By Chris Mills | December 5, 2011 at 5:21 pm | No comments
KC-based producer/turntablist, Z-Sonic, has a new mix out called "Worldwide Wax". Though we'd like to think of him as being adept at various forms of music performance, this mix is special because it was recorded with 100% vinyl. In a way, Z-Sonic is kind of a throwback...
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By Chris Mills | September 8, 2011 at 3:04 pm | No comments
This Saturday at The Union of Westport, those trouble-making techno kids are back at it with vjOnes, Andrew Boie, Freeking, Mr. Nuro, Amjanda, Z-Sonic, Andrew Emil and Todd Howard kicking up dust both inside and outside on the partio til 3 a.m. RSVP HERE (No cover!). The...
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By Chris Mills | July 22, 2011 at 11:32 am | One comment
Hopefully the photobucket nazis don't disable my file for the cover art of this new track from Kansas City DJ/producer, Z-Sonic. They've done something like that before...
Z-Sonic is probably the hardest DJ to pin down around here (not named DJ Just). With just about...
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By Chris Mills | June 28, 2011 at 12:36 am | No comments
photo by My Friend Annie - KCTDC resident photographer.
It’s not really all that hot in Kansas City unless you can cut the air with a butter knife. Fortunately for Kansas City party goers who came out in abundance this past weekend, there were four great events that...
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By Chris Mills | June 20, 2011 at 12:25 am | No comments
Eminem said "Nobody listens to techno" in one of his earlier songs. Well, apparently they do. So much so that the Kansas City Techno crew has been holding down their website and monthly DJ events at venues across the city for two years (much longer than that if you count...
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By Chris Mills | February 11, 2011 at 8:38 pm | No comments
I think it was Z-Sonic who posted this piece of gold on facebook a week or two ago, which prompted me to start googling Cole Medina. Fans of disco/house should check everything this guy has out on his Soundcloud. Super-efficient remixes of old-school classics by the likes...
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By Chris Mills | January 28, 2011 at 6:50 pm | No comments
Tomorrow night,...
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By Chris Mills | January 7, 2011 at 12:33 pm | No comments
pictured: Tommy Lift
The widely-respected, KC-based producer, Tommy Lift, did a weed-anthem of sorts Nesto (current Demencha cover dude) back in 2005 for Lift's Stacked Deck producer album. If you frequent this blog, you'll understand just how nerdy we can get about...
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By Chris Mills | December 24, 2010 at 9:44 pm | No comments
For more info on 2010's KC Xmas party(s) presented by umove, go HERE or HERE.
LINEUP:
Czar Bar
9:30pm Leo Night Us
10:00 Mr. Nuro
10:30 LC
11:00 Amanda Pate
11:30 DJ the DJ
12:00 Joe Francis
12:30 FSTZ
1:00 Johnny Bradford
1:30 Andrew Emil
2:00 Mark...
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By Chris Mills | December 14, 2010 at 10:21 pm | No comments
Thirty of KC's premier dance music sluggers under three rooftops in the Crossroads, Christmas night. This annual party was a pretty big deal back in the day, drawing a consistent 1000+ attendees, and now the folks over at umove are bringing it back. For some promo on this...
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