Well this is long overdue, but I’ve decided that it’s time to officially retire Bizzies/ Hot Biscuits. I will no longer be regularly updating, but you can always check out the Archives, relive the Mix Series and reminisce through the Best of features.

And much respect to the blog game, as I’ve made so many great friends and memories, all thanks to Hot Biscuits. Damn. Lastly, and most obviously, thank you to all of the 3,000,000+ people who have tuned in over the past six years, you have made this experience an amazing one.

xoxo,
Kyle
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Stacey Pullen, Red Bull Music Academy Stage [+]

Tommy Four Seven, Underground Stage [+]

???, Made In Detroit Stage [+]

In order of most enjoyed sets, my blood alcohol level being pretty consistent with selections. Obviously not all of these are the actual sets from Movement 2013, but the sentiment is the same.

Anyway, Stacey Pullen following Audion on the Red Bull stage was heaven; good people and good tunes all around. Soul Clap was 1000% pure feel-good vibes at Beatport, perfect weather too. Steffi was great at the Underground stage, a beautiful setting for her brand of Techno. Maetrik, although he had the worst weather, powered through an otherwise enjoyable set. I only caught a couple of tracks walking by Erika at the Made In Detroit stage, but she sounded legit. Overall, Movement 2013 was another great year in the books.

Soul Clap, Beatport Stage [+]

Maceo Plex, Beatport Stage [+]

On a separate note, the drive from Chicago is about five hours each way so having a stable of mixes is essential (pun). Here are a couple that my buddies and I scrolled while commuting to and from Detroit.

Until next year, which can’t come soon enough…

It seems like everyone is going for that super boring, rampant high-hat sound lately, but leave it to Doc Daneeka and Benjamin Damage to do it correctly.
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Very vibey vibes from the man/ myth/ legend Mano Le Tough.
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I got a great post-Movement comedown tune from Ken & Ryu. Full Movement recap to come, what a great year.
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Epic use of TLC’s classic “No Scrubs“. Let us not forget the rebuttal from Sporty Thieves aptly titled “No Pigeons“.
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Hot fire off of Pro Era’s 2012 aPROcalypse mixtape, solid production from Statik Selektah too.
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This morning at the office I caught myself saying “the ice machine is broke?” which triggered a cue in my brain to start playing Rommek’s “Broken Drums“, a Best of 2012 tune. Super cool story.
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Talk to me about p4k 7.4‘s. Good kid.
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Emotional feelings by way of collaboration. Nature. Science.
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Shout out New York based producer Jimmy Q for pairing up with Marvin Gaye’s “Too Busy Thinking About You”.
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I’m feeling this freebie from Andy After Dark, a Costa Mesa based House producer. “Filthy Fun” is definitely true to its name, it’s just a good vibe.
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My body is sitting at my desk at work. My mind is off daydreaming about the upcoming Movement weekend.
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Cajmere and Free Magic might sound like an unlikely pairing, but goddamn, these two made one hell of a Booty House track. “Do Yo Thang”, one of several hits off Cajmere’s star-studded Too Underground For The Main Stage record, feels like something that my boy Barclay Crenshaw (Claude VonStroke… I don’t actually know him) might drop in one of his highly captivating festival sets. Keep it moving.
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Also check out “Revive“, another prime cut off of the duo’s Velo City EP.
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Not to get “all up in your tits” with this again, but the Brasstax One-Year Anniversary Party is tonight at The Whistler and you should strongly consider going. Listen to our celebratory minimix and ask yourself, “would I have fun listening to this kind of music live, in a cocktail bar, surrounded by beautiful people, drinking beautifully crafted drinks?”

See you there.

Brasstax One-Year Minimix
1. Robots Don’t Sleep – So Bad (Synkro Dub Mix)
2. Drake – Girls Love Beyonce (Savile’s No New Friends Remix)
3. Joy Orbison – Donell
4. Shlohmo ft. Jeremih – Bo Pee (Do U Right)
5. Deadboy – Geek’d Up
6. Ciara – Goodies (Kingdom Remix)
7. Jenovah – Lovers
8. Koloah – Under the Sun
9. Freddie Gibbs x Wayvee – When I Hit You Up
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Just catching up on some Vlsonn.
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This girl had me hooked with her first record Life Goes On and she’s sunk her talons in even deeper with these two tracks from her Poetry is Gone LP. Same jazzy feel, but a bit more Hip-Hop influence in the production.
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Grab a listen at Author’s new Forward Forever mix, these guys (Jack Sparrow, Ruckspin) never disappoint. I say that with full confidence as I listen to their live set from Outlook vs. Reconstrvct again (and again).
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It’s ironic that this track is called “High Art” when the art itself is inexcusably elementary. Whatever though, the collab is a great look and a great preview for The-Dream’s forthcoming LP.
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The Brasstax party at The Whistler is about to turn one and I hope that you will join us in celebration. I know everyone says this, but for real try to get there early if you’re planning on coming, the venue usually fills up by 10pm (they’re strict on the head count).

