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Archive for the ‘DJ mix’ Category

  • Public Enemy Deconstructed

    • 12354 Views • 1980s, DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on Public Enemy Deconstructed

    The good people at Solid Steel Radio have been at it again and as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations have managed to come up with another hour’s worth of highly recommended listening, this time courtesy of the undoubted, undisputed King of the...

  • Paul McCartney’s Left by Bill Brewster

    • 10595 Views • 1970s, 1980s, DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on Paul McCartney’s Left by Bill Brewster

    Author, DJ, music historian, record collector, Grimsby fan and all-round good egg Bill Brewster has taken the road less travelled and been digging deep to take a look at the often overlooked funkier side of Paul McCartney.  Featuring a mix of McCartney solo...

  • Boca 45 & DJ Format – The Golden Era

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    We’re feeling generous so here’s an extra special treat for all you old skool hip-hop headz. Messrs Boca 45 and DJ Format digging out beats old and new that have a certain special something – that Golden Era sound. They’ve put it up on Soundcloud and...

  • The Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique Tribute By Solid Steel

    • 13312 Views • DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on The Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique Tribute By Solid Steel

    The cats at Ninja Tune records have come up trumps yet again with their excellent re-interpretation of the Beastie Boys legendary Paul’s Boutique album presented recently on their Solid Steel Radio Show and now available for download from Soundcloud....

  • Strange Circuit: Library Electronics and Weird Grooves

    • 7578 Views • DJ mix • • Comments Off on Strange Circuit: Library Electronics and Weird Grooves

    One of our regular readers, curator of the excellent blog Electric Roulette, writer and vinyl 45 fanatic, the fantastically-named Mof Gimmers, has very kindly put together a mixtape and asked us to share it with you. If you like a bit of electronic...

  • DJ Mix – Seven Steps For Better Listening

    • 8036 Views • DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on DJ Mix – Seven Steps For Better Listening

    When he’s not harassing the good ladies working in charity shops or rooting round car boot sales on a weekend our resident dusty crate beat digger and all-round vinyl nerd can be found knee-deep in the ‘net looking for little-known gems of the digital...

  • In The Basement – The Kenny Dope Mixes

    • 6958 Views • DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on In The Basement – The Kenny Dope Mixes

    Back in May 2011 we featured a Soul Trippin’ mix by Kenny Dope, this time we bring you more of his funky stuff in two recent Saturday Basement mixes. The first one is a Jazz Funk 45s mix which blends together old favourites like the Jackson Five...

  • Ursula 1000 and 45 Minutes of Mod Funk

    • 10453 Views • DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on Ursula 1000 and 45 Minutes of Mod Funk

    We recently discovered Ursula 1000 when we were browsing at pictures for The Hippest Girl in the World and The Citroen – He used Michel Quarez’s art work for the cover of his album Mondo Beyondo. Ursula 1000 is the name used by Brooklyn born...

  • Soundhog – Musical Composition, Reappropriation and Reproduction

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    Following on from yesterday’s ‘Home Taping Didn’t Kill Music’ post and our mention of the legendary EMI Soundhog cassettes we were reminded of the work of one-time mash-upper (is that the correct term for someone who makes mash-ups?),...

  • Cut Chemist and Quantic Interviews

    • 6757 Views • DJ mix, Music • • Comments Off on Cut Chemist and Quantic Interviews

    Short video of Lucas MacFadden aka DJ Cut Chemist and Will Holland aka Quantic interviewed at a club night in Chicago. We’ve recently featured Quantic on a “Best of” DJ Mix by J.Rocc, However, if you’re not familiar with Cut Chemist,...