Beat Cute
DJ Kindbud gives us a track-by-track taste of his debut album Dead Beat City.
November 13, 2013
Those of us who frequent The Cock at 2am are already familiar with Buddy Gass, a.k.a. DJ Kindbud. He’s been spinning at that infamous dive, as well as other parties throughout Manhattan—like Ladyfag’s ElevenEleven, Westgay’s backroom and DJ Sammy Jo’s Basura at Atlas Social Club—for years now. But this week, Gass is set to unleash a whole new incarnation, releasing his first full-length album, Dead Beat City, as Kindbud on DJ Gomi’s NYC-based label, Gomination Records. The 13 house and hip-hop tracks—including four new remixes—feature collaborations with Gomi, Adam Joseph, Josh Sparber and Mikey Fuentes.
We got Kindbud to give us a little track-by-track introduction to the album, sharing insights and behind-the-scenes tidbits from each song.
1. “House Music (Better than Sex)”
“The lead single from the album. Pretty self-explanatory from the title. It’s the only original track on the album that’s not produced by me. I went with Adam Joseph’s remix here simply because it’s major and it opens the album perfectly.”
2. “I Love Barcelona”
“The second single from the album. This is a tribute to my old stomping ground. I spent the bulk of my 20s in Barcelona, Spain, from 2000–2008.”
3. “I Am The DJ Pt. II”
“This is a sequel to my first NYC-based single, ‘I Am the DJ.’ This time around I read everyone at the club, not just the bartender as I did in the original.”
4. “The Remix Is Dead”
“The third single from the album. This is my social commentary on the state of the remix in today’s music and how it is being killed by mainstream club-ready pop music.”
5. “Bitch Please”
“This is one of the first songs I ever made while still living in Spain. It’s the only non-house track on the album. It’s a hip-hop track heavily influenced by the shit-talking tracks I grew up on by such artists as The Fugees, Notorious BIG and Missy Elliott.”
6. “Never Real”
“A more personal song about my reflections on a past relationship and how my view of it has changed in retrospect.”
7. “Don’t Touch Me”
“The fourth single from the album, and also my first production collaboration with DJ Gomi. I wanted to write a song that speaks to the people at the club that are there to dance and not be touched.”
8. “Too Much Love 4 U”
“Another more personal track about unrequited love. I wanted the title to be reminiscent of Sinead O’Connor’s [Prince cover] ‘Nothing Compares 2 U.’”
9. “Not My Type”
“Co-produced with David Ohana, a fun and cunty way to end the album that takes on the subject of one-night stands. ‘You are not my type, but you can fuck me tonight.’”
10. “The Remix Is Dead (Chad Jack Remix)”
“The version we used for the epic music video.”
11. “House Music (Better than Sex) (David Ohana Big Room Club Remix)”
“Like it says, this remix is very big room and Bingo Players-esque.”
12. “I Love Barcelona (Adrian Michaels Remix)”
“A super-fun club remix with a Middle Eastern/Bollywood realness feel.”
13. “Don’t Touch Me (Donkey Remix)”
“The production team of Josh Sparber and Mikey Fuentes giving you minimal ballroom tech house to close it out.”
Dead Beat City is available Nov 19 on Beatport.com. Visit kindbudmusic.com for more info.
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