Teahupoo

Last June, i got to see the infamous wave. Unfortunately it was to windy, so the wave was weak. Tahitians are proud of this wave, it is located on the wild side of the main island. If you ever go to Polynesia, please go by there!
Oh and if you're into beautiful pictures, the ocean, the sun and the surf. Make sure to check this book (released on sept. 4th in the u.s.): Teahupoo: Tahiti's Mythic Wave

Muji NYC

After Uniqlo; and after way too long; MUJI is finally opening a proper store in the NY. No more bringing back cd players and pair of socks in my bags from Tokyo. Look out for the Soho location to open in the next few months.

APT. Labor Day Special

We've got a great line up of DJ's for this Sunday at APT. (Sept 2nd 2007).
and Patrick Duffy is back hosting and curating the party.

Slipmat and a lollipop..

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Originally uploaded by neilou

SF this past weekend...

That was a short trip...exactly 13 hours. I came back in NY exhausted but i had as usual a very nice time there.
After a long nap, i went for some food at the brand new Bossa Nova Franky Boissy and Gilles (owners of PINK) decided to open this brazillian bar/restaurant.


The place was packed and the food (tapas style) was excellent. If you ever go there, get the different grilled meats served on skewers and the yummy coconut rice..
After dinner, we headed straight to PINK.
I play there 5 to 6 times a year with Franky Boissy. Always a great time, we usually play 3 records each. I got to test out the next release on Chez:
"Black Sun" by Stephen Rigmaiden. The response was very good on the floor, plus Stephen was there at the gig. We both got to feel the reaction of the crowd. We finished at 3:30.
I headed back to the hotel and 2 hours later i was at SFO boarding my flight.
Got back in the east village at 6pm and by Midnite i was at APT. with Darshan. Looooooong weekend.

DubSpot

Thats it! i decided to step up and take courses on music production. It's about time i learn the softwares ;-) I'm excited to do it at Dub Spot.
I'm starting with three sessions this month of September. If you are in NY and you want to know more about music production or dj'ing, i can only recommend for you to go check Dub Spot out, really cool facility with a very nice staff.

Apt. Sundays: Patrick Duffy is back!

Good news...Fall is around the corner and some good stuff will happen in the next few months at APT on Sundays. We are working on a great line up of guest dj's and Patrick Duffy is back in the house ! Stay tuned for the full September line up.

Da Bump

I remember a while back being invited at this video shoot. Mr V has been killing it in the studio and live. I'm so happy for him. here is his video if you haven't seen it. Proper house music from the L.E.S !!!

This Sunday

This Sunday when i return from SF, i will play at APT. with my good friend Darshan Jesrani from Metro Area.
Always a good time to have him around at the party.

This Saturday in S.F

Surfing the Iceberg

Save the Disco - Aug 16th'07

Some pics from the party i played at on Aug 16th with Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area) & Lisa Shaw . It was a very nice nite outdoors by the brooklyn bridge. Sweaty but nice!

APT. live mix

I recorded this mix in May. i posted the link on myspace, but a lot of people have been asking me to download it. So here is the link, you can stream or download. Be aware it is about 4 hours long.
Neil Aline - live at APT. Sundays

Sarcastic Clothing

One of my fav t-shirts design clothing company (out of los angeles). They are always sold out, but go take a look at their designs.
SARCASTIC Site

I Miss Tokyo...

Last nite at APT.Sundays

A few snapshots from last night at APT. The party is doing well, even though yesterday was raining non stop. DJ True played a good set, I got home around 6am. The first part of the night was full in the upstairs room and by 3am Downstairs was rammed.
August is almost over, Labor day weekend in 2 weeks with a great dj lineup:
Busy P. aka Pedro Winter (Ed Banger records, Paris) + DIXON (Innervision, Berlin) + Stephen Rigmaiden (Chez, SF) and your residents: Neil Aline & Jason Angola.

