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Trust me I was there - Dj Zinc

2/24/14

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We've been holding on to this one for a while, yet to be honest, we're kind of glad that we have. With a month off in the summer, we're happy to spring back to life with a mix from the supremely talented Kush Arora in the shape of Wild City #061.

A San Francisco based producer, DJ and purveyor of cultural bass music, Arora has extensive music knowledge. Right through from metal, punk, goth, bhangra and industrial to what he's now more known for; tropical and global bass music. We're talking all shades of dub, garage, dancehall, funky and Indo-Caribbean influences, which form his unique and self-titled “dread bass” sound that has found him compared to producers such as The Bug, Stereotyp and even Adrian Sherwood.

A member of Surya Dub, a San Francisco based clubnight, awarded Best Club Night by SF Weekly for two consecutive years (2007- 2008), Kush consistently finds himself on the road representing the Surya Dub Crew and opening for the likes of Flying Lotus, The Bug, Bassnectar and Thievery Corporation.

His tracks have also been remixed by the likes of Eskmo and Rogue State as well as catching the attention of Pitchfork Mag, who referred to him as a “laptop musician extraordinaire”. Need we say more?

Wild City #061 steams through a solid 30 tracks in under 60 minutes. I think it's fair to say that we knew we were on to something when we saw the tracklist.

Excitingly he's crafted a mix that not only focuses on some of his own work, but also contains unreleased dubs. Listening to the mix, there's a remarkable consistency to Arora's production, an off-kilter rhythmic sensibility that ties the various tracks together. At the same time, there's diversity to it all. He's even been kind enough to make a two part mix, "for the club" and as he puts it "fuck time and slow wine". He's proved here that he's more than capable of assembling a brooding cut as much as he is a hands-in-the-air anthem or even songs to have raunchy, turnt up sex to. In short, the guy is talented.

But we'll leave that for you to figure out. Enjoy!

"Thought I'd round up some of the great new sounds I've been feeling, and after looking at the site, maybe some things that maybe haven't been featured to give you something fresh. The first half hits it "From The Club"; From Azonto and Kuduro to Angola, Ghana and Nigeria, all the way to Bay Area house music and some of my favorite tunes from London, plus a few bits from my catalogue with Zuzuka Poderosa (Brazil) and Silver Bullit (London, Ghana). This should have you doing the fucking 6:30.

The Second half continues the sexual journey with a special remix I did of Gyptian's "Slow Wine" that will be dropping later this year on VP records. It explores the Zouk Bass and Tarraxinha phenomenon from Angola and surrounding areas, plus a few dancehall joints I seem to keep coming back to." - Kush Arora

For a tracklist and further info, head over here:
http://www.thewildcity.com/EN/music.xhtml/article/4428-wild-city-061-kush-arora

Wild City #061 - Kush Arora

RestrealitaetsRaveSet

pt1 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/dj-zinc-trust-me-i-was-there
pt3 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-3
pt4 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/djzinc-trust-me-chapter-4-1989
pt5 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-5
pt6 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-6
pt7 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-7
pt8 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-8

this is the second mix in a series 'trust me i was there' - the music in this mix is what was getting played in the places with a more relaxed door policy (places that would let in 15-16 year olds) and on the london pirate dance radio stations in 1988.

one thing i find interesting about this year (as a producer) is the contrast between the really raw acid stuff and the super slick vocal tracks - one of which was exec produced by quincy jones no less!!

please share this mix with anyone you think might like it :D

if you’re a promoter and you’d like to book me to play one of these sets (or any other era) please contact
belinda or charlotte at echo - please don’t contact me via soundcloud because i don't check this inbox!

trust me - 1988 - chapter 2

pt1 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/dj-zinc-trust-me-i-was-there
pt2 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-1988-chapter-2
pt4 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/djzinc-trust-me-chapter-4-1989
pt5 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-5
pt6 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-6
pt7 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-7
pt8 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-8

this is the 3rd in a series of mixes called 'trust me i was there' - music that i was playing and listening to - this time its all from 1989, and as i was buying more music by this time there will be 3 hour long mixes for '89. 
by 1989 i'd left school and was working 9-5 then spending all my other time listening to pirates and buying music. i didn't have enough money for turntables at this point so i used to chop up tracks using a crappy home hifi using the pause button. luckily nowadays i have turntables :D
if you are a promoter and would like to book me to play a 'trust me i was there' set, or any other era, please email belinda or charlotte at echo.

please share this mix with anyone you think might like it.

trust me i was there chapter 3 1989 pt1

pt1 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/dj-zinc-trust-me-i-was-there
pt2 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-1988-chapter-2
pt3 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-3
pt5 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-5
pt6 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-6
pt7 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-7
pt8 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-8

this is chapter 4 of my 'trust me i was there' mix series - the second part (of 3) from 1989 - an outstanding year for beats. check out what i've always considered the first jungle tune near the end (then argue with me that its not, no doubt...) - suad £10 to get in. and spot the track with dj rap singing on it!!

