I just realized I never posted this song on this blog. It’s gotten quite a bit of shine on Discobelle and elsewhere on the internets. Just putting it up here for anyone that may have missed it and because that pic above with dudes nips is hilarious.
Flo-Rida ft T-Pain “Get Low (Emynd’s Passion Remix)”:
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Linked below was my first attempt at a remix of SRC’s perfect song “Mad Again.” I don’t think it’s quite as successful as my Bounce remix that ultimately wound up being on the official digital release, but I do like it enough to share with y’all. The idea is fairly similar in that I sampled “Automan” and there’s a Bounce breakdown near the end of the song, but aesthetically, this is quite a bit different from my Bounce remix. For one, it’s much more obviously House inspired with the four on the floor drums and the reverbed House piano that adds the melody on top of the twirling “Automan” synth. It also just feels a whole lot different in mood and uses significantly more of the acapella. The Bounce remix is hard, aggressive, and energetic, while this has a bit more of a smooth and melancholy feel. I do really like the Bounce breakdown in this, but I also think Diplo was wise to advise me to get rid of the pianos and make a full on Bounce song out of it. That being said, I think this song is interesting in its own right and would love to hear some thoughts.
South Rakkas Crew “Mad Again (Emynd’s More on the Floor Remix):
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Once again, purchase my New Orleans Bounce remix of “Mad Again” at Turntablelab right here: COP IT!
DJs, if you’re too broke or don’t want to SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT WITH YOUR $$$, hit me up on the myspace and I’ll get you an MP3.
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I never provided a link to buy my New Orleans Bounce remix of “Mad Again.” You can cop a high quality MP3 or even WAV file right here at Turntablelab. I guess that little check mark means it’s a “pick” or something. Yay!
Once you’re done buying my inauthentic imitation of Bounce music, go and cop all that REAL NOLA Bounce ish, starting with the Shake, Twerk, and Wobble compilation.
Stay tuned for a Mad Decent podcast by yours truly with a bunch of Bounce stuff. It’s going to be sick and hopefully have some special appearances and drops from some heavyweights from outta the NO.
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When I originally set out to make a Bmore club version of the Blackbyrds classic b-boy jam “Rock Creek Park,” I wasn’t really planning on making it too “hard.” I was kinda just messing around and hoping to make a useful transition record that updated the aesthetic of the OG so it wouldn’t sound terribly out of place when I played it in sets of some of the more bass and drum heavy club stuff I’ve been playing the past several years. But, when chopping the samples up into their parts, the stabbing synth lines were really energetic and forceful, so I went all out and added the cliched Lil Jon “WHAT!”s and some syncopated, menacing “HEY!”s a la Blaqstarr. I know Diplo was opening a lot of his sets with this track about 6 months ago and I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback on it from Scottie B, Blaqstarr, Sega, and big homie Dirty South Joe. It should be released on vinyl on the next Emynd & Bo Bliz EP that will be out this summer. This version is mixed and mastered by DJA but a new mixed and mastered version might appear on the vinyl.
Anyway, hope y’all like it and find it useful.
Emynd “Rock This Park”:
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The original of Kenny Dixon Jr.’s “I Should’ve Known” is without a doubt one of my favorite house songs ever. The shit is just so soulful and painful, while still grooving real hard. The drums on the OG, however, were preventing me from playing this song out, so when making the Crossfaded Bacon 2008 Mix, I thought I’d whip together a beefed up version with some more traditional house drums. I wound up adding the Rihanna vocal and the Nightcrawlers horn loop just to spicen it up a bit and keep it familiar for folks who aren’t totally into this style of shit. This is by no means a replacement for the OG of this song however. The OG is perfect. In comparison, this is just some random bullshit thrown together.
Whatever the case, I hope you find it useful and enjoy it.
Kenny Dixon Jr vs Emynd “I Should’ve Known (Emynd’s Party Break)”:
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Out now on itunes (and I think soon on Turntable Lab’s Digital Section) is my official New Orleans Bounce Remix of the amazing South Rakkas song “Mad Again.” I tried to keep this as traditionally NOLA BOUNCE as possible, rocking the Triggerman bells, the Triggerman breaks, the “WHO!” and the “Alright!” and the “Rock the Beat”/”Brown Beat” drum break. I also sampled vocals from Gotty Boi Chris, Dime Gyrl Drell, and a few others to attempt to give this an authentically N’awlins slant, ya hoird me? Anyone that knows anything about current Bounce music can tell that this ish is HEAVILY influenced by Blaza, Peacachoo, and Took who had a large part in the excellent NOLA Bounce mixtape Shake, Twerk, and Wobble (COP IT!!!). Big shouts to Mr. 604 as well.
You can listen to my remix on THE MYSPACE or on the Crossfaded Bacon 2008 Mix mixed between some more NOLA Bounce.
Shouts to Diplo and the Mad Decent army for putting the young bol on.
