UP AND AT THEM!

Two of our favourite club brands: BLACK CANDY and LICK IT have thrown some of the biggest parties this little town has ever seen. From massive international acts, to crazy themes, the gang-banging duo have very much done it all and then some.

Both aficionado's are changing venues and have decided to join forces and throw one last send-us-off-our-shit party. Hence! the SUPERHEROES party at Brisbane's Empire Hotel features DJ SEGA (MAD DECENT) and GIGI BAROCCO (DIM MAK/ITALY). With supports from favorites Tim Fuchs,  Wolfie, J. Underpants, Killafornia, Jad and Lady Boy, The Fitzgerald Inquiry, Benibee, Royale, K Frizz and Phantom Collective hoodlums Keen? and Koochie,  the night is more than definitely set to be nuclear.

Come show your support for what is their last (but most certainly not least)  party at Empire before the the hard hitting electro sound of BLACK CANDY moves to the  Monastery  Nightclub and the versatile LICK IT continues to have their finger on the pulse on Brisbane's cool and fresh.

The history of both event crews leaves them with a remarkable hosting of world's most pursued live acts with Lick It media shipping over Metronomy, Klaxons and Boys Noize and the star-studded Black Candy  providing Brisbane with the lives of Fukkk Offf, Le Castle Vania and  the fostered  careers of some of brisbane’s biggest live acts. Come support the names that have been providing you with those heartfelt moments on the dirty floors of Empire Hotel at 4am in the morning and send them off with one more bang!

Stay Classy Brisbane,
Black Candy & Lick It.

BLACK CANDY TOMORROW NIGHT!

If you haven't heard of Black Candy Productions and their crazy parties at Empire then your a hermit. Straight up. Tomorrow night they kick off 2010 with a very big bang and for everyone venturing out, its the ONLY place to go. Here's some details, consider it justification as to why you have to be there.

Black Candy presents

Le Castle Vania (USA)

& Sotiris (Syd/Canvas)

+

The Launch of Black Candy Live!

Over 2 Levels 

Middle Bar :: Le Castle Vania, Sotiris, Koochie, Keen?, K Frizz, Tim Fuchs, Chop Shop DJ's, Wolfie & Lode Lo!

Top Bar :: Misere, The Belligerents, The Fitzgerald Enquiry, Knickers vs Ryan!

2 GOOD VIBRATION TICKETS TO BE GIVEN AWAY ON THE NIGHT + 

FILMING FROM FRIDGEJET FIRST HAND

SOLD!?

JC EDIT's Back!

We haven't heard all that much from JC lately, but here's a post that proves Tiger Woods 2010 doesn't stop the Brisbane young gun smashing out killer tunes! He's just dropped over his latest remix work, a jacked-up renovation job done on South African young gun Schenk's latest tune 'Stereo Image'. It gives you that signature sound you've probably been missing a bit lately and shows all the progression and knowledge the Brisbane local has gained from his extensive discography.

If you like it maybe you should watch him do what he does best when he closes things up after Pase Rock smashes it out this Thursday @ Empire Middle bar for one of the wildest Black Candy nights yet. I wouldn't miss it or the tune sitting below, so do both and thank JC Edit for the good work!

Schenk - Stereo Image (JC EDIT Remix)

Enjoi >.<

A Black Candy Diary: Chapter 2

Our resident DJs KEEN? have a new mix, click the artwork to download.

Since the mass popularization of modern dance music over the past 4 to 5 years, we have been part of a unique and evolving industry that now dominates radio stations, car stereos and is epitomized by mass festivals selling out in minutes. It has become a culture, an attitude spawn from the new idea’s that were lurking around every corner four or so years ago, from bizarre yet familiar sounds and icons like Ed Banger, Dim Mak and Daft Punk touring the globe and opening the kids eyes to the fact that electronic music is not about quick rave or trance but about the party itself. Virgin ears around the world popped their cherries to the likes of Boys Noize' first album 'OI OI OI', a plethora of beautifully destroyed and dirty sounds linked with a precise beat that created a master piece out of a junkyard. Indeed this grew and grew out of it’s status with each new kid that joined the wave of electronica.

