Butter Team Weekend Beats Vol. 42 (right-click to DL mp3)
Ben Browning - I Can't Stay
Sebastien Tellier - Cochon Ville
PDP - People of All Nations
Schoolboy Q - Hands on the Wheel feat. A$AP Rocky
Hot Chip - Motion Sickness
LCD Soundsystem - Beat Connection
Spank Rock - Nasty
Amphibious - What Happened
Blood Orange - Champagne Coast
Butter Team Weekend Beats Vol. 33 (right click to DL mp3)
Jay-Z feat. Lil Wayne - Hello Brooklyn
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
DJ Escobar - Heavenly Fears (interlude)
Spank Rock/Fully Fitted - I'm Ready feat. Pase
Sonny Jim - Can't Stop Moving
The original was considered too taboo for commercial radio or MTV to play in 1984, is unofficially responsible for getting Madonna into S&M, and serves as a spirited dedication to the professionals who earn a good living by chaining up, whipping, and torturing upscale Manhattan businessmen. All with an innocently pleasant Cyndi Lauper/Goonies/Who's That Girl? vibe.
Dominatrix - The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (Original 12" version)
I'm sure the torture business is down these days what with "The Hills," but still. Devlin & Darko sped up the tempo, let Amanda Blank establish dominance & spit on it for FabricLive 33 (definitely buy this album). Fabric doesn't allow mp3 posts so Devlin sent over the original cut below, which turned out to be quite an upbeat jam for your next consensual beatdown.
Amanda Blank - That Girl (Dominatrix blend)
Now the Dom is awake and receiving the MoMA treatment this Thusday as part of their Art/Music in Pop Culture film series. So I get to put on my woefully underused tweed jacket with elbow pads and drop a hamilton to watch this on the big screen along with an Andy Warhol-directed Cars video, a Sonic Youth video about anorexia, misc. Toni Basil, and a 1978 performance by The Cramps for the patients at California's Napa Mental Institute.
Is it off key or just too hip?
Is it not enough, is it just too much?
Does it get you moving or is it too confusing?
Is it better than The Commish theme?
Spank Rock - Rick Rubin (Leg-No Rmx)
As we get closer to Whartscape's cash money lightning jumpoff, Chief Wham City whig Dan Deacon stirs the pot further by revealing a special annoucement via a serious of non-crytpic Interweb messages - Spank Rock MC Naeem Juwan will be performing in a collaborative superproject also including DD and Girl Talk's Greg Gillis this weekend at Whartscape (presumably Sunday afternoon).
Not sure when this will happen, but you can leave your cell phone number and a BT technician may or may not call you 30 minutes before it goes down.
Spank Rock - Rick Rubin (President Eutl Rmx)
Quoth Dan:
"In addition to my set and gregg's trey told em set on sunday july 20, at whartscape, gregg gillis (girltalk), naeem juwan (spankrock) and i (dan deacon) will be doing a joint set of all new material jams eternal.
gregg and i have been talking about doing a band together for some time and i'm really excited naeem is going to be a part of it for this rad first birth. hopefully our sick jams turn out sick. tickets are still available but close to selling out. getting tickets would be safer than just showing up. ok baltimore, see you soooooon"
Well that is just huge, as the Spank/Deacon combo Floristree set at last year's Whartscape was the highlight of the weekend (check that here).
Reader contest - What should this supergroup be named???
Special Whartscape prize for best entry (just leave them in the comments).
The rest of the afternoon lineup includes White Williams, Ponytail, Future Islands, Height, Double Dagger (!), Black Dice and more, so, your Sunday is fully fitted. You can tape Ninja Warrior.
It’s with a mixture of jealousy, pride and general malaise that we send our friends Holy Ghost! up to underground indie heaven. Even though they've technically only released one song, a few months of steady blog foam and top-tier DJ blessings have left our friends at Hipster Runoff grimly predicting the DFA disciples will follow the path of Justice and others before them towards quasi-widespread recognition, acclaim, and the eventual hater backlash.
Of course during this process we'll do our best to drag them back down, like we do with any artist that manages to rise above the freeloading portion of their fan base to reach a larger group of consumers who are still willing to pay for music. Because liking the next newest band first reflects our self-perception of being ahead of everyone else, and our ultimate goal - completely lapping the innovation curve all the way back to irony (you like what I liked six hours ago, and C+C Music Factory will be cool again to me soon) - forces us to lose the passion well before our previous pet project hits pop.
