Folks it’s been a little while since I’ve posted a mix… My apologies for this. With the holiday season coming on strong and transition in the air, my dance card has been full. I will say this though, it has been an amazing year. Seems change is the only thing we can count on these days and I welcome it with open arms. And as we take one big step forward towards a new year, a new government and a new hope I truly believe 2009 is going to be remarkable beyond words.

So for the end of the year I bring you some holiday spirit to play, share and enjoy. If you like what you hear pass it on. And don’t forget to scroll down. There is a bountiful list of talented dj’s that have posted their music with me over the last few months. Check them out as they most certainly should be heard.

Happy Holidaze everyone.

mr.caparro

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01. Greg Cerrone - Bullit (Da Fresh Remix)
02. TV Rock - Been A Long Time (Axwell Remode Mix)
03. Picco - Yeke Yeke
04. The Shapeshifters - Lola’s Theme (2008 Re-Edit)
05. Funkerman - Speed Up (ATFC remix)
06. Mightyfools - Hey Babe
07. Rene Van Munster - Phonesmack (Riva Starr Remix)
08. James Harcourt - Call & Response
09. Daniele Papini - Church of Nonsense
10. Minilogue - Doiicie A

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Dirty Nightmare Before XXXMas Mix

15 years of spinning music is quite a journey. Isaiah Martin combines a blistering mix without boundaries of house, progressive and breakbeat. He has the very unique ability to create a hybrid mix of underground sound with influences of rock, hip-hop, retro, and just about anything else you can think of, combined with a distinct aptitude to read any crowd and absolutely rock the house. His trademark style has an inviting quality; never the same twice and always delivering driving, fluid mixes that make it really, really hard to stand still.

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Isaiah Martin - Flesh For Fantasy Mix

isaiah can be reached at Isaiah@ultra-fi.com

DJ Saadhu (aka Peter Ochs) has been spinning vinyl since he was a teenager in the mid-80s, dropping early hip hop back East at a high school radio station while trying to emulate the ground-breaking styles of Red Alert and Marley Marl coming out of New York City at that time.

Stints in college and alternative commercial radio as a disc jockey kept him connected to the music scene while working in the film business in Colorado.  But it wasn’t until heading west and discovering house, breaks and the California desert rave scene in the mid-90s that he was draw back to dance music.

When he moved to Los Angeles in 1999 to further his career as a filmmaker and freelance editor, he immersed himself in the LA underground music scene and Burning Man subculture.  It wasn’t long until he was back on the decks, rocking house parties and underground events,  now aiming his ambitions and talents directly to the dance floor.

Saadhu’s deft blending of jackin’ electro house and funky, dubby breaks into seamless sets keeps the club heads nodding and the party people dancing nonstop.  Hs love of the music is infectious and his broad music palette is revealed in his often-eclectic sets and mixes.   He is the driving force behind the Westside monthly Bass Ritual and has recently begun his foray into the producing fold, with plans to drop his first EP early next year.

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01. When Saints Go Machine- Pretty Rich (HiJack Remix)
02. Simian Mobile Disco- Hustler (Jesse Rose Remix)
03. HiJack- Party People (Original Mix)
04. Robosonic- Kaput in Hollywood (Sanitago & Bushido Remix)
05. Santiago & Bushido- Head Trick (Original Mix)
06. HiJack- No More (Original Mix)
07. Clark Able- Back In The Bronx (HiJack Remix)
08. Shelltoe Allstars- King Of The Beats (Original Mix)
09. Stupid Fresh- Stretch The Canvas
10. Lennie de Ice- We Are I.E. (HiJack Remix)
11. Rene Van Munster- Phonesmack (Riva Starr Remix)
12. Blatta & Inesha- Blow Up (HiJack Remix)
13. Kidda- Under The sun (Herve Remix)
14. DJ Rooster- Sunglasses@Night (Funkatronic Remix)

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dj saadhu - Jackin Your Box Mix

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saadhu@bassritual.com

Best-known for crafting jerky, shuffled beats, HeavyFeet producers Mike Burgess and James Medina have pooled their collective talents to become two of the Manchester underground scene’s fastest rising stars at 23 years old. Mike’s background as a classically trained musician, promoter and engineer found the DJ and production talent of James, who currently holds a residency at Manchester’s Tangled, the city’s longest running club night since 1993. When the two combined their production talents, their taste for the UK heavy house sound, pioneered by the likes of Switch, was already sweeping the underground electronic scene worldwide.

