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Showing posts with label upcoming children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upcoming children. Show all posts
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
SUGUR SHANE [Qween Beat/Got Rush Ent] interview
Part three in an ongoing series on upcoming children.
THIS BITCH RIGHT HERE! One of the first people ever to reach out to Cunt Traxxx in the early days, it seemed obvious to ask Shane when I needed a vocal for my debut EP. A real all-rounder, I sent his busy ass some questions to catch up, and to introduce him to the CVNTY readers...
Who is Sugur Shane?
Sugur Shane is an artist, but to break it down, a rapper, house vocalist, and DJ. In any case, not to be confused with a commentator or ballroom artist. Just wanted to clear that up, the mixtape has made some new Sugur Shane fans and they sometimes think I’m just ballroom.
I
have a few. 90’s music is a big one, Lil Kim, Gillette, and Biggie. I
actually wrote my first rap to Biggie’s Warning. Gillette & 20
Fingers brought the nasty side of it and also enabled me to mesh the
genre’s together. As far as house music, Peter Rauhofer & Junior
Vasquez were the sole contributors to that influence.
I
love all aspects of making music. The photoshoots are fun, Production
fun but draining, DJing can be cute, but the ultimate high is
performing! I love performing, its better than any drug.
I
was first introduced to the ballroom scene by my gay mother Princess
Magnifique Royalty. I met her randomly actually when I was at Spirit
Nightclub in New York. We clicked instantly and she has been my family
ever since. Even with being introduced into the scene and having a gay
mother; I still never really became too invested into the ballroom
scene. I always checked it out here and there but kept my distance.
Well of course we have my debut mixtape My Night with Peter & Junior!
Which is not going away; Everyone keeps asking me about another
mixtape. The mixtape still has a lot of ground work, so we are still
pushing it. Aside from that I have some exclusives that dropped: Sexy Heels, Club Kid Cunt, Imma Read 2013 Remix with Queer Hiphop Artist DT. I also have my monthly Sugcast which is a tribal circuit house podcast on Soundcloud.
I
can’t speak on the ballroom scene too much, because I’m not that
involved. In my opinion the whole scene is starting to be watered down
and taken over by vogue fem. I don’t feel like it’s a respected craft
like it once was either; It’s not like it use to be. The only difference
between the scenes is that it is a lot more dangerous here. Our monthly
balls are in the hood, so you always come prepared. I’m not totally
talking out of my ass either, because the true legends of vogue would
agree.
Life
experience. As I stated Biggie was one of my influences and he was a
great storyteller. There’s always something that I may be going through
at the time that comes out in my music. Like I said recently I stay
Taylor swiftin guys in my songs as well lol. Lately it’s been the
hipsters ha.
I
have many projects in the works right now. A new house music single
coming out later this year. An EP in the works, of course more music
videos. Last but not least I’m working on performing overseas and all
over the U.S.
Sugur Shane on Soundcloud.
Sugur Shane's website Sugur Rush.
SUGUR SHANE Qween Beat Attack video:
And here it is, the Cunt Traxxx/Sugur Shane collab called “Drop", available as a free download, so GRRRRAB IT. NOW! Rest of the “Death Drops" EP is available to buy on Juno.
THIS BITCH RIGHT HERE! One of the first people ever to reach out to Cunt Traxxx in the early days, it seemed obvious to ask Shane when I needed a vocal for my debut EP. A real all-rounder, I sent his busy ass some questions to catch up, and to introduce him to the CVNTY readers...
Who is Sugur Shane?
Sugur Shane is an artist, but to break it down, a rapper, house vocalist, and DJ. In any case, not to be confused with a commentator or ballroom artist. Just wanted to clear that up, the mixtape has made some new Sugur Shane fans and they sometimes think I’m just ballroom.
How would you describe your sound?
My sound is dark, grimey and aggressive. Very in your face! You can always catch some shady lyrics in my art.
Who or what is your biggest musical inspiration?
What's your favourite part of making music - djing, performance, production, etc?
How did you get into the whole house/ballroom scene?
You're very prolific - tell us what releases you have just now…
How did the collab with Schwarz happen and are you happy with it?
