Radio Rhythm

Dim the lights and steak-out this smoove mix

2012-01-26T11:48:00.001-08:00

Another heavy hitting dj mix from Philadelphia, this time, going smooth and deep. Highly recommended and all vinyl!

For Ruxbin's Mixedtape Exchange this year, I thought I'd make some sense of some of my vintage house 12"s. I included a couple recent cuts, but the majority of the soaring synths & warm basslines are from late 80s to mid 90s. 100% vinyl, featuring tracks from Cajual, Nu Groove, Shelter, Henry Street, Planet E, TBD Sounds & more!

You can also grab it from mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?6a8qqzevzhob0ga

February Haç of God Mix

2012-01-24T14:31:00.000-08:00

In preparation for February Haçeteria with Breath Control here's a new mix, starting things off with a big mid-90s hit from Alcatraz, "Giv Me Luv":

February Haceteria Mix by tristestropiques

Haçeteria: A Monthly Acid House and Techno Party at the Deco Lounge

2011-10-18T12:01:00.000-07:00

Haçeteria: A Monthly Acid House and Techno Party at the Deco Lounge

By Emily Coalson, SF Contemporary Music Examiner

Haceteria is a monthly dance party that specializes in acid house and rare techno tracks at the Deco Lounge, right in the heart of the Tenderloin. With talented DJs, great ambiance, and a vast collection of records from the late 80’s and early 90’s, Haceteria has all of the necessary ingredients for fun.

Josh Widmann, one of the founders of this local gem of a party, opens up about the origins of Haceteria, what style of music influences him, and just how he got into the scene. Be sure to check out the party this Saturday, October 15th, when Haceteria presents Claud Levi and Roche.

How did you first get into DJing?

I first began DJing in college. Many of the dance tracks I wanted were coming out of the UK on vinyl and it looked fun to try to mix them together. I was getting more into electronic music as the 90s closed and I guess it seemed only natural that I started either playing this music or creating it. For most of the 2000s I focused on DJing, although I did take an electronic music production class in college.

Where are your favorite places to play and crowds to play for?

I used to DJ a happy hour called Radioactivity at 222 Hyde, which features a TurboSound system and a rotary mixer is a DJ’s delight. The recent American Tripps “Berlin style” ping pong parties the Haçeteria crew DJs at Secret Alley on Capp Street have been high energy and the new venue at Z Space should be just as good.

Can you describe your musical taste and how it has evolved?

My tastes have been turning more towards the 90s over the last year or so. I’ve recently been stocking up on lots of Guy Called Gerald tracks and songs from his labels. There are so many Strictly Rhythm records that are actually decent and can still be found for really cheap. I’ve also been listening to more harder American techno sounds like Frankie Bones and Ron Trent. Before this current phase I was listening to lots of Italo Disco and proto-house tracks from the early and mid-80s. Before that I was buying lots of quirky disco songs from the late 70s and early 80s as well as more danceable post punk and industrial tracks from that era. A lot of my current tastes are a rediscovery of songs I had heard about in the late 90s that were at the time known as ‘oldschool anthems’ from the late 80s and ‘breakbeat hardcore’ from the early 90s. When I first started getting into the electronic music, I appreciated songs like French Kiss, Voodoo Ray, and My House but was more interested in the contemporary harsher, faster, sample-heavy sound at the time like drum and bass and UK garage. A lot my current interests parallel the songs mentioned in Simon Reynold’s “Energy Flash” book about electronic music. Coincidentally, a lot of my post punk interests parallel tracks discussed in Reynold’s “Totally Wired” book.

Who are your favorite local DJs?

Chris Orr, Jason Kendig, Conor, and the other three most excellent Haçeteria DJs – Nihar B, Jason P, and Smac.

How did the concept of Haceteria come to be, and who helped get it off the ground?

My friend Nihar from the Warm Leatherette minimal synth party approached me last year with an open club night slot at the Deco lounge in the Tenderloin. We then attempted to come up with a name, look, and description of genres we’d play. I’ve wanted to start a club specializing in Haçienda type tracks for over ten years. Initially the club was going to showcase more Factory Records type of bands with danceable songs like New Order, Happy Mondays, Section 25, T-Coy, and Quando Quango. This is reflective in the early name and look of the club night. We then realized there are only so many times you can play “Looking from a Hilltop” or “Confusion” and branched out to mid-80s techno & house, Italo Disco, proto-rave, hip-house, and Belgian New Beat. After a cease and desist letter from New Order’s Peter Hook over our use of the club name Haçienda we decided to change the name to Haçeteria. We did this to overtly reference the old New York dance club Danceteria, hoping to let folks know that we are more of an anti-club, playing dance music for folks who probably typically go to live shows and appreciate a less polished, do-it-yourself musical aesthetic.

What type of DJs do you typically ask to play for Haceteria?

We usually ask folks who have a large collection of late 80s and early 90s dance music, especially Acid House and early techno. Since the spring of this year we’ve also been featuring live performances from bands and individuals who heavily use drum machines and synthesizers. This Saturday our live guest is Roche from Solos Records and opener Claude Lévi, who happens to be my live performance alter ego.