HeavyFeet’s bass-heavy sound blends U.S. and UK house with breaks, hip hop and garage. The result is a shuffled arrangement of distorted vocals, old-skool rave noises, new-school Chicago jack and plenty of wobbly undertones. When DJing, James has previously controlled the decks the solo, but there is now increased support from Mike, whilst in the studio, producing is a 50-50 effort. The duo is currently finishing new remixes for Fat! Records and U&A Recordings, which both attracted attention from Speaker Junk and Micky Slim’s Bomb Squad imprint. HeavyFeet has also lent recent supporting sets to Trevor Loveys and Micky Slim, with dates alongside Switch, MSTRKRFT and Boy 8-Bit forthcoming in the UK.

Aside from their detailed production work, HeavyFeet is continuing to collaborate with vocalists on several original projects. Chris Madin (Stonebridge), David Lewis (Streetz Recordings), Riz MC (BBC Electric Proms Winner) and Goldie’s tour MC, Switch MC are just a few names crooning their way into the mix of HeavyFeet’s distinct wobbly sound. Mike and James are currently expanding their DJ performance to include the both of them in a paired performance, incorporating laptop computer, MIDI controllers and FX units into the mix, with the now-standard twin CDJ set-up. HeavyFeet also looks to incorporate MCs and turntablists into a live DJ performance that balances out their fidget bass lines. Their future goals, at Potty Mouth Music and beyond, include the creation of a live show with vocalists and musicians, similar to the vein of Audio Bullys and Basement Jaxx.

heavyfeet can be reached at myspace.com/heavyfeet

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Heavyfeet - Autumn 08 Mix

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It’s not often that talent comes rising through the ranks fully formed, undiluted, and with as much potential as Foamo (aka Kye Gibbon). For a 21 year old from the sleepy town of High Wycombe, it’s quite an achievement to hit the ground running with his debut single ‘Moving It Over Here’ on Cubism Records, surprising established producers old enough to be his dad with the depth and quality of his engineering skills, never mind the absolutely huge bassline!

One of the next generation of dance music superstars (he was born in 1987, one year before the ‘summer of love’) Kye grew up predominantly listening to drum and bass, alongside a generous helping of dubstep, grime and garage, but it was listening to Loose Cannons’ radio show and seeing Kissy Sell Out DJ that introduced Foamo to a more house-orientated sound, and really focussed him towards producing the kind of bass heavy 4/4 tracks that you can hear on his increasingly popular Myspace site (www.myspace.com/foamo).

Having been inspired by Kissy, it made sense that he was one of the first DJs to send new tracks to, and it was Kissy who was the first DJ to really get behing Foamo’s tracks, playing ‘Moving It Over Here’ repeatedly on his Radio One show, giving him wide-ranging exposure to an international audience. Add to that a series of much sought-after online mix tapes and it’s no surprise that even after only one single he’s played across the UK and Europe as an in-demand DJ.

With unreleased mixes for Primary 1 and MSTRKRFT already under his belt, a new single for Wearhouse Records, collaborations with some of house music’s finest producers in the pipeline, plus sets at The End, Fabric and Space, Ibiza in his diary already, it’s been a meteoric rise for Foamo in 2008, and it looks like his reputation will only continue to grow.

foamo can be reached at myspace.com/foamo

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Foamo - House Party Mix

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born into the lovely environs of suburban lands lying to the east of los angeles, and raised on frozen food, meat and the religious right, eric tucker, aka WISEACRE, currently finds himself happily free yet equally inspired by it all.  living in the seaside republic of venice for 18 years, wiseacre initially established a successful career as a commercial/fine art photgrapher.

in 2003, he decided to pick up some vinyl, a couple of turntables, a mixer, two speakers and a few friends in order to begin the labor of love we call “throwin’ parties”.  since this time, WISEACRE has put his career of photography on hold and co-created two very successful los angeles parties, FUNKY IN THE MIDDLE and CUSTOM SUNDAZE.  He has hosted and played along side such talents as NICKODEMUS, MR. SCRUFF, QUANTIC, MARQUES WYATT, FORT KNOX FIVE, J BOOGIE,  MAKOSSA + MEGABLAST, KING BRITT,  OSUNLADE, MARK RAE, FEDERICO AUBELE, DJ DAY, SABO, THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME, DJ VADIM, MARK DE CLIVE LOWE, VIKTER DUPLAIX, DAZ-I-KUE, SAKE ONE, AFROKINETIC, DJ DRM and JEREMY SOLE.  Currently, WISEACRE is traveling between losangeles, new york, san francisco and washington D.C. spreading his love of music.

He is also looking to open a venue in los angeles where he will be able to continue his quest to bridge genres of music and people, and therefore build a scene that is not exclusive or segmented, but rather one that simply appreciates “good music”.  the tunes wiseacre chooses to share are deep and wide…. from brooklyn to the balkans, from south america to sweden, from house, to disco, to afro-latin funky breaks and dub… in short, wiseacre loves music, his lovely wife-to-be RAE and daughter ZOE.

