Take a bow ...you did good.till nrext time

Thanks for making my first bestival a good one man  !

Literally made our Bestival!! Big love! Big up to Taffy Taff for takin us to your tent! Badass!! Peace!!

I discovered DJ Koco a few months ago, watched many hours of his DJ sets, and was so inspired that I created a DJ set in tribute and gratitude to him.

DJ Koco aka Shimokita is Japanese, blind in one eye, and plays exclusively on 7" which are small vinyl records, hard-to-get and challenging to work with.

His craft and technics are masterful and he can perform all the "turntablist" tricks in the book. You know, scratching and cutting from deck to deck and much more.

I appreciate that, but what i'm really inspired by, is his art, style, and musicality.

In one DJ set he weaves old school hip hop, Brazilian, Latin, Disco, Rap, House, Funk, Jazz,  Pop, and many other genres and styles.  It all flows seamlessly and naturally. 
He plays both well-known anthems and songs very few people know. Trying to Shazam his songs is an exercise in futility. 
Koco keeps an upbeat, energetic and happy vibe throughout his journeys. I love to see how much he enjoys his music. 

I was already an open-format DJ and included many different genres, but watching DJ koco and listening to his sets gave me even more inspiration and the reminder I can play anything i wish, as long as it fits the vibe.

I loved hip hop since the late 80s when I heard Eric B and Rakim's sampling of Israeli/Yemenite singer Ofra Haza, as well as "Rapper's Delight" and other songs.
I remember that more than anything, I loved the syncopated (not symmetric) rhythms, the beats and the samples.

Many people think "Hip Hop" is the same as gangsta rap, and always includes "rapping", vulgarities and such.
I never resonated or related to those themes because my life circumstances are different.

The kind of Hip Hop I love and play here is mostly instrumental and features jazz, soul, funk and lots of Brazilian and Latin samples.     
Nearly any Hip Hop song you can name probably includes a sample from an old record. Visit whosampled.com and find the origins of your favorite songs.

In the past I usually did long transitions between songs, but now I experiment with very short and quick transitions, sometimes as short as 8 beats.

I'm also inspired by Koco and DJ Nick Spinelli to play just the best parts of the songs - What Nick calls "Quick Mixing". 
On average, every song here is only 2 minutes long.

I included a few of the songs DJ Koco plays, as well as my own favorites:
A song from the first James Bond movie, Israeli Bossanova, 3 versions of "Rapper's Delight", Balkan Hip hop, a remix and a cover of a 80s and 90s anthems, a piece by my good friend Adrian Atma, who is a multi-instrumentalist and beatboxer, and an amazing melodic samba song which is a journey by itself.

I have hundreds of songs for the next journeys and I've already been dropping some of them in my Ecstatic Dance, Tropical Chillout and Party sets.

Watch the video of me playing this DJ set, including the view of my DJing program, so you can really see what i'm doing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AID_kRFSF4U

Thank you DJ Koco and I hope I can see you play live one day.
Arigatō Gozaimasu

Featuring:

Adrian Atma
Alan Dixon
Atom Smith, Burkey
Bernardo Pinheiro
Black Eyed Peas
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
Dee Felice Trio
Dekel Terry ft. Matti Caspi
DJ Alarm & Juan G ft. Garifuna Collective
DJ Shadow
DSTRUKT X RCADE
First Choice
Fuzz
Giacomo Bondi
Guts ft. Bon Tempos 
hansi
i.Ameni the BeatMan
Jorja Smith
Kabanjak
Lego Edit
MAILLE
Miami Sound Machine ft. Gloria Estefan
Mo' Horizons
Mop Mop
Nickodemus
Nina Simone
Rocky Marsiano (Another great inspiration !)
Samba Brazilian Batucada Band
Sergio Mendes
Shiha
Smooth Operator 3000
Tall Black Guy
The Pimps of Joytime 
The Quantic Soul Orchestra

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DJ Koco aka Shimokita  ~ Tribute by Nowananda

A live recording of Call Super at the Earthling stage on Saturday night in 2023.

