Oooof! Got super excited when this DJ Sneaks edition came through this morning. Extra added value today with our first double Sneaker image, first DJ Sneaks featuring classic Asics, a seriously tight mix plus a snippet of a rather tasty release.
Hailing from Halle Germany, Monkey Safari have made quite an impact over the past few years smashing clubs the world over with their smooth sample based house. With their own label What! What! Rolling along nicely and the launch of their new label Mambo things are not looking to slow down anytime soon. We caught their set at Gottwood festival earlier in the summer and it was definitely one of our festival highlights. The guys are also members of the mighty Jackmode family and their new 4 track Ep “Big Mama” is out now as the third release on the new Jackmode label. We are loving the release a lot with the opening track “Son” going straight into our sets from now on.
Check out the promo video below for snippets of the release and get on over to Beatport here to cop yourself a copy.
Monkey Safaris Kicks-
Lars’ Kicks (Left) - A very classy pair Asics Gel-Lyte III reworked by Japanese brand Zillion here. The release name “Everything is a remix” is also the company motto for Zillion who are known for producing clothes made with material salvaged from old kimonos!? High quality Japanese fabric “Chirimen” is used on the uppers and the off white looks slick. Nice to see they are getting worn as well as this pair needs showing off.
Sven’s Kicks (Right) - Onitsuka Tiger koi klub model. This super limited pair are designed by the extremely cool Berlin berlin based Koi Club founder Yoske Nishumi. The collaboration series takes the classic 80s Asics X-Caliber kick and has turned them in to a very enviable shoe. Serious style vibes with the denim, black and red colour ways. I would like a pair of these.
This is what the guys had to say about them – “A good friend of ours sent us these strong limited shoes three months ago. We didn´t know how they were going to look like but she said we would definitely like them and yo, she was right. Now we doin our safaris almost every day in these nice boots.... sometimes in Memphis”
The Mix-
A superb mix opening with the amazing Poirot rework of Lykke Li’s “After Laughter” as well as being packed with their own originals and a number of other Jackmode fam favorites. Also note the crazy track going under the name “Safari in Memphis” by “Unknown” slipped in the second half of the mix. Recorded for the regular Jackmode show on Pulse radio this is definitely worth a stream. Check it on the player below with track listing below that.
Tracklisting-
1. Lykke Li - After Laughter (Poirot Rework)
2. Noir & Haze - Around (Solomun Vox Mix)
3. Monkey Safari - Tripster
4. Veitengruber - All You Got
5. Nick Monaco - Nicks Episode (Ardalan Remix)
6. Round Table Knights - All Night feat. Ghostape (Monkey Safari's Tennis On The Table Mix)
7. Unknown - Safari In Memphis
8. Stereo Express - La Vie En Rose feat. Orlando
9. ZDS feat. Spoek - We Should Bang Tonight (Monkey Safari's Hells Bells Mix)
10. Oliver Schleenvoigt - Nane
11. Monkey Safari - Son
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