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Dre Day Philly Recap

2010-02-23T19:50:00.006-05:00

Philly's first annual Dre Day celebration was a total success. Some of the highlights include Ronnie Darko's light up Raiders hat, Paulie D making it rain and then making his money back selling wife beaters on the dancefloor, DJ Apt One's impromptu mic skills, James Heimer's custom 40 bags, and a full bar singing every word to Gin & Juice. Thanks to all the DJs and party people that came out and got down. See you next year!

Thanks to Matt LaRoche from Phrequency.com and the homie Matpat for all the great flicks. More photos here and here.

And in case you missed it, Here's the official Dre Day Philadelphia mix for your downloading pleasure, courtesy of Ed Blammo and Shawn Ryan.

Download | Dre Day Philadelphia Mix.mp3 | 192kbps

Warehouse Party Photos

2010-02-01T13:44:00.005-05:00

Huge thanks to Chang Chang, Ruinit, Insamatic, Apt One, Shawn Ryan, No Arms, Paulie D, Matpat, the OX residents, and the hundreds of crazy kids that made the Wild Stunt Show such an epic rager.

Check the rest of Matpat's awesome photos here.

Warehouse Party + Instamatic Remix

2010-01-28T19:19:00.008-05:00

This Saturday, I'm teaming up with Shawn Ryan, DJ Apt One, Chang Chang, and Instamatic at the OX Warehouse in North Philly for what is shaping up to be the best party of the year so far. I've included a download of DJ Apt One's Instamatic Remix that was recently featured on the blog juggernaut Discobelle.net. More info on the warehouse party here, including event descriptions written by a clearly insane author.

Download | Instamatic - Police Us (DJ Apt One Remix).mp3 | 320kbps

DJ Image + Slacker Radio

2010-01-28T19:04:00.004-05:00

Our good friend DJ Image has put in work programming the 3rd Rail station on Slacker Radio. This station is a great alternative for people that listen to Pandora or other Internet radio shows. Dude definitely came correct with the classic hip-hop, funk, and soul selections. You can catch DJ Image opening up for Slick Rick on the 3rd Rail tour all across the U.S. this winter.

Kitchen Sink Photos - Jan 8th

2010-01-12T17:37:00.005-05:00

Big thanks to everyone who came out this month! Kitchen Sink is second Fridays at the Khyber. More photos here.

SoundCloud

2010-01-08T17:38:00.004-05:00

I created a SoundCloud profile. Stream and download exclusive Blam City tracks and Ed Blammo remixes & edits.

Latest tracks by edblammo

09 Highlights Mix

2010-01-04T21:29:00.006-05:00

Some higher power opened the flood gates this year and unleashed a tidal wave of incredible music. This mix is not a definitive document of this year's best. It's more of a biographical overview of some of the songs that made 2009 so great.

Download | Shawn Ryan & Ed Blammo - 09 Highlights.mp3 | 192kbps

01. The Whitest Boy Alive - 1517
SR - A choice cut off of my favorite album of 09.

02. YACHT - Psychic City (Classixx Remix)
EB - Classixx found their way into a lot of my sets this year. This particular remix was a definite crowd favorite

03. Beautiful Swimmers - Swimmers Groove
EB - The Swimmers and the label they run, Future Times, were a big inspiration for starting my own label this year. Classic and original at the same time. Great DJs too.
SR - When I heard the Swimmers play at KFN in December 08, they peaked out the dancefloor with a groove I just had to ask about. It was their test press of Swimmers Groove. These dudes know how to throw a party too - just loan them a secluded cabin for a weekend and see what happens.

04. Walter Jones - Living Without Your Love
EB - Man, I played the shit out of this record! 5 AM in a warehouse, completely out of my mind. Don't even remember if anyone was there. Didn't matter.
SR - Oh-nine lounge gig staple.

05. Crazy P - The Hit
EB - Crazy P grooves so hard. This one goes out to DJ Dirty. He may be a bigger Crazy Penis fan than me, but not by much.
SR - Gotta love that Tom Tom Club sample!

06. Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #5
EB - Got to admit that I bit my friend Billy Werner's mix-in of this record more than a few times. If you've ever been to Robotique and heard him play it, you'd understand why. Disgusting.

07. Trus-Me - Bail Me Out (ft. Dam Funk)
EB - Hands down, Dam-Funk has been my number one musical inspiration this year. I saw him play twice. Once with about 15 people in the audience and again with about 200 and a keytar. His popularity is a testament to the realness. Funk gets stronger. Trus'me ain't half stepping either. His DJ set at Kung Fu Necktie this year was murderous.
SR - Dear Trus'me, I still wanna know what those acid trax you played at Sundae were.

08. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (The Revenge Rework)
SR - I rinsed this track out since last March. Just listen to how the groove builds - you gotta feel that!

