Uhh I Slept On This

I Can't Sleep Baby

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na. Kells slow jams in the middle of the night... insomnia's a bitch ain't it.

R. Kelly: I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) Remix (1996)

Choice remix from the flipside of I Believe I Can Fly. DJ Nehpets did a bangin ghetto house remix that I wanted to post too, but it's on an external somewhere and I'm not about to go look for it at 5am. You can hear it on my Dance Mania mix from a while back, it's track number 2.

Nightlife Unlimited, September 2009 Edition

Shout outs to everyone who came to Dance Right last night. I had a brief but very enjoyable time behind the decks.

During my set someone asked about the version of Peaches And Prunes I played. I couldn't recall the details there, but here it is, a really cool take on the timeless Ron Hardy classic. Enjoy.

Nightlife Unlimited: Peaches & Prunes (Special Editions Remix)(2003)

Over the next couple of weeks you can catch me at the following parties in LA, SF & NY. Come say what's up.

Friday September 4 Los Angeles: Bar Lubitsch w/ Thee Mike B
Sunday September 6 Los Angeles: TBA
Tuesday September 8 Los Angeles: Dim Mak Tuesdays @ Cinespace with Love Grenades, Dangerous Dan, Them Jeans and Dan Oh
Thursday September 10 San Francisco: Le Cirque @ Yoshi's SF with
King Most and Shred One
Friday September 11 San Francisco: Treat 'Em Right @ The Elbo Room with Matthew Africa, B.Cause and Vinnie Esparza
Saturday September 12 Oakland: Ta-Dow!! @ Luka's Tap Room with Platurn and B.Cause
Thursday September 17 New York: Fam @ Von Kellar with Chris Cutz, DJ Eleven and Queen Majesty
Friday September 18 New York: TBA
Saturday September 19 New York: Grand Groove @ APT with Chairman Mao

Dynamik Duo

Sometime last year I posted the Rude Rydims remix of Capleton's Tour (I'm afraid the link is dead by now) and kind of promised to post the Dynamik Duo remix too. Dynamik Duo was Lil Jon's production team back in the day, they did bass stuff for So So Def as well as dancehall remixes for multiple labels.

Tour (The Dynamik Duo Remix) 1994

So here it is, finally. It's pretty damn simple, just blending the acapella with some Children's Story and Mona Lisa drums, but that's exactly how I like it.
The other notable dancehall remix they did was Capleton's Wings Of The Morning.

Serious

I finally got my laptop back. I really wanted to do a post and shout out all the cool peoples I met in Tokyo last week, but that will have to wait as I need to run any minute now. I just had to post a classic rap jam though... and omg they don't get much better than this.
Steady B: Serious (Ceereeus BDP Remix) 1988

No You Girls Instrumental

I'm kind of feeling The Juan MacLean's whole style now. One Day is still going strong and most of the remixes have been real solid too. This is no exception. The acid line and the chopped up Apache go well together, but I can definitely live without the singer and therefore prefer the instrumental version.
No You Girls (The Juan MacLean Instrumental)

Holy Ghost Loves Paris Remixomania

Phoenix: Lisztomania (Holy Ghost! Loves Paris Remixomania)
Holy Ghost! delivers once again but I could definitely use a dub version as well. Their new single 'I Will Come Back" will be out on DFA next month, backed with DJ Mehdi and Classixx remixes. If there's a copy floating around that I've missed please send me.

Btw, make sure to grab their solid edit of Hugh Masakela's classic Don't Go Lose It as well.

Some Of My Favorite Things

Hang On To Your Love (Long Version) 1984
Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Mad Professor Remix) 1992
Cherish The Day (Remix Long Version) 1993

Classic Time #45

Almost 7 minutes of dance rock perfection from 1979.
Angel Eyes (Dance Mix)

Hova R&B Guest Spots

I've been ripping a ton of R&B lately. There's a bunch of stuff I wanted to post, but for now I opted for this little triplet of choice Jay-Z guest spots from the era of R&B remixes and throwback beats. Two out of the three build on classic Biz Markie loops and the third one totally jacks Computer Love, to good effect of course. The Mya remix was the biggest hit obviously and still gets some spins, the other two I don't ever hear anywhere really...
Shai feat Jay-Z: I Don't Wanna Be Alone Remix (1996)
Christion feat Jay-Z: Bring Back Your Love Remix (1996)
Mya feat Jay-Z: Best Of Me Remix (2000)

Stand Back

Stevie Nicks: Stand Back (Eli Escobar Disco Mix) via Outside Broadcast
Make sure to grab the Money Lotion EP #7 as well.

