Ok, here we go. My very first post!

Ripping the asphalt from beneath your feet

FKL Ambassador, Pascal Dupuy a.k.a DJ Moet a.k.a Big Daddy Blue Dragon has got quite a treat for us this week. Not one but TWO reinvigorating, sharp as obsidian razorblades mixes, that’s not only the perfect way to start the week with, it’s also happens to be superbly awesome!

Hour 1 sucks you in with the almost hypnotic combo of the Chem Bros and Regurgitator before 30hz and Yolanda rips your face off with the woofer abusing Daddido. Our mixologist then continues his brilliant cuts in and out of some truly anthemic tunes, with the likes of Drumattic Twins and Far Too Loud amongst others.

Then we got Hour 2. I really don’t want to give away too much. All I can say is, be prepared for the fluid rich aural orgasms from the likes of Steve Lawler, Paradox 3000, Deekline and many more.

A perfect blend of beats, bass and booyah!

So, I guess what I’m trying to say is, it’s fucking awesome shit and you should so download the mixes and play them at maximum volume and blow some ear drums.

-Raj J.I. [the-dude-sometimes-known-as-4]-

Foundationkl.org presents:

DJ Moet – Sundrops Vol. 11: Groundbreaking (1st hour)
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1. Annex of Soul – Cephalapods
2. Chemical Brothers – Do It Again
3. Regurgitator – My Ego
4. Live Wire – Devistate
5. 30Hz feat. Yolanda – Daddido
6. Drumattic Twins – Hyperspeed
7. CJ Bolland – Sugar is Sweeter
8. Cut & Run – Ground Cru
9. Far Too Loud – Play It Loud
10. Azzido Da Bass – Strobelightz
11. Freedom Five – No More Conversations
12. The Faint – The Conductor
13. Gui Borratto – Chromophobia

DJ Moet – Sundrops Vol. 11: Groundbreaking (2nd hour)
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1. Nickles and Diamonds - Greg Belson
2. Juvenile Delinquent - Beber
3. Temptations - DJ C-Vaughn & J-Virtue
4. Pressure Point - DJ C-Vaughn & J-Virtue
5. Babylon Breaks - Ed Solo & Skool of Thought
6. Steez - DJ Love
7. Perfect Beat - Kid Creme
8. Wound Up - Broke & Twisted
9. We Come Sweet - Superfly & Shakka
10. OK Annie - Paradox 3000 vs. Alien Ant Farm
11. That Sound - Steve Lawler
12. Little Pills - Remixer Unknown
13. Come Around - Deekline & Red Polo
14. Next Level - Ils

Click on ‘more’ to download.

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In honor of the journey to Winter Music Conference (WMC), I would like to introduce my fellow co-founder of the annual WMC Event Bohemia, my frequent Partner-in-Shine, collaborator and co-promoter:

John Stuart - DJ, Producer, Label Owner, Spirtual Being

With a spirited devotion to his audience, over the years, John has revealed a great range of skills on the decks.

House music set the mark for his evolving style and has become his conduit to touch the masses. From his roots in old school skating rink jams, R&B, soul and early house, John has always had a natural affinity with the feel of the dance floor. His dynamic style appeals to globally diverse audiences at a core level and beckons the masses to partake with him on a journey. To be in John’s presence is to experience his very special brand of mind-expanding, body-grooving and soul-southing house, which he uses as a medium to invoke the spirit of passion and love. Beautifully spontaneous, he connects with his audience’s energy through his masterful use of powerful sound.

“When I get on the decks, my sole mission is to captivate the audience in every which way I can. It’s all about engaging the crowd. Anyone can play music, but it takes something deeper, at a soul-level, to move the crowd toward that divine connection.” -John Stuart

It is with great pleasure that I on behalf of Foundationkl.org present:

Underwater Breathing Apparatus

Tracklisting

1. Lady Colt - Erotic Moments (Dessous)
2. Jimpster - A Love Like This (Freerange)
3. Laid - Punch Up (Symple Soul)
4. Terry Lee Brown Jr - Soul Digits (Plastic City)
5. Manuel Tur - Acorado (Freerange)
6. Andomat 3000 - Cognitive Dissonance (Cecile)
7. Nikola Gala - Suck (Suction)
8. Jimpster - Dangly Panther (Freerange)
9. Franck Roger - Circles (Earthrumental)
10. Rachel Claudio & Nicolas Vautier - Do You Even Know? (Jaffa Music)
11. Dennis Ferrer f. Malena Perez - I Can’t Go Under (Objektivity)
12. Ananda Project (Pasta Boys Dub) - Where the Music Takes You

Click on ‘more’ to download.

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Hello FoundationKL!!!

Thanks so much to JK, the Superglo and Radzy for the opportunity to contribute to this community.
It’s well known that Music is a powerful element. Some would describe her as a mistress that whispers seducing strains of inspirational melody into our minds at night. Others might describe Music as a drug that takes over the senses, driving the body and mind to new levels of ecstatic union with the soul, bringing us closer to the Divine.

