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I firmly believe that both mainstream Rock and Roll and Hip Hop died in the year 2000. That said, I have a genuine soft spot for the early days of Skratch 'N Sniff's blends before they started putting dubstep drops on everything and I lost interest after 2010. They used to post their edits on a now-defunct site as full tracks, and at some point around 2004 or so, I grabbed as many as I could and t...

This tape is a collection of vaporwave edits I’ve discovered while streaming Nightwave Plaza. I usually save any earworms, then every few months I sit down with Bandcamp, track down each song, and finally clear out the screenshots from my phone. If you’re interested in more examples of vaporwave and its subgenres, check out Nightwave Plaza (https://plaza.one/), which is basically all I listen to a...

I was inspired by Chris Read’s awesome Hip House mixes (https://www.mixcloud.com/chrisreadsubstance/classic-material-bonus-mix-2-hip-house-89/) and dug through my hard drive to put together one of my own, para la gente. The Jacksons – Opening C+C Music Factory – Here We Go (Rockin’ in ’91 Mix – Zelma Sings) Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance (Nearly Neuebeat) King Bee – Back by Dope Demand Rob Base & D...

Closing the book on this series with the seventh installment. In the first six, I went for bangers, earworms, personal favorites, and the tracks that were easiest to mix in and out of. What was left, I feared, were the skips and cast-asides. It turns out there’s no such thing in this folder of Skratch ’N Sniff (Malcolm Ryker and DJ Mike Czech) mashups I’ve had tucked away on my hard drive for the...

This mixtape is a collection of vaporwave edits I’ve made over the last 6 months. During the pandemic, I discovered Vaporwave while working from home. As an '80s kid, I was instantly hooked by the often repetitive, 'chopped-and-screwed' flips of obscure ‘80s and ‘90s songs, which left me nostalgic for that time while simultaneously reminding me of the DJ Screw tapes I used to collect back in colle...

This mixtape is a collection of vaporwave edits I’ve discovered over the past few months. As I drive around while streaming Nightwave Plaza, I save any earworm that catches my ear. After a month or two, I sit down with Bandcamp open, track down each song, and finally clear out the saved screenshots from my phone. If you're interested in more examples of Vaporwave and its subgenres, check out Night...

This mixtape is a collection of vaporwave edits I’ve discovered over the past few months. As I drive around while streaming Nightwave Plaza, I save any earworm that catches my ear. After a month or two, I sit down with Bandcamp open, track down each song, and finally clear out the saved screenshots from my phone. If you're interested in more examples of Vaporwave and its subgenres, check out Night...

I recreated the mixtape I used to make for friends from Sinéad’s first two CDs, back when I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got blew up in 10th grade. RIP.

I firmly believe that both mainstream Rock and Roll and Hip Hop died in the year 2000. That said, I’ve always had a genuine soft spot for the early days of Skratch 'N Sniff’s mashups, before they started putting dubstep drops on everything and I lost interest after 2010. They used to post their edits as full tracks on a now-defunct site, and sometime around 2004, I grabbed as many as I could and t...

This mixtape is a collection of vaporwave edits I’ve discovered over the past few months. As I drive around while streaming Nightwave Plaza, I save any earworm that catches my ear. After a month or two, I sit down with Bandcamp open, track down each song, and finally clear out the saved screenshots from my phone. If you're interested in more examples of Vaporwave and its subgenres, check out Night...

This mixtape is a collection of vaporwave edits I’ve picked up over the last few months. As I drive around streaming Nightwave Plaza, I save any earworm that catches my attention. After a month or two, I sit down with Bandcamp open in a tab, track down each song, and finally clear out the saved screenshots from my phone. That’s how I found the tracks for this tape. If you're interested in more exa...

With hardly any free time anymore, I’ve started cooking up vaporwave edits on the weekends to make the most of the few hours I get to myself. During the pandemic, I discovered Vaporwave while working from home and was instantly hooked by the often repetitive, chopped-and-screwed edits of obscure ‘80s and ‘90s tracks, which reminded me of the DJ Screw tapes I used to bump back in college, especiall...

For me, the aughts consisted of lots and lots of virtual crate-digging. I found so much great stuff back then that I ultimately bought a controller and resumed DJing after something like a 15-year break. For this mix, I combed through joints I collected mostly during what is now called the blog era. These are gems that have survived countless hard drive purges over the years and currently live in...

