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THE AWARD WINNING *CROSSFADED BACON EP*!

May 22, 2009 / / No comments

Just got this email regarding from Derrick @ Bustbright, the excellent graphic designer that helped us design The Crossfaded Bacon EP Bo Bliz and I did on Flamin Hotz Records. (As a sidenote, this EP should be available digitally within the next couple weeks!!) Anyway, here’s the email:

Just wanted to let you know the Crossfaded Bacon EP has been accepted by the AIGA for this year’s AIGA 365 collection in the Packaging category. Its actually pretty tight…the AIGA is the big Graphic Design organization in the US and competition is pretty fierce. Last year they only picked one music package, and it was this huge, Wynton Marsalis, history of the French Quarter music deal. There were also only 14 pieces from the packaging category selected among the 300 pieces total last, so its kinda serious to be selected this year.

So copies of the record are gonna end up in the Denver Museum of Art AIGA Design Archive collection, a traveling exhibition, and online for as long as the internet lives at: http://designarchives.aiga.org/.

I’m pumped this got picked because it was a real collaboration between all of us (not to mention the contributions from Vlad and Michael) and its good to see a really indie label get some shine (honestly, its gonna be in the packaging category, probably next to some expensive beer or wine packaging).

I’m sure you guys are already getting some shine for the music on the release, but its nice to know that Flamin’ Hotz’s whole deal about making sure the packaging is just as tight is getting some play too.

Pretty awesome, yeah? It’s not a fucking Grammy for packaging design or anything, but we’ll save that for the next E&B release.

Thanks dudes for being so cool to work with and for pushing this shit to be as dope as possible.
D.

We’re really excited!

-e

Diddy & Booman “Get Off”

May 22, 2009 / / No comments

I’m not sure how this slipped by my radar several years ago when it happened, but apparently several years back, Booman was comissioned to do an official remix for Mr. Locked In himself Diddy (aka the most annoying twitterer ever). The short version of the story is up in this 41yo.com post (which is an EXCELLENT resource for all things Bmore related). Also, go there to download Booman’s remix which is really really great!

-e

1ST & 15TH MIXES: VOL 16 EMYND *EMYND IN THE MIX #1*

May 20, 2009 / / 4 comments

The 1st & 15th (Pretty Much) Mix Series is a series of mixes presented by Emynd & Bo Bliz on (or around) the 1st and 15th of every month.

Crossfaded Bacon Presents
1st & 15th (Pretty Much) Mix Series
Volume 16: Emynd 05.15.2009
Emynd In the Mix #1
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I’ve made a shit load of remixes and blends over the past couple years that I play in the club really often, but I haven’t bothered to compile them in a listenable mix yet so I thought this would be a good chance to do so. So this mix is intended to be a bit of a showcase of some of the many blends I’ve done recently as well as a fun, listenable mix with some really dope joints. It starts off with a bunch of the Dance Music vs Hip-Hop Blends I’ve been doing recently and transitions pretty radically into some more dancehall oriented stuff. Hope you guys enjoy it! Also, I think most of the blends and remixes in this mix are available for download somewhere on the site so if there’s a jam you like, look around the site a bit and you should be able to find it!

Thoughts and comments welcome as always!

