Tag: Disc jockey
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Pause Button Beats
“Public Enemy No. 1” was a pause tape beat” This is an amazing article via Ian Fondue of the Lloydbrary about early hiphop DJs using cassette tapes in their productions – yes a lot of us started creating ‘pause button edits’ and it’s amazing that some of the classics were created this way. I knew…
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Ragga Jungle Return
Heard this new-ish Chase and Status jam with Irah along with the new Original Nuttah 25th anniversary version at David Rodigan’s set at House of Common (the Madness 40th gig on Clapham Common) and like the rest of his set it just SLAYED. I was a sweaty mess at the end when he finished with…
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The Guerrilla Guide To Podcasting Part Four
The fourth part in a series on making your own podcast that won’t break the bank, concentrating on DIY and low-cost podcasting. Read part one, part two and part three first. Plug in babies If your mic is USB – and I really recommend that for first timers – you can skip to the next…
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Mashup Academia
Interesting when academics and music theorists (or in this case philosophers) talk about mashups, something I know very well if you are a frequent reader (if not: this blog started at the second mashup podcast ever – the first fizzled out – for the first year or so, broadening out into DIY remix and music…
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San Francisco Disco Preservation Society
Listen to DJ Mark Watkins – Live At The Polk Gulch Saloon (SF) – Early 80’s byeightiesDJarchives on hearthis.at DJ Jim Hopkins as the San Francisco Disco Preservation Society is preserving the 80’s and 90’s club history of San Francisco by digitising and posting cassettes and reel-to-reel tape of DJ mixes. It’s a fascinating look…
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DJing at Crumplstock 6 – Sunday 7pm
A rare DJ set from me at Crumplstock, opening the stage on Sunday at 7pm GMT (UK time). Going to be a mix of silly crumplbangers e.g. soundclown/bootlegs/mashups/remixes, nu and old disco, jack/acid house, dub/reggae, rock, 80’s electro/breakdance and funk, although not really sure as it’s going to be a truly live set, off my…