DJ QBert interviews DJ Z-Trip (Part 1 of 3)
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DJ QBert interviews DJ Z-Trip (Part 3 of 3)
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
7.8.2009 Live Band Inspriation Hump Day
Keys N Krates
If you don't know these Keys N Krates, check this stuff out. Totally dragged me out of my bad coffee funk and had me bumping their tracks in my office in the early morning hours. Mad props to killahbeez for keeping me up to date.
If you don't know these Keys N Krates, check this stuff out. Totally dragged me out of my bad coffee funk and had me bumping their tracks in my office in the early morning hours. Mad props to killahbeez for keeping me up to date.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
7.7.2009 Creeping on the net
So I was up really, really, really freaking early.
This lead me to drink coffee and do some web surfing to see what fun junglist massive might be lurking out there.
Fist up on the decks come from my wife home state of IN. Give it up for lovevinylrecords.com!
These cats might just be my new favorite store (sorry DJ Hut & Som Records). Why cause tucked away in this poorly organized rats nest of a web site was an entire listing of Ragga Jungle Tracks. Oh cease my beating hart! BHOW BHOW BHOW!
Next up on the reflex test, my bwoys US Jungle.
Back in the day when Annihilation Party was my main source for Jungle tracks, US Jungle was always in my stacks for tracks to Preview. It looks like they have not let up on the attack in their production. However it looks like either something huge is coming or the Bwoys have fallen asleep at the wheel with their last news release labeled December 2008. Whoops
Wheeling back with the rewind!
Ok I'm hijacking my own set here to take you all back on a memory lane adventure with me.
Haffas
This was my first record haunt. Many random techno, house, and jungle tracks were collected here.
School Kids Records (athens, Oh)
(RIP)
Another haunt better for Used CD's, hair dye, and mover priced bullshit
Vinyl District (columbus, Oh)
(RIP)
Fun little shop in cow town, good for a quick fix.
World Records (columbus, Oh)
(RIP)
This on the other hand was the bomb. All genera great sense of the times and the pulse of the music scenes. Plus the store its self was a lot of fun.
Roots Records (columbus, Oh)
This shop continues to be the land of the gems. Every time I roll in their I find something new. Not all of it I can use in my sets but I enjoy every thing those kids turn me on to.
Satalite Records (NYC)
(RIP)
Great for house, the sucked ass for DnB.
Planet X USA (NYC)
(RIP)
Great all around. to bad they went belly up
Juno Records (London)
Juno is my meca. nuf said. Now if we could just get rid if the vat tax.
Capitol City Beats
(RIP)
Good for a quick fix but like a chemical fire they did not last long
DJ Hut
(RIP)
Once I rediscovered Hut their was no other. The community, the workers, the store and the location lined up to make it the store that it was. Honestly I was in shock when it closed its doors. I was upset that an intuition that I felt such a connection to would just up and quit like that. I vowed some shit to go all MP3, but that did not last. I missed owning my music, the touch, the smell, the ability to measure how much time you have they the number of grooves.
Som Records
This was a new haunt I'm scoping out. The owner Neal, (at lease he seemed to be the owner) is awesome and really knows his shop. The shop itself inflames a sense of adventure, cause you never know what gems you will find. He has a serious lack of new dance vinyl (Jungle / DnB) but I can't fault any store for that.
Maybe opening up a small traveling vinyl shop would be a good idea... another project for me. baha
This lead me to drink coffee and do some web surfing to see what fun junglist massive might be lurking out there.
Fist up on the decks come from my wife home state of IN. Give it up for lovevinylrecords.com!
These cats might just be my new favorite store (sorry DJ Hut & Som Records). Why cause tucked away in this poorly organized rats nest of a web site was an entire listing of Ragga Jungle Tracks. Oh cease my beating hart! BHOW BHOW BHOW!
Next up on the reflex test, my bwoys US Jungle.
Back in the day when Annihilation Party was my main source for Jungle tracks, US Jungle was always in my stacks for tracks to Preview. It looks like they have not let up on the attack in their production. However it looks like either something huge is coming or the Bwoys have fallen asleep at the wheel with their last news release labeled December 2008. Whoops
Wheeling back with the rewind!
Ok I'm hijacking my own set here to take you all back on a memory lane adventure with me.
Haffas
This was my first record haunt. Many random techno, house, and jungle tracks were collected here.
School Kids Records (athens, Oh)
(RIP)
Another haunt better for Used CD's, hair dye, and mover priced bullshit
Vinyl District (columbus, Oh)
(RIP)
Fun little shop in cow town, good for a quick fix.
World Records (columbus, Oh)
(RIP)
This on the other hand was the bomb. All genera great sense of the times and the pulse of the music scenes. Plus the store its self was a lot of fun.
Roots Records (columbus, Oh)
This shop continues to be the land of the gems. Every time I roll in their I find something new. Not all of it I can use in my sets but I enjoy every thing those kids turn me on to.
Satalite Records (NYC)
(RIP)
Great for house, the sucked ass for DnB.
Planet X USA (NYC)
(RIP)
Great all around. to bad they went belly up
Juno Records (London)
Juno is my meca. nuf said. Now if we could just get rid if the vat tax.
Capitol City Beats
(RIP)
Good for a quick fix but like a chemical fire they did not last long
DJ Hut
(RIP)
Once I rediscovered Hut their was no other. The community, the workers, the store and the location lined up to make it the store that it was. Honestly I was in shock when it closed its doors. I was upset that an intuition that I felt such a connection to would just up and quit like that. I vowed some shit to go all MP3, but that did not last. I missed owning my music, the touch, the smell, the ability to measure how much time you have they the number of grooves.
