Season's Greetings from South America: Ricky Ryan & Lucas Abadi
barney | Dec 21, 2009 | Comments 8
With every passing year it becomes clearer; there is only one region in the world I could call home outside of Toronto. I’d say 75% of everything I love is in South America. Musically, whether it’s in Argentina, Brazil, Columbia or Peru, it’s the sexy grooves that are keeping the floor moving and quite frankly, this movement is something we can’t stop trying to be a part of.
Many, many times we’ve wracked our brains as to how we can get closer to the likes of Ricky Ryan, Lucas Abadi, Paul Trelles and Felipe Callado. Some dudes sit around day dreaming about woman. I’m always thinking about how we can get Toronto to support the DJs we dig.
I listen to the music and see the visuals coming from South American parties and it breaks my heart to know that North America doesn’t have such big love for the funky, more stylish stuff. Damn, the first time I met Lucas it was among 3000 plus at a Luke Fair-only headlined event in Buenos Aires. I’ll develop an ulcer trying to get 5% of those numbers on New Year’s Eve.
But right now it’s the nature of our scene to bang it out, so us old schoolers will just have to wait it out. Damn, we’re in the Obama years now, we’ve got to bring the soul back sometime soon, no? Haven’t we had enough of the Bush-like aggression by now? Sooner or later clubbers will put their bumpers away and remember why we were on the dance floor anyway. I’m counting on it.
Until then we’re left to satisfy our tastes through mp3s. But let me tell you, when I listen to these, I hear something I totally can not believe… techno! In Ricky’s a bit deeper and subdued, but in Lucas’ the tech is pretty full on. Both have managed to incorporate what’s hot today with the groovier house sounds of our roots; creating a hybrid of the two and somehow making the aggressiveness way more accessible than it’s ever been.
All three mixes prove how well rounded these two are and further my assumption that once properly introduced to our city, all of our South American brothers will become Tdot superstars.
Download (left-click and unzip):
ricky ryan – bringthebeats.com@LIMA – DECEMBER 2009 – PART 1
ricky ryan – bringthebeats.com@LIMA – DECEMBER 2009 – PART 2
Download (left-click and unzip):
Lucas Abadi – Promo Mix – December 2009
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Thanks guys, Merry Christmas!!
Words couldn’t have been better written. As far as time and progression can tell, the Obama administration is doing a bit better with respect to public policy, unlike Bush’s ultra aggressive foreign invasive policy. There is a glim of hope with a health care reform that although in its preliminary stage, it promises to bring some much needed change to fellow Americans.
Now lets get to the meat and potatoes. As a South American immigrant, I’ve not only had to struggle with second language barriers- at times- but also with systemic racism. It’s hard to imagine how in a postmodernistic stage of human existence, we still encounter these types of structural inequalities. More so, when we know that at the root of the problem there are only a few rotten apples that want to damage the whole of the crop.
To be sure, there are still true Canadians like Gregor. Friendly and barely interested in hypocrisy, he’s not in favour of the “quick buck” common ideology. Rather than trying to maximize profit at the expense of the clubber, he is indeed, concerned with the well being of party goers, acquaintances, and staff by providing a safe and memorable experience.
That said, and hoping to speak on behalf of both my South and Central American brothers and sisters , we would like to wish you Canadians a merry christmas. Whether is Lucas, Ricky, Felipe, Paul, los tres amigos, or the relatively unknown Pao C, it can be a consensual agreement among us all that Latin America loves Gregor and Adriana.
Hi, I thank you for all the wicked sets. Wish you a great X-Mas and a Happy New Year.
Best wishes,
Thank you again for the great music. Well done.
Ramak Jafarnejad
Dear sweet Ricky, dude there’s not much to say, your simple f’n awesome holmes set for set def how i start my morn. but onto why i’m here at this moment. Lucas, dude….. was here refurb’n a laptop at werk and it hit me…. 36:56~ WOOOooooo gotta say homie… ya got me and that sh!t felt good. 93′ til babe… sik wit it!
Thx for make’n my mornin
amen!
) thank u lots guys! happy new year xooo
Muy buenos Ricky… estan de wewe… bastante grooves… como todo lo que haces… felicitaciones… aaa.. espero la pases super cool en las fiestas y año nuevo… un abrazo hermano desde México… Saludos.. Ciao
fue un tonaaaaso gente!
bring the beats down to Lima!!!!
hoping more of our events come to realize
Grande Ricky Part 1 Min. 32:00 one soft piano is coming…
Please name of this track.