Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Holy Crap, It's My Mixtape!!

Holy Crap folks!

Here we go!

FROM AC TO DC BY BC

01. Welcome to the Skans
02. Apologize, Funky Teenage Girl
03. Stay Hustlin'
04. Fat Bottomed Girlfriend
05. Run an Open Train
06. Le Journey de Baby O'Hulkster
07. Connect With Me
08. Pretty Low, Sis.
09. I Hate Soulja Boy
10. Lean Girl
11. Umbrellafold
12. Poppin' Pimpin' and Stuntin' Alone
13. Can't Throw Out a Hot Hero
14. Stronger Friends
15. Kiss My Lollipop

If you're interested, here are the samples:
1. g&r - welcome to the jungle (dlg remix)
2. klaxons - golden skans (switch remix)
3. nirvana v one republic v britney spears - apologizing girls smell more (dj ben c mashup)
4. daft punk - da funk
5. edwin collins - girl like you
6. rick ross - hustlin (acapella)
7. ludacris - roll out
8. peter bjorn & john - young folks
9. three six mafia - stay fly (acapella)
10. cajmere - percolator
11. eurhythmics - sweet dreams
12. avril lavigne - girlfriend (party time 2000 remix)
13. queen - phat bottom girl (dave nada remix)
14. eric prydz - call on me
15. quad city djs - c'mon 'n ride it (the train)
16. bloc party vs t-pain - open bar (dj ben c mashup)
17. the who - baba o'riley
18. rick derringer - i am a real american (hulk hogan theme)
19. daft punk - around the world
20. journey - don't stop believing
21. justin timberlake - sexyback (acapella)
22. rob base & dj ez rock - it takes two
23. belinda carlisle - heaven is a place on earth (acapella)
24. the btls - all the lonely people
25. elastica - connection
26. enur feat. natasja - calabria (acapella)
27. hot hot heat - talk to me, dance with me
28. gameboy/gamegirl - sweaty wet dirty damp (gloves remix)
29. flo rida - low (acapella)
30. the rapture - sister saviour
31. bob sinclar - world, hold on
32. kelis - milkshake (acapella)
33. soulja boy - crank dat (soulja boy) (acapella)
34. the hives - hate to say i told you so
35. le tigre - tko
36. young dro vs avril lavigne - shoulda lean vs. girlfriend (dj ben c mashup)
37. ace of base - all that she wants
38. rihanna - umbrella (acapella)
39. weezer - beverly hills
40. j. geils band - centerfold
41. 2 live crew - face down, ass up
42. audioslave - show me how to live
43. dr. dre - forgot about dre (acapella)
44. jay-z - big pimpin' (instrumental)
45. huey - pop, lock, and drop it (acapella)
46. alice deejay - better off alone
47. birdman & lil wayne - stuntin like my daddy (acapella)
48. jay-z - dirt off your shoulder (acapella)
49. coheed & cambria - welcome home
50. rich boy - throw some d's (acapella)
51. foo fighters - my hero
52. red hot chili peppers - can't stop
53. mims - this is why i'm hot (acapella)
54. janis joplin - mercedes benz (acapella)
55. cansei de ser sexy - lets make love and listen to death from above
56. kanye west - stronger (acapella)
57. 20 fingers - short dick man (acapella)
58. guns & roses - sweet child of mine
59. simian - we are your friends (acapella)
60. salt n pepa - push it (acapella)
61. daft punk - digital love
62. chris brown - kiss kiss (acapella)
63. lil wayne feat. static - lollipop (acapella)
64. justin timberlake - my love

posted by Ben, 5/14/2008 10:46:00 PM | link | |

Part 1

Part 1

01. Welcome to the Skans
02. Apologize, Funky Teenage Girl
03. Stay Hustlin'
04. Fat Bottomed Girlfriend
05. Run an Open Train

posted by Ben, 5/14/2008 10:40:00 PM | link | |

Part 2

06. Le Journey de Baby O'Hulkster
07. Connect With Me
08. Pretty Low, Sis.
09. I Hate Soulja Boy
10. Lean Girl

posted by Ben, 5/14/2008 10:39:00 PM | link | |

Part 3

11. Umbrellafold
12. Poppin' Pimpin' and Stuntin' Alone
13. Can't Throw Out a Hot Hero
14. Stronger Friends
15. Kiss My Lollipop

posted by Ben, 5/14/2008 10:38:00 PM | link | |

Friday, May 09, 2008

Yo

I um started a new blog about what I eat for lunch here in DC.

OH yeah, I moved to DC. That too. I'm DJing at a bunch of places, including Blue Gin, Lima, k street lounge, and a soon-to-be-opened spot at well.

Cool.

I'll also have a finished mixtape up soon.

Hugs,
Ben

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posted by Ben, 5/09/2008 01:44:00 PM | link | |

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

22 mixed minutes

So this is just a taste (and it's far from finished, so pardon me) of the mixtape I'm going to be releasing sometime soon.

