I know we’re jumping the gun a little bit on the warm weather jams, but summer’s all in the mind anyway, isn’t it? Here are two new re-edits I put together of some tracks that I’ve been playing on vinyl, and wished they hit just a little bit harder. Nothing too complicated, mostly just adding some low-end, extra percussion, and teasing out the intros a little bit. I dropped both of these in my recent CCC Podcast. Enjoy the tunes!
Aww shit. I’ve often felt like Mux Mool doesn’t get as much attention as he deserves. His Skulltaste album is one of the most solid front-to-back instrumental efforts of the last couple of years, and his live shows captivate in a way that many single-performer electronic sets often fail to do. It looks like a lot of folks are starting to come around, though. After a year of heavy touring w/ artists like Star Slinger & Bass Nectar, his new album Planet High School is set to drop, and you can hear it now courtesy of The Fader. This is exactly what I needed to bring my Monday afternoon back up.
Longtime listeners to the show will remember when Canblaster dropped an exclusive set about a year ago while in town for a gig w/ Trouble & Bass. His set remains one of the best live DJ sets we’ve had, but the four-man tag team set we have for you this week courtesy of his Club Cheval crew ups the ante even more. As a team, Canblaster, Sam Tiba, Myd & Panteros666 deliver a full on tear-out assault of house, hip-hop, Jersey club, bass music, and anything else they can get their filthy hands on. Take a deep breath before getting into this one, because it goes DEEP. Check out the exclusive set + interview Thursday night February 2nd at midnight on East Village Radio.
If you’ve been following bass music or hip-hop (or fuck it, fashion or photography) in NY, there’s a good chance that you’ve come across MeLo X‘s work. An affiliate of the Cassette NYC crew (who are kindof on hiatus right now due to the total BLOWING UP of justaboutallof them), I first me MeLo when he came by the EVR studio w/ the Sonnymoon guys for an interview. Since then I’ve seen him perform a 1-man beat assault at Le Poisson Rouge, release an excellent 12″ single w/ Machinedrum on Innovative Leisure, and continue to knock out some serious heat on regular beat tapes. This week he’ll be coming by Worldwide Smash to preview his new album Fewture, which you can pre-order here. Tune in at midnight EST on Thurs 1/26 for the jams.
Brookyln Radio plays host to shows and mixes from a TON of friends & family, including Bastard Jazz, Subatomic Sound System, The Rub, Jubilee and many more, so when they asked me to contribute a guest mix, I was excited to be in such good company. It gave me the opportunity to put together some of my favorite pieces of music in a bit more polished form than the live mixing I do on East Village Radio. I was also happy to be able to add some mix in some less beat-centric music, especially the amazing solo saxophone performance from Colin Stetson in the middle of the mix. I’m pleased with the results, to the point that it makes me want to consider podcasting again. I don’t see that happening anytime too soon though, so in the meantime stream this one below, and if you need more short-form mixes, I posted my previous podcast series The Raw & The Crooked on my Mixcloud page.
Tonight it’s my pleasure to welcome, for the first time in New York, a double helping of UK dub & reggae culture. Mungo’s Hi Fi are the founders of the Scotch Bonnet label, and purveyors of some of the heaviest sound system style reggae and dub you’re likely to hear on any continent. They’ll be joined by Soom T, known for her work on the excellent Jahtari label. Both artists will be performing on Friday 10/7 along with Subatomic Soundsystem, Liondub & Dub War’s Dave Q at Dominion in the East Village, but you can get a preview when you tune in to the show.
When New York City felt its first earthquake in over a century on Tuesday, we thought it was a sure sign that this weekend’s West Coast takeover of Brooklyn was going to be on and popping like never before. Unfortunately, an old fashioned East Coast hurricane had to play the buster, and after a week of gloomy forecasts, mayor Bloomberg has suspended subway service as of noon on Saturday.
It is with sadness that we have to call it a wrap on Saturday’s BBQ, but we wouldn’t be the true players we are if we just took that shit lying down. We’ve moved the festivities to Saturday September 17th, and will be back in full motherfucking efizzect with all three resident DJs, a baller-ass menu featuring the best in LA-style eats, a domino competition complete w/ prizes from Flud Watches and Armory Survival Gear, and maybe even a few more surprises.
