This remix of “Indian Flute” by Timbaland & Magoo was the brainchild of the DJ supergroup Big Whoop! (DJ C, DJ Ripley, Kid Kameleon, & Tones), and turns the #bhangra n #hiphop classic into a #BmoreClub inspired rollercoaster of a dance jam.

Mas Hits

Big Whoop - Ooh Wadda Doo Dadda (ft. Timbaland, Magoo. & Sebast)

Mims‘ “This is Why I'm Hot” meets Dave Kelly's “Stage Show Riddim” with verses by Cham & Junior Reid, all remixed by DJ C.

DJ C - This is a Stage Show (Ft. Mims, Jr. Reid, Cham, Dave Kelly)

Stephen Marley’s “Traffic Jam Remix” mashed up with Jackson 5‘s “ABC” and Naughty by Nature‘s “OPP.”

DJ C - The ABC Traffic Jam (Armed With Harmony)(ft. Jackson 5, Naughty by Nature, Stephen Marley)

Vocals from Major Lazer's “Hold The Line” ft. Santigold & Mr Lexx, mashed up with instrumentals from The Meters, Mr. Oizo, Ludacris, Tweet, Ms. Dynamite, & Mr. Vegas.

DJ C “Hold The Time” (Santigold, Lexx, The Meters, Mr Oizo, Ludacris, Tweet, Ms Dynamite, Mr Vegas)

Originally release on the Mashit 004 vinyl 12-inch, on this #MashitMashup DJ C remixes the remix; versions the version; makes a classic classic classic; a raging, post-modern, dancehall, reggae, jungle masterpiece. 

Shinehead knew his 1984 lovers-rock, dancehall version of Michael Jackson's mega-hit “Billie Jean” would be a classic dance-floor killer as he whistles “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” theme over The Upsetters‘ sultry, digital rub-a-dub “Chim Cherie” riddim. Llegend has it that Bob Marley & The Wailers’ bass player Aston “Family Man” Barrett originally programmed the riddim in Lee “Scratch” Perry's studio at some point in the ‘70s. DJ C flips that classic into the jungle stormer that is “Billy Jungle.” 

REVIEWS 

URB MAGAZINE - BBC RADIO 1 DJ ROB DA BANK 

“One of the most forward-looking labels (if you like your electronics mashed up) finally releases this version of the Shinehead original, which was a corking reggae version of Michael Jackson's ‘Billie Jean.’ If you ever need a record to get a party started and you've forgotten your copy of Blue Monday, whack this on.” 

PITCHFORK: 

**** Four Stars (back when Pitchfork was doing star-ratings) 

“DJ C takes us back to a time when [MJ] convinced the world he was an inveterate seed-spreader while seducing us into feeling sorry for him. (Which, in a much grosser way, he's still doing.) I actually think it's a new vocal or some contemporaneous lovers rock version over a heavy stepping intro (kicks holes through that light-up sidewalk) and a tear out that proves even at his slickest, our biggest public pervert was rugged never smooth.” 

GROOVES MAGAZINE: 

“Mashit head honcho DJ C has added to the fray with his label's string of 12-inches straight outta Boston. He's behind the controls for the latest EP, which features a version of Shinehead's ‘Billie Jean’ – itself a version of ‘Billie Jean’ – and then offers a version of C's version on the flip side. Of course, fourth-generation versioning is just a start of things in dancehall culture, where a new rhythm can spawn 20 different versions in the time it takes to smoke a spliff. 

You can't miss with anything based around ‘Billie Jean,’ and Shinehead added a distinctive little whistle based on ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’ to his version. C frames the verses with those all-so-familiar frantic breaks, but the see-saw effect of the tempo changes gives this a bopping, almost paradoxically laid-back feel in an otherwise-manic genre. C's versioning of the A-side strips out the lyrics, bringing focus to the whistle and the beats – probably a more palatable trak for the breakcore massive, but it isn't quite as much pop fun.” 

MUSICALBEAR: 

“The most recent outing from DJ C has been rinsed out by John Peel, Resonance.fm, Ninja Tune, and happy junglists in Europe and the U.S. – no surprise there as he’s really excelled himself this time with a scorching version of Shinehead’s classic, old skool dancehall take on “Billie Jean” (it’s all about versioning the version). There’s just enough of the Morricone-sampling original to lull you into a skanking reggae vibe before the amen breaks come crashing in, leaving you clinging on to that elusive melody – ‘they told me her name was billy jean...’. It’s hard to make an impact when you take on one of the most versioned tunes in dance music but this more than succeeds and has kept us at the Bear entertained and amazed since we first dropped the needle on the test pressing. We don’t usually review stuff that’s not available to buy in the U.K., but this is well worth paying u.s. postage costs for – a proper anthem.”

DJ C “Billy Jungle” (ft. Shinehead)

A mysterious French producer takes the instrumental from DJ C's jungle version of Bob Marley's classic “Crazy Baldheads” and mashes Beyoncé's “Work it Out” over the top. Sure enough, it works out.

