
Weekly roundup of remixes, rarities, flips and edits - compiled by Clusterfunk Collective.
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Brasil Spins - Waxist Selecta by Waxist Selecta on Mixcloud
Brazil Spins Vol.2 | Mixed By Waxist by Waxist Selecta on Mixcloud
The words of man have been the catalyst to ears throughout the world for centuries to communicate, to bring knowledge and to create change. Daily, we speak to one another and overlook the importance and power of thoughts that are transferred to sounds to help one another. In my years of listening, I have come to absorb the words from my forefathers of rap, philosophy, and pure intelligence. JFK has effected many people in his time, and still to this day the words he spoke have layed foundations for many lives, and guided people on a positive path. I have teamed up with the 'Great' Keor Meteor and Pragmatic Theory to show my dedication to a man that dedicated his life to helping others, and felt that this duo is an example of unity for a greater cause. Enjoy!
Nuff Props by Dj Mordecai on Mixcloud
In 1983, Afrika Baambataa was 'looking for the perfect beat' with his band Soul Sonic Force.
30 years after, could he suspect that beatmaking could go so far, spreading all across the world?
Everybody is looking for the perfect beat. Especially beatmakers. As a tribute to Bambaataa, this compilation has been trying to contribute to this quest combining the original skills of mad beatmakers. Search for the loop, slice it, paste it, flip it, glitch it, make it right. Whatever the gear - analog, mp3, digital, software, hardware - it doesn't matter as it sounds good. Today's world beatmaking scene is very prolific, some producers are famous, some are getting famous, some work in the shadow of mc's, but everybody still looks for the perfect beat. Dilla-ists, Pete-Rockians, Primo's addicts, Easy-Mo Beeists, whatever school they belong to, all of the beatmakers united in the Volume I of this exclusive compilation brought the finest boombap we all love.
Upon hearing Daft Punk's brilliant new album, 'Random Access Memories', this past May, two of our favorite producers were immediately inspired. The Potholes Music duo of AbJo and LAKIM then quickly got to work on flipping a few of the standout cuts on the record to create the Random Access Remixes EP. These include epic closing track 'Contact', the Panda Bear-assisted 'Doin' It Right', and throwback synth-epic 'Touch.'
Each and every RAM tune selected by AbJo and LAKIM was meticulously chopped-up and reinterpreted into something entirely new. What's most impressive is how they both tackled 'Doin' It Right' with a completely different and refreshing approach. On one hand, you have AbJo's self-described 'Turn Up RMX' that transforms the laid-back jam into a shot of audio adrenaline. Moments later, LAKIM's flexing his love for G-funk on his 'Left Coast G-Mix', which is sure to stay in your summer rotation right alongside the original.
The project started as a slow build with a few songs and then it become a challenge to do them all. Because it was a sample-based album, I wanted to keep the remixes sample-based and for them to have the same pitch, key and tone as the originals. The original beats were non-traditional and the amount of singing made it very difficult to remix with this intention of the same energy. It’s the result of countless hours of digging through records to sample, constructing the beat, wrapping it around the vocal, adjusting the tempo, and so on. ‘Quiet Dog Bite Hard’ was exciting because I was remixing my own track and it drew me into the process, and ‘Workers Comp’ was the most unique due to its complex time signature.