Hear what the hype is all about with the third installment of Radio Soulwax Live. The indelible duo of David & Stephen Dewaele (aka 2 Many DJ's) take a break from remixing as Soulwax to bring you another live set (live meaning...
expand review no post-production editing, just straight ahead mixing so live you can hear the crowd getting hype - really, the crowd cheers are very audible during some of the more quiet breakdowns) of pumping crowd-pleasers of the electro, disco, house, and electro-rock variety. Featuring tracks from Crookers, LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Daft Punk, SMD, Technotronic, Oizo, Prodigy, Midnight Juggernauts, Village People, Roxy Music, In Flagranti, Samir, and many more, this mix should go over well with most contemporary dance music connoisseurs and party-goers. About 1 hour long. -snackmaster
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Fans of Bmore club music, get ready - Mr. LaCrate has teamed up with Debonair Samir to make Gutter Music Vol.1. If you liked the Hollertronix/Milkcrate "Bmore Gutter Music" CD we carried a while back, consider this a followup, with some new...
expand review artists and serious club staples. Check "Pssy Mind (1)" for a taste of the dirtiest rhymes spit by Verb. He ain't no Spank Rock, but hey, change is good. His delivery has mad charisma and when it comes to dirt, he takes it there. Also check "Supahead(2)" featuring a super chopped Amanda Blank sample and the E-40 "U & Dat - Gutter Remix(3)" which was previously only available as a promo. Both are hype like BLAM! And of course, It wouldn't be complete without Debonair's classic tracks, "Sirens(4)," "Samir's Theme(5)" and "Say Na(6)" that were only available on vinyl. Get it jumpin' and have at. -C'mish
France's tasty digger man, Arthur King, gets oh so sexy in this new mix of slow jams that's perfect for those romantic moments. Personally, I love the slow jams. Sure you can freak all night long, but nothing keeps you drier and...
expand review more intimate than a 60 bpm slow-burner. From hidden bumps from R Kelly, NERD, and Aaliyah to Prince, Barbara Mason, Diana Ross, Teddy Pendergrass, and Marvin Gaye this mix has pretty much every form of bump n' grind music you can imagine. I think the Eddie Kendrick vs. Justin Timberlake's "my Love" speaks for itself. Just a solid mixture, of sultry jams for lovers of all baby makin music, new and old. -C'mish
Oh shnap. Get your candy beads and whistles ready... it's time for the RAVE! Yep, that's right, the time has come. Ayres done did the Rave mix. And like all of his other mixes, he kills it! Strictly the biggest hits and...
expand review classics on this one from every rave sub-genre (house, techno, acid, and even drum n' bass!) skillfully mixed to bring back all those memories that you've purposely forgotten. Featuring tracks from 4Hero, Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden, DHS, DJ Funk, DJ Zinc, DJ Hype, Doc Scott, Jaydee, Aphex Twin, and more. Can you feel it? I do... P.L.U.R. ya'll! -snackmaster
The follow-up to Ayres & Cosmo's much-lauded CD from earlier this year finds the BK/Philly duo laying down another party-starting mix of hip-house staples and uptempo hip-hop jams. A large part of the success of the first one was this carefree disregard...
expand review for the musical Berlin Wall that supposedly divides house music from hip-hop. Lest we forget, hip-hop owes a huge debt to disco music, and it was still considered dance music until Run-DMC came along and slowed things down. Despite Fat Joe's recent insistence that his, uh, colleagues don't dance, there has been a recent resurgence in uptempo hip-hop, led most notably by Missy Elliot and Outkast - "The Way You Move" was, for all intents and purposes, a house record. All that being said, Ayres and Cosmo do a great job of operating from a middle ground between the two genres, equally appeasing house-heads and hip-hoppers alike by casting a wide net in their choice of track selections, ranging from the rare Dimitri From Paris mix of Stetsasonic's "Talking All That Jazz," to the Jungle Brothers' "What You Waitin' For," a requisite remix of Missy's "Lick Shots," and loads of tracks (35 in all) from Tyree, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Twin Hype, Slick Rick, Queen Latifah, NERD, Julien "Jumpin" Perez (Hot Mix 5 represent– Chicago what!) and more. Extra props to the boys for keeping things fresh with leftfield/broken beat joints like the killer Seiji remix of Q-Tip's "Breath & Stop," and the Yam Who rework of "Frontin." Everything's mixed in a proficient and smooth style that keeps things moving. Also includes a free CD recorded live at the monthly Rub party in BK. -Language
Thank God for Ayres and Cosmo, who may fall a few shades short of 2 Puerto Ricans, a Dominican and a Black Man, but have certainly Done It Properly with this perfect exposition of Hip House. The prodigal son, a bastard child...
