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Dj Socool

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About Me


Emily Sobool aka Dj Socool used to listen to music on her headphones and fantasize about sharing it with others. Sometimes, it involved hijacking radio stations, other times it involved guerilla attacks on coffee shops. But most recently, it has centered on the commandeering of turntables in order to bring the message to the dance floors. With the aid of the superstar DJ Soo, Socool has found herself descending into the mad depths of vinyl addiction. While her primary love is playin' in da jungle, she doesn't like to limit herself to just one genre: her New Year's Eve 2006 downtempo set featuring the likes of Lou Reed, U.N.K.L.E. & and Aphex Twin is widely regarded as "enigmatically eclectic."
Speaking of hijacking radio stations, Socool has been holding it down as one of the residents of the Shadow Jugglers Saturday night radio show on CITR 101.9FM (7-9pm, pst) / www.citr.ca. The SJ Crew (MP, Bias, Soo & Socool) like to mix it up live on air, playing pretty much whatever is moving them at the moment - from Jungle to reggae, dubstep to downtempo, hip hop to funk, and more.
Socool is all about embracing that which is unique, and isn't afraid to take risks in her music. She doesn't play just one genre or represent just one sound, so you never really know what you're going to get. Sometimes, I think even she might not know. In any case, so far it seems to be working, as Socool was recently voted Best Newcomer DJ from the NWDNB.BC.CA community. DJing has led to producing original music, as it often does. And let me tell you, it is very much true that she enjoys writing songs and having them come to life.
Mixes for download:


Dj Socool - Sub.Dub.Bass
This one is based on the set I played at Soundwave. Calm, dubby, slow - with an emphasis on flow. Dubstep & trip hop.
Dj Socool - Dau - [dub]
Portishead - Biscuit - [Go! Beat]
Massive Attack - Karmacoma -[Island]
Distance - Delight - [Planet Mu]
Digital Mystikz - Wait - [Soul Jazz]
Funki Porcini - Dubble - [Ninja Tune]
RSD - Love of Jah Light - [Earwax]
Djunya - Coagulated Dub -[Narco.Hz]
The Others - Bushido - [Dub Police]
Sno - 25 Stone - [Boka]
Rusko - Action Dread - [Dub Police]
Alpha - Sometime Later - [Melankolic]
Massive Attack - Tear Drop (Mad Professor Mazaruni mix) - [Circa]
Portishead - Mourning Air - [Go! Beat]
Right-click & Save-as & Enjoy: Dj Socool - Tout Amica!
Right-click & Save-as & Enjoy:
Dj Socool - So.Jah


Right-click & Save-as & Enjoy!
Dj Socool - Wif me 'eadphones on
See:
Hapless attempt at self-promotion
Personal blog
Tectonic Records
Shadow Jugglers - Saturday night radio show (7-9pm pst)
Casino Noel in Photos
My artist page w/ my latest tunes: myspace.com/emilysocool.

My Interests

airports, androgyny, coffee, critical thinking, cultural studies, feminism, computer geeks, identity politics, margaret cho, naps, racial politics, roadtrips, writing, sensuality, laughing until it hurts, astroboy

I'd like to meet:

Cha

Music:

radiohead, massive attack, drum'n'bass/jungle, belle and sebastian, aphex twin, to rococo rot, squarepusher, autechre, boards of canada, looper, asian dub foundation, air, flaming lips, the walkmen, the streets, lemon jelly, hexstatic, audio bullys, photek, portishead, kid koala, dj shadow, unkle, roni size, lamb, elliott smith

Movies:

mr. suave, trainspotting, wet hot american summer, rushmore, the man who wasn't there, zoolander, velvet goldmine, trick, some girl, life is sweet, the butcher boy, harold and maude, run lola run, the royal tenenbaums

Television:

city confidential, manhunt

Books:

infinite jest, a supposedly fun thing i'll never do again, the fuck up, brief interviews with hideous men, vurt, trainspotting, generation x, me talk pretty one day, a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, middlesex, the pornographer's poem, generica, white teeth, vernon god little

Heroes:

David Foster Wallace

My Blog

New mix!

**New Mix** DJ Soo & DJ Socool - Down By The BaysideSo this is an impromptu mix that Socool and I threw together to give you an idea of what we do at the Bayside - just us freestyling and dropping the...
Posted by Dj Socool on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:18:00 PST

Interview

Oi, check out this interview I did over at Chainsaw Sound.So Ms. Socool, you've been active in the local radio community for some time now. You're also responsible for work on several original tracks,...
Posted by Dj Socool on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:47:00 PST

New mix

Dj Socool - Sub.Dub.BassThis one is based on the set I played at Soundwave. Calm, dubby, slow - with an emphasis on flow. Dj Socool - Dau - [dub]Portishead - Biscuit - [Go! Beat]Massive Attack - Karma...
Posted by Dj Socool on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:01:00 PST

Soundwaved (Pics)

So yes. Soundwave this year was the best yet. I took loads of photos.These were taken in Nanaimo during the time that we were car thieves (long story).This lucky fishy was swaying about to the Shadow ...
Posted by Dj Socool on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:58:00 PST

Upcoming Shows

Soundwave was easily the highlight of my past two summers. It's this multi-day outdoor party on the island that takes place in July, right on the ocean. DJ Soo, MP Coast to Coast and I will be playing...
Posted by Dj Socool on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:48:00 PST

New song

I just finished a new tune, this one's called Ransom for Dead Man. Check it out over here.Oh, and just one more thing:...
Posted by Dj Socool on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:21:00 PST

I am a donut.

Thank you, and good night. Oh, and by the way, BOH-tato. Peath out.Also. My actual blog is hither:http://scribbleeso.livejournal.com
Posted by Dj Socool on Tue, 30 May 2006 10:32:00 PST