You’re probably thinking “Great, another free club mashup. Big whoop!” But you ain’t heard Big Whoop! yet. Give this a listen: Big Whoop! (DJ C, Ripley, Kid Kameleon, & Tones); Ooh Wadda Doo Dadda (Big Whoop Mix ft. Timbaland, Magoo. & Sebast) -> [audio:https://archive.mashit.com/audio/Ooh_Wadda_Doo_Dadda.mp3] While I was out in the Bay Area last week Ripley mentioned that if she were…
Category: Music
More Vinyl
I started writing this as a comment on the last post about the death of the turntable, but it got too long. There are lots of great comments on that post already too. A friend just forwarded this article about the vinyl comeback from Boston.com. It’s worth a read. Apparently vinyl and turntable sales are sky rocketing compared to CD…
Turntables No More
What is the future of the DJ turntable? Most of my colleagues and I use tools like Serato Scratch Live when we DJ, allowing us to bring huge libraries of music to the party without hauling heavy crates of vinyl. We’re still using turntables ’cause they’re what we learned on, so we’re comfortable with them, but it seems to me…
DJ Ripley “To The Party Members” DJ Mix
DJ Ripley; To The Party Members -> [audio:https://archive.mashit.com/audio/To%20The%20Party%20Members.mp3] Next month DJ Ripley and Kid Kameleon will be on a tour which will bring them through Chicago to rock with us at the No Mas Tequila party. Ripley recently put together this mix of dance-floor mashers called To The Party Members which we present here in order to wet your appetite…
DJ C & Zulu “Gods & Robots” Album
Gods & Robots @ iTunes Music Store -> Gods & Robots @ AmazonMP3 -> <a href=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwidgetsamazon-20%2F8014%2Fb6ccf9cd-197f-46b1-ba67-fbfb1dddf838&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</a>About the Album Wicked ragga vocalist Zulu comes together with dance-floor dominator DJ C to activate a next level blend of dancehall, dubstep, club and all around party music. The album also features Montreal bounce-maestro, and Ninja Tune recording artist Ghislain Poirier’s…
Joystyxx Radio Premier, 5/19/08
Chrissy Murderbot, Micada and I began our bi-weekly Chicagoland radio series; Joystyxx Radio this week. Stay tuned for the audio archive. Every other Monday evening from 8 to 10 pm we’ll be kickin’ it old-school, new-school, and everything in between-school over the airwaves of Loyola University’s WLUW, 88.7 FM in Chicago and on the web at www.wluw.org. It’s always a…
Chicago’s Crack Down on Event Promoters
It’s come to our attention that late last week the Chicago City Council rammed through a new “Promoter’s Ordinance” aimed at small-time / “underground” event promoters. According to the Save Chicago Culture blog: Imagine a Chicago where local music is only heard in the suburbs and theater is limited to Wicked and Jersey Boys. Scary thoughts. But if the City…
“Ransom The Senator” Frikstailers Mix
Here’s another in our series of Zulu remixes leading up to the release of the Gods & Robots album Tuesday. This mix of Ransom The Senator is from Cordoba, Argentina-based Frikstailers, who also have a tune on the Gods & Robots Mixtape. The track will also be featured on their forthcoming debut 12-inch vinyl release on the Glasgow, Scotland label…
Mochipet Remix Contest
Remix tracks from Mochipet‘s Microphonepet album and you just might end up on a big-old slab o vinyl. Rules & Instructions Download A Capellas and Remix. All Samples used in your song must be clear of copyright. Submit your remix via EMAIL as a 320K mp3 file to remixmicpet[at]dalycityrecords.com Winner will be chosen by Mochipet, Chris De Luca vs. Phon.o,…
“Body Work” (Sabbo Remix)
Although the Gods & Robots Mixtape has already been released, the awesome remixes continue coming in. We’re gonna share a couple of them with you over the next few days in anticipation of the Gods & Robots album coming out in the Mashit MP3 download shop next Tuesday, May 13. This remix of Body Work is by Sabbo from Tel…