Snafu Podcast 16 - Funky Transport

Here is a new mix by The Deep End resident DJ, Funky Transport.. This little mix was done while getting his records ready for the next installment of The Deep End, which is on this Saturday and features guest Dj's Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem, USA) who'll be doing his Special Disco Version thing AND also Q-Burns Abstract Message (8th Dimension, USA).. This is gonna be huge. Doors are at 10pm.. I'd recommend an early visit if you wanna get in.. OR visit www.clubsnafu.com and grab some tickets.

Snafu Podcast 16 - Funky Transport

Snafu Podcast 15 - Funky Transport - Live at The Deep End

For our 15th podcast it's a live mix from the first hour at The Deep End a few weeks ago. On the ones and twos is our resident Funky Transport. Funky Transport is from Inverness and enjoys Sunday Driving, Synthesizers and Tunnocks confectionery. This mix is a slo-mo funkathon that represents the usual first hour-and-a-bit vibe down at the underground mecca that is Club Snafu on a Saturday night. BTW... Massive love to all those that turned out last week in Snafu for the Greg Wilson night... what a belter eh?

Snafucast 15 - Funky Transport Live at The Deep End

Snafu Podcast 14 - Mr Green

Snafu and The Deep End are proud to announce our new resident DJ MR GREEN.

We met with him last week and asked him what makes him tick...

“I became interested in music at the grand old age of 8 years old, making mix tapes of the charts on a Sunday afternoon using a tape recorder. It didn’t take long before I progressed onto my dads old Technics turntable with rotary pitch adjust and started to buy dance records of all shapes and forms. At the age of 16 I got my first set of turntables and mixer (second hand off a friend) and started spinning... Three years later after moving into Aberdeen I landed a resident spot dj'ing at what was then called Blu bar on a Saturday night playing anything from commercial house to US garage. A few years later the bar was re-branded as Tonic where I continued as the main resident and predominantly played Soulful house. At the same time I dj’d at a number of the IVY parties in some of the most unusual venues across the North East (Dunnoter Castle being the most memorable!) and much more recently I have played with Funky T in Snafu at his night 'The Deep End'.
As I’ve grown up I’d like to think my musical taste has too. I’m now into deep house, electro and jacking US house. I would like to think as myself as a versatile dj and not pigeon hole myself into one particular style”

You can hear Mr Green Dj'ing at The Deep End every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month or, if you can't make it down, then here is a little taster of what the Green Machine can do...

Snafu Podcast 14 - Mr Green

Snafu Podcast 13 - XXXChange

XXXChange - He regularly plays with Spank Rocks' Knobs. He has Touched up Beck, Bjork, Spankrock and the rumour is he only took on the Test Icicles remix because he thought they were actually called Testicles.
Lately, XXXChange has also been reported to have touched the parts of Lady Sovereign, CSS, Lily Allen, Kool Keith, Thom Yorke and lots of other well respected artists. The word on the street that he is going to be touching YOU at The Dirty Hearts Club @ Snafu on the 4th of December - the only place in Aberdeen that could accomadate such a deviant soul... Doors open at 10pm where you can expect to be aurally aroused by Aberdeen lethario Stevie "Blue-Eyes" Milne who, whilst not sharing in the bombastic adult-only stylings of XXXChange is still capable of some quite dazzling displays of filth and depravity when the situation calls. If 'ol blue eyes doesn't drop the Justice bomb "Waters of Nazereth" at this event I really will eat my hat.

Subscribe to the Snafu Podcast using the orange button up there to the right and you'll be able to download an DJ mix by XXXChange recorded exclusively for Snafu at his house just the other week... not to mention access to all the archived mixes by DJ's like James Curd, Tomoki Tamura and Amir Javasoul and all of the Snafu Resident Dj's. Don't forget to go the the Club Snafu website for details about buying tickets for XXXChange on the 4th of December at Snafu.

