Handled with gloves and opened only by throwing at the ground, the durian smells stronger than any other fruit in the world. Some find it so overpowering they can’t get within feet of it. I heard the Singapore subway bans riders from carrying it on board. If the fruit fell on someone sleeping beneath the durian tree (assuming that exists), that person would surely die. They’re covered in spikes and can weigh more than infants. The taste? Nice.
That was last weekend in Macau. Now I’m waiting for a Shanghainese plumber and his hyper-intense wife who keeps screaming “do you understand?” after every sentence, wide-eyed, to return with a new toilet. I can add this to a long list of items which broke at the apartments i’ve lived in, including (but not limited to) air conditioners, toilet lids, televisions, pans, coat hangers, doors, and coffee grinders.
Been listening to this Moodymann album all week. Much jazzier and less dance floor oriented his other works, but amazing nonetheless.
Detroit’s own…just the first track.
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Moodymann – Holiday
I’m super excited about this one. Playing with DJ Cavia, a kid from An Hui who kept the late night dance floor buring at Shelter a few weeks ago with golden era hip hop surgically mixed with tracks like “Loser” (Beck) and “Whole Lotta Love.”
Did anyone forget how fresh the Clipse kept, and are still keeping it?
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Clipse – When The Last Time
Shanghai’s been waiting for a Sunday getdown, and we’re bringing it.
Six DJ’s, a proper sound system, and buckets of free ice cream starting at noon.
On top of a lighthouse built in the early 20th Century.
AND this shit is free.
While shopping for records in Chicago a few months ago, I yelled to my friend “Look for ‘Supersonic’ by J.J. Fad.” This thirty-something dude in the store says “That’s a fucking great record – I saw them open up for New Kids On The Block.”
“Supersonic” was indeed a great female rap track with banging 808 bass, but no one could predict the dark days that lay ahead. The song later gave birth to its demon-spawn bastardization – “Fergalicious” by that slag Fergie, from the retard-troop The Black Eyed Peas. Simply one of the worst ensembles in the history of music, and one of the few groups that cause me to become visibly upset when their songs come on.
Would love to travel back in time, joined by He-man, The Grimace, and a giant battle axe, to kill the Black Eyed Peas well before they ever started making music.
Why? Because they fucking suck, yet manage to stay popular. They must be stopped.
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J.J. Fad – Supersonic
I’ve featured Doraemon on the blog several times now and he remains one of the greatest all-time cartoon cats. He’s a robot from the future with a magic pocket that can hold items of any size, including inventions that go against all rules of science.
Mice ate his ears.
What is this track? Tech-house? Dubstep? Etherial dance music from Planet Love? It’s fucking great. Think Renaissance Man but better.
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Ramadanman – Glut
Clearly a long time without posting. Been spreadin’ that cosmic funk and rap from the future.
Big show tomorrow night then headed off to Macau for those pork chop sandwiches and egg tarts on Sunday. For a weekend stopover, I much prefer Macau to the moneysucking vampire that is Hong Kong. One cannot avoid spending significantly more money than intended in that place.
It’s rare that I keep a track on repeat for days and days, but here’s one. Outstanding production with a dense, spooky atmosphere. Really looking forward to this album when it drops next month.
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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Fright Night (Nevermore)