We’re taking our 15th anniversary to the city of Angels, where it’s been more than 5 years since our last FG event. Hudson Mohawke is going B2b with A-Trak, along with performances by Baauer, Naeem, Shallowhalo, Club Eat, and Franki Chan + more. A party for the ages at the brand new Bellwether.
Offering a glimpse into the dynamic, genre-fluid sounds of his upcoming project, ‘Milk & Honey’ and ‘Light’ are a compelling pairing. ‘Milk & Honey’ is soft and earthy, blending The Last Skeptik’s minimalist hip-hop approach with Muzi’s magnetic production. Its companion, ‘Light’, flaunts Muzi’s spirited house inclinations. Rolling percussion, shiny synths and groovy basslines lay a charismatic backdrop for Muzi’s soulful vocals as he smoothly transitions between English and Zulu.
Our most recent show at Public Records had an unmatched energy. Thank you to the entire Fool’s Gold family that showed up to support our second installment of the FG15 residency at Public Records. If you missed out on the fun, look out for one more show coming this fall.
There is an eerie familiarity to “DEAD RIGHT,” apparent from the first seconds that you hear it. The psych guitars and dusty breakbeats lure you into a zone, until you realize you’re in a whole new place hearing a novel voice. Frank Leone is a self-produced multidisciplinary artist from the woods South of Chicago.
“eMtunzini” is a vibrant dancefloor jam with lush, layered vocals that invite you (in both English and Zulu!) on a sun soaked car ride down the coast near Muzi’s hometown. An instant daydream.
We laughed. We danced. We wore some outfits that should certainly be left in 2009, but most importantly we shut it down. Peep the recap of FG15 at Webster Hall, and catch us at our upcoming events this summer.
Created on an old Akai S3000XL sampler, a Tascam Portastudio recorder and a small handful of junky machines, 1-800-SUC-CESS is raw and spontaneous, assembled like a mixtape with tape hiss and surrealist interludes.
Baltimore native Life on Planets stepped up to the plate and hit it out the park with his Fool’s Gold debut, FEELS INTL. This four track EP will have you ready to jet set all over the world with some pep in your step.
Critically acclaimed English producer Redinho is making his Fool’s Gold debut with the zany 1-800-SUC-CESS, a project made entirely with a few old (broken) synths and drum machines recorded to tape and filled with hilarious infomercial interludes. Check out the first single “Gobsmacked” and stay tuned for the album coming June 16th!
Ahead of the June 7th release of his FEELS INTL EP, multi-instrumentalist, producer and vocalist Life on Planets blesses the good people of earth with “No One’s House.” The official anthem of turning down an afterparty, this song is a must have for your summer sets
This was literally a movie. We kicked off our 15th anniversary celebrations with a wild party at Georgia Room. Shout out to everyone who came out; the performers Chucky73, Cash Cobain, Bouba Savage, and bktherula; and all the DJs who held it down.
There’s a pulsating groove that oozes out of “Feel So High”, the first collaboration between rising UK producer Austin Ato and electrifying NYC vocalist Fiorious. It’s a house earworm that feels like Yazoo, Adonis, and Romanthony at a vogue ball.
Philadelphia native OddKidOut wowed the Fool’s Gold family when he won last Fall’s Goldie Awards beat battle, but he’s not new to the beat-making community. He’s been turning heads for years now, thanks to jaw-dropping performance videos on his Native Instruments Maschine as well as original releases on OWSLA and Monstercat. On GOLDIE, his debut EP with Fool’s Gold, the focus is on mind-melting beats.
It started with a DJ blend. A-Trak was revisiting Goodie Mob’s classic first album Soul Food and was touched by Cee-Lo’s spiritual vocals on the intro. It sparked an idea: speeding them up and throwing them over a house beat. And just like that, “Free” was born.
Nearly a year later, Palmistry enlists a robust cast of producers to create a remix EP of some wyrdo’s standout tracks. The first remix and single, “fk a deal (Nikki Nair Remix),” is produced by DJ Mag’s 2022 Breakthrough Producer winner, Nikki Nair, who transforms the track into a bass heavy, breakbeat anthem that is already electrifying crowds. Also on the EP is West Philadelphia producer Matthew Law; Fool’s Gold family High Klassified and Chris Crack; and Palmistry’s close friend, UK-based producer, Kamixlo. From hip-hop to bass, there’s a remix for everyone.
On his Fool’s Gold debut, Bruno serves up an energetic anthem fueled by Todd Terry-esque piano stabs and a sassy vocal from Medusa. Get ready to hear this everywhere.
Back with another batch of SP1200 gritty tracks! Trizzy’s been getting busy on the ol’ drum machine, serving you the rawest of the raw cut-ups. 4 chunky 12-bit numbers, no frills, just that raw house groove. Keep an eye out for the rest of the 10 Seconds series!
This is the stuff DJ dreams are made of. When A-Trak released his 10 Seconds Vol. 1 EP, a project made entirely on the SP1200 drum machine, French legends Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon were immediately drawn to it. Of course those two are no strangers to that sampler. The Daft Punk and Stardust affiliates made many of their early-2000s classics on the SP. Braxe + Falcon were in the middle of releasing their own (fantastic) collaborative project, too. A conversation started, stems were exchanged, and within a few days this incredibly funky remix landed in Trizzy’s inbox. The French Touch is alive and well!
Hot off his 10 Seconds, Vol. 1 EP, veteran DJ hero A-Trak teams up with Glasgow duo Illyus & Barrientos (Toolroom, Ultra) for a juiced up house anthem with classic diva vocals. Powered by a driving bassline, “Together At Last” will send you straight to the gym or to the dancefloor, depending on the time of day that you listen. Get ready to sweat.
At the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, A-Trak had a musical epiphany. Stuck at home experimenting, he remembered he had a broken E-Mu SP1200 in storage that he’d been meaning to fix for over 10 years. The result is 10 Seconds Vol. 1, a two-part EP of uptempo head-nodders, stripped down and named after the notoriously short sample time of his new toy. Best served dirty and loud.
