W I L D L I F E

YOU ALREADY KNOW

2010-10-15T19:56:00.000-07:00

YOU ALREADY KNOW (mix) by lifepartner

In preparation for the MIA OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY happening in Portland on the 18th, I made this special 22 minutes mix. Features a lot of new heat.

LIVE DJ SET FROM FALL 2010

2010-10-08T14:03:00.000-07:00

DO THE DARK LIVE SET by lifepartnermixes

On the subject of expanding influences and new sounds, the progression on skill and flavor, I thought it right to upload a recording of a recent DJ here in Portland. In the last year I've gained some more technical skills and have started to make a lot more of my own edits, remixes and beats, and this live set really showcases that. I'd say about 80% of this material I reworked or created. All mixed on turntables, no prerecorded mixes.

LIVE DJ SET FROM SUMMER 2009

2010-09-14T08:47:00.000-07:00

This is a live DJ set I recorded last summer while in New York. It's really interesting to me to revisit this and examine my developments in song selection, production and mixing. Listen, download and enjoy!

COMPLICATED

2010-08-19T20:08:00.001-07:00

Complicated (Lifepartner edit) by No Shade

Been busy again. This is an edit of an older Nivea song, pre-break up. LOVE IT.

FRUITCAKE

2010-08-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

I'm going to San Francisco in a couple weeks to play Fruitcake, an awesome dance party run by my friend and former PDX staple Nolita Selector. I made this tight little number in preparation.
FRUITCAKE SF MINI-MIX by lifepartner

RUN THE HEART

2010-07-06T23:40:00.000-07:00

Run The Heart (Lifepartner edit) by lifepartner

NO SHADE IS STILL ALIVE

2010-05-31T00:25:00.000-07:00

NO SHADE MINI MIX #2 by No Shade

2010-05-22T12:42:00.000-07:00

I've been BUSY
808 SMOKE by lifepartner
EL TIGERASO (lifepartner remix) by lifepartner
SPEECHLESS (lifepartner's funky edit) by lifepartner
Party In the USA (bounce mix) by lifepartner

And that's just the stuff I feel like sharing.

2010-05-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS. Rizzla is my boy, his tracks are CRAZY.
Buck That Bxtch (Rizzla's Cunty Refix) -NEW VERSION- by rizzla_dj

DREAMS DO COME TRUE

2010-05-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

THE DREAM COVERS AALIYAH.

No Shade no.1

2010-04-22T16:32:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. If you like how it sounds, repost it. If you want to hear this kind of stuff come to Holocene tomorrow night!

No Shade no. 1 by No Shade

No Shade no.1
1. United Groove (SPTT VIP/Lifepartner edit) - L-Vis 1990
2. Weh Dem A Do (TREW bmoreish) - Movado
3. Narst (Lifepartner edit) - Cooly G
4. I See You - Crazy Cousinz
5. Xtatic Truth (L-Vis 1990 remix) - Crystal Fighters
6. Quicktime (Roska remix) - Naughty
7. The Way You Move - Fuzzy Logik
8. Kid Conga (Dubbel Dutch remix) - Daniel Haaksman
9. Calinda (Cobra Krames remix) - Ritmo-Dynamic
10. Go Get My Gun (Carli remix) - Blagstarr
11. Clap (Top Billing remix) - So Shifty ft. Ward 21 & Natalie Storm
12. Ja, Mann! (Total Freedom edit) - Edu K
13. Cumbia Action (Daphutur remix/Lifepartner edit) - Sonora
14. Paypur (Grahmzilla remix) - Udachi & Jubilee
15. Kind Of Familiar - Sinden & SBTRKT
16. Ripe Banana - Bok Bok
17. Mind Reader (Todd Edwards dub) - Kingdom
18. Hear the Bassline (Rizza's Cunty refix) - Major Lazer
19. Medicine Man (Cooly G remix) - Zero 7
20. Chameleon (LOL Boys bootleg)
21. Lay Me Down (DJ Sega remix) - Sissy Nobby
22. Metisse (Kill Frenzy remix) - Merdan Taplak
23. Everybody Bleeding (Kingdom remix) - Egyptrixx
24. Hold Yuh (Tegareg Speedy remix) - Gyptian
25. Hold Yuh (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Gyptian