expand review of hip hop and house, has been welcomed home with open arms on this hour-long mix. For those who may be unfamiliar with the joys of this unjustly neglected genre, what we're talking about is uptempo beats in the 120BPM range topped with rapidfire raps and an anything goes, pre-lawsuit sample mentality. It's the perfect soundtrack to get you pumped up for a night out, I felt like I was back listening to Merlin Bobb's Saturday Night Dance Party on WBLS. This mix is yummy as a slushy, and just as sticky sweet. The fellas have spiked the already potent brew with liberal amounts of current acapellas and re-edits (Ghostface, Joe Buddens, Missy, Kelis and Outkast all make cameos), a logical update of the original idea that shakes any cobwebs off the concept. Kicking off with the ultimate hip house cut, Twin Hype's "Do It To The Crowd," a quick run through of some of the genre classics from well-known rappers follows. Latifah's "Come Into My House" has been a big gun in my house sets for a while, licking shots here alongside nuggets from fast rap masters Craig G, YZ, Special Ed and Rob Base. A short segment that immaculately links megablasts from Aly Us, Mr. Fingers and Marshall Jefferson with the Jungle Brothers' "I'll House You" acapella is nothing short of levitational. If this doesn't get you up, you're a lame loser – go listen to IDM on your headphones. The 41+ high-octane tracks on here mean that I can't name all my favorites, but a special El Poopoo dukey shout goes out for the inclusion of Sugar Bear's rarity "Don't Scandalize Mine" and the Big Daddy Kane DJ feature "The House That Cee Built." By the time Frank Ski starts calling out the "whores in this house" you know it's cuz they're all up on the dancefloor. -monk
What is the glamorous life? Is it some P. Diddy fashion show shit with flashbulbs poppin while you're showing off how many diamonds you got in your teeth? True playas know it's a state of mind - it's all about vanity and...
expand review voguing, hairspray and hot pink. On this CD, white boys with flava Ayres and Eleven show their love for the worst (meaning of course best) decade, and rock you with some serious 80s R&B action. Not just memorable radio monsters like BBD, Janet Jackson and a ton of Prince-related groups, but also disco legends like Gap Band, Fonda Rae and Grace Jones who survived the transition to the 80s. Using his fancy shmancy high end Pioneer mixer, Ayres adds some light production touches (echoes, delays) and some low-key doubling to his mixes, letting most tracks play out but also cutting some short (I don't really need to hear all of "Jungle Love" anyway). The result: these two guys rip through 30 tracks and come off like a radio station without some guy telling you every 10 seconds about ladies night at Hunka Bunka in Sayerville. If you're afraid of drum machines, heavy synths, divas and catchy choruses, stay the hell away! Otherwise, get this mix and play it before a night of heavy drinking - this is some "I must beautify myself" music. By the way, Ayres spins like a robot: he doesn't move, each mix is on-point, and he insults people with requests (to their faces!). -the Woodman
Rub DJs Ayres and Eleven are back with their second volume of the educated 80s mix. This is not your usual power hits John Hughes mix, as they dig deep for those crucial 12"s that defined the other, more soulful side of...
expand review the era (B-L-S, with your hand up her dress). Stuff like Cameo, Kleer, Timex Social Club, Jocelyn Brown, Odyssey, Prince, The Jets, New Edition, Ready For the World, Kid Creole, Teena Marie, and much more. Tightly arranged with clean Rub remixes, and some neato tricks bringing it all together. -the mgmnt
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17 more unmixed Bmore club tracks from Titts, Ayres and the extended fam.
