Get Nice!

Let's try that again

2008-10-19T14:32:00.001+09:30

GetNice!#3

Don't know what's been going on at zShare, but this is working now.

GetNice #3

2008-10-17T08:18:00.004+09:30

It's not every month that I put out two mixes ... but I was packing up home to move from Darwin and wanted to say farewell and thank you with a mix of some of the stuff that people seem to have enjoyed over the last two years.

+ GetNice!#3 mix by Bashment Jack

Masters At Work / Cordell "Scatta" Burrell - Work / Collie Dance (Bashment Jack's mashup)

Alphabeat - ??? (Radioclit remix)

Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir (Club-club version)

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (A-Trak remix)

Francois Lougah - Dehiminke

Saeed Younan - Wassup Wasabi (That's Spicy mix)

Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur (Paul Devro mix)

Feist - Sea Lion (Chromeo mix)

In Flagranti - Business Acumen

Beach Boys - Kokomo

Pitbull - Bojangles (Tittsworth remix)

Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA remix)

Flairs - Truckers' Delight

Cassie v Ace of Base

2008-10-15T15:40:00.007+09:30

Clearing out my computer I found this little mashup I made a few years back ...

+ You, Me and Baby - Cassie vs Ace of Base (+ Elephant Man)

Live Diplo set

2008-10-10T11:35:00.004+09:30

Diplo is possibly the only ever international DJ to ever tour to Darwin and Arnhem Land (where he was doing some workshops at an Aboriginal community). He played a sick show to about 70 people at Happy Yess (a waiting-for-demolition shopfront with a capacity of 50) last year. It was one of the best nights I've had in my two years up here. Diplo was back in the country in the last few weeks (not up here I'm afraid) and the guys at Opulent got a feed from the mixing desk. Check it out:

+ Diplo live at the Prince Of Wales

Best Aussie song

2008-09-30T11:11:00.002+09:30

WARNING: This video and blog contains images of band members who have recently died.

Mags, papers, magazines and the like love to run the old "What are the best 20 Aussie songs of all the time?". Saw one just the other day, and once again the Warumpi Band was overlooked. Sure there is some tough competition, but these guys deserve to at least crack the top 20.

Blackfella Whitefella is, firstly, catchy as hell. Who doesn't love sing it? And bush reggae is Aussie as.

But it's also got a great message about reconciliation (which I thought we all loved these days). And maaaaaaate!ship.

Get Nice mix #2 : "Ladyfinger"

2008-09-26T17:02:00.002+09:30

This is a short and sweet (like a ladyfinger) 110bpm mix I did on 105.7 here in Darwin to promote last weekend's gig. A mix of my found interest in disco with old school hip hop, big load of dancehall and even some country.

+ Get Nice #2 "Ladyfinger" by Bashment Jack

Pump Me Up - Trouble Funk
* Not to go on about the 'golden age', but hip hop used to share a lot of good times with disco. Watch for the sporty shorty.

In the Silver White Box - In Flagranti

Kilometre - Sebastian Tellier

Red Alert Riddim - South Rakkas Crew

Wine Gal - Beenie Man

Tek Weh Yr Self - Mr Vegas
* Haven't fully got my head around the lyrics, but seems to be an anti badman song - watch out for the bad man with the bad mind.

Hercules Theme - Hercules + Love Affair

Jolene - Dolly Parton
* Country music : my other love.

Get That Money - Ms Thing
* anybody know the name of this riddim? Or know the name of the Turbulence or Baby Cham on the same riddim?

Take me to the carnival

2008-09-23T15:18:00.004+09:30

Great mix by Marflix from Berlin - perfect listening for Darwin's build-up weather (we had our first storm last night!).

+ Oye Come Va mix by Marflix

via Cyan Wait ... whose Tim Turbo has himself just posted a mighty fine mix online.

Nice! - this Friday

2008-09-18T12:59:00.003+09:30

Sorry for any confusion about dates, but Nice! is definately happening tomorrow night - Friday the 19th.

I'll be joined by the outrageous rappers from 2 Cats 1 Hat.

And if anyone heard my mini-mix on the radio last night, I'll post it in the next few days.

In the meantime ... how about this new Benny Hill riddim. Wonder what dance Ele will make up for it?

