THE CURE Peel Sessions

this just arrived in my inbox via mysterious stranger who
knows i love the Cure. These Peel Sessions are from 1978,
1980 and 1981 i believe... Some killer early stuff here that
hasn't been leaked that much. You can hear some influence
that leaked through to some Italians artists as well (hint
hint)... But when i tell people i love the Cure, i really mean
it. Maybe I'll post some Cure edits i did. I feel weird posting
edits sometimes... but anyway, enjoy!

PS: the version of Seventeen Seconds SMOKES. so good!

1978

1980

1981

NITE JEWEL lp available

hi
check the italians store for the Nite Jewel lp on
tiny label Gloriette. We have some for mailorder
in case you want it. It seems impossible to find
outside of LA...

djing MONTREAL this weekend

hello! please come out to Montreal, as i am djing.
if you want on the guest list let me know!

its the same place as last time- at CODA. around
11pm ish on Saturday.
please come down and give yourself the gift
of music this holiday season.

djing in BARCELONA, GOTHENBURG this weekend

need christmas presents $ so i decided to go overseas to dj...

* Friday Dec 5th - Gothenburg Sweden (on the boat) w/Anton Tiedye
* Saturday Dec 6th- Barcelona @ Loft Club with GLASS CANDY

please come out ..


also, Glass Candy are continuing on the road for the rest of the
week. you should try to make all of these gigs..

Dec 9 2008 // Berlin
Dec 10 2008 // Paris
Dec 11 2008 // Amsterdam
Dec 12 2008 // Amiens FR
Dec 13 2008// Paris

DJING in D.C Black Saturday

hello. i'll be in DC this Saturday November 29th
at the 9:30 Club for Bliss. Please come down if
you feel so inclined...

then the next week i'll be in Gothenburg on
Friday and Barcelona Saturday. More on that soon..

word to your moms

ALBUTEROL MIX TRACK LISTING

hi. so im getting a lot of requests for track listings... c'mon guys,
these arent THAT hard to figure it out! there are a few unknowns
in here, but there are a lot of easy ones! any guesses? i'll start
with track 1:

I D I B store (announcement!!!)

if you look to the right you will see a new link.
this is for the new ITALIANS store. This is where
you will be able to get all the newest IDIB stuff.
Troubleman is no longer carrying these records.
We thank them for their help through the years
and wish them well, as they are my all time
favorite label ;)

anyway, this is the only place you will be able
to get direct mailorder for IDIB stuff...

The new releases will be ready Wednesday, and
hopefully we will not be under a McCain/Palin
regime by then...



Also, keep your eyes peeled for the new official
IDIB website. we already secured the domain:
vivaitalians.com - - - - - -
for now it will direct you to this blog.
Italiansdoitbetter.com was taken unfortunately...

new(ish) Mike Simonetti "Albuterol" mix for you

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hello.
Happy halloween///
new ITALIANS stuff will be for sale later this week. TONS of
new stuff. Thanks to all who came out to the Italians party
in Portland. It was awesome, even though i was there for
under 12 hours!! See you in the spring!

OK, here's the backstory. early in 2008 mike and johnny
went into the studio to work on stuff, fuck around a little
with edits, music etc... Mike brought a box of records
into the studio, and they picked out some songs.
We came up with an idea to collaborate on a mix of edits.
We did a bunch of edits on the fly (no computers, just a
few cdjs) and did a mix. At the time, Mike was staying at
Adam and Natties house and as we all know he's allergic
to cats, and he was pretty fucked up the whole time he was
there, in a constant state of "almost asthma attacks"...
The typical Portland weather (DAMP RAIN) didnt help either.
Plus we listened to chopped and screwed hip hop pretty
much exclusively (as it is the shit Johnny listens to being
from Houston and all). The mix you hear is the result of
some of my time in Portland in early 2008...
Pitched down tracks for your enjoyment...
Done in a single take, Mike and Johnny
knocked out some edits and tried to mix them. Some of
these are proper "edits", others are simple extensions of
the good parts for djing purposes, and a few tracks were
perfect the way they were. Shit, some are even edits of
other edits!!!
The original tape was all but lost, but i found this on my
ipod on the plane and dumped it to my computer. I
totally forgot about it.
you may have heard some of these versions in a live
nightclub setting when i was djing. small world,
right? I am going to post a few edits for you all
to download later this week if you want (let us
know) ... Can you guess which
one of these songs on this mix is one of Mike's
favorite disco trax of all time?

