Departure Lounge

Here's a soundcloud for my guest spot on DJ El Chino's Departure Lounge radio program on Sydney's 2SER

Tan Crackers Soul Club - Fri 30 March @ Kings Cross Hotel

It's on again folks. We're back again at our new home at the Kings Cross Hotel.
This time around our special guest is none other than Katalyst, one od the best
Australian hip-hop producers putting in work, and a prolific record collector and
DJ to boot. He's got new stuff out soon through his Invada Records imprint, so
keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, you can get down to his favourite
funk 45s on 30 March @ Tan Crackers Soul Club along with Gian, Tom, Alex and
myself. Hit me up via email for door list action.

Radio Interview

If you were at the Kings Cross Hotel last night, you already know that Tan Crackers Soul Club was off the fucking chain! Lot's of great comments, props and thankyous on our Facebook page confirm it! But while I'm here, radio presenter and all around creative type Michele Freeman (who I saw at Tan Crackers last night gettin' down) did an interview with me and a couple of other Sydney DJ heavyweights last year. Check out her Radio Documentaries Blog and the 'Collectors' interview she did with us.

Stay tuned for Tan Cracker's in March!

Peace
DJK

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!
Seriously... it's gonna be off the chain. So... you can sit at home cutting your nails or peeling your potatos... or you could get down with the funky sounds of Tan Crackers Soul Club! I know what I'll be doing ;)

Mixes

What up people. It's been a minute since I've updated this blog here. Just re-uped a few mixes I have been asked for recently, so here we go:

Tonic Lounge Mix - this was my first live set at Tonic Lounge back in 06 and it's still pretty damn good if you ask me.

Tom Rock rough Hip-hop mix - Tom Rock asked me to do a mix a while back for his awesome Hardcore Classix radio show. Never got around to finishing this, but here's the rough draft. Heavy on the hip-hop.

Tan Crackers Soul Club mixes - they get moved off the Soundcloud page on the regular but most of mine can be found here.

Tan Crackers Soul Club returns for 2011

That's right party peoples. You know you've been missing good quality soul music in Sydney since we broke up last year. Well, I'm here to tell you that the TCSC crew is back with the best music that Australia's cultural capital has to offer (yeah, that's right - Melbourne, you might have a cool scene, but the temperature is a deal breaker). For our re-launch in 2011, Gian has secured Good God Small Club, one of the hottest new venues and in a great central CBD location. With the best of the best Tan Crackers regulars including Gian Arpino, The Boogie Monster and myself, you can expect a quality night of killer soul, funk, latin, R&B and disco that's truly unavailable anywhere else in our fair city. Come on down if you wanna get down for a seriously good night. Sat 12 March 2011, 10pm - the crack of freakin' dawn!

Tonic Lounge + Soul Fire THIS WEEKEND!

Check me out at Tonic Lounge this Saturday 5 February from Midnight to 3am dishing up the killer disco/funk platters to turn the party out. Then on Sunday, Gonzo and I team up to bring you Soul Fire at The Hive Bar in Erskinville. From 6pm there will be all manner of soul and funk delights on offer in a relaxing cafe/bar environment: the perfect Sunday vibe. If you haven't been to the Hive before I highly recommend it... and don't be a stranger if you make it down there!

Peace
DJ K.

Australia Day = Aussie Funk Vol.1 Revisited!

Since Australia Day (26 January) was a couple of days ago, The Soul Of Sydney website that promotes all things musically Australian decided to do revisit my Aussie Funk mix from 2006 in order to celebrate the day. Cheers to Sammy for the appreciation and interest in good Australian music. You can check it out here. Plenty of other good stuff on his blog too, including a mix by a mate of mine.

Rough Boogie Mix

Here's a mix of boogie and disco I put together yesterday. A few records I acquired recently as well as some old fsvourites.

Jefferson Ink - You Should Be Dancing (Houston Int. 12")
Klaus Weiss - Drum Crazy (Selected Sounds Library LP)
Req - Train Jam (Warp LP)
Holt Brothers - Dance With Me (Mae-Monti 45)
Disconet - Rhythm Track (Disconet 12")
Nasty City - Disco Baby (Hit-Bound 45)
Collission - You Can Dance (Infinity LP)
Total Unity - Green Eyed Lady (Claridge Records 12")
Phenomenal Hand Clap Band - You'll Dissappear (Prins Thomas 12" Remix)
General Caine II - Jungle Music (Groove Time LP)
Henderson & Whitefield - Dancing To The Beat (Park Place 12")
Oby Onyioha - Enjoy Your Life (Afro Disco Boogie re-edit)

Weekly Radio Podcast: When The Levee Breaks 2SER 107.3fm

Hey everyone,

just a quick headz-up to let you know that I'm now hosting a weekly radio program along with fellow music obsessives Peter Pascal (Creative Vibes label founder) and Sage-One (Sydney B-boy and DJ). The show is a little peak into our crates / private mind garden. We play good music across a variety of genres such as funk, soul, jazz, progressive rock, hip-hop, boogie, and some new releases as well. What we can promise about the show is that there will be lots of music that you won't hear on other similar radio shows, and that will be both informative and entertaining in our presentation! 