Here is the track list (it's only 22:30 long so far, and it ends kind of abruptly). Please leave any comments you have -- I know it's not leveled right, and I know it's not perfect, but tell what parts you like, parts you don't like... etc.

1. g&r - welcome to the jungle (dlg remix)
2. klaxons - golden skans (switch remix)
3. nirvana v one republic v britney spears - apologizing girls smell more (dj ben c mashup)
4. daft punk - da funk
5. edwin collins - girl like you
6. rick ross - hustlin (acapella)
7. ludacris - roll out
8. peter bjorn & john - young folks
9. three six mafia - stay fly (acapella)
10. cajmere - percolator
11. eurhythmics - sweet dreams
12. avril lavigne - girlfriend (party time 2000 remix)
13. queen - phat bottom girl (dave nada remix)
14. eric prydz - call on me
15. quad city djs - c'mon 'n ride it (the train)
16. bloc party vs t-pain - open bar (dj ben c mashup)
17. the who - baba o'riley
18. rick derringer - i am a real american (hulk hogan theme)
19. daft punk - around the world
20. journey - don't stop believing
21. justin timberlake - sexyback (acapella)
22. rob base & dj ez rock - it takes two
23. belinda carlisle - heaven is a place on earth (acapella)
24. the btls - all the lonely people
25. elastica - connection
26. enur feat. natasja - calabria (acapella)
27. hot hot heat - talk to me, dance with me

DOWNLOAD HERE

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posted by Ben, 2/27/2008 09:25:00 PM | link | |

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Danceable shit

This is the shit you can dance to.

The Black Ghosts - Any Way You Choose To Give It (Boy 8-Bit Dub)
Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Party Time 2000 Remix)
Small Sins - Drunk E-Mail
The Battle Royale - Racecar
Electrovamp - I Don't Like the Vibe in the VIP

DANCE BITCHES

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posted by Ben, 2/24/2008 10:07:00 PM | link | |

Dearly Beloved

Dearly Beloved is a four-piece group out of Toronto who seem to have this rock thing down pretty well. They've got a sort of Subways kind of sound, which is just fine in my book. That said, it's got an chorus that is catchy as hell, they have some decent guitar licks, and they generally play some pretty decent rock music. Their first EP, Repo, just came out last week to some glowing reviews, some of which laud their lead singer/songwriter, Rob Higgins, and justifiably so.



Buy it from iTunes here
Check their MySpace here

Dearly Beloved - Who Knows

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posted by Ben, 2/24/2008 09:30:00 PM | link | |

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Hot fuckin' fire!

If you missed it, The Dream released his album Love Hate to little fanfare. You might even say that the album is a bit of a glamour project after his success as a co-writer for Rihanna's "Umbrella". However, his debut is far from just your typical producer/writer-cum-rapper fare. It's full of terrific R&B songs (including his first single "Shawty is a 10") and a few club bangers, including this one - "Ditch That...". Sporting a Dr. Dre type of beat, it's a sonic masterpiece.

Check it out.

The Dream - Ditch That...

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posted by Ben, 1/13/2008 02:05:00 PM | link | |

Saturday, January 05, 2008

#1: Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

Here we are. #1. Could it have been anything else?

Justice's "D.A.N.C.E." is just a fucking party. That's all it is. From start to finish. I'm sure it's been said about 30000 times by 30000 people but it sounds like Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" meets some electro, but modern. It could be played in 1975, it could be played in 2025. I get the feeling I'll be spinning this one until the record breaks, and then I'll just have to buy another one.

Welcome to 2008.



Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

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posted by Ben, 1/05/2008 02:43:00 PM | link | |

#2: M.I.A. - Paper Planes

Hello controversy!

If you didn't hear, apparently it's not cool to have gun shot sound effects on David Letterman's television show. This made M.I.A. pretty upset and as a result, she's... well, not. happy. But the song "Paper Planes" itself is really just terrific, good enough for #2 on my list. Let's put it this way - if Snoop did this song, it would have been the top song in America. The lyrics are just fucking gangster as hell, people. I mean, good God. Like, they're Johnny Cash-level of gangsterosity, which is terrific.



M.I.A. - Paper Planes

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posted by Ben, 1/05/2008 02:43:00 PM | link | |

#3: Kanye West feat. Daft Punk - Stronger

Kanye's second single off of Graduation was the song of the summer (IMHO), Stronger. The huge beats carefully lifted from Daft Punk's classic song "Harder Better Faster Stronger" are mixed into Kanye's bombastic lyrics and they form what is a pretty remarkable mix of hip hop and electro. Kanye has shown time and time again that when he's got a big beat behind him, he's nearly unstoppable (see: "Jesus Walks"), and he proves it again here. The song feels like a mission statement - a calling out.

Plus, DP makes an appearance in the video, so that's cool.



Kanye West feat. Daft Punk - Stronger

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posted by Ben, 1/05/2008 02:43:00 PM | link | |

#4: Rihanna - Umbrella

I will honestly admit I'm a bit sick of this song. And I'm pretty sick of the "ella ella ay ay"s that I hear whenever I play this. But no other song this year was so simple and yet so perfectly produced. It's a four minute tribute to devotion and love, and Rihanna fucking kills it. I would have liked to have seen what Britney or Mary J. Blige would have done with it, but I get the feeling that Rihanna really was the perfect person for this song.



