140 BPM Vol. 1 – ‘Dubstep Goodness’

•26/07/2010 • Leave a Comment

It’s here! My second summer mix ‘140 BPM Volume 1’ is now available to stream or download. It’s an aural kick to the face; an intense, high-energy hour of the finest dubstep from the last couple of years.

I know everyone and their mother has been jumping on the dubstep bandwagon these last few months which is why there are so many questionable mixtapes in the ether – rest assured this is an electrifying, worth-the-wait mix. I’ve been championing the sound for a good few years now and have had the pleasure of working with and alongside some of the scenes’ biggest characters such as Skream and Plastician.

>>DOWNLOAD HERE – DOWNLOAD HERE – DOWNLOAD HERE<<

>>STREAM HERE – STREAM HERE – STREAM HERE<<

As always, I appreciate your support and feedback. Please spread the word by tweeting, Face-booking and blogging this mix as much as you can!

As always, the mix will come as more of a surprise if you don’t know what’s coming but if you really can’t resist:

Caspa Feat. Uncle Sam – Lon-don City
Nero – This Way
Rusko – Bionic Commando
12th Planet Feat. Jukali – Reasons (Doctor P Remix)
Plastician Feat. Skepta – Intensive Snare
Jakes – Rock The Bells
Trolley Snatcha – The Future
Excision & Datsik – Swagga (Downlink Remix)
Joint Forces – Joe Grizzly
Dizzee Rascal – Stand Up Tall (Acapella)
Benga – Buzzin’
Skream – Filth
12th Planet – 68
Skream – Clap Your Hands
SLK – Hype! Hype! (Acapella)
Rusko – Kumon Kumon
JME Feat. Tempa T – CD Is Dead (Acapella)
Redlight – Be With You
Noah D – Seeeriousss
Deadmaus – I Remember (Caspa Remix)
Emalkay – When I Look At You
Skunk Anansie – I Can Dream (Rusko Remix)
Mistabishi – Printer Jam (Barbarix Remix)
Borgore – Saturday Night
Flux Pavilion – Got To Know
Benga – Transform
Tempa T – Next Hype Acapella
DJ Cable Vs. Joker & Three 6 Mafia – Stay Fly In Purple City
The Heavy – How You Like Me Now (Joker Remix)
Ellie Goulding – Under The Sheets (Jackwob Remix)

I Made It On To Pum Tang Clan!

•07/07/2010 • Leave a Comment


Check out my interview with Erin by clicking on the pink Wu Vag.

‘My Dissertation’ Vol. 1 – My Student-Anthems Mixtape

•04/07/2010 • 1 Comment

Ok, so here it is. My first mixtape in a long while!

‘My dissertation’ is a musical journey taking in everything from 80’s pop to dubstep. With over 60 tracks, new and old, it’s not a mix to be taken too seriously, in fact it’s quite tongue in cheek so take it as it’s intended!

Please download, listen, blog, re-tweet, spread the word and so on and so forth. Definitely tell your mother too.

As always, feedback is appreciated – especially on a random musical concoction like this!

>>>DOWNLOAD HERE DOWNLOAD HERE DOWNLOAD HERE DOWNLOAD HERE <<<

The mix will sound a lot better if you don’t know what’s coming up, but here’s the tracklisting:

DJ Hotpoint – Intro
Tinie Tempah – Pass Out
Dizzee Rascal – Jus A Rascal (Acapella)
J-Kwon – Tipsy (Instrumental)
Queen – We Will Rock You (Acapella)
Lenny Kravitz – American Woman
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get Up Stand Up
Ludacris – Stand Up
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
Happy Mondays – Step On
Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water
Michael Jackson – Black or White
Michael Jackson – Bad
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F
Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions
Justice – Phantom
Professor Green – Need You Tonight
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 – White Lines
Dizzee Rascal – Wannabe
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones – Misirlou (Pulp Fiction Theme)
Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
The Coral – Dreaming Of You
Crazy Town – Butterfly
Rolling Stones – Satisfaction (DJ X-MIND Bmore Refix)
DJ Sega – Teen Spirit
Blur – Song 2
Yello – Oh Yeah
Chromeo – Night By Night
Daft Punk – Around The World
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Wiley – Take That (UK Remix)
Akala – XXL (IllAudio Remix)
The Streets – Has It Come To This?
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing (Scott Harris Remix)
The Caesars – Jerk It Out (Dirty Disco Youth Remix)
Diplo – Shhake It Up
House of Pain & Mickey Slim – Jump Around
Example – Kickstarts
SuperGrass – Alright
The Ordinary Boys – Boys Will Be Boys
Klaxons – Atlantis To Interzone
Peter Bjorn & John – Young Folks
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc
Dizzee Rascal – Temptation
Santagold – Creator
Benga – 26 Basslines
Bloc Party – Mercury (Acapella)
High Rankin – Meow Meow
Doctor P – Sweet Shop
TC – Where’s My Money? (Caspa Remix)
DJ Technics – Mr. Postman
Cragga – Mr. Postman
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire
Lethal Bizzle – Pow!
Musical Mobb – Pulse X
Chase & Status – Eastern Jam
Tag Team – Whoomp! There It Is (Acapella)
The Streets – Blinded By The Lights (Nero Remix)
Kosheen – Guilty (Plastician Remix)

