3 x Herb Alpert

Herb killin it


Sadly no video for this


And the most famous one

Wow

Prince rehearsals from 1984 via The Fader and Daily Swarm

Dream Baby Dream

Classic NJS videos

Damn, MTV Europe hated on New Jack Swing so I never really saw any of these before...

Duck Sauce video

Data / Ministry Of Sound didn't exactly break any new ground here (why oh why can't I find the corny Bucketheads video to link here?), but this is still pretty entertaining...

Robert Palmer

So I'm in Tokyo and have a few off days between deejaying obligations. It's the rainy season so I believe I'll be staying in my hotel room a lot, working and possibly even blogging. Let's see.
I just got back from Hiyoko Records in Shimokitazawa and their Compass Point section sent me on a crazy Robert Palmer YT spree. Dude had a knack for choosing songs to cover. Wikipedia has a cool story on how his version of You're In My System came about:
""You Are In My System" was an example of Palmer's passion for R&B covers. He jammed the song onto the Pride album after the other tracks were finished. Hearing the track in a Paris club, Palmer rushed back to his Bahamas hometown, where the reconvened band (co-composer David Frank of The System included) put together the number."
Make sure to also check his version of Cherrelle's I Didn't Mean To Turn You On, a big hit in the early days of MTV.

Top Choice Clique video from 1988

OMFG where did this video come from?? One of my all time favorite underground rap jams, no doubt.

Aeroplane last Saturday

Last Saturday after my own set at another party I went to see dude from Aeroplane DJ. I love their productions but was still pretty impressed, good selection and a very nice vibe overall. Here's a cool little clip from the early part of the set. Lolling at the lightshow...

Clouds Across The Moon

Just got back home from China. We had a great time, a few truly spectacular dinners and some solid gigs. People there know how to party. I kind of missed YouTube though, it's totally blocked there.



As far as clubs in Shanghai & Beijing go, the prevailing trends seem to be 2003 style top 40 R&B and nondescript tech house. Me and my Top Billin homie Flipperi pulled it off pretty good with our current disco & house faves, though. One Day especially was big (again), which I loved. Video to follow.

Eli back in HKI TONITE

Bump! The party will be packed and it will be bangin, so get there early.

Here's a little gem from last year you might have missed.
Neon Neon: I Lust You (Eli Escobar Remix)(265vbr)

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Also, I'll be at Nefertiti in Gothenburg, Sweden, tomorrow Saturday doing a classic disco & soul set. Locals get at me via email for guestlist & whatnot.

And once more for all of you who missed this the first time around, the impeccable Stand Back Remix:

Glad To Know You

My man 80's Cop just sent me this... Chaz definitely had it going on.

BONUS:
The old Disconet edit from 1982
Glad To Know You (Disconet Edit)
And from last year
Glad To Know You (Todd Terje Edit)

Don't Stop The Dance VS Don't Stop The Music???

I can't make up my mind... both are too good.

Incredible Grace Jones Ad

I'm just back home after 2 weeks in Japan. I'll be posting a couple of 12"s from the trip soon, but I'm too jet lagged to do any ripping now so I'll just leave you with this mid-80's gem...

And on a related note, this is pretty impressive as well.

Keep On Loving Me

Killer Whispers video I never saw before, thanks to homie King Most for the tip.

Now this is pretty cool

Back in 1979 Kraftwerk's record label commissioned Roger Mainwood to do an animated film based on Autobahn, which was subsequently released on one of the first ever laser discs. The film went to win various prizes at animation festivals and was shown at the 1979 London Film Festival.

Watch part 2 here.

I Hate My Job

And I know I'm not the only one waiting for the new album...

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.

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)

Revisiting Deconstructing Biggie

This came up in a conversation last night so here we go.

How Crazy Is The Rockit Video?

I totally forgot...

Prince Videos

Hmmm.... this is fascinating, considering Youtube wasn't allowed to have any. Scroll down for the ones without the pop ups.

