DJ Mixes/Tracks

Happy 6-6-6

2006-06-06T21:28:00.000-05:00

Peanut Butter Wolf's 666 Mix

MP3 | Streaming MP3

This mix (Super Manak Soul) was done on 06/06/06 live in one take as a practice session for my 666 gig happening tonight at Cinespace. Sorry it's so Sloppy (and Satanic). Special thanks to Captain Funkaho for several of the tracks and the last minute photo shoot, to James Reitano for the Cannibal Corpse and Death, and to Violet for styling my hair.

1. 666 - Ec8or
2. Who Are You - Black Sabbath
3. Spirit Cruiser - Death
4. Pull The Plug - Death
5. Nailed To The Cross - Gutted
6. Supermanic Soul - Ministry
7. Angel Of Death - Slayer
8. Convicted In Life - Sepultura
9. Inside The Horror - Chimaira
10. Mangled - Cannibal Corpse
11. Sworn To The Black - Morbid Angel
12. Nag, Nag, Nag - Cabaret Voltaire
13. Haackula - Bruce Haack
14. Burning Inside - Ministry
15. Stand Up (And Be Counted) - Venom
16. The Slaughter - Necrophobic
17. One Hundred Years - The Cure
18. Livin' Tokyo - Faust
19. Route 666 - Helltrain
20. Hitman - Metal Church
21. Queen Of The Reich - Queensryche
22. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
23. Clockwerk Orange Theme - Wendy Carlos
24. Little Devil - Lost Soul Project
25. 666 Pack - Iron Monkey
26. The Pentagram Burns - Satyricon
27. Skate For The Devil - The Boneless Ones
28. When Satan Rules His World - Decide
29. Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura
30. Walk - Pantera
31. Smothered Hope - Skinny Puppy
32. Digital Tention Dementia - Frontline Assembly
33. Special Forces - Front 242
34. Join In The Chant - Nitzer Ebb
35. Crusade - SITD
36. No Devotion - Revolting Cocks
37. The Hacker - Clock DVA
38. Dead Lines - Skinny Puppy
39. Spread The Virus - Cabaret Voltaire
40. Looks That Kill - Motley Crue
41. Shout At The Devil - Motley Crue
42. In League With Satan - Venom
43. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

yes.

Paul Oakenfold Demo Mix

2006-05-29T13:46:00.000-05:00

On my first visit to tranceaddict.com in a long time, I found this. It is from about 1996. Classic Oakenfold.

part 1 - 45min
01
02. The Space Brothers - Shine (Full Vocal 12" Mix)
03
04. Grace - Hand In Hand (Oakenfold & Osborne Remix)
05. Grace - Skin On Skin (Oakenfold & OSborne dub)
06
07. Pablo Gargano - Trance In Saigon
08. OurHouse - Floorspace
09

part 2 - 45min
10
11. Man With No Name - Teleport
12. Man With No Name - Vavoom!
13. L.S.G - Hidden Sun Of Venus
14. Virus - Moon
15. some remix of Energy 52 - Café Del Mar
16. Transa - Prophase (X-Cabs Remix 1)
17. Ozaka Oz - Real Nightmare
18. CJ Bolland - The Prophet

