AJAX DOES THE DIRTY!

It's not by chance everyone calls AJAX their favourite DJ. When he's not downloading out-of-the-box audio like the Law & Order theme song for his sets, this Sydney success story is heading up the sweatiest, most party ridden dance label in Australia. With artists like Yolanda Be Cool, Loot & Plunder, Swick & Dcup under his wing, he's a modern day testament to the old tales about surrounding yourself with good people. While I've got nothing but love for this dance-floor hero, his prominence in the Australian scene has moved my viewings of his skills away from intimate clubs and into the wide open festival settings. Don't get me wrong, if there is any Australian DJ who can whip up a killer festival set its Ajax, but boy do I miss seeing him at Monastery... Oh wait. He's coming back. Fucking yes!

Before we get to the details, here some tuneage compliments of Stoney Roads. They have an ear for quality music and they've recently featured a few 128kbps versions of the amazing new EP from Hump Day Project and MC Shureshock (Click here to buy the full thing). Here's the awesome LunyP remix, this dude is sick! Expect some of this Bmore style from AJAX!

THDP / Mc Shureshock - The Real Deal (Luny P Dub Mix)

Dirty Thursdays present

AJAX (Sweat It Out! Rec)

Monastery Nightclub, October 7th, 9pm. 

Supports by Noy, Alex Terrell, Baby Gee, Midnight Tango & MORE! 

CLICK HERE FOR THE EVENT.

WE HAVE A 10 PERSON GUEST LIST!! 

DO YOU WANT ON? JUST EMAIL WHO YOU WANT TO SEE AT DIRTY THURSDAYS IN THE FUTURE TO EVENTS@FRIDGEJET.COM. 

SUBLIMINAL SESSION

Keeping it fresh is our top priority, and there is nothing fresher than SUBLIMINAL. This UK based producer has only just turned 18 but already has been producing crazy house and fidget beats for years, recently coming into his own and receiving massive support from the likes of Hostage, Blaze Tripp, Acid Jacks and bass freaks the world over with remixes for Figure and Kanji Kinetic plastered all over his ever rising CV. To top that, he has an EP in the pipeline for Acid Jacks' label Idiot House, a breeding ground for talent nowadays with Blaze Tripp, Mustard Pimp, Figure and Egyptrixx all showing their worth on this huge label!
What strikes me most about Subliminal, is the accomplished clean feel about all his productions so far, which definitely warrants the great amount of (well deserved) support he's receiving. The only thing dirty about the tracks are the basslines, take The Juggernaut (Download) for example (which Hostage said "killed peoples bassfaces" at Cloud9 festival in Scotland), the roaring bass and UKG beat literally tears your subwoofer to shreds!
A lot of the sounds Subliminal has been churning out can be/have been compared to that of Foamo's early stuff, such as Can You Hear Me's whirring synth, old school vocals and screaming sirens.

Then there are his tracks like "The Fall" (Forthcoming on his Idiot House EP) which have to speak for themselves as the haunting melodic bassline in this one is nothing less than massive.

So we are stoked to be able to tell you our good friend Subliminal, has given us an exclusive track for all you Fridgers for free download!

OH YEAH! - SUBLIMINAL

Also here's a tropical remix of Does It Offend You Yeah? too, for good measure.

Dawn Of The Dead (SUBLIMINAL TROPICAL REMIX) - DIOYY

Remember to show him some love over on his Soundcloud too. His level of work is astounding and he posts new stuff all the time which is great!

Smoothers and Shakers

For those fridgejuicers that loom over the plenti-packed Brisbane scene, a delightful treat hits Barsoma's shores this Friday featuring none other than overseas American juggernaughts  — Holy Ghost! We haven't really gone into depth about Holy Ghost! here before, its rather been kept as something similar to well preserved sweet candy; like nougat, but rest assured, we'll give up our sweet toothed virginity to fill in the gaps in your musical cavities.

For a catch-up or rather, a nostalgic visit back to the past with Holy Ghost, we've included their two-part-two-disc mixtape featured on DFA earlier this winter. There's a lot of expect before you hit the DL, including sounds from In Flagranti, Phoenix, DJ Mehdi, Cut Copy, Van She and even the meshed sounds of the smooth skulled Moby. It doesn't come served without an amalgamated fist of full of remixed mayhem however. This one's also been rephased if you happened to nab the earlier released cassette version.

Next in line of our scrumcious confectionary is the mysterious maiden voyage of  Flight Facilities with nu-disco collab — Captain Earnest Bon-Huffington, Madame Francois de Lundenkopf, Esquire Winston Humphries III and Fred. We've been listening since their remix of Lowbrows 'Dream In The Desert' which induced an epic eight minute coma and further glued to our speakers with the super creamy 'Crave You' (if you don't think you have heard it, you have). Since landing, the crew has signed on their euro-synths, hypnotic basslines and occasional cowbell to Australian label - Bang Gang. We've included some of their tracks in case you were living under a rock while they flew overhead.

