El Corte's Stab

Light of Gold

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:42:00 GMT

This is an older post that I had to make some adjustments to, so here's the shiny, new version!

I'm not sure what it is about dubstep exactly, but it's growing on me....

The Dead Flag Blues (partial) – Godspeed You Black Emperor!

Ghost Hardware – Burial

Raw Love – RUF

Cosmo – J: Kenzo

Act Like You Know (Dubstep Mix) – Nero

Tubstomper – Ooah

Toxic – (white)

50,000 Watts – Matty G

Forward Youth – RSD

Fall In Love – Sarantis, Honey Brown

Artificial Dreamer – Sub Scape

In For the Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravey Mix) – La Roux

Hitch – Skream

This Way – Nero (UK)

Mess Around With Me – March Mellow

Twice (Aaron Jerome Remix) – Little Dragon

Bubbles, Toots and Squeaks

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Another fun foray into techno and house. It's got a little bit of everything. Enjoy!

D. Ramirez, Mark Knigh – System
Consistent – Proper Balance
Marcus Meinhardt – Mad Max (Super Flu’s Home Sweat Home Remix)
Christan Burkardt – Doubledub
Claude VonStroke – Who’s Afraid of Detroit
Visti, Meyland – Yes Maam (All Night Long) (Trentemoller Remix)
Saeed Younan – Diva
Kanio – Don’t You
Laverne Radix – Groove On
Majik J - Come On Girl
Alex Celler – Bellawatt
Jay West – Devil’s Back Rub

To My Surprise

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:57:00 GMT

After a departure from house for many months, I've worked up a new house mix. I love the classic tracks that are coming back around as fresh, new remixes... so I've included a couple of them along with some newer tracks and original classics as well.

Enjoy!!

Central Living – Inside (Metro Area Remix)
Johnny Fiasco - Take 5
Sirus - Big Ben
Town & Country - Love could Be (LGC Mix)
Lisa Shaw - All Night High
Julien Chaptal - Mamay
Block Committee - It's Got To Be (Lucas Keizer Mix)
Saeed Younan - Analock (Loko's Lockin' Remix)
Goldfish, Der Dulz, Karolin Mueller - Freak in the Presence of Beauty (Dejonka Remix)
Alex Dee - Fireworks
Majik J - All Ride
Constipated Monkeys - Cro-Magnon
Ethyl, Huxley - With You
Una Mas - I will Follow You (Full Intention Club Mix)
The Rurals - Scrumpin'

Kentucky Heartburn

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:42:00 GMT

Here's a sexy, swingy, techy, minimaly mix that I have been caught swingin' my tuchus to on many occasions... I hope you find it as much fun as I have.

I’ve made many version of this mix and here’s the most recent…

**Update: Kentucky Heartburn was featured on DeepVibes Radio (www.deepvibes.co.uk) on Dec 4, 2009. Thanks, Alex!!**

Alex Smoke :: Hanged Man

[a]pendics.shuffle, Jeff Milligan:: Fatty Stallion

Elias Landberg :: Urban Exploration

Prompt :: Evolve

Laps :: Fog Off

Kink, Mieka du Franx :: Throwdown (El Corte’s Remash)

Bass Kleph :: Bump Uglies (Dopamine Remix)

Lemos, Kreon, Masomenos :: Loop Around

Mathias Kaden :: Rhythma

Benga, Coki :: Night (Geeneus Remix)

Monque :: Baby Just Shake It

Johnny D :: Soleil (Delete’s Vocal Remix)

Jahcoozi :: Artos’ Bubbles In The Bath

Milton Channels :: You Lose

Henrik Harmoni :: Over On Come

Chris Micali, Ali Ajami :: Wish I Loved You

Jon Gurd :: Mind Control

Flotsam and Jetsam

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:18:00 GMT

A decidedly harder mix this month. As much as I love the liquid groove, I end up buying all sorts of records from other genres. They pretty much end up on the shelf and I pull them out for fun from time to time. This month’s mix is me trying to make sense of all of these random records and I came up with something that I quite like! Enjoy!!

