local : albums and track for 2011

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Lady Lex

2011 was a truly special year for me: every DJ I have ever loved and adored, I somehow managed to find my way into their world… how was this so? Roger Sanchez, Desyn Marciello, Jodie Wisternoff, Nick Warren, Gareth Emery, Markus Schulz, Michael Woods, Tommy Trash, Fat Boy Slim, The Stafford Brothers, Dj tyDi, Bliss & Esso, Carl Craig, Scissor Sisters, Sebastien leger, Richard Durand, Roger Shah, J00F, Robert Babicz, Danny Howells, Cosmic Gate and Armand Van Helden. My top albums and track for 2011 is all over the shop – but it represents to me the beautiful year that was. I look back at the #1 track and top 10 albums that made 2011.
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international : calvin harris : so close

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Lady Lex

published on inthemix here
published on page 13 and online with scene magazine
13 December, 2011
image courtesy of Quiet Chaos

The media seem to portray Calvin Harris somewhat as an anti-social geek; perhaps this is so IT nerds can relate to him. Still, having a brain helps, otherwise his twitter account wouldn’t be as amusing as it is. Either way, Adam Richard Wiles knows how to keep the Calvin Harris moniker in lights with a salacious wit that rapines and wrestles egos; while perspectives simultaneously see a petulant whizz kid and a fucking funny adult. Yup, Calvin Harris hovers over that line between genius and lunacy. Continue reading →

international : bliss n eso : the world is their oyster

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Lady Lex

Published on future entertainment here
25 November 2011

On October 5 2011, Steve Jobs passed from this life to the next. That same day, I bought this up to Jonathan Notley at the conclusion of our time together. We spoke about a great many things in this interview: from Bliss N Eso’s process in making an album to how Aussie hiphop has shaped them and how they have shaped Aussie hiphop.

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