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Guest DJ: Aaron Colbert

posted by • February 6, 2014 • Leave a comment

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I was lucky to meet Aaron Colbert pretty soon after I first made my way to LA. We swapped some music and traded a few DJ stories and I quickly realized this guy knows just about every club booker & lounge manager in town. He runs his own DJ booking company and does custom soundtracks for venues- basically most DJ’s dream job. He just finished up his latest mix for Maserati, so if you decide to test drive one of the new Ghibli’s or GranTurismo’s, you might be listening to his selections. I asked him to pick out a handful of his favorites from the mix and let us know a little about them. In his words: “Every track I selected has a touch of sexiness, power, and sophistication- giving you a sense of nighttime driving.”

Kate Boy :       The Way We Are (Bixel Boys Remix) Every remix these guys put out is genius!  I was honored to have them rock out in my DJ booth during the FORD Models event last year

Amine Edge & Dance :       Lost
I had been waiting for someone to make Frank Ocean’s amazing hip hop/soul track into something more club playable

Gorgon City Feat. MNEK :       Ready For Your Love By far my favorite House track of this year! I first discovered Gorgon City when my girl Yasmin sang on the track “Real”.  Very talented artist.

Ayer :       Circle Down (Keljet Mix) When I heard this track I had goosebumps.  That’s when you know it speaks to you.  100% Nudisco Vibe.

Tensnake Feat. Fiora :       See Right Through Tensnake’s new album is about to drop.  Watch out because from what I have heard, it’s going to be massive!  Soulful, beautiful, alive…

Lorde :       Team (Panic City Remix)
Panic City really killed this remix.  Lorde is definitely artist of the year.

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Mixtape Riot Radio #011

posted by • January 27, 2014 • Leave a comment

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After a long hiatus, I’m back with another 60min edition of MTR Radio, up now on BrooklynRadio.com. You won’t find any Grammy winners on the tracklist (oh wait, except for big winner NILE RODGERS!!!), but that definitely doesn’t mean this isn’t top tier material. Focusing mainly on favorites from 2013, as well as a few brand new goodies, this mix is a bit more on the mellow side than most previous ones, but it’s still far from sleepy. If you happen to be reeling in the aftermath of a polar vortex, let this be your soundtrack as you dethaw with a hot beverage, while lying on a sheep skin rug by the fire. Featuring music from Disclosure, Mayer Hawthorne, Big Data, The Internet, Jungle, Zero 7, Quantic and more.

Full tracklist and MP3 download available here

Mixtape Riot #011 by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

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It Is What It Is

posted by • January 20, 2014 • Leave a comment

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I’m getting my full dose of winter realness this week, visiting my fam back on the farm in rural New Hampshire. Call me crazy, but living in season-less Los Angeles for the past 3 years, I’ve come to really appreciate whatever bits of snow & cold I can get. After the snowboarding, x-country skiing, late night barn-raving & toboggan rides down suicide hill, hibernation mode kicked in full effect. I needed a chilled out soundtrack for sipping joe by the woodstove while my long johns dried out, and thus, this week’s playlist was born. Some new tunes, but some older ones that fit the vibe as well.

Tennis :       Mean Streets
shout out to the one and only Shrimp Scampi for introducing me to these guys

Stereolab :       Infinity Girl
I remember cool musician kids in my high school playing this album, and if I wasn’t so obsessed with Outkast & The Roots, I might have been able to appreciate this one a lot earlier. Better late than never.

Romanowski :       I Thought Our Love Was Strong (Bing Ji Ling Remix)
I’m pretty sure it was Canyon Cody who gave me this… keep coming back to it and loving it everytime. More from the mad genius Romanowski here.

Blood Orange :       Uncle Ace &       It Is What It Is
apparently Dev Hynes hears in colors, I’m not sure if I’m entirely convinced this is a real condition, but it’s certainly working for him.

Alpine :       Villages
I’ve shared music from this group before, but now their full album is out, so check it.

Metronomy :       I'm Aquarius
very nice newbie from this group with an awesome retro-futuristic space video to accompany it.

