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Saturday, August 22, 2015 Y 10:30 PM
This mixtape was inspired by my trip to Mexico City. I think that had I known as much as I do now I would have been on my back and onstage way more often. I feel like for the first time in my life I felt like I was in love with my youth, with life, and with everything! In many ways being there has helped me grow and expand my own views... if you will it was my genesis.
From vogue-ing at Patrick Miller's, to dancing all night, to pulque, to cruising and being felt up on the metro, to being arrested at gay pride, to going to a rave at La Roma -- this tape serves up some of the sounds, and feelings, that I experienced in el DF. There are also some of the most popular songs that were playing all over the streets and trains included in this tape.
p.s when white people visit brown cities/countries suddenly they are cool but when brown people go to brown cities/countries they're just going to their homeland -- wtf.
p.p.s I can't wait to go back, I can't wait to feel alive all over again.
p.p.p.s seriously that taxi song had me losing my shit every time it came on. At Cabaret Tito Punto Y Aparte in La Zona Rosa (10 peso beers from 4-6 pm) I would always dance onstage and when that song came on I was literally using the rails and putting on soft-core porn up there. Even at Chris Owens in NOLA I felt the holy spirit come inside of me, I lost my shit.
Tracklist:
Roobie Breastnut - Stick It In
Ritualz - Eye (ft. How I Quit Crack)
SA 42 -Dead Is Calling
Master Genius - Let's Break (El Pajaro Loco)
Click - Duri Duri (Baila Baila)
Las Manos Quietas - Carlos Perez
Fanny Lu - Celos
Los Papis Ra7 & Janeth Guadalupe - Estupido
Sonido Pancho - Quisiera Regresar A Ti
Yellowman - Strong Me Strong
El Taxi - Pitbull Feat. Osmani García & Sensato
Labels: DF, mixtape, monamiejorge, monamiejorge†apes 0 comments Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Y 10:01 PM
I made a mixtape, of which I actually DJ'd parts of it in New Orleans, and you can download it nowwwwwww. It was supposed to be a project for something else but oh well.
Tracklist: Chaka Khan/ Lady Bump - Ain't Nobody (Bumps Aint Nobody Keepin It Real Edit) Madonna/ Inus - Holiday (Concept Remix) Tullio De Piscopo - Stop Bajon The Supremes/ Melo RYZH - My World Is Empty Without You (Drop Out Orchestra Remix) Madonna - Erotica (William Orbit 12'') Paula Abdul - Vibeology (Hurley's House Mix) Lori & The Chameleons - Touch (Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix) Donna Summer/ erofang - I Feel Love (edit Based On Patrick Cowley Mega Mix) Grace Jones - Feel Up (Danny Tenaglia Mix) Labels: free download, mixtape, monamiejorge†apes 0 comments Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Y 12:41 AM
Hey y'all! I'm in Mexico! Yes, for two months, or so, I think. I'm not sure of anything. I feel like i'm here partially as vacation, partially for work, and partially for some well needed rehab. I've spent some days not doing much of anything and it feels so strange because I'm not one to just sit around. But I've had such a long year and I really have not had any time to be able to sit down and digest what exactly happened. So here is a bit of a rundown of what's been going on as well as upcoming things.
So like I said I'm here in Mexico and I'm working on a new photo-doc series. I have a brief idea about what it's about but I'm going to wait until I get back to the states to figure out what it's all about. You can see pics of my travels on my insta (@monamiejorge)
I recorded a new album, Waco, inspired by the events that occurred in Waco, TX. I was super inspired after I got back from Texas and Patsy Cline and everything that was going on. So I recorded it.
I DJ'd in NOLA and I'm looking for more opportunities to do that while I'm around. So please holler at me :)
I released TransTRAX on May 6 and here is some of the write-ups that it has received. Typically I post a separate page about what inspired me and the like but I think Beatport said it best.
