Requests

These are for Albert in Kenya:

Kerri Chandler - The World Is Yours (Deeper Mix)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Mood II Swing - Penetration
Mediafire | 320 kbps

Mood II Swing - 8 Ways To Knock Down A Wall
Mediafire | 320 kbps

Mood II Swing - I Need Your Luv (Right Now) (Balo's Banji Mix)
Mediafire | 320 kbps

To The Beat Yall

I realize I've been MIA on the blog lately and I'm gonna try to get back in the regular swing of things. To start things off, here are a couple of disco rap jams that share the same title.

First up is Lady B's classic Philly track from 1979. Her raps... ehhhhh but it's one of the first recorded female raps and she holds her own ok. I buy disco rap records kinda compulsively, so if you are into early rap tracks definitely check this one.

The instrumental for Lady B is a cover of Direct Current's "Everybody Here Must Party," which totally rules, so I've included it as well. It's another Philly track on TEC.

Lady B - To The Beat Y'all | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps



Direct Current - Everybody Here Must Party | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps



The other To The Beat Y'all is much better. Big time boogie/rap jam that you can definitely play out. Big ups to my homie Andrew over at People's Potential Unlimited/Earcave for hooking me up with this one.

Sangria - To The Beat Y'all | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

OBSIDIAN_mix

Obsidian by stainlessinsaness
www.myspace.com/steeleandimage

If you have any questions about this mix just ask -Steele-

01 Infinite Potentials - Strobe Lighting
02 Indigo Pyramid - Key Void
03 Juno Complex - Talking Ashtray
04 Shlohmo - Ghosts Pt 2
05 Stainless Steele - Orange Stardust
06 Zenios - Essentric Vibes
07 Indigo Kids - Indigo Born Kids
08 Mensa El - Tron Voyage
09 Asonic Garcia - Destined Nations
10 Ape Sound Spectacle - Tones
11 Sugar Love - Primo
12 ESP - Untitled
13 Dylan Coltrane - Subterranean Asylum
14 Garfunkle - There's No Time to Waste
15 9 Planets - Space Walk
16 Stainless Steele - Moon Rover Boomin'
17 MoreSounds - Come Unity

Thriller - DJ Apt One Remix

Diva & Jones have a nice house edit of Thriller, but it's not heavy on the MJ (or the Vincent Price for that matter), which is exactly what this spooky time of year demands.

MJ x Diva & Jones - Thriller (DJ Apt One Remix)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Just in time for CREW LOVE II - BOO LOVE!

Derek's Daily 45

For anyone who's not familiar with Derek's Daily 45, it's easily one of my favorite mp3 blogs. Derek is a California based musician and record collector who is generous enough to archive his rare 45s and share them with the world. I currently have a playlist of 100 tracks from him, so I'd say the quality of his posts is unparalleled. Below are links to a couple of my recent favorites to get you started. If you enjoy what you hear, get on his email list and all of the 45s will come straight to your inbox.

The Sorrows - Take a Heart | Get it from Derek | 192 kbps

Lou Courtney - Hot Butter N All pt1 | Get it from Derek | 192 kbps

Unlimited Touch

Here is the second installment of the group Unlimited Touch. They are ill! "Seaching To Find The One" speaks for it self. Download it, play it and love it, I do! Enjoy

Unlimited Touch - Searching To Find The One | Zshare | Ysi | 320kbps

Ain't No Stoppin, 2009

In light of the Phillies SECOND CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT, a re-up of one of the most popular tracks ever posted on DBJ:



McFadden and Whitehead
Ain't No Stoppin Us Now (Phillies Version)
Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

If you want the b-side to this, the Eagles version, go to the original post.

Crew Love II: Boo Love

If you're looking for the perfect Halloween rager, look no further..

CREW LOVE II: BOO LOVE

Upstairs: SUBDIVISION (dubstep, heavy bass, electro)
**Featuring THE ABOMINABLE DR. FLUFF, LADY HOWL, STUMBLEJUICE and THE RXORCIST

Downstairs: METROPOLIS (disco, house, techno)
**Featuring APT VON ONE, BILLY WEREWOLF and SHAWN RYAN OF THE DEAD

PLUS: Limited edition shirts from Fresh Melt Water!

