We continue our review of 2010 looking back at the most popular mixes by the ‘nu skool’ Solid Steel resident DJ’s, as voted by you the listeners. ‘In no particular order’, we kick off with Boom Monk Ben and a section from his mix back in September, hitting big dubstep tracks with Benga’s remix of Toddla T, Chali 2Na & Rusko, plus ragga flavours from Tanya Stephens and the oh so soulful voice of Erykah Badu given a superb remix by Seiji.
“Cheeba’s mix from February got your votes, with music from Waxfactor, Memory9, and Santogold, alongside music from the Ninja catalogue, where DJ Food and King Cannibal jostle for space with Roots Manuva and Hexstatic. In Hour 2, Ruckus Roboticus gets the nod for his May mix of contemporary beats, hip-hop, and soul to while away your lazy afternoons. Of course J Dilla is in there, lounging alongside Mos Def, Flying lotus and Jay Electronica. DJ Moneyshot’s ‘You Are The Infinity’ mix from February hit the right button, with crisp drum kicks of vintage Jungle added to a hypnotic dose of self-help records, Rock breaks, classic Hip-Hop and downtempo beats. Ann Peacock, Photek, Organized Konfusion, Pixies and Daedelus all get some treatment.”
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Tracklist:
Part 1 – Boom Monk Ben
Toddla T _ Sky Surfing (Benga Remix) _ Ninja Tune
Tinny _ Zingolo (Doorly Remix) _ Glass & A Half Full
Chali 2Na & Rusko _ Gadget Go Go _ Unknown
Redlight _ Twist Up (feat Redskin & Scorpio) _ Lobster Boy
Tanya Stephens _ It’s A Pity (G31 Remix) _ Stupid Fly
Pempi _ Fire _ Studio Rockers
Zinc _ Killa Sound feat Nolay (Skream Remix) _ Bingo
Donaeo _ Riot Music (Skream Remix) _ Digital Soundboy
Erykah Badu _ Honey (Seiji RMX) _ White
Part 2 – DJ Cheeba
Capitol 1212 _ Shootin Stars (Inst.) _ 1212
Waxfactor _ Sci Fu Ism _ Needlework
Psychonaughts _ Invading Space _ Mo Wax
Memory9 _ Ricrit Shiropp _ Subculture
Roots Manuva _ Juggle Tings Proper _ Big Dada
Jon Kennedy _ Space O Matic (Ben One Remix) _ Organik
Death In Vegas _ Dirge _ Sony
The Anomalies _ Vibration (Cheeba Re-edit) _ Unreleased
Santogold _ Say Aha (Tepr Remix) _ Atlantic
DJ Food _ All Covered In Darkness (Mr P Remix Beats Remix) _ Ninja Tune
DJ Food _ All Covered In Darkness (Parts 1&2) _ Ninja Tune
Mixmaster Mike _ Surprize Package (Automator Remix) _ Asphodel
The Leisure Allstars _ Get Your Hands in the Air _ Leisure
The Bodybeard Brothers _ Original Love Injection (Boca 45 Remix) _ Leisure
The Leisure Allstars _ How We Roll (Substatic’s Remix) _ Leisure
Tom Jones _ Give a Little Love _ Virgin
Art of Noise & Tom Jones _ Kiss _ Rhino
Ewan Hoozami _ Drinking Song _ Unreleased
Two Fingers _ Better Get That _ Big Dada
Hexstatic _ Red Lazer Beam _ Ninja Tune
Bomb The Bass _ Beat Dis _ Camden
King Cannibal _ Virgo _ Ninja Tune
Part 3 – Ruckus Roboticus
Jack Sheldon _ The Energy Blues _ Rhino Records
Onra & Quetzal _ On A Sunny Day _ Bo Bun Records
Maker _ Good Times _ Heardrums Records
Salaam Remi _ Dy-Na-Mi-Tee (Instrumental) _ Interscope Records
J Dilla _ Take Notice (Instrumental) _ Stones Throw
Vertual Vertigo + 8bit _ Meantime (Produced by Lunice) _ BLNCTY.COM
Flying Lotus _ RobertaFlack (feat. Dolly) _ Warp
DJ Vadim _ Saturday (feat. Pugz Atomz) _ BBE
Lone _ Cali Drought _ Dealmaker
Mr. Beatnick Feat. Ahu _ I Know All The Bitches (Simbad Remix) _ Altered Vibes
Onra & Quetzal _ 47.6 _ Bo Bun Records
Jay Electronica _ Exhibit C _ Decon
Maxmillion Dunbar _ What? Hahaha (Breath & Don’t Stop) _ Friends
Mr. Lif _ Head High _ Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises
Diamond District _ I Mean Business _ Mello Music Group
Lopez _ Mulatto _ Keep Up!
Mos Def _ Priority _ Downtown Records
Part 4 – DJ Moneyshot
Exenogenesis _ Side One excerpt _ Mp3
Dr Rubberfunk _ Stay Strong _ GPS Recordings
Elliott Smith _ I Didn’t Understand _ Dreamworks
DJ Shadow _ Shadow’s Legitimate Mix _ Mo Wax
Ayers Rock _ Crazy Boys _ A&M
Wax Doctor _ The Step _ Metalheadz
Pixies _ Where Is My Mind _ 4AD
Surra _ Diotima _ Universal Vibes
Fugees _ How Many Mics? (Acc) _ Columbia
Reveen _ Stop Smoking excerpt _ Vancouver Recording Studio
Jellybass _ Liquid Metal _ LoHz Recordings
Ann Peacock _ Survival _ Aura Records
Daedelus _ Just Briefly _ Ninja Tune
Photek _ U.F.O _ Astralwerks
Organized Konfusion _ Why _ Hollywood BASIC
If u like good music~Roots Manuva, The Prodigy, DJ MK, Eklips, Plan B & more, check out this video by the awesome Killa Kela:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCzyzwAjDhQ