the ineffable genius of DJ Q

I love both modes. Esp. in a live setting the sheer thrill of hearing some of the old 2-step tunes - esp. less obvious ones - is massive. On the flipside there's a certain taut plastic-covered muscularity to the new productions Q draws for that makes his radio sets really deeply satisfying to me in a way that a more golden oldies set might not in anything other than a live set (though it's complicated here by the thrill of Q's mixing and bootlegging, which really comes to the fore live).

Partly this is because grooves like "Testosterone Deficiency" or (in a different way) PVC's "You Know My Man" don't feel like they could have existed three years ago. But even less obviously contemporary stuff like the CJ Reign remix of "Jack" has a - what is it - a toughness that feels now even though objectively we're just talking bass driven 2-step circa 2001.

yeah i think i've probably misarticulated here... really the difference is the live sets are like a dizzying quickfire hopscotch from old celebrated bits in/to/thru new riddims (v noticeable how v much more the chris lorenzo catalogue features in these btw), in-yer-face style ukg evangelism, whereas the radio sets take advantage of a freer licence to draw the listener along someplace and deliver abrupt switches or weave over extra layers etc

trace is also right in saying it's something of a time-old dj situation in any genre smaller than the omni-categories (ie i'm not saying him playing an old bit is like a house dj having to play frankie knuckles every set) (wrt radio production tho in this particular instance i'd be v surprised if mos' input extended beyond "send us a mix once a month and we'll bang some idents on it cheers"). and of course it's better to be aware of and willing to please your punters than not!

still tho i would argue that the radio sets are functionally dance music first and foremost, whether hi-concept or not, so idk it does just seem something of a shame that it should demand adaptation in the wild (however skilled and judicious that may be)

(heh i'd also say there's probably an additional vague overarching thing informing this circumlocution which is just generally internally wondering how impressive or distinctive q mos sets actually do come across to the non-kvlt who quite reasonably arent interested in the ecologies and microdialectics etc)

i mean to put it another way it's really as simple as silently freaking out on the bus to (for instance) the randomer/mella dee drops in the latest set and thinking "fuckkkkk i wish i was there!!" and then that there kinda being a mirage really

in this particular instance i'd be v surprised if mos' input extended beyond "send us a mix once a month and we'll bang some idents on it cheers"

hah yes i'm sure you're right about that. but i think there's an expectation that mixes for the radio are going to make a statement of some kind, set out a stall, be "promo", have a certain proportion of new choons, show the way in some regard

lol at your last post, this is so very true

comes back to what i mentioned earlier - the thing is i'm actually not so certain that that expectation is there for most manifestations of ukg, not in the active, agent way it generally is of other stuff. pr's will always liberally throw around words like freshest etc but i mean beyond that... ukg i think holds a place in the public consciousness somewhere in between fond nostalgia and a vague awareness that its lifeforce is still extant and maybe particularly influential lately - but really when you start talking of edgy new this n that it generally immediately becomes basshouse etc. i mean take q out of the equation and who do u really got making the same case, what does the world look like then? so this is really why i wonder if there's an constant subliminal element of deferential persuasion involved in the more referential live sets beyond just keeping the party bubbling with crowdpleasing hits

the randomer/mella dee drops in the latest set and thinking "fuckkkkk i wish i was there!!" and then that there kinda being a mirage really

― r|t|c, miércoles 27 de agosto de 2014 20:53 (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

aah these are the awesome slo-mo pitchshifting jungle bits right? had been kinda trying to imagine for while how breakbeats could be used in a garage context, without it just being yer standard "breakbeat garage" (in the 138 trek sense) but when these dropped unexpectedly they surpassed my fantasies. never even rated mella dee or randomer that highly before, and i suspect they wouldn´t have/won´t hit me in the same way if i´d just heard them on soundcloud or whatever. anyway, need to listen to this set again asap

haven´t listened yet but a free classified ep has just dropped too :)
http://2tuf4u.bandcamp.com/album/completely-classified-e-p-vol-1

ok, listened again and realise i probably got a bit carried away with the break thing there. still, no one can say Q isn´t pushing back the boundaries of what garage can be by selecting tracks like these.

