WAX MUSEUM JAM DECEMBER

Last one fo the year and we're going out with a BANG!

RICK WADE AUSTRALIAN TOUR MIX & INTERVIEW *EXCLUSIVE*

RICK WADE was kind enough to make an exclusive mix for us at Wax Museum Records to share with you! He will be touring the country mid november so make sure you get out and catch him live. Also check the interview by Ms Phillippa Finkmeyer below!!

TOUR DATES:

Fri 12th @ Cuckoo Bar (Adelaide)

Sat 13th @ Croft Institute (Melbourne)

DOWNLOAD HERE

RICK WADE Interview
by Phillippa Finkemeyer

You have had a huge influence on the ‘Detroit’ and ‘Deep House’ sound, and you’ve been influence by it in return, what do you think separates you from other Detroit and Chicago artists?

I guess the one thing that comes to mind is I’m probably a bit more laid back than most other artists. I just enjoy listening to and making music. Don’t get me wrong. I have my opinion on certain things, but at the end of the day, I just want to have a good time with good people and good music.

For me personally, you were one of the first to really bring a hip hop aesthetic to house production - in terms of the loop-based, gritty sounding beats, but applied to deep house – alongside greats like Kenny Dope, Theo, Andres, Carl Craig. What is your position on sampling versus playing instruments, synths, and so on?

I don’t see anything wrong with sampling. I know I’ve been exposed to a lot of hot tunes that I would have never known existed if it weren’t for someones sample track. That said nowadays I don’t do as many sample tracks anymore simply because I think I’m better able to express myself or convey a specific thought or feeling by creating more original compositions.

There is a big boom of producers taking centre stage now – you could say partially due to the Internet and affordability of production tools. How do you feel about this new side to dance music?

I think it’s great. Anyone has the ability to be a producer now. I think the more hot tunes being released, all the better. The downside is, anyone has the ability to be a producer now and it does seem like there is a lot of crap coming out which kind of makes it hard to sift through and get to the good stuff.

Your involvement with DJ Godfather sits on a different side of the fence to your deep house productions. Are you still making ghetto tech/booty bass stuff or is the Rick Wade we know kicking on with the deeper vibes? Can we expect to hear more Big Daddy Rick?

Quiet as it’s kept, I’m still creating and releasing booty tracks. They’re just in a digital format as opposed to vinyl. You can check out my classic ghetto-tech and latest booty releases HERE

What are some of your bigger influences musically, outside of the house and modern dance music worlds?

I’m really into all sorts of music. Some that immediately come to mind are Charles Earland, Sven Libaek, Arthur Verocai, Nujabes, Madlib, The KPM library classics...too many to name my friend.

In our eyes vinyl will never die. How do you feel about the move to digital and the sheer number of ex-vinyl junkies now aligning themselves with Serato or CD formats?

Me personally, I'm straight-up vinyl, however, it doesn’t bother me a bit that some of the old school vinyl cats are switching to digital. I mean, I love vinyl, but I don’t lose sleep pondering the fate of the format or anything like that. I honestly think there will always be a place for vinyl with collectors and such, but I’m not sweatin’ it. That’s life. Things change, people change. You carve out a niche for yourself, roll with the flow and adapt or hang up your cape. Look, I’m sure back in the old days, cats that used to make and drive stage coaches were saying the same types of things when automobiles first came on the scene. Everybody from the horse breeder to the buggy whip maker was singing a song of gloom and doom, but that’s the way of the world. Time marches on whether you want it to or not. Just like back then, people will always need transportation, people will always need music. I’ll always be here to give ‘em the deepness.

The twin cities, Chicago and Detroit, are probably the most pivotal places in the history of modern dance music. Do you personally see these two places as one city only separated by a border- or are there vast differences and contrasts between the two?

There are differences in mixing styles and the types of classics a person grew up with, but as far as the people themselves go, a music lover is a music lover, a deep head is a deep head regardless of where they hail from.

WAX MUSEUM JAM - JUNE EDITION

DAM FUNK @ ROXANNES PARLOUR

Live for the first time in Australia, Dam Funk (Stones Throw Records) with supports from Wax Museum's own Inkswel plus many more!

Tickets available in store now!

