Tuesday, December 30, 2008

DJ Bryan Jones


Bryan Jones is one of many Chicago house artists who is probably more well-known outside Chicago than in the city. With tracks licensed for mixes on several juggernaut collections such as Ministry of Sound, the Om Records mix series, two labels of his own, and some massive tracks favored by house heads everywhere, it seems like Bryan should have a bigger profile than he does! You may remember his collaborations with Mike Gillenwater under the name High Caliber, which included one of my favs, the funky filtered"The Jam", which was released on Olive Records in 2004. Basically Bryan knows house music like nobody's business and he brings his jackin', swingin' Chicago sound to this mix...it ain't a trend, Bryan's been doing it since day 1!
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Please see comments for tracklist..

Friday, December 26, 2008

Calvin Harris


Frequent fibber Calvin Harris did not, as Shania would say, impress me much with his facetious and unnecessary debut album, I Created Disco. I found it self-indulgent, lacking of innovation, and basically a novelty record for British people. I had completely dismissed him as a poor man's Jamie Liddell until I heard this remix he did of The Hours "See The Light". To be completely honest I thought somebody had remixed Coldplay and I felt a little weird about liking it, but then I checked and it wasn't Gwyneth's squeeze after all. Calvin's treatment of the vocal, especially the chorus, is really shiny and wonderful. I wish you well Calvin, and I hope I learned my lesson about snap judgements because there could be more to come from one of the more interesting Scottish producers since Mylo, Calvin Harris.
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The Hours "See The Light" (Calvin Harris Remix)
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Friday, December 19, 2008

Belgian Beer

My last post got deleted by the thought police. RATS!!
Here's a nice French filtered remix of statdkind's "Killer Deffos" by Belgian Beer. I've been really getting into his sound lately especially after downloading a mix featured on Jean Moustaches' Coco Girlz blog.
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Check it:
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statdkind "Killer Deffos" (Belgian Beer remix)
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Belgian Beer's Mix on FTF Radio:
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Sunshine from Australia!


Here's a mix to get you over the hump...from my friend Todd of White Dorks!
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White Dorks Warm up Mix
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  • Breakwater - Release The Beast
  • Jon S and Scottie B - Wild Turkeys
  • Mr Patron - Give_It_Up
  • Outmode - True (Born Tricky_Remix)
  • Nick Supply Ft NFA - She Rock N Roll (fRew Remix)
  • Funky Cherry - K-boy
  • DC - Magic Touch (Pleasure Machine Phunkae Remix)
  • Dj Masters Team - Uneca
  • House of Glass - Stone Fox Chase
  • Pryda - Rakfunk
  • Sharam - Texi

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