Also a couple months ago the Chicago Cultural Institute contacted us about this new exhibition they were going to be doing about house music. As y'all know that has been one of my main goals since I began working with Trax. And I was super excited. Unfortunately our involvement basically ended after I submitted a ton of photographs and things they could have used in the exhibition. BUT later we ended up sending more artifacts that Rachael arranged to be in there. So because I'm here in Mexico I was not able to go to the opening VIP party or the concert in Millennium Park but I'm super happy to be seeing that the city is finally recognizing house. There's going to be a ton of event in the summer related to the exhibition so I hope to be back to be able to see the exhibition as well as hopefully attend some more event. Below are thing I wrote on FB and the official flyer for the exhibition.
Speaking of exhibitions, we're having (WEARE18) in Lithuania! I wrote a story in a Chinese buffet and then BF printed them and they are going to be shown side by side with a video of me cooked up. I'll post the full story laterrrrr. https://www.facebook.com/events/495321497281532/
And I think that is all for now. I'm just relaxing and taking it easy. I'm also coordinating some other music projects and as usual I don't announce anything until it's finalized. I'll keep in touchhhhhh, xoxoxoxoxoxo - me
Labels: mexico, music, photo doc, travels, trax records, WEARE18 0 comments Sunday, May 3, 2015 Y 11:59 AM
I've been falling asleep at 7 like a lot lately. I feel like I have no energies left anymore sometimes when I come home, and it's weird. But I was talking to Brad and he was telling me that people just have varying different levels of energy and I think that's true, but I'm just running on empty as of late. So I forgot to post these when I made them, but that's okay because now I can report on feedback too. So I made both of them and then they were both premiered through Discobelle. But we've honestly gotten such nice feedback on our new EP it's nice. Hudson Mohawke, who produced some tracks on YEEZUS, liked, and so had Manfredas (he used "Better Off Alone" to open up his podcast for Relish), and more. I'll post screenshots on the bottom.
Labels: accept it, better off alone, boyfriend, monamiejorge, WEARE18 0 comments Sunday, March 15, 2015 Y 9:14 PM I wrote pretty much all this material over a year ago when I was feeling like no one in this world could ever give in to being with something like me. It was a time when the wind blew and I stood outside holding my mouth open to catch anything that came in. It's like that time was something where part of my being had given up. But I'm happy not to feel like that anymore, at least not today. I'm not an easy person, not because I'm difficult, but because.... well, yeah. Discobelle premiered our new video for "Better Off Alone" too.
I remember finally listening to the first edit for our "Heartbeats" remix on the Staten Island Ferry as we were passing right through the Statue of Liberty. John and I were coming back from a long day in the city headed back home. Now I'm here at home needed to go clean and walk the dogs.
"3" is going to be out everywhere tomorrow including iTunes and Spotify.
Labels: 3, boyfriend, discobelle, jorge cruz, monamiejorge, the knife, WEARE18 0 comments Saturday, March 14, 2015 Y 6:30 PM I think what I'm trying to preserve is the most amazing and most beautiful time that I've ever spent with anybody. The connection that grew out of an actual realness, one that I'll never forget and one that I don't want to forget either. In the beginning I was just trying to make sense of what occurred and why and today, like last Sunday when we met, I completely understood why. Nothing I could have been, said or done, would have ever been enough for this person because they were not ready for anything I (or anyone had to offer them). I of course had glints of this throughout but I felt like it wasn't ever anything that was going to turn into what even eventually occurred. I tried speaking to him a week after we ended, I even put myself in a vulnerable position, and he kept giving me resentment, anguish, and bitterness towards me the whole way through. I was just looking for answers, just looking to really understand. And on Sunday when we finally had our last hoorah even then he kept talking to me as if he wanted to hurt me and break me or at least make me upset with him so I could hate him, or resent him. Possibly he was even trying to convince himself, and his ego, that placing the blame on me would absolve his own self-interest in ending what we had. But the truth is I would rather he just say that he needed to go, regardless of anything, than to keep trying to preserve what we had by putting myself in a position of hurt. I didn't want to digest some of the things he said to me on our last day, because they hurt. I was spoken to in ways not even people who despise me have ever spoken to me. I don't actually think I've ever had anyone in my life try to make me feel as low as he tried to bring me. Which he probably can't even realize or