Happy 2023 yall: Feelin good to be back home again and on the grid after a deep proper unplug.. so much so I finally laid down a lil mix for the long overdue Greasy Listening 009 entry.

A fitting # of fave cuts from the past year that fit the EG/GL stee to a tee, many of which are LA Love reps (including some hopeful words from our newly-elected mayor Karen Bass) with top-tier tracks made and released by friends n fam, also from the Bay, the D, Chi and beyond. May it help uplift your New Year spirit. Love, Peace, & Elbow Grease to all!

01. Sault - Love Will Free Your Mind
02. Brandon Coleman - Lucid Dreaming 
03. Cahl Sel - February
04. Kevin Reynolds - River Front
05. ZOiD - Space Station Dexaphonic
06. Portable - I Feel Stronger Now (Patrice Scott Remix)
07. Don Carlos & S-Tone - Music All Night 
08. Darone Sassounian - Prerequisite #4
09. DJ M-TRAXXX - Liquid Love 
10. Mayor Karen Bass - Acceptance speech excerpt
11. Vienna - Tell Me (DA EDIT)
12. Garret David - Work For Love
13. Masha Mar - Extended Release
14. Soul Of Hex - Heliocentrico
15. Lovebirds -Straightfromtheheart_(DA EDIT)
16. DISCOSXXX - Sadistic 9 (DX3EDIT)
17. Benedek - Better Dayz
18. Santiago Salazar - The Queen
19. Greg Foat - Psychosynthesis Part 1
20. Gifted & Blessed - Yamajando
21. Rekee - Never As It Seems
22. Javonntte - I’m The One
23. Dave Aju - Spacio Tempo (Domingo Dub)

(PSA: most tracks are available on the artist/labels’ Bandcamp pages, DJs please support producers!)

Greasy Listening : Episode 009

As You Like It is the result of a shared taste for quality electronic music, late-night experiences, and creative expression, rooted in the underground and branching out to new heights.

As You Like It Recordings, an imprint of As You Like It SF, fosters and amplifies the diverse Bay Area artist community, releasing cutting-edge sounds through a multifaceted collaborative platform that strives for timelessness.

COHENSHI is an International Booking Agency specializing in the Americas. We represent producers, djs and live performers of Electronic Music. 


Rodney has been DJ-ing for over 15 years and got his start in the San Francisco music scene. During this time, he was mentored by the legendary Tyrell Williams, igniting his love for playing vinyl, which led to him working for “Vinyl Dreams” and “RS94109”, two highly regarded and beloved record stores in SF.

For the last 7 years Rodney has been a key member in the LA underground scene as an individual, as well as part of many joint projects such as: Elbow Grease, Black Lodge, and Immortal Sin (just to name a few).

Not only can you catch him at many events for his DJ sets, but also during his bi-monthly radio show on Mutant Radio-Tbilisi, called “The Rodzo”.

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International Vermin Conspiracy
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The vermin will outlive your grand children's grand children.
Like Mickey Mouse the vermin is eternal.
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Antifa is my cousin.  I heard some people were looking for her.  Since I like to be helpful when I can, she was in Alexandria last time I talked to her, three weeks ago.  I think she mentioned going to Zurich in the near future.
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As I understand it a conspiracy is supposed to be secret so please don't tell anyone.

Is it 1984 already?!?!
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I have not been able to recover access to my other account [https://soundcloud.com/ha-kekong] for a couple of years.  I have tried a few times to get back into it but SoundCloud doesn't trust me.  Same phone number, same email addresses, and they still claim that they can't verify my identity.  I created that account about three years ago as a substitute to my regular account which SoundCloud temporarily closed.  They closed it as part of some upgrade procedure in their system, the result of a bug that affected many accounts, about two years ago.  Since SC did not inform its users I didn't know if that was permanent or not, so I created that other account which I can't access.  Don't be mad if I have not replied to your message in the past two years, that's because I never got them ; ) ... You can always reach me here though.
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This one here (957729823) is for regular folks.

