illJazz Podcast

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Ursula 1000, Tokyo Disco Stylee... Ursula is back with another killer mix on illJazz. It's on the funky breaks side of things, but as always he draws on everything from hip-hop to reggae to rock. One thing that's consistent - it's packed with floor-friendly party beats that appeal to even the biggest electronic music skeptics. If you haven't already, definitely pick up his latest LP, Here Comes Tomorrow, which contains the cuts Boop, Hello! Let's Go To A Disco, Electrik Boogie, etc. And look out for the Fort Knox Five and Product.01 remixes of Electrik Boogie soon. Let's see if they can top the Minneapolis-influenced madness that Ursula constructed the first time around. Hard to top!! TRACKLISTING 1. Electric Light Orchestra - Prologue 2. Ursula 1000 vs. Ugly Duckling - Smack my Theme 3. The Weedingmen - St. Thomas (remix) 4. DJ Regal - Rock the Funky Beat 5. Modeler - Getts Down 6. Ursula 1000 - Boop 7. Club des Belugas - Dibidy Dop (funky mix) 8. Speaker Punks vs. Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady 9. Mr. Potatohead - Future 10. Welcome Kranz - Din Daa Da 11. Cut & Run - Horny Disco Balls 12. Cut & Run - Murder in the Jamrock 13. DJ D**kline & Red Polo - Mandy vs. Space Invader 14. B-Phreak - Repeated Groove 15. Edu K- Popozuda Rock N' Roll 16. Ninja Raver - Rollerbooty 17. MSTRKRFT - Work on You 18. Housebreakerz ft. the Ragga Twins - Jump on it 19. FK1000 - Mondays Feelgood 20. Loo & Placido - Reggae Rigby ***If you're in NYC, come czech him live at APT on March 16. Full dj schedule here.

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Port Authority Pimpin.. TRACKLISTING 1. Lynn Collins - Think (about it) 2. Karen Silver - Nobody Else 3. African Music Machine - Black Water Gold 4. The Rebirth - Evil Vibrations 5. The Beginning of the End - Come Down 6. Marva Whitney - It's my Thing 7. Master Don Committee - Funk Box Party 8. Belle Epoque - Miss Broadway 9. Jazzland - Eve Nin 10. Open Soul feat. The Tornadoes & Tyra Hammond - You Got Me Thinkin 11. Gossip - Standing in the way of control (Headman mix) 12. Class Action - Weekend 13. Tony Cook & The Party People - On the Floor (Rock it) 14. The Evasions - Wikka Wrap 15. Original Tropicana Steel Drum Band - Spanish Hustle 16. Ci Ci - Off the Wall 17. S.O.S Band - Take Your Time (Do it Right) 18. Fatback - King Tim III (Personality Jock) 19. D Train - You're the one for me 20. D Train - Music 21. Rusty P. and the Sure Shot 3 - Breakdown New York Style 22. Kano - I'm Ready

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Seaside Vibes, Coney Is. Here's my latest, much-delayed mix effort. I'll get my act together and bump up the frequency of these things - every two months ain't cutting it. This one's mostly on the funk/soul tip, incorporating some much-needed laid back summertime tunes. Definitely check Feelin' Alright by Trinidad Oil Company - smiles guaranteed. TRACKLISTING 1. Kool & the Gang – Summer Madness 2. Tenor Saw – Ring the Alarm 3. Bombs – Drumpasound 4. A Tribe Called Quest – ICU Doin' it 5. Plastyc Buddha – String Vibe 6. Run DMC – Sucka MCs 7. Trinidad Oil Company – Feelin Alright 8. George Clinton – Loopzilla 9. Trouble Funk – Pump me Up 10. Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra – Che Che Cole 11. Central Line – Walking into Sunshine 12. Junior – Mama Used to Say 13. The Treacherous Three - Put the Boogie in your Body 14. Boogie Down Productions - BDP edit 15. Lonzine Wright - Stop the Taxi 16. Tom Browne - Funkin' for Jamaica (NY) 17. Slim - It's in the Mix 18. Dynasty - I Don't Want to be a Freak (but I Can't Help Myself) 19. Crown Heights Affair - Use Your Body & Soul 20. Fela Kuti - Shakara (Oloje)

