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We need some Daz-I-Kue love up in here.

Honestly, dude’s been putting up so many good house mixes on the interwebs these days, I haven’t even been able to pick out a single one to post. It’s like choosing which one of your brother’s kids is your favorite — you can do it, sure (it’s not like they’re your kids), but you’re probably still gonna feel pretty bad about it after. Still, this new mix of his ended up on-loop in the headphones today, and starts off with Universal Robot Band’s “Barely Breaking Even”, a tune who’s lyrics about scraping rent together and being broke after the weekend have always spoken to me on a very deep, personal and real level as a not-so-gainfully-employed musician (it’s the oldest profession). And seeing as I used “Dance and Shake Your Tambourine” in my last mix, I figured it’s fitting. There’s also a nice remix of “Diamond Life” in there that I haven’t heard before and am kind of mad at myself for not knowing.

So yeah, enough chat. Get on this Daz-I-Kue (of Bugz In The Attic fame) mix and boogie the holidays away.

(Side note: I guess this mix was recorded to promote the Top Ten Social party out of Oakland this week, where Daz will be spinning on Friday, November 27th. Seeing as I’m a coast away and the Hudson is about as far west as I get these days, I don’t know a damned thing about the spot, but it seems like a good party. If any left-coasters find their way to this post, you should almost-definitely check it out.)

Ohhhh lord, some more goodness out of Miami here. Compliments of the CHAMPION SOUND crew and their weekly party at the Electric Pickle comes this promo mix, CHAMPION SOUND RADIO (download link), with the night’s resident DJs and badasses, Sire Esq, A-Train, and Mr. Brown throwing down for about 15 minutes each in this 45 minute set. We’re talking hip-hop, funk, soul, latin bit of turntablism here and there, all around killer shit, Miami style. Seriously been bumping this set through my headphones on the subway all week, perfect for feeling hot when the weather’s getting cold. Download now and get funky.

Been hibernating for a minute, but it’s hard to sleep on tunes like this. DJ Alex J. drops his “Sounds from the 7th Dimension” mix, promoting Digable Planets recently launched tour. From the blurb: “The mixtape will include exclusive rare remixes of classic Digable Planets songs and will also include new unreleased songs from Butterfly and Doodlebug.” Some serious heat, here’s the tracklisting from the SoundCloud page. Make sure you head over, download the full quality version for yourself, and leave all due propers.

Track Listing:
Digable Planets presents “Sounds from the 7th Dimension”
MIXED BY DJ ALEX J

1.Digable Planets-Rebirth of Slick (King Britt Rmx)
2.Digable Planets-Rebirth of Slick instr (DoodlebugftDOR Outtaspacefunkadelic acc)
3.Doodlebug feat D.O.R.-Outtaspacefunkadelic
4.King Britt-Instrumental #18 
5. DJ Shadow Feat Blackilicious-Swan lake
6.Ghostface killa feat MF Doom-Angels
7.D.O.C.-Its Funky enough
8.Kai Chi-Got Green
9. DJ Alex J-tribal drums (Doodlebug vox)
10.Butterfly and Doodlebug-Fresh Out
11.J.Period and K’naan -Relationships Lay (Bob Dylan Tribute)
12.Butterfly (Shabazz Palaces)-Sparkles
13.MF Doom-Dead Bent
14.Digable Planets-Brooklyn Sky
15.Young Buck-Bang Bang instr
16.Cee knowledge feat CFO Allstars-These Eyes
17.Black Moon-Buck ‘em Down-Beatminerz instru
(Doodlebug feat D.O.R.-Back in da Daze Accap)
18. DJ Premier-Its All Real instru
19.Chali 2na Feat Talib Kweli-Lock shit down
20.Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth-T.R.O.Y.-They Reminisce Over You instr
21.Talib Kwela & Hi-Tek-Back Again
22.Buster Rhymes-Put ya hands where my eyes can see instr
23.Camp Lo Feat Butterfly-Swing
24.Butterfly (Shabazz Palaces)
25.Sonny Bonoho-Judge Brown
26.J Walk-Soul Vibration
27.Digable Planets-Where I’m From RMX
28. DJ Honda Feat De la Soul-Trouble in the water instru
29.Digable Planets-The May 4th Movement
30.9th wonder-Nightriders instru
Bonus track
31.Doodlebug Feat D.O.R. JBizness,The Tones-Sweet Music

And to put a nice bow on things, Digable’s current tour dates/locations:

TOUR OCT dates:
10/13 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw,
10/14 Philadelphia, PA @ 941 Theatre,
10/16 Portland, ME @ The Asylum,
10/17 Boston, MA (Allston) @ Great Scott,
10/18 Northampton, MA @ Pearl st nightclub

TOUR NOV. dates
11/3 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
11/4 Kent, OH Kent University stage
11/5 TBD
11/6 Rock Island, IL Rock Island Brewing Company
11/7 Des Moines, IA People’s Court
11/8 St, Louis, MO Old Rock House
11/9 DAY OFF in city TBD
11/10 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
11/11TBD
11/12 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze
11/13 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck

Alright, some off-the-cuff shit here from yours truly, old-school B&C radio show styles, in an attempt to keep up with fresh mixes here. Just a quick set on my day off, a tribute to the end of a summer we barely got to know, complete with some admittedly sloppy mixing and chooooice tunes. A lot of boogie and disco, some newer ish to balance out the old stuff, and some proper house to keep it all tied together, perpetually promoting the gospel of good musics.

Really happy with the track selection here so check it out and feel the grooooove.

Dylan Garret - Ad Hoc on the Block

1:11:17
320kbps MP3

The Neville Brothers - Fly Like An Eagle
Universal Robot Band - Dance and Shake Your Tambourine
Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classixx Remix)
James Pants - We’re Through
DJ Drm - Chin Up
The Rolling Stones - Miss You
Casper - The Groovy Ghost Show
Kathy Diamond - All Woman
Russ Brown - Gotta Find A Way
Candido - Dancin’ and Prancin’
Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bey [Love Chant Version]
Indigo Jam Unit & Flexlife - I Believe In Miracles
Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face? (Larry Levan Edit)
Pazazz - So Hard To Find (7 Samurai Edit)
Prince - Chelsea Rodgers
Daniel Wang - Like Some Dream I Can’t Stop Dreaming (Break Mix)
Theo Parrish - Friendly Children
Trackheadz - His Kingdom
Lil’ Louis & The World - Club Lonely
Surkin - Next Of Kin (Todd Edwards Re-Kindled Mix)
Gary’s Gang - Let’s Lovedance Tonight (Danny Krivit Edit)
Top Billin - Willing

Fresh fresh fresh stuff here from fellow former Miamian, b-boy, DJ, perpetual world traveler, and all around cool motherfucker… Tre Swift. “Expected Hectic Eclectic” describes it all, pretty diverse with reeeal a nice vibe throughout. Soul, hip-hop, some electro boogie and R&B, heavy bass-ness, jungle beats, and breaks… basically all the kind of shit that makes me want to keep a website like this up in the first place. An hour and seven minutes of fire, people. Give it a listen, see if that first Asa track doesn’t hook you right away. And make sure to check the SoundCloud page of the man himself, DJ Tre Swift, for more remixes, mash-ups, and large tunes.

Time for part 2 of the series I’m calling Mr. Brown Gets Shit Done. More boogie, funk, soul, rare groove, and other fine vibes to hold your attention in these Facebooking, iPhoning, ADD-inflicted times, from one of Miami’s finest DJs and crate diggers. Check it and pay your respects on his Soundcloud account in hopes that it’ll motivate him to get outta the stacks for a minute to lay down some more of the good good funk.

Well, 2009’s must be the summer of people getting shit done, because I’m sitting here with not one but two new mixes from original B&C lord of the decks, one of the hosts of Miami’s weekly Champion Sound party, perpetually crate-digging ambassador to Miami’s music scene, and all around lazy motherfucker, Mr. Brown. The guy who spends so much time in dusty back rooms of record shops and old ladies attics in the ghetto, that it’s fucking impossible to ever get him to sit down long enough to record any of the crazy shit he’s finding. But occassionally the stars and planets aline, unseen forces in the universe shift, music is in the air, and maybe with a girl to impress (or something) Brown gets down to some serious mixing.

First, a nice little set of hip-hop, funk, soul, reggae and breaks, the perfect soundtrack for a sweaty August day. A few different styles, some turntable trickery and nice blends, make sure you cop this mix and by the time you’ve digested it I’ll be back up with another set from Brown, and some additional goodness from former-305 lord of the dance (and now perpetual world traveler) DJ Tre Swift, and maybe a few other things that might make the heat a little more bearable. Update them bookmarks people, we’ll be keeping it up like this all summer long. For now, settle into a nice groove with Mr. Brown and his untitled August set.