Novation Dicer

•01/07/2010 • Leave a Comment

Basically, someone send me a pair of these. Thank you very much.
Top work Novation on a quality product.

Finally, Serato controls that don’t require extra space in already cramped dj booths…WIN!

You Took The Words Out Of My Mouth (No Meatloaf)

•01/07/2010 • Leave a Comment

Ok. So I’ve wanted to rant about waste artists and their waste fans for a long time now. I’m very busy and i’ve been putting it off but fortunately I’ve just digested a similar piece written by my ideologically aligned breadbin Quaam. Please read, please enjoy, and please – if you don’t ‘get it’ don’t visit me again…it’s not you…it’s me…we’re just not right for each other.

“I am on twitter and much to my disgust; someone is quoting Nicki Minaj lyrics. Do not worry, I will save you the pain of having to read them, and trust me it would be a pain and you would ask for those few wasted seconds back. Anyway, anyone who knows me, knows I am not a fan, and that is an understatement, I think I wage war against people that tell me they are fans of her and anyone else like her (Soulja Boy, most of Young Money, Flocka Wacka (or whatever his name is) etc..) her lyrics are shocking in every way possible, and I detest the way young girls try to replicate her image of being a ditsy Barbie and think it is empowering.

It seemed ironic that I would see someone quoting her at the time I was looking over an old essay I had written on police brutality in America, part of which I focused upon how Hip-Hop offered the voice of African-American communities that felt the very people who were meant to protect them did nothing more than further deepen their feelings of hatred towards police forces. It got me thinking to what today’s mainstream hip-hop is actually reflecting if anything at all. And I came to the conclusion that it’s nothing, the rappers that have infiltrated the minds of today’s youth reflect possibly the worst of today’s society, the perverse love of money, constant references to how many cars they have, violence and most importantly sex, sex, sex.

There are indeed a number of politically and socially conscious rappers that do talk about more than these topics but I feel there is a huge difference in terms of their popularity. Would Public Enemy’s album Fear of a Black Planet, be as successful 2010 competing with the likes of Soulja Boy, as it was back in 1989? Would a single like Fight Power even register with today’s youth? Does anyone even care that most of our rappers seem like robots?

Perhaps I am being too harsh on people such as Nicki, Soulja Boy and co, they have seen what society loves and they have chosen to make their money that way. It is not their fault they are successful rather it is the fault of the people that buy their music and instead, of continuously lambasting them for putting together nursery rhymes, I should focus on the people that create them, their fans.”

Visit Quaam here for more like this.

Nonce Props…

•01/07/2010 • Leave a Comment

I’m not casting judgement or presenting this piece with a bias. Simple…here is the story, in full, from the BBC website:

Leicester’s lord mayor has apologised after his trousers fell down during an educational event for schoolchildren.

Councillor Colin Hall was at Southfields library in the city to take part in a Global Education function. When he stood to give a vote of thanks at Tuesday’s event his trousers came loose and fell. A spokesman for Mr Hall said: “The lord mayor has offered his deepest apologies to those attending the event for any offence caused by the accident.” Mr Hall was a guest at a Summer Showcase organised by Global Education Leicester, a network which works with teachers to promote greater understanding of global perspectives, the city council spokesman said. Pupils from three local schools were present.