Native Tongues Videos

Just having fun with music video search. Bonita Applebum, Beyond This World, Buddy & Sobb Story coming up next... Enjoy!

Hey Young World

Just testing MTV's new music video search. I'm defintely not mad. The quality's real good and the selection's not bad either.

Mos Def, Jay, Prince & Stevie / Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin & Biggie

Damn, I used to play this a lot at one point. Now it's been a while and it's sounding fresh as ever again.
Q-TIp: Let's Ride (1999)
(click to preview or righ click save as to DL)



Btw, make sure to check the new jam and the somewhat bangerific Swizz Beats remix if you haven't yet.

Also, a request: if anyone has a high bitrate version of the ancient unreleased ATCQ jam Mr Incognito I'd really appreciate it. My old bootleg 12"'s too damn beat up to rip.

Who Woulda Thought

That there's a video for this?.... Aaron Broomfield: I'm Gonna Miss You (1981)

House Countdown 1990

Incredible. Thanks to my man Jim Proffit for the tip.

Urei 1620

If You Need Someone To Talk To...

What an incredible video, I can't believe I never saw it before. The song is as classic as it gets too. Let me know if ya'll need the 320 as well, I just ripped the 12".

Whoa Indeed

You need to go over to Outside Broadcast to see Eli's Flow Festival video, not now but right now. It features the full Saturday nite line up of himself, Massive B & DJ Funk and cameos by Amir (of Kon & Amir), Alari, Flipperi & yours truly among others. Not to forget the incredible crowd we have over here.

If I Wasn't Me I'd Probably Jock Me Too

Jockin Jay-Z (Dirty 320)
Just re-posting some shit that's been all over the nets since last night. I don't think it's properly mixed either, but kinda enjoyable nonetheless.

And while on the topic of the Roc, this just dropped. One of my favorite cuts from Graduation.

Just The Two Of Us

This used to be my jam and one of the first records I had doubles of, so I was cutting it up a lot. There's a remix on the 12" that's even better.

80 Blocks From Tiffany's (1979)

From a review over at IMDB:
"An intimate look at life on the streets for young teen juvie offenders. Shockingly realistic interviews with gang members of the savage nomads and the savage skulls. Amazingly this authentic documentary does not contain any of the normal pitfalls that befuddle today's more exploitive "gang" investigative films of the " 60mins." type. - the film maker Gary Weis of SNL fame manages to completely let the film speak for itself. A rare glimpse into late 70's New York towards the end of the infamous South Bronx Gangs. The documentary shows many sides of the mainly Puerto Rican community of the South Bronx including. reformed gang members, current gang members, the police, and the community leaders who try and reach out to them. A film like this is simply unable to be made today !"

Part 1 below... follow this link to the rest of the 8 parts.



Shout outs to Ost.

101 Things

This was kinda popular here back in the day, my man DJ Didier especially used to run it a l l t h e t i m e. I can't recall seeing the video back then, though.

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.

Twin Hype Appreciation

Do it To The Crowd (1989):



For Those Who Like To Groove (1989):

Spike Lee & Ed Norton appreciation

From 25th Hour (2002):

Devin & DJ Rapid Ric live in HKI last night

The Dude killed it.

The Big Daddy Kane, Little Daddy Shane overdoers

Smoothe Da Hustler & Trigga Da Gambler: Broken Language (1995)
I got the sudden urge to post this before the winter is over. I just came to think of the fact that while some of us take tracks like this for granted there must also be people who never heard it. To those I can only say that to this day it's one of the sickest duets ever recorded.




BONUS:
Special Ed: Neva Go Back (1995)
Another red cover Profile 12" from the same era that I just happened to pull out. While Broken Language has been a certified classic since day one I always felt this was somewhat underrated.

Flashing Lights video

I can't make the OnSmash embedding fit here, but Spike Jonze's video to Kanye's Flashing Lights is finally out and it's indeed very very good.

