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Following the popular Bmore club versions of Masta Ace and Young MC classics from Lacrate & Samir, Delicious Vinyl has enlisted more top names to update the immortal "Bust A Move." Highly touted Parisian prodigy Don Rimini leads the charge with his...
expand review aptly named "Ravekid" remixes - one's extended for maximum mixability, the other cuts to the point (and those nasty key stabs) a little quicker. Diplo's version makes good use of the "yoooou wannit... yoooou got it..." bit as the dino drops every manner of bare breakbeat underneath for a real gritty stripped down feel. Also includes the Diplo instrumental, plus a cool Chopped & Screwed remix of Young MC's "Slowest Rhyme" from LA's Bobby Birdman. -Larri Byrd
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I've been reading about the history of Coney Island lately, home of the world's first amusement parks, and its early years remind me of Bizarre Ride. Originally these parks were created for adults as small cities of complete fantasy with all sorts...
expand review of lavish and over the top cool shit. You went to Coney when you wanted to forget reality, society and city life. One of these parks developed a Midget City called Lilliputia. Midgets and dwarves from all over the world were invited to live for free in a Victorian half size midget city. They even had their own Parliament, laws and governors and gave each other all sorts of titles and honors. But its real claim to fame was Lilliputia's open door to all things "perverted." Normal societal morals and behavior were ignored and the place was complete midget orgy mayhem. The missing link is finally back on vinyl in a great repress with gatefold cover, all the art and 2LPs. There's still a reason to hunt for the original though cuz it came with purple and yellow vinyl. With rollercoasters: Passin Me By, Otha Fish, Pack The Pipe, Oh Shit, Im That Type of Nigga, On the DL, Soulflower, Ya Mama and all the rest of the favorites. -the mgmnt
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"She Said(1)" was a strange choice for a single from the Pharcyde's second album, in that it neither fit the poignancy of "Runnin'" nor the boho-comic-theatrics the Pharcyde were generally known for. This was a straight-up love song - and unlike the...
expand review clever and self-deprecating "Passin' Me By" the boys get the girl in the end. Slim Kid Tre opens the track but also cooked up the beat, which, not surprisingly, meanders aimlessly on a dreamy cloud of romantic schmaltz (he's the group's resident hippie). Jay Dee adds a bit of jazzy backbone to the "She Said" remix(2), and while it doesn't constitute one of his best productions, it gives the group's playboy serenade some much-needed swagger. Dilla does better work on the b-side, the album cut "Something That Means Something(3)." The Pharcyde were jaded and bitter throughout Labcabin, but this passionate plea for creative substance, powered by Jay Dee's then-burgeoning rhythm chops, backs their bark with some bite. The sleeper mix on the single, though, is the "She Said (Mike Caren remix)(4)," a slower, more romantic pitch that's all strawberries 'n cream at the midnight hour. It's not unlike the R&B mix for "Passin' Me By," and that was one of the group's best ever. -Jazzbo
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Get it? Delicious Gutter? It's like Delicious Vinyl and gutter music combined... because it's Bmore remixes of... oh, you got it the first time, ok. Bmore stalwart Debonair Samir and compadre Aaron Lacrate take on two tracks from Delicious' deep catalog. A-side...
expand review holds two mixes of Young MC's "Know How": the "Theme Mix(1)" is a straight mash of Young MC and Samir's classic "Samir's Theme," while the "Gutter Mix(2)" keeps it grimy with choppy vocal shouts and cluttered drums. Masta Ace's "Jeep Ass N*gga" gets turned into "Jeep Ass Gutta(3)," and sounds exactly what you'd think a club version of "Jeep Ass N*gga" wound sound like (except maybe with deeper, more booming drums). Let the sirens woop. Instrumental for "Jeep Ass Gutta" also included. -Larri Byrd
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Pharcyde's last great party record before they fell off, "Runnin(1)" has a warm jazz/samba beat and their trademark sung chorus, keeping it fun and playful on an otherwise lackluster sophomore album. In years after its release, this became one of the key...
expand review songs to ignite the Jay Dee hype machine, and rightfully so. Who says you can't play Jay Dee in the club? B-side features Labcabin's other standout Jay Dee produced track, "Drop(2)." Instrumentals for both + acapella for Drop. -the mgmnt
Watch out, this thing is going to blow! Inside you have 14 tracks of classic tracks from the Delicious Vinyl catalogue remixed by today's biggest dance producers. We've carried some of these as individual singles before, but this is the mother lode....
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Pharcyde fans remain divided over whether or not Labcabincalifornia is an underappreciated album or the reason why the group fell off. Either way, both sides can agree that it was no , lacking their debut's creative brilliance. Some...
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Remaking Dilla's masterful "Runnin" is a daunting task (arguably his most universally loved production), but the relatively unknown Philippians have done a worthy job. They keep the tickled magic feeling of the original and approach almost it like a re-edit. Super-bonus here...
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If you're not caught up on your J-Dilla game, here's your perfect chance. Delicious Vinyl follows up their wave of classic dance remixes with the release of J-Dilla's Remix and Rarities that he did for the esteemed hip hop label. Included...
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Following the popular Bmore club versions of Masta Ace and Young MC classics from Lacrate & Samir, Delicious Vinyl has enlisted more top names to update the immortal "Bust A Move." Highly touted Parisian prodigy Don Rimini leads the charge with his...
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Electro heat from Delicious Vinyl's RMXXOLOGY album. LA's Bobby Evans sho' nuff does the 808 vocoder style proper on Freak-A-Zoid Robotz. This will go perfectly in a set with classic Bambaataa, Egyptian Lover, Debonaire etc. Evans shows his diversity with a banging...
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Peaches remixing Tone-Loc's "Wild Thing"? That's a recipe for a sureshot party starter. Drunk females love getting hype to raps they know the words too (or at least the hooks), and all of 'em secretly wanna be as slutty as Peaches...
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