Classic Time #43

J.Beez Comin Through Bonus Beats (1989)
To this day this is like the best hip hop instrumental ever. I'm kicking myself for not ripping it earlier.

Top Ten List - March 2009

I've been too damn busy getting my stuff together for the Japan trip tomorrow- not too busy to compile the monthly top 10 though. Here's a real random list of songs I've been really feeling lately, from R&B to dancehall to UK funky to minimal house to whatnot... and some cool DL's too.


1. The-Dream: Mr. Yeah (320)
Choice cut from Love VS Money, out now.
2. Mavado: Neva Believe U (256)
Incredible...
3. 2000F & J Kamata: You Don't Know What Love Is (YouTube)
Still feelin this, will grab the 12" too whenever I see it.
4. Ill Blu & Princess Nyah: Frontline (Myspace)
Real smooth funky jam.
5. Young Dro: Clean With It (160 via Fader via Nah Right)
Top notch production on this.
6. Cerrone: Rocket In The Pocket (Bladerunners Edit)
George what's up... you need to put this out!
7. Lil Tony: Juuri (Myspace)
Helsinki in the building!
8. Vybz Kartel & Spice: Ramping Shop (256)
The OG version with the Ne-Yo beat still murders, the remake not so much.
9. Roska: In Your Handbag (YouTube)
So good. Grabbed the 12" already.
10. Woolfy: Oh Missy (In Flagranti's Meat-Packing Mix) (Hypem--> 320)
Real cool edits on this crazy remix.

Classic Time #42

Give Me (US Remix)(1982/AIFF)
Super smooth Brit funk jam extended to some 8 minutes by the one and only John Luongo.

Diamonds In The Dust

AKA the new home of my man DJ B.Cause. Check him out, bookmark and subscribe (Yo Josh you can't be hiding the feed on the bottom of the page like that!).

That's How We Move it

I kind of always thought Check It Out was the weakest of the three Reel To Reel singles. As much as I enjoyed Puba and Mary, the A-side never did much for me. But I must've really slept on the b-side, cause the remix of That's How We Move It buried there is like the best thing ever. I mean, how could it not be, with Puba in top form over a sample like this?
Grand Puba: That's How We Move It Remix (1992)

BONUS:
Trick Daddy: Take It To The House (2001)

It's About Time

OMG, Lil Jon on a club song, in a non-sampled form. Go get the brand new DJ Class I'm The Ish Remix from Crossfadedbacon and say what's up to Emynd and Bo while you're there...

Champion (Nick Cathdubs Jeep Mix)

Sharebee

Funk Dat 2009

Oh snap, Oh Snap's revisited version of the Sagat classic is actually kind of hilarious. Here's a DL link courtesy of the man himself, with both MP3 & WAV versions. Thanks to Emynd for the heads up.

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)

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)

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.

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)

Dance Tonight

Raphael Saadiq: Dance Tonight (Linslee Campbell Remix)(2000)
I posted this a looong time ago, but the file was kind of crappy, here's a proper 12" rip. The original version is a classic, but for playing out purposes I prefer the Linslee remix that retains all the smoothness but adds snappier drums.
BONUS:
My favorite non-single cut from the album. Incredible.
Lucy Pearl: Remember The Times (2000)

Super 7 Mix

w/ Jayceeoh, Steve 1nder, B.Cause, Morse Code, Platurn, Benzi & DJ Eleven... nice!

Get Down

I get a ton of tracks in my inbox but rarely anything I end up playing. Here's an exception, this simple and useful blend has already been a staple since early summer and will finally be released officially on new Me & Him imprint.
1 + 1 = DJ Ayres: Get Down (192kbps)

Blow Your Head

Eli's remix of Diplo's Blow Your Head, you know the song with the big JB's synth. Courtesy of Mad Decent.

On a related note, check Diplo's take on DJ Mujava's Township Funk as well. Looking forward to the full remix set, I doubt none will match the incredible original though.

Heavenly Break

As simple as it is I think this is one of the very few timeless new things I found on the blogs ever. I kinda forgot about it too, until B.Cause played it last Saturday. Eli originally posted this in August '07, but the link is still up so here we go.

