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Taken from the Long Player "On My Way"

About 

What leads an individual to walk the often obsessive path of the crate digger? Raiding filthy basements and accumulating back-breaking stacks of wax on a tantalising search for the unearthed groove, Kon cites early exposure as the source of his calling: "One of the first physical records I fell in love with was Electric Light Orchestra's El Dorado. The music on that LP is incredible, climatic strings, and full of amazing songwriting. To digest and absorb music with such depth is the best thing for a 4 year old. Get 'em going young! I know this is part of the reason why later in life I searched further than what was just on the radio."

This search began in a city with a thriving live music scene and a small, significant but overlooked nest of remarkable DJ and b-boy talent: the esteemed Floor Lords crew represented through the 80s, the team behind the notorious Dope Jams record store cut their teeth in the 90s, and, today, the globetrotting Soul Clap duo call Boston home.

Kon's father was a drummer, and his love of the break not only inspired the quest for the funkiest rarities that birthed the iconic On Track and Off Track compilations, but also informed his approach to the edit. Check the 'Nite Time Remix' of 'Hooked' as the perfect introduction to his style: breaking things down to the bare essentials, the rhythm section takes on a life of its own in what has fast become the definitive version of an already classic disco workout. Kon's output has given new life to this art form, and on the road to mastery he studied the golden touch of editing and remix masters Walter Gibbons and BBE label-mate John Morales.

The natural next step for this beat-juggling heavyweight was a return to the  crafting of his own original productions. Bringing together a close-knit team of musician friends, Kon has revived a longstanding partnership with BBE and recorded his debut album titled On My Way. Kon's first productions were committed to tape in the early 90s when he a formed a rap group called Mikst Nutz. Their demo was given heavy rotation by DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito, and, in 1992, Jive Records came close to signing the project. 

Since then, his sound has evolved with the musical influences he's absorbed during the last two decades of his crate digging career. The one constant throughout the eight tracks that comprise On My Way though is the funk, a term Kon breaks down with his trademark wit: “Funk. A word often used for many different things. There are more terms that can get confusing too, like boogie, modern soul and disco. I don't know what they mean, really. I just know that I either like it or I don't. I guess we need these words to define sounds and genres though. Some would even argue that P-funk just isn't funk. Even if you think it's not funk, it's still funky. Sheeeeeeet... what would Dr. Dre, Snoop and The Chronic be without it? Exactly!”

Upon this bed of funk-laced rhythms straddling house, disco and boogie drift the soulful keys of Yuki Kanesaka, a friend who was first introduced to Kon via Boston's aforementioned Floor Lords crew. “I was told I needed to link with this amazing player and Yuki is brilliant. He comes from a DJ background, so not only can he play, but he 'gets it' as well. The chops are there, and working with him is a breeze because I can reference a style of playing, or specific sound and era, and he knows exactly what I mean.” 

We are also treated to the unmistakeable vocals of UK talent Ben Westbeech, who Kon first met at the Southport Weekender. “I was with Amir leaving to catch the car service back to our hotel when I heard a guy yelling our names. Turns out it was Ben, and I had no idea he knew about our On Track compilations. And in turn he seemed to be shocked that I knew who he was! I've always liked Ben's work and I was staying in London with him when we first cut this tune. It was originally recorded to a totally different track that was all samples.”

The musical arrangement of On My Way reflects a deep understanding of dance floor dynamics, and Kon honed his craft as a DJ playing at house parties in the 80s, coming from a party rock background where all styles were thrown into the mix. He remembers looking up to Boston radio jocks like DJ Jesse McGee and DJ T-Clark, while records like Cash Money & Marvellous' Ugly People Be Quiet influenced his technical craft: “They contained scratches that were ahead of their time. I really didn't have any mentors, except for these records and the mixes those guys would do on the radio.”

Kon's love for wax is for life, but he has little time for those passing judgement on a selector's format of choice: “It’s a DJ’s skill set and taste that matters. Music is meant to be shared and spread to as many as possible. Who cares what medium I choose to play my music from? We are messengers, period. Nobody owns the sounds that are blasting out of the speakers except the actual musicians. You may own the little piece of plastic it’s recorded onto, but that’s it. Fools need to stop trippin’. I’m not caught up in the hype. I still buy vinyl and I know it’s the coolest medium to store music on. Nothing can beat it. The feel, the smell, the labels and so on, but I can’t take vinyl with me when I die. Now the sounds that have fed and nourished my soul, I take with me everywhere I go. I can take them with me to the grave, or where ever I end up when my physical shell can no longer take it. The music itself is staying with me forever.”