Here's one of the eight-million covers done of "Umbrella", this time by the Italian pop-punk group Vanilla Sky.

Vanilla Sky - Umbrella (Rihanna Cover)

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posted by Ben, 1/05/2008 02:43:00 PM | link | |

#5: UGK feat. Outkast - Int'l Players Antthem: I Choose You

In some ways, Pimp C's death was a perfect time to go - as one half of UGK, he had just released a critically acclaimed album, loved by both hip-hop heads and indie geeks and with what some people think was the best song of the year in "Int'l Players Anthem: I Choose You". First, the sample choice is truly awesome. The opening of the song, where Andre explains his choice to marry is just perfect - you actually feel what he's saying - maybe settling down isn't a bad idea, even for a player. From there, when the beat drops, it's a three and a half minute celebration of manhood and a strange sort of fidelity.



UGK feat. International Players Anthem (I Choose You)

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Sunday, December 30, 2007

#6: Feist - 1, 2, 3, 4

This was originally lower, but I have a funny story about this song that pushed it up a little bit.

A few months after I met my girlfriend, I met her family. She has a 2 1/2 year old niece who is a pretty perceptive little girl. Anyhow, as I feel that kids shouldn't just listen to the Wiggles and crap like that, I made a CD of "kid-friendly" music that she could listen to in the car. The CD included (among others) "Crabbuckit" by k-os, "Around the World" by Daft Punk, "Just Like Heaven" by the Cure, and"1, 2, 3, 4" by Feist.

A few weeks ago, I was having lunch at their house and she started singing "1, 2, 3, 4". She doesn't really know the words outside of "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10", and she just repeats this, but now we've encountered a new problem: when she counts to ten, she skips 7 and 8.

Feist: warping the concept of counting for young children since 2003!



Feist - 1, 2, 3, 4

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posted by Ben, 12/30/2007 02:31:00 PM | link | |

#7: Buck 65 - Indestructible Sam

I've always talked about how much I love Buck's music - and this is no different. Based on the true story of Samuel Dombey, Buck spins a quick 3-minute yarn about a man who just would not die. I really can't do the song justice, so just download it. It was on Buck's site available for download for free, and you really ought to just check out the entire EP he self-released.



Buck 65 - Indestructible Sam

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posted by Ben, 12/30/2007 02:21:00 PM | link | |

#8: Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

I will now list the buzzwords and phrases used to describe Vampire Weekend these days:

"Influenced by Paul Simon's Graceland."
"Oh my God they went to Columbia!"
"White-boy afro-pop? Who knew!"
"Did you know they've never even been to Cape Cod?"

Yeah, they're still pretty damn good.



Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

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posted by Ben, 12/30/2007 02:08:00 PM | link | |

#9: Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running

So what if Neon Bible wasn't Funeral? Talk about having to live up to expectations. And it wasn't even as though NB wasn't great - it was. It's easily in my top 5 of 2007. It's just a growing process - nothing was going to replicate the lightning in a bottle that was Funeral. And in my opinion, the most impressive track on the album was the quirky "Keep The Car Running", the answer to Funeral's "Rebellion (Lies)".

That said, I have no idea what the song is actually about. Ideas?



Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running

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posted by Ben, 12/30/2007 01:50:00 PM | link | |

#10: LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

At this point, I don't think there is much left to say about "All My Friends". It's a really great track. One of James Murphy's best qualities as a producer is his unbelievable patience. He's more than willing to have a track grow over nine minutes. He's willing to let the first two or three minutes start slowly and to let it build into a beast, as he does with "All My Friends".

Just a great, great song.



LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

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posted by Ben, 12/30/2007 01:40:00 PM | link | |

#11: Klaxons - Golden Skans

Strangely, I think this is the kind of the song that could have come out any time in the last forty years. It's got a timeless quality to it - the vocals aren't really something you can place, the strings and piano are unique, and there is a strange somberness to the song that really allows for you to view it as... special. Does that make sense?



Klaxons - Golden Skans

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posted by Ben, 12/30/2007 01:38:00 PM | link | |

#12: Reverend & The Makers - Heavyweight Champion of the World

This was one of my favorite discoveries of the year. I love the concept of the song, the production, the lyrics, and most of all - the video. It's definitely one of the more "fun" songs I've heard in some time, just considering the simplicity alone.



Reverend & The Makers - Heavyweight Champion of the World

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posted by Ben, 12/30/2007 01:28:00 PM | link | |

#13: Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing

It's funny - Kanye's first single on Graduation was this one, despite what it seems. I love the use of Jeezy's sample ("HA HA!"), I love Kanye's arrogance, and I love that Manny Ramirez used this as his song as he came to bat this season.

What I love the very very most though, is this (you will need the Stage6 DivX plugin to view):
The most awesome music video ever.

AND, IT'S APPROVED BY KANYE! HA HA!

Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing

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