My younger co-worker said something recently that caused quite a stir in the office. “John Hughes is totally overrated” or something similar to that. The more seasoned of us — nearly 10 years her senior — couldn’t believe the sentiment. No neophyte directors since have been able to come close to Hughes’ teen-oriented melodramatic comedy [...]

 

 Fleetwood Mac :: Never Forget (Cut Copy Lifelike remix): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Classic Rock, DJ Must-Have, Indie, Remixes | 3 Comments »

The Future Sound of Oslo? A few years ago that idea may have required some creative editorial, but these days it’s impossible to deny the talent that keeps coming out of Norway. Smalltown Supersound, the label responsible for stateside releases from Jaga Jazzist, Bjørn Torske, Kim Hiorthøy and Lindstrøm, may also be guilty of accelerating [...]

 

 DiskJokke :: "Folk I Farta": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, House, New Disco, Techno | 3 Comments »

First off, apologies for being MIA for a few weeks. But good things do come to those who wait and today’s post is a can’t miss if you, like us, love music that blurs the borders between genres. The brainchild of Antibalas’ guitarist, Marquitos Garcia, Chico Mann, is what I personally like to call “8-bit [...]

 

 Chico Mann :: "Sin Frenos": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Afrobeat, DJ Must-Have, Electro | 4 Comments »

A Quick Rant
I get a lot of emails about why I don’t post every day. Let me explain if I may. I try to be as discerning as I can about the things I post. Fact is, if it’s not something I think you all would like, then it doesn’t deserve the pixels. Like [...]

 

 See-I :: "The King" (Magic Fly Remix): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, Downtempo, Dub/Reggae, MP3, Remixes, SK Exclusive! | 10 Comments »

Turns out that one of the few truly monstrous tracks from Daft Punk’s latest, Human After All, almost completely jacks the opening of “Release the Beast,” a little known electro-funk stomper by 2-and-out late 70s jazz-funk outfit Breakwater. I felt compelled to post the original because although I knew that Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manual [...]

 

 Breakwater :: "Release the Beast": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, Electro, From the Crate, Soul | 11 Comments »

Thanks to Bastard Jazz’s head-honcho DJ DRM for this inaugural 2007 Summer jam alert! You may already know about New York via Toronto producer Marco Polo, but for those not yet familiar — and fans of golden-era mid-90s hip-hop — do not miss out on the automatic BBQ bangers on his new LP for Rawkus, [...]

 

 Marco Polo f. Masta Ace :: "Nostalgia": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Breakbeat, DJ Must-Have, Downtempo, Hip-Hop, MP3 | 6 Comments »

Although I don’t post too much dub or reggae, today’s post ventures into that much hallowed territory without the least bit of confidence or expertise. Take it from me, if there’s an SK post on the topic, you can guarantee that it’s of the re-edit/mashup variety. The Paris Duo Loo & Placido (Thanks Andre! Fatcity [...]

 

 Loo & Placido :: "Reggae Rigby": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, Downtempo, Dub/Reggae, MP3, Mash-Ups/Blends | 6 Comments »

Again, not a brand spanking new track by any means, but I would highly advise like-minded DJs into eclectic sets to pick this 12″ up immediately. Freeform Five have been dropping absolutely massive dancefloor tunes for a while but weren’t really on the SK radar until we picked up the Mylo remix of their “No [...]

 

 Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, Electro, Event Post, From the Crate, MP3, Remixes | 5 Comments »

Scissorkick digs in the crates for this gem of a hip-hop tune. Since LCD Soundsystem recently did a Nike-commisioned iPod workout mix (which is actually really good), I figured it may be time to go back to another sick Nike-comissioned record. My friend Matt has been pushing me to post this for years and finally [...]

 

 RZA :: : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, From the Crate, Hip-Hop, MP3 | 6 Comments »

This isn’t a new track or something entirely all that rare, but after my iTunes shuffler recently landed on this excellent re-edit/mash-up by NYC’s DJ Reset I felt compelled to post it. Although you may be familiar with other more infamous mash-up artists (Go Home Productions, Ape Blends, Holletronix) DJ Reset is a force [...]

 

 DJ Reset :: "With a Little 1999": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, Downtempo, MP3, Mash-Ups/Blends, Soul | 3 Comments »