Playing For Keeps

WON WAY

2011-01-25T19:03:00.002-05:00

YEAH... I KNOW. ITS BEEN A MINUTE SINCE IVE UPDATED. THANKS TO THE HOMIE COSMO BAKER ( COSMOBAKER.COM ) I TOOK A MOMENT TO POST A LIL TREAT, WHICH IS AN LP CUT THAT DESERVES MORE SHINE... SAMPLED LONG AGO FOR SMIF N WESSON.
HAVING GROWN UP WITH THE SOUNDS OF AL HUDSON AND ONE WAY ( YOU CAN DO IT.. WAS A MASSIVE TUNE I USED TO ROLLER SKATE TO ) SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW OF ONE WAYS OTHER MORE RECOGNIZED SONGS... SHINE ON, MUSIC... AND MANY MORE. THANKS TO KEVIN MCCORD FOR WRITING SOME AMAZING SONGS DONE BY THE GROUP AS WELL.
ENJOY!

FOOLS BE TRIPPIN'

2010-11-20T19:11:00.003-05:00

YUP YUP YA KNOW IT.... IVE BEEN NEGLECTING UPDATES. HERES A JAM ALOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO ENJOY, FROM THE BBE OFF TRACK SERIES.

EVERYBODYSONATRIP

SFNY

2010-09-09T19:11:00.005-04:00

WOW.. TIME FLIES AND ITS BEEN A MINUTE SINCE IVE UPDATED. SHOUTS TO ALL IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND FOR HAVING ME ROCK OUT THERE....WHAT A LOOOOOOONG JOURNEY THAT IS...BUT IT WAS WORTH IT !
SO FALL IS UPON US AND WITH THAT MY GOOD PEOPLES OUT IN S.F. FREDDY, AND MARKY WHO ALSO DO THE SWEATER FUNK PARTY..ARE DOING THE SFNY EVENT THIS SUNDAY SEPT 19 IN MANHATTAN, AND THEY INVITED ME TO PLAY ALONGSIDE GEOLOGY AND NYCS DJ MONI...AS WELL AS THE SF HEADS. ANYWAY I WHIPPED UP A QUICK MIX, A PRETTY ECLECTIC ONE AT THAT..WITH TRACKS FROM PAUL MCCARTNEY, ROBERT PALMER, L.S. MOVEMENT, DAWN OF BEIGE, AS WELL AS A LEON WARE REMIX AND MORE....CHECK IT OUT OVER AT THE PROPS SITE.
CUT N PASTE THE LINK BELOW , AS IM TOO LAZY TO BUST OUT HTML LINKING, ENJOY !
http://tiny.cc/sfnykon

PHILLY !!

2010-07-19T18:47:00.002-04:00

THIS FRIDAY.. I CANT WAIT !

ONE YEAR AGO

2010-07-16T16:00:00.004-04:00

WHAT WAS ONCE A PERSONAL ISSUE IN MY LIFE...BECAME QUITE PUBLIC AND SO ...TODAY MARKS THE DAY OF SURVIVING MY NEAR FATAL EPISODE. IVE GOT MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR.... AND AGAIN, TO ALL OF THOSE ...FRIENDS AND PEOPLE THAT IVE NEVER MET, THAT CAME THROUGH AND SUPPORTED ME....IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
I DIDNT THINK ID GET BACK ON MY FEET, BUT HERE I AM TODAY ALIVE AND ABLE TO REFLECT UPON IT.

S.F. - OAKLAND RECAP

2010-06-23T17:56:00.007-04:00

BACK FROM OUT WEST, GREAT FOOD AND GOOD MUSIC THE WHOLE TIME...AND LOTS OF VINYL BEING PLAYED ( DESPITE SOME TRICKY PACKING )
KICKED IT WITH THE HOMIES 7L AND BEYONDER FROM THE BLADERUNNERS...BOSTON WAS IN FULL EFFECT EVEN IF THE FAKERS BEAT US BY 5 POINTS.
WHAT WOULD A TRIP BE WITHOUT OUR STATE TRACK CHAMP AND KING OF THE TRIPLE JUMP, AMIR AKA DJ COUNT CHOCULA AND HIS INFAMOUS DRUNKEN FALL....VIDEO ON THIS SOON !
HUUUUGE SHOUTS TO MARKY, FREDDY, SURESHOT, JANTINE, KINGMOST, J.BOOGIE, COOL CHRIS, THE WONDERFUL LOLA AND CHI, SWEATER-FUNK CREW, DJ PLATURN IN OAKLAND...AND EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE CHECK IN.

CHECK OUT THE ALL O.G. NERD OUT VINYL SET...A FEW TREATS HERE AND THERE KEEPIN IT SIMPLE.
BELOW IS THE LINK TO AMIR AND I ROCKING AT SWEATERFUNK....ENJOY
K&A

BACK AGAIN

2010-05-27T01:16:00.005-04:00

SAN FRANCISCO BOUND....LOOKING FOR WARD TO THIS IF YOUR IN THE AREA COME DOWN AND CHECK US OUT.
BIG SHOUTS TO MARKY AND FREDDY !

ALSO IN OAKLAND WITH OUR BOSTON BRETHREN....45 SET.

CHECK IT

2010-05-22T17:04:00.002-04:00

VIDEO FROM THE LAST TIME WE WERE IN PARIS.... SHOUTS TO DJ SOULIST AND FREEWORKER !!!!!!

BUMP!

2010-05-12T04:14:00.001-04:00

KON.STRONGLOVE

Since so many have asked, heres the track listing.
dr.buzzard/ hard times
trusme/ pretend to put it on me
floating points/ love me like this
swayzak/ make out love stronger
cameo/ back and forth
alice smith/ love endeavor ( maurice fulton remix)
rolling stones/ heaven
terrence trent d'arby/ sign your name
lcd soundsystem/ you cant hide
grand national/ drink to moving on
sammy barbot/ mexico ( love fingers edit)
deodato/ keep on moving
first touch/ night groovin
trusme* ft dam funk/ bail me out
kelley polar quintet/ hammer anvil
eli escobar/ good times

UK ...OK.

2010-05-04T20:13:00.003-04:00

IF YOUR GOING TO SOUTHPORT WEEKENDER, CHECK US OUT THIS FRIDAY, IF YOUR IN LONDON BE SURE TO CATCH US AT VIBE BAR.

THE MONOTONE KING.

2010-04-20T17:17:00.007-04:00

G.U.R.U. JULY 17TH 1966- APRIL 19, 2010 R.I.P.

ANOTHER OF MY HEROES PASSES FROM THE SAME DISEASE THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF MY MOTHER, BOTH WERE TAKEN TO EARLY. I ACTUALLY GOT A BIT TEARY EYED UPON HEARING OF HIS PASSING.
THERES ALOT OF SPECULATION OVER GURU AND HIS DEALINGS WITHIN HIS PERSONAL LIFE, FORGET ALL THAT BULLSHIT, IM NOT GOING THERE. ITS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER OUR HEROES FOR WHAT THEY STOOD FOR AS WELL AS THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY HAVE MADE.
BEING FROM BOSTON, GURU WAS ONCE A STUDENT TEACHER AT MY HIGH SCHOOL.. ENGLISH HIGH, 1988.
THE VERY FIRST REAL HIP HOP SHOW I EVER DID WAS WITH GANGSTARR AND K.M.D. IN 1990. IM LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH GREAT MEMORIES.
POUND FOR POUND GANGSTARR HAS SO MANY CLASSIC RECORDS, AND GURU HAS SO MANY TIMELESS RHYMES WITH NO GIMMICKS. HIS VOICE WAS AND STILL IS INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE. I ONCE READ GURU IS RAKIMS FAVORITE MC.
IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST IMPORTANT GROUPS IN HIP HOP. THE MAGIC CHEMISTRY PRIMO AND GURU HAD TOGETHER CANT BE MATCHED OR DUPLICATED. AS AN MC HE SPOKE THE TRUTH, EMOTIONS OF ALL SORTS..LIFE AND OUR HARDSHIPS...A THINKER AND SO MUCH STYLE...

Windy City

2010-04-14T13:38:00.003-04:00

This Friday I (Amir is NOT doing this one) will be putting it down in Chicago. Not sure what to expect, but Ill be spinning good music from all genres.
Looking forward to it, Never had proper Chicago pizza, and if you know about pizza youll know theres always been sort of a war between Chitown and the Northeast. Cant wait to hit up Mr.Peapody records... check out the amazing comp Mark and Mike did for BBE " The Real Sound of Chicago". Non stop deep cuts.

WE ON A WORLD TOUR.. WITH MR.MALCOLM MCLAREN

2010-04-09T19:52:00.003-04:00

R.I.P. MALCOLM MCLAREN. PEEP 4:05 ON THIS CUT... BET MOST DONT KNOW THIS IS WHERE TRIBE CALLED QUEST GOT IT FROM.
I REMEMBER SEEING ANOTHER GROUP MALCOLM PUT TOGETHER BACK IN 1982 " BOW WOW WOW " OF " I WANT CANDY " FAME.
DOUBE TROUBLE FROM WILDSTYLE OPENED UP. I HAD NO IDEA BACK THEN WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TODAY.
ALONG WITH THE CLASH, MALCOLM HELPED OPEN DOORS UP FOR HIP HOP, SPANNING FAR BEYOND NEW YORK CITY.
THIS HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN MY SETS BEFORE LONG BEFORE HIS PASSING. CLASSIC MATERIAL

STRONG LOVE

2010-03-30T17:36:00.003-04:00

BBE ASKED ME TO SEND THEM A MIX TO GO ALONG WITH PROMOS THEY ARE SENDING OUT FOR THE UPCOMING OFF TRACK VOL 3 RELEASE DUE OUT THIS APRIL. THIS WAS A MIX THAT I DID LAST YEAR.... ALL LIVE OF COURSE, 2 TURNTABLES.
IVE BEEN GETTING A BIT OF REQUESTS FOR IT AS BBE PUT IT ON A SOUNDCLOUD PAGE THAT HAS LIMITED DOWNLOADS...
HOPE YOU ENJOY.

KON.STRONGLOVE

WMC MIAMI 2010

2010-03-22T00:54:00.007-04:00

THIS WEEK IF YOUR GOING TO WMC YOU CAN CATCH ME ROCKING AT THE FOLLOWING PARTIES.
SHOUTS TO COSMO BAKER, ALL THE I LOVE VINYL DJS, TRUSME, WOLD + LAMB
FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

SMOOTH..... CUZ I DONT GET UPSET.

2010-03-16T04:14:00.002-04:00

ITS BEEN RAINING NOW FOR 3 DAYS STRAIGHT. YEAH.
GEORGE YOUR THE MAN......
SUCH A FITTING TITLE FOR THIS JAM.."BREEZIN" MAKES ME FEEL LIKE NOTHINGS EVER GOING TO GO WRONG.

NON DJS, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION !

2010-03-10T14:56:00.000-05:00

LIVING ROOM FM

2010-02-08T11:25:00.006-05:00

WHILE IN EUROPE WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING THE LIVING ROOM RADIO SHOW ( WWW.LIVINGROOMFM.COM ) IN BASEL SWITZERLAND, WHICH WAS CRAZY, ITS BROADCAST LIVE FROM A RESTAURANT ON MAJOR RADIO... YES MAJOR RADIO !!
IMAGINE THE SET IVE POSTED BEING PLAYED ON A MAJOR STATION IN THE USA AT 10-11 AT NIGHT !?!?
AMAZING FOOD AND DRINKS, THE CHEFS WERE ALL FROM ITALY. WHAT A TREAT THIS WAS
THANKS TO KATJA AND THOMAS FOR HAVING US..
HERES THE LINK TO MY SET.. LIVE FROM BASEL SWITZERLAND... TONS OF EXCLUSIVES ON THIS.. TRACKLIST TO FOLLOW IF YALL REQUEST IT. ENJOY !
KON.LIVE.BASEL

IM GLAD SO MANY OF YALL ENJOYED THIS SET...SO HERES THE TRACKLISTING.