Dat Funky Drumma :: Quiet House

Total Science :: Street Level

EZ Rollers :: Dust 2004 Remix

Calyx :: Recall

Eskovah feat. MC Wilely :: Senorita

Craggz :: Flick the Switch

Drumsound & Simon Bassline :: Aquarius

Krust :: Guess

Blueskin feat. Cleveland Watkiss and Singing Fats :: Hold the Moment

New Form :: Jet Lei Promo

Craggz and Parallel Forces :: Strike feat. Stig of the Dump

Bungle & Index :: Forgotten Souls

Dose :: Lost Inside

Rob Sparx :: Roadkill

Taxman :: Jungle Juice

DJ Zinc :: Goblin

Zen :: Plasma

Twitterpated

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:31:00 GMT

It may be hard to believe, but Spring is indeed upon us in Richmond (I’m sure global warming has nothing to do with it). One film that i enjoyed as a child is Bambi. When Spring arrived in the film, the little forest critters became “twitterpated” (a.k.a. in heat) and started lookin’ for love. I’ve got two bunnies that I’ve named Frick and Frack that hang out frequently in my back yard. They arrived before Winter started and have been hanging out ever since. I’m hoping that this Spring will show me and the neighbors what genders the bunnies are. I’m pulling for little Frickletts and Frackletts to be born and amuse me all summer.

So, in honor of Valentine’s Day, Spring and the two, rotund, lovable bunnies in my back yard, I give you my February, 2009 episode of A Slice of Drum ‘n’ Bass, Twitterpated.

CLS & Wax - Feeling Good
Donnie Dubson - Goonies
The Brookes Brothers - Drifter
Tiki - Always on my Mind (Zero T & Mosus Remix)
Bungle - Close Your Eyes
Qumulus - Bela Candencia
AI - Crocodile Smile
Dan Marshall - Crazy (Zero Tolerance Remix)
Dose - Valium Express
Whizz & Daze - Bits & Pieces
Syncopix vs. M. Sauer - X-Cellence
Peyo - Old Times
Random Movement - What A Woman
Blue Sonix feat. Michael Moulton - Luv Me (Logistics Remix)
Donnie Dubson - Everywhere
Mutt - Training Suite

A Slice of Drum 'n' Bass

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:12:00 GMT

(...a little strange, the timer says that the duration is zero minutes long, but the mix is there...I promise.)

Survival, Fracture :: Tracks of Our Time
Zero T :: Why Would You
Eveson :: Tricks
Lomax, Focus :: 5 Weeks
Zero T feat. Steo :: Walk Away
Apex (feat. Ayah) :: Space Between
SpectraSoul :: Alibi
The Function :: Get Up
Brookes Brothers :: Tear You Down
Logistics :: Quite Perfect
Body & Soul feat. 17th Boulevard :: Walk
DJ Samurai :: Outsider
Everything But The Girl :: Before Today (Dillinja Remix)
Lamb :: Little Things (Klute Mix)

Write Your Letters

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:34:00 GMT

The seasons have changed and it's time for a new mix. The days are warm. The nights are cool and it's my FAVAHRATE time of year. Here's a downtempo, pensive mix with some of my favorite tracks. I didn't say that these are current tracks, but here's what I'm listening to right now.

Royksopp :: What Else Is There
Over the Rhine :: Give Me Strength
Wax Poetic Feat. Norah Jones :: Angels (Thievery Corporation Remix)
G-Spliff :: I know
Lamb :: Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Mix)
Jose Gonzalez :: How Low (Penchenga Nord -noska Mix)
Amorphous Androgynous :: Fat Cat
Goldfrapp :: Road To Somewhere
SI*SE :: Slip Away
Sia :: Don't Bring Me Down
Supreme Beings of Leisure :: Truth from Fiction
Peas :: Fences
Weekend Players :: Jericho
Hooverphonic :: Club Montepulciano (Bugs Downtown Remix)
Dzihan & Kamien :: Smile
Flunk :: Blue Monday

Too Much is Just Enough

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:33:00 GMT

There's a mixture of older and newer tracks here and they are all about love, life and music. This is a celebration of all three. Big love goes out to "my sister from a different mister" for the title!!!!

P.S. It's not just a title, but a way of life...

LTJ Bukem :: Switch
Unknown :: Lost Without You (Love 2008)
Atlantic Connection :: Can't Hide It
Redeyes :: When Will It Ever End?
Makoto :: Eastern Dub
DJ Solo & DJ Aura :: Take Heed
Dom and Roland :: Filter Fury
Klute :: Halloween
Makoto :: My Soul (John B Remix)
London Elektricity :: The Great Drum & Bass Swindle (Logistics Remix)
Trei :: Day Away
Atlantic Connection :: Grapevines
Thick Dick :: Insatiable (Matrix & Danny J Remix)
Mutt :: Draw on Me
Unknown :: You Don't Know (Love 2008)

See What Shakes Out

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:12:00 GMT

A continuation of my recent relapse to House...