A few covers worth the listen

I love covers. Specially the weirdest, oddest remakes. check those two outs:

Bollywood Freaks - "Don't Stop 'till You Get Enough"> M.J

Nina Gordon - "Straight Outta Compton" > N.W.A

Warm Up radio aka WPS1

Heard about the summer series at PS1 in Long Island City: Warm UP?
You can listen to their webcast hosted by Jeannie Hopper, archives contains mixes by the Martinez Brothers, Eric Duncan, DFA and many more...
click here for the link

Radio Nova, 25 years..25 cd's - limited edition :(

Without a doubt the best box set of the year..Hands down: 25 CD's for 25 years of great Radio programming.

If you can't find it, go listen to Nova live. Click here

Label:	Nova Records
Catalog#:	3120022
Format:	25 x CD, Limited Edition, Boxset, Compilation
Country:	France
Released:	04 Dec 2006
Genre:	Electronic, Funk / Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock, Reggae, Trip Hop, Abstract, Afrobeat, Soul, Ragga HipHop, Techno, Hip Hop, Cut-up/DJ, Electro, Downtempo, Roots Reggae, Dub
Notes:	Limited edition released for the 25th anniversary of Radio Nova (french radio). 25 cds, 239 tracks (excluding radio jingles introduction on each disc). One cd per year from 1981 to 2005. Each disc begins with a radio Nova Jingle. Yellow paperboard package, each disc in a sleeve with different artwork + tracklist-credits on the other side. more informations : http://www.nova25ans.com tracks 17-3 title is "Duet" on the sleeve

C'etait un rendez-vous

Taxi, Taxi

FACTS:
-15 500 Taxis covering Paris & 3 suburbs


-13 087 Taxis covering New York city ( the 5 boroughs)

Why is it impossible to get a cab in Paris!!??!?!?!

Vanessa said something very true about Parisian cab drivers 20 years ago: "
Joe le taxi; il va pas partout..."

Would be nice to have lunch there sometimes today:

Almost 2 years ago, that's where i was having lunch for 4 days and 20 feet down, the beach.
where is that?

Materazzi Reveals Zidane Insult

Marco Materazzi revealed to 'TV Sorrisi e Canzoni' the fateful words that earned him a headbutt from French legend Zinedine Zidane in last season's World Cup final.

'Zizou' allegedly said, "If you really want my shirt, you can have it after the match."

Materazzi responded, "I'd prefer your slut of a sister."

read full article

Some songs for this weekend

I'm reading slowly but surely:

Crazy Clock...

Poodwaddle.com

Lazy & Hungry

So Easy...Too Easy

Way old Flyers

Was going thru some folders in my hardrive and i found those low res scans of some old school flyers..check the house nation flyer with a huge typo on FK's name ;)

2 things u shld know about this wkend in NY :)

PIXIE MARKET

I'm so proud of Gaelle, few years ago she decided to quit her crazy job and start with Magda her own clothing shop. Pixie Market was born in the L.E.S and they just opened in L.A. Oh and i just bumped into a nice write up in the FADER. check it out

New York i love u but...

Respect to James Murphy...Been feeling this song for a while now..i guess it reflects pretty well how i and a lot of people can feel about the big N.Y sometimes... audio is below

Reminiscing Les vacances....

Nothing feels better than spending 2 weeks with the people you love... in a place you love...
(Vebron & Venasque - South of France)

Velib' Paris

I was in Paris last week and i got to see the new "Velibmania". I Haven't tried it yet , i guess next time I go there... But pretty impressive system with thousands of bicycles parked throughout the city and many many people riding them day and night.
I was playing at Respect is Burning on their boat. Got home around 5am and i saw at least 10 people riding them.

Here is a video of how you should ride your VELIB

Apt. Sundays (flyers gallery)

I got myself a flickr pro account a few weeks ago, i uploaded most of my pics , scans, flyer designs to my account and i created a set with the APT.Sundays eflyers i designed for the last +4 years. Most of those flyers feature pictures i took during the party or at random moments.
Go check the gallery now