We've come to the last set in our BEMF Live series; I know you've all been waiting for this one. It's a pretty big thing when you can cross over from a genre to another, but it's a whole other thing to be successful in both and have consistent gigs. AJ, aka ,
Treasure Fingers, aka one part of the internationally-known American drum 'n bass group
Evol Intent, has done just that.
With
Cross the Dancefloor, Treasure Fingers has affirmed his place among the top of the crop of new up and coming producers in the genre. Including being on A-Trak + Nick Catchdub's Fools Gold, he's got a pretty good startup in the electro scene.
Mix years and years of producing and DJing as a part of Evol Intent and you've got a bonafide superstar in the making. This final live BEMF set is a testament to that as you can hear him tear through massive bangers and just make the crowd go insane. Catch him on tour worldwide now and definitely pick up his new
Cross the Dancefloor EP out now worldwide on
iTunes or
Amazon.
Treasure Fingers - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalLabels: brooklyn electronic music festival, mix, selektor, subdrive live, treasure fingers
Due to server issues the file was not being accessed, this issue has been resolved.Second to last set in the BEMF Live series!
We
wrote about
Todosantos about a year back when we saw their first live show at Monkeytown in Brooklyn. Needless to say, we were blown away by the sheer audiovisual impact and the fact that they had all the pieces of the music puzzle together.
If you didn't read the article, Todosantos are an energetic 4-person group hailing from Venezuela now living in New York. Their performance is a mix of live VJing and graphic manipulation with their own original tracks that mash up house, electro, latin music, breaks, ghettotech, and more to form a sound they like to call "tukky bass".
Mix all that together on a hot summer night on a canal with a huge crowd and you've got Todosantos' explosive BEMF-closing set! The live set is just part of the puzzle; you need to SEE them to appreciate the performance so check out their
myspace for upcoming shows.
Todosantos - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalThese recordings were made possible by
Impose Magazine.
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, selektor, subdrive live, todosantos
We're reaching the end of our ongoing BEMF live series here on the site with only 2 sets left to go!
Today's comes from Brooklyn's own
Purple Crush. Isla from Crush got everyone pumped throughout the day as the official MC of the festival; you may have heard her hyping the crowd on some of the live BEMF sets. They just released their new aptly titled album,
Blog Party, and you can pick it up on
iTunes or at
Turntable Lab!
If you're in Europe catch them on tour through September with dates in Paris, Zurich, Malmo, Copenhagen, Venice, and Berlin. Full tour schedule and details on the
myspace.
Purple Crush - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalLabels: brooklyn electronic music festival, purple crush, selektor, subdrive live
Another live BEMF performance from Aussie-NY electro-rockers
Lismore! First time I ever met someone called Penelope, for real. Their set was great and now you can hear it anywhere you are. Enjoy Lismore LIVE from the BEMF!
Oh and everyone should know that these recordings would not be possible without the help of
Impose Magazine and the amazing technician Jesse DeRosa who sat in the heat the entire day making sure all of these sets would sound fantastic! Thanks guys!
Lismore - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalLabels: brooklyn electronic music festival, lismore, selektor, subdrive live
I finally listened to this from beginning to end and I have to say New York's
Rekles, aka Daniel Casanova, did a fantastic job bringing the energy up, but at the same time playing tracks that just meshed with the outdoor vibe perfectly. You'll get what I mean when you hear this fantastic set. Pump it out at your next party while the heat is still around!
Rekles - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, rekles, selektor, subdrive live
We've gotten through almost half the lineup at the BEMF, but there's still more to come! Today's installment is from West-coast native, now Brooklynite,
Loose Shus & Brooklyn's own
Romanoff who together did a tag-team set at the festival. Beard, shades, and computers in hand, they rocked out the afternoon time-slot at the festival and warmed the gravel up for the dancers later that night.
Loose Shus & Romanoff - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalLabels: brooklyn electronic music festival, loos shus, romanoff, selektor, subdrive live
This BEMF set comes from New York promoter, producer, and DJ:
Cobra Krames. He djs and promotes with his friend Nick the Duke as
COBRA KAI. I'm really psyched to share this set with you all, he absolutely killed it at the festival!
If you missed him definitely catch him at one of the 12 dates he's got booked in New York through September or his other shows in Miami, Montreal, or Chicago. Check the
myspace for a full tour schedule.
Cobra Krames - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalLabels: brooklyn electronic music festival, cobra krames, selektor, subdrive live
They keep coming! This one is from Brooklyn party-starters
VDRK and
Neon Coyote. Subdrive readers should know VDRK well as he did a
SELEKTOR mix for us at the beginning of the summer.
Since then he and Coyote have been tearing the house down at various parties all around New York city and across the states. Check out their live sets back-to-back here in the latest installment of the Live BEMF series.
Neon Coyote / VDRK - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalLabels: brooklyn electronic music festival, neon coyote, selektor, subdrive live, VDRK
Third installment of the LIVE BEMF series!
