‘Only The Penitent Man Will Pass’ Mixtape
Mixed & compiled by Homework
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- An Introduction By Lord Kenneth Clark
- Linkwood – System
- Marshall Jefferson vs. Noosa Heads – Mushrooms (Justin Martin Remix)
- Precious System – In A While-Voice From Planet Love (Dixon Edit)
- Claude VonStroke – Aundy (DJ Version)
- Daniel Steinberg – Cry All Night
- Uner & Coyu – Baby Allfunk
- Ike – Diskadenz
- – MC’s Can Kiss (Zombie Disco Squad Dub)
- Round Table Knights – Bellydance
- Homework – Fissa Tune
- Camel – Obrigado
- Hardrive – Deep Inside (Jesse Rose Play Prime Remix)
- Renaissance Man – Fruit Loop
- Tim Green – Lone Time
- Round Table Knights – Drop The Dow
- dOP – The Genius Of The Crowd (oRg Mix)
- ode to charles bukowski -
- Four Tet – She Just Likes To Fight
If one wonders what the distinct Homework sound is then much is to be found in their aesthetic representation. Always neatly dressed in immaculate white shirts and raven black ties, longtime Dutch partners in musical crime Tom Waist and Zip Stolk emanate an image of clear-headed playfulness. Behind their iconography lies a wide-raging love for contemporary dance music that in many ways follows the paradox of the visuals. It’s a talent that helps them immensely in the ever changing spheres of house music, especially now that the genre is turning to ever worldlier and stranger sources of inspiration with the likes of Style Of Eye, Riva Starr, Renaissance Mann, Claude Vonstroke, Zombie Disco Squad and Mowgli, whom the duo draw much of their inspiration from.
After years of hunting for the freshest and most innovative sound, the two boys from Amsterdam really found their path when, in 2009, they hooked up with their friends The Heykids (”the kings of the Amsterdam underground scene”) to organize what is now considered as one of the most innovative and revered club nights in Amsterdam: TAFKAF. The night focused on the newest house sound: a unique amalgam of a deep minimal set up combined with an ‘anything goes’ hip-hop approach to sampling everything from Eastern chanting to Gypsy strumming. TAFKAF was the first party to present Amsterdam to the aforementioned ‘midget’ sound and its relevant players, bringing the city such talent as Solo (UK), Justin Martin, Renaissance Mann and the New Judas crew. During those precious nights Homework saw their true calling. The realization of innovation overtook them. Since then they’ve always been looking for an innovative advance to music, sifting their way through trends and genres with the greatest of ease, always with a keen sense of class, style, aptitude and madness.
Much of their evolution as dj’s can be seen in their relentless production work. Especially in their home country of the Netherlands Homework is a frequently suggested and requested name for remixes. Restructuring local talent like Jaimie Fanatic (Mad Decent), Rubix, Quinten 909 and Leonardus on the fly and finding time to work on their original material, that, much like their idols, takes its ideas from the reinterpretation of history, were it that of music, art, film or life.
Through both vast blog love and shameless self-promotion their productions have been picked up by the crème de la crème of the international music community with support from Jesse Rose, Solo (UK) , NT89 and Teki Latex among many others.
Things are looking bright as a summer morning for the two youngsters and it seems their star can only rise to even greater heights. One thing is certain: wherever dance music goes, Homework will have found their way there, one step ahead of the hype, waiting for you to follow.