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Ursula 1000's third offering on illJazz is a hard-hitting breaks mix with a retro vibe - lot's of beeps, distorted bass, cheeky rave synths, and 90s hip-hop references. The stand-out track is easily Product.01's mix of Electrik Boogie, but the whole thing is slamming. TRACKLISTING 1. Party Style - Flowers in my Mind 2. Booty - Happy-Happy 3. Punks Groove - Da Funk Boot 4. Ursula 1000 - Electrik Boogie (Product.01 remix) 5. Easy D - Super Heroes 6. Jaymen - Ooh La La (Ursula 1000 edit) 7. Armand Van Helden - This ain't Hollywood (Ursula 1000 edit) 8. Hotflash vs. Spank Rock - Bump Boot (Ursula 1000 edit) 9. Born to Funk - S.O.D.B 10. Elektrorub - Elektrorub (Ursula 1000 edit) 11. Bailectro - Cristiane Just Won't Do It 12. The Cooky Factory - I Just Want To 13. DJ Nick - Summer Samba 14. Micky Slim - Jump 15. Ursula 1000 - Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo remix) If you are in NYC this month, Ursula will be spinning at Heathers Bar on the 19th, APT on the 20th, and the PS1 Warm-up partay on the 28th.

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Here's a tight mix from Ant (aka The Breakbeat Junkie) and Plugg -- two DJs from the UK. These dudes have collaborated on over 6 mixes together, but they've never actually met or spoken. All of their production is digital and Web-based. Normally, I'm not a fan of heavily-edited mixes, but this is an exception. Listen to "The Message" blended with Bongolia -- it's super seamless and natural. A lot of these edits and transitions can't be done with vinyl alone, which is why digital mixing is starting to get my respect. It opens up a lot of creative possibilities, and this mix is a good example of what can be done. TRACKLISTING 1. T-Connection - Groove to Get Down 2. Ultramagntic Mc's - Poppa Large (acapella) 3. Yellow Sunshine - Yellow Sunshine 4. Lttle Sonney - Eli's Pork Chop 5. Ol' Dirty Bastard Feat Kelis - Got Yo Money 6. Uncle Louie - I Like Funky Music 7. Melle Mel - The Message (acapella) 8. Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Bongolia 9. Melle Mel - The Message (acapella) 10. Bombs - Average White Five 11. Lyrics Born - Do That There Medley 12. Soulson - Buffalo Gals 13. Pleasure - Let's Dance 14. Dimples D - Sucker DJ (acapella) 15. The 45 King - The 900 Number (Lakim Shabazz acapella) 16. Up, Bustle & Out - Carbine 744 520 Che Guevara 17. Up, Bustle & Out - Guitarra Por La Revolucion 18. Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (acapella) 19. Pleasure - Joyous 20. MC Duke - Miracles (acapella) 21. Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Bassheads 22. Z-Trip feat. Lyrics Born & Lateef - The Get Down (DJ Zeph Remix) 23. Lucy Hawkins - Gotta Get Out of Here 24. Busta Rhymes - Dangerous (acapella) 25. Flow Dynamics - Live In The Mix 26. Mc Lyte - Cold Rock A Party (acapella) 27. Fdel - Ladies And Gentlemen 28. Aromadozeski Therapy feat Rmanowski Devious Doze - Strudel Strut 29. Krs-One ft Smooth Bee - The Refinitions (acapella) 30. Dj Jeff - Change The Scratch Ant and I have been exchanging emails for awhile now. I have another one of his mixes that I'll be posting here shortly. Stay tuned...

