NEW DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mhmxsn2np43h075/GOTCHA%20COVERED%20VOL%201%20%28FULL%20WEB%20VERSION%20-%2091%20MIN%29.aif?dl=0

Philadelphia DJs lil'dave (Illvibe Collective) and Personify (Little Big Things) have joined forces to bring you Gotcha Covered - a genre bending mega-mix of covers songs from the mid-60s to the present. With more than 35 years of DJing and music collecting between them, these fellas dug deep in their collections to pull tracks for Gotcha Covered and spent months mixing, cutting and blending together more than 90 covers spanning Funk, Soul, Jazz, Afrobeat, Latin, Bossa Nova, Boogaloo, Reggae, Steel-Drum Band, Brass Band, R&B and Hip-Hop, to name a few. From the super rare to the under-appreciated and forgotten to the more common cover versions, Gotcha Covered offers up something for the serious digger and the casual listener alike. If you love good music, stop what you're doing, grab a copy of the mix, and prepare to be taken on a tour of some of funkiest and most soulful covers ever laid down. And sorry - no track listing...gotta do your own homework for this one!

Gotcha Covered is available for free download here (@soundcloud.com/lildave-personify/gotcha-covered), but if you're the collector type or prefer physical media, you can purchase a limited edition Gotcha Covered digipak CD for $10 or sleeved CD for $6 + shipping by clicking on the "Buy Limited Edition CD" link on their SoundCloud page, or browsing to http://lildave-personify.bandcamp.com/. CDs ship within 10 days of ordering. And stay tuned...lil'dave and Personify will be releasing some exclusive edits of tracks used on Gotcha Covered in the coming weeks. Follow their SoundCloud page (@soundcloud.com/lildave-personify) for updates on the Gotcha Covered edits as they are released as well as info on other upcoming projects.

For solo mixes and production by lil'dave and Personify, you can also check the following links:
lil'dave SoundCloud: @soundcloud.com/lildave
Personify SoundCloud: @soundcloud.com/personify

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**Digital Download now available through Bandcamp page. Click the Buy button above to grab it!**

Tucker & Bloom Presents: Welcome to New Orleans mixed by Personify

Welcome to New Orleans: A tribute to New Orleans Funk and Soul is the work of New Orleans native, DJ Personify. Raised in the Crescent City, the die-hard Hip-Hop fan learned early on that many of the samples he discovered originated in New Orleans. He soon became infatuated with the Funk and Soul music recorded there and has spent the better part of the last twenty years immersed in the culture of those records. Personify’s passion for New Orleans' music and culture extends to the present day and is manifested in this DJ mix masterpiece. Lovingly compiled, all of the artists featured on the mix are native to New Orleans with the exception of Hugo Montenegro who plays alongside Al Hirt (a New Orleans native) and The Headhunters, who are included here because of their work with Bill Summers (a life-long New Orleanian). All songs and samples used on this mix were recorded from vinyl sources. You can find a track list and record release notes on the blog at http://littlebigthingscrew.com/audio/tucker-bloom-presents-welcome-to-new-orleans-mixed-by-personify/. Limited edition CDs with killer artwork and packaging designed by Case Bloom of Tucker & Bloom are also available for pre-order at http://personify.bandcamp.com/. The CDs are highly limited, so be sure to cop one before they are all gone!

We hope you enjoy and are inspired to go learn more about New Orleans music and culture!

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Welcome to New Orleans is the first in a new series of DJ mixes curated by Tucker & Bloom. Focused on regional music, each mix will feature a DJ and record collector who specializes in the musical history of their town. Be sure to stay follow Tucker & Bloom on Twitter @tuckerbloom for updates on other forthcoming mixes in their new city mixtape series. And of course, check out the Tucker & Bloom website for all of your personal bag and luggage needs!

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Tucker & Bloom Presents: Welcome to New Orleans - Mixed by Personify

Both sides of Gotcha Covered Vol. 2 are now streaming FREE! If you're feeling generous and want to support the project, you can still pay for downloads over at Bandcamp, which we greatly appreciate. Strictly Cassette also still has a few copies of the physical cassette available as well. Head over to https://strictlycassette.bigcartel.com/product/lil-dave-personify to purchase before they're all gone! Thanks for listening! 

lil'dave (Illvibe Collective) and Personify (Little Big Things) are back at it with another genre bending mix of some of the illest covers you'll ever hear. Picking up where Volume 1 left off, the fellas run through 101 covers in 90 minutes spanning funk, soul, latin, rock, reggae, steel-drum, band, brass-band, jazz, hip-hop, disco, R&B and more. As with Volume 1, no track list is provided so prepare to do your homework. Whether you're into to obscure records or popular tunes, modern music or the classics, Gotcha Covered Volume 2 is guaranteed to keep your head nodding. Now pop the tape in your deck and let it bang! 

The initial release of the mix is limited to 100 cassettes made by the good fellas over at Strictly Cassette, so don't sleep! 

If you prefer digital to analog, you can purchase a digital version of the mix by selecting the Digital Download option. The digital download includes the promo sampler and Sides A and B of the mixtape, each tracked separately. 

