We're back!

Okay, actually, we’ve been back – I just haven’t gotten around to pointing that out here yet.

Long story short, last fall Craig came out to California for grad school, and Serious DJs has been playing a happy hour in San Francisco monthly, with Tim “Tones” Jones and his Sockpuppet Soundsystem. (We keep meaning to announce when we’re doing these gigs, since it’s a weekly and we’re not there every week, but we usually only have a week’s notice or so. We also keep forgetting to record our sets.)

At any rate, we’ve got some exciting plans, and we’re working on a new top-secret studio mix. Until that’s ready, here’s a mix we never properly posted.

Last summer, Alex made a surprise trip back to DC to wish me well on my birthday, and to distract me while others set up a surprise party, we did this mix. The best part is unquestionably the blend at the end – we could not stop laughing every time the chorus dropped.

Enjoy, and keep checking back (or stay on that RSS) for more soon!

Download: The Strip Club Museum (49MB, 36 min.)

Tracklist:

Cool Kids – Black Mags
Food For Animals – Swampy (Summer Jam)
Ghislain Poirier – Diaspora
Kid Sister – Pro Nails
Starkey vs. Ginuwine – Pony Store
Chamillionaire – Industry Groupie
Emynd & Bo Bliz – He Kissed Me (Club Theme)
The Bug – Skeng (ft. Killa P & Flowdan)
iTAL tEK – Bloodline
Shackleton – Hamas Rule
Benga – Crunked Up
Coki – Redeye
2562 – Kameleon
Goth Trad – Flags
Cotti vs. Cluekid – Sensi Dub
Wharfedale Riddim (version)
Huey – Pop, Lock & Drop It (a cappella)

So Long; Farewell.

Bittersweet: a hot new mix, and some somewhat sad news (for you, at least). First, the mix.

We got together to do this mix, had a couple beers, and decided to pull out all the stops. There’s rap bangers, club jams, you name it. It gets a little sloppy towards the end, but you know what? Fuck it.

Tracklist

1. Gucci Mane – Pills (Proper Villains remix)
2. Tum Tum – Caprice Music (remix ft. E-40 and Rick Ross)
3. Yung Joc – Coffee Shop
4. Justin Timberlake – (Oh No) What You Got
5. Claro Intelecto – New Dawn
6. Milanese – Caramel Cognac
7. Simian Mobile Disco – It’s the Beat (Luke Vibert mix)
8. Unknown – Men at Work club track
9. Cousin Cole – Chicken Moose Rhino Monkey pt. 1
10. DJ Toga Foam Party – Let Me See You
11. DJ Mehdi – Wee Bounce
12. Timbaland – Come Around (ft. M.I.A.)
13. DJ C – Jump Up and Bounce Riddim (ft. Ms. Thing)
14. Sizzla – Less Dan Dat
15. Nocturnal – Aaliyah Tribute 4×4 (instrumental)
16. Teki Latex – Disco Dance With You (Para One remix)
17. Dr. Evil – Shake It Up
18. DJ Class – Tear Da Club Up
19. Wu-Tang Clan – Ain’t Nuthin to Fuck With (Bird Peterson remix)
20. Tittsworth – Milli Vanilli
21. DJ Assault – Who’s Fucking Tonight
22. Punk Floyd – E’s Are Working
23. David Banner – On Everything (Radioclit remix)
24. Floops – Untitled 4 (instrumental)
25. Dem Heizman Boyz – Do the Heizman
26. Juelz Santana – Dip Set (Santana’s Town) (Ghislain Poirier remix)

Download: MP3 (90MB, 62 min.)

Now, the news. Alex is moving to San Francisco, and I’m staying here in DC. What this means for Serious DJs is not that we’re breaking up, but we are going to be on an extended hiatus of a sort. Hopefully over the summer I’ll go visit and we’ll throw down like old times.

As for the future, I’m going to keep on keepin’ on. Expect to continue seeing solo mixes from me here, and additionally, check out my new netlabel, Melt Records.

Alex says:

It’s true: work is taking me across the country, and I’m going to miss mixing like it’s an old friend (not to mention missing my old friends). I make no guarantees about doing solo mixes but I’m hoping to find the time. I’ll be scouting out locations for Craig and I to DJ in SF, so hopefully it won’t be too long before we’ve got some live sessions up here. Believe!

So that’s it for now! I feel like we’ve had a pretty good run, and while I’m going to miss Alex, I know he’s moving on to some good shit on the west side, so it’s all good.