Chilling in our listening chairs feeling the vibe.
I'd like to meet:
Shout out to our favorite DJ's and Record Labels: Frankie Love(L.A. Legend), Jun(soundlessons/umoja hi-fi), Masters at Work, 4Hero, R.A.W. and Surveillance sound, 'i' recordings camp, Kerri Chandler, Phillip Blaine, Dennis Ferrer, Jackie Christie(First woman to make the cover of DJ Times...NYC house royalty.), Dillion Reen, Steve Loria, Vicente Martinez(One the illiest guys to play house Shelton ever had the pleasure of personally knowing...N-Zone production alumni), Kool Aid and The Double Hit Family, Markem X, DJ Odse(a/k/a Lil' Tony....What up fool!), Heading Home recordings crew, David Alvarado, Jamie Thinnes and Seasons recordings, Miguel Migs', Nightstalker, Keone(One of the masterminds behind an ol L.A. haunt called 'Senses'), Mark Luv(DJ for an ol L.A. haunt called 'UNITY'), Karizma(This No.Cal legend played with Lagarde at a party called 'Leviathon' in Sacramento), DJ Sonic(aka Jason Bentley), Mark Farina, N2O recordings, Doctor Mario and Sharee(Evil DNB geniusses), CRS?, Johnny Fiasco, Viva Recordings, Ernie Munson, DJ Die, Machete, Alistair Coolings, Fred Everything, Bombay recordings, Pam the Funkstress(Bay area goddess/selector; DJ for 'The Coup'), Garth Trinidad(Chocolate City on KCRW saturday nights in L.A.), Pete Rock(Legendary radio program w/Marly Marl "In Control"), Seista Recordings, Oscar the Grouch and Turnstyle recordings and mastering, DJ Subflo, Tilted Recordings, Nicky Blackmarket, Deacon, Gourmet Recordings crew, Junglist Platoon, Billy Jam, Claude Young, Brownie, DJ Jayvon, Barry Weaver, E Special recordings collective, Rose Kennedy(Sketch Pad???), Vapourspace, Ron D. Core, Guidance Recordings, DJ Salty(The evil soul priestess), Rude Boy Monty, Tony Watson, Hospital Recordings, 6400 crew, MC?, Dufflebag Recs., DJ Ira, Tango Recordings, DJ Mellinfunk (Infamous dark shamen-Peace to you and 'Big' Tony), Bailey, Dojo Monks, JT Donaldson & Lance DeSardi, DJ Zinc, Mike Sonksen & Aztec Sol & The Kajmere Distribution Posse, Star Eyes, Valida and Proper crew, Superjane collective, Sister S.F. crew, Chuck Winston a/k/a Boggiemonster(N-Zone Production alumni. Produced a stunning remix of 'Family Affair'), Derrick Carter & Luke Solomon & Classic Recs., Gary Chandler/Mike West and all DJ's involved in that Detroit bass!, 'Reacon' John, LTJ Bukem, Chris Cowie, Richie Hawtin and John Aquavia, Remarc, Large recordings, Rich Medina, Jeff Mills, DJ Scratch(Your favorite DJ's favorite DJ), Beatjunkies, Joeski & Onionz, Iz and Diz, DJ Rap, Julius Papp, OM Recordings, Kenny Ken, DJ Buck, Bloke, Professor Hazen, Julio G, DJ Spooky (Peace to you, Beth Coleman and Verb), Doc Martin and Sub Level, Jonathan Lastra, Fred C.(Twin towers of soul on kxlu friday nights in L.A.), Simon and Dub Chamber recordings crew, Terrence Toy, Marques Wyatt and Streetsounds "Freddie".
Music:
We have both liked house music for a long, long, long time. Our personal styles and choices can be currently defined as jazzy, latin, tech and deep house. House is our first style of choice to DJ. We like all the different progressions of drum and base from 1990 forward. From early hardcore to intelligent to ruff raga we like all of it.Lagarde specializes in spinning a wide range of house from deep and soulful to latin and tech house. He also likes to spin old dirty uk breakbeat, Detroit Techno, loud experimental banging, freestyle, and that superb latin flava (Vicente Fernandez anyone?) Played alongside a long list of DJ's from Eli Star to David Alvarado.Shelton specializes in spinning lively, latin and jazzy house, drum and base and and a wide range of soul. He also likes to play dub, earthy, ghetto, spacey atmospheric stuff. Chicago, Miami and New York old school house. Drum and Base that'll destroy your cars back window. Highlights include DJing with Boogiemonster, Keone, DJ Salty and Terrence Toy. Spent early days as a DJ/roadie with N-Zone productions.We are major audiophiles. Both of us have massive amounts of rock(Rodney James Dio, Butthole Surfers to Black Flag), hip hop(from Low Profile, King T, Rodney O and Joe Colley, Schooly D, to MC Lyte, Medusa, Bahamadia, Lady of Rage, and Rah Digga to DITC crew, Freestyle Fellowship, Ed O.G., E-Rule, YZ, Sons of Bezerk, Ras Kass, The Gravediggas and Stetsasonic. We love the Wild pitch label stuff, Elektra and Mercury label stuff, Death row, Relativity, Priority, Jive, Loud, Nervous, Eastern confrence, Rawkus and Stones Throw.), 80's(Morrisey, The Cure, Art of Noise, Alphaville, Tears for Fears) and other soundscapes of life in our vinyl collections.
Movies:
'The bells of death' and 'Story of Drunken Master'
Books:
Books written on the history of record labels. Essays written by Mike Sonksen on the state of life in Los Angeles.