WAX MUSEUM RECORD JAM - MARCH EDITION

DRINK SPECIALS (until 11pm)
$5 Melbournes
$6 House Spirits

Lotek has done it all all. He's produced half of Speech Debelle's 2009 Mercury Award winning album and has had various production credits with fellow Big Dada stablemate Roots Manuva. He is also an accomplished MC having released albums solo and with his group Lotek Hifi as well as featuring on some releases by Plutonic Lab and Astronomy Class. Whilst working on various projects at the minute, we've got the man to jump out of the studio and on to the decks.

Sherrif Rosco has been down with the Wax Museum crew since day dot. Having taken over duties from Melbourne Hip-Hop radio legends Bias B and Sewbakka on RRR and continuing their legacy with his show Top Billin, this self proclaimed hip-hop nerd rocked the house last time he graced the decks and has been hanging to rock the Order once more. Expect plenty of new joints for this one.

Inkswel steps up to play his first full set at the Wax Museum Jam. Having moved from Adelaide a few years ago and making steady inroads into the Melbourne hip-hop scene through his regular DJ sets and production credits, he is ready to jump into the big time. He'll be rocking some party jams to keep you bopping into the wee hours of the morning.

STONES THROW DROP

We have a bunch of goodies dropping late next week from our good friends at Stones Throw.

Ch-ch-checkitout!

DUBLAB'S SECONDHAND SURESHOTS PACK: DVD, 12-INCH, SLIPMATS & HAND-SCREENED SLEEVES

(EXCLUSIVE TO WAX MUSEUM RECORDS IN AUSTRALIA)

THE DO-OVER VOL 1 10"
FLYING LOTUS - SANGRIA SPIN CYCLES b/w HOUSE SHOES - THE MAKINGS
(EXCLUSIVE TO WAX MUSEUM RECORDS IN AUSTRALIA!!!)

MAYER HAWTHORNE - GREEN EYED LOVE REMIXES 12"

OH NO - DR NO'S ETHIOPIUM CD & LP

STRONG ARM STEADY - IN SEARCH OF STONEY JACKSON CD & LP

DAM FUNK - TOEACHIZOWN 5LP BOXSET

MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW VOL 1 CD & LP



DAM FUNK - ON YOUR WAY TO HER PAD 7"
(FAN CLUB 45)


STRONG ARM STEADY - SOUL 4 REAL 7"
(FAN CLUB 45)

MADVILLAIN TEES WHITE & BLACK
M, L & XL

WHATCHAWANNADO - JAMES PANTS/MIKE B 12"

MAYER HAWTHORNE - SOUL WITH A HOLE CD
As a follow-up to the first installation of Stones Throw's 45 Mix-CD Series (V.1-2: J.Rocc/PBW 'Yo! 45s Rap'), we are proud to present the second installment 'Soul With A Hole' by Mayer Hawthorne. 24 rare soul nuggets, hand selected & mixed by Mayer Hawthorne.

OTHER BITS COMING SOON
EDAN - ECHO PARTY LP
NATURAL YOGURT BAND LP
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF - 45 LIVE BOXSET
BLACK MAN'S CRY: THE INSPIRATION OF FELA KUTI BOXSET
FREDDIE FRESH - RAP RECORDS BOOK (2nd Edition) - can get 1st edition if wanted
MADLIB - BLUNTED IN THE BOMBSHELTER CD - loooooooong out of print dope reggae mix!

WAX MUSEUM JAM - JANUARY

WAX MUSEUM RECORDS, BLANK TM, THE HEIST and TOP BILLIN present Melbourne's premier hip-hop night.

The Wax Museum crew and friends return to kick off 2010 with another big one night of hip-hop!

M-PHAZES is one of the illest producers in the game right now and he'll be joining the party to jump on the 1's and 2's and bring the heat.

563 is our homie who moved over from the UK a few years back now. A connoisseur for 90's east coast hip-hop and of course his native UK scene, expect to hear plenty of classic jams but also some rare gems thrown into the mix.

MIXA down with the crew from day one and currently Bias B's tour DJ always drops a nice mix of underground joints with a dash of the gangsta to add that spice to the dance floor to get the ladies buzzing.

Suppotred by residents AUX-ONE, GEEZEY and INKSWEL and the fine crew of the Order behind the bar.

SEEDY SAAC will be on hosting duties for the first time as well.