5 lovely mixes for your listening pleasure. Damn this guy is busy…

wiseacre can be reached at myspace.com/onewiseacre

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wiseacre - Sundaze Decom

wiseacre - Snap, Crackle and Pop

wiseacre - Live at the Crib

wiseacre - Classic Message Mix

wiseacre - One Take Deep Warm Up

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1.     frank emilo flynn – santa tae (dert remix)
2.     rich medina – sound is everything (rich medina remix)
3.     marlena shaw – woman of the ghetto
4.     freddie cruger – i got…
5.     lee mcdonald – we’ve only just begun (patchworks remix)
6.     coppa – don’t shrimp
7.     try to find me – sir mr. doctor to you
8.     serge gainsbourg – ye ye (docteur raymond t remix)
9.     s-tone – amazona (sax version)
10.     tim maia - sossego
11.     pimps of joytime – san francisco bound (obah remix)
12.     mo horizons – tu fiesta personal (tm juke dub mix)
13.     midnight lab band – run riot
14.     gerardo frisina – african seeds
15.     axel krygrier – lorzal (gerardo frisina remix)
16.     james brown – sayin’ it & doin’ it (sugarloaf gansters remix)
17.     afronaut vs broki – comparsa
18.     larry pee – cosa dub fever (dreadless soldier mix)
19.     tontelas – en do
20.     hector lavoe –I like it like that (louie vega eol remix)
21.     jesus acosta & the professionals - guajida

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DJ KERRY has been passionate about music since the tender age of 5. Her musical beginnings
began with her playing the piano at age 8 and listening to hard rock until she was introduced
to Michael Jackson at age 12. Once soulful music entered her life she expanded her musical
genres to everything from R&B, Disco, Electronica, Rap, House and everything in between.
Out of all the genres, house music and rare disco classics are her favorites to spin. Many of
her influences come from DJs such as Louie Vega, Marques Wyatt, Joe Claussell, DJ Harvey,
Greg Wilson and David Mancuso to name a few.

One thing that KERRY brings to her sets is the sense of universal appeal. Her song selections
are often not condensed to one type of sound but an accumulation of everything from
Brazilian jazz to Latin grooves to afro beats. Her sense of style is very smooth and seamless.
You can always count on DJ KERRY to make you groove.

For the past 3 years Kerry had been DJing all over Los Angeles and feels honored that she has
had the opportunity to open for such artists as Macy Gray, Quest Love of The Roots, Groove
Junkies, Morten Trust, DJ MeMe, & Scott K. In-between playing for different art shows,
galleries, and private parties, KERRY has played at trendy Los Angeles nightlife spots such as
Falcon Bar, Day After, Hollywood Canteen, Crash Mansion, Joseph’s Cafe’, The Standard
Hotel, Custom Hotel, Tokio Restaurant Bar & Lounge, & The Roosevelt Hotel to name a few.
You can currently find DJ KERRY playing at the AC Lounge every Wednesday in Santa Monica,
The Vine Bar every Thursday and the Standard Hotel in Hollywood on a monthly basis

If you wish to get in touch with dj kerry she can be reached at djkerry.net

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djkerry - sweet soul sessions mix

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1.    Ain’t Nobody (Frankie Knuckles Hallucinogenic Dub) / Rufus & Chaka Khan
2.    Tullio De Piscopo / ?
3.    Its Late / Village People
4.    Origins (Of Hip Hop) / Beatfanatic
5.    Heavy Love Affair (The Revenge Rework) / Marvin Gaye
6.    Don’t Let Go / Tony Orlando
7.    Dead on It (U-Tern Disco Edit) / James Brown
8.    Don’t Turn it Off / 40 Thieves
9.    Fridaynight Dubdisco Delite / Beatfanatic
10.  Take A Ride (André Lodemann Club Ride) / Rodney Hunter
11.  Second Principles / Random Factor
12.  Penthouse Dubexcursions (featuring Roman Andrén) / Beatfanatic
13.  Say It! Part 1 & 2 (Featuring Roman Andrén) / Beatfanatic

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Lee Mortimer (AKA Sawtooth Sucka) has been steadily making waves with his productions and DJ sets by taking every opportunity to supply ears with exciting, sleaze-filled fidget house.

Having started with the humble Commodore Amiga before he was even a teenager, Lee has now firmly established himself as a top-notch recording artist and has had tracks and remixes on CR2, Front Room Recordings, Made To Play, Jusin Long’s .dotbleep Recordings, Chris Duckenfield’s Odori, Aquasky’s Passenger Records (Lee’s remix of ‘Call Me’ by The Bodysnatchers is in the Buzz Chart right now) and many more. Dave Taylor’s Dubsided Records have recently knocked on the door too and an EP is now in the pipeline.

