Disco Horror

Erik and I are ecstatic to bring you the first in a series of warm summer nights at SOM that will transport you to the centre of your own tropical dance paradise.  Immerse yourself in a scene of vivid colours, beautiful people, and the finest selections of underground house and balearic party sounds meant to extend your weekend into the wee morning hours.  Sunday is the new Friday so help us kick things off right and be among the first to TANGO IN THE NIGHT.  Party starts at sunset at SOM Bar in the Mission (between Capp and South Van Ness on 16th).  It’s $3 OR FREE with RSVP at rsvp(at)discohorror(dot)com, just send us your name and we will put you on the list.  Also, FB event here.  Come get tropical.

For some tunes, I want to share with you some tracks that are anything BUT tropical, confusing I know.  Me and Erik are working on a promo mix that will blow your mindz, but we’re waiting to get the recording just right so you’re gonna have to wait a bit.  First, new stuff from da Swedes.  Parlour, who I know nothing about other than that they’re Swedish and dropped a 7″ (No 1) tand a quite essential mix on INF a couple years back have followed up with an EP.  It is rad, simple as that.  Somewhere between Buckingham Nicks, Can and Supermax, Parlour’s new EP (No 2) stands with other contemporary favorites of mine like Map of Africa, A Mountain of One, and Studio.

Parlour – Sark Powers

Next comes something far less obscure.  If you haven’t heard This Is Happening, I know a simple way to improve your quality of life, listen to it.  It is good, one of the best albums of the year in my humble opinion.  Having now seen the band twice in the past two months, on their current tour, I must say I’m a major fan.  It was also cool meeting James Murphy and Pat Mahoney when they stopped by Beards of a Feather last month.  Oh and Gavin Russom came and played records too.  No big deal. (!!!) Anyway, this is off the Drunk Girls 7″ and is a cover version of the song that everybody wants to hate, but is actually a pretty rad tune with a severely warped music video.  The cover is done by SF band Wood Shjips and is “edgier” for you kids who like think “edgier” things are “hipper”. Sarcasm aside, it’s great, enjoy!

LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls (Wooden Shjips Version)

Lately and less lately I’ve picked up and been given some awesome dance tunes that exist in the etherial realm of dark disco psychedelia. These are the songs I wish to share with you today.

First comes a long overdue posting of a track off of Pink Skull’s wonderful album Endless Bummer released by our best of friends at RVNG, released late last year. RVNG was kind enough to share the album with us. It’s a warped descent into experimental dance madness, a storm of synths, horns, and guitar over galloping drums that unravel into bizarre ambient psychedelic breakdowns. The album begs for second and third listens. I really, really dig this album and to my surprise it’s still available for sale on RVNG’s site! So pick that shit up already if you missed the boat! Here’s a taste but go go go get it if ya dig.

Pink Skull – Chicken Dream Inside Egg

Next comes a pounding beast from Precious System, a dude about whom I know jack. He has an assortment of aliases on discogs, but nothing I’ve heard of before. Either way, his latest release on Gerd Janson’s Running Back, the label that brought you the best 12″ of 2009, Tensnake’s “In The End (I Want You To Cry)”, brings you a haunting masterpiece of percussive dungeon house heralding the arrival of extraterrestrial agents from planet LOVE. Personally, this track takes me away to a rave in a deserted island prison in French Polynesia during the arrival of the creepiest-sounding but best-intentioned cosmic invaders from planet LOVE.

Precious System – The Voice From Planet Love (Original Mix)