SOVIETPANDA

Hallowe'en

2009-10-29T08:00:00.005-05:00

I am DJing some kick-ass Halloween parties.

Friday is Distant Planet, thrown by Andrew "Naughty" Wood at the very cool Gallery 13 space (811 LaSalle). This is right downtown. The soundsystem is going to be large and loud. The line-up is diverse and quality, including a live set from my buddy Wet Legs. The space is going to spaced out. The admission might seem steep, but it gets you free drinks, beer and liquor, all night! Plus it's a good break from your typical club atmosphere - we go very late! Definitely the Halloween party to be at. Come out and freak out! More details on Facebook.

Then on Saturday is First Avenue's annual Halloween party and costume contest. If you've never been, it really probably is the biggest Halloween party in the Cities. Jam-packed with people dressed in the most elaborate costumes, it's really something to witness. I know two people who have met their spouses at this party. I will be DJing the main slot. Advance tickets are only $5, so get them now! This will sell out/fill-up so get there early.

Acid Party House

2009-10-28T23:52:00.000-05:00

My good friends the Moon Goons recently debuted their first track on their blog, "Acid Party House." It's a bit spastic, but it bangs hard in all the right places, all while their particular sense of humor seeps through. Definitely check it out and watch for more good things from them!

The Moon Goons - "Acid Party House" - [Direct] [MediaFire]

Shit Robot

2009-10-23T14:18:00.000-05:00

I am thrilled to have Shit Robot at Too Much Love tomorrow. His latest single, "Simple Things (Work It Out)" has been an anthem of sorts for this year, and I love listening to his DJ sets. He has a fantastic take on production and house music, so I can't wait for tomorrow. More details at the TML blog.

The Bot was the guest on Beats in Space this week, where he and James Murphy gave TML a small shout-out. Definitely listen to his set on BiS, and check out his "Simply Shit" mix on XLR8R.

Shit Robot began his mix with LCD Soundsystem's latest track, a cover of Alan Vega's "Bye Bye Bayou" which you can stream on MySpace. Vega's Suicide has come up more and more often as a reference point for music I enjoy - I heard the Horrors have been ending shows with "Ghost Rider" - so I was really not surprised when this song popped into my life. It's a driving synth work out, with expertly delayed vocals, and what sounds like helicopters descending in Vietnam.

October Chart

2009-10-01T01:36:00.005-05:00

1. Retro/Grade - Moda - Retro/Grade
2. Junkie XL - Cosmic Rave - MP3
3. Crazy P - Caught Up (Still Going Remix) - 20:20 Vision
4. Beni - Maxmius (Harvard Bass Remix) - Kitsuné
5. The Glass - Wanna Be Dancin (In Flagranti Remix) - Plant Music
6. Noob & Brodinski - Peanuts Club - Turbo
7. Q&A - Tumbling Cubes - DFA
8. LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 (Theo Parrish's Space Cadet Remix) - DFA
9. Delorean - Seassun (John Talabot's Kids & Drums Remix) - Mushroom Pillow
10. DJ T - Shine On (Motor City Drum Ensemble Warehouse Dub Mix) - Get Physical

[RA]

1977

2009-09-29T03:40:00.002-05:00

"i think what's fascinating about 1977 to me is that it sort of says to me that there is no one overarching narrative to everything
that stuff comes to an end and everything is a bunch of smaller finite canons instead of one big one"

July 24 – Led Zeppelin plays their last U.S. concert in Oakland, CA at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. A brawl erupts between Led Zeppelin's crew and promoter Bill Graham's staff, resulting in criminal assault charges for several of Led Zeppelin's entourage including drummer John Bonham.

I never listened to this until today.

Led Zeppelin - "Rain Song (Live)"

In Flagranti

2009-09-23T09:38:00.000-05:00

This Saturday, I have a very special edition of Too Much Love. In Flagranti, one of my favorite producers and DJs, will be headlining. For more info, check out the TML blog.

As a sidenote, tonight I will be playing music with my friend Dom Terrace at Gang Chen in Minneapolis, from 10 until 2. It's 2-4-1's the whole time, and I hear the food is good, so get down to Nicollet and hang with us. It's basically a block off Franklin Ave, towards downtown, at 1833 Nicollet Ave S, and I've seen it get pretty wild. Join us!