For me, the aughts consisted of lots and lots of virtual crate-digging. I found so much great stuff back then that I ultimately bought a controller and resumed DJing after something like a 15-year break. For this mix, I combed through joints I collected mostly during what is now called the blog era. These are gems that have survived countless hard drive purges over the years and currently live in...

The System に称賛の花束を贈る時が来ました。1982年に結成され、1990年まで活動していたボーカリストのミック・マーフィーとマルチインストゥルメンタリスト/プロデューサーのデヴィッド・フランクのデュオは、シンセドリブンでありながらソウルフルなR&Bのエレクトロニックなサウンドスケープを作り上げ、ジャンルを超えてシフトする精緻なトラックを生み出しました。深みのあるカタログには「I Can't Take Losing You」や「Prom...

I firmly believe that both mainstream Rock and Roll and Hip Hop died in the year 2000. That said, I have a genuine soft spot for the early days of Skratch 'N Sniff's blends before they started putting dubstep drops on everything and I lost interest after 2010. They used to post their edits on a now-defunct site as full tracks, and at some point around 2004 or so, I grabbed as many as I could and t...

I firmly believe that both mainstream Rock and Roll and Hip Hop died in the year 2000. That said, I have a genuine soft spot for the early days of Skratch 'N Sniff's blends before they started putting dubstep drops on everything and I lost interest after 2010. They used to post their edits on a now-defunct site as full tracks, and at some point around 2004 or so, I grabbed as many as I could and t...

I firmly believe that both mainstream Rock and Roll and Hip Hop died in the year 2000. That said, I have a genuine soft spot for the early days of Skratch 'N Sniff's blends before they started putting dubstep drops on everything and I lost interest after 2010. They used to post their edits on a now-defunct site as full tracks, and at some point around 2004 or so, I grabbed as many as I could and t...

Another installment in my "appreciation tweet" mixtape series, where I highlight an editor, DJ, or artist. Unfortunately, this one got taken down a few years ago, so I've done my best to obscure the featured artist here, but real heads will know. Either way, if you're listening as a regular follower of my mixtapes, expect the usual: banger, banger, banger Sock It 2 Me House Party All Night Rock th...

I’ve been wanting to do a Freestyle mixtape for a while now. I have cool memories of this music booming out of little Suzuki Samurais and Honda Civics in the late '80s during family vacations to the East and West Coasts. Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of archived radio DJ mixes from the late '80s and was inspired to pull together some tasty Rap, Freestyle, Electro, Post-Disco, and House for...

I first read about the N.E.R.D. project in something like Maxim Magazine back in college around 2001. Very quickly, the UK version was on file-sharing sites (Napster, LimeWire, Kazaa), and I snapped it up. Ironically, there was no way to know the actual tracklisting, so I made a mix CD with the order that I liked. This was the OG beats version that was never released in America and remains my pref...

This mix is a bit of a sidequest as I put the finishing touches on a pretty fire N.E.R.D. mixtape that I’ve been working on. Occasionally, I give flowers to some of the great pop tapes and CDs I grew up with. At times, I'll also include a mixtape from other artists who were highly influential to me, especially when they seem to be otherwise missing from the internet for some reason. I stopped DJin...

For a long time, I’ve wanted to give flowers to some of the great pop tapes and CDs I grew up with. It's time for my little love letter to INXS's 'Shabooh Shoobah.' INXS's Kick dropped when I was in the 7th grade, and it was everywhere. As a budding crate digger, I randomly bought this one with my lawn mowing money and was obsessed. For much of 1988, I rotated between 'Shabooh Shoobah', The Cars'...

I found this buried on my hard drive. This is my open-to-close set at Akron’s Square Nightclub in Highland Square on February 19th, 2016. This was a fun gig I held down for a few years after it fell into my lap. I used to play deep cuts and hipster stuff for the heck of it at Square and set up the main DJs who were in regular rotation. They used to, sorta, start later and later since someone was a...

August 2023 update: a new school year just started, and I have a new son, so this will probably be my last upload for a few months… If you dig this mixtape, please check out all the rest. I only post bangers. Lastly, please give me a good review if you're listening on iTunes. Duncan Gerow is a beast, I've been scraping his SoundCloud for a decade after watching DJ Jazzy Jeff drop his fantastic edi...