DONNY MCCOLLOUGH/ STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART ( KON'S MULTI TRACK REMIX ) ** DROPPING ON OFF TRACK VOL 3 BBE APRIL 26TH !!!
POCKETS/ COME GO WITH ME ( ELI ESCOBAR EDIT)
IVAN NEVILLE/ DANCE YOUR BLUES AWAY
EXPO/ROAD TO SUNSHINE ( LIVE LOOPS )
VANCE AND SUZZANNE/ I CANT GET ALONG WITH OUT YOU ( LIVE EDITS )
SLAVE/ DREAMING
SLAVE/ JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE ( KON'S MULTI TRACK REMIX)
FRESH BAND/ COME BACK LOVER DUB
CHIC/ GOOD TIMES ( KONS "LETS ALL DO IT AGAIN" MULTI TRACK REMIX )
ROGER TROUTMAN/ MAXX AXE
GEORGE BENSON/ GIVE ME THE NIGHT (DRUMAPELLA EDIT)
TEDDY PENDERGRASS/ YOU CANT HIDE FROM YOURSELF ( ACAPELLA TREAT LIVE EDIT )
SFB/ BURNIN UP ( KON EDIT ) * DROPPING ON OFF TRACK VOL 3 BBE APRIL 26TH !!!
MAXX TRAXX/ DONT TOUCH IT
SERIOUS INTENTION/ YOU DONT KNOW
ROCKERS REVENGE/ WALKING ON SUNSHINE
ELEKTRIK FUNK/ ON A JOURNEY

ALL THE WAY LIVE

2010-02-01T09:33:00.005-05:00

PARIS @ DJ SOULIST'S AND FREE WORKERS PARTY "WHAT THE FUNK" SHOUTS TO ALEX FOR THE FOOTAGE, AS I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS RECORDED

PT.2

PT.3 PEEP THE REMIX OF PLEASURE'S JOYOUS.....

AND FINALLY J.B'S INTO JB HIMSELF

STAY TUNED !!

ON ANOTHER JOURNEY

2010-01-03T17:35:00.004-05:00

CLICK ON THE FLYER TO SEE WHAT CITIES IN EUROPE YOU CAN CATCH US AT

STOP PLAYING

2009-12-30T16:09:00.000-05:00

SUCH A KILLER, CLASSY SONG.

TIS THE SEASON

2009-12-21T15:50:00.002-05:00

ONE OF THE BEST SCENES FROM BEAT STREET

THIS TIME.. ITS PARTY TIME

2009-12-16T17:19:00.004-05:00

HERES A QUICK EDIT OF THE CLASSIC "WEEKEND" BY PHREEK. I TOOK OUT THE CAMPY BRIDGE AND EXTENDED SOME KEY PARTS...
THERES SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS JAM ON 12" AND THE LP IS ALSO A BIT DIFFERENT. WHEN I MADE THIS, I WHIPPED IT UP PRETTY QUICK. I THOUGHT ABOUT TAKING FROM EACH, BUT SONICALLY THE MIXES ALL SOUND DIFFERENT.
ENJOY..
KONSPHREEK

OH WORRRRD

2009-12-02T23:42:00.002-05:00

FUNK. A WORD OFTEN USED FOR MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
THERES MORE TERMS THAT CAN GET CONFUSING, LIKE..BOOGIE, MODRN SOUL, DISCO...ETC.
I DUNNO WHAT THEY MEAN REALLY, REALLY. I JUST KNOW, EITHER I LIKE IT OR NOT. I GUESS WE NEED THESE WORDS TO DEFINE SOUNDS/ GENRES THO ... WHO GETS TO MAKE THEM UP ?

SOME WOULD ARGUE THAT P*FUNK, JUST ISNT "FUNK".
EVEN IF YOU THINK ITS NOT FUNK, ITS STILL FUNKY.
SHEEEEET ...WHAT WOULD DR.DRE, SNOOP AND THE CHRONIC BE WITH OUT IT. EXACTLY.

GEORGE CLINTON, FRED WESLEY AND BOOTSIE TALM'BOUT THE "FUNK" AND ITS MEANING.

RIGHT ABOUT NOW....

2009-11-17T20:43:00.004-05:00

I WAS CHECKING OUT MY HOMEGIRL LICHI'S BLOG WWW.WRONGLIPS.BLOGSPOT.COM AND CAME ACROSS THIS JOINT RIGHT HERE.
IM A HUUUUGE FAN OF SHALAMAR, AND EVEN MORE A FAN OF TASTEFULLY CHOPPED UP REFLIPS OF WELL KNOWN HITS.
THIS CAT TAKES ME BACK TO THE MID 90S, MPC DAYS OF CHOPPING SHIT UP LOVELY ON THE KICK SNARE TIP.
IVE NEVER HEARD OF DUDE... GOES BY THE NAME OF ASEN JAMES, CHECK OUT HOMEBOYS RE FLIP OF SHALAMAR'S
"THIS IS FOR THE LOVER IN YOU".

No Maybes - Music Video from foco moto on Vimeo.

AND NOW THE ORIGINAL JAMMY JAM FROM WAAY WAAY BACK.

ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY

2009-11-08T19:40:00.007-05:00

ITS BEEN A MINUTE SINCE I POSTED ANY JAMS UP, HERES SOME IN HIGH QUALITY AIFF FORMAT, CUZ' IM SUCH A NICE GUY.
ENJOY !

THIS MELLOW 12" FROM BRASIL IS GREAT FOR UNWINDING ON A SUNDAY... BURN ONE DOWN WHILE THIS PLAYS AND DREAM OF WARM WEATHER, BEACHES, PALM TREES AND ANY OTHER LOVELY THING YOU MAY SEE ON A BEACH IN BRASIL..OH AND A FRUITY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE...

CASSIANO

NEXT UP,THIS INDIE LABEL MODERN SOUL CUT WITH A CRISPY ASS DRUM BREAK INTRO, RICK SOUNDS A BIT LIKE KEITH SWEAT TO ME. SMOOOOOOTH.

RICK WEBB

FUNKY BUTTERCUP

2009-11-06T15:01:00.002-05:00

UNRELEASED JAM WRITTEN BY THE GODLY LIKE STEVIE WONDER...DROPPING SOON ON THE UPCOMING UNRELEASED JACKSONS SESSIONS. WHY THESE SONGS WERE EVER SHELVED..WHO KNOWS.
SHOUTS TO ZAID AT SPINE MAGAZINE , PEEP THE KON & AMIR RADIO SHOW WWW.SPINEMAGAZINE.COM

CUIDADO !!!!

2009-11-01T20:04:00.004-05:00

LATIN MUSIC, ESPECIALLY FROM PUERTO RICO, CUBA, AND D.R. HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER...MY HOMIE AMIR HAS QUITE A NICE COLLECTION, WHILE MY OWN IS LACKING A BIT.... NOT THAT I DONT HAVE ANY LATIN IN MY COLLECTION, ONLY AROUND 150- 200 LPS..WHICH IN COMPARISON TO AMIRS LATIN 45'S, I NEED TO STEP MY GAME UP... ALL IN THE FAMILY THOUGH, SO ITS ALWAYS AT MY REACH.

IVE BEEN TRYING TO TRACK THIS ONE DOWN ON VINYL... ANY OF THE ORQUESTRA FLAMBOYAN RECORDS, I THINK THIS WAS ORIGINALLY RECORED WITH LARRY HARLOW.
AMAZING PIECE HERE...TO BE AT THIS CONCERT 1972 (YEAR OF MY BIRTH) WOULD HAVE BEEN PRICELESS...CHECK OUT HOMEBOY KILLING THE PIANO AROUND 3:20 IN. DEEP.

G.O.A.T.

2009-10-23T20:19:00.004-04:00

OFTEN IMITATED...NEVER DUPLICATED.

SEX IS THE MESSAGE, BUT THE LEVEL OF CLASS IS UNSURPASSED. UN-FADE-ABLE.

LOVE TO THE WORLD
MARVINS BEEN DEAD NEARLY 30 YEARS (A SENSELESS AND TRAGIC DEATH) YET AND STILL, NONE CAN TOUCH HIM.

IM NOT GOING TO EVEN SPEAK ON THE CLIMATE OF TODAYS POPULAR R&B AND ITS RUDE, CRASS LYRICS AND THE STATE OF ITS 1 MINUTE SHELF LIFE.

SHOUTS TO ADAM G. FOR HIPPING ME TO THIS LINK.

THIS MAY BE THE START OF A SERIES OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMERS VIDEOS.

COVER ME

2009-10-22T12:18:00.003-04:00

ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST POST, MAYBE A BIT TOO LONG YEA ?
I LIKE COVERS, YOU KNOW WHEN ANOTHER BAND OR ARTIST REDOES ANOTHER ARTISTS SONG.
HOWEVER, I FEEL COVERS SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A TWIST, A DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT, TEMPO, SOUNDS, ETC.

ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE RAVING ABOUT MAYER HAWTHORNE.
I MET HIM BRIEFLY WHILE IN L.A., SEEMS LIKE A COOL GUY, HAS GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC AND I LOVED HIS 1ST RECORD "AINT GONNA WORK OUT".
I DONT LIKE HIS COVER OF THE ALREADY PERFECT NEW HOLIDAYS "MAYBE SO MAYBE NO".
ITS LIKE THE SAME EXACT SONG.
NOTHINGS REALLY DIFFERENT EXCEPT FOR THE SINGING. IN WHICH CASE THE ORIGINAL IS BETTER.
IM NOT KNOCKING MAYER FOR HIS WORK OR HUSTLE, HE PLAYS ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS HIMSELF I THINK, AND ITS GREAT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT EXPOSED TO THE NEW HOLIDAYS RECORD ARE VIBING OFF OF MAYERS VERSION, BUT IT'D BE NICE IF HE COULD SOMEHOW LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE ORIGINAL...ESPECIALLY SINCE MAYERS VERSION SOUNDS THE WAY IT DOES.
WHY WOULD A PERSON LIKE MYSELF, WHOS KNOWN ABOUT THIS SONG, EVER WANT TO PLAY MAYERS VERSION INSTEAD OF THE NEW HOLIDAYS ?
IM SURE EVEN MAYER PLAYS THE NEW HOLIDAYS VERSION.
EVERYBODY THAT ASKS ME TO PLAY THE MAYER SONG, I TELL THEM THEY NEED TO HEAR THE OG.
SO HERES THE OG...ENJOY

Sendspace.com: maybe so maybe no this one.mp3 / new holidays

OH YEA, WHILE IM ON THIS TIP.... HOW ABOUT LEE FIELDS !?
I WAS READY TO GO OUT AND BUY THIS GUYS RECORD UNTIL I STUMBLED ACROSS A COPY IN A PILE OF CDS, I HAD NO IDEA I EVEN OWNED A PROMO COPY OF HIS LATEST LP " MY WORLD".
THIS LP IS INCREDIBLE, THE CONVICTION IN HIS VOICE IS THE ESSENCE OF A SOUL SINGER...AT LEAST IN MY BOOK.
WHY ARENT MORE PEOPLE UP ON THIS LEE FIELDS.. GOOD QUESTION. LOOK FOR THIS MANS MUSIC, KILLER STUFF.

IM TELLING YOU....TRUS'ME

2009-10-01T16:36:00.006-04:00

I MET DAVID AKA TRUS'ME AT THE BEAT N RHYTHM RECORD SHOP, WHILE I WAS IN MANCHESTER SPINNING A %100 PURE DISCO PARTY CALLED "NORTHERN DISCO" (SHOUTS TO AL KENT/MILLION$$ ORCHESTRA AND LEE SHANKY SHANKLAND !)
I HEARD SOMEBODY CALL MY NAME..AND SOON AFTER WE STARTED TALKING, HE SEEMED SURPRISED I KNEW OF HIM (AS IF I ONLY LIKE OLD MUSIC..)
I LOVED THE FLIP HE DID OF MCNEAL AND NILES... STILL DO. FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS NOW... WE BECAME HOMIES.

SO, YOUNG DAVID (YA KNOW LIKE LIL' DEEZY AND YUNG DEE) AKA TRUS'ME ( DONT ASK WHAT A TRUS'ME IS WHILE IN JAPAN ) JUST SENT ME HIS NEW LP " IN THE RED" WHICH DOESNT DROP TIL NOV.

SOME FIIIIIRE ON THIS !!!!! DONT SLEEP !!!

LAST YEAR HE GAVE ME THIS REALLY ROUGH TRACK WITH AMP FIDDLER...COVERING A BILL WITHERS TUNE I BELIEVE... I KEPT SWEATING HIM TO FINISH IT... WELL ITS DONE. AND ITS CRAZY HOT.

THE JOINT WITH DAM- FUNK ON THE VOCODER.... WHOOOOOOEEEEE.