ALBUTEROL MIX

ITALIANS OUT OF HIBERNATION

this weekend i will be in NYC at the WFMU record
fair hopefully buying all the minimal synth and
DIY 7"s before all the hawks come in (dealer
badge means 7am entry!)..

on Friday after FMU i am djing in NYC at 12:30
am as part of CMJ, so come on down and chill out.
its free... see flyer below.

i will then stay awake until 7am and go back to
the record fair to grab more stuff before i jump
on a plane in the afternoon to head over to
Portland for the ITALIANS DO IT BETTER party.
We try to throw parties all over the USA whenever
we have a record to promote. This time we are promoting
a few records: BEATBOX on vinyl (with bonus 7"!) and
a new addition to the Italians family: Nite Jewel from
Los Angeles, CA. Also playing is Farah (her first Portland
gig ever!) When she is there she will hit the studio
with Johnny to work on some new tracks. Very busy
weekend for the Italians family. I'll be djing the gig
and the afterparty as well. The afterparty will be at
the "storefront". if you are from Portland you know
this place. Last time i played there it was pretty
insane. I love that place!

and FINALLY, regarding the ITALIANS gig. We will be
selling a gig -only PINK VINYL version of BEATBOX.
But have no fear, if there are any left i will lug them
over to NJ for mailorder!
Also at the party we will be giving away a new Glass
Candy cd called DEEP GEMS, which is a collection of
singles, b sides, and rarities. in between touring like
crazy, glass candy has been in the studio every possible
moment working on a new lp for 2009. in the meantime,
"deep gems" is a collection of rare tracks recorded
between march 2006 and october 2008. featuring 10
unreleased songs plus the remix of "miss broadway"
they've been playing live, and the 12" version of
"geto boys". here's the tracklisting of DEEP GEMS:

1 > INTRODUCTION
2 > FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING
3 > ANIMAL IMAGINATION
4 > THE BEAT'S ALIVE
5 > SOMETHING STIRRING IN SPACE
6 > THEME FROM DEEP GEMS
7 > MORNING MIST
8 > GETO BOYS
9 > MS. BROADWAY REMIX
10 > SOFT BOUNDARIES
11 > STARS & HOUSES
12 > SILVER FOUNTAIN

Check the TMU store on Tuesday for the
availibility of all the new releases.


ALSO AVAILABOE ON TUESDAY:
nite jewel "what did he say" 12" b/w
"let's go the two of us together"
two new underground synth pop songs from los
angeles' nite jewel. recorded on 8 track.
ramona g's singing is contagious, and the music
is out of this world. we love this girl!


AND MAYBE NEW ITALIANS SHIRTS AS WELL!!!

coming soon:
farah "into eternity" 12"
glass candy "geto boys" 12"
bottin "no static" 12"

Bruce covering Suicide

yeah this rules, right?

back to the grind... - djing Friday NYC

my "Fall Relaxation Program" is coming to an end. I'm
slowly getting back out on the road and playing other
people's records... This weekend i am playing NYC, at
an all night, after hours event. i am playing from 3:15-
4:30 am. before me is Large Professor, you know from
Main Source... pretty nuts, right? it should be one of
"those nights" as they say. Hope to see you there. These
parties are notoriously asweome...

coming soon to Barcelona, Sweden, Mexico, Canada,
DC, Chicago, LA, Istanbul, London, Canada again...
AND OF COURSE, the Italians Do It Better seasonal Fall
party in Portland next weekend! GONNA RULE! more info
in a few days.

more importantly , there is going to be some news
regarding many many new Italians releases and
merchandise and new additions to the roster!

We are all coming out of our slumber. The sleeping
giant has awoken.

NEW QLINT MIX

hello, our very own Anton from Tiedye just did a mix for
our good friends over in France. Qlint aloways blows me
away with his insane selection of Swedish music. So many
killer cuts. You may know this blog because the Dirty/Discodeine
guys run it, and its one of our favorites! Mike also did a mix
for that blog earlier this year. its called HAZY HOUSE , so
check it out as well.

And check out the Dirty edits and Discodeine tracks if you
can! These guys are great. The link below will take you to the
blog.

MIX

Track listing of the mix.
01 - Rasa - The greatest one
02 - Graham Nash - Earth & Sky
03 - Renée - Can't live my life
04 - Alan Tarney - On TV
05 - Eloy - Mirador
06 - Moon Martin - Writing on the wall
07 - The Earons - Land of hunger (Dub version)
08 - Cos/mes - Fanfare Maniac
09 - MUD - Mr Bagatelle
10 - Torkel Rasmusson - Resan

BEAT BOX lp w/ 7" out VERY VERY SOON

hello there.
sorry about the Love gig being so weird. Someone pulled the fire
alarm early on and kicked everyone out at around 11pm, and we
were forced to end early. maybe next time??? at least i didnt
have to fly 16 hours, right???

