On Thursday night, The Twelves, Grum and Fixed residents JDH & Dave P played to a sold-out crowd at Santos Party House for their weekly party, Canal Rubber. JDH & Dave P had the crowd in a fervor early on, ready for Grum’s synth-pop set. As The Twelves prepared to take over, Grum played one of his best-known remixes, “To Kingdom Come” by Passion Pit, The Twelves ad-libbed a few chords on one of two keyboards, which they ran through Abelton.
The Twelves (João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira) set the energy level on high and held it there throughout their set. The Brazilian duo dropped hit after hit, mashing and remixing on the fly. Highlights included “Eleanor Rigby” (The Beatles), “Hearts on Fire” (Cut Copy), “Thriller” (Michael Jackson), “Sexy Boy” (Air) and “House of Jealous Lovers” (The Rapture). They used the keyboards mainly as mixers/controllers throughout the set, but incorporated the keys during their own remixes of “Reckoner” (Radiohead), “Boyz” (M.I.A.), “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You” (The Black Kids), and “In for the Kill” (La Roux).
Next Thursday, Fixed is bringing The Twelves (a.k.a. the “Daft Punk of Brazil”) to Santos Party House for their acclaimed weekly party, Canal Rubber. Since forming in 2005, João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira have released a series of covers, original tracks and remixes, including one of my personal favorites (streamed below). Be sure to check out the duo’s recent BBC Essential Mix HERE.
The Black Kids – “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You” (The Twelves Remix)
Tickets are almost sold out, but we have a pair reserved for one lucky reader. Enter the contest by filling out the form below. The contest will close on Thursday, April 29 at noon.
Tomorrow night (Thursday), Matthew Dear and Lee Curtiss will join Fixed residents JDH and Dave P as they take over the decks at Santos Party House for their weekly party, Canal Rubber. Santos resident Eli Escobar will spin downstairs.
Though his side project, Audion, has kept him busy as of late, Matthew Dear has recently gotten back to his DJ/production roots with his remix of “VCR” by The xx:
The xx – VCR (Matthew Dear Remix)
We’re giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the event. Enter the contest by filling out the form below. The contest will close tonight (Wednesday) at midnight. Winners will be notified on Thursday morning. Advance tickets available HERE.