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DJ Ragz - Jazz Hop

2006-05-28T13:29:00.000-05:00

DJ Ragz - Jazz Hop (80 minutes)
http://box.net/public/djragz/files/689350.html

01. George Duke-Foosh-The Aura Will Prevail
02. David T. Walker-Lay Lady Lay-Plum Happy
03. InI-So What you say-Center of Attention
04. People Under the Stairs-Acid Raindrops Inst.
05. Bobbi Humphrey-Just a Love Child-Blacks and Blues
06. Bobbi Humphrey-Harlem River Drive-Blacks and Blues
07. Tom Scott and the L.A. Express-Bless My Soul-(self Titled)
08. Blue Mitchell-Daydream-Funktion Junction
09. Gerald Wilson-California Soul-California Soul
10. Ador-Let it all Hang out-12” single
11. Marlena Shaw-California Soul-The Spice of Life
12. Gang Starr-Check the Technique (remix)-12” single
13. Donald Byrd-Think Twice-Stepping Into Tomorrow
14. Main Source-Looking at the Front Door
15. Ramsey Lewis-Kufanya Mapenzi-Funky Serenity
16. Eddie Harris-That is Why You’re Overweight-That is Why You’re Overweight
17. DJ Shadow-Midnight in a Perfect World-Entroducing…..
18. Pieces Of a Dream-Pop Rock-We are one
19. Roy Ayres Ubiquity-The Memory-Vibrations
20. Freddie Hubbard-Keep Your Soul Together-Keep Your Soul Together
21. Joe Farrell-Too High-Penny Arcade
22. Alkaholiks-All Night-Likwidation
23. Deodato-September 13-Prelude
24. The Ramsey Lewis Trio-Bold and Black-Another Voyage
25. Blue Mitchell-The Message-The Last Tango=Blues
26. Mike Longo-Bitchin’-The Awakening
27. Mccoy Tyner-Festival in Bahia-Inner Voices
28. Laks-Is It? (Inst.)-12” Produced by Big Tone
29. Roy Ayres Ubiquity-The Black Five-Mystic Voyage
30. Weather Report-Young and Fine-Mr. Gone
31. Jazzy Jeff-Da Intro-The Magnificent
32. Bob James-Look-A-Like-Lucky Seven
33. George Duke-You and Me-From Me to You
34. Grover Washington-Tell me about it now-Paradise
35. Ramsey Lewis-Do what you wanna-Another Voyage
36. Cal Tjader-You Keep me Hangin’ On-(Self Titled)
37. Deodato-Juanita-Very Together
38. Gato Barbieri-A John Coltrane Blues-Yesterdays
39. Gato Barbieri-El Arriero-El Pampero
40. Pharoah Sanders-Thembi-The Best Of………..
41. Stanley Turrentine-Sister Sanctified-Cherry
42. Krs-One-My Philosophy-A Retrospective
43. Bobbi Humphrey-Please Set Me at Ease-Fancy Dancer
44. Gap Mangione-Diana In the Autumn Wind-Sing Along Junk
45. Bobby Hutcherson-Montara-Montara
46. Jazz Addixx Oxygen-Oxygen Mudd, Ragz, Boom (Feat. Primo the Cinematic)
47. Jack McDuff-The City Bump-Fourth Dimension

Kind of in the same vein as dj neil armstrong's "2original" mix. Check it.

Andy C B2B DJ Hype @ Tranzmission 2006

2006-05-22T13:18:00.000-05:00

Andy C and DJ Hype are known for doing back-to-back sets every once in a while, and inspired their Fabric Live 18 mix CD. This set is live on three turntables with Andy handing most of the mixing and Hype on the cut. MCs on the set are SP, Fearless and Shabba.