So, the Glass Candy BEATBOX vinyl is almost ready for
mailorder consumption. we will have it in a few days, and once
it is here you will be able to order it. i havent even seen it yet.
there will also be a few other surprises coming at the same time
in the form of black plastic . yes, new 12"s! we are trying to see
if we can manage to get them all out at once. What are the 12"s
you ask? SHHHHHHHH cant tell you just yet. We like to wait
until the last minute to tell you these things.

also if you are in the Portland area around the end of October,
we are having a Fall party. You should all come out. Its going to
be super fun. I will post more info in a few days. But for now,
this will have to do.


Here are two of the little man's current favorite songs, in case
you were wondering...

very very very lazy

sorry! chillin with the fam.. heres my new favorite song/video:

Norman Whitfield

as you may have heard Norman Whitfield died
yesterday. he wrote so many good songs its
even hard to begin. he was one of my favorite
songwriters of the Motown era.

4 brain surgeons get together to dj next week in NYC

hi. holy shit, theres nothing like waiting on line to take off
at the runway for an hour and 10 minutes... and to top it
off, the airport lost all of my luggage including my records.
for that, i apologize Montreal, Toronto, and Chicago. But it
wasnt my fault! They wouldnt let me carry on my records. They
usually do. Because of this i was forced to play the cds i had
with me. but have no fear, when i finally got the luggage back,
the airport obliterated my record box thus rendering it useless.
(they TAPED IT TOGETHER!) Thankfully the records are all Ok.
SO i got a smaller carry on style dj bag so this never happens
again. It worked well for Brazil. Im stoked.

Oh yea, next Thursday September 18th myself and 3 other
guys i know are djing together to celebrate one of our own. Jacques
just released an edit 12" on RVNG, and this is the record release
party for it. you may know Jacques as we released what i think is
his first mix like 6 years ago? also djing is Justin Miller, another
guy who used to dj with Jacques at 205 before they shut down...
Justin is also the guy who may or nay not send you those promo
DFA 12"s..And some dude named Lovefingers. JUST KIDDING-
we had him play the Italians Do It Better PS1 party last summer.
Hes one of my favorite djs, and he is probably yours as well.
SO its just 4 guys who know each other and always dj....
Together we have a really IQ.

I have a plane to catch the next morning so i am playing
at 1am, but you should get there early as its a pretty solid
lineup obviously. Im hardly the reason to go there. The
sound system alone is worthy. Its at LOVE in NYC...

if anyone wants a guest list email me at:
mike@troublemanunlimited.com

hurry i only have a few spots!

MIKE djing in Brazil this weekend

hola. in Brazil this weekend............................. coool.



September 5th Rio De Janiero BRAZIL at Longe 69

September 6th Sao Paulo BRAZIL at Vegas Club

TIEDYE in NYC (sort of)

Swedish invasion in NYC. Anton from Tiedye aka:
Qlint and the Rollerboys are djing in NYC this weekend
at APT as part of Rong music parties at ATP in NYC.
its FREE so come on down and see what Sweden has
to offer (a lot)!


Rong Music Thursday Sept. 4th
In the Basement of APT.
419 West 13th St. NYC
10pm - 4am FREE!


also djing is your host DJ Spun

BEN MANZONE mix

hello. remember that "content" i promised you? well...
here is a mix from Ben Manzone, one of my friends, and
highly underrated NYC dj. He does a monthly party called
FOREAL PEOPLE in Brooklyn. He also saw Vision Of Disorder
play a zillion times. You may have heard me play some of his
edits on my many travels through this great land of ours...

there you go

"Do This World A Favor" MIX

Track listing:
Calender - Hypertension
Jo.Boyer - Isabelle and The Rain
Family Tree - Family Tree
Black Ivory - What Goes Around (Comes Around)
The Escorts - Make Me Over
Tony Silvester - Cosmic Lady
Carl Carlton - I Wanna Be With You
The Masqueraders - Runaway Slave
Members Only Edit
Omar S - Oasis # 14
Glenn Underground - Black Action
Peven Everett - Take Away My Sunshine
Armando - Don't Take It
Omar S - Set It Out
Three Chairs - Congo Mambo
Erotic Drum Band - Jerky Rhythm
People's Choice - Hey Everybody(Party Hardy)
Kenix - There's Never Been No One Like You
Family Underground - All We Have Is A Song
Beres Hammond - Do This World A Favour

west coast and canada stuffs

back on the fucking plane in 3 more days... Labor Day weekend.
more info as it comes.


Thu Aug 28 – Guatelinda - Los Angeles, CA (with Black Disco)
Fri Aug 29 – Office Bar– San Diego, CA
Sat Aug 30 – Theatre Telus – Montreal, QC (with Calvin Harris)
Sun Aug 31 – Butterfly Social– Chicago, IL (with Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk)
Mon Sept 1 – The Social – Toronto, ON