Flamin’ Hotz

Who knew Tigger fell out of grace and is staging a come back as a hardcore gangsta tiger straight bouncing fools with a bat.

Tigger will bounce you….

Lucikly all my cats are also down with tigger.

Yo guess who just got laced with the Curtis Vodka EP? Yeah that’s right this is 611 Records and we sold out of Sou Funk (FHZ001) so fast they doubled their order and then ordered the Curtis Vodka release too. Those are selling so well that they are the number 2 and number 3 best seller in the store. Holla. Yeah son we push units, out da trunk.

Yo so the other great thing about this pic is that my boy Tim Baker is pick number 4 on the 611 list with that OVUM release. Tim Baker is the shit representing for the Detroit Techno scene like it ain’t no problem. Yeah that’s right that EP ain’t got no vocals on it. Man that dude has the illest polo sweater game I have ever seen. I was hanging out with him in Union Pier, Michigan and we went from playing croquet to feigning interest in badminton to going down to the beach in like an hour all with his polo sweater tied around neck and those ivory white shoes. Killer dude. He owns a label too called Elphanthaus (no black eye peado) but some how has never put out an EP on his own label. I also once tried to convince him to make electro beats with me on the 303 while juiced in it after partying all night and seeing him at sonotech. Oh yeah I also dj’d for him at the after party were I found out I was really not cool since I worked at Budget and everyone around me owned galleries, was a superstar international dj that just came back from European raves or owned their own home. That morning was a sobering experience while I watched the sunrise on my sister’s house still banged out of my mind thinking about how I too one day will own my own condo in a gentrifying area of Chicago… Tim Baker thanks for also djing my sisters 30^th birthday party in New York.

DJ Deluxxx warmed up the spot with a wide range of music to get the crowd going. Although Curtis did not have his usual set up of CDJs, he was able to put in an excellent set using Deluxxx’s Appletop and Serato ranging from old school Snoop to his usual mix of Baltimore club, including Shoulder Lean, and juke. The dance floor was crazy as the girls juked it about. Shout out to Purple Crush for her popping. Shout out to the over 40 group of about 10 people who were celebrating the birthday of one of their coworkers. Check out Curtis October 6th at Pop Montreal then on tour with Purple Crush in October and November. Check out the rest of the photos here.

Yo, this is Casi G, and I am so happy right now. I straight took the pin out of my chair at my office so I can officially lean all the way back. Oh snap I almost fell out of my chair I am so happy (plus I am listening to this new Cira, Jazzypha sampling Kraftwerk forever). You know why I am so happy, Curtis Vodka’s Yeti Bounce is the number one seller at TTL. You know what else? We have just finalized a lot of the tracks on Flamin Hotz 003. Oh snap, you know what else I have finally been able to move a bunch of records out of my hallway so you should be seeing this record in a store near you. If not email me and I will sort you out.

So thank you to everyone who has bought our record, booked our artists, and has supported Flamin Hotz. Big things to come in the next months and we will be getting that heat in your hands just that soon.

So I know people need some more Funk Carioca in their life and we gots that straight heat. Our boy Greg over at Beat Dispora has just come back from a summer down in Rio and he basically A&R’d a whole record for us so look for tha heat soon. He hipped us to this new podcast and this will tide you over for now so Get it here.

Oh Snap Turn Table Lab is lovin some Flamin Hotz right about now.

Turn Table Lab said:

(#7 on the hottest sellers chart)

The only thing I know about Curtis Vodka is that he posts on the hollerboard and they reviewed his mix cd in the Fader (which we never got, Curtis if you read this, we’re interested), but this guy has put out a ridiculous record of b-more influenced edits (right here) so I had to do a little investigation. And the kid is from freaking Anchorage Alaska! That wouldn’t really mean much if the tracks here weren’t so badass. If you like those kind of emo Baltimore cuts like “Girlfriend / Boyfriend,” you just found your new favorite shit right here. Curtis does these things so properly with mellow keyboards laid on top of the standard drum breaks, the exact right amount of vocals and all the little things that put them above a simple mash up. Enough of pandering though, check the sound on his mix of Cassie’s “Me and You(1).” Shit bumps. And the hip hop remixes are so on point, check “Shoulder Bounce(2)” and “Mary Jane(3);” just drawing on that southern smoke with codeine keys and choppy “Sing Sing” beats to keep your brain moving. Shits like a fucking speedball son! I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t kept up with my Omarions and Chris Browns so I’m not sure who the singer is on “Hey Girl(4),” but that might be the most addictive joint on here. Bonus track is a remix of the OG “Diamonds Are Forever(5).” So soulstrut has their outlet in the Melting Pot label, and now the hollerboard has theirs with Flamin Hotz, is that it? Bring in on, message board peoples got talent.

Also look out Pop Monteral I think CV is going to be making a guest DJ spot. more details as they come together.

                                    

 

Our man Curtis Vodka recently got back from a tour through Sweden and Denmark. During the tour he played at a number of clubs (you can listen here), had in store appearances and was interviewed on TV about MySpace. You can check out some pictures from one of the parties here. As soon as we can find the video clip we’ll be sure to let you know.

Curtis Vodka’s record Yeti Bounce is currently available in Philly at Armands and Sound of Market. Turntable Lab has picked it up and will be in stock soon and in Chicago you can get it at Gramaphone Records. We’re making some major moves so you expect it to be in your favorite local store soon.

Alaskan born Curtis Vodka has been hitting the mixtape game for awhile now, blowin up blogs and Myspace. Finally we were able to track Curtis down and get him to release a solid EP of Baltimore breakbeat influenced tracks. Already club tested in Scandinavia, this EP is a crowd pleaser that brings intimate club music sound to any party. Listen to the 5 tracks here and buy it now: http://flaminhotz.com/yetibounce.html

So we finally got this from the shipper and that extra money we spent on the covers are out of this world. This is looking real nice.

If you need information on international ordering or would like to order more than 2 please email us at FlaminHotzRecords@gmail.com and we will sort you out right. FHZ001 “Sou Funk Ep” is still avialble for sale in limted numbers.

We are really excited about this release and the fact that people are still excited about vinyl records in general. We will be expanding our website soon with bios and information about what we want to do at Flamin Hotz so please check back often. Flamin Hotz 003 already in the works.

Pick up Yeti Bounce now for $10 with US shipping or get doubles for $16.

Peace,

Flamin Hotz Family

Oh snap, Curtis Vodka’s break out EP was already suppose to be in your hands. Don’t blame us, we are just as surprised. We got the test presses in the mail and whoops they forgot a song. Those freakin manics! So we had to wait another two weeks for the next presses and they are killer so last Friday we told them to start pressing so that means we should pick it up some time this week. Seriously, so hold tight its coming because as soon as we get the call we’ll be driving to the plant to pick them up.

In other news we are currently researching our next release and looking for tracks. So if you got some or know some one then hit us up. Also look for a possible Flamin Hotz DVD megamix with our good friend System D128. He has been working hard over at White Label TV but I think he is ready for his own solo project.

So there will be a lot of other changes soon with the site and some more links and stuff to make it look snappy. So if you want to help out with that it would be great. Otherwise keep spinning our tracks. We love that.

On the heels of the Sou Funk EP will be Curtis Vodka’s debut EP Yeti Bounce. Yeti will feature 5 original remixes from the great white north and Mr. Curtis Vodka. Listen to audio samples and read more here.