Tracklist:
1.Drumsound & Simon Bassline Smith – Cape Fear
>>>>Mampi Swift – Play Me VIP
2.DJ Hype, J Majik & Wickerman – Dubplate Killah (Double Drop Rmx)
3.G Dub – Les Miserables
4.SubFocus – Swampthing
5.Moving Fusion & Shimon – Mysterons (Baron Rmx)
6.Prodigy – Voodoo People (Pendulum Rmx) (rewind)
>>>> Concept 2 - Cause 'n' Effect
>>>> BadCompany - Planet Dust
>>>> BadCompany – The Nine
7.Moving Fusion – The Beginning (Hive & Keaton Remix)
>>>> BadCompany - Planet Dust
8.DJ Fresh – Nervous (SubFocus Rmx)
>>>> Shimon & Andy c – Recharge
9.Dillinja - ???
>>>> Roni Size – Snapshot
10.SubFocus – Flamenco
>>>> Phantom Audio - Phantom Force
11.DJ Hazard – Kryme Watch
12.Dillinja - ???
>>>> Clipz – Skum City
13.Haitiras- Spaced Invader (J Majik remix)
>>>> D Bridge – True Romance
14.M.I.S.T – Outterspace
>>>> SubFocus – X-Ray
15.SubFocus – Airplane
>>>> Omni Trio- Renegade Snares (Foulplay remix)
16.Chase & Status Feat Jenna G – In Love
>>>> BadCompany – Nitrous (Dillinja Rmx)
>>>> Mampi Swift – Hi-Tek
(Rewind)
>>>> BadCompany – Nitrous (Dillinja Rmx)
>>>> Total Science – Nosher (Baron Rmx)
>>>> Mampi Swift – Hi-Tek
17.Shimon - The Shadow Knows
>>>> Dillinja – Bass Cone
18.Shy FX Feat Top Cat – Everyday (Chase & Status Rmx)
>>>> DJ Fresh – Signal
19.Krust – Warhead (TC Rmx)
20.Taxman – Too Bad
21.Pendulum- Distress Signal
22.Pendulum- Vault VIP
>>>> DJ Hazard – Use Your Brain
>>>> Dillinja – It Aint Too Loud
>>>> SubFocus – Soundguy
23.Blame- Tyrant
24.Pendulum – Blood Sugar
>>>> Moving Fusion – Turbulence
25.Militia- Let Loose (TC remix)
26.Damien Marley - Welcome To Jamrock (Ruffcut Remix)
>>>> Krust – Kloakin King
>>>> Future Prophecies – Dreadlock
27.Dillinja – Who
28.G Dub - ???
29.SubFocus – Special Place
>>>> Pendulum – Another Planet

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Long time, no update

2006-05-12T18:46:00.000-05:00

Instead of posting info on every mix I post, I am just going to throw a bunch of links up. I will tell you what they are and similair artists to check for but I am not going to write long entries all the time anymore (I'm sure I will, occasionally). I can't figure out how the hell to do the equivalent of an LJ-cut on this thing, so forgive me if the posts are long. Here are a few links for today.

Temper D is a drum n bass DJ who many people say is the next Andy C (I thought Friction was the next Andy C... whatever). His selection is pretty dark, which is cool. This particular set does not hold a candle to an average Andy set, but it's still good. This was done on three turntables live at Phazed on April 24:

Panacea – Rave Music Resurrected (dub)
Raiden – I hate you motherfuckers (dub)
State of Mind - sun king (CIA)
>>Moving Fusion and Fierce – nows the time (Ram)
Lethal Khanage and Temper D – double standard (dub)
Signal to Noise – nanobugs (Pleroma)
>>Total Science – champion sound hardcore will never die remix(CIA)
Limewax – 666 (dub)
Hive and Keaton – violent sound (Violence)
Lethal and Khanage – murkage (Offkey dub)
>>Ed and Op – bacteria (Virus)
>> BC – the Nine (BC)
Mr L – back to your roots (L)
>> Dillinja – all aboard (Valve)
Twisted Individual – rusty sheriffs badge (Reformed)
Logical and Prode – el nino (dub)
Temper D and K-Fire – tabledeath (Offkey dub)
>>Dillinja – in the grind VIP (Valve)
>> Future prophecies – dreadlock (BBK)
Decimal – Earthling (?)
>> Concord Dawn – don’t tell me (Timeless)
The Sect – nerve attack (Offkey dub)
BSE – the cooler (BSE)
>> Digital – deadline (31)
>> Subfocus – X-Ray (Ram)
Evil C and DJ Masheen – death threat (Dub)
>>Total Science – dubplate remix (CIA)
Lethal and Khanage - jawbreaker (Offkey dub)
>>Hive – Neo (Violence)
Prodigy – Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)
>>Total Science – nosher remix (CIA)
>> Total Science – squash (CIA)
Pendulum - Vault
Raiden and Propaganda – machinesoul (Offkey)
Propaganda – axis and allies (Offkey)
Freeland – we want your soul (Ed Rush and Optical remix)

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Fatboy Slim is a great DJ, regardless of what you think of his production. Here are a couple recent sets:

live in glastonbury. I think this one is from 2004, so not too recent.
live at alterego 4-18-06. A bit of a different style, less upfront than most of his sets. And no, I don't know why that word is in the file host's name.

