Martin Verlaan has mixed every single release from the legendary (and long gone) italo disco label Il Discotto Productions into a single awesome megamix! DJ James Stacher describes this mix perfectly:
“25 years of italy’s best dance label, listening to it makes me feel like the last starfighter on vacation in Ibiza.”
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245 mb /// 1 hour 47 min /// 320kbps .mp3
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I have been sitting on this mix for a long time. Encoded from the original cassette I bought in London circa 1998, here is DJ Kofi’s “Taking You Back” mix. It’s a flawless 80 minute set of classic funk, soul, and disco breaks, scratched, juggled, and mixed by the DMC champion turntablist.
I’ve searched all over the ‘net and never seen this mix available anywhere, so enjoy the exclusive! No track list is available, but I promise you that this will become one of your favorite old school mixes ever!
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192.28mb /// 80 minutes /// 256kbps .mp3
(From Dusty Groove) Funky madness! This one’s exactly what is says — a live mix, recorded by this hip funky combo, sort of a mixtape of classic funky tunes, all slammed together in one massive performance! Breakestra run through some of the biggest funky 45s of the 60s and 70s, jamming hard in one live to tape performance that takes us back to the classic days of the JBs grooving in the studio with James Brown. Plenty of choppy guitars, hot bubbly organ, sweet keyboard licks, and hard heavy horns throughout!
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Time: 51:10 /// Size: 70.4MB /// Type: 192kbps .mp3
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Here’s a rare achievement – an eclectic DJ mix of classic rock that flows impeccably and is addictive and uplifting. Moneyshot crafts a masterpiece with the “Mother’s Ruin” mix, blending The Doors, The Cure, ZZ Top, the Bee Gees, Billy Joel, the Monkeys, Creedence, Steely Dan and many, many more. This is a mix for all seasons, energetic and playful, and it reminds me of the kinds of hand-made pause button mix tapes I’d give to girls in high school. If you dig, Moneyshot’s got a lot more in here.
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I’ve written about DJ David Hollands before, when I posted his classic “Pool Party” mix tape from 1996. “Midnight Train to Moscow” followed in 2000, and is also one of my all-time favorite house mixes. It’s a memorable blend of deep house, minimal techno, haunting vocals, and party-time cuts too. Recently I visited David at his East Village abode in NYC and he gave me a copy of the mix tape art from the original. Grab the front and the back artwork, along with the mix and enjoy.
David Hollands – Midnight Train to Moscow SIDE ONE
David Hollands – Midnight Train to Moscow SIDE TWO
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This mixtape was recently featured on my rave forum site Ravetrash.com, re-discovered and uploaded by my buddy Ria. In his words:
JAJO was the name, DJ JAJO a.k.a Juan Mauri Vera. Jajo was from Spain & going to school here in St.Louis. He soon dropped out & started DJing full time for STL raves. the scene was just flourishing and there was a party every weekend there, it seemed. He passed away in 1997 from a drug overdose. R.I.P.
This mixtape came out circa 1992. It did not get to me until the next year as it was re-recorded onto other tapes and passed on down the line until i got it and did the same thing fro my friends. This was pre-internet so it took more motivation and time to spread your mix.
The mix is an underground legend. This mix got me into house music which then led me more into raves and such. I’m not the only one.
This became my “white whale” ever since i lost my cassette copy of it after driving off with my tape case on top of my car. I have since searched for a copy to no avail. Friends and colleagues like Perry Ellis & Melloman who had a copy, could not seem to find it in their pack-rat lifestyle abodes.
It was just a waiting game.
Melloman recently FINALLY found the tape and we reminisced about everything as it seemed like i was listening to this for the first time. My room mate ripped it from tape and digitized, cleaned up & remastered the mix to mp3. it still has a few pops & hisses but overall, decent quality to rock out to.
I’ve listened to this mix myself many times, and it is timeless and funky like all the greatest house mixes. It is a relic from the earliest days of the midwestern rave scene, but doesn’t sound “old” in any way. Rock out to this immediately and savor your old school cred.
I Nine originally formed in 2004, and the story of their signing to J Records is pretty inspirational: their demo was a live recording of one of their shows. The recording hadn’t been intended to be a demo, but it was so spectacular that J Records not only signed them on the strength of it, but later put it out as the band’s first official release. They were since featured on the soundtrack to Elizabethtown, and released their debut album, Heavy Weighs The King in 2008. Unfortunately, major label pressure changed the band’s exciting, unique sound. They now sound (to my ears at least) like every other pop rock band.
Here is that original EP in all its glory. The band’s line-up at that time, was all strings with no drums. However the power of the combined upright bass, violin, and guitars provide a lush background for lead singer Carmen’s spectacular vocals. Their songs are cinematic, flowing from energetic and urgent to fragile and poignant with breathtaking beauty. The Live EP remains one of the best releases I have ever heard from J Records. Check out some of their in-studio and acoustic videos on their YouTube channel for more.