This volume rounds up many of the tracks from T&A's recent vinyl EPs, including Dave Nada's "Kick Out The Jams(1)," "Where Brooklyn At?(2)" and "Spell On You(3)," A-Trak's...
expand review Stevie-flipping "Sir Duke(4)" from Ultimate T&A, and Million Dollar Mano's popular "They Know(5)" from The Chedda EP.
It's also got new tracks from Tittsworth (a remix of M.O.P.'s "Ante
Up(6)") and Ayres ("Angel of Death(7)" - Slayer!!) plus Top Billin' and DJ Eli. Another useful no brainer for digital DJs. 17 tracks; 55 minutes.
Recommended. -Chris Lemon-Red
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Another unmixed, DJ-friendly collection from Mr. Ayres. I don't need to tell you how huge Baltimore shit is right now (just check the Lab's top selling records), and outside of the Unruly dudes, Ayres & Titts & Bamabounce have been making some...
expand review of the best club remixes around. This CD collects up a grip of rare, unreleased and previously available tracks from the boys, especially handy to CD DJs, Seratonians and those who missed out on the first pressings of Tittsworth's self-released EPs. My favorite track here is still Tittsworth's remix of The Jeffersons theme song(1), but there's other strong contenders: Ayres' Luda-jacking "Broke Ass Home(2)" has quickly become a staple for a lotta DJs and Bamabounce's mixes of Kelis' "Bossy(3)" and Three Six's "Poppin' My Collar(4)" are pretty damn hot too. For goofy Bmore fun, it don't get much better than Tittsworth's ultra-retarded Milli Vanilli remix(5). A bargain and a half right here. 12 tracks in crisp CD quality. (P.S. Look out for a Money Studies release from this pair in the near future…) -Chris Lemon-Red
Another truly unique CD from those masters of the themed mixtape, the Bangers. The dudes say that "this is a mixtape for music lovers and for fans of music trivia. It is a celebration of the achievements of the many brilliant musical...
expand review minds that pop culture has lost." In other words, everyone on this mixtape is dead! Kinda spooky, especially with that purp-tinted graveyard on the cover. Featured artists include ODB, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Queen, Barry White, The Power Station, James Brown, Joy Division, Disco D, Luther Vandross, INXS, Average White Band, The Who, Creedence, Nirvana, Ozzy, Falco, Curtis, Pink Floyd, The Dead Boys (lolz), Ramones, Elvis and many more. (Ok, so not EVERYONE is dead but some of the bands have deceased members and some of the tracks are about people passing on.) The booklet is unusually dense for your average slimline mixtape too, with info about every artist in the mix. Bangers take no shorts! Over 50 tracks total. -Larri Byrd
The talented trio of Deejay O, Chuck Wild and UTK the INC. (collectively known as the Beatards) definitely know how to get it dummy in the club (if you've ever experienced their Mixtape Riot! party you know what I mean) and their...
expand review latest mix is the proof. If you couldn't tell by the title "Endless Dummer" doesn't take itself too seriously, but keeps it hype for those who enjoy gettin' loose to that new generation of hip-hop-electro-party shit. Flaunting 25 jernts from many up and coming artists these dudes actually hosted at their party like Santogold, Kid Acne, Roxy Cottontail, Vamoose, and Jahcoozi, plus a slew of remixes and exclusives from the'Tards themselves, this mix is sure to turn the party out. A little over an hour long -Motorollah
K7 is one of the most important names in DJ mixes and Carl Craig is a giant in the Detroit techno and house world. Get both together and, as you'd expect, the chemistry is on fire and the result epic. From the...
