We are constantly seeing rising stars emerge from our own soil everyday and CSK OK is set to be our next home grown talent. I’ve been following the quick uprising of this local Sydney producer quite closely, ever since he amazed me with his acoustic rendition of the Bag Raiders hit Fun Punch! It didn’t take long for the rest of the nation, and world, to take notice of this new talent.
Since that Fun Punch remix, CSK OK has worked on bigger and better projects, such as remixes for Like Whoa, Daft Punk, K.I.M and The Galvatrons all while working on his own production. If your in Sydney or Melbourne you must catch one of his live sets, he plays guitar over the top of his remixes and his own tracks, infusing rock with dance beats, amazing stuff.
Check out his ’space for more remixes and a brand new dj mix that’s loaded with mashups and fresh tracks. The future see’s CSK OK releasing remixes for Toecutter and Snob Scrilla and also joining Snob Scrilla on tour in June as part of his band. I predict big things for this young chap!
Another group that’s grabbed my attention recently is The Chain Gang of 1974 out of Denver, Colorado. A mouthful, I know, but this duo sure do know how to write a killer electro-clash tune that’s somewhere between Death From Above and Interpol. Really fun stuff that’ll keep the indie kids and the electro junkies happy at the same time.
And one last entry, something from the disco vaults. Lime were a husband and wife duo out of Montreal, Canada who wrote some amazing tunes back in the day but never found it appropriate to appear in any of their video clips or stage shows, so they would get another couple to act in their place, strange! That aside, this is a lovely little synth number that I adore, so much so that I included it in my recent disco mix [insert shameless promotion].
OK so we have this equation:
p = j + k
(where p = the presets, j = julian and k = kimberley isaac moyes (k.i.m.))
So therefore, k = p - j …
Yeah, so anyway, KIM is The Presets, minus Julian. Confused? Well you could also say KIM is 1/2 of The Presets. OK, I think you get the gist…
KIM (Kimberley Isaac Moyes) produces, drums, programs and as mentioned, is in one of Australia’s top dancefloor indie-disco banger groups, The Presets.
On his own, his music sounds very different to his band-work, as expected. It’s more sexier, less bangin’. Even deeper I guess… PARTY MACHINI babez.
The Presets - Kicking & Screaming (Laneway Festival, Melbourne (2008))
I remember hearing this at Daft Punk… which is pretty much the only thing I can remember from Daft Punk. However, you can just feel yourself getting giddy in anticipation, so much so your not sure if your hungry or you need to have a wank. ALSO a slight treat… you have probably only just heard it on the radio if your lucky. Jori Hulkkonen, Lifelike (yesss!!!), Kevin Saunderson remix’s are going to be surfacing soon, bundled with a KIM edit. MP3:The Presets - This Boys In Love
Well, it’s been a while since my last post. Probably just a combination of holiday laziness, being hungover, work or just haven’t come across anything new and post-worthy. I still haven’t. So I’m going to spread the love of the back catalogue. This time it’s a band that I have definitely seen too many times (6 coming on 7 by the 14th of December) but still will never get sick of them. The Presets, Julian Hamilton and Kimberly Moyes, always kill live. Here’s a few old B-sides and rarities.
