Mark ‘MK’ Kinchen produced some of the most sublime house music of the 90s. The production is simply flawless. Here are some of my favorites, all of which are firm Mister Saturday Night stalwarts.
Apparently the man now works as the in-house producer for Will Smith! Mark, if you’re out there, and you fancy dropping some jams at a real Brooklyn loft party give us a holler!
This weekend, we’re back at our new home – the spot where we did our party on October 9. It’s the one with the gazebo in the terrace, the hardwood floors, ample bathrooms, and the big windows. This time we’re cozying it up, adding more seating, more lighting, and we’re trying out a new soundsystem. Our friends Arvin Ajamian and Gavin Royce (they call themselves Bad Decision when they DJ and produce music together) have the prototype for the famed Montreal club, Stereo, and we’ll be giving it a go.
Our guest this time is Sascha Dive, a man who’s been remixed by Moodymann and a vinyl addict who’s all about texture and tone and great house music, so he’ll doubtlessly take advantage of the stellar system.
We’ll see you at the party!
The summer just past was the hottest on record for New York City. And June 26th was one of the most sweltering and humid nights of the year. Which actually made for perfect conditions for a guest spot from Ivan Smagghe, playing under the stars and the Mister Saturday Night visuals, to the industrial backdrop of the courtyard at Brooklyn Fire Proof.
We recorded the entire night. So here’s the first part of that recording – Mister Smagghe’s mix of dark and groovy techno. Download it here. And enjoy!
It’s Halloween! This year, instead of sitting it out, we decided we’d offer an antidote to the typically messy offerings, a Halloween party our way: great music, proper sound, fellow party-goers you’ll actually want to talk to, and the most special of special places, 12-turn-13 – this time decked out by our friend Jessica Grindstaff. Jessica is a brilliant mind who’s designed sets at BAM for Kronos Quartet and is currently working on a grand project about Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. She’s the real deal.
To boot, if you’re one of the first hundred people through the door, you’ll get a limited edition Mister Saturday Night Halloween Mix CD with special packaging by Miss Grindstaff. And if you get there before 11p, beer’s on the house.
You can still grab an advanced ticket over at Resident Advisor, and if you wear a proper costume – not just something you’ve thrown together (show some effort!) – you’ll get in for $15. Otherwise all the details you need can be found just to the right of this post. We’ll see you Saturday!
Resident Advisor and DJ History recently shone the spot light in different ways on the influential Boy’s Own fanzine from the late 80s. Penned by Andrew Weatherall (a personal hero), Terry Farley and others, the rough and ready publication played a pivotal role in the first wave of Acid House in the UK and the relationship with early balearic as it made it’s way to British shores. For more on the fanzine check out the aforementioned articles.
Junior Boy’s Own was the house music sub-label which was spun from the much less successful and short lived Boy’s Own label run by the same men behind the fanzine. JBO is a label with an amazing back catalogue of extremely musical and well (but not over) produced house cuts, and for quite some time now I’ve been collecting, enjoying and playing these records out. There’s always at least one JBO 12″ in my bag and I often have to ration how many I play in favor of diversity! Here is a few of those favorites. Hope you enjoy. Continue reading “Boys Will Be Boys”