Check out some mixes from the talented DJs here:

Recent Haçeteria mix from Nihar: http://soundcloud.com/niharb/haceteria-mix-by-nihar-4-29-11

This month’s Haçeteria event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279555705401844

My soundcloud with some original tracks: http://soundcloud.com/tristestropiques

http://www.examiner.com/contemporary-music-in-san-francisco/ha-eteria-a-monthly-acid-house-and-techno-party-at-the-deco-lounge

Tristes Tropiques - 2,000 Plateaus

2011-08-17T14:40:00.000-07:00

Brand new song and brand new Appalachian Pentecostal snake handling video to accompany it:

Night Drive Miami

2011-07-31T10:45:00.000-07:00

Some recent coverage in Night Drive Miami from the wonderful Laura Sutnick:

I rarely post unsolicited music submissions, most of them are usually alternative rock bands or really bad wannabe mainstream rap crap. It’s kind of our job to filter through the garbage and post the good stuff so most of the time we share what we find and not what finds us. However, I do try to go through our submissions inbox as frequently as possible to find that one needle in the haystack. Josh Widmann aka Tristes Tropiques actually sent me an email telling me he liked Vamos a La Playa which instantly got my attention and won me over (as did the Lévi-Strauss reference).

I took a listen to Tristes Tropiques and decided I not only wanted to play his song “Lejos” on my next Vamos radio show but, it’s also NDM worthy. He’s got a bunch of tracks on soundcloud that are almost there and also some that dance floor ready. Here’s his shpeal:

“Tristes Tropiques is a San Francisco based promoter, dj and composer. With origins in 1990s rave culture, Tristes Tropiques first became interested in music based on vintage synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers. When the early 2000s arrived, the post-punk and Italo Disco revival lured Tristes Tropiques further into electronic dance music, leftfield arrangements, and rhythmic experimentation. As the 2000s transitioned to the 2010s, Tristes Tropiques began assembling original compositions reflective of these varied influences while also working to toy with established genre boundaries.”

Tristes Tropiques – Lejos

http://nightdrivemiami.com/2011/07/27/tristes-tropiques/

New Tristes Tropiques Song: Diffusion

2011-07-26T11:37:00.000-07:00

New original composition for your listening pleasure featuring the Yamaha RS 7000 at work. More to come. Thanks for listening!
-Tristes Tropiques

Tristes Tropiques - Diffusion by tristestropiques

Perpetual Dawn Mix

2011-05-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.radiorhythm.org/may2011mix.mp3

1. The Orb - Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass II) - Mercury (1991)
2. Willesden Dodgers - 112 BPM - Jive (1982)
3. Chris and Cosey - Chiron - Rough Trade (1984)
4. New Order - MTO - Factory (1989)
5. Ace Frehley - New York Groove - Casablanca (1978)
6. Cameron Paul - Suite Rhythm - Mixx It (1987)
7. Peter Gabriel - Don't Break This Rhythm - Geffen (1982)
8. Tim Toum - Codek - Delerious Grooves (1982)
9. Denis & Denis - Dio Refrena - Jugoton (1984)
10. Fleetwood Mac - Family Man (Extended Vocal Remix) - Warner (1988)
11. Emanuel Top - Cosmic Event - Le Petit Prince (1994)
12. Stereo MC's - Step It Up (Stereo Field Dub) - Island (1992)

100 Badass Songs From The Past Five Months

2011-03-24T12:54:00.000-07:00

MARCH 2011
Computer and the Little Fooler - Computing
Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
Craft Spells - After The Moment
4 Hero - Mr Kirk's Nightmare
Farley Jackmaster Funk - The Acid Life

Beau-Q - Belgian Kiss
Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love
House Without A Home - It's Just A
Ronin Inc - Jailbreak
International Music System - Dancing Therapy

Steve Hillage - Talking To The Sun
Moebius - Urth
Kevin Harrison - Ink Man
Jump St. Man - B-Cause
Code Secret - Fantom'house

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Okinawa Song
Tom Scott - Burundi Bump
Amon Düül 2 - Fly United
Frank De Wulf - Magic Orchestra
Vangelis - Silent Portraits 2


FEBRUARY 2011
Explorers Of The Nile - We Are All Egyptians
Dirtbombs - Sharevari
Chimo Bayo - Asi Me Gusta A Mí
Neurotic Drum Band - U Got Me Dancin'
Moral Support - Living With Passion

Jesse's Gang - Real Love
Bass-O-Matic - In the Realm of the Senses
DJ Fast Eddie and Kenny "Jammin" Jason - Can U Dance
Gina X - No G.D.M.
Bananarama - Only Your Love

Pitto - Feelin
J.J. Cale - I'm a Gypsy Man
Art of Noise - Close to the Edit Extended
Gail Robinson - Bust Your Body
Brain - D.I.X.O.

Schizo - Paraphrenia Praecox
Boomerang Club Band - Dee Jay Superstar
Žaba - D'Boys
Anna - Like They Do It In The Movies
2 In A Room - Take Me Away


JANUARY 2011
Michael McDonald - All We Got (It's Not Enough, Never Enough)
Graham Gouldman - Bionic Boar
Bill Laswell - Work Song
Erotic Dissidents - Move Your Ass And Feel The Beat
Confetti - The Sound Of C

Altern 8 - Activ 8 (Come With Me)
Tragic Error - Klatsche In Die Hände
Kings Of Agreppo - Agreppo
Willesden Dodgers - 112 BPM
Chris Carter - Mondo Beat

Coda - Amin Peck
Michael Karoli & Polly Eltes - Deluge (The River)
Thompson & Lenoir - Can't Stop the House
Logo - Businessmen
Mark Shreeve - Storm Column

The Police - Walking In Your Footsteps
African Reggae - Nina Hagen
Hans Zimmer - Bobsled Jamaican Style
Jamie Principle - Your Love
Second Phase - Mentasm (Original Mix)


DECEMBER 2010
Dr. Calculus - Perfume From Spain
Codek - Tim Toum
Ministry - Cold Life
Mau Mau - Herzschlag
Renegade Soundwave - The Phantom

