ZZK TV!! BROOKLYN / NYC

ZZK TV EPISODE ONE - ZZK NYC from ZZK Records on Vimeo.

Footage from the adventures of ZZK in NYC...This Tuesday its going down at The Crocodile. HUGE

CHBP Recap

Documentary on CHBP, funny thing is that it's focused primarily on MAD RAD and the OFS Fam. This doc is well made and has some amazing shots.

CHBP Recap

A recap of sorts.. we have some more recaps coming this week, so stay tuned to the blog. I posted what I could off of Flickr. For photo credits and tons tons more photographs CLICK HERE!









It was by far an amazing weekend. Being able to play on mainstage with Mad Rad was breathtaking and one of my most joyous moments. Playing with Fresh Espresso at Neumos to close the weekend was an epic show! I never felt like Neumos could feel like a house party. I was also blessed to rock with Katie Kate at Members Only and Head Like A Kite, I am blessed to be surrounded by such talented people. I LOVE MY FRIENDS!

SPIN magazine, among tons of other press, had great things to say ("Seattle's Best Kept Secret") about us HERE.

MAD RAD CHBP POSTER

This weekend belongs to us..




Thanks Actual Pain for the daytime shot!

We play Sunday at 3:45 on Mainstage.

Star Eyes @ Say OK Wed. July 21st

New smashcast mix is up now done by Star Eyes, Brooklyn's queen of heavy bass feels the old-skool vibes on this smashing 45-minute mix, which welds soaring UK funky and future garage jams to big dubstep smashers and jungle-influenced riddims. She is going to be touching down this Wednesday for Say OK at HG Lodge. Dont miss out on this one! Heavy influence from d&b, this ones gonna be a banger.

Get it HERE!

Tracklisting:
1. Cosmo & Dibs: Star Eyes (Remix) (Moving Shadow)
2. Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce: Tripped Up (Ramadanman Re-Edit)
3. Edu K: Jumpin N Pumpin (Dubbel Dutch Rmx)
4. Lil Silva: Golds to Get (Night Slugs)
5. Jay Robinson & Supabeatz: Screech (Trouble & Bass)
6. Doc Daneeka: Bumblebee Riddim (Ramp)
7. Samo Sound Boy: Fall Back (Run Riot)
8. Jaydee: Plastic Dreams (Laidback Luke Boot)
9. Don Diablo & Sidney Samson: Monster (Sony)
10. Proper Villains: Music Takes Me Up (Nightshifters)
11. Swindle: Airmiles (Planet Mu)
12. Doctor P: Sweet Shop (Flux Pavilion Remix) (Circus)
13. Dillinja: Tudor Rose (DZ Remix) (unreleased)
14. Rusko: Kumon Kumon (Mad Decent)
15. Redlight ft. Zaniah & Dread: Feels So Good (Wine Up Yr Body) (Digital Soundboy)
16. Dark Sky: Something to Lose (Black Acre)
17. Equalizers: Don't Rely on the Radio (Tomb Crew Rmx) (720 Bass/Pure Filth)
18. J-Wow: Klang (Deadly)
19. Supra1: Ghoster (Trouble & Bass)
20. Deadboy: If U Want Me (Numbers)
21. Dubbel Dutch: Throwback (Palms Out Sounds)
22. Drop the Lime: Thwomp Stomp (Trouble & Bass)
23. Star Eyes & Pharaoh: Cry Baby (Trouble & Bass)
24. Dan Oh: Lysis (Emynd Remix) (Crossfaded Bacon)
25. Baobinga: Make It Drop (Trouble & Bass)
26. Double 99: RIP Groove (Ice Cream)

CHBP

Mad Rad is playing 3:45 on Mainstage.
Fresh Espresso is playing 11:45 on Neumos stage.


For full schedule CLICK HERE

MARS!

35 Movies in 2 Minutes

35mm from Pascal Monaco on Vimeo.

Grandpa Dj (Paul Devero Remix)

Breathe Owl Breathe

Alaska Day 1 has been amazing. More details to come...
These are our new friends and probably most inspiring live performances ever. I wish I was swimming.

Breathe Owl Breathe - Own Stunts from Magic Central on Vimeo.

MIA

I think she has a new album out? I don't know and I don't really care. But she's the talk of the world lately, and everyone seems to be having a listening party for her new CD. I also don't care for that. But this video is epic and should be watched if you haven't already.

M.I.A - "Born Free" from Paradoxal Inc on Vimeo.

Pinky's UP!

Every Wednesday you can come kick it with me while I play some smooth summer jammy jams. This week DJ Swervewon is joining me for fun in the sun, and as always Smoovity will be your handy barback. OH BABY!

HOME SKILLET FESTIVAL

MAD RAD is going to ALASKA this week. Holy shit! More info HERE.

DJ 100 Proof BBQ 4

The boy is back at it... need I say more?


DOWNLOAD HERE FREE

Royal Thumble @ Lindas

My homie, Dimples, has put together thumb wrestling wars every other Monday at Linda's. Fucking looks awesome. Decorate your thumb to intimidate your opponent! I'm making a mini luchador mask.

ZZK SUMMER TOUR 2010

In less than 2 weeks the ZZK Records crew will be once again taking a slice of emerging Buenos Aires culture to the North America. This time, they’ve been invited by the city of Denver to represent Buenos Aires music in the Biennial of the Americas.

They are asking for fans and friends to help take ZZK bigger and broader through ZZK TV. Click here to be a part.

Like many modern movements, the internet has played a large part of ZZK’s success. When before could the rest of the world see and hear what was going on at the bottom of the world as quickly and clearly as now? Through myspace, youtube, vimeo, facebook, podcasts, mixtapes, blogs, twitters and other forms of instant worldwide communication the ZZK bunch have managed to get their sound and vision out at rocket speed.