Som Records
This was a new haunt I'm scoping out. The owner Neal, (at lease he seemed to be the owner) is awesome and really knows his shop. The shop itself inflames a sense of adventure, cause you never know what gems you will find. He has a serious lack of new dance vinyl (Jungle / DnB) but I can't fault any store for that.
Maybe opening up a small traveling vinyl shop would be a good idea... another project for me. baha
Thursday, July 2, 2009
7.2.2009: Videos, Book Review, and ending thoughts
Ellaskins the UK DJ Tutor sensation, how has brought us great youTube videos "BPM, PITCH, TIMING & BARS" and "USING THE CUE BUTTON ON A CDJ TURNTABLE". Now Ellaskins brings you:
How to Mix Drum & Bass, What to listen for!
How to mix Drum & Bass part one,Use the snare!!
Tutorial on mixing Drum & Bass, counting the bars, phrases
Ellaskins dude where were you when I was learning to be a DJ? Keep is up.
Practice and Enjoy
How to Mix Drum & Bass, What to listen for!
How to mix Drum & Bass part one,Use the snare!!
Tutorial on mixing Drum & Bass, counting the bars, phrases
Ellaskins dude where were you when I was learning to be a DJ? Keep is up.
Practice and Enjoy
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
05.09.2009: WICKED TUESDAY
DnB Church Version 2.0
In preparation for my big day at the chapel of love.
DnB Church Version 2.1
Serious. Where do these people come from. lol.
Detroit's last Vinyl Pressing Plant
I miss that smell.
LOL
nuf' said. All laptop DJs must die.
In preparation for my big day at the chapel of love.
DnB Church Version 2.1
Serious. Where do these people come from. lol.
Detroit's last Vinyl Pressing Plant
I miss that smell.
LOL
nuf' said. All laptop DJs must die.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
05.27.09 Rough Drafting Round Two
The notion that too much freedom is a creative hindrance is so very true.
I've got the equipment, I've got more records then I can remember, and I've got a job that gives me enough time in the evening hours to indulge in my vinyl addiction.
Last weekend, I was all geared up to throw down and create my next mix. Emilia would be gone for the weekend (COUGH taking her kids on a backpacking trip COUGH), I was not scheduled for work at my second job and all my friends were out of town on climbing adventures. It sounds like a perfect set up for making a pot to black tea, burning some incense and throwing down the wicked Jungle Massive.
However, every time I passed my wheels of steel I was just uninterested in getting started. This lack of interest was disconcerting to me. Am I feeling alright? Am I getting depressed? What the in blistering blue blazes has got me stalling out?
I'm partly willing to blame the wicked hot temperatures outside for my sloth like behavior towards my second favorite past time. However it was after Tuesday intense rain storm and the wicked soaking I received that I started feeling back in my usual mood. Then it was a part of a conversation that I caught with Mr. Eagle that got me thinking. Is my expansive freedom the hindrance that is plaguing me?
After a 3 hour session at the climbing gym and a relaxed dinner with Emilia, I lumbered my tired bones into the Annex. If limitations is what I needed then limitations is what I will give myself. I pulled out the "high grade / dancehall drivers" from the stacks. In all, I think I had about 20+ tracks.
As I've been typing this entry I've been listening to the 60 mins of music that was produced from this session. I'm willing to call it a rough draft, (such an odd term when my mental association of this term is with massive educational literary works). But its true I will continue to listen to this rough draft and rearange tracks, edit tracks or make notes about other tracks I want to add.
All of this makes me sad that I have such a disconnect with my annex. When I was younger I did not have half the records I own now and those days were a lot simpler. Wake up, watch cartoons, play video games, go to class, play some records, do home work, go hang out with friends (play more records), and go to bed.
So here is to limitations, and getting reacquainted with old friends.
ETL
I've got the equipment, I've got more records then I can remember, and I've got a job that gives me enough time in the evening hours to indulge in my vinyl addiction.
Last weekend, I was all geared up to throw down and create my next mix. Emilia would be gone for the weekend (COUGH taking her kids on a backpacking trip COUGH), I was not scheduled for work at my second job and all my friends were out of town on climbing adventures. It sounds like a perfect set up for making a pot to black tea, burning some incense and throwing down the wicked Jungle Massive.
However, every time I passed my wheels of steel I was just uninterested in getting started. This lack of interest was disconcerting to me. Am I feeling alright? Am I getting depressed? What the in blistering blue blazes has got me stalling out?
I'm partly willing to blame the wicked hot temperatures outside for my sloth like behavior towards my second favorite past time. However it was after Tuesday intense rain storm and the wicked soaking I received that I started feeling back in my usual mood. Then it was a part of a conversation that I caught with Mr. Eagle that got me thinking. Is my expansive freedom the hindrance that is plaguing me?
After a 3 hour session at the climbing gym and a relaxed dinner with Emilia, I lumbered my tired bones into the Annex. If limitations is what I needed then limitations is what I will give myself. I pulled out the "high grade / dancehall drivers" from the stacks. In all, I think I had about 20+ tracks.
As I've been typing this entry I've been listening to the 60 mins of music that was produced from this session. I'm willing to call it a rough draft, (such an odd term when my mental association of this term is with massive educational literary works). But its true I will continue to listen to this rough draft and rearange tracks, edit tracks or make notes about other tracks I want to add.
All of this makes me sad that I have such a disconnect with my annex. When I was younger I did not have half the records I own now and those days were a lot simpler. Wake up, watch cartoons, play video games, go to class, play some records, do home work, go hang out with friends (play more records), and go to bed.
So here is to limitations, and getting reacquainted with old friends.
ETL
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