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Three Damon Locks Mixes

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:02:19 +0000

Bird & Whale & Damon. He has been cranking out the mixes. I couldn’t keep up. I really like how Damon has retained that mix tape aesthetic of dropping in found sounds and obscure audio vignettes. Keeps things raw. I lost my touch for that somewhere along the way.
Another thing that occurs to me as I listen to Damon’s mixes is I find it strange there is so much musical overlap between Damon’s mixes and what comes out of my speakers on a regular basis. It makes me feel like our tastes are this weird byproduct of Chicago that we aren’t even aware of. Stuff that seems so obscure will come my way at random, and then two weeks later will be on one of Damon’s mixes. There’s some musical puppet master somewhere pulling our strings.

Thanks to everybody for making it out to the last Bird & Whale Showcase. Music was outstanding. Big thanks particularly to Frank for making it out from NYC. Really appreciate him sharing his musical finds and knowledge so generously.

I’m doing video projections at Rodan for the next three weeks for Jeff Parker, John Herndon, and Josh Abrams. I’m really happy with the material I’ve put together for it. Please drop in if you get a second.

I signed my first ever record contract the other day for my ~solo laptop project, Lobisomem, with Tall Corn Records. We’re scheduled to put out an EP in late fall/early winter. Please keep and eye out for that. I’m really ecstatic about the material I’ve been working on. We’re headed into the studio in October. (Likewise, another first for me.) Looking forward to hearing what comes out of that.

Planning on watching the first Presidential Debate tonight. I’m sure Obama will do well, but just thinking of what’s at stake is enough to give me an ulcer.

Damon Locks – The Locked Room:

John Cameron – How Do The Dead Come Back?
Goblin – Zombi
Minnie Riperton – Reasons
Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Guests – Eywat Setenafegagn
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick – Can’t Hide Love
Sultana Youssef – Khouthni Bthemmetak
John Baker – Newstime BBC 1 + 2
John Baker – Dial M For Murder
Stereolab – One Finger Symphony
Desmond Leslie – The Stranger’s Quest
Ratatat – Mahalo
Thelma – Samba De Roda Da Bahia
Finley Quaye – Right From The Start
Bola Sete – Czardas
Elza Soares – Timbó
Donna Summer/Peter Thomas – Black Power (vocal: Donna Summer)
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth – ”I Heard You Were Dead!”
Kalyanji – Anandji – Professor Pyarelal
Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou – Presentiment
Cartola – Preciso me Encontrar
Eddie Kendricks – Trust Your Heart
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Damon Locks – The Zup! Mix

Wonder Woman – TV & Movie Themes
David Ruffin – You Can Come Right Back To Me
Moacir Santos – Coisa n° 5 (Nanã)
Edu Lobo & Maria Bethânia – Cirandeiro
Mary Lou Williams – Miss D. D.
Sir Victor Uwaifo – Kirikisi
Moebius & Plank – Landebahn
Brigitte Fontaine & Areski – Le Ciel Est Doux
Queen – Flash
Elizeth Cardoso – Aroeira
Alton Ellis – All That We Need Is Love
Carlos Lyra – Quem Quiser Encontrar O Amor
Cedric “Im” Brooks – Why Can’t I
Earth Wind & Fire – Serpentine Fire
Rolloton – My Man Said (apple fest beat)
John Holt – It May Sound Silly
Pikelet – Miss Her
Exploding Star Orchestra – Black Sun
Mahalia Jackson – I’m Going To Live The Life I Sing About In My Song
The Fun Boy Three – Alone
The Whitefield Brothers – Weiya (Serengeti Beat)