As of late, it is this flourishing prosperity that seems to have outgrown itself. I hear kids say “it’s all been done” but that is not what is meant. It seems that in the modern day, the compass has been winding around and around, constantly looking for that new sub genre to be spawn. Will the formula be changed by a few pioneering personalities in the same fashion of it's origin? Will the collaboration of big heavyweights such as MAJOR LAZER and DUCK SAUCE be the answer? Will new events be stripped back to the simple ideology of being cool and fun be re-introduced? Not the massive over-use of “cool acts” to pull crowds. Or will something new all together come through as everything can never be done, and our little minds cannot even comprehend the amount of different noises that can be heard! From computers, machines, instruments, nature, instruments that haven’t even been invented yet! Where is it heading and who will stand out amongst masses to give us something new?

Don't Forget :::::
Black Candy pres DIM MAK PARTY / PASE ROCK @ Empire Hotel (22nd Oct!)

BLACK CANDY PRODUCTIONS xx

A Black Candy Diary: Chapter #1

You won’t find BLACK CANDY out the front of universities at tables talking about art or magazines with professors. No. Black Candy is about the people in the back, back-room... the people in the DJ Booth and the people in the sweaty inferno they call “downstairs”. The people waiting in line for the dingy white tiled bathrooms, the people in the hallway toward the exit where you always see someone you haven’t seen in years, you know, since they tried the “relationship thing” and of course now they’re single and you’re both drunk and you talk about how fucked up you both are and say stuff like “i’ll see you back inside” just to spend the rest of the night trying to avoid them, meanwhile scanning to find that one beauty you connected with, who mentioned they were leaving with their friends soon. Will you find them before the clock strikes 3am and your options run out.....?

Black Candy is a lifestyle in the clubs where people go for the music, where the person they might meet will not be the cool kids they already know, where the lights are dark and you can’t make out small body signs that you really can’t afford to miss with “that” girl, and all while dancing to tracks you have never heard before by the likes of residents KEEN? and Donnie & Brasco. Don't expect the tunes that have been killed by radio stations either. When you leave you leave with a smile, as you go home and get on a blog to find “that” track you heard and stalk on Facebook for “that” girl you came across, not sure whether calling or sending them a PM is too forward....?

Upcoming Events::
26/09/09 - Here Comes The Sun (Parklife Pre Party) @ Birdees (event link)
01/10/09 - Black Candy pres 'French Party' @ Empire Hotel (event link)
04/10/09 - Black Candy Gold Coast Party @ The Ruby Tramp (event link forthcoming)
22/10/09 - Black Candy pres 'PASE ROCK' (Dim Mak) @ Empire (event link forthcoming)

Be part of something fresh!
Black Candy Productions.

FridgeJet Fun Bag - September

Every now and then, starting from today, expect to be served up with what we have decided to call a 'FridgeJet Fun Bag'. Lame name aside, these treats will contain a number of tracks and mix tapes from a bunch of different artists, all of top notch quality. It helps us out in making sure we don't let tracks grow old in our inbox as we watch other blogs post them, so expect more tunes from now on with plenty of these to come. Enjoy!

Aspin & Dipace
Their two DJ/Producers from the UK and to this day, you would be hard pressed to find a big name out there who didn't acknowledge the duo's work. They've remixed the likes of Kyle Watson, Calvertron and Carl Cox, popped up on labels like Cr2 Records, Venga and Wearhouse, and received praises from just about every known name around the block. Given all this, the guys have kept a level head and stayed true to their roots, still serving up that amazing sound that got them a cult of followers so quickly. What's even more exciting is the fact that Aspin & Dipace have dropped a few bootlegs, no hidden tricks, all yours. The tracks are a good sample of what the guys do and will make you go to their Beatport page (right here) and throw some coin their way in an effort to get some more, we hope.

