FRESH!
Here are a few things that we here at Sarcastic find, well... fresh!






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This month's iD magazine has a spotlight on our homies
Eric D & Thomas the Mammal -- and their infamous NYC
Rub N Tug parties. iD doesn't mention it, but Eric is wearing
the Sarcastic "Love" shirt. Click image to see larger version
of the page, click here to read the text of the article.






THOMAS & ERIC Rub n Tug volume 1 (aNYthing)

aNYthing just released this promo cd, it's a live mix from
Thomas & Eric's NY party, Rub n Tug. Listen for the rough
and rugged styles. Check out the dual Sarcastic shirts in the
tray artwork. Make it nice, keep it nasty.

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HOW & WHY? Cruising 12" (Rong, rong02)
| listen to B1 Original mix


HOW & WHY? re-edits 12" (Rong promo, rpr00)
| listen to A1 #9 / A2 #5 / B1 Dance!

We recently got these promos from Eric Duncan, on the newly formed Rong label out of NY. Rong is Ben Cook (Deep Fuzz, Triangle Orchestra) and DJ Spun (SF expatriate, now NY resident).

Both the records above were put together by How & Why? –-- a team-up of Spun and Eric (who is known for co-hosting the now-infamous NYC Rub & Tug loft parties).

The re-edits 12" is a strictly promotional item, so be on the lookout for it.

The Cruising 12" is the 2nd release on Rong. This time around, H&W? had help from Daniel Wang on keys and Steven Hall on guitar (avant-garde dude who played with Arthur Russell). Additional production from Olivier Spencer (Crack & Speed, Mr. Negative). There's also a remix from Rong's Ben Cook & Corey Black (Triangle Orch). Check it out!

Thanks to Eric D and Spun for hooking us up.






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Force Of Nature (KZA & Kent) are featured in this month's issue
of iD magazine. It doesn't say on the magazine page, but Kent
is wearing the Sarcastic Woolworth coat and KZA is wearing leather
from A Bathing Ape. Click image to see larger version of the scan,
click here to read the text of the article.






KZA Clock Work Pimpin' mix cd

Sir KZA is back on the wheels with a mix made only out
of doubled up12"es. Disco, rock, funk breaks and more
keep the party moving. Get madd and mo' kinky, just slipp
with him! Awaken the libido.

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DJ KENT mix from Portable Disqo (Collaboratory 1st
exhibition pac) 2cd

The RMN keeps cranking them out! This time around,
DJ Kent (Force of Nature) is dropping a mid-tempo mix
of JAMS on one disc of a 2cd set that's shared with
Sly Mongoose (who Kent has remixed as well). Mongoose's
mix is nice rocksteady and early reggae, but we're only
putting Kent's mix up because we jock him.

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KZA Electro Binoculars mix cd

KZA has returned with this mastermix of classic and
unknown electro, for those who love 808s and
vocoders. "This is the freshest cd I ever own."

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Billy Valdes ollie

Break time on the corner near Sarcastic Studios.
This is a Quicktime streaming movie, so it may take
a second if you're on a slow connection.

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KZA The Disco Rarities mix cd

The Spinning Meanmachine KZA from Force of Nature
drops his latest mix cd. Late 70s underground disco
and rare early hip-hop. "Support the defend the disco
movement!" Be on the lookout for KZA's "Electro
Binoculars" mix coming soon. It will damage you!

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DJ SHADOW "Right Thing [Tokio Ghetto Tech remix]"

Acid house/electro styled mix done by KZA (Force of Nature),
Available on the Japanese only The Private Repress ep.

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