Guest Mix - The Breakbeat Junkie & Plugg

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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

Labels: funk podcast, guest mixes

Guest Mix - The Breakbeat Junkie & Plugg

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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)

Labels: funk podcast, guest mixes, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 20

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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.

Labels: andrew's mixes, funk podcast, house podcast, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 17

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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)

Labels: andrew's mixes, funk podcast, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 16

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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

Labels: andrew's mixes, disco podcast, funk podcast

Podcast # 13

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This one's kind of all over the place. Just a bunch of tunes - new and old - that I'm feeling at the moment. It's a bit more on the party tip than some of my other mixes. Sidenote...while visiting my aunt/uncle last Xmas, I discoved the Rick James track hidden away with a bunch of old LPs in their basement. Who knew the familia could be so funky??

TRACKLISTING

1. Queen vs. The Miami Project – Another One Bites the Dust (A Skillz Mix)
2. Laid Back – White Horse
3. FDEL – Get up on ya Feet
4. DJ Kool - Let me Clear my Throat (45 King Bass and Funk mix)
5. The Rapture W.A.Y.U.H (people don’t dance no more)
6. Cassius – Toop Toop
7. Rick James – Below the Funk (Pass the J)
8. Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil
9. Tutto Matto - Funkulu
10. Neighbourhood Romeo – Four Girls, Bi Girls
11. Prince – Lady Cab Driver
12. George Kranz – Din Daa Daa
13. Troubleman – Strike Hard
14. Hardsoul feat. New Cool Collective – Sweatshop
15. Danny Marquez & Ferry B – Afrocatalans
16. James Brown – Sex Machine (Readymade Jazz Defector Mix)
17. The Juju Orchestra feat. Terry Callier – What is Hip (Mo' Horizons)
18. A Skillz vs. Beatvandals – Beat Don’t Stop
19. Doug E. Fresh – The Original Human Beat Box
20. Bent – Always (Nightmares on Wax Mix)
21. De la Soul – Me, Myself, and I
22. Hole in the Wall Gang – Brown Soul
23. The Marvels – Rocksteady
24. Bombs - Under mi Sensi
25. Farid - Sunday Paper

Labels: andrew's mixes, breakbeat podcast, funk podcast, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 11

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Funk train comin thru, T-Sq station 12/06

TRACKLISTING

1. Malcolm’s Locks – Get up Stand Up
2. Red Astaire – Tito
3. The Bodybeard Brothers – Original Love Injection
4. True Beatz – Good Delight
5. Regrooves - Que Paso Ray
6. Affinity - Don't Go Away
7. Nickodemus - Funky in the Middle
8. Kool Kyle Starchild - Do you like that Funky Beat (Ah, Beat Beat)
9. Only Child - Addicted (Yam Who? mix)
10. Deee-lite - How do you say...Love (Pal Joey mix)
11. Paul Hardcastle - Rain Forest
12. C'mon Baby - C'mon Baby
13. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
14. DJ Regal - Rock the Funky Beat
15. Fearless Four - Just Rock
16. Ready for the World - Oh Sheila
17. The Sounds - Tony the Beat
18. Balanco - Mrs. Beat
19. The Tarantulas - I'm Everybody
20. City Rockers - Fly with me
21. Dj Rooster & Sammy Peralta - Shake it
22. Ursula 1000 - Princess T.N.T.

**If you listen to one track, definitely check 'Just Rock' by the Fearless Four, which is built around Gary Numan's 'Cars.'

Labels: andrew's mixes, funk podcast, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 9

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Kick, push, coast...43rd St. rollerfunktaculicious beats

TRACKLISTING

1. KC & The Sunshine Band – Do you Wanna go Party
2. Skyy – Let’s Turn it Out
3. GQ – Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
4. Eddy Grant – Nobody’s Got Time
5. Stargard – Wear it Out
6. Stevie Wonder – Do Like You
7. War – Galaxy
8. Stetsasonic – Talkin all that Jazz
9. Lonnie Liston Smith – Expansions
10. Pastrami Man – Pastrami Machine
11. All Good Funk Alliance – Got the Funk
12. Steely Dan – Green Earrings
13. Sly & The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme be mice elf again)
14. Roy Ayers – Running Away
15. Boz Scaggs – Lowdown
16. Marta Acuna – Dance, Dance, Dance
17. Hi Voltage – Love is the Message
18. King Curtis – Memphis Soul Stew
19. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like an Eagle
20. The Meters – Hand Clapping Song
21. The Bamboos – The Bamboo Groove
22. The Sequence – Funky Sound (Tear the Roof Off)

Labels: andrew's mixes, funk podcast

Podcast # 8

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L bee-drunked in the early morn...

