2009!!!

I just want to take this opportunity to wish each and every one the bestest new year. Thanks for coming back week after week and a special mention to everybody who took time out to leave feedback too. Something big coming up right after NYE, so stay tuned.

To celebrate, here's a little something many you probably have had since day one, but just in case:
The Biggie remix to end all Biggie remixes...
One More Chance (Hip Hop Mix)(1995)

T.O.N.Y. Remix

Now I was never a CNN fanatic like some, but I can't front, I like vintage Queens thug rap as much as the next man. T.O.N.Y. still bangs and here's a dope little remix you just might have missed, as far as I can remember this wasn't around much back in the day.
Capone-N-Noreaga: T.O.N.Y. (DJ Clue Remix)(1997)
BONUS:
Capone-N-Noreaga: Closer (Sam Sneed Remix)(1997)

New Joker Mix

Brand new mix by our favorite Bristol dubstep kid. Just downloading as we speak, but I have high expectations. Supposedly we'll have a tracklisting soon too.
Joker: Purple Wow Mix- December 29th

One Of My Favorite Blogs part 132

S/FJ, no doubt. Dude's end of the year list is solid too.

Never Gonna Let You Go

Chandra Simmons: Never Gonna Let You Go (1987)
A classy little jam with top notch production.

Alexander O'Neal Appreciation

Allmusic
A few essentials
If You Were Here Tonight (video)
Saturday Love w/ Cherrelle (video)
Innocent w/ Cherrelle (video)
All True Man (video)

and a dope lesser known jam from the classic debut album

What's Missing (Remix)(1985)

Night On Earth / New York

Classic scene from a classic movie. Rosie Perez is just incredible, as always. I just wish they had the Helsinki scene up on Youtube as well.

Soulful Christmas!

JB: Soulful Christmas (1968)

Classic Time #40

Breakwater: No Limit (12" Mix)(1978)
I always loved the jam and it's classy production, but never noticed the writers are Grey & Hanks of RCA Disco fame, until just now. Weird, man, weird. Anyways... the 12" mix of this is what you wanna have as it's longer and features a cool extension of the breakdown in the middle.
My ol' head Philly peoples (Toney B & Cosmo what's up!!) always talk about the flipside (Do It Til The Fluid Gets Hot ) being a local classic, but I never got the chance to hear it out in a club there. One day man, one day.
The band is also responsible for this sweet groove and this famous Daft Punk sample, among other things.

Top Billin December 26th

It Takes Two

Mr. Oizo: It Takes Two (Prince Klassen Edit)
I first heard this Saturday night when homie K2 played it and thought it was pretty cool.
BONUS:
Kanye: Paranoid (Pocketknife's House Mix / New Version)

When I Grow Up

I wanna have a home setup like this.


Technics SP-25 turntables (w/ 14" platters and rotary pitch controls) and a Sound Workshop 421 mixer all mounted on a single plinth, photographed at my man Mika Snickars' house in Stockholm. Sweet.

Theme song...
The Time: Cool (Long Version)(1981)

Bummer

So me and the crew spent the better part of the month working on the Nightrunners opening night and now that it's about to really go down I'm sitting home, too sick to go out let alone play any damn records. Shit ain't fair man.

All in all, this flyer is about the only thing that made me laugh all day.

My HKI Peoples...

...read about one of my favorite songs, DJ Deeon's Everyday, here.

New Mix Up!

I was really planning to have the 2nd house classics mix out by Xmas, but then I realized what I really wanted to work on right now was a mix of current club stuff.
And voilá, here it is, an exclusive Top Billin mix, the 11th in the series.
Almost an hour and a half long, too.
Enjoy!!!

DJ Anonymous: Top Billin XI - Midwinter Party Mix
(click to preview or right click save as to DL)

6Blocc: Tru Love
6Blocc: Follow The Leader
Kid Sister: Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
Joker: Do It!
DZ: The Fireman
Zomby: Rumours & Revolutions
Apple Productions: Segalizer
Johnny Blaze: Conga
DJ Booman: Funhouse
DJ Tone: Buggin
DJ Sega: Numbers
Lil Mama: No Music ('07 Starkey Remix)
Glitch: N2O Games
DJ Tone: Optimized Theme
Britney Spears: Circus (Diplo Remix)
Smoke & Mirrors: Love Is In The Air
Geeneus: In To The Future
Geeneus feat Katy B: As I
Mr Vegas: Round Of Applause (Matchstick Remix)
DJ Sega: Bad Boyz
DJ Anonymous / Top Billin: Money To Burn
DJ Booman: James' Revenge
Pase Rock: Get Money Kids (Emynd Remix)
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke: Intro
Loost Koos: Helsinki! (Cielu Remix)
DJ Killer & DJ Murder: Pretoria Dance
DJ Mujava: Township Funk (Komposti Blend)
Alborosie & Shabba: Ting-A-Ling (Remix)
Michna: Swiss Glide
Kid Sister: Get Fresh
Kanye West: Champion (Cousin Cole Acid Dub Slow)

Bladerunners' 900 Number

Their useful edit of the 45 King classic as well as an interesting piece on the early days of The Source Magazine, up on the blog.

