Category: DJ mix
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Best mix ever?
Well the legend that is Greg Wilson is well known, but with the Music Played In Discotheques mix he had me at Chairmen of the Board and George McCrae’s woefully underloved ‘Rock Your Baby’ showing his true 70’s northern soul credentials! The idea was to use tracks from 1972-75 for the Tate Gallery in Liverpool,…
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Their Final Hour: Wonderful Radio Soundhog rides the waves again
Calling All Shipping – MV Soundhog is broadcasting on all frequencies for possibly the last time with Radio Soundhog 7 (but then again Ben Hayes like his mate Frenchbloke always says ‘never again’ then pops up on the starboard bow when you least expect it). It’s a wonderful and in some parts jaw-dropping hour-long mix,…
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Yr Favourite New (well old) Halloween Soundtrack!
Those who are looking for the perfect Halloween soundtrack can’t go far wrong than my dark mix from last year (if I say so myself) – loads of creepy disco noir, dark electro, Carpenter soundtrack classics and horror film samples!
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Do or DIY are Awful Fun and Ultimate Ultimate Ultimate breakbeats
Despite the weird and cruel nature of the universe atm (look at my twitter or Livejournal if you need to know) I’ve been taking comfort listening to People Like Us’s Do or DIY end of show compilation ‘Awful Fun’ available over at WFMU. Some crazy collages and manic avant-retard action, my fave bit so far…
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30 years of Hip Hop; 1 hour; 538 tunes
The ‘how many tunes can you cram into a mini?’ challenge continues – well this went out earlier in the year but I missed it – Jaguar Skills mixing 30 years of hiphop in one hour…it’s a total nostalgia fest for me, especially as my interest in bootlegs coincided with hiphop & RnB getting it’s…
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Where were you on 72? What Girl Talk SHOULD sound like.
Yes it’s finally here – 72, the pass-the-parcel mashup project, inspired by our very own Boot in 60 Seconds has reached 72 minutes and is thus finished! This is basically what Girl Talk SHOULD sound like, done by people who actually understand mashups rather than spending more time on their haircut. Cue Girl Talk lovin’…