Erol Alkan is an electro producer from the UK, this is a live set of his from July 2005. I'm not sure if it is a live performance or a DJ set, though. right click, save as

Spring Mix

2006-04-03T15:30:00.000-05:00

I made this compilation for a friend, but decided to upload it because I thought some people would like to hear it. When starting out, I not only thought of what I listen to in the spring, but I also tried to capture what a whole day sounds like. Waking up to Chicane's "Overture" and stepping outside into the sun to Manual's "Clear Skies Above the Coastline Cathedral". When Pelican's "(blank)" comes on I thought about coming inside to cool off and relax. Ulrich Schnauss' "Knuddelmaus" sounds like the sun going down, and Planet Funk's "Inside All the People (Harvey's Ibiza Sleepy Remix)" is a nice break in the evening before people come over to BBQ and hang out. Explosions in the Sky, Horace Andy and War keep the mix at somewhat of a brief uptempo stage until Cymande's "Changes" comes on, and everyone is sitting around talking. When it ends, everyone goes their separate ways and I am anxious and excited for the next day to come so I can do it all again.

This mix was mixed/edited using Acid Music Studio 5.0

Tracklist:
1. Chicane - Overture
2. Manual - Clear Skies Above the Coastline Cathedral
3. B Fleischmann - Broken Monitors
4. Pelican - (blank)
5. Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats*
6. Flunk - Blue Monday**
7. Ulrich Schnauss - Knuddelmaus
8. Planet Funk - Inside All the People (Harvey's Ibiza Sleepy Remix)
9. Explosions in the Sky - The Long Spring
10. Horace Andy - Zion Dub
11. War - A Day in The Life
12. Cymande - Changes

*=Originally written/performed by The Knife
**=Originally written/performed by New Order

To Foucre, or anyone else who thinks I'm changing seasons too fast - I apologize. I know I have done the Snowy Days mix, Ready for Spring, and now a Spring mix. I did it unconsciously, I swear. I hope you enjoy it. It is supposed to be warm tomorrow and Wednesday, so I hope you listen to it then and any other warm day this spring.

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Practice Mix 3-21-06

2006-03-23T17:31:00.000-06:00

juelz santana - mic check (instrumental)
peter gabriel - in your eyes
masta ace - born to roll (instrumental)
ace of base - all that she wants
kanye west - gold digger (instrumental)
50 cent/mobb deep - outta control (remix) (instrumental)
pat benetar - love is a battlefield
steve winwood - higher love
ludacris - southern hospitality (instrumental)
simon and garfunkel - cecilia
david banner - play (instrumental)
peter gabriel - sledgehammer
men without hats - safety dance
eric b and rakim - paid in full
john cougar - jack and diane
whodini - friends
busta rhymes - touch it
u2 - with or without you
missy elliott - work it (instrumental)
run-dmc - peter piper
45 king - 900 number
house of pain - jump around
gwen stefani - hollaback girl (instrumental)
'ciara - 1,2 step (acapella)
journey - don't stop believin'
newcleus - jam on it (instrumental)
ying yang twins ft pitbull - shake (instrumental)
echo and the bunnymen - bring on the dancing horses
twista ft. pitbull - hit the floor
yaz - don't go (remix)
hashim - the soul
LFO - butterslut
KLF - kylie said to jason
dennis a. ramirez pres. project pump - here we go again (derrick carter's "here we dub again" remix)
green velvet - genedefekt (cajmere's instrumental remix)
afrika bambataa and the soul sonic force - planet rock (instrumental)
the smiths - please please please let me get what i want

http://waxdj.com/djs/126/

DJ Mix Competition

2006-03-16T11:17:00.000-06:00

This Saturday I will be participating in a quick mix competition, sponsored by midwestravers.com and Sam Ash. The point of the contest is to mix as many records as possible in 10 minutes while still being technically proficient. A big part of the contest is audience reaction/crowd participation. If anyone wants to come out and see me do my thing, I'd really appreciate it. It's going to be good, trust me. Since this is sponsored by midwestravers, most of the DJs are going to probably be spinning house, techno, or some dark jungle. Not that that stuff is bad, but i am going to try and bring my own style of mixing (playing everything) to the comp. I start to play at 2:20 and if I win I will play again at the end of the night. I'll be hanging out all day, too so if I haven't seen you in a while say hi. The address is 1305 Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove. The phone number is 847-253-3151. For complete information, go here: http://midwestravers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=55625&st=0

