Year of the Edit - Mr. Sonny James

More Illvibe heat...

  Illvibe Collective - Switchin Alive Blend by Illvibe Collective

On Repeat

Azealia Banks -"212" from Jon Smish on Vimeo.

 This track is such a great combination of so many elements of current club music. Shouts to Kenny Raw for putting me onto it!

  212 by Azealia Banks

 Azealia Banks - 212 | Mediafire | 320 kbps

Introducing Voder

Voder is a new Philly-based record label specializing in house and techno for the surrealer clubs of the 21st century. Currently they're on the third volume of their podcast, with Philly's Ditchdigger blending an impressive collection of originals with a few other select jams. Keep up with their release schedule & other news on Facebook and grab their podcasts from Soundcloud.

  VODERcast #3 - Ditchdigger - Not About The Shoez by VODER Records

Something's Going On

Just in case you missed it, here's a summer 2011 disco burner. Be on the lookout for soho808's awesome original material on Wurst! 

  George Benson - What's On Your Mind (soho808 something's going on edit) by soho808

George Benson - What's On Your Mind (soho808's Something's Going On Edit) | Mediafire  | 320 kbps

Just Breathe

DC's Chris Burns just dropped another dope house bootleg, complete with live congas...

  Q-Tip - Breathe and Stop (Chris Burns Groover Bootleg) by ChrisBurns

Year Of The Edit - Lil Dave

Since Fich is busy being a #djonaplane, I thought I'd chime in and present one of Lil Dave of the Illvibe Collective's new blends. Dave combined two certified party classics to create a new flavor of awesome:

  Soul II Soul - Back 2 Life (Illvibe Collective Blend) by Illvibe Collective

Young Robots Site Relaunch, West Coast Tour, MDA Vol. 3 and More

Hey DBJ fam. Apologies for a bit of hiatus in the "Year of the Edit" series, and this blog in general. Things have been very busy at DJ Apt One HQ and I've been unable to find the time to curate the project, but there will be more entries, just a little more infrequently. Shouts to Shawn for holding down the fort.

I wanted to give everybody a bit of a news update on all the things that have been keeping me from this and hit you with some tunes, info and some nation-wide show announcements.

-We have been making big changes over at Young Robots. We added DJ Ayres as a partner, redesigned our website, and we're slated to release a half-dozen records this fall. We have EPs from RCMP, Solidisco (aka D-Star), Bang Noyes (aka Bladerunners) and Pumpkin Patch. There are also various other singles and projects in the works including the RCMP remixes with work from Fifteenth (Sammy Bananas & Mike B), Elvis Suarez (Strictly Rhythm Recs), Pumpkin Patch, Burnso, Pink Skull (RVNG Intl), Laberge (Solid Bump) and Ayres.

We're also working on a podcast that will feature lots of guest interviews, guest mixes and more. Episode 1 is about the rise of the DC scene, Sadat X's homophobia and the upcoming VIA new media festival in Pittsburgh.

We just dropped Moombahton de Acero Vol. 3 today. This is the most recent entry in a series that has been hugely successful for us. It's a free download, featuring productions by Skinny Friedman, Jay Fay, Cassius Slay, Tiny Cat and yours truly. Preview it below as you read on!

Moombahton De Acero 3: Robots Jovenes by Young Robots Records

V/A - Moombahton de Acero Vol. 3 - DIRECT LINK

-There is some other future production I'm working on which I know will be of special interest to the disco and house savvy readers here at DBJ. I've been busy on a weirdo concept project with Sammy Bananas, some mid-tempo global sound singles and remixes with Gregor Salto and re-edits for Harmless Records' 40 Years of Philadelphia Int'l Records RE-Edits comp. Huge thanks for DBJ reader J-Ski for engaging me about that last project. I will keep everybody posted on those as they come out!

-Last but not least I have some tour dates coming up, and hopefully I will see some of our readership out on the road, as I always do. This week I'll be in NYC, Phoenix and LA, and there are dates later in the fall in Omaha, Chicago and elsewhere that I'll make sure to inform you about later.

