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Friday, May 2, 2008

adventures in fake dj'ing: fake dj battle edition...

Carpet flew in to visit us a few weeks ago. Not surprizingly, a sizable strip was torn off Vancouver and things were generally bonkers. One afternoon, the girls went out and did some wedding related shopping, leaving me and Carpet back at the apartment... we did the only sane thing we could think of: opened a couple bottles of wine, and started to collaboratively fake dj on the laptop. The premise was that we'd take turns mixing... one of us would select the record for the other to play, and then we'd rotate. This started out all well and good with some old school hip hop, but then we started trying to make things challenging for each other by introducing some sickly sweet pop music. After realizing we were yelling at each other about which Britney Spears track was most appropriate for our mix, we agreed to class up/round out the later half of the set with some delicious French house. The result, shockingly, is a pretty solid please-all party mix, (fake) battle scars be dammed.

Whoomp, here's the set list:

Wrecks-N-Effect - New Jack Swing
Armand Van Helden - Hot Butter
The Beatnuts - Watch Out Now
M.I.A. - Come Around
Janet Jackson - So Much Better
De La Soul - A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays
Alan Braxe and Fred Falke - Intro
Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love
Rihanna - Please Don't Stop the Music
Britney Spears - Piece Of Me
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (T-Wrecks Remix)
Count & Sinden - Beeper (A-Trak remix)
The Knish Hit Squad - Modjo vs 90210

*Download the mp3 here* [54MB, right click & save-as]

Or better yet, subscribe to the fake dj set podcast here. (full details can be found here).

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Monday, March 3, 2008

adventures in fake dj'ing: vacation mode edition...

I shall type quick... I'm a few minutes away from heading to the airport and taking a week or so off real life. I'm beyond pumped to be trading in snowpants for board shorts.

Based on this, I've created a DJ set for going braindead to while on a beach. The obvious choice for a mix like this would be some sort of downtempo-ish set of music, but I tend to like other kinds of stuff when I'm working on my tan. The intent isn't to fall asleep but rather keep a good time feeling going. Anyhoo, this is the track list:

Mylo - Zenophile
Robyn - Crash and Burn Girl (Jesper Dahlback Remix)
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
Uffie - First Love (Flufftronix Upbeat Mix)
Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Moulinex Remix)
Cadence Weapon - In Search of the Youth Crew
Daft Punk - Technologic (Balboa Remix)
Mylo - Musclecar (Reform Reprise)
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Stuart Price Remix)
Daft Punk - Voyager
Armand Van Helden - Flowerz
T-Wrecks - Way I Are (T-Wrecks Remix)
Chromeo - Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT RMX)
Sebastien Tellier - Sexual Sportswear

*Download the mp3 here* [65MB, right click & save-as]

Or better yet, subscribe to the fake dj set podcast here. (full details can be found here).

And on that note, I'm outta here.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

adventures in fake dj'ing: rocky mountain high edition...

My birthday is coming up in the next week or so and I've lucked out. I'm getting an ultra-fancy new snowboarding coat. You know, one of those light weight deals that can withstand the coldest of cold temperatures and remain water proof even if you're swimming in the thing.

Also, this coat has is a proper iPod holder pocket with embedded headphone wiring. Because of this, I'm torn... listening to music while riding is stupid and unsafe... BUT, my inner music nerd is tempted by the coat and wants to try the iPod while boarding thing, even if only for a couple of runs.

This begs the question, what's the best type of music to listen to while on the hill? If the clips of skate/snow videos I've seen are any indication, the music of choice is old school punk stuff like SNFU or NOFX. In two words: fuck that. To me the on-hill music should be energetic, but sublime... it shouldn't be the focus of my day, it should subtlety enhance things.

Based on all that, I've created a 30 minute DJ set for the mountains, featuring mostly instrumental, slightly downtempo electronic jams. In some cases I've even slowed down tracks. The whole idea being that you remain calm and cool while throwing yourself off the side of a jagged icy cliff.

This is the track list:

Justice - Valentine
Radiohead - Weird Fishes (Amplive Remix)
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye
Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (Kid Fresh Refix)
Goldrocc - 93 'Till B'more (Instrumental)
Hot Chip - Just Like We (Breakdown) (DFA Remix)
Daft Punk - Voyager (Dominique Torti's Wild Style Edit)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
Thom Yorke - Eraser (xxxchange Mix)
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (Soulwax Dub)
LCD Soundsystem - Time to Get Away (Gucci Remix)

*Download the mp3 here* [37MB, right click & save-as]

Or better yet, subscribe to the fake dj set podcast here. (full details can be found here).

And on that note, I'm off to Whistler, bitches.

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songs from the 1st world, to enjoy while you bask in the splendor of the 3rd

Labels: fake dj'ing

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Friday, December 21, 2007

adventures in fake dj'ing: all purpose party edition...

