DJ Enki

Wow, have I been slacking on the updates! My apologies. I’m back with something serious, though: A brand new mix that is a musical tribute to ham, pork, and the king of all foods, bacon. It’s called “Bacon the Funk,” and you can get the full tracklist and stream it and/or download it over at Mixcrate.com. You can also download it right here. I’m really happy with how this mix came out, and the response has been great–it’s even getting foodie props! Big ups to all the swine eaters out there!

So check this out: Come New Year’s Eve, instead of my usual schtick of staying home and avoiding the craziness, I’ve got something much more fun planned: Opening up for the godfather himself, Afrika Bambaataa, at Club 6! Oh, it’s going down like that! This party is no joke–all three rooms at the club are gonna be crackin’. Besides Bam, you’ve also got Zion I in the house, Radioactive, K-Flay, Distortion 2 Static, and all sorts of heavy hitters. This is serious business right here, and if you’re in the Bay for NYE, you really need to be at this party. You can catch all the details and buy tickets right here at this Going.com page.

Once again it’s on! The homie Konnect from Goldsweat got at me again to come rock that tremendous party he and his crew put on. I had a freakin’ blast at this joint the last time I played it and have been chomping at the bit to get to rock it again. Well, that time has finally come, so you know I’m gonna throw down hard on this one. I’ve got the disco, I’ve got the Miami bass, I’ve got the electro, and I’ve got some serious OG Baltimore club to drop on y’all. If you’re in the Bay this weekend, you do not wanna miss out on this–it is big things for sure. (For those curious, I’m doing the midnight-1am slot.) Here’s the Facebook event page, and here’s the rundown

Saturday, December 12

Triple Crown (1760 Market St., San Francisco)
9pm-2am
$5
Sticky K (GoldSweat/Dubsided)
DJ Enki (Oakland Faders/The Citizenz/Lower Hater)
Foniks (5Signs / GoldSweat / Los Angeles, CA)
Just Loco (GoldSweat / Sweded)

Hope to see y’all there!

To my Canadians: Get ready, because I’m coming to your country! Thanks to my peoples DJ Frame and the legendary Team Canada, I’m going to be doing the do in Ottawa and Montreal next week. It’s a whirlwind tour–four gigs in four days–and I am really excited about it. I’m on some Bar-Kays steez–let’s have some fun! Here’s a rundown of the gigs:

Thursday, November 26

The Brig Pub (23 York St., Ottawa)
DJ Frame & DJ Enki

Friday, November 27

Ritual Nightclub (137 Besserer St., Ottawa)
DJ Frame
Young Mace (Obie Trice/D12)
DJ Enki

Saturday, November 28

GRIND! Babylon Nightclub (317 Bank St., Ottawa)
DJ Frame & DJ Enki on 4 turntables all night (this party is gonna be mega, y’all)
Party starts at 11pm, $7 cover

Sunday, November 29

Banana Split Sunday at Blue Dog Lounge (3958 St Laurent Blvd., Montreal)
DJ Frame & DJ Enki join Team Canada at their legendary weekly party (this one is really big things)

I’ll get up all the cover charge/gig times in the near future, but for now, if you’re gonna be in town, save the dates! This is my first time playing in both of these cities, and I’m looking to do it up right. Hope to see some familiar faces out there!

Yes, at long last, it is finally here: “Break It Down,” my first-ever breaks mix. It’s a trip through the best bits and pieces from my record collection, or, as the cover blurb says, “This mix is 45 minutes of breaks, beats, loops and snippets (taken strictly off of original-pressing vinyl, in case you care about that sort of thing) all arranged in a compositional, half DJing, half beatmaking style.”

I’m really proud of this one. It took a lot of time and effort to have it sounding like I wanted it to sound–layered, complex, but easy to listen to. I think it came out pretty well.

You can listen to a sample snippet right here, and you can listen to another sample snippet right here so you can get a sense of the style of this mix. If you’re ready to buy, you can cop it right here from the fine folks at The Giant Peach, or just drop me a line. I’ll be putting this thing in the finer Bay Area record stores this weekend, and it should be available through some other websites soon.

Check it out–and thanks for the support.

So a little while back, my stromie Raashan Ahmad (of Crown City Rockers fame) asked me for some beats for a project he was working on. I, of course, jumped at the opportunity and sent him some. He picked one, laid some fantastic vocals, I did some scratching for the hook, and a dope new cut was born.

Finally, I can share this dope new cut with y’all.

Raashan’s entire project, called Soul Power, can be heard right here (and I do suggest you check out the whole thing). The song I produced is called “Cornbread,” and you can listen to it right here. It’s been getting a really good response thus far, and I must say, I’m pretty proud of it. Check it out and enjoy!