Liner Notes:
"This Was A Mix I Did While Cutting Class Back In 1995 And Will Be The First Release From My Studio’s Archive Series. This Mix Was Originally Released On Cassette As “Rare Equations” Through A Mix Tape Company Called Hip Hop Vibes Along With “Sick Experiment,” “Theories Not Yet Proven” And “The Diabolical” Which Came Before It. However This Mix Was My Favourite Because It Showcased Mixing All Kinds Of Music, Not Just The Latest Rap Singles Coming Out At The Time. So Sit Back And Check Out How Mix Tapes Were Done The Hard Way... On My Half Inch 8 Track Recorder (R.I.P.) And Listen To Some Cool Drops, Some Phone Taps, And Good Blends.
“It’s The Livin’ Roughness.”
Special Thanks to The Beat Market For The Title. "

Cuttin' Class / Rare Equations - Side 2

2013 marked the 25th Anniversary of Solid Steel when Matt Black and Jon More from Coldcut started broadcasting together on pirate Kiss FM in 1988. It's been a year long celebration and we'd like to thank all the guests who have contributed incredible mixes throughout the year. To see off the year, we asked our listeners to vote for their favourite guest mix from the last 25 years and also their favourite mixes from our resident DJ's.

Your favourite Coldcut mix was the 'Journeys by DJ Special' from 20th May 2002. The original '70 minutes of Madness' was released in 1995 and often considered "the best DJ mix album of all time" and this mix coincided with it's reissue in 2002. It features extra tracks that didn't appear on the original CD including the Coldcut rework of 'People hold on'

Unsurprisingly, the most popular mix for DJ Cheeba, DJ Moneyshot and DJ Food was their epic version of the Beastie Boys‘ ‘Paul’s Boutique’ album from 31st August 2012 made entirely from the original sample sources titled ‘Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix’ . Each of them took a third of the album to work on and combined their efforts into a mix that will make you hear it in a new way. Aside from the original sample sources they’ve included commentary from the Beasties, vintage interviews, demo versions and much more.

Finally it was the Hexstatic mix from 28th January 2011 which was your favourite, with the classic Royksopp remix of KOC, leading into the lovely electronica Two Dots by Lusine. SBTRKT's remix of Modeselektors 'Art&Cash' leads perfectly into material from Robin Hexstatic's project, plus music from  Magnetic Man, Andreya Triana and Dave Angel.

Congratulations to Daniel Westlake from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, who was the winner picked at random in the competition and will receive prizes from Novation, AIAIA, Serato and Solid Steel.

Check out the brand new Solid Steel website here www.solidsteel.net/ 
and you can follow Solid Steel on Facebook and Twitter 
www.facebook.com/pages/Solid-Steel/175027509192663 
twitter.com/DK_SolidSteel

PART 3	-	Coldcut  -  20/5/2002		https://twitter.com/Coldcut
				
Philorene	_	Bola	_	Organico
The Truper	_	Street Beats Vol 2	_	Streetbeats
Junior Reid	_	One Blood	_	IR Records
Newcleus	_	Jam On Revenge	_	Sunnyview
2 Player	_	Extreme Possibilities (Wagon Christ mix)	_	Ninja Tune
Funki Porcini	_	King Ashabanapal (Dillinger mix)	_	Ninja Tune
Jedi Knights	_	Noddy Holder	_	Universal Language
PlasticMan	_	Fuk	_	Mute
Coldcut	_	Mo Beats	_	Ahead of our Time
Bedouin Ascent	_	Manganese in Deep Violet	_	Rising High
Bob Holroyd	_	African Drug 	_	Six Degrees
Leftfield	_	Original Jam	_	Hard Hands
Ini kamoze	_	here comes the hot stepper	_	Columbia
Coldcut	_	Beats and Pieces	_	Ahead of our Time
Coldcut	_	Greedy Beat	_	Ahead of our Time
Coldcut	_	Music Maker	_	Ahead of our Time
Coldcut	_	Find A Way (Acapella)	_	Arista
Mantronix	_	King of the Beats	_	Sleeping Bag
Gescom	_	Mag	_	Skam
Masters at Work	_	Blood Vibes	_	Cutting Records
Raphael Corderdos	_	Trumpet Riff	_	Ninja Tune
Luke Slater's 7th Plain	_	Grace	_	Total
Joanna Law	_	First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	_	Sony
Harold Budd	_	Balthus Bemused By Colour	_	Land
Hookian Minds	_	Freshmess (Bandulu mix)	_	Ubiquity
Jello Biafra	_	Message From Our Sponser	_	Alternative Tentacles
Pressure Drop	_	Unify	_	Hard Hands
Love Lee	_	Again Son	_	Peace Feast
Red Snapper	_	Hot Flush	_	Warp
Ron Granier	_	Theme From Doctor Who 	_	BBC
Moody Boys	_	Free	_	XL
Coldcut	_	People hold on	_	Arista
				