I am actively looking to pick up a bunch of fall and early winter bookings for both DJ Apt One and RCMP, and if you are interested in having me in your town I'd like to hear from you. You can find my contact information at my site.

Tuesday, 9/20
Moombahton Maxxin
DJ Apt One, Skinny Friedman, DJ Ayres, Cousin Cole and Phi Unit
2A
25 Avenue A
New York, NY

Thursday, 9/22
Blunt Club
DJ Apt One, Pickster One and More
Yucca Tap Room
29 W. Southern Avenue
Tempe, AZ

Friday, 9/23
Control
SPECIAL RCMP SET w/ Evol Intent, Adam F, Gigamesh
Avalon
1735 Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, 9/24
Cheap Pop
DJ Apt One, Mike B, Nate Day, Haycock
The Shortstop
1455 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

DBJ Back!

Wow, it's been a while! I guess me, Fich & the family have been distracted by real life lately. Fear not though, we still have some gems to post! Year of the Edit will be back with some new blends by Illvibe Collective's Lil Dave. There are also a couple new Philly based podcasts in the works. Right now here's a new rerub from Sergio & Allen, the Allen & Heath of edits...
  Stevie Wonder = My Eyes Don't Cry (Sergio & Allen Craig Tears Of Joy Edit) by sergioaudio

Status In The Ballroom

Philadelphia's Joe Lentini debut full length was recently released on Schematic. I know you have a hundred other new releases to check out, but if you are a fan of quality production & composition, you should really just take an hour and focus on this album. You can listen to the whole thing on Joe's Soundcloud. Trust me, it's time well spent. It may even rekindle your love for the album format. Remember, listening to a dozen consecutive tracks by the same artists in a particular sequence?!? Crazy, right? As far as I'm concerned, Lentini nailed the long play format on Status In The Ballroom.

Below are a couple highlights. Arthur is a stand out album cut and Confunk is an In Flagranti-esque dancefloor bomb.

You can buy it from Amazon MP3 or iTunes. Not sure if WAVs are available anywhere. What's up with that Schematic? For 320s & WAVs, you can pick the album up from Bandcamp!

04 ARTHUR (STATUS EDIT) by Joe Lentini

05 CONFUNK by Joe Lentini

Classic Mix

I finally found a quality rip of Oof's classic mix! Highly recommended.

DJ Oof - Can You Pass The Oof Acid Test 

Zippyshare • 27 doses of that good

01. Joe Meek & The Blue Men - I Hear A New World (1958) 02. The Rolling Stones - In Another Land (1967) 03. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (1967) 04. The Byrds - Eight Miles High (1966) 05. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (1966) 06. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Monterey (1968) 07. Captain Beefheart - Electricity (1967) 08. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine (1967) 09. Cream - Tales Of Brave Ulysses (1967) 10. Jimi Hendrix Experience - If 6 Was 9 (1967) 11. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Calvary (1968) 12. Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte (1971) 13. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (1970) 14. Moondog - I Love You (1971) 15. Brian Eno - Driving Me Backwards (1972) 16. Cosmik Jokers - Im Reich Der Magier (1974) 17. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (1969) 18. Vanilla Fudge - Some velvet morning (1969) 19. Gentle Giant - Allucard (1969) 20. Soft Machine - Moon In June (1970) 21. Os Mutantes - Avé, Lucifer (1969) 22. Cressida - Asylum (1971) 23. Aphrodite's Child - The System / Altamont (1971) 24. Can - Mushroom (1971) 25. Gong - Oily Way (1974) 26. Dick Hyman - Give It Up Or Turn It To Loose (1969) 27. William Burroughs, Timothy Leary & Brion Gysin - wisdom words Outro (1978)

R.I.P. Aaliyah

Lil Dave - A Mighty Million (Aaliyah x Zed Bias mash-up)
Soundcloud | 320 kbps

Also, I posted Armand Van Helden's remix a while ago if you missed it, which actually was a dollar bin score!

Think Twice

Remember when this blog was about posting your dollar bin finds? Let's get back to that around here!

