THERE ARE TWO MIX LINKS!!! Short and sweet, so don’t miss out on the second one…

No one has noticed but I’ve disappeared. This fizzle makes it a more comfortable state, actually. Here’s one of the last gigs I performed at, ‘Days Like This!‘

Such a great festival. So many heroes. All the Aussie supports were cut but for Simon and I… Quick, filler sets assigned, but damnnit, I tried to smack the back outta those decks in the time that I had. And I did. And now I’m spent. x

Before Katalyst… (15 min)

1. ANONYMOUS ARTIST – Fifty Weapons 001
2. GHISLAIN POIRIER – Don’t Smile, It’s Postmodern
3. OH NO – Banger
4. MING & FS – Madhattan Bound
5. X-ECUTIONERS – Musica Negra (Black Music Acapella)
6. MING & FS – Brain Dead Amphibian Twins
7. UNDECIDED – Gargoyle
8. BUSTA RHYMES – Dangerous (Ill Poetic rmx)
9. DJ BC – When The Meth Comes Marching In
10. SHOWBIZ & A.G. – Party Groove (Instrumental)
11. VIBESQUAD – Snagglepuss
12. NEIL LAUNDSTRUMM – Little Help From Rustie (with Tobias Schmidt [SES])
13. SUBVERT – Pump et Up
14. THE MIGHTY UNDERDOGS – UFC Remix (cuts by DJ Shadow)
15. KRAZY BALDHEAD – Bill’s Break
16. KRADDY – Faux Show (Shimmy Shimmy Ya rmx)

Before Wajeed… (10 min)

1. MAYDAY! – 4×4
2. MADLIB – Chrome Dreams
3. KELPE – Stop Parching Yourself (Fulgeance Booty Call Remix)
4. CONNETICUT – Fidelity
5. VIBESQUAD – Biggie Shorty
6. SKEW – In The Water
7. AMON TOBIN – Delpher
8. FULGEANCE – Revenge Of The Nerd
9. CAPPABLACK – Components & Amp Variables
10. CHARISMA – Conneticut
11. SUBTLE – The Mercury Craze (Soft Pink Truth Remix Instrumental)
12. DAEDELUS – Arouse Suspicion
13. SLUGGABED – No Good

PS: Thank you for the love, if you were kind enough to give some. Particulrly sticky forms of love. Make sure you support your music makers or they’ll wither and die. /prune

 

 Days Like This! before Katalyst [15:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Days Like This! before Wajeed [10:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

1. Rustie | Zig Zag
2. Para One | Beat Down Instrumental
3. Krazy Baldhead | Revolution (Para One rmx)
4. Starkey | Marsh
5. Distance | Feel Me
6. Untold | Test Signal
7. Antipop Consortium | Ghostlawns (LFO Rik Waller Mix)
8. Battlejam | Scratch Mustard
9. Monk Fly | Wobble John Silver
10. Westernsynthetics | 80808
11. Conneticut | Charisma
12. 1000 Names | 32 Steps
13. Kelpe | Shipwreck Glue (Architeq Version)
14. Ooah | Tuesday Again
15. Eero Johannes | Katt Witt 700 Watts
16. Hermitude | Cartridge Kings
17. Fulgeance | Revenge of the Nerd
18. Take | You High (Daedelus rmx)
19. Osymyso | Sod It, I’m Off To Hawaii!
20. Flying Lotus | GNG BNG
21. Ill Poetics | Rosa Parks
22. Amon Tobin | Delpher

“I want to push DJing. I want it to be more than DJing, and also less than DJing. That’s why I’ve started implementing nearicles into my set. Nearicles are like almost miracles. You get close, but its not quite there. Its, its a nearicle!”

Anyway, that’s from my Al, who actually believes in me and is awesome enough to keep me laying hope eggs.

 Sucker DJ [33:37m]: Download

 

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“What’s it like to be a bikie’s girl?”
“Well at least you feel wanted…”

Lots of fantastic stuff coming up:

20/11: Flunked @ UTS Loft Bar, 5pm ’til midnight
The final Flunked for the year… There will be bbq food for your happy consumption, amazing beats played by lots of selectors, and an awesomely fun time to dance and smile in a gorgeous courtyard! Mashy P, Bec Paton, Prize, Alistair Erskine, 16 Tacos, Johnny Darko and Coco & Shambles.