The ghosts have alternatively released their 'Static on the Wire' EP which concocts a very danceable slice of their synthetic disco pop funk whose velvety, silky and rather legitimate chorus will be sure to keep your skull busy for a day or two. Crisp low down-down bongo drums as well as a sexy story like guitar solo blur the lines between where the static on the wire finish or ends, so feel free to jump rope this one for hours on end. We promise you won’t get sick of it - ever.

It’s become a well known artefact the Brooklyn boys are the remix masters and quick visit to the Holy Ghost blog reveals an array of psychedelic sounds and other cheeky shenanigans. They've had a busy year on road hip-swaying and finger snapping with LCD Soundsystem and zig-zagging across their home turf with Chromeo, but thanks to those gentlemen chaps at Lick It, we get to jump on audible express to hear the porn and make the happy ending that is Holy Ghost! 

Whether you know neither of the two success stories, one over the other, or both - you need to listen very carefully from here on out...

Barsoma presents

HOLY GHOST! (NYC/DFA) + 

FLIGHT FACILITIES

Friday, 25th of September | 9pm

Click here for the event page.

Want a free double pass?

"What is your favourite Holy Ghost! or Flight Facilities track or release?"

Email your answer to events@fridgejet.com.

(before this thursday!)

Holy Ghost! - Static On A Wire
Disc 1- Holy Ghost! Mix Tape & Disc 2- Side B
Flight Facilities - Crave You ft. Giselle (C90's Remix)

The only thing left to ask is "Would you like fries with that?"
If the answer is yes, we'll see you there.

Me Gusta!

Banana with Detboi!

Remember the guys down at Banana we told you about not long ago, who have been making a stir with their nights, booking some of the freshest talent on the scene?
Well I have just heard from Banana head honcho Henry, that on top of their artist management and their hugely successful events, they are making the bold jump and establishing Banana Records before the end of the year! With already some serious young talent on their roster and a keen eye for a top artist, I expect some big things from these guys for future releases.

And if thats not enough high potassium Banana goodness for you, heres another serving. Fresh from his latest EP release on Cheap Thrills, the highly anticipated Curse of the Voodoo Drums, Detboi is set to tear apart the decks at Banana next Friday at Joshua Brooks in Manchester UK, in what will prove to be a night of bass driven madness!

What's more, Fridgejet and Banana are giving away a free double pass to the event!

All you need to do to try and get your hands on it is…

1) Like Banana on Facebook here

2) Write "I Love Bananas in my Fridgejet!" on their wall!

3) Bite your nails anxiously until the winner is announced on Wednesday 22nd of September!

(I've got to give Graphic State of Mind credit for these cool fliers too.

I've not seen one by him yet that I dont like!)

For all those who can't make it to Manchester in time, DON'T WORRY, we don't like to see anyone go away empty handed, so Banana resident Wonky Ninja has provided us with his latest remix for you all to enjoy!

Jon Curtis - Lace Up (Wonky Ninja Remix)

ONE MAN PARTY @ BLACK CANDY

One Man Party, better known as the drummer from Soulwax, is what many would call a modern day hero. Not only does he travel the world with his friends making people happy, but he also does it on his own, spinning increasingly eclectic sets around the globe. Inspired by prominent 80's and 90's genres like new beat, rave, acid house and techno, One Man Party sure knows how to please the masses. Influenced by guys like 2 Many DJ's and Erol Alkan, its pretty obvious to anyone with reasonable knowledge his sets are going to pack a punch. What makes us particularly happy about One Man Party/The Crazy Soulwax Drummer/Steve Slingeneyer's amazing talents and success, is that he's decided to do what most big names do and pop into Black Candy! Ohh dear... don't plan anything the following day kids.

Black Candy presents...

ONE MAN PARTY (SOULWAX)

Monastery Nightclub | October 8th | 9pm

Click here for the event page.

WANT A DOUBLE PASS?

"One Man Party's real name is...?"

EMAIL ANSWER TO EVENTS@FRIDGEJET.COM. 

The Sound of Summer

Avid music fans, specifically in and around Brisbane, have a reason to rejoice. Not only is the most well known and widely recognised music festival back in Brisbane - but Parklife is damn-well less than 3 weeks away!! With the likes of Busy P, Jack Beats, Missy Elliot, Groove Armada and Midnight Juggernaughts set to rock the Brisbane Botanical Gardens, it seem's Brisbane punters just can't smile enough. Alongside maintaining a tradition everyone in South East Queensland knows and loves, the return of Parklife to the famed Brisbane Botanical Gardens is set to work wonders for the local music scene. Rejoice!

PARKLIFE 2010

Brisbane Botanical Gardens & Riverstage

September 25th, 2010 (Midday - 10pm)

BUY TICKETS HERE.

WANT TO WIN A DOUBLE PASS!?!?

a) Click here and add us as a friend.

b) Write "I Love The Sound of Summer" on our wall before September 21st.

c) Wait in patience...

Oh... a chewn?

