He was just another DJ, though a prolific one for sure. Reading the RA obituary, one gets the impression that, despite his behavioral shortcomings, he was a DJ god. He was not. Just listen to the transition between track 1 and 2—a common mistake made by many DJs without proper musical training. The beat matching is spot on (thanks CDJs), but there’s no sense or understanding of harmonies, whether they match or not (even though Rekordbox offers a harmony function for the tone-deaf). Even worse is the mix at around 14:00—pretty bad. That said, in terms of track selection, it’s an excellent mix. Generally speaking, Jackmaster was more of a super talented self-promoter with a loooot of luck, rather than a truly great DJ. But hey, he carved out a place for himself in the DJ Olympus of the masses—no small achievement. In that sense, RIP!

We've re-upped this vintage Jackmaster mix from a few years ago. Think of it as the soundtrack to the 80's Spanish holiday you never had. It features Euro-Dance classics from College Club, Rhythm Talk, Alexander Robotnick plus some classic bits of US Funk and Electro from Rick James, Joyce Sims and Sir Mix A Lot.

Tracklisting

Fatima Yamaha - What's a Girl To Do
Pointer Sisters - Automatic
College Club - College
Rhythm talk - City Street
Todd Terje - Eurodans
Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk
Loud-E - Roboterwerke Edit
Ralphi Rosario - You Used To Hold Me
Alexander Robotnick - Problemes D'Amour
52nd Street - I Can't Let You Go
Joyce Sims - All And All
Rick James - Ghetto Life
Sir Mix A Lot - I Got Game
Shannon - Let The Music Play
Colonel Abrahms - Trapped
Two Sisters - B Boys Beware

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