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Today Xeni Jardin of the illustrious Boing Boing was featured in Amoeba Records‘ regular segment “What’s In My Bag?” where the guest picks musical recommendations from within the store’s vast inventory. The always generous Jardin gave a fantastic plug to yours truly and held up a vinyl 12″ of my This Time single. I’m humbled.

So, there may be a lot of new people looking at this site today. Hello. If you’d like to check out some of my music, maybe for the first time, then know that I’ve got pretty much everything I’ve recorded streaming in its entirety on my Soundcloud page, which can be found by clicking HERE. Admittedly, that’s a lot of music, so here are some suggestions as to where to start:

- I’m a big fan of the distant collaboration/Third Mind technique known as remixing, and I’m remixing all the time. So most of my latest production work involves remixes. You can listen to my most recent remixes HERE.
- I’m probably best known for my compact discs released by Astralwerks. You can listen to my first album Feng Shui by clicking HERE and the second, Invisible Airline, which prominently features the vocals of Ms. Lisa Shaw, by clicking HERE.
- I also DJ in various cities quite a bit. You probably noticed some upcoming gig dates on this web site. I’ve got a load of DJ mixes in various styles that you can listen to and download at will HERE.

I’ve also got a Facebook fan page where I post all sorts of new DJ mixes, unreleased tracks, news, and salacious gossip … you can find this here: www.facebook.com/QBurnsAbstractMessage

Lastly, I’m can be found on Twitter where I actively post about my activities and obsessions (which generally include foreign movie poster art, Lucha Libre, and deceased beat writers): www.twitter.com/qburns

Thanks for checking me out and I really hope you like what you hear. I’ve got a lot of new music on the way in the coming months so stay tuned. And If you’d like to contact me and say hello then feel free to do so. I’d love to hear from you.

The latest Invisible Airwaves radio show is debuting this week and it’s an extra fabulous show, i think. There are a lot of great tunes included and I’m quite happy with the overall mix. I hope you like the show and perhaps discover some cool new labels, artists, and tracks through it. Here’s the tracklist for Invisible Airwaves #3:

1. Freaks vs. Robert Owens – Right Now (Glocal’s Night of Feverish Lovers Farewell Remix) – Rebirth
2. Tom Lown – Love Potion (Harold Heath Re-Rub) – Lost My Dog
3. Marco Cabral & Shux – Lonely (Marcos Cabral Edit) – On The Prowl
4. Ajello – Silver Tears (Space Ranger Remix) – Rebirth
5. Funky Transport & Giles Walker – I Am A Man – Lunatic Jazz
6. Tal M. Klein & Anthony Mansfield – Desayuno en Timpani’s – Aniligital Music
7. Damon Vallero – Keen To Play More – Downstream Records
8. Lusine – Crowded Room (Type A) – Ghostly International
9. Brett Johnson – Missing You – EIGHT-TRACKS
10. Joshua Iz – Alpha & Omega (Atnarko’s Alpha Mix) – Vizual Records
11. Cobblestone Jazz – Chance – Wagon Repair
12. The Trak Godz feat. Sheyi – Afro Godz (DJ Romain’s Deep Tribal Dub Mix) – Nu Faze Records
13. Demarkus Lewis & EMan – Behind Closed Doors (Deez Main Dub) – Grin Music
14. Birds & Souls – Birds & Souls – Spectral Sound
15. Sleazy McQueen – Fantasy – Deepfunk
16. Tone Control ft. Adeola Ranson – Take Me Away – Tone Control Music
17. Johnwaynes – Falling Leaves (Social Disco Club Remix) – Groovement
18. The Shift feat. Bora Yoon – On This Side (Courtney Nielsen Deep Mix) – Blunted Funk
19. Overcast Sound – Sarapiqui (Organon Remix) – Untitled & After
20. Animat – A Promise of Snow (Verbrilli Sound Windy Accumulations Mix) – Animat Music

The show can be heard on these stations at these times:

Monday, March 8 at 8:00 PM EST on Mixology Radio
Tuesday, March 9 at 12:00 noon EST on Play.FM and 9:00 PM EST on Discotheque Radio
Sunday, March 14 at 9:00 PM EST on Enation.FM
Monday, March 15 on BSP Radio

If you miss the show then the stations will be repeating it throughout the month. Play.FM will also have the show available on demand after its first airing. I’ll also be posting the mix to my Mixcloud page towards the end of the month.

Thu February 25 – Orlando, FL : Starlight (a new club night) at Sky Sixty
Thu March 4 – Orlando, FL : Starlight at Sky Sixty
Thu March 11 – Orlando, FL : Starlight at Sky Sixty
Thu March 18 – Baton Rouge, LA at at L Bar – Dirty Disco
Sat March 20 – New Orleans, LA – TBA
Sun March 21 – Austin, TX – TBA
Thu March 25 – Orlando, FL : Starlight at Sky Sixty

I’ve had a nice history of Thursday weeklies in Orlando, including the beloved (at least by me) Holy Frijoles Thursday party at Knock Knock way back in the day. So, with that in mind, I’m totally pleased to announce a brand new Thursday party that I’m starting at downtown Orlando’s plush outdoor venue SkySixty. And we’ll be ready to go as soon as this very Thursday, February 25.

This weekly party will be called Starlight, inspired in part by the obvious fact that at SkySixty you’ll be dancing ‘under the stars.’ But it’s also inspired by the style of music I’ll be playing, and this wonderful song by NYC’s Escort bearing the same name gives you a healthy clue:

I’m going to be focusing on smooth vocal house tunes, with touches of disco and broken-beat in the mix for good measure. The flyer byline says “deep, sensual, vocal house music under the stars” which is exactly what we’re aiming for here. Basically, cool tunes that you can choose to dance along to or you can just chill with your friends and have a listen. Starlight will be a fun, casual night in a beautiful, comfortable setting.