THERES ALSO A TRACK CALLED "SWEET MOTHER" WHICH I HAD A HAND IN ( I HAD THE SAMPLE SET ASIDE, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR OUR PROJECT) YOUNG DAVID BEGGED FOR IT TO MAKE THIS LP..... WHAT COULD I SAY ?
A DEDICATION TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE
AFRO FUNK,DISCO,909'S BUMPING OVER SOME BEAUTIFUL CHORDS AND SINGING... A WINNER FOR SURE.
MY MOTHER WAS THE BOMB, SHE IS TRULY MISSED, I HOPE YOURS IS TOO ! YOU ONLY GET ONE.

ANYWAY... FANS OF THIS MANS WORK WILL BE PLEASED WHEN THIS DROPS IN NOVEMBER....BE SURE TO COP IT.
I CANT POST THESE NEW TRACKS, BUT I WILL SHARE SOMETHING ELSE OF HIS.
BE SURE TO LOOK OUT FOR LINKWOOD AS WELL...THAT CAT IS CRAZY TALENTED, DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS CREW.

ANYBODY THATS HEARD ME REALLY GET LOOSE, OR HAS KNOWN ME FOR A WHILE....KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE G.Q. AND THE CONNECTION THAT THIS GROUP HAS TO MY CHILDHOOD.
FOR THOSE THAT DONT KNOW, THEY WERE A DIFFERENT GROUP BEFORE G.Q.... CALLED THE RHYTHM MAKERS, AND THE JAM THEY ARE MOST KNOWN FOR... DISCO NIGHTS (TIMELESS!!) WAS CALLED "SOUL ON YOUR SIDE", WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LYRICS.
HERES TRUSME DOING HIS FLIP OF OF SOUL ON YOUR SIDE. ENJOY !
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sltdq

2009-09-17T23:51:00.002-04:00

SPINNA SENT ME THE SETS FROM MY BENEFIT....BUT THEY ARE A BIT DISTORTED. I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE, SHOUTS TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT, AS WELL AS MY HOMIES WHO SPUN THAT NIGHT, LOVE YALL !!!!
MY GIRL LICHI SHOT SOME VIDEO OF THE NIGHT......... CHECK IT OUT.

A BENEFIT FOR KON Santos, NYC from Lichiban EV [Electric Vision] on Vimeo.

RE-UPS AGAIN !

2009-09-15T22:23:00.003-04:00

WHEN Z - SHARE'S SERVERS CRASHED, THEY NEVER FIXED THE UPLOADS ANY BLOGGERS HAD.....
ENJOY !

http://www.sendspace.com/file/e3x03xCATCH.THE.BEAT

...heres a good warm weather summery mix i did back in 2003 or 2004, i cant remember what year it was, it was pre serato though. Some fun doubles and blends..with some well known sure shot party rocking joints..thrown in with a few rarities.

TRACKLISTING:
1. CHUCK CHILLOUT KOOL CHIP ACCA/ TAANYA GARDENER NO FRILLS BLEND
2. TSKI VALLEY/ CATCH THE BEAT
3. JAZZY 5 MCS/ JAZZY SENSATION
4. PIECES OF A DREAM/ MT.AIRY GROOVE
5. SEQUENCE/ FUNK YOU UP
6. FREEDOM/ GET UP AND DANCE
7. SUGARHILL GANG / 8TH WONDER
8. RUN DMC/ SUCKER MCS (DUBBED OUT)
9. ROSE ROYCE/ DO YOUR DANCE LIVE EDITS
10.FATBACK BAND/ GOIN TO SEE MY BABY
11. DR. BUZZARDS ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND/ GREEDY G (BLEND)
12. ROLLING STONES / MISS YOU (QUICK MIX)
13. RAY PARKER JR./ FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO GROOVE
14. THE TIME/ GET IT UP
15. PRINCE/ I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER (LIVE EDIT)
16. LISA LISA/ WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME
17. OLLIE AND JERRY/ AINT NOT STOPPIN US
18. LENNY WHITE/ PEANUT BUTTER
19. TOM BROWN/ THIGHS HIGH
20 SKYY/ HERES TO YOU 12"
21.THE JONES' / SUMMER GROOVE 12"
22. MAXX TRAXX/ DONT TOUCH IT
23. STARPOINT/ GET READY GET DOWN 12"
24. GREYSHIP DAVIZ/ THIS GROOVE IS ON THE LOOSE 12"
25. PIERCE BROTHERS/ PARTY PERSON (THE DRUNK EDIT)
26. SESAME STREET THEM SONG OUTRO

CAN YOU FEEL IT

2009-09-14T00:10:00.012-04:00

HERES SOME SHOTS FROM MY BENEFIT @ SANTOS LAST WEEK...TAKEN BY MY MAN TONE. GOOD LOOKING OUT ON SOME GREAT PICS, PROVIDING ME WITH A FEELING OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE THERE. FROM WHAT I HEARD.. TO QUOTE MY HOMIE DJ SPINNA " IT WAS COLOSSAL".
IM POSITIVE IT WAS, WITH CAMEOS FROM SOME OF OUR CULTURES FINEST...IM HONORED ALL OF THIS WENT DOWN ON MY BEHALF.I HEARD DJ SCRATCH (A BEAST) WAS JUST INSANE, ELI WAS KILLING IT WITH DANCE MUSIC, AND COSMO TOLD ME SPINNA DESTROYED IT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WITH 45'S.
SINCERELY FROM THE HEART. THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED, AND THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT ME!!!
SPINNA AND GIANT STEP...AND ALL OF MY PEOPLE WHO ROCKED THAT NIGHT...MEANS THE WORLD TO ME YALL.
WAITING FOR SPINNA TO SEND ME THE 6 HR !!!! SET FROM THAT NIGHT I WILL POST SOON.....YEA.... 6 HRS PEOPLE, FROM (IN MY OPINION) SOME OF THE BEST DJS IN THE WORLD.
PEEP THE PICS BELOW.

ELI ESCOBAR ROCKIN IT.... LOOK AT SPINNAS FACE, PRICELESS !

COOLIN OUT WITH COSMO BAKER AND ELI, ALONG WITH ROXY AND FRIENDS.

IN THE WORDS OF RICKY POWELL... "OHHH DIPP" KILLER SHOT HERE.
LEFT TO RIGHT FRONT TO BACK>> DJ SPINNA, DJ AVEE, AMIR, MADSOL, ECLIPSE, DJ RIZ, BIG, RICH MEDINA.

THE HOMIE A-TRAK AND FRIEND...

SPINNA, RICH MEDINA, DANTE ROSS... 3 KINGS COOLIN OUT.

MY GOOD FRIEND ELI ESCOBAR IN THE ZONE....MY FAV PIC OF THE SET.

SPREAD LOVE

2009-09-02T18:42:00.007-04:00

CLICK ^^ TO ENLARGE FOR INFO NEXT THURSDAY @ SANTOS NYC.

***** I HAVE BEEN GETTING TONS OF EMAILS REGARDING DONATIONS, YOU CAN SEND THEM VIA PAYPAL TO DJMSTHANG@GMAIL.COM

SINCERELY..... I CAN NOT THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON ENOUGH FOR YOUR CONCERN. DAY BY DAY IM GETTING STRONGER. THE LOVE AND SUPPORT HAS BEEN MUCH NEEDED, AND FELT FOR SURE.

SHARING ALL OF THIS IS QUITE PERSONAL, AND ITS NOT EASY....

IM STILL HERE, ON THIS PLANET WE ALL SHARE. IVE BEEN IN LIMBO SINCE MY LAST POST, WITH TODAY ACTUALLY BEING THE
1ST DAY OF ME FEELING A BIT BETTER. IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, NOW AT HOME BUT HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO REALLY GO OUTSIDE MY DOOR STEP FOR OVER A MONTH.

IVE LOST ABOUT 30 LBS, BEEN FIGHTING OFF FEVERS DAILY, DEPRESSION ( IM NOT USED TO THIS LIFESTYLE) EXTREMELY PAINFUL FLUID IN MY LEFT LUNG... ALONG WITH A BLOOD CLOT WAITING TO DISSOLVE.
OH, THERES MORE.... BUT I THINK YALL GET THE PICTURE. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, IVE YET TO GET WELL ENOUGH TO HAVE MY OPERATION. WHICH WILL SET ME BACK ANOTHER 3 MONTHS TO RECOVER.

MY BOSTON PEEPS PUT TOGETHER A FUNDRAISER FOR ME AS WELL.... I CANT THANK YALL ENOUGH, WHAT A SUCCESS.. I LOVE YALL !!!! ALL THE STAFF AT MIDDLESEX, 7L FOR REALLY LOOKING OUT, MS.THANG FOR BEING IN MY CORNER, SUPREME ONE, OLI FOR THE FLYER AND SOULCLAP FOR HELPING PUT IT TOGETHER.

NOW MY FRIENDS ( ALL OF WHICH IM BIG FANS OF ) IN THE NYC AREA HAVE FORMED LIKE VOLTRON, TO HELP ME AS WELL.
LOOK AT THIS LINE UP...ARE YOU SERIOUS ????
SO MUCH LOVE GOING OUT TO YALL ... SPINNA, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN, AS WELL AS GIANT STEP...AMIR, ELI, COSMO, RICH MEDINA, AND DJ SCRATCH.
I CANT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME, AS WELL AS ENERGIZES ME, AND KEEPS ME IN FIGHT MODE.
POSITIVITY IS THE KEY HERE..I WILL GET OVER THIS.

R.I.P. DJ AM.

ALMOST...

2009-08-01T15:46:00.007-04:00

SO, IVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A WHILE. CLOSE CALL AND IM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. BLOODCLOTS ARE NOT A GOOD LOOK IF YOU WANT TO LIVE LIFE.
FOR THOSE WHO READ MY BLOG, EACH DAY IS A BLESSING. IM VERY LUCKY TO BE HERE AND BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO.
I HAVE GOOD FRIENDS THAT ARE THERE FOR ME.
IM HOME NOW, IN PAIN AND STILL RECOVERING. I HAD MAD GIGS LINED UP, TONS OF WORK TO DO....BUT THATS ALL SECONDARY. I GOTTA GET BACK TO MY NORMAL ( IF YOU WANT TO CALL ME THAT) SELF.
BE BACK SOON.

2009-07-08T01:55:00.001-04:00

EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY, EVERY MONTH @ MIDDLESEX CAMBRIDGE MA.

DANCING ON THE CHARLES.

2009-07-07T14:35:00.010-04:00

THE SUN CAME OUT ON JULY 4TH, WHICH WAS MUCH NEEDED BECAUSE THE D.O.T.C. PARTY WHICH IS RIGHT ON THE RIVER WOULD HAVE SUCKED HAD IT BEEN RAINING, WHICH OF COURSE IT IS NOW... AGAIN. WTF ?! FOR REAL, I CANT RECALL A SUMMER WITH THIS MUCH RAIN AND CLOUDS...DAY AFTER DAY.
BIG UPS TO CHARLIE AND ELI AT SOULCLAP.US FOR HAVING ME ROCK THE EARLY DAY SET (I HAD TO SPIN LATER THAT NIGHT) THEY PUT IT DOWN THIS PAST 4TH AS WELL.
THANKS TO MY HOMIE GUCCI VUITTON FOR FIXING MY BLOG.

EDIT:

I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE GROWN UP IN A TIME WHEN THIS SOUND,THIS MUSIC.... WAS NEW, AND THERES A LOT OF MEMORIES CONNECTED TO THIS MUSIC.
SHOUTS TO MY MAN RICH MEDINA FOR PUTTING IT DOWN PROPER LAST WEDNESDAY... MY MAN 7L, AND ALSO SKEME RICHARDS FOR CHECKING IN !
DOWNLOAD AND ENJOY.

KONLIVE.JULY4.2009

SINCE IVE POSTED THIS MIX, MANY HAVE ASKED ME FOR A TRACKLISTING, SO.....

FRANKIE KNUCKLES/ YOUR LOVE
KON/ SUMMERTIME ( KON'S 1ST TAKE )
FRANCE JOLI/ FEEL LIKE DANCING ( EDIT )
CHOW DADDY/ NEVER FADE ( RONNIE LAWS EDIT )
EWF/ RUNNIN (KRIVIT EDIT) INTO EWF/ FELA ( HAUL & MASON EDIT)
L.T.D./ LOVE TO THE WORLD ( KONS LIVE EDIT )
ROY AYERS/ CANT YOU SEE ME ( CUBEISM EDIT)
GARY DAVIS/ GOTTA GET YOUR LOVE
WOOD BRASS & STEEL BAND /FUNKANOVA ( K*DOPE/ TODD THE GOD MULTI TRACK REMIX)
SYLVESTER/ OVER AND OVER
THE JACKSONS/ LIVING TOGETHER ( RON HARDY TRIBUTE EDIT)
TEDDY PENDERGRASS/ MADD LUCK ( DIMITRI FROM PARIS EDIT)
JESSIE GOULD/ OUT OF WORK ( CUBEISM EDIT)
GQ/ LIES ( THEO PARRISH EDIT)
MICHAEL JACKSON/ GET ON THE FLOOR ( KONS LIVE LOOP DE LOOP )
NARD/ MOVE YOUR BODY
SHALAMAR/ TAKE THAT TO THE BANK ( KON LIVE LOOPS )
EVELYN KING CHAMPAGNE/ LOVE COME DOWN ( ELI ESCOBAR EDIT)
VICKI DEE/ THIS BEAT IS MINE
TOM BROWNE/ FUNKIN FOR JAMAICA
CHANGE/ GLOW OF LOVE
ASHFORD & SIMPSON/ STAY FREE ( DIMITRI FROM PARIS DUB) UNRELEASED !!! I HAD TO PUT A TON OF FX ON THIS ***
SLAVE/ JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE/ ( KON MULTI REMIX ) UNRELEASED !!! MORE FX AGAIN !! ***
THEO PARRISH/ CHEMISTRY
PEPE BRADOCK/ DEEP BURNT
QUENTIN HARRIS/ LETS BE YOUNG
DREAMER G/ I GOT THAT FEELIN'
KERRI CHANDLER/ ATMOSPHERE DUB
SHARON REDD/ CAN YOU HANDLE IT ( CANADIAN 12" MIX )

*** REMEMBERING THAT THIS SET WAS BEING RECORDED, I HAD TO RUN MORE FX ON THESE 2 UNRELEASED JAMS....CUZ I KNOW ALOT OF CRAB ASS DJS WILL RIP THESE JAMS RIGHT OFF MY MIXES, PUT THEM INTO A PROGRAM AND PLAY THEM OUT THEMSELVES. 128 BIT RATE SUCKAAAAZ !!!

FUNKY JUNKY

2009-06-29T22:47:00.008-04:00

A FEW WEEKS BACK AMIR AND I WERE OUT ON THE WEST COAST....WELL, HERES FOOTAGE OF ME AND ONE OF THE NICEST, WELL ROUNDED DJS IN THE GAME... J.ROCC.
SO , WE ROLL TO J'S CRIB AND J ROLLS UP 2 BIG ASS BLUNTS OF SOME MEDICINAL STRENGTH TYPE ( I SMOKE BUT..I DONT EVEN SMOKE BLUNTS!) DANK ASS SMOKE.
WE WERE SO ZOOTED WE COULDNT EVEN REALLY THINK OF WHAT TO PLAY THAT NIGHT. I DROP SOME REMIX/EDIT TREATS IVE BEEN FUCKING WITH THO..A FEW OF WHICH MADE IT TO MY DRUNKEN DO-OVER SET WITH AMIR......... CHECK IT.
SHOUTS TO THE BEATJUNKIES CHECK OUT THE BEATJUNKIES RADIO STREAMING LIVE WHEN EVER J.ROCC DECIDES ITS ON

2009-06-25T21:51:00.005-04:00

MICHAEL JACKSON
R.I.P. 8/29/1958- 6/29/09

I CANT REALLY EXPRESS IN WORDS WHAT MICHAEL JACKSON HAS DONE FOR MUSIC, AND REALLY ...PEOPLE.
HIS MUSIC BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, FOREVER EMBEDDED IN ALL OF OUR SOULS. I HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF SKATING TO OFF THE WALL IN 1979. IM NOT SURE IF WE WILL SEE AN ARTIST OF HIS MAGNITUDE AGAIN...AT LEAST NOT IN MY LIFETIME.
ID SAY MICHAEL IS EASILY THE BLUE PRINT FOR ALL OF TODAYS R&B SINGERS.
9 OUT OF 10 NIGHTS I SPIN, THERES AT LEAST 1 J5. MICHAEL JACKSON JAM DROPPED.
SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE, ONE THINGS FOR SURE....HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON.

NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE ACAPELLA
NEVER.CAN.SAY.GOODBYE

HERES A DOPE REMIX THE HOMIE SPINNA DID
ALMOST.THERE

ALL ABOARD...

2009-06-22T21:31:00.004-04:00

FIRST OFF, THE SIDEBAR FOR MY BLOG HAS SOMEHOW MOVED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE...BLOGGER SAYS ITS BECAUSE OF SOME ERROR, POSSIBLY HTML LINKING OR A PHOTO WAS TOO BIG IN ONE OF MY POSTS. IM NO WEB DESIGN GUY..SO ITS STAYING THERE UNTIL I GET SOME REAL HELP.
FINALLY, AFTER YEARS OF GUESTING AT APT, BACK WHEN BOBBITO 1ST STARTED THERE AND HAD ME AS A GUEST, THE TURNTABLES WERE ON THE BAR, HAVING SPUN RICH MEDINA'S NIGHTS AND CHAIRMAN MAO'S, A FEW OF DISCO 3K TRUS'ME PARTIES...AS WELL AS LAST SUMMERS APPEARANCES.
AMIR AND I FINALLY GET OUR OWN MONTHLY, LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH DOWNSTAIRS.
SO JOIN US TUES JUNE 30 AS WE BANG OUT ALL KINDS OF MUSIC...MAYBE EVEN SOME 80S HIP HOP, NOT HATING ON 90'S BUT GOTTDAMN, IF I HEAR PASSIN ME BY ONE MORE TIME....

RECAP.

2009-06-18T16:09:00.015-04:00

AIGHT, I KNOW ITS BEEN TUMBLE WEED CITY AROUND HERE...BUT FOR GOOD REASON.

CALI WAS OFF THE HOOK, SHOUTS TO EVERYBODY ALONG THE WAY, MARKEE (PROOF) AND CREW,MATT CASSELL, SURESHOT, J.BOOGIE, B.CAUSE, COOL CHRIS, JANTINE, AND ALL OF THE SF CREW. THE PARTY AT POLENG WAS FUN..PEOPLE GETTING THEIR DANCE ON FO'SHO !

WE HEADED TO L.A. AFTER THAT, A WHOPPING 2 DAYS OF SUNSHINE, ONE OF THEM BEING THE LAST DAY WHICH WAS AT THE DO OVER.. THANK GOD CUZ ITS OUTSIDE.. AND THE LAKERS WON ( WE KNEW YALL WOULD...NOT A FAN COMING FROM BOSTON THO)
THE DO OVER WAS CRRRAAAZZZZY ! YEA, I DRANK A PITCHER AND A HALF OF SANGRIA REAL QUIK, NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS MORE THAN TIPSY.
SHOUTS TO JAMIE, ALOE, DAM FUNK, VADIM, REVOLUTION (YOUR A MONSTER) MASS WAS IN FULL EFFECT.
BIG BIG SHOUTS TO THE HOMIE J.ROCC, GETTING ME LIFTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT THINK OF WHAT TO PLAY ON BEATJUNKIES PODCAST....SHOUTS TO RHETTMATIC AND THE WHOLE BEATJUNKIES FAM, ALSO BIG UPS TO THE CREW AT AFRO FUNKE FOR HAVING US ROCK THE 6 YR JUMP OFF AS WELL. BIG UPS TO 101 APPAREL FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN, ERIC, BRANDAN AND CREW...ALSO MASSIVE SHOUTS TO DJ JEDI AND HIS GIRL FOR HELPING OUT...ANYBODY I FORGOT ILL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME.

TOOK TONS OF PICS, I STILL DONT HAVE A REAL CAMERA... SO OF COURSE THEY ARE IPHONE PICS, WHICH I DECIDED TO JUST DO A SERIES OF.

SF CREW. PROOF, SURESHOT, J.BOOGIE....

YOU KNOW..

HOMIES..

VINYL SON !

SANGRIA...IN THE MIX MIX MIX

REVOLUTION...THE BEAST FROM THE EAST.

FANIA ALL STAR

SNAPPED THIS WHILE DRIVING...BREAK*A*DAWN IN BOSTON BEFORE BOUNCING.

LIVING LIFE LIKE ITS GOLDEN...

HERES SOME OF THE SET FROM THE DO OVER, A PORTION OF MINE IS MISSING...OH WELL, BUT YOU GET JOINTS FROM D. TRAIN LP CUTS, TO JUNGLE BROTHERS, AND SOME REMIX/EDITS I DID BEFORE LEAVING...PEEP THE RICK JAMES MARY JANE STRIP DOWN. AMIR GETS BUSY WITH DEEP LATIN BANGERS.
BE BACK SOON WITH SOME MORE NICENESS FOR YALL....CLICK BELOW, DOWNLOAD AND ENJOY !
KON&AMIR*THE*DO*OVER

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

2009-06-03T23:08:00.005-04:00

FOR THOSE OF YOU IN CALI, AMIR AND I WILL BE OUT THERE FOR A LIL BIT... PUTTING IT DOWN.
SAN FRANCISCO, THIS FRIDAY JUNE 5TH.

IF YOUR IN LOS ANGELES BE SURE TO CHECK US OUT AT ZANZIBAR ON THE SANTA MONICA PIER.
AFRO FUNKEES 6 YR PARTY... ALSO DOING A FEW OTHER PARTYS IN THE L.A. AREA AS WELL... LONG OVER DO, HINT HINT.

EGO TRIPPIN'

2009-05-16T18:25:00.005-04:00

CHECK OUT THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MARVIN GAYES EGO TRIPPIN' AND THE RARE 12" BY WALTER WHISENHUNT " I'M SALUTING YOU FOR YOUR LOVE".

THE MUSIC IS THE EXACT SAME BACKING TRACK FOR BOTH JAMS, NOT SURE WHAT THE STORY IS, ANYBODY WHO KNOWS... FEEL FREE TO HIT ME UP.

WHILE WALTER'S VERSION IS COOL, I PREFER MARVIN'S JAM. WALTER IS ALSO THE PRODUCER BEHIND THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER (FOR GOOD REASON) GLORIA ANN TAYLOR RELEASE ON THE SAME LABEL...AN AMAZING 3 SONG EP WHICH HAS SOME ODDBALL STUDIO OVERDUBBING GOING ON. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, IM SURE YOU CAN FIND INFO ON IT, OR CHECK OUT THE KON AND AMIR RADIO SHOW, AS I RECENTLY RAN ONE OF THE TRACKS FROM HER EP.

IM NOT SURE WHY THIS WONT LINK CORRECTLY, AND I DONT CARE ENOUGH TO FIGURE IT OUT...SAVE YOURSELF THE TIME AND THE ABSURD AMOUNT OF MONEY ONE WOULD ASK FOR TO BUY THIS 12"........COPY AND PASTE TO YOUR BROWSER,DOWNLOAD WALTERS JAM BELOW.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/emq2io

TREATS !

2009-05-13T03:24:00.006-04:00

OK, SORRY IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE IV'E POSTED SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD GIVE A SHIT ABOUT....
SO HERE'S A TASTY BLEND/ EDIT...GRANDMASTER FLASH OVER KENNY DOPES DUB VERISON OF MOCAMBOS HARD HITTING COVER OF THE MESSAGE. SHOUTS TO MY MAN LAZY BOY !
STAY TUNED FOR MORE...KEEP CHECKING THE MONTHY KON & AMIR RADIO SHOWS OVER AT WWW.SPINEMAGAZINE.COM
ENJOY !
KONSMESSAGE

2009-05-04T02:50:00.004-04:00

THIS THURSDAY MAY 7TH, I WILL BE SPINNING A NEW PARTY "PUDDIN" AT NYC'S APT, ALONGSIDE RESIDENT... LOVE ON THE RUN.
IF YOU LIKE YOUR DISCO LIKE WE DO, BANGING NICELY ON APT'S FUNKTION 1 SOUND SYSTEM...BE SURE TO STOP ON BY.

FRIDAY THE 8TH IM SPINNING ALONSIDE MY HOMIE, GUCCI VUITTON (BODEGA BOSTON) AT PUMA CITY.
WITH THE ROOF DECK PATIO JUMP OFF AND WARM WEATHER, IM HOPING IT WONT BE RAINING OUTSIDE THAT NIGHT, CHECK IT OUT.

AMIRS BDAY @ APT NYC

2009-04-13T21:19:00.004-04:00

FOR THOSE OF YOU IN NYC, COME CELEBRATE AMIR'S 50TH BDAY !
EXPECT THE USUAL DOSE OF MUSIC FROM US. A GOOD TIME WILL BE HAD FOR SURE, I THINK ITS SUPPOSED TO BE NEAR 70 DEGREES AS WELL.

