Magna Carta Vinyl

Good vibes today as I had my copy of Melanin9's "Magna Carta" album turn up in the post. What's so special about that I hear you say?

Well....it's the vinyl version with added bonus instrumentals on it which is always a good thing. Secondly, and a pretty big thing from me, it's my first time appearing on vinyl. I feature on the tracks "Organized Democracy" and "Marble". 

To date this is pretty much my crowning achievement in my DJ career and hope it's the first of many to come.

Respect goes out to Melanin9 for letting me part of this truly great album and Tony Mahoney for producing both tracks

DJ Madhandz

Mix Download

The latest mix I posted a few days ago on Mixcloud can now be streamed and downloaded from my Soundcloud page

Wu Wednesday in vinyl form

So a lot of people go on twitter/instagram/Facebook and hash tag #wuwednesdays so guess what???

I did the same and thought why not share my ever increasing vinyl collection with you good people

All vinyl mix planned....at last

So it seems like an age since I last did a mix for you good people out there but at long (as in lllloooonnngggg) last I've planned it out and will be recording it ASAP so it can be heard. I won't post the track list just yet but it will feature tracks from:

The Demigodz
Czarface
The Doppelgangaz
Melanin9
Simiah
DJ Pings
Mr. Brown

And more

It's part full tracks and part instrumental as lately I've bought a bit of beats only vinyl and people need to hear what quality music is out there to buy.

So stay tuned and as soon as its recorded I'll be posting the link around as well as upping the mix to my Mix Cloud account.

BUY RECORDS

DJ Madhandz

Cappo & Nappa - Red Hot

"Cappo & Nappa have collaborated on a new album called "Rebelbase" which is produced entirely by Nappa of Phi-Life-Cypher, and will be released on KingUnderground Records. "Red Hot" is the first single from the album and you can download it here for free right now! You can also head over to the KingUnderground site to cop the single on limited edition red wax, limited to 100 copies world wide!"First up the vinyl will be in the collection end of! (yes I keep checking King Underground daily!)Secondly you can download the track from the Dephect website.

As always Cappo brings the heavy rhymes and Nappa brings the heavy beats!! This album will be another slice of quality to add to the collection.

Czarface Vinyl

I now have the Czarface album on vinyl and in my collection! After the last week or so listening to the album in my headphones I'm more than happy that its in the crates.

The artwork looks even better on the record sleeve but what tops that is the 22" x 22" poster that came free with the vinyl copy of the album. That will be getting framed and hung in the lab as its to good a piece of art not to.

The vinyl its self is quite heavy weight and of high quality so no skips or warped records which is always a bonus.

I must say a big thank you to Rarekind Records once again for the speedy and prompt delivery of my order. If you want a good online store to visit check them out or if your in the UK and near Brighton pop in and see the shop itself.

Any way, I'm off to see if its possible to mix this album together as a kind of promo mix for myself to listen to.

New Vinyl!

The good people at King Underground have released some quality music since moving from a mail order online record shop to a record label and I'm pleased to say that they never fail to drop anything shy of dope at that!

As I posted earlier the Mr. Brown "Hubwish" 7" is now in my collection (on limited edition purple vinyl at that. Mine is number 16/250) and I'm glad its now in my crates to listen to as that beat us pure nod factor!

Also I got the "Me & You" 7" from DJ Pings feat Rob O (of INI fame) to add to my collection.

I've been able to buy more vinyl these past few months than I have the past few years and if King Underground keep dropping music like this they have a customer for life in me. I've put photos up as usual as I like for people to see the artwork and the coloured vinyl.

BUY RECORDS!!!

Retro Shack Pick Up's

So the town, Kettering, I live in has only one second hand record shop called Retro Shack. It's full of vinyl, retro clothing, tea sets, jewellery and electrical equipment. I didn't expect to find anything to add to my ever increasing vinyl collection so was pretty surprised when I found the following pick ups there waiting for me:

DJ Cam/DJ Premier feat Afu Ra - Voodoo Child remixes 12"

Styles Infinite - Easy On The Ears 12"

Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers remix 12"

Also found a few Fingathing 12"s that I already own and Skitz "Country Man" double LP but again I already have 2 copies in the crates. Will keep digging in the crates at Retro Shack though as there are more gems to be found.

Mr. Brown - Hubwish (Buy Records)

You can buy the following track above from KingUndergound on 7" Vinyl in either black or Limited Edition coloured Vinyl (I pre ordered the latter last month). The track is a dope beat with a nice sample and Mr. Browns quality production shines on this one. If you buy vinyl and haven't seen the catalog that King Underground has it's well worth checking out as theres some nice collectors pieces in there. Also worth a mention is the combo pack of "Hubwish" and the BUY RECORDS T-Shirt from the good people at Dephect Clothing.

Full Details from the King Underground site below: "PRE-ORDER. Shipping 08.03.13. Expected to ship well ahead of the official release date. Sampling breaks is at the core of Hip Hop music and played a crucial role in its foundation and development. Back in March of 2012, Dephect Clothing started a “Buy Records” campaign to help promote the awareness of vinyl. The Buy Records video (below) gives a brief insight into the process of how vinyl was traditionally sampled in the production of Hip Hop. It follows the UK producer Mr Brown while out digging for records, then going back to his studio, chopping up a sample and making a beat. Label: KingUnderground Records Catalogue: KU-003 Format: 7" (Deluxe Edition pressed on purple vinyl, limited edition of 100/250 copies) Artwork: Richard 'Bee' Brown"