$99

2009-09-10T17:21:00.007-05:00

You can find me at a ton of events in Minneapolis this weekend, so come out!

First, on Friday evening, I will be DJing the $99 Sale at the Soap Factory with my friend Elliott Payne. The $99 Sale is an extremely cool art event in the Twin Cities, and I can't find a flier for it, but you can read about it at the $99 Sale website, or in this week's City Pages A-List.

Directly following, I will be dropping disco and house heaters at Jetset, which is always a fun time. Jetset's hip interior and classy cocktails are a win. 21+ and no cover.

On Saturday, I will be joined by my frequent partner-in-crime Naughty Wood for a trip at Too Much Love. Naughty Wood gets the kids hyped on acid house and trippy disco, so

expect a hot night of dancing. [Facebook event]

Finally on Sunday, my buds the 717 Boys (aka Josh and Travis from the Moon Goons and Wurst Music) will be taking over my monthly night at the Kitty Cat Klub. Denial is always a fantastic way to end the weekend, with bloody marys and a very wide selection of tunes, and I'll be sad to miss this one. Luckily you don't have to! It's 21+ and FREE. Check out my live Denial promo mix here. [Facebook event]

September Chart

2009-09-02T21:59:00.003-05:00

1. Still Going - Spaghetti Circus - DFA
2. Canyons - Fire Eyes - DFA
3. Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Waves - Boysnoize
4. Jacques Renault - Love Attack - I'm A Cliché
5. Riton & Primary 1 - Who's There? (In Flagranti Remix) - Phantasy
6. A Mountain of One - Bones (House of House Remix) - AMO
7. Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (Tiga/Rex The Dog/Spektre Remixes) - Rabid
8. Idjut Boys - Jammy Dodger - Noid
9. C.O.M.B.i. - Tangled - C.O.M.B.i.
10. RüF Dug - Dirty (Unabombers Remix) - The Popular People's Front

[Resident Advisor] [Too Much Love]

Add This Video

2009-08-31T21:39:00.001-05:00

Add This Song

"GusGus return with their latest album "24/7" which is out 9.14 on Kompakt. Their latest video for their first single "Add This Song" is a trippy journey through a hospital and morgue."

JOTS IT DOWN

2009-08-30T17:10:00.000-05:00

HAPPY HOUSE REDUX

2009-08-20T10:22:00.000-05:00

The Juan Maclean's "Happy House" has just been rereleased with a strong batch of dance-floor oriented remixes. Included is the deep and dubby Chateau Flight remix, an extended take from Will Saul and Mike Monday, and a surprisingly strong version from VHS or Beta, featuring synthetic strings and an acid wash breakdown.

MIRROR'S IMAGE

2009-08-19T15:38:00.001-05:00

The Horrors will be back in the Twin Cities at the Turf Club on Saturday, October 10. (You'll be at TML, so you can't go.)

FREE ENERGY FREE ENERGY

2009-08-18T16:00:00.002-05:00

Free Energy's self-titled debut 7" is available for pre-order now. The band will be back in Minneapolis on September 5 for the Clapperclaw festival (along with Elite Gymnastics, a band I'm in).

MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE

2009-08-18T01:53:00.003-05:00

Motor City Drum Ensemble is neither an ensemble nor from Detroit - it is Danilo Plessow of Stuttgard, Germany's own "motor city." And there is something very Detroit (and American) about MCDE's take on house music, which first came to my attention in recent months through his single series, Raw Cuts. Loops of old soul songs drive these thumping tracks, making for old-school songs that sound just right on new-school dancefloors.

MCDE recently made a trip to NYC, with stops at the Yard for the Sunday Best party, and at Tim Sweeney's legendary Beats in Space radio show. Luckily, each appearance has been recorded for our downloading pleasure, and I recommend checking out both.

BODYWORK

2009-08-12T00:22:00.003-05:00

Tomorrow night (technically tonight) I will go see Glass Candy play live and Mike Simonetti DJ at Metro. I am psyched. Seeing Glass Candy is sort of like going to a disco pep rally, without any of the negative connotations of the term "pep rally" (or "disco").

The above photo is from Megan from Desire's photoblog, from Glass Candy and Desire's recent European tour. This was pointed out to me by the Italians Do It Better blog, which also pointed me to this disco edit from Simonetti, and this track which was purposefully left off the recent Desire LP.

