Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
As we continue to pick the brains of the Fool’s Gold family and friends, the second volume of our exclusive blog Q&A series features Kavinsky, dropping jewels about Quebecois fire trucks, production friendships, “moccasin funk” and much more. Read the whole thing after the jump (and cop Kavinsky’s limited Fool’s Gold EP here), and if you’re still craving more interview action, read our Lifelike Q&A and stay tuned for more soon! (more…)
Tags: Daft Punk, Ed Banger, Kavinsky, Mr Oizo
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Time for one of my long-winded tour novelas. I recently wrapped up a European tour that spanned the whole month of May, one which I arbitrarily named the Upper Crust Tour at the last minute, in honor of that beloved chain of sandwich shops found in almost all train stations. After doing a whole bunch of tours with other people — the Fool’s Gold fam, Mehdi, Kanye, etc — I felt like going off to clubland (Europe) and back to raw DJing practically every night for 4 weeks. Of course I wasn’t literally by myself the whole month. In most cities I was sharing bills with friends from either continent. But it did feel like a pilgrimage to the land of the DJ, and on off-days I would often link up with other producers and work on music. I loved it. I started a Flickr page towards the beginning of my trip so you can catch my full set of pics here. Let’s dive into it. (more…)
Tags: A-Trak, Bang Gang, Boy 8-Bit, Buraka Som Sistema, Busy P, Diplo, DJ Mehdi, Ed Banger, Erol Alkan, Fabric, Flosstradamus, Justice, Laidback Luke, Santogold, Steve Angello, Switch, Upper Crust, Yo Yo
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