SkySixty is also making this a Ladies’ Night which means that all drinks will be half off all night for (say in seductive voice) “the ladies.” Nice one, eh?

This happens this Thursday, February 25, and every Thursday at SkySixty, located at 60 N. Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando, above The Social. Click HERE for a map or directions. There is no cover and it’s 21 and up.

So, yeah … I’m quite excited about this and I hope you’ll make it out. If the night does well then eventually we’ll be bringing some very special surprise guests. Stay tuned, and we’ll see you on Thursdays!

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Distant Beat presents Love Byte
a Benefit party for St. Judes Hospital

With your love doctors:
Q Burns Abstract Message (EIGHT-TRACKS, Orlando FL)
Eric Davenport (Guesthouse, Fresh Produce, Los Angeles CA)
Steven Dmitri (Vinyl Tribe, Los Angeles CA)
Chuck Fry (M*A*U*F*, Los Angeles CA)
DJ Lucas (Distant Beat, Los Angeles CA)

Full bar, 21+ to drink
$20 at the door
$15 w/ rsvp (before midnight)
$5/person will be donated to ST JUDE’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, so get on up!!
Music starts at 9 PM and goes ’til your mama calls.

RSVP’s MUST BE SENT TO GUESTLIST@DISTANTBEAT.COM
Send full name and full name of any guests. no plusses!
***CALL 310-281-6965 or information the night of the event***

Wear your red or pink for cancer awareness and to celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend … so get fancy with it!

Click HERE for the Love Byte Facebook event page.

Underground Nights presents
Q-Burns Abstract Message at Club Manhattan
with residents Nasty N8 and Medesyn
along with special guest funk master J-LUVV
Free Before 10 PM / $10 after
at Club Manhattan – 5 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Click HERE for this party’s Facebook event page.
Join the ‘roll call’ thread on UtahRaves.com by clicking HERE

The latest Invisible Airwaves radio show is now alive, featuring a couple hours of the latest and coolest in the deep house realm. There’s also a classic or two thrown in for kicks. If you’d like to tune in to have a listen then here are the times & places:

Monday, February 8 at 8:00 PM EST on Mixology Radio
Tuesday, February 9 at 12:00 noon EST on Play.FM and 9:00 PM EST on Discotheque Radio
Sunday, February 14 at 9:00 PM EST on Enation.FM

If you miss the show then the stations will be repeating it throughout the month. Play.FM will also have the show available on demand after its first airing. I’ll also be posting the mix to my Mixcloud page towards the end of the month.

The complete tracklist for this month’s mix can be found below the fold …

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Ahh, !Club Queso! How I adore you. As February rolls around love is certainly in the air. Thus it’s time for our occasional romantic getaway to The Peacock Room. There we’ll find the annual Queso Valentine’s Ball, with lovers-not-fighters Q-Burns Abstract Message, Atnarko, Sleazy McQueen, and Matt Harris (T.A.R.D. … it’s his birthday!) playing Cupid-fresh house music tracks. I’m positive their antics will get us in the right mood. If you need a little more to tickle your fancy then know that Lola B is providing quite an amorous décor to The Peacock Room and Show Source Productions will make things sound extra scrumptious. Oh, ¡Club Queso!, how can you resist my charms?

Let’s plan a secret rendezvous. Meet me on Friday, February 5, at The Peacock Room, located near downtown Orlando by the corner of Mills and Virginia. You can see a map or get directions by clicking HERE. There’s a $5 cover, it’s 21 and up, and the first 50 people will get a token of my affection: a free cheesy mix CD.

I eagerly count the minutes until we meet again. Find me at The Peacock Room … I’ll be the one in the corner wearing a wrestling mask. XXOO

This is a remix out just now via Beatport, a little re-twisting of a gorgeous track by my good friend Brett Johnson. Maybe the ante gets up’ed when working with good friends as this turned out to be one of my personal favorite remixes I’ve ever done. I’m crazy about it.

The press release for this describes it best:
“Imprisoned studio warlock Q-Burns Abstract Message was on hand to complement “Missing You” with a suspiciously spacious remix. Drawing inspiration from a pile of broken King Tubby records, Q-BAM’s version rattles within a moisture-soaked cell block, building into an analog epiphany further enhanced through a steaming, dusty spring reverb box. Totally slinky for the dancefloor, it aims to beguile the rarely hypnotized.”

Aha!

Listen here:

Brett Johnson – Missing You (Q-Burns Abstract Message Remix) – EIGHT-TRACKS 8TR008 by Q-Burns Abstract Message

As stated above this is out right now on Beatport and will be available everywhere else on March 2. It’s been released by the exquisite deep house label EIGHT-TRACKS. You should also check out Brett’s original on the release (as well as other remixes by Alland Byallo and Brett himself) … you can do so by clicking HERE.

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Once again, we’re tackling a full-on Moonboot Session on Friday, January 29 as I, Mr. Q-Burns Abstract Message, unveil a 5 hour DJ set under the lunar light. Tons of top tunes of various dancey varieties will be unleashed and you are encouraged to parade around the dancefloor in audacious Moonbooty regalia. Or just what you normally would wear on a fun Friday night out and about. We’ll be thrilled to see you either way, and it’s gonna be a blast.

It’s also going to be a (nearly) full moon, so this will be special Moonboot Session, indeed.

This occurs Friday, January 29 at the new and revamped SkySixty located in downtown Orlando on the rooftop of The Social. Click HERE for a map or directions. There is no cover, and it’s 21 and up.

We’ll see you on Friday at the Moonboot Session!