JFK & ST. MANDREW – BEEHIVE (EPIDEMIC MOOMBAHTON REMIX)
April 5th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
Whats that you say… “Moombahton”? Dutch house & soca beats slowed down to the speed of reggaeton!? Sounds lame…
MOOMBAHTON!
March 25th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
This track has been blowing up the internet lately and is pretty epic, but can be hard to work into your average club set. No worries though, I got you covered! This transition track utilizes the original Afrojack edit of “Moombah“, Dave Nada‘s slowed-down remix, and the “Ruff Cut” edit from the official T&A Records release of “Moombahton“. Use it, abuse it, and throw it in a bag! Ayeeeeeee!
“CARAJO COLOMBIA” by DJ Orion
March 1st, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
I’ve been on this pretty big Latin kick lately with my music and remixes, so i thought i would post up this great compilation by DJ Orion from Austin, Texas. “Carajo Columbia” is a 13 track exercise in breaks, Baltimore, and broken beat with a cumbia backbone to keep the fiesta moving. You can get the entire album by going to Orion’s label, Raw Word Records, and subscribing to their email list (with an option to pay for the download as well). If you still aren’t satiated, you can cop some more free jams by going to the downloads page of Orion’s website, www.djorion.com… Dude is just giving the music away left and right!
Mal Creada (Orion & Dj Dus Edit)
Also, check out this picture of the man in action. DJing with a plastic gun on your hip is a smart move! When people come to the booth with shitty requests you can just flash it and they’ll get the point…
Some Easy Sunday Listening… Helsinki 78-82 (Epidemic Remix)
February 28th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
This track has been blowing up all over the internet lately… and its schmooooove! Helsinki 78-82 is a disco throwback group put together by those boys from Finland, Top Billin. You’ve probably seen the simple and hip music video, but you haven’t heard the R-R-R-Remix! The original is too long and too spacey for the club, so i shortened the length and punched up the drums for maximum impact. Thrown on an iconic vocal sample and its a wrap!
Helsinki 78-82 – Cruising (Epidemic Remix)
HELSINKI 78-82 – CRUISING from Top Billin on Vimeo.
Silver Medallion – Gravity (Epidemic Remix) (Parts 1 & 2)
February 26th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
I first made this track for Silver Medallion 2 YEARS AGO (!) and was the first remix i ever did… and it sounded like SHIT! It was about 5 minutes long with terrible audio quality and a track i would have never played for an audience. I later took it to DJ JPaul of Havoc n’ Deed to beef it up with some mastering and while doing that, he also stripped it down to the basics. This one remix and 2 years of learning has taught me the following lessons: “less is more” and mastering is essential. To show the difference between the beginning and end product, Im including both here so you can hear the world of difference…
Silver Medallion – Gravity (Epidemic Remix) [Original]
Silver Medallion – Gravity (Epidemic Remix) [REMASTERED]
“LET IT BAILE!” – The Beatles vs. Joao Brasil
February 25th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
Holy Gawd! Joao Brazil just don’t stop…
At the beginning of the January i did a post on the Silver Medallion blog, Get Your Swag Up, announcing Joao Brasil‘s monster project, 365 Mash-Ups, in which he creates one mash-up every single day for the entire year of 2010! Now, almost 3 months into the project, he has mashed the entire Beatles album, “Let it Be” with latin and baile funk beats underneath. THIS SHIT IS BONKERS! The album artwork is pretty over the top too, just like most of Joao Brasil’s music.
Don’t sleep on this impressive project… Follow the links below to download the entire album and go visit Mr. Brasil at his blog, 365 Mash-Ups, to get new tracks every single day for the rest of this year.
