Indecent Txts
A week ago I received this:
There are several groups and/or news agencies that send out news updates via txt. I spent the 29th to the 2nd in Kalpitiya outside of Puttalam, north of Colombo. When we were able to get reception on Friday the 2nd this came up via txt:
Kilinochchi is both a city and district located in the north of Sri-Lanka where the LTTE has based operations. The Sri-Lankan Army’s capture of this city is a symbolic one as it was the major hub of the Tigers. The Tigers said they had not lost the city but abandoned it moving their operations and people further north. Honestly who knows since journalists are not allowed in.
Checkpoint Charlie (this was super hard to get cos if they even see a camera out your down to be searched. We heard these officers confirming Kilinochchi as they finally waved us pass.)
Along the way home from Kalpitiya there was a suicide bombing outside the Air Force camp in Colombo and yesterday another in Pettah. On the day of the “capture” there were people celebrating in the streets and launching fireworks. I was really confused because this is clearly not the “end of the war” or “victory”. The most hopeful thing I saw was and envoy of at least 15 of these:
probably headed to Negombo and then back up to the north to the 100,000+ caught in the middle of all this.
Sentiments are mixed. Amongst my family is skepticism. One at the fact that there are no journalists to confirm or deny and two that this will actually bring about any changes. I asked one of the people I was travelling with, shortly after a radio warning cautioning against bombs along all routes linking north and south (we were on one), “Is this common? normal?”
“What, the tension?”
“Yeah.”
“Yes. We’re immune to it I guess. I can’t remember a time without war.”
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Posted By Sonali | January 3, 2009
What Revelations Will Be Revealed in 2009??? NIGHTBLOGGING!!!!
Word to Gavin for giving me the best gift any blogger could ask for.
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Posted By Paul Devro | January 1, 2009
Noo Yeerz!!!!!!!
DJ Oddz - Bump Dis
At the Airport trying to get to SF, but it’s too foggy there apparently. I think it’s cheeba smoke, cause look at all the damn dubstep doods in town. Here’s some old grimey UK (?????) for you.
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 31, 2008
Just Checkin In
It’s Monday, I hope most of you aren’t back to work yet and still enjoying the holidays. New Years Eve is coming, and our SF News Years party should be crazyyy!!!!! But It’s Monday, it feels like Sunday so here’s three random great chill songs… an old barrio classic, some hippie meditation funk and minimal from 2004.
Donnie Elbert - What Can I Do
People - 2nd Schloymo
The MFA - The Difference It Makes (Super Pitcher Remix)
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 29, 2008
MNUVRS MIXTAPE VAULT #9 DJ RAMPAGE
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE. And i bet you thought you’d opened/consumed all of your presents today hadn’t you. Well NO not quite yet. We have something VERY VERY VERY special for you in the form of our much anticipated mixtape number 9 from NIGHTSHIFTERS very own DJ RAMPAGE. Born and raised on the southside of Chicago we can clearly hear this mans influences from his home city shining through. RAMPAGE started DJing at the age of 11 back in 1995 progressing towards the point in 2004 when he was able to start producing, not looking back since.
A solid and sumptuous mix of some of the finest house around; Funky, jackin, bassline and up front this man has filled us an hour long mix that takes the MNUVRS MIXTAPE VAULT to another level and proving once again just how much talent is flowing through the city of Chicago right now. Overflowing with 37 outstanding tracks this mix contains more tracks than any other MNUVRS mixtape, but this has not meant a compromise in the track selection with absolute bangers from the likes of BIRD PETERSON, ROB 3 and RAMPAGE himself.
With classic tracks under his belt such as REACTIVATE, FIRE & LET IT GO, RAMPAGE has certainly made a serious impact on 2008 and is going to be a key name to watch out for on DONNA SUMMER’s label NIGHTSHIFTERS during 2009. RAMPAGE is currently working on a number of projects which we are extremely excited about here at MNUVRS:
The Bmore Project Part 2 w/ Rob 3, Rampage & Maddjazz
Nightshifters EP 2009
Rampage - Do You Ever (Content Recordings)
Plastique De Reve - Resist (Rampage Remix) (Supersoul Recordings)
Ghetto Division EP (Ol’ Head Records)
If this dude carries half the style and skill through to these projects which are present in this exclusive MNUVRS mixtape then everyone is in for an enormous treat in 2009!