Tracklisting:
1. Christina Aguilera “Ain’t No Other Man” / “?” (Emynd Blend)
2. Emynd & Bo Bliz “Automatic Luke”
3. Axwell “I Found U (Remode)”
4. Axwell “I Found U” / Pase Rock “Get Money Kids” (Emynd Blend)
5. Flo-Rida ft T-Pain “Get Low” (Emynd’s “Passion” Freestyle Mix)
6. Pryda “Armed” / Sean Paul “Temperature” (Emynd Blend)
7. Arno Cost, Norman Doray “Apocalypse” (Sebastian Leger Remix)
8. Arno Cost, Norman Doray “Apocalypse” (Sebastian Leger Remix) / Dajae “Everyday My Life” (Emynd Blend)
9. Claude VonStroke & Christian Martin “Groundhog Day” / Pitbull & Young Boss “Girls Gone Wild” (Emynd Blend)
10. Pryda “Animal” / Miles Dyson “Intro” / Ralphia Rosario “You Used To Hold Me” (Emynd Blend)
11. Reel 2 Reel “I Like To Move It” / Ding Dong “Bad Man Forward” (Emynd Blend)
12. Rihanna “Disturbia” / Ce Ce Peniston “Finally” (Emynd Blend)
13. Ce Ce Peniston “Finally”
14. Sharon S “Wonderful” (Emynd’s “Drop” Party Break)
15. Shawty Redd “Drifter”
16. Shawty Redd “Drifter” / Elephant Man “Die By Gun” (Emynd Blend)
17. AV8 “It Takes Kool”
18. Mary J Blige ft Lil Wayne “Just Fine (Remix)”
19. “Treat em Right” vs Martha Reeves “Dancing In the Street” (Emynd Blend)
20. Ciara ft Justin Timberlake “Love Sex Magic” / Le Knight club “Holiday On Ice” (Emynd Blend)
21. Young Jeezy “Trapstar”
22. Young Jeezy “Trapstar” / Elephant Man “Keep It Movin” (Emynd Blend)
23. Youngbloodz “Presidential” / Mr Vegas, Alozade, and Hollow Point “Under Mi Sensi” (Emynd Blend)
24. Lil Wayne “Sky’s the Limit”
25. Mike Jones “Mr Jones” / Sean Paul and Mr Vegas “Hot Gyal Today” (Emynd Blend)
26. Lil Jon & Lil Scrappy “What You Gon Do” (Emynd’s “Hold the Line” Blend)
27. Major Lazer ft Mr Lexx and Santigold “Hold the Line”
28. Major Lazer ft Mr Lexx and Santigold “Hold the Line” / Soulja Boy “Turn My Swag On” (Emynd Blend)
29. Major Lazer ft Mr Lexx and Santigold “Hold the Line” / Yung LA “Ain’t I” (Emynd Blend)
30. Meek Mill “Ain’t I”
31. Aaliyah “Are You That Somebody” / Lil Wayne “Lollipop” (Emynd Blend)

-e

Upcoming: Scottie B & Happy Hour!

May 19, 2009 / / No comments

Sunday May 24th
Emynd & Bo Bliz w/Scottie B
MEMORIAL DAY BANGER @ Silk City

Tuesday May 26th
Bushy Presents THE OFFICE @ Vango
Hip Hop Happy Hour
w/ Sammy Slice, Bo Bliz, & Emynd

Super crazy weekend at Dartmouth and in Boston. So fucking dope. We back in Philly this weekend hitting up Silk City with godfather Scottie B on Sunday night. We know you got Monday off for Memorial Day so come get it the fuck in with us. And then Tuesday, we doing the 5-10PM Hip-Hop Happy Hour jammy with Sammy Slice hosted by big homie Bushy. Come get wasted by 10PM and still get enough sleep to hit up work on Wednesday! Half price food, too!

-e

Baltimore Club in the New Yorker

May 14, 2009 / / One comment

Not sure why SFJ hollered at my dumb ass to contribute some comments on Baltimore Club (possibly because he didn’t have a link to a more reliable source than me?) in his latest blog post, but I’m not about to turn down an opportunity to wax poetic about Baltimore Club Music… even if it’s controversial! Anyway, go read his piece and maybe hit us with some comments. Also, go support that DJ Sega CD. Shit bangs.

Big ups to everyone making Baltimore Club music… even if it sucks.

-e

No Rest for the Weary

May 13, 2009 / / No comments

Friday, May 15: GAMMAPALOOZA w/ 88 KEYS, IZZA KIZZA, DJ BENZI, EMYND & BO BLIZ

Saturday, May 16: REVOLVER w/ EMYND & BO BLIZ

Damn… it’s another busy weekend for your boys! No rest for the weary, right? I’ve been in France the past two weeks and will be getting back to beautiful Philadelphia tomorrow from my French excursion only to hop right into a Honda Civic and speed up 95 on a bit of a roadtrip up through the northeast. Hitting up Dartmouth on Friday for a crazy gig at a frathouse (WTF?!) and then down to Boston to wile out with our favorite Red Sox fans Ghostdad and BrekOne. Should be a hell of a weekend, but I’m not sure it can be much better than last week’s weekend in Montpellier with Raziek and the Die After Disco crew. Did a small but buckwild party with the folks out there (not to mention a whole SHITLOAD of drinking) and have since acquired like 50 Montpellier Facebook friends. If you ever find yourself in the south of France, you could do a hell of lot worse then spending some time in beautiful Montpellier. Those kids know how to party. I’m still recovering! I should be back there again very soon and big shouts to all my Montpellier folks!

