dj bakasan - Quick Mix Vol 4
A friend recently asked several DJs that he knows if we'd each submit
a short mix in order for him to get a feel for each guy's style. As a
budding DJ, he wanted to get a feel for the way different DJs end up
"sounding", even if the material they pull from was generally the
same. Ever since starting this blog a couple months ago, I've been
trying to keep up a pace of posting up a mix every few weeks, so it
didn't seem like a big deal to accept the challenge and send in a mix.
If the other guys permit, I'll post up theirs as well once they send
theirs in.
The rules were as follows:
* 20-25 minutes
* Free for all, play anything you want
* Spin a primetime set
* Single take, no post-pro
Recorded last night at 2:30 AM.. I really need to find better things
to do than to jump on the decks at that time of night. Like sleep.
If I had to define my style, I like to pluck from 3 main buckets,
mainstream hip hop/R&B, old school (defined as mid 90s and earlier),
and less obscure underground acts (Ugly Duckling, Lexicon,
Procussions). I tend toward longer blends as my bread and butter, and
will often use long loops into or out of a song. To mix it up I will
on occasion fast cut over. Since one constraint was prime time set, I
didn't stray too far from bouncing between newer mainstream stuff and
old school, but not so much the stuff I'd pull during opening sets
(underground, 70s funk) or closers (high energy, freestyle, house
breaks). My primetime sets are often almost exclusively quick mixes. We're talking 1 verse 1 chorus and out. At most I'll play 2 verses if the track is met with a particularly strong response, otherwise I'm speeding along trying to keep the crowd intrigued / on their toes with where I'm going next.
In any case, hope you enjoy!
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Far East Movement - Fetish
50 Cent - Get Up
Punjabi MC - Beware of the Boys
Sean Paul - Get Busy
Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go
Jay-Z - I Just Wanna Love U
Dr. Dre - Next Episode
MIA - Paper Planes
Jay-Z - DOA
Masta Ace - Sittin On Chrome
Volume 10 - Pistol Grip Pump
Mary J Blige - Real Love
Birdman & Rick Ross - Sun Comes Up
Wale ft Lady Gaga - Chillin'