$8 / 10 until late / BYOB!

Check it!


Here's a preview of what's to come courtesy of Stumble, DJ Apt One and Flufftronix...

UPDATED MASTERED 320...
LOLZ ROYCE - Chime Dat Shyt | Zshare | 320 kbps

Fred Wesley - House Party (DJ Apt One Edit) | Zshare | 320 kbps

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (DJ Apt One Drum Edit)
Zshare | 320 kbps

Swag Rave

Earlier this year DJ Apt One, Skinny Friedman, Billy W. and myself set out to record a mix for all of the party people at Metropolis. September 2009 saw the release of Swag Rave, which has only been available on CD until now. We thought it would be nice to present our collaboration to DBJ readers. With jams ranging from Patrick Cowley, The Clash & Grace Jones to Cubic Zirconia, Crazy Cousinz & Duck Sauce, this should be a fun listen for you.

Metropolis - Swag Rave | Mediafire | 65 minutes | 192 kbps

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (DJ Apt One Edit)

I made this on a whim in the airport a few weeks back. I played it at Philadelphyinz a few weeks back and it was the highlight of my night.

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (DJ Apt One Edit)
Mediafire Re-up | 320 kbps

Thank the Digital Millenium Copywrite Act for the fact that this track is no longer available. Google it.

Cutty Wants Ice Cream

This is my reggae remix of Limb By Limb over the Ice Cream Paint Job instrumental I whipped up. I played this in front of at leased 300 people at my monthly in Bmore and heads were feeling it. Hope you dig it. Enjoy!

Cutty Ranks & Dorrough - Cutty Wants Ice Cream (Cropsy Blend)
Mediafire | 320 kbps

Searchin' Hard

Da Posse - Searchin' Hard (Mike Dunn's A.C. Mix)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Ping Pong

Espresso - Ping Pong | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Robotique Mixtape 3.0 : Our Fall House

I am happy to offer the third Robotique Mixtape, programmed and mixed with love. The mix was put together using two 1200's, an Ecler Nuo2 mixer and was recorded direct to CD. There was no digital manipulation or computer editing of any sort and the mix was recorded in one take on the evening of October 1. If you are listening through iTunes, I suggest using the "Dance" equalizer setting. Tracklist is available upon request.

For those of you in and around Philly, I have a very busy week - Wednesday is the launch of a new weekly I am involved in called TROUNCE. Finally, there is a dance destination on Wednesday nights.


Friday, we welcome local hero Ed Blammo to Robotique. Saturday, I am opening for Kraak and Smaak at World Cafe Live and then playing into the morning hours at Pi Lam in West Philly. Get in touch for details on that one.

See you soon and thanks for the support.

Billy W - Robotique Mixtape 3.0 - Our Fall House
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Chicago

I'll be out in the Midwest this week. On Wednesday you can catch me at Casba in Indianapolis with Scott Matelic, Action Jackson and DLake. Friday I'll be at EvilOlive in Chicago with my main man DJ Zebo. Hence this tasty, familiar white label edit:

Chicago - Street Player (Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

And of course, Philly heads best be ready for Saturday, when Gavin Holland comes up from DC to rock it out at Philadelphyinz at Medusa Lounge.

It's The Motherfucking Remix Vol. 3

DJ Ayres, DJ Eleven and Cosmo Baker - AKA The Rub - are putting all the tracks from their new joint It's The Motherfucking Remix Vol. 3 up as single track DLs before the CD hits stores.

Go to The Rub's site and grab track number one - Archie Bell's Any Time is Right (DJ Apt One Remix) if you don't have it already.

It's the time of the season...

It is now October 1st, which means that it is time for this year's all-soundtrack mix! Shawn Ryan and I worked closely on this one, meeting every Monday night, leaving a wasteland of Dunkin' Donuts cups & wrappers in our wake (Shawn Ryan runs on Dunkin'™).