FUCK MY WORLD JUST GOT BETTER

2010-04-19T22:20:00.001-07:00

BUST IT OPEN

2010-04-11T00:13:00.000-07:00

No Shade Bounce Mix by No Shade

Gotti Boi Chris Feat. 5th Ward Weebie - Where She At
Big Ramp Feat. Took - Walk Wit It (Emynd Bounce Remix)
SWV - You're The One (Bounce RMX feat. Magnolia Shorty)
Big Freedia - Fuck Ur Man (feat. Ms. T)
Sissy Nobby - Spinnin Top
Gotti Boi Chris - Bak 2 Bidnezz
MC Shakie vs. Big Freedia - Double Dribble

#RIDDIM

2010-04-10T23:24:00.000-07:00

This is totally obvious, but I have been neglecting my blog. Grad school will cause a girl to forget things from time to time.

FEEL FREE RIDDIM (LIFEPARTNER MIX)

NO SHADE

2010-03-28T23:48:00.000-07:00

I'm starting a new party at Holocene in Portland. It's going to be very gay.
It will sound like this:
No Shade Mini Mix by No Shade

#RIDDIM

2010-03-24T13:46:00.001-07:00

The Liberation Riddim is one of my favorite riddims ever. I have the whole thing on vinyl and when I want to feel like a real dancehall DJ I pull it out. It's AMAZING. Enjoy this short mix of my favorite selections from the collection.

LIBERATION RIDDIM (LIFEPARTNER MIX)

#RIDDIM

2010-03-18T13:39:00.000-07:00

When Gyptian released Hold Yuh at the end of last year, it seemed like everyone was freaking out. The production, fuzzy and imperfect, complemented the vocal beautifully, creating a perfect slow wine track. Now a riddim, the vibe is for sure going to get someone pregnant. I even wanna have some sexy time with it.

HOLD YUH RIDDIM (LIFEPARTNER MIX)
JUST YOU & I - RICKY BLAZE
HOLD YUH - GYPTIAN
ME HOLD YUH - LADY SAW
GANJA HOLD YUH - ZIANOMI
HOLD ME - SHANI

#RIDDIM

2010-03-13T10:19:00.000-08:00

This complete fire storm of a carnival soca riddim conjures up some fierce hard wine imagery for me. Coming in at a sexy 118 bpm, the track catches some hot riddim realness but is still easily digestible to those not use to wiling out to these rhythm structures.

PICTURE FRAME RIDDIM (LIFEPARTNER MIX)
Yes - Umi Marcano
Picture Frame Gyal - Ms Alysha
No Fight - Lyon I
Tic Toc - Larynx Merit

JERK JERK JERK

2010-03-10T22:23:00.000-08:00

Jerkin mix 2010 by lifepartner

I tried to get over my obsession with this stuff, but couldn't.

PM(mix no. 2)

2010-03-08T13:08:00.000-08:00

My friend Justin Gorman asked me to make an exclusive mix for his new design, arts and culture blog Paper Make Stack. He asked to kind roll with a theme, so I chose to look at the evolution of UK garage/2-step beat and rhythm patters. I took tracks from some of favorite producers from back in the day and meshed them with my favorites in the game right now. The result is a fluid mix that travels though 2-step, bassline, funky and future bass.