expand review existential headshot floating in the cloud of smoke on the cover, you can tell this man means business. The entire mix is comprised of Carl's own remixes, productions and unreleased tracks with only the smoothest track order and mixing. Both discs in this 2CD set are over an hour of futuristic minimal techno, house, jazz, and experimental beats to keep you movin' all year. Expect to hear the bumping sounds of Directions "Busted Trees - Remix," the hot Junior Boys' "Like A Child - Remix" that we carried last year, Paperclip People's "Throw - Unreleased Version," the sophisticated vibe of Beanfield's "Tides - Remix" featuring the sweet vocals of Bajka, the awesome keyboard work on Fransisco Tristano's "The Melody - Remix" and the highly entrancing acid sounds of Delia Gonzales & Gavin Russom's "Relevee - Remix." Whereas CD1 kept it tasty with beautiful cuts, CD2 gets nasty for the more late night crowd. Check out 69's "Rushed" for a taste of the hypeness, the huge room synths on Faze Action's "In The Trees - Unreleased Remix," the insane rhythm romping on Tres Demented's "Demented (Or Just Crazy)," his own original track "At Les (Live In Paris)" and the future jazz sounds of Innerzone Orchestra's "Bug In The Bass Bin - Remix). As you can tell from the tracklist, the dude's got mad aliases, making this the ultimate mix for the fans. Also, you'll be glad to hear that K7 also released a companion 3LP version featuring full versions for the fiends. So necessary. All I gotta say is, minimal man, where you aaaat? Recommended. -C'mish
First off, this mixtape is THE SHIT, but I think you could've figured that out by just looking at the title. It's a full 74 minutes of classic New Jack Swing tracks, mixed by The CMB – aka The Rub's Cosmo Baker...
expand review and his man Scott Melker, who you probably know from his Lab best-selling Sexual Chocolate mixtape. Anyway, yeah, do you really need to be convinced? "Rump Shaker" leads this thing off, and the boys never look back from there: "Don't Be Cruel," "Ain't Too Proud 2 Beg," "I Like It" (Dino!), "New Jack City," "Do Me," "I Want Her," "Poison," goddamn! If you need convincing, let me say one word you probably haven't heard in far too lon: "Motownphilly." Just buy it already! Here it comes... Recommended. -Chris Lemon-Red
Cousin Cole and Pocketknife's (aka Flagrant Fowl) Tambourine Dream EP has been on heavy rotation at the Lab from day one. The vinyl version featured 6 unique indie-rock and folk remixes (which are all included here), but the Flagrant Fowl dudes got...
expand review loose on this CD with twelve more remixes that are hitting the spot right now with winter gloominess in full swing. These songs give all the sappy jams that you listened to when your college crush told you she just wanted to be friends, a danceable quality that'll make you glad she didn't lock you down, so you're free to be knee deep in 'tang until graduation.
Standouts on the mix that aren't on the EP include: Cousin Cole's No Bro-Mo House mix of Indie darlings, Panda Bear. Pocketknife brings the mellow heat with his Faded Beach Towel remix of Feist's Gatekeeper. Seu Jorge gets put through the drum machine as "Rebel, Rebel" gets the Tambo D treatment as the mix starts to wind down. This is all topped off with the great artwork from Nathan Fox and design from Strange Attractors on the jacket and disc. Lightly mixed (you could DJ with em, but cop the vinyl for full versions). Comes in a full color digipak. Recommended. -erock
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Sorry for the delay getting this one in stock – you can imagine the trouble we've had smuggling these FRENCH HEATROCKS through customs. But the new "street tape" from Young Cuizi Cuiz is finally on American soil and fans of Pour Les...
expand review Filles will not be disappointed. More crazy remixes (like Cuizi on the beats for "Draped Up" and "I Think They Like Me") and more weird-out samples that American rappers wouldn't touch (Tina Turner's "Simply The Best!"). Dude even teams up with grime superstars Ears, Skepta and Tinchy Stryder on "Mature Macho Machine," and indie MC BusDriver on "No Good For Me." Just like on the first volume, TTC's DJ Orgasmic makes the majority of the beats, but Cuiz also called in fellow Frenchmen like Drixxxe and Radioclit to get behind the boards. There's hot beats from Institubes' Para One, Chocolate Industries' Ghislain Poirier and Modeselektor, too. 22 tracks; 65 minutes. -Chris Lemon-Red
If you need to catch up the last two years of cool electro and punk disco, this is an awesome selection. Lab favorites Cut Copy select 25 of the hottest 12" tracks, most of which are so hot, we have a hard...
expand review time keep them in stock in vinyl. Big tracks from Joakim, Munk, Who Made Who, In Flagranti, Daft Punk, Mstrkrft, Soulwax, Justice, DFA, Presets, Midnight Juggernauts, and other buzz-worthy bands. In addition, the guys have included several of their own tracks of the unreleased / remix variety. Fully mixed. Comes packaged in a metal case. -the mgmnt
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As the CD states, Dev79 slangs that raw heat. No argument here. This CD is chock full of club heaters, all remixed and re-mashed by the devious Dev and crew. The tracks are just asking to bump on huge speakers with tons...
