R.I.P Jimmy Castor

June 23, 1947 – January 16, 2012. Rest In Peace E-Man!

Jimmy Castor - E-Man Boogie '82 | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Dim The Lights

For Ruxbin's Mixedtape Exchange this year, I thought I'd make some sense of some of my vintage house 12"s. I included a couple recent cuts, but the majority of the soaring synths & warm basslines are from late 80s to mid 90s. 100% vinyl, featuring tracks from Cajual, Nu Groove, Shelter, Henry Street, Planet E, TBD Sounds & more!

Dim The Lights by Shawn Ryan

Hold This Thing Together, Baby

This was a "Euro Bin Jam" found at a flea market in Brussels last year, and it's become a personal favorite for warming up crowds at Robotique ever since. Definitely prefer the 45 version as opposed to the 12" mix. Short, sweet and catchy with some of the dopest synth bass ever put to vinyl!

Delegation - It's Your Turn | Mediafire | 320 kbps

Gotta Give It Up

I picked this up for a dollar from a guy selling records on the sidewalk in Park Slope over the weekend. Both tracks are fun little summertime jams: the A-side features a strong vocal courtesy of Jennifer Holliday (making it not really a "dub" at all), and the flip has some pretty righteous guitar wankery going on.


Rodney Franklin - Gotta Give It Up (Club Dub) | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Rodney Franklin - Malibu Shuffle | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Sinnamon - Thanks To You

Hello?

Yeah, it's me.

What's up?

Just calling to let you know I won't be needing your loving services any longer.

Oh really?

Yeah. Just figured I'd clue you in on a few things.

Sinnamon - Thanks To You | Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Just Right

Not the Pierre you're thinking of, although this record does feature two other big names on mixing duties: Junior Vasquez and Shep Pettibone. I did initially suspect that this was in fact an early record from the acid house Pierre (as he and Vasquez were buds), but his own website doesn't list it in his discography, so the identity of this one remains a mystery.


Pierre - Just Right (vocal) | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Pierre - Just Right (instrumental) | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Pierre - Dub Right | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps


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Imagination - Changes (DJ Apt One Remix)

2008 was all about the economy going in the toilet, the bol Obama winning the presidency and it was also the year the Phillies somehow managed to win the World Series.

What will 2009 bring? I dunno but it's gonna be some whole other shit.

Changes doggie. Changes.

Imagination - Changes (DJ Apt One Remix) | Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Just Dub It

Easily the biggest return on investment from my Tequila Sunrise fifty cent spree, here's a track from the Face It 12" by Master C & J. This minimal groove was the first release on the short-lived Chicago house label State Street Records. Also, my first vinyl rip done on my own equipment, so please comment if you notice any glaring quality issues.

Master C & J - Dub It | DivShare | YSI | 320 kbps

If Neil Young Made House Music

The vocals from the Sin Mix are utter garbage, but the instrumental on the flip works well enough as filler, as the track doesn't really go anywhere. There is, however, a decent little hands-in-the-air moment that's repeated throughout the chorus, which could actually sound pretty cool at the right time of night/level of drunkenness. I'm not in love with this, but I'm strangely drawn to it. Thoughts?

Beats Workin' - Burn Out - Don't Fade Away (instrumental) | DivShare | YSI | 320 kbps