Download is here
PM(mix no. 2)
Track List:
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun (LOL Boys Funky Bootleg)
Sunship - Bump N Grind (feat. Lady Saw)
Zero 7 - Medicine Man (Cooly G Remix)
Kingdom - Mindreader (Todd Edwards Dub)
Jinder - Youth Blood (Bok Bok remix)
Jazmine Sullivan - Lions, Tigers And Bears (Ossie Funky Mix)
Devine Recordings - House Girlz
Jaheim - Just in Case (Bassline Remix)
Craig David - 7 Days (Sunship Garage Mix)
Shystie - Pull It (Ill Blu Funky Remix)
Fuzzy Logik - In The Morning (Lil Silva Remix)
L-Vis 1990 - Compass
Roska - Squark
Christina Milian - Chameleon (LOL Boys Remix)
Marcus Price & Carli - Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed (Kingdom Remix)
Big Pink - Dominoes (Switch Remix)
Mosca - Nike
Ultravid - Clan of Wow (Kingdom Remix)
Mujava - Township Funk (TRG Remix)

#RIDDIM

2010-03-06T23:46:00.000-08:00

Next. South Rakkas kill everything they touch. This 136bpm track of pure fire has been a secret weapon of mine for a lil while. Now it can be yours.

DOUBLE UP RIDDIM (LIFEPARTNER MIX)
Smokin Sensi (In Brazil) - South Rakkas Crew feat Lei Di Dai
Double Up - Killa Queenz feat Lady Chann
Hands Up Brazil - South Rakkas Crew feat MC Gi & Mr Dockery

ART PARTY 3/5

2010-03-02T17:48:00.000-08:00

I'm super excited to be playing this event coming up on March 5th. Art Party is the brain child of Portland hot shots Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and Jenny Hoyston. I couldn't be more flattered to be asked to play what is undoubtedly becoming Portland's premier art happening. Complete with fashion runways, video installations, body painting and a jerkin dance troupe (dancing to a beat composed by yours truely), Art Party is set to BLOW THE FUCK UP.
I was asked to play a blend of international heat, outside of the typical 125-150bpm range I'm somewhat notorious for playing. I'm stoked to play a stuff like Israeli Dancehall, South African House, 2-step Bhangra, Japanese Baile Funk and so much more. In anticipation, I composed a quick mix of dancehall, cumbia, bhangra, kuduro and Swedish hip hop. Listen to it!

MIX FOR ART PARTY by lifepartner

DJ Reaganomics - Chiado Boom
Vybz Kartel - Yuh Love
Miss Thing & Psyco Tanbad - Bonify
Sabo & Cassady - Kuff Kumbia
Marcus Prince - Surf (Hedmark Remix)
South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again
Ravi Bai - Captain Bhangra 2
Merital - Money Ha Ha! - (Tegareg Speedy Soca remix)
Enur & Natasha - Bonfire
Frikstailers - Ta Duro Kuduro

#RIDDIM

2010-03-01T12:44:00.000-08:00

Here's the next riddim mix. My favorite riddim from last year, Style and Swagga.

STYLE AND SWAGGA RIDDIM (LIFEPARTNER MIX)
NAME DRAND MODELING - FOCUS RYTE
SHE'S ALL - WAYNE MARSHALL
LIKKLE AND NEAT - TERRO 3000
BOASY WID IT - TIFA
GAL U BODY GOOD - ANDREW AND WADDA BLOOD

2010-02-25T01:05:00.000-08:00

ever wonder what it sounds like when I try to DJ on belt driven turntables, with a mixer that has no mid control and with a delay from the live stream in the background? Well wonder no more!

PNCA RADIO 1
PNCA RADIO 2

TOMORROW!

2010-02-24T18:39:00.000-08:00

and you want to hear a little insanity, I'll be on radio.pnca.edu tonight with a bunch of goof balls, playing whatever the fuck I want.

ROSKA, FOR THE WIN

2010-02-22T11:45:00.000-08:00

Once again, Roska has created a jaw dropping, post-dubstep/future funky jam. The man gets it right, all the time. Without fail. He's one of the best in the game, clearly.

ROSKA - Squark (Snippet)

SET STARTERS

2010-02-20T15:25:00.000-08:00

Something that I look for in tracks is their ability to begin a set. Something that builds tension, sets a mood and gets the floor ready for whats coming next. I find tracks that have a certain arch to be particularly powerful.

