James Curd – Input? Output? I Don’t Know Yet (LMD043 by Lost My Dog

Catalogue Number: LMD043 | Release Date: March 2011

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The Lowdown

The amazingly talented James Curd joins the Lost My Dog family with an original EP, following two earlier remixes for the label. Perhaps best known as the founding member of ‘Greenskeepers’, both the band and record label, James Curd has also enjoyed phenomenal success as a solo artist. Lost My Dog join an esteemed list of record labels Curd has graced, including DFA, Drop, Om and Defected. Four original tracks, including two collaborations with Ziggy Franklin and Devin Byrnes, and an additional two instrumental mixes, make up ‘Input? Output? I Don’t Know Yet’, which draws it’s title from a line in lead track ‘Left The Ground’.

James Curd began his DJing career in Chicago when he was only fifteen years old and, at nineteen, released his first track on the globally respected Parisian label Basenotic. This release spawned ‘Greenskeepers’, a name with which Curd could represent himself, the wide range of music he wrote and the artists he collaborated with. As Greenskeepers, Curd released an array of music on Classic Records and made his mark on the dance music world by infusing swing music and Chicago house to invent the term G-Swing, being short for Greenskeepers Swing. G-Swing became a flagship label in house music alongside his other labels Igloo and Greenskeepers Music. Curd has released four full-length albums as Greenskeepers, most recently ‘Live Like You Want To Live’ and has achieved individual success with releases on DFA, Smash Hit, Drop, Child’s Play, OM, Ministry Of Sound, Aroma and Defected.

Four of his songs have been featured on TV show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, while others have appeared on ‘C.S.I Miami’, ‘Point Pleasant’, ‘MTV Real World’, ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ and computer game ‘Grant Theft Auto 4’. His music can also be found in foreign films as well as mainstream movies such as ‘What Happens In Vegas’ and the hugely successful animation ‘The Incredibles’. If you listen carefully, you will even find Curd’s work on BBC documentaries and American Airlines inflight radio!

Curd has toured the world over DJjing and playing live with Greenskeepers, renowned for his energy behind the decks and his ability to make a party. His sets have continued to earn the respect of veteran club goers but his capabilities have enabled him to lure the new kids to the dance floor when he plays. Curd has performed at some of the world’s most respected clubs – from Fabric in London, The Avalon in Los Angeles, Home in Sydney to The Arches in Glasgow. Curd has also been part of festivals such as Park Life in Australia, Lollapalooza In Chicago, T In The Park in Scotland and Electric Picnic in Ireland.

DJ Reactions

Matt RiVEM (Rhythm Plate / Bleep District): wow. best overall EP i’ve heard in a while – love all the tracks, they perfectly straddle the nu-disco/house vibe for me. will get a lot of play for sure – this is the kind of stuff i want to write more of myself! SKILLS

Lil Mark: WOW WOW WOW At last an EP that is miles above the rest! Its really hard for me to pick a favorite here. Im going to play all of them and probably in one set!

Doc Martin: Very good James.Loving A Friend,and Let the ground.Will give play

Inland Knights: great ep,….although shake shake might be the obvious choice for us im leaning more towards a friend…great selection of tracks here

Luke Solomon (Music For Freaks): great ep. James production really sounding good

Elmar Schubert: Post-disco, 90s filter house, no wave – I can’t even name all the influences that went into this EP, truly versatile stuff.

Kolombo (Systematic, Kompakt, R&S, Cocoon, Gigolo): LOVE! Full support thnx

Kirby (Nordic Trax, Darkroom Dubs, Kolour): Shake Shake is really grooooveyyy ! :) Great ep from james

Tristan da Cuhna (2020 Recordings): This is a killer ep for `James Curd and LMD

The Dead Rose Music Company: Yes yes yes, I love this and will defo play

DJ Heather: More eclectic goodness from the house that built Greenskeepers

Chris Udoh: Very Interesting ep, reminds me of classic trax records

Severino Panzetta (Horse Meat Disco): GREAT STUFF! That Shake shake is great too…disco sample innit!

Matt Prehn / Bang Bang: Fresh, funky and very appealing…damn Shake Shake is soo hot, can’t wait to play!

Dibby Dougherty (Yello/Audiotherapy/Baroque): huge release overall, ‘a friend’ is my pick though, love it

Mousse T: really good

Massimo DaCosta: Shake Shake – HOT !!!!

Manuel Sahagun (Candy Music): Brilliant release… loving the indie vibe of it!

