NEW HEAT!!!

Here are 3 of my most recent mixes. Between them, you've got hours of current chart and dance hits, classic underground Hip Hop, and a blend of crowd-pleasing funk, disco, r&b, rock, reggae, and more. To download, click on mix title. ENJOY!

DJ WHITE LABEL IS: THE PARTY ROCKER

BLACK EYED PEAS--I GOT A FEELING
USHER FEAT. WILL.I.AM--OMG
USHER FEAT. WILL.I.AM--OMG (DJ WHITE LABEL REMIX)
KE$HA--TIK TOK (DJ WHITE LABEL REMIX)
TAIO CRUZ FEAT. KE$HA & FABOLOUS--DIRTY PICTURE (REMIX)
DAVID GUETTA FEAT. AKON--LIFE OF A SUPERSTAR
LADY GAGA FEAT. RAY LAVENDAR--MONSTA
FLO-RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN--GOTS
PITBULL--OYE BABY
ESTELLE--FALL IN LOVE
ERRO--DON’T CHANGE FOR ME (REMIX)
BOB MARLEY--SUN IS SHINING (REMIX)
SEAN KINGSTON--ELECTRONIC MUSIC
RIHANNA--PLEASE DON’T STOP THE MUSIC
COMMON FEAT. PHARRELL--UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL
BLACK EYED PEAS--MEET ME HALFWAY
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST--FOOTPRINTS (REMIX)
MADCON--BEGGIN
AMY WINEHOUSE--YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD
TREY SONGZ--SAY AAH (TED SMOOTH REMIX)
TREY SONGZ--SAY AAH
JAMIE FOXX--BLAME IT (TED SMOOTH REMIX)
TREY SONGZ--INVENTED SEX (TED SMOOTH REMIX)
TREY SONGZ FEAT. USHER--INVENTED SEX (REMIX)
RIHANNA--RUDE BOY
JUELZ SANTANA FEAT. CHRIS BROWN--BACK TO THE CRIB
B.O.B.--NOTHIN’ ON YOU (REMIX)
LADY GAGA--BAD ROMANCE (REMIX)
TAIO CRUZ FEAT. LUDACRIS--BREAK YOUR HEART
PINK FLOYD--ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (REMIX)
DJ CLASS FEAT. KANYE WEST--I’M THE ISH (REMIX)
CLINTON SPARKS FEAT. DJ CLASS & JERMAINE DUPRI--FAVORITE DJ
JUSTIN BIEBER FEAT. USHER--SOMEBODY TO LOVE
BLACK EYED PEAS--BOOM BOOM POW (DAVID GUETTA REMIX)
TIESTO VS. DIPLO--C’MON
MYLO VS. MIAMI SOUND MACHINE--DROP THE PRESSURE (REMIX)
KE$HA--TIK TOK (DJ WHITE LABEL REMIX 2)
PUSSYCAT DOLLS--I HATE THIS PART
SERGIO MENDEZ--MAGALENHA
NOTORIOUS BIG--BIG POPPA
NOTORIOUS BIG--GET MONEY
JAY-Z--DOA
JAY-Z FEAT. SWIZZ BEATZ--ON TO THE NEXT ONE
JAY-Z FEAT. ALICIA KEYS--EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
DRAKE--9AM IN DALLAS FREESTYLE
SNOOP DOGG--I WANNA ROCK
SNOOP DOGG--WHAT’S MY NAME
2PAC FEAT. DR. DRE--CALIFORNIA LOVE
2PAC FEAT. NATE DOGG--ALL ABOUT YOU
2PAC--I GET AROUND
MARY J. BLIGE FEAT. NOTORIOUS BIG--REAL LOVE
FAITH EVANS--LOVE LIKE THIS
FAITH EVANS--LOVE LIKE THIS (CROOKLYN CLAN REMIX)
DIRTY MONEY FEAT. DIDDY & T.I.--HELLO, GOOD MORNING
DIRTY MONEY FEAT. DIDDY--LOVE COME DOWN
DIRTY MONEY FEAT. JIM JONES--LOVE COME DOWN (TED SMOOTH REMIX)
TOO $HORT--BLOW THE WHISTLE
BEYONCE--SINGLE LADIES
LADY GAGA FEAT. BEYONCE--TELEPHONE
OWL CITY--UMBRELLA BEACH (GRUM REMIX)
ARMAND VAN HELDEN--I WANT YOUR SOUL
BODYROX--YEAH YEAH (D. RAMIREZ REMIX)
TREY SONGZ--BIRTHDAY SEX (UPTEMPO REMIX)
BOB MARLEY--IS THIS LOVE