09. Azari & III - Reckless (With Your Love)
SR - The most perfect throwback house cut of the year - is this really from 2009 or did someone just remaster a lost reel to reel?

10. Yam Who? - Wax The Van
SR - Another track that's been instrumental to warming up dancers and building the groove. This track helped me set the tone for many successful sets this year.

11. RCMP - Mustache Love
EB - At their record release party, I passed out in an alley, woke up and rode my bike across town to meet them for cheese steaks and got hit by a car. Just saying.
SR - This whole 12" is pretty epic. Big shout out to Paul & Fich for coming correct!

12. Missy Elliot vs. Shit Robot - Gossip Folks (Work It Out) Snitchfork Blend
EB - This blend was a collaborative effort between the two of us. A spontaneous live trick that had to be put to tape ... er, computer.
SR - Definitely ran up to the booth when Ed tried this and told him it was our next project.

13. Eli Escobar - Glass House
SR - I liked this track from the door, but I wasn't sure how it would go off in the club. Turns out dancers get super pumped and the room lights up every time. Eli also killed it at Woodys this fall with the ill all vinyl synth-pop & new wave set.

14. Cubic Zirconia - Fuck Work (Nacho Lovers Remix)
EB - Got to see Cubic Zircona play live at Philly's Double Dutch party this year. Lucky me. Tiomble Lockhart let me play her tambourine. Lucky me.
SR - The Nacho Lovers took this track to the next level, especially with that breakdown. Plus Cubic Zirconia can rock a party - definitely one of 09's best live shows.

15. Martijn Ten Velden & Afroboogie - Cowbell
SR - This track is a clear signal to everyone in the room that it's time to dance. I believe the term is "floor-filler."

16. Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (ft. Vybz Kartel)
EB - Philly's biggest record this year. Pon De Floor consistently made young people scream and freak out in uncontrolled excitement and made old people scratch their heads and take advil.
SR - An anthem I played/heard at almost every party I went to this summer - so good!

17. Duck Sauce - aNYway
EB - I'd say this track was neck and neck with Major Lazer for making the kids flip, but old folks have been known to dance to it as well.
SR - Also a summer anthem.

18. Starks & Nacey - Summer Madness
EB - Total summer jam. Reminds me of crosstown bike rides through empty streets in the middle of the night. The dudes from DC really came correct, and no, I'm not talking about Obama.
SR - I consistently found it difficult to select a track to follow this one - the room is just so full of posi-vibes after the breakdown.

19. La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream Remix)
EB - 8 a.m. Skylab anthem
SR - This always fills the club with a nice level of tension. Definitely worth squeezing into my house sets.

20. House of House - Rushing to Paradise (Walkin' These Streets)
SR - So beautiful, so epic, so good.

21. Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out
EB - "Play the heart shaped record!" I love this song for too many reasons to list.

Thank you to everyone who made 2009 such an incredible year.

DJ Apt One Remix + NYE Info

2009-12-29T01:47:00.007-05:00

Brand new remix from the homie DJ Apt One of the Philadelphyinz. Wale and Gucci over some straight fonkay beats. Cop the instrumental here.

Download | Wale feat. Gucci Mane - Pretty Girls (DJ Apt One Remix) | 320 kbps

I'm playing with the Philadelphyinz and Gavin Holland from DC at Medusa Lounge on New Years Eve. $7 cover + free champagne at midnight! The price is right, and I'm positive that this will be one of the best New Years parties in Philly.

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Recess - Dec. 26th with Tristes Tropiques

2009-12-18T19:44:00.007-05:00

Recess is Saturday December 26th with special guest Tristes Tropiques from San Fransisco.

Download Tristes Tropiques' Tug Of Peace mix here.

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Solid Good Times - An Ed Blammo Mix

2009-12-03T13:06:00.007-05:00

Up from the archives, Solid Good Times is by far my most popular DJ mix. Over a year old and people still ask me if they can get a CD copy. Nope! The mix serves as a document to one of our longest running parties in Philadelphia and definitely brings back some great memories. If you haven't heard it, take a listen, or if you sold your CD copy on ebay for mad money, this is your next best option. Enjoy, and thanks for listening!

Download | Solid Good Times.mp3 | 320 kbps

Tracklist in the comments section.

Tucker & Bloom Interviews Ed Blammo

2009-11-22T23:49:00.003-05:00

The interview I did with Tucker & Bloom is up on their blog. Check it out here. Welcome to my world.

Recess Photos - Oct 24th

2009-11-10T21:19:00.003-05:00

More photos here

WTF (Ed Blammo DJ Edit)

2009-10-15T20:19:00.008-04:00

Usually, DJ edits make songs longer. FUNK DAT! I added an 8-bar intro and took out all the unnecessary stuff. That "Wassup Wassup" hook gets them every time.