+ No Tikkle by Elephant Man

via The Heatwave

Gimme some Beenie

2008-09-12T09:39:00.002+09:30

Loving Beenie Man so much right now. Check this new piece found on The Fader:

Gimme Gimme Gimme by Bennie Man

and also:

Rolex It Up by Bennie Man

via The Heatwave and the excellently named Seen's non-hippie and reggae dancehall blog

Sicker Sick

2008-09-10T13:35:00.005+09:30

I loved their Blentcast mix last year, and don't mind this recent mix by Berlin's Sick Girls either:

+ Body Tonic Podcast #19 by the Sick Girls

Cool twisted video by PES

2008-09-03T17:12:00.004+09:30

More of them at eatpes.com/

Shir Khan mix

2008-08-22T16:19:00.002+09:30

This latest gem in the XLR8R podcast is an exclusive DJ mix from your friend Shir Khan.

World's largest record collection

2008-08-22T10:58:00.002+09:30

The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

Roots reggae mix

2008-08-01T14:50:00.002+09:30

This is a realllllly nice mix of 80s / 90s roots reggae by DC's DJ Meistro.

+ Ram di Dance vol 2 mix by Meistro

via Blentwell

Caribbean heaters

2008-07-16T13:36:00.005+09:30

The Heatwave follow a top mix from earlier this year and expand from reggae / bashment to "jump-up Caribbean rave music - the UK sounds of garage, bassline, funky and jungle filtered through the tasty carnival vibes of bashment and soca".

+ The Heatwave's Immediate Sounds Vol 01 mix by Gabriel Heatwave and Ben Dubstar

And if you've never taken a fancy to soca, try this mix by the Soca Twins. It may change your opinion.

+ Addicted to Soca mix pt 1 by Soca Twins

+ Addicted to Soca mix pt 2 by Soca Twins

Oliver de Coque

2008-07-16T09:35:00.001+09:30

The Likembe blog has honoured the passing of Oliver de Coque by posted a slew of his sweetest tunes, and an interesting history of him as well.

+ go there

Busta remix ... oh yeah!!!

2008-07-15T16:06:00.003+09:30

Killer remix!

Don�??t Touch Me (Bird Peterson remix) by Busta Rhymes

via Discobelle

Ben Butler and his Mouse Pad

2008-07-14T13:42:00.004+09:30

I was going to decribe this as "weird Hot Chip", but he says "computing science prog-funk jams".

+ Ben Butler and his Mouse Pad - Mouse Pad Demo

via xxjfg.

More tracks on his MySpace page

Dalston African mix

2008-07-14T11:50:00.005+09:30

Great 2 hour mix of all different kind of African styles : from tough new styles like Kuduro to the more familiar jangly guitar styles to Afro house.

Some interesting comments to. Only thing missing is a track list.

+ Dalston Oxfam Shop mix .

via Masala.

Also of interest at the Fader is some live songs by Buraka Som Sistema.

Snook feat Timbuktu : Längst Fram I Taxin

2008-07-08T16:33:00.003+09:30

Hip hop from Sweden.

via The Fader.

Good Vybz ... bayaby!

2008-07-08T10:04:00.004+09:30

It's been a while since Vybz Kartel, the king of suggestive dancehall, has really made me sit up. But props to the Cyan Wait crew for posting this happy little numba:

+ King Fi Di Palace by Vybz Kartel

Bayaby!

Man Recordings on it again

2008-07-04T14:09:00.005+09:30

Don't know if they can top their mix for XLR8 from earlier this year, but Berlin's brothers of baile funk Man Recordings have just posted a mix to celebrate their tent at the Melt Festival.

+ Melt Festival Mix by DJ Beware / Man Recordings

James Pants

2008-07-02T09:31:00.000+09:30

Sammy Bananas mix

2008-06-20T17:09:00.005+09:30

Just discovered this new mix by Sammy Bananas - one half of the Certified Bananas crew (don't know what happened to Mr Certified) - who have been responsbile for some absolute ripper mixes that cross genres with a wicked sense of fun.

+ Summer of Sammy mixtape by Sammy Bananas

And for the comedown, why not try this spaced out mix from Low Motion Disco.

+

Skanking in the way of control

2008-06-16T17:31:00.005+09:30

The Gossip's ripper Standing In The Way Of Control gets a nice rocksteady ska remix.

+ Standing In The Way Of Control (Nice Up!'s ska remix) by The Gossip.

Mashed up by some UK crew called Nice Up!.

via Berlin Battery.