Syncbeat - Music
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Antena-Bye Bye Papaye
Kinkina - Jungle Fever
Deskee - Let There Be House

Beathoven - Call the Cops
Grace Slick - Fox Face
Li'l Louis - Frequency Vocal
Die Gesunden: Der Weg zum Erfolg
Dieter Moebius & Conny Plank - All Repro

Simple Minds - Somebody Up There
Jon and Vangelis - He is sailing
Tyndall - wolkenlos
Chris Carter - Beat
Phil Manzarena - Caracas


NOVEMBER 2010
Mac Jr - Elephant Song
Mr Flagio - Take a Chance
400 Blows Pressure
Neil Young - Computer Age
Ann Clark - Our Darkness

Helen - Zanzibar
Topo & Roby - Under The Ice
Riccardo Cioni & DJFT Band - Choo Choo Train
Rational Youth - City of Night
Tri Atma - Natürliche Liebe

Exile - Kiss You All Over
Denis & Denis - Cuvaj Se
Anna Domino - Take That
Joey Beltram - Energy Flash
Vicious Pink - 8:15 To Nowhere

Joachim Witt - Märchenblau
Johnny Dynell And New York 88 - Jam Hot
Cabaret Voltaire - C.O.M.A.
Kissing The Pink - Big Man Restless
John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real

Chimo Bayo - Asi me gusta a mí

2011-03-20T23:25:00.000-07:00

KYZE - Stomp (Move Jump Jack Your Body) (1989)

2010-11-25T14:09:00.000-08:00

Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body

2010-11-24T14:09:00.000-08:00

No Name - Hypnotic House(House Nation Mix) 1987

2010-11-23T14:10:00.000-08:00

Code 3 & DJ Smokin' CC - Let The Groove Take Control 1988

2010-11-22T14:10:00.000-08:00

Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings

2010-11-21T14:11:00.000-08:00

Auto Bahn - Do You Like This Beat(London Calling Mix) 1986

2010-11-20T14:11:00.000-08:00

The Creator - Let There Be House

2010-11-19T14:12:00.000-08:00

Kraze - The Party

2010-11-18T14:12:00.000-08:00

Classic House-Maurice Joshua (This is Acid)

2010-11-17T14:08:00.000-08:00

Civi - Ride The Beat (House Mix) 1987

2010-11-16T14:11:00.002-08:00

house 2 house - i wanna see you dance, 1991 strictly rhythm

2010-11-16T12:43:00.000-08:00

Deskee _ Let There Be House (stereo)

2010-11-13T06:36:00.000-08:00

Mr Lee - Get Busy

2010-11-12T06:36:00.000-08:00

Hacienda this Saturday w/ Chris Orr!

2010-11-11T19:05:00.000-08:00

Line-up
Chris Orr, Inqilab, Tristes Tropiques, Robotsinheat

Time

Saturday, November 13 at 10:00pm - November 14 at 2:00am

Location
Deco Lounge, 510 Larkin St. SF

A new monthly dance party at Deco Lounge in the heart of San Francisco's
Tenderloin district.

Haçienda will feature a mix of classic electronic tracks in the style of
the legendary Manchester club which crossed genres vigorously and blew
minds consistently.

Expect drum machine claps, punked out disco tracks and body jacking
rhythms all night long.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haçienda

Resident DJs

Inqilab
(Warm Leatherette)

Robots in Heat
(Radioactivity)

Tristes Tropiques
(radiorhythm.org)

With special guest DJ

Chris Orr

"Ex-pat from the shire and S.F.-based radio host, Public Works team
member, acid-house casualty, and veteran DJ" - SF Weekly

Check out his Hac Mix posted in the paper this week.

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/10/exclusive_orrs_hac_mix_for_hal.php

Free before 11p/$3 after

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=157264034309869

Model 500 - No Ufo`s

2010-11-11T06:41:00.000-08:00

Model 500 - Off to Battle

2010-11-10T06:41:00.000-08:00

Together - Hardcore Uproar

2010-11-09T10:12:00.000-08:00

PINK PROJECT - INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT 1982 (Alan Parsons Project + Pink Fl...

2010-11-08T10:12:00.000-08:00

Shriekback - Mistah Linn He Dead (1984)

2010-11-07T10:13:00.000-08:00

C & C Music Factory - Just A Touch Of Love (Keyboard Express Mix) 1991

2010-11-06T10:13:00.000-07:00

Topper Headon - East Versus West

2010-11-05T10:13:00.000-07:00

Sound Factory - Cuban Gigolo

2010-11-04T11:52:00.000-07:00

Le' Noiz - Get Out / 1985

2010-11-03T11:52:00.000-07:00

Bombers - Shake 1979

2010-11-02T11:51:00.000-07:00

Laid Back - Cocaine Cool

2010-11-01T11:50:00.000-07:00

June Through October Top 20 Tunes Finally Up On radiorhythm.org!!!