In the meantime, you can maintain your California state of mind with our Str8 West Coastin’ mix, which features enough classic music to bring the BBQ to you no matter where you are. So stock up on your Olde English 800 while you still can, turn it up loud, and we’ll see you on the 17th.
Can’t get enough of that gangsta shit. Yeah, that’s right me and the homies DJ Eleven and DJ Dopeshoes are back with another edition of Str8 West Coastin, bringing a bit of California love to the East side. And this time we thought we’d put together a mix of some of our favorite West Coast classics to get you in the proper mind state. Plug in, let your mind drift, and see you this Saturday at Project Parlor in Bed-Stuy. BBQ all day, and half price drinks til 4:00 PM, so don’t get caught slippin.
*** DJ Eleven ***
2Pac – Picture Me Rollin’
Shade Sheist feat. Nate Dogg – Wake Up
Dogg Pound – Big Pimpin’
Mack 10 & Dogg Pound – Nuthin But The Cavi Hit
Trackademicks – Fool On The Hill feat. Phonte
Pac Div – Mayor
Dr. Dre – Bad Intentionsfeat. Knocturnal
All City Productions – Unsolved Mysterme
King Tee – Got It Bad Y’All feat. Tha Alkaholiks
Cypress Hill – Hand on the Pump
E-40 – My Shit Bang
E-40 – Nah, Nah… feat Nate Dogg
The Pharcyde – Drop
*** DJ Dopeshoes ***
Warren G – This DJ
Ice Cube – Friday
Mack 10 – Foe Life
Jayo Felony – Whatcha Gonna Do
E-40 – Smoke ‘N Drank
Snoop – Tha Shiznit
DJ Quik – Diggin You Out
Daz Dillinger – In California
Dr Dre – Let’s Get High
Keak Da Sneak – That Go
2pac – All About U
NWA – Gangsta Gangsta
Cypress Hill – How I Could Just Kill a Man
Skeelo – I Wish
Dam-Funk – Hood Pass Intact
Kurupt – Ride Wit Us
*** DJ Still Life ***
DJ Quik- Tonight
Eazy E- Gimmie That Nut
Ice Cube- Jacking For Beats
Too Short- Keep Bouncing
Zapp N Roger- More Bounce To The Ounce
Foe Life- Pay Dues
Westside Connection- Lights Out
Eazy E- Eazier Said Than Done
Total Devastation- Many Clouds of Smoke
Dove Shack- Summertime In The LBC
Warren G- Regulate (blend) / Ice Cube- Check Yourself
Snoop Dogg- Lay Low
Hieroglyphics- You Never Knew
Lady Of Rage- Afro Puffs
Eazy E- Real Motherfuckin G’s
Dr. Dre- Rat-A-Tat
King Tee- Drunk Tekneek
Too Short- Gettin It
Ahmad- Back In The Day
DJ Ayres is a Brooklyn don. The Rub, his monthly party with with DJ Eleven & Cosmo Baker, is an institution. He’s one of the most versatile and in-demand DJs in the city, and his debut single of solo productions, I’d Fuck Me, is coming out this week on T&A Records, which he runs with DC DJ/Producer Tittsworth. I’ve been playing tracks from the single for the last couple of weeks, and it’s super solid. And if you know like I know, expect nothing but a top-notch DJ set to rock your party, your automobile, or even your iPhone.
United by a shared inspiration from Sun-Ra and innovative electronic music of all kinds, Saturn Never Sleeps is a new project from King Britt and Rucyl. Those familiar with either member will know that a long-standing straddling of the lines between hip-hop, soul, jazz, and far-out experimentation is part of their collective history. With a debut album Yesterday’s Machine on the way, the duo has been paying visits to forward minded communities of music fans across the planet. They hit Low End Theory this week in LA, and on July 30th they’ll be performing alongside Teebs at Alpha Pup NYC at The Knitting Factory, which is quickly shaping up to be a meeting place for beat heads of taste and distinction. The group has also been kind enough put together an exclusive mix for Worldwide Smash, which we think makes a pretty clear statement ab0ut their artistic vantage point. Listen in tonight at midnight EST for the mix, and grab tickets to see them do their thing at Alpha Pup NYC here.
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