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DJ Me DJ You

Simplemachinerock

Emperor Norton

At first, I thought this sounded suspiciously like Sukia – it features that seamy, sample-heavy sound that makes me think of grainy belly dancer porn films. Sure enough, DJ Me DJ You is cored around Craig Borrell and Ross Harris (both with Sukia), with a rotating cast of guests. This five-song EP has a lot of groove, Indian sounds and samples, and heavy, heavy production, and sounds like the house band for an opium den discotheque. Positively trance-inducing.

Emperor Norton Records, 102 Robinson St., Los Angeles, CA 90026; http://www.emperornorton.com


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