MICROPHONE FIEND

2009-04-07T18:47:00.004-04:00

MORE YOUTUBE MADNESS.
RAKIM CAN CAPTIVATE A PACKED HOUSE AT THE APOLLO, WITHOUT SWEARING, OR TALKING ABOUT MONEY, JEWELS,CARS, HOES, CHAMPAGNE...OR ANY SILLY ASS DANCERS, OR 100 GOONS ON STAGE DOING NOTHING.

TODAYS HIP HOP CULTURE( DOES IT EXIST ?) WILL NEVER SEE AN M.C. OF THIS MAGNITUDE. (JAY-Z DOESNT COUNT....HES BEEN IN THE GAME SINCE THE 80'S)
RESPECTED BY THE HARDEST OF THE HARD, KILLERS, TEACHERS, M.C.S AND D.JS, DONE WITHOUT HAVING TO TALK ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HES KILLED, OR HOW MUCH DRUGS HES SOLD.

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SKYING HIGH

2009-04-03T00:53:00.005-04:00

DOPE FOOTAGE OF SKYY DOING ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES, FIRST TIME AROUND...RANDY MULLER IS NO JOKE.
THIS JAM IS WHAT CLASSY SLEAZ IS ALL ABOUT.
WHILE IM NO VIDEO EXPERT/ COLLECTOR...ID SAY THIS IS THE SAME CLUB, IN WHICH THE RAPPERS DELIGHT VIDEO WAS SHOT.
WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH OUT YOUTUBE !

GOING BACK TO CALI...

2009-03-16T22:37:00.004-04:00

WHILE I LOVE THE EAST COAST, THERE'S MUCH ABOUT CALI I LOVE.
OBVIOUSLY THE WEATHER, WOMEN, WEED, AND THE LANDSCAPE. THE PALM TREES ALWAYS MAKE ME FEEL GOOD.
FOR SOME REASON CALI HAS ALSO DONE SO MUCH FOR DJ CULTURE, I DONT KNOW IF ITS ANY OF THE REASONS I STATED THAT INFLUENCES PEOPLE....BUT WHAT EVER IT IS MY MAN DAM FUNK IS FROM CALI (L.A.) AND HE'S BEEN KILLIN SHIT THIS PAST YEAR. I STILL DONT HAVE THE LP ON WAX..YET.

ANYWAY, I TOOK DAM'S NEW JAM "HOOD PASS INTACT" AND PUT BIGGIES "GOING BACK TO CALI OVER IT..
ENJOY

BIG.DAM.KON!

STRICTLY BUTTER

2009-03-16T22:08:00.006-04:00

WHEN I DID THE ROOTS/ ANTIBALAS SHOW, THERE WAS 2 SURPRISE GUESTS,MY HOMIE RICH MEDINA...AND THE LEGENDARY GARY BARTZ. WHAT A COOL VIBE DUDE HAD, HE MUST BE UP THERE IN AGE...BUT STILL YOUNG AT HEART, KILLING ME WHEN THEY RAN THE JOINT ANDY BEY SINGS ON, FROM HIS HARLEM BUSH MUSIC LP.

WELL HERES A TREAT FOR YALL...A VERY QUICK (MULTI TRACK) REMIX (IT'LL SOUND FLAT) OF GENTLE SMILES.
YEA, THE JOINT TRIBE CALLED QUEST SAMPLED FOR BUTTER. TRIBE WERE LIKE THE KINGS OF LAYERING SAMPLE COLLAGES..USING THIS AS THE HOOK WITH ANOTHER SAMPLE FROM WEATHER REPORT..A TRUE CLASSIC RIGHT THERE.

ENJOY.....
KON'S.BUTTER

BUMP!

2009-03-09T17:16:00.004-04:00

JUST A REMINDER...KON & AMIR RADIO IS UP AND RUNNING ONCE A MONTH AT SPINEMAGAZINE,
YOU CAN EITHER DOWNLOAD OR STREAM, WITH MIXES GOING BACK TO LAST SUMMER, CLOCKING IN AT AROUND 8 HOURS OF MUSIC....THERES TONS OF JAMS FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE. FROM DISCO, LATIN, FUNK, SOUL, AFRO, BOOGIE AND WHAT EVER ELSE YOU'VE COME TO EXPECT FROM US.

DONT SLEEP.....
WWW.SPINEMAGAZINE.COM

CRAZZZZY.

2009-03-01T18:48:00.004-05:00

ITS SUNDAY...TV NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT THE SYSTEM BLEW OUT ON ME.
WERE SUPPOSED TO GET 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN BOSTON TOMORROW
...IT WAS 56 DEGREES TWO DAYS AGO !?!
I THINK IM LIVING IN THE WRONG STATE.
ANYWAY..IM RAMBLING, HERES A QUICK EDIT I DID A WHILE BACK... YOU CAN HEAR A FEW PARTS WHERE ITS STRETCHED. I DID 4 VERSIONS OF THIS EDIT.

ENJOY...

KONS.CRAZY.EDIT1.

ON TRACK

2009-02-20T17:38:00.005-05:00

IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE NOW THAT AMIR AND I PUT OUT THE 1ST ON TRACK TAPE....YES TAPE, REMEMBER CASSETTES ?

WELL, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING WE REALLY DID FOR OURSELVES...AND IT TURNED INTO WHAT IT IS.
FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR, WE WERE EXPOSING ALOT OF ORIGINAL SAMPLES THAT WERE USED IN HIP HOP....AND ALOT OF RECORDS THAT WERE NEVER USED.
BREAKS, BREAKS AND MORE BREAKS. WHO CARES ABOUT THAT STUFF NOWADAYS !?

SHOUTS TO MY DUDE DJ SHAME (OF VINYL REANIMATORS FAME) THE FIRST TO DO IT UP LIKE THIS....SOULMAN IN PHILLY, JAKE1 AND MR. SUPREME, DJ MURO AND ALL OF THE OTHER FIENDS OUT THERE.

PEEP A SNIPPET OF ON TRACK 6, WITH THE RECREATION OF NAS' REPRESENT...AND SOME BEATNUTS SAMPLES AS WELL.
BACK TO Z SHARE FOR A MOMENT...DIVSHARE WONT UPLOAD FOR SOME REASON.
ON.TRACK6.SNIP

LOVE LOVE LOVE

2009-02-10T21:26:00.003-05:00

I GUESS FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK I WILL POST MORE JAM'S RELATED ABOUT LOVE.

YOUNG & CO'S SLEEPER, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A ROY AYERS PRODUCTION, AND WHAT WAS A BIG HIT IN THE HOUSE WORLD....RASOUL'S LET ME LOVE YOU. ENJOY.

CLICK BELOW
YOUNG.&.CO

LET.ME.LOVE.YOU

WIN... OR LOSE

2009-02-09T21:26:00.002-05:00

AS WE GET READY FOR VALENTINES DAY (I DONT ACTUALLY LIKE THIS DAY) I THOUGHT OF MAYBE POSTING A SWEET NICEY NICE JAM...INSTEAD, I'LL KICK IT OFF WITH SOMETHING BITTER SWEET. MAYBE I WILL POST MORE LOVEY DOVEY TYPE JAMS THIS WEEK.

FOR NOW, HERE'S A JAM WITH AMAZING STRINGS AND MELODY...WITH SOME GREAT LYRICS AS WELL.
CLASSIC WILLIE MITCHELL PRODUCTION, HIP HOP HEADS MAY RECOGNIZE THE ALCHEMIST SAMPLE.
ANYBODY GOT THE LP THIS COMES FROM...I SURE DONT.

D.L BELOW.
HERE.I.GO.

VOODOO THAT YOU DO

2009-02-02T21:47:00.005-05:00

WHILE SOME ARE ON THE INTERNET IN SEARCH OF THE LATEST POPPY GOO-GOO-GAA-GAA MASH UPS, OR CHAINSAW ELECTRO, THAT (ALMOST) ALL SOUNDS THE SAME TO ME .....

HERES A TRACK FROM OUR OFF OFF TRACK SERIES ON BBE RECORDS, BY MR.MELVIN PRYCE.
AMAZING CONGAS AND PERCUSSION WITH BREAKS ON THIS JAZZY TRACK.
AMIR ENDED UP BECOMING FRIENDS WITH MELVIN, AMIR THEN ENDED UP REISSUING THIS LP VIA WAXPOETICS RECORDS.
MELVIN CAME OUT TO THE BBE PARTY IN LONDON WE DID LAST DECEMBER.
MELVIN THEN DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY WITH HIS FEMALE FRIEND....HIS SON ALSO ROLLED THROUGH.
WHEN YOUR IN YOUR 70'S SHOWING UP TO CLUB'S FILLED WITH YOUNG FOLK'S IS A GOOD LOOK.. WOULD'NT YOU SAY ?
THATS HOW I WANT TO BE WHEN IM THAT AGE...STILL ROCKING.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH GOES OUT TO BEN.. FROM FLAVORHEARD...
"YOU OLD MUFUKAS LIKE YOUR MONITORS LOUD"
DAMN RIGHT !

DOWNLOAD MELVINS JAM HERE:
VODOO.LOVE.DANCE

BEHIND THE GROOVE

2009-01-30T18:51:00.004-05:00

LAST WEEK I FLEW DOWN TO PHILLY WITH AKROBATIK TO CONNECT WITH THE ROOTS AND ANTIBALAS, FOR THE SHOW THAT WENT DOWN LAST NIGHT... WHICH WAS BANANAS. HISTORIC SHIT YALL. BOSTON DOES NOT GET IT IN LIKE THIS..... I WILL POST VIDEO OF THAT SOON...AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT....I RAN OUT OF VIDEO WHEN ANTIBALAS GOT ON STAGE WITH THE ROOTS AND JAMMED TOGETHER DOING THE DOOBIE BROTHERS WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES!!!
YALL MUST UNDERSTAND !! THE AMOUNT OF RAW TALENT, PASSION, LOVE, AND PROFESSIONALISM IN ONE ROOM....THE ENERGY WAS INCREDIBLE. TOP NOTCH MUSICIANSHIP.
AT ONE POINT I HAD THE IDEA (SHOUTS TO EDAN!) OF BOTH BANDS COVERING CAT STEVENS "DOG WAS A DOUGHNUT".
THAT ONLY GOT AS FAR AS THE ROOTS ROCKING IT...ACTUALLY KILLING IT PUTTING SOME JAZZY CHORDS ON IT.
?LOVE AND I COULD HAVE NERDED OUT ON THAT TIP FOR YEARS ON END....BREAK AFTER BREAK AFTER BREAK.

ANYWAY, HERES THE 1ST ROUND OF VIDEO, CHECK OUT THE BIG HOMMIE ?LOVE ROCKING THE DRUMS FOR ANTIBALAS DOING ONE OF FELA'S ILLEST JAMS ....MORE TO COME STAY TUNED. BIG SHOUTS TO AKROBATIK !

BIG DRUM BEATER

2009-01-19T22:34:00.003-05:00

REDBULL INVITED ME TO BE A PART OF THIS EVENT THURS. JAN 29TH ,WHICH PROMISES TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
THE ROOTS, A BAND THAT HAS BEEN TOURING FOR WELL OVER A DECADE NOW, NEED NO INTRODUCTION.
SOME MAY NOT BE AWARE OF ANTIBALAS, BUT IF YOUR IN BOSTON AND COME TO THIS SHOW, IM SURE YOU WILL NOT FORGET WHO THEY ARE.
I HAVE YET TO SEE THEM LIVE, BUT I HAVE SOME RECORDS BY THEM, AND THEY KILL IT WITH THE AFRO FUNK.
COMPLETE WITH KILLER BREAKS B-BOYS LOVE, AND THAT FELA KEYBOARD SOUND, YOU CANT LOSE.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF IDEAS FOR THIS SHOW....WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET TO HAVE A REHEARSAL THE NIGHT BEFORE...FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD I WILL BE PLAYING RECORDS FOR EACH BAND TO FOLLOW ...THEN BATTLE IT OUT, ALL IN GOOD FUN OF COURSE. AKROBATIK WILL ALSO BE HOSTING.
SO I LEAVE YOU WITH 2 JAMMY JAMS...ONE IS TONY ALLEN ( FELAS INCREDIBLE DRUMMER) A DUB FROM HIS 12" RELEASED IN THE EARLY 80S, THE OTHER IS AN EDIT THE HOMIES HAUL AND MASON WERE BEHIND. IN MY OPINION WE HAVE THE BEST USEAGE OF THE COOLIE RIDDIM.

