Here's a brand new smoked out beast of a jungle mix from those Camo UFO's fellers, that's been on repeat all of yesterday.

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Expect

Go listen to this mix from Gas Lamp Killer of unearthed Flying Lotus crafted heat waves, found over at Brainfeeders via Spine magazine.

Following their acclaimed Flight School Vol. 1 and New Jack City Vol. 1 mixes, those Sparkle Motion folk craft this mind-blowing tune filled excursion for you and yours listening pleasure:

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for the ultimate quiet storm: Sparkle Motion (DJ Yoda & Tobes) are back with their latest mix "Slow Jamz Vol. 1".

Sip on some Evelyn Champagne, take your pants off to Luther Vandross and get your sheets wet with some Keith Sweat - this mix is all about that classic-ass 80s Soul and R&B, carefully compiled to ensure your skip button takes a well-needed vacation.

(Tobes)

Download it here
OR here

Tracklist:

A Little Bit Of Luther Intro
Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight
SOS Band - Tell Me If You Still Care
Roger - I Wanna Be Your Man
Evelyn Champagne King - Kisses Don't Lie
SOS Band - Weekend Girl
The System - Don't Disturb This Groove
Bobby Brown - Rock Wit'cha
Taja Seville - Love Is Contagious
Orgasm (Interlude)
Stephanie Mills - Keep Away Girls
Atlantic Starr - Always
A Little Anita (Interlude)
Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own
The Gap Band - Yearning For Your Love
The Deele - Two Occasions
Ready For The World - Slide Over
Zapp - Computer Love
Glen Jones - Show Me
The Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets
Keith Sweat - Make It Last Forever
New Edition - Can You Stand The Rain
Play Another Slow Jam (Interlude)
Chaka Khan - Through The Wire

Vol. 17

Music to get lost in, as your day floats on, compiled by the man L.

Track List:

James Blackshaw – Fix
Glen Porter- Transient (Live Self Remix)
Various Production – Dead Man (Milanese Mix)
MF Woolly feat. Shy Inkwriter – Repetition Heart Sickness
Astronomy Class – Blood Transfusion (Johnny Faith Remix)
The Hylozoists – Soixante
A.M. Architect – Sleepless Nights
Blue Sky Black Death – Sun Of Man
Calexico – Guns Of Brixton (Clash Cover)
Smoke – Shelda
Dorian Concept – Her Marshmallow Secret
Ape School – That’s OK
Dakota Suite – Second Hand Light (Emannule Errante Remix)
Badun – ef10
The Field – Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
Groupshow – Dog Shoes To The Stars
Dorian Concept – Two Dimensional
Georgie Fame – Sitting In The Park
Arab Strap – Why Can’t This Be Love (Van Halen Cover)
Wisp – Flat Rock
Phil Collins – I’m Not Moving (Idjut Boys Remix)
Supergenius – Finale

Ready to snap

The Boogie Dance Cafe is proud to present to you underground maestro Sadar Bahar. Strap on your skates and let’s roll on down to Spanish-town for an exclusive one-off Sydney party featuring Sadar performing a minimum 4 hour dj set.

Sadar, described as “Theo Parrish’s favourite DJ”, has been blowing minds in the Chicago disco and deep-house scene for well over 20 years. As the mastermind behind the legendary Soul in the Hole parties, he spins alongside Lee Collins and Richie Rich to a devoted audience of house-heads and disco divas known affectionately in Chicago as Sadarnites. He also maintained a 15 year residency at the Glenwood Roller Rink.

“Sadar’s audience goes crazy because he's playing to the point where you catch feelings … It's like, `Oh my God, this guy's snapping. " says Boolumaster W of Chicago’s WPWX-FM 92.3. Sadar brings you deep house jams in good hands, seeking out the rarest of grooves to take dancers on a glide to the next level. Sadar will be playing a minimum 4 hour set, but if the man is in his groove he’s goin’ all night long. Prepare for tunes from the deep-beyond.

