This one is so heavy! Scott Melker has been DJing in clubs all over New York City since cavemen rode dinosaurs, and his expertise shines through on Heavy Warmup Vol 7.  Perfect for summer in the city.

Heavy Warmup 7: Scott Melker

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Wayne Wonder – Saddest Day
Buju Banton – Bogle
Joseph Stepper – Wife

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If you missed it, I put another batch of dancehall 7 inches up on Flashing Lights blog a little while back.

MFSB – Love is The Message (Tee Scott Disco Mix) right click “save target as”

Bonus: MFSB – Love is the Message (Danny Krivit re-edit) right click “save target as”

I did all these edits for the Moombahton Massive 3 party in DC, so I would have something different to play. Big shout out to Munchi, Dave Nada, Skinny Friedman and Nick Chacona, and of course all the original artists.

http://soundcloud.com/tandarecords/sets/moombahton-massive-3-edits/

Wayne Wonder x Munchi – No Letting Go (DJ Ayres blend) by T&ARecords

1. South Rakkas Crew / Ape – Mad Again / Oxygen (DJ Ayres Blend)
2. El General / Diplo – Pu Tun Tun / Hey (DJ Ayres edit)
3. Afrojack – Pacha on Acid (DJ Ayres edit)
4. Club Ultimate – Carnival 93 (DJ Ayres edit)
5. Dad Prez / Pet Rock – Hip-Hop / Warzone (DJ Ayres edit)
6. Lazy Jay – Float My Boat (DJ Ayres edit)
7. Boris – Bangkok / PR Parade (DJ Ayres edit)
8. Congorock – Babylon (DJ Ayres edit)
9. DJ Zinc – 108 Trek (DJ Ayres edit)
10. A1 Bassline – 8oh8 (DJ Ayres edit)
11. Wayne Wonder x Munchi – No Letting Go

Download all 11 on Soundcloud

BONUS: Douster – King of Africa (DJ Ayres edit) Right click “Save Target As”

Cosmo asked me to guest on this week’s Breakbeat Monday, so I went in on the subjects of Marlena Shaw, along with Mushroom Jazz, Gangstarr, Ashford & Simpson and lots of other breakbeat nerdery. Check it out and download the music at http://cosmobaker.com/2011/04/breakbeat-tuesday-special-guest-dj-ayres/

This Thursday is Moombahton Massive 3.  All proceeds go to help Munchi pay for his hospital bills, after a spontaneous seizure and coma in Hawaii.  We’ve raised a solid amount of money already but nowhere near what it will cost to pay for all the bills, and this is important for Munchi to be able to travel freely back and forth to the US and DJ on the books with a work permit.  (Besides being the right thing to do).

I spoke with Munchi on the phone last week and his doctor in Rotterdam told him he can begin to DJ and produce music again soon.  He says he’s been resting up and he’s excited about working again.  His headaches are much fewer and farther between and he’s feeling a lot better than he was – less dizziness & memory issues, more clear-headed and normal.

Even if you can’t make it to Moombahton Massive 3, you can still donate money directly to Munchi’s hospital fund right here.

ALSO:

I’ve been in the studio feverishly working on edits to play at the Massive.  I have a bunch of finished stuff to debut on Thursday and I don’t want to give away too many surprises but while we’re on the topic of Munchi, I wanted to share this one as a little sneak preview.  It’s simple but very playable.

Wayne Wonder x Munchi – No Letting Go (DJ Ayres blend)

DJ Ayres – Down Pon Me by T&ARecords

Irish Man – Part Time Lover (right click “save target as”)

As promised last week, here is another Steve Wonder-related gem. This one has an odd story: back when South Rakkas Crew was releasing rhythm albums on Greensleeves, they included this cover of “Part Time Lover” on their Clappas rhythm. I’ve been a big fan of this one since 2003, so when I got a chance to meet Dennis from South Rakkas, I asked him about it. Irish Man is not a Jamaican DJ but literally a guy from Ireland who just happens to be able to sing like Stevie Wonder. That the group included this tune on an otherwise pretty straightforward dancehall album is a sign of the genius that would come, as South Rakkas took over the mid-late 2000s with Chinkuzi, Mad Again, Bionic Ras, Red Alert and so much more.

Donnie – Do You Know (right click “save target as”) 2001, Giant Step I’ve been doing Vinyl Mondays on the Flashing Lights blog for exactly a year, and since today is MLK Day, I wanted to spotlight the first record I put up over there.  We all know Mr Fingers “Can You Feel It,” it’s one of the top five house tracks of all time.  And there are lots of versions with different vocals, but the most moving is the version with MLK’s I Have A Dream speech. Download that here. Today’s record isn’t a Flashing Lights type of song but I rediscovered it in the back of my record shelves today and it matches my mood perfectly.  This was a 7″ single but you can also find it on Donnie’s excellent LP from 2002, The Colored Section.  It’s remarkable how much this singer sounds like Stevie, but he is actually a cousin of Marvin Gaye.  Next week I’ll be back with another Stevie Wonder-related post on Vinyl Mondays, produced by South Rakkas Crew (a cookie for anyone who can guess which record I’m talking about!).

This Friday we have Natalie Storm live at Flashing Lights, along with T&A artists Starks & Nacey. If you’re in New York City, we would love to see you at Public Assembly (front room). For a little preview, here is Natalie Storm’s new mix CD with Federation Sound, Songs 2 Fuck & Fight 2. In addition to dancehall and soca murderation she also voices a bunch of Flashing Lights favorites, including Afrojack “Pacha on Acid,” A-Trak x YYY “Heads Will Roll,” Armand Van Helden “Witch Doktor,” Boris Dlugosch “Bangkok” and more. And of course “Running” off the new TNT EP. Highly highly recommended.