DJ RAMPAGE MySpace
DJ RAMPAGE Blogspot
DOWNLOAD: Mnuvrs Mixtape Vault [9]: DJ Rampage (Mp3)
Tracklisting
01: Rob 3 – Mike Tyson Theme #2
02: DJ Sega – Woo Hah! 2
03: DJ Tameil – Bump Like This
04: Tim Dolla – Number Advisory
05: DJ Sega – Power Ranger’s Theme
06: DJ R.L. – Come On Baby
07: DJ Sega – Boss Theme
08: Rob 3- Bounce / Hoochie Mama
09: Maddjazz – Let Me Show You
10: Better Then You (Acapella)
11: Rob 3 – Xplosion
12: DJ Lil – Dis Shit Right Here
13: Jose 2 Hype – Be Free (Rob 3 Remix)
14: The Loungin Collective – Riddim Come 4ward (Herve’s Fire Pon Dem Mix)
15: Rampage – Fire
16: The Requesters – Strong Love
17: Mato Grasso – Thunder (Remix)
18: Bird Peterson – Shooked
19: Voodoo Child – Voodoo Child
20: Romanthony – Let Me Show You Love (Quick Dub)
21: Rejected – Let’s Go Juno (Harvard Bass More Chords)
22: Malente & Dex – Hyperactive (Bobmo Remix)
23: Maddjazz – I Don’t Play (Acapella)
24: 2wice As Hard – Feel the Beat
25: The Flight – Shuttle Flight
26: Rob Threezy – Let’s Go Ravers
27: Big Sister – Round & Round
28: Diplo ft Rye Rye – Wassup Wassup (Crookers Happy Remix)
29: Destroy Disco – Hello
30: The PJ Project – Cum On
31: The PJ Project – I Feel Good
32: Rampage – Do You Ever
33: Dave Spoon – Background Noise
34: Boy 8-Bit – Wolfen
35: Josh Wink – Don’t Laugh (Acapella)
36: Roy Davis Jr – About Love (Solid Groove Mix)
37: Kenneth Bager – Fragment Seven (Les Fleur) (Jesse Rose Remix)
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Posted By rob3 | December 27, 2008
The DJ Academy
The DJ game in Sri-Lanka is still pretty young. With no real cultural or historical link to hip hop, a good DJ is matter of selection and timing. There was no desire once CDs came around to stick to vinyl. No real need to scratch or do anything but beat match and fade. Tareeq Musafer wants to change that. DJ Tareeq was born in SL, moved to Australia for school in ’89, and came back to the SL in ’97. He has recently established the DJ Academy in Colombo to teach not only skills, but business savvy as well. Grabbing sponsors that include the likes of Q-berts’ Thud Rumble, the hope is to encourage creativity and community in a way that can also feed mouths (being a DJ isn’t the most valued vocation to say the least). I’ve been looking and it doesn’t look like many, if any, DJs down here produce or remix. Tareeq’s looking to eventually bring some people out for extended teaching stays in that regard. Heads up!
DJ Mass Ramli and DJ Tareeq
I showed up just in time for the DJ Academy’s first installment of the Uplift workshop series. DJ Mass Ramli of Dubai via SL, a Q-bert student, gave a demo on various scratch techniques in the garage of the Academy. It was kind of awkwardly silent, but crab-tacular nonetheless:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8UwXeyedSM
Tareeq’s like the goodest dude ever. If any of you can offer advice or experience to the school holler at him.
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Posted By Sonali | December 26, 2008
Merry Christmas From Your Friends at Mad Decent
Happy Birthday Jesus
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas from the Lank!
Thuggin for Jesus. A gent by the name of Paullmarie Medis recorded this, but the above broad apparently did it for proceeds to autism.
This guy thugs WAY harder
stay warm while i bathe in mosquitos!
Cold, Cold Night - being drunk on Christmas
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Posted By Sonali | December 24, 2008
More PD Xmas Lists
Not as Good as the Genesis one, but equally as lame. I mean who asks for a nerf gun and a GT SnoRacer when your in grade 10. Either way i never ever ever got a gt show racer after year after year after year of asking.
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 23, 2008
Sri-Lankan Time
So I’ve been here almost two weeks and this is my first blog. Makes sense; everything almost as slow as New Orleans—I’m right on time.
My backed up blogs will now be paced out over the week—
I’ll just say this: War on the mind. Every day I’ve been here has at some point come to a sobering conversation about the war. You know, after Katrina, we referred to Uptown as the Isle of Denial because life was bustling while the 9th Ward was wiped out. They are about 20 minutes drive from each other.
That being said, its weird to go to clubs and drink when 100,000 to 200,000 people are caught in the middle of a war between the SL government and the LTTE (does typing that flag the site?) In speaking to DJ Tareeq, who is subject of the next blog, I was told of blackouts at least every 3 or so months in Colombo (SL’s Isle of Denial) because an LTTE plane executes a flyover to bomb- most recently and attempt to hit power supply- the city. This is coupled with a newly elected and fairly nationalistic President, the pull out of all NGOs and who knows whats happening now in the war zone (not even journalists are allowed in). It’s business as usual in Colombo, but at the end of every day there is always talk of the war. Military checkpoints and machine guns are routine.
It actually reminds me of New Orleans after the storm, except this shits waaayyy more fucked up.