The spokesman added: “The Lord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor Colin Hall, attended a function at a local library yesterday where he suffered an unfortunate problem with his trousers. “He was not wearing a belt and the trousers came loose and fell.”

Mr Hall has enlisted the help of fitness guru Rosemary Conley in a bid to lose weight.

He wants to lose up to three stone by next May and is walking to many civic engagements, the council confirmed.

Can I just please repeat to you that first line:

Leicester’s lord mayor has apologised after his trousers fell down during an educational event for schoolchildren.

Also – look at his piggy-peado face. I really can’t trust people who have pointy uppy noses…and this article proves why. This is science…philosophical science. I have an opinion and I am able to back it up. SCIENCE.

I’m sorry…I tried…but this is the best thing I have ever read on the BBC news article. I wish I was there at the school. Oh, to flash at school children and then blame it on weight-loss. The man is a genius, a peadophile, but a genius nonetheless. A PEDIUS, perhaps.

Stephen Fry – The Best Gay In The Village

•24/06/2010 • Leave a Comment

Stephen Fry is one of my heroes.
Apple are near fautless.
It only makes sense that I enjoy this article.
I hope you do too.

http://www.stephenfry.com/2010/06/23/iphone-4-a-welcome-and-a-warning/

A day in Sutton…

•23/06/2010 • Leave a Comment

Have you heard of Sutton? Have you lived in or been there? I assume you have at some point if you reside in London or Surrey been to Sutton. If not, know that it’s a horrible chav-strong pit. A place where the most respected career for a man is considered to be scaffolder (and part-time bouncer/drug dealer) and where lady-merit comes from how many babies you have under your motherly bingo-wing (extra points per baby daddy). A place where 16 people voted for Danny Dyer in the recent elections even though he wasn’t even standing for election.

I avoid where possible Sutton like the plague but I joined last week a gym that is pretty near to Sutton train station so time in the locality is currently avoidable. My first Saturday in Sutton was memorable and full of rage. I would like to share with you some of my observations.

1. Religion and Exercise do not mix.

Now, I need to treat carefully with this one because people are overly sensitive about religion. Know please that the following is not a dig at any religion. As a now enlightened and militant atheist but former practising Roman Catholic myself, I firmly believe that ALL religions are ridiculous. They’re all made up fairy tales containing no more truth than Peter Pan (or hook if you’re an 80’s baby) invented in the days of Fred Flintstone to control the masses. Now we have the Internet (lesser evil? Doubtful).

Anyhow, in the gym was a Muslim woman. She was on the stepper wearing a headscarf. Said headscarf was very long and was causing a lot of interference to her step-up-ability. She was also wearing about 6 layers of clothes. It was 28 degrees. After she almost fell off the machine having tripped over her scarf, one of the personal trainers expressed some concern as indeed they would be expected to do. The woman explained that for religious reasons she could not remove her scarf and expose her hair. She also claimed that the reason she was wearing so many layers of clothing, including when not in fitness based scenarios, was because it makes her sweat which will exacerbate her weight loss. How can dehydration through sweating be confused for weight loss? Terrible misinformation.

 

So, my point. Well, obviously Gods do not exist but if they did I think they should have the common decency to publish updated versions of their respective religious manifestos (propaganda). If the Muslim God had seen this poor woman nearly falling off the gym equipment he would have 100% inserted caveats into his holy words. Such as:

1st Edition – “Something something do not expose hair…blah blah…women…don’t make me angry…cover your hair…respect etc.”

2010 update – “…unless you are in a fitness facility where adhering to these religious stipulations would not only affect your ability to exercise but also place you in physical danger.”

In conclusion Gods are selfish.

2. Baby talk

After gym > Nandos. Standard. 3 roid head monsters on the table next to me, as well as 2 toddlers. In the eyes of the roid heads, it was still acceptable to talk about binge drinking, drug taking and ‘banging sluts’ in front of their young and incredibly susceptible offspring. Cretins.

3. Romany gypsy

Parked outside Morrisons (or indeed Safeway if again you’re an 80’s baby) was a Romany gypsy, begging. Although she was asleep on the floor. What upset me the most was that I couldn’t decide if she was arrogant or just lazy. You decide…

4. Flags

Plebeian underclasses purchasing flags like they’re going out of fashion. Patriotism = win. Chav with flags = fail. I propose that in order to purchase, own, fabricate, steal, display, dismantle or even look at a St. Georges Cross you have to pass a test, administered by myself. The test will include basic history, grammar and geography questions.

