Here we go then - 10 'superstar' djs going head to head for your approval... you've got 2 weeks to listen and vote. 
Some contributors have thus far failed to send me a description of their mix - i can't be arsed doing it myself, so please PM me asap and I'll edit it. also let me know about any broken links...
The mixes will also be playing on the urban radio station for the next few weeks, so have a listen on there if you can't be bothered downloading them...
The mixes are:
1: Dirty Covers and desperate measures
It seems odd in the days when artists who have only ever had a minor hit live in the lap of luxury, that once upon a time even internationally famous artists, (some the leading exponents in their genre) were forced to try just about anything (often against their better judgement)to attempt to regain a crumb of commercial success.
In the late 60s/early 70s many established r&b/ blues artists struggled to sell records (ironically as derivative rock bands flourished) so were forced to try their hand at psych/ funk/ soul/ country/ jazz with pretty interesting (if not occasionally chaotic) results.
2: Mashup
Starts off with a bit of mashed up pop music, turns into some heavy jungle bizzness, and then chills the fuck out and goes into some nice dubstep to finish off
3: Smoked out beats to breakbeat treats
4: Post-Ambient Fuzz
An exquisite journey through the realms of postambient-neominimal-dronestep-fuzzcore
5: 39 Minutes Without Hardcore
Taking you through dubstep, hip-hop and techno with glee, this one gets you nodding. Slap it on and feel the bass, bounce yourself, wobble your bones and enjoy!
6: The Magnificent Seven-Inch
A magnificent mixture of marvellous seven inch singles, from my box of delights. Gasp at the gorgeous music, sigh at the sweet sweet lyrics and let your emotions roll away on an express train ride of excitement, with old acquaintances and friends for company
7: "War and Peace Mix"
...a back to 2001 DnB Odyssey
8: a little bit of this, a little bit of that
It starts with banjos and ends with skanking. You'll just have to listen to see where it goes inbetween. Done in one take. Strictly vinyl. Strictly shonky!
9: Sunburned Teeth
Reverb, giddy & lush
10: Playback: Funky Bollywood
a mash-up of hindi pop with funk, soul, R&B, rock & roll, jazz... the recording quality isn't always brilliant, which is a combination of indian vinyl pressing being a bit less than perfect and the records themselves sometimes being in crappy condition - but the excellence of the songs always shines through though.
Some contributors have thus far failed to send me a description of their mix - i can't be arsed doing it myself, so please PM me asap and I'll edit it. also let me know about any broken links...
The mixes will also be playing on the urban radio station for the next few weeks, so have a listen on there if you can't be bothered downloading them...
The mixes are:
1: Dirty Covers and desperate measures
It seems odd in the days when artists who have only ever had a minor hit live in the lap of luxury, that once upon a time even internationally famous artists, (some the leading exponents in their genre) were forced to try just about anything (often against their better judgement)to attempt to regain a crumb of commercial success.
In the late 60s/early 70s many established r&b/ blues artists struggled to sell records (ironically as derivative rock bands flourished) so were forced to try their hand at psych/ funk/ soul/ country/ jazz with pretty interesting (if not occasionally chaotic) results.
2: Mashup
Starts off with a bit of mashed up pop music, turns into some heavy jungle bizzness, and then chills the fuck out and goes into some nice dubstep to finish off
3: Smoked out beats to breakbeat treats
4: Post-Ambient Fuzz
An exquisite journey through the realms of postambient-neominimal-dronestep-fuzzcore
5: 39 Minutes Without Hardcore
Taking you through dubstep, hip-hop and techno with glee, this one gets you nodding. Slap it on and feel the bass, bounce yourself, wobble your bones and enjoy!
6: The Magnificent Seven-Inch
A magnificent mixture of marvellous seven inch singles, from my box of delights. Gasp at the gorgeous music, sigh at the sweet sweet lyrics and let your emotions roll away on an express train ride of excitement, with old acquaintances and friends for company
7: "War and Peace Mix"
...a back to 2001 DnB Odyssey
8: a little bit of this, a little bit of that
It starts with banjos and ends with skanking. You'll just have to listen to see where it goes inbetween. Done in one take. Strictly vinyl. Strictly shonky!
9: Sunburned Teeth
Reverb, giddy & lush
10: Playback: Funky Bollywood
a mash-up of hindi pop with funk, soul, R&B, rock & roll, jazz... the recording quality isn't always brilliant, which is a combination of indian vinyl pressing being a bit less than perfect and the records themselves sometimes being in crappy condition - but the excellence of the songs always shines through though.
