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Impérieux debuts on Hessle Audio with the Fena EP, an immersive collection of 4 tracks defined by his unpredictable and varied sonic palette. Drawing on a heritage that threads through Turkey, Greece and his home city of Kırcaali in Bulgaria, Alper Durmush channels a turbulent year in which six months of creative stillness ignited unexpectedly into an explosive burst of musical ideas.

"Fena is a word my Mum used to call me as a kid" recounts Durmush on the title track. "The name comes from Turkish, but with a Balkan twist, it means a mischievous rascal - wild, unpredictable, a bit too much at times". This restless energy is perfectly captured with jittering interferance and snarling sawtooth synths bursting through the mix, threatening to overwhelm the speakers and sending sound engineers running for cover. 'Sickomode' encapsulates the push-pull emotional sensibility of the EP, with confidence and meloncholy rotating, shifting, and giving way to each other.

'Saat' is an attempt to recreate a track based solely on a surreal description, relayed by a veteran of the rave scene in his home town - "This guy told me about a festival in the woods back in the early 2000s, where someone played a track with dogs barking in the break - the volume rising constantly." The initial dissonance of its detuned lead releases into a euphoric rush of melody, a combination which is becoming something of a producer trademark. The EP closes with the quiet, unwavering warmth of 'Cawuso', a nickname for a person that the artist met last year. "This very special person showered me with kindness and purity. It almost felt unreal, so I decided to dedicate this track to them." 

Fena EP

Buy on Bandcamp

Impérieux - Fena EP [Snippets]

Eye Rave

NEVER ENOUGH

SUNSHOWER

All Good?

All Good? (MJ Cole Remix) [feat. Chaka Khan]

Jazzy's Tribute Mixes to DJ Mu Part 1:

This still stings but this is how I approached this first tribute mix to the mighty Mu...I compiled and mixed tracks I knew he loved as well as some works he remixed or was associated with from the perspective that he was listening to me on radio and you will notice that this tribute mix is diverse...because that's exactly what the great Man was. 

Losing Mu has been truly devastating to me. He was a mentor, a close Friend and we had a special bond right up until the last time I saw him, which was sadly at Smiley's farewell, but the beauty of that time was that he got to meet my daughter, and we hugged each other. Mu was always special to me and I have a lot of stories and so many fond memories. I hope that this first tribute mix speaks about how much he meant to me.

Until the next one...

Playlist:

Tangata Pasifika Intro
Down South - Southern Comfort (1994)
Jungle Brothers - Brain (Da Beatminerz Remix)
D'Angelo - Devil's Pie (Prod. DJ Premier) (1995)
Paris - The Days of Old (1992)
Chocolate Bamboo - Test Da Rocket Launcha (Classic NY Mix) (1993)
A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go (1994)
De La Soul - Ego Trippin (Part Two) (1993)
Super Cat - Ghetto Red Hot (Hip-Hop Mix) (Prod. Bobby Konders) (1992)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stop That Train (Live) (1973)
Nightmares On Wax ft Jordan Rakei - Typical (DJ Fitchie Remix) (2025)
Shinehead - Billie Jean (1984)
 Fat Freddys Drop - Shiverman (DJ Mu Samoa Mix) (2023)
Joe Armon-Jones ft. Ranking Joe - Ceasefire (2024)

Tune in:

Mayhem Radio NZ Saturday night 7 PM 
Planet Sauce Radio Monday morning 9 AM
Pretty sure this mix will get the old Mu approval head nod or a "Yeah Jaz"
Fly high Mu 🙏❤️

Jazzy's Tribute Mixes to DJ Mu - Part 1 - DJ Jazzywhut!

Insane in the Brain - EP

When the Ship Goes Down (Instrumental)

Awesome old skool/90s hip-hop compilation cut up by legendary Scratch Pervert Prime Cuts. Disc 2.
If you don't know, rest assured it's essential listening for any hip-hop head - classics all the way, devastating scratch routines, superbly mixed throughout. 
Part 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/prime-cuts-hip-hop-dont-stop-the-greatest-disc-1-2000
Nice guy that I am, I've cut out all the annoying dead spaces between the tracks after merging the mp3s.
Get on it!

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock
De La Soul - The Magic Number
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
Chubb Rock - Treat 'Em Right
Boogie Down Productions - Jack of Spades
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Gang Starr - Just to Get a Rep
Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin'
Common - Resurrection
Beastie Boys - Hold It Now, Hit It
Brand Nubian - Slow Down
KRS-One - Sound of Da Police
Big Kwam - Verbalise (Spinna Mix)
The Beatnuts - No Equal
Biz Markie - Vapors
Main Source - Live at the BBQ
Souls of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity
The 45 King - The 900 Number
Whistle - (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'
N.W.A - Express Yourself
O.C. - Time's Up

Prime Cuts: Hip-Hop Don't Stop (The Greatest) - Disc 2 (1999)

Final instalment of the Rawkus Soundbombing series, this time mixed by Cipha Sounds & Mr. Choc.

