BRLSQOTHEQUE is the music-related division of Burlesque of North America. Since 2003, the Minneapolis-based Burlesque has been designing and screenprinting concert posters for Arcade Fire, Mad Decent, Stones Throw, and MGMT, creating artwork for Nike, T&A Records, and Mass Appeal Magazine, organizing the annual Dre Day parties in Minneapolis and New York, and exhibiting the artwork of their peers in their own First Amendment gallery.
In 2008, Burlesque launched their own record label, releasing a 12" EP featuring dancefloor-ready remixes from Dave Nada, Bird Peterson, Cosmo Baker, Smalltown DJs, and their own DJ Mike the 2600 King. The vinyl singles featured artwork designed by Mike and screenprinted jackets produced in-house. Picking up where that project left off, the second release was a CD collection of live performances by The Melvins. The three CDs were packaged in a screenprinted jacket featuring artwork from Burlesque's Wes Winship.
The BRLSQOTHEQUE podcast is a frequently-updated series of DJ mixes from our own cast of DJs as well as friends and fam. Expect to hear everything from hip hop to disco to funk to electro to Baltimore club and all points inbetween.
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Here are the individual mixes from the BRLSQOTHEQUE series:
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DO IT TO IT BONUS BEATS
(March 13, 2009)
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We wish we could have put out a three-sided record (real heads know the deal), but instead we'll just give you these tracks for FREE! Click above to download a .ZIP folder of five free MP3s to spin out at your next DJ set or just enjoy on your iPod or computer!
1. Blaqstarr "Hands Up Thumbs Down (Bird Peterson remix)"
2. Emynd ft. Young Chris "We Don't Give a..."
3. Wizard of Gaz "Wizard's Horns"
4. Smalltown Romeo "Necromanic"
5. Mike the 2600 King "Situation: Lockdown" |
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Jimmy 2 Times
Minnesota Love: The Official Dre Day Mix (Feb 13, 2009)
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Here's a Jimmy joke about your Mama that you might not like: We heard she tried to front on Jimmy 2 Times. Check out our main man pullin' off a hoo-ride of a mix of unforgettable Dre classics in honor of our other main man's birthday celebration. |
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Prince Klassen
My MP3s Weight a Ton (Jan 22, 2009)
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Reppin' Austin TX, Prince Klassen delivers 45 minutes of sultry-ass house music. Bangin'!
Big thanks to Adam Garcia for the cover artwork! |
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BK-One
Quick Mix Fix (Jan 5, 2009)
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Brother Ali's backing man steps into the foreground with a fast and furious mix of hip hop and disco funk bangers!
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Tendercakes & Millions Billions
I Think the Cookies Are Done (Dec 23, 2008)
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21 minutes of pre-Christmas electronic dance music tidings from Minneapolis' sisterly duo Tendercakes with accompaniment from DJ Millions Billions.
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Jeff Dubois
Street Sounds 2: Going Round In My Mind (Dec 8, 2008)
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Attitude City's Jeff Dubois brings you 50 minutes of funky and ethereal disco, house, and classic electro in preparation for the upcoming Street Sounds party!
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King Otto & Mike the 2600 King
Monster Mash Mini-Mix (Oct 28, 2008)
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Mike and Otto kick out the oldies in preparation for the annual Halloween dance party! The finest in '50s and '60s rock, pop, and R&B!
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Winship
TCMF vs TML (Oct 25, 2008)
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Uptempo electronic dance music and exciting club sounds with discos and raps and bass. Feel it.
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Wizard of Gaz
Down 4 My Haters (Oct 15, 2008)
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Big Baltimore club sounds from the one and only wizard!
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Mike the 2600 King
Street Sounds (Oct 7, 2008)
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Classic disco, late '70s funk, bongo beats, and early Chicago house music, mixed by Mike to promote the Street Sounds dance party at First Avenue!
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Winship
Black & White Ball Quick Mix (Oct 3, 2008)
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Winship live at MCAD's 7th annual Black & White Ball, spinning Bay Area slappers and serious electro blappers.
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Doug Surreal
Illegal Musical Performance (Sept 17, 2008)
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Live P.A. set from Golden Gate Park featuring Doug's spaced-out dubstep and dub reggae madness.
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DJ Grocery
St. Louis Hood Rap (Sept 3, 2008)
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Archtown's own DJ Grocery cuts up some of the latest and greatest of STL's street-approved bangers.
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Babycakes
BRLSQOTHEQUE Mix (August 12, 2008)
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The older half of sisterly DJ duo Tendercakes comes with a slick mix of uptempo electric funk and groovy blog house.
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Mark Fox is a DJ
Fog Machines and Laser Rays (August 4, 2008)
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Synth-heavy electro, 808s and handclaps from one of the Twin Cities' most slept-on DJs!
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Jimmy 2 Times
Bored and Hyper (July 14, 2008)
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Fast and funky rap, Baltimore club, juke, and more from one half of the Get Cryphy fam!
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Joe Cruse
'80s Baby (June 27, 2008)
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Super-detailed mix of '80s R&B, pop, and electro hits with tons of movie snippets and other goodies! Joe Cruse puts it down!
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Mike Cina
Minneapolis Lover(June 20, 2008)
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Miami Bass and electro classics from the mastermind behind YouWorkForThem!
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DJ Guilty Pleasures
Guilty Pleasures Mix 2 (June 16, 2008)
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GP continues to drop sonic jager bombs on all you haters who can't get past the velvet rope.
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Bitch Ass Darius
Perca-Set (May 21, 2008)
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Internationally-renowned Ghetto Tech DJ B.A.D. knocked us on our asses with this 20 minute explosion... mixed while he was drug killered the F out in recovery from a bike accident. WHOA.
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Sovietpanda
Red Bull Disco Mix (May 21, 2008)
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The star of Too Much Love mixes modern disco, synth-rock, and other uptempo dance tunes.
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Star Eyes
Quick & Nasty (May 16, 2008)
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Heavy heavy bass and beats from Trouble & Bass' leading lady straight outta NY. Killin' it.
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Jimmy 2 Times
Live From Last Word's Basement (May 13, 2008)
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Jimmy takes us into the rap corner of the rave cave.
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Mike the 2600 King
Yeaaaaah Headcrack Headcrack! (May 6, 2008)
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Funky early '90s hip hop mixed by Mike onto cassette in 2003. Features KMD, Audio Two, Stezo, Terminator X and more!
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DJ Guilty Pleasures
Guilty Pleasures Mix 1 (April 24, 2008)
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Guilty Pleasures serves up high energy dance smash hits.
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Mike the 2600 King
Live Mixxx Action (April 24, 2008)
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Mike's SXSW 2007 promo mix featuring funk, breaks, and uptempo dance music.
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WInship
First Twin Cities BBQ of 2008 mix (April 23, 2008)
Wes' mix is no longer available, but you can check out photos from this party which also featured DJ sets from Bitch Ass Darius and Blaqstarr!
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DO IT TO IT 2
BRLSQ-001 vinyl EP
March 2009
Available at burlesquedesign.com
The larger than life follow-up to 2008's Do it To it, featuring more face-melting club remixes and tracks from some of our favorite producers on the comeup! Artwork by Mike Davis, screenprinted by Peter Bekke, Ben Lafond and Bjorn Christianson.
SIDE ONE
Bird Peterson "Torture Motherf*cker"
Dave Nada "JB Baby"
Emynd "Hold it Down 2009"
SIDE TWO
Wizard of Gaz "Preacher Man"
Tittsworth "I'm Rich"
Mike the 2600 King "Hold Up I'm Comin'" |
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THE MELVINS "MELVINS vs MINNEAPOLIS"
BRLSQ-002 CD set
split release with Amphetamine Reptile
August 2008
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A collection of some of The Melvins' best live performances in Minneapolis from the past several years. Artwork by Wes Winship, screenprinted by Wes and Ben Lafond. |
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DO IT TO IT
BRLSQ-001 vinyl EP
March 2008
Available at burlesquedesign.com
Dancefloor-ready remixes from some of our favorite DJs! Artwork by Mike Davis, screenprinted by Ben Lafond and Bjorn Christianson.
SIDE ONE
Mike the 2600 King "Give it to Me"
Bird Peterson "The Jump Off"
Dave Nada "Cream Dat"
SIDE TWO
Smalltown DJs "Party Like a Punk"
Cosmo Baker "Alice is a Sucker" |
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