It’s already been well-documented that Kingdom is one of the most interesting producers in the game right now. Things were going well with gigs, releases and such. Suddenly, within months he leaves NYC subtly, moves to (mostly) sunny Los Angeles and is enjoying life quite nicely there. But before we can fully accept the fact that Kingdom is in L.A. full-time, he does something else to completely shift our focus. Enter FADE TO MIND, Kingdom’s new label (as well as being hailed as the  “American Night Slugs”). Yes, visually it does seem reminiscent of previous Night Slugs releases, but Kingdom, along with Prince William (co-founder of the label) are determined to make it a monster of its own.

The first release is from L.A.-based duo Nguzunguzu, who have been all over the place sonically and are a pleasure to listen to, no matter where or when they DJ. The release, TIMESUP, features three original tracks, as well as remixes from Total Freedom and Kingdom himself. Get familiar in a hurry, FADE TO MIND is surely here to stay.

Click through for Ezra’s Fade To Mind mix for oki-ni which includes a brand new Kingdom original Take Me, a Mariah Carey + Nicki Minaj collab remix plus Nguzunguzu’s Timesup.

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MoMA PS1 presents Warm Up 2011, beginning July 2 and taking place every Saturday this summer through September 3. Now celebrating its 14th year, the museum’s highly anticipated outdoor series will continue its tradition of introducing audiences to the best in experimental live music, sound, performance, and DJs. The annual series is held in MoMA PS1′s courtyard, which this year features Holding Pattern by Interboro Partners, an immersive environment that is the winning design of MoMA PS1′s 12th annual Young Architects Program.

This year’s Warm Up marks the second year the series will be conceived by a curatorial committee hand selected by the museum to represent a wide spectrum of expertise and experiences in music, sound, and the performing arts, resulting in a unique summer sound that explores, interprets, and combines genres.

Schedule for Warm Up 2011

July 2

DJ Pierre / Afro Acid / Chicago, IL
Beautiful Swimmers / Future Times / Washington, DC
Delicate Steve / Luaka Bop / New Jersey
Protect-U / Future Times / Washington, DC
Zoovox / Lectric Sands Records / Brooklyn, NY

July 9

Four Tet / Domino / London, UK
Falty DL / Planet Mu / New York, NY
SBTRKT / Young Turks / London, UK
Bronze / RVNG Intl / San Francisco, CA
Matthewdavid / Brainfeeder / Los Angeles, CA
TURRBOTAX® DJs / New York, NY

July 16

agnès b. presents:

Audio Love by Juan + Johnny
Joakim / Tigersushi / Paris, France
Koudlam / Pan European Records / Paris, France
Mirror Mirror / RVNG Intl. / New York, NY

July 23

Gang Gang Dance (DJ set) / 4AD / New York, NY
Lunice / Lucky Me / Montreal, Canada
Syd tha Kyd / OFWGKTA / Los Angeles, CA
Miracles Club / Ecstacy Records / Portland, OR
Laurel Halo / Hippos in Tanks / New York, NY

July 30

Prince Language / The No Comprendo / NegroClash & Stretch Armstrong / Plant Music / New York, NY
Das Racist (DJ set) / Greedhead / Brooklyn, NY
Vockah Redu / C2K Entertainment/ New Orleans, LA
Holy Other / Tri Angle Records / Manchester, UK
XXXY / Ten Thousand Yen / Manchester, UK

August 6

Omar-S / FXHE Records / Detroit, MI
Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set) / Delicacies / Wichita / London, UK
Steve Moore / Zombi / L.I.E.S./ Kompakt / New York, NY
Beppe Loda / Typhoon / Cosmic, Italy
Forma / Spectrum Spools / Brooklyn, NY

August 13

Black Dice / Paw Tracks / New York, NY
His Name is Alive (DJ set) / Midnight Cowboy / Detroit, MI
oOoOO / Tri Angle Records / San Francisco, CA
Clams Casino / Tri Angle Records / Nutley, NJ
Ayshay / Tri Angle Records / Brooklyn, NY
Water Borders / Tri Angle Records / San Francisco, CA

August 20

Juan Maclean / DFA / New York, NY
Blood Orange / Terrible / Domino Records / New York, NY
Solange / Houston, TX
Pictureplane / Lovepump United / Denver, CO
Grimes / Arbutus Records / Montreal, Canada
Ford & Lopatin (DJ set) / Mexican Summer / New York, NY

August 27

Tanlines / True Panther Sounds / New York, NY
Nguzunguzu / Los Angeles, CA
Teengirl Fantasy / True Panther Sounds / Oberlin, OH
Sun Araw / Sun Ark Records / Los Angeles, CA
Physical Therapy / Brooklyn, NY

September 3

The 2 Bears / Southern Fried / London, UK
Horsemeat Disco / Strut / London, UK
Midnight Magic / Midnight Sun / New York, NY
Justin Miller / DFA / New York, NY
BICEP / Throne of Blood / London, UK

Warm Up 2011 will be held each Saturday for ten consecutive weeks, through September 3, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The admission fee to MoMA PS1 and Warm Up is $15. Included in this price is access to all exhibitions and Warm Up. MoMA Members receive one ticket for themselves with a valid Membership card. Long Island City residents receive one free entry for themselves upon showing proof of their residency.

Our friends at MeanRed are grabbing the weekend by the horns, offering up a trifecta of great parties for you to choose from. We’re giving away a pair of tickets to each event, click through to learn more about each event and CLICK HERE to jump directly to the contest.

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Last Saturday, Club Infinity hit the top floor of Santos Party House for their second edition of bass-driven musical talent and merriment. Carrying on the festivities that had begun with HARD on Governor’s Island earlier that evening, heat stricken music lovers came flooding in to revel in some heavy beats and cranked up air conditioning.

Kicking off the night’s event was Brooklyn’s own Dre Skull who warmed up the dance floor, building momentum to carry the crowd into Dave Nada’s set of “Moombahton” tunes. While most dance music producers take tunes and speed them up in their sets, Moonbahton essentially takes Dutch house and screws it down to create an almost reggaeton inspired sound. While this might sound strange in words, the aural translation is anything but, as evidenced by the incredible reception from the packed dancefloor. Popular tracks like The Crystal Method’s “Block Rockin’ Beats” and A-Trak’s remix of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Head Will Roll” were reworked and slowed to 110bpm, blending seamlessly in to one another to create a fluid yet eclectic set of dance music.

Hitting the decks after Dave Nada was Kingdom, bringing in more Latin and Hip-Hop inspired rhythms to his set. After he started breaking into Juke tunes at around 3am, pure madness broke out as the stage suddenly became an impromptu block party, with a crew of dancers breaking out some serious footwork and party-goers in full costume pumping their fists and busting moves. Finally, Los Angeles’ Nguzunguzu made an appearance as a surprise guest after spinning at HARD earlier that evening, taking over Santos just as the party hit it’s peak at around 4am. With this caliber line-up, special guests, and energy from the crowd, we look forward to seeing what Club Infinity will bring us next time around!