I'm about 15 hours away from hopping on a plane and heading home for the holidays. I'm so ready to go. The most best thing about going home is (1) seeing everyone I haven't seen in forever, (2) partying with them. Can't wait.

The music is always tricky at these random holiday reunion parties... you're hanging with all types of folks who like all types of music. So, I've put together a mix that pastes together all kinds of music. There's something for everyone: fluffy pop to old nostalgic stuff to hip hop to indie electro to rock n roll to stuff featured in iPod commercials. The result is about 30 songs beatmixed together in 40 minutes. My favorite part is when Sir Mixalot lyrics get paired with a Strokes riff and a Peter Bjorn & John beat.

Ferreals, if nothing on this mix appeals to you, then you're dead inside and ain't got no dream. Or something.

This is the set list:

Spank Rock - Touch Me
Stars - Elevator Love Letter
P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
Cansei De Ser Sexy - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex
Shabba Ranks - Mr. Loverman
Kris Kross - Jump
The Blow - Hey Boy
The Bird and the Bee - Fucking Boyfriend
Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA remix)
M.I.A. - Jimmy
The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
Will.i.am - I Got It From My Mama (Break)
20 Fingers - Short Dick Man
Weezer - Island In The Sun
Fergie - Fergalicious
Blur - Boys and Girls
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction
Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Baltimore Club Remix)
Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends (Lower East Side Remix)
Feist - 1234 (Van She Remix)
Tegan & Sara - Back in Your Head
Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks
Sir Mixx-a-lot - Baby Got Back
The Strokes - Take It Or Leave It
Crystal Waters - La Da Dee (Baltimore Club Remix)
New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (Van She Tech Remix)
Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye

*Download the mp3 here* [53MB, right click & save-as]

Or better yet, subscribe to the fake dj set podcast here. (full details can be found here).

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cookies with bacon

Labels: fake dj'ing, mp3

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

advanced apologies in advance...

Hey! Did you ever wonder what the vocals from Public Enemy's Bring The Noise would sound like when mashed up with the beat from that new Will.I.Am song? What's that? No?! You haven't ever wondered what it would be like?

Oh, well I put the two tracks together, mash-up style. Download:

rob vanmega - bring the mama [mp3]

I should (?) point out a few things:

(1) It's my understanding that the actual Will.I.Am (who punctuates their name that way, really?!) lyrics and, in turn, song border on possibly being teh worst in the galaxy

(2) I've never heard the actual song in it's entirety... so what do I know... other than that I'm a sucker for that Mardi Gras bell sample... and you're all suckers for big compressed synth blasts (thanks, Justice)

(3) This track was meant to be savored ironically... like a green Killers t-shirt in Comic Sans MS font.

So, uh, enjoy!

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Labels: fake dj'ing, mash up, mp3, public enemy

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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

adventures in fake dj'ing: me + myself + i edition...

Before headding out for that brain-melting long weekend party in the middle of nowhere last weekend, I relized that I'd be spending 6 hours alone in my car commuting to the event. 6 hours each way.

Barf.

I put together a mix to keep myself ~~awake behind the wheel~~ entertained while driving. Since the audience for the set was just myself, I really catered to songs I wanted to hear. Doesn't matter if the tracks are actually good or bad or generally played to death, they're songs that would hold my attention.

The result: a set of 18 surprizingly cohesive tracks over 50 minutes. This thing starts slow at around 90BPM and by the end hums along at 130 BMP+ with ease. The tracks are all over the map, some old forgotten stuff, some uber-tacky stuff (does Ralph Tresvant still get work?), and of course some early 90's obscure Canadian hip hop (yay!). Either way... all this stuff kept me going on the road. Hooray for everything... here's the track listing:

Audio Two - Top Billin (Curtis Vodka Remix)
Def Squad - Say Word
Naughty By Nature - Feel Me Flow
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Here We Go Again
Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity
Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up
Divine Styler - Ain't Sayin Nothin'
House Of Pain - Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)
The Pharcyde - Soul Flower (Remix)
De La Soul - "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
Dream Warriors - Face In The Basin
Groove Armada - Easy
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banger
Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
Daft Punk - Digital Love
Kanye West - Stronger (A-Trak Remix)
Mylo - Drop the Pressure

*Download the mp3 here* [69MB, right click & save-as]

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discodust | kill them now

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Monday, August 20, 2007

adventures in fake dj'ing: hot! local! favourites! edition...

As promised, I've assembled an hour long mix highlighting the bands featured in Quinn's 2007 hottest/best in Vancouver poll. This set isn't the normal beatmixed fake dj stuff I normally do, but rather more of a cross faded radio-show style mix... with no painful radio show banter, of course.