WHITE LABEL GOES BACK IN THE DAY

Hip 2 Da Game (Buckwild Remix)--Lord Finesse
Street Struck--Big L
Fed Up With the Bullshit--Big L
Suicidal Thoughts--Notorious BIG
Everyday Struggle--Notorious BIG
Hip Hop Hooray--Naughty By Nature
’93 Till Infinity--Souls of Mischeif
Footprints--A Tribe Called Quest
Rock Rock Y’All--A Tribe Called Quest
Electric Relaxation--A Tribe Called Quest
Dillagence (One-4-Jay)--DJ Spinna ft. Phonte
The Militia (Pete Rock Remix)--Gangstarr
Above the Clouds--Gangstarr
Step in the Arena--Gangstarr
You Know My Steez--Gangstarr
So Sick (Remix)--Ne-Yo ft. LL Cool J
I Jus Wanna Chill--Large Professor


WHITE LABEL CLUB CLASSICS

LUTHER VANDROSS--NEVER TOO MUCH
CHERYL LYNN--GOT TO BE REAL
DIANA ROSS--UPSIDE DOWN
STEPHANIE MILLS--NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS...
STEVIE WONDER--SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (DJ SMASH REMIX)
BILL WITHERS--LOVELY DAY
BANARAMA--CRUEL SUMMER
HALL & OATES--I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (BEATCONDUCTOR REMIX)
STEELY DAN--HEY 19
GRATEFUL DEAD--SHAKEDOWN STREET
DURAN DURAN--NOTORIOUS
TALKING HEADS--BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
CENTRAL LINE--WALKING INTO SUNSHINE (LARRY LEVAN MIX)
AL GREENE--JUST THE TWO OF US
BOBBY CALDWELL--WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE
UB40--RED RED WINE
MICHAEL MCDONALD--I KEEP FORGETTING
SYLVIA STRIPLIN--YOU CAN’T TURN ME AWAY
BEATLES--HELP
ROLLING STONES--START ME UP
GEORGE BENSON--LOVE BALLAD
DIANA ROSS--LOVE HANGOVER
CHICAGO--STREET PLAYER
THE CLASH--SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO
U2--SHE MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS
MICHAEL JACKSON--BLACK OR WHITE
MICHAEL JACKSON--MAN IN THE MIRROR
TOTO--AFRICA
PET SHOP BOYS--WEST END GIRLS
SIMPLE MINDS--DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
DEEE-LITE--GROOVE IS IN THE HEART
TONE-LOC--FUNKY COLD MEDINA
MADONNA--GET INTO THE GROOVE
BLONDIE--RAPTURE
PRINCE--KISS
ABBA--GIMME GIMME GIMME
HUMAN LEAGUE--DON’T YOU WANT ME
JUNIOR--MAMA USED TO SAY
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS--I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL
INI KAMOZE--HOTSTEPPER
TAANA GARDNER--HEARTBEAT

BACK 2 BASICS--PART 4

THE DJ WHITE LABEL ALL-VINYL LABOR DAY WEEKEND MIX

Takin' it wayyy back here. Nothing but classic vinyl all mixed on fly, totally by chance. ENJOY...

TRACKLIST:

1. Roy Ayers--Coffee Is The Color
2. George Duke--Brazillian Love
3. Alicia Meyers--I Want To Thank You
4. George Benson--Give Me The Night
5. O Jays--Backstabbers
6. Gwen Guthrie--Outside In The Rain (Larry Levan 12" Megamix)
7. Central Line--Walking Into Sunshine
8. Sugarhill Gang--Hot Hot Summer Day
9. Queen--Another One Bites The Dust
10. The Romantics--Talking In Your Sleep (Instrumental)
11. Trussel--Love Injection
12. Third World--Now That We Found Love
13. Change--A Lovers' Holiday
14. Rock Master Scott And The Dynamic Three--Request Line (Dub)
15. Schooly D--PSK
16. Captain Sky--Super Storm
17. Laguna--Spiller From Rio
18. Mary J Blige--Love Is All We Need (Mark's Faster Mary Faster Dub)
19. Kerri Chandler--Can't You See?
20. Masters At Work--The Ha Dance
21. The Believers--Who Dares To Believe In Me? (Mind Readers Mix)
22. DJ Duke--Can You Feel It?
23. Royal House (Todd Terry)--Party People
24. Spen & Karizma--In The Sky (Main Mix)
25. Black Masses--Wonderful Person (MAW Wonderful Brazil Dub)
26. Jon Cutler Feat. E-Man--It's Yours (Acapella)
27. Tony Touch Feat. Total--I Wonder Why (He's The Greatest DJ) (Touch of Soul Vocal Mix)
28. Jerald Daemyon--Summer Madness (MAW Main Mix)

Total Run Time: 1 Hour, 10 minutes

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

BACK 2 BASICS PART 3

From the Deep and Soulful to the Tech to the Electro/Funk, to the Disco, this is the Underground Sound of New York City. It is mixed totally live on two turntables and a mixer with no edits/punches/fixer-uppers/sound effects. Enjoy the vibe for nearly two hours.

1. Amy Winehouse--Tears Dry On Their Own (Alix Alvarez Sole Channel Mix)
2. Arnold Jarvis & Alix Alvarez--Rising Into Joy
3. Trina Broussard--Joy (Quentin Harris Remix)
4. Leela James--My Joy (Quentin Harris Vocal Mix)
5. Stevie Wonder--Make Sure You're Sure (Timmy Regisford & Quentin Harris Remix)
6. Bebe Winans--That's A Friend (Quentin Harris Shelter Mix)
7. Bebe Winans--I Want To Thank You (MAW Mix)
8. Raze--Break For Love (Talk Mix)
9. Fingers, Inc.--Can You Feel It? (Martin Luther King Jr. Spoken Word Mix)
10. Cartoon Time--Change (Remix)
11. Kerri Chandler & Jerome Sydenham--Powder (Deep At Legends Mix)
12. Aly-Us--Follow Me (Club Mix)
13. DJ Oni & Una--We Lift Our Hands In The Sanctuary (Ron Trent Shelter Mix)
14. Fstr--Basic (Shelter Mix)
15. Kerri Chandler--Moon Bounce
16. Dick Dickler (Kerri Chandler)--The Eye Tattoo
17. The Martinez Brothers--My Rendition (TMB Main Mix)
18. Ferrer & Syndenham, Inc.--Timbuktu (Ame Mix)
19. Ellen Allien & Apparat--Jet
20. Simian Mobile Disco--Wooden
21. Simian Mobile Disco--It's The Beat
22. Busy P--To Protect And Entertain (So Get Me Naked Remix)
23. Chromeo--Needy Girl (Bloc Party Remix)
24. Jim--Big Time Baller
25. Vinyl
26. Vinyl
27. Pam Todd--Let's Get Together
28. The Clash--The Magnificent Dance (Larry Levan Mix)
29. Vinyl
30. Loose Joints--Is It All Over My Face
31. Bonus--Kem--Heaven (Marlon D & Groove Assassins Remix) (Marlon D & G.A. Mix)

TOTAL RUN TIME: 1:49:33

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

This Is The Mothaf%&$#*n' REMIX!

This joint has been heating dancefloors all over the world for a minute. I decided it was high time for yours truly to give it the signature rub. So, direct from Japan, here is the EXPAT DEEP HOUSE REMIX OF ESTELLE FEAT. KANYE WEST--AMERICAN BOY!! (Based around a tasty sample from The Mack himself--WILLIE HUTCH!) ENJOY.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

Spacelab Yellow, Tokyo

Konichiwa [bitches] from Japan! Everything is going great out here on the Riverdance tour. Tokyo is an incredible city on par with NYC in a completely different way. The nightlife over here is insane and never stops, which brings me to Spacelab Yellow

I've been there twice this week, on Tuesday for Miguel Migs with Lisa Shaw live, which was great. I'm not sure if it can top last night's marathon set by DJ Spinna, who played everything from classic Gangstarr, ATCQ, and Wu Tang, to James Brown, to Masters at Work, to Larry Levan. The crowd was so ready to get down with whatever he played, and for good reason. Admission was about $25 with a free drink ticket and I was drinking $7 JD and Coke all night. Find me a deal like that at any club in NYC! Unfortunately, Spacelab Yellow will be closing in July, so I am lucky that I got to experience the vibe at this amazing venue before it no longer exists. Even though I have to be up super early on Sundays, I might just have to go to the Shelter Japan tour with Timmy Regisford on Saturday night in a couple weeks... Below are videos from Tuesday and Thursday nights inside Yellow. Enjoy...