if you're a promoter and want to book me to play a 'trust me i was there' set pls contact belinda or charlotte at echo - not via soundcloud or Facebook cos i don't check the messages!

for the people messaging me about putting up a mix of the stuff i'm playing in the clubs at the moment - i'll try and do one over the weekend

please share this mix (and anything else on my soundcloud) with anyone you think might like it. thanks :D

djzinc trust me chapter 4 1989 pt2

pt1 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/dj-zinc-trust-me-i-was-there
pt2 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-1988-chapter-2
pt3 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-3
pt4 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/djzinc-trust-me-chapter-4-1989
pt6 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-6
pt7 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-7
pt8 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-8

this is chapter 5 in a series of mixes called 'trust me i was there' - these tracks were being played in clubs i was going to and on pirate radio in london. clubs like echos by the bow flyover, genesis, sunrise, energy and the first world dance! by '89 i was djing a bit, at house parties and the odd club.
radio wise, centreforce was the big one for me. i think fantasy started in 89 or 90 and that was another good one. back then they only broadcast at weekends, and even then it was on and off - so when they were on you'd grab a tdk d90 for the rest of the week. 
 if i dig out any other 1989 tracks i'll upload em somehow but for now this is the end of my 89 selection. 
please share this mix and any other music on my soundcloud with anyone you think might like it, and if you're a promoter and you'd like to book me to play some of this music, or new stuff, please contact belinda or charlotte at echo, i don't check my inbox on soundcloud.
thanks again to all the blogs sharing this music.

hope you are enjoying this as much as me :D

trust me i was there chapter 5 1989/3

pt1 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/dj-zinc-trust-me-i-was-there
pt2 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-1988-chapter-2
pt3 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-3
pt4 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/djzinc-trust-me-chapter-4-1989
pt5 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-5
pt7 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-7
pt8 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-8

welcome to the 90's. this is the 6th part in a series of mixes where i'm playing the tracks that were big in the clubs/raves and on radio where i was. i've already uploaded 86-89, this is the first one in the 90s - check em out if you didn't get a chance already.

please share this and any other music on my soundcloud with anyone you think might like it.

if you're a promoter and would like to book me to play a 'trust me i was there' set please contact belinda or charlotte at echo - not soundcloud or Facebook.

thanks for all the messages about this series of mixes, seems they've been the soundtrack to quite a few house parties!

trust me i was there chapter 6 1990 pt1

Read more about Curses on THUMP: http://bit.ly/1dpzmEW

https://soundcloud.com/cursesforever

Tracklist:
Baronessa & Curses - Free Fall w/ Night Hunting Awareness P.S.A 1985
Alexi Delano - My Busted SH-101 (The Persuader Remix)
Bohemian Groove - BG Funk (Posthuman Remix)
AFFKT - Now feat. Forrest (Crispy Dub)
Rob Amboule ft Derrick Carter - Bank Holidayz
Curses - Stalker
PELLE PELLE - JACQUE (Terror Dactel Remix)
Hostage - Taxixi (Edit)
Squarehead - Vishen
Casino Gold - All I Need (Troy Kurtz Remix)
Total Fitness - 45th & Broadway
Precious - Definition Of A Track (Curses ReVamp)
DKDS - Coast 2 Coast (Curses Dark-Dub)
Mystery - Mystery Girl (Curses ReVamp)
Eli Escobar - Touch (Curses Remix)




MIXED BY Curses

TRACKLIST & DOWNLOAD: http://www.mixpakrecords.com/blog/2014/02/mixpak-fm-hipsters-dont-dance/

Mixpak FM 064 is brought to you by London DJs and promoters, Hipsters Don’t Dance. Made up of Hootie Who & Kazabon, the duo have been pushing the dancehall-soca-rap-afrobeats sound for years, with their longstanding clubnight and mixes. They were also responsible for these edits of our Douster release last year. With an encyclopaedic knowledge of all the aforementioned genres, it felt right to ask them to dig in deep to one of the most exciting sounds to blow up in London lately: Afrobeats.

Hootie Who describes how they were inspired for their Mixpak FM mix:

“Ever since Kazabon and I started the HDD club night we wanted to explore our respective heritages and its musical output. Kazabon’s heritage is Ireland by way of Trinidad which helps explain her voracious appetite for Soca. I am from Nigeria but born and raised in the west. It’s funny because until recently Naija music reflected Trinidad’s Soca season in the sense that artists tried to release music around a specific time of year (Christmas). The day after Christmas is Calabar Carnival, the carnival is still in its infancy but it’s already Africa’s largest street party. That carnival experience heavily influenced this mix. From the floats pumping out the biggest Afropop songs of the moment, to the Channel O/ MTV Africa after parties where South African house reigns supreme to the packed clubs where people try out the latest dance craze. It’s all here in this mix that captures the sound of the past few years. This mix can’t do that experience the justice it deserves especially the feeling of connecting with your homeland but we did our best. Trust me you haven’t lived until you have seen someone on roller skates azonto in the middle of the blazing hot summer.”