Mashit Podcast

DJ C vs. Beyoncé “Work It Out (Crazy)”

DJ C mashes up Apple Juce Kid's remix of Van Halen’s “Jump” The Supremes “You Keep Me Hangin’ On.”

Apple Juce Kid - Jumpfast (DJ C Remix) ft. Van Halen & The Supremes

DJ C remix of “Gone A Jail” by Jamaican reggae legend Gregory Isaacs.

Shockout 11

Gregory Isaacs “Gone A Jail” (DJ C Mix)

MC Zulu graces this track "…With a metronomic hi-hat allowing the lumpen gabber kick/snare pattern to twist itself into a highly developed steppers pattern over invisible subhits and sticky bass. A proper tasty little slice of steppers riddim methodology - essential purchase!" - Boomkat

DJ C - Animal Attraction (Ft. Zulu)

Riddim Scholar, ragga scientist and remixer of artists from M.I.A. to Gregory Isaacs, DJ C dropped this, his debut full-length album, in the summer of 2007. Straddling dancehall, grime, crunk & dubstep, “Sonic Weapons” was designed to kill sound-systems and destroy dance-floors. 

The album features guest appearances by Chicago bad-man ragga vocalist MC Zulu, renowned Viennise thereminist Pamelia Kurstin, wicked wicked Boston riddim scholar Wayne&Wax, Jamaican vocalists Wasp & Dami D, & U.K. toaster, Quality Diamond. The tracks draw from diverse musical roots deep in the global underground & radically join those genres together into a sturdy trunk The branches reach around the globe like tentacles slapping bootys and moving feet everywhere.

"Bringing out the big guns... 'Sonic Weapons' is a rush." 4.5 Stars
- Remix Magazine

"'Sonic Weapons' is not your everyday album. And that’s all for the good." 4 Stars. 
- Time Out New York

DJ C - Gi Mi Di Break

DJ C - Let It Billie (Remix, Ft. Quality Diamond)

DJ C - Wacko Macko Is Backo (Edit)

DJ C - Come Back Version

DJ C - Gone A Version

From the Archives: An eclectic mix from 2002.

Asthma Camp

DJ C “Mix For Sharon” DJ Mix

From the Archives: An eclectic 2002 vinyl-only mix previously only available on CDR.

Rubber Teeth

DJ C “Rubber Teeth” DJ Mix

Digging back 20 years into the explosive jungle sound which pushed toward dubstep 10 years later, and eventually led to the global bass movement 10 years after that, this mix weaves together some those stylistic threads routed in Jamaican, UK, and US dance music cultures.

Ori Shochat x Dango - “Rain”
Dennis Brown - “Rebel With a Cause (Bizzy B Remix)”
Zeds Dead - “Rude Boy”
DJ Krome & Mr. Time - “Ganja Man”
Estelle ft. Janelle Monae - “Do My Thing (JayCeeOh Remix 2.0)”
Conquering Lion - “Code Red”
Amazon II - “Booyaaa! (Open Your Mind)”
DJ Rap - “Intelligent Woman”
Sibot - “Magne Jam”
DJ Krome & Mr. Time - “Studio One Lick”
Ms. Dynamite - “Dy-Na-Mi-Tee (Instrumental)”
Remarc - “R.I.P.”
Si Begg - “Bangin”
DJ C - “Circe”
Prizna f. Demolition Man - “Fire (Urban Shakedown Remix)”
Swizzymack - “Dri  p”
Dillinja - “Muthafucka (Fire Fox Relick)
Wildlife! - “Galang So Feat. Major MacKerel”
Supra 1 - “Ghoster”
Boy 8-Bit - “House On The Hill”
M.I.A. - “U.R.A.Q.T. (DJ C Mix)”
Switch - “What Did She Say (JP Remix)”
DJ Flack - “Enemy Beats”
DJ C - “Billy Jungle”
Beyoncé vs. DJ C - “Work It Out (Crazy)”
De La Soul - “Held Down (feat. Cee-Lo)”

DJ C “Beats Researched”

Baltimore Club Music from the early 2000s.

1. Mz. Thang - Club muzik (Dirty) - Club Beats Records
2. Dukey Man - Spiderman Shit - Club Trax/Big Play
3. Rod Lee - Hey Shorty - Club Beats
4. DJ Jonny Blaze - Muppets - Blaze o_ne Records
5. K.W. Griff - BIG dUMMY- Quiet Records
6. Rod Lee and DJ Tecnics - Seseme Shit - Club Beats Records
7. D-Dubb - Milkshake - Blaze o_ne Records
8. Rod Lee and DJ Tecnics - Mama Say Again - Club Beats Records
9. DJ Jonny Blaze - Suck My Balls - Blaze o_ne Records
10. DJ Jonny Blaze - Postman 2004 - Blaze o_ne Records
11. Jimmy Jones - Watch Out For The Big Girl - Unruly Records
12. DJ Technics - Mixwit It #3 - Baltimore Break Beat Records
13. DJ Technics - DJ's List - Big Play Entertainment
14. Kotton The Cutie - I Just Wanna - Baltimore Club Muzik Recordings
15. Dj Jonny Blaze - Swing To It - Blaze o_ne Records
16. K.W. Griff - Foot Stompin - Quiet Records
17. Mz. Thang - Clitcontrol - Baltimore Club Muzik Recordings
18. DJ Kenny B. - Pagers Blowing Up - Ear For Music
19. Supadukey - "Doo Dat" - Baltimore Break Beat Records
20. Rod Lee - I'm A Freak - Baltimore Break Beat Records
21. DJ Ron Rico - Missy - Blaze o_ne Records
22. Mike Crosby - Sometime's - Clubkings
23. Missy Elliott/Timbaland- Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee Inst. - East West

