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Part 2 of 3 of my Bobby Busnach original cut and splice tape re-edits from his archives. Before the computer-kinda-does-it-for-you digital revolution set in, this is back when all edits were manually manipulated in a studio. Get ya vibe and dance on. Classic material.

A soulful house music mix made with love for the holiday season. I haven't done a new one in a long time, so this felt like the right time to "give" something to yearning ears like yours. ha ha. Season's Greetings to all.

I'm back on the real hip hop tip. Here's a mix of some lost remixes and other off the grid raw, classic underground hip hop from the nyc underground from a 2 year span of 1993 to 1995. Hardcore analog butter all the way through. Bump it!!

This is the third and final mix of the "Qualified Elegant" trifecta. Another serious deep, slow, club/disco mix. And one more time, the amazing picture that accompany's this mix is of a very good friend of mine, the unpredictable and awesome Gerry Visco (google her....she's fabulous), as a stunner of the 70's fashion movement. It, along with alot of other incredible images of her that you'll have to search for, was taken by the very talented Bobby Busnach who has history not only as a photographer, but is deep in music (http://soundcloud.com/bobby-busnach) and having worked at storied nyc vinyl havens such as Downstairs Records with Walter Gibbons, and the pre-golden age of Rock and Soul store in midtown. Bump and pass.

My second set from the RECORDnition No. 3 party. Easy Mo Bee's birthday smash. Bananas!!

You may say, "damn Em.....only 17 minutes". ha ha. The set was actually longer but we had a few technical difficulties that night so i edited the mp3 down to the good parts. I felt it was a dope set so i kept it....and it only turned out to be 17 minutes. A quick dope listen for the true underground hip hip inclined. You know the deal.....bump it and pass on.

Found this set from an event i did with my man Dj Monk One back in October of 2011. Starts with some nice classic hip hop, then ventures into other genres. How i do. Never come with the obvious. Gotta edutain ya know? Enjoy.

Peace all. Here's another classic mix from my vast vaults of cd's and mini-discs that i get a chance to wade through every now and then. This is a mix that was supposed to be apart of a project called The Together Brothers which was myself, the infectious Qool Dj Marv, and brainiac of music, Dj Monk One. Three monster tastemaker djs in New York. If you're not familiar with any of us, we play music in sets that others may back away from because it's not deemed cool or hip, and hits you rigt in your spirit. This was supposed to be one of a 3 mix package, with each of us contributing one to promote and sell. The project never materialized and this mix wound up sitting around in my cd book. I'm posting it now. Enjoy the vibes. Off the beaten path disco, funk, and classic hip hop. Done back in 2005.

Peace y'all. It's been a loooooong minute since i've done any kind of djing,or recording any crib-made mixes. Just had my first son a few months back so i've been on dj hiatus. LOL I'm slowly getting back into the flow, and two crates of rock records that were given to me from someones basement recently inspired me. I decided to make a mix of anything i thought was good or sounded interesting of that genre. It's not for everybody, so if you dig it, rock on. Peace.

Here's another episode of the 11-year running classic and obscure dance music program, the Rare Radio Show that i co-founded and hosted throughout the years since 1999. This was a 10-hour special, and this is my opening set from that show. Straight classic NYC underground club music for the dance floor jones. Stay tuned on information reguarding the show making a return in 2012 in some capacity. Live venue and/or the radio station. As always, bump and pass on to other appreciative heads of good, authentic dance music. Peace!

Me, The Boogieman, Honey Dew Sue, Nydia Inez, Monk One, Uncle Steve McDaniel, & Dj Tomcat played throughout the night in my basement as we provided the soundtrack vibes for my new son Boston's meet and greet pot luck party. From laid back disco/soul/r&b to cumbia to classic disco and underground nyc house music, this is yet another potpourri of great vibes from some of NYC's veteran, power underground music selectors. This is about 3 hours of a 5 1/2 hour marathon. There are a few slight technical problems along the way in the mix, so if you can deal with that, you're in for some great tunes. It can never be understood when i hear some say there's no good music out there. It's all over. You just need people like us to give it to you whenever possible. DL, bump and pass.

For those that know what the downstairs of the old APT spot in manhattan, ny looked like, this is before the dj booth was built and the turntables were on the end of the bar when you walked in. Looooong time ago. I filled in for the infamous Bobitto Garcia as he asked me to step in while he was out of town. I HAD to rip it down. Those are some important shoes in the NY spotlight to fill. I just found this cd, which was unmarked, while going thru some old cd books. As soon as i heard it, i knew what it was. Another classic night indeed. Bump this and pass on. You know the drill. It clips at times due to a high mini-disc level. Yes, back when i used to record on those. LOL This was one of two times i filled in for Bob.

I'm proud to say i've been blessed and fortunate to travel to a good amount of places in my life thus far to play/perform music in various forms as a dj/mc.But there is NO PLACE like the magic of the southern coast of England in a place called Woolacombe. It's an out of the way surf town, but the energy and appreciation that they show for guests who swing in to enterain once night falls is unlike anything i've ever experienced (aside from when i spun at the Bloom Festival just outside Bristol, England a few years back for a few thousand music junkies). This set was yet another trip i made down there, the first since 2006, and the reception was radiant and enthusiastic. I only wish i didn't have to travel over 3500 miles to get this love and respect that is absent in the now-dull New York City. I jumped on the mic as well during this set to entertain while playing some of my selections from solo albums and Good People material. Enjoy, blast, and pass. Thanks for listening.

Some of the 2nd batch of records i picked out to spin last friday night at the So Ho House in manhattan, nyc. Enjoy the bumpin' ride.

So i spun out for the first time in awhile at a swanky place called the So Ho House in the meatpacking district of manhattan, nyc on friday night, March 25th. I was prepared to post the live recording of heat from the set me and my man Monk One were gonna lay down, but the recording was wack and unplayable so i erased it. I decided the next day to just make a mix at the crib of stuff that i had pulled out to play. This is close to what you would have heard if you came out. Thus, the creative "So Ho Demo" title. Classic, deep disco and other dance movement nuggets. This is Pt. 1, as i was prepared to play two hour long sets. Make sure you check pt.2 here on my page at well.