I love you, both.

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You can't see it because of the angle with which I took the shot, aiming down, but beyond those blocks is the sea.  To the left is the Mediterranean, to the right is the Atlantic Ocean.  No it's not Gibraltar, but a little bit further West. ... Actually I checked recently and it is further North more than West, I thought I was facing South when in fact I probably was facing the Atlantic ocean, which is why I suppose the waves were of a decent size where we were.
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My face and the bike are a courtesy of Joël Vaudreuil
[https://vimeo.com/user8897093]  ... Merci Joe!
I then went ahead and butchered his work with a borrowed helmet.
... Sorry Joe. =(
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I'm trying to promote what I think is good music, so if you want to help out a bit I'd rather you [like] or [repost] my *playlists* rather than my field recordings, if you don't mind, unless you are a die hard fan of those things. Thank you ; )

I speak French, so if you send me a private message, and that you are a francophone, please write in French, thank you.  ... I mean, you don't absolutely have to, but I would prefer it. 

All my field recordings (except for when I record a person) are public, freely downloadable by anyone who is able to click on the button.  I encourage anyone interested to use them in any way whatsoever, on purpose or accidentally. No need for permissions or credits or any other kind  of administrative maneuvers.
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Anarchists give me hope.

I'm a big fan of EFF.  Love ya EFF.  (no connection with the above line)
... and of course Richard Stallman and Linux and all the others.  Bless yous.

Now don't be lazy, go find out what it is this "EFF" that I'm talking about.  I'll give you a hint: it has to do with computers.

You have a nice day now.  Hugs & Kisses.

Brand new Soundcloud van damn page fam!

Bookings/Inquiries: contact@elbowgrease.la

Dave Aju is an internationally-recognized DJ, producer, remixer, sound engineer, vocalist and artist known for his distinctive voice and unique blend of musical styles. Born Marc David Barrite and raised by a respected Cali Jazz-head father, an early peer of Pharaoh Sanders, he soon became an avid young B-Boy and MC in the local Electro and Hip-Hop scenes before eventually finding his niche in the deeper left-field corners of mid-90s Detroit Techno and the global underground House Music movement, channeling all of the above influences into his retro-futuristic DJ sets and productions with a natural passion for dance music history, his Filipino/Ute Indian cultural rhythmic roots, and psychedelic-inspired sonic ingenuity into a raw handmade sound truly all his own.

An expansive discography which garners regular support from musical mentors-turned-fans such as Claude Young, Theo Parrish, DJ QU and Pepe Bradock includes his recently released fifth studio album Glossolalia with The Invisible Art Trio, the homecoming LP TXLAX and the follow-up Ciao Sun EP on Tokyo’s renown Mule Musiq, three previous award-nominated concept albums on Parisian outlet Circus Company, coveted remixes for select elite acts from Nicolas Jaar to STR4TA, celebrated EP releases for labels such as Ostgut Ton, Music For Freaks, and Matthew Herbert's Accidental Records, along with a deep history of notable headlining performances at globally-revered venues from London’s Fabric and Berlin’s Panorama Bar to the Sonar and MUTEK festivals, as well as regular contributions to tastemaker radio platforms like Dublab and Gilles Peterson's BBC shows. Dave Aju now finds himself in a well-accomplished creative zone at home in Los Angeles. Forever a fixture in his legendary studio developing next-level material, repping West Coast warehouse roots events with the DISCOS XXX aka DX3 crew, promoting culture connection truths with the LAXD series, penning lyrics and dropping soulful vocals for the exploratory band KAMM, while steadily mix engineering and working behind the scenes in support of a variety of LA projects, teaching production courses to future generations at Hollywood’s esteemed Musicians Institute, dropping DJ set science from his vast record collection, while running the Greasy Listening mix series that promotes new like-minded works that check the mind, body, soul boxes, and his home-base artist imprint Elbow Grease.

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