The first track comes from Brooklyn based producer Teleseen. Super future blog Dutty Artz introduced this track into my life, and I couldn't be more grateful. A remix of Vybz's Life Sweet, this beautifully dubby and elegantly spacey 77 bpm number is the perfect first ingredient to kick off a 140+ bass set.
Vybz Kartel -Life Sweet (Teleseen Remix)

Second. The blend of low end, hard, syncopated bass and a familiar vocal track really gets people rowdy. This really well put together remix of One in a Million gets it right; start with the bassline, drop into the original track, move back into the bassline. I appreciate this, Bort Sampson, I really do.
One In A Million by samosoundboy

Lastly. The instrumental into the smash. This is simple. And I'll let you figure it out.
Sticky - Jumeirah Riddim

On a separate note, the new E. Bad song is so fucking good, it makes me want to shout.

THAT FAST SHIT

2010-02-18T12:05:00.000-08:00

We here at Wild Life hq, would like to present you with a new mix of uptempo hip hop, juke, and a little soca for good measure.

that fast shit by lifepartner
that-fast-shit

intro - lifepartner
buring like paris (lifepartner juke blend) - house of ladosha
no butt - mister ries
where you from - dj slugo
leave my girl (juke remix) - ben one
every girl (gant-man back it up juke mix) - young money
sonic - dj pillsbury
spanish juke - maddjazz
i'm a star (m-i-c juke remix) - jeremih
el tigeraso (nguzunguzu remix) - maluca
pon de floor (oh snap!! soca roadmix) - major lazer
בא לי זין- תמצצי - usa 808
time 2 shine - double jay
twist em up - dj pillsbury
uah ooooh - dj clent
jukin that shit (bros before hoes remix) - nt4/djv

#RIDDIM

2010-02-17T14:08:00.000-08:00

I've decided that I'm going to make a new Riddim mix every week.
This week is Bay-C's Money Tree Riddim from 2008. Everyone made blends of this when it first came out, but I'm still into it's 90's throwback feel, which reminds of the Buy Out Riddim which slaughtered it in 2001.

MONEY TREE RIDDIM
Money Tree Version
Sleepy Hallowtips - Realest Winer
Mr. Easy - Heartbreak
Beenie Man & TOK - Trapped
TOK & Beenie Man - Ms. World

MINI MIX #4

2010-02-15T17:00:00.000-08:00

WILD LIFE MINI-MIX 4 by lifepartner

Lifepartner - Intro
L-Vis 1990 - United Groove (Kingdom Remix)
Miike Snow - Silvia (Sinden Remix/Lifepartner re-edit)
Fuzzy Logik - The Way You Move
Paul Johnson - Get Down (Laidback Luke Booty Remix)
Cobra Krames - Pork Your face
Jack Spash - I Could Have Loved You (Sinden Remix)
Roska - What's In Your Handbag?
DJ P.O.L. Style - Vampire Killah (LOLBoys remix)
Greenmoney vs Lifepartner - Purdy (featuring Keyshia Cole)

a little international connection...

2010-02-15T02:52:00.000-08:00

One thing that I really get into is finding connections in beat building from around the globe. Like the first time I heard Bhang Ragga, the intersection of Dancehall and Bhangra, flawlessly executed by Tigerstyle and the like. From there I found Israeli Cumbia, Japanese Baile Funk, things have gotten insane.
The musical diaspora is one of my biggest influences in what I'm trying to do. I don't think there's a better example of what exactly the dissemination of international dance music has done to production than these two artists:

USA 808 rein from Tel Aviv and create an intense fusion of Dancehall, Crunk, House and Bass. You might have heard them a few months back on the Mad Decent blog when their track She A Boom!. Their stuff is really well put together. Peep this track, which is not the track from the video.
USA 808 - אוהבת סקס

The next track comes from an obvious favorite of mine from Sweden. Maskinen have been an obsession of mine for the last 2 years. Their manic multicultural smorgasbord production keeps evolving and getting weirder. I see a big similarity between Maskinen and USA 808 in their (very often creepy) dark vocal production. Again, I'm not sharing the track from the video.
Maskinen - Nr 1

Basically, I really only give a shit about stuff that's not from America.