He
hit me up a few days after I followed him on soundcloud. I live for his
production so when he hit me up I was immediately down. Our collab Club
Kid Cunt is one of my favorite tracks. That trance kick with the ha did
it for me. I wrote that track within a hour, that’s when you know I’m
truly feeling it.
You play a lot in your native Philly - how is the ballroom scene outside of New York at the moment? Is it different from NY?
What has been the biggest influence on you besides music?
What's coming up in the near future for Sugur Shane?
Sugur Shane on Soundcloud.
Sugur Shane's website Sugur Rush.
SUGUR SHANE Qween Beat Attack video:
And here it is, the Cunt Traxxx/Sugur Shane collab called “Drop", available as a free download, so GRRRRAB IT. NOW! Rest of the “Death Drops" EP is available to buy on Juno.
JOEY LABEIJA [CuntMafia/NYC] interview
Part two of an ongoing series about upcoming children. One of the very first people to reach out to CVNT (or Cunt Traxx as it was just called back then), with some very kind words about the music, was Joey LaBeija.
It was only right that I returned the love by interviewing Joey first
for an ongoing series covering upcoming legends. She really is from the
House Of Labeija, bitch, and she’s as talented with a set of CDJs as she
is with a weave or a dip dye.
How is the ballroom/vogue scene in New York right now for you?
The ballroom scene here is really cute. Much respect to everyone involved with Vogue Knights, they really give the children a place to call home. But personally, that isn’t my scene. I joined the House of LaBeija to dj in the name and bring ballroom culture to the underground/warehouse scene that I am involved in. These parties have a VERY mixed crowd and I am usually the only dj that plays vogue beats. Usually, after the first 8 bars of my opening song, a circle opens up, the cunts come out of the woodwork & start dipping. I get such a high from watching them go off.
How did you get into DJing in the first place?
My whole life, I have always sought out some creative outlet. In high school I used to charge kids $50 to distress their jeans. Then I started charging my girlfriends to glue their weaves in. That turned into me going to beauty school and I’ve been doing hair ever since. Once hair became a job for me, I felt uninspired and stagnant so I started making tee shirts with my best friend. That turned into a bit of a success for us, and a consultant friend suggested we grew our brand by throwing parties or learning to dj . A lightbulb went off in my head when he said that because music has always been a huge part of my life and making shirts was getting a bit too expensive. So I bought some equipment and taught myself to dj in my bedroom.
What’s the best place you’ve ever DJed at?
The BEST party I have ever played is a monthly warehouse party in Brooklyn thrown my good friend and sagittarius sister Contessa. Nightlife in New York is so segregated; parties are either gay or straight, house or hip hop. The CuntMafia Warehouse is the only party where all the children harmoniously coexist— blacks, whites, gays, straights, hood rats and hipsters. I really discovered my ‘sound’ through this party, experimenting with music and making sure I play a set that EVERYONE can twerk to. I love Contessa so much for giving us all a place to come together, get wild, and make history.
And the worst?
Now I’m not lying when I say I have never played a bad party here in New York. BUT I will say I have worked for some really TERRIBLE promoters here :)
How did you get inducted into the House of LaBeija?
One day I was talking to my friend (now sister) Jamil about wanting to join a house. We had known each other for a while from the club scene here and started to grow close when I found out he lived just a few blocks away from me. A few weeks after our convo, he and my other sister Celso told me they talked with the Royal Members of the House of LaBeija and that I was going to be inducted the following week. My induction was done on stage in front of a club full of people after the house did a performance. It was the most magical moment in my life.
What are your all time top 3 tracks?
Big Momma Thang by Lil Kim
Back That Azz Up by Juvenile
Knuck If You Buck by Crime Mob
#HoodratProblems
And what’s your current top 3?
The acapella version of Body Party by Ciara is currently on repeat 24/7 for me right now.
No Tea by Pipes
Bubloy by Rizzla & False Witness
What is your favourite hairdo you’ve ever had?
My favorite is my current hair. It’s always some sort of rainbow. I owe my best bud Jenna, I give her free reign to do whatever on my hair and she ALWAYS turns me out. It’s the only thing that makes me feel cunt every day.
And what is the worst?
I used to have this platinum blonde pompadour when I was 18. I also was really into wearing these bright red Sally Jesse Rafael-esque eyeglasses at the time. That whole look was a mess. I wish I could take it all back but I can’t….so instead, I deleted every picture off Facebook.
