Mix #1: See rap run. RUN DMC, Run!

So, without further adieu, I bid you the new project for the blog I've been working on. Yes, I am a mediocre DJ, but without practice, I can't get too much better now can I? At the same time, I want to share music with you guys without it being of cost to you, but at the same time I want it legal. So, what is the solution? Eureka! Though technically I don't have the legal rights to do this, I thought maybe I could present you with mixes I have made and you can listen to. If you download it, good for you, if you just listen, that's what it's meant for. Since I'm not making money off of it, I don't believe it is illegal, but I'm still trying to check in on it.

So, today I present Mix #1: See rap run. RUN DMC, Run!

If you were not present for the 80-90's rap scene, who was more famous than RUN DMC could only be Public Enemy, Nas, or maybe even Eminem, or even Wu Tang Clan. Rap was starting to hit the radio hard and people were eating up the pop-rap hits. So, I thought, for those of us not too familiar with RUN DMC, why not make a mix and then let you explore it more if it is something that seems to interest you? Either way, here's a mix (The download is fine, let me know if you can't get it).
 

See rap run. RUN DMC, Run! Mix

Track List :
Quasimoto - Blitz
Run DMC - King of Rock vs. Run DMCJam Master Jay (Minimal foX mix)
Run DMC - Peter Piper
Run DMC - Mary Mary vs. Zombie Nation- Kernkraft 400 (Stadium Mix) (Minimal foX mix)


Let me know if you have any mix preferences, or comments about the new idea behind presenting bands, or if you just have something to say. (I know there's some work on my part that I need to do, but I've spent the past few months developing new ideas and mixes so let's get this done together, eh?)

-DJ Minimal foX

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When We Rise!

Sorry if the breif Hiatus had paniced anybody, but sometimes a blog writer has to face the life outside the internet for a bit before getting back to the comforting glow of a monitor.

Well, summer has come and started, and for those in Alaska, the breakup period is over and it's damn green on everything. Time to get out, do something, dance about, and enjoy the few months before work starts up even heavier for next year. But, you're tired of that same music over and over again. You'd want to get your rump in gear, but, you need something new to move you. I have an idea for you...

Major Lazer. Now, before just blindly clicking the link, let me give you the down-low about this album. If you remember awhile back, progressive DJ Diplo was mentioned. Major Lazer is a collaboration of Diplo with DJ Switch. Switch  has made his name with Dub-House music; Diplo with reggae/pop DJ work, especially with Santogold. Now, the creation here, Major Lazer, is a fictional character, know to have "...faught in the secret zombie wars..." and is a big fan of the music coming out of Jamacia. This album Guns don't kill people... Lazers do, is an exploration of both artists into modern Jamacian music, poppy island feel mixed with reggae.

The whole thing is a bit hard to just sit down and listen to, but is great music to get moving too. If you want a couple track samples to convince you Link to Lala.

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Next update will be a bit better, still trying to find places to share music with you for free, so hold tight.

-Minimal foX

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