Classic Time #39

Klein & M.B.O.: Dirty Talk (USA Connection Instrumental)(1982)
Their first hit, played by everybody that matters. The recent Flexx reissue comes highly recommended too, the previously unreleased Greg Wilson edit is solid.

Shout outs to the Twitter crew

twitter.com/djanonymous

And now listen to some Midnight Star.

Words Of Wisdom

Eli Escobar:
"I was digitizing this 12 inch of this old Imagination song and just started djing while I was recording for about 38 minutes. The thing that always surprises me about vinyl is I can lock in two records in about 3 seconds, go make myself a frozen pizza, eat it, take a shit and come back 6 minutes later and they will still be perfectly in synch. Big difference from Serato (especially when you're djing in a club and the bass is making your green circles all fuzzy). I've been really struggling with the gayness of Serato recently and although I have no plans to stop using it, djing with records every once in a while is good therapy! So these are just old records I've had for years and years and still never get sick of hearing. Enjoy!"

Imagination - This Means War (Dub)
Junior Byron - Dance To The Music
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (Dub)
Warp 9 - Light Years Away (Dub)
Affinity - Don't Go Away
Affinity - Don't Go Away (Dub)
Peter Godwin - Emotional Disguise
Steve Arrington - Dancing In The Key Of Life (Timmy Regisford Remix)
Earons - Land Of Hunger (Dub)

DL here.

Nightrunners

House Kiinnostaa Closing Night this Sat.

One more time...

Drive By Bangers

DJ Mike B: Drive By Bangers (2006)
Check out homie Mike B:s L.A. rap mix from a few years back if you didn't already. So many classics there it's unbelievable, from Above The Law to Hi-C. Full tracklisting here.

Check Out The Radio

Spectrum City: Check Out The Radio (1984)
I always found the first P.E. 12" on Vanguard a fascinating record, even if it's not quite on the same genius level as some of their famous later works. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you can read up here.

Didn't You Know

Tha Rayne: Didn't You Know (2003)
This used to be quite an anthem around here, not to mention everyone's favorite Rich Harrison beat before Crazy In Love and 1 Thing made him a household name. Revisiting it now I think it might be time to put it back in rotation.

Classic Time #38

Krystol: After The Dance Is Through (1984)
Produced by Leon Sylvers of Solar fame.

Sunday Song

Azymuth: Dear Limmertz (1980)

Solid Gold Revisited

I'm off to the Solid Gold closing soon and I'm already nostalgic.
Therefore, a song
Inner Life: Make It Last Forever (Larry Levan Mix)
And a toast...






Good times...

Money Edit

Xalan: Money (DJ Anonymous Edit)(1984/2008)
A quick re-edit of a catchy italo groove that in it's original form gets a little too catchy at times. Also I had to cut down on the tom fill madness a bit.
The jam is dedicated to my homie Tuipe aka Varaani, who's also responsible for the somewhat suspect Photoshop job.

Go Hard

Jay & Santi's jam seems to have been deleted everywhere, almost.

Gusto > Swagger

OMG. My favorite hiphop journalist and a man of extremely good musical taste, Chairman Mao, is getting into this here blog game. The rest of us might as well retire right now...

DJ Riz Live From Brooklyn 1999

I was just ripping one of my all time favorite mixes and was already planning to post it for all those who missed it back then, but turned out these dudes already did. The downloads still work too, so go get it!

A Request Por Favor

Someone did a remix of Xalan's Spanish italo jam I Only Move For Money with vocals by... yes, you guessed it, Fatman Scoop! I need to hear this.

Just The Way You Like It

I've been trying to figure out what the ultimate S.O.S. Band jam is. Has to be from the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis era, that's for sure. On some other day I might go for High Hopes, Borrowed Love, The Finest or even the omnipresent Just Be Good To Me, but today...


Just The Way You Like It (Long Version)(1984)
Btw, check the incredible video as well.

BONUS:
The slow jam masterpiece from the same album. Essential.
Weekend Girl (LP Version)(1984)

Smalltown DJ's X-Mas Party This Saturday

Solid Gold Grande Finale

One of my favorite nights here will be closing this week. I'll be there no doubt, behind the decks and on the dancefloor. Good times... Shout outs to my man Pablo for keeping it moving all these years.

I Want U

I always liked Waajeed's tribute to Marvin's timeless I Want You, especially the faster second part. And that's saying a lot as I can't stand most Motown remixes out there.
Waajeed: I Want U (2006)
Waajeed: Want U 2 (2006)