In On My Way, a rich cultural heritage has been distilled into an upfront album of burning dance floor action, showing us why the BBE-crowned 'King of Digging' has for so long remained a formidable, worldwide musical icon.
	


On My Way - Instrumentals

All Night (Everybody)

Kon - All Night Everybody- feat. Amy Douglas

Uptown Funk Empire - Boogie (Mark Funk Super Boogie Remix)

One year ago, just in the following of our 2nd release, one email landed in the RWAV mailbox praising about our label start & the excitement it provided. This email was including some unreleased tracks and signed by the hand of one of my favorite French producers of the last 15 years, Ludovic Llorca.

Beyond the great honor & surprise, this became the beginning of a deep artistic & human connection materialised by the appearance of his Carl Craig tribute, Terres Conquises & Philterism in my Perspectives serie in 2009. It was very clear from the start that these tracks would be the beginning of a long term collaboration on his Art Of Tones project.

The EP presented today is the fruit of Llorca’s inventive vision of what retro-futuristic Black rooted club music should be today. This 3 tracker is a perfect example of what House music can offer at its best when roots, history & identity are not forgotten on the way. The title track The World as I Live it is an hypnotic loopy builder that never stops building and create a unique climax, a kind of vitaminised version of Mr Parrish’s Ugly Edits. The track has proved to be an instant favorite of many House heavyweights such as Tony Humphries, Kink, Mike Monday or D’julz. Breaking Bad is offering an irresistible & more musical version of the Disco Funk rooted sound. For the ones that cherished the famous Raw Cuts of MCDE, this is maybe the sophisticated French savoir-faire answer to them. The track has proved to received early rotation in the best clubs from Berlin to Glasgow, from Istambul to Stockholm.
And finally, the Argument is probably the most hybrid & edgy track of the EP and is genuinely the nugget for the freestylers amongst you.

