It's a great loss..

and came as quite shocking news..
Dj C also did a great job mashing up The Jackson 5:

Dj C (ft. The Jackson5, Steven Marley, Naughty By Nature) - The ABC Traffic Jam (Armed With Harmony)

Michael Jackson, so long my friend

Michael Jackson passed away today at age 50 and I can't help but feel a huge loss. MJ shaped the music world we live in. Being a celebrity is a huge psychological burden but it's clear that he led a troubled life and went through a rough childhood. Unfortunately people are quick to judge him unfairly for this.

Who was the mysterious Michael Jackson who took the world by storm with his music?! He blew people away with his live performances, dance moves, and the infectious groove in his percussive vocal style. There's no denying it, stellar producers like Quincy Jones worked with Michael to produce some of the funkiest pop music EVER. Shamone!

With a career spanning five decades, what songs could possibly pay fair tribute to the King of Pop? I won't point out the obvious ones (you know what they are) but here are a few that I hold dear to my heart ...

Bad Trek, the bootleg mashup! Anytime I DJ this at a party, the crowd goes nuts (just sayin').

Never Can Say Goodbye (OPA), written by Clifton Davis and first performed by The Jackson 5, my favorite cover is this one by obscure 70s band OPA.

Billy Jean (Shinehead) Amazing vocal cover of Billie Jean that does fair justice to the original.

I Want You Back (Platinum Crew): Mission Impossible in a dancehall stylee? It works.

Smooth Criminal. Just listen to this song. It's insane.

Human Nature. Possibly the best song ever recorded by Michael Jackson.

Butterflies, 2001. I hear everyone talk about how Michael stopped making good music after Thriller. No he didn't!

Rest in peace my friend.

- DJ Bylamplight

Lowdjo's Tropical mix on LéféSonor - Radio Campus Bxl

The recording of last saturday's radio show on Radio Campus for Léfésonor arrived in the mail this morning and it's a long one, 2h14min, as is the tracklisting:

chris connelly - the fidra birds (pentland firth howl - addenda rec.)
geiom ft. khalid - zalim maar daala (berkane sol)
dj maxximus - israhell (mg77)
23hz & numaestro - galleon dub (immerse)
timeblind - ontological ground of being (soot)
omar souleyman - atadat (sublime frequencies)
dj rupture - taqasim (tigerbeat6)
ghislain poirier feat abdelhak rahal & j. clayton - exils (ninja tune)
filastine ft. jessika skeletalia kenny vs l3arbee & l na - splinter faction delight (soot)
maga bo feat. k-libre - nakhil (soot)
xberg dhirty6 cru - rapschreibreform (sonig)
maga bo featuring bigg - 3akel (soot)
sonar calibrado feat. mr catra - os asassinos (shockout)
dj sujinho - baile satisfaction
baleine 3000 - pompier (sonig)
filastine ft. ras mario & timedo flow (45rpmix - quémalo ya)
xingnfox feat. tame one - da muzik (shadetek rec.)
sub swara - belgrade riddim (dj c remix)
team shadetek feat. 77klash & jahdan - brooklyn anthem (sound ink)
dizzee rascal - pussyole (radioclit / schlachthofbronx rmx)
atki2 & renée silver - shocking out proud! (dtl salty mix - shadetek rec.)
madera limpa - la lenta (schlachthofbronx rmx)
deize tigrona - bandida (diplo fix)
shazalakazoo vs harry poppins - a fistful of deutschmarks (umbrelladelika rec.)
ghislain poirier featuring face-t - wha-la-la-leng (ninja tune)
omar souleyman - la sidounak sayyada (sublime frequencies)
kid kishore - nahi babba sitar speed grime (the social registry)
shazalakazoo - gypsy jungle
starkey feat. durrty goodz - gutter music (keysound recordings)
snoop dogg ft. tanvi shah - snoop dog millionaire (dirty final)
xbirgh dirty6 cru ft. candie hank - räststätte (sonig)
panjabi mc - panjabi soldiers
ghislain poirier feat. mc zulu - immigrant visa (ninja tune)
goran bregovic - polizia molto arrabiata
ghislain poirier ft. zulu - go ballistic (ninja tune)
omar souleyman - jani (sublime frequencies)
major lazer - hold the line (unsexxy caloron forever rmx)
jahdan blakkamoore / matt shadetek - nice green (dutty artz)
sonido del principe - cartagena (generation bass)
alika - para bailar cumbia (hijo de la cumbia rmx - soot)
sonido del principe - shake it (generation bass)
starkey - pins (murderbot rmx - dead homies)

we were just dancing around in the studio and i all forgot about mixing records.. last two records:

starkey - pins (atki2 architect remix - dead homies)
ja'afar hassan - they thought me (sublime frequencies)

Listen / download

Respects go out to Julien, Eliz & Macha for being such a hospital and fun crowd and of course thanx to all listeners!!

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Aphex twin - Ambient liveset♦

A very old great liveset by Aphex Twin for US radioshow "Heart of Spaces"




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Princess Nicotine - Folk and Pop Music from Myanmar (Burma - 2004)

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Crossing The Bridge - The Sound of Istanbul (OST - 2006)

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Balkan Beat Box - Nu Med (2007)

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Hudson Mohawke - Polyfolk Dance (2009)

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Harmonic 313 - When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence (2009)

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Roy Ayers Discography

When it rains it pours! In the recent spirit of mass collections of mp3s, here's a kind soul who has made nearly the entire Roy Ayers discography available through rapid share. Roy Ayers is a player who has gone from straight ahead jazz to sunshine funk and disco. My favorite album by him is Starbooty, one of the weirdest, funkiest 70s disco jams and a highly overlooked record. Snag it!