Hello Everyone,

We hope you had a wonderful holiday season filled with great people, parties and music. Hopefully you survived with few hangovers and not such large holes burned in every pocket. On a bit of music news first we have two great projects from our new artist Dog Tags. The first out this winter will be called "On Again" and will feature a hot hot remix from Germany's Martin Eyerer of Great Stuff Records. The 2nd Dog Tags release "The Connection/F is for Freak" will be soon to follow. We're also working with NYC mainstay Jovonn again for an upcoming suprise filled release for Coco Soul, be ready.

It's that time of year again and we're off to MIDEM in Cannes, FR looking to expand our reach throughout the world. If you happen to be going and would like to take a meeting, have a drink, get some food, then let us know right away so we can get something scheduled. We are looking for new material as well as looking get get our out there further, so get in touch.

May 2007 be prosperous and joyful for you all

-Coco Machete Gang

So we headed out to San Fran last weekend to catch up with the shark. He had two live gigs on Saturday that were centered around the new "Summer Music Conference" that somehow fell on the first weekend in fall, but who's counting.

The shows we're great, one in the daytime at a street festival and the other at the club 1015 on Saturday night. It's really good to see how this whole thing has come along from being a simple producer driven project to being a full band. The rest of the band is made up of Johnny on Drums and Tasho on Guitar. By Saturday morning the two of them had about three hours of sleep between them and Tasho looked like a grim version of Igor's little brother. They rocked it out all the same with the grimness only adding to the show. Lance nailed it, the bass was rumbling and the girls were screaming.

They did two more shows in SF this past week and were in Chicago last night. Let's hope they went swimingly.

Lance should be here in NYC this weekend to play at Love, too be seen though, he's still waiting on confirmation from the promoter on plane tix, way to go !!!

So the Shark has been doing alot of live dates recently in the bay area with a full band but of course is still DJing all the time. It's much easier to convince a promoter to buy a plane ticket for one than four...so on that note here's a taste of the flavor feeding the Shark these days

1. The Knife- We Share Our Mothers Health- Brille
2. The Rapture- Get Myself into it- Mercury
3. Heidi vs Riton- Vejer- Get Physical
4. Fuckpony- Children of Love- Get Physical
5. DK7- Hear Like A Demon- Output
6. Suxul Music- Fancy- Suxul
7. Dog Tags- The Connection- Coma
8. Casiotone For the Painfully Alone- Young Sheilds- Tomlab
9. Land Shark- Shake Me(Sweet Light Mixes)- Coco Machete
10. Cass & Mangan- Bible Belt- Blu Fin

Coming soon, "Shake Me", the video directed by cult underground director FOOS. But for now we have a teaser for you to peep on You Tube. Enjoy and pass it on.

Click Me, Watch Me, Shake Me

Released this week, the self titled, full length album from Land Shark a.k.a. Lance DeSardi on Coco Machete shakes up any preconceived notions held by fans of dance, rock, electro and alternative sounds. The Land Shark project is an edgy departure from Lance's previous projects as an underground house music mainstay. Still deeply rooted in dance rhythms, Land Shark takes derailing hard left turns into the sonic realms of industrial, punk and electro. The music itself, drenched in angular synths, gravelly basslines, hypnotic live and electronic drums, defies genrefication. Be on the lookout for the full length album on CD, Vinyl and Digital formats as well as a release of the first single "Shake Me". The single features remixes from Sweetlight who has previous releases on Trevor Jackson's Output Recordings, David Duriez's Freak N' Chic imprint and Mylo's Breastfed.

Summer is officially here and we've kicked it off with a slammin' new single from Little Death called "We Are Back". Little Death came straght to us from a back alley bar in San Franciso with this cover version of the classic LFO track and we just couldn't refuse. Put it on your ears and put your boots on your feet, get ready to stomp.

Also in the news we are gearing up all summer for the September release of Land Shark's self titled full length titled album. We have partnered up with OM Records from San Francisco for worldwide distribution and it will be coming out on KSR in Japan at the same time. There will be a few surprise live shows for the Shark this summer and then a full tour kicking off in the fall. Don't sleep or the Shark'll bite ya !!!

Out this week, The Moves feat. Tortured Soul "See You More" with a deep in the pocket remix from Halo & Martino on Coco Soul. We are so pleased to have a release from these boys on the label at long last. They've been gigging everywhere worldwide but the actual releases of their music has been limited at best. "See You More" was one of the last tunes they played at their recent NYC gig at Canal Room and it brought the house down, smash hit style. It's been tearing up the digital world on www.traxsource.com and it's gonne do the same in the shops and the clubs...lookout !

Hello everybody. It seems obvious to me that my blogging skills seriously lack in the wintertime, hence not a note since November. Let's just blame it on the cold, the blizzards, the frozen toes, why not. But enough about that, Spring is here and so is the not so holy pilgrimage to Miami. Thw whole crew will be there so if you want to hook up or check out some sounds just drop us a line beforehand.

Keep your ears open down there for the next release on Coco Soul called "See You More" from The Moves featuring Tortured Soul with a stunning remix from City Deep's Halo & Martino. This new one will hit stores about two weeks after the conference so don't miss out. Also out this week is the newest release from Scandal Inc. entitles "Creep" a ghetto-electro excursion in to the undeworld of Jack, who know who I mean. Dropping soon as well is the Thugfucker remix of Scandal Inc.'s first single "That's A Good Look". This one is coming out on Coma our newest imprint distributed by Word And Sound in Germany...watch out, you about to get Jacked !

See ya in the sun...except for me, I'm the guy in the shade.