Check out this recent RA interview with Simonetti. I really hope he plays White Label - Untitled White Label (unknown). And finally, here's an interview with Glass Candy where they discuss Karl Lagerfeld and their forthcoming LP Bodywork.

BONES

2009-08-11T13:59:00.003-05:00

A Mountain of One's "Bones" twelve inch is out now, with a freaked out Way of the Ancients remix from Thomas Bullock, and a transcendent "minimal-electro-trance" revision from House of House.

(For those of you keeping track, Thomas Bullock is one half of Rub N Tug with Eric Duncan, who is one half of Still Going with Liv Spencer, who is one half of House of House with Saheer Umar.)

JEFFER

2009-08-05T14:31:00.001-05:00

Boys Noize - Jeffer from Ryan Staake on Vimeo.

PSYCHIC CITY

2009-08-03T14:10:00.002-05:00

YACHT - Psychic City (Voodoo City) from Jona Bechtolt on Vimeo.

See Mystery Lights has been one of my favorite albums of the summer.

SUMMER CLUB JAM

2009-07-24T17:46:00.000-05:00

TOO MUCH LOVE is proud to present SUMMER CLUB JAM, an extra special night of music featuring internationally acclaimed DJ Jacques Renault, on Saturday July 25th at First Avenue.

Jacques Renault has released music on his own and as a part of RUNAWAY on world-reknowned labels DFA, Rekids, Italians Do It Better, Wurst Edits, I'm A Cliché, and more, as well as been voted Best NYC DJ for Paper's Night Life Awards. His refined productions, unique vision of house and disco music, and acute ability to read any audience, has made Jacques a stand-out amongst his peers in the elite, international sphere of electronic music.

With Jacques Renault headlining, and resident Sovietpanda opening the event, it will sure to be one, if not the most, memorable summer night at Too Much Love. As always, TML is 18 and over, starts at 10pm, and is just $3 to get in, or $1 with student ID.

Check out Jacques Renault's brand new summer mix at DFA Radio Mixes.

DO YOU PARTY?

2009-07-23T08:00:00.002-05:00

I will be returning to my old stomping grounds at Radio K this evening. Do You Party? is the new dance/electronic show on the station, and Gary Slam and Mattastic will be having me on the show DJing. I'll also be promoting the Too Much Love Summer Club Jam with Jacques Renault this Saturday. Tune in on the radio or online and get in the mix with us! 6-8 pm central time.

BANG THE GALAXY

2009-07-23T01:36:00.004-05:00

My friends Naughty Wood and James are putting on a sick late-night event in downtown Minneapolis this Friday night. Don't be frightened by the event space; it's at the same great studio we threw our crazy New Year's party, and it's not hard to find. Nancy Fortune will be the special guest DJ. I recently came across her album Crystallised, out on Clone, and it's a really great fusion of new- and old-school electro and Italo. This is a really exciting, refreshing event, and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Get all the appropriate information at the Facebook event page.

For a quick preview, check out this excellent track from Nancy Fortune called "Discomanic" [YSI] [MF].

BUILD YOURSELF A ROOM

2009-07-08T13:39:00.000-05:00

WHO'S THERE?

2009-07-06T17:19:00.002-05:00

[Phantasy]

JUNE CHART

2009-06-25T13:46:00.005-05:00

Too Much Love June Chart

By Sovietpanda

1. Tiga - Overtime - PIAS
2. Sidney Samson - Riverside (Afrojack Remix) - Sneakerz Muzik
3. Crazy P - Stop Space Return (Unabombers Vox Mix) - 20:20 Vision
4. Metronomy - Radio Ladio (Radioclit Swedish Remix) - Because Music
5. Telonius - Like What (Glimmers Remix) - Gomma Dance Tracks
6. Ulysses - Latin Combo - Wurst
7. Kolombo - Sniff - Turbo
8. Walter Jones - Living Without Your Love - DFA
9. The Faint - Mirror Error (Das Glow Remix) - Boysnoize
10. Phoenix - Lisztomania (Holy Ghost! Love Paris Remix) - Kitsuné

This is very late, oops.

I WILL COME BACK

2009-06-23T03:38:00.003-05:00

Free download coming this week. stay tuned. video and free vinyl to follow. word...

The second Holy Ghost! single emerges, via the board.

Update: check it out here. It's free. It's great.