#RIDDIM

2010-02-11T13:52:00.000-08:00

I just recorded a little mix of one of my favorite riddims from last year.
Cop it here.

England Town Riddim
Vybz & Shebba - Do Me Dat
Gaza Kim (Kym) - Amen
Lisa Hype(r) - Man Short
Jah Vinci & Blak Ryno - Me Feel A Way

COOLY G

2010-02-11T00:11:00.000-08:00

Cooly G is by far my favorite female producer these days. Her spacey, syncopated post-dubstep creations rub me just right. Girl's got some crazy bass in what she's doing, not to mention killer fashion sense. Enjoy this fancy little number.

Cooly G - Narst

WHITE HINTERLAND REMIX

2010-02-09T20:59:00.001-08:00

I made this for my pals in White Hinterland
Icarus (LIFEPARTNER remix) by lifepartner

Tried to go outside my normal style, sounds weird and darker than anything I've made to date.

L-VIS

2010-02-08T14:37:00.000-08:00

Buy L-Vis 1990's United Groove here and the remixes here.

L-vis 1990 - United Groove (Kingdom Remix)

Natalie + Sticky = the future

2010-02-05T16:42:00.000-08:00

This track came right at the tail end of '09, a great send off to a year that saw a rise in the popularity of Funky.

Sticky OWNS it.

DON'T MISS THE NEXT ONE

2010-02-03T16:34:00.000-08:00

Sarah Faith Gottesdiener made another beautiful flyer for the next WILD LIFE. She will also be joining me on the decks to play a rare, female centric dancehall set.

Speaking of Dancehall, I made a little live mix for a friend's podcast. Give it a listen
Dancehall Podcast by lifepartner

Intro
Vybz + Gaza Kim - Teenage Pregnancy
(Dem Gyal Sittin Riddim)
Timberlee- No Stress
Natalie Storm - A Nuh My Fault
Tifa - Crawney Gal
(Estrogen Riddim)
Spice - A Nuh Me
Lady Saw - Belvedere Heights
Tifa - Bottom of the Barrel
(Rae Riddim)
Natalie Storm + Tifa- Talk of de Town
Timberlee - Backdoor Delivery
(Smoke Machine Riddim)
Vybz - Yuh Love
Miss Thing + Psycho Tanbad - Bonify
(Rae Riddim)
Timberlee - Bubble Like Soup
(rewind)
Natalie Storm - Back it Up
Warrior Queen - Tings Change
(Fiesta Riddim)
Miss Thing - Regular
Lady Saw - Man is theLeast
(School Bell Riddim)
Lisa Hype - Give Me More
Vybz - A Gaza Ting a Ling
Gaza Kim + Vybz - Twice My Age
(Cheez Trix Riddim)
Natalie Storm - God Bless Me
Macka Diamond - No Man Problem
Tiki - Excitement
(rewind)
Natalie Storm - Ah Your Man
Outro

SUCKERS

2010-01-29T02:28:00.000-08:00

If you weren't at the first Wild Life here's a lil bit of what you missed. I feel sorry for you, but still love you nonetheless (yes, that is one word).

WILD LIFE LIVE SET by lifepartner

WE'RE GOING IN

2010-01-28T16:50:00.000-08:00

It's all starts tonight, come hear the future.

ANYTHING

2010-01-27T10:45:00.000-08:00

Anything (Lifepartner Wild Life edit) by lifepartner
I made a bassy and vaguely funky lil edit of a song my buddy Rizzla from Boston turned me on to by Soca's new lady Buffy. Expect it to drop later on in the night TOMORROW.

