SELF SHOUTS

Yes, these are my own tunes. No I'm not going to rave about them. One is a remix of the highly anticipated 'Out of Body' track by Jack Beats, due out on June 21st via Herves 'Cheap Thrills' label. It's a vocal orientated Bmore-esque take of the original and samples the breakdown quite heavily in the tune. The other is simply a party edit I made awhile back. It combines the popular Noob and Brodinski A side track 'Peanuts Club' with the soothing style of MIA and her 'Bucky Done Gun' feature track. Leave a comment on the Soundcloud of either tracks if you want a download link!

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YOUR WEEKEND PLANS

Having trouble working out your plans for the weekend? Well we've already done it for you. Simply put we could see that you needed a push and shove in one certain direction and we've quite happily come up with the goods. Below is your guide to both Thursday & Friday nights and quite frankly, only people like our contributor Dom won't be at both of them!

Thursday Night

The Arcade Creative Presents...

BOYS NOIZE ft HOUSEMEISTER

+ Ajax, Danny T, Aniki, Wolfie, Keen? and more!

Friday Night

Lick It Media Presents...

Horse Meat Disco & Cassian (Bang Gang)

+ Tim Fuchs, Dom, Eams, Keen? and more!

60 in 60

Shameless self-promotion is an essential part of any music blog... well on second thoughts thats a lie, but who cares. Awhile back KEEN? (or myself) knocked up 'Absolutely Everything' which encapsulated all that is heavens language. The download link maxed out and I've had a few requests for an alternate download link. I've gone with trusty old Mediafire this time round, but if your still wanting to stream the tape then you can do so at my Soundcloud account by clicking right here. Anyway, enjoy!

KEEN? presents 

'ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING' (mediafire)

60 tunes in 60 minutes!

The Summer Party Tape

Words are for the people, music is for the god's, thus making this mixtape heavens language. Enjoy and if desired, reach KEEN? (me) on Facebook, Twitter or Soundcloud.

KEEN? presents // 'ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING'
(Summer 2010)

   KEEN? Presents // 'ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING' (Summer 2010)  by  keen?

Keep an ear out for tunes and remixes by the likes of ... Duck Sauce, Fake Blood, Major Lazer, Laidback Luke, Proxy, Starkillers, Fedde Le Grand, Crookers, Armand Van Helden, Alex Kenji, LMFAO, Chuckie, The Gossip, N.E.R.D, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Prodigy, Diplo, Bingo Players, Loot & Plunder, Stardust, A-Trak, David Guetta, Suzanne Vega, Steve Aoki, Claude Von Stroke, Brodinski, Chelley, D.I.M, La Roux, Micheal Jackson, Jesse Rose, Boris Dlugosch, Genetik and many more!!

KEEN? x

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

Hangin' With Ho-Ju :: Episode 1.

Well, where to start... It's been a crazy old month here at Ho-Ju HQ... With many releases due out soon and my first remix coming up ( a tasty collab with FRIDGEJET fav. WoNK... , I have been kept busy with lots of label duties..... We are just putting the finishing touches to our upcoming DISCO BALLISTIC REMIX EP ....Following on from the success of the original EP from LAZY RICH ( Reached #12 on BEATPORT... ) With remixes by JAY ROBINSON & SUPABEATZ, THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN, AQUILAGANJA & DIRTY POLITICS...This is already garnering big big support from around the globe from superstar dj's such as FAKE BLOOD, ANDY GEORGE & JAYMO ( RADIO 1 ), KEEN? (Local Hero's), DAN AUX, ONE FISH 2 FISH, DETBOI, ANIKI and many more....to hear a preview go here... Finally we have a huge EP coming up from THE SHOPLIFTA'S... this one features some amazing remixes from That Girl DJ, The CHeerz & your's truly with WoNK.... Stay tuned cause FRIDGEJET will be getting an exclusive sneak peek as the release date grows near...;)

Now, one of the questions i get asked all the time is... CAN I PLEASE SEND U A DEMO FOR YOUR LABEL...Now obviously this is a daily occurrence for me @ Ho-Ju. However, there are right and wrong ways to go about it...So i thought i would end this months write-up with the right way to do it.. ( or at least the way i like it done )

3 EASY STEPS TO PROPERLY SUBMITTING A DEMO FOR SIGNING...

1. Make sure the track is as close to finished as possible ( the amount of demos i get that are unfinished, unmastered, dodgy sounding bits of music is unbelievable.. DON'T SEND IT OUT TO LABELS UNTIL ITS FINISHED...)
2. Enclose some sort of BIO / INFO on who u r and previous tracks/remixes u have done ( not only does this look professional, but it also gives the label an idea of who they are dealing with...
3. If your track/s do not get signed , please resist the urge to tell them they wouldn't know a good tune when they hear one, and hope they fuckin die... ( As believe it or not i had once.. Dodgy Italian Producer with the initials ALEX P haha )... Chances are they may be interested in one of your future tunes...So thank them and always ask for feedback about your tune... It may help when submitting another tune.....

Til next month...

Threaded!

Threaded... Huge... Here.

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.

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)