Rampage & Nader’s “Windy City Nights” is out today on T&A (Tittsworth & Ayres Records). Grab it at Beatport, Amazon, iTunes, Juno, Turntable Lab, and so forth. The Chicago house duo has made us a mix to support the EP. Download here, tracklist after the jump:
RAMPAGE & NADER – WINDY CITY NIGHTS MIX
I’m doing a party this Thursday from 8-11 called Classics. The idea is to play a classic album and the music which inspired it, along with the music inspired by it; this Thursday that album is Aquemini. In getting my crates together for the party, I thought I would make a mix. So here it is, the Pimp Trick Gangsta Click mixtape.
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DJ Ayres – Pimp Trick Gangsta Click Mixtape
Witchdoctor ft. Outkast – Dez Only 1
Goodie Mobb ft. Big Boi – Dirty South
Cool Breeze – Creatine
Georgio Moroder – Theme From Midnight Express
Outkast – Nathaniel
UGK – Ridin’ Dirty
Outkast – West Savannah
Youngbloodz ft. Big Boi – 85
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Spottie
8-Ball & MJG – Paid Dues
David Banner – Cadillacs on 22s
Slim Cutta Calhoun ft. Andre 3000 – It’s OK
Sly & The Family Stone – Rock Dirge
Harry Mancini – Police Woman (D. Ramirez edit)
Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express
Outkast – Da Art of Storytelling
Wilbur “Bad” Bascomb – Black Grass
Outkast – Rosa Parks
Merry Clayton – Southern Man
Cool Breeze ft. Dungeon Family – Watch For The Hook
Slick Rick ft Outkast – Street Talkin
Killer Mike ft. Big Boi – A.D.I.D.A.S.
Field Mob ft. Cee Lo – All I Know
Here it is, our tour video and mix from 2 weeks in Canada and one glorious day in Brooklyn. Enjoy responsibly.
The mix:
Sixpacks, Shotguns & Serato: Live (right click “save target as”)
tracklist after the jump
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This month, The Rub welcomes the Ebony and Ivory of house music, Ed Banger Records’ Carte Blanche. The Afro-pean duo (Frenchman DJ Mehdi and Englishman Riton) discuss their mashed retro house project, the Roland TR-909, textbook chords and DJing “foot-naked.”
So yesterday marked the official end of the Sixpacks, Shotguns & Serato tour! Big thanks to my brothers and partners DJ Ayres, Smalltown Pete & Smalltown Mike for the adventures and the memories. It was a smashing success and wouldn’t have been if we all weren’t such dudes. Also thanks to Miche, Kenny Mac, Jo Magik, our friends at Scion and at Red Bull, Calgary, Banff, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Fernie, Winnipeg, Toronto and Brooklyn for showing love. We documented the whole tour fully so stay tuned for the full video coming soon.
For the last stop of the tour we came to Brooklyn to participate in the very last Jelly NYC Pool Party. It was an amazing time and big shout to Sarah and Alex. Also thanks to Brooklyn for coming out and riding with us without any idea who the special guests were going to be. They ended up being Gucci Mane, DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Cool Kids and Chuck Schumer. Not bad for a lazy Sunday afternoon…
DMC showed the crowd he’s still the King Of Rock (courtesy Brooklyn Vegan)
He brought Andrew WK out to do “It’s Tricky” and “Walk This Way” (courtesy Brooklyn Vegan)
Then Doug E. Fresh came out unannounced and showed why he’s the “Worlds Greatest Entertainer.” (courtesy Brooklyn Vegan)
Then it was Gucci Time… (courtesy Brooklyn Vegan)
Me, Ayres & Jane on stage while DMC rocks.
Me, Pete, Ayres & Mike – GREAT SUCCESS!
Thanks to my friends at Brooklyn Vegan and also my man Nicky Digital for some great shots and footage (including this exclusive video of DMC, Andrew WK and Les Savy Fav‘s Tim Harrington performing “Walk This Way.”
– Cosmo Baker
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Pumpkin Patch (Young Robots) drops in on Rub Radio this month for an interview and a blazing DJ set, dropping disco, house and his own keytar-fueled original jams! Eleven, Ayres and Cosmo follow it up, covering everything from the super groovy to a taste of their History of Hip-Hop series.
Listen at http://scion.com/channel2 or right here: