Party: Golf Channel And LN-CC Present…
February 9, 2011
This is a good one for anyone in London. On February 17th LN-CC welcome label owner Phil South and Ghost Note’s Anton Esteban for an evening of music in LN-CC’s club space to celebrate the launch of Ghost Note’s latest release, “Ghost Note II – Kapwa/Abularyo”. From 7-9pm, will be screening a short video made to accompany the Ghost Note release.
In addition to the screening, LN-CC will be selling advance copies of the latest single exclusively in store. From 9pm onwards, Phil and Anton, the duo behind New York’s celebrated “No Ordinary Monkey” party (alongside Carlos from influential label “Whatever We Want”), will both DJ in the LN-CC club space.
If you are in London and would like to attend this event, please RSVP here.
While we are all Golf Channel’d up it’s probably a good time to remind you about Bad Passion… You know the deal. Go here for more details on the party.
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Mix: Anton Esteban – Resurrection
January 20, 2011
Anton Esteban could become a new underground hero of ours. He seems pretty busy, what with DJing and making records as Ghost Note on Golf Channel as well as being a filmmaker. This is one of those mixes where I haven’t got a clue what any of the records are but it’s all the better for it. We asked Anton what it was all about and here’s his reply…
“This music was what originally inspired me to make Ghost Note II. I went to the Philippines last year and took a trip around my country with an old friend and it deeply affected me. The original title of the mix, which eventually became the title of the A side of Ghost Note II, is ‘Kapwa’. Translated from Tagalog, it means seeing yourself in the other.
I thought it would be interesting to make a mix and then a song about the dual nature of man. The mix and the song both have a dark and bright side. The word caught my attention when an artist named Kidlat Tahimik (translated Quiet Thunder) explained the significance of the word to me. ‘Kapwa’ is the original fundamental value of pre-Hispanic Filipinos. A sense of community spirit through a kind of communal bond through empathy and love.
I reflected a lot on that word for the last year and realized that in order to see yourself in the other you have to understand man’s dual nature. It is only when you accept the destructive and constructive tendencies within us can you move forward with any kind of communion with yourself, your maker, nature, and your fellow human being. Hence the Resurrection title.
The record and mix mean a lot to me in terms of trying to communicate that idea through music. I’m not sure if I quite succeeded but I sure had fun making it!”
It’s nice to see a bit of thought and get an understanding why people are doing what they do. I once read an interview with Brian Eno where he said the longest part of making a record for him was the thinking before he actually turned the machines on. Anyway, here’s the mix. Anton digging deep.
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Party: Cutloose (Manchester) & Bad Passion (London) With Golf Channel’s Phil South & Anton Esteban
January 20, 2011
Another good couple of nights on the cards along with Claremont’s Tiago party… Golf Channel and No Ordinary Monkey’s Phil and Anton over from NYC playing for the always up for it Bad Passion and Cutloose crowds. Go here for more details on Bad Passion and here for info on Cutloose (also check out their ridiculous collection of mixes while you are there).
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Second part of the Phil ‘Golf Channel’ South and Anton Esteban live mix from a NYC rooftop. It’s a fun one. If you missed the first dig down the page as it’s great.
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It is what it says. Two hours from a rooftop party in NYC. Part two to follow soon…
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