2010-10-31T16:48:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 2010
C+C Music Factory - Just A Touch of Love
Laid Back - Cocaine Cool
Bombers - Shake
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Marshall Jefferson - The House Music Anthem

Sweet D - Turn It
Le Noiz - Get Out
Legend - The Journey
Sound Factory - Cuban Gigalo
Dionne - Come Get My Lovin

Together - Hardcore Uproar
Mike Oldfield - Guilty
Zazou Bikaye - Angel
Pink Project - Instrumental
Shriekback - Mistah Linn He Dead

The Untouchables - Lil Louie's Anthem
Nitro Deluxe - Let's Get Brutal
Topper Headon - East Versus West
Ken-Dang - Born In Borneo
Francois Cahen- Spirit of the wind

SEPTEMBER 2010
Heldon - Zind
Clara Mondshine - Caesar in Camerun
Fat Albert - Go Go
Skinny Puppy - Sleeping Beast
Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria

Edgar Froese - Pizarro and Atahuallpa
Front 242 - Ethics
Riccardo Cioni - In America
Diana Est - Tenax
Savage - Don't Cry Tonight

Control D - Run
Zwischenfall - Sandy Eyes
Hélicon - You...See
Modem - Valérie
G. Race - On Fire

Blue Night - Turn Me Loose
Robert Gorl - Darling Don't Leave Me
Sue Ann - My Babe My
M'Bamina - Wendo Loop Mix
Jan Hammer - Don't You Know

AUGUST 2010
Edgar Froese - Pinnacles
UFO - Boogie for George
Conrad Schnitzler - Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
N.O.I.A. - The Rule to Survive

P.H.O.B.O.S. - Car Crash
Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi
Peter Green - Proud Pinto
Mike Oldfield - Foreign Affair
Cheaps - Moliendo Café

Alden Tyrell - What Your Eyes Can Do
Peru - Oriental
Gaz Nevada - Japanese Girl
Klapto - Mister Game
Doctor's Cat - Feel The Drive

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (Dub)
Patrizia Pellegrino - Automaticamore
Radiorama - Aliens
Eleni Filini-Pyrkagia
Gary Numan - Cry the clock Said (Alternate Version)

JULY 2010
Warhorse - Vulture Blood
Agincourt - Dawn (Fly Away)
Capability Brown Sad Am I
Ruins - Tricks to Survive
Walter Steding - Secret Spy

A Haunted Sawmill - Epitaph
Niagara - Tchiki Boum
La Bionda - Sandstorm
Massara - Margherita
Escape from New York - Fire in My Heart

Roxy Music - More Than This
shannon - Give Me Tonight (Dub)
Metro Area - I Heart New York
The Gods - He's Growing
Afterwards - Van Der Graaf Generator

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Knife Edge
Eloy - Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes
Le Orme - Summer Comin
La Düsseldorf - Lieber Honig
Mono Band - Mr. Crusoe

JUNE 2010
The Cassandra Complex - One Millionth Happy Customer
Love of Life Orchestra - Condo
Pete Townshend - Face Dances Part Two
Hawkwind - Brainstorm
Gila - Individualitat

Paice Ashton Lord - Ghost Story
Elonkorjuu - Unfeeling
Karthago - Black Fire
Bulbous Creation - Let's Go to the Sun
Khazad Doom - Narcissus

Mariani - The Unknown Path
Joseph - I'm gonna Build A Mountain
Aphrodite's Child - Rain and Tears
Dickens - Genese
Czar - Tread Softly On My Dreams

Slugfuckers - Deaf Disco
Riccardo Cioni - Fog
Massiera/Torelli - Radio Galaxia
A Popular History Of Signs - Stigma
The The - Giant

AUTOBAHN THIS SUNDAY @ KOKO COCKTAILS

2010-08-03T12:42:00.000-07:00

AUTOBAHN this sunday @
KOKO Cocktails
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
w/
the beat broker
jonas reinhardt (dj set)
host - tristes tropiques
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
9p-2a
free
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
AFROCOSMIC*ITALO*KRAUT*POSTPUNK

COSMIC DUMP

2010-07-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

JULY IS HERE, TIME TO GET DOWN

2010-07-21T21:00:00.000-07:00

Autobahn 2.0 Kommeth Sunday June 13

2010-06-03T16:57:00.000-07:00

w/ Mikie Lixx from NYC
www.audioseduction.blogspot.com

Energy Flash '10

2010-05-27T14:42:00.000-07:00

Radioactivity, my night with Robotsinheat(.com) gets a little coverage last month in Simon Reynold's blog, Energy Flash:

http://energyflashbysimonreynolds.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-flavour-of-retrofuturism.html

Other Simon blogs:
http://blissout.blogspot.com/
http://blissedoutbysimonreynolds.blogspot.com/
http://bringthenoisesimonreynolds.blogspot.com/
http://energyflashdiscogbibliog.blogspot.com/
http://energyflashinfohype.blogspot.com/
http://simonreynoldsfavesunfaves.blogspot.com/

End O' May Triple Punch

2010-05-27T14:39:00.000-07:00

Radiorhythm.org New Top 20s Upppp

2010-05-27T14:36:00.000-07:00

April 2010
Sizike - Don't Stop (1983)
Burundi Black - Burundi Black
Donna Summer - State of Independence
Kate Bush - Dreamtime
Matthew Herbert - Leipzig
Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling
Roberto De Simone - 2nd Coro Deile Lavandaie
UB40 - Nkomo a Go Go
Pili Pili - Hoomba Hoomba (1985)
Patrick Moraz - Primitivisation
Dalton & Bubarri - Til the Day I Started Loving You
Shaan with Eng - Pyar Karne Wale
XTC - It's Nearly Africa
Natasha King - AM/FM Extended Mix - Emergency
Emak - Filmmusik
Chris and Cosey - Gardens of the Pure
The Neon Judgement - TV Treated (1982)
Rational Youth - Close to Nature (1982)
JYL - Computer Love
Zenamon - Oh Nandu What We've Done

March 2010 Slight Delay - Cigana
Bill Nelson - When Your Dream of Beauty...
Roj - Brain Sync
Yellow Power - Queen Of Scots
Paul McCartney - Blue Sway
Conrad Schnitzler - Ballet Statique
Vocoder - Mi Chica Tiene Un Lio con Satan
Starter - Minijupe
Cyber People - Void Vision
Fancy - Chinese Eyes
M&G - Boogie Tonight (1986)
Atrium - Doctor Jekyll (1986)
Kenny Rogers - You Turn the Light On
Boomerang - Nasa Mladost
Blancmange - Blind Vision
Steel Mind - Lionel
Ottomix - Sahara Sand (1984)
Nightless - Crazy Nights
Florio Time D.J. - Time Out (1983)
Love of Life Orchestra – Siberia