												
				
PART 4 -	DJ Cheeba, DJ Food, DJ Moneyshot	 -	31/8/2012

https://twitter.com/djcheeba  https://twitter.com/djfood  https://twitter.com/DJ_Moneyshot  
				
 Caught In The Middle of A 3-Way Mix	- Full tracklist is here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-31-8-1

Part 5 - Hexstatic - 28/1/2011   https://twitter.com/hexstatic

Kings Of Convenience 	_	I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Royksopp remix) 	_	Mawlaw
Lusine	_	Two Dots	_	Ghostly
Modeselektor 	_	Art & Cash (SBTRKT remix) 	_	Weapons
36 Kings	_	Spirit	_	unreleased
Magnetic Man 	_	Flying Into Tokyo	_	Sony
Andreya Triana	_	Draw The Stars	_	Ninja Tune
Al Usher 	_	Here Today 	_	MOS
Dave Angel	_	Rudiments	_	Island
Drop Out City Rockers	_	Around The World	_	Drop Out
Bibio	_	Lovers Carvings	_	Warp
Zero 7	_	Ghost Symbol (Julio Bashmore remix)	_	Warner
SBTRKT	_	Hide or Seek	_	Young Turks
Koreless and Alteria Percepsyne	_	Violet Detachment	_	Twenty/Twelve
Commix	_	Japanese Electronics (Instra Mental Moog Mix) 	_	Metalheadz

Solid Steel Radio Show 27/12/2013 Part 3 + 4 - Coldcut, DJ Food, DJ Cheeba, DJ Moneyshot, Hexstatic

From Amazon.com:
"FUNKY SKUNK is a mix CD that clocks in at over 60 minutes, originally released in by DJ SHADOW in late summer 2005 as part of the 'Public Works' Project with Obey (Shepard Fairey), in concordance with a product line of shirts, stickers and box set. 'Funky Skunk' is an hour long hip-hop mix, showcasing the finest tracks from over the last few decades. The majority of the set focuses on the early stages of the genre, with Shadow selecting the best in 80's hip hop and early electro - where tracks were made the good old fashioned way; a tight loop of beats, sampled breaks, primitive scratching and an MC. There are also freakout pysch moments and absurd rapid breaks perfect for any budding samplers out there. Funky Skunk ranks highly as one of DJ Shadow's best mix albums, acting as a brilliant party album but also as an introduction to prehistoric hip hop."

DJ Shadow - Funky Skunk FULL

The main reason the Amu Nu cookbook was created is for the 2 hour Middle Eastern mix that starts in 1969 and ends in 2024. The AMU NU mix covers funky joints from Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Armenia and many other Middle Eastern regions. I’ve included several record walls of rare Middle Eastern records throughout the book for my collectors out there!

Pick up my Amu Nu cookbook at:
https://djnu-mark.shop/collections/merch/products/amu-nu-cookbook

Amu Nu Mix

Special 2 hours of  downtempo mix by Dj Cam , recorded live in Los Angeles @ Tripnotic Lounge.
All the classixxx tracks . Make love !

