Ok, latest mix is now up, in two parts. Goes from 116 to 128bpm and then 128 to 140bpm and ranges from jazz, house, boogie to funky, breakbeat and dubstep. Mixcloud streams and download links below. All my old Megaupload links are, for obvious reasons, now kaput. I intend to go back and put up new download links for the earlier mixes when I get a chance but in the meantime anyone who wants any particular mix, contact me at frank@frankmcgahon.com and I’ll get to that one first.
So I did both parts all within the iPad app Djay from Algoriddim. I really like this app. It’s not quite at the level of Torq, Traktor or Serato in that there’s no beat grids or autosyncing but for an iPad app (the iPhone app is identical but with smaller control surface) it is brilliant IMO. It’s pretty good at reading bpms and you can tap in if it’s wrong and that’s the simplest way to get tempos matching. There are plus and minus buttons for nudging the tracks into sync and this works pretty well even though there’s no cueing (so long as you want stereo) so you have to listen for the beats in the actual mix. The effects included are also pretty fun to play around with it and compare favourably with Torq’s. Biggest advantage is that it’s so easy to use no matter where you are.
Bit of an epic one this. Recorded it the night before last, over three and a half hours long and ranges through a few different styles, soul, funk, hip hop, boogie, house, broken beat, funky, breakbeat & dubstep going from 110 to 140 bpm.
01. Squeeze Me (A Skillz Remix) – Kraak & Smaak
02. Why – Joey Negro Presents Kola Kube
03. You Can Lay Your Head On My Shoulder (Hint Re-edit) – Conway & Temple
04. We Rap More Mellow – The Younger Generation
05. Slippery People – Staple Singers
06. Stop Bajon – Isoul8 Feat Mark De Clive Lowe
07. Hopscotch (Instrumental) – Gwen Guthrie
08. Searching To Find The One – Unlimited Touch
09. The War Song Pt 2 – Culture Club
10. Mussum Loop – Saravah Soul
11. Magnificent Dance – The Clash
12. Turn The Music Up – Players Association
13. Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Ride) – Tom Browne
14. Square Biz – Teena Marie
15. Sinister Boogie/Love Sensation – Funk Butcher
16. Jump To It – Aretha Franklin
17. Hang With The Gang (Gerd Edit) – Backlash
18. Chameleon – Guynamukat feat Shea Soul
19. Definition Of A Track – FITS
20. Wanna Be Your Girl – Raw Power
21. The Jersey Bump Xmas Special – Danny J Lewis
22. Heavenly Melodies – Altered Natives
23. Sweet Nothings – Souled
24. I’ll Let It (Seiji Dub) – The Realm Feat Choklate
25. Bellion Loop – Ill Blu
26. Lights On (Feat Ms Dynamite) – Katy B
27. Spells Of Yoruba (Funk Butcher Remix) – Gel Abril
28. Truth (Seiji Rerub) – Sy Smith
29. Left Hander – Martyn
30. Girl – The Phantom
31. Pacific 808 Dub – Altered Natives
32. Psych Fro – Kenny Dope
33. What U Do To Me – Mista Men
34. Special feat Omar (Toddla T Remix) – Maddslinky
Latest mix is in two parts like both sides of a C90 mixtape. Side one goes from 115bpm up to 129bpm and has a mix of recent & old school early 90′s. Side two goes from 129bpm up to 142bpm with house, broken-beat, funky & dubstep.
Thought I’d record this one to listen to on holiday. Starts off after the Dee Dee intro around 89bpm with some latin tunes, then into house, old school hip-house, breaks, broken beat and funky going up to 131bpm.
Been a while since the last one, here’s the latest mix. I’m calling this one the bump, starts around 123bpm, goes up to 140 and back down to 119, house, funky, dubstep & broken beat, mostly recent tunes but a few with an old school flavour…
I’ve been planning a long mix with a range of tempos and styles, featuring new tunes and old classics but just haven’t had the time to record it yet. In the meantime here’s something shorter with a narrower range of styles featuring a few tunes I’ve been into lately and all at a slightly higher tempo: 130bpm throughout hence the title.
