old friends and new.
I have been on face book for like the last 6 months. I Never come on here, but FB is down and I needed something to kill time at work ;) Hope you have a Merry Christmas and have too much fun on New Years eve!!
OH MY GOSH!! Tim... you will always be TIMOTHY to me... my greatest childhood friend. I'm so glad you found me. I am doing well- married, 2 kids, 1 dog, house, job, etc... the American dream? How are you? Where are you? How is your family? My parents and brother are good. Parents are still in the same house! My brother lives in Livermore, CA (for now). He moves often for his job. Lets catch up!
hey tim, when we gonna kill it in spades again??? lol I havent even played in forever! Things are good, just here in good ole Palmdale again. Justing hanging out and chilling when I get a chance. What have you been up to?? Did I read Virginia??? Abel is good, he is in Hawaii. He moved out there almost 2 years ago. Rumor has it that he is trying to come back to CA, but I am not too sure.
that would be excellent idea and as told i still am working in collecting traxx for a big box serie.. since the lable asked me long time ago, i just involved in other music stuff and slow down with finishing the things with the box. but soon, promise!!
YOU HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED ONE OF MY SWEETEST FRIENDS ON MY LIST. ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED YOU HAVE TO TAG 5 OF YOUR SWEETEST FRIENDS AND LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE SWEET.
FAKE FRIENDS: Will ignore this. Send this to at least 5 people including me if U care. If you wake up in a red room with no windows and doors, DON'T panic..you're just in my heart!!! Send this to all the friends you want to keep forever... If you get 7 back you are LOVED!!!
Thanks Tim!
I have been on face book for like the last 6 months. I Never come on here, but FB is down and I needed something to kill time at work ;) Hope you have a Merry Christmas and have too much fun on New Years eve!!
What's up Tim, come bump my 2 new tracks "ARMORTRON RETURNS", and "BASS TONY 8497", with Ultra Low Bass Frequency.
Peace
ARMORTRON
OH MY GOSH!! Tim... you will always be TIMOTHY to me... my greatest childhood friend. I'm so glad you found me. I am doing well- married, 2 kids, 1 dog, house, job, etc... the American dream? How are you? Where are you? How is your family? My parents and brother are good. Parents are still in the same house! My brother lives in Livermore, CA (for now). He moves often for his job. Lets catch up!
yep tim, i remember u from Discogs :)
Peace
Hey Tim! :-)
...good idea! Hello Tim
hey tim, when we gonna kill it in spades again??? lol I havent even played in forever!
Things are good, just here in good ole Palmdale again. Justing hanging out and chilling when I get a chance.
What have you been up to?? Did I read Virginia???
Abel is good, he is in Hawaii. He moved out there almost 2 years ago. Rumor has it that he is trying to come back to CA, but I am not too sure.
seriously old!! I have a daughter that is a sophomore in high school for god's sake!! time to start the surgery I guess! :D
Word to the tall one
How you doing, fella?
...thanks Tim
of course I remember! You were always the DJ of our "get togethers"! :) Nice to know some things don't change..
Indeed!
Tie Ourselves Around rocks, i like the singers voice
Thxx for showing Tim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that was pretty sweet! You think I need some enlightenment!?
Hey Tim,
Yes indeed the Heilstyle record!
Enjoy your sunday...
Carl
that would be excellent idea and as told i still am working in collecting traxx for a big box serie.. since the lable asked me long time ago, i just involved in other music stuff and slow down with finishing the things with the box. but soon, promise!!
thanks bro had a blast ! bhall
AND NEVER FORGET THE POWER OF A DEEP AND TASTEFUL LISTENER NAMED TIM FOR CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF A MUSICIAN TO THE SOUNDS AND HARMONIES!
I DIDNT LOG IN TWITTER FOR A WHILE; I WILL SEARCH FOR YOU AND ADD YOU TIM
What's up Tim, check out my second horror soundtrack "The Entity". Great 1981 horror flick, Bassed Out track.
Peace
ARMORTRON
Time to Jack!
yes rangers D will be amazing in 2 yrs. your team is built for this season.
caps flyers was great tv last night.
hej tim, what's up?
good to hear from you.
haven't been on ms much this summer.
we have been working on compiling the first m.y. cd album
it's a real trip!
i'll keep you posted of course ;)
warm regards, dirk
Ah! Discogs Tim! hows it going?
thanks tim! hope everything is good with you.
TAG YOU'RE IT!!
YOU HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED ONE OF MY SWEETEST FRIENDS ON MY LIST.
ONCE YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED YOU HAVE TO TAG 5 OF YOUR SWEETEST
FRIENDS AND LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE SWEET.
FAKE FRIENDS: Will ignore this. Send this to at least 5 people including me if U care.
If you wake up in a red room with no windows and doors, DON'T panic..you're just in
my heart!!! Send this to all the friends you want to keep forever... If
you get 7 back you are LOVED!!!