Joseph Noctum - Merry Fucking Twrksmas

A mix that has nothing to do with the holiday. It’s no secret I’m not much of a “Christmas” fan. I originally had pieces of this mix set up for my Pyropolis 2013 set but I was taken out of Flipside in an ambulance before I even got to play one song. So I kept using the pieces of the set to play my solo shows around town for part of the year, changing songs and mixes to suit the occasion. I was really digging the experimentation that was happening in the early 2010’s. Producers we’re digging through world wide genres like Baile Funk, Tribal Guarachero, Guaracha, Cumbia, Kuduro, Kwaito, Kizomba, Zouk, Moombah, Juke, and Trap and I wanted to play as much of that out as possible. I recorded this and put it on a shelf for a few months but decided to dust it off and give it out as some sort of Christmas Present since Santa won't give presents to the naughty children who shake their booty too much. So put this on and TWRK around your Christmas tree.

“Tracklist:
1. P.O.S - Weird Friends (Noctum Edit)
2. DaB - Bert On Beats
3. Tom Minor - Calle Oua (Ear Jerker Remix)
4. SYMBIZ - Six Feet Under
5. Ceelo Green - Bright Lights, Bigger City (Tommie Sunshine & Gianni Marino Edit) (Noctum Re-edit)
6. MUST DIE! & Sazon Booya - Dropper (Noctum Edit)
7. Bro Safari & Sazon Booya - Danger
8. Donkong - Turn It Up
9. Diplo - Set It Off feat. Lazerdisk Party Sex (The Fat Rat Remix)
10. K1ngCole - Time That Never Was
11. Amon Tobin & KOAN Sound vs Bro Safari & UFO - Drama Rhythm (Libations & Oscillations Cocktail)
12. Das Kapital feat. Louis Blaise - BrainBang
13. Major Lazer - Get Free feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors (Yellow Claw Get Free Money Remix)
14. Dillion Francis - Bootleg Fireworks (The Rebirth)
15. Bro Safari - THE DROP
16. PantyRaid - Sixteen & Free
17. Diplo & Swick - Keep It Gully (EntransiK & Macrohard Zook Booty Remix)
18. Colin Dornigan - Across The Pond (Two Sev’s Zouk Bass Remix)
19. Die Antwoord - Fatty Boom Boom (TYR Remix) (Noctum Edit)”

Joseph Noctum - Pyropolis 2012: Phuture Perreo

The third and last installment in my Pyropolis series. In 2009 Dave Nada changed electronic music while DJing a high school house party when he slowed down Afrojack's dutch house remix of 'Moombah' to 108bpm. I was instantly hooked and over the next few years, I collected the slow beginnings of Moombahton tracks as they came out. The year before I experimented one lazy afternoon at Flipside with a Moombahton set and I watch as people we’re subconsciously drawn in to dance and enjoy the beats. This is the set that I played for the Amalgam Coast's Dance Dance Like There Is A Gypsy In Your Pants / Tiki Happy Hour party because I wanted to bring something new. It was a great success as the music, crowd, gourmet drinks and atmosphere melted together to make a magical night.

“Tracklist:
1. Nadastrom & Heartbreak - Church
2. Alex Clare - Too Close (Nadastrom Remix)
3. Graffiti 6 - Annie You Reset! Me (A-Mac Moombahton Edit)
4. N.A.S.A. Ft. Kanye West, Lykke Li, and Santogold - Gifted (Mattb remix)
5. Pickster One and Chrizz Luvly - Dem Bow Is The New Amen (Edit)
6. Milo & Otis - Luck
7. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (Guxxi Vump remix)
8. Fuss - US Bass Anthem (Noctums More Moombah Edit)
9. Oh, Beats! - On Fire
10. Sazon Booya Featurning Anna Yvette - Secret Heart
11. Clockwork - Squad Up (Torro Torro Remix) (Noctums More Moombah Edit)
12. Twinz Beatz - Get em high
13. Paul David - Nova
14. Mackai - I.D.T.O.R.
15. The Heavy - How You Like Me Now (Wick-it the Instigator Remix)”

Joseph Noctum - Pyropolis 2011: The Bad Boogie

The second in my Pyropolis series. This time instead of looking to my past I had by this point had set up a new live performance method. Instead of DJ’ing with vinyl, or USB’s as I had learned for last year. Now I was armed with a laptop, and MIDI controller to string together a DJ set with more control over the tracks, EQs, and FX than ever. While the sets were live and raw and filled with additional live chops and layered effects I would still make a studio version for release. Not the same as the live version but a pleasant memory for those who were there. This mix also includes two of my “Calculated Crunk” mash-ups I was known for during this time in my performances.