Kingdom Fabric mix

2010-01-27T00:13:00.000-08:00

Homie Kingdom, just released another envelope-pushing, breath-taking mix; this time for the folks at Fabric to promote his performance at the upcoming Fool's Gold showcase. As usual, Ezra takes us on a fresh and innovative trip, looping and layering tracks (many of his own productions) to create sounds that have gone unexplored. This man is pushing things forward, and setting the bar high for other DJs.

Kingdom - Fabriclive mix

01. Choice – Acid Eiffel
02. Cooly G – Weekend Fly
03. Roska – The Sheppard
04. Mosca – Square One (Kingdom Edit ft. Willie Carter)
05. Kingdom – Bust Broke
06. Shaun-D – Spanish Fly (Kingdom Remix)
07. Mike Q – I Am Legend
08. Kanji Kinetic – Thrill Seeker (Kingdom Remix)
09. Dj Toño – Nanue
10. Bok Bok – Citizens Dub ft. Bubbz
11. Untold – Don’t Know. Don’t Care.
12. Bionics vs. Slimzee – The Capsule
13. Kingdom – You
14. Kingdom – Mind Reader ft. Shyvonne (Todd Edwards Remix)
15. Kingdom – Mind Reader ft. Shyvonne (Todd Edwards Dub)

THURSDAY.

2010-01-26T14:14:00.000-08:00

T-minus two days till Wild Life makes its debut at Branx, Portland's premiere bass cave.

Here is a quick run through of the past mini-mixes in preparation:
WILD LIFE MINI-MIX 3 by lifepartner
WILD LIFE MINI-MIX 2 by lifepartner
WILD LIFE MINI-MIX 2 by lifepartner

GET WITH THIS PORTLAND; THIS IS WHAT THE FUTURE SOUNDS LIKE.

THE FUTURE AS INSPIRATION

2010-01-22T15:10:00.000-08:00

Here at the Wild Life HQ, we take the future seriously. Sure, it's something that a lot of geeky sci-fi nerds ramble on and on about (myself included), but in the realm of modern dance music, it's only thing that matters.
Am I confusing you yet? I'm talking future bass, speed garage, hyper dub... the shit that sounds like it was made on a god damn space ship.
There's a small and growing group of DJ's that are pushing this sound forward, one them would be London's Manara of blog/collective/party entity Night Slugs. I've really been feeling what she's been doing, along with her colleagues Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990, for a while now.
She recently released a new mini-mix for the very fine folks over at Discobelle. This mix is HUGE, and inspiring.

Manara - Miracles Mix
Paula Abdul – Cold Hearted (Dubstramental)
Roska- Gone to a Better Place
Aero Manyelo – My 8 Kids
Aaron Carl – Oasis (Nick Holder Vocal Dub)
DJ Gregory – Klappa
DJ Gazzeto – Cruel 22
Shaun-D – Spanish Fly (Kingdom remix)
Ikonika – Brown Acid remix
GIRL UNIT – I.R.L
Dj Deeon – Freak like Me (Brenmar mix)

xo
LP

DISAPPOINTED

2010-01-20T23:59:00.000-08:00

This was one of my favorite songs of 2009. The 2010 video SUCKS.

The newest mini-mix!

2010-01-20T20:32:00.000-08:00

It's just one week till Wild Life takes over. Here's the mix that takes a little trip back to where everything started, dancehall, before moving into the hard future shit.
Enjoy.

WILD LIFE MINI-MIX 3 by lifepartner

1. Cold drop - Lifepartner
2. Teenage Pregnancy - Vybz Kartel & Gaza Kim
3. Welcome to Jamrock - Damien Marley
4. Welcome to Jamrock (Lifepartner speedy fix) - Damien Marley
5. Room 24 (feat. Rage) - South Rakkas Cure
6. Dance Wid We (feat. Serocee) - South Rakkas Crew
7. Love (Lifepartner funky re-edit) - Keyshia Cole
8. Bad Gyal (Hot Like Fire) - Ms. Dynamite
9. Go (Crazy Cousinz remix) - Meleka
10. Blau! - Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer
11. Spell it out - Tifa
12. Bill - Lisa Hype & Gaza Kim