Mixpak FM 064: Hipsters Don't Dance

this is part 8 of a series of mixes called 'trust me i was there' - this one is pt3 of 3 from 1990 - check the links below for the previous mixes. 

this mix includes the first release on reinforced, a couple of tracks that dj hype was involved in, some classic warp (lfo!!!!) the massive 'mr kirks nightmare' and one of my all time favs - radio babylon. 

if you'd like to book me to play a trust me i was there set, or new stuff, please contact belinda or charlotte at echo, i don't check messages on soundcloud/facebook etc.


pt 1 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/dj-zinc-trust-me-i-was-there
pt 2 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-1988-chapter-2
pt 3 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-3
pt 4 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/djzinc-trust-me-chapter-4-1989
pt 5 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-5
pt 6 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-6
pt 7 - https://soundcloud.com/zinc/trust-me-i-was-there-chapter-7

trust me i was there chapter 8 1990 pt3

Da das downloadlimit erreicht wurde hier noch einmal:

http://soundcloud.com/torsten-fenslau-big-fan/torsten-fenslau-megamix-t-te

Torsten Fenslau 
* 23. April 1964 in Kleinheubach; † 6. November 1993 in Darmstadt

In Memoriam Torsten Fenslau !

Als großer Fan von Torsten Fenslau habe ich diesen Mix angefertigt.

Bei diesem Set handelt es sich ausschließlich um Produktionen und Remixe von Torsten Fenslau oder Remixe seiner Produktionen, bis auf einen Remix eines Alex Butcher Tracks, um ein bisschen Licht in die Sache zu bringen.

Mixed with Vestax VCI 300.

Torsten Fenslau Megamix (Tüte Wahnsinn)

Torsten Fenslau @ Dorian Gray April 1990 a

Torsten Fenslau @ Dorian Gray April 1990 b

the first in a series of mixes called 'trust me i was there' - where i'll be playing music that was big in the clubs and on pirate radio in london - basically its my record collection in rough date order mixed without any acrobatics - just one tune into another. this is the second version of chapter one cos sony music were upset by the use of one of their tracks... anyway - if you think anyone you know might be into this mix please share it with them. you can follow my mindless drivel on twitter @djzinc or Facebook.com/djzinc


Zinc - Trust Me Chapter 1 86 87 Mk2

Calibre ; Reno / All Day ; CIAUK003 - Promo's 26th Oct, full release 31st Oct 2011 

CALIBRE ; ALL DAY (CIAUK003)

Tokimonsta - Knocksteady Live (2012)

1.	Baby Ford – New York
2.	Pleasure Zone – Hold these nuts
3.	Fresh – The real love
4.	Fingers inc. – Mystery of love (original basement mix)
5.	Phuture – Your only friend
6.	Virgo – Never want to lose you
7.	Mr Fingers – Washing machine
8.	Adonis – We’re rocking down the house
9.	Chip E. – Time to jack
10.	Jack master dick – Jack the dick
11.	Mr Lee – I can’t forget (club)
12.	Steve ‘silk’ Hurley – Jack your body (Home made mix)
13.	Matt Waren – Bang the box
14.	Razz – Kill yourself dancing
15.	Tyree – Acid over
16.	DJ Pierre – Dream girl (Pierre’s pfantasy club)
17.	X-ray – Let’s go
18.	Frequency 9 – Get on one
19.	Phuture – Spank Spank
20.	Mr Lee – House this house
21.	Rodney Baker  - Mystic house girl
22.	Mike Dunn (MD3) – Face the nation
23.	Dickapella


Time to JACK!! Chicago House MIX (WARNING!! original Trax Records)

Made and released in promotion of FABRICLIVE 68: Calibre and the CD's launch party which takes place at in Room Two at FABRICLIVE on Friday 15th March 2013 and features performances from Calibre, Fabio, Random Movement, dBridge and Marcus Intalex. 

