The original Work To Do was on Monte Cristo Gamble [sic] from 2000.  It's a bigold collage of beats, breaks and basslines from all sorts of sources.  many of which, i doubt I'd get the sample clearance for.  
The original vocal sample (an awful lot of work to do) and most of the other vocal samples) are from a vinyl of 'not the 9 'o clock news' - a British satirical TV programme that ran from 1979 to 1982 with Rowan Atkinson (later of Blackadder and erm. Mr. Bean), Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones as well as many others who would go on to great comedy fame in the 1980s and 1990s.
the whole track was heavily inspired by Coldcut's Beats and Pieces in it's cut and paste, constantly shifting arrangement.
This 2020 remake tones down some of the most obvious samples that would get me sued, and reworks a (slightly) more coherent arrangement.  it's still pretty nuts though.
there's another later version of Work To Do with more vocals and rapping on it.  If i get that properly sorted and mastered, it'll go up here as well!

Work To Do (2020 Rework)

WeFunkRadio is an absolute staple for Funk, Soul, Rare Groove, Hip Hop & Breaks. It was a pleasure to be asked to put a DJ Mix together for them.

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"Jimi Needles goes for a late night joyride with UK flavor by Meduulla and Nightmares on Wax, handy reworks by Krafty Kuts and Duncan Gerow, and hazy gems from Thundercat and Astrological. Plus a raw rap cipher helmed by Ciphurphace, Jan Hammer's hallucinogenic "Don't You Know" and a call from the motherland on Afrocali's "The Beautiful Ones".

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Jimi Needles - WeFunkRadio Mix (Show 1211)

true spill - cappo (in the key of everything)

icarus instinct - mr key & greenwood sharps (in the key of everything)

too many birds - bill callahan (in the key of everything)

piss factory - patti smith (in the key of everything)

what the hook - children of the damned (in the key of everything)

this is how we walk on the moon - arthur russell (in the key of everything)

A Frankenstein’s monster of a mix! Back from the dead (aka BUSY) it's DJ L@rgey. Finally in the mixtape saddle again. Yee haw.

This one’s a genre-smashed, tempo-riding, edit-heavy beast - stitched together with original mashups, DJ reworks, and a lot of late-night TLC. Hopefully, it's a romp of a listen.

Big props to DJ Jimi Needles for lots of the killer edits and superb Ableton tips, and to the whole Jimi Patreon crew for your support, advice and encouragement. I was rusty AF… but I think I found the oil can!  Also useful for the nuts either side of my neck (they weren't there before?!)

Tracklist to follow... :)

He's Alive Mix

''Krafty Kuts & Jimi Needles return with a monstrous new Halloween mixtape packed with spooky remixes, original productions, and razor-sharp turntablism. Blending classic horror samples, bass-heavy beats, and pop culture references, the mix is a wild ride through hip hop, breaks, and beyond. Expect creepy cuts, twisted bangers, and a healthy dose of DJ wizardry. Happy Halloween!''

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The Halloween Mixtape

The EverySongIOwn project has one simple aim, to perform music using every song I have ever owned. As owning music has become an increasingly tenuous pursuit, I often rely on a hard drive of music from my teenage years. Exploring how algorithms can help me map, discover, recombine and regenerate large collections of prerecorded music, expect collage, glitch, noise and some ODB. It started with a simple conceit that has developed over 5 years to emcompass a broad range of techniques to which algorithms are integral to organising the vast the source material used in performance into something tractable, as well as the composition itself.

A large corpus (10,000 tracks) is analysed for onsets and short areas around these onsets are identified as potential candidates for recombination in performance. These snippets are analysed for salient qualities that might make their combination a smoother reentry based on timbral and harmonic information. They are also classified by a neural network as to their likelihood of being a kick, snare or hihat, although in reality these snippets of full mixed tracks are rarely just that. Different sorting approaches are used to determine subsets of the 2M+ snippets into more manageable (~10,000) candidates for performance. These subsets are then further clustered into smaller groups based on their audio features.

This brief is then used in Supercollider along with generative drum algorithms to make collages emcompassing glitch, hip hop and noise. The improvised freedom of pressing the sample faucet and seeing what comes out makes for unexpected and unqiue performances, with the skill being in crafting coherence.

Taking leads from John Oswald's Plunderphonics, the cut and paste work of DJ Food, the hard glitch of Hudson Mohawke and Food For Animals, there is no other way to make this music

30+ years of writing music.  now back to lots of hardware to complement the soft synths.  And of course, the compulsion to add the kitchen sink, fridge and oven is still there!

