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

MAY 29

One of my favorite tracks by Whodini. This was their
first single released on 12" and 7" in 1982 by Jive
and Teldec records. Thomas Dolby produced it
which is kinda weird. The name of the song is
It's All in Mr. Magic's Wand

MAY 28

Shango was a electro/funk project that featured
Afrika Bambaataa and Bill Laswell. It was released
by Celluloid records in 1983. Peep that catalog
Celluloid put out some heat for real. The name of
this song is Soca Fever

MAY 27

this is it!! the toobin video!!
Galaxy Toobin - "Things Are Looking Up"
By Eliot Lipp and Speculator/Grackle
Video by Tariq Abdus-Sabur

MAY 24

Ghostly artist Michna aka Egg Foo Young
from Miami's Secret Frequency Crew just
dropped this Mix of the GhostlySwim Comp.
Michna GhostlySwim MegaMix


Tracklisting
1) Deastro "Light Powered"
2 School of Seven Bells "Chain"
3) Milosh "Then It Happened"
4) Osborne "Wait A Minute"
5) JDSY "All Shapes"
6) Dark Party "Active"
7) Aeroc "Idiom"
8) Dabrye "Temper"
9) Mux Mool "Night Court"
10) FLYamSAM "The Offbeat"
11) 10:32 "Blue Little"
12) Tycho "Cascade (Live Version)"

MAY 23

This is a remix by Duopandamix. Dark Party
played some shows in Mexico with these guys
and had los blast.They make music for
Static Discos. The original song is Flats by
Dark Party. It's on our new record Light Years.
It will be released by Mush records.
This is Flats (Duopandamix)

MAY 22

We went on a players holiday for a minute
but we're back. This is by Shalamar. It came
out in 83 from their album The Look on Solar
records. The name of the song is Over and Over

MAY 12

I have a side project with my friend will. it's all vintage gear so it sounds nice. Here is a clip of Things are Looking Up by the Galaxy Toobin' Gang. for more info on the group check out the interview that we did with Vice.

MAY 11

Madlib released these white label remixes in early
2000. He followed this a couple years later with
Remixes 2 . This edition had all samples from the
late 70's and 80's. Both are worth getting. The
song is from his group The Lootpack and features
Medaphoar on the hook. It's called Wanna Test (Remix)

MAY 10

here is some slow early 90's house on profile. Check out 9000 AD by Neutron 9000

MAY 09

remember shorty swing my way by ghost town djs?

MAY 8

This is a live mix I recorded in 06
when I lived in Hollywood.It's pretty
dark techno house and some idm stuff.
No Vacancy Vol. 1

MAY 07

I bet you didn't expect to ever see richard Gere's chest on this blog!!
Here is The Apartment by the great Giorgio Moroder. this track was featured on the soundtrack to American Gigolo.

MAY 06

I made this remix one afternoon in austin a couple months ago. It will be on the new Lymbic System remixes album. click here to hear the track.

MAY 5.2

Kid Frost is a West Coast pioneer. He was putting
out 12'' records on labels like Electrobeat back
in 84'. Him and Ice-T were deep into the early
West Coast Electro sound. They put on shows and
helped develop West Coast Hip Hop. This was the
hit back in the day. If you bump this in LA fools will
trip...to this day... for real.The name of the song is
La Raza (Cantina Mix)

MAY 05

Brand new beats by SAMIYAM come out tomorrow! peep his myspace: www.myspace.com/samiyambeats

MAY 4

This is a song by Brass Construction. It's from
their 1984 album Renegades.This LP had more of
an electro tip to it. Probably their best one. Peep
the cover too.Plus they're from Brooklyn. It was
released by Capitol records.The name of the song is
What Is The Law?

MAY 2

Roni Griffith came out of the NY 80's scene. She did some
work with Kid Creole and the Coconuts and then broke
out solo. This is the B-side to her 7'' for breaking up.
It was relased on Vanguard records in 1982 and was
written by Bobby Orlando. The name of the song is Spys

MAY 1

Chris Clark has come out with heat since his first Lp
on Warp records. Clarence Park was an amazing album.
Since then he has continued to put out Warp's best music
since Autechre.I'm posting up this track cause it reminds
me of Alice Deejay. The name of the track is Proper Lofi