TRACKLISTING

01. Krafty Skillz - Insane Bangers vol. 2
02. Man Parrish feat. Freeze Force - Boogie Down Bronx
03. Warp 9 - Nunk
04. Strafe - Set it Off
05. Prince - Kiss
06. Bel Biv Devoe - Poison
07. DJ Taz - That's Right
08. Man Parrish - Heatstroke
09. LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing at my House
10. The Clash - Mustapha Dance
11. JJ Fad - Way Out
12. Whodini - Five Minutes of Funk (DJ Icey version)
13. JJ Fad - We in the House
14. Solid Groove & Sinden - Din Da Da
15. Rappin 4 Tay - Bring the Beat Back
16. Stetsasonic - Miami Bass
17. Special Ed - Hoedown
18. James Brown - I Know You Got Soul
19. Herman Kelly & Life - Dance to the Drummers Beat
20. Stevie Wonder - As if you Read my Mind
21. Richard Simmons - You Can Do it (aerobic cool down outro)
22. Olympic Runners - Put the Music Where Your Mouth is

Labels: andrew's mixes, electro podcast, funk podcast, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 5

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View from la casa de illJazz...

TRACKLISTING

1. De La Soul - Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays
2. SOHO – Hot Music
3. Dream Warriors – U Never Know A Good Thing Till U Lose It
4. Eric B and Rakim – Let the Rhythm Hit’em (Mashed Up Funk Mix)
5. Hook Me Up – Hook Me Up (White)
6. Beatnuts - Watch Out Now
7. Frank Delour – We Gon Party
8. DJ AP – Everybody Get Up
9. V. Smoove – Gettin Busy
10. Jamiroquai – Canned Heat (Remix)
11. DJ Spinna – Rock (the grand finale mix)
12. Nairobi – Funky Soul Makossa
13. Kid 'N' Play – Do This My Way
14. 2 Hyped Brothers & A Dog – Doo Doo Brown (Instrumental)
15. Kraak & Smaack – One of These Days (K&S remix)
16. Fatboy Slim – Renegade Master (Mo’ Horizons rework)
17. Tutto Matto – Can’t Stop
18. Fort Knox Five – Dodge City Rockers
19. Kelis - Milkshake (Acapella)
20. Tribe Called Quest – Footprints (Doc’s Big Booty Mix)
21. Jungle Brothers – Jay Beez Comin Through

Labels: andrew's mixes, funk podcast, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 3

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TRACKLISTING

1. Gary Numan – Observer (1979)
2. Toney Lee – Reach Up (1982)
3. Instant Funk – I got my mind made up (1978)
4. Crown Heights Affair – Dreaming a dream (1975)
5. MBO – Dirty Talk (1982)
6. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (1982)
7. D Train – Keep On (1983)
8. Olli Ahvenlahti – Grandma’s Rocking Chair (1976)
9. James Brown – Cold Sweat (1967)
10. The Blackbyrds – Rock Creek Park (1975)
11. Whodini – Five Minutes of Funk (1984)
12. Kurtis Blow – I’m Chillin (1983)
13. Pointer Sisters – Automatic (1983)
14. Rockers Revenge – Walking on Sunshine (1982)
15. Newcleus – Automan (1984)
16. Us Girls – The New York City Breakers (1984)
17. Pieces of a Dream – Mt. Airy Groove (1982)
18. The Bar-Kays – Let’s Have Some Fun (1977)
19. Fatback – On the Floor (1982)
20. Crash Crew – On the Radio (1983)

Labels: andrew's mixes, funk podcast, old school hip-hop podcast

Podcast # 1

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TRACKLISTING

1. Vaughn Mason - Bounce, Skate, Rock, Roll
2. BT Express - Give up the Funk (Let's Dance)
3. West Street Mob - Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)
4. Chic - Chic Cheer
5. West Street Mob - Ooh Baby
6. Dennis Coffey - Scorpio
7. Ralph McDonald - Catch the Groove
8. Farrari - Simon Says Dance
9. Manu DiBango - Soul Makossa
10. The Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau
11. T.W. Funkmasters - Love Money
12. ESG - Moody

Labels: andrew's mixes, funk podcast