Lost My Dogcast – Episode 26 with James Curd by Lost My Dog

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James Curd, of Greenskeepers fame, is the guest who joins Strakes for Episode 26 of the Lost My Dogcast. As one of the most respected members of the house community, James’ successes include 4 album releases as Greenskeepers, sell out worldwide live shows, releases for Om, Permanent Vacation and Classic, music synch work for major films, computer games and TV shows, the list goes on. His new EP ‘Input? Output? I Don’t Know Yet’ is out on Lost My Dog from 7th March 2011. It’s a privilege to have James involved with Lost My Dog and on the Dogcast. The show includes music from Pol_On, Domsko, Johnny Fiasco, Soul Minority, Neighbour, Miami Horror, We Are Fans and more.

Strakes Track List

01. Dubshape & Guti – Every Cow Has A Bird [Crosstown Rebels]
02. The Gathering – In My System (Soul Minority Remix) [Silver Network]
03. Jordan Peak – Kooch (Raw Groove) [Robsoul]
04. James Curd – I Don’t Really Care feat. Devin Byrnes [Lost My Dog]
05. Chopstick & Till Von Sein – You Don’t See [Suol]
06. Pol-On – Used To Say [Kolour]
07. Domsko feat. Astral T – Hard Yards (Johnny Fiasco Vocal Mix) [Lost My Dog]

James Curd Track List

08. Golden Bug + Rodion Feat. Lavinia Claws – Washing Machine ( C90′s Remix) [Bang Gang 12 inches]
09. We Are Fans – Into My Life (James Curd Remix) [We Are Fans]
10. James Curd Feat Ziggy Franklin – Left The Ground [Lost My Dog]
11. Miami Horror (Feat Alan Palomo) – Holidays [Miami Horror / EMI]
12. Neighbour – What I Say [Homebreakin]
13. James Curd Presents Ziggy Franklin – Alien (Poolside Remix) [Smash Hit Music Co.]
14. Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello [Big Beat Records Inc]
15. Sis – Trompeta [Sei Es Drum]
16. James Curd – Shake Shake [Lost My Dog]

James Curd began his DJing career in Chicago when he was only fifteen years old and, at nineteen, released his first track on the globally respected Parisian label Basenotic. This release spawned ‘Greenskeepers’, a name with which Curd could represent himself, the wide range of music he wrote and the artists he collaborated with. As Greenskeepers, Curd released an array of music on Classic Records and made his mark on the dance music world by infusing swing music and Chicago house to invent the term G-Swing, being short for Greenskeepers Swing. G-Swing became a flagship label in house music alongside his other labels Igloo and Greenskeepers Music. Curd has released four full-length albums as Greenskeepers, most recently ‘Live Like You Want To Live’ and has achieved individual success with releases on DFA, Smash Hit, Drop, Child’s Play, OM, Ministry Of Sound, Aroma and Defected.

Four of his songs have been featured on TV show ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, while others have appeared on ‘C.S.I Miami’, ‘Point Pleasant’, ‘MTV Real World’, ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ and computer game ‘Grant Theft Auto 4’. His music can also be found in foreign films as well as mainstream movies such as ‘What Happens In Vegas’ and the hugely successful animation ‘The Incredibles’. If you listen carefully, you will even find Curd’s work on BBC documentaries and American Airlines inflight radio!

Curd has toured the world over DJjing and playing live with Greenskeepers, renowned for his energy behind the decks and his ability to make a party. His sets have continued to earn the respect of veteran club goers but his capabilities have enabled him to lure the new kids to the dance floor when he plays. Curd has performed at some of the world’s most respected clubs – from Fabric in London, The Avalon in Los Angeles, Home in Sydney to The Arches in Glasgow. Curd has also been part of festivals such as Park Life in Australia, Lollapalooza In Chicago, T In The Park in Scotland and Electric Picnic in Ireland.

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Catalogue Number: LMD008
Release Date: May 2006

A1: Bumpty Jam
A2: Music Drives Her Wild
B1: Turnin’ Round (Greenskeepers Mothers Day Remix)
B2: Turnin’ Round (Original Mix)

The Lowdown

Jay West is one of the hottest young producers to emerge from South America in recent years. The talented Argentinean has been involved in making music since he was 12; as a songwriter, guitar and keyboard player and even as a singer. Now, at 25, Jay is an integral part of South America’s house scene, gigging (under his DJ alias Paul Velvet) at some of the continent’s most significant venues and festivals alongside some of the biggest names in the industry; Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Eddie Richards, the list goes on and on.