No prizes for guessing then that love for Lee’s tracks has come from all corners of the dance music world. This includes support from Switch, Pete Tong (Who dubbed Lee’s track ‘Crazy’ as “one of the largest tunes” at the WMC 2007), Claude VonStroke (who licensed ‘Mush’ for his ‘At The Controls’ CD), Diplo, Dave Spoon, Crookers, Annie Mac, Jesse Rose, Paul Woolford, Micky Slim, Derrick Carter (featured ‘When It Comes’ on his Ministry of Sound Sessions CD) and loads more to boot!

Lee’s DJ-ing roots are in the underground, sweaty clubs, late nights, Stella Artois and Sambuca. This motto has followed him wherever he has played including as far a field and San Francisco (EndUp), Chicago (Smart Bar) and Lithuania, plus all of the UK’s top spots- Ministry Of Sound, Turnmills, 333, The Egg, Back To Basics, The Custard Factory etc. An Australian tour is also pencilled in for November.

Lee has been rewarded for his passion and hard work by being picked by Ministry of Sound to be their brand new monthly resident. Lee takes to the decks at the world renowned club on August 23rd 2008. Watch this space for more details.

Now concentrating his efforts into his own label, Wearhouse Music, Lee has come into his own with his production creativity and A&R skills with all tracks getting majorly caned!

If you wish to get in touch with Lee he can be reached at myspace.com/leemortimer

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lee mortimer - Sept 08 Mix

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1. Aniki - House Music [Wearhouse Music]
2. Zinc & Dave Spoon - Ghost Train (Lee Mortimer Remix) [Televizion]
3. Detboi & Foamo - Girls Dem Go [Cheap Thrills]
4. Lee Mortimer - Come On [CDR]
5. Another State - Amnesia [Televizion]
6. Lee Mortimer - Moaning & Groaning [Dubsided]
7. Riva Starr - Squash [Made To Play]
8. Idiotproof - The Deacon (Duke Dumont Live From Brooklyn Remix) [Made To Play]
9. Bass Weazal - Kill The Fox [Wearhouse Music]
10. Jesse Rose and Action Man - Take it to the Club [Made To Play]
11. Moston & Malente - Do The Right Thing [Splank!]
12. Oliver Garcia - Sensation (HiJack Remix) [Brickhouse Records]
13. Wiley - Summertime (Bart B More Remix) [Asylum]
14. Daft Punk - Aerodynamic [Virgin]
15. SebastiAn - Momy [Ed Banger]
16. Evil Nine - They Live (Rogerseventytwo Remix) [Marine Parade]
17. Human Resource - Dominator (Jaimie Fanatic Remix) [Crux]
18. Tom EQ - Make Some Noise (Lee Mortimer Remix) [Wearhouse Music]
19. Crookers - Il Cattivo [Mad Decent]

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Dave Hughes, originally from Ireland, currently living in LA.

Aka Fidja. Aka Resoul

Dave has been DJing since the age of 15, initially in clubs in Dublin such as the Kitchen, The Red Box & POD, Switch, Bodytonic at Wax & Rogue. He has played alongside Charles Webster, King Britt, Rithma, Marques Wyett, Osunlade, Demarkus Lewis, Ben Watt, Bassnectar and Mylo to name but a few, and also at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Burning Man, Love Parade, Miami Winter Music Conference, and numerous clubs, bars, castles & parties all around the world.

Dave has toured around the globe playing in Europe, Asia, the US, and setting up a sister club for Bodytonic in Sydney, Australia.

Of late he has been busy in the studio working on his own productions for Palette Records, as well as remixes for The Model, Rithma, Microstar, Ross D & Soul AD.

If you wish to get in touch with Dave he can be reached at djdavehughes.com

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Dave Hughes - Deep and Dirty Mix

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A veteran of the underground electronic music movement, Braden was born in 
Los Angeles in 1975. Braden was introduced to electronic music in the late 80’s while living in the Chicago area. Braden immediately moved back to Los Angeles where he began his career as an event organizer, DJ & Producer.

Braden has been a resident at some of LA’s finest underground parties and If you’ve ever found yourself lost in the midst of downtown dancing to some dirty house or breaks, it was most likely Braden. From Space Island, The DoLab Events, Lightning In A Bottle, Burningman and beyond Braden is pushing the boundaries of the underground house and breaks movement.

Braden can be found playing at his monthly residency, 16Bit&Beyond, which takes place at the Air Conditioned Supperclub in Venice. Send an email to info@60minutemix.com if you wish to get in touch with Braden.

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