Snafu Podcast 13 - XXXChange

Tracklist

1. Black Ghosts “I Want Nothing”
2. Bag Raiders “Fun Punch” (xxxchange remix. mash version)
3. Ghost Hustler ” Busy Busy Busy” (Prince Klassen re-edit)
4. LCD Soundsystem “Get Innocuous” (Soulwax Remix)
5. Daft Punk “Alive”
6. Kissy Sellout “Her” (Touche remix)
7. Fake Blood “Blood Splashing”
8. Xinobi “Day Off”
9. Channing “Peanutz Enhancer” (Mobbing remix instrumental)
10. The Kills “Cheap and Cheerfull” (Sebastian Remix)
11. Unknown “Heartbroken” (cover version!?!)

Snafu Podcast 12 - Tomoki Tamura

Tomoki started Dj-ing in 1999 in his native Japan and his original blend of sweet and aggressive flavours quickly marked him out as one of the most promising young Japanese DJs of his generation. He went on to hold residencies at some of Japan’s top clubs, playing alongside top international DJs such as Derrick May, Doc Martin, Lil’louis, Timmy Regisford, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit, Blaze, Larry Heard, Daniel Wang, Kerri Chandler, Jerome Sydenham, Ron Trent and Osunlade to name but a few. Regular mix sessions for the radio stations Shibuya FM and Osaka Cable only added to what was already fast becoming a cult following and the nation-wide commercial release of a successful series of mix albums on tape (“the Groove Café Series”) was well received by both fans and critics alike, further cementing his reputation as one of the top young DJ’s in Japan’s underground house scene.


In 2004 he moved to London where he has continued to rock the floor in top venues such as Ministry of sound, Turnmills, The Cross, The Key, AKA, 54, Notting Hill Arts Club, Herbal and Cargo to name but a few. He guests at Faith (regarded by many discerning house aficionados as the capital’s no.1 party) and current residencies include his very own creations “Holic” at AKA and “Geisha Disco” at the Notting Hill Arts Club. Within a few months of arrival at its new home of AKA Bar, Holic was already a resounding success, rapidly becoming one of London’s busiest Thursday night parties. Hosted by his very own DJ collective “the Geisha Disco Boyz” and supported by “Kikiorix”, guest DJ’s have included Andrew Weatherall, X-Press2, Jimpster, Jim Masters, Pete Heller, Terry Farley, Spektrum and Milton Jackson with many more in the pipeline.

Tomoki’s trademark fusion of deep, tech, electro, minimal and soulful influences has won him many admirers and he has graced our very own airwaves as the first ever Japanese DJ on Ministry of Sound Radio while currently holding a weekly slot on House FM. Simultaneously tough and soulful, dark and uplifting, his style retains more than enough depth and technique to satisfy the fussiest of house-heads without losing the sort of funk and groove that keeps the dance floor rammed and rocking. March 2008 saw his debut as an artist with the release of the track “Yurikamome” (on Pild Records) to critical acclaim from the legendary Laurent Garnier himself. July 2008 his new release out from Four:Twenty record, also have just signed with NY legendary King Street Sounds as well,his first vocal track out soon in summer.

Its not just an England / Japan thing either, many places in between have felt the Tomoki effect; he has guest DJ’ed at parties in Berlin, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Belarus and Turkey. With a few notable exceptions, resident / ex-pat Japanese talent has always been thin on the ground in the West… but with Tomoki Tamura and the Geisha Disco Boyz transcending the divide, perhaps the UK club scene has at last found its very own ambassador both to and from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Tomoki plays at THE DEEP END @ SNAFU on Saturday, 11th of October
This is a live set recorded at AKA/THE END at Tomoki's succesful HOLIC party on September the 11th.. it's big (over 220mb) but i didn't want to fiddle with it and lose any sound quality.

As usual - this mix is not available anywhere else..

