Summer of Michael Jackson

While it’s just over a year now that the King of Pop passed away, his first anniversary remembrance was on Friday 25th June this year and to honor that the good people over at SoulBounce have been commemorating and celebrating Michael Jacksons musical legacy this summer. The theme for the Summer of Michael Jackson is “Sunshine. Moonlight. Good Times. Boogie.” Check it out!

Volume 1 – Sunshine mixed by Dj Stylus.

DJ Stylus: “Summer of Michael Jackson Vol. 1: Sunshine” [Download]

• Jackson 5 – ABC
• Michael Jackson – We’re Almost There (DJ Spinna Remix)
• Jackson 5 – Chained
• Michael Jackson – People Make the World Go Round
• Michael Jackson – Buttercup
• Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin (Grant Phabao Remix)
• Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin
• Jackson 5 – I Want To Take You Higher (Live)
• Jackson 5 – Can’t Get Ready For Losing You
• Michael Jackson – All the Things You Are
• Jackson 5 – It’s Too Late To Change The Time
• Jackson 5 – Don’t Know Why I Love You
• Jackson 5 – Don’t Let Your Baby Catch You
• Jackson 5 – It’s Great To Be Here
• Jackson 5 – Get It Together
• Jackson 5 – The Mirrors of My Mind
• Jackson 5 – Love Is the Thing You Need
• Jackson 5 – Who’s Lovin’ You (Live)

Vol 2 certainly is a special treat indeed and has been arranged by our friend Qool Dj Marv. The ‘Moonlight’ mix showcases Michael at his smoothest, sexiest, grindingest best. Gonna be staring something….Yeh Yeh!

Volume 2 – Moonlight mixed by Qool Dj Marv

Qool DJ Marv: “Summer of Michael Jackson Vol. 2: Moonlight” [Download]

• Michael Jackson – Heaven Can Wait
• Michael Jackson – Lady In My Life
• Michael Jackson – Music & Me
• Michael Jackson – Break Of Dawn
• Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel (Live)
• Michael Jackson – Living This Way, Loving This Way
• Michael Jackson – Human Nature
• Michael Jackson – This Is It
• Michael Jackson – I Can’t Help It
• Michael Jackson feat. Siedah Garrett- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
• Michael Jackson – Liberian Girl
• The Jacksons – Dreamer
• The Jacksons – Show You The Way To Go
• Michael Jackson – Baby Be Mine
• Michael Jackson – Remember The Time
• Michael Jackson – Fly Away
• Michael Jackson – Beautiful Girl
• Michael Jackson – Rock With You (Acappella)

Volume 3 -Sunshine mixed by Dj Jahsonic!

DJ Jahsonic: “Summer of Michael Jackson Vol. 3: Good Times” [Download]

• Michael Jackson – Ease on Down the Road
• Michael Jackson – You Can’t Win
• Michael Jackson – Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
• Jackson 5 – Honey Love
• Jackson 5 – Can’t Get Ready For Losing You
• Jackson 5 w/ Shinchi Osawa – Never Can Say Goodbye (Osawa 3000 Remix)
• Michael Jackson – P.Y.T.
• The Jacksons – Walk Right Now
• The Jacksons – Can You Feel It
• Michael Jackson – Working Day and Night (Original Home Demo Recording 1978)
• Michael Jackson – Working Day and Night (Album Version)
• Michael Jackson – Get On The Floor
• Michael Jackson – Lady In My Life (Shelter Remix)
• Michael Jackson – Sunset Driver (Demo)
• Michael Jackson – Cheater (Demo)
• Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
• Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Opolopo Remix)
• Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
• Jackson 5 – Blame It On the Boogie
• The Jacksons – Shake Your Body Down to the Ground
• Michael Jackson – Thriller (Vamp)
• Michael Jackson – I Can’t Help It (Tangoterje Remix)
• Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (Roforofo Remix)
• Michael Jackson – Rock With You
• Michael Jackson – Baby Be Mine

Volume 4 – Boogie coming soon. Stay Tuned!

The Rub consist of Cosmo Baker, Dj Ayers & Dj Eleven

The Rub have finally finished the History of Hip-Hop series! 1979 – 2009 featuring all your favorite hip hop cuts and rap records. All mixes are downloadable, tracklists are available and are pretty dope! Check out the Golden era in particular – 1980 right through to the end of the 90′s for a trip down memory lane. Also check out the interview with the crew involved in this project below who consist of Cosmo Baker, Dj Ayers and Dj Eleven – pretty tight crew!

The Rub Interview on Brooklyn Radio

The Rub History of Hip-Hop Mixes, 1979-1989

The Rub History of Hip-Hop Mixes, 1990-1999

The Rub History of Hip-Hop Mixes, 2000-2009

As well as being a synth freak he’s also nice on the ones’ and twos’ featuring heavily on the Red Bulls Music Academy roster amonst various clubs around the world wheres hes known to be heavy on the ‘boogie’ side of things. B.Bravo certainly has those bona fide skills. We will have an interview with the man himself shortly alongside a guest mix so stay tuned for that. But for now check out the sounds of Computa Love below for some neck snapping action!

