Diamonds In The Dust

    Here's an intro edit I made in April but forgot to post up - free DL for DJs!  

A little Pete Rock and Ambassadors thrown under the Drake joint, just for the hell of it. Forever (i got a love version)

Labrys was a quirky two woman lesbian outfit out of Tolland, CT circa mid 1980s. Elena Jordan on the synths, vocals and programming, Patricia Lyons playing bass and backup vocals. I made an edit of the funked out title track, re-arranging and adding some chords and sweeps with the Juno 106. Labrys - Labrys (juno edit)

Tonight it's going down at the Elbo Room! Exile, Sake 1, F.A.M.E., and the 4onefunk DJs. 'Nuff Said. Here's an edit from a few years back - I re-arranged and chopped Exile's amazing "Melon" (the watermelon man flip) around the Keyshia Cole vocals. I Should Have Cheated (melon re-edit)

This one is somewhat "rustic", part of the reason being that my copy of the Deacons joint is pretty well/over loved. I tried to use the EQ to get the mix just right, but in general I consider it a pretty lo-fi draft and should be for ipod use only :) The Deacons track used here is essentially an instrumental version of the Syl Johnson recording "Come On Sock It To Me", as recorded on Twilight. Through The Grapevine (sock it to me mix)

Here's a new edit of a M. Moore jam from '82 - tried to work lightly around the vocals while extending the beat out with a few accents and quick turnarounds. Love's Coming At Ya (instrumental/dub edit)

Used the long version of "Jamming" from the UK 12" to piece together this Motown-Marley mix. The temptations - papa was a rolling stone (b.cause jamming dub edit) by djbcause

Sorry for being so scarce ove the past few weeks, I've been hard at work on some new projects and busy with the holidays, family, etc. Anyways, here's a new jam - happy holidays to all of you and thanks so much for checking my lil corner of the internets this past year. Thinking Of You (b.cause shanty town dubbit)

Number One (do you remember edit)

One for the Bay Area - Keyshia's anguished vocals settled in nicely over the dreamy layers of that synth, the beat being Erk's Tha Jerk's recent big local radio favorite "Right Here". Shoulda Let You Go (right here edit)

New blend feat the Jacka acapella over the Done Deal slap - I have a weakness for that guitar organ combo. Glamorous Lifestyle (the hard way edit)

Home style dub version using the recent Flo 'Rita' "Sugar" beat and working in the 2 in a Room and 49ers vocals for an uplifting, uptempo interlude. Ahora Es (sugar music dubb)

Better late than never, here's the the 3rd. Remember the T.I.M.E. (don't stop remix)

Finished this earlier today, might actually keep my promise on the series - haha! Giving it the 80's funk twist with an Mtume edit. Scream (hips rework)

3 MJ (Rest In Peace) remixes this week, here's the first. Butterflies (movin' on mix)

It seems like a lot of cats want to chop the crap out of stuff before they have even learned the basics of how to make simple layered loop beats. An example of the latter, on this instro Mark the 45 King keeps it simple but slappin'. Catchin' A 'Tude

Here's a little party break I made, much respect goes out to the Brooklyn folks. Super Brooklyn (b.cause party break)

Here are 3 southern rap remixes I've made from the past few years that I still dig. These tracks all share the same quality in that I basically took a straight soul or funk 45 & chopped it generously to work around the song structure. They took a lot of elbow grease but it was worth the effort. Dolla (RIP) - Who The F-ck Is That (ya mama know remix) Baby Huey - P*p Lock And Drop It (joey remix) B*by Boy Da Prince - The Way I Live (you got what I need rework)

Been messing around with this edit for a while, & apparently couldn't stop adding percussion fills, lol! DJs please note that this is all non-quantized. Ska-Donk (rework)