Return of the Afterhours Disco pics

Had people dancing on the speakers with this one...

So Shifty - Wine | Download at Crossfaded Bacon | 320 kbps

Photos by Matpat

Last Call

File under: dubby slow burner

Brazilian Girls - Last Call (Carl Craig Remix Instrumental)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Sacrilege

13 years ago this amazing remix collection came out. After looking for a couple years, I scored my triple LP copy at a Dublin record show in 05. Now I present you with CD quality rips of 3 of the best remixes by The Orb, U.N.K.L.E. & Carl motherfucking Craig. I dare you to sleep on this.

Can - Future Days (Blade Runner Mix) | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Can - Vitamin C (U.N.K.L.E. Mix) | Mediafire | YSI| 320 kbps

Can - Halleluhwah (Halleluwa Orbus 2) | Mediafire | YSI | 241 vbr kbps

Got a takedown notice.

Instamatic - Police Us Remixes

Grab remixes by Pink Skull and by yours truly over at Discobelle.net.

Edit - the download links at Discobelle are being really wonky - just grab it here:

Instamatic - Police Us (DJ Apt One Remix) by DJ Apt One

On Saturday, I'll be playing a late set at the Ox warehouse at 2nd and Turner along with Shawn Ryan, Ed Blammo, Chang Chang, and you guessed it - Instamatic.

Steppin' Out at Kung Fu Necktie

Tomorrow's all 80's New Wave, Synth Pop, R&B, etc. party inspired me to finally do my Thompson Twins post. I've been meaning to share these tracks for like a year. So at last I bring you my favorite cuts from the Twins, in all of their freshly reripped and mastered glory.

Thompson Twins - Love On Your Side (No Talkin')
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Thompson Twins - (Long) Beach Culture
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Thompson Twins - The Gap (Club Remix Version)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Also, Philly heads come check out Steppin' Out tomorrow at Kung Fu Necktie. Here's the lowdown: http://tinyurl.com/steppinoutjanuary

click for an enlarged version...

Metropolis Tonight!

I think we're going to have a bunch of Scion's Made To Play CDs to give away tonight! Made to Play is Jesse Rose's label & they've been putting out a bunch of great tracks from the likes of Riva Starr, Zombie Disco Squad & Oliver $. Here's one of the CD's highlights to give you a taste:

Jesse Rose - Mourning Would | Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Sundae Idol

I was extremely honored to have this mix chosen as one of the finalists in the recent Sundae Philadelphia DJ competition. I hope you enjoy as well.

Sundae Idol by Dave Tat

New mix in the works, check back soon!

Still Slacking on Slacker Radio, Slick Rick and 3rd Rail Jams?

Heading to North Carolina for week two of my tour with 3rd Rail Jams, Slick Rick and my favorite sponsor Slacker Radio! Slacker is the shit if you haven't logged in yet stop sleepin and do it now, it's free = Here! Plus while you are browsing Dollar Bin Jams make sure to click on the Slacker Radio player below to get a preview of what you can expect to hear on the 3rd Rail channel I programed.

The first show in NJ was sick the place was slammed as soon as the doors opened. Slick Rick murdered it with no hype-man just him and his dj (Dj Kaos). Not to mention I had the place going crazy to "93 till Infinity" right before "The Ruler" stepped on stage lol. This week's featured Slick Rick track is "Just Another Case" which comes courtesy of the 90's group CRU from their Lp entitled "Da Dirty 30". Slick has a nice featured verse on this track that adds the perfect amount of flavor to satisfy your 90's hip-hop appetite. Peep it and stay tuned in for more fun Slick Rick (The Ruler) tracks and the North Carolina show update!!!

CRU Feat. Slick Rick - Just Another Case | Mediafire | YSI | 320kbps

Tune in to my station on Slacker Radio:

DIAMOND HORIZONS_mix

Diamond Horizons by Steele_Stainless

selections and mix by stainless steele

01 Infinite Potentials - Escapizm
02 Ras G - Can't Call it
03 Bueller - Fly Me
04 AL_PD - Whale Braille
05 CHITS - Furthest From
06 Stainless Steele - Animated Current
07 Weslee - Ellechronica
08 Vlooper - Un-Suit-Case e:uglise
09 jSchlock - Flysway
10 CHITS - The Months
11 As Valet - Poussie:Cre feat Gus La Tempete
12 Crumbs - Moon Relish
13 Still Philosophy & Q man1 - Beyond Category
14 Snuffy - Betttzzzooo
15 Shlohmo - Birthday Beat
16 DP (The Dirt Beat Kid) - Beat Tape excerpt
17 Mr Grif - Helix Trip
18 SiFunk & Garmunkle - Mushroom Brunch
19 Geteye - Hit Me
20 As Valet - Kit Comet
21 KenLo & Vlooper - Pandemia 2010
22 Things Have Got to Change Outro

Wake Up Everybody

Couldn't get this song out of my head over the last few days, so I decided to make a more mixable version to play out tonight, and included a bit of gospel flavor with lots of hand percussion.

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (DJ Apt One Edit)
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

New Party Bros Track!

Washington DC's Party Bros (Chris Burns & Gavin Holland) finished up this epic house jam just in time for your weekend rave set. These guys deliver the finest in huge synths, booming bass and epic breaks. Here's a few words from Chris:

Stoked on this new joint that Gavin and I worked hard to put together. We sampled one of our favorite jock jams of the 90s and used it in the tasteful context of a peaktime houser.

Party Bros - Power | Divshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Related on DBJ: Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Chris Burns Big 'n Deep Remix)

Share The Night

Calling all italo fans! The boys of Bodyshine have finally blessed the world with a mix, which I now have the pleasure of sharing with you. Here's a little description from Jeffrey:

Better late than never. We finally put a mix together, I guess we're like real DJs now. Ha. So anyway this Saturday we will be giving away FREE copies of SHARE THE NIGHT, it will also be the LAST Bodyshine at KFN. Don't fret, the night will live on. Next month we're moving on to bigger better things! Feb 13th we're putting on the first(technically second) installment of Night Shift @ the Ox. Myself, Matt P, Kyle, Toney M + Guests will be throwing it down until the wee hours. A monthly warehouse gig is also in the works. So keep your eyes and ears open.

If you're in Philadelphia this Saturday & craving some deep grooves, be sure to check out the last Bodyshine at Kung Fu Necktie.

SHARE THE NIGHT by kcandmoonstar
"Share The Night" was produced by Matt P(KC and Moonstar), Kyle Miller, Toney M & Jeffrey.

RIP Teddy Pendergrass

I was planning on putting up about a half dozen rips to honor the man, the legend, Teddy Pendergrass, who passed away tonight at Bryn Mawr Hospital not five miles from where I sit, but instead I'll just put up two favorites and leave it to you to go and cop Love TKO, Close the Door and others to help pay for the flowers at the man's funeral.

It wasn't long ago that I was standing outside a bar on Baltimore Avenue with a man in his seventies who was telling me about his short-lived doo-wop career in the early 60s in Philly. Somehow the subject came to Mister Teddy P, and the man said something to the effect of "he used to be a drummer, but once Harold Melvin found out he could sing, the man turned into the hugest asshole you ever did see."


Teddy Pendergrass - Only You
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide From Yourself
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Let me rub you down with some burnin hot oils baby, YEAH
You know I would do the same to youuuuuuuuuu
TURN EM OFF!!!

RIP Teddy P

Related on DBJ: Teddy Pendergrass - Only You

Hard Tribes Vibes

Pretty sick drum tool here...

Molacacho & Freddy G. - Mis Raices (Hard Tribe Vibes Mix)
Mediafire | YSI | 320 kbps

Funky Street

Arthur Conley - Funky Street
Zshare | YSI | 320 kbps

Street Talkin' Wit Slick, Slacker & 3rd Rail Jam

Recently 3rd Rail Jam.com and Slacker Radio decided to sponsor me to go on a national tour with them! I am excited to get started and Saturday Jan. 9th is the first date on the schedule. We are going to Nj, Nc, Chi, La and Utah and at each site I will be djing the after-party following the featured artist for the 2010 winter tour, Slick Rick! Before you download this ill track from Slick Rick called "Street Talkin" that I can't say enough about, make sure you check out the 3rd rail 2010 station on Slacker.com that I programed for your enjoyment "Here". It's free and if you have a smart phone make sure you download the free app! Stay tuned to dollarbinjams.com for pics, vids and updates of my trip around the US:) By the way in case you didn't know my most recognized dj name is Dj Image so don't be confused. Cropsy is Dj Image

Peep the track, it is nasty!

