on our latest hotbox session, the one and only gita jackson (@ xoxogossipgita) of waypoint/vice stops by for a wide-ranging, free-flowing deep dive into that modern media tendency known as PRESTIGE. from the sopranos to the last of us, we go full Cinematic Mode as we explore the aesthetic, thematic, and referential techniques of pop entertainment that desperately wants you to take it seriously. topics include: how premium cable dramas like the walking dead & breaking bad paved the way for game storytelling techniques over the last decade, why 50 cent: blood on the sand is better than the last of us, the no-homo-eroticism of hideo kojima, & the plague of #OnePerfectShot culture. in our Unboxing section, gita takes a stab at dark souls, nadine goes all in on AEW, & seth treads dark waters. so roll up One Perfect Blunt and tune in.

chill grooves courtesy of seth around ~2:40

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ep. 21: smokin on that... elevated (feat. gita jackson)

This is a digitised copy of a tape I picked up in 1993, when David Morales played at the Hacienda 11th birthday party. I was actually there that night, Morales played in the basement (not usually open at the Hac) from 4-6am, while Frankie Knuckles played in the main room.

Stripped to the waist, wearing a skull cap & tattooed muscles, Morales played street tough New York City house music, and there's lessons in here for modern DJs. I know this mix off by heart, and re-listening to it 21 years later, I can say it's still fresh. 

This particular night at The Hacienda has gone down in legend - for the wrong reasons. The club was full of local gangsters, taking watches from wrists and starting fights. These were the 'gunchester' days, you had to keep your head down.

Listen to the mix - at the end the record abruptly ends, starts again and then ends. This was when Morales was being mugged by a pack of 'scallies' - I myself witnessed them hit him on the head with a glass, lean over the decks and take his vinyl.

This episode was written up in Peter Hook's excellent book - 'How Not To Run A Club'. Apparently after the incident Morales said "you don't pay me enough to bleed"....

Luckily you can now enjoy from the safety of your own home!!

Rave on :) 

David Morales Live At The Hacienda 11th Birthday Party 1993

DJ Z-Trip & DJ P - Uneasy Listening, Vol.1

Tony Humphries - KISS FM NYC - Mastermix Dance Party - 12 Jan 1992

Yung Earle End Of The Decade Mega Mix [Vinyl Set]

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Salem return after a lengthy silence with this remarkable mix, titled STAY DOWN

SALEM - STAY DOWN Mixtape

drake/playboi pain '93 edit

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