This one has a distinctly more psyched-out vibe than the last one: you can really feel the drugs kicking in at 19 minutes...and just when you think they're wearing off, it's time for a little ride on a Huey above the jungles of Vietnam (Heading Two Seven Zee-ro).

About a mile up, Big Duke 60 switches the music on, and it's back to dancing naked in a moonlit field. Wraps up with some mysterious sleaze which is sure to leave the disco junkies asking, "Whaaa?".

Listen online at darklorddisco.com

Or right click/control click to download here:
Darklord - Il Suono Scuro 2 | 320 kbps

PS: The track list this year is a bit of a riddle! Who can identify the tunes based on the images provided?

Exclusive Sharegroove Mix!

I met Duckcomb (aka Patrick) and Steve Shakewell of Brooklyn's Sharegroove in the middle of a forest while on acid and an ecstasy tablet. Literally. We were all DJ'ing together at a 3-day party and I was immediately impressed with their records and how they chose to play them. We had a conversation about an eventual Philadelphia booking and finally the time is here.

The Sharegroove boys will be at Robotique this Friday night and they have graciously provided some sonic memorabilia for us to share.

First up is a new mix that the boys constructed exclusively for the Robotique family. Giving us an exclusive mix is like being beat into the gang, only a bit more pleasant.

Download that joint here. (P.S. the Berlin track that opens the mix is a mindblower. You've heard it at Robotique, thanks to these dudes who forced us to go back and dust it off.)

Tracklist:

1. Berlin - "Sex (I'm A...)"
2. Tortuga - "Grand Drum (Instrumental)"
3. Mark E - "Human"
4. Tafuri - "Was That All It Was (Dub Retraction)"
5. Slowhouse - "Untitled"
6. Two of China - "Los Niños Del Parque (Corrida Mix)"
7 Mandrill - "Feeling Good"(Theo Parrish Re-Eedit)
8. Curtis Mayfield - "How Do You Like To Be Loved"
9. D'llegance - "Chanson D'llegance (Disconet Remix)"
10. The Cool Notes - "I Forgot"
11. B.T. Express - "Can't Stop Groovin' Now (Wanna Do It Some More)"
12. L. Springsteen - "On Your Knees (Vocal Mix)"
13. Liz Torres - "Mama's Boy"(Dub)"
14. Patrick Cowley - "Primitive World"
15. The Vision - "Sharde"

They've also been kind enough to share a dope Kool & The Gang edit that Duckcomb put together:

Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night (Duckcomb Edit)
DivShare | 320 kbps

Seriously, these are two DJ's you do not want to miss. See you there.

I Hear Music In The Streets Again

I promised i would post the hip-hop track that sampled "I Hear Music In The Street" by Unlimited Touch the other day so hear it is. Rampage The Last Boy Scout's "Take It To The Streets". They slowed down the original and looped it then stole the chorus. I remember hearing this on mad mix tapes when it dropped everyone was cutting up the part where Rampage says "Upside down I'm a turn it out" on some back to back ish lol. Hope you Enjoy!

Rampage - Take It To The Streets | zshare | ysi | 320 kbps

Bambaataa's Theme

OK, so I dropped this at 2099 the other night, and we couldn't get the timeline straight as to the re-use of the Assault on Precinct 13 Theme - did this Afrika Bambaataa track come before or after the Splash Band? Did the Splash Band play the main theme? Did this sample that or the original soundtrack or was it replayed?

DBJ-ers, help a brother out.

Afrika Bambaataa - Bambaataa's Theme (Assault on Precinct 13)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

I Hear Music In the Street

Ahhh yes Unlimited Touch, they always kill it! What a baseline on this track it's total murder. I Like playing "I Hear Music In The Streets" in my sets from time to time it kind of lights up the room in a funky way. Ya dig? In a day or so I will post the Hip-Hop Joint that sampled this tune. In the mean time hope you enjoy!

