FOTR: POOLS
Posted: May 10, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: DJ Morsecode, fotr, POOLS, Thee Mike B
FOTR this week is POOLS, the quirky dj and production duo made up of Thee Mike B and DJ Morsecode. These LA dudes have been friends forever and both been at the DJ game for eons. But a few years ago, they united over their love of pool season (and possibly weed) to create this unique project. Several top notch mixtapes, edits and a stellar LP from last year on Razor-N-Tape later, POOLS is very much a thing in 2016. Since pool season is again upon us, they’ve hit us with another mixtape that deserves repeated listening. Peep the nu nu in …scrumptious wades below and give them a follow on Soundcloud. We think you’ll be glad you did.
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FOTR this week is DJ Sabo. This LA based DJ got in his groove initially in New York and then relocated to LA a number of years ago when Tropical Bass and Moombahton were very much a thriving scene. He’s played all over the world and his renown for his incredibly deep and journey filled DJ sets. Sabo’s been a very active producer during that time as well, along with developing his Sol Selectas record label imprint. Even though he’s been releasing his own music for well over a decade, yesterday saw the release of his debut full length LP. You can check out Vibe Quest up now exclusively on Beatport. You can peep the teaser mix as well streaming below.
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FOTR this week is Brooklyn’s own, DJ A.Vee. He’s also our guest this Saturday at The Bell House for the April edition of The Rub. A.Vee’s been grinding through the club and mixtape circuit for what seems like forever and his history has him tied to such industry icons such as DJ Jazzy Jeff and Prince Paul. He’s spent time as a resident on Shade45 and DJ’d all over the world. And this Saturday he touches down in the front room for what’s sure to be a very special (and purple) edition of The Rub. You definitely don’t want to miss it.
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FOTR: Trackademicks
Posted: April 19, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: fotr, Trackademicks
Trackademicks is our FOTR this week. This Honor Roll Crew affiliate and Bay Area stalwart is an extremely accomplished producer and artist that has been hard at work pumping out music for well over a decade. While much of his work may fly under the radar, he’s released music on Fool’s Gold Records as well as dropping notable remixes for Zero 7, Chromeo, Platinum Pied Pipers and more. He’s started a new free download series last week revolving around an interpretation of that particular month’s Zodiac sign. You can find that below plus his fairly recent re-upload of his legendary remix of the E-40 classic “Tell Me When To Go”. Maybe click some links too while you’re at it.
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FOTR: Nina Las Vegas
Posted: April 12, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: fotr, Nina Las Vegas
FOTR this week is Nina Las Vegas. Nina is an Australian native who cut her teeth on Triple J, Australia’s huge government funded radio station that promotes alternative music and culture to teenagers and young adults in Australia. Through this relationship, she became involved in the Heaps Decent artist support program with Diplo and company, released multiple chart topping mixes and helped usher in the current breakout of Australian music across the globe. She’s been notably stepping out on her own in recent years releasing her own original music and touring all over the world DJing. Just a few days ago, she released her awesome new EP on her own NLV Records and you can stream it all in full below.
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FOTR: Fool’s Gold Records
Posted: April 5, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: Fool's Gold, fotr
FOTR this week is the team that is Fool’s Gold Records. Founded by A-Trak, Nick Catchdubs and Dust La Rock (RIP) in 2007, they’ve branded themselves as a true innovator and tastemaker in terms of the music they release and how they present themselves as an entity in the business. They’ve always been super supportive of The Rub and we sincerely love them for it. This past Friday they released a massive new compilation, Night Shift, that’s bursting with new dancefloor focused heaters from label heads A-Trak and Catchdubs, as well as other notables like Sammy Bananas, Brenmar, Gladiator, Rome Fortune, Alvin Risk, and many more. Peep Night Shift in full below and make sure to link up with Fool’s Gold on the socials if you haven’t already.
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FOTR: DJ Nick Bike
Posted: March 29, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: DJ Nick Bike, fotr
FOTR this week is the Vancouver based DJ Nick Bike. He’s a technically gifted open format DJ who’s a two-time regional winner in Red Bull’s Thre3style competition and he’s cranked out a number of bootlegs that have received support Z-Trip, Skratch Bastid, Four Color Zack and Grandtheft. What may be the most fun part of his resume though is his 45 game. Whether it’s the four he’s personally released (one in collaboration DJ Hedspin) or his ability to mix them in the most deft way, he’s got a knack for making these records really sing. Check out his recent all 45 mix for The Motown Party at The Fox Cabaret for proof below along with his other links to keep tabs on all his moves.
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FOTR this week is our guest for March, DJ GetLive! Born and raised in Queens, GetLive! has been djing since 1999 by sneaking into clubs and jumping on the decks at 16. He’s known for his party rocking djing style that features a diverse and eclectic music selection on top of slick turntable skills that makes classic records you may have forgot about sound incredibly fresh and new again. Peep his set from the Boiler Room 5 year anniversary event below from back in December for proof. You can check his Midnight Rockers Express duo with Lee every Wednesday night at Kinfolk 90 and definitely make sure you do not miss his set this Saturday at The Bell House.
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FOTR this weeks is the disco house music duo, Solidisco. DJ’s Dstar and Biacco rose in the Buffalo, NY music scene on the solo tip but eventually combined forces over their shared love for classic house and disco years a number of years ago. Their productions have been supported by the likes of A-Trak and Laidback Luke and their rise is well documented with releases on a number of prominent labels, with a good portion of those tracks charting on digital retailers such as dance music staple Beatport. They’ve just released a new single, Get In Love, which you can stream in full below. And make sure to catch them out on tour starting this week in Atlanta for a full run of dates with Gigamesh.
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FOTR: Burlesque of North America
Posted: March 8, 2016 Filed under: Friends of The Rub | Tags: Burlesque of North America, fotr
FOTR this week are the good folks at Burlesque of North America. This art and design collective based out of Minneapolis, MN has been steady killing it for years designing some incredibly fresh art and posters you’ve probably seen before at venues and on the internet. This time of year also brings their yearly trek down to SXSW for the amazing Flatstock exhibit, which is always accompanied by their annual Do It To It Party. As always, these events are free and loaded to the brim with DJs we love here at The Rub. Be sure to say hi to them if you’re in Austin next week and click some links below to get the full spectrum of everything this crew does so well.
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