Ok so that Zshare wasn't co-operating, here's a re-up.
Eli Escobar: Heavenly Break (192)
(click to preview or right click save as to DL)

Fool's Gold Remixes

As you might have noticed I'm really feeling the recent Fool's Gold output and the remix comp especially. I'd have to say these 3 are my favorite tracks from it.

A-Trak: Say Whoa (DJ Spinna Remix)
Kid Sister: Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
Treasure Fingers: Cross The Dancefloor (Chromeo Remix)

Make sure to check out the CD release tour too if you're in the area. The rest of the tracks you can grab over at Iheartcomix.

Skitch & Stuff

Just messing around with Skitch. That's the first half of my 4 hour radio show this past Saturday. I felt like a real Fool's Gold fan boy after playing 6 songs from them. What can I say, they're steady putting out good stuff right now. Shout outs to my main man Nick.

Also shout outs to Sammy Bananas who played a dope set at 6. Linja later that night. Here's some footage from the last minutes before the lights went on, dude definitely knows what to play to keep my HKI peoples on the floor. Btw, check out the Braids & Fades EP out now.

Disko Kiinnostaa

House-jäbiä, näemmä. Mut niinhän sen pitää mennäkin.

Sorry for that, my international readers. It's just a link to a particularly discoey recent house song and a related local joke.
Anyway, check it out, it's a good song.

Have a good weekend everybody!

Hi, This Is Carol Williams

Carol Williams: Can't Get Away (From Your Love) Special Club Dub Mix
Some more disco nerdery before we move on. After a few months of club and radio play Carol Williams' 1982 New York hit Can't Get Away (From Your Love) was given a special dub mix by Vanguard's in-house DJ Ray "Pinky" Velasquez . Carol herself added the famous spoken word intro, the remix was pressed on one-sided 10" vinyl and sent out to A-list Tri-State DJ's as an appreciation of their support. All in all, it's one of the coolest special mixes from the era and has been bootlegged once or twice too.

Ride My Pony

Wax Master: Ride My Pony (1997)
Wax Master Maurice's excellent Ginuwine rework has been requested repeatedly since I had it on a mix a while back, so here it is. Dude is one of my favorite Chicago producers, but for whatever reason he never reached a legend status like Deeon, Slugo, PJ and them.

Get familiar:
Going Down (Youtube)
Ghetto Shout Out (Youtube)
Bounce That Body (320)

Sunday Music

So smooth.
Loose Ends: Hangin On A String (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix)(1992)

It Ain't Hard To Tell Large Professor Remix

Nas: It Ain't Hard To Tell Large Professor Remix (1994)

A long time ago I kind of promised to post this and I finally located it. It's just as good as the first time I heard it. And god damn the 12" used to be hard to get.
Also, this reminded me, who's got a 320 of the Blue Jays joint for me? I have no idea where the LP is...

Almost There

We're Almost There DJ Spinna Remix (2001)

I've said it before and I'll say it again. This is most likely my favorite DJ Spinna production ever. I guess part of the charm is the fact that I find remixes of such classics almost always a mere waste of time. This was originally only released in Japan (it was swiftly bootlegged in the UK though) and if I'm not mistaken that is the case to this day.

No Guns, No Murder

Ray'von: No Gun, No Murder (Hip Hop Remix)(1994)

Some real classic dancehall remix business right here. This was a joint release between VP and Dope On Plastic, Funkmaster Flex's label. The production is credited to someone who calls himself Da Big Daadee, but as far as I know that's Flex himself on the boards.

Btw, last year I did a little uptempo blend that uses the Ray'von vocals over the Earth People Dance beat, check it out if you missed it back then.

Fed Up A Run Red

As far as I'm concerned, Fed Up A Run Red is one of the coolest releases to ever come out of HKI.
Richie Spice, Bounty Killer & Capleton: Fed Up A Run Red (Knut Posse Remix)(2006)


On a related note, here's a little clip from last night's party with Rory of Stone Love. Big up Stone Love, big up Komposti.

Oh The Link Is Still Up

Starpoint: Wanting You (Romeo Erotic Remix)
For real, this is one of my favorite songs this year.