February 2010
Gass - Cold Light of Day
Videoclips - Husky
John Bender - Pop Surgery 1
Lain - A-Rri-Qui-Tuan
Ahmed Fakroun - Soleil Soleil
Dzyan - Back To Where We Come From
Electric Day - Magooba
Fleetwood Mac - Lizard People
Robot Rose - Le Flipper Amoureux (Sans Voix)
Robert Palmer - Si Chatouillieux
Peter Bardens/Peter Green - Homage to the God of Light
Chilly - For Your Love Suite
Ahora Mazda - Fantasio
Arp Life - Baby Bump
Lokomotiv – Lugnet
Babatunde Olatunji - Drums of Passion
Do Piano - Again
Franz Auffray - Sweet Popcorn Parts 1&2
Hans Appelqvist - Taparinee
Joachim Witt - Tri Tra Trullala

http://radiorhythm.org/

Top Tunes To Take In

2010-05-23T23:43:00.000-07:00

Radioactivity 5/21 @ 222 Hyde! 6-9pm.

2010-05-17T11:17:00.000-07:00

RSVP Info Here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=122133841147656&index=1

Recent interviews in the SF Weekly with
Robotsinheat
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/04/hey_dj_friday_qa_w_robotsinhea.php

Tristes Tropiques
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/05/behind_the_beat_w_tristes_trop.php

Cosmic Radiation Coincidence

2010-04-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

PLEASE DON'T FRGET ME ;)

2010-04-13T19:33:00.000-07:00

Radioactivity Rides Coattails of Min Synth Revival!

2010-04-07T15:24:00.000-07:00

check us out in the SFBG this week:
www.sfbg.com/2010/04/06/original-synth

Other San Francisco parties that have embraced the sound include the monthly Shutter (www.myspace.com/clubshutter) at Elbo Room, which packs in the kohled and the beautiful with hits from Sisters of Mercy and Fields of the Nephilim among rarer tracks. Local band Jonas Reinhardt's Synth City, every last Thursday of the month at the Attic (www.jonasreinhardt.com) mixes a wave feel into atmospheric krautrock and new age rambles. And the Radioactivity happy hour at 222 Hyde (www.222hyde.com) celebrates "low-budget synths and Cold War dance parties."

and check us out next week @ 222 hyde

SF Weekly Pre-cap & Re-cap of March's Radioactivity

2010-03-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/03/weekend_party_preview_disco_we.php

Friday, March 19

What: Radioactivity w/ Altair Nouveau, Tristes Tropiques, and
Robots.In.Heat

Where: 222 Hyde

When: 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Why: Start your Friday night--and your whole weekend, for that matter--off with a bit of smooth happy hour disco, boogie, and space-rock at the spectacularly renovated 222 Hyde. DFA/Solardisco's--and recent Behind the Beat feature --Altair Nouveau will be heading up the deck controls along with the sci-fi stylings of Tristes Tropiques and Robots.In.Heat. If the free ticket price doesn't entice you, maybe the eight dollar pizza & beer deal will.

Radioactivity Tonight 3/19 @ 222 Hyde! 6-9pm.

2010-03-19T08:55:00.000-07:00

Radioactivity now has a fanpage!!!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radioactivity/352389713263?ref=mf

RIP Larry

2010-03-11T10:28:00.000-08:00

So happy I was fortunate enough to meet and dj with Larry last fall for Part Time Punks! Friendly, witty & full of passion for music. He will be missed.

http://pitchfork.com/news/38049-rip-section-25-leader-larry-cassidy/

Radness Con'd

2010-01-18T14:12:00.001-08:00

GOLDMINE FULLA JAMS UNEARTHED, PART ONE:

2010-01-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

Youtube Megapost

2010-01-05T23:43:00.000-08:00

Rappin over Russell

2010-01-02T20:10:00.001-08:00

This seems easy to do and I'm surprised it wasn't done a long time ago. Or maybe it was?

Radioactivity (P)recap

2009-12-19T19:30:00.000-08:00

Radioactivity on SFWEEKLY!!!

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2009/12/10_things_to_do_this_weekend_f_29.php

Radioactivity @ 222 Hyde (Fri.) For those looking to kick start the weekend as soon as Friday happy hour hits, Radioactivity fills the early evening with lots of good tunes. At 222 Hyde, DJs Tristes Tropiques and Robots.In.Heat spin a mix of Krautrock, post-punk, cosmic, minimal synth, Italo, and other "weird and funky shit" between 6 and 9 p.m. Radioactivity is free, and it comes with a happy hour special: $8 for a pepperoni pizza and a beer.

Upcoming Things

2009-12-12T23:32:00.000-08:00

new monthly happy hour @ 222 hyde (222 hyde st) w/ jason aka robotsinheat. drink specials and food deals. 3 turntables and a cray-zay soundsystem.

annual philly pilgrimage @ medusa lounge:

From Philadelphia CityPaper:

"So it’s the day after Christmas and your all full of cookies and candy canes and whatever other over-indulgences you’ve shoved down your throat. Your broke cuz of society’s pressure to consume excess nothingness (and ya know that recession thing people talk about). But damnit, you still want to go out to drink and dance! I’m sayin’ you could probably mosey on over to this spot for some cheap beverages plus nice sounds, and have ya self a grand ol’ time. San Francisco’s Tristes Tropiques is bringin’ his unique and moody stylings of electronic post rock dance hybrids. Hopefully he’ll bring some of that west coast warmth with him."

