Hot Shots Deux!

Ok kids. Time to get your hoochie on. Hot Shots Deux is about to get your Labor Day weekend frisky. You know the drill... 8 dj's each playing only 29 minutes. That's, dare I say, hawt. We've got your's truely LBE, the Librarian, Evan Scott, the Medic, the famous Zach Kazinsky, Versed, the talented William Alexander, and !dentity. If you recall, well, the last Hot shots was too rowdy, and the bar has been set high. So warn your hoochie friends, cause we're gunning for you . Disco dance hot damn party. Be there. This is, as per usual, FREE.



And I really enjoyed this, but just so you know, hipsters are always welcome at my parties.

New LBE Tune

For those of you who aren't familiar with me, I am Love Between Equals. Known also as the dnb producer, Bad Lieutenant. I returned in March from an exhausting North American tour. It wasn't my first, but by the time I had returned, I hoped it would be my last. I had poured too much of myself into the drum and bass industry, and was feeling pretty frustrated with the lack of diversity dnb had to offer. So after having produced drum and bass since 1997, I decided I'd really expiriment with other styles. So, without boring you... here I am.
Here is a new Love Between Equals tune for you. Lets see what you think. I'm already working on a revision, remix, er what ever. But before you download, add me on myspace if you please. Also, remember, I'm always interested in hearing your material, mixtapes, or rants. Please email me at anytime!


Love Between Equals - Get It Fit

Tim Sweeney , Bubble! Cincinnati tonight!

Tonight in Cincinnati, Tim Sweeney comes to town. It's at the Gypsy Hut. Be there.


Also, you can catch me and others at the 20th Century for Bubble. I'm playing early so I can catch Tim Sweeney. But Bubble has a great line-up. So, much to do tonight in Cincinnati.

Hearts Revolution / Hearts Challenger + Crystal Castles

So the blogs are a buzz with the sweet sound of Hearts Revolution and Crystal Castles. If you're not familiar with the Hearts Challenger / Hearts Revolution, Lo and Benjamin are a DIY duo who have brilliantly conceptualized the idead of brand identity through the use of an ice cream truck. Music and, well, kitch. They sell everything from ice cream to candy to music and clothing. The Hearts Challenger ice cream truck is known for rolling up to art openings, music events, parties, etcetera. Currently in LA and New York spreading it's love, the concept has really caught on (I think they even have a European trip sorted out!!!). The refreshing motto of the Hearts crew, "WE DO WHAT WE WANT, SUPPORT WHO WE LOVE. HOW? WE ARE POWERED BY LOVE."



The combination of brand and music is so brilliantly demonstrated with their recent limited editon Hearts Revolution release. A glow in the dark split with Crystal Castles' XxzxcZx Me and 1983 and Hearts Revolution’s CYOA and an Acid Girls remix of Prism Effect. Get yours at the Hearts Challenger Store. And be sure to say hello when you see the truck in your neighborhood.


Crystal Castles - XxzxcZx Me

Hearts Revolution’s - CYOA

The Glamour @ Juke! Cincinnati

Well, we finally have some pictures from last Thursday's Juke! Compliments of Empirical and his friendly Viking. The Glamour made a stop in on their recent tour. The Glamour duo, consisting of Asher Gray and Richard Galling from Milwaukee, managed to turn a commonly uneventful Cincinnati Thursday in to a sweaty disco romp, that apparently no one wanted to end. Control, wow. Now, we all know that if the chics are dancing, well, the guys will too. And The Glamour managed to draw every hot hipster girl out of their hide-away and onto the floor at Clique. 90's hiphop and dance. Crazy good electro. Disco. Funk. It was all there! Who wouldn't dance? The two have this incredible ability to get everyone in a room on the floor and keep you there. Almost as if they've got you at home, in their own living room, with 50 other people banging on the walls. There is something to be said about that.