Sadar is joined by Mikey Miutante (Paradise Lost, Bodega) and Brut 33 (Paradise Lost, Space is the Place), who bring you your weekly Friday night dose of boogie-love at Boogie Dance Café on Eastside Radio 89.7FM.

It’s all going down at our favourite Latin backroom basement haunt, La Campana, on the 9th May. Join us for a jam like no other.

(Brut 33 - Paradise Lost / BDC)

Boogie Dance Café Presents Sadar Bahar (Soul in the Hole)
9 May 11pm till late
$15 on the door
La Campagna
53-55 Liverpool St

Check out this epic tour promo mix from Mr Bahar, for a taste of what to expect this Sat. night.

11th May update: From around 12 am something to close to 6 in the morning, being in the presence of Sadar on the wheels, was akin to being in church. One of the most mindblowing, uplifting, drum heavy, make you dance non-stop sets I have witnessed. Big, big shout out to Sydney's Boogie Dance Cafe and of course the Windy cities DJ Sadar.

KALX Mix 4229

Been listening to this fresh 24 or so minute mix from Oakland's Matthew Africa all day.

Some real classiques in here.

Track List:
Feist: Sea Lion Woman (Feisty RMX)
Moodymann: Tribute
Omar-S: Day
Puzique: Don't Go
Earth People: Dance
DreDay: Spider People
Kid Sister: Get Fresh INST

This track stood out, 1st time hearing it....

Devil Invades Husband

In this quirky, catchy chorus driven, comedic, what the... video, song by Club 57 (NY, East Village) spawned all girl group Pulsallama. Spotted over at Dollar Bin Jams.

Related: Here from DBJ again, is Shawn Ryan's Bohdan Dude mix filled with some more post-punk heat.

Track List:

01) Gramme - Like You (1999)
02) Gina X Performance - No G.D.M. (1979)
03) The Jellies - Jive Baby on a Saturday Night (Betty Botox Edit) (1981)
04) Raw Sex, Pure Energy - Stop The War (Shawn Ryan Edit) (1982)
05) Maximum Joy - White & Green Place (Extraterrestrial Mix) (1982)
06) Chaz Jankel - 3,000,000 Synths (1981)
07) Fad Gadget - Collapsing New People (Berlin Mix) ( 1984)
08) Los Microwaves - TV In My Eye (1982)
09) Crash Course in Science - Flying Turns (1981)
10) Perfect Zebras - In for the Kill (My Cousin Roy Edit) (1982)
11) Pigbag - Hit the 'O' Deck (1983)
12) Pulsallama - The Devil Lives In My Husband's Body (1982)
13) Casino Music - Viol AF 015 (1979)
14) Minimal Compact - Statik Dancin' (1981)
15) APB - Shoot You Down (1981)
16) Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business (1979)

Turbulence Free

Here is an undeniably cool, relatively new mix full of a smorgasbord of some of the freshest 80's R and B breaks, mixed smoothly by DJ Yoda and Spine magazine's Tobes (collectively known as Sparkle Motion for FSV1). No track recollection! Go and grab this now if you haven't already done so!

Echoes throughout the galaxy

The broadcast is still outside the suffocating parameters that most never have the opportunity or the know how to escape. This new Authentic Shit radio show set from DJ Eli is further proof and it is nothing short of phenomenal!

You Need This DJ Paz Mix

No track list on this one, you just got to listen to the mighty fine, flawlessly mixed variety of amazing tunes on offer here, from one of the most talented DJ's, designers out of Melbourne, VIC. Smooth, this musical excursion was recorded live at the backroom of Revolver (March 6th 2009).

Listen: here.
Originally posted @ The Late Show. Be sure to visit them on the regular, if you love good music and mixes.

Obviously Great

(Norman Jay recently dropped this Chic classic at "Good Times" the weekend before last, at Bungalow 8, Sydney. I had heard it a few times before. Finally figured out what it was - cheea! Shout to The Vinyl Morpher.)