Big thanks for the support! 

Follow lil'dave & Personify on SoundCloud (soundcloud.com/lildave-personify) for updates on exclusive edits as well as info on other projects. 

For solo mixes and production by lil'dave and Personify, you can also check the following links: 
lil'dave SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/lildave 
Personify SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/personify
credits

released July 4, 2017 

Recorded 2017 at the Philadelphia Zoo 
Compiled, mixed and cut by lil'dave & Personify 
Mastered by Personify 
Cover Design by lil'dave 

Cassettes manufactured by Strictly Cassette (www.strictlycassette.net | www.strictlycassette.bigcartel.com)

Gotcha Covered Vol. 2 - SIDE B

https://soundcloud.com/cosmobaker came through Eavesdrop Radio to help @recordbreakin & @lildave celebrate 10 YEARS of rockin' the airwaves with the finest soul, jazz, funk, hip hop and beats.

Cosmo's computer was on the fritz, so he brought two huge bags of records with him and threw down in our studio like the pro that he is.

He was even kind enough to send over a tracklist for all you trainspotters & diggers:
Bernard Herrmann - “Diary Of A Taxi Driver”
Beethoven - “The Funky Devastate Pt. 2 (DJ Format Remix)
DJ Spinna - “Dillagence feat. Phonte”
Slimkid 3 & DJ Nu-Mark - “Bom Bom Fiya”
Blue Boy - “Remember Me (Jim Sharp Edit)”
Jan Hammer Group - “Don’t You Know”
Surprise - “Sweet Love”
Bobby Franklin’s Insanity - “Bring It On Down To Me”
Big Daddy Kane - “Extra Raw (Monk One BDK Vs Greedy G Edit)”
B.Cause - “In The Sea”
James Brown - “Funky Drummer (Jorun Bombay Make Me Sweat Edit)”
Freqnik & WDRE - “Pass The Peas”
Take 6 - “Spread More Love (DJ Shepdog’s 45 King Re-Touch)”
Unknown Artist - “Rigor Mortis”
Sunlight Square - “I Believe In Miracles”
The Jackson 5 - “Dancing Machine (Big Trudy’s DOmecracker Dub)”
Sandra Richardson - “I Feel A Song (In My Heart)”
Jesse Anderson - “Swing Too High”
Rimshot - “Dance Girl”
Maggie Threatt - “Soupy”
King Coleman - “The Boo Boo Song”
The Diplomats - “I Can Give You Love”
Dee Edwards - “Why Can’t There Be Love”
Orgone - “Funky Nassau” 
Orchestre Du Bawobab - “Kelen Ati Len”
Gwen McCrae - “90% Of Me Is You”

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Cosmo Baker ALL 45s Mix | Eavesdrop Radio 02/27/15

In celebration of the Hip Hop’s 50th year, we’ve teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series, this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this twelfth (and final) volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the years of 1998 and 1999, utilising only the Funk, Soul & Jazz tracks from which they were originally constructed – 60 original breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley’s iconic ‘Super Disco Brakes’ compilation series.

This mix is also the final mix of the #HIPHOP50 series over all. Thanks for listening!

Tracklist:

1. John Dankworth – Two Piece Flower (sampled in Gang Starr – Above the Clouds)
2. James Brown – It’s a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
3. The Impressions – On the Move (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
4. Jeru the Damaja – Come Clean [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
5. EPMD – So Watcha Sayin [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
6. O.C. – My World [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
7. Notorious BIG – Unbelievable [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
8. Fleetwood Mac – Prove Your Love (sampled in Gang Starr – Work)
9. Bud Shank – Elizete (sampled in Pete Rock – Mind Blowing’)
10. Timmy Thomas – Sexy Woman [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock – Truly Yours ’98)
11. Isley Brothers – Ballad of a Fallen Soldier (sampled in Jay-Z – A Week Ago)
12. Jackie Jackson – Is It Him or Me [Loop] (sampled in Method Man – Elements)
13. Barbara Lewis – Windmills of Your Mind (sampled in Gang Starr – The Militia)
14. Labi Siffre – I Got the … (sampled in Eminem – My Name Is)
15. Ramon Morris – Don’t Ask Me (sampled in Big Pun – You Came Up)
16. George Duke  – Seeing You (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
17. Patrice Rushen – Didn’t You Know [Extract] (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
18. Souls of Mischief – 94 Via Satellite [Extract] (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
19. Ramsey Lewis – Summer Breeze (sampled in Jurassic 5 – Concrete Schoolyard)
20. Towa Tei – Technova (Folknova) (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Find a Way)
21. Lyn Christopher – Take Me With You (sampled in Duo feat DMX – 3 Stories)
22. Wet Willie – Beggar Song (sampled in Jay-Z – It’s Like That)
23. Public Enemy – B Side Wins Again [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
24. Grandmaster Flash – Flash to the Beat (Live) [Loop] (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
25. Joe Simon – Drowning in a Sea of Love (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
26. Hubert Laws – Family (sampled in Sadat X – Famalame)
27. The Jones Girls – When I’m Gone (sampled in DJ Honda – Hai!)
28. Dexter Wansel –  New Beginning (sampled in The Lox – Money, Power, Respect)
29. The Supremes – Time to Break Down (sampled in Gang Starr – JFK to LAX)
30. Jeff Beck – Come Dancing (sampled in Gang Starr – The Rep Grows Bigga)
31. Cannonball Adderley – Leo: Rosebud (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Steppin’ It Up)
32. Alain Goraguer – Le Bracelet (sampled in Big Pun – Boomerang)
33. Idris Muhammed – Crab Apple (sampled in DJ Honsa – Every Now and Then)
34. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – What Can You Bring Me (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Rock Rock Y’all)
25. Aswad – Not Guilty (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – His Name is Mutty Ranks)
26. Brass Construction – What’s On Your Mind (sampled in Cipher Complete – Bring Hip Hop Back)
27. Steve Khan – Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (sampled in Big Pun – I’m Not a Player)
28. The O’ Jays – Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (sampled in Big Pun – I’m Not a Player)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #12 (1998-1999) mixed by Chris Read

