I met Brodinski at the Sonar festival in 2007, and we’ve been kicking it together ever since, tag-teaming behind the decks here, there and everywhere. It was about time we made a stop in the Ladies Room to let the truth shine.

Go—

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—Salut Brodinski, please tell us about your year 2009, good? Highlights?

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2009 was totally amazing for me, lots of good gigs, good surprises… Lots of highlights yes, like ‘Dark Side Of The Loon’ in Koln, one of the best party I played this year. My residency at Social Club in Paris, the release party for my Bugged Out CD at Fabric (London) in July. Sonar in Barcelona was CRAZY, Calvi On The Rocks too. Lyon for ‘Les nuits Sonores’ was a great surprise. I was also really happy about my Asian tour in August… So many  good souvenirs… I hope 2010 will be even better.

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—You are a trivial connaisseur of all things Djing. Who, if push comes to shove, is your favourite DJ ever? and why?

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I can’t choose only one, I have 4 favorites DJ and I love them because they’re totally different :

- Ivan Smagghe, because he’s the one that made me discover electronic music, and taught me “the groove”.

- Andrew Weatherall, I love his Fabric Mix, he’s the one who can play techno, old school electro or house in his sets. Everytime I see him, he is different, and good as HELL!

- Damian Lazarus, i don’t really know why, but he’s the kind of DJ I respect.

- Erol Alkan, because even if i don’t see him for 6 months, everytime he proves me he’s the world’s best.

Diplo is in my top too, because i’ve seen him a long time ago and he totally blew my mind.

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—Now, let’s speak about your own productions. You’ve been collaborating with Yuksek and Noob, doing the Gucci Vump thing, and releasing records for different labels  like Mental Groove or Turbo. What should we expect in the near future? Are you working on an album? How do you sleep?

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I sleep pretty well, thank you! My projects? I got a lot! After 3 EP’s last Autumn (one with Noob, one with Mumdance and the GUCCI VUMP project), now i work on some remixes for Crookers and Mowgli. Plus a new EP for Gucci Vump. I try to work on my hip-hop side too, I do some instrumentals for some american rappers. I’m preparing  a new mix CD, double sided: one for techno and one for hip hop, I’m really excited about It. I’d love to do an album but I want to take my time and have a real idea.

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—Last but not least, what would be your TOP 10 DANCE MUSIC RECORDS OF 2009?

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1. Michel Cleis – La Mezcla / Cadenza

2. Joy Orbinson – Hyph Ngo / Hyperdub

3. Harry AXT – Frachter / Gran Petrol

4. Alvaro – Ultimate Rise (Seductive Rmx) / Samsonbeats

5. Major Lazer – Pon Di Floor / Mad Decent

6. Dustin Zahn – Stranger to Stability (Len Faki Podium Rmx) / Rekids

7. Harvard Bass – Caked / Sound Pellegrino

8. Gucci Vump – Sha Shtil! (Original & L-VIS 1990 Rmx) / Sound Pellegrino

9. Sydney Samson – Riverside / Ultra

10. Noob & Brodinski – Peanuts Club / Turbo

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There you go,

M.

AKA the most charming woman in french movie history,

And non-arguably the most famous Algerian actress ever.

From her teen years:

This is 1972.

This 1975.

To her young rise to stardom:

True story: she comes from the same hometown as me.

Gennevilliers!

My aunt went to school with her.

My father used to bullshit me about how he dated her when they were very young.

Yeah, right.

Then she blew up, starring in Luc Besson’s SUBWAY:

And other very popular french and american flicks:

Around the mid 90’s she went a bit weird,

she married Daniel Day-Lewis and stopped acting for a while.

This is her now:

Just can’t get enough, couple of bonus beats:

This is Kid Sister rapping, A-Trak executive producing, Dust La Rock graphic designing, FOOLS GOLD extravaganza— Congrats to our cousin crew on this first LP release, somebody make this Violet baby available in Europe quick!

M.

Starring The Paydays featuring Dead Glove, Fab5, and Pablo, aka this guy:

Circa 2003.

Peeps,

About to close this bumpy Autumn sequence of Death Suite Edit, to Uniqlo, to Black Black and Black mixtape, to BBC Essential Mix, to Red Black and Blue remix compilation, not to mention the Prince. It’s been an interesting ride, and I want to conclude it with these two bits:

-First, some of you already guessed it, but this XXXX track 4 off of the Black podcast is none other than my remix for UFFIE’s ‘Pop The Glock’. Actually, it was more of an edit than a remix per se, and we couldn’t clear the sample, that’s why we had to block it from release. But, because I like you peeps, and because I’m nice like that, and because who cares?, here it is, uncensored and uncut: UFFIE ‘Pop The Glock’ Mehdi’s Casco Edit

-Second, I am now officially OFF TOURING, and I won’t be playing any gigs until May 2010 – with a few exceptions here and there, one being that amazing lined-up party for New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles with my colleagues A-TRAK and BOYS NOIZE. Yes!

I wish you all more bounce, to the ounce,

Mehdi.