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Artist:Spoek
DOWNLOADAnother weird as fuck House mix from Spoek. I spit out all of my cereal when I read the title this morning.
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Afro-Dadaism
Antillean Throwback Heat
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Artist:DJ Prako
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Track:Legaz Lekkerding
DJ Prako - Lagaz Lekkerding (Kaseko remix) (from Mix-it-Up 2006)This guys mixtapes are loaded with goodness. Everything from Chutney Reggaeton to Kawina Bubbling remixes and any other weird hybrid you could imagine. Just the kind of stuff I've been looking for. My focus lately has been on Suriname, Curacao and the rest of the Dutch Antilles lately. This track is a bit of both, a Kaseko re-edit ...
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Skanking All the Way to the Bank
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Lamin pointed out the Lee Perry's 'Blackboard Jungle: From Dub to Dubstep video the other day, a cool mini documentary on one of the most important records ever. Also the 2nd best Dub album ever after Heart of the Congos which is pretty much #1 in every category for me. I was reminded of a great tale of Perry hustle that I thought I'd share. I couldn't find anything to really back this up onlin...
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Wanna Battle?
DJ Moortje - Battlestation Mix This dude has quickly become one of my favorite DJs ever. This one is super techy, with a lot of ??? moments.I missed this article from last year over at the Guardian on Bubbling, written by Prancehall. I guess Cutty Ranks showed up at a club in Amsterdam and got mad because Moortje was playing his music too fast. Also some talk about the government in Curacao des...
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My Day was Thursday
Mississippi Fred McDowell - I'm So Glad I Got Good Religion (from Amazing Grace 1966)Hearing Amazing Grace for the first time about 4 years ago was like one of those corny record collector stories about music that changed your life. Like "the first time I heard White Like White Heat I knew I wanted to start a band", or "I got my first kiss to DJ Funk", or "I lost my virginity to Schlachthofbron...
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RIP Maryanne Amacher
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1943 - 2009Maryanne Amacher sadly passed away today. She had suffered a series of strokes caused by a hematoma after falling down at a Bard faculty party in July. Known for her work with dissonance tones, notably her Sound Characters (Making the Third Ear) disc, Maryanne studied the phenomenon of additional tones created by the acoustics of your actual ears, which creates the illusion that your...
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Power D
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Artist:Power D
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Album:Best of Power D 1998-2008
Free Power D Compilations (not direct link)Zouk producer Power D is nice enough to give away a bunch of his productions, including a massive 10 year retrospective the Best of Power D 1998-2008. He's the man responsible for the Ghetto Zouk compilations, but also a lot of French Dancehall and other things in between. Definitely a mixed bag, but there is some nice grimier moments mixed into all th...
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Buenos Aires Implodes
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Artist:Los Destellos
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Track:Elsa
Alika y Nueva Alianza - Para Bailar Cumbia (El Hijo de la Cumbia remix)Los Destellos - Elsa (Sonido Martines remix feat. Fefe)From Nueva Cumbia Argentina 2009Brand new Soot release! Sonido Martines compiled the essential overview of what's happening down in Argentina, mixing the likes of ZZK residents with old Peruvian refixes and Buenos Aires boy band Damas Gratis. A lot of this stuff is scatt...
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Ground Wire Blues
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Artist:DJ Slugo
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Track:No Ground Wire
DJ Slugo - No Ground Wire (from Like it Raw 12" 1995)The first Slugo 12" as far as I know, though he did appear vocally on some earlier Dance Mania singles. His debut is really great, and with most Dance Mania stuff floating in the realm of out-of-print and hard-to-find, this Ghetto House ground hum track deserves some attention. Honestly one of the best places to score this kind of stuff is Re...
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Poppin Bubbles
DJ Dyna - Drum Along 2008 (from Bubbling Beats 2009)One more for the Bubbling marching band collection.
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Scotch and Soul
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Track:Nobody Knows the Trboule Us People Done Seen
Rufus Harley - Nobody Knows the Trouble Us People Done Seen (from Re-Creation of the Gods 1972)"Do I look like I'm Irish or Scottish to you?" is what Rufus Harley used to tell police when his neighbors complained about the screech of his bagpipes. And he might not have, at least not back before receiving the MacLeod tartan from a Scottish family which he wore for the rest of his life. I'd take ...
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Comedowntech
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Artist:DJ Slugo
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Track:I'm a Hoe
DJ Slugo - I'm a Hoe ("Screwed") ( from Disco D - Ghettotech for Slow People 2006)I've always been confused as to why Disco D decided to pull down the beats-per-minute on these tracks from his Midwest peers, but Slugo at the wrong speed is well, even heavier. The quirkier Ghettotech synths are pretty confusing as well. So the Jewish kid from Ann Arbor not only helped pioneer Midwest booty musi...
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Based Juke
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Lil B - So Much PussyLil B - Drop That AzzLil B - Like MeLil B - YeaVia Cocaine BluntsB dives deeper into Chicago territory with four more outsider Footwork tracks normally only found on Youtube. Most of them are actually pretty good too. If he and DJ Nate made an album I would hope it would be titled The Divine Styler Swagtard.
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The Cold War Series
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Album:The Cold War Trilogy
Gucci Mane - Guccimerica 2009Gucci Mane - Brrrussia 2009Gucci Mane - Great Brrritain 2009Three part concept mixtape series all released in one day. Impressive dude.
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King of Chutney
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Artist:Sundar Pop
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Track:Chal Kechal
Sundar Popo - Chal Kechal (from Greatest Hits vol 2)East India in the West Indies has been on my mind ever since I heard this, and these Soca infused Bhajans are really hitting the spot lately. Sundar was greatly responsible for popularizing Chutney music, a genre born in Trinidad and Tobago consisting of songs sung usually in Hindi over a beat rooted in Calypso. While the music is usually danc...
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Halleluyah Niaroka
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Artist:Gladwell Kinuthia
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Album:Vol. 1
DOWNLOAD (password afroslabs.blogspot.com)An awesome gospel tape from Africa via Ylowek Scavel-Cronek. Kenyan singer Gladwell Kinuthia sings twee Swahili Jesus songs, sometimes with some serious Reggae vibes (see Halleluyah Niaroka, which for some reason appears twice on side a?). A Duppy conqueror attempt in the form of magnetic tape; a mistake as that's where they are most prone to find shelter.
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No Need for New Batteries.
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Artist:Sonido Martines
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Track:Vuela Pajarito Rebajado
Sonido Martines - Vuela Pajarito Rebajado 2008I grabbed this from dudes Myspace a long time ago, back when you used to be able to do that. Why did Myspace put the kibosh on that? On a bit of a throwback tip but hey, I love this stuff. Cumbia that sounds like a dying boom box is funny to these ears. I'd say I kind of prefer this to the Choppaholix method of adding the color purple to the equatio...
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Rude Awakening
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Artist:Skitzso
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Track:Wake Yo Shit
Skitzso & Prince Ramon - Wake Yo Shit 2009The beat for this track sounds like it's moaning while these two Sacramento rappers spit freaky tales at it. Definitely falls on the Hyphy side of the fence, but you could Jerk to this while shaking your dreads no problem.
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Black Duck
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Artist:Black Duck
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