The track list:

The Clips - Kassle
The Doers - Art For $
Tranzmitors - Dancin' in the Front Row
You Say Party! We Say Die! - The Gap
White Lung - Back House
The Choir Practice - Failsafe
Organ Trail - Moonshine
They Shoot Horses, Don't They - A Place Called LA
Twin Crystals - First Girl
Fake Shark Real Zombie! - Wolf Is The New
Frog Eyes - Bushels
Immaculate Machine - Dear Confessor
Japandroids - Coma Complacency
Pink Mountaintops - New Drug Queens
Ladyhawk - The Dugout
Secret Mommy - Grand About The Mouth
Mutators - What Cuts Want
Bison - Dark Skys Above

*Download the mp3 here* [83MB, right click & save-as]

Or better yet, subscribe to the fake dj set podcast here.

Note: the cover art for this set is an obvious rip-off of this gig poster. We hope the artist doesn't totally freak out about this.

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Labels: fake dj'ing, mp3

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Saturday, July 28, 2007

adventures in fake dj'ing: robot rock edition...

In case the 374 previous posts on the subject didn't tip you off... Guess what?! We're off to Seattle to see Daft Punk perform.

I'm a relatively ~~jaded~~ calm guy... but I gotta tell ya, I'm pumped (yes, italics) for this show. Like, little kid full of chocolate on Christmas day pumped. The funny thing is everyone else I've talked to about the show fees the same way.

Because I'm a huge fan of overkill, I put together a mix consisting entirely of Daft Punk tracks. I attempted to evenly sample from everything they've done over the past 15 years. The result: 26 fantastic robo-tracks in 38 minutes. Actually, I really had fun putting this mix together... I had forgotten how insane some of their Homework-era stuff really was. Anyways, the track listing:

Robot Rock
One More Time
Oh Yeah
Revolution 909
Face to Face
Voyager
Music Sounds Better With You (Stardust)
Work Is Never Over (Diplo/Kanye Redo)
Phoenix
High Life
Technologic
Crescendolls
Indo Silver Club
High Fidelity
Around The World
Da Funk (Armand Van Helden Remix)
Harder Better Faster Stronger
Aerodynamic (Daft Punk Remix)
Rollin' & Scratchin'
Digital Love (Red Foxx's Bmore Suprise Mix)
Human After All
Superheroes
Burnin'
Too Long (Acid Girls Edit)
Teachers (Soulwax Cover Version)
On Off

*Download the mp3 here* [44MB, right click & save-as]

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Labels: daft punk, fake dj'ing, mp3

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Thursday, June 28, 2007

licence & registration... [UPDATED]

My long weekend starts in about 4 seconds.

We're about to hop in the car for about 5 hours, and so to keep us awake and/or entertained while hauling down the highway I made a DJ set... it's kinda goofy/jokey/not 100% serious, but I figured I'd post it 'cause hey... content is content... and the fake dj sets are pretty popular these days.

Since this isn't an official podcast, I'm not gonna post the track list... there's bands like the Beastie Boys, Marky Mark, Feist, Justice, Jay-Z, Amanda Blank/XXXchange, Fergie, Britney, Broken Social Scene, K-Os, R. Kelly. This goes on for about 40 minutes. Stop laughing and start downloading:

**July Long Weekend Road Trip Mix** [mp3, right click save as]

UPDATE July 20: This mix seems to be pretty popular... 700 downloads and counting. I've updated & added the file to the podcast feed. So if you haven't grabed this mix yet, you might as well get with the winning team. Also, before republishing I went back and tweaked some of the blends between songs because I'm OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE TO THE MAX. Or whatever.

I get in my car now.

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so long richards on richards [via]

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Friday, June 8, 2007

adventures in fake dj'ing: weekend warm up edition...

Got a Friday night? Then this mix is for you.

I've got a big weekend coming up and thought I should build a set to it kick off. Something new-ish, something that doesn't take itself too seriously, something quick but potent.

This mix isn't just for me... it can work for anyone. This is the kinda mix designed to be heard in the early evening (somewhere between 6 - 9pm?) while you sit on a patio with your goodtime buddies or while you're getting ready to go out (hopefully, not with your goodtime buddies) or even while en route to a pub/whatever. Play it while the sun is still up and anticipation for your nightly plans is still high... after that go seek the sounds of a legitimate DJ.

This is the 30 minute set list:

Kanye West - Stronger
Public Enemy - Party for Your Right to Fight
Feist - Sealion Woman (Chromeo Remix)
Feist - My Man My Moon (Damage On The Backseat Remix)
Apples In Stereo - Joanie Don't You Worry
Green Velvet - Shake and Pop
The Rolling Stones - Shattered
Architecture In Helsinki - Heart it Races (Trizzy's Rusty Tin Can Mix)
Klever vs R. Kelly - I'm a Flirt
The Field - Silent

*Download the mp3 here* [38MB, right click & save-as]

Or better yet, subscribe to the fake dj set podcast here.

As always, vanmega podcasts feature zero talk or banter. We're all about the music. Previous podcasts and details can be found here.

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