Dusty Donuts presents
NEEDLE DROPS
Volume Five

Our monthly DJ streaming show, where four selected world-class DJs telling a story in their own way, just through the selection of seven 45s in the mix, live on Twitch & FB

For the fifth episode of NEEDLE DROPS on Friday the 11th of June, we'll witness  LA's original Beat Junkie Rhettmatic & London's funky technician DJ Matman meet Dusty Donuts’ Marc Hype & Robert Smith from Berlin.

The theme on this episode is :
“In 7 records around the world“

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NEEDLE DROPS Volume Five feat. Rhettmatic & DJ Matman

WBLS Marley Marl IN Control show.  11th March 1989.  SIde 1 - 45 minutes.  Audio Two are guests and Pete Rock murders it on the wheels of steel.

107.5 WBLS - Marley Marl In Control Show. March 11th 1989 - side 1

Live recording, warts and all, captured live from my short set on Saturday night at Hatherleigh Carnival (I was filling in between the two bands whilst they sound checked).

I'm used to playing 4-5 hour sets, so this mix was quite challenging to put together, trying to smash through 17 tracks across multiple genres (hip-hop/disco/funk/house) within 40 minutes, with the additional requirement of keeping it family friendly.

Being a bit of a perfectionist, I don't often like to post 100% live recordings (the occasional beat slip, level changes or lazy cut ends up bugging me on later listens) but I was pretty happy how this one turned out. Check the rest of the mixes on my profile if you enjoy this, and keep it funky, yo!

DJ Heavy Stylus - Hatherleigh Carnival Set (Live 13.11.2021)

Just like my homework as a kid, I left recording this competition entry to pretty much the last minute after first seeing it advertised months ago! Recorded straight from the decks with no post production, this is as raw as it gets - 30 minutes of bassbin-booming old school hip hop block party jams, with a few recent edits thrown in for good measure. On and on till the break a dawn!

https://altitudedevon.com/

Heavy Stylus - Altitude Festival DJ Compo Entry 2022

'Freak the Funk' is an extended re-recording of the interval mix I played at 2022's Hatherleigh Carnival between the two sets played by local indie rockers 'The Wreckords'. DJing after a band is always a challenge, especially if you're a hip hop DJ facing a crowd that have been whipped up into a frenzy by a band playing uptempo classic indie covers for the past hour. Unprepared and desperately flicking through my box looking for an accessible launch record, I pulled out Jimi Hendrix's 'Crosstown Traffic' and its sample borrowing UK cousin 'I'm Ready', before cutting into the Nas classic 'Hip Hop is Dead' and War's 'Me and Baby Brother'. From that point I was on a roll - working through a stack of raw 60s r&b and funk before breaking back into hip hop with 45 Live's release of the previously lost Outlaw Posse cut 'Living in Hackney', purely selected because after a few pints 'Hackney' sounds not too dissimilar to 'Hath'leigh', twisting the track into an unintentional rural anthem!

I've no doubt that the majority of the dancers would have preferred a straight-up indie rock set, but by the time I dropped Daytoner's Wiseguys-apeing 'Ooh Lalo' they were well and truly won over. And then the band came on again and smashed it out of the park.

Anyway, I'd been working on the bar all evening prior to my set and was a few pints in myself, so I couldn't recall exactly what else I played during the intermission, but this mix pretty much covers what I do remember. Although I'm pretty sure I dropped Back by Dope Demand, White Lines and Super Fly at some point, which didn't make it into this version. Recorded straight from the mixer in a single take for that authentic live vibe, raw and uncut, this is rock 'n' roll soul!

01 - Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic (Polydor)
02 - Caveman - I'm Ready (Profile)
03 - Nas - Hip Hop is Dead (Def Jam)
04 - War - Me and Baby Brother (Island)
05 - Billy Garner - Brand New Girl (BGP)
06 - Clarence Carter - Looking for a Fox (Atlantic)
07 - The Chosen Few - Funky Buttercup (Miami)
08 - James Brown - Mother Popcorn (King)
09 - Outlaw Posse - Living in Hackney (45 Live)
10 - 3rd Bass - Brooklyn Queens (Def Jam)
11 - Redhead Kingpin & The FBI - Do That Dance (HS Edit) (10 Records)
12 - Boca 45 - La Bombonera (High Noon)
13 - Freqnik & WDRE – Stamp Tramp (Friday's Funky 45)
14 - Melvin Sparks - Get Down With The Get Down (Rocafort)
15 - Boca 45 Vs Mohawkestra - The Bear Pit (Bomb Strikes)
16 - Ultimate Force - Tuf (So Damn Djar One Remix) (Beats House)
17 - Daytoner - Ooh Lalo (Friday's Funky 45)
18 - The Ballistic Brothers - Peckings (Junior Boy's Own)
19 - The Pioneers - I Need Your Sweet Inspiration (Justin Robertson Mix) (Trojan)

Freak The Funk

Heavy Stylus - Freak The Funk (2022)

Mixmaster Mike - Live @ DNA Lounge 16.09.2004wav

Originally recorded on October 21, 2009

Mix by DJ Raichous.