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. TRACKLISTING 1. Beatvandals - Drilla 2. Pepe 99 – Mashed up Funk 3. Funkadelic – Get off your ass and Jam 4. The Time – Cool (part 1) 5. O'Bryan – I'm Freaky 6. Season feat. Ernesto – Juice (Afro-Naught Remix) 7. Kraak & Smaak - Maputo Express 8. Mooquee – Supacat Police 9. Big Daddy Kane - Ain't no Half Steppin' 10. EPMD – Crossover 11. Unstoppable - Loves Entry (J-Disco's Unstoppable Mix) 12. InDeep – When Boys Talk 13. Pharrell - Frontin' (Yam Who rework) 14. Groove Collective – Up all Night 15. Lanu – Dis-Information 16. Amp Fiddler – Ridin (Carl Craig 12" edit) 17. Truby Trio feat. Joseph Malik – High Jazz (Freeform Reform Vocal) 18. Decaff feat. Roland Clark – Helpless (Hott 22 Vocal Mix) 19. Franck Roger - Bone of my Bone 20. Yann Fontaine - Can you feel it (Marius Mix) 21. Schmoov - Destination This latest mixtape is a bit scattered. No real focus or inspiration - I just pulled a bunch of tunes and tried to make it work. Some of my favorites are in here, so if you're not feeling the entire playlist, at least check out these tracks: "Dis-information," Lanu's broken beat soul cut, is absolutely killer. "Helpless" by Decaff (aka DJ Noir) has one of those addictive rhythms that never tires. And if you slept on the 80s classics "Cool" by The Time and "I'm Freaky" by O'Bryan, then definitely take a listen.

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Here’s another round of mashup biz from The Breakbeat Junkie & Plugg. Very creative and versatile track selection here. No doubt this required some serious lab time. Kurtis Blow's DC go-go inspired track, "Party Time" is a standout moment in this mix. To this day, KB is one of the only mainstream hip-hop artists to give props to go-go - a rare but important funk sub-genre. Growing up in DC, I have a decent collection of early 80s go-go records. I'm thinking a go-go mix on illJazz needs to happen soon. Ok..back to the mixtape at hand. Other highlights: the Candy Dulfer and Public Enemy blend; the Magic Touch and Stetsasonic blend; The Meters (you can't go wrong!); Chunky Billy; Funkhouse Express, etc. Very solid production all around. Expect to hear more of Ant & Plugg on illjazz soon. TRACKLISTING 1. The Whatnauts - Help Is On The Way 2. Public Enemy - Public Enemy Number 1 (Acapella) 3. Willard Reunion Posey - Cissy Strut-N-American Women 4. Just Four - Jam To Remember 5. Prince - Alphabet Street 6. Kurtis Blow - Party Time 7. Low Profile - Funky Song 8. Magic Touch - You Are What You Are 9. Stetsasonic - Talkin All That Jazz (Clapapella) 10. Miami - Chicken Yellow 11. Rob Base - Turn it Out (Perc Acapella) 12. Billy Preston - Outta Space 13. Micheal Jackson - Billy Jean (Acapella) 14. The Meters - Same Old Song 15. Pamela Fernandez - Kickin In The Beat (Acapella) 16. Candy Dulfer - 2 Funky 17. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (Acapella) 18. Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music 19. Gary Toms Empire - 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) 20. Lyrics Born - Hott Bizness 21. Chunky Billy - Muchas Breaks 22. T.J. Kirk - Soul Power (1 & 2) 23. Blackstreet - No Diggity (Acapella) 24. Roxanne Shante - Big Mamma (Acapella) 25. The Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau (Pt 2) 26. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Acapella) 27. Lemon Curry Gangsters & Hawkeye Pierse - Chicken Sphinx 28. Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars 29. Funkhouse Express - Music Makes You Move 30. Cold Blood - Shop Talk (version #1)