Jahcoozi :: Arto's Bubbles in the Bathtub Shake
Dano :: My Dusty 303
Reecoba :: Terminal (Ruede Hagelstein Remix)
Wyatt Earp & Jonas Temple :: Chronic Acidtosis (Dose Fry Asian Remix)
Christian Burkhardt :: Doubledub
Charlie Tear :: Convertor
L.A.D.M. :: A Greater Life (Acid)
Yaz :: Situation (Richard "Humpty" Vission Visits the Dome)
Airey :: Cities (Instrumental)
Chester Beatty :: Progression
Q-Burns Abstract Message :: Shame (East Coast Boogiemen Remix)
Style of Eye :: Back Then
Martin Venetjoki :: Love Shit
Lunatik :: Whobear (Decimal Remix)
Recyd :: Bueno Yo Tengo Sueno

Drop Spot

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:31:00 GMT

A mix named in honor of the drug dealers and purchasers using the trash cans behind my house as the vessel for which they exchange their goods. Thanks jerks, for being the light house that guides us through the raging seas of drugless alleys!

Rocket :: EZ Rider (Dano's Meloncholy Dub Mix)
Southern Roots :: 7th Street
Harold Heath :: Reload (Girl's Mix)
Lawnchair Generals :: Speechless
Derek Marin :: The End
Psychomachines :: Bushido
Eddie Richards :: Soul is Life
Fred Everything feat. DJ Heather :: That Thang (Phil Weeks & Jossua Moog Robosoul Mix)
RuiDaSilva feat. Cassandra :: Touch Me (Peace Division Mix)
The Orb :: Little Fluffy Clouds (Danny Tenaglia's Detour Mix)
Charlie Tear presents Soft Sessions :: Numbercruncher
Scott Hardkiss presents God Within :: Indian Summer

Summer Soulstice 2008

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:08:00 GMT

Just been groovin' on soul lately. This is all up-beat, fun stuff from the 60's, from today and from everywhere in between.

Lloyd Price :: Every Night and Every Day
Gladys Knight & The Pips :: Morning, Noon & Night
Little Richard :: Groovy Little Suzy
Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehorse :: Valerie
Ray Charles :: What'd I Say
Andy Lewis :: Looking Up Looking In
Ursula 1000 :: Kaboom!
Sly Stone :: Searchin'
Duffy :: Mercy
Ohio Players :: Trespassin'
Sam & Dave :: Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings :: Got A Thing On My Mind
Wilson Picket :: Baby Call On Me
The Commodores :: I Know I'm Losing You
Amy Winehorse :: Tears Dry On Their Own
Duffy :: Rockferry
Andy Lewis :: See You There
Ike & Tina Turner :: Bold Soul Sister
Ursula 1000 :: Boogaloop
Amy Winehorse :: Back to Black

Bilateral Backbeat

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:42:00 GMT

I made this one recently for a friend, who's not the biggest fan of electronic music in general. I figured it'd be good middle ground. Granted, it's electronic...SUPER electronic, but it's got a vibe and a sound that you don't hear every day.

Mochipet :: Hope Again (feat. Mykah9 & Taiwankid) [Deekwork Mix]
Bassnectar feat. Persia :: Bomb tha Blocks
ediT :: Battling Go-Goi Yubari In Downtown L.A.
Boreta :: Bubblin' In the Cut
Bassnectar & Suga :: The Sound
ediT :: Straight Heat
Jahcoozi :: Black Barbie
Kraddy :: Wiggiddy
Soul Oddity :: Freq Shift
Bassnectar Feat. Souleye & e Note :: Amorphous Form
BreakBeatBuddha :: Sleepwalka
M.I.A. :: Galang
ediT :: Crunk de Gaulle (feat. TTC, Busdriver & D-Styles)
BreakBeatBuddha :: Mind Check (feat. Souleye)

Panting and Crowning

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:23:00 GMT

I made this mix for my cat, Juna. She's 18 years old and suffering through renal failure. As a result, it's hard for her to process fluids and tends to get a bit dehydrated. I found her one morning laying on her side panting on the living room floor. She then lifted her leg a little bit and I saw that her brown star was about 5 times the size it normally was!! It looked like her rectum was about to explode! The panting continued and she ended up pinching a loaf that was about as big (and as hard) as her head! I felt like she needed a little encouragement and inspiration should it happen again... and yes, it's happened many times since. Because of her condition, the poor thing has to get zipped into a sack/straight jacket so I can pump subcutaneous fluids into her.

