Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Selections from the Adventures of Safi & CoCo Haiku texting
dear love
for I am caught in your web
tangled in your kiss.
My pelvis grinds to
the rhythm of your yearning
Dont stop the music.
Ancient and recent
you have been many places
What have you NOT seen?
Selections from The Adventures of Safi & CoCo: Shoe has Dropped
Dear Shoe,
You came into my life
our paths destined
for you to comfort
and
mold to me
give me support when i am going about my day.
you
you
you put a spring in my step
galloping
gliding
running
sauntering
sashaying
dancing
moon walking
leaping
in my step
we
were
meant
to
be
good to me
like vibrams
and not them fila knockoffs
cause them shits join
the 4th and 5th toes
and my feets needs to be
free
flexible
made strong (er)
like Shaka Zulu
ready for battle
be it
dance
or
war
you
be
second skin
but i was under no illusion
that one day
one day
some day
today
the shoe, my shoe
MY SHOE
would drop
OMG
WTF
OMW
to
ROTF
and not for good reasons
you supposed to stay on my feet
how dare you
i paid over $100 for your ass
you gotta a damn nerve
how could you
we supposed to be like hand/glove
foot/shoe love
and
you just wanna drop
now ive slipped
on the banana peel
of your consideration
i was about to go dancing
damnit
i was in mid stride
ready to kick my heels to the side
like fred astair
sing in the rain
fuck an unbrella
let me be drenched
in bliss
'cause i can splash in puddles
and not get wet
durable
long lasting
like gortex
we were going to race to the sun
now i got mud between the toes
soaked
unprotected
bare
sole
bare
soul
concrete and me
be enemies
and you wanna pull this
i knew you would
just didnt know when
well here we are
goddamnit
you fell off my foot
in mid fucking stride
on a day i dont even give a fuck about
but something was in the air
damn you
i was mid stride of bliss
and you had to mess it up
now the rain
is only masking my tears
and my heart song
that lived in my happy feet
dance to a different tune
a tune
of
sadness
THANK GOD MY HEART HAS SHOCK ABSORBERS.
©2012
SBTRKT Hold On - Jamsteady Remix
I admit, I am a sucker for cover art. My love for graphics has played a major part in my musical selection. The cover art must complement the music; it must be the visual manifestation of the aural summation. They go together like hand and glove. I have purchased music such as Fela Kuti's Expensive Shit, Jazzanova's In Between and DJ Rel's Theme for a Broken Soul just off the visual alone. Call it branding, marketing if you want (and yes, its that too, but thats only part of it), cover art is the first thing excites my senses, peaking my interest, making me want to dig deeper into its sonic roots. And I must say that, my theory of awesome cover art equalling in awesome music has yet to fall short from the truth.
I first became familiar with SBTRKT by a good friend of mine whilst perusing her phone for some tunes. As soon as I cover, I knew immediately that I wanted to listen to them. It stared at me, commanding me to listen and I could do no less. Turns out, A Hidden Place, designed the mask that I must say blends modern, electrifying colors with familiar traces of indigenous art. By the way, the music as awesome too. If you are into Radiohead, Spacek and Little Dragon, chances are you will be digging this too.
JoJo Flores of Jamsteady which also includes Rise Ashen and Rom Zareski posted this today on Facebook and I was too delighted. First off, Hold On is one of my favorite tracks on the album and second, JoJo Flores added his therapeutic flavor. Works well in a house or indie set and I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
SBTRKT
JoJoFlores
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Adele "Rolling in Threes" (Nappy DJ Needles Blend)
You simply can't go wrong with anything Nappy DJ Needles touches. I have heard more than my share of listening to remixes for Rolling in the Deep that, I would be perfectly fine if it had never existed, until now. Enjoy Rolling in the Deep with J Live's Life Comes in Threes. Give Needles a shout out here ----> Ghettoblastic
FUCK YOU!!!
Mercury and Mars have shot off. First, I tripped up the stairs and with the intention on NOT busting my ass, (which I accomplished thanks to the muscle memory of a negativa and role) my IPHONE fell out my pocket and cracked. A dj gig got cancelled at the last minute just after I turned down a promo gig for that same day. My phone is now off due to a woman in San Fran who has yet to pay my invoice. (people waiting on other people to get paid so they can pay people) I'm being hounded by a hag over a fucking mail order. My mixer and headphones have mysteriously been vandalized. I had to cancel a promo. My rice cooker went out, so did my favorite space heater. I have had it up to here with the motion of the heavens...
Having ORI TUTU (cool head) ain't easy...It requires me to think first, rather than acting on my initial feelings. I am doing my best to keep that at the forefront of every misfortune but that still doesn't negate the fact that I wanna cuss, scream, and just down right kick some ass to make me feel better. Instead, I give the middle finger to all that hinders my progress, my success, my peace, my joy, my sanity; FUCK YOU!!! ase ase ase O!!!
No matter what side of the guillotine, Esu always gets his cut.
Jungle Boogie Saturday Feb. 25 10pm
This event has become medicine for some people, including myself. When I am there, I show up and show out. I allow the music take over my senses and submit to the spirit. We exchange energy. We add joy to the planet. This is how I do/take part of creating/maintaining harmony in the universe. Everyone feels like family. It's gonna be bananas!!! RahFiyah will get her wish that night; a night with me djing, more alcohol, some grinding and maybe some bad things happening in the dark. Well, Merry Christmas lady!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Enjoy Mumbo Jumbo Vo.l 2
Well, what can I say but THANK YOU for your love and support!!! You all are awesome sauce. I have reached the download limit in just 3 weeks with over 700 plays. Cheers to you all!!!
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