-e

Amanda Blank Interview

May 11, 2009 / / No comments

Really charming interview with our friend Amanda Blank who’s album is finally(!!!) coming out in July. We’re real excited for her and can’t wait to hear it!

Read the Interview.

-e

Emynd & Jess Jubilee “Shake Whut Ya Got!” Re-Up

May 11, 2009 / / No comments

The below was originally posted July 23, 2008, but I thought I’d give it a re-bump because people don’t check sidebars like they need to. This is a mix the fabolous Jess Jubilee and I did last summer. After playing in Montpellier in the South of France this weekend and hearing my man Raziek play a bunch of jams that made their way onto this mix, I was reminded of just how awesome this mix is. If you slept on it the first time, don’t sleep on it a second time!

This is as good a time as any to point out that big homie Jess Jubilee (who I did this mix with) finally got her website up and running. Go there now for music, press, tour dates and maybe (hopefully?) one day a picture gallery of CFB’s favorite jewish raver jawn.

Originally posted July 23, 2008



(Click for NSFW Cover and Back Cover)

Emynd & 4 AM Jess
SHAKE WHUT YA GOT!:
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Tracklisting:
01. DJ Laz “Bass Groove”
02. DJ Nasty “My Cadillac (Got Bass)”
03. JT Money & The Poison Clan “Dance All Night”
04. JT Money & The Poison Clan “Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya”
05. MC Shy D “Shake It”
06. Anquette “Shake It (Do The 61st)”
07. Danny D & DJ Wiz “Shake It All Night”
08. Half Pint “One Leg Up”
09. Big Ace “Lick It Down”
10. Splack Pack “Scrub Da Ground”
11. Splack Pack “Tip For The Strip”
12. 12 Guage “Donkey Butt”
13. Uncle Luke “It’s Your Birthday”
14. Unlce Luke “Raise The Roof”
15. Uncle Al ft Luke and Trick Daddy “Scarred”
16. Uncle Al ft Luke “Get Rowdy”
17. Gucci Crew “Sally That Girl”
18. Gucci Crew & Two Forty Shorty “Shake It”
19. Bad Behavior “To My House”
20. Dimples T “Jealous Fellas”
21. JDC “Jealous Girls”
22. The Dogs “Where Is Disco Rick At?”
23. Disco Rick “Nasty Dance”
24. The Dogs “Your Momma’s On Crack Rock”
25. The Puppies “Funky Y2C”
26. The Puppies “Slam It”
27. Disco Rick “Wiggle Wiggle”
28. 2 Live Crew “Back At Your Ass”
29. DJ Laz “Hey You!”
30. DJ Laz “Esa Moreno”
31. DJ Laz “Get Your Ass Off The Stage”
32. DJ Laz “Red Alert”
33. DJ Laz “Red Alert 98”
34. DJ Laz “Basstronic”
35. DJ Laz “Journey Into Bass”
36. DJ Laz “STick Out Your Butt”
37. DJ Laz “Mami El Negro”
38. A-Town Players “Wassup, Wassup!”
39. Playa Poncho, LA Snow, and A-Town Players “Whatz Up, Whatz Up!”
40. Get Money Girls “Show Me The Money”
41. Quad City DJ “Work Baby Work”
42. 69 Boyz “Woof Woof”
43. 95 South “Wet N Wild (DJ Laz Booty Bounce)”
44. City Boyz “City Boy Bounce”
45. Playa Poncho “Koochie Kutterz”
46. The Bassorcist “Woofer Terror Upper”

-e

Olly Moss

May 7, 2009 / / No comments

I don’t stay up on art but every now and again I’ll stumble upon some shit that I find really interesting. This Olly Moss stuff is exactly the type of stuff that tickles my fancy.

Buy some of his prints here.

-e

Skip To My Lou Slaps House in the Head

May 7, 2009 / / One comment

HAHAHAH! Classic!

-e

1ST & 15TH MIXES: VOL 15 APT ONE *BEST OF PHILLY DISCO*

May 4, 2009 / / 8 comments

The 1st & 15th (Pretty Much) Mix Series is a series of mixes presented by Emynd & Bo Bliz on (or around) the 1st and 15th of every month.