Get ya afternoons poppin' with some grub, dranky dranks and smooth music vibes!
w/ Tristes Tropiques, Ed Blammo, No Arms

http://citypaper.net/agenda/event/2499_o_1930_2009-12-26/RECESS.

Funky Bongo Re-bop

2009-12-12T13:45:00.000-08:00

Re-bop yr attitude dude! Nice clap-along, sing-along road trip jam on ZE. French sounding too adds to the alluuuuure. I think this band was a downtown party band at the time?

Funky Nassau. Proto-disco. Tropical sounding since they are Bahamanian.

Incredible Bongo Band, responsible for the famous Apache sample, tearing it up here with a BONGO SOLO. Lots of reverb in the bongo room.

Happy Mondays - Forty Five EP

2009-11-16T19:02:00.000-08:00

finally got this today. nice little 1985 gem that jangles and sways in the right way.

LA, NY, SF HOT DATES

2009-11-15T16:25:00.000-08:00

BE THERE!

November 21, 2009 10:30 pm – 4:00 am
Tandem w/ Mikie L & Matt Cash (DFA)
236 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY

November 24, 2009 10:00 pm – 3:40 am
Trophy Bar w/ Sal P (Liquid Liquid/99/DFA)
351 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY

November 29, 2009 9 pm – 2 am
Factory Records Night
Part Time Punks @ The Echo
1822 W. Sunset Blvd, LA, CA

December 1, 2009 9 pm – 2 am
Beards of A Feather @ Laszlo
2526 Mission St, SF, CA

December 7, 2009 8 pm – 10 pm
Dj w/Robots in Heat @ Pirate Cat Radio
2781 21st St, SF, CA
www.piratecatradio.com/

December 11, 2009 9 pm – 2 am
The Lab w/ Mi Ami (Thrill Jockey) & Inca Ore
2948 16 St, SF CA

Double Dutch Disco Edit

2009-11-11T14:58:00.000-08:00

HOLY $H!T where do I find this?

Classics

2009-11-06T13:49:00.000-08:00

Rheingold - Dreiklangsdimensionen

2009-10-29T15:12:00.000-07:00

Crisp, cool, Deutsche sound. Perfect for 2:00 a.m.

Is It Balearic?

2009-10-18T14:06:00.000-07:00

Rad Jams Part 11

2009-10-18T14:04:00.000-07:00

Rad Jams Part 10

2009-10-18T14:01:00.000-07:00

PART TIME PUNKS MEGA FEST THIS FRIDAY OH MY

2009-10-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

THE RAINCOATS
SECTION 25
GANG OF FOUR (guest DJs Hugo Burnham & Dave Allen)
VIV ALBERTINE (THE SLITS)
SAVAGE REPUBLIC
MAGIC BULLETS
WEAVE
DEATH SENTENCE PANDA
GRASS WIDOW
Guest DJ Mike Schulman (SLUMBERLAND RECORDS)
Guest DJ James Nice (LTM RECORDINGS)
Guest DJ Tristes Tropiques (RADIO RHYTHM)**************
Guest DJ Michael Stock (PART TIME PUNKS)

Jamz, not Bomz

2009-08-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Three Songs

2009-07-18T15:36:00.000-07:00

Radio Rhythm has taken a break for a bit but here's some recent favorites...

C.O.D. - Uphill (Peace Of Mind) Dub

Norman Connors - Back In The Streets

Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You - Wand Records

RIP MJ KOP

2009-06-25T16:42:00.001-07:00

First song:

Boney M - Ma Baker (1976)

2009-06-12T20:53:00.000-07:00

I've known about this song for a long time but a posting is long overdue. No idea if this video is actually from 1976 or when. CLASSIC!!!

Purple Brain

2009-06-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

Get this.

Kano - Don't Try To Stop Me - 1981

2009-06-07T17:22:00.000-07:00

Sweaterfunky Italo jam that I would play if I had in 2 weeks at the Li Po Lounge. June 21. 10p-2a, free! Maybe too fast for boogie-ing down though...

& Queen of Witches in Deutsche TV! Rare non-vocoded Kano track!

New Musik - While You Wait (1981)

2009-04-23T15:48:00.000-07:00

Jam packed sampledelic dreamy italo-esque pop-leaning track. Great for a day of motoring around the countryside. My new favorite band. The LP with this track climbed all the way to #67 on the UK charts!

Sleeping Bag Sessions (2009)

2009-04-04T21:19:00.000-07:00

RADIO RHYTHM
RADIO RHYTHM
RADIO RHYTHM
RADIO RHYTHM

Duh! Wanted to report on this a few weeks ago but never got around to it. I can write a paragraph on each song but I will restrain myself.

Namesake remixes rereleased!!!!! Without Killer Whale I am nothing.

BUY THIS NOW. PURE GENIUS.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mehltzy5ay0

1. 5 Minutes Bombing Mix (Bonzo Goes To Washington)
2. Tiger Stripes (Felix )
3. You Cant Hold Me Down (Felix)
4. Radio Rhythm (Clandestine featuring Ned Sublette)
5. Chill Pill (Sounds Of JHS 126 Brooklyn)
6. School Bell/Tree House (Indian Ocean)
7. Treehouse (Indian Ocean)
8. Go Bang! (Dinosaur L)
9. 5 Minutes Radio MiX (Bonzo Goes To Washington)
10. Radio Rhythm Dub Mix (Killer Whale)

The Glimmer Twins - Undercover of the Night (1983)

2009-04-04T20:56:00.000-07:00

Not the Glimmers, but the Rolling Stones! What's the difference you may ask, since the Glimmers probably totally love this song...