TRACKLIST:
1. Soul Vibration
2. Scenario Remix (A Tribe Called Quest)
3. Dujii
4. Chair In The Air
5. Star Child
6. Hollywood Swinging
7. Money In The Ghetto (Too $hort)
8. Freak
9. Fresh (Original Fresh Squeezed Remix)
10. Electric Frog (Pt. 1)
11. Mr. Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest)
12. Love The Life You Live
13. Good Times
14. Rated X
15. Kool & The Gang
16. Take It To The Top
17. Hangin’ Out
18. Joyous
19. Chocolate Buttermilk
20. Straighten’ It Out (Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth)
21. Too Hot
22. All My Time (Lauryn Hill ft. Paid & Live)
23. N.T.
24. Fakin’ The Funk (Main Source)
25. Give It Up
26. Don’t Sweat The Technique (Eric B. & Rakim)
27. Who’s Gonna Take The Weight
28. Oh My God (A Tribe Called Quest)
29. Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)
30. Summer Madness
31. You Know How We Do It (Ice Cube)

Devil's Pie Presents: The Kool & The Gang Tribute by DJ Raichous

Starting off as a 35 minute competition entry for the 2017 Shindig festival, I decided to extend the mix with some of the toughest, baddest F. U. N. K. breaks in my collection, resulting in a worthy follow up to the 'Raw Elements (Part One)' tape I dropped earlier this year.

Part Two is a tribute to all the current day DJs and acts that have inspired me over the past two decades; people like Boca 45, Smoove, Jorun Bombay, Jim Sharp, DJ Format, Nick Bike, Southpaw Chop, Marc Hype, Paul Nice, Phil Most Chill, Freqnik & WDRE, Soopasoul (and of course the pioneers before them).

Nothing overly technical going on here, just an hour and a bit of booming funk, neck-snapping beats and b-boy breaks.

Please download and share: https://tinyurl.com/y73qk67a

Tracklist follows:

01 - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – T.R.O.Y. (Jim Sharp Edit) (Sip The Juice)
02 - Jorun Bombay - Joruns Way (Dead-Beats Ent)
03 - Marc Hype & Naughty NMX - Funky Thang (Dusty Donuts)
04 - Roxanne Shanté – Have A Nice Day (Breakout)
05 - The Fabreeze Brothers - Fashion Plate (Sure Shot!)
06 - Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (DJ Soopasoul Edit) (Soopastole)
07 - Southpaw Chop feat. DJ Koco – Funky Soul Brother (Southpaw Chop)
08 - Nick Bike - Take The Weight (Chosen Spokes)
09 - Boogie Down Productions - Jack Of Spades (Jive)
10 - James Brown - Hyped Up Ants (Naughty NMX Rerub) (Dusty Donuts)
11 - The Fatback Band – (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop (Polydoor)
12 - Jimmy "Bo" Horne   - Dance Across The Floor (DJ Soopasoul Edit) (Soopastole)
13 - Esther Williams - Last Night Changed It All (Jazzman)
14 - The Organization - Smokey Feeling (Wirl)
15 - Jungle Fire – Comencemos (Colemine)
16 - The Brady Bunch - Drummer Man (Sam Redmore Re-Edit) (Unreleased)
17 - Freqnik & WDRE - Favela B-Boy Funk (Boro)
18 - SoopaSoul – It's Just Begun (Part 2) (Jalapeno)
19 - Chris Read & Phill Most Chill – Rap Tradition (Breakin' Bread)
20 - Speedometer – Again & Again (DJ Format Mix) (Freestyle)
21 - The Whiskey Barons - La Lupita (Bosq's Whiskey Barons Rework) (Unreleased)
22 - The Broken Keys - The Witch (The Bamboos Version) (Tru Thoughts)
23 - Idris Muhammad – Super Bad (BGP)
24 - Roy Ayers - Aragon (Polydor)
25 - The PC's Ltd - Fast Man (Funk45)
26 - Random Heroes - Roll Call (Jack To Phono)
27 - Soopasoul – Hot & Cold (Jalapeno) 
28 - Eastside Connection – Frisco Disco (HS Edit) (Unreleased)
29 - Herman Kelly & Life - Dance To The Drummers Beat (Original 12" Mix) (Simply Vinyl)

Raw Elements (Part Two) (2017)

The mixtape archeology continues! This second part of the "Payback Mix" was recorded in 2005 and, as with the first part, it was named after the short yet super-intense series of alcohol and marijuana-fuelled nights I ran with a bunch of friends in the back room of the Croft in Bristol back around 2002.