ENJOY......
TONY.ALLEN*12
FELA.VS.COOLIE

RE-UPS!

2009-01-13T19:40:00.003-05:00

IVE NOW DECIDED TO TYPE IN CAPITALS. IT JUST LOOKS BETTER, AND FOR THOSE FOOLS OUT THERE THAT THINK TYPING WITH CAPS LOCK ON TRANSLATES TO YELLING, YOU CAN'T HEAR ME RIGHT ???
MOST OF YALL KNOW Z-SHARE'S SERVERS WENT DOWN, WHICH MEANT THAT ALL FILES DID AS WELL AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE OLD ONES...
HERES TWO MIXES THAT SHOULD BE IN ROTATION..ONE WAS FOR REDBULL MUSIC ACADEMY, THE OTHER WAS JUST ME DOING MY THANG.
ANYWAY, I LIKED Z SHARE BECAUSE YOU COULD SEE HOW MANY DOWNLOADS YOU WERE GETTING, ONE OF THESE MIXES HAD ALMOST 5000 DLS....YALL KNOW I DONT PROMOTE AND SELDOM UPDATE MY BLOG, SO I WAS FEELING GOOD ABOUT THAT..IF ONLY I HAD $1 FOR EACH DL. SHOUTS TO MY MAN LOU FOR MAKIING THESE HAPPEN, AS I NO LONGER HAD THE FILES FOR THEM.

TRACKLISTING
HOT ICE/ DANCING FREE ( KON EDIT)
CALENDAR/ COMIN ON STRONG
POPCORN WYLIE/ GEORGIA AFTERHOURS
PATTI JO/ MAKE ME BELIEVE IN YOU
SKULLSNAPS/ IM YOUR PIMP
MARBOO/ WHAT ABOUT LOVE
CARSTAIRS/ IT REALLY HURTS ME GIRL
BENITEZ/ WE ARE THE ONES
PRANA PEOPLE/ PRANA MAN (KON LIVE EDIT)
LOVE COMMITTEE/ JUST AS LONG AS I GOT YOU ( AL KENT EDIT)
BILLY PAUL/ ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE (MAGICK EDIT)
LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY/ CATCH ME ON THE REBOUND (KON LIVE EDIT)
ASHFORD & SIMPSON/ ONE MORE TRY ( ELY ESCOBAR EDIT)
LLOYD AND THE JOYS/ THE NEW YORK BUSINESS
DOWNLOAD THE REDBULL MIX HERE.
KON'SREDBULLMIX

THIS MIX WAS FROM THE DISCO JUICE POST A WHILE BACK DL THE LINK BELOW.

KON'SDISCOBOOGIEMIX
Tracklisting
1. Bernard Wright/ Chillin out
2. Sunfire/Step In the Light
3. Leprechaun/ Loc it up
4. Family Of Eve/ I Wanna Be Loved By You ( TOM NOBLE EDIT)
5. Visions Of Tomorrow/ Galaxy
6. Omar/ Grandmaster Lover
7. Jeff Phelps/ On The Corner
8. Thunderbolt/ Loves so funny (inst)
9. Jorge Santana/ Darling I Love You
10. Le Stim/ Muhammad Ali
11. Disco Police/ Movin ( TOM NOBLE EDIT)
12. Brainstorm/ Lovin Is Really My Game pt.2
13. Hi Fidelity/ Magic Carpet Ride
14. Serenade/ Maybe This Time

ENJOY !

BIG BANG THEORY

2009-01-13T14:35:00.001-05:00

CHECK OUT AMIR'S NATIONAL TV DEBUT IN THE NEW IBM COMPUTER COMMERCIAL....I ALWAYS KNEW HE WAS GOING TO GO HOLLYWOOD.

ONCE A MONTH

2009-01-10T15:20:00.003-05:00

MY HOMIE TRUS'ME DOES THIS GLOBAL PARTY AND IS NOW TAKING IT TO NYC. YOURS TRULY ALONG WITH SPECIAL GUESTS EACH MONTH...PUTTING IT DOWN. LINKWOOD IS FLYING IN FOR THIS MONTHS, THIS MAN HAS GOT SOME BOMBS ABOUT TO DROP...KEEP AN EYE OUT.
YOU KNOW THIS WILL BE GOOD, SO IF YOUR IN MANHATTAN, DO NOT SLEEP !!!!!!!!

ALSO CHECK OUT TRUS'ME, WITH HIS WORKING NIGHTS RELEASE AND VARIOUS REMIXES...SOME REAL KILLER PRODUCTION.

OH YEA...FOR THOSE OF YOU WANTING TO DL THE DEAD Z SHARE LINK MIXES...I WILL RE UP THEM THIS MONTH !!!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..

2008-12-16T20:10:00.002-05:00

DON'T EVER GET IT TWISTED.

THIS IS WHAT IT NEEDS TO COME BACK TO...ROCKING TOGETHER, OVER IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT.
IF I COULD GET MORE OF THIS INSTEAD OF THIS SHIT I'D HAVE A BETTER ATTITUDE TOWARDS TODAYS "HIP HOP" ...IF YOU EVEN WANT TO CALL IT THAT.

SEMTEX TV: DELA SOUL, MOS DEF, NAS, WILL I AM, KANYE WEST, DAMON ALBARN [LIVE ON STAGE @ THE G.O.O.D. MUSIC AFTER PARTY, LONDON, from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo.

FEELIN' IT

2008-12-14T19:40:00.003-05:00

Brought to my attention from Cosmo Baker...

"CHICKEN N' ORANGE JUICE....

2008-12-05T22:00:00.003-05:00

Thats what's on my ryder".

How gully is the "juice" !!??
I thought I'd post this video which I found to be funny. I'll never forget the day back in 94' (i think) I was living with my ex gf at the time of the murders. Still never caught the "real killer" !?!
Now he's going to jail for some real dumb shit.
Oh... the irony.

On a sidenote...seems in the music world maaaaad people are dropping like flies.
Miriam Makeba, Odetta,and now Party Arty of Showbiz & A.G. fame.
Rest In Peace.

EXTRA P

2008-12-03T14:42:00.008-05:00

Last Saturday I was booked alongside The Large Professor by the hommies Knife and Tommee for a night they've been doing here in Boston called "FRESH PRODUCE". One of the longest running hip hop nights in town. It was fun to play 80's and 90's hip hop ( I rarely seem to do that nowadays) with some funk and breaks mixed in. Overall it was a good night...some cornball asked me to play cassidy??!! uhhhh no! Meanwhile I was dropping Nice N Smooth, Superlover Casanova R.U.D., WuTang, Gangstarr, BDP, Kane and that type of shit. Some people just don't pay attention.

Heres some footage of the mad scientist flowing over Live at the BBQ

MR.EDO.G & SUPREMEONE ( supreme is this pic as good as your blue steel one ?! )

BRIAN McKNIFE

BONUS: PAZANT BROTHERS CHICKABOOM.

SATURDAYS !

2008-12-02T19:42:00.013-05:00

I've yet to do a post on my Saturday residency at Middlesex here in Cambridge. Those not from the Boston area...its basically like going from Manhattan to Brooklyn. If you want top 40 radio garbage from today, head to any club in downtown Boston.
If your looking for an alternative you go to Cambridge.
I've been doing this party for almost 5 years, and its usually a good time...minus the line that wraps around the block.
A while back I had Kenny Dope come out to rock a special 45 set...with no promotion at all, ended up being over capacity.
A night to remember...Dopeman tore it down.

Funny that in my own hometown I barely get any love, or notice from our local rags ( stuff at night, improper etc) for this sat night !
Not that I dont get love from promoters/ djs in the Bean and Internationally but... I am like...the Grampa out this biiyyatch..almost 19 years kicking ass in clubs here in Boston.

Shouts to 7L, Braun Johnson ( BLADERUNNERS ) Frank White, Lazee Boy, Ms.Thang, Gucci Vuitton, Rick Rude, Dj Bruno, Kc, Supreme 1, SoulClap, Knife & Tommee, Incognito,Pete at Goodlife, Bradford James, Edgard....and the rest of yall putting in work.

Usually a Sat night crowd consists of your core followers who know how you get down, and your sidewalk crowd....
I take no requests, and you will not here anything from anybody with "young" or "lil" in their name. Deal. You'll live.

Early evening shot...

HEAT LA ROCK AND BARNS...FLOORLORDS.

Pix of some of my set from 2 weeks ago

Oh yea...I just did a show with LARGE PRO last sat...had alot of fun, I will post vid footage and a recap soon.

ALIVE AND WELL

2008-11-24T15:56:00.014-05:00

Yea...I know, it's been a while right since I last checked in. Alot has been happening, in short.........
Obama is the funky president, z share shit the bed, went to Japan, rocked Southport, airlines fucked up flights so Amir and I missed Benji B's Deviation gig in London. It got quite cold out and I'm not liking it.

Ok, ok.....
Japan was incredible, the hospitality was 2nd to none. Shouts to Ken Hidaka at Grunt Style and Yoshihiro Susa....big shouts to the homie Dimitri from Paris who happened to join us for dinner and make it out to the club that night.
Dj Muro killed it...rocking doubles of just about every 45...in the manner of his mix tapes (or our On Track tapes/cds) He even had one of his boys putting away each 45 in a neatly stacked perfect little pile...I need one of those crate boys just so I can bring vinyl out.

Then after Japan....back to the states, 2 days after that ..back to London. Getting there was a mess. FUCK CONTINENTAL !
They had us stuck on the runway for 3 hours. Sitting. New plane. While all this was going on, we were supposed to be spinning at Deviation with Benji. NOT !

I kicked it with my peoples in London, then headed to Manchester to hit some record spots....then to Southport.
I got very sick during my set at Southport, had to cut that a bit short...but I aint going out like that...I trooped it.
I managed to squeeze in 2 sets....I took up some of Amir's time. The first was pure disco, nothing but edits...then I played some r&b, 80s boogie, and shit like that. We left at about 7 am.....then Dave (Trus'me) drove us to the airport.
Shouts to Manchesters Trus'me, the crew at Fatcity, Gilles Peterson, Legendary Greg Wilson, Benji B, King Britt, Phil Asher (sorry for spilling my beer on you) Alex from Jazzanova, Ben Westbeech (up on Ontracks since way back) taking it back with that... Andre Torres @ WAXPOETICS, Toshio from Tokyo/A1 nyc....Big ups to Chesca and Ebo...London represent !!!!!!

Since i've been gone I see z-share links dont allow yall to dl anything, I will fix that. In the meantime, heres some pix from my past travels and a mix we did for BBC ALLSTAR MIX back in the summer.

Amir plays some classic 45s....a solid set to just rock to.
This mix is all live one lp cut and the rest are 45s for my mix, with treats from Keni Burke, Unit Band, Fred Prescott, Frank Eddie and many more disco/modern gems...check it out.

KON&AMIR.BBC.ALLSTAR.MIX

Some pics from the trip.

FAR FROM HOME.

SHIBUYA

SHABU SHABU....NOT TO BE SLEPT ON.

CANDID CAMERA...DFP!

MURO.....

ANDRE FROM WAXPOETICS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS !

FEELING QUITE NICE...JAZZANOVA IN THE HOUSE

LEGENDARY GREG WILSON...

Ben Westbeech...7am
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KEEPIN THE FAITH

2008-09-14T12:58:00.015-04:00

Darryl Douglas, Holding On.
An edit that appeared on BBE/ OFF TRACK vol 1
Enjoy !

KONS'HOLDIN'ON'EDIT.LINK FIXED!

DEAR SUMMER

2008-09-09T15:01:00.014-04:00

As always, summer goes by too fast for me. The 08' summer was pretty good to me, mostly chillin with my people, bbqs, relaxing, spinning and making the most of it. Heres a bunch of pics I took on my iphone over the months. I think its time for me to get a real camera.
This was July 4th, I snapped a bunch of these from a rooftop party directly underneath the fireworks, one street away from the charles river here in Boston.

Heres a shot from inside the booth at Love

Marthas Vineyard...the hurricane made waves about 20 ft, the water was about 70 degrees...the best time ive ever had at the beach.

