Manchester’s pioneer DJ of electro-funk, soul, and disco has finally gotten the oppotunity to shine on the grand stage of BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix. GW takes you back with this one, gently coaxing the old school mix into the present with his signature electronic drops (which he claims come from 2 reel to reel tape players). The mix is already recieving rave reviews…and there’s only 3 days left to listen!
Tracklist:
The Originals ‘Down To Love Town’ (Dimitri From Paris Edit) – Motown / CDR Soul Searchers ‘Blow Your Whistle’ – Sussex Goody Goody ‘It Looks Like Love’ – Atlantic Shirley Lites ‘Heat You Up’ (Melt Down Mix) – West End Metro Area ‘Dance Reaction’ – Environ Talking Heads ‘Psycho Killer’ …
We’ve reached the end of our chronicles of 2008 Red Bull BC One in Paris. It’s sad, we know. So to cheer you up, we saved the best videos for last. Thanks to all who checked out the posts and see ya next year!
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Check out our continuing coverage of the 2008 Red Bull BC One Championship. Watch judges and b-boy legends Lilou + Ivan walk around the streets of Paris and get a behind-the-scenes look at the event with Dilated Peoples frontman and BC One host Rakaa. If you havne’t seen past footage, check it:
If you haven’t checked out our previous coverage of the 2008 Red Bull BC One competition in Paris, run, post-haste, to here and here to get the basics
Continuing our coverage though, check out this ill video of BC One judges Ivan and Lilou (2005 BC One winner). As you’ll see in the video, Ivan is the KRS-One of b-boying: a simple question on anything will get you a 20-minute, animated answer. (Usually including the word “undeletable.”) After using the streets of Paris as their playground, the two judges meet up with some of the competitors in this year’s championship near some famous tower. Check it. And check back daily this week. Tons more goodies from Paris. A bientot, b!tches…
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