Spank Rock - Everything Is Boring & Everyone Is A F---ing Liar
(CD/2LP/Digital) Bad Blood Records / Boysnoize Records BNR064, 2011-10-18

Kool Disco MC Spank Rock aka Naeem Juwan, the harbinger of the party-rap explosion of the mid-2000s, is primed to drop the sophomore effort, Everything Is Boring And Everyone Is A F---ing Liar in October on Boysnoize Records. With the help of executive producer Boys Noize (who produced the bulk of the album), Spank Rock has taken a brand new, intrepid direction since 2005's Yoyoyoyoyo. The latest in a series of collaborative projects (Bangers & Cash with Benny Blanco or Mobroder with Blu Jemz, for example), Everything Is Boring And Everyone Is A F---ing Liar finds Naeem reinvigorated and inspired; the change is palpable. As it's title might suggest, this new album is a deliberate departure from the sound of Yoyoyoyoyo; the forthcoming album is a polished, melodic effort informed as much by pop and rock as club rap and electro, far-reaching topically yet fully committed to portraying Spank Rock's multi-faceted brilliance.

The Death Set - Michel Poiccard
(CD/Download) Counter Records COUNTCD036/COUNTDNL036, 2011-02-28

The Death Set's new album, Michel Poiccard, comes prefigured by tragedy. For their first record Worldwide, the core of the group had been the two Aussie ex-pats who moved together to Baltimore in the early noughties - Beau Velasco and Johnny Siera. Just as the pair were about to embark on writing a new album together, Velasco, who had struggled with drug addiction on and off throughout his life, died of an overdose. The band were shattered, so much so that Johnny still finds it almost impossible to talk about. It wouldn't have been surprising if the group had decided to call it a day. Instead, Johnny Siera, with long time band members Daniel Walker and Jahphet Landis decided to make the record a celebration of Velasco's life. Relocating to Brooklyn and enlisting long time friend and Baltimore associate XXXchange (Spank Rock, Kele, The Kills) to man the desk, they created Michel Poiccard, an album which loses none of the charm of their previous “punk spazz" work but adds considerable depth, both in terms of the punch and bottom end that XXXchange brings to the table, and in terms of a sense of desperate loss or longing, which permeates everything on the record and reaches a considerable pinnacle on “I Miss You Beau Velasco" and the closer “Is It The End Again?"...

Ninja Tune XX - 20 Years Of Beats 'n' Pieces - The twelve inches

Those who bought the incredible Ninja Tune XX boxset and registered their promo code on the Ninja Tune XX site were sent two exclusive Ninja Tune 12 inches. Four more 12 inches have just been released. Here's the lowdown on which tracks are exclusive to those vinyls and which are taken from the boxset CDs...

N.A.S.A. (Squeak E. Clean + DJ Zegon) - The Spirit Of Apollo
(CD) Anti-/PIAS, 2009-02-16

Diplo - Decent Work For Decent Pay : Selected Works Volume 1
(CD) Big Dada Recordings, 2009-01-26

Check the cool bootleg of The Seeds "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" with "Put That Pussy On Me" from Spank Rock....

DJ Kentaro - Enter The Newground - Live at Tokyo Liquidroom - May 2nd 2007
(DVD) Ninja Tune ZENDV128, 2008-01-29 (Japan), 2008-05-19 (Rest of the world)

Tracklisting :

[1] "Enter The Newground" Live !! (2nd May, 2007/Tour Final at Tokyo Liquidroom)
01. Enter
02. Enter The Newground
03. One Hand Blizzard
04. Charlie Jugg
05. Jah Jaka
06. Hatsuyume Feat. Hunger (from Gagle)
7. Brightin' Star
8. Let It Go Feat. Fat Jon (from Five Deez)
9. Tasogare Highway High (Bass Wanna Be A Singer)
10. Uminnaka
11. Little Journey Feat. Little Tempo
12. Space Jungle
13. Free (Original And Bodyshake Remix)
14. Keep On (Zero Dbeep Remix And Original) Feat. The Pharcyde
15. Spank Rock Best Fwends Remix
16. Harvest Dance Feat. Hifana
17. Sakura Feat. Hifana
18. Rainy Day (The Qemists Dnb Remix)
19. Trust
20. Etuc
21. Fue And Table Feat. Kisho Tosha
22. Encore (DMC 2002 Champion Rootin)

[2] "Videos"
1. Free Feat. Spank Rock / Directed By Kim Gym
2. Tasogare Highway High / Directed By Teppei Maki

[3] "Extras"
1. Interviews
A. Dj Kentaro
B. Hifana, Hunger, Little Tempo, Kisho Tosha, Fat Jon, The Pharcyde, Spank Rock Etc..
2. Bonus Clips From "Enter The Newground Japan Tour 2007"

Links :
djkentaro.com
myspace.com/djkentaro

Various - Darko of Spank Rock - Scion CD Sampler V.18
(Mix CD) Toyota/Beyond, 2007

Mix CD Tracklisting:
01. Kid Koala - Stoppin Traffic/ Kid Koala - Party At Eric’s!/ The Herbaliser - Geddim!!
02. Coldcut - Boogieman/ Ty - This Here Music
03. Hint - You Little Trooper
04. Spank Rock - Backyard Betty
05. Blockhead - The Art of Walking/ Hexstatic - Chase Me
06. Coldcut - True Skool
07. Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On/ Spank Rock - What It Look Like
08. DJ Food - Dark Lady
09. Amon Tobin - Four Ton Mantis/ XXXchange - Lady Huh
10. TTC - (Pas La Peine D’Appeler Je Ne Respons Pas Au) Telephone/ XXXchange - Clint Instrumental
11. Pop Levi - Sugar Assault Me Now (Part 2)/ Spank Rock - Competition
12. Bonobo - Nightlife (ZeroDB Reconstruction)/ Spank Rock - Far Left (Mochipet Remix)
13. TTC - Une Bande De Mecs Sympas
14. The Herbaliser - 8 Men Strong (Intro)
15. Sharkey feat. Zooks - Darkness
16. One Self - Cupid Smiling That Smile
17. Bonobo - Days To Come

Damn! this is abit embarrasing, Darko sendt us a short mail 3 months ago tipping us about his new mix. So we have bin incredible slow on this update. Anyway, here it is, a very good planned and performed mix by Dj Darko of Spank Rock....and its for free!