Thanks for your time and support,
Steve

Paul Oakenfold Essential Mix 7-25-99

2006-03-07T20:52:00.000-06:00

Paul Oakenfold has had an illustrious career. As an A&R for Def Jam, he helped bring hip-hop to the UK. He has produced the Happy Mondays' "Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches" and has remixed Massive Attack, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Robert Owens, among others. He has gained the most acclaim as a DJ, and with good reason. U2 asked Oakenfold to open for them on their Zoo TV tour, and in the late 90's Oakie held residencies at English superclubs Cream and Gatecrasher while still frequently playing out in Ibiza. In the early 90's Oakenfold was playing house music, but in the middle of the decade turned to goa and psy trance. His 1994 goa Essential Mix is legendary, featuring tracks from powerhouses Hallucinogen and Man With No Name but also features several excerpts from Vangelis' beautiful "Bladerunner" soundtrack as well as Ennio Morricone. In 1999 however, the sound evolved into progressive trance (this is not the same as progressive house) and later uplifting trance. Oakenfold was at the forefront of the sound and in 1999, amidst residencies in clubs and playing gigs all over the world, he was invited by Pete Tong to be the resident DJ on Radio One's "Essential Mix", something that had never been done before (unless you count Tong himself) and has never been replicated since. This particular mix is recorded live from Home @ Space, Ibiza.

His sets at the time were untouchable. Speaking as a fan I have never heard a DJ - regardless of genre - set the mood like Oakie, and I have never heard any mixes that sound as fresh as his do, and they still have replay value to this day. Paul Oakenfold has something that can't be learned and that is instinct. He knows (or knew, anyway) exactly what record to play and when to play it. There are many trance jocks that mix technically better than Oakenfold, but their sets don't hold up the way his do. It's generally just anthem-bashing, uplifting fodder that never goes anywhere. Not with Oakie's sets, though. They have a start and end point and keep you listening and loving the music the whole time. His mix CD Tranceport is what got me into trance music and DJing. One of the first records I bought was Three Drives on a Vinyl's "Greece 2000", the second track on the mix.

This Essential Mix demonstrates why Paul Oakenfold is a great DJ. The tracks played are brooding, yet beautiful. He wasn't playing an entire set of "build-up-breakdown-build-up-breakdown" uplifting trance. It's trance music that is actually entrancing though not in the same way goa or psy is. I will just say this - every Oakenfold trance mix from about 1994-2000 (this includes his wonderful Another World mix CD, which is the biggest selling dance album of all time) is beautiful because after it is over, you can't believe it was that long. Every time I listen to Tranceport it seems like only 15 minutes has past, when in fact it has been over an hour. This is why Paul Oakenfold deserves all the acclaim he recieves. This is why I can forgive him for making records like "Ready, Steady, Go" and "Starry Eyed Surprise". Perhaps it is me just being a fan or being nostalgic, but this mix is one people should think of when thinking of a great mix and Paul Oakenfold is a DJ people should think of when they talk about great DJs.

Tracklist:

000:00 Nalin & Kane - "Open Your Eyes [Reworked Club Mix]"
007:30 Nat Monday - "Nucleus [Main Mix]"
012:56 Blondie - "Nothing is Real But The Girl [Tenaglia Mix]"
019:11 Two Fishes - "Opera [Vince O'Matic Mix]
023:45 Freefall feat. Jan Johnson - "Skydive [Pappa & Gubey Remix]"
030:15 Natious - "Amber [Lightning Mix]"
036:02 Boyd Westerman - "Loop Life [Original Mix]"
039:47 Jens - "Psycho Strings [Boevrets & De Goeij Mix]"
043:46 Nalin & Kane - "Open Your Eyes [El Barco Para Es Vedra Mix]"
052:27 Auranaut - "Yo Yo [Club Mix]"
061:29 Brainchild - "Symmetry C [Lange Breakbeat Mix]"
067:55 Saucermen - "Aquarius [Evolution Mix]"
075:10 Radiohead - "Street Spirit [Wonky Remix]"
084:05 Der Dritte Raum - "Hale Bopp [Raumgleiter Version]"
092:10 Planet Perfecto - "Bullet In A Gun [Saturday Mix]"
100:05 LSG - "Shecan [WJ Henze Remix]"
104:00 Skip Raiders - "Another Day [Perfecto Mix]"
111:19 The Source - "Fly Away"

