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Mash-up is still fun, especially when it's produced well. "Disco Inferno" over(1) the Cure's "Close To Me" is very effective, especially because Aristocat re-arranges the beat to match the different segments of the song. You also get a super-useful instrumental version of...
expand review the track that you won't find on any Cure 12". Flip features "Make You Feel That Way" over(2) a loop of Chris Isaaks' "Wicked Game," pretty smooth. Also features the rare acapella to Queen's "We Will Rock You," for "extreme" mash possibilities (where'd he get that anyway?). -the mgmnt
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Aristocat hit Lab platinum with his last single, mixing up Fiddy with The Cure. He's back with more crowd pleasers for the working DJ. White Stripes is money in the white people clubs, and so is Luda (they can understand what he's...
expand review spraying), so mixing them together is like the ultimate club bomb. Good job, Cat. Extra-points for the bonus White Stripes instrumental too. For the intellectual foreign film watching killers, check out the Mobb Deep blend over the theme from Amelie. No joke, this is pretty cool. Also includes another very useful club tool, the instrumental for Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust." -the mgmnt
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LA's DJ Aristocat continues to put out some of the most club friendly and reliable mash-up 12"s. The big one on here is a mash(1) of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence" with Missy's "I'm Really Hot." The combination sticks like glue, definitely...
expand review gonna be a big crowd pleaser. What's more, Cat goes the extra distance creating the Depeche Mode instrumental for all the DJs (which, like all the mashes here, comes in instrumental version). Sticking with the new wave theme, Cat takes(2) the Cure's "Lovecats" instrumental and strangely pairs it with Artifacts' "Wrong Side of The Tracks." That one might be too deep for the drunk masses, but the instrumental version is deadly. The final mash pairs "Hell's Bells" with "Shimmy Shimmy." And last but not least, Cat once again extends to his working DJ brethren with a looped up version of Billy Squires' "The Stroke," a perfect tool for your rock sets. -the mgmnt
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If you don't dj at clubs with more than 50 people, you might hate on this. But if you understand the power of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock And Roll" or the perfectly-timed Fatman Scoop mash-up, this record is for you. When...
expand review trying to please a diverse crowd who want to get f'ed, grab any Aristocat record, and you're set. Top billing here goes to a Missy-ACDC mash(1); notice the perfect execution, this is premium mash. Next up, the most unexpected stadium rock anthem, "7 Nation Army", gets mashed(2) with NERD. The side ends with the unlikely paring of Lil Kim and The Offspring(3). Side B starts off with my favorite mash of the set with Outkast's "Wheels Of Steel" over Blink 182's "I Miss You." In addition, you get all the instrumental versions of the tracks (the "I Miss You" instrumental is especially awesome). Well-done. -the mgmnt
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Get ready for some mean miami-ghettotech-electro-booty-bass by way of Minneapolis! (no joke) Bankie Phones is having way too much fun with his music and it shows on everything from his label art (how awesome is that naked eagle-headed broad on a chopper?)...
expand review to his ridonkulous track titles (like "Sorry Girl We Gotta Listen to Miami Bass First (1)" and "Yeah It's Cool, I'm Just Gonna Cry While Watching Eraserhead (2)"). Is this dude for real? After just one needle drop on the record, I believe he's definitely for serious. Both tracks are chock full of bass, more bass, distortion, and major "just-don't-give-a-f" sample droppin. The kid is havin' way too much fun with this. May not be the kinda thing you'll play out on the regular, but kinda cool to have on some unique shit on 7" tip. Both sides play at 33. Super limited pressing. -snackmaster
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Beatconductor is increasingly being defined as Beat Fanatic's midtempo slash hip-hop alias. "Moodswings(1)" and "Rock To the Rhythm(2)" both feature unidentified hip-hop vocals, while "Never(3)" pulls out yet another strange Swedish reference, sampling Tevin Campbell vocals. Sleeper pick is the reggae instrumental...
expand review "Drop Of A Dime(4)." -the mgmnt
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Second volume of dancehall/rnb blends from Brooklynite Mr. Locust, who brought us last year's Mylo/Sean Paul mash, "Drop The Temperature." This time he's got JT and 50 going up against Alborosie on "Kingston Tech(1)," T-Pain and Akon riding the Red Alert and...
expand review March Out riddims on "Bartender(2)," and a little more Timberlake for good measure, dropping the "Sexy Back" acapella over Tony Matterhorn / Smash riddim for "Dutty Back(3)." A-side plays at 45, B-side at 33. -Van Hammersly
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It's Mohawk's Champ Dance Remix! You know the infamous break used by everyone from Main Source, Redman, to Too Short and MC Hammer and so on. Well, now it's the Bladerunners turn and they take it to uber-dancefloor status. They...
expand review give three remixes, two short versions and a long side edit called which is worth the entire album. The "Champ - Club Mix(1)" is a hype modern dance mix that starts with a DJ friendly intro with a sample from Daft Punk's "Da Funk" and chops up the sweet sounds of Champ until its FUBAR. The added bass keeps the hype levels up, while the breakdowns build up and drop to drive the crowd. For those just interested in the meat of the song, the "Champ - Alt Mix(2)" is and edit with the main part and the "Champ-A-Pella" is the same with a more instrumental breaks feel. You can pretty much stick to the main mix, but it's nice to know that they're there so you wreck shop with doubles. I can smell this on summer mixtapes already. -C'mish
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The Bladerunners are one of the best things going right now. Their edits are made with working DJs in mind and they're totally effective. Side A features dance edits and starts with Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You" aka one the greatest...
expand review dance songs ever made. The Bladerunners do an admirable chop job(1) here, freaking out the original sounds. Showing some deep-ass music nerdery, they've resurrected P.I.L.'s "This Is Not A Love Song" as a Daft Punk-style dance track. The flip features hip-hop remixes of "Move Bitch(3), Throw Some D's(4)," and "Money In The Bank(5)." 7 tracks total. Recommended. -the mgmnt
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Lets get one thing straight- I hate Turntable Lab. They suck. They dig through your crates, pick the hottest shit, order it- and sell it to every fucking geek in Kansas. With that said, I gotta give it up to Bozo Meko,...
expand review cause this record is the shit. I was probably wearing Spidey Man undies and pissin in my bed when this shit came out, but I gotta review it. Word is that Mark the 45 King did all this edits on here, but I'm not positive. The A side is just "The Bridge Is Over": 3 mixes, who cares. Flip it over for the real. "Brazillian Rhyme(1)," the EW&F classic, gets edited and extended, making it one of the top 5 feel-good party songs of all time. I swear by this shit. Next is the classic Take 6 "Spread Love(2)" remixed with those infamous drums. Finally, we get a re-edit of Mandrill's "Fence Walk," a dope cut that gets too wild to mix if you play the original, here walla re-edited for easier mixing. I can't say enough about how essential this record is (sorry no crap about other Bozo releases and how rare they are). -roc
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A pair of essential breaks from the Bozo Meko catalog, available for the first time ever on 45. "Spread Love(1)" is a simple, straightforward and totally useful edit of the Take 6 classic - what more could you need than those sweet...
expand review harmonies and staunch drums keepin time? On the flip, it's Earth Wind & Fire's summer feel-good anthem getting the chop for "Gazillian Rhyme(2)." Both cuts supposedly remixed by Mark the 45 King. Recommended. -Chris Lemon-Red
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