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UMD/Sharon S “Wonderful†(Emynd’s “Drop†Party Break)
I really know very little about House music and kind’ve just assumed this Sharon S song “Wonderful” (1993/4) was a really well-known, classic House track. Apparently it’s not though because I asked a couple in-the-know folks if they had a high quality mp3 of it so I could upgrade, and these know-it-alls knew nothing. A couple folks had heard it though, so it’s not completely obscure or anything. Anyway, this is one of my favorite House songs ever and I wanted to throw some stuff on top of the more spacious parts to make this more relevant for a crowd that isn’t made up primarily of House music nerds. So, I threw Fatman Scoop on top yelling a lot and Timbaland’s brief verse from “Drop†intros the song for easy mixing.
UMD/Sharon S “Wonderful†(Emynd’s “Drop†Party Break):
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Shawty Redd “Drifter (Inst)†/ Elephant Man “Die By Gun†(Emynd Blend)
RUN FOR COVER! Elephant Man’s classic “Die By Gun†from the Stepz Riddim on top of THE BEST PRODUCER ALIVE’s Vibe Music jam “Drifter.†I really really love this beat and thinks the Energy God fits on top nicely.
Shawty Redd “Drifter (Inst)†/ Elephant Man “Die By Gun†(Emynd Blend):
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The Roots “75 Bars (Inst)†/ Busy Signal “Not My Problem†(Emynd Blend)
I recently told my man noz that Philly rappers should only rap on drums. That should be the Philly regional sound: rap, drums, and maybe a couple honks or chimes here and there (and, to a certain extent, that kind’ve is the legacy and history of Philly rap as is). “75 Bars†is another drum heavy Philly jawn that knocks so effing hard in its simplicity. As soon as I heard the song a couple weeks back, I knew I wanted to spicen it up a bit and put a Jamaican DJ on top. Busy Signal fits the ball quite well. I kept it short and sweet and threw some always effective Fatman Scoop chants on the intro.
Knock it!
The Roots “75 Bars (Inst)†/ Busy Signal “Not My Problem†(Emynd Blend):
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Ding Dong’s “Badman Forward†/ Reel 2 Reel’s “Move It†(Emynd Blend)
Man, the best thing about Serato [besides saving my back (PAUSE)] is that you can whip something up and try it out at the club THAT NIGHT. I dropped this relatively simple, re-sequenced, & re-worked blend of Ding Dong’s “Badman Forward†on top of Reel 2 Reel’s timeless corny house anthem “Move It†at the club last night and it was by far one of the most effective things I played all night. Certainly not something for all crowds, but the Ding Dong vocals add some fresh life to this track and makes it significantly less corn-infused. I’m particularly happy with the swooping delay that leads right up to the Ding Dong vocal drop.
Like Bliz’s recent Mavado blend here this was inspired by Federation Sound’s blend of Vybz Kartel on top of “Show Me Love.”
As always, thoughts are appreciated.
Ding Dong’s “Badman Forward†/ Reel 2 Reel’s “Move It†(Emynd Blend):
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Elephant Man “Egyptian Dance†/ Madonna & Timbaland “4 Minutes†(Emynd Blend)
This is the first of many tracks I will be posting over the next several weeks and months of useful club joints that I produced while on my lunch break at work (9 to 5 DJs/Producers, please stand up!). The first of these tracks is this dancehall version of Madonna, JT, and Timbalandâ€s “4 Minutes.†I love the beat and wanted to make something HARD out of it that I could drop at the club that wouldn’t immediately soften up the vibe. The Elephant Man acapella is pretty old (it’s from the Egyptian riddem from 2003) but I think it sounds good on this ish despite being out of key. I also threw some Fatman scoop party break ish on top of the mixable intro to keep it hype.
Elephant Man “Egyptian Dance†/ Madonna & Timbaland “4 Minutes†(Emynd Blend):
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I’ve always loved the OG of this song and wanted to make a version that would fit in aesthetically with some of the stuff I’ve been playing lately. So, I kept it pretty simple: extended it, boosted it up with some four on the floor drums and a bit of tasteful synth additions. Some of you have probably heard it on my Crossfaded Bacon 2008 Mix that I posted recently, and I got a bunch of requests for it through email, so here it is for e’rybody.
Fugazi “Long Division (Emynd’s Disco Edit)” (Zshare)
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So in the middle of a big house and freestyle collection of records I scooped off the ‘bay area (ebay), I discovered Miranda’s “Round & Round (AJ & Humpty’s Dome Mix)” from 1994 and fell in love with it. I play it out frequently in the middle of my very short and obvious House sets, and I even put it on our recent Crossfaded Bacon mixtape. The drums are absolutely knocking, and I love the synth line and vocal chops. This ish is too dope. Oh, and of course, Miranda’s got a myspace page and Richard Vission (aka Humpty) is in her top friends. Enjoy.
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Named after their own independent record label and production house, Emynd & Bo Bliz’s Crossfaded Bacon 2008 Mix†is a double disc mix E&B prepared before hitting up SXSW this year for the Flamin Hotz showcase in Austin, Texas. Each mix is a tightly-wound, intense, listenable journey that demonstrates each of Emynd & Bo Bliz’s personal tastes, production, and DJing abilities.