Every summer the city of Boston along with my homie Lino from the the Floor Lords puts on the citys peace concert at city hall.
This year Chubb Rock, DAS EFX, and one of my favorite rap groups of all time..EPMD. Eric and Parrish still got it after all these years, opening the set with "It's my thing"...soon as you heard that helicopter intro...it was a wrap, the crowd went nuts.
All of Boston comes out to this event..every hood, old and young, Although the pouring rain gave us some minor set backs, all of us stayed and it cleared up...allowing those who were not under the tent to dry off.

Im not gonna bore yall with all the other events that i did....as we head into the fall its time to focus more on music.
We will be at the Southport Weekender in Manchester UK in November, also we will be in Tokyo, Japan Oct 31st (halloween in the states) spinning alongside legendary record collector/producer DJ Muro....Really looking forward to these events.

Please check out the monthly radio show we got going on ( i plugged it before ) at www.spinemagazine.com
lots of good music every month.

Who knows when i will post again, but it will most likely be with an edit of some sort.

2008-08-20T18:55:00.003-04:00

In August of 2004 I was flown out to L.A. to spin the bboy summit, And what an amazing trip it was. Crews from all over the world come to this event, its like a week long event...and anybody whos into bboy/bgirl culture is there. All the legends like my fam The Floor Lords/ Flava Squad
Grandmaster Caz, and D.S.T were there spinning as well. At one point D.S.T drops Beyonce's crazy in love !?! Now no disrespect to a dj of that stature...but my man...its a bboy jam. Needles to say Asia got on the mic and fixed that real quick.
Now, on with my trip...I called the homie J-ROCC (BEATJUNKIES) to let him know id be in town, so he invited me up to power 106
for Friday Night Flavas (r.i.p) with Mr.Choc, Truly Odd, and C minus. I didnt have serato at the time, so this was all vinyl. I remember getting really really stoned off some cali kush...never do that before going up to the radio !
J-Rocc was kiling shit as usual...whats a trip is people always think Amir and I are from NYC..when we are from Dorchester/Roxbury...
I played joints from Buari, Eddie Grant, Rimshots and some other shit....really all I brought was bboy related records minus a few mellow joints...I think this was also the 1st time Matt Cassell got any burn on the radio...after I played "In My Life" jaws dropped and Mr. Choc was like ...."what the fuccckkkkk izzz that" ? Well, yall should know about Matt by now, after comping that jam on BBE. So, I stumbled on to this mix that somebody had recorded...thank god cuz I never heard it til today !
Anyway heres the link
KONLIVEPOWER106.2004

SPINE MAGAZINE

2008-08-06T14:17:00.004-04:00

We (Amir) and myself have a new internet radio show that you can stream or download a 1 hour mix each month. So far we are on month 2. Last month we did them seperate and then i combined the 2. These are done LIVE...REAL mixing from REAL vinyl..with the occasional edit that doesnt exist on vinyl, in which case serato will be in effect. Hopefully we can start to get some guests as well as interviews....and those who know me know I like to talk shit and bug out. Shouts to the homie Chairman Mao as he also has a slot on this site as well.
Im off to nyc to spin this friday at APT...in case your reading and maybe in the area.
go here to peep it...im too lazy to do the html coed so copy and paste.
www.spinemagazine.com

Also..BBC radio 1 will be broadcasting mixes from Amir and Me on Aug 9th...again all LIVE in the mix all VINYL.
I grabbed some 45s and just let them rock..so look out for that.
Big shouts to London...been getting alot of love out that way.

TEE DOT OH !

2008-07-26T19:16:00.005-04:00

Yeeeaaaa....thats right TORONTO. I had not posted anything about this gig for the simple fact that I really had no pics, or any of the audio that was recorded that night. So, now I got the audio to share with y'all. It was a great night, the bboys out there are also down with my fam from Boston, legendary Floor Lords. Shouts to all the heads that rolled to this show, danced and got loose. Shouts to the Heavyweight crew for having us...a lovely time was had, hope to come back out again.
Heres both my set and Amirs...live in the mix.
KONS SET
AMIRS SET

I"ve been out of town..Ill blog that soon enough...catch yall soon

MIIIIICROO WAAAAVE

2008-07-14T14:54:00.017-04:00

Last week I spun at apt. in NYC. I have spun there many times, always downstairs...dating back to when Bobbito Garcia first started doing his party..when the turntables were still on the bar. After that Amir and I have rocked with Chairman Mao, and Big Rich Medina.
So Sal (LIQUID LIQUID) hit me up and wanted me to rock upstairs on wed. Turns out aside from the soundsystem, I prefer the room upstairs..its much more open and the back deck (weed heads) is dope for the summer.
Basically I have never seen that room as thick as it was when I rocked...lots of fly females dancing and the fellas were really getting loose. From jams like Midas Touch to Eric Burdon & WAR's spill the wine. The highlight of the night had to be when JUJU (BEATNUTS) was dancing to what is in my opinion, one of the classiest, illest, indie disco 12"s ever made (micro wave boogie) JuJu then tells me its his 12 year old daughters favorite record...guess thats what happens when you got a funky ass dad. Later in the night Jeru dropped by and I proceeded to run Beatnuts classics and one of my fav Jeru versus ever ( im the man). Pop Master Fable (RSC) was also in the house...Sorry I made you late...and yes it was for a good cause ! the poppers were getting down to D-train and countless other classics.
All in all I'd say this was the most fun I've had spinning there...you know when you have those nights when your just on fire ? That was one of'em. Oh yea...sorry to homeboy who wanted to hear Jay-z "Allow me to re-introduce myself" ( in his own words) cuz he's a "dancer". Isnt that jam a bit slow for dancing ?
Heres the og yellow Skip Jackson Micro wave Boogie 12"...and I saved my set from that night as well.
MICROWAVE

click on the pics to enlarge

ME..TUBE!

2008-07-12T17:50:00.003-04:00

I just got back from NYC and spun at APT as well as LOVE. I will blog that later this week..I saved sets from both nights.
I stumbled upon a new video of last years BBE 11.5 party that was at canvas in London.
For those who went you know it was craaazzzy...this years should be just as good.
Something for everybody at these parties..every room had such amazing energy.
I will be spininng as well as Amir this September.
My man Al Kent will be spinning this year as well as...and I always enjoy his sets.
Disco heads already know..We dont allow...no sittin' down in here.
See for yourself.

ALL WE NEED IS LOVE

2008-07-03T22:52:00.002-04:00

Yup...we are spinning at LOVE in NYC Thursday July 10th.
I have yet to spin at this venue, from what I hear the soundsystem is incredible.
Expect lots of disco and deepness. Im sure Amir will be dropping some latin fire...Looks like a promising night.
Interested in hearing Mike Simonetti's set. Shouts to JOE RO for hooking it up.
Hope to see some NYC heads in the house.

RECORD NERDS

2008-07-01T21:52:00.002-04:00

XlR8R hit us up, and wanted to do a video on us looking for records.

So we thought, why not? They even gave us a budget to buy the vinyl!

Check it

BARELY BREAKING EVEN

2008-06-26T22:20:00.005-04:00

Ok...so the new volume of OFF TRACK is out now in the U.S..and has been out in Japan and Europe for a few weeks. Volume 2 is 2 discs, my side is all uptempo disco , with lots of edits and for the most part unearthed jams. I think it has a warm vibe ripe for the summer..a recurring theme around here if you couldnt tell.

Amirs side is all African joints.. ranging from funk, to disco. All quite rare and tasty.

I mixed both my side and Amirs side live. I feel it represents what your gonna hear me sounding like in the club. So please, if you love old music thats new and fresh..cop this!

The cd is mixed, and the vinyl is a triple pack containing edits and jams that are NOT on the cd!!!

Also theres a promo 45 with 2 jams that are only available on the 45.

Available on itunes, dustygroove, amazon and where ever else you can think of.

Check it out here at BBE

OFFTRACK2

SUMMER TIME

2008-06-10T03:07:00.005-04:00

Yessss! Its been too long. I love when it gets real hot. I wish it lasted as long as our winters do here on the north east coast. It was like 98 degrees (35 celcius) today with the sun shining and around my way, lots of fire hydrants were open and all the kids were cooling off. Summer time is allllll about coolin' out, bbqs, jams pumping and just making the most of it. So to celebrate all this warmth..heres another edit. This was done a while back, and recently I heard another edit somebody else had done of it. You know the ol' sayin'...if you cant say anything nice...?

Well I thought I'd share my version of it.

SUMMERTIME_kon*edit

People..people.. I know I dont update my blog as much as I should but..when you download, feedback is always appreciated... Thanks to all who have hit me up.

MOODY

2008-06-05T18:25:00.005-04:00

Heres an edit I whipped up very quickly. Perfect for the upcoming warm summer weather.

The og has alot of bad parts. I stretched it waaaaayyyy out. I love this groove, its so moody. I like to keep most of my edits very simple, and organic. Not that I dont like fx and filters, but then its no longer an edit...is it ? At that point I'd want to add drums and 808 which would make it more of a new disco/ house track. As my homie Al Kent would say "BOOM CHI BOOM". Enjoy.

WHO WAS IT THIS TIME ?

Pretty Purdie

2008-06-03T20:22:00.003-04:00

I got to play with one of my heros...the one and only Bernard Pretty Purdie. Since I started drumming at age 4 ( i had to stop when I was 10) Its only natural that I'd be so amped on this event. We had dinner and my man is super cool...i dont really get starstruck , but i was eating with a LEGEND ! I asked him so many questions, that had him thinking about sessions he'd seemed almost to have forgot.
Redbull put it together..shouts to COPPO! and there was no rehearsal at all..this was all off the head.The set up was a bit shakey..and im not a scratch nerd so it is what it is. I had multis for some well known tracks and did passes with out any drums, so Purdie could rock over them..this is what happened that night. Oh yea..I shamelessly rocked a kon & amir t shirt.
Heres some video

audio

KON PURDIE

IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME !

2008-05-02T01:26:00.015-04:00

To kick this much needed update off....heres a good warm weather summery mix i did back in 2003 or 2004, i cant remember what year it was, it was pre serato though. Some fun doubles and blends..with some well known sure shot party rocking joints..thrown in with a few rarities. Ive been busy travelling overseas a bit. Below are some pics and a few set lists from some of the parties.

CATCHTHEBEAT
TRACKLISTING:
1. CHUCK CHILLOUT KOOL CHIP ACCA/ TAANYA GARDENER NO FRILLS BLEND
2. TSKI VALLEY/ CATCH THE BEAT
3. JAZZY 5 MCS/ JAZZY SENSATION
4. PIECES OF A DREAM/ MT.AIRY GROOVE
5. SEQUENCE/ FUNK YOU UP
6. FREEDOM/ GET UP AND DANCE
7. SUGARHILL GANG / 8TH WONDER
8. RUN DMC/ SUCKER MCS (DUBBED OUT)
9. ROSE ROYCE/ DO YOUR DANCE LIVE EDITS
10.FATBACK BAND/ GOIN TO SEE MY BABY
11. DR. BUZZARDS ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND/ GREEDY G (BLEND)
12. ROLLING STONES / MISS YOU (QUICK MIX)
13. RAY PARKER JR./ FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO GROOVE
14. THE TIME/ GET IT UP
15. PRINCE/ I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER (LIVE EDIT)
16. LISA LISA/ WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME
17. OLLIE AND JERRY/ AINT NOT STOPPIN US
18. LENNY WHITE/ PEANUT BUTTER
19. TOM BROWN/ THIGHS HIGH
20 SKYY/ HERES TO YOU 12"
21.THE JONES' / SUMMER GROOVE 12"
22. MAXX TRAXX/ DONT TOUCH IT
23. STARPOINT/ GET READY GET DOWN 12"
24. GREYSHIP DAVIZ/ THIS GROOVE IS ON THE LOOSE 12"
25. PIERCE BROTHERS/ PARTY PERSON (THE DRUNK EDIT)
26. SESAME STREET THEM SONG OUTRO

Where should I start ? I was in Europe for a month or so, spun some really ill parties. Im gonna post pics in order so...I hit up London, Munich, Slovenia, Barcelona, Paris, Manchester. Shouts to all my people in London...Massssive shout to my favorite of favorites ...Chesca !!! BBE records, Spindoctor, Sean P, Benji b....Met alot of people along the way. The party at Herbal was fun..Jazzman Gerald dropped some 45s...and Evil d spun as well.

LONDON

MUNICH

Munich was doooope. Always good to see Florian Keller ...super nice guy, great dj, not to mention some incredible records.
We had dinner with Theo, then went to the party.
We had a blast playing that night, toward the end we were going 3 for 3 , from John Gibbs Trinidad to Salt's hung up...lots of drunken Germans and you know the party dont stop there.....