Here's a gem I grabbed at Clark Park flea market last weekend.

Kudos to the commenters who can name the songs that sampled this - there are a lot of em!

Donald Byrd - Think Twice
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Moving Units

Cool graphic via http://www.hqhiphop.net

Alcachofa Remixes

I just rediscovered this mega soothing remix of Dexter while rummaging through the Expedits (really doesn't have the same ring to it as "crates"). The Two Lone Swordsmen brought in a live drummer and elevated the bleeps and bloops to a plush, soundtrackey cloud.

Villalobos - Dexter (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Plus a bonus remix of Easy Lee...

Villalobos - Easy Lee (Soul Capsule Mix)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Year of the Edit - DJ Trew Pt. II

Each week in 2011, the "Year of the Edit," Dollar Bin Jams and Young Robots Records will be debuting one exclusive edit for your enjoyment!

Chicago has been pretty kind to us here at Year of the Edit, we've got another production by DJ Trew and After Disco Chicago. Big slow burn on this one!!

Make sure you check out their soundcloud for lots of nice boogie jams.
Tony Cook - On The Floor (TREWs Slow Burn Dub) by afterdiscochicago

For previous "Year of the Edit" entries, look HERE.

Gravy Groove

A little more gravy, a little less nicotine...

Nicotine & Gravy (Shawn Ryan Edit) by Shawn Ryan

Beck - Nicotine & Gravy (Shawn Ryan Edit) | Mediafire | 320 kbps

Black Ivory

Last time I was in Bmore I picked up this boogie groover. The pressing I found is on Panoramic, but differs slightly than what's already on Discogs. Instead of the b side listed, mine has an instrumental of I've Got My Eye On You. Score!

Black Ivory - I've Got My Eye On You (Instrumental)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Extasoul

Finally a return to my vinyl ripping roots. It's been way too long! Here's a vintage Planet E gem I scored at a thrift store recently...

Alton Miller - Extasoul | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Year of the Edit - DJ Apt One & York St. Hustle

Each week in 2011, the "Year of the Edit," Dollar Bin Jams and Young Robots Records will be debuting one exclusive edit for your enjoyment!

I put together this edit for my boys York Street Hustle - a full-on motown sound machine out of Philly. We are doing a show together this Friday at World Cafe Live - a couple live sets bookended by some funk and soul on the wheels by yours truly.

If you dig the sound, grab a ticket!



York Street Hustle - We Can Work It Out (DJ Apt One Edit) by DJ Apt One

For previous "Year of the Edit" entries, look HERE.

Tropical Motown

Tasteful, well done reggae mixes of Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes & more! These are definitely going into my happy hour crate.

Emynd & Kenny Meez - Motown Reggae Pack
Mediafire | 18 tracks

Hunger For Your Jungle Love

New dancefloor friendly edit from Sergio & Allen! Did Patrcik Adams have a hand in the OG?

The RAH Band = Hunger For Your Jungle Love (Sergio & Allen's SyntheTiger Edit) by sergioaudio

DETRESFA

DETRESFA by Tom Guycot

At 1933 hours, a distress phase was declared and search action commenced after Frederick Valentich disappeared over Bass Strait on October 21st, 1978.

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentich_disappearance

Year of the Edit - DJ Apt One - Rigor Mortis

Each week in 2011, the "Year of the Edit," Dollar Bin Jams and Young Robots Records will be debuting one exclusive edit for your enjoyment!

Sorry for the week-long hiatus, life gets in the way of the internet from time to time.

In any event, here is an edit I have been playing out for some years, an edit of one of the downright funkiest tunes of ALL TIME!

Rigor Mortis (DJ Apt One Edit) by DJ Apt One

For previous "Year of the Edit" entries, look HERE.

Across The Sea To The Sky

More grade A balearic mystery meat from Robotique! If you missed it, be sure to grab their recent Astral Dancer mix too.


Robotique - Across The Sea To The Sky by Robotique Philadelphia

Diffusion

For some reason this song makes me want to play Galaga...
Tristes Tropiques - Diffusion by tristestropiques