Unlimited Touch - I Hear Music In The Streets |Mediafire|YSI| 192 kbps

Mixable Intro Edits

Here's a grip of intro edits I've made the last few months. There are a few rap joints - the Michael-McDonald-sampling classic Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg, the Think-sampling More Towels by Philly fav Peedi Crakk. There's a nu-disco joint - High Together by Germany's Siriusmo. Plus, there's the slow, bouncing disco groove of Keep on Steppin by Fatback.

This is my Yom Kippur penance.

Enjoy.

Peedi Crakk - More Towels (DJ Apt One Intro Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Siriusmo - High Together (DJ Apt One Intro Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Warren G f/ Nate Dogg - Regulate (DJ Apt One Intro Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Fatback - Keep On Steppin' (DJ Apt One Intro Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Related: Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin

Robotique presents Trus'me - Tonight!

I have been MIA because work has been destroying my existence. I have also been stepping up my promotion game and working hard to book fun guests at a variety of events.. stay tuned for that!

That all said, tonight we are bringing Manchester's Trus'me aka David Wolstencroft to our Robotique weekly. If you don't know David's music, you simply have not been paying attention to house music in the last two or three years.

This will be David's second appearance in Philadelphia and his first in a small, good sounding club. We will let David rock for two hours and there will be an after party. For details on that, come to the booth and talk to either myself or Ryan T.

See you in the pit!

September Metropolis Pics

This is what a Swag Rave looks like...

For Real

Old Joint I use to run in the 90's. Jackal The Bear over Chuck Browns "Bustin' Loose" Reggae Banger! I remember hearing Dj Ran and Cosmic Kev on power 99 killing doubles of this in the 90's.

Jackal The Bear - For Real |Zshare|YSI| 320kbps

Deep vibes in future times....

I'm thinking we have an mp3 premier here from Future Times' newest 12". They were even kind enough to allow me to post a 320! Vibe 1 is a compilation of warm vintage electronic sounds from 4 different artists - for fans of classic Chicago House, Dam-Funk & spacing out. Word is the first pressing sold out, so if you see a copy scoop it up. For those of us who are more digitally inclined, fear not! Files will be available on Juno Download soon.

Also, if you're not following Andrew from Future Times' blog on The Fader, be sure to check it out for regular doses of deep deep goodness... Heal Yourself And Move

Sensual Beings - Detached Feelings | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

I Can't Go For That (DJ Apt One Drum Edit)

I've been doing this as a live blend for years, and for some reason it never occurred to me to magic up an edit so I don't have to spend so much energy (gasp!) mixing this thing up every time.

Big Up to MSPaint.

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (DJ Apt One Drum Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Got Myself Together

Probably the most useful find from my recent trip to The Thing, here is an amazing Bucketheads track that's new to me. We were listening to "Movin" on the ride up - what a coincidence that I scooped a track that flips it.

The Bucketheads - Got Myself Together (Kenlou Mix)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Also, here's Laberge's newest track from last month just in case any of you missed it...

Laberge - My Life | Direct Link | 320 kbps

My Satisfaction

Before my gig on Sunday we stopped by The Thing for a couple hours of filthy digging. That's actually me buried in the crates pictured above. This little early 90's house gem was one of my more obscure finds.

Subliminal - My Satisfaction (Direct Hit Mix) | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

"On The Floor" (Rock It)

Love this joint! I found this in the Delaware collection I have been sifting though lately. Many thanks to my homie Flux for putting me on. Enjoy!

Tony Cook And The Party People - On The Floor (Rock It)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Alex Koplin (Moodgadget) on Nighttime World radio tonight

Don't miss tonight's episode of Nighttime World, featuring Alex Koplin from the Moodgadget label!

Moodgadget was founded in 2004 by Jakub Marek Alexander and Adam E. Hunt with the goal of exposing the diversity in electronically made music. Alexander and Hunt (who currently reside in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, respectively) became heavily involved in the electronic music scene through their work with the acclaimed Ghostly International label, and were frustrated by the public's misconception that all electronic music was "club" music. They wanted to draw attention to the fact that electronic music is a process, not a genre; within its broad walls lives a plethora of sounds – everything from catchy folk to melodic techno.

Alex will be showcasing the music of Moodgadget (and some of his other favorites) tonight on Nighttime World, beginning at 10 p.m. EST on Party 934!

Just in case you missed it....

Check out U-tern's extremely generous Lifelike post over at One Day Later.

Date With The Rain

Love this song.

Eddie Kendricks - Date With The Rain
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

This Saturday - Philadelphyinz Gets Dressed Up f. Sammy Bananas

This weekend we've got a real hot mess of an event going on at Medusa Lounge. Our friends Marko and Lexie are helping us throw a fancy/classy/crazy/slutty/nasty dress up party. Basically just dress up as wild as you please (or not) and prepare to get grimy to the sounds of yours truly, DJ Apt One, and our very special guest Sammy Bananas (Fool's Gold Records).

Alison Shildt will be there to take portraits, and our buddy Didier Clain prepared this amazingly bugged out video for your viewing pleasure:



The video features two tracks that are available for free DL:

Telephoned (Sammy Bananas & Maggie Horn) - Pop Champagne
(available from RCRDLBL)
DJ Apt One - Sweatin
(available at philadelphyinz.com)

Mary J with Smif-n-Wessun

I always loved this joint! This track brings me back to where i wanna be. Spark Something and let the "I Love You" (Remix) knock!

Mary J Blige feat. Swif-n-Wessun - "I Love You" Remix
|Zshare|Ysi| 320 kbps

This Is How We Chill From 93 Til

Had somebody hand a beer to me in the DJ booth on Friday. The name of this song was written on the napkin. Needless to say - that's how you request a motherfucking song.

Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Don't You Want Me

Last April I came across Morsy's tasteful mix of Don't You Want Me. The subtly beefed up drums are nice in the club, but the real clincher is that he sped it up to 125 bpm. After seeing the whole dancefloor freak out to it last night at Hurrah, I thought I'd share:

The Human League - Don't You Want Me (Morsy Mix)
Direct Link | 320 kbps

BONUS:

The Kinks - You Really Got Me (Morsy Mix) | Direct Link | 320 kbps

Strategy

I scored a cheap 12" of Strategy on a recent digging excursion. It was a nice surprise to preview it on the listening station and have an "oh, it's thaaaaat song" moment. At first I was thinking of making an edit, maybe extending the intro, but after a few listens I realized that this song is perfect as is. Here's a fresh rip of the 12" version, complete with a strangely loud break at the end.

Archie Bell & The Drells - Strategy (Special Disco Version)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Also, a rip of a Tanya Stephens bootleg remix was just removed from DBJ due to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act violation. Guess Tanya wasn't feeling it. It's a shame too - it's an amazing bootleg more people should hear.

Ice Cream Paint Job

I say...
Yeah buddy
Rolling like a big shot
Chevy tuned up like a nascar pit stop
Fresh paint job? (check)
Fresh inside? (check)
Is the outside frame in the trunk wide? (yes)
Are the rims big? (what)
Do it ride good? (good)
Lean back right hand on the pine wood

Cream on the inside, Clean on the outside....

Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job (DJ Apt One Remix)
Divshare | YSI | 320kbps

BONUS- By popular demand - here's the instrumental

Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job (DJ Apt One Remix Instrumental)
Divshare | YSI | 320kbps

To Begin Again / No Surprise

Yesterday, I was delivered a pair of stone tablets from the fiery summit of Mount Italo. The tablets contained instructions for posting the latest offerings from the elusive Peter Dragontail, a new original track and a remix, respectively. The tablets also contained a wonderful recipe for homemade iced coffee. Enjoy!

Peter Dragontail - To Begin Again | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps



James Yuill - No Surprise (Peter Dragontail remix) | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Summer's Almost Gone

I recorded this mix last week to pay tribute to the rapidly fading summer. More for getting lost than for dancing, although there are a few pulse-quickening moments. Big thanks to Peter Dragontail for designing the accompanying artwork.

Summer's Almost Gone by Dave Tat