More Info:

www.bbravo.com
www.myspace.com/bravobeats1
twitter.com/b_bravo

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Detroit Electronic Music Festival - Hart Square, Detroit, USA

Brought to us by Detroit-Techno.org this documentary explores how the electronic music festival was born in Detroit in 2000.From the death of the underground to Motor Lounge, this short documentary touches on some of the significant milestones that led to the festival’s birth…

Part 1 of 3, more to follow, stay tuned!

When Carl Craig was fired, it was like the earth cracked

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With his new LP ‘Paul White & The Purple Rain’ due to drop in June on Now-Again, Paul White has composed this tasty little mix entitled ‘Shake Your Leg’ to get us in the mood. This follows in the same theme as his previous mixes in the sense that its full of quirky samples and an unusual selection of music, but dope as always. Highly recommended!

Paul White – Shake Your Leg Mixtape by alexchase

Tracklisting
Bruce Haack Intro
Bob James – ‘Love Power’
Azymuth – ‘Last Summer In Rio’
The Alan Parson Project – ‘Nucleus’
Can – ‘Paperhouse’
Gong – ‘Dynamite: I Am Your Animal’
Aaron Harry – ‘On Golden Sands’
Interlude
Phil Upchurch – ‘Adam And Charlene’
Hummingbird – ‘Anna’s Song’
Les Crane – ‘Esperanza’
Rick Wakeman – ‘Dante Period’
ELO – ‘Yours Truly, 2095′
Paul White – ‘The Doldrum’
Interlude
U-Roy – ‘Natty Rebel’
U-Roy – ‘So Jah Jah Say’
Ken Boothe – ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’
Weather Report – ‘Lusitanos’
Weather Report – ‘Badia’
Paul White – ‘Future Adventures’
Paul White – ‘Dance Scene’
Paul White – ‘Space Princess’
Paul White – ‘Roots’
Paul White – ‘Moonlight’
Neil Outro

Find Paul White’s original music at: http://www.paulwhitemusic.co.uk

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He’s also pretty hand on the MPC…

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Kyle has recorded a mix for Fact recently and can be downloaded here. Check his myspace for more details…

It was very sad to hear about GURU’s health problems last month and all the moreso when his nephew went online to inform us that Keith Elam’s family have been out of the loop regarding all of these health concerns.

Well, the good news is that GURU is alive and we wish him speedy recovery. One of the first shows i ever went to was GangStarr in The Tivoli in 1994, where they had Jeru the Damaja and MC Mello in support. This was a cracking gig and reaffirmed my love for GangStarr’s music.

Our mainman Jared in NYC hit us up with this excellent Mathew Africa mix which is a synopsis of the 6 albums that the duo put out over the last 20 years. It must be said that for a DJ/MC act there is not really anyone that comes close to the prolific output and influence these two Brooklyn dwellers have achieved in their career. The 1990′s will be synonymous for their boom bap sound and no frills hip hop music that would go against the grain of the superficial braggadocio of P Diddy et al.

So if your a longtime fan like us, enjoy the trip down memory lane and if your not familiar with their back catalgoue, get ready for one of the finest partnerships Hip Hop music has ever produced.

Download the full mix as one track -here

Download the full mix as separate tracks – here

as per Mathew Africa…

I drew tracks from all six of Gang Starr’s albums, and each is represented more or less in proportion to how much I like it: 1992′s Daily Operation tops them all with 9 selections, although 1990′s Step in the Arena, 1994′s Hard to Earn and 1998′s Moment of Truth all feature prominently with 7, 6 and 5 tracks, respectively. The first and last albums got kind of short shrift, although there were more songs I would have included from each if I hadn’t run out of space. They have one of the strongest catalogs in rap music and there were a lot of additional songs, verses and scratch parts I wish I could have included.

Tracklisting ;

1. Intro
2. You Know My Steez
3. Just to Get a Rep
4. Mass Appeal
5. Step in the Arena
6. Now You’re Mine
7. The Militia feat. Freddie Foxxx
8. B.Y.S.
9. Take It Personal
10. The ? Remainz
11. Full Clip
12. DWYCK feat. Nice & Smooth
13. Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?
14. Jazz Thing
15. Soliloquy of Chaos
16. Check the Technique
17. Credit Is Due
18. Speak Ya Clout feat. Jeru the Damaja & Lil Dap
19. It’z a Setup feat. Hannibal
20. Words I Manifest (Remix)
21. 2 Deep
22. The Place Where We Dwell
23. Suckas Need Bodyguards
24. Flip the Script
25. What You Want This Time?
26. Love Sick
27. Ex Girl to Next Girl
28. The Planet
29. Make ‘em Pay
30. Execution of a Chump
31. DJ Premier Is In Deep Concentration
32. Take Two & Pass
33. Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)
34. Rite Where You Stand feat. Jadakiss
35. I’m the Man feat. Lil Dap & Jeru the Damaja
36. Code of the Streets
37. Tonz ‘o’ Gunz
38. Next Time

Remember this is on tonight folks if you are out for St. Patrick’s Eve, making his Dublin debut multi award winning turntablist and resident DJ with the Beastie Boys MIXMASTER MIKE is set for a headline show at THE BUTTON FACTORY this March.