5. Sports Direct.

I never shop in public if I can help it, it’s a by-product of being a a sociopath. Online ftw. I thought I’d have a chance look in Sports Direct (I know I know) just for some very basic gym attire. I lasted 30 seconds. It was busy. If was full of cunts. It was like a jumble sale. It was a busy cunty jumble sale. So I purchased online. Ordered 3 things. 1 item was sent erroneously. 66.6% success rate = no value.

6. Paedophiles & Slags



To make matters worse, my only means of escape on this lovely sunny day was on a poverty wagon (or bus if you’d prefer). At the bus stop I witness something which typified Sutton. It’s long and I’m bored so I’ll try and do it justice with bullet points.

- 2 X 15/16 year old chavettes waiting at the bus stop. I’m guessing they were talking about which one would go first if they met Danny Dyer and which one would sit back and rim.

- A group of 6 X 30 something men walking towards the bus stop. Adjectives used to describe them would include: Heroin, Adidas, stubble, cider, Asbo, house arrest, job seekers allowance, local boozer, Sports Direct.

- The 2 groups makes eye contact. – As the gentlemen near closer the girls ceremoniously compete for attention. Chest and lip pouting (no vagina), scent release (I’m not sure what that is) & eye contact.

- The guys reciprocate. Proximity increase. Then, out of nowhere, the girls declare, with the utmost synchronicity:

“YOU FUCKING NONSES. We’re 15”

- All parties get on the bus. – I, as always sit downstairs listening to my iPod pondering why I don’t like in Australia.

- The group of guys get off the bus arguing amongst themselves. The last thing I heard before I shot myself in the face was:

“Mate, I’m being serious, not this time. Seriously mate, they’re too young this time. We’ll just see who is at the party.”

In summary, I whole-heartedly believe that fertility should be a privilege and not a right. Who’s with me?

Super Quick Reviews…

•23/06/2010 • Leave a Comment

It’s commonly accepted that Marshall Mathers and Slim Shady are classics. Curtain Call and Encore are toilet. This is somewhere in between, but a lot closer to the lyricism, flow and delivery of early 2000′s Eminem. Been re-listening to Infinite again lately too.


Overrated.


Upsettingly a million miles away from his early, quirky comedy wit. Regular & formulaic hyped dance anthems now. Still good, but for me, not great.

I started off with a gentle distain towards Giggs’ music, not liking his flow, voice, tone or delivery. That gentle distain morphed towards ambivalence and now resides somewhere around ‘I don’t mind…’. Let’s be honest, I’m never really going to be able to relate to his music or what he represents. He’s a south-london residing, former prisoner, gangster rapping daddy and whilst I reside in South London, I am self-professed middle-class, law abiding citizen (no Butler) who keeps a regular supply of morning after pills in the wallet.

This album represents the journey of improvement over time and shows what can be accomplished in the music industry when an artist surrounds themselves with dedicated, ballsy Management and chooses to focus on hard work and networking over other egotistical pursuits.

The real talent on this album for me is in the production, but Giggs certainly does deliver too. For me ‘Looked what the Cat Dragged in’ remains the lead track.

Hello

•23/06/2010 • Leave a Comment

I’m back.

Not that you care. Alas, I digress already.

I’ve been doing real world stuff of late. Working a couple of freelance marketing contracts, planning some nice holidays, writing up business plans and the suchlike. Gym 6 times a week is also a joyous affair.

I’ve still been deejaying 2 or 3 times a week but my blog game has been weak (Westwood voice) and for this I apologise – but it’s nice to see I’m still getting consistent, regular traffic.

Basically, 90% of my gigs are commercial and touristy at the moment and whilst I still enjoy them, I’m looking to boost my specialist gigs – I miss playing dubstep and hip hop and especially miss crazy student mashups.

So, I’m in the process of putting together 4 mixtapes especially for promoters, but obviously music fans can enjoy them too…I promise you they will be exciting and eclectic as hell. Actually, is hell eclectic? Who knows, I’ll ask that Cumbrian dude.

Blog is in the process of being designed.

Twitter and Facebook fanpage useage is about to increase.

So basically yeah, I’m about to get back on this DJ malarkey.

Spread the word, Mr DJ Hotpoint is back!

Ben

 
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