He will be returning to Ann Arbor (Outside of Detroit) to the Necto on Sun April 27th for a cd release party
On 4/11/2003, "Tom Robbins/Magic Feet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >ARTIST: DISCO D >TITLE: A NIGHT AT THE BOOTY BAR >LABEL: TOMMY BOY >FORMAT: CD >RELEASE DATE: 9 JUNE 2003 >CAT. NO: TB-1565-2 > >Disco D is dirty like Uncle Luke. His music is fast and nasty like the >neighborhood slut you went to school with and if Mr. Mathers is Detroit's >worst kept secret, Disco D is the best. Hailing from the Motor City which >pioneered such diverse genres of music ranging from rock-n-roll, to soul, to >techno; Disco D has become the poster boy for the underground phenomenon >known as Ghettotech. > >He has been called everything from "surreally filthy," to the "holder of the >Ghettotech torch," to "devastatingly wicked," by the press, yet his mother >prefers to just call him David Shayman. At only 22 years of age, Disco D >has already been featured and profiled in magazines such as Details, Urb, >Mixer, CMJ, and Wired. Alternative Press included him in the "Top 100 >Artists of 2001" and he has graced the cover of XLR8R. As an alumnus of >University of Michigan's business school, Disco D founded and heads two >companies: Ghetto Tech Institute Recordings (GTI Recordings) as well as >Booty Bar (along with DJ Profit and DJ Salinger), the world's first >Ghettotech lifestyle brand. He has released music on !K7, Mixconnection >Media, Intuit-Solar, as well as his own two labels, and has done remix work >for galactic space pimps 8 Ball and MJG, former Cash Money Millionaire B.G., >as well as The Lords of Acid. His underground mixtapes are coveted by the >tragically hip and his records are included in the sets of influential >international DJ's like Laurent Garnier, Bad Boy Bill, Andrew Weatherall and >Dave Clarke. > >If Drum-n-Bass had been created in America, Ghettotech certainly would have >been the end result. Like Drum-n-Bass, Ghettotech is the hybridization of >two cultures and genres of music. Whereas Drum-n-Bass has heavy techno and >ragga influences, Ghettotech borrows from old school electro and raunchy >Miami Bass to create its own distinct sound and scene. Ghettotech is >ultimately more fun and it is uniquely American in its sleazy decadence with >its amphetamine-paced beats and adult themes. Indeed, Ghettotech will never >get played at a high school dance with its profane samples and raps >dedicated to topics ranging from cunnilingus, to smoking blunts, to getting >drunk... in other words, the finer things in life. Ghettotech is meant to >actually make people dance, it is strictly populist; and it accomplishes >that largely with DJ battle tricks, frenetic beats, and its uniquely filthy >sound. > >Although quite a few parallels can certainly be drawn between Drum-n-Bass >and Ghettotech, specifically the use of break beats and the convergence of >the black urban music scene and the largely white dance music culture, they >produce inherently different sounds. Think 2 Live Crew meets electronic >dance music meets a bottle of Old English and you have Ghettotech. >Ghettotech has recently left Detroit's underground cabaret parties and strip >clubs to be embraced by more traditional dance music aficionados. For those >that are "in the know" in the dance scene, Ghettotech is where it's at, >bitch. > >Disco D's own brand of Ghettotech could be described as being more musical >than some of his contemporaries. Certainly, the tracks are a little richer - >more polished, and often more overtly funky than some of the standard booty >fare. As a DJ, he is the perfect compromise between the party styles of DJ >Assault, and the straight up turntablist deck-work of DJ Godfather. Disco D >manages to combine nifty programming with immaculate scratching, cutting, >and track-drops - you'll be in awe of his skills, yet he never interupts the >smooth flow of the mix. > >Disco D's latest mixed effort A Night at the Booty Bar, marks an exciting >time at Tommy Boy with its equally strong representation of the two sounds >and cultures they capture best: dance and hip hop. A Night at the Booty Bar >is a stunning mix and a good primer for those new to Ghettotech and a good >refresher for those already crotch-deep within the raunchy scene. A Night >at the Booty Bar includes many of Disco D's original productions and >collaborations with artists like former Cash Money Millionaire B.G., Kid >Rock protégé Paradime, European darling Princess Superstar, Detroit's first >lady of rap Lola Damone and underground up-and-comer Helluva. Naturally, >Disco D's stellar remixes are included as well as many classic Ghettotech >anthems. In true mixtape fashion, Helluva, Lola, and Harlem's Solace >blesses the disc with freestyles. A Night at the Booty Bar hits the racks >on June 8th. Hear it at your favourite strip club and warehouse parties. > >Marketed and administered in the UK & Eire by Gut Recordings > >www.tommyboy.com / www.gutrecords.com / www.bootybar.biz > > >
