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June 23, 2006

MSTRKRFT @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC 6/22/06

Ahh, the Hiro Ballroom. The perfect place to sip sake and congregate with other vowel-averse vagrants while pumping fists, spilling drinks and dancing maniacally to the staccato fuzz-bass of MSTRKRFT's remixes and original cuts. For those needing a refresher, MSTRKRFT is Al-P and Death From Above 1979's Jesse Keeler. And it's pronounced "Mastercraft," naturally. The "a"s and "e" just get in the way.

Though the duo's made a good name for itself chopping and mixing some of your favorite indie jams, last night's party was more of a showcase for their debut collection of original material The Looks. With laptops in tow, the two playlisted their way through a body-moving set, offering lead single "Easy Love" to cheers and working up a sweat while clicking away at that mouse. Fun was had, in a trashy club-night kind of way. Any place with a Kabuki theme and giant paper lanterns just can’t be wrong.



Though the originals were the focus, here’s one of those rare remixes that out-shines the source. We dug up a track from The Looks too. Take the jump for our favorite fan moment. Hope that pic turns out, dude!

Bloc Party - "Two More Years (MSTRKRFT Remix)(MP3 Link Expired)
MSTRKRFT - "Paris" (MP3 Link Expired)

More pics from Last Night's Party at Village Indian.

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17 Comments

Oh god I love MSTRKRFT. The Looks is awesome. I am very much addicted to the title track.

Posted by: MB at 06/23/06 3:15 PM | Reply
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looking forward to this album

Posted by: Eduardo at 06/23/06 3:17 PM | Reply
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Um, their video is uh, well, it left me speechless.

http://www.mstrkrft.com/easy_low.html

Posted by: Jacob Varghese at 06/23/06 3:24 PM | Reply
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Daft Punk wannabes.

Posted by: I'm Right at 06/23/06 4:01 PM | Reply
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that pic is too funny. look at that girl, checking to see how the dude's pic is coming out. too good.

Posted by: nancy at 06/23/06 4:43 PM | Reply
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what a cheesy, tacky scene.

Posted by: mountie at 06/23/06 6:39 PM | Reply
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If you wanted to wipe out New York's entire hipster population, that would have been the place to do it. Lure em in with some shitty laptop remixes and ironic moustaches...then BAM.

The next day the circulation of Vice magazine and Stella Artois would plummet.

Posted by: Disco Stu at 06/23/06 7:11 PM | Reply
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Whats up with the way that idiot dresses? Who is he Jay Z? Is that supposed to be funny? And his ironic mustache? What a dickhead that guy is... nice laptop poser.

Posted by: Yomam at 06/24/06 12:04 AM | Reply
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'least he plays a mean guitar...err i mean bass.

Posted by: Rich at 06/24/06 1:09 AM | Reply
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Aw hell yea, Alex P's old band, Girlsareshort, was awesome, but hearing anything from him is cool.

Posted by: Van at 06/24/06 1:25 AM | Reply
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hey lets bitch about homey wearing a yankees hat

Posted by: seth at 06/24/06 12:27 PM | Reply
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scenesters :(

Posted by: amad at 06/24/06 9:03 PM | Reply
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The Yankees suck, that is all.

Posted by: Kyle at 06/25/06 1:45 AM | Reply
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Yay and the lord said " put down thyne laptop and get thou-selves back behind the drums and bass Death From Above"

Posted by: MATT at 06/25/06 3:19 PM | Reply
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so many fkn losers on these forums...half u wanna b fuckers couldnt beat mix if u had a bpm counter. fukn americans

Posted by: 3VOM at 11/02/06 1:36 AM | Reply
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dear 3VOM,

are you the hairy-toothed hobbit in special-ed who still wears diapers?
i ask because only a low-budge poon with smeg for brains would confuse "beat mix" for beat-match.
A for effort.
F for fucking retard.

yours truly,
the american who will rock the bells and break records on your poser grillz.

Posted by: pollymer at 12/01/06 3:03 AM | Reply
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Did they check ids at the ballroom?

Posted by: Stingray072 at 03/09/07 2:41 PM | Reply
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