What’s coming up in the near future for Joey La’Beija?
Right now I am also working with Contessa on making the CuntMafia Warehouse into an even bigger production than what it already has been. Bigger warehouses, new talent, sponsors THE WHOLE NINE YARDS DARLINGGGG. We want to take all the resident dj’s and bring this party around the world. I’m also in the works of planning a European tour in September right now. First stop is most definitely going to be London! See you then?
DEFINITELY!
Joey’s Tumblr is here, and his Soundcloud is here.
YNFYNYT SCROLL [#FEELINGS/Track Meet] interview
Absolutely one of my favourite new house/whatever producers, I originally posted this interview on Dangerous
Minds last year, but thought it was worthy of a re-post. This is part one of an ongoing series covering upcoming children.
They say House music is a feeling, and I am inclined to agree.
For too long House music has been defined by a rigid beat pattern that, almost 30 years after its birth, has barely changed. In fact, it has changed so little as to make this hallowed genre seem stale and insignificant, the opposite of how it appeared the first time round, when (ironically) it wasn’t the beat that defined it so much as the attitude.
I remember hearing House music for the first time as a child of about 9 or 10 and asking my siblings to buy me a compilation of this strange, funky music. They got me a two-cassette release, called something like Hits of House, and unexpectedly opened my ears to a whole new freakish world of camp men from Chicago stuttering over a hard and dark music unlike anything I had ever heard. Sure, I had been obsessed with S’Express already, tuning into late-night radio on my headphones hoping to hear “Theme From S’Express” and “Hey Music Lover,” while also hoping not to get busted by my parents in the next room. But Hits Of House was like nothing I had ever heard. It’s hard to explain to younger generations just how fresh House was when it first appeared, just as it is hard for the listener to recapture the thrill and joy of hearing it for the first time.
But that’s where Ynfynyt Scroll comes in.
YS is a young, Austin-based producer who takes the best elements of house music from the 80s and 90s and squeezes them through the post-crunk filter to create something eniuinely fresh. You know, as opposed to what most of the magazines and websites sell House fans as being “forward-thinking”. Ynfynyt Scroll makes music that actually sounds like it comes from 2012, not 2002 or even 1992.
So blown away was I on first hearing Ynfynt Scroll that I immediately asked Rodrigo (his real name) to do a remix for me, which he thankfully agreed to. I am very happy to report that his remix of “Work It” doesn’t disappoint, coming on a bit like Junior Vasquez draged to a deep south R&B club, but even that pales in comparisson to his own releases, such as the Let Me See It EP on the #Feelings label. I also emailed him a few questions, that he gratefully replied to:
THE NIALLIST: Who are you and where are you from?
YNFYNYT SCROLL: My Christian name is Rodrigo Díaz. I was born in Lima, Peru, but I’ve lived in Dallas nearly all my life. My assumed name is Ynfynyt Scroll, which since 2010 have I used for production, DJing, visual art and as an excuse to be a cunty brat with heavy Islamic fundamentalist undertones.
Describe the YS sound to me.
It’s all about scroll scroll scrolling. Just keep scrolling on to the next thing until your brain goes “ugh, ya,” whether it’s listening or producing. I have almost no intentions when setting out to make a track, I just gravitate toward certain sounds that lend themselves to certain genres, but I don’t think in terms of genre.
Who and what are your biggest production influences?
I am very influenced by bedroom rap producers of the American south, mutli-layered trance pad chord hits, men who love dancing without making physical contact with anyone else, Afro-Peruvian rhythms, breakz and very early house.
I hear the club scene in Texas is hot - is this true?
Well Austin does a pretty good job of bringing talent through. Groups like Elevater Action, Broken Teeth and Peligrosa consistently throw good parties, my Freshmore buds in Houston do a good job too, and in Dallas there’s Track Meet, of which I am a part. We’ve thrown some pretty neat, all-out, immersive parties with movie-quality glowing slime and exotic set designs and neat/fun stuff like that, but haven’t had the frequency of guest that the folks in other cities have had up to now.
What can we expect from a YS DJ set?