http://www.sendspace.com/file/w8uh1z

Ready for Spring

2006-02-26T23:49:00.000-06:00

Right now it is nearing the end of winter, and we (in Chicago, anyway) are getting days of warmth every now and then. I made this mix to remind people that spring is coming soon and winter is almost over. As far as track selection, I tried to play tunes that are somewhat deep while at the same time keeping it funky. This mix is all about giving little moments of bliss that make you think of what it will be like when it is warm out. By the final track i want people to feel good knowing that spring is coming and these cold days are almost over. Enjoy.

tracklist:
1. X-Press 2 - AC/DC (Tribal Beach Mix)
2. Richard F ft. Samantha Stocks - Let the Sunshine Thru (Spread Muzik Dub)
3. David Guetta - Just a Little More Love (Wally Lopez Remix)/JJ Flores and Steve Smooth - Release (The Talk Acapella)
4. Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Filterheadz Remix)
5. Santos - 3-2-1 Fire! (Trisco Remix)
6. X-Press 2 - Smoke Machine
7. Eddie Amador - Rise (Deep Dish vs. Eddie Amador Remix)
8. The Clumps - The Talk (Shakedown Remix)
9. Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (Dirty Funker Remix)
10. Flower Power - Flower Power (Dub Mix)
11. Santos - Deep Breath

http://www.waxdj.com/djs/126

Snowy Days Mix

2006-02-13T10:42:00.000-06:00

Yesterday it was snowing really hard so I decided to compile some tracks that I would like to listen to while sitting around and watching the snow fall. The mix starts a bit slow, then gets a little dark but by the end it is somewhat uplifting. I would say it is more of a compilation than a DJ mix. Either way, enjoy.

This mix was made using Acid Music Studio 5.0

Tracklist:
1. Vangelis - Rachel's Song
2. Global Communication - 14:31
3. Boards of Canada - Slow This Bird Down
4. Fennesz - City of Lights
5. Below the Sea - Well Water
6. Mono - Error #9
7. Jesu - Tired of Me
8. Ulrich Schnauss and Longview - Can't Explain (Instrumental)

http://www.waxdj.com/djs/126

My Music Library

2006-02-07T15:36:00.000-06:00

If you wonder what I listen to, or if you would like to make a request for something that I have, go to the link at the bottom of the page to view my entire music library. I will be updating it as I add new things. I need to edit genres for some of my music, but I haven't got around to that yet.

http://www.angelfire.com/planet/thetornado/Library.html

Nump - I Got Grapes

2006-02-06T12:24:00.000-06:00

Crunk music has been around in the South for sometime, but has really only come to the forefront of hip-hop in the past few years. Whether or not you think that is a good thing is another issue. My personal view of crunk music is that it is great at parties, but very few artists have replay value. The only artists I can think of that put out good "crunk" albums are Three Six Mafia (basically their entire catalog - the production is crazy), David Banner ("Mississippi"), and most recently Young Jeezy ("Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101"). Their are some "shuckin and jivin" fools like D4L ("Laffy Taffy") who set hip-hop back about 25 years.

Aside from those who make terrible music, crunk, a bastard child of Miami bass, has produced some of the most creative productions ("Sippin' On Some Syrup", anyone?) along with some of the most intense productions ("Salt Shaker") hip-hop has ever heard.