Keep your ears open. The Galmour are rising quickly. Find their tunes on their myspace. But here is a link to a great Glamour mix.

The Glamour - Mix Oh Six!

DJ Empirical Mix

Hey freinds, why don't we start the week out right. Dj Empirical provided a new mix to a select few at last Thursday's Glamour show (Boy was that a hoot. More on that later). For those of you in the Ohio area, you may have heard of Empirical. He's been rocking wierdos, ravers and hoochies for years with his blend of rock, 90's, electro, funk, 80's, hiphop, dubstep, industrial. A man of many talents and cultural aptitudes. You can always catch him snapping off photos at every kind of event, and having more fun than you. Always down to support, he is a sheer delight to hear play. Hope you enjoy this new one from him.

Tracklist:
Jamelia - Something About You (Mr Oizo Mix)
Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (Kid Fresh & Haterboy ReFix)
Lillica Libertine - Ultra 10
Cybotron - Clear
Debbie Gibson - Only in My Dreams
Federico Franchi - Electron
Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin'
Black Ghosts - Let's Get Physical
Midnight Juggernauts - Road to Recovery (Miami Horror remix)
Dandi Wind - Stop Die (remix)
PROFF - You'll See (original)

DJ Empirical - A Quickie with DJE

More Daft Punk..and Kanye

Well, it seems as if everyone has Daft Punk fever, even Kanye.. but more on him in second. Our Clique Lounge big man Zach returned from his weekend at Lollapalooza in Chicago with some good video footage. So I thought I'd post a couple from him. I'll have to see if he can get you the full rehash. But the word from everyone seems to be "amazing". I figured. Hope everyone had fun. Wish I could have gone.

On another related subject. It seems just when Mr. Kanye West starts to re-establish some credit with the electronic music fans, it seems he just cant seem to refrain from saying something disasterous. I know many of you have seen the videos of him with So-Me at Cinespace, and many of you have read about his hanging with Daft Punk,Busy P, and the Ed Banger crew.. but it seems Mr. West needs to get a better publicist! One who can keep him from making an ass of himself. Empirical found this last night and I believe this just re-inforces my theory that Kanye comes off more often than not as an egotistical blabber mouth. I am of the belief that somethings we think are better left unsaid. Case in point, this was taken from the Stereogum site yesterday :

2007 MTV VMA Nominees: Full List

A bunch of dumb new categories for you to peruse after the jump, but first one bright spot: Kanye and Justice going head-to-head again.

Video of the Year
# Amy Winehouse: "Rehab"
# Beyoncé: "Irreplaceable"
# Justice: "D.A.N.C.E."
# Justin Timberlake: "What Goes Around... "
# Kanye West: "Stronger"
# Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): "Umbrella"

Remember "Touch The Sky"'s EMA '06 loss to an inferior "We Are Your Friends," Mr. West had this to say on TRL today: that particular award never goes to black people. That's right, MTV EUROPE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE? If either Justice or Kanye win, they should give the Moonman to Daft Punk anyway. Moot point.

But on to better, less reality tv style bloggings. Why is everyone on the Daft Punk tip? Because they are just that good. Enjoy the video from zach.

Toxic Avenger Release Date

News from the Toxic Avenger this morning. September 14th is to be the date set for his upcoming EP on I Heart Comix. This should be an exciting release, which you can hear by the way, on his myspace. Full on hard dance is the object. Superheroes, which appears to be the title track from the release, is certainly packed full of gutteral synth and atomic bass. Featuring remixes by the equally exciting Bloody Beetroots, and Mixhell, the EP is bound to be on everyone's tops. Can't wait for more from the great masked one.

The Toxic Avenger - Escape (Bloody Beet Roots remix)

Busy P's Daft - o- travels

Busy P is in America. Racking up the sky miles with Daft Punk. He's also partying with his boy's SebastiAn and Kavinsky at the Lollapalooza Daft Punk / Rapture after parties. To say that I'm disappointed I had to miss the event in Chicago is an understatement (Send us pictures, we'd love to see them). But like many of you I have to keep up with him at theFader.com. He's posted a video clip of the Soulwax remix of Justice's Phantom Part II, which many of us are ready to hear full through. Anyone find a copy? Regardless, you can watch it below.