Street Talkin' ~ Slick Rick Ft. Outkast |Mediafire|Ysi| 320 kbps

Happy New Year!

PEARL MOONS_mix

Pearl MoonsbyStainlessOne
01 AshTreJinkins - EverGreens ft CHITS
02 Mokke - Mirai
03 MusSck - Answers He Seek
04 10th Letter - Phosphene Dance
05 AL_PD - 4b
06 KenLo & VLooper - Witness
07 Seledyn - Sopel
08 AL_PD - $cream
09 Stainless Steele - Match
10 Zenios - Deep Space
11 Weslee - ydontu (doit)
12 Baths - Apologetic Shoulderblades
13 Ichiro - Search
14 Evany - Itaewon Strollin
15 Infinitirock - Chinese Elephants
16 A-rec - Wild Wonderful Music
17 Sam Haine - Demo Night Gallery

09 Highlights

Some higher power opened the flood gates this year and unleashed a tidal wave of incredible music. This mix is not a definitive document of this year's best. It's more of a biographical overview of some of the songs that made 2009 so great.

I re-uploaded the whole mix series to ge.tt. You can download all of them at the link below...

Shawn Ryan + Ed Blammo - 09 Highlights 

ge.tt • 71 minutes

01. The Whitest Boy Alive - 1517
SR - A choice cut off of my favorite album of 09.

02. YACHT - Psychic City (Classixx Remix)
EB - Classixx found their way into a lot of my sets this year. This particular remix was a definite crowd favorite

03. Beautiful Swimmers - Swimmers Groove
EB - The Swimmers and the label they run, Future Times, we a big inspiration for starting my own label this year. Classic and original at the same time. Great DJs too.
SR - When I heard the Swimmers play at KFN in December 08, they peaked out the dancefloor with a groove I just had to ask about. It was their test press of Swimmers Groove. These dudes know how to throw a party too - just loan them a secluded cabin for a weekend and see what happens.

04. Walter Jones - Living Without Your Love
EB - Man, I played the shit out of this record! 5 AM in a warehouse, completely out of my mind. Don't even remember if anyone was there. Didn't matter.
SR - Oh-nine lounge gig staple.

05. Crazy P - The Hit
EB - Crazy P grooves so hard. This one goes out to DJ Dirty. He may be a bigger Crazy Penis fan than me, but not by much.
SR - Gotta love that Tom Tom Club sample!

06. Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #5
EB - Got to admit that I bit my friend Billy Werner's mix-in of this record more than a few times. If you've ever been to Robotique and heard him play it, you'd understand why. Disgusting.

07. Trus-Me - Bail Me Out (ft. Dam Funk)
EB - Hands down, Dam-Funk has been my number one musical inspiration this year. I saw him play twice. Once with about 15 people in the audience and again with about 200 and a keytar. His popularity is a testament to the realness. Funk gets stronger. Trus'me ain't half stepping either. His DJ set at Kung Fu Necktie this year was murderous.
SR - Dear Trus'me, I still wanna know what those acid trax you played at Sundae were.

08. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (The Revenge Rework)
SR - I rinsed this track out since last March. Just listen to how the groove builds - you gotta feel that!

09. Azari & III - Reckless (With Your Love)
SR - The most perfect throwback house cut of the year - is this really from 2009 or did someone just remaster a lost reel to reel?

10. Yam Who? - Wax The Van
SR - Another track that's been instrumental to warming up dancers and building the groove. This track helped me set the tone for many successful sets this year.

11. RCMP - Mustache Love
EB - At their record release party, I passed out in an alley, woke up and rode my bike across town to meet them for cheese steaks and got hit by a car. Just saying.
SR - This whole 12" is pretty epic. Big shout out to Paul & Fich for coming correct!

12. Missy Elliot vs. Shit Robot - Gossip Folks (Work It Out) Snitchfork Blend
EB - This blend was a collaborative effort between the two of us. A spontaneous live trick that had to be put to tape ... er, computer.
SR - Definitely ran up to the booth when Ed tried this and told him it was our next project.

13. Eli Escobar - Glass House
SR - I liked this track from the door, but I wasn't sure how it would go off in the club. Turns out dancers get super pumped and the room lights up every time. Eli also killed it at Woodys this fall with the ill all vinyl synth-pop & new wave set.

