A music blog filled with new discoveries, edits, mash-ups and general musical inspirations by DJ Glamjack, an artist and enthusiast of dance, disco, house and left field music based in Brooklyn, NY.
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Here is a remix where I took some parts of Aretha Franklin's "Save Me" over Rebolledo's "Canivalon" and added Pet Shop Boys "Ceremony" from The Miracle section of "The Most Incredible Thing" n score they did for a ballet in 2011. The end result has a very haunting vibe and I'm pretty pleased with the results. Enjoy!
Don't be misled by the title, in fact it might make you want to do the opposite upon hearing this song. Or not. However you take it, the message here is irrelevant and the fact is that this tune has been making waves ever since it debuted during a live set Matias Aguayo did on Beats In Space. That's where I heard this song first and haven't been able to get this song out of my head. I recently did a posting on Rebolledo and promised to do a feature focusing on Mr. Aguayo. So here it is. Born in 1973 in Santiago, Chile and for many years now simply a citizen of the whole world. He is a true original with a unique vision among electronic music performers and composers. Influenced by a variety of music genres and rhythms, Aguayo began his career organizing events, djing at the legendary Liquid Sky parties in Cologne, Germany and then became part of the project Closer Musik where he released his first album on Kompakt in 2002 and took flight. His voice and productions ever since have become a trademark of electronic sexiness and deep techno grooves. He released a song titled "Minimal" in 2008 successfully critiquing the vacuous nature "minimal techno". Soon after, Matias tired of the Eurocentric techno went even further to explore inspirations in South America starting street parties and free club spaces in Buenos Aires where he teamed up with Diego Morales in Santiago de Chile, Daniel Maloso in Mexico where he founded the label Comeme. His gigs are blurred the lines between live performance and dj sets mixing house, swing, italo disco, kwaito, techno, electro, tribal huarachero, cumbia and Colombian champeta. This song is just another example of his constant flow of unique, raw and much needed eclecticism in dance music. Enjoy!
Disco "cavernicolas" (cavemen) is how they like to describe themselves and their sound. Rebolledo is a DJ and producer from Xalapa, Veracruz and is a member of the Còmeme label. Rebolledo started Djing in 2002 in Playa Del Carmen where he felt the need to create his own links between tracks he used to play in the club, he started developing his own rough and edgy rhythms. It was there where he met Chilean born Matias Aguayo who actually deserves a future posting of his own on this blog, got interested in his material, helped him to develop it and to share it with people. He also has done work with Daniel Maloso who had a similar taste or motivation ranging from techno to disco to house to '80s goth/dance, beat boxing, cumbia and other rarities. Their sound is hard to dismiss and ground breaking with it's simplicity and crudeness. The underground club hit "Pitaya Frenesi" featured here embodies that spirit. Pitaya is a delicious fruit found in Mexico and Central America. Also, his solo release of "Gerrero" is sublime and weird at the same time. He is also is involved with the Pachanga Boys and Superpitcher on KOMPAKT. Their videos are also great to watch. I sense a new Latin American invasion and it will be Disco. Pachanga!