On a related note, there are many great videos of Daft Punk on Youtube. They are also requesting them from their fans, which is cool. Here is the info on that.

my brightest diamond

Hello! This is dj empirical with my inaugural post on the LBE blog.

This evening I caught the Rasputina show over at the Southgate House. Normally I wouldn't mention it here, as it's not the usual LBE blog fare, but the opener was the amazing My Brightest Diamond, a.k.a. Shara Worden. She played a solo set, without her band, just a guitar and her incredible voice. I picked up both her album, Bring Me The Workhorse (released last year... shame on me!) and this year's remix disc, Tear It Down.

The latter features thirteen remixes by various people, though the only two i recognized initially were gold chains and alias (as i figured, the anticon guy, not the grime/dubstep guy, which would have been way cool). On the way home, i threw in the remix cd and skipped directly to the Gold Chains mix. Killer.

Poking around on the internets a bit revealed a video for the GC remix. Excellent!

Oh, and for those who don't know where Gold Chains is from...



Here is, for your enjoyment, the original and the remix:

My Brightest Diamond: Freak Out (asthmatic kitty)
My Brightest Diamond: Freak Out (Gold Chains Panique mix) (asthmatic kitty)

Juggernauts Release Note

Ok, so.. as soon as my previous Midnight Juggernauts post went up, the group announced some additonal info. Since today is the official release date, here is the lates from the Juggernauts camp:

For the initial release the Juggerz have also decided to do a small 2 CD limited edition Dystopia run which will include the bonus disc of rare tracks. If you order at JB Online you can get your copysigned by the band.

According to the Juggernauts, this limited edition pressing only will contain a bonus disc of rare tracks and remixes including 45 and Rising (this is now the last place to get this track ON ANY FORMAT), live fave "Raised By Wolves" and vinyl only remixes. Below is the track list for the limited album...

Track listing

Disc 1:
1. Ending Of An Era
2. Into The Galaxy
3. Shadows
4. Worlds Converged
5. Dystopia
6. Road To Recovery
7. Scorpius
8. Twenty Thousand Leagues
9. Tombstone
10. Nine Lives
11. So Many Frequencies
12. Aurora

Disc 2:
1. 45 & Rising
2. Raised By Wolves
3. Jump The Gun
4. Shadows (Ajax Remix)
5. Tombstone (Comets Remix)
6. 45 & Rising


Dont Forget your tour shirt!
Good luck to the Juggerz on their up comming tour. I saw that both shows in Melbourne sold out, so they added a third. NIce.

Bjork's Innocence remixed By Simian Mobile Disco

Bjork's second single off of Volta is released today. The Timbaland produced tune Innocence gets a good rework from the ever busy Simian Mobile Disco. With a recent stop over in the US and the July 23rd release of the I Believe single, the SMD duo of James Ford and Jas Shaw don't seem to be letting up. Their previous ventures on Kitsune', Cassette, and the more recent romps on Wichita, have been killing the dancefloors all over the world. By now you've probably heard their recent album Attack Decay Sustain Release, and the recent favorite It's the Beat Single (posted in the LBE archives is the Teenager's version, yummi) and You can enjoy their recent show in Philly, below.. and even further...the Innocence remix. (thanks Discobelle!)blammo.



Bjork - Innocence (Simian Mobile Disco remix)

In other Bjork remix news, I know that Erol Alkan is currently working on a retool from the Volta album, which I would love to hear soon. If you're interested in catching up with him you can check out this past month's Future Music, or catch the replay of his appearance on Annie Mac's Mashup. We'll have more on Erol soon. Watch this space.