Part I here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/rawkus-presents-soundbombing-1997?in=selectabwoy/sets/us-golden-era-hip-hop-mixtapes
Part II here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/rawkus-presents-soundbombing-ii-1999

Cipha Sounds & Mr. Choc - Intro
Pharoahe Monch & Styles P - The Life 
Mos Def - Freak Daddy
Skit
Kandi, Missy Elliott & Skillz - Crew Deep
Capone-N-Noreaga & Kool G Rap - My Life
Jonell, Kool G Rap, Method Man & Pharoahe Monch - Round & Round (Remix)
Common, Talib Kweli & Zap Mama - Yelling Away
Skit 
Q-Tip - What Lies Beneath 
The Beatnuts - The Trouble Is... 
DJ Quik & Talib Kweli - Put It in the Air
Novel & Skillz - They Don't Flow
Talib Kweli & The Roots - Rhymes and Ammo
Cocoa Brovaz & Dawn Penn - Spit Again
L. Dionne & R.A. The Rugged Man - On the Block (Golden Era) 
Cipha Sounds & Mr. Choc - Outro

Rawkus Presents Soundbombing III (2002)

"Sometimes even I'm a little baffled by my choices as a DJ...we were invited to Steve LeMac's radio show in support of the Unkle album, so what do I play? Miami bass! Electro! And some Demon Boyz for ya! It doesn't make a lot of contextual sense, but at least I had fun. This was completely live, direct to air. " - DJ Shadow

From The DJ Shadow Archives -DJ Shadow (UNKLE) Live BBC Evening Session (1998)

"In 2009, I was asked to play the video game convention E3 in support of the release of Activision's DJ Hero. There were only two rules: include some of the mash-ups I made for the game, and no cursing please. I obliged (mostly), and there's some fun moments....recorded several months before the 2009 Halloween set, this is less about the dance floor than an attempt to reference the broader contributions of the DJ and DJ-based music. Watch out for the Coldplay/Bonecrusher mash-up, which is one of my favorite things I ever did."- DJ Shadow

From The DJ Shadow Archives - E3 All Vinyl Set Part 1 (2009)

Solid Steel (24th May) Following on from last year's treatment of 'Paul's Boutique' (by DJ Food, Cheeba and Moneyshot), United States of Audio does the same with De la Soul's groundbreaking album 3 Feet High and Rising. It's not just a mix, but more like an audio documentary about an album that is also about to celebrate it's 25th anniversary. In his own words;
'Several years in the making and including around 100 tracks, this is my personal tribute to De La Soul's '3 Feet High and Rising'. Using original sample sources, album tracks, interviews and rarities, 'How High's The Water Mama' tells the story of one of hip hop's most influential albums.
When De La Soul's debut album dropped in 1989 I was ten years old. Yet, by some stroke of amazing good fortune a cassette copy of '3 Feet High and Rising' found its way into my hands thanks to my best mate's older brother (though I'm pretty sure said brother had no idea of this fact!). The music was a revelation and had a significant influence in shaping my musical tastes - in fact I can't think of any other album that has had such a profound effect on me as this one. Thus '3 Feet High and Rising' holds a special place in my musical affections. Now, some twenty-five years after its original release, it's time to pay my respect to Pos, Dove, Mase, and Prince Paul...'

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PART 1 + 2 - United States of Audio  https://twitter.com/usofaudio