Crossfaded Bacon Presents
1st & 15th (Pretty Much) Mix Series
Volume 15: DJ APT ONE 05.01.2009
BEST OF PHILLY DISCO
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This month our homie Apt One from the Philadelphyinz put together an extremely thorough Philly Disco mix. It’s really dope and a must have for Disco connesiuers as well as know-nots that know nothing about Philly’s rich Disco History. Download it now and here’s what the man had to say about his fine mix:

The 1970s and early 1980s were some of the most prolific times in Philly’s music history That was the era when the “Philly Sound” took over the airwaves and dancefloors worldwide. I’ve always liked this particular era and style of music just because it’s such a source of pride for people in Philly. The positivity and warmth of the music means that playing certain jams at clubs and block parties really brings a smile to peoples faces.

A lot of this material has aged pretty well. I think that resurgence of dance sounds influenced by the downtown “Garage” scene in the 1980s has helped. Danny Krivit, Larry Levan, Shep Pettibone and other remixers from the early 80s disco scene loved the lush Philly arrangements and did some choice edits.

To make this mix I had to lay out some rules for exactly what makes a record “Philly” or not. Without being too specific – each of these records has one of the following qualifications:
1. Made by a Philly-born/bred artist
2. Made by an artist on a Philly record label
3. Written/Arranged/Composed someone strongly associated with the Philly sound
4. Played by a Philly label’s house band

Obviously I couldn’t include every great Philly tune but I wanted to get some less obvious joints in there with the well known classics to show a bit of the depth and creativity of that time and place. Enjoy!

Thoughts and comments always appreciated!

Tracklisting:
1. People’s Choice – Do It Any Way You Wanna (7”) – TSOP, 1975
2. Sister Sledge – Lost In Music (12” Remix) – Atlantic, 1984
3. Bell & James – Livin It Up (Friday Night) (FitForUse Edit) – A&M, 1979 / White
4. McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – Phila Int’l, 1978
5. McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (Phillies Version) – Phila Int’l, 1981
6. McFadden & Whitehead f/ The Liberty Bells – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (Eagles Version) – Phila Int’l, 1981
7. Montana Sextet – Heavy Vibes (Club Mix) – Virgin, 1982
8. MFSB – Love Is The Message (Mr K. Special Edit) – TD, 198?
9. First Choice – Let No Man Put Asunder (Shep Pettibone Mix) – Salsoul,1983
10. Loleatta Halloway – Love Sensation (Shep Pettibone Mix) – Salsoul, 1983
11. Evelyn King – I Can’t Take It – RCA Victor, 1981
12. Dexter Wansel – It’s Been Cool (12” Version) – Phila. Int’l, 1979
13. Direct Current – Everybody Here Must Party – TEC, 1979
14. Q- The Voice of Q – Philly World, 1982
15. Pieces of A Dream – Mt. Airy Groove (Instrumental) – Elektra, 1982
16. Frankie Smith – Double Dutch Bus – WMOT, 1980
17. Broad Street Band f/ Bruce Grey – Work Your Body – Tempre, 1984
18. Archie Bell – Any Time Is Right (DJ Apt One Edit) – Beckett, 1981 / White
19. William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (Disco Version) – WMOT, 1980

-e

The Bounce 05.01.2009 Photos

May 4, 2009 / / One comment

The fine folks at Phrequency continue to do an excellent job chronicaling our first Friday part The Bounce with party photos. Shit was super fun on Friday. See y’all next month!

Pics Here.

-e

DJ Lil Man “So High”

April 30, 2009 / / No comments

More essential Bounce jams up on NOLABOUNCE.com

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MF Doom “Gazzillion Ear” (Thom Yorke Remix)

April 28, 2009 / / No comments

I try to stay away from posting stuff if I don’t think its particulary good, but Thom Yorke remixing MF Doom is interesting enough to post whether or not it’s any good.

MF Doom “Gazzillion Ear” (Thom Yorke Remix)

-e

Federation Sound 10 Year Anniversary

April 27, 2009 / / No comments

If you’re in NY and you don’t go to this, someone needs to shoot you in the face.

Federation Sound 10 Year Anniversary and also visit the newly launched FederationSound.com.

-e

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