Snafu Podcast 12 - Tomoki Tamura

Snafu Podcast 11 - Amir Javasoul

"I remember when me and friends used to get all excited about getting a copy of the newest Michael Jackson single or video, in Iran. We were like, 8 or 9 years old. That was before moving to Canada. We used to spend days copying all of M.J's dance moves and even more time making semi-perfect "mix" tapes with our double tape decks. I even recall some family members who would ask me for their own personal tapes. I'd enjoy spending time on this much more than what an average 8 year old would be into", recalls Amir Javasoul, now 30 years old and residing in Paris, FRANCE. "Not to use an old cliché but I certainly knew from a young age that music, all music, would be my foremost passion in life."

Fast forward to 1995 in Montreal, Canada; it has been over a year now since Amir's close group of friends regularly attend the so called "Rave" parties, almost on a weekly basis. "Its funny, I remember my friend Ibra and others who would rush to DNA records on Friday evenings after school in order to get their tickets for the weekend. I was still very much into my hip-hop and Rock&Roll so I would pass. until that one night when I gave it a chance. I guess that was the beginning of my house music life."

From there onwards Amir began attending what he calls "the good parties of the good old days, the better dayz", where the emphasis was put on having fun and just dancing to whatever made you shake it. However, it's Derrick Carter's now legendary "Atomic" nights, in Ottawa, Canada that gave Amir that initial push and desire to be the DJ he is today. "It's funny; I still remember the exact moment when I had a "moment". 5:30 in the morning, Derrick stopped everything, turned the lights off, silence, and then, Lil louis "I called you". Two hours of mid tempo, obscure old Chicago acid, disco-not-disco followed. Inspired, is an understatement. I always knew music would be an integral part of my life. But I found out on that dance floor that it will now BECOME my life".

Since then, it's been a long and positive journey. From throwing the first ever rave parties in the small university town of Kingston (where he attended Queen's university) to playing many clubs in his hometown of Montreal, Amir definitely acquired the needed experience and record culture that is the base of his DJing career today. Fast forward to 2001, attending his second Miami Winter Music Conference, Amir was yet again inspired by a legend, when he witnessed DJ HARVEY'S early morning set at the Wax Records party. This had a major influence in the evolution of sound/type of house music Amir is known to play these days, mixing in a blend of funky Chicago house and groovy S.F electro/house.

2001 was also the year that saw Amir make the move across the ocean, to Paris, France, where he resides at the moment. Bringing Chicago to Paris, his Classic Records party (with DelaHouse) was truly a success. He, alongside Luke Solomon and Rob Mello gave an unforgettable performance still talked about. Mingling with local heroes, Amir has played alongside artists such as Laurent Garnier, Djulz, Phil Weeks, David Duriez, Cisco, Dan Gennacia, Jef K, Ivan Smagghe, Sam Karlson, etc... In Early 2002 He also held a short residency at Folies Pigale, where he was able to invite more of his Classic/Music For Freaks partners in sharing the decks with Justin Harris of the fame Freaks, Diz, Tiefshwartz, Heather and Ewan Pearson. The Mid 2002-2003 span was a very fruitful year for Amir and the city of Paris. He held a one year residency at two of the main clubs in the Paris circuit (Studio 287 and Queen Club), along with being in charge of booking international DJs of real caliber as guests. Who could forget June 19th 2002, when thanks to Amir, we witnessed the return of Derrick Carter to France, after a 4+ years absence.

This sparked the debut of the now infamous "ClubWorld" nights at Queen Club. The guests during this 12 month residency included: Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Onionz, Rob Mello, Satoshi Tomiie, Phil Weeks, Fafa Monteco, Steve Bug, Kenny Hawkes and Armand Van Helden.

Following this, Amir went on to hold a years residency at the Ministry of Sound, London from 2004-2005 then until 2006 he held two residencies at Cafe d'anvers, Antwerp and at BOA, Toronto. This brings us neatly up to the present time which sees Amir holding down two residencies. One at Level in Bahrain and also in his adopted home city of Paris at the club Djoon where he brings in the best talent from around the world then regularly beats them down with his unique blend of jacking and groovy house...

Amir plays at Club Snafu on the 22nd November so get yourself down there and get your mitts on promos of his new mix C.D. named after his night, PLASTIK PEOPLE.