21/11: Hudson Mohawke @ Civic Underground, 10pm ’til the wee hours
Headroom invites you to cop the freshness first hand and experience broken beats and bass all night long, with support from El Gusto (Hermitude), Stu Buchanan (Fat Planet), Bec Paton, Jonny Faith and Monk Fly.

28/11: Shockwave II feat. Bec Paton @ Mercury Bar (Canberra), 9pm ’til late
Canberra’s premier dubstep event with Bec Paton, Buick, Crooked Sound System, Bowl and Scissors and Harlequin MC.

05/12: Joker (UK) @ Phoenix Bar, 9pm ’til lat
VOID turns things up a notch for the summer with one hottest new producers in the dubstep & grime scene–Joker. He has recently been named Pitchfork’s Producer Of The Year. With Bec Paton, Garage Pressure, Victim, Prize, Joker, SameO, Mark Pritchard aka Harmonic 313 and Steve Spacek.

11/12: Saul Williams and Band @ Oxford Arts Factory
This is your chance to see one of the greatest lyricists and wordsmiths of our time… Saul Williams will be performing with his band songs from his latest album Called Niggy Stardust produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.

12/12: Western Synthetics EP Launch @ Hermanns, 9pm ’til late
The launch of Western Synthetic’s forwrd thinking 12″ release with Bec Paton, Spherix, Flippo, Eli and Kodama.

13/12: Know-U EP Launch @ Brighton Up Bar, 10pm ’til the wee hours
Headroom invites you to cop the freshness first hand and experience broken beats and bass all night long, with support from Prize, Bec Paton, Jonny Faith and Monk Fly.

02/01: Skream & Benga @ Oxford Arts Factory, from 9pm ’til late
Two of dubstep’s favorite dons supported by an all star local cast.

04/01: Days Like This! Festival @ The Entertainment Quarter, from midday
Hankering for a festival unlike anything else on the summer calendar? Then feast your eyes on the line-up for the inaugural Days Like This! Festival. Spread across four stages in the first weekend of 2009, Days Like This! will span hip hop, reggae, soul, house and techno, with a roll-call of artists not likely to extend to the tastes of under-21s.

Fat Freddy’s Drop, Public Enemy, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Morcheeba, Atmosphere feat. Brother Ali, The Dodos, Gilles Peterson feat. MC Earl, Zinger, Carl Craig, Platinum Pied Pipers, Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves, Yo Majesty, South Rakkas Crew, Katalyst, Flying Lotus, Recloose, Ladi 6, Waajeed, Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek, DJ Vadim feat. Yarah Bravo, Watussi, Spikey Tee & Ritual, Budspells, Mr Scruff, A Guy Called Gerald, Radioslave & Mike Monday, Killaqueenz, Deepchild, Ro Sham Bo, Uberlingua Djs, Canyons, Paradise Lost Crew, Simon Caldwell, Jamie Lloyd & Jimi Polar, Bec Paton, Soulshaker Crew, Thief, Murat Killac, Stereo Thieves, Huwston, Motech, Trevor Parkee, Gordan Watson, Dj Kavi-R and Jimmi James Vs Zootie.

10/01: HEADROOM @ Brighton Up Bar, 10pm ’til the wee hours
Headroom invites you to cop the freshness first hand and experience broken beats and bass all night long, with Lorna, Sofie, Bec Paton, Jonny Faith and Monk Fly. Expect an eclectic night of music, carefully selected and served up with delightful live visuals!!!

28/01: Four Tet & Qua @ Beck’s Bar, 9pm ’til late
As part of the Sydney Festival’s FBI night with support from me!

29/01: Bassnectar @ UTS Loft, 9pm ’til late
The mack daddy of fatty boom ba sounds with support from me!

Good things come to those that don’t piss me off! (or are at least a bit patient!) There are two new mixes up:

DJ Krush Mix is from supporting him in Canberra in May this year and has the little anecdote that made me ridiculously happy.

Raiden Mix is from supporting him, also in Canberra in May this year and was a really fun and bass ladden set.

