Another Live Mix

This is from hour 3 of a 6 hour event I did. Enjoy!

Love Dancing Vol. 2

Love dancing vol 2 by djstarsign

For those of you who remember my very early dj days when I mostly used to play heavy funk and hip hop, you have probably heard my sets evolve into a more eclectic outlet for anything from jazz to latin to house and disco. To me there is no distinction in music I like, it's all about sound, arrangement, rhythm vs melody, big vs small, mood, emotion... in other words I love it all from the dirty and rough to the sublime and meticulous.

Once I got into house and disco, I began to research the roots of what we consider modern dance music (from "krautrock" to Italo) and the term Balearic was a "subgenre" that I heard a few times. I was pretty ignorant of it, and to be quite honest, I still have a long way to go, but I realized that a lot of the hazy, spaced out new electronic music I was into was being tagged as having a Balearic feel.

I don't normally like labels b/c to me music is subjective and we all have different interpretations of what is "good" and what is "bad"; it's all part of a larger tree in the end. But still, the Balearic influence has been in my sets long before I was even aware of what that word was. Here is a practice set I was working on for an upcoming gig. If you've heard some of my recent mixes, some usual suspects show up (Classixx, Todd Terje).

I can be a vinyl nazi sometimes and I really do prefer to dj with records, but this mix was recorded strictly using Serato.

Love Dancing Vol 1 can be found on Mixcloud by clicking here

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!

My Favorite Mix

Of all the mixes I've recorded, this has got to be my favorite one. I recorded this live from the Beauty Bar Austin and it just flowed. Not much else to say except, check it out here.

The Pink Slip Mix

Here's a mix I did for my friends at buhbomp.com. It's an hour and forty minutes long. I decided to do a "slow build", starting with classics and gradually work the tempo up to deep disco, finishing things off with hazy electronica. Perfect for listening to at anytime.

This is mix was recorded live using strictly vinyl.

TRACKS:
1. Golden Earring - “Intro”
2. Dr. John - “I Walk On Guilded Splinters”
3. Four Tops - “Still Waters”
4. Curtis Mayfield - “Ain’t No Love Lost”
5. Rolling Stones - “Fingerprint File”
6. Chic - “(Funny) Bone”
7. The Smiths - “This Charming Man” (Francois Kevorkian Remix Instrumental)
8. Bee Gees - “You Stepped Into My Life”
9. Uptight Productions - “Get Uptight Man”
10. Original Concept - “Can U Feel It?”
11. Jackson 5 - “It’s Great To Be Here”
12. Steady B - “Serious” (Ceereeus BDP Remix)
13. Banbarra - “Shack Up”
14. Bill Summers - “Straight To The Bank”
15. The Players Association - “Turn The Music Up”
16. Sea Level - “Sneakers (Fifty-Four)”
17. Ultracity - “Divisadero”
18. In Flagranti - “Effective Placebo Affect”
19. Chas Jankel - “Ai No Corrida”
20. Quincy Jones - “Ai No Corrida”
21. Coati Mundi - “Mi No Pop I”
22. In Flagranti - “Business Acumen”
23. Le Knight Club - “Nymphae Song”
24. I:Cube - “Un Proton Pour Toi, Un Neutron Pour Moi”
25. Roy Davis Jr. - “Rock Shock”
26. Daft Punk - “Robot Rock”
27. Breakwater - “Release The Beast”
28. TPO - “Family Stone Beat”
29. The Police - “When The World Keeps Running Down, You Make The Best of What’s Still Around”
30. TPO - “Life Is Science”
31. Pumpkin - “King Of The Beat”
32. Cristina - “Temporarily Yours”
33. Don Armando’s 2nd Avenue Rhumba Band - “Deputy of Love”
34. War - “Galaxy”
35. 808 State - “Pacific”
36. TangoTerje - “I Can’t Help It”
37. Lee Douglass - "Oursong 99″ / De La Soul - “Me Myself And I”

The Good Life - A Hip Hop Mix by DJ Starsign

I found this old mix when I was cleaning out old files. Man, I love when I find old sloppy (just slightly in case you're scared!) dj mixes that I forgot about. I used to record a lot of my old live sets and now that technology has made it so easy to share media, I'm happy to share some of the nuggets from the dusty dj vaults with you. Not sure when this was recorded, my guess is around 2004ish.

Tracks by: Cypress Hill, JVC Force, Positive K, Run DMC, 3rd Bass, Main Source, Eric B and Rakim, Kool and The Gang, Malcolm McLaren, Ice Cube and more.

Enjoy!

PervertDisco Vol. 1

Hello. Most of the mixes I've been posting up lately have been focusing on the more hazy disco and classic vibe that it was time to upload something that was more representative of what you can expect to hear at a dance party when I'm not nerding out on obscure disco and funk. This is another live, vinyl-only mix. Note: this is a condensed version of what a 3 hour set sounds like.

Tracks:
1. xxxchange: shake it
2. blaqstarr: tote it
3. michoacan: sabor
4. luke solomon: ghouls
5. playgroup: make it happen (ewan pearsons mix)
6. crookers: soca ali baba
7. bugz in the attic: booty la (psyan bootleg bounce dub)
8. bush tetras: funky
9. kirb and chris: cars
10.earth people: dance
11. hiltmeyer: finalahh
12. speakerjunk: foxy
13. royksopp: what else is there (emperor machine)
14. kraftwerk: aerodynamic (francois k remix)
15. chicken lips: soaps in one
16. still going: still going theme
17. mario basanov & vidis: test