Old skool breaks/trip hop mix. If you're American, and you raved in the mid-90's, this was your soundtrack. All those bouncy little sounds and the blowup noises and the huge builds. Plus mad scratching!

Man, those were good times. Anyone have that one mix with the Beavis and Butthead/bong water sample at the beginning?

I am developing...not a bias, I guess, but a theory about the difference between dj's who started playing vinyl and those who have only - or primarily - lived in a digital world. This mix by Atlanta's DJ Inc. is a great example of how dj's used to develop, and how the scene as a whole used to view mixes, before everyone became slaves to a specific micro-genre.

Inc. kicks off with some classic downtempo, moves into some chill dnb, swings through housey-territory, heads back to the dnb and then rolls out super chill through the end. It's a 'journey' as we used to say. This style of cross-genre playing, where the vibe is more important than trainspotting and taking the listener from one place to another, that's what got me into electronic music. Check it.

1 45 Dip - Auger In Orbit (Intro) [Hed Kandi Records]
2 Wagon Christ - The Premise [Ninja Tune]
3 Cex - First For Wounds [Tigerbeats6]
4 Akasha - Brown Sugar (Pfm'S Cosmic Journey Mix) [Wall Of Sound]
5 Audiosex - Aftermath [Audiosex Records]
6 Drm - 10 For Life (Saru Mix) [Bastard Jazz Recordings]
7 Bop, Dephecta - Autumn Melancholy [Misspent Music]
8...

From: Exclaim.ca

Babe Rainbow x Rico Uno
Shaved Mixtape
2/11/2010 By Josiah Hughes

Babe Rainbow, Vancouver's gloomiest of post-dub-step producers, just had his debut EP, Shaved, drop earlier this week on Warp. To celebrate, the producer asked Vancouver DJ Rico Uno to compile a mixtape compiling and remixing some of the producer's best remix work, and adding some of his own edits.

The result is a strange, eerie and ultimately rewarding listen. The 35-minute mix blends together Rainbow's dubby soundscapes and barely-recognizable remix work. It also showcases his not-so-secret love affair with rap music, as a surprise Snoop Dogg vocal track feels right at home.

Download the Babe Rainbow x Rico Uno mixtape here. While it does play as one long track, here's a rough tracklisting to keep you focused:

Babe Rainbow "Popcommon" (Rico Uno's Fast Blend)
Babe Rainbow "Shaved"
Midnight Juggernauts "The New Technology" (Babe Rainbow Dark & Dubby Remix)
Babe Rainbow "Mexico" (Rico Uno's Dr...