Also, check out Headroom, (below), a new monthly night that you’ll no doubt love if you like this website.

Join us for a night of mayhem as we launch our new underground baby (that happens to NOT be a troll), Headroom! Jonny Faith, Bec Paton and Monk Fly got together and nutted out how to throw the party of their wet dreams and this is the result – wild, wonderful, wicked beats from some of our favorite beat-bruisers, an intimate and peculiar venue in which to play, snipers and animal sex, and of course, a gathering of the dopest mofos around, (stop reading if you are not said “dope mofo”).

Harmonic 313 (Warp, Global Communication, Jedi Knights, Troubleman,) is also known around here as mystical Mark Pritchard who’s DJ sets are always slicker than an oil spill, and for us he has promised a set of his ridiculously fat, minimal, glitchy hip hop sounds.

Some Freak (Bodega, Red Bull Music Academy), is shortly leaving the country and so being the desperate junkies that we are, needed a hit before the withdrawal sets in. His productions are wild and his DJ sets woolly – shit’s gonna be mammoth!

Monk Fly’s a total scallywag which is why his wicked prodcuction and music selection will charm the pants off you, (if his gentlemanly moustache doesn’t first).

Jonny Faith is an absolute weapon with bombs to drop and scratches that have gotten him a couple of killer Solid Steel mixes to sit with the rest of his arsenal.

Bec Paton is a frequanaught, just returned from getting high-fived by DJ Krush and glowing like the tail-end of space junk on re-entry, (read ‘happy that this happened’, nothing more!)

You comin’? Cheap and oh so very cheerful ($5 before 11pm and $10 afterwards on the door).

I play a bit of electronica tinged hip hop and speak a bit of Japanese so it was pretty appropriate to get to support my hero, DJ Krush! At my wedding in February, we walked down the aisle to Dj Krush’s “Final Home” (the piano mix) too so it made it pretty poetic, sorta, too.

Poor Krush was a bit stunned because his support rocked up, was a girl, spoke Japanese and told him enthusiastically about getting hitched to one of his songs, (in Japanese). He was bewildered but stoked. When one of the turntables buggered out, he was cool enough to let me use one of his for the remainder of the set too. After my set, he said my tunes were great, high-fived me and clapped me in front of the crowd. I still feel a little glowy…

He then pulled out an awesome set and was such a generous performer and truly the master. Thanks to Landspeed for making a dream come true. Now I just need to support Shadow and Tipper and my list is done!

From the lovely review from BMA:

“We arrived to find the lush sounds of ex-Canberran Bec Paton doing a warm-up set that, had it been louder, and she not a support DJ, would have been more than enough entertainment for one night. Her sublime mixing of records that would pose problems to the most talented of selectors formed a beat-laden, diverse, bass-y and beautiful introduction to the night – which was only slowed by quickly rectified turntable problems – and seemed like a tribute to all Krush is about: gorgeous sounds juxtaposed by drums-of-death.”

1. Bassnectar | Kyrian Bee Bop
2. Sixtoo | Boxcutter Emporium
3. I L.O.V.E You 2002 | DJ DSL
4. Jellybass | Socks
5. Unknown Artist | Untitled
6. Kaman Leung | Desolate
7. Monk Fly (Suburban Dark Rmx) | An English Walk
8. Danny Breaks | Outro
9. Luke Vibert | Slowfast
10. Kaman Leung | Uncomfort
11. Alien Digit | Midnight
12. Jimmy Edgar | No Guest List
13. Luke Vibert | Intro – Welcome
14. Harmonic 313 | Problem 5
15. Wax Tailor | Damn That Music Made My Day
16. DJ Shadow | Roy’s Theme
17. Danny Breaks | Another Dimension
18. DJ Kentaro | Grateful to You
19. Vibesquad | Memberz Only
20. Sound Tribe Sector 9 (Bassnectar Rmx) | Somesing
21. Tip Hop2 | Tipper
22. Chris de Luca and Peabird | I Gonna Give it to You
23. Funkstorung (Funckarma Rmx) | Fat Camp Feva w/ Nongenetic
24. DJ Spooky | Takemitsu
25. DJ Logic (DJ Spooky Rmx) | Spooky Logic
26. Daedelus (Prefuse 73 Rmx) | Busy Signal
27. Amon Tobin (Clark Rmx) | Kitchen Sink
28. Tom Burbank | Fragile
29. Edan feat. Percee P | Torture Chamber
30. Flying Lotus | Spicy Sammich
31. Hermitude | Gusto’s Theme
32. Le Peuple de L’Herbe feat. JC001 | Boxin’ Da Beat
33. DJ DSL | Havana Club
34. Aesop Rock | Aesop Nike Run
35. Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band feat. Takku Ishino (Maurice Fulton Rmx) | Mouth Music
36. Sheath | His Sheath
37. Subtle | Sinking Pinks