The Glass' live set is a combination of their DJ skills and live performance. As one of the guys told me, they start off with a DJ set to pump the crowd up and then when they feel the crowd's going crazy, they do their original stuff.
Oh, and definitely let us know what you think of this set and all the BEMF sets in the comments.
The Glass - Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalLabels: brooklyn electronic music festival, selektor, subdrive live, the glass
Here is the 2nd installment of the Subdrive LIVE at the 2008 BEMF DJ sets!
Finger on the Pulse are twin brothers Terry D and DJ Never Forget and together they throw the popular Brooklyn party with the aforementioned FOTP name. They rocked a great mid-afternoon set at the BEMF and now you can hear it in its entirety!
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, finger on the pulse, selektor, subdrive live
As promised, we're kicking off the 12 episode-installment of Subdrive LIVE: At the 2008 BEMF today with our opening set from the festival. For those of you eager to get the sets from the 11 other artists, don't worry, you can get a new set every day for the next 11 days! If you subscribe to the podcast now you'll be able to get every single one automatically!
Oh and just to recap, those sets are coming from the likes of
Treasure Fingers, Purple Crush, The Glass, Cobra Krames, Todosantos, Neon Coyote, VDRK, Lismore, Finger on the Pulse, Rekles, and Loose Shus & Romanoff!
So check back here every day or get on the podcast to catch every set. There are no tracklistings as these are live sets and it would delay us from delivering them to you in a timely fashion. Ours is the only one with a listing. Enjoy!
Subdrive DJs Live at the 2008 Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalTRACKLISTING:
1. Fatboy Slim - Kalifornia (Graveleaf Remix)
2. Eric Prydz - Pjanoo (Fred Falke Remix)
3. T.E.D.D. - Lady Riding (Modjo)
4. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Laidback Luke Remix)
5. The Presets - Talk Like That (Miami Horror Remix)
6. These Electric Lives - We Should Be Believing (Sta Remix)
7. Treasure Fingers - Cross the Dancefloor (Lifelike Remix)
8. Dragonette - I Get Around (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
9. Shinichi Osawa - Star Guitar
10. The Who - Baba O'Riely (SebastiAn Remix)
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, galbis, selektor, subdrive live
Subdrive Live: ALL SETS FROM BEMF AVAILABLE ON SUBDRIVE!
Starting this weekend you'll be able to download all the sets from the
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival that went down this past Saturday at the Yard. We've teamed up with
Impose and
Famous Friends to bring you all the music from the festival straight to your computer and portable devices. If you're subscribed to the podcast, you'll automatically get every set once they go live on our servers!
Not subscribed?
Get in on it, it's free!Check back this weekend for detailed posts with the full sets!
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, mp3, subdrive live
A quick reminder for all of you in Brooklyn and in New York in general. Today is the first ever
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival! We've got the honor of being the first act to open up the festival at 12 noon sharp! Come early to catch our set and stay for the amazing talent to follow including
The Glass, Lismore, Todosantos, Purple Crush, Treasure Fingers, VDRK, and more!More info
here.
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, events
This Week(end)
As I said, back from Vacation, there's plenty of stuff to do!
TONIGHT! Wednesday, August 6, 2008:SOULWAX performing LIVEIrving Plaza - $25 Advance Tix - Doors 8pm
Official Soulwax After party w/ Steve of Soulwax + Midnight JuggernautsArlo & Esme - FREE - 10pm
Thursday, August 7th, 2008:
TITTSWORTH ALBUM RELEASE PARTY w/
Tittsworth, Dave Nada, Stretch Armstrong, The Glass, Kap10Kurt, Martinez BrothersSantos Party House - $10 DOOR
Saturday, August 9th, 2008:Brooklyn Electronic Music FestivalThe Yard - Doors 12 noon - $10 Advance, $15 Day of
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, this week
Back from Vacation!
Hey everybody, sorry for the lack of updates. I've been gone in China for two weeks just exploring the country. Lots of stuff to follow-up on, we got tons of mail and we have to post up on a lot of this today. So let's just jump back into it. First off, big big big event this Saturday if you're in Brooklyn!!
THE
BROOKLYN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL is going down at 12 noon at THE YARD with a huge lineup (including Treasure Fingers, Todosantos, The Glass, Lismore, and more), and the Subdrive crew has the honor of being the first opening act! Catch us at 12 NOON sharp!
Tonight, big events,
Soulwax are performing live at Irving Plaza and our friends, well, the
Famous Friends, are doing the offical after party with Steve of Soulwax DJing with the Midnight Juggernauts! It's going down for FREE at Arlo & Esme tonight.
Of course I have tons of music to post, so I'll get to that in the next post. I just wanted to follow-up and let folks know that the site wasn't dead. Best to all.
Labels: brooklyn electronic music festival, soulwax, subdrive live