@call-super

Recorded at Houghton - Call Super (2023)

Osunlade @ Livingroom April 2023

1. Jazzuelle, El Capino - Deep In The Cosmos (Original Mix)
2. Rahaan - Tribe Dance
3. ANTONIO OCASIO - SACRED TONES - TRIBAL WINDS
4. DETROIT BOOGIE ASSEMBLE - FEELINGS
5. Coflo - Stuck again (Coflo edit)
6. Annihillating Dance - Luke Solomon's Body Edit - CDM
7. Can't Get It Outta My Head -  (Zach's Club Dub – Dirty)
8. STEFAN RINGER - WANNA BE BAD
9. Radio Slave - Wake Up (Idjut Boys 'Shed' Mix)
10. ANDY CROWN - WHY DO I LOVE OYU - MAGIC CROWN
11. SOUL OF HEX - MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
12. Girls Of The Internet - Never Ever Ever 
13. PHYLISS - UNDER YOUR SPELL - SEMI SKIMMED EDITS SIDE A

Business As Usual January 2024: Luke Solomon & Luke Una

Listening Session w/ Luke Una

As a DJ, a part of the Unabombers and as promoter of the legendary Electric Chair nights, Homoelectric, Electric Elephant Festival and Homobloc, Luke Una was not only contributing massively to Manchester’s 80s and 90s club scene but still carries a deep passion to share his music in clubs around the world. He is the curator of seminal compilations such as the Electric Chair and Electric Soul series as well as his latest É Soul Cultura project and label.

This Session was recorded for "Kasheme Conversations", an interview series from, with and for music lovers. This month with Luke Una.
In our conversation, Una shares what caused his relentless pursuit of music, why he would not call himself a record collector and why he is, as he calls it, so evangelical about music.

Watch here the Conversation of Luke Una:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei18vBynCKo

Stay tuned for more!
Kasheme Conversations next month with Kahil El'Zabar

TASCAM DR-40X

Listening Session w/ Luke Una

Live recording at Southport Weekender 2024

Mendel at Southport Weekender 2024

TASCAM DR-40

CRAIG SMITH - B BAR @ SOUTHPORT WEEKENDER 17.03.2024

Bestival 2015 with an  Amazing Crowd who knew how to Party Hard!!!!

Dj Neil Fucking Young - Bestival 2015

My first mix in a year, quality new house music plus a few forgotten gems from the vaults.

The Mighty Zaf Halfway House Mix

► Japan's “best kept secret” of turntablism DJ Koco aka Shimokita opens up our Las Vegas party with Technics and Dommune.
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DJ Koco aka Shimokita Funk & Breaks Mix | Boiler Room x Technics x Dommune | Las Vegas

DJ Koco a.k.a. Shimokita - Underground Railroad 2 ''For All The Headz'' 
(2007, Southpaw Chop, SPC012)

01. Born Talent / For All The Heads
02. Handz / Handz Of Def
03. Godfather Don / Properties Of Steel
04. Donny Hoffa / No Escape
05. Mass Kunfusion / I Do My Dirt
06. J-Force / For All Thoze
07. Big Dubez & Ed.Og / Act Like What U Say
08. Born Suspicious / 44 Maggin' (Inst)
09. Khromozomes / Say Word
10. Brainsick / Mix Master
11. The Professionals / Sit Back Relax
12. Tragic Technicians / A&R Killers
13. Buddah Nation / Buddah Nation
14. Skemen / Under Pressure
15. Showbiz & Ag / Under Pressure
16. Mellow T / Pressure
17. Q.Ball & Curt Cazal / Hedz To Bed
18. T.D.K. / Street Life (A World Of Crime)
19. Mood / Info For The Streets
20. Shabaam Sahdeeq / It Could Happen
21. Demastas & Nine / Feel No Guilt
22. Strong Peoples / It Ain'T Safe
23. Tru-Form / King Of Yes Yall
24. Nomad / Blessed 2 Mic Check
25. J.U.I.C.E. / Unrational
26. Bored Stiff / Nine-Six
27. Dereliks / I Am A Record

Dj Neil Fucking Young - Bestival 2015

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