Ok here we go- Looky what I stumbled upon on an old harddrive.
It's a 8 year old mixtape of mine, dedicated to the golden years in rap music, the 90s! I recorded this with my homeboy / brofromadifferentmo DJ Han Shock in 2001! 2 x 45 minutes (It was actually released and distributed on TAPE!! Can you believe that?!)
60 of the most important rap tunes from the 90s in a fast mix.
Recorded live, in one take, with 3 turntables and a hell lot of Vinyl. You can actually hear it crackle! Recorded on DAT, No software, no computer gimmicks, no serato, no effects. All dues paid. Merely the intro was recorded with a 4-track recorder.
I'm having such a blast listening to this right now!!! Btw, we were the first ones in Germany to come out with a 90s theme mixtape like that. After us, dozens followed. Anyone disagreeing- holla and correct me if I'm wrong.
Switching between 3 climes in 3 days ain't no joke. Gottaavoidgettingsickgottaavoidgettingsickgottaavoidgettingsick. And what's up with the HK weather today? Bleh. Humid, chilly and windy at the same time. I hereby address the universe to send rooftopweather asap. Like last Thursday.
I just got back from my weekend trip to Bangok & Beijing. We had our first PaE at Bedsupperclub in Bangkok last Thursday!! It's been a big blast and success, and we had none other than the infamous SWKIT to document our trip/the party with some a m a z i n g photographs.
While Kit is being busy getting his hustle on, we'll have to wait a few days for the pictures and the full PaE Bangkok blogpost extravaganza. Meanwhile, you may look forward to soon read/see more about:
"The intelligent, yet introverted German DJ world champion" (-Time out magazine)
"The feisty American boy with the sarcastic sense of humor" (-Time Out magazine)
The club / the party
Bangkok streetfood
Papaya salads
The missed flight to Beijing
Unconventional taxis
And tips on how to board an airplane with firearms.
Btw I made it (sleepless) to Beijing on Sat. morning eventually, had a perfect brekkie in my fave hotel,
slept all day through and played one of my better sets at PUNK on Saturday nite for a hype Beijing crowd.
Ok, this is an issue that has been bothering me for a while. What's the deal with the majority of DJs out there today? Y'all sound the same!
Where's the soul? Where's the passion? Where's the creativity? Where's the originality? Where's the style?
We're here to entertain and educate, not to conform!! Fuck a human Jukebox!
I could write my ass off about this topic, but luckily I stumbled upon this, which saves some of my time. Not that Diddy is god or something. This guy can be quite embarassing from time to time, I admit :) In this clip, whatsoever, he spits THE TRUTH.
I'm not saying y'all should clear dancefloors. Main thing is to entertain and to keep a crowd going. But you have to learn to do it YOUR OWN WAY.
What's the deal with y'all hobby DJs offering themselves to spin for free, even at partys and venues where a lot of money is involved? That shit is not cool. Please stop.
If you don't go professional, please at least act like you're a professional. Spend some time to step your skills up, work hard, and get paid. If your skills are not worth any money, and you're not willing to improve yourself, then simply don't DJ!
Of course there's always occasions where there's no money to grab but it's still cool to play. But the exception proves the rule. You have to study the market!! It's a part of this game!
Being a freebie for your own prestige-reasons ruins the market, and ruins the value of the professional DJ in the long run. Please acknowledge that.
And for you consumers out there (The DJs too actually): If you like and appreciate an artist- buy their music from time to time. I'm not saying all that downloading is wrong. I'm just saying that you have to acknowledge the idea of appreciation and support to keep the artform of music alive.
Same thing btw for the guestlist issue at parties. Whenever I promote a party, I'm super generous with guestlist spots. I wanna have a packed venue, a good time, and all my friends around. But if you appreciate my party, wanna support it and help keeping it alive, show it by paying at the door from time to time if you have the cash in your pocket. Even if you're VIP and all that. It probably won't hurt you. And it's more appreciated than you could even imagine.
I live for this shit.
Anybody feeling addressed: I ain't mad at yall. But please think about it!!!
I'm off to Bangkok and Beijing now, it is gonna be a looong and busy weekend. Have a good one!
there's the blog where i found the track, on my computer the link is healthy so idk what happened. i'll make sure to look up jodorowski. it sounds familiar...
Hailing from Germany and currently residing in Hong Kong, Kid Fresh is already known as one of the key tastemakers in Southern Asia’s club circuit. As the co-creator of the event series/DJ collective PIMPIN’ AIN’T EASY, and mastermind/organizer/promoter/resident DJ behind the event series HYPE NASTY at Hong Kong’s superclub VOLAR, his monthly night got voted Hong Kong’s best new club night of the year by Time Out magazine in 2009.
Kid Fresh raised his first monument in 2003 as the first DJ since David Fascher (1991) to win a solo world champion title for Germany. Between 2001 and 2004, he scored 3 worldwide and 5 national DMC/ITF DJ champion titles, and is known for being the first member and mastermind behind one of the world’s most successful turntablist crews, LORDZ OF FITNESS, as well as for being one of the mentors (alongside DJ Q-Bert) of world record turntablist and 2007 DMC world champion DJ Rafik.
Already a professional DJ since the late nineties, Kid Fresh fully shifted his emphasis from turntablism to club-DJing in the mid-naughties. Contributing bootleg-remixes of Busta Rhymes, The White Stripes and M.I.A. as well as legendary mixtapes to some of the world’s biggest indie music blogs and web radio stations during the first steps of the web 2.0 era quickly helped spreading his name all over the globe to launch his post-turntablist-career.
Jetting back and forth between Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Bangkok and Berlin, Kid Fresh has shared bills and stages with the likes of Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, Phil Fuldner, Beyonce, Lil Jon, Steve Aoki, Steed Lord, AC Slater, Craze, A-Trak, Klever, Sinden, Hot Chip and Ratatat, to name a few. His musical style is eclectic and versatile, fusing the entire spectrum of contemporary dance music with timeless classics of every imaginable genre, while being able to read and move any type of crowd with ease. Combined with the technical abilities, finesse, experience and showmanship of a world champion turntablist, Kid Fresh’s signature style on two turntables remains untouched by most of today’s A-list club DJs.
Selected championship titles:
- ITF World Team Champion 2004
- ITF World Team Champion 2003
- ITF World Beatjuggling Champion 2003
- DMC German Team Champion 2004
- ITF German Champion 2002
- DMC German Champion 2001
Selected club resume:
- Volar, Hong Kong
- Zouk, Singapore
- Fabric, London
- Watergate, Berlin
- Bedsupperclub, Bangkok
- M1NT, Shanghai
- Greenhouse, NYC
Selected list of corporate clients:
- Moet & Chandon
- Armani
- MTV
- Sony
- Technics
- Motorola