the classified ep is straight tropical/todd edwards aceness as you´d expect

*breakbeat thing

yeah def ... never liked mista men at all, and altho i've heard q make good use of randomer stuff before i'd never have touched anything on l.i.e.s with a bargepole (good sublol at what sounds like the "white sickness, white sickness" vox sample in gt turbo)

the fact q can pull off these moves while keeping them in close loyalist vicinity to todd edwards bits most sets is obv another example of what makes him so singular

https://soundcloud.com/cicadamusic/cicada-feat-fleur-around-and

on the subj of breakbeats i still wanna hear someone play this!

in-depth interview here. it focusses more on his productions so nothing on the mos shows. still, pretty good
http://thequietus.com/articles/16148-dj-q-interview

ya good stuff. i am also a big advocate of keeping many plates spinning of course

author was on some weird tenuous shit bringing a lineage to butterz into it... i guess there is an arguable consonance but it is light years more abstract than he can make out

tenuous and overstated maybe, but i can see why he mentioned them i suppose.

this interview set me off listening to old (early 00s) sidewinder sets on yt, still my favourite era of garage I think and obviously the closest reference to Qs approach.

where can i hear this FIAT tune he mentions then?

http://www.mixcloud.com/bennybrassic/a-tribute-to-dj-q/

download
https://www.sendspace.com/file/od504a

1. Caught up - DJ Q
2. Come with me - DJ Q
3. Big Man (DJ Q Tropical mix) - Jammer
4. Call me baby - Classified
5. Unit 50 - DJ Q
6. All nite (DJ Q remix) - Trumpet & Badman
7. Over me (DJ Qçs Summer 2step mix) - DJ Q feat. Louise Williams
8. PS - Flava D & DJ Q
9. Wreck it - DJ Q
10. Serious- DJ Q vs Maxwell D
11. Makaveli - DJ Q
12. Be Mine - DJ Q feat. Kai Ryder
13. Baby (DJ Q remix)- Spooky
14. Intoxicated (DJ Q remix) - Javeon
15. I got the love - Trumpet & Badman
16. Broken (DJ Q Vocal mix) - Kcat
17. Two faced - DJ Q
18. Go home - DJ Q
19. Every time - DJ Q feat. Kassandra
20. Vibers - DJ Q
21. Bang dis - Trumpet & Badman
22. 2 on 1 (DJ Q remix) - Tinashe
23. Will I ever be free - DJ Q
24. Cocaine (DJ Q remix) - Olivia Louise
25. I can see - Classified
26. Eros Dance - Trumpet & Badman
27. Breaking free - Classified feat. Louise Williams
28. Brandy & Coke VIP - DJ Q
29. Oh yeah - DJ Q & AC Slater
30. From time (DJ Q edit) - Drake
31. Dance with me - DJ Q
32. Go! - Trumpet & Badman
33. All Junglist VIP - DJ Q
34. Me & You (DJ Q remix) - Cassie
35. Soundboy connection - DJ Q feat. Robbie Rue
36. Portrait of love (DJ Q remix) - Raheem Bakaré

finally got round to this! total pleasure as ever benny, ace selection ace mixing

ur skillz are p dangerous now 4real, if u were to go pro and had a show i would absolutely listen on the regs

Perhaps the worst thing about travelling is no new Q or related mixes :-(

thanks! been wanting to do this for ages but was a bit hesitant considering who it is, hopefully its good enough :)

sadly this will probably the last mix i´ll be doing for a while. new baby and new job imminent = zero free time

ESSENTIAL GARAGE - 11th August 2014
http://www66.zippyshare.com/v/47776928/file.html

ShezAr - What I See (DJ Q Remix)
Oushe - Peeta Andre
Roska - Danky Dank
DJ Q & Flava D - PS
Mike Millrain - Dub All Night
Paleface ft Olivia Louise - Look Into My Eyes
Locklead & Wouter S - Stutter
DJ Q - Make Me Feel
Netsky ft Beth Ditto - Running Low (Todd Edwards Remix)
Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back (Shadow Child Remix)
Cause & Affect - Get To The Chopper
The Reelists - Freak Mode (DnD Remix)
Artifact - Even
Randomer - Huh
Mella Dee - GT Turbo
Toddla T & Danny Weed ft Jammer - I Don't Wanna Hear (DJ Q Remix)
Plastician - Spring Roller (Roska Remix)
Meridian Dan - 1 or 2 Drinks
Redlight - Set Me 3
MNEK - Wrote A Song About You (Shift K3y Remix)
Mak & Pasteman - Gunman (Bass Mix)
Moony - French
DJ South Central - Always
Shola Ama - Can't Have You (Ed Case & Carl H Remix)

Benny i sent your mix to Q and he sez:

i'm 12 mins and 47 seconds in and this mix is sick!

:D

he also says the track "fiat" mentioned in the article was a transcription mistake, track is actually "fear"

so chuffed, cheers tracer!

guys, the ministry show is no longer :(

what?!!!

is there not even gonna be a september show then?

please tell me he´s already got something else lined up

it seems MoS is going in a "different direction" which may or may not involve attempting to more directly flog their comps, via their radio station

Kiss FM! 11pm

http://radioplayer.kissfmuk.com/live/

(british summer time)

taping but my ears have yet to perk up once tbh

what he just did with the 'do u rly like it' acapella tho

DJ Q U Really Like It.mp3

Loving it.

^✓

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwsVA0ThPnc

https://soundcloud.com/djqmusic/badlands-015-guest-mix-by-dj-q

DJ Q - Get Over You
My Nu Leng ft Mr Fox - Masterplan (Jus Now Remix)
Cause & Affect - Stampede
DJ Q & Flava D - PS
DJ Q & Flava D - PS (Accapella)
Flava D - In The Dance
Oushe - Peeta Andre
Utah Saints - Power To The Beats (Todd Edwards Remix)
Hard Rock Sofa vs Eva Shaw - Get Down (DJ Q Remix)
Alex Parkin - Prove 2 U VIP
A$ap Ferg ft Shabba Ranks, Migos & Busta Rhymes - Shabba Ranks
DJ Q - 99 Gunshots
Three Bar - Movin
Charlotte Daveney - Bass Dunk (DJ Q Remix)
AC Slater - Fifty K
Sui Generis - You Got Me (DJ Q Remix)
Geoff K - Dysturbed Trumpet
Nativ - Brukout
Cause & Affect - Get To The Chopper
Skepta ft JME - That's Not Me (Accapella)
Alex Metric - Heart Weighs A Ton (Champion Remix)
TuffCulture - Hench Men
Roska ft Jamie George - Higher (Dub Mix)
Strike - U Sure Do
Kinzy - 014 Riddim
Timestwo - Don't Go
DJ Q - Madness
Sei A - Body Of Eyes (Gesaffelstein Violation Remix)
Virgo - 2 Da Floor
New York Transit Authority - 95 (DJ Q Remix)
Flava D - Comfort Me
Indo - R U Sleeping (Todd Edwards Remix)
US Alliance - All I Know (Dem 2 Remix)

let's make sure ineffable is voted best british album, shall we

http://djmag.com/content/best-british-2014

Sei A - Body Of Eyes (Gesaffelstein Violation Remix)

after this and the randomer tune i kinda just wanna hear whole q set of stalker techno now

https://soundcloud.com/footworkmk/dj-q-mc-kie-live-footwork-and

he has a lot of nu-ez fun in the mix here. and when i say a lot i mean i had to listen to it in stages due to exhaustion

...

wait a sec

is this the only thread on ilx that's working

YES MODS

This and THOSE FUCKING ENGLAND FLAGS

Ah, hello people.

Yes, it's all gone strange. At least this thread works.

I even tried to log out (to log back in again)

It wouldn't let me.

The only threads that work are the ones you can see on "Blog View"

curious to know dj q's position on england flags

I moved a thread from ILE to ILM. Sometimes moving threads can gunk up the system. Hang in there for a few minutes and hopefully things will start to work again on their own. Apologies.

Quick, stick a load of Q mixes in the shop window for all the day-trippers.

I don't think this is the result of a thread move btw.

It's happened to me before. If not, the timing is extraordinary.

the useless moderator how's life creating solutions

lol

http://www.wearesoundspace.com/premiere-dj-q-ordinary-people-2-step-remix/