A&R and words by Dairmount

WHAT DJ’S SAY…

    * “I’ve been loving all the AOT stuff for years and what an awesome surprise. These tunes are some of the strongest yet. Going to rock The world as I live it tonight at my album release party at Panorama Bar in Berlin”
      NICK CHACONA
    * “Brilliant love these. The World.. and The Argument.. vying for my top spot of the package! Will be played in the Ministry Of Sound show this week”
      XPRESS 2
    * “Breaking Bad for me, always good to hear new Llorca stuff!”
      MANUEL TUR
    * “Amazing record, made with good taste, skills and a lot of feeling. I picked “The World As I Live It” as my favorite, but I like all the tracks equally!”
      KINK
    * “breaking bad is a great deeeep as hell track”
      LAURENT GARNIER
    * “This is ridiculous! Ludo, you killed it man! Awesome release!”
      ATJAZZ
    * “Ace release!”
      THE REVENGE
    * “breaking bad is the one for me, good work, will support”
      DJ SNEAK
    * “Love love love it! Break Bad is, well, bad. Love the stuff this talented producer does. Definitely supporting this”
      PETE HELLER
    * “Killer record!”
      BROTHERS VIBE
    * “Wicked 3 tracker….pure class!”
      ABACUS
    * “The world as i live it is just the right side of disco loop mania that works in a mature set, love it”
      TREVOR JACKSON
    * “big one. could not decide which one i prefer more, breaking bad or the world… anyway top!”
      WESTPARK UNIT
    * “Powerful Kick, Claps are on point. Samples are sounding dope. Really feeling “The World As I Live It”. Breaking Bad is a nice lil torcher that will def bring it’s deepness to the Dancers”
      BODDHI SATVA
    * “Brilliant ! Love all three tracks… The worlds as I live it must be a fantastic way to ignite the night…”
      ALEXKID
    * “Very interesting tracks and samples! Gonna play it out and support..”
      TONY HUMPHRIES
    * “Breaking Bad is the fave cut for me, looking forward to seeing how it works in the club”
      DEETRON
    * “Wow this rocks! Welcome back dude! 11/10!!! LOVE THEM ALL!!!”
      FUNK D VOID
    * “The World is ace, Ludo for King of Spain !”
      SASSE
    * “the world as i live it rocks! bravo ludo!”
      D’JULZ
    * “Cool release!”
      AGORIA
    * “Breaking Bad for me…5/5!”
      CLAUDE VAN STROKE
    * “An utmost funky release, very good Ludovic!”
      RAINER TRÜBY
    * “Typically high quality AOT business, liking ‘World’ & ‘Breaking Bad’”
      SWAG
    * “The World As I Live it: Arggh, this is fantastic. Exactly up my alley, nasty modern disco burner. I dig the Argument too, I love the funk angle”
      ST PLOMB
    * “Badass soulful groovin house. Really like the stuff from Art of Tones”
      DJ SHIRKHAN
    * “The World As I Live It is my pick. Really like the way it builds and it could easily find it´s way into a set somewhere in between house and techno… Great stuff!”
      JOEL ALTER
    * “Friggin’ wicked , the whole ep Is just sick Big Ups Ludo !”
      CHRIS UDOH
    * “This is just insanely well produced electronic house music… Thank you! it made my day!”
      STEL
    * “Great release. Musical dancefloor house of the highest order. Can’t wait to play it LOUD tonight.”
      FISH GO DEEP
    * “Funky trax that got that beatdown sound I love so well”
      MIKE CLARK
    * “Really feelin the World track!”
      NUNO DOS SANTOS
    * “Raw! as i like it! The World as i live it is killer, can t wait to play it! All other tracks are very good! Ludo knows how to do it and how to please us!”
      JOHNWAYNES
    * “amazing EP!!! “the Argument” is a killer..”
      WAGON COOKIN
    * ” I like the overall gritty feel to the whole ep!!!breaking bad is a top tooooon for me!”
      MOODYMANC
    * “Fantastic extended play from a favorite artist on a favorite label. On first listen, Breaking Bad is the tune that I will probably play the most…”
      NATHAN DREW LARSEN
    * “a solid EP!”
      CHARLES WEBSTER
    * “Love this!”
      NICK HOLDER
    * “The World is the shit”
      PHONOGENIC
    * “Really great EP – everyone a winner!”
      SHUR-I-KAN
    * “Wicked, style and groove !”
      AGNES
    * “really nice stuff from Llorca! good work..”
      MARKUS ENOCHSON
    * “Loving this. I’ll be on this for sure”
      ROB MELLO
    * “Really cool Ep!”
      KOLOMBO
    * “very funky stuff”
      JUSTIN MARTIN
    * “Woah!!!! HELL YES! I can’t wait to play these gems. The World As I Live It and Breaking Bad will get the most play from me, but all 3 are FAT!”
      ALLAND BYALLO
    * “Solid ep! Deep, chuggy with tribal elements, everything I like in my house music. All tunes will get played!”
      TREVOR WALKER
    * “I absolutely love ” the world as i live it” and will definately play and support 100%”
      CHRISTOFFER BERG
    * “Ouch!! this is heavy! think it might just be my fave RWAV release yet. The World and Breaking Bad are both going to get many plays from me. but The Arguement is rocking it too. really solid stuff. thanks for the great tuna!”
      JIMPSTER
    * “Stunning release…feelin all tracks. Spinning it 2night!”
      MAD MATS
    * “classic funky stuff, i like them all but “breaking bad” is my favourite”
      MARLOW
    * “Really into The World As I Live It EP! Killer tracks!”
      KIKKO SOLARIS
    * “This is why I bring blank cds on the road! Dope relese Ludo…will test it out at fabric on sat for sure. Something different from u but always quality, love it! “
      FRED EVERYTHING
    * “what can I say? Once again , you guys did it again … Def the best label at the mo’ … Aabout the tracks, it can only be good with Ludo. All mixes are just great … Fan I am!”
      DJ YELLOW
    * ” Super Class 10/10 for the tasty and technical approch of sampling,compressing,sidechaining…..La totale,bravo Ludo!”
      MASTER H
    * “Damn high-grade slow-house flavour here. Thoughtfully constructed, mature-up stuff! Thanks for the goodness!”
      DEEPCHILD
    * “Straight away my fav EP of this new year!”
      SWIRL PEOPLE
    * “great release! like all tracks. will def play”
      ANDRÉ LODEMANN
    * “Yeeehaaa… ‘The World…’ I luv it! Amazing vibe! All over great release! Pure class and style!”
      NÜRNBERG
    * “3 excellent party starters – as ever Llorca is ze man”
      MIKE MONDAY
    * “Master of the groove. In a line between house and nu disco, “yes we are” is a great track that surely burst the dancefloor. Roy Ayers sampler works great in “the argument”"
      NACHO VELASCO
    * “Freeekin awesome! Breaking Bad is sooo hot!”
      LOVEBIRDS
    * “Dope!! I’m a big fan of Llorca and this Ep is not an exception. Classy, Groovy and with a hint of Avant Garde. Loving all the cuts… 100% support!”
      AL VELILLA
    * “Every track is a winner here. Going straight to the travel case, where it will probably stay for quite some time”
      PEZZNER
    * “Brilliant EP…Funky!”
      NICOLAS MATAR
    * “excellent ! Straight into the box for tonight…”
      NICK V
    * “these are all great, especially the world…”
      SUBCLUB HARRI
    * “Fuck yeah! Nasty shit right there.. Love this stuff! Very very dope … All Tracks rock rock rock…”
      LARS BEHRENROTH
    * “Exactly what I would expect from Ludo – timeless, funky, retro-futuristic jams. Will support all three!”
      AUDIO SOUL PROJECT
    * “One of the best releases of the label so far! a job well done!”
      GERD
    * “all 3 tracks are very good with a special favorite the world…. a la moodyman but its a good thing!”
      MORPHEUS
    * “Ludo rules ! Probably one of the best works I´ve listened from him so far, loving the disco flavour in all tracks”
      NACHO MARCO
    * “WOW.. This is bad ass!! So much of this disco influenced stuff around now sounds too samey and the slower stuff is even bordering on prog house.. This is the way it should be done.. Loads of funk, soul and groove. Love it!”
      SCOPE
    * “Its very good to see how lots of producers are taking their style more and more into disco, Llorca really knows how to do it. The World As I live it its a serious jam for the floor and for me too, i just listened and im going to play it tonight at my monthly party at Garito Café”
      KIKO NAVARRO 

