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Andy C – Pure Rollers

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Wow, I went to a lot of trouble to get my hands on this mix!  I tried to find it online, but the best I could find was an unmixed compilation of the tracks from this mix.  So I located a copy of the original mixed CD on Amazon and ordered it.  Why?  This is the first ever drum n’ bass mix I ever heard, back in 1996.  Andy C was then, and still is, one of the great legends of this style and this mix is chock full of Suburban Base hits from the original era of “jump up.”

Expect some crazy mashed amen breaks and lots of hiphop samples from Wu Tang and Dr. Dre.  Back in 1996, this mix blew my mind with a sound I’d never heard before – the spartan landscapes and rolling basslines are the soundtrack to disaffected urban landscapes and are like a hiphop-inflected version of the sparse Sheffield and Detroit techno of the late 80’s / early 90’s.  Roll on!  Track list after the jump…

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93.1MB /// 67:48 /// 192kbps .mp3

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Pete Rock – PeteStrumentals album

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Here’s a rare, UK-only release for all you fans of good jazzy hiphop.  Pete Rock, the producer behind the classic “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” and many other classics, released this underground gem in 2001.  It’s a mix of never-before-heard instrumentals and a couple of hiphop tracks as well.  I’ve been listening to it over and over again, and it embodies all the aspects of my favorite kind of hiphop.  If you’re a fan of J Dilla, DJ Premier, Evil D, etc. then you better grab this right now.

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64 MB ZIP File /// 15 Tracks

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Eddie Merckx 7-11 Corsa – New Photos!

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I originally featured this bike back in January when I first acquired it, but since then I have done a number of upgrades to improve the fit and handling.  I switched the Selle Italia Flite saddle for an upgraded Gel Flow version with titanium rails, swapped the bar/stem combo for an original Eddie Merckx pantographed Cinelli stem and a set of Ritchie Pro Biomax bars wrapped in Cinelli cork tape, added a set of Origin-8 white pedals with white Soma Oppy-X four-gate toe clips and a set of red nylon double straps from King Kog.  Finally, a pair of new red water bottles to keep me hydrated on long rides.

This morning, after being first rained on, then snowed on during my commute into work, the sun broke through the clouds and I took these fantastic pics of the bike.  Enjoy!

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Steinski – Nothing To Fear mix

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Here’s another classic DJ mix that I consider essential listening –  Steinski’s epic “Nothing To Fear” mix, originally created for the Ninja Tune Solid Steel radio show, hosted by Coldcut and DJ Food.

In the words of Dave Marsh:

“[At] over 59 minutes, it hits you with Ed Sullivan, Dion and the Belmonts, James Brown, fuzz guitar licks, Rocky and Bullwinkle, the Marx Brothers, synth riffs so elusive you can barely remember them, and anonymous singer you know you’ll never forget. Beneath all of it the beat, the beat, the beat, stuttering, stomping, chattering, clattering, scratched and battered back and forth among turntables and samplers and who knows what other technological wonders. Gene Krupa beats. Clyde Stubblefield beats. Afrika Bambaataa beats.

Steinski didn’t make “nothing to fear” to make money; he made it because he’s impelled, every once in a while, to concoct a soundscape that tells you who he is and how he sees the world, and what that has to do with how we dance our dances.”

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59:00 /// 80.7mb /// 192 kbps MP3

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David Holmes, Greg Wilson, & ColdCut – 3 classic mixes

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Today I’ve got three of the best old school funk soul R&B hiphop disco DJ mixes you’ve ever heard.  I’ve got one recent BBC Essential mix, and one from the vaults, along with a “vintage edition” of the NinjaTune Solid Steel show.

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EvLuv X & Headnodic – classic hiphop instrumentals mix

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DJ / producers Headnodic (of the Crown City Rockers / Mighty Underdogs) and EvLuv X have put together an hour-long mix of classic hiphop instrumentals that is the best I’ve heard in a very long time.  Reminiscent of Mark Farina’s early Mushroom Jazz mixes, it’s a head-nodding blend of jazzy old-school beats.  Truly essential – the kind of mix you can put on and let repeat for hours.

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Classic Italo-Disco and Chicago House Mix

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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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