The Funcooker

There’s a reason why every DJ you see in the club rocks a Macbook Pro and Serato Scratch Live. And before mash-ups became played out, somebody made it hip to drop Journey in the middle of a jiggy set. If you follow the culture, you know that he was one of the firsts to genuinely freak SSL relative mode and set the precedent for today’s party rockers.

Rest in peace, DJ AM. You truly were a “king among DJ’s”.

Throughout the week, I’ve been revisiting AM’s old mixes and uploading them to share with y’all. Good music, sick transitions, ill cuts…a real DJ’s DJ. Too bad plastic cats only knew him for his high-profile romances with Hollywood girls. It’s such a shame that he relapsed and went out the way he did. ::shaking my head::

Bump, enjoy, and share:

Live at Moomba (2002) - SICK, strictly vinyl set, you can tell this man loved music. Funky.

Live at Concorde (2005) - If I had a house party, I’d bump this all night. Classic party staples.

Live on Power 106 (12/29/05) - One of my favorite mixes. Plenty of old school hip-hop.

Live at Banana Split (05/06/07) - More of an electro, house, EDM feel with sprinkles of Top 40.

Live at WMC (2008) - This is what you call an “AM” set, heh.

Fix Your Face Vol. 1 (2008) - Studio session from my favorite DJ-drummer duo.

Fix Your Face Vol. 2 (2009) - Second installment of the Fix Your Face collabo with Travis Barker.

Elton Mix CDs Vol. 1-5 (2009) - AM tweeted these throughout ‘09…more electic choice of music.

REVIEW: SPARKLEHORSE - DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

In limbo for actual label release, see back-story below.

Dark Night of the Soul is written and produced by Danger Mouse and Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) featuring vocal contributions from a vast range of rock artists (The Shins, The Strokes, Neutral Milk Hotel). Initially, the album was to be accompanied by a book of photography by David Lynch, but due to legal issues with EMI the album may never be officially released at all.

DNOTS’ webstore purchases will come with a limited edition book of David Lynch’s photography and a blank CD-R labeled: “For legal reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will.” In the meantime, the album can be streamed on NPR or downloaded through torrents. Of course, your friends here at The Funcooker have a clean link ready for you (see below)!!

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Featured track: “Revenge” (feat. Wayne Coyne)

Bootleg it: Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul (Download via MediaFire)

ARTIST CORNER: MR. HUDSON

Who is Mr. Hudson?
Lead guitarist and vocalist for London-based band, Mr. Hudson & The Library, most recently signed to G.O.O.D. Music.

Sounds like:
Hate it or love it: one part Coldplay, one part Kanye West.

Why you should listen to him:
Mr. Hudson & The Libary’s debut album on Mercury Records, A Tale of Two Cities, is a hodge podge of musical genres and instrumentation—he has a steel-pan player who does the harmonies! Now signed to G.O.O.D. Music, Mr. Hudson has dropped the “& The Library” label (although, they remain his backing band) and added a hint of Kanye’s style.

The lead single “Supernova” off his (solo) debut album, Straight, No Chaser, is generating worldwide buzz. And whether or not you hate auto-tuned ‘Ye, there’s no denying that the track has a sold-out, standing room only, stadium appeal. As for the rest of the album: it sounds exactly like 808s & Heartbreaks, but with a tolerable singer. Hence, my biggest wish is that Mr. Hudson uses this platform to generate buzz and then return to the brilliance of his original band!

Need further proof?
Minus the shaky, opening vocals this is an excellent indicator of what’s to come:

Also, check out the Straight No Chaser sampler mix (download .mp3 via MediaFire)

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Featured Track: “Supernova”

Mr. Hudson on G.O.O.D. Music | MySpace Music