The Rub x Brian Coleman – Check The Technique 2

A Mixtape for Hip-Hop Junkies selected by DJ Ayres and DJ Eleven from
the new book Check The Technique Volume 2 by Brian Coleman.
(For more, visit www.WaxFactsPress.com)

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The Rub History of Hip-Hop 31 Mixes from 1979 – 2010

Tracklist (after the jump)

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We made a special oldies edition of Rub Radio to take you out of summer:

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The Drifters – Under the Boardwalk (1964)
The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960)
James Brown – Try Me (1959)
Dion – Runaround Sue (1961)
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers – Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1955)
Franki Valli and the Four Seasons – Beggin (1967)
The Supremes – You Keep Me Hangin On (1966)
Fontella Bass – Rescue Me (1965)
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas – Jimmy Mack (1967)
The Del-Vikings – Come Go With Me (1961)
Brenton Wood – Gimme Little Sign (1967)
The Spinners – It’s A Shame (1964)
Sam & Dave – Hold On, I’m Coming (1966)
The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love (1966)
Gloria Jones – Tainted Love (1965)
The Contours – Do You Love Me (1962)
Jackie Wilson – Higher and Higher (1967)
Otis Redding – Dock of the Bay (1968)

Thank you to Sway along with DJ Wonder, dB, Heather B et al for having us play live on Sirius XM. Listen to the set here. and download here.

I asked DJ Equal for a heavy warmup mix a little while back and he delivered with this super vibey beach house mix, perfect for the last bit of summer! Be sure to catch him live at any one of a plethora of clubs in NY, Philly & LA; dates here.

SeratoCast Mix 6 – The Rub by Serato on Mixcloud

Our friends at Serato asked us to rock volume 6 of their new Seratocast series. We kept it in the vein of our monthly Rub Radio mix, with new music from every corner of our crates, plus we debuted our new single, which comes out in August. Given all the twists and turns, we think it flows remarkably well. Big shout to Prince Rakeem for providing the intro material.
xo The Rub

The Rub – We Invented Serato (feat. RZA)
Cam’ron & A-Trak – Dipshits
Grandtheft & Keys N Krates – Keep It 100
Popcaan – Hustle (feat. Pusha T)
T.I. – Turn It
Lstreetz – Informants
RL Grime & What So Not – Tell Me
Trippy Turtle – Trippy’s Theme
James Nasty feat. Pork Chop – Do It (Tittsworth Remix)
A-Trak + Milo & Otis feat. Rich Kidz – Out The Speakers (Caked Up Remix)
Sub Focus – Close (Grandtheft Remix)
Spankrock – Gully
Nadastrom – Fallen Down (Justin Martin Remix)
La Roux – Let Me Down Gently (Playless Remix)
The Rub feat. Tatiana Owens – Bring On The Love (Freestyle Mix)
Jim-E Stack – Reassuring
Smalltown DJs – See Thru (The Slow Waves Remix)
FKA twigs – Two Weeks
Lana Del Rey – Pretty When You Cry
Prince – Diamonds and Pearls

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The good folks at Do Androids Dance let us take over the turntables for the latest episode of their terrific mix series. Here are our favorite new house, disco, UK garage, trap and twerk records, bookended by a couple of classics by Frankie Knuckles (R.I.P.). Tracklist at Do Androids Dance or after the jump.

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I’ve wanted to do a guest set on Chances With Wolves for the longest time, and finally thought up a good theme – music about God. Turns out they’d been thinking of a doing a show with a “Higher Power” theme, so it was kismet. Digging for an hour of good music which fits both the show and the theme gave me a newfound respect for how much work goes into doing a show every week and never repeating a record… it’s astonishing. The music we played is mostly old, soulful, often weird and obscure, and if that’s your bag, be sure to listen to their show every week.

PS: If you haven’t already, listen to episode 20 of my podcast, Small Talk with guests Chances with Wolves and learn more about the dudes behind this terrific show.

Episode #286 ( with Special Guest DJ AYRES )

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Play 8: DJ Ayres’ “Sunshine At Midnight” Block Party Mix by Malibu Play on Mixcloud

This mix is designed to take you into the Spring – still a bit chilly in places, but with rays of sunlight peaking through. I brought a bunch underground dance artists to the party to rub elbows with perennial favorites like Kendrick, Diplo & Rihanna . The first half takes it to the club with soulful vocals, Korg M1 organs, pianos and raw beats, while the second half dips into Trill Dad territory.

RAC – Let Go ft. Kele & MNDR
Woz – Early Morning Champagne ft. Joel Compass (Adelaide Remix + OG)
Shadow Child – Friday
Anna Lunoe – Breathe
Joe Goddard – Gabriel feat. Valentina (Seiji Remix)
Toyboy & Robin – Jaded
Tatiana Owens ft. DJ Ayres – Beautiful People (Treasure Fingers Remix)
Canblaster ft. Para One – Presents
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Four Color Zack Remix)
Rihanna – Pour It Up (RL Grime Remix)
Miguel – Do You (Cashmere Cat Remix)
Keys N Krates – I Just Can’t Deny
Diplo – Revolution ft. Faustix, Imanos & Kai 1
Rustie – After Light
Justin Timberlake – My Love (Instrumental)
B.O.B. ft. Wes Fif – Haterz Everywhere (Accapella)
Kastle ft. Jmsn – Make You Stay (Andrea Remix)

Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and with it another tide of randy, amorous DJ mixes cleverly hoping to capitalize on the trending topic and incite libidos around the world. Well, you can forget about all those cheesy basslines and sultry vocals, because we have an R&B mix to end all R&B mixes. The Rub has carefully assembled Luv U Better, an hour-long set, jam-packed with early 2000s R&B joints from top-shelf vibe dealers like Brandy, Ashanti, R. Kelly, and Aaliyah, which you can stream and download above.

Nina Sky – Intro
Brandy – What About Us
Ashanti – Only You
Cassie – Long Way 2 Go
Kelis – Caught Out There
Rell – It’s Obvious feat. Jay-Z
Joe – Stutter (Double Take Remix) feat. Mystikal
SWV – Can We (Get Freaky Tonight) feat. Missy Elliot
Aaliyah – Come Back In One Piece feat. DMX
Keyshia Cole – I Changed My Mind
Faith Evans – You Gets No Love
Ryan Leslie – Just Right feat. Snoop Dogg
Mary J Blige – Back 2 Life 2000 feat. Jadakiss
Mariah Carey – Heartbreaker Remix feat. Da Brat & Missy Elliot
Joe – Ride With U feat. G-Unit
Babyface – There She Goes
Faith Evans – Burnin Up (Just Blaze Remix) feat. Freeway
New Edition – Hot 2 Nite
Jaheim – Just in Case
Mario – Let Me Love You
Musiq Soulchild – Just Friends (Sunny)
Raphael Saadiq – Still Ray
Lauryn Hill – Ex Factor
R-Kelly – When A Woman’s Fed Up
Jaheim – Could It Be
D’Angelo – Untitled (How Does It Feel)