APR 28

This is an early one by Four Tet. It came out
in the summer of 2000. Relased by Leaf records
on 12'' vinyl. The EP was a split between Four Tet
and Scape/Matador artist Pole.The name of the
track is Cload

APR 27

This is an early track by one of my favorite artists.
Deadbeat is Canadian and he makes slow dub techno
music. This is from his first full length Primordia.
It was released in 2001 by Intr_version Records.
The name of the track is Peripheral Artifacts

APR 26

The homie Gino asked me for a beat a while back.
It ended up on his LP Young Dangerous Heart on GSL.
This is the instrumental from the 12''. The name of
the song is The Haze on the Hill

APR 25

Dark Party is Eliot Lipp and Leo 123. We make electronic
music. We use samples, synthesizers,drum machines, and
electric pianos in our music. This is from the Ghostly Swim
compilation. You can download the entire album (19 tracks)
and artwork for free at Ghostly.Com Featuring Dabrye,
Matthew Dear, FlyamSam, Osborne and many more.
The name of our song is Active

APR 24

This track is from one of my favorite old school LPs.
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth from DITC released
their first LP in 1990. It was released on Wild Pitch
records. The name of the LP and the song is
Funky Technician

APR 20

APR 19

IDM from 1999. The name of the artist is
Takeshi Muro. This is from his Swollen Glance
Vol.1 EP. An early Schematic records 12''.
I love Miami. The name of the song is Ntak.

APR 18

After Company Flow's first album Bigg Juss left
the group. For the follow up El-p and Mr. Len
surprised everyone by putting out an album that
was all instrumentals. Little Johnny from the Hospitul
was released in 1999 on Rawkus records. The name
of this track is Friend vs Friend

APR 17

Newcleus is a electro funk group from Brooklyn. They released
music in the late 70's early 80's. Their biggest hits were Jam On It
and Jam On Revenge. This one is from their second LP
Space Is The Place 1985 Sunnyview records. The name of the
song is Cyborg Dance

APR 16

This is from Scott Herren's Delarosa & Asora project.
It's from the 12'' Crush the Sight-Seers. It was released
in 1999 on Pearineel records.The name of the track is
Ossabw

APR 14

Moodymann is Kenny Dixon Jr. He is a producer and
DJ from Detroit. He makes House,Techno and a really
convincing argument for Soulful music. This is from
a release on his own label KDJ. It came out on 7" and
12" (2000).The name of the track is Analog:Live

APR 13

King Sun put out some dope songs in his career.
His first 2 records were on point. He always came with dope
beats and his delivery was cold. This is from his first release
XL on Profile records (1989).The name of the song is Fat Tape

APR 12

APR 9

Lo Borges is brazilian. This is a song from his
self titled LP originally released in 1972. I give him
props just for putting those kicks on the cover.The
name of the song is Calibre

APR 8

Eliot's new album "The Outside" comes out today on Mush records.
Go get it, for real. The Pharcyde flipped everything with their first
album and when it came to their second album they flipped it again
by flying Jay Dee out to LA to make beats for them. This was back
in like 95, way before everyone was all about him. This is the
instrumental to Y? (Be Like That) -Jay Dee Remix It was released
on 12'' by Delicious Vinyl in 96.

APR 7

Prism records is a really good record label that put out
a lot of dope disco and electro records in the 70's and
80's. This is Warp 9 with from their 12'' released in 83.
The name of the song is Light Years Away

APR 6

Here is a hot one from Aux 88. This is from the LP
Xeo-Genetic released on Direct Beat records (1998)
The name of the track is I Hear Rhythms

APR 4

I've been bumpin this in the car lately and it's amazing.
My brother made this Talking Heads mix about a year ago,
live on turntables. It's broken up into 3 parts.
This is Part1 . For parts 2 and 3 go to Illestmedia.com

APR 3

Here go the instrumental to one of Aaliyah's best songs.
This one is produced by Timbaland and it is pure heat.
It was released on 12'' in 2000 The name of the track is
Try Again

APR 2

Back in the 90's when dudes from the 5% nation used
to run NY hip hop, Poor Righteous Teachers were at the
top of the game for a minute. This song is from their
second LP The New World Order (1996). The name
of the track is Word Iz Life

APR 1

Lonnie Liston Smith is one of the kings of
Outer Space Fusion Jazz. He always has dope
keyboards, basslines, reverb and delay. This one
is from his 1978 LP on CBS records Loveland.
The name of the song is Floating Through Space