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TROPICAL FANTASY
This is, how you say, my shit. Instinct, producer from De Tropix, made this mashup of Mavado’s hit So Blessed. Some people are saying ‘soca’ which seems to be everyone’s go to term for anything that is 4×4 with snares that aren’t straight on the upbeats. If you listen to soca you know that soca is FAST which this isn’t. Sounds kinda like Funky to me but with the sugary synths and Vado mashup I personally will be filing this under LDN Tropical. I like the graphic too but to really get there it needs more animals but that’s just me. Anyway, BAD.
Cumbia Sobre el Rio
This Friday, July 3rd – Quite Possibly the most fun I’ll have playing a show this summer. Every year La Farra NYC hosts the Vallenato on the River boat party and this year they’ve hooked up with Que Bajo?! to make sure the Afro Colombian heat gets represented as well. Here’s a peak at last year’s event.
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LA’s Very Be Careful is coming in to tear and down the place with cumbia and vallenato vibes while Uproot Andy and myself hold it down with even more Afro-Caribbean basshead vibes. There are a limited amount of tickets left you can buy them here. There will only be 25 tix available at the dock.
Now here’s a treat we’ve been playing since spring
Forthcoming from Ku Bo.
As always, the bass is being cheeky and uncooperative
Bass is Base
New mix finished/and up for PDXINDUB.COM
I will be performing a vibrational rhythmanalysis of the control city Portland, Oregon. August 8th @ Various (Branx)
Head HERE to stream/DL
Tracklist:
Colleen- The Happy Sea
8 Ball and MJG- Relax and Take Notes
Sukh Knight – Diesel Not Petrol
Raffertie – AntiSocial (B. Rich Remix)
Lexie Lee- Warlord’s Daughter (Paceface and Sticky Rmx)
Joker- Purple City
Trina Ft. Lil Wayne- Dont Trip (Lunice Lazer Rmx)
Fused Forces- Cock Back and Blast
Fused Forces- Footsteps
LionDub and Shadetek Ft. Jahdan- General (Marcus Visionary Rmx)
Timbaland- Pony Inst.
Cardopusher- Lacra
Salem – Trapdoor
This is a dubsteppy thing- but keeps things fresh and colorful with plenty of pressure.
I’m back on the blogging horse/elephant- new mixes and an exclusive interview with Lisbon’s Octa Push come soon!
X-TREEM FLOWERS
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his mother’s flowers, datamoshed, to Amadou & Miriam’s Sabali, produced by Damon Albarn, given the b-more bootleg treatment by Uproot Andy.
Also: leaving the internet today. Also: Secret Google Cheat Codes.
Also.
Nuvo Tropical Bashment
All roads lead to Glasslands tonight. You can do your warm up stretches and practice your skank routines to this excerpt from my Mo’glo Radio show last night on 91.5 . The rest of the set list will be available later today on KEXP’s Mo’glo Blog. I’ll link that out of the comments section. More Time.
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Alien Entertainment ft Black Canvas – Real Bad Man (Stereotyp Rmx)
USA 808 She A Boom!
Major Lazer Hold the Line Efecan (Nguzunguzu Rmx)
Major Lazer Hold the Line (Frikstailers Remix)
Buxxi ft Jack Style Roze
Stereotyp ft Jahdan Blakkamoore   Regiment Dub
Los Rakas Dun Dun Mami Mami
Major Lazer Cashflow ft Jahdan Blakamoore
Dr Israel The Doctor vs The Wizard
El Dandy Corazon Enamorado
Very Be Careful Mr Yozo
AYATOLLAH, ROCK & COME IN
Barington Levy – Rock and Come In Scientist Extended Mix
If you like these shattered songs, do come in early tomorrow! I’ve got loads more (rare vinyls in digital format), and I plan to to play a dub-heavy set tomorrow night, 10PM – 11:30-ish. I might drop in two or three recent favorites/freshness, but I’d like to keep it 97% dusty and mystical! Also, I don’t feel the pressure/anxiousness I felt last/first time I deejayed (although NY Tropical 6 was quite massive!) The nervousness is dissolving, and quickly being replaced by excitement and optimism. If I lapse into a state of irreverence or just absolute enjoyment… I’m only letting the music take over. Reality is hard right now, goal is to get lifted and transported. Enjoyment!
WE AGREE, MR MANUVA
WHEN IT RAINS
Basement Jaxx – Raindrops Joker and Ginz Remix
It has been raining on and off here for the last week, and I have been playing this jam quite a bit.
LIBERIAN WHOP
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Yep, I’m stealing some of this kid’s moves.
