Hey whats Up Gang Ya Favorite, Classic Cut Man back On The scene @DJLEGGS Add me on twitter. Its been a while, but you know I always make it a point to show up at just the right time. I have with me this time in this edition of "Old school Archives" Some Really rare and sought after Electro Cuts from back in the days. This time centering on some interesting Europe stuff (Minus The Gifted 4 Track). Now these tracks, some of which I know many of Ya'll have been looking for, because I myself have been looking for these. And Great Music heads think alike. Keep in mind the "Praxis" records, these were joints I remember on a few old cassette Hip Hop tapes and never knew who the hell these songs were. It wasnt until the last few years Ive been able to come across this stuff by mistake. So To great Avail, I've been able to do some cloud snooping and have finally find these cuts in their Mp3 entirety..So here they are as promised I love to share. The following will blow your transistors. I dont know man, I think this is going to be the blast to blast your ass way back in the past. I think you all will enjoy the Ultra-Rareness (If that is even a word) of this edition to Old school Archives. I may even have the greatest blog on the planet for Rare Old school Hip Hop on the low. Anyhow We Call this one "ULTRA RARE ELECTRO CUTzZz" Get ready
To download the entire Electro crate of records you see below for this edition, click this link here or you can simply download by clicking individual song titles as listed below one by one.
ULTRA RARE ELECTRO CUTZzZ Crate Assortment
Willesden Dogers - Gunsmoke Breakout
Kraftwerk - Boing Boom Tschak
Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities
Praxis - NBS-X
Praxis - Electro Shock
Praxis - 1984
Willesden Dodgers - More Jive Rythym Trax (116 BPM)
Gifted 4 - The Arrival
Automation & Family Quest - Outer Space
Automation - Electro Rock (ULTRA RARE)
Now fellow DJ's and music lovers. Here is just a few sounds of what greatness awaits you. I've listed two sneak-peakers here. Get a load of these, and Be Electrified by the True Flava Of Real Rare Electro
This Track By "Automation" I Know many of you may remember a UK Group by the name Automation, who churned out a few Euro-Electro Jams back in the mid 80's. And a big number of you do not, because they were an obscure group and unless you was up on your "Import game" You probably overlooked these groups Like Praxis, Or Willesden Dodgers or Paul Hardcastle.. We All Know Kraftwerk or Art Of Noise, But these other guys don't quite get the credit they deserve either. Anyway there was this Famous Breakdance Jam In UK In 1985, when Hip Hop exploded over In Europe. The London "Hippodrome" featured this Big Rappin & Breakin event Called Electro-rock In 1985 Hosted By DJ Mike Allen of Capital Radio. Electro-rock was released as a show on VHS and featured many of the (at the time) Well Known rap groups, And breakin crews out there in England. I'm not sure if it aired on Europe TV as well as just being a straight to VHS thing. It probably may have. Anyhow one of the songs on the soundtrack was by the group Automation called Electro-Rock as an Intro track (By UK's Automation) when It came on and as an outro song when the credits scrolled. featuring Afrika Bambaataa and the family (Jazzy Joyce, Lisa Lee, Lil Ikey C Etc) in their dressing room joking about the show. I don't think a 12" Vinyl was pressed for it but here is that track, it was remixed by A DJ. which is damn near close enough to the actual track which plays intro/outro to the showcase filmed. The DJ Who reconstructed this record and put it on line takes some of the famous Audio as you will hear for the Intro (UK Rappers rapping briefly, commentary from the Host Of the Jam and excerpts by Bam and the crew at the end). I think Its gotta be pretty much the same track if it were released on vinyl (Maybe minus some of the added voice overs), a nice reconstruction if you will since we can't seem to get this on Vinyl or cassette. But a really good job was done reconstructing the song never the less and it passed for being something my music collection could use and needed. With some screwing around as I do online. I found it finally and here it is. This jam featured many London based Hip Hop crews, break dancers as well as Our US Superstars who were invited out to perform and compete. Afrika Bamaataa, and family, Loose Bruce & Street Elite and more. I have been fortunate enough to have been able to extract this entire video off line in full Great MPeg TV quality with a DVD Menu added and burn it to a DVD, Through my secret diabolical efforts "Hee hee". Ultimately adding it to my extensive collection of classic footage. But If you want to view the entire event. You can view it in its entirety here. It is truly a great program, full of invigorating history and Hip Hop excitement from across seas. For all You European Bboys, DJ,s and MC's this is YOUR History right here. I suggest you take an hr or two and watch it
Another Track I love is this 116 (I) BPM By Jive Rythym Trax. Now I know most of you should have the 122 BPM's which is the most common one that most people have heard, But as many of you again, are well aware they actually did a whole two or three compilation Vinyl with different songs centering whatever BPM's back in 1982-86. "Jive Rythym Trax" in 82 & then "More Jive Rythym Trax" & "Scratch Trax"in 83. I never knew there existed so many different BPM Songs by The Willesden Dodgers. Now this particular one in this blast, I've always wondered who or what it was before. I didn't even know it was a Jive Rythym Track, whatever it was I knew it was some rare, rare electro cut perhaps from over sees. I was right. I had this Afrika Islam Zulu beats radio show back in the day, I used to listen to recorded on Cassette and I heard it and always wanted this song. I just recently found out who it was by and what the song was via You tube. Most of the time I find these gems by accident and I found this purely by accident downloading all the other BPM Versions, I was like "Ohh Ok this is that song WOW" the best way To find stuff is by digging, inspecting, snooping. Accidents are beautiful sometimes. If you Look above, You will see I did a post exclusively on the Willesden Dodgers, Jive Rythm Trax" Compilations. Because I Wanted to share all the songs, You guys need these. so if you ain't got them. Pick up on them.
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