You can expect me to be all over the place, to ignore genre and sometimes tempo, to play a lot of really abrasive and tinny, trebley Ha tracks, and to play as much amateur music as possible. You can also be sure you’ll hear your fair share of American southern rap, something that has been a part of every DJ set I’ve ever played.
If you could have written any song in the history of music, which one would it be?
Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman.”
YNFYNYT SCROLL SOUNDCLOUD
This is the debut Ynfynyt Scroll release ofr #FEELINGS in Austin:
They say House music is a feeling, and I am inclined to agree.
For too long House music has been defined by a rigid beat pattern that, almost 30 years after its birth, has barely changed. In fact, it has changed so little as to make this hallowed genre seem stale and insignificant, the opposite of how it appeared the first time round, when (ironically) it wasn’t the beat that defined it so much as the attitude.
I remember hearing House music for the first time as a child of about 9 or 10 and asking my siblings to buy me a compilation of this strange, funky music. They got me a two-cassette release, called something like Hits of House, and unexpectedly opened my ears to a whole new freakish world of camp men from Chicago stuttering over a hard and dark music unlike anything I had ever heard. Sure, I had been obsessed with S’Express already, tuning into late-night radio on my headphones hoping to hear “Theme From S’Express” and “Hey Music Lover,” while also hoping not to get busted by my parents in the next room. But Hits Of House was like nothing I had ever heard. It’s hard to explain to younger generations just how fresh House was when it first appeared, just as it is hard for the listener to recapture the thrill and joy of hearing it for the first time.
But that’s where Ynfynyt Scroll comes in.
YS is a young, Austin-based producer who takes the best elements of house music from the 80s and 90s and squeezes them through the post-crunk filter to create something eniuinely fresh. You know, as opposed to what most of the magazines and websites sell House fans as being “forward-thinking”. Ynfynyt Scroll makes music that actually sounds like it comes from 2012, not 2002 or even 1992.
So blown away was I on first hearing Ynfynt Scroll that I immediately asked Rodrigo (his real name) to do a remix for me, which he thankfully agreed to. I am very happy to report that his remix of “Work It” doesn’t disappoint, coming on a bit like Junior Vasquez draged to a deep south R&B club, but even that pales in comparisson to his own releases, such as the Let Me See It EP on the #Feelings label. I also emailed him a few questions, that he gratefully replied to:
THE NIALLIST: Who are you and where are you from?
YNFYNYT SCROLL: My Christian name is Rodrigo Díaz. I was born in Lima, Peru, but I’ve lived in Dallas nearly all my life. My assumed name is Ynfynyt Scroll, which since 2010 have I used for production, DJing, visual art and as an excuse to be a cunty brat with heavy Islamic fundamentalist undertones.
Describe the YS sound to me.
It’s all about scroll scroll scrolling. Just keep scrolling on to the next thing until your brain goes “ugh, ya,” whether it’s listening or producing. I have almost no intentions when setting out to make a track, I just gravitate toward certain sounds that lend themselves to certain genres, but I don’t think in terms of genre.
Who and what are your biggest production influences?
I am very influenced by bedroom rap producers of the American south, mutli-layered trance pad chord hits, men who love dancing without making physical contact with anyone else, Afro-Peruvian rhythms, breakz and very early house.
I hear the club scene in Texas is hot - is this true?
Well Austin does a pretty good job of bringing talent through. Groups like Elevater Action, Broken Teeth and Peligrosa consistently throw good parties, my Freshmore buds in Houston do a good job too, and in Dallas there’s Track Meet, of which I am a part. We’ve thrown some pretty neat, all-out, immersive parties with movie-quality glowing slime and exotic set designs and neat/fun stuff like that, but haven’t had the frequency of guest that the folks in other cities have had up to now.
What can we expect from a YS DJ set?
You can expect me to be all over the place, to ignore genre and sometimes tempo, to play a lot of really abrasive and tinny, trebley Ha tracks, and to play as much amateur music as possible. You can also be sure you’ll hear your fair share of American southern rap, something that has been a part of every DJ set I’ve ever played.
If you could have written any song in the history of music, which one would it be?
Chaka Khan’s “I’m Every Woman.”
YNFYNYT SCROLL SOUNDCLOUD
This is the debut Ynfynyt Scroll release ofr #FEELINGS in Austin:
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