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’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 just got hip to Megasoid today via these two fantastic mixtapes. Their bio provides a good intro: “Comprised of Robert ‘Speakerbruiser Rob’ Squire and Hadji Bakara, this Montreal based duo has been smashing the local population with their brand of rap-influenced big-synth remix music.” Megasoid warps hiphop in a similar vein as their fellow Montreallers the South Rakkas Crew’s “electro dancehall.”
In the blog world of endless remixes of the same tracks, Megasoid injects fresh flavor, buzzing basslines, and a great sense of melody often missing from this style. An absolutely essential addition to the canon of this rapidly evolving and exciting side of electronic music and hiphop. Get up on it – your bassbins and your booty will thank you.
Megasoid – Remix Runners Mixtape:
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Megasoid – Tank Thong Mixtape:
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track lists after the jump…
I’m proud to present a new DJ mix for your enjoyment – Ravetrash’s Summer 2008 “collabo” mix. This DJ mix was put together by several DJ’s who are members of Ravetrash, an electronic-music message board I run. Shapeshifter kicked it off with two tracks, and then each DJ afterwards added two more tracks until we had a complete mix. Participating DJ’s were Mowgli, Phrenzy, Identity, Digital Psykosis, and me. The style is electro / mashup / techno / retro with cuts by Kid Cudi, Pase Rock, Crookers, Lil’ Mama, Starkey, LFO, Alexander Robotnick, Trevor Lovey, Spank Rock, Fischerspooner, Malente, Bird Peterson, and more. Check out the tracklist after the jump!
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77mb mp3 //// 65min 36sec /// 160kbps 44khz
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Here is the latest Catnap mixtape, “Space Disco.” It’s an hour-long mix of electronic dance music from the late 1970’s and early-mid 1980’s, with two modern hits thrown in to round it out. I got the idea for this after listening to some Italo-disco over the winter and realizing how heavily it has influenced a lot of the popular sounds in dance music right now. The whole indie synth-pop craze, as well as the electrohouse and electroclash scenes owe their existence to these pioneering tracks. Featured artists include Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Telex, Fun Fun, Koto, Paul Hardcastle, and more.
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111mb mp3 //// 60min 47sec /// 256kbps 44khz
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Here’s a mix from a good buddy of mine, DJ Shapeshifter of Columbus, Ohio. It’s a great mix of some of this year’s best electro / techno / indie tunes – super sexy and funky. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed!
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