Ain't Nothing Wrong With My Leg...

I'm just B-Boy limpin'. If you know this lyric, chances are you and I will be good friends. It's no secret I'm obsessed with music. Paul's Boutique is one of my favorite records of all time. Since this was the 20th year anniversary of this hip hop masterpiece, I decided to pull out the records from the crate and dedicate a mix to the genius of that album.

It starts out with a prologue of hip hop tracks prior to 1989 (not definitive by any means, but rather my own interpretation) and then we dive head-first into the album cuts, b-sides and samples that made up the record. If you know the record, you'll get it, if not, you'll probably still enjoy it but you'll miss the context.

This is by no means a definitive sample list (there are many records I didn't include, some b/c I still don't own). The mix was recorded live in one take into Garageband (the dorkiest shit), on two turntables, a mixer, an effects unit, needles, a pre amp, some cables, some cherry coca cola, a pair of headphones, mom's tamales (the goods) and a f@ckload of inspiration.

All vinyl. There are flubs (sugarhill groove), mistakes and miscues which gives it a rough feel (I dig that). I hope you enjoy this mix as much as I enjoyed making it.

Put this on your iPod and get ready to catch wreck and have an instant party. It's a trip, it's got a funky beat and you can bug out to it!

Peace!

P.S.
No tracklist, but here some fools whose records are in this piece: Mantronix, T-La Rock, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Original Concept, Kurtis Blow, World Famous Supreme Team, The Meters, Black Oak Arkansas, The Crusaders, Curtis Mayfield, Funky Four Plus One, Isley Brothers, Lovebug Starski, Terminator X, Commodores, Incredible Bongo Band and more.

The Big Chill: A Downtempo Mix

The big chill - a dj starsign downtempo mix by djstarsign

Fall Practice Mix 2009

Fall 2009 (a mix for antelopes and beavers) by djstarsign

"Get it up, get it up for LOVE!"

This mix was another one of those happy accidents for me. It was just another practice routine that I happened to be recording. When I listened to the playback, I was very surprised at how good everything flowed since it was an improvised mix that wrote itself as I went along.

Pressure Drop "Summer 2009 Mix"

Dj Starsign - "Pressure Drop" (summer 2009 mix) by djstarsign

I originally made this mix as my personal "workout" mix for the bike rides and fitness routines. There was no real rhyme or reason, just songs that I liked. The mix turned out pretty decent so I decided to share it.

Four Million Points of Light

I was inspired to create a new dj mix today. It's the beginning of Spring here in Austin, Texas. Life is great and the songs featured on the mix are some of my personal favorites. These are songs that have stood the test of time, songs that I never grown tired of listening to. I did this mix in the spirit of all that is positive in life and I hope that whoever listens to it will feel some of that energy and pass it on.





1. Vikter Duplaix : I See the Sun
2. Owusu & Hannibal : Lonnie's Secret
3. Daniel Wang : Glimmer in His Eyes
4. Nick Holder : Summer Daze
5. LCD Soundsystem : Sound of Silver
6. Todd Terje : Bodies (Prins Thomas Orgasmatron)
7. Renegade Soundwave : Thunder
8. Groove Armada : Easy
9. MFA : The Difference It Makes
10. OMD : Almost
11. American Analog Set : Punk as Fuck

"Slow" Mixes

This time around, I wanted to post two mixes that I made just for myself.

The Sleep Mix, is basically sounds and songs that have very little beats, I guess you could call it an ambient mix. I made this to fall asleep to, as the title implies.

It's a short mix (clocking in at just under 30 minutes) with music by Plaid, Flying White Dots, Steve Reich, Panda Bear, Fleetwood Mac and Boards of Canada. It's designed to take you to dreamland.






The Airless Dream mix is one I recorded live just to do something different. It never really went anywhere, but over time, it became one of my favorite mixes to listen to when I just wanted something chill in the background. One thing you may notice is that I used a portion of this mix (the latter part) and incorporated it into the New Year's Day mix (aka You Are All Beautiful).

Songs by: A.R. Kane, Depeche Mode, Ministry, Jorge Ben, Meat Beat Manifesto, David Byrne and Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, Air, Tosca and more.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I had some time on my hands and decided to make a mix on the last day of 2008.
Enjoy!