CRAZY COUSINS

2010-01-06T09:14:00.000-08:00

2009 was a big year for Crazy Cousins.
In my opinion, they're producing the most interesting funky tracks to date (no offense Silva). I'm biased though, due to their knack for plucking out beautiful vocal tracks from some of the best up and coming female vocalists in the UK.
Expect to hear this track at the debut party, January 28th with our very special guest DJ Nolita in her last performance before shippin out to the gay bay.

xo,
LP

SKYDIVING

2009-12-28T21:01:00.000-08:00

Funky House is another genre we're gonna be givin some love at the party.
Funky is the love child of speed garage/bassline, latin percussion and island nation music.
It's pretty much everything I've ever dreamt about in dance music.

Here's a re-edit I did of Greenmoney's remix of Skydiving. I added some kick to the bass and tossed a vocal track from my girl Keyshia Cole over the intro beat.

Skydiving (Lifepartner vocal edit) by lifepartner

xo,
LP

Bouncehall Queen

2009-12-27T14:34:00.000-08:00

Here at Camp Wild Life (which is currently located in Suburban Boston, and it's fucking cold) we enjoy cross-genre creations.
In this spirit, and in continuation of the 5 tracks for the last 5 days of 2009, I present to you a rough edit I did a while back using the vocal track from Beenie Man's 'Dancehall Queen' and an air raid siren laced nola bounce style instrumental.
Enjoy!

Bouncehall Queen by lifepartner

xo,
LP

J U K E

2009-12-26T13:01:00.001-08:00

We're planning to feature quite a bit of Juke house at Wild Life. For those of you unfamiliar with the genre, here's a quick lesson:
"Ghetto house, booty house or Juke house is a type of Chicago House which started being recognised in its own right from around 1992 onwards. It features minimal 808 and 909 drum machine-driven tracks, and sometimes sexually explicit lyrics."

It's the shit! Some of our faves are the legendary DJ Gant-Man, Mister Ries, DJ Slugo and DJ Pillsbury (among many, many others). The stuff is fast, super high energy and packs a hell of a punch. You need to dance to it when it comes on the speakers.

Here's one of my secret weapons, a heavy juke remix of Chicago's Ben One. Enjoy!

EYES (Lifepartner heavy juke remix) by lifepartner

xo,
LP

2009-12-23T13:37:00.000-08:00

I have a few new remixes and original productions that I'm gonna be postin up here in the next few days.
5 tracks for the last 5 days of 2009.
Who loves you the most?

LP

WILD LIFE MIX 2

2009-12-20T12:55:00.000-08:00

Peep the goods!

WILD LIFE MIX 2 by lifepartner

1. Sugar (Kill Frenzy Remix) - Mister Ries
2. El Tigeraso (Gant-Man remix) - Maluca
3. Successful - DJ Pillsbury
4. Chameleon (LOL Boys Remix) - Christina Milian
5. T-Shirt (Crazy Cousinz Remix) - Shontelle
6. aNYway (Black Noise bassline mix) - Duck Sauce
7. Skydiving (Lifepartner Vocal edit) - Twizzle
8. Pull It (Ill Blu Funky Mix) - Shystie
9. Shotgun! (Lifepartner remix) - Jr Walker & The Allstars
10. Here He Comes (Jaimie Fanatic Remix) - Tittsworth feat. Nina Sky & Natalie Storm
11. Nasty Toyfriend - Larry Tee, Afrojack, Roxy Cottontail & David Guetta
12. Do You Mind - Kyla

Love you,
LP

The Wild Life Manifesto...

2009-12-17T15:01:00.000-08:00

We at the Wild Life headquarters think it's a good time to explain what we're trying to accomplish with our new, and hopefully innovative party beginning next month.