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The Zup! Mix

Child Development Group – Good Morning To You
Dudley And Simpson – The Tomorrow People Theme
Ratatat – Shiller
Tito Puente – Birdland After Dark
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Elza Laranjeira – Porquê
Delia Derbyshire & Brian Hodgson – Restless Relays
Evinha – Cantiga por Luciana
The Sheiks – Eternal Love
Alberto Mota – Tamanco no Samba
宮内國郎 – 破壊の旋律
REBETIKA – GAZEL† NEVA SABAH
Bumps – A-Dumb-Month
Finley Quaye – Ride On And Turn People On
Edu Lobo – O Açoite Bateu
Chico Buarque & Elis Regina – Noite dos Mascarados
Surinder Kaur – Budzil : Majhdar Mein Kashti
Candi Staton – His Hands
David Bowie – Stay
Brokeback – Pearl’s Dream
The Clash – Shepherds Delight

Kim, Dan, Damon and Greg Mixes

brad — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:31:14 +0000

Four new mixes from the last Bird & Whale Showcase! Big thanks to Kim, Dan, Damon and Greg for such a great night of music. Kim was nice enough to type up a playlist (included in the zip file) for you curious souls. She’s also deejaying at Danny’s tonight so check her set out if you need a mid week reprieve.

Kim Ambriz – Sonotheque DJ Set

Terry Callier – You Gonna Miss Your Candyman
Cedric Brooks – Lambs bread collie
Dixie Cups – Iko Iko
William DeVaughn – Be Thankful for What You Got
Milton Nascimento – Cravo E Canela
Secos & Molhados – Amor
3 Hur El – Kucuk Yaramaz
Prefuse 73 reads the Books – Pagina Dos
Frankie Beverly & the Butlers – Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)
George McCrae – I Need Somebody Like You
Johnny Osbourne with Bunny Brown – Love Makes the World Go Round
Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
The Delfonics – Ready or Not Here I Come
Missy Elliott – Sock It 2 Me
Blackalicious – You Didn’t Know That Though

Zowee! Mix

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:37:46 +0000

First things first. Damon followed up as promised with Zowee! Mix. More joints. More cross-pollination. Please take a listen.

Secondly, Damon is going to spin at the Bird & Whale Showcase #2 at Sonotheque on July 8th. Please attend. Here’s the skinny on the showcase.

Bird & Whale Showcase #2 on July 8th, 2008 @ Sonotheque.

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DJ sets by:
Miss Frowny 9:30 – 10:30
Dan Bitney 10:30 – 11:30
Damon Locks 11:30 – 12:30
Greg Dalphond 12:30 – 1:30

Along with the Bird & Whale Showcase, I’ve got a couple of other items on this week’s calendar.
I’m DJing tomorrow night (July 1st) at Rodan. I’m also doing a solo laptop show at Heaven on July 5th. I was really happy with the last solo show I did at Heaven, but it wasn’t particularly well attended. It would be cool if you could make it out and bring a couple of friends.

Damon Locks – Zowee! Mix

John Carpenter & Alan Howarth – ”Prison Introduction”
Luiz Bonfa – Apache Talk
Baden Powell & Vinícius De Moraes – Canto de Xangô
The Zombies – Time of the Season
Mandingo – Chant of the Virgins
Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find
The 24 Carat Black – Brown-Baggin’
Kouyate Sory Kandia – Sakhodougou
Josephine Baker – Blue Skies
Jamelao – Timbo
The Hygrades – In The Jungle
Sauveur Mallia – Synthetic Neutron
Club Africa – Mahlalela – Letta Mbulu
Donny Hathaway – Jealous Guy
Harry Betts – Ambush
Elis Regina – Oriente
Herbie Hancock – The Spook Who Sat By The Door
Tom Waits – Nirvana
BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Tamariu

Moments Mix

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:46:07 +0000

I was reading the Jazz issue of Stop Smiling magazine this weekend. Was pleasantly surprised to see Damon Locks name on the top of a few of the articles. Stop Smiling is a real pleasure to read. If you’re not familiar, I highly recommend checking it out.

I posted a new mix by the prolific Damon Locks.

In Damon’s words:

I was trying to work on my new mix ZOWEE! But all the tunes I wanted to include just weren’t adding up to a ZOWEE! So instead of changing the trajectory of the songs I decided to name it something different. I guess I was attracted to introspective tunes when pulling this mix. This compilation is great for walking around (headphones) or a “cool down” from a busy day (on the coach), lying around in bed and of course…thinking about your life.