 

 Bec Paton - DJ Krush Mix (High Q AAC) [61:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Bec Paton - DJ Krush Mix (MP3) [61:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The bass manics from True Jungle Souljahs invited me back to Canberra to support Raiden, all the way from the UK and famous for his techno infused drum & bass. While this is not a style I really play, I managed to pull out a killer set of dubstep, grime, jungle and drum and bass. It was heaps of fun with MC Harlequin on the mic and a room full of up-for-it peeps.

I got a pretty awesome review from InTheMix for it too: “Confession #3: I enjoyed the next act more than the headliner. Maybe it was due to my complete lack of exposure to the mega-ultra-cool genre of dubstep before this moment, but Bec Paton’s set absolutely blew me away. Glitchy, bassy and just downright cool, I couldn’t help but get my ‘groove awn’ (sorry dancefloor) and was fixated for an hour in some kind of dubby, wacked-out hypnotic trance. All hail dubstep, the next genre to make you feel like the coolest mo-fo on the planet!”

Sick!

1. Bassnectar | Kyrian Bee Bop
2. Si Begg | My Style
3. Spak Hand Luke | Play
4. BINT | Proper Fee
5. Daly Situations | Dark City
6. Trillbass | Bring It Live
7. DJ Maxximus | Trust Me
8. Benga & Walsh | Bingo
9. Rustie | Response
10. Zombie (Rustie Rmx) | Spliff Dub
11. Jakes | 2 Steps Back
12. Neil Landstrumm | Harlem Shoot Me
13. Si Begg | Angel
14. Bionics | Dubcore
15. Vex’d | Corridor
16. Renee Silver | Shout Out Proud
17. Toasty (Vex’d Rmx) | The Knowledge
18. Rustie | Jagz The Smack
19. Jellybass | Loop Da Loop
20. Mochipet | Mr Malaise
21. Danielsan | Fragile Rock
22. DJ Kentaro (Coldcut Rmx) | Trust
23. Peshay (Underdog Rmx) | Miles From Home
24. Mochipet | Hope Again
25. Bassnectar | Kick It Complex
26. Ming & FS | Rock Higher
27. Starkey (Murderbot Rmx) | Pins
28. DJ Zinc | Just Roll
29. DJ Zinc | Disturbed
30. Le Peuple de L’Herbe | Gumzilla
31. Cynicism | Highlanders

 

 Bec Paton - Raiden Mix (High Q AAC) [63:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Bec Paton - Raiden Mix (MP3) [63:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Thank you to the insanely cool cats who reached out and supported us this week for Radithon. If you sort of wish you were down with 2-to-the-S-to-the-E-to-the-R, you can still visit www.2ser.com or call on 9514 9500 and say, “God damn that Dj made my day!” – Patent Pending

Upcoming gigs:

27/10: Suck it Up @ The Clare

03/11: DJ Kentaro (Ninja tune – Japan) @ Oxford Arts

08/11: Dust Tones @ The Loft UTS

09/11: RockNRollCircus @ The Factory Theatre

10/11: P.Inc (Canberra – Toast)

23/11: Luke Vibert & Zero DB (Ninja Tune – UK) @Oxford Arts

It is that time of year again, where all of us at 2ser celebrate our achievements for the year and call apon our listeners and the community to give a little somethin’ to keep us in the radio business! 2ser is an integral part of Australia’s media landscape. It is a grass roots, locally focussed, volunteer driven community station, is truly independent and not for profit. As 2ser receives no government funding, it relies on financial contributions from listeners and members of the community to continue to provide cutting edge radio.

