Slow Burners Volume 2

As you might have guessed (with the Part 2 in the name and so on) Part 2 of the Slow Burners series is here, I was going to take this mix apart and rearrange it, but I have decided just to upload it as is and start work on part 3 when I get a chance. Many thanks again for the wonderful miss Mambo C. for allowing me to use her Trini Groove track :) There is a bit of philosophy behind these mixes, in that I want to put music you would not often hear on mixes, blended together in a way that every time you listen to it you notice something different, and eventually get to know the music on a different level, that's one of the reasons I call the series the Slow Burner series
Check out Part 1 here
http://www.mixcrate.com/mix/41977/dL-Slow-Burners-Vol-I

or here
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/mixes/indepth/slow_burners/



Slow Burners Part 2 dL by Decades

KRS1 v's Rakim The Mix

A week or so back there was a Facebook post asking who people preferred; KRS1 or Rakim. I immediately went with Rakim and Biz tended to lean towards KRS we knew that only 2 things could solve this argument either a message directly from Scott Baio endorsing one or the other or a mixtape, and as Biz has that court order thingy where is not allowed to communicate or be with in 200 meters of Scott Baio it ended up being the mix, and not just any mix a 97 minute marathon of classics, remixes and guest verses from 2 of the most influential MC's ever.


Rakim V's KRS Mix by dL by Decades mixes

Yes I finally did a new mix

It wasnt the mix I had nearly finished, but myself and the homie Admin had to undertake a road trip this weekend to pick up a car full of records and I wanted to have a new mix to listen to, so this was the result. This is the third mix in the Jazzy Joints series, which in case you are not familiar are mixes that are inspired by jazz based hip hop and beats, so they contain tracks that are slightly left of center of what the average hip hop mix would. This edition also contains some tracks that I had sourced from some other soundcloud users that were unreleased, but the guys were nice enough to hook me up with a copy for the mix.
Jazzy Joints III by dL by Decades

and be sure to check out Jazzy Gentle who's awesome version of Flying Lotus's Tea Leave Dancer is featured on the mix
Flying Lotus - Tea Leaf Dancers (Jazzy Gentle instr ReELab) by Jazzy Gentle

and also from the UK is producer Chris Komo
Whats Good ft. Jamel by Chris Komo

Sunday's Rule

I havent done many updates lately sorry guys, but I have been getting busy in the lab! I have been steadily working on some new mixes, 1 is very close to finished (i will post a link as soonas it is done of course)the other is still a little way off, but I have finally been motivated to get them done! In the mean time I am going to hit you off with some mixes that I have been listening to a lot lately, the first is the Sunday Under My Sheets mix done by mr miette out of France and the second is an awesome soul mix done by Mr Jeff Fellows out of Sydney Australia! Both of these guys have other great mixes on their pages so be sure to check them out!
A sunday under my sheets by mrmiette

Summer soul selection by strangefellow

Also here is an edit I did today
Rotary Connection Sunshine of Your Love dL edit by Decades
and one last thing, I just came across this earlier today, it is a video of Blackstar doing a live performance of one of their new tracks, they give a Madlib shout out which as much as love Madlib is a little worrying as I think he is too hot/cold to do an entire album, so lets hope that they stick to the formular of the first album and have a few different producers that all seem to gel together nicely (i especially hope to hear some j.rawls and hi-tek)

RIP Grand Master Roc Raida

Yesterday marked 2 years since Roc Raida died as a result of injuries he received via a Krav Maga accident. I thought I would share one of my favorite memories of his via his X-Men Style Beats from the Bomb Dj's compilation.

Grand Master R o c R a i d a (RIP) XMen Style Beatz by Decades

And make sure you read this great piece from former crew mate Rob Swift
http://www.djrobswift.com/2011/09/18/i-miss-you-raida/

Katalyst makes fresh mixtapes!

I have been getting really into both of these great mixes from Australian producer Katalyst lately. Both contain great songs that have been used in many of my favorite hip hop beats over the years, but it isnt one of those mixes where you have heard it all before, there are plenty of tracks on both that I have never heard on any mixes at all (and you know I listen to a lot of mixes!)
Katalyst Mixtape: Back to Basics - Part 1 by KATALYST
Children Of The Apocalypse Mixtape by KATALYST

Check his facebook page here http://www.facebook.com/pages/KATALYST/144681184596 for news on his up coming album (which looks very promising!), peep the preview track!
The Clapping Song feat CLK by KATALYST

Remixes, Edits and whatnaut

I am going to try and do a mix tonight, but in the mean time I thought I would share some of the stuff I have been doing to keep myself out of trouble. One of these days I might even get around to releasing some of these
Pete Rock & C.L Smooth Back On The Block dL remix by Decades
Gang Starr and John Waddell Love Sick uptempo remix dL edit (limited downloads available) by Decades
Redman and Method Man How High dL remix by Decades
Kero One Keep It Alive dL remix by Decades
Black Star Definition dL remix by Decades

and some of the latest edits I have done

Les Masques Dis Nous Quel Est Le Chemin dL edit by Decades
Gloria Walker Papa's Got the Wagon dL edit by Decades
Aaron Neville Hercules dL edit by Decades
Billy Paul You're My Sweetness dL edit by Decades