“Tracklist:
1. Lokid - Bad 2 Be Good
2. Who Cares - Lucky Larry (Samples)
3. Probiotik - Say It Then ft. Emotionz
4. J.me.J vs. Ying Yang Twins - Tigershaker / The Anthem (Noctum Mashup)
5. The Glitch Mob - Drive It Like You Stole It (Mixtape Version)
6. Mr. Rogers vs. Rick Ross - Dynamite / Husslin (Noctum Mashup)
7. Love and Light - Good Vibes
8. Zen Death Squad - Cyber Lazer Dojo Training
9. Who Cares - These Three Words (Ill-esha)
10. Zen Death Squad - Awesome Patrol
11. MC2 - MC Slicing
12. JPOD & The Root Sellers - Medicon
13. JPOD & The Root Sellers - Stop Drop and Roll
14. VibeSquaD - Sleaze Me
15. K-Lab - Grimewarp
16. King Fantastic - Westcoastsynthesizerbeachbumgangstermusic (Knight Riderz)”

Trey Turner & Joseph Noctum - The New Sound

Ok, this is just a fun mix. It holds the test of nearly a decade and still sounds great and new. Trey Turner approached me with a concept for a CD to pass out at the upcoming Flipside. He already had a start with a fantastic set of tracks and sound clips from The Mighty Boosh. (I mean… Noel Fielding, how could I not be on board). All Trey really needed was someone who could add to the “leftfield-ness” and eclectic tone of this mix. So I was instantly on board and it was a hit. I still have one of the albums in my studio, with the ridiculously good artwork created by Cate. This mix still holds a special place in my heart, and if I never need to be in a better mood, I can always pop this on.

“Tracklist:
1. The Mighty Boosh - The New Note
2. Mix N Blend & Narch - I Got... (Beats Antique)
3. The Mighty Boosh - El Sonido Nuevo
4. Panzer Kunst - Halo Around The Sun Or Moon
5. Bird of Prey - Walkabout
6. Hybrid - I’m Still Awake
7. The Mighty Boosh - Let Us Begin Our Quest
8. Danny Breaks - The Sound
9. Modeselektor - Monkeyflip
10. Ash Trey Jinkins - Yodaz Brain (Monk Fly)
11. Sket1 - Robopimp
12. An-ten-nae - Get Low
13. Senz Beats - Beautiful Life ft. Megabusive
14. The Mighty Boosh - That New Sound
15. Moderat - Rusty Nails
16. Doshy - 3ws
17. Rustie - Hyperthrust
18. Rustie - Dragonfly
19. Pixelord - Cybernator (PXLRD)
20. Bird of Prey - Stargazer
21. Diplo vs. Sunday Girl - Four Floors
22. DCarls - When Everything Is Over
23. Doshy - 2086
24. Modeselektor - Art & Cash (SBTRKT)
25. The Mighty Boosh - A Long Journey”

Joseph Noctum - In The Pink

This was a piece of the live set from one of the legendary parties at the Pink Palace. With a later release on nurevolution studios podcast who hosted the music for the night. I figure a full explanation isn’t needed. We’ll just go with the write up from someone in attendance.
”One night a group of cyborgs took over the Pink Palace and turned it into a cabaret. Their demands were to dance and be entertained, otherwise, they would enslave the human race. Joseph Noctum arrived armed with two hours of calculated crunk and made them dance as if he was their positronic programmer. In the end, they danced until he trounced their blinking monocles right onto the dancefloor. This mix is offered in testament to his heroic actions that night, for he may have saved humanity that day… but only for the time being.”

“Tracklist:
1. K-Lab - Out The Door
2. William Breakspear - Skydive
3. Opiuo - Robo Booty
4. Vent - Lunatics
5. JPOD the Beat Chef - Crowd Control (ft. Dynamic)
6. Mochipet - Rumbunktion (Mattb)
7. Knight Riderz - Mind Riddim (ft. Juakali)
8. Jillian Ann & Love & Light - Know Us (Knight Riderz)
9. Samples vs. Ludacris - Drop Bombs (Konekta vs. Dan K) / Stand Up
10. Freq Nasty - Drum Play (FreQ’s Mash Up The Dancehall Edit)
11. Sub Swara - Bird of Paradise (ft. Stuart Bogie & Eric Biondo)”

Joseph Noctum - Peace Love Crunk

This was the first mix I did with the nurevolution studios podcast in mind for the release. Between hanging at the local burns, and playing parties together at the legendary Pink Palace in Austin I found an influence to really lean into the breakbeats and to take it even further with the midtempo glitch that was the undercurrent of both EDM scenes and the “burner” scenes. I even finished this mix up at the nurevolution studios with Trey Turner. I was used to clean, studio-produced house tracks. The fun new world of digital meant that some of the most creative glitch tracks weren’t always mastered with more than some compression.

“Tracklist:
1. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. / Missy Elliot - Bad Girls Go To Hell / Work It (Acappella)
2. Subvert - Speaker Humpin’ (Glitchy and Scratchy)
3. n8chur - Juicy ft. Sweatti
4. VibeSquaD & iLL Gates - the FIRE man
5. Sub Swara - Fire It Up ft. Lyrics Born
6. Kraddy - Let Go
7. Nosaj Thing - Coat Of Arms (Boreta)
8. Opiuo - Monkey Crunk (K-Lab)
9. Love and Light - Neon Thwomp Sauce
10. Freestylers & Pendulum ft. MC Sirreal - Painkiller (Kouncilhouse)
11. Professor Green ft. Lily Allen - Just Be Good To Green (Camo & Krooked)”