Emynd’s mix starts off with some lesser known New Orleans Bounce music (including his NOLA Bounce remix of the South Rakkas Crew “Mad Again†which will be released on Mad Decent later this year) and then steadily progresses through some Hyphy, some up-tempo, breakbeat-heavy old-school rap, switching up rather dramatically to explore some House before finally progressing into Baltimore Club and Philly Party music (most of which is self-produced). The mixtape focuses on Emynd’s production abilities and showcases several tracks that will be released this year on Mad Decent, Flamin Hotz, and independently on Crossfaded Bacon Records.
01. Emynd “Oh My Lord”
02. Big Freeda “Gin In My System”
03. DJ Westbank Red and MC Shakie “Getcha Getcha”
04. Kadey Red “Block Party Remix”
05. Gotty Boi Chris “Dip Your Hips”
06. Gotty Boi Chris “Blocka Blocka”
07. Emynd/South Rakkas Crew “Mad Again (NOLA Bounce Remix)”
08. Bailey “U C It”
09. Vybz Kartel & Wayne Marshall “Millenium (Emynd’s U C It Blend)”
10. Turf Talk featuring E-40 “I Got Chips”
11. Traxamillion “Gas Skrape”
12. A.P.G. Crew “This Ain’t No Game”
13. 3D “From Da Giddy Up”
14. Heavy D “The Lover’s Got What You Need”
15. Emynd “Program Interruption #1”
16. 8 Ball & MJG “Get Low (Emynd’s Giggles Blend)”
17. Miranda “Round & Round (AJ & Humpty’s Dome Mix)”
18. Kenny Dixon Jr “Should’ve Known (Emynd’s Party Break)”
19. DJ Technic “Gabryelle” (Emynd’s Get Get Down Blend)
20. DJ Technics “Girlfriend” (Emynd’s Micro Korg Edit)
21. Emynd “Program Interruption #2”
22. Emynd “Rock This Park”
23. Emynd “Champ Party Theme”
24. Emynd “Get On Up”
25. Emynd “Reach Out Party Theme”
26. Scott Matelic “Grapevine”
27. Emynd “Book ‘Em”
28. Flo-Rida featuring T-Pain “Get Low (Emynd’s Passion Freestyle Remix)”
29. Playa Poncho and LA Snow “Whatz Up Whatz Up”
30. 2 Live Crew “Megamix (Back At Your Ass)”
31. Emynd “Back At Your Ass”
32. Zae “Thyow”
33. Zae “Thyow (Emynd’s Bronski Beat Edit)”
34. Emynd “Flip It Snap It”
35. Fugazi “Long Division (Emynd’s Disco Edit)”
Bo Bliz describes his mix simply enough as “a mix full of songs I like to listen to.†Chock full of Philly rap, Dirty South anthems, Dancehall, and Soul and R&B classics, Bliz’s mix is a very listenable exploration of his far reaching personal tastes. While several of these tracks are club staples that never get old, Bo didn’t forget to include some rare and exclusive tracks you’ve likely never heard before, as well as several songs that he himself produced.
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01. Oschino “My City”
02. Jay-Z “Where I’m From”
03. Scarface “My Block”
04. Killer Mike “Niggaz Down South”
05. Re-Up Gang “20K Makin’ Brothas”
06. Omilio Sparks “Clear”
07. Beanie Sigel “Go Low”
08. Cham ft Baby Majic “Bring It On”
09. Lil Wayne “Jamaican Freestyle”
10. Mavado “Gully Side”
11. Elephant Man “Buss It Up”
12. Tenor Saw “Golden Hen”
13. Jr. Reid “One Blood”
14. Mr. Easy “Ah Who”
15. Buju Banton “Paid Not Played”
16. Shabba Rank “Don’t Test Me”
17. Pace Won “I Declare War”
18. Boot Camp Click “Are You Ready”
19. Smif n Wesson “Bucktown”
20. Marvin Gaye “Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)”
21. The Notations “Super People”
22. The Gap Band “Outstanding”
23. Missy Elliot “Ching A Ling”
24. Erup “Click Mi Finger”
25. Young Chris ft Peedi Crakk “3, 2, 1”
26. Peedi Crakk “Don’t Draw”
27. Shawty Redd “Drifter”
28. Hot Dollar ft Shawty Redd “Get Nakedâ€
29. Lil Jay “Tote It”
30. Scottie B (Chavy Boys of London) “London Wild”
31. Bo Bliz “Alcohol Pussy and Weed”
32. Bo Bliz “Magic Moment”
33. Stevie Wonder “Uptight”
34. Four Tops “Same Old Song”
35. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles “Tears of a Clown”
36. The Ronettes “Be My Baby”
37. 2Pac “Wilin”
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Freeway featuring Rick Ross “Lights Get Low”: DOWNLOAD
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