Timberline Waltz by smokethatdank

Le Fil Conducteur Jazzy -Siddharth Dashsharma

Feel Alive

DJ Moneyshot of The Allergies has put together an hour-long mix of classic Hip-Hop and various Andy Cooper tracks with a focus on the soulful magic of Funk guitar.  The result is a groovetacular and guaranteed to add some bounce to your walk.

DJ Moneyshot - Hangin' With Mr. Cooper

Dusty Donuts #10 Anthology Mix by Marc Hype

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Tracklist :
1. No Love In The City (Naughty NMX Refix)
2. 90% Hangin Out (Jim Sharp Edit)
3. Sugar Man (Jim Sharp Edit)
4. Too Much Hustle (Naughty NMX & Jim Sharp Edit)
5. Breakin My Heart (Jim Sharp Edit)
6. The Light (Jim Sharp Edit)
7. Check Minnie's Love (Naughty NMX & Runex Brexit Mix)
8. Uptown (Marc Hype & Naughty NMX Edit)
9. Name And Number (Naughty NMX Reload)
10. Real Hip Hop (Jim Sharp Edit)
11. The Sheriff's Business (Naughty NMX Reload)
12. The Get Down (Marc Hype & Naughty NMX Rework)
13. Rubber Band (Jim Sharp Edit)
14. Clean Up Woman (Jim Sharp Edit)
15, Remember Me (Jim Sharp Edit)
16. Make A Living Break (Jim Sharp)
17. Funky Thang (Marc Hype & Naughty NMX Underground Mix)
18. Hyped Up Ants (Naughty NMX Rerub)
19. Jungle Mango (Naughty NMX Rubup)
20. The Antique Anthem (Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop)

Dusty Donuts #10 Anthology Mix

Live Breaks Mix using all original pressings, 3 turntables, 2 mixers. Performed by DJ Zeph & Imperial. recorded live to DAT. mastered by Rafi at Studio 45. 
This is not the original cover. Real cover coming soon. I'd never seen this cover until i did a google search for our mix....gotta love the interwebs....

I Read a couple of blog posts about this one. SOME  of the comments I'm not sure I agreed with. All thought part 2 was a success for different reasons, part one offers some cool shit i'd like to point out.
This was recorded Live!! not many other mixes, especially featuring breaks are done that way. Sure theres better technical DJ's, and DJ's with better collections, but we kinda brought a good balance of both to the tables (haha) , but more importantly TRANSITIONS!! Neither of us are Q-Berts, but DJ Imperial isn't far behind. His cuts are so dope, Oh my god, and funkier than most big name dj's. The selection is what it is, and we definately weren't above playing records that weren't super rare, especially compared to a Shadow/Cut Chemist mix. We set out to provide a vibe, and i feel like that was more important here. both Imperial and I spent the most amount of time deciding on what to play. But the transitions, whew!! definately more considered than other popular breaks mixes of the day. if you listen to most you can definately tell the transitions were secondary, like a Muro mix. Where as here you can really tell its all part of a story, and seamless/interesting transitions are telling it. And again Live!!

We really had a great time putting this together, and it reflects a great time period when Imperial lived with me for a summer in SF, and we worked on music as much as possible. DJ Paul Nice, our roomie at the time, was driven crazy while we were putting it together, thanks for putting up with us Paulie!! We got a good amount of recognition when it came out. Allthough only pressed up in small numbers, and sold at exclusive locations, it was always sold out and on re order...earning an Amoeba records Staff pick of the year, and supportive comments like "better than [Shadow & Cut Chemist's] brainfreeze'. 

We used three Technics 1200's, one Gemini Scratch Master (really!!), one Vestax 06pro, Ortofon Needles, A Sony DAT recorder...don't remember how we combined the signals, this was circa 1998!!!

Break Builders Vol 1 part 1 ---DJ Zeph & DJ Imperial

DJ ZEPH