Been a few months since the last instalment of my Speed Bumps series which showcases my love for hip hop, downtempo, and jazzy downbeat vibes.  Life's been crazy for me lately and I find myself having less and less time to work on musical projects, so im happy I've found the time to whip this one up for you all!  Still learning the ropes when it comes to mixing this genre, so it's not perfect but the tunes are dope!

This mix features tunes from Juwan Rates, Pete Rock, Kero One, Grand Puba, The Rurals, Kenny Dope, Da Grassroots, Jazz Liberatorz, J Dilla (RIP), Tommy Largo, Thes One & Raashan Ahmad, Differenz, Ray-D, Dj Spinna, Andy Riley, J-Boogie/People Under the Stairs, Projekt Gummizelle, Colossus, Ph-Wert, Soul de Marin and Mr. Patron.

1 hour of laid back jazzy vibes!  Available for FREE DOWNLOAD.  Hope you guys enjoy and give it a share if you're feeling it!

Speed Bumps Volume 7 | Selected and Mixed by Darius Kramer

Aspiring Soul Train dancer and passionate digger of crates. 
Chasing waterfalls and discoballs since 1980.  



"Dancing for me -- all my life I've been dancing -- it was always a social kind of thing. And now that I look back in retrospect, I know that whenever I was unhappy, not feeling well, or depressed, I would dance. I usually danced around a table. And now that I have more knowledge, the concept of dancing around a table -- table -- circle -- circle is completion, circle is wholeness, 360 degrees, that kind of thing, but the music and the movement around the table and around the table -- when I finished I always felt great. So now I say that was a form of unconscious therapy, but all I knew was that I felt raised; I felt lifted. So I loved to dance all of a sudden. It became my life". -- Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, Black Drama (1973).

Brought up with Pop Rock on radio in the 70´
House, Tecno, Funk and Disco drove me crazy in the 80´
Metal interested me in the 90´
Now, I'm back to my 80´
with a touch of Jazz.

"Mixes are time capsules of sound. Each capturing a moment in time that will not be repeated the same way. Each mix is meant to transport the listener in their own time machine to their own destination. These are soundtracks for daily living..." - Mark Farina

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Playing other peoples music for other peoples enjoyment since 1993.

Darius is a self proclaimed "House Addict".  He fell in love with the house sound as a teenager living in Montreal back in the early '90s when he would stay up late on Friday nights and record a dance mix show on Montreal radio.  He was hooked from then on.  He then proceeded to start mixing with one tape deck and a CD player and never looked back.  

When he moved to Vancouver in the late '90's, he started buying records almost daily and spent most of his free time at his favourite record stores at the time, Bassix and Mekanix records.  Over the next few years, Darius held various residencies and ran 2 club nights in Vancouver, playing alongside such talent as Lawnchair Generals and Johnny Fiasco, as well as playing at numerous after hours and raves.   After getting tired of both the late nights and politics in the scene, he decided it was time to hang up the headphones in the early 2000s, but the love of house music still burned inside of him as the years passed. 

In 2013 he decided he wanted to get back into DJ'ing and purchased a basic Pioneer controller and started to collect digital tracks again.  Over the past few years Darius has been busy making a name for himself in the underground scene with numerous guest mix appearances around the world on such labels as House Salad, Reason2Funk, Uglyhouse, Little Routine, Selecta Music, Leven Underground and House Jet Radio just to name a few.  He also started the very popular "SPEED BUMPS" mix series which showcases his love for hip hop and jazz as he shows his versatility as a DJ by blending mixes of nu jazz, hip hop instrumentals and acid jazz flavours reminiscent of Mark Farina's legendary series, Mushroom Jazz. 

He also launched the hugely successful "Soul Room Sessions" podcast showcasing the soulful and jazzy side of house music and downtempo beats with guest mixes from some of the biggest names in the game and the series is still going strong!

In 2017 Darius got his first taste of out of town gigging playing live shows all over the West Coast from his hometown in Vancouver, to San Francisco and Oakland.  Stay tuned for much more from him in the near future!

Speed Bumps Volume 7 | Selected and Mixed by Darius Kramer

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