One last plug for the Bird & Whale showcase tonight. There was a little write up in New City. Pretty cool.

It should be a nice night of music. Hope you can make it out.

Damon Locks – Moments Mix:

10CC - I’m Not In Love
Elizeth Cardoso - Na Madrugada
Finley Quaye - Even After All
Portishead - Hunter
Awaara - Ek Bewafa Se Pyar Kiya
Quarteto em Cy - Canto De Ossanha
Nara Leão - Corisco
Dionne Warwick - Alfie
The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me
The Roots - Lost Desire (Feat. Malik B. and Talib Kweli)
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Vision Gamma
Tom Dissevelt – Syncopation
Harry Betts – Main Title – Bus Ride
Umni Nadra – Taubat
Syli Authentic – Fabara
Lecuona Cuban Boys – Tabú
Irving & Cynthia - You’ve Got A Friend

Zing! & Zoink! Mixes

admin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:48:35 +0000

Damon added two more mixes to what is now revealed as a series of mixes. As I listen, patterns start to form. It’s always pretty interesting to trace the lines that weave the music together in a solid mix, but with Damon’s selections those lines seem more distinct. I’m not sure if it’s intentional or not but, I find myself being really aware of the era and cultures that the various music stemmed out of. It very well may be that Damon’s simply putting together music that he enjoys, but it seems like there is a larger narrative at work.

I’ve got some good news. I got the line up locked in for the Bird & Whale Showcase on May 27th @ Sonotheque here in Chicago. I’m ecstatic about it.

DJ sets by:
Bundy K Brown 9:30-10:30
Caural 10:30-11:30
John McEntire 11:30-12:30
DJ Alo 12:30-1:30

It promises to be a really amazing night of music. oh, and it’s free!

Damon Locks – Zing! Mix

Herbie Hancock – The Stick Up
Mandingo – Pagan Ritual
Vera Hamilton – But I Ain’t No More
Mixmaster Mike – Mixmaster Mike & Q-Bert / Cosm
Trenchmouth – The Effects Of Radiation
Funkadelic – I Miss My Baby
John Holt – Love Is Gone
Moondog – Oasis
Lavender Diamond – Like An Arrow
RD BURMAN – The Burning Train
Peter Reno – Waboco
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Who Is She (And What Is She To You?)
Raj Kapoor – Tere Bina Aag Yeh Chandni
Nara Leão – Corcovado
Peter Thomas – The Space Patrol’s Return
Wailing Souls – Trouble Maker
The Majestic Arrows – If I Had A Little Love [Rehearsal]
The Shangri-Las – I’m Blue
John Holt – Riding For A Fall
Syreeta – To Know You Is to Love You
The Voices Of East Harlem – Run Shaker Life
La Simandou de Beyla – Festival
宮内國郎 – 氷原の恐怖
Stevie Wonder – If It’s Magic

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Damon Locks – Zoink! Mix

The Galactic Force Band – Space Dust
The 24 Carat Black Ghetto – Misfortune’s Wealth
The Heptones – Garden Of Life
Chicago Gangsters – Your Self-Conscious Mind
The Selecter – The Selecter
Carlos Piper e Sua Orquestra – Acender as Velas
Zuhura & Zein Musical Party – Mpenzi Azizi
Lena Horne and Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra – You’re My Thrill
Funkadelic – Better by the Pound
Dennis Coffey – Scorpio
Prince Far I – Big Fight
Goblin – Ai margini della follia (alternate take)
Erykah Badu – That Hump
Lyrio Panicalli – Consolacao
The 24 Carat Black – Synopsis Two: Mother’s Day
Mary J Blige – I Found My Everything Featuring Raphael Saadiq
Mandingo – Medicine Man
Prince Jammy & The Aggrovators – Drums Of Africa
Soumbory Jazz – Nana
Cassandra Wilson – You Move Me
The Eternals – Dragging On The Chain
Annette Brissett – Drums
Peter Thomas – Shub-a-doe