TOUR DATES!

July 20 – New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
July 22 – Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
July 23 – Martha’s Vineyard, MA – Martha’s V
July 24 – Montreal, PQ – Divan Orange
July 25 – Toronto, ON – Wrongbar
July 26 – Detroit, MI – The Lager House
July 27 – Chicago, IL – Beauty Bar
July 28 – St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
July 31 – Denver, CO – Biennial of the Americas
August 1 – Salt Lake City – Urban Lounge
August 3 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile
August 4 – Portland, OR – Rotture
August 5 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
August 6 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex

ZZK Kickstarter - Help a Label Out from ZZK Records on Vimeo.

Now, they are calling on the internet once again, this time upping the ante and taking along a film crew to document their latest tour in hopes of putting the footage up on their newest idea, ZZK TV.

To make this happen ZZK is raising funds for the project. They have enlisted Kickstarter, a great Brooklyn based website for funding creative projects to donating as easy as buying on Amazon.com And, they are giving away rewards. Click here to be a part.

If you haven’t heard much about the record label, start here. ZZK has played an important contemporary role in the revitalization of South American culture for new global audiences, we invite you to listen to Chancha Via Circuito’s newest album which bridges music across generations, borders and time.

Chancha Via Circuito - Rio Arriba 2010 by zzkrecords

MEET THE ARTISTS


Tremor

Tremor is hands down one of the most exciting bands in all South America. There is a reason there is only one live band on the ZZK label, and seeing Tremor perform you will quickly understand why. Tremor is Leonardo Martinelli, a multi-instrumentalist and composer with ten years of experience scoring film and theater in Argentina. Together with Camilo Carabajal and Gerardo Farez, Tremor deftly combines IDM with the sound of Northern Argentina where guitars, drums and other instruments breathe to the beat of computer bleeps. Tremor performs live with native Argentine instruments like the charango guitar, the bombo legüero drum, keyboards and synthesizers. It might be easy to pass off Tremor’s sound as “cumbia digital,” but after one listen to his style and influence of native instruments and folklore – you will quickly realize he’s forging his own sub-genre – “digital folklorico.”


Chancha Via Circuito

Chancha Via Circuito is ZZK’s secret gem. As talented as producers come, Chancha Via Circuito is carving out his niche as a genre bending musical talent on the highest levels. When Diplo rolled through to play Zizek 3 years ago, it was Chancha’s CD that struck him first. Chancha Via Circuito explores the minimal side of digital cumbia with inspiration from afro-dance, murgas (marching bands), minimal dub, IDM, and down tempo. Computer bleeps share sonic space with folkloric chant. Candombe drums are accompanied by the sample of a machete splicing the air and a vocal line of indigenous bebop is layered over hints of dub.


El Remolón

If there were ever to be a superstar DJ in the digital-cumbia scene, it is El Remolón. El Remolón brings a global dance sensibility to digital cumbia, dubstep and electro-reggaeton cuts. With hypnotic beats influenced by everything from Colombian cumbia, cumbia villera (cumbia from the slums of Buenos Aires), and reggaeton to dubstep, dub, IDM, and minimal techno, El Remolón cuts his own vision of electronica for global dance floors. His sound is laid-back but heavy-hitting with a European dance floor sensibility. Listen to El Remolón's new EP Pangeatico Here


El G

EL G is the DJ name of Grant C. Dull, label manager of ZZK Records, co-founder of Zizek Club and a 6-year adopted citizen & cultural ambassador of Buenos Aires. DJ sets of El G are powerful showcases of ZZK music: past, present and future. B-Sides, mashups, bootlegs, official and unofficial releases plus the newest music from the ZZK label is tested on audiences during his fiery, eclectic and intensely fun DJ sets. El G has commandeered ZZK Records as a global movement, both behind the scenes and on the turntables at festivals like Coachella, Roskilde & Summer Stage in Central Park, NYC. El G also runs WhatsUpBuenosAires.com & FeatBA.com

Support a movement, be a part of a record label and get some new music and merch while you’re at it!

For the sake of good music, show these boys some love!

Treasure Fingers @ Say OK 7/14

For the past two years, the DJ and producer born Ashley Jones has been making it rain in the disco with innovative remixes and original tracks. Jones is far from a new jack, having racked up over a decade of international club experience and studio chops as part of the beloved drum & bass group, Evol Intent. Yet as Treasure Fingers, he’s found a way to merge his diverse influences and deep history into a signature sound, packed with intricate basslines, chopped-up, gritty synth melodies, and party-ready drum breaks. He'll be making a stop at Say OK next Wednesday & its gonna be some sexy nu disco sleez. Boom!

New MASH HALL Poster

Blu - BIG BANG BIG BOOM

New amazing video from BLU.
"BIG BANG BIG BOOM: an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end."

BIG BAG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Jazzy Jeff @ HG Lodge

Dubbel Dutch @ Say OK Wednesday's July 7th

Up next on deck to play Say OK Wednesday's at HG Lodge is badman Dubbel Dutch a.k.a. (Marc Glasser), a 24-year-old NY native who now calls the Texan capital home.. DD's music is based around a combination of UK funky, classic rave, and old-school house business. He also dabbles in dancehall, Dutch house, kuduro, jungle, and whatever other styles strike his fancy. Recently he dropped the 'Throwback' EP on Palms Out Sunday about a month ago to rave reviews. Ill be opening up for him this week & I promise you, my set is going to be a sweaty tropical carnival thunder storm. BAD TUNES A GWAN. GET THERE!

The Dangers of Drinking and Walking

This is hilarious! An advertisement in Africa about the dangers of drinking and walking. Be careful this 4th of July you may die walking home, you should probably try driving.