Mo Kolours :       Mike Black
happy to hear a new single, and news of an upcoming full-length, from this lo-fi future rootsman

Charles Bradley :       Strictly Reserved For You &       Where Do We Go From Here
backed by the incomparable Menahan Street Band, Charles Bradley keeps on killing it.

Devendra Banhart :       Für Hildegard von Bingen
this one puts me in an emotional montage sequence from an 80’s movie, and I don’t mind one bit.

Screw & The Cancel :       No More
slinky moody beats always go nice with frostbitten fingers. More of ’em here.

Rainy Milo :       Deal Me Briefly
rounding it off with some icy UK R&B from this girl

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Ka Kong Remix

posted by • January 15, 2014 • Leave a comment

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BIG TUNE! I was very happy when my friend Thornato (co-founder of Cumba Mela Records and all-around good dude) hit me up about remixing this song. His original version, featuring ragga vocalist Jahdan, is a massive 3ball influenced rootsy global bass monster. I wanted to take it down to half speed with some reggae roots, but also keep it hype for the club, so I mixed in a bit from both worlds and voila! Press play and bump loudly- apologies in advance if your speakers blow out. Big shout out to my man DJ Theory & LargeUp.com for featuring the premier. And please, if you’re feelin it, support by purchasing the full release here.

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Jamaica Has A Bobsled Team

posted by • January 11, 2014 • Leave a comment

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What better time to take a Caribbean vacation than the middle of January? While blizzards and sub-zero temperatures sweep half the country, I know all my East Coast friends and fam are doing their best to keep from freezing their keisters off. Consider this post my offering to those who can’t afford the time off work, or plane ticket to Jamaica- a nice heavy heap of dancehall, reggae, soca and other sun-soaked sounds that can (at least mentally) help you feel closer to the equator. One time for anyone out there who also had the Cool Runnings soundtrack on cassette tape as a kid!

P-Money & Gappy Ranks :       Baddest

QQ :       One Drop very heavy Major Lazer production

Uproot Andy :       Worldwide Dembow ft. Pablo Piddy another winner from Señor Andy, taken from a great new collection celebrating 6 years of Dutty Artz

The Rub :       Dutty Gyal ft. Natalie Storm (Smalltown DJ's Remix) heavy moombah remix by this highly reputable Canadian DJ crew

Wax Wreckaz :       High Grade ft. Million Stylez

Machel Montano :       Doh Mind the reigning Soca king hits again

Marcus Visionary :       St Vincent deep, electronic Soca sounds from this D&B producer/DJ

Self Help :       Get Bent the homie from the mid-west comes correct on this cuica-trap banger

M.I.A. :       Double Bubble Trouble going haaaaard on this reggae-trap monster

Konshens :       Rasta Imposter (Remix ft. Tarrus Riley all-star line-up, gotta love the phone call in the middle…

Lady :       Get Ready (Ticklah Remix) new classic from the always on-point Ticklah. Get your mitt’s on the 7″ here.

Andre Tanker :       River Come Down and a rare vintage Trini-funk gem that took me waaaaay too long to hunt down (after hearing it on Brooklyn pirate radio back in 2005)

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Attack Of The Giant Baby

posted by • January 4, 2014 • Leave a comment

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Happy New Year! Sorry for the delay in posts, I’ve been extremely busy enjoying my vacation. After a quick jaunt to Hawaii followed by a long string of gatherings with fam & friends, I’m finally getting back to work. Didn’t get a chance to make a proper “best of”, but I’m thinking my next episode of MTR Radio will be an attempt at that (long overdue, I know). Today’s tunes go from mellow to hype and back again, nothing particularly relevant to the start of 2014- just some things I’ve been listening to the past couple of weeks. Press play and meditate on those resolutions you made, before the baby gets grown and overtakes us all.

Fink :       Maker (Synapson Remix)

Equal :       Lost In The Evening (Follow Me Remix)

Bit Funk :       Soul Satisfaction

Funky Fat & Digitaria :       You Bring Me Down

Gigamesh :       Enjoy

Tensnake :       No Relief ft. Fiora

Mapei :       Don't Wait (Smalltown DJ's Edit)

Mayer Hawthorne :       Crime ft. Kendrick Lamar

Island Fox :       Primary Colours

Kelela :       Bank Head &       Keep It Cool

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