Ghis

So over the last couple of months I've turned into this Ghislain Poirier fan. As far as internet club shit with some sense goes, this has been one of the best tracks all year and the first leak from the forthcoming Face-T & Ghislain Poirier mixtape is kind of bangin as well.
It's on the Crookers / Kid Cudi beat, just so you know.
Face T: Set The Trend

Shut Em Down

Public Enemy: Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)(1992)

So is this like the best remix ever or what? A long time ago I used to play it as the last song of the night for a while, I guess I could start doing that again.

Dolly My Baby

Super Cat feat Notorious BIG, Puffy & Mary J Blige: Dolly My Baby (Bad Boy Extended Mix)(1993)

I don't think this is up there with Ghetto Red Hot as far as dancehall / hip hop remixes go, but the Watermelon beat is hot and the Biggie verse towards the end makes it worthwhile after all. Puffy trying to be all grimy and stuff is kinda annoying, though, so you might want to cue point the notorious one right away. "I love it when they call me Big Poppa, the show stoppa, the rhyme droppa..."

Full Club

Club remixes of tried and true hip hop classics have been all over the place recently, but not many hit like my man Grandtheft's sick new Gang Starr rework. This comes highly recommended.

DJ Grandtheft: Full Club

Can't Believe It

Guess what? Can't Believe It was the first T-Pain song in a long while I wasn't really feelin at all. Now I just got this dancehall blend by Paris' DJ Weedim and it completely made the song for me.

T-Pain: Can't Believe It (DJ Weedim Reggae Remix)

BONUS:
Lil Wayne feat T-Pain: Got Money (DJ Weedim Reggae Remix)

Disco Juice Revisited

The BladeRunners: Disco Juice

Bangin remix of Cloud One's New York disco classic, in their trademark razor edit style.
For more BladeRunner remix business see here.

Arthur King!

Straight outta Paris, our favorite mixtape / remix dude Arthur King will be the special guest for this Friday's Kovalevy party at Redrum. Here's a few very useful and semi-exclusive 320s from his current Summer 2008 mix.

Three 6 Mafia X Sebastian Tellier: I'd Rather

Rye Rye X Young & Co: Shake It To The Ground

Clark's Cool Out Mix

This goes out to my man Dubstrong in Brazil:
it wasn't the Trackmasters remix, it was this....
Chubb Rock: Just The Two Of Us (Clark's Cool Out Mix)(1991)
(direct DL link)
Remixed by Super DJ Clark Kent, of course.

That's my man right there...

Right here.

Back To The Books...

2Pac: Old School (DJ B.Cause Back To The Books Remix)(1991/200?)

One of my favorite 2Pac songs, remixed by one of the best DJ's in the game. It's a few years old by now and has been floating around, but it's dope enough to warrant a bump for those of you who missed it.

Standing Soldier Remix

Demarco: Standing Soldier Remix
Very smooth crossover remix of Demarco's massive follow-up to Fallen Soldier, courtesy of HKI's very own Komposti Sound.

Party Groove Bass Mix

Showbiz & AG: Party Groove (Bass Mix)(1992)
My favorite version of this early-90's classic. This has been requested repeatedly after I had it on a mix a while back.

A Millie Nadastrom Remix

Brand new...
Lil Wayne: A Millie (Nadastrom Remix)
Bangin for sure, but for my money this is still the best of the bunch:
Lil Wayne: A Millie (Say Wut Remix)(192)
UPDATE: just got the Scottie B version and it's up there with Say Wut... it will be available for purchase over at the Unruly site in a week or so.

Girls Around The World

Brand new, just for you... One of this summer's jams gets the patented Ross Hogg reggae treatment.
Lloyd feat Lil Wayne: Girls Around The World (Ross Hogg Hard Drugs Riddim Remix)

BONUS:
The original version without the annoying intro drops.
Lloyd feat Lil Wayne: Girls Around The World (Intro Edit)

Six Million Ways To Die

Funkmaster Flex: Six Million Ways To Die (1993)

BONUS:
Another two killer party breaks with big dancehall loops.
If anybody knows anything about the New Stile jam please get at me. It's from an old UK white label with no info whatsoever and doesn't really show up on Google either.

DJ Eclipse: Blunted (1996)

Unknown: New Stile (1994?)