Snafu Podcast 11 - Amir Javasoul

Snafu Podcast 10 - Jay West

Jay West is one of the most important underground house names ever to come out of South America. This established dj and producer has been touring the globe and playing the most important clubs and festivals for the last few years with no sign of stopping.

With releases on the most notorious labels, like Inland Knight’s Drop Music, Lowdown, Agave, Blockhead, So Sound and many many more, he has gained support from an incredible variety of mainstream djs, from Hernan Cattaneo, Satoshi Tomiie, Dimitri from Paris or Mark Farina, to Dj Heather, Lawnchair Generals, Hipp-e or The Inland Knights…They have all used Jay’s flavor to rock their dancefloors. It could be said that almost every house set around contains one of his works!

His dj sets, always fun, original and full of funk, have made thousands of people dance in some of the most important venues in the globe. He was part of Creamfields Buenos Aires (One of the biggest festivals in the world, gathering 60.000 people), Winter Music Conference in Miami (In the last 6 editions), South American Music Conference (where he worked as a panelist directing production workshops and seminars), Personal Fest or Marlboro Mixtronica.

Through all this years he got to share stages with stars as big as Deep Dish, Massive Attack, Dave Seaman, Pet Shop Boys, Dj Dan, Green Velvet, Pete Tong, Mark Farina, Dj Heather, Hipp-E or Lexicon Avenue.

In his constant touring schedule he has played clubs as big as Pacha Buenos Aires, Crystal in Istanbul, Opium Garden in Miami, Block 8 In Beijing, Gravity in Lithuania, Lotus Sound Bar in Hawaii or Sutra in Johannesburg.

New York, London, Los Angeles, Boston, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Budapest, Sydney, Melbourne, San Francisco, Miami, Beijing, Chicago, San Diego, Buenos Aires, Denver, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mexico, Bogota, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Varna, Oslo are some cities in his neverending list of past presentations, always bringing his particular flavor to the party.

Born in Rosario, Argentina; ever since his childhood he developed a huge passion for the art of sounds, and later, in his teenage years, he formed and leaded several rock bands as a composer, singer, guitar, key player and front man. His love for the creation of rhythm and melodies grew in time, and he began learning and falling in love with funk and disco from the past era. Obsessive collector of Lp..s and always open to new sources of inspiration he discovered House Music and immediately started making beats.

The memories of poolside afterhours in his hometown with hundreds of people dancing to the beats of funk until the sun came out won..t ever leave his mind.

His tracks have been featured in various famous compilations such as Mark Farina’s Live In Tokyo OM, BBC essential mix, Johnny Fiasco’s Winter sessions, Roger Sanchez’s Release Yourself radio show or Journey by Dj’s. He has remixed Inland Knights, Jacob London, Troydon, Can Costa amongst a lot of others and been remixed by huge talents like Greenskeepers, Hipp-e, Patrick Turner or Morgan Page.

During the last few years and looking to expand and contribute to the house music world, Jay started Flavor Recordings joining UK’s talented Matt Shrewd. Flavor has grown to be synonymous of funky underground house and has featured some of the most important artists of the scene today like Kinky Movement, Manuel Sahagun, The Littlemen, Toka Project or Da Sunlounge. He also started his own solo imprint in 2008, Candy Music which will feature disco-infused, deep, tech and always groovy beats oriented to move dancefloors all over the globe.

Jay West is only one of the names this Argentinian born self-tought musician uses, in 2007 one of his collaboration projects exploded and gained world respect after a strike of releases in labels like Agave, Alphabet, Shrewd Music, Pilot and Flavor. The Candy Dealers are quickly becoming a household name in the underground house scene. He has also done work under monikers like Pushing Boundaries (with Matt Shrewd), Western Union, Shanty Town or The Golosines….

Always defying himself to improve and with a heavy schedule of gigs and releases, every year is a new challenge for Jay, with lots of new projects and trying to break more boundaries.

You better be there on the 16th of August at Snafu to enjoy it!!

Snafu Podcast 10 - Jay West