(I have had the chorus to this Loleatta Holloway track in my head for the past day. Again, just found out its name. Thanks to DJ Sandro Thompson.)

Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger is one of those timeless songs from the early 80's. I heard this recently (and was reminded why it is great) on the most recent edition of Eli Escobar & Mark Ronson's "Authentic Shit" radio show on "East Village Radio". It sits perfectly in an epic mix from Eli of a bunch of great tracks, most of which *I have never heard before.*

*(I am young, born in '81, most of these tracks originally came out when I was anywhere from 1 - 9 years old – insert laughter here.)

What download limit?

Here's Every BBC Radio1 Essential Mix from 1993 - 2007 for your listening pleasure.

On that final note for 2008 - a toast to a great, productive, safe, adventurous, awesome New Year for everyone out there, cause there's no way I am going to be in Cyberspace come midnight tonight. See y'all in '09!

Time Never Waits

Galaxy hopping to this crazy mix right here, from the Russian Federation's The Myriads crew. Thanks to Sean Donson of ARAWA for the heads up.

Go grab that TRV$ DJ AM mix

Now if I can stop nodding my head long enough to string another two words together, in all seriousness - Fix Your Face is a mindblowing listen. It's hard to imagine how much time was spent crafting this awesome collaborative effort - a collection of known tunes reinterpreted by AM on the 1 and 2's and TRV$ on the drums, that are no brainer material for a (this) heavy mix and make for what surely is (must be) an unforgettable live show (jam session).

Here's the TRV$ DJ AM My Space, go there

On The Rocks vol. 2

Here's a cool, freestyle Rock, New Wave, 80's, Electro DJ Dubstrong mix you may have missed, found over at his excellent Disco Devil blog.

Monday feel the vibe throwback joint

Isaac Hayes - Vykki (Disco Connection LP, 1975)

Be sure to check out DJ Frenzie's tribute to Isaac Hayes here

Here's what Frenzie had to say about this edition of his Groove Therapy radio show, tracklisting follows....

"A little bit of a different vibe for this episode. Gave me a chance to play some west coast rap, which admittedly I don't usually touch - But seeing as Isaac was such a huge influence on the west coast sound it made perfect sense to profile some of the tracks that have been heavily inpired by him..."

15 August 2008 - Tribute To Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes - Ike's Mood (Stax)
Kurupt feat Daz - Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha (Antra)
112 - call My Name (Bad Boy Entertainment)
Cypress Hill - Whatta You Know (Ruffhouse)
Sir Isaac & The Do Dads - Blue Groove (Volt)
Isaac hayes - Walk On By (Stax)
Hooverphonic - 2 Wicky (Columbia)
Wu Tang Clan - I Can't Go To Sleep (Loud)
El Michels Affair - Walk On By (Ubiquity)
Guru feat Isaac Hayes - Night Vision (Virgin)
Ashanti - Rain On Me (Def Jam)
Jay Z - Can I Live (Roc A Fella)
Isaac Hayes - The Look Of Love (Stax)
Smif N Wessun - Stand Strong (Wreck)
LL Cool J - Hollis To Hollywood (Def Jam)
Geto Boys - Mind's Playin' Tricks On Me (Rap A Lot)
Above the Law - Just Kickin' Lyrics (Ruthless)
DJ Quik - Born & Raised In Compton (Profile)
Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic (Stax)
Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (Def Jam)
Inspectah Deck - Trouble Man (Loud)
Isaac Hayes - Joy (Stax)
Spice 1 - Money Or Murder (Jive)
Comptons Most Wanted - They Still Gafflin (Orpheus)
Marley Marl - He Cuts So Fresh (Uptown)
Mary J Blige - I Love You (MCA)
Biz Markie - Make the Music With Your Mouth Biz (Cold Chillin)

Yeah, yeah this is dope

Sk8Mafia Saturday - August 9th, 2008 - AM Video Trailer

PE's "Prophets of Rage" over some fresh San Diego street skating, can you dig it?

