Who is Allen Smith? I am.
The Who is? I am. series is a collection of stories based on fictitious characters. I take inspirations from bits and pieces of real personalities and character traits of people that I have met, walked over, or both. However, any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental and perhaps, a miracle. That includes animals.
The explosions in the sky signified the turning of a new century. To Allen, the only emotions he had of the colourful spectacle and the exaggerated movement of bodies around him was nothing. He knew that if there was a day of happiness left for him, it wasn’t today.
Top 10 Things to do This Week (Dec 26-Jan 1)
Trus’me & Druzzi (The Rapture)
Avalon l $35 includes one drink
Dec 30, 10pm
While Trus’me’s “Nards” propelled him to dancefloor supremacy (Gilles Peterson named the track the best of that year) in 2007, New Yorker multi-instrumentalist Druzzi and his band The Rapture was on a tour with two particular Frenchman who called themselves Daft Punk. Acid disco, funky house and unreleased tracks and samples will be on the cards.
Download: Sinjin Hawke’s Collaborations
Prior to Barcelona DJ-producer Sinjin Hawke’s 8-track EP release The Lights, he dropped three collaborations that saw him working with the likes of DJ Slink, Lucid and MORRI$. What came out from that was three tunes that all deserved to sit in the EP itself (ambitious to say, he should have just made an album). All free to download, drop by his Soundcloud page to have a teaser listen to his EP.
Download Sinjin Hawke & DJ Sliink’s “Gas Pump”
Download: Knife Party’s 100% No Modern Talking EP
Founded by Pendulum’s Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, Knife Party’s debut EP 100% No Modern Talking is a musically crisp dubstep (or brostep to some) and electro house offering by the duo. Featuring 4-tracks, Knife Party is stepping onto the pedestal with their current release. Check out their collaboration with Swedish House Mafia on the dancefloor destructive tune “Antidote” on KMC’s 10 Must Hear Releases.
Time Out Singapore Bar Guide 2012
[Time Out Singapore] I was very fortunate to be given the chance to work with Time Out Singapore and assume the role of Guide Editor for their first ever bar guide. Look out for it on newsstands island wide together with the January issue of Time Out Singapore.
Download: Ornette’s “Crazy (Nôze Remix)”
28-year-old Bettina Kee is a mother of two, and if anyone had told the Parisian that she was going to be a singer, she would have threw a milk bottle at them. But as Ornette, her talent is put into perspective. The pop-singer’s debut album Crazy showed a side of her that was forcefully hidden during her 20-years of studying music at a militant-esque run conservatory. French DJ duo Nôze made up of Nicolas Sfintescu and Ezéchiel Pailhès gives the title track a more dancefloor empowered rendition. Check out the original piece here.
Download: Holy Ghost!’s “I Wanted to Tell Her”
Dance pop duo Holy Ghost! cover of Ministry’s 1983 classic “I Wanted to Tell Her” is given a further tribute with a music video inspired by the 80s film Rad. Juan MacLean and Nancy Whang lend their vocals on this track.
10 Must Hear Releases
Blake Jarrell’s trance hit “Say What You Will” gets stripped down to a piano rendition accompanying the vocal prowess of Michael S., and together with Radiohead’s latest single “The Daily Mail” (released with “Staircase”), both opens KMC’s 10 Must Hear Releases proper. Norwegian synthpop band Casiokids takes the proceedings to a more up-tempo beat together with Tiga’s remix of Azari & III’s recently released nu-disco track “Reckless (With Your Love)”. Things get more heavier with trance big hitters W&W’s “Nowhere To Go” given a dirtier rework from Shogun. Swedish House Mafia collab with Knife Party and Dada Life drop their newest bass-heavy offerings while Steve Aoki moves into dubstep with a track that’s unfortunately good. Continuing into dubstep, Lana Del Ray’s “Born To Die” gets a Gemini touch and Nero’s “Reaching Out” gets a ruder courtesy of a Wilkinson remix. Check out more latest music releases on Kiss My Culture.
Video Playlist
From Kiss My Culture’s YouTube Playlist
Blake Jarrell feat. Michael S. “Say What You Will”
Radiohead “The Daily Mail”
Casiokids “Det Haster!”
Azari & III “Reckless (With Your Love) - Tiga Remix”
W&W feat. Bree “Nowhere To Go (Shogun Remix)”
Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party “Antidote”
Dada Life “Kick Out The Epic Motherf**ker”
Steve Aoki ft. Wynter Gordon “Ladi Dadi (Part II)”
Lana Del Rey “Born To Die (Gemini Remix)”
Nero “Reaching Out (Wilkinson Remix)”
