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
Zippyshare | 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

엄정화 D.I.S.C.O

Um Jung Hwa - D.I.S.C.O (Chris Rogy Edit)

Zshare | 320 kpbs

Space Warrior (DJ Apt One Edit)

The original has like 4 minutes of shreddin ass guitar solos... not to mention that it adheres the classic italo formula in which a random number generator determines how many bars of each segment are played.

Go forth to space and make war.

Munich Machine - Space Warrior (DJ Apt One Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Keep an eye out for DJ Apt One - Classic Remixes and Edits EP this fall. It includes some old standbys but also some crazy joints I've cooked up all special like.

"Hot To Trot" To Delaware

Part 3 of my trip to Delaware! "Hot To Trot" is murder I saw this go for $70 or more on Discogs which is always nice especially when you get a record for free lol. It starts out with a sick drum break that any B-boy/B-girl would hit the floor to but grooves enough to slay any hip dance floor. Here is a 320 rip for ya - Enjoy! Oh yea, I still have more to come from the trip so stay tuned!

Alfredo De La Fe - Hot To Trot | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Philadelphia: This Saturday...

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Hurrah vs. Robotique After-hours Disco!!!
with DJs Shawn Ryan, Ryan Todd & Billy W. beginning around midnight & going all night.


Mr. Fingers - Let's Dance All Night | Mediafire | YSI | 192 kbps

Poison Clan - Dance All Nite | Mediafire | YSI | 192 kbps

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

Sexual Harrasment - If I Gave You A Party | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

August Metropolis Pics

You people are all fucking crazy!

Scarecrow and Criminal

Just make sure you tell 'em Steele put you on...

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"...melt slowly like tapes left in hot cars."

A beautiful, dreamy mix well-suited for mellowing out on a Sunday afternoon/evening. Touches of psychedelia interspersed with sensible euro-rhythms and alluring voices calling in foreign tongues. And...go figure, I can't ID a single track...

Vidal Benjamin - Balearic Nightmare
Stream or download via noncollective.com | right click/control click to save

Haircut One Hundred

A while ago I rescued a shitty punk funk track from itself and let it collect dust on my hard drive. It's the perfect secret weapon for your next peak hour post-punk set! Do any of our readers ever get to do those? Maybe my man Tristes Tropiques?

Haircut One Hundred - Ski Club of Great Britain (Shawn Ryan Edit)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Cocaine In My Brain

I want you to spell for me New York.
A knife, a fork, a bottle and a cork
That's the way we spell New York
-Dillinger

Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Be sure to catch Skinny and me in NYC tonight at Marquee.

Street Corner Symphony

The dudes over at DJ History blessed the world with another stellar reissue. This time they dug up London's Street Corner Symphony, a mid 90's deep house supergroup. Here's a little info from the label...

DJHistory.com has just released an ace compilation of early 90's London deep house by Street Corner Symphony. For those of who aren't familiar with them it was a project helmed by Glen Gunner, a face on the early suburban house scene, with keyboards by Pete Z (Idjut Boys, Ray Mang etc). Harvey also contributed percussion and mixes to a number of the songs.

They were kind enough to bless us with this deeeeeep 14 minute percussion excursion. It's all about the disco swells around the 11 minute mark! If you like what you hear, pick up the full album here and a supersized version here.

Street Corner Symphony - Street Corner Symphony
Sendspace | 256 kbps

Kid Gusto - SHH Remixes

My man Kid Gusto (LA/Miami/DC) has been steadily killing it with a string of releases on True Grooves including his first full length album this past year. He was listed on URB's Next 100 a year or two ago and that accolade is well deserved- his production is top notch and he always throws down a great set. His style is in the latin/funk/breakbeat vein, real DC kinda sound, similar to Nickodemus or Quantic. If you've ever been to Eighteenth Street Lounge you know what I mean.

Anyhow, recently I got my hands on a few new latin reworks of his that I've been feeling big time, called the SHH remixes. I've been getting a great response from these lately. Check it...

Kid Gusto - SHH1 - KG VS Joey Pastrana | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

KidGusto - SHH2 - Celia & Sergio Love Affair | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Kid Gusto - SHH3 - Jorge Umba | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Kid Gusto - SHH4 - Angola | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Funky Constellation

Great old school Hip-hop record! This is a rip from the og pressing i found on one of my early morning digging adventures. "Street Talk" has that "Enjoy label" feel, a little bit funky and a little bit disco. Peep it!

Funky Constellation - Street Talk (Madam Rapper)

zshare | mediafire |320 kbps

Funky Constellation - Street Talk (Madam Rapper) Instrumental
zshare | mediafire |320 kbps

Sharevari

First Detroit techno track ever? Need I say more. Somebody post the vocal.

A Number of Names - Sharivari (Instrumental)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Peep a friggin amazing video of a TV dance session to this joint at philadelphyinz.com.

True Blood

Bon Iver - Blood Bank (Skinny Friedman DJ Edit)

Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Watch Out

Patrice Rushen - Watch Out (Shawn Ryan Edit)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps