Month: April 2020
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I’m DJing Crumplstock 2020 Tonight
The festival for shut-ins is perfect for a global lockdown, and I’ve not DJ’ed at Crumplstock for a few years. Partly cos of moving to the new tiny flat where impromptu 5am sessions are not exactly welcomed by the other occupant, but also I had real problem streaming with newer tech like HLS & OBS.…
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RIP Vaugh Mason and Bill Withers
Two pioneers have recently died – the first many probably won’t know by name but they definitely know the sample – Vaughn Mason of Bounce, Rock. Skate, Roll fame as sampled by Daft Punk many times, The Avalanches, De La Soul, Digital Underground, Kurtis Blow and just about EVERYONE – see the Whosampled list of…
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Horse
Err not sure how to describe this. It certainly comes from a tradition of animation going back to Weebl & Bob, SPOOOON and b3ta strangeness, but this is surreal for even them. But it’s funny and might take your mind of world destruction for 1 minute 53 seconds. (via Boing Boing)
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RIP Adam from Fountains of Wayne
I have a nasty feeling this will become a common thing as deaths from coronavirus rise, but RIP Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of Fountains of Wayne who has died from COVID-19 complications. He was 52. Radiation Vibe was totally my jam back in the day…damn, I’d forgotten that one of their first singles, Barbara H. is…
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End of the world is insane
Well if there is going to be the end of the world, I may as well provide a nice soundtrack…. Next up after the DJLex Lizzo vs NIN mashup that everyone seems to love played on RC 320, is this REM vs Cypress Hill mashup from DJ Jamie Derelict (hmm, alias?) which isn’t new, but…