The 3-time world DJ champion and founder of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz was recently named one of USA Today’s 6 greatest DJs of all time. He plays the Button Factory with support from BLACKALICIOUS frontman GIFT OF GAB, who late last year came out with his long awaited second solo album “Escape 2 Mars”.

Tuesday March 16th
The Button Factory – Curved St – Temple Bar – Dublin 2.
Doors – 11:30pm till late

Tickets €22.50 (inc. booking fee)  available from Ticketmaster, City Discs, Road Records and usual outlets.
We have a set of tickets to give away, pls email info@choicecuts.ie with the answer:

What is the name of the DJ Crew Mix Master Mike was part of in the early 1990s?

St. Patricks eve session in the excellent Bierhaus bar on Dominick Street in Galway. DJ Scope will be heading out west to play nothing but the best for the revellers in Galways finest beer emporium. Music is scheduled to begin at 9ish and go til the small hours of the AM.

Expect obscure funk, disco, modern soul, beat, treat and some fast rap muzak for this one

With the widely advertised launch of the DJ Hero game all eyes are on the turntables. The game itself is the latest installment in the wildly successful series of ‘rhythm games’, though the first to be based on turntablism. With this release and the wider digital music explosion it raises the question, will we see the rise of a new wave of turntable jockeys? and if it does what options lie ahead for them to break new ground?

Back in the day, when DJ Kool Herc began doing things with 2 turntables that would go on to become the foundation of Hip-Hop the MC didn’t exist. It was all about the records and the DJ. It was the DJs skill at manipulating beats, dropping samples, loops and whatever flare they could isolate to get the party jumping. The technical setup remained pretty constant for the DJ over the next 30 years. It was the DJs skills and music trends that developed and evolved. Grand Master Flash came after Kool Herc and is generally recognised as the greatest of the early turntable pioneers. The combination of his record looping techniques combined with Grand Wizard Theodores scratch technique was the definite prelude to Hip-hop turntablism exploded.

Released in 2001, the documentary film ‘Scratch’ explores the world of the hip-hop DJ in detail during which DJ Badu describes how he believes that the turntable can be a musical instrument “as long as you see it as [one]” (incidentally DJ Badu is a good friend and regular collaborator of J-Rocc – who is playing in the Twisted Pepper on November 21st). But now the turntable and the equipment surrounding it is evolving again and increasingly quickly. The digital age has heralded a whole new generation of tools and equipment. Back in the early 80s when Steinski and Double Dee put together their ground-breaking “The Lessons” mixes they used tape, reel-to-reel decks, a razor blade and some glue. This entire process can now be achieved with a single laptop.

Which brings me back to DJ Hero. The special game controller is a stripped down deck and crossfader combo. If it was a properly functional piece of equipment it could only be considered the most basic controller available. But it is a game whose purpose is for people to have fun, so instead it can be seen as a starting point with great potential. The restricted music selection within the game will get tiresome quickly enough, how many times can you listen to Disturbia!

The appeal of DJ Hero will inevitably wain and when it does I expect and hope some of those who play the game will be motivated to explore further. At which point they will start by looking around for more ways to explore their creativity, by looking for equipment which will help them realise their ideas. And there is a wealth of options out available like never before.

The long established setup of 2 turntables, a mixer and a bunch of vinyl is the obvious place to start but why follow convention when other options are available. Digital technology has lowered the entry point to modern music. Downloads have predominantly replaced the classic vinyl hunt. Turntables are no longer the core of the DJ’s setup, more often they act as an interface for a wide range of digital technologies. When Serato arrived in 2004 the turntable started to go through its first major technical evolution in 30 years. However developments in other areas are impacting in a very different way such that turntables, in the conventional sense, are no longer even essential. The rise of MIDI controllers has unexpectedly removed the requirement for turntables from urntablism. Used in tandem with a laptop a controller can be used as both mixer and turntables within a single portable solution.

Vestax in particular are producing equipment that is really making people sit up and take notice. Controllers which instantly give you equivalent functionality and more. Multiple cue points, looping amongst other features are bringing all sorts of new and interesting ways to mash-up, manipulate and make new from old. Though I think it worth pointing out that with all this innovation the basic mechanics of the turntables is remaining essentially the same, only reinforceing how apt the platters are as a means of music control.

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Before the advent of the Internet gigs, clubs or releases had the potential to become massive events. That just doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. Music has become so widely (and wildly) available that it feels saturated. With so many options there just isn’t enough time in the day to filter out the dross and focus on that which really excites you. If nothing else I really hope that those who play DJ Hero or Controllerism/Turntablism dabblers (of which I am one) will gain a greater appreciation for those of us whose explorations have taken them all the way out to the cutting edge. We need them otherwise we will be trapped in a world where Rihanna is stuck on repeat!