Embedding is disabled so copy and paste for this killer video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sthRYIB91P8

Guns, bullets, explosions, pools, fake mustaches, kidnapping etc.

Decent, but lacking in a few areas "extended mix" here:

Duh Duh Duh (2009)

2009-04-01T23:43:00.000-07:00

I mean dardardar.org, the latest and greatest listing service for in the know shows in the Bay Area. Great handy little resource that keeps on giving week after week for those tough to find shows that happen in basements, backyards, broom closets & back alleys.

http://www.dardardar.org
http://www.myspace.com/dardardarorg

Dig? Dar? Duh?

Look for one of these cardboard collectibles at a store near you:

The Equals - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys (1971)

2009-04-01T23:33:00.000-07:00

The Clash covered this band with "Police On My Back". Eddie Grant is in this band, who later penned the cheesy "Electric Avenue" but also way more killer dance floor cuts. Dj Harvey's side project Map of Africa also covered this song. Need I say more? I first heard this band at Little Joy in Echo Park. I shouldn't have just revealed that. Oops. The Map of Africa version is on the 2006 Sal Principato & Kaos mix "Collectors Series" (which totally rules btw).

The Reynolds Girls - I'd Rather Jack (1989)

2009-03-29T12:09:00.001-07:00

One hit pop wonder from a pair of sisters. Neither here nor there. Features the classic line, "I'd rather jack, than Fleetwood Mac". Not much explanation what jack literally means. Supposed to comment on the lack of press and radio coverage of new younger acts in the UK.

JEAN MICHEL JARRE - ZOOLOOK (1984)

2009-03-27T01:46:00.000-07:00

Frenchie new wave. What are zoo looking at? I got this dirt cheap and you should too!

Amazing track titles on the LP:

A1 Ethnicolor (11:41)
A2 Diva (7:33)
B1 Zoolook (3:50)
B2 Wooloomooloo (3:20)
B3 Zoolookologie (4:20)
B4 Blah-Blah Cafe (3:22)
B5 Ethnicolor II (3:52)

One song with Laurie Anderson vocals too!

Power Of Tower & The Killer Funk Renewable Resource Allstars Big Band - "There's Only So Much Oil In The Ground So We Better Start Looking For Alt

2009-03-22T11:35:00.000-07:00

Extremely long winded band name and song title that accurately reflects the energy crises of the 1970s as well as the most recent incarnation which explains the March 2009 bootleg re-release of this treasure on 7" (as "Power of Tower" instead of "Tower of Power"). Local SF Bay band from Oakland released this in 1974.

Full title:
"There's Only So Much Oil In The Ground So We Better Start Looking For Alternative Power Supplies"

The Shamen - Omega Amigo (1989)

2009-03-21T22:13:00.000-07:00

Nice turn of the decade Scottish techno-ish nugget with some possibly regrettable vocals. I'll be honest, maybe I just like the alliterative title? The Stone Roses probably liked these guys so I will too. Classified as "indie dance" according to discogs.com. Whenever the Madchester revival dance night monthly part starts you'll be sure to hear some Shamen, right?

Dissevelt:Song of the second moon (1963)

2009-03-21T22:04:00.000-07:00

Realy old kraut stuff mentioned in this Hungarian article:
http://www.hotdog.hu/magazin/magazin_article.hot?m_id=24138&a_id=337909&h_id=73290
along with lots of other related sounds!

Tangerine Dream - Choronzon (1981)

2009-03-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Another not so hard to find spacey gem from Tangerine Dream. Whoever made this wolf montage video is simply put, a genius. Take note of the wolf teeth photo set at 2:14 when the song takes a dark turn!

Logic - Clash

2009-03-21T21:53:00.000-07:00

Pretty well known Japanese atmospheric spacey electro disco gem. Project of Hideki Matsutake, of Yellow Magic Orchestra fame.

Also "Unit", a little more vocal heavy & with a nice downtempo sway:

Black Box - Everybody Everybody (1990)

2009-03-05T23:48:00.000-08:00

Yessssssssss! Finally I found you Black Box! You were not Chunky A's "Owww", you are your own song, Everybody Everybody, as featured in the Kid and Play smash hit, "Class Act". Nice drum break, mind blowing "owwww", ok horns, and pretty tight bassline. This song is probably in some episode of Real World NYC. Possibly a tranny anthem as well. I am so happy.

NOT THIS SONG:

BRENNAN GREEN (DFA/Chinatown, NYC) 3/6 @ UNDERGROUND SF

2009-02-25T21:25:00.000-08:00

COME PARTY WITH BRENNAN GREEN (DFA/Chinatown, NYC) @

UNDERGROUND SF MARCH 6TH!

Radio Rhythm welcomes New York's Brennan Green, celebrating his new release "Alberto Treinta" on Chinatown Records, making his first appearance in San Francisco in 3 years! Since 2006 Brennan has released over two dozen tracks and remixes, touring extensively through Europe, Asia, Australia & all over North America. No doubt Brennan will be dropping some recent cuts & remixes from labels such as DFA, Bear Funk, Balihu & Rong. Get ready for an outer space journey spanning the cosmos from spacey funk & disco to minimal house & dubby techno. Support from SF's Kelley B (Beat Electric), Alona (noodlesoflove.com) and host Tristes Tropiques (Radio Rhythm).

w/djs:

Alona (noodlesoflove.com)

Kelley B (Beat Electric)

Tristes Tropiques (Radio Rhythm)

At Underground SF!

