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Greg and Ed discuss one of their old stomping grounds - Sukhumvit Soi 11, perhaps the most famous destination on Sukhumvit that doesn’t involve a red light district! Beginning with stories of their early days on the soi, when it was primarily known as home to swanky Q Bar and Bed Supperclub, it’s gone through several iterations since then. Indeed, Greg notes that it always seems to be going through a transition, and not just construction-wise. The identity of the soi also seems to change over time and the hi-so feel of old Soi 11 was replaced by more of a sports bar, burger joint, live music, and tourist vibe. The boys discuss their ‘research trip’ to Soi 11, where they discovered that it is yet again undergoing massive renovation, with large swathes of the soi actually inaccessible due to construction. However, there are still multiple excellent restaurants and pubs along the way - The Australian, the rebuilt Hemingway’s, Limoncello, and Daniel Thaiger. Listen as Greg and Ed discuss why they think each place is a standout - and shed a tear over the original Cheap Charlie’s. On top of that, just around the corner at the end of the soi lies a newly relocated Villa Supermarket as well as Apoteka, one of the better venues for live music in all of Bangkok. Although Soi 11 may be in a ‘rebuilding phase’ at the moment, it’s still worth a visit now - in one to three years, however, it should be back into its prime. As always, the podcast will continue to be 100% funded by listeners just like you who get some special swag from us. And we’ll keep our Facebook, Twitter, and LINE accounts active so you can send us comments, questions, or whatever you want to share.
Rod B. & Mareis bring you the Miami Sessions @ Miami Underground MovementAt 52 years old Dave “Big Daddy” Brown has been around since before the birth of dance music. Or for that matter, punk, reggae, new wave, hard rock, hip-hop, rap and metal. In fact, he came rushing headlong into this world in 1961, the same year Patsy Cline was topping the charts with Willie Nelson’s “Crazy”.He was ten years old when he bought his first ever record, Led Zeppelin’s immortal classic, “Immigrant Song”, which remains one of his favourite songs of all time. The joy was short-lived though, his mum made him take it back to the record store as it wasn’t considered “appropriate”...but it was cheekily swapped for Deep Purple’s “Demon’s Eye” instead.Variously falling in love with sounds like Led Zep, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, The Ramones, Motorhead, Pantera and Tool, Big Daddy’s die seem cast in either the thrash of punk or the dark grooves of heavy metal. But dabbling in the early ‘90s rave scene in Sydney Australia he became exposed to early psy-trance and acid house.But it wasn’t until a monumental set by the legendary Carl Cox at Bondi Beach Sydney on NYE 2000 that the die was cast. Within two days Dave had bought his first decks. Absorbing sounds from iconic techno and house DJs like Carl Cox, John Digweed, Green Velvet and Jeff Mills, he started the long and lonely journey of every true DJ, to find his own sound. Dave’s live sets invariably involve a variety of styles with techno and tech-house as the basis but a preference for dark techno. Well regarded for his programming and immaculate blend mixing his sets are never planned whether live or recorded, believing in the true essence of a “live” performance.Having played predominantly in Asia, he was offered residencies at the iconic Bed Supperclub and Glow in Bangkok where he successfully pushed a tech-house sound in an electro-house world many years before it before it became fashionable.However Big Daddy is the antithesis of most DJs and doesn’t seek fame or fortune in any way, in fact he keeps out of the limelight and finds it completely ironic to even have had bio written for him.He is legendary for turning down gigs to allow younger DJs to take the opportunities available. It’s through this modesty and generosity that he has cheekily become known as “Big Daddy “. Dave is vehement in his belief that music comes first and its future resides with the young.Well known in the Brisbane (Australia) underground scene, Dave has played alongside some of the biggest names in international techno although he’d never mention names. He currently only plays certain events by invitation from people who know their music.Knowing that the music will never die, Dave’s plans are to build his own beach-club in Asia in 2015 where he intends to see out his days sharing the music he loves so much without any distractions.He truly does hope to leave this life in a DJ booth with his headphones still on!
The second half of the 4 hour mix I did for the dining crowd in Bed Supperclub's Whiteroom.
The Bangkok Podcast | Conversations on Life in Thailand's Buzzing Capital
If you've found yourself out at a club at any time during the last 5 or 6 years in Bangkok, chances are you're familiar with DJ Octo. As one of the best known and most popular DJ's in town, he spins at hot venues like Q Bar and Bed Supperclub, and collaborates with a wide network of musicians, videographers, performers and artists to keep Bangkok's party crowds going late into the night. But just like many others who move to Bangkok, Octo came to Bangkok with a much different plan ten years ago. From retreating to forest monasteries, to scuba diving on Ko Tao, to sweating away in the 9-5 grind, he tells us what it's like entertaining crowds of thousands, how technology has completely revolutionized the industry, and what song you should ask him to play if you want to get punched in the face. Greg and Tony also talk about the many holidays in the month of May, and Greg ponders if he inadvertently contributed to the brutal death of a poor pigeon in Lumpini Park.
More World Tour footage from DJ John B, this time in Asia, playing gigs at Bed Supperclub in Bangkok, Thailand, Backstage Live in Hong Kong, and Luxy in Taiwan. You can view the video on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-jHS4uUeRo You can view the video on Vimeo here: http://vimeo.com/14362974 To download the video for your mobile device, [...]
for part two & more like this go to: djocto.com
Switching up the format a bit, here's a live mix that was recorded last month at Bed Supperclub here in sunny Bangkok. The night's called 'Rock 'n Roll is Dead, Long live Rock 'n Roll' so it's a mish-mash of 80s cheese, hair rock, punk and anything else inappropriate. So this is the first hour of the two hour mix... Starts with Madonna but don't worry, the RRRRrrock's in there.. so listen and let me know if you love it or hate it and I'll upload the rest, or not.
Featuring an interview 6xDMC champion DJ Craze after his performance at Bed SupperClub, Bangkok, Thailand
Chris Funkhouser - Podcasts - Live in Bangkok at Bed Supperclub - Recording made by CF of May 2006 performance with Eric Curkendall at Thailand Media Arts Festival. Listener should keep in mind that in addition to sounds and texts, animations were being p