B Series DJ Mixes

DJ C - Baltimore

DJ C Live in Vienna, June 5, 2004

Those acid sounds which originated in the ’80s Chicago house movement, and developed throughout the ’90s worldwide, continue to be a major influence on bouncy tunes today. I’m always a sucker for a good tweaked out acid line and this mix encapsulates some of my favorite rubbery tracks throughout the ages.

Tracklist:

The Big Heist ft. TOK &amp; Beenie Man - "Bring It On"
Hardfloor - "Knuckle Skills - Home Run"
Mr. Scruff - "Sea Mammal"
Luke Vibert - "Lover's Acid"
Mr. Scruff - "Ug"
Luke Vibert - "Funky Acit Stuff"
Hardfloor - "Dubdope"
Hardfloor - "Drive Thruw"
South Rakkas Crew - "Hotter Than Them (Extended Mix ft. Kid Foreigner &amp; Bigga Boss)
Like Vibert - "Acid2000"
LyricL - "Loose Broken"
Fast Eddie - "Ain't it Funky"
Josh Wink - "Higher State of Counciousness (Tweekin Acid Funk Mix)"
Blawan - "Kaz"
Fatboy Slim - "Everybody Needs a 303"
Crookers - "Embrace The Martian (ft. Kid Cudi - Seiji Acid Remix)"
Ultramarine - "Butch"
DJ C - "Nanocheck"
DJ Scotch Egg - "Aaron Spectre's Scotch Acid Remix"

DJ C - The Funk So Rubber

20 years ago my first album was pumped through the international distribution network that was the recording industry. Little did I realize that the CD format was peaking, and only 3 years later Napster would come along and signal the end of an era.

The name of my CD, “Herbanism,” referred to a melding of the natural and the artificial, as did the name under which I recorded it; Electro Organic Sound System. I was exploring electronic instruments — often thought of as cold and artificial — and their ability to create warm, natural sounds.

Since then music is production, distribution, and consumption have fundamentally shifted. Herbanism was recorded with analog synthesizers, drum machines, outboard effects, and samplers, often directly to a 4-track cassette. It was a lot of work preparing the album for digitization to CD, and then distribution of the physical product into brick-and-mortar stores where it would spread through industry magazines and word-of-mouth.

That was then and this is 2016. To celebrate Herbanism’s 20th Anniversary I’ve created a special edit on my laptop and uploaded it to Mixcloud and Soundcloud. If you want to listen to the original tracks you can download them through iTunes or stream them with Spotify. My, how things have changed!

Enjoy,

DJ C (AKA EOSS)

Herbanism 20th Anniversary Mix

Herbanism

Part of the “Mas Hits” album of mashups and remixes: https://soundcloud.com/mashit/sets/mas-hits

DJ C - Set Me Free From This Wicked Game (ft. Chris Isaak, The Supremes, Switch, & Stereotyp)

Legendary BBC Radio 1 host John Peel chose Mashit as a “label of the month” in October 2004 and DJ C recorded this mini-mega-mix for his show.

Mashit Peel Session

Ghislain Poirier & Face T
"Blazin" (DJ C Remix)
Label: Ninja Tune, Canada/U.K.
Format: 12-inch/digital)

Buy on iTunes

Blazin' (DJ C Remix)

Do Radly

DJ C - Counter Culture Club (ft. Electro Organic Sound System)

DJ C - On the Train

DJ C - Gold Fools

DJ C - Dread Bounce (ft. DJ Flack)

DJ C - Porch

The first single from DJ C's “Do Radly” album which drops into the online listening outlets on May 28 2021, “I Didn't” is here to help prepare speakers and earbuds for what's to come.

The album bounces between frenetic sonic experimentation and serene comfort music. “I Didn't” falls right in the middle of that sweet tension where DJ C derives inspiration for the extreme genre blends behind his experimental party music.

DJ C  “I Didn't”

Circe is the second single from DJ C's “Do Radly” album (May 28, 2021). 

Sweeping pulsations of processed 12-string-guitar and bass-heavy dub dreaminess meet propulsive dancehall beats to form “Circe,” DJ C's take on the Electro Organic Sound System classic “Magical Condition.”

The album bounces between frenetic sonic experimentation and serene comfort music and “Circe” falls right in the middle of that sweet tension where DJ C derives inspiration for his experimental party music.

DJ C “Circe” (ft. Electro Organic Sound System)

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