the kidragon

Bossa Break with my man Question, Question, Question….(DOWNLOAD)

A few digs picked up this month from various shops & shows.  Material to play, sample, or just listen to.  I’m considerin’ starting a radio program showcasing different genre’s of music for pure listenings sake titled “KD presents: Keep Diggin”.  Stay TUNED…

These were the good ol days.  When mainstream radio permitted ill music to come out your speakers.  This was recorded on 9.20.02, featuring Mr. Choc, Truly Odd, Jrocc, C-Minus, & Jayfx.  Special guests on this included Supernat & Planet Asia.  Check Jrocc out on the breaks!!!  Enjoy!

FANTASTIC 4: MR. CHOC, TRULY ODD, JROCC, & CMINUS (9.20.02) (LINK ONE, LINK TWO)

L-DULA: COOL CALM & COLLECTED

DJ MELO-D AS FEATURED ON THE DISCOURSE RADIO SHOW (‘06-‘07)

LINK ONE, LINK TWO

These are various mixes provided to us by Melo-D of the World Famous Beat Junkies.  Originally aired on Discourse Radio, these mixes show why Melo is a master of the decks. 

Discourse Radio is an endeavor to keep us deeply engaged in things that are meaningful. Through words, art, music, media, action, & culture, it is in our best interest to negotiate different understandings of reality, striving to arrive at what ultimately brings tranquility to hearts…The Truth. In short: A course in discs coupled with a stimulating discourse.

Discourse Radio, currently on a 3-year hiatus, originally aired from 2006-2007 on Earthbound Radio.  Our featured news brigade consisted of Living, Ali, King, and yours truly, kidragon.  We followed a simple formula:  a discourse in books & beats.

Below is a link to a few of our archived shows from back in the day.  Though 3-years old, the material presented is still relevant. 

Also, check your boy kidragon on the decks, dropping nothing but heat!

DISCOURSE RADIO ARCHIVES LINK

Themes - Synthesizer & Percussion

Alan Hawkshaw and Brian Bennett, the marvellous pair from KPM that gave us the killer funk “The Name of the Game”. Lots of wild material ! Tough breaks provided by Brian Bennett, loud bass lines and crazey clavinet ! Very funky and very useful if you are after dope LOOPs : “Mon amour” is a smooth funk, “Oddball” is hard funk electro with break, “Daytripper” is a fat funk number that could make a house hit, “Mile High Swinger” has a pure Hanged Man sound, while “Auto Pilot” has a pulsating groove with electric piano and synthesizer. Check “Driving Force” and “Pacesetter” too for electroid prog funk. Last but not least, “Funky Chicken” has funky synths & loops. And Alan Hawkshaw, Mister ‘Mohawks’ himself, has to be heard on wah wah clavinet… Terrific !

I remember this from back in ‘91, lil 5th grader watching my older brothers dance to this.  Back then crews like P.M.B.C. (Primitive Minds Beyond Control), Groove Brothers (G.Bros), & others were killin the circles, before the revival of bboyin in SD.  An ode to me childhood…

Groovin to that good ol Detroit House!

Kenny Dixon Jr also known as Moodymann is a techno/house musician based in Detroit, Michigan. He creates a thoroughly hybrid form of techno/house dance music, jazz, soul, disco and funk via his innovative use of reworked riffs, samples (including old movie soundtrack samples mainly culled from the old blaxploitation and b-movie genres), and grooves taken from Detroit’s historically influential jazz, R&B, soul, funk, and disco scene. He is outspoken on the current state of dance music, decrying the lack of black techno and the white domination of the genre.

Soul Scheme I & Soul Scheme II

Note: first time I saw Question was back in ‘94 at the old World Beat Center.  Easy Roc of the Rock Steady Crew was killing the cypher and Question was remaking the high pitched tone of Gangstar’s “Who’s Gonna Take The Weight”, as a lil 14 year old back then, I thought that joint was bananas!  Made me realize that as a DJ, you can’t just be a jukebox on the decks…the only human element that can accompany a deep playlist is: SKILL!  Bring the SKILL back into DJing please!

This kid is super sick nasty with it.  Support!

 Freddie Joachim