I’m listening to this:
Sorrow, Tears, & Blood - Bilal
See you tomorrow.
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Posted By Sonali | December 23, 2008
Shark Slay Her
Sir Nenis the Menace, half of Sharkslayer sent me his Sharkslayer Megamix 2008 last week, its a mix of from birth to now sharkslayer tuneees.
Sharkslayer - Sharkslayer Megamix
SHARKSLAYER: SHARKS THEME
SHARKSLAYER: SO SINCERE
SHARKSLAYER: I’LL BE AROUND
SHARKSLAYER: CRITTERS
SHARKSLAYER: UNTITLED
SHARKSLAYER: BAD DING
SHARKSLAYER: SCAVENGERS
SHARKSLAYER: FLESHLIGHTER
SHARKSLAYER: COLD AS ICE
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 22, 2008
THE GENESIS
My Brother is back home where I grew up for Xmas already(Shout out to the Port Alberni Massive!!!!). Usually when we go back home we find old records we forgot about or old home videos but this time Erik found my old Xmas Lists, he scanned them and sent them my way.
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 22, 2008
Mad Decent Holidays
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MERRY HOLIDAYZ FROM MAD DECENT!!!! HAPPY HANUKAH KWANZAA AND EVERYTHING ELSE!!!! SYSTEM D128 is back from hiatus to bring u holiday wonder and winter cheer.. put this on and spike your eggnog with some purple stuff!
Download at itunes or libsyn.
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Posted By jasper | December 22, 2008
Kalimist
Kalimist is a young producer/DJ from Tel-Aviv,Combining Reggae,Jazz and Hip-Hop in a Dubstep formula.
Dubstep is probably the biggest thing in the Tel-aviv underground club scene right now.
The kids go wild !
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Posted By Sabbo | December 20, 2008
DAY 3Zee in SF
Loading Vault - Can I Dedicate
The Summit is over now, Yaay!!!! Watch out world for MD Takeover in 2009-2010. After the Conference we we nice invited to check out Different Fur Studio and play around. That place rules, nice bright studios, Doobie Brothers signed guitar in the kitchen. We mentioned that we were going out for DJA’s bachelor party and they came to our studio 10 minutes later with a case of corona and bottle of Patron for us. WHAT!!! Thanks again Patrick, Steve, Pavo and Tomas and yo our main dude. After we left for the bachelor party and big “NO!!!” to the dude that suggested Hungry-I, that was gross. And a Big Big up to Sleazemore for hooking us up at Gold Club. Place is CRazy!!!!!! “I Dedicate” this SF tune to all y’all.
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 19, 2008
Perfect Kiss
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Posted By Ol' Head | December 19, 2008
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S
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Posted By DJA | December 18, 2008
SF DUDES,
IF DEREK DOESN’T HAVE SKIDMARKS ON HIS SHIRT BY THE END OF THE NIGHT, YOU’RE ALL FIRED!
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Posted By NicktheV | December 18, 2008
KRUDMART.COM
Our friend Steve just remodeled his website. Take a look, try it out and don’t be afraid to buy a thing or two from a true indie retailer that isn’t associated with any BS.
Ok, now back to watching reruns of metalocalypse and listening to agro songs by Dj Distance all day…
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Posted By NicktheV | December 18, 2008
PHILLY! SHOW YOU’R SWEDE LURV!
LOLOL!
Got an email in my inbox this morning with linkage to a bring back Dan The Swede blog!
(epic undertaker shirt)
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Posted By NicktheV | December 18, 2008
CSS IN PHILLY FRIDAY NIGHT AT MAKING TIME
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Posted By Ol' Head | December 18, 2008
DAY 1 - SF WRAP UP
RBL Posse - Bluebird
Whoa, after the dust settled and DJA lost his cool once or twice the Mad Decent Summit Day 1 came to a close. It was a long productive one coming in just about 4 hours longer than scheduled. So we watched about 100 animal youtubes then went and hit up Vessel to see our home hombre Steve Aoki play. Tip of advice though to the club though, tell the bouncers that if they say there’s no list to try not have it right next to them because fedora bouncer lamer made a fool of himself and the club for looking like a total retard noob snob dick. Anyways, Tommorow is DJA’s bachelor party, so what should we do please tell us in the comments the best strip clubs/macho lame dude bachelor type party thing to do here? leave it in the comments please.
Word to RBL Posse and Hunter’s Point for this classic!!!!!!!
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 18, 2008
Brick Bandits EP now on itunes b/w MORE MIKE V!
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Posted By Ol' Head | December 18, 2008
MAD DECENT POWER SUMMIT DAY 1
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 17, 2008
Lotus Love Lockdown
Kanye West - Love Lockdown(Flying Lotus Remix)
Flying Lotus is a cool guy.
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Posted By Paul Devro | December 17, 2008