Ooh

This started my Saturday morning just right.
Marvelettes: Too Many Fish In The Sea (B.Cause Ooh Edit)

Champ '08

The Bladerunners' Champ remake has been one my jams this spring. It's finally out on a 12" too, so act like you know. Here's the bangin' Funky Drummer version that didn't make it to vinyl.
The Bladerunners: Champ (Funky Drummer Version)

Black Album Remixes

As we continue with more early-00's Roc-A-Fella bangers here's a handful of essential Black Album remixes. The first two are "new" productions, the second two are straight party remixes with classic beats. Enjoy...

Dirt Off Your Shoulder (DJ Karl Dallas Remix)
Encore (Charlemagne Remix)
Change Clothes (Paul Nice Remix)
99 Problems (Just Blaze Remix)

4 x Love You Down

I kinda love the song, so let me break down my favorite versions.

Inoj: Love You Down (1997)
Classic bass / R&B cover version from Atlanta. Check the video as well.

DJ Technics: Girlfriend (1999)
The definitive club remix. Baltimore Club Tracks has tons of classics by Technics & others, a lot of 320's too.

Sissy Nobby: Break It Down (Stick 'Em Remix) (2007)
Bangin remix of Nobby's bounce hit from last year, with the smooth Love You Down breakdown in the middle. I just wish I knew where to get more of his jams.

And last but not least...
Ready For The World's timeless slow jam from 1986 got zero airplay around my parts, which is a damn shame if you ask me. I don't think I even got to hear it until mid-90's or so. Here's the classic video for you to revisit. Enjoy.

Top Willing

Everyone's favorite Gil-Scott Heron remix now up for grabs, courtesy of XLR8R. Get your free 320 here.

South Rakkas Mad Again DJ Sega Remix

Get your Friday night started right, over at Mad Decent.

Wale Roof Remix

This has been out there for a minute now, but definitely still needs more spins. Dude is a good rapper and Ayres' subtle club approach works well, turning the song into a very cool little hip house jam. This is the remastered version that plays real real nice too.
Wale: Roof (DJ Ayres Remix)

BONUS:
And this is still up too, just in case...
Wale feat Bun B, Pusha T and Tre from UCB: Back In The Go Go

£20 To Get In

OK so I went to London and of course I had to get me some London rekkids (among others).

Shut Up And Dance: £20 To Get In (1989)

Double 99: Ripgroove (1997)

Also, my man Smutlee hooked me up with this useful Ripgroove rework, combining it with last year's dancehall smash Hot Wuk.
Mr Vegas & Double 99: Wuk Groove (Smutlee Blend)

Respect to Dom & everybody at NHAC, DJ Arsi, Gary at Crazy Beat, Session, Smutlee, Sinden, Axel & Riina, Ali, Jani T & Egs.

B.Cause Is The Truth

Dude comes with new useful remixes like every other week....
Tanya Stephens: It's A Pity (Ya Boy B.Cause Blend)

BONUS:
Found out these older faves are still up there for you to grab:
Outkast: So Fresh So Clean (B.Cause Let's Get It On Reprise)(2007)
Stevie Wonder: Uptight (B.Cause Bass Re-fix)(2007)

Rude Rydims

Before Jigmastas and way before his later house career I knew DJ Spinna as the other half of Rude Rydims. The other half was this dude called Nkansa. They put out 2 hot party records in the mid-90's and did some cool remix work as well.

Rude Rydims: Everybody Bounce (1995)
from Rude Rydims Experiment
Rude Rydims: You Could Even Dance (1995)
from Rude Rydims Experiment II

BONUS:
Capleton: Tour (Rude Rydims Bonus Mix)(1994)

Everybody Bounce is my jam, I used to play it A LOT back then and kind of rediscovered it last year. You Could Even Dance is from Volume II which I actually didn't even have until I got one in Tokyo and it's really good too. The Capleton remix is from the same Tour 12" that features another remix by a very young Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith. I'll post that one later, together with some other dancehall things he did back in the day.

Classic Time #34

I had this a loooong time ago but lost it, rediscovering it more or less made my day. What a song...

Stephanie Mills: Something In The Way (You Make Me Feel) Extended Version (1989)

A little R&B trivia: she used to date Michael Jackson back in the day.

Blind

The much hyped new single on DFA is finally out next week. People can't seem to stop talking about the Frankie Knuckles remix. It is really good, but I prefer the dub which supposedly is not going to be on the 12".

Hercules & Love Affair: Blind (Frankie Knuckles Dub)

Update: the dub will be on a 12" after all, on the so called Blind #2 that's out a week after the first one.