This one's for you, Juna!

UPDATE: Sadly, on February 12, 2009 Juna was euthanized.

Shawn Cristopher :: Can't Give Up (Olivier's Bulletproof Disco Mix)
King Britt feat. Ivana Santilli :: Superstar (Next Evidence Remix)
Rockers Revenge :: Walking on Sunshine (Live Element Club Mix)
Brancaccio & Aisher :: It's Gonna Be... (A Lovely Day) (Bini & Martini Club Mix)
Soul Providers feat. Michelle Shellers :: Rise (Bini & Martini Vocal Mix)
Ministers De-La-Funk feat. Jocelyn Brown :: Believe (Spen & Karizma Alternate Mix)
Mr. A.L.I. feat. Carla Prather :: That Feeling (Jere's Throwback Dub)
Groove Junkies feat. Indeya :: Gonna Get By (Classic Vox Mix)
Dubtribe Sound System :: Autosoul (Rasmus Faber Remix)
Jay-J feat. Latrice Barnett :: Keep on Rising

The Immaculate Ascension (Missing Priest Mix)

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:29:00 GMT

This one's got a nice mix of Progressive and Club-friendly House. The Yaz remix of Don't Go on here is sick! The producer mashed it with I Feel Love by Donna Summer... right on!

The title comes from a story I saw on the news. A preist (I don't remember where he was from) tried to break the world record for being suspended in the air by helium baloons in a lawn chair. I'm sad to say that only the chair had been found. I'll be saving a prayer for you, wherever you are, Padre!

Fade :: The Love (Robb & Skinner's Grounded Remix)
Peace Division :: Body & Soul
Goldfrapp :: Ride A White Horse (FK-EK Vocal Version)
Will Saul :: Malfunction (Meat Katie Remix)
Moloko :: Forever More (FKEK Vocal Mix)
Yaz :: Don't Go (White)
Dustin :: Hardtime (Dub)
Chas Burns :: Without You
DJ Phenix :: Buggin'
Luigi :: Creation (Original Mix)/Donna Reeina :: Low
Duran Duran :: Save A Prayer (ERA White)

Beats and Cheeses Platter

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:42:00 GMT

This one is a mix of deep house, deep tribal and organic breaks... a beat sampler platter, if you will. This one's great to have playing in the background. It's got great vocals, but the percussion is the real star of the show here.

Afro-Mystik :: Natural (halo remix)
Aya :: Uptown
Mankz :: Nightly Expectations
Blue Six :: All I Need
Ananda Project :: Breaking Down (louie’s original dub)
dZihan & Kamien :: After (atjazz remix)
Reunion Ensemble :: Ebony Vibes (dan ruell aquablanca remix)
Alma Matrix :: Koro Groove
Penn + Chus :: From Madrid With Love (original stereo mix)
Francois K feat. Barbara Mendes :: Awakening (percapella)
Eternal Sun :: African Deep
A Guy Called Gerald :: Humanity
Jimmy Ishmael & Lenny V. :: Keep Going
Afro-Mystik :: Rhythm Is? (marques wyatt mix)
Iz and Diz :: Love Vibe
E-Tones :: Oo La La (johnny fiasco)
Demarkus Lewis :: Sax On The Beach

Organica

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:50:00 GMT

A springtime-friendly West Coast house mix. This one contains lots of tracks from Imperial Records. Think Dubtribe. Think San Fran. Think soulful. I think you can't go wrong!

Sorry, didn't make a track list... probably won't, but it doesn't mean that this mix isn't a good time!

Chewin' on Cheese

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:33:00 GMT

A fun mix of 60's and 70's cheese. I'm dying for a producer to do a DnB remix The 5th Dimension's Stoned Soul Picnic...hint hint.

Patience & Prudence :: Tonight You Belong to Me
Strawberry Alarm Clock :: Incense and Pepperming
Tony Orlando & Dawn :: Knock Three Times
Cass Elliot :: It's Getting Better
The Seekers :: Georgy Girl
Donny Osmond :: Sweet and Innocent
Galt McDermott :: Good Morning Starshine
Tiny Tim :: Livin' In the Sunlight, Lovin' In the Moon Light
Starland Vocal Band :: Afternoon Delight
Elton John & Kiki Dee :: Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Captain & Tennille :: Muskrat Love
Bee Gees :: How Deep Is Your Love
Al Green :: Light My Fire
Ram Jam :: Black Betty
Sam Cooke :: Cupid
The 5th Dimension :: Stoned Soul Picnic

Ode to Sally Mae

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:03:00 GMT

This is one of the first mixes I ever made. It's far from perfect, but there are some great tracks here. I love listening to this one when I'm traveling by plane. I'm a white knuckle flyer and Ode to Sally Mae helps me get the image of the plane's rapid descent in a cartwheeling ball of flames out of my head.

