Kid Koala – Scratchcratchratchatch
Back in the burgeoning Turntablist scene of the 90's there were a lot of Scratchbased mixtapes floating about. Pretty much everyone of note dipped their fingers in that pie, but most were little more than audio rips of practice sessions. Tapes like Hot Sauce in the Dick hole (nice name), DJ Babu's Comprehension et al were [...]
Sasqwax – Sleeprs EP1
I've had a bit of a hankering for some experimental hip hop of late but the stuff I like seems to have been thin on the ground. Then as if by magic king of the beats Pete SasQwax dropped a new EP. I worked with Pete a few years ago under his Waxfactor identity, when he delivered [...]
The Legendary 1979 Orchestra – Origins
Ever since hearing his remix of L'Equipe du Son – Lesson 1 I've been a fan of The Legendary 1979 Orchestra. Based in the Netherlands, Andrei has been rolling out some lovely Disco Tinged productions and re-edits over the last 12 months or so on labels such as Glenview and his own Legendary Sound Research. Now [...]
The Psychonauts – Time Machine
Sometimes Youtube just throws up some insanely good finds that you’d completely forgotten about, or like me lost their copy. The Psychonauts – Time Machine (Full Mo’Wax Mix)”>The Psychonauts – Time Machine is one of them. It's essentially a multitrack/studio DJ mix by Pablo Clements and Paul Mogg, under their Pyschonauts monikers, working their way through [...]
CZARFACE (Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric)
I reckon most people who are into hip hop are fans of the Wu-tang Clan. Of course everyone has their favourite Wu character within the collective, but most people agree that Inspectah Deck was right up there, but sadly, for me at least, the Wu went off the boil once they outgrew their independent Hip Hop [...]
Ceiling Demons – Ceiling Demons E.P.
I don't know much, if anything, about Ceiling Demons but as with all art forms it's what they do, not who they are, that counts and i've got to say I'm really enjoying their debut E.P which is my first encounter with them. It's been a while since I heard some really good British based Hip [...]
Mr. Dibbs Mini Mash-Ups Vol. 1 (Jay-Z vs RhymeSayers)
One of my favourite turntablists ever was Mr Dibbs. Part of the whole Rhymesayer collective he is as great a producer as he is a DJ, and i think "Minimashups" shows that. Taking Jay-z accapellas and Rhymesayer instrumentals and mashing them together, the concept is nothing new -Dangermouse the Grey album anyone? but it's slams, [...]
DJ JS-1 & Dj Spinbad – ColdCutz Remixes (1996)
wow, a blast from the past that i just stumbled upon on DJ JS-1s Soundcloud page. I was always a massive fan of the DJ JS-1 & DJ Spinbad mixtapes and this along with their Clueless mixtape was pretty much the first turntablist mixtapes i owned. Two amazing Dj's just ripping through classic Hip Hop, on [...]
Henry Pope – Root Society 2012
A litle while ago a mix landed in my inbox from Henry Pope, that despite really liking i could never quite find the appropriate moment to blog it. Thankfully today a new mix by Henry arrived, which is his set from Burning Man. In all seriousness, i'm blogging this because it's a cracking energetic listen [...]
Tempo Clash Podcast #2 – Danny Breaks & Kahn
I haven't been able to post on here for a couple of weeks now as life has been insanely busy but i wanted to bring a couple of mixes to your attention that I have found really interesting. The first one is the second Tempo Clash podcast featuring Danny Breaks, who for me is one [...]