With all this hype surrounding an offshoot of hip-hop, one would think it a no brainer for Josh Davis (AKA DJ Shadow) to get involved somehow. While people know him for producing some of the best beats of all time, and one of the best albums out of any genre of music ("Endtroducing") many don't know of his love for Miami bass and "club" music. In an Urb magazine review he did at the end of 2004, I distinctly remember atleast three of his favorite productions being Lil'
Jon's and one was David Banner's. In 2005, he put out a mixtape entitled "The Funky Skunk" which prominently featured (among the usual obscure samples and funk) music from Crime Mobb, David Banner, and Baby. This may have come to surprise as backpackers who "keep it real" and generally don't listen to anything that came out after 1995, but Shadow's message was one I resonate - hip-hop is hip-hop regardless of which coast it comes out of. You can bump Smoothe da Hustler one minute and then listen to DJ Magic Mike and still like 2Pac. Music is music. This brings me to Shadow's favorite track of the moment, "I Got Grapes" from Nump. A little background info on Nump - thanks to user "wazzlez" on the DJ Z-Trip messageboard:

"Nump was an intern at 880 Studios in Oakland, where Chief Xcel of Blackalicious has his studio in Room C. Xcel, Shadow, Lyrics Born, and pretty much most of the original Quannum crew have recorded and mixed stuff there, and Nump helped out on some stuff. If you listen to the Nump tracks and then to the new Blackalicious album, "The Craft", you'll notice that they are mixed very similar, particularly in the low-end clarity. That's because Nump mixed his album in Room C, Xcel's studio."

The track itself is very minimal, which resembles David Banner's "Play" in that respect. The drums feature a heavy bass drum and what sounds like some sort of conga. The other percussion is simple hand claps and snaps. Lyrically, it is your average club track. One of the MCs (from the Federation) name drops Dana Dane, which is cool. The topic of the song is purple ("grapes") and weed. Generally though, the lyrics are about money/girls/weed/purple/etc. The chorus is something I could see everyone singing along with at a party ("I got graaaaapes"). This track is a surefire banger and it is good to see someone in hip-hop not complying to boundaries and supporting/playing whatever the fuck they feel like.

http://www.beatstreet.ca/product_info.php?products_id=10229&artist=Various+Artists

Hip-Hop Mix 2-2-06

2006-02-02T21:54:00.000-06:00

This is the first mix (of hopefully many) that I will be posting on this blog. Tonight I decided to record a hip-hop mix. It's good for when you just get up and want something to start the day to. I didn't really mess with the tracks too much. I didn't really cut too much or anything, I just wanted to play some hot tracks.

Tracklist:

Fat Joe - The Shit Is Real (DJ Premier Remix)
Black Moon - Act Like You Want It
Diverse - Build
Jurassic 5 - Freedom
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
A Tribe Called Quest - Find A Way
A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime
Phife Dawg - Flawless
Pete Rock & Grand Agent - This Is What They Meant
Lords of the Underground - Flow On (Pete Rock Remix)
OC - Time's Up
Method Man & Redman ft. Mally G - Dat's That Shit
Diverse - Certified

http://waxdj.com/djs/126/

Coldcut Essential Mix 1/29/06

2006-01-30T12:43:00.000-06:00

Matt Black and Jonathon Moore have been creating tracks since the mid-80's. It wasn't until they came together as Coldcut and formed the highly innovative label Ninja Tune that they really started to have any success. With tracks such as "Mo Beats", "Beats and Pieces", and "Greedy Beat" they helped lay the foundation for hip-hop instrumentalists like DJ Shadow and RJD2. The Ninja Tune label has released albums and singles from DJs and producers such as the deep hip-hop of DJ Food, turntablist extraordinare Kid Koala and Russia's DJ Vadim.

Coldcut themselves, however, are probably most known for their remix of Eric B. and Rakim's "Paid In Full". As DJs, their "Journeys by DJ: 70 Minutes of Madness" is commonly regarded as both turntablist purists and dance music afficionados as the greatest mix album of all time. Coldcut take DJing to the next level, quite literally. The mix boasts a slew of artists ranging from Coldcut themselves and their Ninja Tune brethren to the old school hip-hop of Boogie Down Productions and Newcleus to the smooth soul of Jhelisa, even touching down in dub and reggae territory with artists such as Junior Reed. That isn't all though - they even play ambient music - yes, proper ambient music by piano player Harold Budd (the beautiful "Balthus Bemused By Color") and Luke Slater's 7th Plain, and along side this they even find time to spin jungle and techno pioneers Photek and Plastikman. Basically, if you don't have it - buy it.

