the ineffable genius of DJ Q

posts written while watching the rock, vol 1

do mos comps even have liner notes these days

This mix he did for us grows on me with repeated plays.

We get the crowd hype
Put scones on the mic. . .

Pretty sure that's not what I'm really hearing.

http://www.amazon.com/Come-With-Me/dp/B00DOVSPU4
http://www.trackitdown.net/track/dj-q/come-with-me/house/5974278.html

if anyone would like to return the sample spotting favour, what is the guitar lick here from (not the proper og og just the famous thing), it is driving me crackers

http://youtu.be/xm25ScybuTY

ok wait i somehow recalled this but surely q ain't also knowing 1995 deep cuts from og j-lo's, what am i missing

Biggie Smalls - Machine Gun Funk (og is something by parliament i think)

duhhhhhhhhh kill me

that is epic

heh, thats my fave biggie tune actually!

This new DJ Q Birthday bash mix!
https://soundcloud.com/djqmusic/dj-q-birthday-bash-17th-august

Super high energy set this, Gorgon City 'Real' and Katy B revved up to the absolute max.

Also, is it too early to get excited about the Q album yet? (drops in September right?)

heh this mix feels like a congenial hits parade breeze compared to monday's ruff tuff essential garage set 4 the headz

in this (relatively) looser and more free-wheeling style it's good to hear some defected style bits like the mk mix of katy b or no artificial colours - a dialogue still only intermittently suggested in the 'proper' sets i think

disclosure 'voices' and drums of death 'true' sound at least twice the tunes they do here than on their own or elsewhere

also that blend of pete graham / lorenzo 'who dat' with amber jolene 'back in the day' accapella at 38 mins is >>>>>>>>>>

like that's in a nutshell exactly the salted caramel steez that defines what we're here for

yes he is kinda kinda breezing through the hits (expertly so, natch), I guess its meant to be a typical set he would do live - btw anyone here actually seen DJ Q out in the real world?

(love the DJ Q WILL JACK YOUR BOX! tag)

Hadn't realised the new mos mix was already out, gonna check that now.

the salted caramel steez that defines what we're here for

haven't even heard this yet but instinctively feel this description is correct.

http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2013/07/makaveli

xp i get the feeling it's another mysterious promo mash-up like the redlight/'dub be good to me' last year

listening to them on their own there outside of le zone the q bass trax seem a pretty interesting take actually; like retrospective audio hypotheses on how bassline mutated into jackin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CEqz4Fuwtw

Birthday Bash mix is the shit.

Is there a vibier sound to drop into the mix in 2013 than the glassy organ intro of MK's remix of "What Love Is Made Of"? I suspect not.

On this (old? how old is this?) "Classified" DJ Mag mix, this part with "say you're not gonna let me go" and all the jazzy guitar is just amazing. I realize how unreasonable the idea is, but I'd love to hear a whole mix with wall to wall jazz guitar (something I mostly don't like in its pure form).

That reminds me I need to get around to checking out the Swindle album

i heard it the once and thought it fairly tedious and overindulgent. bump if u end up feeling otherwise though

Does anyone know if (ILX's) DJP has checked out DJ Q? It seems like it would be DJPbait, but maybe I don't get his taste (especially in dance music?).

http://soundcloud.com/hothausrecs/sets/love-keeps-changing-ep

(trumpet & badman = dj q & dj haus)

omg what a great name

i'm all about this release and what it's bringing to the table but twatty limited vinyl only just totally undercuts the fun point of it

ha this rules

similarly, based on track titles alone this is promising

http://www.junodownload.com/products/dj-haus-thug-houz-anthems-vol-1/2220051-02/

anyone checked out that Thug Houz vol 1 thing yet? Is it like a proper album or a dj mix?

It's up on Spotify.

Seems like an album more than a dj mix. (I have no idea if this is mostly new material or not, since I don't know this stuff.)

Can't hide my disappointment about Trumpet & Badman turning out to be a track title rather than a duo name.

"Feel It" sounds familiar. This is one oneofthose DJ Q mixes.

on one

This one gets me boppin'.

turn that frown upside down matt, you've misread

trumpet & badman appears to be a dj haus track that he and dj q then used as a duo name

:)

Fuck these guys for stealing my future children's names.

lol tim

i heard it the once and thought it fairly tedious and overindulgent. bump if u end up feeling otherwise though

― r|t|c, Tuesday, August 6, 2013 4:23 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hmmm, yeah. the previously released singles are the best things there by a longshot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHY-8j1FZzI#at=137

hope Q doesn't forget us now that he's on p4k - http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15901-let-the-music-play-ft-louise-williams/

(okay i'll give a link that bypasses pitchfork too - https://soundcloud.com/localactionrecords/dj-q-feat-louise-williams-let/s-EJPph)

does anyone else ever entertain occasional thoughts of pushing larry fitzmaurice down a flight of stairs

oooo hello this is a bit of turn, q goes filter disco summer jam! thumbs the fuck up

finally got round to checking Thug Houz vol 1 - so good! I certainly don't remember Hot City being anywhere near as bubbly and fun. I don't think he's had a hand in this, but DJ Q's vibes appear to have blessed these tracks all the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bapjdqIbFgU

grrr... the audio stream for this month's show is still playing last month's. Anyone got the link handy for that page with all the archived shows for d/l? can't seem to find it now.

http://essentialgarage.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/DJ%20Q

it's this but unfortunately they only tend to put them up a few weeks if not a month after the fact

been on at mos on twitter since like first thing tuesday lol but no dice so far

have listened to it in my head though and the opening third is agreeably lively. Foamo vs Todd Terry - Release The Girl (DJ Q Mash Up) is intriguing, i'm kinda hearing the ebtg 'missing' mix with ghostly "realeeeease me" over the top - sick human trafficking vibes bruv