Dairmount presents Retroperspective 2

Art Of Tones / Breaking Bad

Gasoline - Introduction Of A Jedi

Mark Funk - My Love (preview@192)

Regardless of whether or not you're a hip hop head, @DJQBert needs no introduction. (But for you young bucks unfamiliar with the living legend, simply type DJ into the search bar on YouTube and hit enter. We guarantee you'll find at least one video of him showcasing his mind-blowing skills, within the first page of results.)

Today, Mass Appeal brings you the premiere of DJ QBert's 'JELLYFISH LAZER FACE,' a recap of his "Extraterrestrium: The Guided Space Tour," which ripped through the U.S. this past fall.

The mixtape has been described to us as "an odyssey of future bass music," and features tracks from Mr. Carmack, El-P, LOUDPVCK. QBert also delivers a few surprises from his upcoming instrumental release, Extramentals Vol. 1.

Stream and download 'JELLYFISH LAZER FACE' below, and keep your ears locked in for the SXPXLZ snippet QBert teases at the end of the insane set.
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DJ QBert’s 'Extraterrestria / GalaXXXian' is available on iTunes now: http://itunes.com/djqbert

PREMIERE: DJ QBert 'JELLYFISH LAZER FACE' Mixtape

Let travel your mind, with this mixtape of 17 trip-hop tracks, by various artists

Tracklist : 

01 Doctor Flake - La Thérapie
02 Muro - Han To Me
03 Bonobo - The Plug
04 Dj Krush - Song 1
05 Hypoetical - Bohemian Battle Cry
06 Gasoline - Introduction Of A Jedi
07 Berry Weight - Yeti's Lament
08 Chinese Man Records - Elysean Fields
09 Radiohead - Climbing Up The Wall (Zero 7 Remix)
10 Nightmares On Wax - Passion
11 Le Peuple de L'Herbe - Transmissions
12 Pretty Lights - Almost Familiar
13 Blockhead - Carnivores Unite
14 Frenic - Alright
15 Resolved Dissonance - Aum
16 Töredék - Ki Vagy Te (Instrumental)
17 Air - Le Soleil Est Près De Moi (Automator Remix)

