Lost My Dogcast – Episode 35 – 2011 Review by Lost My Dog

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The final Lost My Dogcast of 2011 takes a look back at Lost My Dog’s releases throughout the past 12 months. 14 tracks include music from artists such as James Curd, Dominic Martin, Giom, Josua Heath, Harold Heath, Pete Dafeet, Yse, Random Factor, Tom Talyor, Gareth Whitehead and Howard Sessions.

Track List

01. Humandrone – Beyonder (Lost My Dog) (LMD046)
02. Harold Heath – Mescalito (Lost My Dog) (LMD048)
03. Tom Taylor & Gareth Whitehead – One Love (Lost My Dog) (LMD052)
04. Howard Sessions – Barking (Jesus Pablo Remix) (Lost My Dog) (LMD050)
05. Dominic Martin – Homage New Jersey (Lost My Dog) (LMDLP005B)
06. YSE pres. Frank H. Carter – Guessing Games (Rhythm Plate’s Loose Dub) (Lost My Dog) (LMD045)
07. James Curd – Shake Shake (Lost My Dog) (LMD043)
08. Roland Van Den Toorn – Dis Potion (Giom Remix) (Lost My Dog) (LMD041)
09. Giom & Joshua Heath – Connection Lost (Lost My Dog) (LMD047)
10. Acid Andee – Callao (Lost My Dog) (LMD051)
11. Random Factor & Gareth Whitehead – No Matter How Far (Jacked Out Mix) (Lost My Dog) (LMD049)
12. Roland Nights – Yellow (Nick Dare Remix) (Lost My Dog) (LMD042)
13. Mike Richardson & Howard Sessions ft. KT Forrester – Looking Back (Matt Gray Remix) (Lost My Dog) (LMD053)
14. Pete Dafeet – In Flux (Atjazz Remix) (LMD040)

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

Catalogue Number: LMD043 | Release Date: March 2011

Available to download from:
Lost My Dog webstore
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Traxsource
Stompy
What People Play
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iTunes

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.

James Curd’s Music

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Catalogue Number: LMD019
Release Date: February 2008

A1: Original Mix
A2: James Curd Remix
B1: Strakes & Dafeet Remix
B2: Neil Bainbridge Interpretation

The Lowdown

Lost My Dog approach their third birthday having built up a great reputation in underground house circles.  Refusing to be pigeon-holed into any specific sub genre of house music, Lost My Dog releases range from deep house grooves, through Chicago influenced jackers, to acid and tech house floor rockers. Each release is aimed at pushing the label forward into new territory, releasing new sounds while always maintaining a high level of quality control. As such they’ve become one of those labels that DJs will always listen to, but never know exactly what’s in store.

As the label continues to go from strength to strength only one problem appears to still exist; finding the damn dog!

Lost My Dog kick start their 2008 schedule with a release from two of the hottest producers currently in the jacking house scene – Chris Harris and Dominic Martin.

For eight years Chris Harris was label manager for the Glasgow label Solemusic and head of A&R for its sister label Tronicsole bringing artists such as Swirl People, Phil Asher, DJQ, Inland Knights and Jay Tripwire on-board.  In 2004 he left to pursue pastures new with the Jazz/Funk label, Buff Records.  Chris is a qualified audio engineer and long standing solo producer.  Currently his productions can be found under various guises on labels such as Tronicsole, Brique Rouge, Underwater, Random House, Om Records and Mettle Music.

Also from Glasgow, Dominic Martin has been DJing for over 12 years and in that time has played alongside some of the industry’s top spinners.  On the studio front, Dom produces under 2 monikers: Dominic Martin and Domsko. As Dominic Martin his tracks reflect the influences of black soulful music, jazzy US, deep and funky house, while the Domsko tracks showcase his harder, electronic white-boy leanings.  2007 was a breakthrough year for Dom, signing solo tracks to prestigious labels including Kingdom Kome, Tronicsole and SECND.

The big success stories have been the few releases the pair have written and produced together.  Their debut EP for Nordic Trax received huge support and was a mainstay in the sets of Derrick Carter throughout 2007 as well as being licensed to DJ Heather’s ‘Om Summer Sessions 2′ CD.  Their Soulgroove EP was released at the end of 2007 on US label Guesthouse to similar acclaim and plays from the genre’s top dogs.

Remixes come from Chicago based James Curd who is currently causing huge waves with his EPs and remixes for Drop, Myna, Alphabet and his own Greenskeepers label.  Lost My Dog’s Strakes & Dafeet team up again for their 4th remix for the label and Shindig resident Neil Bainbridge completes the release fresh from work for labels including Kolour, 3am and Movim.

Dominic Martin has a forthcoming solo release on Lost My Dog (LMD021) entitled ‘Touch of Soul’ which has been remixed by fellow Scot and house-legend Milton Jackson.  The single, also remixed by Pete Dafeet, will be in April.

