Cat # HSR033B on Harlem Station Recordings
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Paradise ("Beats 4 Da People" mix)

Paradise ("Rollin' Dub" mix)

Released on Lapdance Records (a sub-label of Plastic City USA), this was the record that got me my first recording contract and launched my producer career.  It's a blast to relive my humble beginnings

Do It

Here is one of the tracks from my upcoming full-length album MY THIRD I, to be released on april 21st, 2011.
Putting together the entire album took more then a year and put me through a roller-coaster of emotions and self-discoveries that were not necessarily of the fun/happy type. Read more about my journey in crafting this personal collection in the press release that should accompany the album release or check it out on my website at www.cjburken.com.
Salvation-Eye was actually one of the more liberating tracks on the album and signaled the turning point for me in this whole process, when things stopped looking dark and desperate and began to look, feel and sound hopeful, promising and like my old-self again.
This track is true representation of my tech-house roots and love and feature some of my signature deep watery drums and light and airy bells and instrumentations.
Hope you enjoy it and get from it the same rush of sunshine and spring that it brought me. As always, your feedback and comments are welcomed, encouraged and appreciated - they are the stuff that make me a better producer...

cj


CJ Burken - Salvation-Eye

What happens when you take the godfather of hip hop himself (Snoop Dogg) and pair him with a tech-house producer to juice up the sexual tones of his legendary voice?
The above scenario would probably make any house producer take notice and drool of envy. Too bad, this hasn't happened yet...
But what if?
The above is the hypothetical result of such a pairing. Your feedback is appreciated and welcomed and i am inviting any producer who love to be in the studio with Snoop to submit their own hypothetical productions... 

IDC vs Snoop - Just Drop It (Lou Peoples' "boy pete" remix)

Well, the severity of the beatdown on part 1 should have given you quite a workout already. So lets bring it down for part 2.this plate brings us the deeper shades of nu!
with guaranteed funk comes CRX’s brilliant rendition ala miami styled drums, soft chords and that bassline we have all come to love, since the days of the Torres Bros. Following that is a super remix from Breeze. He throws it down with his tech infused version, very breeze, very new york and very, very! nitewerx serves us with 2 abstract mixes, taking this song deeper and trippier than everyone else.  this one is for the collecters and true heads of the deep, not too be missed. Chock full of bass, acid and atmosphere.  To round it all off is a new version done by the master himself, CJ Burken. His “nu nu” mix is a few shades deeper and different than his original.  a deep almost slow mix that has the makings of a full vocal showcase for the album too come.  startanu part 2 is just what the doctor ordered. It’s always good to get that second opinion.

startanu (CRXs startin sum nu shit remix)

lou peoples transforms fergie's "fergilicious" hit into a monster club hit for the underground congregations and unconventional conventionals! different yet straight forward 4 to the floor patterns, dips with a few twists and turns. you might as well get it now it's F-R-E-E...for now!

thank you for shakin your booty to our traxx....

Lou Peoples vs The Dutchess - Fergalicious (the peoplelicious mix)

I love to deconstruct an original groove-based composition, bring in my own watery, velvet drum programming to anchor basically what i believe is an exercise on my part in daring to see how I can slap the whole piece into tech-house submission! I make no bones about it.  My studio sessions are known to be about how far the artists and I can transform into complete opposites of our personas and be free to dive into new musical interpretations. It may not make sense to you now, but simply schedule time when I am creating in the studio and see who, what or which of your multiple creative sides I end up bringing out and showcasing on a record! My motto has and for ever will be: Do U...

CJ Burken

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