THERE WILL BE A CONTEST FOR FREE GIVEAWAYS OF SCION V.18 HERE AT NINJA OBSESSION, STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO!

Press info:
Scion’s commitment to artistic expression provides a platform for passionate musicians to focus on developing their art and exploring their endless possibilities. The promotional Sampler CD series on Scion’s Audio/Visual label highlights the best in cutting edge DJ talent and shines light on under-represented artists.

DJ Darko of Spank Rock, AKA Ronnie Darko, Darkness or Lord Darko presides over volume 18 in conjunction with innovative labels Ninja Tune, Big Dada and Counter Records. Previous mixes in the series have been curated by the likes of Cosmo Baker & DJ Ayers, DJ Cutler, and Flosstradamus.

Ronnie Darko, aka DJ Darko, memory maker and cut creator, is one half of the two-part DJ backbone that keeps Baltimore party hounds Spank Rock upright. The “hip-hop” collective, built around Devlin & Darko, CoolDisco MC Spankrock and producer XXXchange continues to set stages and body parts alight with its wildfire debut YoYoYoYoYoYo on Big Dada Recordings. Darkness is half-Scorpio, half-Libra and all-time snacker. He hates good people and loves good times.

Ninja Tune, Big Dada, and Counter Records form a family of like-minded labels operated in London and Montréal since 1990. Renowned for challenging listeners on and off the dancefloor, Ninja Tune has set landmarks with artists such as Amon Tobin, Kid Koala and Coldcut; and Roots Manuva, Spank Rock, and Diplo on the Big Dada roster. The latest foray is into astral mathematics with Pop Levi’s debut on the new Counter imprint, marking the electronic and hip-hop labels’ resounding arrival in the rock canon.

To learn more about Scion Audio/Visual (SA/V), please visit here, where you can listen to exclusive promotional records.

To listen to this mix, previous mixes or check on future mixes in the Sampler series please visit here.

Darko links :
ronniedarko.com or lorddarko.com
spankrock.net

DJ Kentaro - Enter
(CD/2xLP) Ninja Tune ZEN128/ZENCD128, 2007-04-23

Tracklisting :
01. Enter Newground 2:23
02. Keep On feat. The Pharcyde 3:52
03. Free feat. MC Spank Rock 3:20
04. Tasogare Highway High (Bass wanna be a singer) 3:45
05. Rainy Day feat. New Flesh 4:45
06. Uminnaka 0:54
07. Handmade Gift feat. Little Tempo 4:36
08. Space Jungle feat. MC Spank Rock, Ronnie Darko, Chris Rockswell and Armani XXXChange 4:32
09. Nursery Room 0:41
10. Harvest Dance feat. Hifana 3:22
11. Trust 4:49
12. One Hand Blizzard 2:22
13. Brightin' Star 0:48
14. Let It Go feat. Fat Jon 4:52
15. Hatsuyume feat. Hunger 4:05
16. Grateful To You 2:17

Links :
djkentaro.com

Spank Rock - Fabriclive 33
(CD) Fabric FABRIC66, 2007-04-16

Tracklisting :
01. Intro
02. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
03. CSS - Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix)
04. Mr Oizo - Nazis (Justice Mix)
05. Dominatrix - The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
06. Yello - Bostich
07. Zongamin - Bongo Song
08. Kano - I'm Ready
09. Daft Punk - Technologic
10. Switch - A Bit Patchy
11. The Contours - Do You Love Me
12. Mylo - Drop The Pressure
13. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
14. Para One - Dudun Dun
15. Best Fwends - Myself (XXXChange Remix)
16. KW Griff - Good Man
17. Uffie - Hot Chick (Feadz Edit)
18. Metro Area - Orange Alert (DFA Remix)
19. Tangerine Dream - Love On A Real Train
20. Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler
21. The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep
22. Chicks On Speed - Wordy Rappinghood (The Playgroup Remix)
23. Bonde Do Role - Melô Do Tabacco (XXXChange Remix With The Ford Granada)
24. Miss Kittin And The Hacker - Stock Exchange
25. Rick Ross - Hustlin'
26. Hot Chip - Over And Over (Maurice Fulton Remix)
27. Gaz Nevada - I.C. Love Affair
28. L.T.D. - Love To The World
29. Outro

MafiaGato says: This is la fooocking hostia!!! what a mix cd, buy it, take your girl and love to the world!!!

Links :
spankrock.net
myspace.com/spankrock
fabriclondon.com

CD Artwork:

DJ Kentaro - Free feat. Spank Rock
(12") Ninja Tune ZEN12194, 2007-04-02

Note : official release date is April 2nd but a few shops like Fat City already have it.

12" Tracklisting :
A1. Free (Original)
A2. Free (Original Instrumental)
A3. Free (Accapella)
B1. Free (Armani XXXchange Remix)
B2. Free (Bodyshake Remix)
B3. Tasogare Highway High (Bass Wanna Be A Singer)
B4. Scratch It