expand review of sub, and the best thing about it... it's UNMIXED! So there you go, Serato heads. Check the dance remix of Rich Boy's "Throw Some D's(1)," starting with the explicit alphabet funk sample, "A - ass, B - bastard, C - cunt... Throw some D's on that Bitch!" I kinda live for those punny moments. Other cool joints are Lil Wayne's "Stuntin Like My Daddy(2)" over Mims' "This Is Why I'm Hot," Dev's bassy remix of J.R. Writer's "Get 'Em(3)," the dubstep mashup of Big Cas over Hijak's dubstep killer "Nightmarez(4)," the funky bassed-out mix of the Pack's "At The Club(5)" and the exclusive Dev79 track featuring Edu K(6). If you're a fan of Flagrant Fowl or Emynd & Bo Bliz, (And that's not a Hollerboard dig! - ed.) Definitely check this out. About an hour long. -C'mish
First volume of Kitsune's Tabloid mix - a new series in which they have a featured DJ compile and mix tracks by artists that have inspired them. The Digitalism dudes kick off the series with an impressive selection of tracks mostly by...
expand review their modern contemporaries. Check the tracklist (which reads kind of like "hot list" of the moment) with songs from the likes of Hercules & Love Affair, Muscles, Zongamin, Holy Ghost!, Midnight Juggernauts, Hot Chip, In Flagranti, The Kills, and The Presets with some notable classics thrown in for good measure (Jonzun Crew, B-52s, Human League, etc.) If you're into indie-dance, electro, and modern dance stuff, you can't go wrong with this mix. About an hour and 15 minutes. -snackmaster
Fabric gave Diplo free reign on this mix, as he compiles and mixes 26 tracks, many which have been crucial in his sets for the last couple years. Hollertronix-defining stuff like The Cure, Cybotron, Debbie Deb, Hashim, Aphex Twin, Cajmere, MIA, Outkast,...
expand review and Le Tigre. He also reveals some new secret weapons, constantly amazing me how all over the place he is while maintaining his sound. Packaged in a metal case. -the mgmnt
Mad Greasy! Originally released as part of Pitchfork's mix series -- don't bother checking, it's no longer available -- Diplo gives us the full length, hi-fi version of his I Like Turtles mix. Like a lot of Lab customers, I've been following...
expand review Mr. Diplo's work for a while now, and this CD still made me stop and go "Damn... dude is a REALLY GOOD DJ." I Like Turtles has everything you could want in a mixtape - heaters, weirdness and tons of fun, all effortlessly mixed by the dino-man. Oh yeah, exclusivos too, like the Sizzla dubplate of M.I.A.'s "Bamboo Banger," Diplo's "Krispy" remix of the Bartman song, Diplo & Switch's "Solta Frango" with Beenie Man, y mucho mas. Artists include: Mr. Vegas, Bun B, Rich Boy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Schoolly D, Jellybean, Nirvana, Huey, DJ Tamiel, Queen, a Sandrinho remix of DJ Shadow... and that's only halfway through the tracklist. 39 tracks total. Highly recommended. -Larri Byrd
Just as Diplo killed it on MIA's Piracy Funds Terrorism mix that dropped before her debut, he does it again with Brooklyn's own Santogold, mixing up jams off her recent debut album. Expect to hear exclusive blends and mixes of her singles,...
expand review masterfully executed by Diplo himself. The styles flow smoothly from everything under the sun: dirty south, club, classic cuts, dance tracks, dancehall, dubstep, reggae and more. What's also cool is that although she's signed to a big label like Downtown, this is a Mad Decent pressing. So props to Diplo for making this happen. Expect to hear shit from Santi (duh), XXXchange, Ratatat, Richie Spice, Three 6 Mafia, B-52's, Kid Cudi, Switch, Radioclit, Benga, Tony Matterhorn, Skream, Warrior Queen, Barrington Levy, and more. The mix is 75 minutes, perfect for the summertime jams. -C'mish
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