Clinical Research, and the empirical observations of the local club scene, suggests that our brains respond to music as if it were medicine. Musicians, Therapists, DJs and Producers have observed the healing power of sound for managing pain, improving mood, releasing anxiety, and easing depression.

Winter Music Conference is upon us here in the United States, and your friendly, neighborhood Vinyl Slinger is heading down to South Beach to get his annual dose of awe-inspiring feel good…

Oooooh yes! I will be gathering as much images, and video if I can get the Super 8 working, as I can to share with the FKL family upon my return so that we can all sooth our need for those feel-good beats from some of the best in the world! Like DJ Craze!

In the meantime FKL, stay tuned to be introduced to a few channels of our Patron Muse that you may not have encountered yet… I have made it my mission to be the Ambassador and bridge between our family and the ever-expanding world of Music!
Get ready Heads!!!

- Peace, Pascal A. Dupuy aka DJ Möet

FoundationKL.org is a tripod. If you don’t know what the hell is a tripod see below :

a. Tripod - a three-legged stand for a camera, used to stabilize and elevate the camera.

b. Tripod - a 3 legged mechanical walker on monster that had metallic tentacles underneath, an appendage housing the heat-ray, and a hood-like head.

c. Tripod - <uninteresting explanation here>

I like to think that we fall under category b. and the that the 3 founding members (JK, Radzy and myself) form the legs.

Today, the shorter of the 3 legs has grown a tad bit longer (and older).

FoundationKL wishes to extend a heartfelt…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Mr. RADZY SHAHROMANN!

- DNB Warrior, Soldier of the Morning Acid sound, Event Organizer, “He Who Has No Phone” and all round funny f*cker -

We wish you much peace, happiness, love and crazy psychedelic acid sh*t.

Sidenote: Although FoundationKL.org started as a Tripod, this community has grown to a point where 3 legs are not enough. To the additional legs of FoundationKL (No.4 & Pascal), WELCOME !

Remember when Bill Gates stepped down from the Microsoft executive level to focus more on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

This is nothing like it.

I’ll be stepping down from managing the blog from now onwards, stepping back to take a more umbrella approach for the Foundation family of services.

Our new writers are No.4 and Pascal. Give them a warm welcome

It’s been great running the blog for the past two years. This gives me allot more time to focus on building relationships and advancing our artist promotion system.

Thank you all for your support while we step into a new phase in the Foundation.

Warmest Regards,
JK

PS: Positions for writers are still open. Just drop us a comment and we’ll get to you.

The Foundation Bands Together With a Pseudo-corporate Memo

We will be meeting to discuss the following agenda:

• How the Foundation progressed over the past 2 years. A reflection on a grand experiment.
• What’s the next logical step in the evolution of the Foundation project.
• Podcasting and online radio.
• New artists and artist management.
• Teeshirts and other wonderful merchandise.

We will be meeting via MSN Group Chat. If you haven’t already, add me to your MSN contact list with john d0t kuan att hotmail d0t corms. We’re planning to meet on the 19th of March (Wednesday) at 10:00pm Singapore / Malaysia time (which means punctual) If you have any additional things you’d like to add to the agenda, or want to suggest a different time. Please leave a note in the comments and you will be duely ignored (or not).

The Foundation admins cannot stress how important this meeting is for the future of the Foundation.

Dramatic right?

THE MOST IMPORTANT UPDATE ON FKL EVER.

Yoshiki teh rox.

(Dedicated to Grooverider, Roger Sanchez, and Adlin)

So teh rox.

The animals at the Psyfari are about to attack!

We just got this in the mail - and felt an urgent need to post this up…

Home Parties and Om Project present:

(Click on image to see full flyer)

Sat.29.03.08 @ HomeClub - 10pm till late

Featuring a devastating line up of deep forest monster hunters from the global psytrance / goa scene.

Check this out:

Warmup (10pm to 11pm) – Modicum – Om Project (SG)
11pm to 1am – Ehm –Om Project.Osirion (SG/FR)
1am to 3am – Morning Star – Om Project (SG)
3am to 5am – DATAKULT – Tantrumm.Osirion (FR)
5am to 6am - HOME DJs

Datakult will be playing for the first time in Singapore, this action-packed mind-bender will be dropping some of the most illuminating and reality warping tracks that you have ever heard - stamped with an Om Project guarantee of satistfaction.

If you haven’t already checked out datuk Ehm’s solid morning mix on FKL - here’s the link. Get it here and prepare to be warped into a singularity. This guy has been several times around the moon, and he’s definetely got a few tricks up his sleeve to send Home Club into the upper atmosphere. Frightening.

Psyfari will also featuring local sonic assault representatives, Modicum (playing his debut for Om Project) as well as rapidly rising beacon of psychic danger, Morning Star. (Check out this link to download his morning mix too!)

Psyfari promises to bring the South East Asian standard for psy/goa up a notch, presenting to us more and more opportunities to listen to these internationally-geared DJs and producers.

If your in the area, make sure you check this out! We’ll be down in Singapore to support our Om allies en masse. So make sure you come say hi! (and give us a mix while your at it too!)

BOOM!

