From the Dead...

Freshman Mini-Mix

Justice - Stress (Auto Remix) w/ Luda - Stand Up
Madonna - 4 Minutes (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Mix)
Estelle - American Boy (Stockholm Syndrome Mix)
Justice - DANCE (mstrkrft mix)
A-track - Stronger
Mia vs. Ocelot - Our Boyz


Mini-mixes are the shit. New tip named Paper Route Gangstaz from Diplo and Benzi just dropped - Excellent. It definitely takes a unique talent to condense songs into such a short composition. For this one, I tried to keep everything 1:30, including transitions. A little disappointed that I could only fit 6 tracks in, but realistically that was the ceiling. El Presidente requested this mix to provide a bit of ambiance prior to an event he's throwing. I'm not really sure if this is what Joey had in mind but I think it's pretty aight. All the remixes are from this year so it's got that little theme going for it as well. Headbang to this shet. Reflective meta-post up soon....

Lil' Phantom

Justice - Phantom Pt. 2 (Boys Noize / Soulwax) Vs. Lil' John - Get Low

Ah the always venerable remix-of-a-remix. I've had this phantom piece sitting in my set for a while now. It's a true Justice banger, no doubt about that, but it is definitely a little bit off putting to the untrained ear. Solution: Pop-rap. Lil' John's grungy vocals complement that sidechain-crushed bassline nicely. I may return to this track to add a little more than one verse, but I don't usually like to play this song for too long anyway so this may be the perfect dose.


Shazam

Naznoize

Refused - New Noise Vs. Justice - Waters of Nazareth W/ Lil' John, Pase Rock

This track holds a special place in my heart. First, lets get everything out on the table. This shit is heavily inspired by Steve Aoki's Pillowface intro. I've spliced my own Nazareth mashup into the mix, but the bread of this sandwich essentially mirrors the first two tracks of his mix. Alright so the first (and last) time I played this it absolutely bombed. I saw kids who honestly did not know how to react. Given how drunk they all were, this level of indecisiveness is really unprecedented. I love the flow of this track, and love mixing in the unexpected. But, after I was told that the song sucks dick by a flamboyant party goer, I decided to put this one aside. So, here it is, extra rare and only heard by the public once before.

All yours!

Friendly Fire

Souljia Boy - Crank Dat vs. Simian Mobile Disco - Never Be Alone

This is a fun little mashup that took me about an hour to splice up. The little vocal chop verse took the longest to compose, but that stuffs fun once you get in a little creative groove. I like the original Justice vs. Simian track but thought it might be a little too repetitive electro to fit in a set. What better way to fix this than to put an even more repetitive pop song on top? Only gotten up the nerve to play this once, but it definitely seemed to work.

Got a few laughs, at the very least.