Here are a few photos taken mostly by my lady and a few by me from where my year ticked over into 2012. Valparaiso is a really Cool city about an hour and a half bus ride from the capital of Chile, Santiago. The majority of people in Valparaiso live a fair hike or short cab or bus fare up these amazing hills that surround the port which is at the centre of the city. The seafood is amazing, the vibes are good and the city has a totally unique charm to any other place i have visited in Chile. If your coming through Chile sometime this year or ever Valparaiso is definatly worth checking.
I was also pretty relieved to go to a spot that played an alternative to Reggaeton or top 40 cheese. There is a club in Valparaiso called La Sala. Three rooms, One Dancehall, one Grime, DnB and Dubstep and one Hip Hop. Beers were cheap, girlies vibing to good music and you can wear shorts.
Never have i been so happy to hear the Cosa Nostra Riddim.
A few years back Buenos Aires Label/club night and Artist agency ZZK provided me with my first taste into the relms of Digital Cumbia. As a label ZZK have continually pushed forward thinking Global bass and tropical vibes. Their Roster is on point and if i do say so myself their artwork is always impressive. The roots of ZZK lie in South America but their sound has spread throughout the world undoubtly influencing global bass and electronic producers worldwide. I’m really hoping i get the chance to check one of the much hyped Zizek club nights when i roll through Buenos Aires later in the year. Do yourselves a favour and get familiar with the label here ZZK.
Here are some tunes/remixes from a variety of the ZZK roster that have been staples for me. I’m going to have to start a club night when i make it back to Sydney so i can one day get a chance to play some of these tunes louder than my shitty home stereo.
I stumbled across the mix from Pipomixes. He has a blog all about mixtapes and good music which you should check here pipomixes.com his tapes are always killer and come highly recommended from me. Anyway the concept of this one is based on the music in Quentin Tarantino’s films which i can safely say is always on the money.
Stolen Records fam and foreign correspondent Mike Who checking in to share some love from Iquique, Chile. If you didn’t make it to our party and my farewell sauna workout “Badonkadonk” at goodgod, you may not know that i am now living in Chile. Life is good, the people are awsome, weather is nice, and the food is great. It’s a Little odd not having to go to work or wake up for uni but i’m finding unemployment pretty satisfying. I’m going to try and post some tunes on the regular that i come across during travels. But to kick things off i thought i would share some of my favourite tunes from some chileno artits that i have been introduced to and stumbled across over there years.
Me and Carla saw an awesome 12 piece cumbia band of old dudes in matching suits playing Chico Trujillo covers on the beach the other night, and being the fool i am i didn’t have a phone or camera to record the awesomeness.. this film clip will have to do me justice.
A sad, but happy affair. For more than a year, Mike Who has been putting in work behind the decks on Stolen Records. Bringing such amazing DJ skills, and a fantastic taste and knowledge of hip hop, Caribbean and Latin music. This was his last show before he moves to the north of Chile. Make sure you are at our going away party for him BADONKADONK at GOODGOD on Saturday.
Also we were joined by experimental indie rapper, Busdriver. What is it about The Good Life/Project Blowed rappers? He did one of the best freestyles we had on the show since we had Aceyalone on our show years ago. That scene of rappers originally based around open mic nights at The Good Life cafe has created some amazing emcees with a free flowing style of freestyle. Listen to this for Busdriver spitting on ‘Niggas In Paris’ and ‘Shutterbug’.
Largenesssss…
Playlist:
Outkast, Santigold & Major Lazor – Bombs Over The Bay (Dj Theory Edit)
Gappy Ranks – Pumping Belly
Durtty Goodz – Gunshot
Jah Cure ft Rick Ross – Like I See It
Keida – Informer
Boogat – Esa Mujer
Shabba Ranks – Caan Dun
Fu Schnickens – Ring The Alarm
Ofra Haza – Im Nin’Alu
Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes of Madness – the Cold Cut Remix)
A Tribe Called Quest – Steve Biko (Stir It Up)
Leftside & Esco – Tuck Inna Belly (Merlot Remix)
Douster ft Aidonia – Uucko Tight
Douster & Zanora Point – Uucko Riddim
Rye Rye – Shake It To The Ground (Toy Selectah’s Cumbia Remix)
Busy Signal & Elvis Crespo – Suevemente (Remix)
Currency – This Is The Life
Mr Davante – True OG
Outkast – Crumbling Urb
Jean Grae – Don’t Rush Me
R Kelly ft Notorious B.I.G. – Be Happy
Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame – 2 Loyal
Big Sean – Dance (A$$) ft Nicki Minaj (Remix)
Ludacris – Child Of The Night ft Nate Dogg
Birdman ft Drake & Lil Wayne – Money To Blow (Stinkin Rich Remix)
Big Boi – Shine Blockas ft Bun B & Project Pat
Bonde Do Role – Solta O Frango
MDemon – Oye Como Va (Bmore Edit)
Freddy Fresh – Oye Como Va
Diplo – Diplo Rhythm ft Sandra Melody
Slum Village – Back and Forth
The Roots – What They Do
Busdriver – No Blacks No Jews No Asians
Busdriver – Unnecessary Thinking ft Abstract Rude
Dogg Pound – Big Pimpin
It’s been a while in between drinks for me and a terradome set on the show. We have been crazy busy with all the awsome guests we have had in so that is my excuse. Here is a mix i did a while back now on the show, It has a bunch of different tunes, Some Dancehall, Hip hop, Digital Cumbia vibes and some future beat biz. Shantan put it up on the Stolen Records soundcloud, and added a bunch of drops from some of those mentioned awsome guests. Here it is plus some freeloads from the mix. Enjoy. More mixes from me here. Mike Who
Last Friday i Mike Who had a little chit chat and did the Friday arvo mix on Triple J with man about town Lewi Mckirdy. Also Shantan made the above photo with his Uber special photoshop skills, i think the Hello kitty touch really brings out my thug side.
Here is the mix and a few tunes off it for freeload . woo yay
Tracklisting
Dame Yerba – Zonora Point and Douster
Dangerdoom – benzie Box
Waajeed – Proud
Slum Village feat Busta Rhymes – What it’s all about
Nu Shooz- I can’t wait
Organized Noize- Weeastpointin
Mala Rodriguez- Toca Toca
Adele- Rolling in the Heat ( Heatwave refix)
Shadow- Organ Donor
J5- Swing set
Danny T feat Oh Snap- Whine ya waistline ( Surecut Kids remix)
Mr Oizo-Skatesteak
Gian Piero Riverberi- Nel cimiterio di tuscon
Johhny Pate- Shaft In africa
Fela vs Ron Hunt ( Afroheat Booty)
Parliment- knee Deep
Eric Rug- Tribute
Ok Rodney P is a Boss. Easily one of my fav mc’s ever. If you don’t like the P i don’t like you. This is massive New posse cut from some of the Uk’s finest on a rework of the classic truth and rights riddim…Heaaaavvvvyyyyy
Also some bonus Rodney P tunes because we rule and i’m in such a good mood after watching the above clip.
I had been talking about doing a mix about all my favourite tunes themed on Love and everyone was sick of hearing me talk about it and not actually hearing the mix. So last uni holidays I was actually productive and here is the finished product with Love from me to you. So grab a partner, open your finest casked wine and get familiar. Big love to the homies from Well Dressed Vandals for doing me a cover so i can be all legit.
Lots Love from Mike Who..xo
Here are also some seperate tunes for your download because Stolen records fm Loves you..
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