The Ultimate Abstract Hip Hop Mix By Dj Cam

DJ Format has put together a 60 minute mix of funky psychedelic records to give us a taste of what to expect from his forthcomung BBE compilation album. 'Psych Out'. The mix varies from slow stoner-psych to fast & furious B-Boy breaks and features tracks from Brazil, Yugoslavia, Russia, Japan, Turkey, Poland, Africa, India, Switzerland, Greece, Jamaica, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Uruguay, UK and USA.

DJ Format's Psych Out is released June 10th on Vinyl, CD and digital.

https://www.bbemusic.com/artist/dj-format/


Buy The Album

DJ Format 'Psych Out' Mix

Solid Steel in association with Serato (31st August) 3 years ago Solid Steel DJs Cheeba, Moneyshot and Food had the idea of collaborating on a version of the Beastie Boys‘ ‘Paul’s Boutique’ album made entirely from the original sample sources, shortly after Moneyshot aired his mix of their ‘Check Your Head’ album in the same way. 

Finally the result is here, titled ‘Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix’ - each of them have taken a third of the album to work on and combined their efforts into a mix that will make you hear it in a new way. Aside from the original sample sources they’ve included commentary from the Beasties, vintage interviews, demo versions and much more.

The mix was over half way completed when they heard the tragic news of MCA‘s death in May so the impetus to finish it was instantly doubled and new meaning given to the project. It goes without saying that this is also a tribute to Adam Yauch and the legacy he left behind and we hope it will be embraced by Beastie fans around the globe.


Caught In The Middle of A 3-Way Mix - a tribute to The Beastie Boys' 'Paul's Boutique' album

Artwork - http://www.djfood.org/djfood/pauls-boutique-remade-by-cheeba-moneyshot-food

The presented version on Strongroom Alive can be found here;
http://www.mixcloud.com/StrongroomAlive/300812-solid-steel-caught-in-the-middle-of-a-3-way-mix/
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DJ Cheeba:  https://twitter.com/djcheeba

To All The Girls:
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Audio Commentary (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Idris Mohammed - Loran's Dance - Kudu
Beastie Boys - Triple Trouble (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere - (DIY Accapella) 
Fatboy Slim - The Weekend Start Here - Skint Records
Beastie Boys - 3 MCs and 1 DJ (Accapella) - Capitol Records
LL Cool J - Rock The Bells - Def Jam  Recordings
Beastie Boys - Ch Ch Ch Check it Out (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Accapella) - Capitol Records
David Berman - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip

Shake Your Rump:
Alphonze Mouzon - Funky Snakefoot - Blue Note
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Rose Royce - 6 O'Clock DJ (Let's Rock) - MCA Records
Rose Royce - Born To Love You - MCA Records
John King - The History of The Dust Brothers (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Diana Ross & The Supremes - No Matter What Sign You Are - Tamla Mowtown
The Sugar Hill Gang - 8th Wonder - Sugar Hill Records
Rose Royce - Daddy Rich - MCA Records
Alan Moorhouse - Soul Skimmer - KPM Music
Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown - Unity Part 2 (Accapella) - Polydor
Funky 4+1 - Thats The Joint - Sugar Hill Records
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved - Island Records
Rose Royce - Yo Yo - MCA Records
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Black Oak Arkansas - Hot and Nasty - ATCO Records
Paul Humphrey - Super Mellow - Inner City Records
Harvey Scales - Dancing Room Only - Casablanca Records
Ronnie Laws - Tell me Something Good - Blue Note 

Johnny Ryall:
Kurtis Blow - AJ Skratch - Mercury
Paul McCartney - Momma Miss America - Apple Records
Beastie Boys - Johnny Ryall (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff - Stax
Chris Stein - Military Breakbeat - 360 Records
Pink Floyd - One Of These Days - Harvest
Donny Hathaway - Magnificent Sanctuary Band - ATCO Records
MCA - Pauls Boutique Audio Commentary (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
David Bromberg - Sharon - Columbia
LL Cool J - Discusses the Beastie Boys (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip

Eggman:
Lightnin' Rod - Sport - United Artists Records
WYFF News - Which Came First...? (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Beastie Boys - Eggman - (DIY Accapella)
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly - Buddah Records
Tower of Power - Drop It In The Slot - Warner Bros. Records
Elvis Costello - Pump it Up - Radar Records
John Williams - The Theme From Jaws - MCA Records
Public Enemy - You're Gonna Get Yours - Def Jam Recordings
Bernard Herrmann - Suite For Strings - Sony Classical
Mike D & MCA - Pauls Boutique Audio Commentary (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Sly and The Family Stone - Dance To The Music - Epic
The Commodores - I'm Ready - Tamla Mowtown
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise - Def Jam Recordings

High Plains Drifter:
Interview with The Eagles introduction (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
The Eagles - Those Shoes - Asylum Records
The Fatback Band - Put Your Love (In My Tender Care) - Polydor

DJ Moneyshot Outro

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DJ Moneyshot:  https://twitter.com/DJ_Moneyshot

DJ Moneyshot - "Can't Stand DJ Cheeba Intro" - mp3

Sounds Of Science:
The Beatles - The End - Apple Records
Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science (DIY acapella) - Capitol Records
James Brown - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - Polydor
Paul's Boutique - Audio Commentary - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science - Capitol Records
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - Capitol Records
BDP - My Philosophy - Jive
The Beatles - When I'm 64 - Capitol Records
Issac Hayes - Walk from Regio's - Polydor

3 Minute Rule:
Paul's Boutique - Audio Commentary - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - 3 Minute Rule - Capitol Records
Fancy - Feel Good - Big Tree Records
Sly & The Family Stone - Brave And Strong - Epic
Beastie Boys - 3 Minute Rule (DIY acapella) - Capitol Records
Sly & The Family Stone - Poet - Epic
Loggins & Messina - Your Mama Don't Dance - CBS

Hey Ladies:
Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie - De-Lite Records
Disco Dave & The Force Of the Five MC's - High Powered Rap - Mixmaster Mike and Disco Dave Records
Afrika Bambaataa - Jazzy Sensation - Tommy Boy Music
Jeanette Lady Day - Come Let Me Love You - Prelude Records
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (acapella) - Capitol Records
Cameo - Shake Your Pants - Chocolate City
The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost - Stax
Kurtis Blow - Party Time - Mercury
Zapp - Dancefloor - Warner Bros. Records
James Brown - Funky President - Polydor
The P-Funk Allstars - Pumpin' It Up - Epic
The Commodores - Machine Gun - Motown
The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz - Capitol Records

5 Piece Chicken Dinner:
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Shuckin' The Corn - Warner Bros. Records
DJ Moneyshot - Rinse Out Jungle ish - mp3

Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun:
Tougher Than Leather dialogue sample - New Line Cinema
Ocean - Put Your Hand In The Hand - Kama Sutra
Paul's Boutique - Audio Commentary - Capitol Records (dialogue)
Beastie Boys - Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun (acapella) - Capitol Records
Pink Floyd - Time - Harvest
Mountain - Mississippi Queen - Stateside
Incredible Bongo Band - Last Bongo In Belgium - Pride
Beastie Boys - Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun - Capitol Records
YouTube Audio - MTV 1998 Beastie Boys Biography - MTV (dialogue)

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DJ Food:     https://twitter.com/djfood

Car Thief:
Funk Factory - Rien Ne Va Plus (ATCO Records)
Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over (Instr.) (B-Boy Records)
Trouble Funk - Drop The Bomb (Jamtu Records)
Beastie Boys - Car Thief (acappella) (Capitol)
The Jackson 5 - I'll Bet You (Motown)
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (Pye Records)
Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick (Atlantic)

What Comes Around:
Gene Harris - Put On Train (Blue Note)
Alice Cooper - It's Hot Tonight (Warner Bros. Records)

Shadrach:
Sly & The Family Stone - Loose Booty (Epic)
Funky 4+1 - That's The Joint (Sugarhill Records)
Rose Royce - Do Your Dance (Whitfield Records)
The Sugarhill Gang - Sugarhill Groove (Sugarhill Records)
Trouble Funk - Say What? (D.E.T.T. Records)
Ballin' Jack - Never Let 'Em Say (Columbia)
The Fatback Band - King Tim III (Personality Jock) (Spring Records)
James Brown - Funky Drummer (King Records/Polydor)

