Drum n Bass · Mixes · Tracks

RAM & Kiki

I brought some of those mixtapes of mine that I found at my mum’s back to LA with me and have been converting them to MP3s. It’s so funny to listen to 20 year old me mixing records. There’s one tape where you can totally tell I had just learned how to juggle beats using the phono/line toggle and proceeded to do it for like 30 minutes straight.

Oh man, the hold RAM Records used to have on me! 😂 I’ve converted 2 tapes already and it’s just all RAM tracks.

Here’s a RAM Trilogy gem for old times’ sake.

Dunno how I missed this one, since we all know how much of an Alix Perez fan I am.

Doing some curriculum development and listening to this.

Have a good day!

Tracklist:
00:00 Dogger, Mindstate & Liam Bailey – Broken Home (Calibre Music) [1985 Music]
04:41 Alix Perez & Verbz – Stayed The Same [1985 Music]
5:52 Alix Perez – Desanka [1985 Music]
07:52 Visages [1985 Music]
09:11 Trail – Resident
10:40 Visages – Sunshine Mystery [1985 Music]
12:31 Visages – ID [1985 Music]
13:58 Alix Perez & Halogenix – Amè
15:04 Halogenix – Don’t Need That
16:10 Monty & Redeyes – Birdland [1985 Music]
17:28 Giveon – Favourite Mistake (Halogenix Edit) [Epic / Not So Fast]
18:35 Foreign Beggars ft. Laville – Reveal (Alix Perez Remix) [4NC¥]
20:05 Alix Perez – Evermore [1985 Music]
21:30 Monty & Visages – VIBIN’ [1985 Music]
22:58 Tyrone – Untitled Matrix [The North Quarter]
24:27 Visages & En:vy – ID [1985 Music]
25:55 Visages & Laville – About You (Alix Perez Remix) [1985 Music]
27:24 SubMarine – ID [1985 Music]
28:52 Bredren – ID [1985 Music]
29:58 Scepticz – Silent Killer
31:04 Monty & Visages – ID [1985 Music]
32:27 Alix Perez Ft. T-Man – ID [1985 Music]
33:30 Alix Perez – Babylon Burning VIP [1985 Music]
34:40 Alix Perez – Trinity VIP [1985 Music]
35:51 Alix Perez – Trinity (Skeptical Remix) [1985 Music]
36:55 Hyroglifics – Dancefloor Friendly Club Track [Critical Music]
37:42 Bou ft. Trigga – Veteran (Alix Perez Remix) [Souped Up]
39:32 The Sauce & Critical Impact – Grimiest Ever
40:38 Bredren – ID [1985 Music]
41:44 Cesco & En:vy – ID [1985 Music]
42:50 Cesco – ID [1985 Music]
44:24 Visages & Strategy – ID [1985 Music]
46:10 Metrodome – ID [1985 Music]
47:35 Metrodome – ID [1985 Music]
48:40 Unknown Artist – Shmurda Inna Dancehall [Dubplate Championz]
49:39 Fracture – Loving Touch VIP [Exit Records]
51:13 Was A Be – ID
52:25 Alix Perez, Bou Ft Trigga – ID [1985 Music]
54:30 DLR – Capable Of Murder
55:36 DLR & Break – Absolutely True
57:05 Alix Perez, DLR & SP:MC – Keep Up [1985 Music x Sofa Sound]
58:12 DLR & Alix Perez – Blips [1985 Music x Sofa Sound]
59:00 The Sauce – Buggin’ [The Sauce Recordings]

Drum n Bass · Mixes

Liquid & Kiki

It’s funny to me that I used to mix super duper noisy, rowdy, party drum n bass in my younger years. While I was at my mum’s I found all these old mixtapes of tag team sessions with me and my crew and they were so live and fun!

At 45, my knees and ears are def not in the mood for that type of dnb, but it was really enjoyable to take a trip down memory lane. (my mum still has a stereo with a tape deck, so I listened to the tapes).

It’s been liquid all day ‘erry day for me since about 2003. But I had a good 8 or 9 years where I was only about jump up, ragga jungle, and whatever you want to call the different genres that came out over those years that made me want to hug the speaker the most. 😊

I still like to go out and listen to dnb when I can. I do have the odd dance here and there. That Phonox event that Greg played at back in November, I danced for like 4 hours straight! Most of the time though I’m looking for a pleasant soundtrack for my day-to-day activities. As long as they are “Senior-citizen/pensioner” friendly. LOL. Really just mostly want background music as I lesson plan, clean, work out and drive for long periods of time.

I’m probs late to the game, but I just subscribed to this YouTube channel and it’s bringing me so much joy as I lesson plan for the week. 😍

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Currently listening to the Calibre mix.

Drum n Bass · Mixes · Tracks

Mixtape Kiki

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I used to have so many rave mixtapes.  I gave most of them to my friend to add to his amazing Rave Archive website, but I still have about 20 of my own personal mixes that I have been meaning to convert to mp3, and just never got around to it.  

I came across them again when I was cleaning out some boxes, and have been having a field day just listening to them while cleaning, lesson planning, avoiding going outside in 5° weather, etc. So many good memories and so many good tracks.

I expected the sound quality to be super shitty but I guess they kept well and they still sound surprisingly decent.  I also expected the mixing from Code Blue circa late 90’s to be cringe-worthy, but they weren’t half bad…  even if I do say so myself.  😝

Here are some oldies that I heard that I’m definitely digging out when I go have a mix session after I finish writing this post.  😻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc1n8G2U5Z4