Elsewhere - be sure to check to DJ Mike B's July 6th set from Banana Split he threw up at the home of sporadic nuggets. It has not left the IPod, goes to demonstrate once again Why the Los Angelian is one of the best deejays. He is skilled at the art of building a mix, creating a atmosphere, taking the listener on a journey, a trip.

For anyone who's checked out the "Mothership Reconnetion" podcast, you may think that this is something (doing a flawless, great mix), that I'm still working at. You'd be right!

Good deejays play things in context, pretty musch every track they drop is perfectly beatmixed, blended, dropped, cut up, doubled up (when necessary), not to mention they have an other wordly knowledge of music.

Said it before - any suggestions, requests, constructive criticism you've got for these mixes, let me know folks.

Oh and another thing, shout out to a mate of mine that posed the question to me the other week what would you do without a blog, without a podcast, if you didn't dj? Well aside from my day job.... thinking about it...well Weight Of A Nickel is somthing I can't stop doing, even if I wanted to. I've always had a drive to pass on stuff that blows my mind, is inspiring in the slightest, blogs are just a way to spread all the cool stuff you find to others, whether they're in Sydney or overseas - that's all. Some turn into paying avenues, with adverts, sponsorship and rediculous amounts of traffic, others float through the online quagmire dying slowly.

The podcast, seeking out cool tunes all day, every day - anyone who knows me personally knows that I've been obsessed with music, deejaying since mid high school, that was ten years ago, I'm now in my late twenties. I've never been able to shake it. Although, it's good to say part of the addiction is under control. It's like this, I ain't spinning anywhere, the last time I played out was 06 (if you could call it that), Mothership Recon is an avenue to put out mixes. Yes, the internet is saturated with the same old, same old mixes, that's obvious....

Shit, I hope a couple people out there find a track or two that's spun on the show that they hadn't heard, that they love. I guess that's why I keep perservering cause that feeling of hearing a track for the first time that makes the listener say wow, that's rare these days, to be able to play that track over and over is ever rarer. That's why deejaying, good music, cool 12's are special, cause each time you hear a great song for the first time, the feeling (as y'all know) is pretty much like nothing else.

Before I jet, check out Poni Hoax's "The Bird Is On Fire", "Antibodies" tunes posted over at Missing Toof. I'm loving these songs right now, these guys music sounds just like Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry meets LCD Soundsystem and the result if pretty much classy, sassy, grown folk, shaken martini shaken sipping at a cool club laidback, punk-funk perfection...

Classic rap mix

(Pic from The Angry Citizen)

These mixes are the result of being inspired by the recent Hip Hop sets posted by DJ Mike B of LAX's Banana Split night on his blog and a DJ J-Smoke mixtape, not to mention all the classic tracks themselves. Anyhow, here's this mix from this weeks Mothership Reconnection podcast I co-host with DJ Myme 01. Look out for the Ultramags "Feelin It" section were there's a blackout (literally), haha. One other notable thing about this mix, the first ten or so minutes were done while the two dogs in the place (ones that bark, not those referred to in rap), were running back and forth in between the 1 and 2's and the vinyl used in this mix. You have to laugh, I did.

There's also a similar hour long mix of the same, I've done for a Latvian mix site, I'll throw that up here when, if they up it?

Cross Promotion

DJ Robin Knight of the Sydney based Soulshaker DJ collective takes the listener on a pretty much amazing, soulful ride down the 80's Funk highway with his latest mix. Cruise, strut, boogie to this one, wherever you are, whatever you're doing....cheeeyeah....

Take a breather

(Illustration by Stephane Manel)

Discobelle posted this glorious mix (bunch of flawless, eclectic selections), complied for American Apparel Viva Radio,from Mr Tellier, on the 26th. Highly recommended listening.