Back In The Day Joint

The days of less frequent posting has begun, but I am planning on picking up the pace again as I get the time to check out a bunch of new songs. This post has a bit of retro-theme with some of the songs being true throwbacks, and the rest part of the new wave or retro sounding songs, courtesy of Aeroplane's mix CD for Mixmag.

Also, I just dropped a new track as BPM called "Next" check it out here: onlydjbpm

My genre of the day: Italo-disco

What you need to be listening to:

I'll Be Around - Rappin' 4-Tay
True old-school making use of the Spinners' "I'll Be Around." It sounds like something Lupe would put out now, but a little more real.
I'll Be Around - YouTube

Kilometer (Aeroplane 'Italo 84' Mix) - Sebastien Tellier
This is the first of two songs off of Aeroplane's ill mix CD: it is the well-hyped Kilometer mix that I mentioned on my post of the A-Trak remix. After hearing it in the mix, I couldn't resist putting it up. Definitely has the retro feel with a modern edge. Aeroplane does it again.
Kilometer - YouTube

Lion (Bag Raiders Remix) - zZz
The second of the songs off of the mix CD, this is a feel good remix from yet another great Australian electro act. Imagine the guitars from their Fun Punch replaced with a piano.
Lion - YouTube

And a true throwback:

Buddy - De La Soul + Native Tongues
De La Soul with Q-Tip, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, and Monie Love. It doesn't get much more back in the day than that.



NEXT POST: The results of my latest blog crawl.

Guess Who's Back

Sorry for the delay: It's been a while, but I wanted to make sure that when I came back I would be able to keep this blog in the green. On that note, I am going to try a couple of new things. First, download links will be up at the top of the bit about a song as the title without the word download next to them. I will also be discriminating about what songs I put up in the hopes that whole posts don't get taken down. That said, I will still post YouTube links for all songs, even if I don't feel I can put up the download. Still, I hope that the majority of the songs I put up will be downloadable. Posting will probably be a little less frequent too.

In short, I'm back.

Oh and as for the count of how many different countries visited, it kind of blew up so I stopped counting. Tight.

My genre of the day (for no real reason): Electroclash

What you need to be listening to:

Snoop Dogg Millionaire (Feat. Tanvi Shah) - Snoop Dogg

Whoa. Snoop Dogg jumps into Dubstep by laying down his flow over Eastern Jam by drums 'n' bass duo Chase & Status (check out Against All Odds from them: see Barney Rubble, Mar. post). Rap over dubstep by drums 'n' bass guys? Oh, and it has the girl from Slumdog Millionaire singing too. Kind of a crazy mix up there, but Snoop's flow does fit well with the tune with a darker feel. Hear it for yourself.
Snoop Dogg Millionaire - YouTube

I'm Not Alone (Deadmau5 Remix) - Calvin Harris

The original is one of my favorite songs of the year and Deadmau5 always does solid work, so this seemed like a no-brainer. Much more laid back feeling than the original, it goes on at a relaxed pace.
I'm Not Alone - YouTube

And...

She's So Fly (I'm So High) - Grind Mode

No way I could get away with posting a download for this. This is just a great party hip-hop song that I liked a lot when I heard, for whatever reason.
She's So Fly - YouTube

Also, I just dropped a new song, 3mm. It's a quick bit I threw together that uses a sample from The Whispers' And The Beat Goes On.
Check it out/download here: Onlydjbpm

NEXT POST: Absolutely no idea.

On The Wheels Of Steel

To kick off this blog:

I'm gonna use this blog to spread new music/stuff you may not have heard of (probably a lot of the stuff), holler at friends with stuff coming out, and most importantly, hype myself up. I'm going to try to keep it to stuff you should listen to, and keep out stuff that's just there because it's weird and shows that I know more about post-minimal-breakbeat music from Sweden than you do (less art house music in the basement). That said, I'm gonna try to find fresh stuff you won't find on itunes top 100 and bring you the best of other blogs. When I can, I'm gonna try to give you a youtube link, and a download link.

I'm DJ Chris BP, BPM, or BP on the wheels of steel (please hire me). Check out some tracks on the myspace page (new one in the works): http://www.myspace.com/onlydjbpm

But who really cares. More music.

My genre of the day: 2-Step Garage

What you need to be listening to:

Meddle (AC Slater & DJ Skeet Skeet Remix feat. GoldieLocks) - Little Boots
This has been circulating the blogs, but since I'm just kicking it off, I figured I'd include it in mine. Tight electro-grime beat with GoldieLocks (see pic) dropping her signature flow on the track.
Meddle - YouTube
Meddle - Download

Little Bit (AutoErotique Bootleg Remix) - Lykke Li
If you don't have the original though, get it. I went searching for a remix with a little more energy and came up with this electro mix of the song.
Little Bit - YouTube
Little Bit - Download

What You Think About It (DJ Pyro Mix) - Lil Wayne ft. Kayne West
I got this little mashup by way of my boy Otega (holler). Adds some house electro flair to weezy and kanyeezy.
What You Think About It - YouTube
What You Think About It - Download

Provider (GoldieLocks N.E.R.D. Refix) - GoldieLocks
More of the girl from Croydon laying it down over this N.E.R.D. tune. Couldn't find a YouTube link, but just imagine Provider by N.E.R.D. as sung by GoldieLocks. Or you could just not be lazy, take my word for it, and download it.
Provider - Download

Also, holler at my boy ZP Boy Wonder out of NYC who just dropped his first mixtape. Check out his facebook/myspace for some info and some funny vids.
You can get the mixtape here: ZP Boy Wonder Mixtape

NEXT POST: Some rock-ier stuff. And the beginning of the Know Your Genre feature.