Serge

For whatever reason I've been on a real Gainsbourg kick today. Maybe it's the recent Les Années Psychédéliques comp I've had on repeat for a while. If I
still smoked I'd go get me a pack of Gitanes for the night, no doubt.



And before I go, just a little something for the DJ's here.

Never Too Much aka I Love Youtube

What a song...

Shawty Lo: Dey Know

Dey Know's been my jam since last summer, finally the video's here and it doesn't disappoint.

Shalamar: Night To Remember

Such a timeless song and such an absurd video. One of the YT comments asks "Was this song about a threesome?" LOL.

Visage: Fade To Gray

On the other hand, this is just as timeless and just as absurd.

Devin The Dude LIVE

Looks like the long awaited Devin show is finally happening in Helsinki this Saturday. A few words to my HKI peoples about the ticket situation: iiihan kohta myydään ei oota jotan hankkikaa liput ASAP ok? Tulee myymään loppuun, ei epäilystäkään.

This here is one of The Dude's coolest songs...



Btw, my Best Of Devin-mix from a few years back is still up in case you haven't checked it yet.

Freeway: Still Got Love

Cool song and a highly enjoyable video.

Sade: By Your Side Neptunes Remix

This was everywhere a few years back, I can't believe I never saw the video until now. Such a great remix of such a great song.
If you love Sade like I do you'll find the 2001 live version entertaining as well. I wish I'll get the chance to see her onstage one day.

Certain Ratio: Shack Up

A weird video to a great song.

Sagat: Funk Dat

Ok this officially just made my day. The song is still incredible and the video- which I had never seen before- is hilarious.

Gap Band: Early In The Morning

I LOVE THIS SONG... The video is off the hook as well.

Boyz II Men: Motownphilly

Now that I think about it I doubt I ever saw the video back in the day... European MTV wasn't really big on new jack swing.

Daft Punk: Da Funk

R.Kelly: Real Talk

This Youtube video has been out for a minute now, I don't know how I missed it... "Milton!"
Shout outs to Fisu, Klubihärkä & Pikku-Jarkko.

Take 6: Spread Love

The Grammy award winning acapella song that most of you know from the famous Bozo Meko party break. These dudes are tough!

Toto "Georgy Porgy" Live in 1979

Too bad Cheryl Lynn- who sings the chorus on the record- is not onstage with them.

Alexander O'Neal & Cherelle: Saturday Love

This song always reminds me of my man DJ Pirkka, he used to play this every single time...

Ten City "That's The Way Love Is"

I Love Minnie

She was just perfect and died way too young in 1979, at just 31 years of age. I usually don't even read Youtube comments & responses, but I can definitely respect Babybear62 dropping knowledge here:

"Minnie is the only singer 2 reach beyond 5 octave vocal range. In the song "Reasons" she holds a crescendo scale up to 6th & 7th octave range & ends up two octaves above the staff. Mariah Carey cannot do this. Mariah Carey can only hold five octave. Minnie goes 7th octave. In 1999, Mariah's album "Rainbow", Mariah "mimicked" Minnie's song "Bliss" on the 3rd track of the album. Carey can be heard singing the phrase "On and On" similar to Minnie Rippleton's style but not as good as Minnie"

And here's 3 slightly less known but still very much essential Minnie moments for your enjoyment...

Minnie Ripperton: Here We Go (1980)
Minnie Ripperton: Memory Lane (1979)
Minnie Ripperton: Reasons (1974)

MTV's Nas VS Jay-Z

Part 1:


Part 2:

Buy You A Drank Live

T-Pain live on Jay Leno, sounding good even without the autotune effect he's known for. Shout outs to Jaymack.

Scraper Bike (Final Version)

The final version of the video is out now. The original version (see below) became a bit of a Youtube hit and has some 900 000 views by now.

Scraper Bike!

I caught this on the Soulstrut board and it made my day. To quote my man Gnat, "thanks for reminding me why I love hip hop".