DJ Moody

Nuff said!  Get it here:  http://www.ineffablemusic.com/hieroglyphics/site.php?id=/blog/new-free-mixtape-from-del

If you really know me, then you know how much of a nerd I am for the Stretch and Bobbito show.  The 90′s of course being my favorite period in hip hop, I’d heard about the show and eventually began trading for tapes of it from cats I met online from NY.  Still have all of them, and break them out time to time (need to digitize!)

This audio is from Thursday night in San Francisco for a Red Bull Music Academy show/taping.  Shout out to my Red Bull fam…really looking forward to this!

Red Bull Music Academy Radio feat. Stretch and Bobbito – Live at Mighty, SF

Enjoy!

It’s a thin month for kicks basically as always in January.  My dude Aaron posed me the question if I was gonna cop the Jordan Spizike “Bordeaux”  when it drops next weekend and it was a flat no basically.  First off I’m not the most baller sneakerhead.  I get what I like regardless of hype or what others think.  Most of my Jordans are the ones I used to want as a kid but could never afford.  That being said, for $175 it’s an easy pass on this one.

Nothing too fancy this week, this Stefan Janoski Nike SB Zoom Mid “Sandalwood” is what caught my eye.  With a very winter feel (even though we haven’t yet seen that in Tulsa yet), these go with anything.  Simple, yet proper, and available now.  Til next time kids.

Picture above is the special edition Z-Trip  version of the new mixer from Rane.  This special edition is called the 62Z.  I’m speaking on the 62 again simply because I found a couple of ill videos from the NAMM show last weekend that I think heads will enjoy, all featuring the 62.

This first video features one of my favorite crews of all time the World Famous Beat Junkies.  If you don’t know the history on these cats here’s a little lesson for you.  Always been a top notch clique with what a lot of DJs are sadly lacking in this digital age…STYLE.  They’re celebrating 20 years as a collective so my hats off to that longetivity.  Here they are rocking on the 62 last weekend.  Shout out to 12 Inch Skinz who did the turntable covers and does all of my stuff, holler at Jared.

2nd video is with Z-Trip rocking his new signature model…what more needs to be said.  Really works out the new features of the mixer.

Lastly, a little session with recent DMC champ DJ Vajra.  World class cuts.

Just a little something for your day.  Leaning more and more towards needing one of these joints yesterday!

I’ll be opening up for the one and only DJ Serafin with other friends Sunday night 1/22 over at Red Ultra-Lounge on 18th + Boston.  Serafin is an incredible remixer and producer with the world famous Crooklyn Clan.  Don’t miss it!

Just a reminder today is National DJ Day officially!  So make sure to show your appreciation to your favorite disc jockey, local or otherwise.  I honestly never knew there was a day for this, but it’s a great opportunity for dance enthusiasts to celebrate those that work hard to keep you moving!

Here’s a cool article:   http://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/disc-jockey-day/

Looks like the wait is over for fans of the Rane mixer.  After what many saw as a failed attempt at a midi friendly mixer with the Rane 68, this year’s NAMM show brings us the Sixty-One and Sixty-Two from Rane with Serato.  It seems that the 57SL mixer has gone by the wayside with no sign of it still on their website.  With a $2K price tag for this bad boy (62 pictured), will you be copping?  I’ve added some videos below.

They’ve also apparently improved the signal on their control vinyl and dropped a couple of new colors including glow in the dark with special Serato slipmats.

For those who know me, classic hip hop is a big part of my life.  Of course with that has always come an affinity for the original samples and breaks.  With my Vintage Monthly party coming up Saturday night and the untimely passing of one of the most sampled artists in hip hop, I’ve decided to showcase some of the originals and sampled works of the great Jimmy Castor.

While the most familiar of his works by far, it’s hard to deny the song “It’s Just Begun”.  A B-boy favorite, this one lives on forever.

Here’s a some of my favorite songs sampling the tune:

Bomb the Bass – Beat Dis (UK Extended Dis) – 1988 (break is stupid)

Jungle Brothers – On The Run – 1988

Ultramagnetic MCs – Make It Happen – 1992

Pharrell and the Yessirs – How Does It Feel – 2007

The #2 most familiar Castor tune was “Troglodyte (Cave Man)”, a funky number that was his most commercial success and familiar from the vocal sample ” What we’re gonna here is go back, way back, back into time”.  I’ve used it in several of my mixes over the years.  Here is that tune and a few greats that sampled it.

NWA – Gangsta Gangsta – 1988

DJ Shadow – Lesson 4 – 1991

Redman – Winicumuhround – 1994

We’ll be playing some of these sampled works Saturday night at Enso Bar for Vintage Monthly!

While I can’t pretend to be the most politically active person, there is one thing I do love and that is my freedom on the interwebz.  As of today thousands of websites have gone dark in a grass-roots protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, which both intend to crack down on foreign websites that traffic in pirated movies, music and counterfeit goods.  Many believe that said censorship could affect a vast many more things than just that, however.

Many pages on Wikipedia’s English language encyclopedia site have gone dark and the homepage features a note telling visitors to “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge.  You can get on the site and easily type in your local zip code which in turn directs you to your local legislators’ information where you can say your peace on this potential censorship.

I’ve done my part today, and I urge you to do the same.  Here is the link to the Wikipedia site, where you can take action.

So I couldn’t wait to do the segment this week after I stumbled upon these beauties.  The Air Max 90 is an iconic sneaker that really needs no introduction (well plus Wikipedia is down today =/).  These are the “Lacrosse” edition and will apparently be featured at stores that carry the Nike Lacrosse line.  I know I’ll have my eye out.  Til next time!