Lastly, as always, thank you for the continued support and fun times.

Saturday, May 11 @ The Whistler:
Heskey
Brasstax DJs (Bizzies b2b Guidry)
Hey Cliché (visuals)
10pm / Free / RSVP
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Savile remixing Drake is almost too much for my brain to handle.
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Hey Joy, you think you’ll be available to play at my wedding/ divorce hearing?
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Let’s talk about buying 24 Pears and what sort of recipes we could complete with them.
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I was wrong about Riff Raff the whole time.
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I’m always up for a weird tune and this !K7 Records single skews toward just that. Berlin-based Brandt Brauer Frick pairs up with Jamie Lidell, only to get remixed by fellow Germanic duo Mouse on Mars. Get a listen to “Broken Pieces” above and check out Brandt’s full Miami release over on the !K7 site.
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It’s never a bad time for some Hip-Hop instrumentals.
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First take note of my awesome wordplay in the title, then grab a listen and a free download of Anna Lunoe’s feel-good, piano-driven remix for AC Slater and Nina Sky.
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VonStroke likes going in different directions, such as this dubby collaboration with 6 Stroke which can be found on his Dirtybird Players, Volume 2 compilation. Also, his new Back To The Island mix, where I heard this.
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Why didn’t this collaboration happen sooner? It seems so logical.
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More dreary weather in Chicago. Lovely.
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Nancy Whang is my destiny. And I pulled this from Kid Color‘s new mix for Soundfuse, check it out.
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Shout out James Hoste (Manager to Edit Murphy, Ghosts Of Venice, Hidden Cat, Screendeath) for passing along this ultra pure Summer vibe by Screen Death. Better late than never, right?
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It seems like everything Michael Maleki aka Kodak to Graph makes is just beautiful. Gainesville stand up.
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You know what, I’ll be damned if I’m going to let a rainy, overcast day get me down. *Cues “Nobody Else” by Contakt*.
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Look to these Vondelpark tunes to perfectly soundtrack a rainy day. The R&S Records duo out of London hit the original with some chillwave goods and Happa drives it home on the Blawan-esque tip.
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Congrats to my boy Decibel for the massive Skanks EP, out now on Four40 Records. The original mix, which features vocal support from Flowdan, falls right in line with his signature blend of Bass, Garage and House. Enjoy a housier rework from Hybrid Theory and a downright filthy revamp by ENiGMA Dubz.
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Enjoy this free download from the prince of everything, Drake feat. Drake feat. Fauntleroy.
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Shout out to Britain based Crvvcks for producing the chillest production ever produced.
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Portland based producer Lucas Cook is something like a stripped down James Blake track with some Aphex Twin scraps mixed in. It’s really a fascinating style of tunage.
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Sepalcure aka Praveen and Machinedrum know how to throw a vibe together.
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Angolans rapping over Angolan-produced beats. I have no idea what’s being said, but it seems legitimate.
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65º outside in Chicago? Let’s get it poppin’.
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This is a pretty good look from the LA-based producer Parcel, a remix of Kleerup that reminds me of, and how much I miss, Lykke Li. Where is she? What is she doing? I hope she is well.
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I used to get super emotional to this Reflekt (Seb Fontaine, Jay Peake) track back in the day.
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Everyone over at Majestic Casual knows what they’re doing, as everything they share is amazing.
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“Suddenly you’re hit, in other words, but you don’t yet know if that feeling is joy, anxiety, frustration, or terror– you’re only aware that something’s there, and you try to freeze it, to examine it more closely, instead of simply slotting it in a category and moving on. – Eric Harvey, reviewing Overgrown by James Blake

That’s probably the most insightful thing I’ve ever read on Pitchfork. Buy this record.
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Another laid back Sunday soundtrack from Florida’s Telescope Thieves. Grab a listen to his new “XY” single above and check out “Symmetry” if you missed it the frist time around.
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New goodness from L-Vis 1990 and the ever-evolving Night Slugs. From art direction to production, the London-rooted crew are taste-making on just about every medium they touch. Respect.
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Healthy Garage vibes from Seattle-based Fingerflexor.
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