Wow... I just got through a live set from The Twelves that was performed at Lolita in Barcelona Spain on 11/11/11 and it is incredible. It was honestly one of the best live sets I have listened to in quite some time. Then again, it is The Twelves, so I guess I shouldn't really be surprised. These two Brazilian dudes are on another level. This is a great set to listen to help you get through a work day or to get pumped before going out for a night of partying. It has smooth track to track transitions, great layering, and varying tempos that are sure to make you dance. It features tracks from Metronomy, Azari & III, Cut Copy, Stevie Nicks, and many many more.
Tonight, Seth Troxler will be spinning at U-Street Music Hall in DC. Seth Troxler was one of the founding members of the Visionquest record label and was recently voted #2 on Resident Advisor's readers poll of the Top 100 DJs of 2011. He is originally from the Detroit, Michigan area and Detroit House is a prevalent part of his music. This guy has played sets all over the world and held down residencies at some of the biggest clubs in Europe. Here is a live set he performed this year at Creamfields in Buenos Aires:
Tomorrow night, also at U-Street Music Hall, Benoit and Sergio will be on the decks. This DJ duo grew up in different continents, but joined forces after meeting in Washington, DC in 2008. Friday they return to city where they met to help us burn up the dance floor. I hadn't heard much about these guys until my roomate Nick sent me this mix earlier in the week. Check it out, its really "tight". After hearing it, I combed through their soundcloud page and realized that I recognized a bunch of their tracks. I really like their song "Everybody" (below). This is sure to be a massive dance party and I am really looking forward to it. See you all on the dance floor!
Hope you all had a great weekend. Here’s something special to kick off the week!
The Twelves have an unrivaled and uncanny ability to transform a song of any genre into downright pants off dance off track. Point and case, from their instant classic Essential Mix, Radiohead’s “Reckoner”; a bleak yet beautiful affair is turned into serious get-down-and-party tune. Their live sets are a blast! It’s “…a unique blend of lives keyboards, drum machines, mash-ups and remixing on the fly…Always trying to improvise as much as possible”. (FB)
Those of us in the DC Metro area will be lucky enough to catch the Rio based duo at the (unofficial) DPC headquarters, U Street Music Hall, August 17 (See our “Event” page). So come have a dance with us!
The Twelves were asked and obliged to do a mix for Kitsune Tabloid. This mix is actually a two parter put together. The first being a romp through a pop, indie, disco, and funk tracks (showing off their insta-dance-party Midas touch I mentioned before). The second half is a straight-up DJ mix. The whole thing will be released by Kitsune Tabloid August 28, but you can enjoy the stream now below!
EDIT: The original Soundcloud link had to be removed. Apparently it was posted in violation of international copyright law. We never hosted the mix; just shared a link to someone else's Soundcloud stream. It will be on sale through Kitsune Tabloid, August 29. In the meantime:
Tracklist
Part 1
01. The Twelves – Handshake (dub)
02. Munk – Violent Love (The Twelves Tabloid dub)
03. Zeigeist – Humanitarianism (The Twelves Tabloid mix)
04. Metric – Help I’m Alive (The Twelves Tabloid mix)
05. Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Tabloid dub)
06. Black Strobe – Me & Madonna (The Twelves Tabloid mix)
07. French Horn Rebellion vs Database – Beaches & Friends (The Twelves Tabloid mix)
Part 2
01. Ratatat – Wildcat
02. Reverso 68 – Piece Together (Part 1)
03. Sasse feat Kiki – Loosing Touch
04. Chaz Jankel – Without You
05. Spirit Catcher – Rollercoaster
06. Siriusmo – Last Dear
07. Shit Robot – Take ‘Em Up
08. Pol Rax – For You
09. The Paradise – In Love With You
10. The Juan Maclean – The Simple Life
11. Alexander Robotnick – Problèmes d’Amour Demo (Fafa Monteco edit)
12. Daniel Wang – Echo By Midnight
13. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Palladium
14. Tommy Seebach – Bubble Sex
15. Zombi – Sapphire
16. Zongamin – Painless
17. Twin Shadow – Shooting Holes