For my show, Patent Pending, which is on at midday today, I try and find the most interesting music possible and fascinating artists to talk to with no agenda other than to put on the dopest radio show I can! For the price of two CDs, you can subscribe to 2ser for the year and know that you’re contributing to a great scene – and think of all the music you get for that too!

For those of you who are artists, if you become an artist supporter there are heaps of benefits including a week-long on-air spotlight, discounts on campaigns, and a spot on our designated artist webpage. It’s a pretty fine radio station to be affiliated with and if you have enjoyed having support from me over the year, maybe this is a cool way to give a little back and ensure your a part of the radness!

Sooo… Please don’t sit on this – I would appreciate your support. Call up during my show on Monday 12noon to 1:30pm on 9514 9500 or visit online.

There’s heaps of great prizes and supporter benefits too but I know you’ll do it out if the goodness of your heart – your halo is choking you!

Thanks a bijillion!!!

A chat with Michael Fakesh about his new tunes and life after Funkstörung.

 

 Michael Fakesh Interview [11:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I caught up with Taz Arnold of the mighty Sa-Ra Creative Partners to talk about making your music successful, their debut album, (pretty strange for a famous production crew), and what it takes to become hip hop royalty.

 

 Sa-Ra Interview [11:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week I was super lucky to have Unkle Ho and Senator Jim to come into the studio and play a live set! What a way to celebrate the new album, Circus Maximus, out on Elefant Traks. Unkle Ho’s music is something really fresh and special to experience and it was sonically divine to have the two guys jamming on their computer, mpc, theramin, trumpet and melodium! With multicultural musical influences working in harmony across a range of genres, it isn’t to hard to envisage world peace when listening to this music!

Also, I caught up with Taz Arnold of the mighty Sa-Ra Creative Partners to talk about making your music successful, their debut album, (pretty strange for a famous production crew), and what it takes to become hip hop royalty.

1. A live set from Unkle Ho and Senator Jim (esq.)
2. edseven: Drag Your Feet
3. Sa-Ra interview with Taz Arnold
4. DJ Krush: Only the Strong Survive feat. C.L. Smooth
5. Ming & FS: Back to One
6. Danny Breaks: Oh, What, Yo, Yeah, C’mon, Word
7. Dizzee Rascal: World Outside
8. Jimmy Edgar: No Guest List
9. Tom Burbank: Cracked
10. DJ Rylo: Countless Sleepless Nights
11. Gaiya: Freak
12. The Free Design: Where Do I Go? (Madlib Rmx)
13. Bogenschutzer: Short Rule

 Patent Pending 25/06/07 [88:36m]: (Protected Content)

The Limpet | 23/6 | IDM/Glitch Hop

Submerged | 28/6 | Dubstep

Unkle Ho Album Launch | 29/6 | Swinghop?

UG BEATS 5th B’DAY | 7/7 | Radcore

Void | 13/6 | Dubstep/Grime/IDM

Bank | 19/7 | Beats

Piracy | 28/7 | Melbourne Shuffle

Sydney Underground Film Festival | 31/7 | Cinematic Sounds

We were delighted to catch up with Wax Tailor for a chat. A sample based hip hop wizard who was the Cannes Film Festival dj this year, his music is detailed and cinematic.

 

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Disjunction came in to play some tunes, Limpet styles.

We were delighted to catch up with Wax Tailor for a chat. A sample based hip hop wizard who was the Cannes Film Festival dj this year, his music is detailed and cinematic.

1. edseven: Boots be Steel Kapt
2. Disjunction: A mix from the last Limpet party
3. Wax Tailor interview
4. Four Tet: Sun Drums and Soil (Sa-Ra Rmx)
5. Daedelus: The Third Degree
6. Ark: Sucubz (Shalark Rmx)
7. Sa-Ra: Fly Away feat. Erykah Badu & Georgia Anne Muldrow
8. Wagon Christ: Thick Stew
9. DJ Kentaro: Free feat. MC Spank Rock
10. Unkle Ho: Hiroshi Waltz
11. Amp Fiddler: If I Don’t (dubstepped)
12. Neptunes: Nike Ad

 Patent Pending 18/06/07 [91:40m]: (Protected Content)