basilika

 Christoph has a cold.

I need to pull it together though, as I’m DJing tonight alongside Jaksoul @ AINT IT BLACK 7-1am, Favela Chic. It’s a night I/we’ve been hyped about for a while now, an although I feel like I’m underwater right now, I’m still looking forward to it. For now, here’s a little nice up for ya, courtesy of an old friend who’s back after an extended hiatus. Plenty edit soon come.

Empress - ‘Dyin’ To Be Dancin’ [edit par ULYSSES82]    

(they’ve still got it, but you might want to stop the video when rhianna comes on and kills it)

More details here

It’s gonna be the freakin bomb.

And just so that you know we’re serious.

deele-bodytalk (u82 know the deele-yo dub)

Contract negotiations got off to a rocky start this weekend with the bar’s management accusing christophe le funk of ‘pulling a j-lo’ after initial requests for boxing-style introductions upon entering the venue were rejected out of hand. Turning up to the meeting wearing his paper mache ’superfly-weight’ champion of the world belt was probably the step too far, even for him.

The meeting went from bad to worse with christophe detailing his idea of turn the deejay booth in a ‘hot tub with waterproofed dj equipment’, complete with two scantily clad ‘towel girls’ to be ‘on hand’ at all times.

Chrisophe didn’t help his case by refusing to take off his shades and by insisting on talking in a barely audible whisper (and fake texan accent) and by wearing a ‘wildly inappropriate’ apache indian costume.

At this time the management have decided to decline all requests ‘with extreme prejudice’.

Time to play hardball.

Komiko-Feel Alright (U82 dub)

Could be our last gig at the elbows for a while, (depending on how those pay negotiations turn out-I think christophe asking for his own personal ‘talc dwarf’ might be the rider request too far). Which would (kinda) be a shame cause they have really started to warm up in recent months. Oh well, new year is always a good time to make some changes. We’re playing from 9-2. The usual selection of synth heavy 80’s funk and boogie, with a good few curve balls thrown in there just for kicks.

Here’s one we prepared earlier.

Prince-We Can Work it Out (edit)

I needs me a helicopter like that.

(via coudal)

Basilika Saturday was (even by recent high standards) a bit of a classic.
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that we ‘peaked’ for about four hours solid.
Usually with gigs of that nature, it’s about trying not to play all the tracks your really excited about too quickly, somehow saturday the monsters just kept on coming.

It felt like we were finally starting to make it happen.

Big thanks to the mighty Ibrahim, host of our favourite new night ‘Ain’t it Black‘, for dusting off his morris day moves and getting the party properly started.

Damn!!!

We’ve got load of synth-etic newness in the basilika vaults starting with this robotic analog dub of a (sort of) 80’s classic.

Ulysses 82-Video Games (dub)

So here’s a little edit to warm your weekend.

It’s been a rediculously busy couple of months.We’ve taken in stag do’s, house moves, DJ tours (more on that soon), weddings and the monumental incompetance of Messers B & T, who have managed to leave me without te Internets for a month and counting. The peckerheads.

What’s certainly clear is that however accomplished my multi-tasking is, it didn’t stretch to posting as well. However, this does mean that there’s now a glut of ULYSSES82 re-edits in the pipeline, watch this space over the coming few days/weeks as I get round to sticking them up.

Tomorrow Jaksoul et moi will be suiting up and spinning the wheels of steel at The Elbow Room in Shoreditch. I for one can’t wait - my recordbox is stocked like a frickin Trout Pond. If you fancy joining us, we’d love to see you.

Here’s one to share, again on the ‘it’s a classic but I never play it out so I’ve re-jigged it so’s that I do’ theme. Phew.

Have a great weekend
Christoph

gwen mccrae-keep the fire burning (ulysses 82 cut)

Loads of newness just round the corner at basilika-with a whole slew of new edits and cuts to come before christmas.
Basilika saturday was another epic session, complete with mad musically eclectisim, a hardcore soulboy dance crew and a posse of london’s hottest young ladies.

huge.

It’s all on tape-to start with this is the early doors section, mixing it up in a axelrod/dabrye/carlcraig/quaid/blacksheep/premo sort of way.

It’s all winner-all the time (the basilika way)

enjoy your weekend.

basilika november