Download | Tittsworth - WTF (Ed Blammo DJ Edit) | 320 kbps

Stray Day in S.K.

2009-10-15T00:17:00.009-04:00

Andrew Straylight has left for South Korea. He is our once and future friend, coworker, guest d.j., and graphic designer. He won't be riding the Philadelphia streets or playing the true-school electro at Blam City gigs anymore. Click the Stray Day in S.K. link to follow his new exploits in the orient.

Last Dance with Rick the Bod

2009-10-12T17:50:00.005-04:00

We've had all kinds of times at Solid Good Times. Some nights we've raged until the wee hours of the morning while girls danced on the tables and Paulie D poured full beers on his head. Some nights we sat at a lonely bar slow sipping gin and tonics as we watched Boyz in the Hood and listened to No Arms spin classic hip hop jams. But no matter what form the times took, they've always proved to be solidly good, and our stalwart bartender, Rick, has been instrumental to that end.

Now great tragedy befalls SGT as Rick prepares to return to his home state of Florida and begin his life anew. So this week, in a very special edition of Solid Good Times we call "Headin' South", we say goodbye and pay tribute to the great contribution he's made to our weekend party cause. Our residents are poised to bring their A game and rock like there's no tomorrow. Come join us in making it a sendoff to remember.

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Ed Blammo - Old School Players

2009-10-11T23:07:00.007-04:00

Them boys from the ATL (and one from Staten Island) over a slick italo boogie groove. As they say in the business, "He flipped it."

Download | Ed Blammo - Old School Players.mp3 | 320 kbps

Blammotique!

2009-10-07T11:40:00.007-04:00

Robotique is our favorite Friday destination week after week, and this week Ed Blammo emerges from the raging crowd, steps off the dance floor, and joins Billy Werner in the command center to help keep the party rocking all night long.

If you've never been to Robotique, this week is a great week to start. If you're a devoted regular like us, this is not a week to miss.

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Ed Blammo - Drop It

2009-10-05T21:54:00.008-04:00

Snoop & Pharrell over the DFA remix of Paper Planes. A surprisingly natural fit. More blends from the Ed Blammo and Shawn Ryan sessions up soon.

Download | Ed Blammo - Drop It.mp3 | 320 kbps

Kitchen Sink, October 2nd Edition

2009-10-02T14:37:00.006-04:00

Tonight Coolout, Case Bloom, and Blammo are back for round two of their new monthly party, Kitchen Sink. A little late on the heads up, I know. Next time we'll make sure to tell you more than 7 hours before the event starts.

Stop by The Dive Bar every first Friday of every month for excellent people, excellent music, and excellent stories to tell your friends who opted to go somewhere else and have a lame night.

Ice Cream Paint Job

2009-09-29T20:35:00.011-04:00

Thanks to Shawn Ryan and everyone else who came out to the special Ice Cream Paint Job edition of Solid Good Times at the Institute this month. Solid Good Times is every third Saturday at the Institute bar, on the corner of 12th and Green street.

Kitchen Sink Photos

2009-09-20T23:13:00.007-04:00

More photos here. Thanks to everyone who came out. See you next month!

Kitchen Sink is every first Friday at the Dive Bar in South Philly

9/11 - Robotique 2 Year Anniversary

2009-09-08T18:06:00.005-04:00

I don't usually hype events that I'm not directly involved with, but this is really going to be something special. Week in, week out, Robotique at Kung Fu Necktie is one of the best parties in Philly, hands down. Billy and Ryan are both completely radical human beings and DJs that can keep it real in the mix.

The Beautiful Swimmers and the label they run, Future Times, are kindred spirits and an inspiration for Blam City. I've been rocking their Swimmers Groove 12" in my DJ sets all year.

If you are anywhere near Philadelphia this Friday, get with this. Like they said, "It's all love, always and forever."

Robotique 2-year Anniversary w/ Beautiful Swimmers
Friday, Sept 11th
@ Kung Fu Necktie, Philly
No Cover
OPEN BAR 10-11

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Dead Prez - Hell Yeah (Ed Blammo Remix)

2009-09-08T13:31:00.006-04:00

This is probably Ed's most well-known and appreciated work to date. The song as been on his MySpace page forever, and the video has been on YouTube for a few months, but we've never mentioned it officially. This is me making it official. Enjoy.

9/5 - Hurrah @ Medusa

2009-09-03T00:38:00.003-04:00

I will be rocking the mic all night alongside Shawn Ryan for Hurrah this Saturday at Medusa Lounge in Philly.

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SGT 08/29/09

2009-08-31T21:58:00.005-04:00

Ed Blammo wraps up another edition of Solid Good Times for some adoring fans.