JAHDAN & 77KLASH – BEST I EVER HAD FREESTYLE
Jahdan Blakkamoore featuring 77Klash – Best I Ever Had Freestyle
Jahdan’s album Buzzrock Warrior drops in September. In the meantime, we’re setting the Summer on fire with Jahdan’s Bazooka Shot mixtape, which is coming sooner than you think. The night this freestyle was done, I think the guys (Jahdan, Klash, and Matt) recorded five other tracks, and this was the last one. It was pure fun. I gave the instrumental to Matt, he edited/re-shaped it in less than two minutes, Jahdan & Klash went in. Jahdan was alredy familiar with the hit song by Toronto’s own Drake, and was singing it the minute he heard the beat. I had never heard this song by choice. Klash wasn’t familiar with it, so he start singing Radiohead’s “Climbing the Walls,” and I was like yeah! Anyway, the vibe at Casa de la Jones (Geko Jones’ home-studio, where it all goes down) was great, and everyone was having a good time. We’re doing it again next week, putting the finishing touches on the Bazooka Shot tape. Jahdan and Klash are going in again, and they might be remixing, freestyling, covering whatever tune they feel like again.
DUB YOUR EARZ
As you all probably may know I teach at DubSpot in NYC teaching people to make beats with Logic. For Dubspot’s second anniversary Dan who runs it is doing some parties. This one should be great, Rupture and I will be there DJing. Of special interest, at least to me, is the early sound-check session where dub master Scientist will be giving a talk about mic placement and general production/mixing wizardry before the show. The daytime seminars, including one with Rupture, should be very cool too.
Sunday 6.28:
ABLETON LIVE 8 WORKSHOP SESSIONS DAY 2:
Performing with Live: ‘Taking Ableton on Stage’
11am > Coffee with Marley
12-1:30pm > Jon Margulies: DJ / Live PA – Hybrid Sets with the Akai APC40
1:30-2:30pm > DJ Rupture: Integrating Live Instruments
2:30-3:30pm > Late Lunch w/ MONO: 365 DJ Pack Giveaway
3:30-4:30pm > Peter Kirn: Controllers for Live
4:45-5:45pm > Barry Cole: My Tracks Are Banging… Now What?
6:00-7:00pm > Scientist meets Badawi – Dub Mixing
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*Hi Fidelity DubSpot Sessions / DubSpot 2 Year Anniversary Party #3*
* 7:30 – 9:00pm ‘Soundcheck with Scientist’ & Dub is a Weapon (Workshop)
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**9:00 – 10:00pm Badawi Live!
10:00 – 10:45pm Scientist Mixing Dub is a Weapon Live!
10:45 – 11:30 DJ Kiva
11:30 – 12:15am Scientist Mixing Dub is a Weapon Live! Part 2
12:15 – 2 am Gold Dust Presents: DJ Rupture & Matt Shadetek
* $25 7:30pm – 2am ‘Soundcheck with Scientist’
** $15 9:00pm – 2am Hi Fidelity DubSpot Sessions
UNDER SIEGE
The year is 1992 and the place is Los Angeles.
UPROOT ANDY MIX FOR DIESEL U:MUSIC RADIO
Here’s an hour long mix Andy did for London’s Diesel U:Music Radio. Grab your passport.. we’re going all over the place. This one is a trip, all sorts of unexpected and pleasant stops — Soca, Dancehall, Merengue, Bullerengue, Coupe Decale, Zouglou, Funana, Punta, Dubstep, Crunk and Enjoy!
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UPROOT ANDY MIX FOR DIESEL U:MUSIC RADIO
TRACKLIST
Not Known – Skream
Mujeres En El Party – DJ Buxxi & Jacky Style
Que Lo Que ta pasando – Kiko DJ
Get Up Stand Up – Bunji Garlin & T.O.K.
Coupe Decale – Dady Mory
El Baile de la Tortuga – Los Alfa 8
Mambo Million – Magic Juan
No Problems – Zion Child
Cookies & Apple Juice – Cam’ron
Kingston Town (Uproot Andy Remix) – Alborosie
Bring It On (Rusko Remix) – Leon Jean-Marie
Mi Alma se Muere Ft. Fuego (DJ Ricky Soca Version) – Omega
What You Know (Hard Times) – T.I.
That Day Will Come – Capleton
Funana Santiago – Izé
Man A Man – Baby Cham
Unkown – Les Garagistes
Punta Rebane – Chicas Roland’s
Wha-La-La-Leng – Ghislain Poirier ft. Face-T
Hold the Line – Major Lazer ft. Mr. Lexx and Santigold
Faluma Ding – Faluma
Right Now (Chief Boima Remix) – Akon
My Love – Sizzla