Monday, October 27, 2008

new(ish) Mike Simonetti "Albuterol" mix for you

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hello.
Happy halloween///
new ITALIANS stuff will be for sale later this week. TONS of
new stuff. Thanks to all who came out to the Italians party
in Portland. It was awesome, even though i was there for
under 12 hours!! See you in the spring!

OK, here's the backstory. early in 2008 mike and johnny
went into the studio to work on stuff, fuck around a little
with edits, music etc... Mike brought a box of records
into the studio, and they picked out some songs.
We came up with an idea to collaborate on a mix of edits.
We did a bunch of edits on the fly (no computers, just a
few cdjs) and did a mix. At the time, Mike was staying at
Adam and Natties house and as we all know he's allergic
to cats, and he was pretty fucked up the whole time he was
there, in a constant state of "almost asthma attacks"...
The typical Portland weather (DAMP RAIN) didnt help either.
Plus we listened to chopped and screwed hip hop pretty
much exclusively (as it is the shit Johnny listens to being
from Houston and all). The mix you hear is the result of
some of my time in Portland in early 2008...
Pitched down tracks for your enjoyment...
Done in a single take, Mike and Johnny
knocked out some edits and tried to mix them. Some of
these are proper "edits", others are simple extensions of
the good parts for djing purposes, and a few tracks were
perfect the way they were. Shit, some are even edits of
other edits!!!
The original tape was all but lost, but i found this on my
ipod on the plane and dumped it to my computer. I
totally forgot about it.
you may have heard some of these versions in a live
nightclub setting when i was djing. small world,
right? I am going to post a few edits for you all
to download later this week if you want (let us
know) ... Can you guess which
one of these songs on this mix is one of Mike's
favorite disco trax of all time?
  • ALBUTEROL MIX
  • Monday, October 20, 2008

    ITALIANS OUT OF HIBERNATION

    this weekend i will be in NYC at the WFMU record
    fair hopefully buying all the minimal synth and
    DIY 7"s before all the hawks come in (dealer
    badge means 7am entry!)..

    on Friday after FMU i am djing in NYC at 12:30
    am as part of CMJ, so come on down and chill out.
    its free... see flyer below.

    i will then stay awake until 7am and go back to
    the record fair to grab more stuff before i jump
    on a plane in the afternoon to head over to
    Portland for the ITALIANS DO IT BETTER party.
    We try to throw parties all over the USA whenever
    we have a record to promote. This time we are promoting
    a few records: BEATBOX on vinyl (with bonus 7"!) and
    a new addition to the Italians family: Nite Jewel from
    Los Angeles, CA. Also playing is Farah (her first Portland
    gig ever!) When she is there she will hit the studio
    with Johnny to work on some new tracks. Very busy
    weekend for the Italians family. I'll be djing the gig
    and the afterparty as well. The afterparty will be at
    the "storefront". if you are from Portland you know
    this place. Last time i played there it was pretty
    insane. I love that place!

    and FINALLY, regarding the ITALIANS gig. We will be
    selling a gig -only PINK VINYL version of BEATBOX.
    But have no fear, if there are any left i will lug them
    over to NJ for mailorder!
    Also at the party we will be giving away a new Glass
    Candy cd called DEEP GEMS, which is a collection of
    singles, b sides, and rarities. in between touring like
    crazy, glass candy has been in the studio every possible
    moment working on a new lp for 2009. in the meantime,
    "deep gems" is a collection of rare tracks recorded
    between march 2006 and october 2008. featuring 10
    unreleased songs plus the remix of "miss broadway"
    they've been playing live, and the 12" version of
    "geto boys". here's the tracklisting of DEEP GEMS:

    1 > INTRODUCTION
    2 > FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING
    3 > ANIMAL IMAGINATION
    4 > THE BEAT'S ALIVE
    5 > SOMETHING STIRRING IN SPACE
    6 > THEME FROM DEEP GEMS
    7 > MORNING MIST
    8 > GETO BOYS
    9 > MS. BROADWAY REMIX
    10 > SOFT BOUNDARIES
    11 > STARS & HOUSES
    12 > SILVER FOUNTAIN

    Check the TMU store on Tuesday for the
    availibility of all the new releases.


    ALSO AVAILABOE ON TUESDAY:
    nite jewel "what did he say" 12" b/w
    "let's go the two of us together"
    two new underground synth pop songs from los
    angeles' nite jewel. recorded on 8 track.
    ramona g's singing is contagious, and the music
    is out of this world. we love this girl!


    AND MAYBE NEW ITALIANS SHIRTS AS WELL!!!

    coming soon:
    farah "into eternity" 12"
    glass candy "geto boys" 12"
    bottin "no static" 12"



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    Wednesday, October 15, 2008

    Tuesday, October 14, 2008

    back to the grind... - djing Friday NYC

    my "Fall Relaxation Program" is coming to an end. I'm
    slowly getting back out on the road and playing other
    people's records... This weekend i am playing NYC, at
    an all night, after hours event. i am playing from 3:15-
    4:30 am. before me is Large Professor, you know from
    Main Source... pretty nuts, right? it should be one of
    "those nights" as they say. Hope to see you there. These
    parties are notoriously asweome...

    coming soon to Barcelona, Sweden, Mexico, Canada,
    DC, Chicago, LA, Istanbul, London, Canada again...
    AND OF COURSE, the Italians Do It Better seasonal Fall
    party in Portland next weekend! GONNA RULE! more info
    in a few days.

    more importantly , there is going to be some news
    regarding many many new Italians releases and
    merchandise and new additions to the roster!

    We are all coming out of our slumber. The sleeping
    giant has awoken.




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    Wednesday, October 01, 2008

    NEW QLINT MIX

    hello, our very own Anton from Tiedye just did a mix for
    our good friends over in France. Qlint aloways blows me
    away with his insane selection of Swedish music. So many
    killer cuts. You may know this blog because the Dirty/Discodeine
    guys run it, and its one of our favorites! Mike also did a mix
    for that blog earlier this year. its called HAZY HOUSE , so
    check it out as well.

    And check out the Dirty edits and Discodeine tracks if you
    can! These guys are great. The link below will take you to the
    blog.

  • MIX

    Track listing of the mix.
    01 - Rasa - The greatest one
    02 - Graham Nash - Earth & Sky
    03 - Renée - Can't live my life
    04 - Alan Tarney - On TV
    05 - Eloy - Mirador
    06 - Moon Martin - Writing on the wall
    07 - The Earons - Land of hunger (Dub version)
    08 - Cos/mes - Fanfare Maniac
    09 - MUD - Mr Bagatelle
    10 - Torkel Rasmusson - Resan