Mixtape #2 Downtempo/Trip-hop

Peace Everyone,

Just recently while doing some cleaning in my home studio, I found a bunch of old cassette tapes which were the aircheck tapes of the Beat Junkie Hour......This is an old recording of an episode of the Beat Junkie Hour Radio Show on KWIZ 96.7FM back in 1993/94  KWIZ was a type of station that you had to pay to play on the air, and at that time, it was $200 or $300 for an hour slot.  Even though there was alot of us, we really didn't have the money to always pay for it, so we would get some sponsors to help us pay for our airtime (as you will notice with some of our "commercials". LOL!).....As you can also tell from the recording, we were pretty young, too excited to be on the airwaves, and horrible on the mic, but we were playing alot of the classic underground as well as breaking some new music from the West Coast; we were the first ones to play the Nonce, Ras Kass, and Dilated Peoples when they were known as the Fatliners. This is about the same time when the Baka Boyz first came to LA and started working at LA's Power 106.

Around this time, the crew was starting to grow, as well as starting to make a reputation in the Dj Battle circuit like DMC & the Rap Sheet Battles....also a little tidbit of information; we had 3 short-lived members in the Beat Junkies at that time: Special J, Dj Sweet Pea (now know as the producer Paul Poli, who produced such hits for the Black Eyed Peas. Christine Millian, & Ashanti), & Dj Rectangle....yes, THAT Dj Rectangle!  And this is before Babu & Mr. Choc became official members of the Beat Junkies....officially, there are 13 members in the Beat Junkies.

On this particular episode, you actually get to hear Beat Junkie members that you may or may not be familiar with: Dj Curse, Tommy Gun, & Dj Sweet Pea, as well as J & myself in the mix and the mic.  We also shout out other members like Shortkut, D-Styles, Melo-D, Icy Ice, Symphony, Havik, & What?! Most of the time, when you listen to the show, we mostly be cracking jokes on each other, do alot of shoutouts, try to pick up on chicks on the phone, or even hanging up on them....but you can tell we were having fun.

While transfering this from casette to Pro Tools, listening to these tapes reminded me of how young and carefree we were back then; i also cringed at how we sound on the mic (i must've said "yknow what im sayin" at least 20 times) as well as my mixes.  J always kills it, even back then....boy, have times changed...LOL!!  

I'll try to upload more recordings of the the show later down the line....I'm still going thru tapes and transfering onto protools.  Anyways, here's a little piece of Beat Junkie History for you to experience.....enjoy!

Rhettmatic
Beat Junkies
Crown Royale
Cypress Junkies
Visionaries


BEAT JUNKIE HOUR EP 6

Mark Funk - Attention EP preview (Soon @ Blacksoul Music)

The sound defects - angels

Mark Funk - That's You (192 edit)

Funkyloco - Mambosonic (MarkFunk Remix)[Maracuja Rec]

DJ QBert - Battle Break (LP Azul)
$17.000

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Dj QBert - Battle Breaks (LP Verde) $17.000

Gasoline - The Hardest

Taken from 'The remix strikes back', out now through Soulab Records, France! 128 kbps.

Uptown Funk Empire - Boogie (Moto remix)

R3hab & ZROQ - Skydrop (Original Mix) [Musical Freedom]

OUT 17 december on Musical Freedom

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R3hab & ZROQ - Skydrop

01 The Sound Defects - Theme From The Iron Horse

OneOffs #2

Keumel - California My Way (1F002, Side B2)

Taken from Makoto - "Souled Out Remixed" which is released on 24th June 2013 on Human Elements.

http://www.humanelements.jp/news/makoto-souled-out-remixed/

Girl I'm Running Back 2 U feat. Christian Urich (Makoto 4x4 Refix)

Extrait de l'émission "le gai savoir" sur France Culture, munie de mon petit logiciel Audacity je me suis permise de "capturer" ce son que j'ai trouvé super bien produit (comme souvent à Radio France) 