Sorry about that Holy Ghost! - you guys still own. And Spank Rock still owns. Here’s to cooler salad dressing commercials.
Holy Ghost! - Hold On
Spank Rock - Bump (Best Fwends Rmx)
Got at least 8 Courics worth of beats here - so put some Dulcolax on toast, take a sip of potion and hit that three wheel motion on yer Rascal mobility scooter.
Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)
Dgenerate Nation - Skate With Me
Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew (Domino Remix)
Spank Rock - Rick Rubin (President Eutl remix)
Cut Copy - Kidz at the Disco
Next week we start a contest for superfierce limited edition Cut Copy goodies (including a Corey Delaney-autographed copy of In Ghost Colours and cutters 3-D glasses), but you can enter now just by signing up for weekly updates on the right.
Previously on Weekend Beats
Surprise performances from MC Spank Rock = cash money lightning. In this quick clip Baltimore native Naeem Juwan helps get the baile kids from Bonde do Role ready for the show, then Marina spits some Portugese for us re: Daft Punk and Afrika Bambatta, then everyone sings about Dwight Schrute:
When it was all said and done the guests included Ponytail, Plastic Little, Spank Rock, Bonde do Role, and even dirty dancing cameos by Johnny from The Death Set. If you have a chance to see Plastic Little, do - homeys laid it down like a glass carpet even during sober hour. Spank stepped in for a few dick joke songs then dropped his own solo set with mad decent bongo players, following Baltimore municipal regulations by performing at least half of the set in the crowd. Thanks to Josh Sisk for the photos.
Marina stole the show (e nossos corações) with her sweaty trampoline bounce and a filthy lyrical assault. Pretty sure at one point she drilled Portugese derenger rounds over Europe's The Final Countdown, so. Plus there's just something about a feisty Brazilian bomber in black spandex, heavy eyeliner and a Slayer shirt that works for us on multiple levels. Props to the Taxlo folks and Emily Rabbit for keeping it solid steel, tonight they come back with Spank Rock DJs Devlin and Darko.
See more Flickr sets here and here.
Bonde do Role - Solta O Frango
Spank Rock - Rick Rubin (President Eutl remix feat. Page Rock)
Spank Rock Girls and Boys (Original)
Plastic Little - The Jump Off
You can preview and download the entire Plastic Little set here courtesy of Jeff Mewbourn aka the Baltimore Taper.
More Spank Rock
Buy Spank Rock, Bonde do Role, Plastic Little
I didn't? Then where'd you get that preposterous hypothesis - did Steve tell you that? Steve....
Spank Rock is still in the building, thanks to repeated requests for some raw audio and more photos of the crazy people from this Saturday (the almost naked girl below tested exceptionally well). So we throw you over our collective knees once again and then that's it - go get your sick pleasures somewhere else because the Whartscape series is over.
Spank Rock - Lindsay Lohan's Revenge (live at Whartscape)
insert timely/snarky Lohan jab here
Spank Rock - Bump (live at Whartscape)
Spank Rock - Backyard Betty (live at Whartscape)
Below, an almost equally naked Cex asks "Were I to announce here that I have succeeded in forsaking my childish desires for wealth and fame, would not the first response of many internet users be the accusation that my true desire is to distinguish myself from my contemporaries in order to achieve greater wealth and fame? I mean status ain't hood right? And are you smiling because you agree or you took the last Beast?"
Spank Rock - Sweet Talk
We now promise to stop sending transmissions from Spank Rock's space nipple antenna on the condition that you buy these two albums:
Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo
Spank Rock - FabricLive 33
All the watermelon, ice and cage fans in the world couldn't stop Saturday night's gig with Spank Rock, Dan Deacon, Video Hippos, The Death Set, Ponytail, Dirty Projectors and many more from being literally the sweatiest show of all time. Thanks to the folks at Wham City and Floristree for pulling this thing off.
As above (Video Hippos), so below (Jason Urick from WZT Hearts takes a nap with Dan Deacon wrapped in his CGI/security blanket).
We have a couple autographed copies of Dan Deacon's Crystal Cat vinyl single - just leave us a comment with your email if you want one.
We'll pick the winners on Friday 7/27 (U.S. residents only). NOTE: We picked the winners already and they are shipshape and ginny. Thanks to everyone for entering.
