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Funk the War 4 (two hour mix)

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

This is a mix I recorded for my friend who has been helping the DC–SDS organize anti-war dance parties in the streets of Washington.

A couple of things you should know:
1. Ninety percent of the tracks in this mix were selected by DC-SDS members. I picked a few that I just couldn’t not play (Michael […]

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chillout/ambient/minimal mix

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Chill out tracks, minimal, ambient, and more. Play this for your kids to put them to sleep, giving them dreams of cyborgs and cyberpunk clowns.
I got these tracks from the albums in brackets – albums listed are not necessarily the original releases.
1. Aphex Twin – Rhubarb [Selected Ambient Works 2]
2. Air – Biological [Talkie Walkie]
3. Liz Phair […]

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Love Songs Part One

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Uncle Hank, I made you a mixed tape. Do not accidentally listen to side B, or you will fall in love.

OK, so a looong time ago, when the Freeform DJ Collective first started, I had an idea to make a Valentine’s Day Compilation. King Koopa, DJ Sweetie Pie and I got together and started […]

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A softer dubstep mix

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

A softer dubstep mix I recorded last night.

delfonics - ready or not here I come
Iron Soul - Eye of the Tiger #4
Reel 2 Reel vs. Selector Waxx - I Like To Move It (dubbed dubstep remix)
Pinch f/ rudey Lee - Step 2 It
Rusko - Jah Love
Boxcutter - Lunal
Caspa - Moments in Love
Distance vs. Skream - […]

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beatbots spring mix trade (dubstep)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

My submission to the Beatbots Spring 2008 Mix Trade. The cover art was designed in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 (LOL) per the instructions outlined in the album cover generator meme.
The mix is about sixteen minutes long, and is just dubstep with some sloppy scratching and transitions. It is thrown together haphazardly, but is still fun. […]

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My brother started getting into mashups and wanted to make one based on Outkast’s “Roses”. I recommended using ODB’s “Got Your Money” vs. Busta Rhymes’ “Dangerous”. Here’s the result:
Baby, I Got Your Dangerous Roses
What’s amazing is that he made this using free on-line software called Jamglue.

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Tip Drill review

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

A review of my Tip Drill mix from Barbara, posted on a mailing list I subscribe to:

WOW! The ultimate ADD mix!
[…]
I jogged to this on my iPod and my head nearly exploded because I was trainspotting so hard.
One of the many things that this geezer likes about the younger set today […]

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House demo

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

House music demo I recorded today. Nineteen tracks, 32 minutes.
Track List

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I Need a Tip Drill

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Recorded drunk at 4am this morning! Awesome. 39 tracks in 40:30 minutes. Download!
Track list:

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Funk the War 2 mix

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

So last night, after Beyond, I went to Five, and then around midnight I got an MP3 CDs to mix for an anti-war protest this Friday. I spent about 10 minutes reviewing the tracks, and then I pressed record. This is now the “official soundtrack” which is kind of weird. I think […]

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