acknowledge because this is his way of running away from me, and his feelings for me. As we finished being together and experiencing each others bodies for the last time, I sensed his pain and frustrations through my spirit. I felt the glare in his eyes when I caught what used to be the look of of the one whose eyes once twinkled by something as simple as me sitting besides him. I respect having to go to figure yourself out, but I can't be in the crossfire of that process. It's not that I'm not strong enough, rather it's that we had never had that sort of treatment between us, and that's not something I want to remember him by. And I know that's not who he even is. I decided to just release myself, and me from him, today. Because I don't want to be the person he blames for at night for anything. I don't want to be the punching bag, or the excuse for someones decision. I wish he could just accept the love he has for me, and the love he had to let go. I wish he was strong enough to accept his decision without trying to make me feel like shit in order for him to rationalize it as a logical choice. He had his tumblr tracked, and pretty much saw that I would still visit it, but it wasn't for the reasons he thinks I was probably going on it for. Truth is: I love him, and will always think of him and smile ear to ear (and do) when I bring up anything we did because I harbor nothing but greatness in my heart for him. Truth is: I was going on to see how he was, and how it was going. Truth is: I've accepted that if I truly love someone that I have to let them go to let them grow even if it pains me not to be the one they come home to at night. Truth is: I miss us but I would hate to keep him if he has somewhere to go. Truth is: I miss my cats and the place that we called home. Truth is: I wish I had never heard the negative things that left his mouth. and the truth is that as much as he wishes to ascribe and jump to conclusion to the things in my heart, that I still don't hate him, nor do I want to, so I have to go. I have to go far away so he doesn't learn to hate me and abhor the very sight of the face he kissed at night. The face that just one month ago who he wanted to buy flowers for, but rather gave me some from a trash bag in Chinatown because I didn't let him buy me any because I didn't want him spending the money. I have to away to preserve the fading warmth that lingers in his heart for the person that milked his tits, or pulled his hair, or ran my face up against like a giant obnoxious wildcat. I have to go away so that he doesn't learn to trick his thoughts into thinking that all our memories were dark ones. It was one month ago that we were in NY and that I was learning that I was actually falling in love with him, the place where tonight we would have had our Valentines day dinner, where we made love in Staten Island, and where we fat girl'd about bagels. He redirected his tumblr, to my IP, to an allure website about learning how to stop stalking your ex online. But the fact that he even has been monitoring for who comes and goes shows that it's a two way street. Like I said in the car before I was about to leave him, and as our hands unheld that cold night, I will always love him and the most beautiful thing in this world is to have someone who loves you always rooting for you. And I'll always root for him, and the people around me will too. But I have to go away, not for me, but for you. I have to go away, and if you read ever this, know that I will always care about whether or not you are okay, whether or not people are treating you alright, whether or not you're eating well and whether or not my two fat cats are happy. I'll always care, and for my sake, I hope you do too. 0 comments Friday, February 27, 2015 Y 4:42 PM Se ci penso adesso vorrei fare Un'enorme cerchio rosso intorno a me Un confine per non farmi prendere Non mi serve avere gente intorno Per sentirmi dire che non parlo mai Che ne sai dei miei silenzi tu che ne sai Questa donna insopportabile Si alza sempre insieme a me Sono ancora troppo fragile Per affrontare questa vita inutile che sia Piena di tristezza Ma dopotutto mia Mi accontento quando riesco a dare L'impressione di non essere così Accusata da dover nascondermi Io vorrei tanto dire a tutti i sogni Vi ringrazio per aver vissuto in me Siete stati come figli per un re Questa donna insopportabile Vi allontanerà da lei Io sono ancora troppo fragile Per affrontare questa vita stupida che sia Stanca rattoppata, ma sopratutto mia Non perdonatemi Sono stata così dura perché l'ho deciso io Ma non ho saputo arrendermi Questo è il modo per difendermi Non preoccupatevi Se sorrido a tutto il male che mi avete fatto voi Metterò nella mia musica Ogni nota che vi giudica Sentirete prima o poi La mia canzone Dedicata a voi Non perdonatemi Sono stata così dura perché l'ho deciso io Ma non ho saputo arrendermi Questo è il modo per difendermi Non preoccupatevi Se sorrido a tutto il male che mi avete fatto voi Metterò nella mia musica Ogni nota che vi giudica Sentirete prima o poi La mia canzone Dedicata a voi 0 comments |
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