Last Thursday at Santos Party House, Fixed brought two European electro acts from the opposite end of the spectrum: Pantha Du Prince (Germany) and Dada Life (Sweden). Pantha Du Prince delivered a well-paced live set with an extensive set-up that included two laptops, a variety of mixers, MIDI controllers, and other contraptions that we can’t even identify. Fixed residents JDH and Dave P acted as cross faders between sets, helping the audience make the transition from Pantha Du Prince’s minimalist set to Dada Life’s hard electro. Clearly having a blast behind the decks, Dada Life’s infectious energy was reciprocated by the crowd. Check out their remix of “Symphonies” by Dan Black below, one of the many highlights of the evening.
Dan Black featuring Kid Cudi – “Symphonies” (Dada Life Remix)
Last night, Simian Mobile Disco’s Jas Shaw took over the decks at Santos Party House for one of the best Fixed parties of the year. The party drew a sizable crowd that included Armand van Helden, Telli Federline of Ninjasonik, Alex English, and more. As always, Fixed residents JDH and Dave P held it down with solid opening and closing sets.
BPitch Control label boss, fashion designer, international DJ and recording artist Ellen Allien will be dropping by New York City this Saturday for Fixed at Santos Party House. She just released her fifth solo full-length, Dust, and continues to push the envelope of electronica as pop. This Saturday will be a special one as she takes us on a journey through outer space beats and minimalistic vocal buzzs. Fixed’s JDH & Dave P will be the supporting cast on May 29th.
We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to this once in lifetime occasion, one pair through Twitter, and one pair through our site. Enter the contest after the jump…
This Thursday, UK duo Simian Mobile Disco will return to New York City for their quarterly residency with Fixed’s JDH and Dave P. Last February’s kick-off at Le Poisson Rouge was nothing short of a rager, and we expect the same when the party moves to Santos Party House on May 27.
We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to this massive event, one pair through Twitter, and one pair through our site. Enter the contest after the jump…
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.
This Thursday, Fixed and Dim Mak are bringing Miami native SonicC to Santos Party House for his NYC debut. The seventeen year-old DJ draws inspiration from his Latin roots, infusing them with hip hop, disco, electro and more. Deathface (above, at the Trouble & Bass Temple of Doom in Miami), JDH and Dave P will join the young’un on the decks upstairs, while Cosmo Baker and Gina Turner take over the downstairs.
Enter to win tickets by filling out the form below. The contest will end tonight (Wednesday) at midnight. One entry per person.
Last night, Santos Party House was packed for a sold-out DJ set by Calvin Harris. Fixed residents JDH and Dave P kicked off the party with mellow tunes, slowly building to full-fledged electro, ripe for the main event to take over. An unfortunate incident earlier in the day left Calvin Harris sans laptop, but the DJ/producer proved that the show must go on. He proceeded with his set using CDJs and ruled the decks like a pro.
Can WMC ever be FIXED? Residents JDH and Dave P seem to think so. Judging by the line-up, which includes Boys Noize and Erol Alkan (their most recent collaboration, Lemonade / Avalanche, was released last week), along with Afrojack, Brodinski, Shinichi Osawa, and of course, JDH & Dave P, we’d have to agree. Still not convinced? Fixed is putting their money where their mouth is, offering up a pair of tickets to the party. Enter the contest by filling out the form below. A winner will be selected on Thursday night and notified on Friday morning.