Although in my opinion it's not as tight as part one, this is still probably my most requested mixtape. As a direct continuation of part one, expect heavy funk breaks, hip hop beats and random stuff from small independent labels that you've probably not heard in ages.

Please download and share.

https://tinyurl.com/yaa8vkos

Tracklist Follows:

01.	Beathoven - The Funky Devastate Pt 2 (DJ Format Mix) (Puma Strut)
02.	Boca 45 - Airdrums (High Noon)
03.	The JB's - Monaurail (People)
04.	Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Devotion '92 (Stones Throw)
05.	DJ Format - Ill Culinary Behaviour (Genuine)
06.	A Tribe Called Quest - Jam (Jive)
07.	Ugly Duckling - Friday Night (Bad Magic)
08.	Krafty Kuts - Tricka Technology (Finger Lickin')
09.	The Blueboy - Remember Me (Pharm)
10.	The Herbaliser - Scratchy Noise (Ninja Tune)
11.	Kenny Dope - Supa (Deep In Brooklyn Mix) (Big Beat)
12.	The Buddha Baboons - Heh Yah Heh (AV8)
13.	Katalyst - Showtime (Invada)
14.	Katalyst - Active Fusion (Invada)
15.	The Herbaliser - Bust A Nut (Ninja Tune)
16.	Chubby Digits - Spanish Harry's Old school Party (Puma Strut) 
17.	Random Heroes - C'mon And Get It (Shove It)
18.	Smoke And Mirrors - New York Joint

The Payback Mix (Part Two)

The Payback Mix (Part Two)(2005)

Awesome mixtape in the classic tradition, first half old skool hip-hop (the real deal) into funk, jazz, breaks and allsorts in the second. No tracklist. Highly recommended!

DJ Format: Jumping On The Mixtape Bandwagon

DJ Format: Jumping On The Mixtape Bandwagon (2000)

'Drippin' Dope' by Dan Greenpeace is a deep dive into Dan's collection of obscure rap gems from the golden era of 1987-1989.

Intro
Prince Obsession ‎– Prince Obsession
Poet ‎– All Hell Breakin Loose
D Smooth & TRS - Taken Total Control
Princess Ivori ‎– Crack Pipe (Changed It All)
D.J. Scratch & G-O-D ‎– The Party Is Jumpin’
KAOS - Crank Up The Bass
MC Nikke DJ Rap N Scratch ‎– Co-Handling Things
Kay-D D.J. Stash ‎– My Rhythm Is Kept
M.C. Supreme & D.J. Groove ‎– Get Busy
Raw Dope Posse ‎– Listen To My Turbo
Most Wanted - Good Days
5 Star Moet ‎– In Full Affect
K.D. Nice ‎– Total Control 
M.I.C. Fresh ‎– I Make It Funky
Disco Beave ‎– I'm Servin'
M.D.S. Production ‎– Because I'm A Pro
Black Rock And Ron – Getting Large
Seando ‎– All The Way
Glamorous ‎– Good To Go
Prince Shahem Beloved - I Can Go Freestyle
UB - Freestyle
Sport G And Mastermind - Live (Laid Back Voc. Mix)
Reel Deal ‎– Drippin' Dope

Drippin' Dope

Heavy Stylus: An explosive amalgamation of Jamaican roots, hip hop beats, heavy soul breaks and blaxploitation ghetto-funk.

I’ve been rocking funk/soul/beats/hiphop/roots for around 20 years in various bars and clubs across the South West, and have supported a wide range of acts and artists such including Jelly Jazz, Boca 45, Andy Smith, Quantic, Craig Charles, DJ Food, Bonobo, Gilles Peterson, Ugly Duckling and DJ Format.

Although I started as a vinyl-only DJ in Bristol, these days I use a pair of battle-scarred Pioneer CDJs as my weapons of choice. I’m currently a resident (of 11 years) at the Angel Bar on Queen Street, and in the past have held Exeter-based residencies at The Monkey Suit, Timepiece, Dr. Inks and Verve (now Urban Underground), as well as DJing regularly for Hold it Down.

For bookings / remix/edits and hook-ups contact James via DM here.

https://soundcloud.com/heavy-stylus
https://www.mixcloud.com/jamesmonkman/

(Oh, and in addition to rocking the ones-and-twos, James Monkman is also one half of Exeter-based independent videogame development studio RGCD.DEV, hence the goofy twitter tag).

DJ Heavy Stylus - Hatherleigh Carnival Set (Live 13.11.2021)

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