Surrounded by the mainly progressive Argentinean house scene, Jay has developed a unique sound heavily influenced by the West Coast of the US , characterized by buckets of funk and chunky, bumping beats. Always original and filled with groove, Jay’s music is perfect for busy dancefloors the world over, as his releases on Lowdown, Blockhead, Cove, Sensei and Tango hold testament to. His music receives constant support from the some of the most hard hitting DJ’s from around the globe including Hernan Cattaneo, Jason Hodges, Grant Dell and Jay Tripwire.

The ‘Carillon Jamz’ EP is Jay’s first UK release and is a four tracker that Lost My Dog are extremely proud of. Things start on the right foot with Bumpty Jam; a smooth and somewhat epic glide through deep house music. Elements of west coast laziness fuse with a soft rolling bassline, velvety pads and intelligent stabs in an upbeat, summery record at home both on the dancefloor at 3am or in the kitchen at 3pm – this track makes hips shake wherever its played. Onto A2 where ‘Music Drives Her Wild’ focuses on equally tight and bouncing beats (a focal point of all Jay’s music), deep growling bass and jerky stabs creating a big fat west coast bumpfest.

If that’s not enough, the B-side is a mouth watering tag team from Jay and Chicago legend’s (and Lost My Dog faves) Greenskeepers on ‘Turnin Round’. While Jay’s original version pushes the funk with a wicked guitar loop and stompy beats, Greenskeepers strip things back in their imitable style, adding a quirky, wonky edge with fresh keys and some insane vocals courtesy of Ziggy Franklin. Do not play this to your mother.

Magazine Reviews

iDJ Mag – June 2006 4/5
Certainly worth spending a few Saturday afternoons tracking down if only for the demonstration of house at its simplest and most effective. The track in question is ‘Turnin Round’ where funk guitars, bumpin butt-shaking beats and the most disturbing mother’s day speech add up to something pretty special. The other three tracks chunk and funk it up a treat too. 4/5 (JT)

DJ Mag – May 2006 4.5/5
Another Argentinean to make an appearance on our side of the world, the skippy beats of the man also known as Paul Velvet sound like he’s been living in Chicago for most of his life. There’s a nice West Coast warmness here too, and a comfortableness to let the groove just run. But the main reason to pick this up is the Greenskeepers’ ‘Mother’s Day Mix’ of ‘Turnin Round’. “Just thinkin’ bout fuckin’ and suckin,” sings the Ziggy Franklin character from their first album, as a swing groove twists away. You’ll be having as much fun as they did in the studio, judging by the laughter recorded in the off-kilter breakdowns. 4.5/5 (JK)

Night Magazine – May 2006 3/4
Some more tasty grooves from the LMD team. ‘Bumpty Jam’ does just that – the beats are tight & the groove bumps; Derrick Carter fans will love this. ‘Turnin Round’ follows a similar path, albeit with a jazzier groove & this definitely works better for me, the key stabs & vox samples working a treat. Greenskeepers add their typically offbeat take on things with their remix of ‘Turnin Round’, the vocal drop maybe a little quirky for some though. Finally ‘Music Drives Her Wild’ rides along on a crisp key stab & tough drums, rounding off another solid release. 3/4

DJ Reactions

Inland Knights (Drop)
Diggin the 4th track (Turnin’ Round), will be playing out

James Talk
Loving Bumpty Jam and Turnin’ Round.

Raoul (Swirl People)
Great release! I love the Greenskeepers mix best and also Music Drive Her Wild is really great! Serious action at WMC!

Murray Richardson (Nordic Trax / 2020 Vision)
Wicked EP, Jay West with another great release with a tasty Greenskeepers remix to boot!!!

Jimpster (Freerange)
Supa funky stuff as ever mate. The Greenskeepers thing is way out there but I like it! Raw as f**k jacking house which you guys are becoming known for.

Tyler Stadius
Cool tracks again. My fave is Jay’s Turnin Round.

Tom Golden (Homegrown, Stylus)
Love all the tracks, especially “Turnin Round” and the Greenskeepers remix, top stuff as always!

Sound Navigators (Guesthouse, 3am)
It’s Craaaa Z, will be getting some serious play!

Harold Heath (Urban Torque, Sensei)
I’m really into the “Turnin Round” – it’s crisp and bouncy and superfunky – nice! Your label is clearly going from strength to strength.

Sonny Wharton (Trashed)
This is hot stuff man – tunes get better n better!!! Lovin the Greenskeepers Mothers Day Mix – badass! Will hammer!