United States of Audio - De La Intro
Average White Band - School Boy Crush - Atlantic
De La Soul - Intro - Tommy Boy
Bob Dorough - Three is a Magic Number - Capitol
Double Dee & Steinski - Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop Mix) - Tommy Boy
Run DMC - Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) - Profile
Johnny Cash - Five Feet High and Rising - Columbia
Syl Johnson - Different Strokes - BGP Records
James Brown - Funky Drummer - Harmless
De La Soul - The Magic Number (Too Mad Mix) - Tommy Boy
Fatback - Is This the Future? - Spring Records
De La Soul - The Magic Number (1-2-3 Mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - The Magic Number - Tommy Boy
The Monkees - Mary, Mary - RCA Victor
The Mad Lads - No Strings Attached - Volt
Cymande - Bra - Janus
The New Birth - Got to Get a Knut - RCA Victor
De La Soul - Can U Keep A Secret - Tommy Boy
Maggie Thrett - Soupy - Dynovoice
De La Soul - Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) - Tommy Boy 
De La Soul - Derwin - Tommy Boy
Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run - Mercury
Liberace - Chopsticks - Columbia
De La Soul - Ghetto Thang - Tommy Boy
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express - Capitol
James Brown - Funky President - Polydor
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park - BGP Records
De La Soul - Eye Know (Know It All mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Eye Know - Tommy Boy
Steely Dan - Peg - ABC Records
Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - Atlantic
The Mad Lads - Make This Young Lady Mine - Volt
De La Soul - Tread Water (Squire Mix) - Flying International
De La Soul - Tread Water (Mr Fish Mix) - Flying International
De La Soul - Tread Water - Tommy Boy
The People's Choice - I Likes To Do It - Mojo
The People's Choice - I Likes To Do It (Extended Mix) - Jamie Record Co.
De La Soul - What's More - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - A Little Bit of Soap - Tommy Boy
The Jarmels - A Little Bit of Soap - Laurie Records
Sly & The Family Stone - Poet - Epic
De La Soul - Description - Tommy Boy
Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution - Sunburst Records
War - Magic Mountain - ABC Records
De La Soul - They Don't Know That The Soul Don't Go For That - Tommy Boy
Parliament - Little Ole Country Boy - Invictus
Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby - 20th Century Records

United States of Audio - A Cooler Breeze on the Rocks
[Featuring:
Richard Pryor - Crap Game - Laff Records
Vaughan Mason And Crew - Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll - Brunswick
MC Lyte - Lyte as a Rock - Atlantic
Ashford & Simpson - Solid - Capitol
Fearless Four - Rockin' It - Enjoy Records
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock (Acapella) - Tommy Boy
Cutmaster D.C. - Brooklyn Rocks - Zakia Records
Run DMC - Hit It Run - Profile 
Beastie Boys - The New Style - Def Jam
Treacherous Three - Body Rock - Sugar Hill
The Real Roxanne - Bang Zoom - Cooltempo
Public Enemy - Night of the Living Bassheads - Def Jam
L.L. Cool J - Rock The Bells - Def Jam
Michael Jackson - Rock With You - Epic
The B-Boys - Rock The House - Streetwave
Disco Dave - High Power Rap - Mike & Dave Records
Imperial Brothers - We Come To Rock - Streetwave]

Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude - Atlantic
The Turtles - You Showed Me - White Whale
De La Soul - Plug Tunin' (Original 12" Version) - Tommy Boy
The Invitations - Written on the Wall - DynoVoice 
Billy Joel - Stiletto - Columbia
De La Soul - Buddy - Tommy Boy
Taana Gardner - Heartbeat - West End Records
De La Soul - Buddy (Native Souls Instrumental) - Tommy Boy
The Commodores - Girl, I think the World About You - Motown
Eddie Harris - Get On Up and Dance - Atlantic
De La Soul - Take It Off - Tommy Boy
Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint - Sugar Hill
The Turtles - I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're The Royal Macadamia Nuts) - White Whale
Detroit Emeralds - Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) - Westbound
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - RCA Victor
De La Soul - Say No Go (Bonus Beats) - Tommy Boy
Sly Stone - Cross Word Puzzle - Epic
The Emotions - Best of My Love - CBS
De La Soul - Say No Go - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Say No Go (Unity Mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Me Myself and I (Richie Rich remix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Me Myseld and I (Instrumental) - Tommy Boy
Edwin Birdsong - Rapper Dapper - Salsoul
Funkadelic - Not Just Knee Deep - Warner Bros
Doug E. Fresh - The Original Human Beatbox - Vintertainment
Sequence - Funk You Up - Sugar Hill
De La Soul - This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time ERA (L.I.F.E.) - Tommy Boy
Magic Disco Machine - Scratchin' - Motown
Ohio Players - Funky Worm - Westbound
De La Soul - Ain't Hip to be Labeled a Hippie - Tommy Boy
T-Ski Valley - Catch The Beat - Grand Groove
The Rascals - My World - Atlantic
De La Soul - D.A.I.S.Y. Age - Tommy Boy
Johnny Cash - Five Feet High and Rising - Columbia

Credits: 
Respect and thanks to DJ Moneyshot for providing the original inspiration for the mix, Strictly Kev for sample sourcing, design work and general encouragement, DJ Cheeba for keeping me on my toes, Chris Binstead (wherever you may be) for his great taste in music and for unwittingly exposing my young ears to '3 Feet High and Rising' in the first place, and of course, to Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Vincent Mason and Paul Huston without whom none of this would be possible.

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