Dj UMB drops Apocalyptic Dubstep mix!

Fellow bass-lover Dj UMB, contributor of Generation Bass, one of my favourite world-bass-blogs around.. dropped a great dubstep mix for all you low-frequency lovers out there!

There are quite a few of my favourite tracks featured in the mix. This is what Dj UMB had to say about it:

"APOCALYPTIC DUBSTEP: It’s the end of the world as we know it!
Featuring Arabic, Indian, Balkan and ZZK inspired DUBSTEP!"

Tracklisting:

Hamas Rule – Shackelton
Benga & De La Guetto feat Randy – Villa Diamante
Roller – Benga
Control Room – High Rankin
Retreat – Datsik
Gangster – Babylon System & SPL
Murda Sound (Riskotheque Remix) – Bar 9
Pull Up – Bar 9
Belgrade Riddim (DJ C Remix) – Sub Swara
Riddle of Steel (12th Planet & Tea Long Remix) – Guns n’ Bombs
Toxic – (Yael Naim/Britney Spears) – Champion Sound
Eastern Jam ( High Rankin’ Remix) – Chase & Status
Inshallah (Ghislain Poirier Remix) – Sub Swara
Ghost – Jayou
Lollipop (Lil Wayne Dubstep Remix) – Nasty Ways
Hide & Seek (Enigma Remix) – Imogen Heap
Bulletproof (Foamo’s Dubstep Remix) – La Roux

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C.K. Mann & His Carousel 7 - Funky Highlife

Lovely deep Afrobeat from Ghana's 70s Highlife period. First side is funkier and has been comp'd a few times but the second side is much softer; after several listens it really grabbed me. The record is a bit rough but there are no skips.


C.K. Mann & His Carousel 7 - Funky Highlife (zip of mp3s)

A. Medley
B. Highlife Medley

Yours, DJ Bylamplight

MJ's Final Farewell

So long, Michael Jackson. The media has been going nuts over his death but, hey, it is a big deal. The dude could dance! Liquid Dilemma posted its own farewell tribute with a bag of tunes to go with it but I wanted to make sure you didn't miss some of the great tributes coming out of the wood works.

First off, in case you missed it on Liquid D, Mashit made a bumping version of ABC up against OPP, yeah you know that beat. Originally posted in 2007.

Next, my good friend Kid Did spent the last week paying homage by putting together a really smooth remix of MJ's beautiful and often overlooked tune from 2001, Butterflies. Check the Kid Did remix.

I found out on Twitter from the good people at Ghostly International that Doshhammer whipped up a lovely string piece out of the Rock With Me melody. It's also on Iron DJ's MJ tribute mix. Be sure to follow that link to catch Hype On Hype Vs Jackson 5 ‘I Want You Back’ (Dirty Dub Drop) and I Want You Back ( Z-Trip remix )!

Chicago's own Rhymefest put together a heartfelt tribute to the legendary and influential MJ, The Man In The Mirror. He actually did this in 2008.

Last but not least, this is what started it all: Big Boy, the first single and instant hit by The Jackson 5. It came out in 1968 on a little 45 on the Steel Town label in a sweet northern soul style. This was killing the airwaves around Gary and Chicago but never really blew up beyond that. Next was Motown and the rest is history. Check this excellent compilation to get the gritty pre-history, the lost tapes of Steel Town. If you ask me real nice like I might post a download of that comp :)

yours, DJ Bylamplight

Tropical Blog Soundz 1.0

The sound of summer is definitely "Tropical". And I was just linked on the amazing Generation Bass-blog!! So i'll be launching some mixes in the next few weeks to get the party started.. most of the tracks are just floating around blogosphere. Here's the first one:
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Tracklisting:

tate / mixmaster morris - pava hey peacock
erran baron cohen - grooming pubis
sonora ft. midls - que bello
villa diamante - chancha via circuito vs lil mama
stereotyp w/ al haca - ghetto rollin
villa diamante - calle13 vs m.i.a.
cassiano - missy vs deize tigrona
villa diamante - scuba vs maestroshao
jahdan blakkamoore - the general (marcus visionary rmx)
ghislain poirier feat. face-t - blazin' (modeselektor rmx)
hybu - step to tango
villa diamante - frikstailers vs calle13
sonora - ojitos
unsexxy / major lazer - hold the line (caloron forever rmx)
specialist & tru-skool - saukhi ki kammal
el remolon rmx - alcides - violeta
bassnectar & kraddy - snake charmer
manak-e - yaariyaan feat. cheshire cat
panjabi mc - panjabi soldiers (a-team)

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Animal Collective

Just stumbled on another blog called Ometusco 30, where you can find all the albums made by Animal Collective.. get some! (only the last album is missing)

Lowdjo LIVE @ Couleur Café 2009

The camera didn't catch the sound that well, but at least there some footage..

the first video is about twenty minutes far in the set, the records playing are:

Monkey Steak - Gaza Stripclub
Senor Coconut vs Koçani Orkestar - Usti, Usti Bab

the second video is at the end of my set, the bass sounds like thunder and the public is going mad!!!! they kept screaming for more and this about ten minutes, crazy!!!

the record on the second video is DuranDuranDuran - Face Blast

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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