Tosca :: Wien in E
Craig Armstrong feat. Elizabeth Frazer :: This love
Lisa Gerard :: Meltdown
Julee Cruise :: Falling
Thievery Corporation :: Heaven’s Gonna Burn Your Eyes
Anja Gorbarek :: Spin the Context
Jose Padilla :: Navigator
Schneider TM vs. KPT.michi.gan :: The Light 3000
Dido :: Here With Me (Rollo’s Chillin’ With the Family Mix)
Massive Attack :: Protection (Underdog’s Angel Dust Mix)
WFO :: No One In the World
Amorphous Androgynous :: Meadows
Tosca feat. Sugar B :: Every Day & Every Night
Deadbeatz :: Funky For You (Spacehopper Mix)
Lamb :: Gorecki

Think Twice

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Progressive, Deep Progressive, Progressive Tribal

Sorry, but I didn't write down a set list for this one. If I can find the time to dig through my records, I'll post it. It's a deep, dark and intense mix from producers on Intenso Records, Pipeline Records, Baroque and Sondos as well as other labels.

Winter Soulstice 2007 (Fallen Through)

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:04:00 GMT

I've done the Soulstice mixes for quite a while, but have only posted the last couple. Winter Soulstice is always full of slow jams, often pretty depressing with the best hope of a bleak ending, at best. Imagine yourself losing the love of your life and out in the cold, in the darkness of the longest night of the year. Using the sidewalk as a pillow, bundling up as tightly as you can and praying for daylight to finally arrive.

Little Dragon :: Twice
Beth Gibbons :: Out of Season
Bassment :: In My Sleeping...
PJ Harvey :: Civil War Correspondent (Global Communications Remix)
Massive Attack :: What Your Soul Sings
David Holmes :: Gone (K&D Sessions Remix)
Everything but the Girl :: Single (Photek Remix)
Paul Weller :: Wild Wood (Portishead Remix)
Format 2 :: 1
Portishead :: Roads
Trentemøller :: Moan
Lamb :: Gabriel
The Cinematic Orchestra :: Breathe
Little Jimmy Scott :: Sycamore Trees

Acid Salad (Toss It Mix)

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:20:00 GMT

Tech House, House, Acid House

That's right, it says "toss it"!

DJ Homewrecker :: Step Daddy (House of Miles Mix)
Wyatt Earp & Jonas Tempel : Chronic Acidtosis
Doctorknow : Slow Burner
Rob Paine feat. Jai-Ali :: Divine Conception (Just Traveling Re-Blessing)
Lawnchair Generals :: Speechless
Joey Negro feat. Taka Boom :: Can't Get High Without U (Monkey's on Your Back Mix)
Jerry Ropero :: Fuck U!
Therese :: Time (Stonebridge Dub)
Derick L. Carter :: Legacy
The Orange Factory :: White Horse (If you Wanna Ride) (DJ Q.D.O. Remix)
Molobert :: Forever More (White)

Set Me Free (Liquid~Passion Mix)

jason@elcorte.us (El Corte) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:07:00 GMT

Drum 'n' Bass

Special thanks to DJ 2LIP of Liquid~Passion for publishing this mix!! Check out his site for some of the BEST liquid groove sets around!

Scamuel Jackson vs. Ray Keith :: Come Inside
Unknown :: (white)
Kubiks :: Losing Track (Nu Directions)
Drumsound & Simon 'Bassline' Smith :: Aquarius
Krust :: Guess
Concord Dawn :: Let It Go
V/A :: Drowning Remixes 2007 (white)
Blue Sonix feat. Michael Moulton :: Luv Me (Logistics Remix)
Context :: Sleep Paralysis
Funky Technicians :: Airtight (Furney Remix)
Switchblade :: ASC & Motion
Lomax :: Avenue feat. Eveson
Atlantic Connection :: Rocksteady
Lomax :: On A Rope
Logistics :: Everything is Illuminated