Good night poem

And tonight I'll let it go
take a little float
in a midnight blue sky

fly in a daze
surrounded by phychedelic daisies
under a moonlit sky
filled with stars
turned spotlights
on a beautiful world

and yes I'm gonna float
and dream till today becomes tomorrow
and if tomorrow doesn't come I'll dream again

so ride the night sky with me
and dare to dream
yes dare to dream
please dare to dream

Nkemdilim Amadiume Oct 16, 2002

This is a note to all of you who may not be into buying 12" vinyl but would rather have a hot to the touch CD compilation. So on that note here's an update of of the most recent comps that our music is gracing. First off we have a couple from Australia featuring Hazel and the new Scandal Inc. The CDs are Mashed 2 by the Bang Gang DJs on Misistry of Sound AUS and In The Mix 50 by Illya & Boogs on Central Station. In the UK we now have Kemdi's "Still A Dancer" on the Louie Vega "Dance Ritual" CD and Cowboy Johnny Christ's "Are You A Lonely Girl" is on Dimitri From Paris mix on Southport Weekender 3. The new Lounge Grooves CD from Koch/Syntax has 3 tracks from Kemdi and Handcrafted Sol. A few more are in the works and lots of releases coming up so stay tuned.

The "Dog Days" of summer are here and with it the heat. We've been stoking that solar furnace as well here at Coco HQ with two hot mid-summer releases. First out we had the new Barfly release on Coco Machete. Barfly is none other than Ben Cook of Triagle Orchestra/Rong Music fame. Last we we finally launched our newest imprint Coma with a smokin' release from Elmar & The Dead Seal. August we'll be a little quite, too hot to do anything really, but we'll be back, full steam ahead for the fall. Upcoming releases include the new Land Shark "Fear & Loathing" on Coco Machete, a slammin' afro-latin workout from Blvd East & Louie "Lou" Gorbea on Coco Soul and "Shake Me" from Tiburon on Coma. You can miss us now. Beat the heat.

Summer is here at at Coco HQ we are very proud to introduce our newest imprint to the family, Coma. Launching this summer first up we have a release from ElMar & The Dead Seal entitled "Suck That" b/w "Raw Wall". The ElMar release was signed right before WMC on a trip to Barcelona whilst The Dead Seal is a new artist from San Francisco discovered by the one and only Land Shark. Next up we have "Shake Me" a devistating new single from Lance DeSardi under a new moniker, Tiburon. We're keeping things thematic if you can't tell. Third out the box will be a full 12" from The Dead Seal called "Stain Remover" to be released in the fall. Coma is taking a harder, edgier approach to what we do at Coco Machete but you will none the less identify immediately with the same quality of releases and straight up dancefloor punch. Distribution will be handled worldwide by Word And Sound in Hamburg Germany. www.wordandsound.net.

That's right, We've cut the price on every release in our webstore for the remainder of May. Take a look and another listen. There's never been a better time to pick up your favorite releases. If you order more than $50 of Coco tunes we'll even throw in a free copy of our CD "A Night Called Thatch". Prices on the site reflect the discount. Check it on out.

Spring has definately sprung in NYC and that means it's time for our summer releases. Following quick on the heels of our last release by Carlton Banks comes the single "That's A Good Look" by Scandal Inc. This one is a bit electro, a smidge of hard 80's funk and a spattering of hip hop stylings courtesy of freshness herself, Venus. Just after Scandal Inc. keep your eyes peeled for a new 12" from Barfly called "This Ain't The Place". Barfly is none other than Rong Music label owner & Triangle Orchestra conductor Ben Cook. This is a ruff cut disco beatdown not to miss. Last on the announcements is the launching of a new sublabel called Coma hitting stores this summer. Coma will be taking a darker, harder approach on the dancefloor for those late late hours of the night. The first single on Coma features two artists, Elmar Schubert who we found kicking beats around Barcelona on a recent excursion and Dead Seal, a new signing by the LandShark in his continuing quest for new talent. Can you keep up ? Just let go and feel the flow, see ya in the shadows.

For those of you who missed the Land Shark's latest release featured on the super-exclusive Puma vinyl compilation at this years Winter Music Conference, Fear not! We've teamed up with XLR8R Magazine, Iris Distribution and iTunes for the first volume of their Most Wanted compilation to bring you the Shark's latest foray in post-aquatic deviance. Indecent is a futuristic anti-gravity breakdancing beat down that will freak your ears. Check it out, exclusively at iTunes.

Hey kids, this week we have Story Time, Story Time With Carlton Banks. This is our new release on Coco Machete from up and coming producer Bryan Mette. This is his first release on Coco Machete and we are quite excited as it is a bit of a departure from previous releases. It's compiled of four unique techy, electro house jams ready for all floors at all times. This is one of those records that can kick around in your box for a while while you kick around from track to track. It comes out this Thursday March 10, look for it worldwide.

Big Release News - This thursday March 3rd we are pleased to announce the release of the Alix Alvarez/SoleChannel remix of Kemdi's "Still A Dancer" on Coco Soul. The original version was barely floating around WMC last year and gained Alix's attention. When we finally got it signed to Coco Soul for it's original release this past December we knew there was no other option but to get Alix in on the rub. Already licensed to Louie Vega's "Dance Ritual" CD and Blaze's upcoming mix for Defected, "Still A Dancer" is set to make waves this week and for some time to come. Get it this week at any and all stores worth their salt. - Back Soon

Hi Everybody,

So here we are at the Coco Machete news page, and it's the new style. We've decided that doing this will let us drop tidbits of info on you at anytime from anywhere keeping you up to date with all things Coco Machete.

Be on the lookout, things are always happening around here, don't sleep.

Until then.