Tracklist:
1 – Two rinocerontes bill (The Beatles X MC Bill and MC Bolinho)
2 – Ela balança mais nao pony (The Beatles X MC Buiu)
3 – Descontroladas Universe (The Beatles X Bonde do tigrão)
4 – Bolete mine (The Beatles X MC Colibri)
5 -Dig Minigame (The Beatles X Montagem Minigame)
6 – Let it injeção be (The Beatles X Deize Tigrona)
7 – Maggie, bum bum se conquista (The Beatles X Mr. Catra)
8 – I’ve got a vacilão (The Beatles X Perlla)
9 – Atoladinha 909 (The Beatles X Tati Quebra Barraco)
10 – The Long and Salgueiro (The Beatles X Claudinho e Buchecha)
11 – Kuduro Blues (The Beatles X MC Andrezinho Shock)
12 – Get pet (The Beatles X MC Robinho)
Download a .zip of the entire album from HERE or HERE
Bonus Video:
Havoc N’ Deed – DopemaN Remix
February 24th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
Havoc N’ Deed is killing it right now! The production duo consisting of DJ’s JPaul and OB-One are getting prolific in their releases and are always consistent with song quality. The Phoenix/Vegas production team has already released a Beatport single on Reid Speed‘s Play Me Records featuring the amazing tracks “Bass 4 Ya Face” and “Vindicta” which have been playlisted by everyone from Z-trip to Kissy Sell Out. Beefy, bassy and monsterous dubstep is what you can expect whenever you see these guy’s names on the track.
The other day they sent me their newest bootleg/remix of the wast coast classic, NWA’s “Dopeman” and its too good to keep to myself.
NWA – DopemaN (Havoc N’ Deed Remix) (145-90-180 BPM)
BONUS
@Fashen will Blow Your Head
February 22nd, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
I was on Fashen’s blog a few weeks ago and saw a curious post and Youtube video about a track he produced called “One”. I couldn’t find it anywhere online so i figured i might get it form our mutual friend, graphic guy, and DJ cohort Bigie AKA Meanmugg. He did have it, and was kind enough to send it to me… so now im sharing it with you! It got me thinking of how amazing the original sample is and how its been used by so many people over the years from Diplo and Fashen currently to Public Enemy and De La Soul in the past. Keep the tradition alive by downloading all three and make your own mega-mix!
Fred Wesley & The JB’s – Blow Your Head
Public Enemy – Public Enemy No. 1
In doing some Youtube research for the post, i also found this video below, which is now the highlight of my day… if you’re an H.P. Lovecraft or Eli Escobar fan, Holla!
Cafe Con Leche (Epidemic “2010″ Remix)
February 20th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
Driving home a few months ago, i tuned into one of the local latin radio stations and heard my friend DJ Rocko playing the most amazing song that i didnt understand and had never heard before. It was in spanish (so i had no idea what they were saying) but it had all my favorite qualities: air-raid sires, fat distorted bass lines, and some dude yelling from what sounds like a megaphone. With some quick questioning/harassing, I got Rocko to email me a copy of the track in question, “Cafe Con Leche” by El Presidente. I quickly started working on a remix and the day after i finished, my studio computer died! Thanks to the loving touch of DJ and Mac Genius, BC/AD, i got the computer and the remix back weeks later, had it mastered by DJ JPaul, and am now sharing it with you fine people. Latin house meets Baltimore club…
El Presidente – Cafe Con Leche (Original)
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Ester Dean “Drop It Low” (Epidemic Remix)
February 19th, 2010 by EPIDEMIC
This one is just in time for the weekend… Catch me playing this and many other great tunes tonight with CONGOROCK [Fools Gold, Italy] @ Bar Smith for Fuse Friday!
My good friend DJ Ephx came over the other week and helped me grind this one out… If you know the original track, then you know it kills the club and has this polished/grimey element to it that’s got a lot of appeal. So I sped up the beat, chopped some samples, and looped the vocals to create a track that punches you in the face! I’m very proud of it and feel like its a real step towards making the kind of tracks that i would like to hear. Also it was mastered by a special someone who wishes to remain nameless… Hopefully you enjoy it too!