Brennan Green - Little Ease (Original)

Lindstrom - Pesto Og Kolera (Brennan Green Saucey Version)

Brennan Green - Escape from Chinatown

C.C.C.P. (BEATAMAX) - American Soviets (1987)

2009-02-21T17:33:00.000-08:00

I shouldn't even be posting this but oh well here goes...nice acid-ish synth line, almost as if Egyptian Lover went to the USSR and secretly made this. Dub or instrumental version probably would work better than the vocal.

The performance:

The cover:

Not even sure what this is but one part of the video reminds me of the greasy saxophone performer at the beach concert in Lost Boys. Also makes me terrified of New York and want to move to the suburbs.

Hongkong Syndikat - Berlin (1984)

2009-02-16T18:16:00.000-08:00

Boogie down Berlin banger from 1984 featuring Reagan samples & funky synths. Sire Records release. Later went on to release the schmalzy hit "Concrete and Clay".

George Kranz - Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (1984)

2009-02-16T17:52:00.000-08:00

Ubiquitous 80s jam, penned by German George Kranz. Even sampled by the Ying Yang twins. Number one dance hit in the US ("Hot Dance Club Play").
Contains such memorable lines as:

Rrratatatatatatata
Rrratatatatdadadadoom

Bot Da Down, D' Doom
Do Doom, Do Doom
Di Doom, Do Doom
Do Doom, Do Doom

Fleetwood Mac - World Turning (Live)

2009-02-13T18:43:00.000-08:00

Put on your turban and hit those drums! Zip directly to 5:12. Nothing wrong with the 'mac! Thanks Brennan!

Tantra - Wishbone - Philips (1979)

2009-02-06T18:38:00.000-08:00

Another Italo gem with a great bassline, swirly synths and drum work. Pay no attention to the video...wait, I take that back...

Post 40: Workin' & Slavin' Away

2009-01-30T20:18:00.000-08:00

F'ing killer track with a hyper-id "uggggh" release chant repeated throughout! And a clock strikes midnight bell! Slightly italo sounding except for the sappy diva vocal disaster. Re-arrangers: message: rearrange this one to perfection! Best re-edit gets an RR feature! -Tristes Trop.

Bunny Sigler - Super Duper Duper Super Man - Salsoul (1980)

2009-01-25T12:02:00.000-08:00

From the LP "Let It Snow". Never released as a 12" single. Features mixing by mutant disco extraordinaire Bob Blank, lyrics about Dark Kent, an insane break (done 3 times), a mostly coherent narrative, & easy sing along chants:

I don't like kryptonite, but I like Lois Lane
I don't like kryptonite, but I like Lois Lane
I don't like kryptonite, but I like Lois Lane

Bunny Sigler - Super Duper Duper Super Man

D.C. LaRue - Confessions - Pyramid (1978)

2009-01-25T11:42:00.000-08:00

Connecticut producer D.C. LaRue brings spacey synth disco to the masses, during a period where the genre was pretty unadventurous. Also known as the first white producer to top the charts & the man behind the first widely available disco single in 1976.

D.C. LaRue - Confessions

Kensi-Kensu - Casanova - Baby Records (1983)

2009-01-17T12:56:00.000-08:00

One hit wonder German duo disco-rap with an awesome video of a phone conversation taking place between Kensi and Kensu in a pink bedroom and a red phone booth. Who is Kensi and who is Kensu? Classic Eurodisco a la "Paris Latino."

Goodbye Year (Radio Rhythm Version)

2008-12-29T20:06:00.000-08:00

If a song about the end of a decade can come out two years after the decade, why can't we use it to celebrate the end of a decade a year in advance? Or at least simply re-celebrate the end of the seventies, 2008 style. Celebrate whatever end to whatever year(s) you want, I won't judge:

Yaz - Goodbye Seventies (1982)

Greg Wilson vs. Shell

2008-12-22T13:13:00.000-08:00

New trends in design. Who started it all?

Greg Wilson:

Shell snake drill campaign to get at "difficult oil":

http://realenergy.shell.us/?lang=en_US&page=HardFuels&site_version=html

West India Company - Ave Maria (Om Ganesha) (1984)

2008-12-20T09:08:00.000-08:00

Amazing track played on a recent Beats in Space. Includes requisite: handclaps, techy synth, congas, tic-toc percussion, subdued funky bassline, layered diva echoy vocals, & some chanting. Co-produced by Stephen Luscombe from Blancmange (if you have a good ear you can tell from the bassline & drum patterns - found in songs like
"Game Above My Head").

also mentioned here in August:
http://tropicalhotdognight.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html

Coke Escovedo - I Wouldn't Change A Thing (1976)

2008-12-20T08:40:00.000-08:00

Pretty nice break in beginning with some memorable conga action throughout. Mellow vibes and decent guitar wah wahs. The break has been sampled and you probably heard it at a middle school dance. Coke was a percussionist for Santana with a connection to Prince via his neice Shiela E(scovedo).

Dance to ZE Beat New Year's Eve: Sal P (DFA/Liquid Liquid), dj Spun (Rong), Nate B (Tussle), Conor (Red Dot)

2008-12-13T13:14:00.000-08:00

NYE w/ Sal P (DFA/Liquid Liquid), Nate B (Tussle) & Tristes Tropiques. Early warmup sets from Spun (Rong) & Conor (Red Dot)

Sal P (Liquid Liquid/DFA/99)

Nate B (Tussle)

Special early sets to warm things up (9-11pm):

DJ Spun (Rong)

and

Conor (Red Dot)

host: Tristes Tropiques (Radio Rhythm)

Edinburgh Castle Pub

950 Geary St, San Francisco

9 pm – 2 am

$10/$12 after 11pm