Dan Deacon setlist:
1. Intro>Soundcheck
2. Crystal Cat
3. Paddeling Ghost
4. Woof Woof
5. Of The Mountains
6. Wham City
Big ups to Jeff's List of Shows for the audio. Jeff taped almost every band at Whartscape and is now feverishly spooling in an underground lair complete with lab coats, beakers, schematics et al. So check back later in the week for some Spank Rock.
Spank Rock - Live on KEXP
Dan Deacon - I Will Always Have Juice Today
Also thanks to Josh Sisk for some of the photos above, check the rest here.
What happens when you combine a couple fingers of Glenlivet, some cheese, spastic punksters Death Set and Ponytail, Dan Deacon and cooljerk rhymenasaurus MCs Spank Rock on the 1's & 2's? A chunky, tangy indie smoothie we guess. Set times for the weekend:
FRI NIGHT
with a special sneak performance by EAGLE AGER
8:00 = BLUE LEADER AND THE BLUE LEADERS (Temp Stage)
8:15 = WZT HEARTS (Main Stage)
8:35 = DINA KELBERMAN (Video Screen)
8:45 = CARS WILL BURN/MINCEMEAT OR TENSPEED/DAVE SMOLDEN (Floor)
9:05 = JONES JONES JONES (Temp Stage)
9:25 = ROBY NEWTON (Video Screen)
9:35 = SOFT CIRCLE (Main Stage)
9:55 = HAWNAY TROOF (Temp Stage)
10:15 = LEXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS (Floor)
10:35 = THANK YOU (Temp Stage)
10:55 = YUTAKA HOULETTE (Video Screen)
11:05 = GROWING (Main Stage)
11:35 = JIMMY ROCHE (Video Screen)
11:50 = CAR CLUTCH (Temp Stage)
12:10 = ECSTATIC SUNSHINE (Main Stage)
12:30 = GARRET DAVIS (Video Screen)
12:45 = HIGH PLACES (Temp Stage)
1:05 = CEX (Main Stage)
SAT DAY
hosted by ED SCHRADER
11:30 = EAGLE AGER
12 = ENJOY YOUR CANARY
12:30 = COCONUTS
1 = SNACKS
1:30 = ORION RIGEL DOMMISSE
2 = LIZZ KING
2:30 = SANTA DADS
3 = AIR WAVES
3:30 = PWRFL POWER
4 = FUTURE ISLANDS
4:30 = YUKON
5 = HUMAN HOST
5:30 = BLOOD BABY
6 = HEIGHT
6:30 = YEASAYER
7 = BEACH HOUSE
SAT NIGHT
with dance performances by CLUB LIFESTYLE
9:30 = DEATHSET
10 = DOUBLE DAGGER
10:30 = VIDEO HIPPOS
11 = DIRTY PROJECTORS
11:30 = PONYTAIL
12 = XBXRX
12:30 = DAN DEACON
1 = SPANKROCK
The Saturday night show is completely sold out so if you didn't get tickets go see Battles and Deerhunter at the Ottobar instead, and we'll have pics and audio next week for your wistful viewing/listening. Scroll down for full coverage on Whartscape.
Bonde Do Role - Melo Do Tabacco XXXChange Remix
Spank Rock - Coke & Wet (unknown hott remix)
Spank Rock - Put That Pussy On Me (Diplo Tonite Remix)
The Death Set - Impossible (Dan Deacon Remix)
The Death Set - Collision
Devlin & Darko KZSU Radio Mix
Plus:
Tokyo Police Club - Swedes in Stockholm
Buy Your English Is Good from TPC's new Interweb hub. 2 EPs, 3 singles, one live album...are we ready for the LP fellas?
New New Pornographers, new Shout Out Louds, a healthy dose of Spank Rock's Fabriclive set and some club level MBV to scramble your wig.
New Pornographers - Challengers
Shout Out Louds - Parents Livingroom
Kano - I'm Ready (Spank Rock Fabriclive Mix)
Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler (Spank Rock Fabriclive Mix)
My Bloody Valentine - Soon (Andrew Weatherall 12 Mix)
That Kano joint is a little beat salad with Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" bassline rolled over Sir Mix-A-Lot, breaded, and marinated in some thickass Sugarhill-era disco bliss hop sauce. Can you resist?
Pre order the Executive Edition of New Porno's Challengers.
