T&A

OK, I've tried to only write my posts *after* work, but if I don't start this one now, my assistant won't be living by the end of the day. Honestly, I am about to lose my shit, but instead I shut my office door and turn to this blog. It is truly my Calgon. When I write these posts I really block everything else out as I want to make sure I am kicking some good k-nowledge your way. Enough about me...

Let's talk Titts and Ayres. Two fine fine djs/producers all around good guys who do wonderful things on their own, but when together watch out! I found this mix they did and I had to listen to it 4 or 5 times to make sure I liked it. It's actually quite good, but I had been od'ing on Starkey and I couldn't wrap my head around anything else. It's kinda like if you go wine tasting and you start with reds then you decide to sample a white it doesn't necessarily go down well. You need to cleanse your pallet with some crackers first before you do that...so that's what I had to do.

Let's talk Ayres first. He is actually from the other wonderful B-Town which is Brooklyn...soon to be new home for this drizzhollerer! He's actually only been Djing since 2001 but has proven he has chops as you'll hear in this mix I am going to post. Speaking of Brooklyn, he'll be at Southpaw on April 5, 2008 for his monthly called "The Rub". Let me know what you think.

Titttttttttttttsssssssssssssssswwooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrttttttttttttttttthhhhhhh....that's how his name is broadcasted throughout his mixes. He's living in DC, but I want to say was in Philly at one point. Either way he loves B-More Club...Holla! and does a good job reprazentin'. Seriously kids he gets many ass' a shakin'...combined with our boy Ayres their shit is dynamite!

I don't have the setlist as they wanted to be silly and secretive about it. All they said is the following:

"30 minutes of hot molten lava including my new Kid Sister remix, Tittsworth’s new Brazillian Rhyme remix, new shit from the Ultimate T&A EP and a lot more. Here are some of the artists: Kavinsky, Cassy, Herve, Alter Ego, Surkin, DJ Unk, Dave Nada, Blaq Starr, Rich Boy & A-Trak plus some secrets"

This mix was done in June 2007 so some of you should recognize the tracks and help a sister out!! Ayres begins the set and Tittsworth comes in at around 14 minutes into the set. I do have some interesting commentary on the tracks though that I thought I'd share. So here goes:

The beginning is this dramatic sample of someone flatlining...of course immediately after the beats begin cuz you know y'all have gone to heaven. So the first track I really don't know who it is...but it's a nice intro with some good loops and a sweet vocal.

Right at 5:44 drops in some serious nostalgia for me. Let's rewind a sec. All of you kids who used to party with me, do you remember the party "Hiatus"? Yes the party that was held in the small upstairs room to the left of the main room at 1015. It was Garth's party after Roots was dissolved, you know the one party that was every Wednesday but not the first, for obvious reasons! At the time of its creation, everyone was into some serious garage house...this track takes me back to that time...let me know if you agree.

Then at around 6:45 he drops into this record that I am not sure whose it is but someone has sampled the intro to "Public Enemy No.1" and turned it into a track. It very well could be theirs but am not sure. For those of you who have the record let me know. Either way its fuzzy bass lines will have you bopping around hands down. Diplo uses it in the mix I sent last night.

At about 10:02 is the Kid Sister remix of "Pro Nails" they talk about. Most of you have heard this. Anything Kid Sister is amazing. I'll be sure to talk about her on a future post.

The next track you should all know, it's none other than Dj Unk's "Back It Up". If you're not already dancing, you will be now. This begins at around 12:25.

If you use Dj Unk it seems like a natural progression to throw in none other than Rich Boy's "Throw Some Ds". This begins Tittsworth set and starts at around 15:10. Thanks Ayres...I loved it!

Now the next track can someone please please please figure it out and tell me they know what it is. In particular I am shouting out to one person, you know who you are, who I am hoping owns it and will bestow it upon me...this comes in at 17:00...and OH SHIT...the horn sample that's used blows my fucking mind! I love the tease of only hearing this for 1:36 before Titts segways into Blaqstarr.

It makes a lot of sense to follow up with Blaqstarr here. Blaqstarr is one of the godfather's of the B'More Club scene. Everyone uses his tracks.

At about 20:40 is another great track that keeps you moving. Not sure who it is...but they sample Coldplay. If you know me, you know I've ripped Coldplay a new one on many many occasions...it's not to say that I don't think Chris Martin is a talented pianist because I think he is...so it's nice that the sample is just that and nothing more otherwise a gun might have been in my mouth.

23:15 is a track that also is a bit nostalgic for me. Cg the baddest B this reminds me of what we were reminissing about the other night. 7:35 a.m.-Cocaine strewed dance floors-with all our gay boyfriends-doing the cat walk dance in front of the mirrors-listening to handbag house-whilst drinking midori sours at the infamous End Up Tea Dances! That was a mouthful, but you'll get it.

26:00 mins Tittsworth ends with this ridiculously good melody of Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" a song that always gives me chills because how do you not love Stevie Wonder? Am jealous of all of you kids who will see him at Jazz Fest this year. Then he takes us into the Supremes "You Keep Me Hangin On" another chill creator. Such powerful lyrics for the time. The best is he finishes with Huey Lewis' "Hip to Be Square". How do you not have a smile on your face now? I do. Now I can go back to work...booo!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2179760ab06d43/