DJ SPINNA DROPS "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH" LATE IN THE NIGHT


LISA SHAW PERFORMS "LET IT RIDE"


LISA SHAW PERFORMS "CHERRY"


MIGUEL MIGS GETS TECHED-OUT

"It's 98.7... Kiss... Club Classics"

Fresh from the decks to your ears, I've got some tasty treats for you today. These two gems come from one of the finest compilations in my collection: "98.7 Kiss FM Presents Shep Pettibone's Mastermixes," circa 1982 on Prelude Records. The back of the 12" jacket reads:

Dear Kiss Listener:

Mastermixes helped make Kiss-FM New York's MORE MUSIC LEADER and your response to them over the past 12 months has been overwhelming.

Everyday, we hear from more and more of you requesting copies for your own record collections. Now, for the first time, we're making them available to you as a way of saying thanks for your support.

Kiss-FM and Prelude Records are proud to present a collection of the best mastermixes, produced exclusively for Kiss-FM by Shep Pettibone, including some you've never heard before! You've asked for them and now you've got them in one fantastic package-enjoy!

For the latest in commercial-free mastermixes and much, much more, keep listening to 98.7 Kiss-FM--NOBODY GIVES MORE MUSIC!

Good Listening,
THE KISS JOCKS

For those of you who don't know, Kiss has been holding it down for decades as a mainstream FM radio pioneer of underground dance and urban music. Over the years, its on-air staff has included the likes of Kool DJ Red Alert, Chuck Chillout, The Latin Rascals, Isaac Hayes, Grandmaster Flash, and Timmy Regisford. Guest DJ's such as Kerri Chandler and Lil' Louie Vega have graced the airwaves, while Darryl James and Ruben Toro are still doin' their thing with the Midnight Mix and Kiss Club Classics, respectively, to this very day. Say what you will about commercial radio, but New Yorkers are certainly blessed with the finest selection of underground heavyweights mixing the late-night soundtrack of the weekend.

As for the tracks from the Mastermix compilation, the first is Canadian vocalist France Joli's classic, "Gonna Get Over You." The bassline, breaks, and dreamy piano solo are simply untouchable. It may be common practice today, but Shep Pettibone was one of the first dudes to include multiple remixes of the same tune on one single. He mastered the art of tape splicing, and the creation of flange and dub effects, as heard on his mastermix of "Gonna Get Over You." What starts out as a normal vocal track gets flipped into a dub for the last few minutes of the record. It almost sounds to me as if Pettibone simply made a recording of himself DJing with two copies of the original vinyl. At some points it seems as if you can hear two records phasing with each other playing in unison, and beats doubling up and echoing in others--CHUNKY! How exactly this mix was produced back in the days before Protools, I don't know, but I do know that it's awesome.

The second joint is called "Come Let Me Love You," by Jeanette "Lady" Day. As I took a closer look at the 12", I noticed an *asterisk* next to the title. Turns out that means this one wasn't mixed by Pettibone, but by the legendary Francois Kevorkian! Damn...vintage Francois K from 1982 and it still sounds so fresh. The whistles and drum breaks on this track are crazy and obviously I'm not the only one who thinks so. The astute listener should recognize some cowbell samples from "Hey Ladies" by the Beastie Boys, off of their 1989 masterpiece, Paul's Boutique.

Anyway, enjoy these jams and pay homage to classic NY radio at its best.

DOWNLOAD FRANCE JOLI--"GONNA GET OVER YOU" (SHEP PETTIBONE MIX)

DOWNLOAD JEANETTE "LADY" DAY--"COME LET ME LOVE YOU" (FRANCOIS K MIX)