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About Me



DJ bio..

www.xbumprobot.com

My Interests

DJing, writing, swimming, dreaming, film, fiction, comics, all generations of mario-kart, black rock city, rotofugi, NPR

I'd like to meet:

good ppl who have the ability to enjoy & appreciate life's most miniscule details as well as its grandest moments.

if i don't know you, please send me a message before adding me. and please don't post event flyers here. thanks!

**DJs/Promoters - please send your event info to: [email protected]

thanks!

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Music:

chicago house-jackin', acid-squelching, disco-punking, electro-grooving, minimal techno-bleeping, broken/breaky beat-dropping...admitted hand clap, cowbell, rimshot junkie!

labels? howzabout: brique rouge, buzzin fly, compost, deep freeze, dessous, dotbleep, dfa, dirtybird, dubsided, environ, eskimo, freerange, fresh meat, get physical, ghostly/spectral, gigolo, gomma, k7, kindisch, kitsune, klang, kompakt, kung fu dub, modular, simple, tigersushi, tiny sticks, utensil...

plus: new order, joy division, stone roses, charlatans uk, more madchester stuff. smashing pumpkins, jane's addiction, my bloody valentine, velvet underground, david bowie, james brown, rjd2, the beta band, beck, pixies, jesus and mary chain, m.i.a., jackson 5, dandy warhols, chemical brothers, empd, erik b. & rakim, interpol, !!!, out hud, yyys, bill withers, devendra banhart, seu jorge, radiohead, the flaming lips, magnetic fields, the clash, phoenix, spoon, cyhsy, peter bjorn & john, MGMT, and on and on and on...

Movies:

the big lebowski, blade runner, edward scissorhands, dr. strangelove, adaptation, cadddyshack, brazil, rushmore, the royal tenenbaums + other wes anderson flicks, evil dead(s), best in show, akira, human traffic, easy rider, boondock saints, fearless freaks, the graduate, the limey, raising arizona, willy wonka, 2001, spirited away + all miyazaki, city of god, baraka, ravenous, 24 hour party people, dig!, the incredibles, lost in translation, thank you for smoking, sunshine, juno

Television:

cowboy bebop, sealab 2021, samurai champloo, the boondocks, brak show, family guy, futurama, samurai jack, venture brothers, aqua teen hunger force, star trek: tng & ds9, northern exposure, iron chef (new one kinda sucks, tho), simpsons, heroes, animal/nature stuff, mxc, miami ink, mythbusters, misc. discovery channel, history channel, etc.

Books:

atlas shrugged, electric kool-aid acid test, the tao of pooh, good omens, brave new world, jitterbug perfume, zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, ubik, life of pi, neverwhere, american gods, fingerprints of the gods, the contortionist's handbook, just a couple of days, snow crash.

comics/graphic novels by: neil gaiman, andi watson, david mack, alan moore, grant morrison, brian michal bendis...claremont back in action!

Heroes:

oh we can beat them
forever and ever
we can be heroes
just for one day...

My Blog

BPM 90 + More Newcity

BPM 90 features Norwegian disco-don-in-the-making diskJokke, who is def. one the more exciting new artists I’ve run across, lately...pick up a copy or check it out online here: http://www.bpmma...
Posted by duke" on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:23:00 PST

BPM 88/89 + Newcity Moxie (1/31) + Valentines Mix (repost)

Happy Valentine's Day!In honor of Hallmark's ability to stimulate the economy, I'm reposting Heartsleeve/Sleeveheart--the Valentine's themed mix I put together last year:http://www.xbumprobot.com/file...
Posted by duke" on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:37:00 PST

Newcity Top 5 of 07 // Lava, xbumprobot.com, stuff...

Happy (Belated) New Year!Last week Newcity put out their Annual Top 5 issue. And E! kept running "High Fidelity" late night. Much like the protagonist of that film, I also have problems with Top 5 li...
Posted by duke" on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:15:00 PST

BPM 85 // New City [updates!] // Stuff I’m excited for this month...

BPM85 is out...got a chance to cover this cool public art duo from NYC...pick up a copy or **CHECK IT OUT ONLINE**And den...Daftapalloza in New City....In Our House Grant Park hosts the biggest dance ...
Posted by duke" on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:11:00 PST

HUMAN : ROBOT : PDX : SEA

7/26 >> PDXORD: three letters that, placed in sequence, have caused much misery in my life... Chicago now raising taxes on time! but luckily for me, minimal delays, and i arrive in portland's spacio...
Posted by duke" on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:22:00 PST

BPM83/84 - Green Issue + Tiefschwarz || New City: MR. OIZO!

EDIT: Pick up this week's issue of New City for an EXCLUSIVE interview with MR. OIZO!**or you can visit online for the text only versionEND EDIT.Ooooh...new BPM 83/84 is out. The "Entourage" guy on t...
Posted by duke" on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:13:00 PST

Funny stuff that gets left out...plus B.Day week! (6/12 Buddha, 6/14 Therapy)

Whenever I get a chance to interview an artist, DJ, band, whatever...there's always funny little comments or things that I can't make work into the piece, or perhaps have been edited out due to word c...
Posted by duke" on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:02:00 PST

Summertime, and the living is sleazy || New City Summerguide picks

So...looking for music this summer? Here's the picks from New City's music guy, club guy, and classical guy...**JUNE****JULY****AUGUST**disclaimer: man, it's kinda hard putting together a comprehens...
Posted by duke" on Fri, 25 May 2007 03:59:00 PST

BPM Magazine 82 - Bassnectar + New City (inc. PB&J show!)

Latest issue of BPM Magazine features MSTRKRFT on the cover, and contains a nice little ditty on Lorin Ashton aka BASSNECTAR! Pick up a copy or check it out online.Also, I went to one of the sold-out ...
Posted by duke" on Tue, 15 May 2007 03:42:00 PST

BPM Magazine 81 - Iggy Cover, Chris Holmes inside..

Pick up a copy or Visit online: www.bpmmagazine.net/current.htm...and they finally featured me as a contributer...and w/Iggy on the cover? Not, like, Deep Dish, or somethign lame? How cool is that?...
Posted by duke" on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:46:00 PST