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Superfly DJ’s Ant (The Breakbeat Junkie) and Plugg are back with another fast and furious mix of funk classics and mashups. 45 tracks. 1 hour and 20 minutes. Damn. These dudes don’t mess around! They are also practically taking over illJazz since I can’t seem to get my act together. Props to Ant for the steady supply of mixes. TRACKLISTING 1. Introlude/2 tough guys 2. Kool And The Gang - Jungle Jazz 3. Ron Carter - Barttas Theme 4. Quincy Jones - Money Runner 5. Lefties Soul Connection - Bam Bam 6. The Jackson 5 - Hum Along and Dance 7. The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park 8. The Jackson 5 - The life Of The Partyz 9. Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Conga 10. Future 2 - The Personations 11. Rhythm Heritage - Theme from "S.W.A.T. 12. Mickey & The Soul Generation - How Good Is Good 13. Dennis Coffey - The Theme From Black Belt Jones 14. Alan Parker - Punch Bowl 15. Johnny Pate - You Cant Even Walk In The Park 16. Interlude/disco 9000 17. The Blackbyrds - The Blackbyrds Theme 18. Dennis Coffey - Ride Sally Ride 19. Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock '73 20. Rufus Thomas - Itch & Scratch (Part 2) 21. Salsoul Orchestra - Getaway 22. Bar-Kays - Let's Have Some Fun 23. Larry Page Orchestra - Chasin 24. Interlude/education of sonny carson 25. Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again And Again 26. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (Alt Mix-Young Gifted And Black Outtake) 27. The Bar-Kays - Son Of Shaft 28. Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - Thanks Dad (Part 2) 29. Earl Klugh - Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow 30. Jimmy Bo Horne - Dance Across The Floor 31. Spirit Of Atlanta - Freddie's Alive And Well 32. Dave Cortez With The Moon People - Happy Soul With A Hook 33. The Magic Disco Machine - Control Tower 34. Johnny Harris - Stepping Stones 35. Interlude/willy dynomite 36. Johnny Pate - You're Starting Too Fast 37. Interlude/bucktown 38. Johnny Pate - Brother On The Run 39. Fred Wesley & The Jb's - Blow Your Head (Undubbed Version) 40. Sir Joe Quaterman & Free Soul - (I've Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind 41. The Magic Disco Machine - Scratchin 42. Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus 43. Ike & Tina Turner - Funkier Than A Mosquita's Tweeter 44. Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions - Part I 45. Willie Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work It Out

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. I'm back in the mix after a ridiculous 7 month publishing hiatus. What can I say... other priorities put this blog on ice for a bit. Thanks to everyone who's emailed asking what's up and encouraging me to post again. It's motivated me knowing that a few of you were missing the updates. Most of my mixes tend to be funk and hip-hop focused. This one is a sampling of house tracks, mainly on the deep/jazz/afro side of the spectrum. If you like this mix, also check out mix # 6. More to come this summer. Stay tuned. TRACKLISTING 1. Deep Sensation – Get Up 2. UBP presents Michael Proctor – Deliver Me 3. Soul Central – Need you Now 4. Dimitri's Love Train – Big Love Edit 5. Minus 8 – Theia 6. Copyright feat. Shovell – Bulo (Afro mix) 7. Dennis Ferrer - Palisade Park 8. Dennis Ferrer – Jehlaz 9. Femi Kuti – Do your Best (Faze Action remix) 10. Lego – Jazzmorphosis 11. In Flagranti – Day in and Day Out 12. Eddy & Dus – Misssione a Bombay 13. Niko Bellotto & Pawel Kobak – Love for You (Dim's special edit) 14. Grampa – Sound of Music is 15. Salif Keita – Madan (Martin Solveig mix) 16. Blvd. East – It's your Life 17. Modern Romance – Can you Move 18. Geraldine Hunt - Look Around

To stream, click the Real Audio, iTunes, or Windows Media Player icons. To save to iTunes or other Mp3 software, right click on the download link. Save the file to your desktop and then drag it into iTunes. Me with Herve - summertime in CP Here's some soulful house business from Herve - a DJ I've spun with a couple times over the years. Herve handed me this mix a few weeks back. No track selection this time around unfortunately. It's all good though. Just play it.