A Marvin Gaye mixtape...

Now I'll be completely honest, I didn't like the sound of this (before I'd heard it) just because it could have gone so wrong. I mean this is music that you shouldn't mess about with right? Well Jimbo Jones initially thought the same but went for it anyway and I'm glad he did.

It's more "blended" than mixed and it's all done in a very sensitive way, with a lot of style to be perfectly honest. There are some points where rap accapellas have been used (again, I know it sounds worrying) but it all holds together well. Check the vids below for a few samples:





The whole thing is up for download at the link below and if you like it and want to show your appreciation head over to Jimbo Jones' Convenience Store.

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A-Trak @ The Do-Over, LA

This is shamelessly robbed from DJ Step One's blog so credit to him, it's so good I couldn't resist though. Check the vid of A-Trak really demonstrating how to rock a party properly, and now click below to download the full set he played.

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The Rub

I was going to add this to the previous post which was on a top notch mix by some of these guys (go and check it, it's just below this). I actually thought that this deserved a post of it's own. This is all about The Rub, which is a night in Brooklyn run by DJ Ayres, DJ Eleven and Cosmo Baker. They put out consistently amazing mixes as well as DJing all over the place. I've yet to catch them in the flesh because last time some of them were in London I found out the day after they played. I hate it when that happens.

Their site is the best place to go to check what's going on with them, but they are also on Brooklyn Radio where you can download and stream some of their mixes.

Some of my favourite mixes they've done are part of their "History of hip hop" series, one mix for each 1979-1999 inclusive. No matter what era you favour you know that there's one of these that you're going to love. I'm a big fan of the '94 mix but '88 is up their as well. All of these mixes (and others) have been archived on Crewcial here so please don't sleep, and make sure you explore the other folders there.

Think the 80s was only cheese?

You'd be very wrong, and this is the mix to prove it to you. This is also for you if you think DJ Yoda dropped the definitive 80s mix (and while you're at it Google DJ Spinbad). Check here to find the download link, beautifully put together by DJ Ayres and DJ Eleven of The Rub.