Get into it here!

Tan Crackers Soul Club - August 2010

Hey again peoples - Tan Crackers' christened its new home @ TONE this Saturday just past, and the sound system was AWESOME! Check out my set from the last hour - you can stream it here! Thanks to all those true Sydney Soul heads that came out and got down with Alex D, Gian, Gordy and myself. It was a great night as always!

Peace

DJK

Tan Crackers Soul Club - July 2010

Tan Crackers Soul Club @ Tonic Lounge has been going from strength to strength over the last few months, with a bigger and better crowd each month. Since the current venue has reached it's capacity (READ: full + line outside = let's find a bigger place), August will see Tan Crackers debut at the newly renovated TONE venue in Surry Hills, owned and operated by your friend and mine, BC from the SWAT DJ collective.

Check out my set from Tan Crackers' last Tonic Lounge set - such a good night, and thanks to those that have already checked out this set or given me great feedback. You can stream the set here @ Soul Strut or download the mix for a limited time on the TCSC Soundcloud page.

Here are some shots of my posse at TCSC. See y'all in August @ TONE.

Tan Crackers Soul Club - May 2010

Check out my set from 29 May 2010 @ Tan Crackers Soul Club.

  Kinetic's TCSC mix 12am-1am May 2010mp3 by GPA-Good Music

The rest of the sets can be listened to and downloaded here.

Check it out next month too here at Tonic Lounge.

Peace

DJK

Euro Funk Mix: The Subtle Art Of Self Destruction

A couple of years ago I started this mix with the intention of eventually pressing up a limited number of copies for sale and promo. With the help of a friend who is primarily into techno and hard house, I set about recording and editing the mix over a number of months. But due to time, availability, and changing priorities, the mix took a long time to eventually complete. It was also at least a year ago that my then girlfriend (and now wife) started work designing the cover art for this project which you see above. I really like it, and I think it really conveys the mood of the mix. I hope you enjoy this aptly titled mix. Expect to hear obscure Euro and world funk, breaks, dark jazz, funk and rock.

  The Subtle Art of Self Destruction by DJ_Kinetic

Tonic Lounge this Saturday Night 22 May 2010

I'm playing this Saturday at Tonic, and this time it's going to be 3 hours of disco fire heating up the dancefloor, with some northern soul rounding out the evening. Here's a flyer from a few months back that I only just found!

Also, stay tuned for a recording of the set to be upped shortly after Saturday night.

See you @ Tonic Lounge

Tan Crackers @ Tonic Lounge

Following the success of last month's Tan Crackers, it's on again at the end of May, with The Boogie Monster and myself playing again this month alongside resident Gian Arpino and guests. This is hands-down Sydney's best funk and soul night, and not to be missed. Expect top quality dancefloor funk and nothern soul @ Tonic Lounge.

Tan Crackers DJ Set!

Check out the first half of my set from last Saturday's Tan Crackers.

You cna check out the rest of the sets here!

Tan Crackers @ Tonic Lounge

Saturday 24th April, @ Tonic Lounge, Sydney's premier funk venue
Catch me DJing alongside soem of the best funk and rare groove DJs playing regularly in Sydney! I'm taking things hoem from 2-3am.

Aussie Funk mix available for download

DJ Kinetic - Aussie Funk Vol. 1 (2006)

I put this mix together back in 2006 because i wanted to do something to showcase the time and effort I'd put in to tracking down and discovering some of the best funky music that Australia produced. I was heavily influenced at the time by Creative Vibes' Respect Overdue compilation series which sought to do the same thing. Peter Pascal - a founding member of the CV label - later became a good friend of mine as a result of our common interest in Aussie Funk.

The front cover of this mix actually depicts each and every record used in the mix, in order, but with one mistake - I think George Golla and Arena are switched around the wrong way for some reason!

Enjoy!

DJK

The Scenaria - A monthly throwndown of hip-hop and funk, block-party style!

Stay tuned for links of my mix at this awesome new monthly night. If you missed out this weekend just passed, check me out there next month. Check out clips and mixes from previous Scenario parties here!