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Esteban Carracas

About Me


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Growing up in the Carracas household, in Los Angeles CA, Esteban was exposed to Pavarotti, Perry Como, Three Dog Night and the Beatles. Not normal for a child of the 70s. Once Esteban attended school and found out his parents taste in music wasnt all that cool, he began to embrace Hip-hop with a passion usually reserved for tangoists the world over. Not that he began to dress all hip-hop or talk that ghetto jive; he found his inspiration in beats and rhymes and most of all through the expressions of the scratch. He can remember the first time his ears heard that sound. I was comic book shopping at JJ Newburys in Santa Monica when a top 100 countdown was on. The DJ played Brass Monkey by the Beastie Boys and that first horn scratch! I was like what was that sound? So I got more and more interested in MCs and DJs and took it from there. KDAY (West coast hip-hop radio station) was still on, so I could hear new stuff and live stuff without even leaving the house. But all that was about to change...
In 1989, Esteban and his family moved from LA to a remote-ish part of Scotland where his music tastes began to evolve according to his surroundings. No more KDAY and no record shops for miles and miles, Estebans weekly trips to Glasgow were a chance for him to sample some new genres and meet new people. After hearing the Stone Roses it all seemed to make sense - genres were an illusion - it didnt matter if I was listening to hip-hop or the Happy Mondays or even Jungle. Styles were irrelevant - if a song had the funk then it would get me off! After seeing a few DMC Championship videos while bunking off school, Esteban decided that being a DJ and sharing his music collection with the world was what he wanted to do. Enter two Memorex turntables (no pitch control), a Realistic mixer (the one with a row of cheesy effects) and a big old amp and speakers and he was ready to conquer the world of the school/youth club disco.
After a few years of playing all the latest sounds of the jungle, which was a reaction against all the Happy Hardcore that was sweeping Scotland, Esteban began to drift away from breaks and once again began to embrace the funk. It was a crazy time, all my friends were listening to stuff that was like 200mph Paul Elstak tunes and I wasnt enjoying it too much, so I moved on. As the years went past, releases from DJ Shadow, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Laj & Quakerman, DJ Q, Mateo & Matos, Slam, H-Foundation, Alex Reece, I-Cube, Roule, Crydamoure, Bob Sinclar, Africanism, Moodymann, Carl Craig, Beastie Boys, Portishead, Whiteout, Playgroup, Norma Jean Bell, Metro Area, !!!, Paul Johnson, Agoria, reissues of older albums from Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Mongo Santamaria, The Late Great Cream, Rufus Thomas and James Brown all received plays at clubs and pubs such as the Subclub, Liquid Lounge, Basura Blanca, The Art School Union, Soundhaus, The Honeycomb, Bar Ten, Times Square, The Warehouse, McChuills, The Unit, Revolution, Vault, The Halt Bar, Arta, and The Hetherington Research Club to name a few as well as countless houses, sheds, barns, caddy shacks, a gig in a shop window and a heart-warming set at T in the Park. Esteban always said he would never play a wedding, but when his friends Rufus and Fiona asked he obliged and all had a brillaint time, but he wouldnt want to make a career out of it.
You can catch Esteban Carracas at the following venues:
@ Bar Ten with Chris Mac every second Friday
@ Audioicecream @ the Hetherington Research Club the first Saturday of every month

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/10/2005
Band Members: This crazy foo...
Influences: Man these be the shens down here:
DJ Bryan Jones - Chicago Jackin ---

Frankie & Johnny's Jackin Page---

Theo Parrish's Sound of Detroit---

Support your local podcast site - Radio Magnetic---

Just my favourite DJ saviour---

A wee Barca Music Festival---

Deep House Page - for all your mix needs---

Orange Can - The Band!---

New York crazy ass disco shit---

A Wee Glasgow Music Festival---

Can We Have Some More San Diego Funk Over Here Please?---

Please - Make Your Request---

Yo Kenny!

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Audioicecream 01/03/08

We're back!Audioicecream are back for the long-awaited first shindig of 2008 at the Research Club. 2008 celebrates the year of the Rat. Legend has it that the Jade Emperor invited the animals for a pa...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:49:00 GMT

All your Ice Cream needs baby...

Hey gals n guys - we're having a party this saturday @ you know where, with you know who, for feck knows what!   Here's the low-down on the ho-down:   The Claw(termelon) Dude - Here's the...
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 17:11:00 GMT

Audioicecream 05/05/07

Spring has sprung with our 1st Audioicecream for a wee whiley!   This month for your musical pleasure:   Tom Reeve was half of Glasgow House funksters Overtone. Releasing several seminal re...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 06:51:00 GMT

Audioicecream @ The Hetherington Research Club 7/10/06

I love October - my Birthday, Hallowe'en & the clocks going back...another reason to be happy is the annual new members shenanigans @ Audioicecream!   To help celebrate, we have drafted...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:51:00 GMT

What to do on Saturday?

What a summer - for those not in Glasgow it was a summer of lazing about in the park, tripping over buckfast bottles - or indeed just tripping! But hey, summer's over and now it's time for the funky ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:59:00 GMT

AWOOGAH!!! Moodymann Mix Collection!!!

Is out now on Souljazz Records - My hero! If you don't recognise the name he also goes under the name Kenny Dixon Jnr. And yes, I'm his bitch!   Here's some links with audio - http://www.soundso...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 02:43:00 GMT

<<<ART EXHIBITION>>> @ Offshore 29.7.06

Howdy y'all! Are you cultured? Naw, didn't think so...me neither! But I do know what looks good on the mantlepiece... Our artist in residence Andy Peutherer is having a show @ Offshore, Gibson Street,...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:49:00 GMT

Esteban @ Chi-Town Baby! 10.06.06 - Download Mix Here!

Hey y'all, If you missed Chi-Town Baby!, don't worry - we've got most of it recorded...here's my set from the June one! Let me know what you think...as always, all comments welcome...PEACE! http://www...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 06:39:00 GMT

Funkin Funk Out Mix - Download Here! (New link)

I love the summer...this is me in full BBQ mode... http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W8AX8NB5   Rhythm Reel #6 by Metro Area (Environ) Striptease by Bob Sinclar (Defected) Machine Doll by Rondenion (S...
Posted by on Tue, 23 May 2006 23:18:00 GMT

Chi-Town Baby! @ Basura Blanca Sat 22nd April 9 til late...

Once again we return to the Brunswick for another installment of Chi-Town Baby, after our recent venture to the Soundhaus with the Bumpin' night. The night itself focuses on the jackin house side...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:09:00 GMT