The Rub – March 2013 by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

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DJ Ayres & JD – Houston Tape by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud

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JD and I recorded this tape at the height of the Houston rap invasion (2004/2005), when the biggest songs on the radio all over the US were Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Mike Jones and Chamillionaire. We looked back at the history of Houston rap (and a little Port Arthur), digging into JD’s deep crates and selecting the absolute best jams. Matt Sonzala and Roxy Cottontail hosted a big Houston rap show during CMJ that year, where we got access to a bunch of the rappers for drops. RIP H.A.W.K.

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It’s been a long time since I put up mashups or edits, but I never stopped making them. Here are a bunch, which if you’ve heard me play in the last year, you’ve heard me play. Mostly just cute little intros and outros.  Click on the Divshare logo to download.

NORE x Macklemore – Nothin / Thrift Shop (DJ Ayres Clean Edit)
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Claptone – Wrong (Ayres’s Tempo Edit to Dr. Dre “Still D.R.E.”)

A$AP Rocky – Fuckin Problem (Ayres’s 99 Problems Intro Edit)

Meek Mill – House Party (Ayres’s Bathroom Intro Edit)

Drake ft. Lil Wayne – The Motto (Ayres’s Becky Edit)
the echo at the end is at 80 BPM because I made this to drop Big Sean – Dance (A$$) right after it.

Rihanna ft. Kanye West x M83 – Diamonds (Ayres’s Midnight Mash)
And some older ones that never made it to Soundcloud or Crooklyn Clan:

M.I.A. – Paper Planes (Ayres’s Accapella In N Out Edit)

Earth Wind And Fire – September (Ayres’s Brooklyn Intro Edit)

Mobb Deep – Shook Ones (Ayres’s Accapella Edit)

DJ Ayres – Space ‘N Faders by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud

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This one is important to me for a few reasons: it was the first mixtape I made which Turntable Lab agreed to sell, which I think dates it around 2000.  Scott at Ten Deep did the art.  I remember I was asked to DJ an eighties party in like 1998 and I didn’t have enough eighties vinyl so I borrowed a crate from my friend Eli (aka Photocall); from then on I was hooked, and started building up my own collection, mostly digging at the flea markets in Chelsea. Spinbad’s eighties tapes were also hugely influential; I bit a bunch of these songs from his Rock The Casbah tapes and from DJ Red Alert when he was on the old school at noon on Hot 97. If memory serves, I recorded this one live straight onto a Sony CD recorder. Tracklist: Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Ayres – Sun Lovers by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud

Reggae / Dancehall Collabo with Ten Deep from around six years ago. This one won the Scion “free your mix” competition.
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Tittsworth and I released this huge compilation on T&A Records, with help from Dave Nada, Bro Safari, Craze, LeDoom, Vamos Promo and a bunch of our favorite producers.  Spin just called it Essential. And it’s free!

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I’ve decided to throw a classic mixtape on my web log every Thursday, and I needed a truly original name for the series, so I came up with Throwback Thursdays.  I hope the name isn’t taken!

This is one I did for The Rub History of Hip-Hop series, and it just landed in the top ten Best of Mixcloud 2012, even though I mixed it in 2008 and the music is all from 1993.  So it’s like wearing a throwback over another throwback.  Way back!  Back into time.

I was 17 in 1993 and I have very fond memories of driving around in a Chrysler listening to tapes by the Beatnuts, Alkoholiks, Tribe Called Quest, Das EFX, Ice Cube, etc etc.  TBH I feel like Hip-Hop History 1994 was a stronger mix, but 1993 has way more streams, so I assume somebody famous tweeted about it or something.  But the entire History of Hip-Hop series is awesome, with one mix per year from 1979-2009 mixed by Cosmo, Eleven or me, and can be found here and here.

Hip-Hop History 1993 Mix by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

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The Rub – January 2013 by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

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Mystikal – Hit Me
J. Cole – 2012
Smalltown DJs & Grandtheft – Stuck Here
Claude VonStroke & Kry Wolf – Turbosteppa
DJ Eleven – Last Beat (DJ Ayres Remix Instrumental)
Katy B ft. Geeneus & Jessie Ware – Aaliyah
JJAMZ – Heartbeat (Chrome Wolves Remix)
French Montana ft. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – Marble Floors
Trinidad James feat. T.I., Young Jeezy & 2 Chainz – All Gold Everything
A$AP Rocky ft. Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson & Big KRIT – 1 Train
Missy Elliot – Sock It 2 Me (Kaytranada Remix)
Pusha T. ft. Rick Ross – Millions
B.O.B. ft. T.I. & Juicy J – Still In this Bitch
Gent & Jawns – Turnup
Benny Benassi – Satisfaction (RL Grime Remix)
A-Trak & GTA – Landline
Jack Beats ft. Jess Mills – Somebody To Love
Boston Bun – Housecall
Holy Ghost! – It Gets Dark
Tigerskin – Lied
DJ Ayres – Sueños

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Close your eyes and picture the cast of Hee-Haw at a massive rave – “Good People” is the soundtrack, a rollicking banjo banger. This release marks the second outing on T&A for both the Smalltown DJs and Grandtheft, following up Loving The Vibe and Gangsta Musik / Splash, respectively. Early support from Soggy Bottom Boys, the Duke Brothers, Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel, Barney Fife and Jeff Foxworthy.

The Good People EP comes out on January 8, 2013, with remixes from XXXChange and Nacey. XXXChange’s remix is hard as fuck, while Nacey’s is deeper and more melodic. The B-side, Stuck Here, is a tech-house floor-filler with an equally irresistible hook. The Good People tour is currently rampaging across Canada.

Smalltown DJs & Grandtheft – Good People  Full EP coming January 8.

DJ Eleven’s Last Beat Remixes EP comes out November 27 on iTunes etc.