From Lifepartner:
"I'm from the East Coast. Growing up I drew a lot of cultural and musical influence from reggae, dancehall and old school hip hop. After coming out as queer and a short stint in New York, I realized I wanted to try my hand at DJing (I mean I had all these dancehall 45's, and knew that if I put my mind to it, I could learn to hold down a fierce riddim). It was something I saw as being an act of defiance; a gay man playing dancehall and hip hop. I taught myself how to beat match on a shitty pair of belt driven turntables, and began to play music out. I had fallen in love, and knew that this was going to become my passion in life.
After college I moved to Portland for it's burgeoning arts and music scene. I had this fantasy of Portland being this beautiful queer mecca filled with bike riding homos that loved to dance, composted, were culturally challenging and inspired and made the most amazing art around. 2 months into 2007 I realized I was dreaming.
After attending many queer dance parties around town I noticed a recurring theme: the most packed dance nights played the same music every time. It was the typical dance party soundtrack, the DJ's played it safe with gay classics and top 40 pleasures.
It took me about a year to find a couple of other DJ's that weren't playing the same shit in Portland. I drew inspiration from them and tried to start parties with them, but they never lived up to my hopes and never lasted more than 6 months.
Toward the end of 2008 I began to talk with some queer DJ friends in other cities (Boston, New York, San Francisco, Chicago) about what they were doing and found another recurring theme: queers in other cities weren't pushing for cutting edge music to dance to either, and like the DJ's, were playing it safe.
With so much new and innovative dance music coming out, why weren't queers at the forefront? At that point, I said 'fuck it' and decided to try and do my own thing and hoped that Portland would catch on. 2009 has been an inspiring year for me as a DJ. I had the chance to play with a lot of bigger acts from around the globe, produced a ton of tracks and discovered so much incredible music. After a trip to New York in August, I found even more inspiration. I had the chance to play to a crowd that really got what I was doing. My a-ha moment came when I dropped a UK funky house track 'In the Morning' and looked out at the crowd to see a bunch of fags voguing.
Wild Life is my latest attempt to catch Portland gays up with what's going on in dance music. UK Funky House, bassline, speed garage, soca, meximore club, future bass, sissy bounce, Chicago juke and more. We're going to draw on what's happening around the world, queer it up and get your ass to dance real hard. It's 3 years of dreaming, resisting and defying normativity finally taking shape.
Our first guest, on January 28th, is Portland based, soon to be SF resident, DJ Nolita. She's excited to get the chance to play bass heavy gay music.
I hope people vogue."

See you in the new year!
xo
LP

a little preview of things to come...

2009-12-05T19:55:00.000-08:00

and don't forget to snatch the first mini-mix!
WILD LIFE MINI-MIX 1 by lifepartner

#1

2009-12-04T10:26:00.000-08:00

The wonderful, talented and beautiful Sarah Faith Gottesdiener created the first flyer for our party! So nice. She's going to be handling all of our design work, please check out her work!

xo
LP

MINI MIX #1

2009-12-03T17:39:00.000-08:00

Peep the first WILD LIFE mini-mix! This the first of the new monthly series of 15 minute mixes for our new queer bass night! Debuting January 28th with LIFEPARTER and special guest DJ NOLITA (FRUITCAKE, one of her last gigs in PDX). Keep your eyes peeled for new shit coming soon!

WILD LIFE MIX 1 by lifepartner

1. Party Hard - Donaeo
2. Party Harder (The Heatwave Refix) - Donaeo, Rubi Dan, Capleton, Vybz Kartel & Danny English
3. Gwaan (feat. Natalie Storm) - Enur
4. Grudge - Jamtech Foundation feat. Capleton
5. Put It On You (Lifepartner Edit) - Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Teyana Taylor
6. Bongo Jam (Vocal Edit) - Crazy Cousinz
7. Look Pon Me (Jumeirah Riddim) - Sticky feat. Natalie Storm
8. When You Hear The Bassline (Dance Area remix) - Major Lazer
9. Tribal Skank - Fr3e

WILD LIFE

2009-11-24T20:43:00.000-08:00

We're starting something new here, folks.
January 28th, 2010. Branx. Portland, OR.
Stay tuned.