14. Cubic Zirconia - Fuck Work (Nacho Lovers Remix)
EB - Got to see Cubic Zircona play live at Philly's Double Dutch party this year. Lucky me. Tiomble Lockhart let me play her tambourine. Lucky me.
SR - The Nacho Lovers took this track to the next level, especially with that breakdown. Plus Cubic Zirconia can rock a party - definitely one of 09's best live shows.

15. Martijn Ten Velden & Afroboogie - Cowbell
SR - This track is a clear signal to everyone in the room that it's time to dance. I believe the term is "floor-filler."

16. Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (ft. Vybz Kartel)
EB - Philly's biggest record this year. Pon De Floor consistently made young people scream and freak out in uncontrolled excitement and made old people scratch their heads and take advil.
SR - An anthem I played/heard at almost every party I went to this summer - so good!

17. Duck Sauce - aNYway
EB - I'd say this track was neck and neck with Major Lazer for making the kids flip, but old folks have been known to dance to it as well.
SR - Also a summer anthem.

18. Starks & Nacey - Summer Madness
EB - Total summer jam. Reminds me of crosstown bike rides through empty streets in the middle of the night. The dudes from DC really came correct, and no, I'm not talking about Obama.
SR - I consistently found it difficult to select a track to follow this one - the room is just so full of posi-vibes after the breakdown.

19. La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream Remix)
EB - 8 a.m. Skylab anthem
SR - This always fills the club with a nice level of tension. Definitely worth squeezing into my house sets.

20. House of House - Rushing to Paradise (Walkin' These Streets)
SR - So beautiful, so epic, so good.

21. Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain't Gonna Work Out
EB - "Play the heart shaped record!" I love this song for too many reasons to list.


Thank you to everyone who made 2009 such an incredible year.

Non Goth Posi Vibes

Holy shit listen to this Bad Romance remix - it sounds like a diva house song from the 90's!!! Transforming Lady Gaga into something this good takes an abundance of love and maybe even a little bit of blackest majick. Bromius was born unto this internet with both.

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Bromius non goth posi vibes house remix) | Mediafire| YSI | 320 kbps

Bad Romance (Bromius non goth posi vibes house remix) by bromius

ps - I know lots of DBJ heads like vintage house, so I want some comments on this track. Is this a lost relic from 15 years ago or am I crazy?

December Metropolis Pics

What a month - Amorous Russian lesbians, shirtless dude in December and boner stroking tranny. Metropolissssssssssss!

New Soul Clap Edits

First Soul Clap released a pair of my favorite edits of 09 on Wolf + Lamb, now they're giving away an ep of more? Awesome.

Soul Clap - The RnB FreE.P. | Get it at Palmsout | 320 kbps

ps - It's all about the Aaliyah joint.

How We Walk on the Moon

If you love spacing the fuck out, download this freshly released edit by Australia's Youth. It feels good.

Arthur Russell - How We Walk On The Moon (Youth Rerub) by Young Edits

Nothin' But The Transformation (Bad Boy Sources)

I want to do a little series on Bad Boy sample sources, now I'm not going to post "Can't Hold Me Down", "It's All About The Benjamins" or anything obvious like that. I'm going to focus on lesser known songs that have great original sources like Mic Geronimo's track "Nothin' Move But The Money". Puff's producers were definitely on point when they looped up Nona Hendryx's "Transformation" for this record. It's a sick track to spin out as well as a great listen. Check out both the original and Bad Boy's Hip-hop version, Hope ya Dig. Enjoy!

Nona Hendryx - Transformation | Mediafire | 320 kbps

Mic Geronimo - Nothin' Move But The Money | Mediafire | 229 vbr kbps

Apiento Edits

Some nice Balearic bliss courtesy of Apiento. I've been trying to track down a quality file of this Laurie Anderson edit for a while & finally found one yesterday!

Laurie Anderson ft. Peter Gabriel - Excellent Birds (Apiento Edit)
Direct Link | YSI | 320 kbps

Plus a couple nice extended edits...

Sade - Paradise (Apiento Edit) | Direct Link | 320 kbps

XTC - It's Nearly Africa (Apiento Edit) | Direct Link | 320 kbps