Kit:
Logic 
Cubase
Ableton Live
Reason
Expose
Loopcloud
Arturia V collection, Pigments
Arturia microfreak, minifreak, matrixbrute, minibrute, Spark 
Roland boutique Juno, Jupiter, JP3, 808 and 909
Arturia Audiofuse
Focusrite Scarlett
Roland Jupiter Xm, JD-Xi, Gaia SH-01 MDC-1 Dance Module
Korg Modwave, microKorg, MicroKorg XL, korg ER-1, korg 05RW, kaoss pad
Novation ultranova, mininova, a-station, Circuit Tracks
Access Virus-b
Beringher Deep Mind 12, UB-Xa, TD-3, Crave, MS-1
Nord Stage EX
Sequential Prophet 2000
Waldorf Pulse
M-audio Venom
Native instruments kontakt, massive, reaktor, FM8, battery, guitar rig, traktor, maschine, absynth, and the rest of the ultimate collection 
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Spitfire Albion 
Aria orchestra 
Softube Parallels
Waves Gold and a lot of their plug ins. Abbey Road TG, brauer motion, butch vig vocals, ovox, flow motion
Isotope ozone
Sugar Bytes effectrix, looperator, turnado, factory, cyclop, obscurium 
Audio damage dubstation, panstation
AAS lounge lizard, strum, chromophone
UVI relay 
Fender Stratocaster 
Schecfer Diamond Electric 
Line6 Pod Guitar Mukti Effects 
Boss guitar multi effects and various other pedals 
Peavey Bass 
Yamaha DTX electronic drum kit 
Alesia drum pads 
Stanton turntables

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Gonna DJ ’til I die. A rave and club DJ back in the day - still alive, still livestreaming, still living large on 1210s and digital adornments. Manchester-based, Serato + vinyl + Ableton junkie. Let’s go!

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DJ L@rGeY (fka DJ Bugsy) started spinning in 1993 on belt drives bought with paper round wages - graduating to Technics 1210s (same pair still in heavy use today). From the Yorkshire/Lincolnshire free party scene to Scottish club residencies and now Manchester. Three decades of vibes!

His roots run deep - resident at Sourcey, backroom sets at stalwart 90s events Dizstruxshon and Uprising, and countless sets across the Midlands, Humberside and North Lincs original rave scenes. He’s shared lineups with Ray Keith, SLAM, DJ SS, Lisa Lashes, Slipmatt, Sy, M-Zone, Mark EG, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Rob Tissera, Allister Whitehead and more.

Now Manchester based, L@rGeY blends the old-school ethos with nu-school post-modern genre smash up - mixing live on Technics with Serato vinyl control, Hercules controller, Ableton mashups, and a signature cross-genre style. Expect house, bass, rave, trance, techno, breaks, dnb, garage, 90s, dubstep, and unashamedly happy hardcore - all at once - all with care, flair, and NEVER the sync button.

His home setup:
🎛 Technics 1210s or Hercules controller
🎚 Rane 72 mixer
🎛 Pioneer RMX500 FX
🎧 Serato + vinyl controls
🎚 Ableton Live for edits and OBS for livestreams from the Rave Cave

Also, as a grown up: a university academic and former telly and radio producer. L@rGeY brings a deep understanding of sound, story, and flow to every set. Bookings welcome. Good vibes only.

Peace, love & unity.
#FeelTheVibes

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Jimi Needles' musical roots are in hip hop, soul, funk, and disco, but on the turntables he combines pin-point scratching, intricate cuts, breaks, and bass music to craft a unique and high-energy sound that spans genres and keeps the crowd moving! His dynamic sets always pay homage to old-school classics while blending modern sounds, ensuring every performance is one-of-a-kind.

Known for his genre-defying party mixtapes, deck-defying festival performances, and an array of bootlegs and original productions on labels like Swing & Bass, Thick Boy Records, and Jungle Strikes, Jimi has built a reputation as both a skilled turntablist and an innovative producer.

In November 2024, he released his debut album, ''Ample Clearance'', a self-produced project that showcases his versatility as an artist, as a writer, a DJ and a producer. Jimi is also one of the tour DJs for the Symphonica Orchestra, adding his super-tight skills to their live and electric renditions of club classic dance hits.

New tracks tagged #cut and paste