Aspin & Dipace - Low Life (Original Mix)

Aspin & Dipace vs Mojax - Omen's On Fire (Prodigy Bootleg)

Aspin & Dipace vs Conroy - Two Bent Mice (Bootleg)

Royal K + Timoshii
We're not going to blabber on about these two and their history, as we have a comprehensive archive of posts on them (click here for Royal K and here for Timoshii). They are both great producers and work horses. They don't sleep. To be honest we don't even know if they eat. But they produce a tonne of sweet tracks, mix tapes and crazy sets in clubs around the place. Recently, Timoshii has worked over 'Stretcher' from Royal K and it's came out quite nicely. He's allowed a snippet of the 320 to be sampled before you can all get your mitts on the real deal. It's due out on Junky Trunk Records and we insist you check this space for more info in the coming weeks. In the meantime, have a listen to the tune, via Timoshii's Soundcloud.

Royal K - Stretcher (Timoshii Remix) clip

Bonus:
Royal K - Scrambled Eggs (September 09)

Black Candy Productions

We haven't giving these guys enough chat since they kicked off quite some time back now. If you don't know who they are, you probably don't go out that much, but that's OK. The team behind it all kicked things off with a huge launch party back in May and have been throwing crazy house parties at Empire Hotel ever since. Maybe it's the different vibe or cool atmosphere, but the crowds keep coming back and the events are going through the roof. If you haven't been to one yet, we suggest making their blog a regular stop off point when your on the computer. Alternatively you could grab them on Facebook. They've recently posted a sweet new mix from Black Candy residents Donnie & Brasco, comprising of all the same sorta tunes the two use to get the crowds going at each party. Enjoy it then catch the duo + more at Here Comes The Sun, the biggest Parklife Pre-Party!

Brascos Bible Reading - The Dalg

Well that's it for this fun bag. If you didn't have enough fun or want to make a suggestion, email us! Alternatively, you can get us on the links to the right hand side of the page. Any links you might be looking for are contained within the post. Support the artist!

Exclusive Koochie Taster

Our phenomenal local girl Koochie! has done it again! This time she's graced our ears here at Fridge Jet with her new unreleased track "Balloons". This song represents the strength and clarity present in all of her productions especially with the driving, wobbly mid. October 1 will see this bad girl in action, as she rips it up as the guest DJ for Thursday's night of debauchery "Black Candy" at the Empire Hotel. This is an event not to be missed, and will surely prove to be a great night. Below is the exclusive 128kbps taster that Kooch has permitted us to post up for you guys. I'd love to tell you where you can buy this baby in 320, but it's so new she hasn't decided who to release it with yet!

Check Koochie! out on Myspace, Facebook and Beatport.

Koochie - Balloons (Original Mix)

Happy Listening!
Dominic.

Avicii Hey?

Floating around at in the early hours of the morning and the lads behind Black Candy Productions bust a great bootleg over to us from an artist straight out of Stockholme. Knowing the impeccable and broad tastes of the BC Productions crew when it comes to a musical aspect, we we're sure the tune was going to get us going. It did. The bootleg is by a Swedish guy named Avicii and he's mashed up his sounds with 'The Beastie Boys' (for a modern electro blog we are talking about these lad's way to much!) tune 'Time To Get Ill'. It all works, it smacks you around with very heavy lead synths and thumping breakdowns, all concluding into a nice progressive bassline that makes you pray for something other than laptop speakers!

Avicii vs Beastie Boys - Time To Get Ill (Avicii Bootleg)

Avicii on Myspace Music and Beatport

Hope you enjoi,

Sammy.

Black Candy

Black Candy Productions presents the BLACK PARTY on the 6th of august at Empire Hotel. If their is one thing that symbolizes the true essence of cool it is BLACK....think no lights, candles everywhere, dark-strange insulations and visual stimulus. Fresh off the scene brisbane's DJ heroes KEEN? JC EDIT, HENLO and DONNIE and BRASCO will be rocking the foundations of empire. Also, born out of the basement of neon lights and skinny jeans, Misere, brisban'es biggest up and coming neo-synth band will be playing a LIVE set.