Ask For Janice:
Paul's Boutique radio ad (cassette) (dialogue)

B-Boy Bouillabaisse -
59 Christie Street:
Burundi Black - Burundi Black (Barclay)
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (Polydor)
Run DMC - Here We Go (Live At The Funhouse) (Profile) 
Cerrone - Rocket In The Pocket (Live) (CBS)
Fab 5 Freddy - Change Le Beat (Celluloid)
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (Jive)
Stop That Train:
Southside Movement - Save The World (20th Century Records)
Beastie Boys - Stop That Train (acappella) (Capitol)
Scotty - Draw Your Brakes (Trojan Records)
A Year And A Day:
Tower Of Power - Ebony Jam (Warner Bros. Records)
The Isley Brothers - That Lady (Epic)
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (on 45 rpm) (Atlantic)
Disco Dave & the Force of the Five MC's - High Powered Rap (Mixmaster Mike and Disco Dave Records)
Hello Brooklyn:
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (on 33rpm) (Atlantic)
Beastie Boys - Hello Brooklyn (demo version)
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (CBS/Columbia)
Dropping Names:
The Meters - Hey Pocky A Way (Reprise Records)
The Sweet - Into the Night (RCA Victor)
The Crusaders - The Well's Gone Dry (Blue Thumb / ABC Records)
Bob Marley interview with the BBC (dialogue)
Lay It On Me: 
Kool & The Gang - Let The Music Take Your Mind (De-lite)
Mike On The Mic:
Love Bug Starski - Starski, Live At The Disco Fever (Fever Records)
A.W.O.L.:
Chic - Good Times (Atlantic)
Beastie Boys - A.W.O.L. (Capitol)
Trouble Funk - Good To Go (4th & Broadway)
Idris Muhammed - Loran's Dance (Kudu)
Beastie Boys - Sureshot (acappella) (Capitol/Grand Royal)
Rakim - Dedication (mp3) (dialogue)

Solid Steel Radio Show 31/8/2012 Part 1 + 2 - DJ Cheeba + DJ Moneyshot + DJ Food

DJ SHADOW & DJ KRUSH - HEADZ TOUR (9 11 94) - PT.1

Back in the late 90's we were touring in N. America and Japan a lot and mixtapes were a small, cheap piece of merchandise to sell at shows so I put this collection together. Using scraps of turntable jams from Stealth, Solid Steel and various other gigs we'd been recording over the preceding years as well as answerphone messages and other miscellanea, this ramshackle collection resulted.
It's all live, virtually all improvised, there are mistakes, needle skips, sloppy scratches and bad sound quality (sound sources were from cassette or portable DAT generally). There were possibly around 500 copies made but I only had one myself. The audio for this rip was taken from the master DAT though and EQ'd and balanced in places to make it a nicer listen. The cover image of a John Coltrane painting was taken in Tortoise's kitchen in Chicago, one Sunday on a day off when PC and I were there with Bundy K Brown, hence the title.Sunday At Bundy's - DJ Food's Audio Scrapbook (side A.)

Tracklist:
1/ Starter  - (Liquid Rooms - Tokyo Nov '96) 
2/ Words I Manifest - (Liquid Rooms - Tokyo Nov '96)
3/ Here We Go, Are You Ready For Another? - (Stealth - Blue Note Dec '95)
4/ Ge' Down - (Krush & Food - Osaka Nov '96) 
5/ Don't Push Me! - (Koln '95)
6/ Give The D.J A Breakfast - (Liquid Rooms - Tokyo Nov '96)
7/ Electro Inferno - (Liquid Rooms - Tokyo Nov '96)
8/ Squarepusher vs. Strictly Pt.2 - (Solid Steel Dec '95)
9/ Crank This Mother - (Osaka Nov '96) 
10/ Idle Banter (Warwick '95)

DJ Food - Sunday at Bundy's (Side A.)

One hour mix dedicated to the legendary Mo'Wax label.

Bangers & Mash (Mo'Wax Edition)

From The DJ Shadow Archives - 6Music Jan. 1st 2020 Show Segment #2

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