Magazine Reviews

iDJ – 4/5
A Strictly Scottish affair on Lost My Dog as ex-Solemusic big cheese Harris teams up with his pal Martin.  At first I wasn’t blown away, but things get interesting about two minutes in with some cheeky old skool stabs and plenty of sharp well-placed fills.  Things get even better as James Curd provides a New Orleans-flavoured rub that’s bound to cause major silliness on all your floors.  Seek and support!

Our House Mag
As well as being a vinyl fiend I’m an avid collector of the old Jazzmag, so this caused much excitement when landing on my door mat from the incompetent k9 keepers from Middlesbrough. Chris Harris needs no introduction to the scene, as well as being an established solo producer for many years he also held the label manager’s post for Glasgow’s Solemusic and A&R for little sister Tronicsole for 8 years, home to Geoff M & Stevie Sole Middleton. Dominic, also from Glasgow has been spinning for over a decade and he too is no stranger to the desk either, having notched up various releases, however it wasn’t until last year after dropping EP’s off at Nordic and Guesthouse that the pair became more widely known with like minded jackers. The original is proper new school jack, with some ace smoky vocal snippets, think The Sound Republic, Natural Rhythm and we are on the money, put it this way Primal will sell shit loads! James Curd of Greenskeepers fame adds his usual swing thing but I can’t help feel it’s a bit too much for my lugs these days and I’m just not feeling it. LMD’s top boys Strakes & Dafeet turn out a decent number by beefing up the drums, adding depth and enabling the track to be more versatile and give it some heads down flavour as does Shindig’s Neil Bainbridge, his version is right up there with the best of them and this makes me think he must be a really good DJ, he creates a great, slightly wonky early doors or late night affair. Mustard!

DJ Mag – 5/5
Heavily disguised jazz samples in some of the mixes bleat out very catchy hooks, especially on the essential ‘Original Mix’.  The underlying trait of most of the four mixes here is the addictive basslines that spew out funk all over the shop and there is enough funk goin’ on in that ‘Original Mix’ alone to raise James Brown from the dead.  Real dirty.

DJ Mag – 3.5/5
Harris and Martin crank up some boompty vibes, cinematic spoken word snatches bouncing off crisp beats and minimal acid squiggles with a little latter day electro flourish.  Strakes and Dafeet provide the more rambling, organic vibe and Neil Bainbridge a deeper loungey thing, but the real star is James Curd’s mix, a humdinger of a groove that introduces a catchy as hell filtered high-level bassline and tinny piano and jazz horns sample driven by a Green Velvet sensibility.

DJ Reactions

Mark Farina
This is excellent, charted #2

Inland Knights
Orig and James Curd for us. Great!

Laurent Garnier
Full of different mixes for different parts of the night. It’s all great quality stuff.

Onionz
Neil spanked it! Great to hear something new.

Phil Weeks
Sounds good!

Joshua Iz
Playing Original and Neil Bainbridge remix. Neil’s mix reminds me of ’93-94 detroit tracks! Solid.

Da Sunlounge
What a great EP! Getting some action.

Harold Heath
Original is a full fat freakout! well into this!

Bryan Jones
James Curd remix is my favorite thing he’s ever done.

James Flavour/Dirt Crew
Strakes & Dafeet mix is great.

Mazi
Diggin the Strakes & Dafeet and the Bainbridge versions…tight beats with moody music. I’m all over ‘em.

Kamisshake
Strakes & Dafeet mix is wicked deep material.

Kaskade
Excellent

Lee Mortimer
Neil Bainbridge mix hits the spot!

Swirl People
Like the James Curd mix

James Talk
Neil’s mix is really good!

Massimo DaCosta
Really like James Curd’s mix. Funky as hell!

Special Interest
What a great range of tracks, really in to this!

DJ Mes
Excellent, Chris & Dom can do no wrong!

Nacho Marco
Love these tracks. Original is fave!

Giom
This is a wicked package!

Elliot Eastwick
Solid. Like super duper solid!!

Blacksoul
Original mix is sick!! And again proven duo Strakes & Dafeet!

Radio Support

Danceradio, Greece (StereoK)
MixTheGroove, UK (Steve Parr)
Protonradio / DIFM, USA (Harry Avers)
WHCR 90.3 FM (Michael Stukes)
Topradio, Belgium (Hans Temmerman)
Proton Radio, USA (Stefan Anion)
Pushfm, UK (DJ Jam)
TEAMtalk broadcast, UK (Nolan Kane)
Radio 1, UK (Nico De Ceglia)
Ministry Radio, UK (Raymundo Rodriguez)
BBC N. Ireland (Paul Hamill)
209 Radio, UK (Kristoff)
United Colors Of House, UK (Dean Facer)
Radio Eskilstuna, Sweden (Ingela Borgefjord)
Beat 102-103 FM, Ireland (Ray Colclough)
Proton/Frisky Radio, USA (Royal Sapien)
ZipFM, Lithuania (Jonas & Jovani)
XFM, Scotland (Stevie Sole)
Myhouse-yourhouse, UK (Steve Arnell)