JUN 30

Bob James is like king of all samples.
Everything he made was so good. This
is from his 1976 album Three. It was
released by CTI records. The name
of the song is Storm King

JUN 29

This is the Disco version of a song
by vocalist Marta Acuna. It was originally
released on 12'' in 1977 and was
produced by Patrick Adams. The name
of the song is Dance, Dance, Dance

JUN 27

I think if your name is Joe Smooth
this is exactly what your music should
sound like. He's been putting out
House music since the late 80's on labels
like Trax and DJ International. This one
is a little more on the BET on Jazz tip.
The name of the songs is Jackson Park

JUN 26

The D.O.C has always been one of the dopest
rappers to me. His first album is a classic. He's
from Dallas Texas and used to be in this group
called The Fila Fresh Crew. They put out their
first 12'' on Comptown records in 1988. The
name of theis song is Dunk the Funk

JUN 23

Braxton Holmes and Ron Trent are two
producers and dj's from Chicago. They
put out a 12'' on Clubhouse records in
1992. It was titled 12 Inches Of Pleasure.
This particular track is Ron's Foreplay

JUN 22

Larry Heard made a track named Can You Feel It.
It's probably one of my top 3 tracks of all times.
He is from Chicago and goes by Mr. Fingers.
Although he is mostly known for his hits from the
80's and early 90's he has been producing and DJing
for a couple of decades at least. This is a mix of him
live from 2006. I got it from ChicagoHouseRadio.com
Dude still got that fire. Listen... Mr. Fingers DJ Mix

JUN 19

Kurious was a dude from Harlem that got a little shine
from his first album. It was titled A Constipated Monkey
and was released by Columbia records in 94'. I'm pretty sure
dude was Puerto Rican and he that he started that thing where
fools would rock ski goggles. The beat was made by
Daddy Rich aka DJ Richie Rich aka the black guy in 3rd bass.
The name of the song is I'm Kurious

JUN 17

This is Urban Landscape by King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. Fripp is definitely an innovator.

JUN 16

Buckwild is a producer from NY down with
DITC. He's made beats for people like O.C.
Big L, Brand Nubian to recently Nas, Ludacris,
The Game and others. This is a smooth beat
he made for Kool G Rap's 4,5,6 album.
It came out on 12'' in 95. The name of the
track is Fast Life (Inst.)

JUN 13

One of the dopest things about living in Chicago
is that you can still get high grab your girlfriends
keys get in the whip and hit the drive thru.
When you do this on a Friday in Chicago at about
3:10 am and tune into the right radio station you'll
still hear a fool mixing nothing but classic house.
I heard this song last Friday. It's by Phortune, a project
lead by Chicago's DJ Pierre. It's the B-side to a 12''
he put out in 88'. The name of the track is Jiggerwatts

JUN 12

DJ Magic Mike put out an LP with MC Madness
titled Ain't No Doubt About It. It was released
by Cheetah records in 1991. This track is way
slower than his other beats. The name of the
track is Do You Like Bass?

JUN 10

Fred Giannelli has done a bunch of awesome stuff with electronic music including this early 90's minimal techno CD called Telepathic Wisdom Vol. 1.
The track is called Kooky Scientist

JUN 09

Mike Ink was a Minimal Techno project from German
producer Wolfgang Voigt. It was released by Warp
records on 12'' in 1996. Dude pretty much has run
German Techno from jump. He still has dope records
nowadays and co-owns Kompakt so he's got paper too.
This is from his Polka Trax EP. The name of the track is
Polka Trax 2

JUN 08

Pro-tez is a label based out of Moscow, Russia and
Los Angeles Ca. It is run by Ed Karapetian, Maxim Milyutenko
and Anton Kubikov of SCSI-9. They release really classy, intricate
minimal techno. This track is from Microboss (Stepan Zlokazov).
It was released on 12'' in 2005. For more info on Pro-tez check
them out on MySpace or Beatport. The name of the track is Smoking

JUN 07

I'm sticking with the Bay tonight. This is the
instrumental version of a song by Pooh-Man.
It was produced by Ant Banks and was released
on Pooh-Man's debut album Funky As I Want To Be
Jive records in 1992. This is a smooth one for sure
but it really captures that Oakland sound.
The name of the song is Mellow Man Inst.

JUN 06

This is Side B of the 4AM beat tape.
For more info visit his page on MySpace
4AM Digital BeetTape V.1 Side B

JUN 05

4AM is the homie from SF. He is a DJ and he's been making beats
and other musical things for a minute now. If you're in the Bay catch
him at one of his nights around town. Dude kills it. This is Side A
of a beat tape he made. All beats by 4AM mixed by 4AM.
This photograph was taken at 4AM.
4AM Digital BeetTape V.1 Side A

JUN 04

Im playing at Low End Theory in Los Angeles tonight (June 4th) and you should all come out and hear my new shit!!!

Eliot Lipp playing live Los Angeles Tonight @ Low End Theory

JUN 03

Juan Atkins has made some of the best music ever.
One of his projects was Model 500. This track was
released in 1995 on his label Metroplex.The name
of the track is Starlight

JUN 02

Bill Holt is a guy who became obsessed with making
his record. At some point he took it down to basement
for about a year with a 4 track , acoustic guitar, moog
sonic 6 synthesizer and some microphones. His album
came out in 1974. It had two songs that were 20 min
or longer named Program 10 and Program 11. The album
was called Dreamies. This is Part 4 of Program 10

JUN 01

I can't even take credit for this. Here's a
Lindsey Buckingham tune Eliot sent me
from the Back To The Future soundtrack (85').
Lindsey Buckingham was part of Fleetwood Mac
and later came out with some smooth solo
material that was fire. The name of the song is
Time Bomb Town