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Kinosport – Rytmikaravaani live set

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Kinosport’s live DJ set at Helsinki’s Rytmikaravaani event is one of the most delicious deep house / minimal techno sets I’ve ever heard.  I’ve been playing it for over a year now, and it always gets enthusiastic compliments.  It’s a slow-burner that gets chunky and funky about ten minutes in and keeps it going.  It’s got tracks from some of my favorite artists of the genre, including Atomly, Max Mohr, and Moodymann.   Check it out below, and make sure to also visit Kino’s blog for more mixes and some great photography as well.

Listen now: [audio:http://bigamericannight.com/night-radio/Rytmikaravaani.mp3]

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Warp Records Memorial Mix by Eraserhead

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Artist & DJ Eraserhead assembled this excellent mix of Warp Records (and related artists’) work a couple of years ago.  The 79-song track list is encyclopedic, covering every genre from ambient to breakcore.  Lots of very innovative mixing and layering here, but Eraserhead also knows when to completely switch it up.  In his words:

This project took me nearly a year to complete. It was made entirely on Cubase SX while I was studying for a BTEC in music technology. It was built in 12 seperate segments and then joined together to create a continuous mix.

An excellent “listening” mix with lots of impressive, head-nodding moments, and also a great way to taste some of the weirder parts of “intelligent dance music” without making the kind of auditory commitment an Autechre or Venetian Snares album demands.

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49 minutes /// 67.4 mb /// 192kbps .mp3

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Luvstep: A mix by Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix

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I grabbed this mix from Diplo’s Mad Decent blog yesterday and am really feeling it.  Here’s their description:

We live in a cynical world, and we work in a business of tough competitors, so what’s in a wobble? You don’t have to be a smart man to know what love is. <3STEP completes you and is programmed for pleasure. It’s music for starry nights and candle light…slow wine and grind time. Dirty South Joe and Flufftronix are your captains for this maiden voyage into the heart of the boom’s cosmic bosom. It’s amazing, the love inside. You take it with you.

Dubstep producer and DJ Starkey provides a short spoken forward explaining the roots of this sound and how “luvstep” takes it in a new direction.  Check out their website for the full tracklist, bookings, artwork, etc or just listen & download it now:

Shapeshifter – Shift Hop (glitch-hop mix)

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Here’s a fantastic new mix from Shapeshifter, a talented DJ and producer whose mixes I have featured in the past.  I’ve been rocking it daily since he released it last week and it’s time to add it to the collection.  In his words:

Here’s a mix that’s been well over a year in the making. I’ve been collecting my favorite glitchy/whompy hip-hop-esque tunes and working them together into a mix. It’s finally finished, and bangs hard.

I honestly love all 21 of these tunes to death, and am thrilled I finally figured a way to mix them all together. I hope you enjoy them as well.

Things start off with some banging glitch-hop, then venture into crazy glitched out & wobbly dancehall/reggae vibes, back into some mindfuck bass heavy killers, and then finally ending with a little moodier funky selections.

Listen now: [audio:http://mister-shifter.com/Shift_Hop_Mixed_by_Mister_Shifter.mp3]

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Catnap – In the Valley of the Shadow of Dub

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I mixed up some vocal dubstep and new school dub to create this mix.  A lot of dubstep bores me, but I’ve heard some amazing mixes from DJ Zhao, Squincy Jones, and Shiva that have shown me that it leaves a lot of room for creativity.  So I tried to bring mine, with tracks from Caspa, L-Wiz, Dr. Israel, Leftfield, Kode 9, Dubblestandart, Modselektor and more… like Lil’ Wayne and Peter Tosh.

I’ve been working on this one for a while, going through hundreds of dubstep tracks to find the few I really liked and that work well together.  It came together this weekend, reflecting  how I’ve been feeling… in the Valley of the Shadow of Dub.

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59 minutes /// 81.4mb /// 192kbps .mp3

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DJ Dopeshoes – Sole Food: Cold Bolgona Mayonnaise And Bread

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DJ Dopeshoes is a member of the Hometown Blends crew and a selector with an excellent taste in hiphop, funk, breaks, and soul.  Sole Food: Cold Bologna, Mayonnaise, & Bread features a lot of her personal favorites in both old school, and recent hip hop as well as funk and soul.  In her own words “This is a largely retrospective mixtape for afternoons, bbqs, and whenever the hell else you feel like it.”  I will definitely be rocking it at my next BBQ, and so should you.

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66 minutes 31 sec. /// 153mb /// 320kbps .mp3

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Vintage Columbia Sport

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This was a quickie restoration I did over the weekend, of a 1960’s-era Columbia Sport bicycle.  Super relaxed frame geometry for cruising around town, and the trademark “hellenic” seat stays.  Nifty chainring cut outs and original headbadge keep this bike looking old school despite the orange and black fade paint job I gave it.  27″ wheels with a coaster brake keep the ride smooth and simple.  This bike would look great with a tweed jacket!

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