Jamtech Foundation ft Sizzla - The Agenda (Sharkslayer Big Riddem Mix)

Guest Mix Series #1: John Roman

The first artist up in our Fridgejet exclusive mix series, is someone we've been very excited about for some time, John Roman. Hailing from Toronto Canada, he has been killing it this year creating crates of originals and making remix upon remix, with everything he touches turning to gold. His upcoming track 'Sala', charted by Brodinski in June, heads a number of releases waiting to be unleashed from his Reclusion mix, a collation of 16 productions made by the man himself, after he drifted away suddenly from the scene to solely produce some absolutely stunning tracks, that are sure to be DJ stalwarts and club destroyers once they drop. With multiple number 1 Hype Machine chart toppers and an incredible djing talent, which has seen him head huge line ups in many clubs across canada and soon the globe, we are delighted to have him onboard and the Fridge even managed to catch up with him to talk about everything from his mix for us, to blueberries and Kanye West!

FJ: Glad you could find time for us man, stuff must be pretty hectic for you nowadays! What’s new?
JR : Just always keeping busy in the studio – making music, researching music, trying to create something fresh and original. Working on a lot of official remixes that will be out in coming months. And I’ve also been preparing my “Sala” EP for release on Plant music this Fall. There will be some big remixers!

You've been producing for a while now, but only in the last couple of years you've made to switch from producing Hip Hop to Electronic music. What spurred you to change?
I think what I value most in music is innovation. And once I had exhausted most of the old school and underground, I found the genre a little stale. It wasn’t that great hip-hop wasn’t still being made, but you had to sift through so much wack stuff to find anything good it just became frustrating. I was listening to some dance music at the time, but it wasn’t until I heard some of the Ed Banger artists that I really took notice. I think there’s something very hip-hop about that sample-based, dirtier, distorted production style of Justice, SebastiAn or Mr. Oizo. It was new, authentic and creative, and it wasn’t long before I was trying to emulate them.

Who would you say are your biggest influences, on an electronic and a hip-hop front?
There are just too many names to mention in terms of electronic music now, but artists that are inspiring me right now include Tiga, Simian Mobile Disco, Perc, Egbert, Tim Xavier, Green Velvet, Azari & III, Renaissance Man, Riva Starr, Jesse Rose, James Blake, Flying Lotus, Mount Kimbie, Nosaj Thing, Four Tet and Aphex Twin.

As far as hip-hop producers go, DJ Shadow is my number one, but also RJD2, Prefuse 73, J. Dilla, DJ Premier, Kanye West, RZA and Madlib.

Lets talk about your Reclusion mix. It was dropped in June, and is packed full of tracks waiting to kill clubs worldwide, but what was your motive to suddenly go into hiding and produce when you had international gig and record deal offers and a massive growing hype surrounding your name in the scene?
The idea of Reclusion started when I made some of these “dub” bootlegs of Nadastrom and Proxy back in late 2009. I knew these tracks would definitely surprise some fans that knew me for “Martyr” or “Carnivores”, but I really wanted to explore this production style and learn from it. So I created Reclusion as a way of showcasing all of my unreleased work under one theme, rather than confusing people with individual releases. Instead of just “cashing-in” in the short-term from past tracks, I wanted to make something bigger, a project that I could look back on years later and be proud of.

I know you’re always in the studio cooking up some outstanding originals and remixes, but do you have any plans for a tour or do you have any gigs your particularly looking forward to?
I’ll be doing some touring within North America for the duration of 2010 and dates can be found on my MySpace and Facebook. In February of 2011 I will be doing some UK dates, so stay tuned for those if you’re in the area!

Name an artist you think is definitely someone to look out for?
Azari & III.

Whats your favourite studio snack?
Blueberries.

and whats your biggest career moment that sticks out so far?
I think when I got charted by Brodinski for the first time with my “Save Us” dub was when I really realized that I wasn’t just a fan but a peer of some of my favourite artists.

Now, about this mix you've done for us, what can the people expect from it?
It’s very rhythmic techno and will give you a good idea of what to expect from me in the future – taking tribal ideas and using more electronic/high-tech sounds. It starts with a groove, builds to a banger climax and then cools off into ambience.

Thanks a lot man! We look forward to everything new, and we are delighted to have you onboard!
Cheers man, thanks for having me.

Now its my pleasure to unveil #1 of our exclusive fridgejet mix series, coming courtesy of John Roman.
And if i can say so myself. It's quite brilliant.

John Roman Fridgejet Guest Mix #1

Tracklisting:

1. Hello Chicago - Giulio LNT [Autan Records]

2. 1992 (Vocal Version) - Dexter [Dolly]

3. Cyclone (Vocal Mix) - Jamie Anderson feat. Mr. K-Alexi [Mija Recordings]

4. Hypnosis - Ben Sims [Drumcode]

5. Vaporizer (Rynecologist Remix) - Gingy & Bordello [This is Music / More Music]

6. Back Down (Save The Robot Remix) - Olivier Giacomotto [Definitive Recordings]

7. Yourself - Egbert [Gem Records]

8. Brut Beton - Cosmin TRG [Phonica Records]

9. Shelter (Tiga Remix) - The XX [Turbo Recordings]