With so much acclaim and praise, one might think it a no brainer for Coldcut to have done an Essential Mix right after the release of "Journeys by DJ". Instead, it took eleven years for Pete Tong to give the Ninja Tune offices a call and schedule a time for Coldcut to get busy on the Radio One decks. The mix starts off with some classic hip-hop, including Sweet Tee and A Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It?" with the original Lou Reed vocal over it. The mix then moves in to expiremental electro-house territory, before starting the second hour with some drum-n-bass like DJ Zinc's "Super Sharp Shooter" and Krust's infamous roller "Warhead". Laced in between is Wayne Smith's heavy "Under Me Sleng Teng". Finally rounding out the mix is Franz Ferdinand's "This Fire" over a floating dub reggae track, they then put Bjork's "Hidden Place" with a backing track that consists of reggae guitar, 808 drums and opera-like vocals.

While this mix is not another "Journeys by DJ", it is an entertaining mix that keeps you nodding your head the whole time and leaves you in awe at some of the things Coldcut come up with -- George W. Bush doing "Imagine", for one. If you like DJ Yoda and Dan Greenpeace's take on Coldcut's cut-n-paste style from their Essential Mix in 2003, you will like this one as well. Coldcut prove that even in an era when a kid with a computer can create "Jay-Zeezer" it still takes talent and a knowledge of music and DJing to create truly beautiful music using . It is rare that you get a DJ mix that contains creativity. It is even rarer to find an Essential Mix with longevity that doesn't just contain the newest and hottest tunes.

(yes, these guys make ridiculously good hip-hop)

http://s65.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24CH77TKT7GIE237DYTJAHQ8WR

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Cybotron featuring Dillinja - Threshold

2006-01-28T17:33:00.000-06:00

This track came out on Prototype Recordings back in 1996. It starts out a bit atmospheric, but it is a bit more bassey than any other 'atmospheric' track I have ever heard. Listen to how distorted it gets while at the same time remaining deep with those synths and subtle noises... heavy.

http://www.mentasm.net/dilli.mp3

Hello

2006-01-25T22:11:00.000-06:00

This is my new blog. I will be posting up DJ mixes that I have done, DJ mixes I have been listening to, as well as tracks that I am feeling. They won't be one particular genre, it will just be music that I like. The links will be mostly on YouSendIt, meaning they will be up for one week or a limited number of downloads. I do not expect a lot of people to check this blog, so I think YSI is the best choice for a host because I have found that it is the fastest of all upload sites. If you have a request for a mix by a certain artist, just comment.

This first set is by Valve recordings' DJ Friction. I would compare him to Andy C in his mixing style. This set is very good with many different styles represented throughout.

MC SP is on the microphone for this one and he actually spits lyrics, it's not all double time 'biddy-biddy-biddy' non-sense.

DJ Friction live from Portsmouth on 1Xtra Bass Week 3/01/05
01 dillinja – gang bang
02 spirit – siren
>> fresh – signal
03 dillinja – 96 thing
>> dubplate - wots my code [total science remix]
04 q project – ask not vip
>> roni size - trust me [remix]
05 mr. l – back to your roots
>> fresh – tombraider
06 d bridge – true romance vip
07 influx uk – ghost people 2004 vip
>> digital – deadline 08 zinc – steppin stones vip
09 zen - rubarb & custard
10 shy fx – plastic soul
11 peshay - buzz
12 chase & status - love’s theme
13 marcus intalex - afrikka
14 shy fx & t power feat. jenna g – feelings
15 d-type - the way
>> ram trilogy – titan
16 capone - style baby
>> m.i.s.t. – outta space
17 chase & status – duppy man
18 logisitics – together vip
19 sub focus – x ray
20 dillinja – in the grind vip
>> shimon – hush hush
21 konflict – messiah [spor remix]

http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=06AGYB6EYECXV2QG9EIFR62JJ7