6 AM ...
We then went to a bar with a tree growing inside of it !!, that had this bomb-ass mac n cheese and onion jumpoff !

6'4 + POSSE

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA !

I didnt know what to expect out here...
The crowd here was was amped... getting down to funk/latin/disco/boogie. Shouts to BORJA and WOODY and the BBOYS in the house....good looking out! I even heard what I think was some Yugoslavian version of TOM JONES !!!!
We hit up some after hours spot , I was told was some official Albanian pizza type snacks called BUREK...which hit the spot.
And of course the shorty with the fattest bubble i did not expect to see out there..Woody and Borja seemed to be thinking the same thing...then somehow Puerto Rico and Brasil came up..

BARCELONA

TONY AND IVAN

This party always kicks ass...1000 heads, BIIIIIIIIIG shouts to Frankie, Ivan, and Tony (dont worry i got some treats for you)
Fly chicas kissing eachother, lots of drinking and hashish smoking, good food, and just an all around incredible vibe.
One of my favorite parties, and the Barcelona crew always looks out.

Paris

I took alot of pics in that famous cemetery where Jim Morrison is buried. We couldnt find Jim...so I took pics of doorways and statues. That party was crazy...WHAT THE FUNK ! shouts to DJ MARRRTIN and SOULIST !!!

MANCHESTER

This was another awesome party thrown by Lee and Al Kent ( million dollar orchestra out on BBE now!! )
Rahaan played as well and we all had a fine time. Heavy, deep disco alllll night long.
Al played some dope edits, basically..you think of a disco song..and im willing to bet he did an edit for it.
Rahaan droppped one of Als cuts from his MDO release on BBE and it sounded..as they say in U.K "ace" Check him out @ www.myspace.com/milliondollarorch
I played some real crowd pleasing joints..and went off into a philly set.
I also got to meet Trus'me ( www.myspace.com/trusme ) while digging at beat n rhythm...who came by that night and blessed me with his lp. Look out for the project we are doing. Hopefully dropping sometime next year.

ME MYSELF AND I

AL KENT, ME, RAHAAN

SOME OF MY SET THAT NIGHT IF YOU REEEEALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT I PLAYED , CLICK ON THE PIC.

Who knows when I update again, I just had the fortune of playing with the legendary BERNARD PURDIE...im waiting on some audio and video from that night...also did APT in NYC with CHAIRMAN MAO and AMIR...Im off to Delaware tomorrow.
I always feel as if I should put a mix for every update...but that seems a bit absurd huh ?
Until next time...

UPDATE!

2007-09-19T14:32:00.004-04:00

Ok first off, Amir and i did a mix for Red Bull Music Academy..which can be found here KONANDAMIRREDBULL or you can down load my mix here KONREDBULLMIX This mix is just about all uptempo disco soul...and its LIVE !!! 2 turntables and a mixer...no protools..no programs..no tricks.
TRACKLISTING
HOT ICE/ DANCING FREE ( KON EDIT)
CALENDAR/ COMIN ON STRONG
POPCORN WYLIE/ GEORGIA AFTERHOURS
PATTI JO/ MAKE ME BELIEVE IN YOU
SKULLSNAPS/ IM YOUR PIMP
MARBOO/ WHAT ABOUT LOVE
CARSTAIRS/ IT REALLY HURTS ME GIRL
BENITEZ/ WE ARE THE ONES
PRANA PEOPLE/ PRANA MAN (KON LIVE EDIT)
LOVE COMMITTEE/ JUST AS LONG AS I GOT YOU ( AL KENT EDIT)
BILLY PAUL/ ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE (MAGICK EDIT)
LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY/ CATCH ME ON THE REBOUND (KON LIVE EDIT)
ASHFORD & SIMPSON/ ONE MORE TRY ( ELY ESCOBAR EDIT)
LLOYD AND THE JOYS/ THE NEW YORK BUSINESS

Me sweatting my balllz off

Me and Sean P

Yeah...I know its been a while, but Ive been maaaad busy. Most of august was spent chilling at the beach, went to the vineyard and shit like that. Also went to Manchester , U.K to rock this party with Scotlands king of disco AL KENT...check out the site MILLIONDOLLARDISCO This party was off the hook, a crowd that wanted to dance all night to the deepest disco...whistling, hand clapping, foot stomping type jump off...also Sean. P of Better Days (joey negro) fame rocked as well....cant wait to do it again.

Then I returned back to the states...only to fly back overseas for about 2 weeks with my partner in crime, Amir.
1st stop was Barcelona, which is a great city..except everytime im there i never have time to really see it. Great people there..another party that was off the hook. We played at Apollo with Fran, and the crew..big shouts to them.

Next up was the Solid Gold party, in Helsinki, which for me has been one of the best disco, boogie, funk, soul, latin type jump offs Ive ever done. All the women there look like models, and they all get down to this music (not like in the usa, where most women who are into this look like left overs from a sha na na cast call) check out Pablos site www.soildgold.fi/ where you can hear really good records, see label scans, look at pics of fly ass women, shaking they asses to shit you dont really get to hear in the state cuz...i really dont know why.

The man himself

Then we hit up Oslo, Norway....that party was packed, but it was kinda weekend warrior style...so girls wanted 80's. I stopped playing Joe Quartermain records and went into typical sat crowd pleaser usa shit...and guess what, it works in Europe too!
All the sing along anthems mixed in with what I really want to play. Besides, I knew when Amir got on and started playing latin 45s for the next hour the crowd would not know what to do...it all worked out perfect.

Next up is Amsterdam. My favorite. A smokers paradise, people always think that the weed is better there...its not, its the same as what i get back here except readily and legally available. Of course the red light district is a sight to be seen...especially if your a dirty gentleman. Big ups to my man Dimmy and K SWISS for hooking shit up, as well as my main man Edson who is like the mayor of Amsterdam...hes co-owner of Patta, which is the ill sneaker boutique.

Me and Dimmy aka Shaft

Me, Amir, and Leon from Waxwell...a good record shop with joints for days.

The Mayor of Amsterdam who always looks out like a champ Edson.

So after that we went to Switzerland, where we were up for about 24 hrs, and could not sleep cuz we had to do interviews. This is where i got sick, cuz i was so beat down. After that we went to London to rock at Cargo, which was a blast, aside from the fact that my left ear was blocked from the airplanes pressure, pushing the nast ass fluid from my sinus' into my ears!

Now im sick with strep..a fever, and I gotta get on a plane fri to rock in l.a. at Firecracker in chinatown.The show must go on right ?

That pretty much wraps it up for now, i will do some more updates soon. Like next week.

DISCO JUICE

2007-07-27T01:26:00.001-04:00

Heres another mix I did a while back, I brought a few of these on cd to Europe..sold some, gave some away.
Joints from groups like, Visions of Tomorrow, Grandmaster Lover, Thunderbolt, Hi Fidelity, an exclusive mix of Family of Eves I wanna be loved by you..direct from the masters ! Check it out, plenty of treats on this one.
The pic was from Bus Palladium in Paris, I didnt play any Disco (the Disco ball is in full e.f.f.e.c.t. tho!)...I ran alllloooot of hip hop that night, Amir played some funk but heads were not to open off that... As you can see from the pic I still turned it out.

KONSDISCOBOOGIEMIX!

Tracklisting
1. Bernard Wright/ Chillin out
2. Sunfire/Step In the Light
3. Leprechaun/ Loc it up
4. Family Of Eve/ I Wanna Be Loved By You ( TOM NOBLE EDIT)
5. Visions Of Tomorrow/ Galaxy
6. Omar/ Grandmaster Lover
7. Jeff Phelps/ On The Corner
8. Thunderbolt/ Loves so funny (inst)
9. Jorge Santana/ Darling I Love You
10. Le Stim/ Muhammad Ali
11. Disco Police/ Movin ( TOM NOBLE EDIT)
12. Brainstorm/ Lovin Is Really My Game pt.2
13. Hi Fidelity/ Magic Carpet Ride
14. Serenade/ Maybe This Time

MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC

2007-07-23T16:26:00.000-04:00

I was gonna write some in depth rant about how I cant stand the radio, and the state of r&b, and rap music...cuz we all know hip hop is dead right ? So heres my grumpy (thanks Eli!) kondensed version. Its all about ringtones and people that cant really sing, so they put their voice through a computer to digitize the pitch. If people are actually listening to these records, what is the message ? Surely its not love...its cheating, fucking your boys girl, killing 763 dudes in your hood, sitting on some rims, selling coke, making $$$, and maybe rocking some ice. Since music is a reflection of the times and society. Im all set.

Instead Im gonna bump some timeless shit..like, Gil Scott Heron. Dispite his troubled personal life...which to me actually makes him human. He has made some of the deepest music over the last 30 years. Are there any artists like this out today ?
ITSYOURWORLD

EVERYBODY PARTY!

2007-07-20T15:13:00.001-04:00

Heres 2 songs from a 12" Amir and I put out a while back. Those who picked these 12"s up (there were a few) will notice some of them were pressed shitty.This release however sounded good.

This one is off of a 45 on the greenback label. I cut out most of the vocals and just let the beat rock.
FIREBOLTS*KONSEDIT!

Burton Inc, L.A. will make you pay. How fitting for a title, cuz this lp is not cheap. Be warned..its a 2 tracker in my opinion. Indie disco here to the fullest. Killer, killer track...so unique, african rhythms, latin, jazz, and disco all combined together. The lyrics are the shit.. This track is not edited, I couldnt grab the parts cuz the vocals are in the way..I'd love to have the masters for this lp.
LAWILLMAKE*U*PAY

Rainy Daze

2007-07-18T15:43:00.001-04:00

Its raining in Boston..rainy weather is only good for a few things, practicing making babies, keeping plant life alive, and doing music. I'd like to be doing the 1st one...but the latter is whats poppin off instead.
So last night I went to my homie Miguel Sucio's crib. He is one of 2 people I know that can smoke all day (the strongest) like Cheech and Chong. I mean from morning til night.The other is Uncle Percy..a real veteran.
Anyway over the years the Dirty one has collected alot of music I have done (shit I dont even have) from old beats (I will post later) to mixes and pics.
He played me this mix that he said I made for him ...prolly in 2004. I dont remember doing it. Listen to the intro and you can tell why. Theres some quality shit on this..Rick James, Puba, KMD, Gary Bartz, Newban..etc ( why did I put summer madness in the beginning ?) It dont really matter anyway, cuz I never get tired of such bedtime magic jams..works everytime.
KONS4GOTIDIDTHISMIX

WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT

2007-07-17T00:06:00.001-04:00

Its mid July, about now is when I usually think ahead..to the cold ass winter that I want nothing to do with any more.
So to help keep my mind right I make mixes like this, some feel good shit. Some may have heard this before cuz I put it together almost 2 years ago.BBE had asked me to do something for radio/press and this was the result.

Im doing laundry and its like 200 degrees is my kitchen...Im going back to my air conditioned room.I cant be bothered with a tracklisting for now but groups like SWEET TALKS,THIRD RAIL,C-BRAND, ONE WAY, BAND WHO FELL TO EARTH, are on this joint...speaking of joints,its about that time.

The mix has been fixed! KONSLIGHT1UPMIX

EDIT*OOOOPPPPSSS! TO ANYONE THAT DL THE MIX I HAD UP, THAT WAS NOT MY MIX...IT WAS SAVED ON MY COMPUTER AS THE SAME FILE NAME. SORRY COSMO !

MATT CASSELL

2007-07-16T19:14:00.000-04:00

INMYLIFE

Ok...my first post, I am lo-tech with this shit so forgive me. I cant figure out how to get a pic in my header either..it just wont load...even my my man dj eli escobar the blogging superstar had trouble...anyway i will get the hang of it.

After a few years of speaking via the phone, and emails...while in San Fran, I finally got a chance to meet the man behind the music.Matt is a cool ass dude,a true class act and a former p.i.m.p. who likes to surf and play music when ever he gets the chance. The 1st time I heard "In my life" I was floored, I wanted to know who this man was singing/writing and playing...and where the fuck did they get the idea to put a break in the middle of the jam ? I comped it for the joint amir and I put out on BBE records which can be found here KONANDAMIR He has another lp/ep which he told me he hated , but I love titled "Matt The Cat". Heat rocks on that for sho...I think it was sampled recently too. He also has another 45 from 1980 which he sent me..only 20 were pressed, again another heater. Let me score some films, cuz this is the type of music that needs to be in movies. Look for another song titled "heaven" out soon on BBE records, from the Kon and Amir series 'Off Track".