Yummy Recycled Classics, Supercharged With Breaks

Sirius Breaks is charging back this 1st quarter with an awesome encore of some of the early millenium’s greatest breaks tracks. This is gonna be a heart fuzzy recollection of excellent choons from Hybrid, Freeland, Kosheen, even psychedelics from Shpongle. Yummy.

From Sirius:

” I send my apologies for things that have been heard on previous sets. Some of my vinyl is at another friend’s house so I was limited to whatever was in my bag at the time. Once I get my hands on a set of CDJs I’ll be in business. Perhaps tax returns this year will be big enough that I can grab a set of CDJ-200s and get rolling with these new beats I keep purchasing. I love Beatport. Welp enough babbling, here’s the tracklist…”

(And goodluck on those tax returns!)

Foundationkl.org presents:

Sirius Breaks - Old Tunes, New Vibe
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01. Hybird - High Life
02. Meat Katie - K-Hole
03. Deep Dish - Flashdance (Meat Katie Mix)
04. Christian J & Meat Katie - Turn It Out
05. Freeland - Smells Like Freeland
06. Sphongle - Dorset Perception (Sasha Involver Mix)
07. The Crystal Method - Name of The Game (Hybrid Blackout in LA Mix)
08. Freeland - We Want Your Soul (Club Mix)
09. Garbage - Stupid Girl (Chad Jackson Mix)
10. Jackal & Hyde - Taste and Touch
11. Unknown Artist - Ultimate Seduction
12. The Chemical Brothers - Golden Path (Ewun’s Rave Hell Dub)
13. BT & Tsunami One - Hip Hop Phenomenon
14. DJ Shadow feat Roots Manuva - GDMFSOB (UNKLE explict mix)
15. Dylan Rhymes - The Way (Evil 9 Mix)
16. Kosheen - Hide U (Mr. Smith’s DJ Tools Mix)

Click on ‘more’ to download.

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(because they make you look like a douche-bag)

Here’s some pet peeves that I come across when I’m reading DJ bios. Take note of these; they can really make or break how you present auew∂self.

5. “Inspired by…”

Wrong: “Inspired by Ryan Seacrest and Yanni : Live at the Acropolis”

WHO THE !@#!ing CARES?! Dropping artist names to fluff up your bio, especially if you’re only inspired by them, serve you ZERO purpose. Except maybe let on that you’re a gigantic poser that has a huge MP3 collection.

If you’re going to drop names, drop names of people you have actually worked with. Being the water boy does not count; bong technician, maybe.

Warming up for a big act also scores points.

4. “Have been to…”

Wrong: “Went to the Winter Music Conference to see Tiesto.”

Going someplace, or attending some event is not the same as having played or organized an event. Again, alludes to the possibility that you’re a poser douche-bag.

Include events that you helped to put together. Communicating to your audience about how you contribute to the scene is WAY more impressive than being a backseat sheep attendee.

Also include places that you’ve played at - include two to three gigs that REALLY matter in the main bio. You can put your full list of formal appearances on another sheet.

3. “Sounds like…”

Wrong: “His mixing style is like Grooverider and Roger Sanchez COMBINED!”

*Shrug* Like a prison bitch cokehead.

You can’t TELL anyone what you sound like. Let them HEAR you. Let them SEE you. But please… PLEASE don’t TELL them.

Jacking up people’s expectations verbally, without demonstration, is a sure-fire way to have an audience clear the floor after you drop poo-poo onto the platter. Demonstrating through audio and video help with managing the expectations of the people you are performing for.

Why do you think we ask for mixes all the time?

2. “You will be amazed…” ” You will be impressed…” “You will not be disappointed when he steps to the decks…” etc etc.

Wrong : “When he is tearing up the wheels you never know what sound is right around the corner, with the element of surprise being his niche he will keep you moving and wondering what’s next.” (this was from a real bio)

The more you tell me that I will like you, the more you tell me that you’re full of shit. Why are you rationalizing for me? Why are you boring? Why should I care in the first place. Please f**k off.

You can change all of this by including testimonials from OTHER people and what THEY thought about your mix. It holds way more credibility and it doesnt make you out to be some hopeless ego-case.

Finally…

1. “He’s a Child Prodigy…”

Wrong: “He’s been mixing since the tender itty-witty age of 15…”

Awww… he’s so young. So precious.

MOZART was a CHILD PRODIGY. Unless you were !@#!@ing scratching at the age of 3 and writing anthems for Tiesto at 5, you are NOT a Child Prodigy.

If you’re adding this point just to say how long you’ve been doing it, then it’s only going to point out how long you’ve been struggling to create an impact.

If you’ve been mixing since you were 15 and you got your 1st gig when you were 27 - and you still think you’re a child prodigy. Then you are a douche.

But with that said. Child prodigies DO exist:

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So keep a look out for these points in any bios and press packs that you might be recieving in the future. Promoters and A&R people are trained to spot these kinds of embellishments, leaving your demo and bio in the rejected bin.

Create a truly unique, stand-out bio that demonstrates your accolades in a non-pretentious, douchebag way - I guarantee that you’ll be creating much more of an impact with your audience and potential jobs.

Goodluck!