Tracklist:

1.	Calibre – Sowing – Signature dub
2.	Calibre – Key Flix – Signature Rec
3.	Calibre – Paragov – Signature Rec
4.	Calibre – Plugs – Footprints
5.	Calibre – Archive – Signature dub
6.	Calibre – Keep Control – Signature Rec
7.	Calibre – Close to Me – Signature Rec
8.	Calibre & Marky – Amen Tune – Innerground 
9.	Calibre – Think On – Signature Rec

More information on the launch party here: http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/697
Pre-order your copy of FABRICLIVE 68 here: http://www.fabriclondon.com/store/fabriclive-68.html

Order @ fabric Store

FABRICLIVE 68: Calibre - 30 Minute Radio Mix

We continue 25 years of Solid Steel with a mix from Photek, a legendary figure in music since the early nineties who featured many times on the show with tracks from Modus Operadi, Form & Function up to Pyramid from his recent album Ku:Palm, plus 'Into the 90's' from 1994 that also featured on Coldcut's Journeys by DJ mix CD. As ever we wanted something different and this mix titled 'Solid Steel Skool Dayz' suggests the music he listened to growing up with classic tracks from Gwen McCrae, ELO, Roxy Music, Inner Life and Joyce Sims. 

PART 3 + 4    -		Photek		https://twitter.com/Photek
				
The Jackson Sisters	_	I Believe In Miracles	_	Tiger Lilly
Gwen McCrae	_	90% Of Me Is You	_	Cat
Electric Light Orchestra	_	Evil Woman	_	Jet
Roxy Music	_	Love Is The Drug	_	Island 
Pam Todd & The Love Exchange	_	Let's Get Together	_	Shyrlden
Diana Ross	_	Love Hangover	_	Motown
Sylvia Striplin	_	Give Me Your Love	_	Uno Melodic
Inner Life	_	Moment Of My Life	_	Salsoul
The SOS Band	_	Just Be Good To Me	_	Tabu
Shannon	_	Let The Music Play (remix)	_	Club
Joyce Sims	_	Lifetime Love	_	Sleeping Bag
Yarbrough & Peoples	_	Don't Stop The Music	_	Mercury
Carly Simon	_	Why	_	WEA

Solid Steel Radio Show 12/4/2013 Part 3 + 4 - Photek

This week we welcome West Norwood Cassette Library aka Bob Bhamra, a self confessed Coldcut fan who told us that he once warmed up for Jon More at Club 333 back in 2000. Again he's up first and after a nod to our birthday celebrations from KRS 1, it's straight in with Cardopusher, followed closely by the recent Bobby Champs EP on WNCL, Shadow Child and a couple of freshly cut dubplates from J. Tijn and the man himself. Then it's 4 more tracks from his label, plus music from Data 70, another sly nod with Dance tearing up 'Funky Drummer' and closing with the record he finished with in 2000, a certain Coldcut with Doctorin The House Theftapella!
Jon More from Coldcut takes over once again, with a top draw selection with music from Eddie Drenon, Chuck Brown and Four Tet from '98, plus classic Techno on the Plus 8 label from '93 and a visit to Columbia with Batata meeting Faraon Bantu Soundsystem.


PART 1 	-	West Norwood Cassette Library		
				
BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS	_	My Philosophy (Excerpt)	_	Jive
CARDOPUSHER	_	I Know U Will	_	Classicworks
BOBBY CHAMPS	_	City Boy	_	WNCL013
SHADOW CHILD	_	Sensible Haircut	_	Food Music
J. TIJN	_	Rough Edge	_	Dubplate
WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY	_	Blonde on Blonde (Dunkel VIP) 	_	Dubplate
KAMIKAZE SPACE PROGRAMME	_	Battery	_	WNCL Dubplate
KEVIN McPHEE	_	The Blind Whirring of Machinery	_	WNCL012
ULTRAMARINE	_	Butch	_	WNCL008
SPATIAL	_	Syn Cop	_	WNCL014
A MADE UP SOUND	_	Ahead	_	A Made Up Sound
DATA 70 	_	Come Back	_	Enraptured
COLDCUT	_	Doctorin' The House (Theftapella)	_	Ahead Of Our Time
DANCE	_	Ha	_	Blank Mind
WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY	_	Time Loops	_	Hypercolour
COLDCUT	_	Doctorin' The House (Theftapella)	_	Ahead Of Our Time
				
				
PART 2	-	Coldcut		https://twitter.com/Coldcut
				
Eddie Drennon	_	Can You Dig It	_	Casablanca
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers	_	Berro E Sombaro	_	Source
Wareika Hill Sound	_	Proverb Of Proverbs	_	Honest Jons
Four Tet	_	Field	_	Leaf
Born Under A Rhyming Planet	_	Analogue Heaven	_	Plus 8 
Faraon Bantu Feat Nova Lima	_	Macaco Mata El Toro - Batata Remix	_	Chusma
Kid Circus	_	Dance Feat Substantial & Drummer Man Hamish Balfour 	_	Nana

Solid Steel Radio Show 12/4/2013 Part 1 + 2 - West Norwood Cassette Library + Coldcut

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