New Blood!

Black Candy Productions have been tearing up Empire over the past couple of months - haven't you heard? From Moon Bar to Corner Bar, they've thrown parties in every light of Empire - complete with whacky themes, hot dogs, computer games, jelly shots and more! It's this fresh style that's had the lines backing up and dance floors filling more and more as each night rolls through town.




Inline with their anti-hero attitude, the BC boys have brought a new, young breed of DJ in to do the honors for all their parties. From the outside the names wont make you gasp, but its certainly a breath of fresh air when you walk into the parties, never knowing which DJ will be mashing up what genre. DJ Ryles has been jammin' out killer early sets at the Cornered parties lately, smashing out perfect tunes for any timeslot he's given. The diversity in his music has him walking into Empire Middle Bar come July 24th for 'Front to Front' (pres by Brand Spank'd). Don't know what to expect? Check out his mixtape below, get on it and check him at the upcoming Black Candy parties!

DJ Ryles - 1Am Mix (July 2009)

BONUS - Donnie & Brasco have also lived through the Black Candy lifespan and have a new tech house mini mix available, definitaly worthy of mention.

Donnie & Brasco - Tech House Mini Mix (July 2009)

Black Candy IN MY PANTS

If you still haven't been to a Black Candy Party your missing out pretty bad. The boys have upped the anti when it comes to their offerings and have a huge night lined up within the month (keep updated at the freshly launched BC Productions blog here). Also, take some time out and reflect on the (shitty and small) Black Candy photo tribute we compiled thanks to the boys at Romance In My Pants. These guys have been showing their perspective on the valley nightlife while awaiting the launch of their official website (HERE) and throwing the photos up on Facebook for all the nightlife addicts out there to enjoy. Think they might have snapped you? Check the Facebook page and enjoy!

Just Remember:

BlackCandyProductions.Blogspot.CoM
WwW.RomanceInMyPants.CoM

Bangin Black Candys!

For those of you who haven't ventured to a Black Candy presented party recently, turns out they have successfully lived up to their own spiels and brought a regular jackin' house party to the valley precinct, layered up and topped off with ridiculously cheap EVERYTHING. From the massive launch night and the many loose 'Cornered' parties, to the quirky nerd shindig and the forthcoming 'Life of Electro' (Check the link - its this THURSDAY), the Black Candy boys have served up every style of night to the inquisitive crowds and they keep coming back for more!

Taste Tester?
Keen? - Walkin' On Black Candy (June 2009)

PAC-MAN + Nerds

The Black Candy 'Revenge of the Nerds' party went off in traditional style as the Empire Moon Bar house party packed out last week. The nights are getting bigger and with all the sneaky treats and extras the crowds have come to expect, its on the way up! July 3rd is the next stop, with Black Candy Productions presenting 'Life of Electro'. Serving up free hot dogs, the jelly shots everyone missed last time and a great local line up, it should be a banger. Kick off 8pm, featuring DJ's Jordan Naumov, Benibee, Keen?, Donnie & Brasco and more - see you there!

Extra? Me and a mates little alter-ego snapped out a quick mixtape for the Black Candy crew the other day, just a taste of what go's on each night!

Keen? - Chewin' on Black Candy Mix (May 2009)

Candy Concentrate

May 7th marked the launch of Black Candy, with the night booming into Moon Bar @ Empire with support from Sec's and Fridgejet - plus a whole load of sweeeeet DJ's on board. Everyone (who could fit) had a big night and the vibe set the scene for the upcoming events, set to be the latest and greatest in inner-valley house party entertainment. The next one smacks Empire up on June 4th and strikes the 'Revenge of the Nerd', and if you think your too cool make sure you hide your complimentry thick rimmed glasses upon entry. Check the flyer above for details, or jump this link right... here, for more information on the event!