SpinzCycle EP 004 – “GoodMusic”

I Dropped this mix recently for Badmusic Thursdays in Toronto. Since they’re on hiatus, I thought I’d rock it out on my own podcast stream. This one starts off heavy and goes for the throat the whole way through. Give this set a go to get you rev’d for a weekend night out!
Don’t forget you can always check the chapters of the podcast version or the mp3 info section for full tune IDs

- DJ Spinz

itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/spinzcycle-podcast/id465876708

mp3 download:
http://spinzcycle.com/podcast/SpinzCycle Podcast 004.mp3

mixcloud stream:
http://www.mixcloud.com/spinzcycle/spinzcycle-podcast-004-goodmusic

SpinzCycle EP 003 – The Forgotten Dubs – Well, not quite forgotten, but they are tracks which never quite made it to vinyl. Some of my favourites mixed in with a few that I’d uncovered recently looking through old CDs. I can’t guarantee 1000% that none of these ever had a release somewhere, but if they did, I sure as hell never knew about it!

Check it out and take a peek at the chapters if there’s a tune you’re lovin’
- DJ Spinz

Available on itunes, mixcloud and mp3 download

itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/spinzcycle-podcast/id465876708

mp3 download:
http://spinzcycle.com/podcast/SpinzCycle Podcast 003.mp3

mixcloud:

SpinzCycle Episode 002 – Brookes vs Lynx – This episode is the warm up for Soul In Motion’s 9 year anniversary show featuring Brookes Brothers & Lynx. Get the party started now!  Rock this in your ipod or in your cubicle at work and get ready for the weekend at one of the biggest Drum and Bass shows of the year in Toronto.

Available on itunes, mixcloud and mp3 download

itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/spinzcycle-podcast/id465876708

mp3 download:
http://spinzcycle.com/podcast/SpinzCycle Podcast 002.mp3

mixcloud:

Available on itunes or mixcloud for whatever your favourite download method.

itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/spinzcycle-podcast/id465876708

mp3 download:
http://spinzcycle.com/podcast/SpinzCycle Podcast 001.mp3

mixcloud:

Download this mix and look for the promo code inside in the image and info sections.
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This is your perfect warm up teaser to the show.  Download this and rave on the bus, at work, or in the line up to grab toilet paper at costco!

http://spinzcycle.com/mixes/djSpinz_All_Sigma_Mix_June_3_2011.mp3.zip

TRACKLIST:

01 – Barbra Streisand (Sigma RMX) – Duck Sauce
02 – Stronger – Sigma
03 – We Can Have It All (Sigma RMX) – Danny Byrd
04 – El Presidente VIP – Sigma
05 – Come Around (Sigma RMX) – Collie Buddz
06 – Positive Vibes – Sigma
07 – Shut The Lights Off feat Redman (Sigma & Adam F RMX) – Adam F & Horx
08 – Hi Top (Ed Rush & Optical RMX) – Sigma
09 – Flawless (Sigma RMX) – State of Mind & Chris SU
10 – Cylon – Sigma & Dj Fresh
11 – Broken (Sigma RMX) – McLean
12 – Paint It Black – Sigma
13 – Something Special – Sigma
14 – All Blue – Sigma

Sex In The City’s quarterly jam is almost upon us. This is a great excuse for folks to shine up their nice shoes and get classy with a mature DnB loving clientele. Still not sure if my set will feature newer or older liquid funk jams or maybe some of both. Either way myself and Señor Brown are bringing sexy back with a wicked martini and bass set.

For those that don’t know the history, SITC was a regular night a few years back that featured smoother sexier beats and was a favourite for T.O. DJs not only to play at but to hang out and chill. I caught up with founder LexxDB and asked him a few questions about the night …

dj Spinz: Do you have any archives of sets that people can check so they know what they’re in for?

LexxDB: There are a bunch of sets up on http://sexinthecitytoronto.com (ed: I’ve linked some favourites at the bottom of this post)

dj Spinz: What makes SITC different from the other nights in the city right now?

LexxDB: SITC is the place for mature, grown and sexy dnb heads to listen to smooth dnb with their contemporaries, in a nice environment. No grimey spaces with grimey people.

dj Spinz: What’s the main idea behind reviving the SITC name for this series of one-offs?

LexxDB: The demand for sitc never left! Every couple months I’d get an email asking about it and everytime I came to a dnb event, someone would ask about when I was throwing a reunion. Last year, rick approached me about doing with him, and I was sold. After the success of the first dance, we wanted to do it again, and so we decided we should make it a quarterly event series. And here we are, the winter edition.

Here’s some set links y’all:

DJ Lexx Birthday Set Live – April 3rd 2004
Illfingas aka Chillfingas Live – January 10th 2004
Marcus Visionary & DJ Lush Live – April 10th 2010

Not too long ago I got a message from my good friend Robb G of Promo Records about needing a DnB remix for his massive hit “12 Inch Therapy”. I said great!  I’ve needed something to kick me in the ass to get back into making music.  I immediately got in touch with Nusense (Viper Records) who I feel is currently one of the best DnB producers in Canada and asked if he’d like to collaborate.

Well here’s the result, a nice slice of minimal funk DnB with a twist in the middle.
Remixed and ready for download!  Its not like the old days where your tune could sit on dub forever and people would be sick of it by the time it came out.  This is about as fresh as it gets …

Buy it now @ BEATPORT

and while you’re there check out more from the talented Nusense

Mr. Brown rocking the peeps during our set @ JM

Over the past couple of months I’ve actually managed to get some live sets recorded. The SIM NYE set was good fun times but obviously went by like a flash for me so here it is for all 5 people that weren’t there

Junglist Movement is always a great time when people come together and dig deep in the crates to show where they came from.  The jam called for some old school gangster hip hop jungle and that’s what we delivered.  Listen for the sketchyness as we pretty much were just having a party on stage … if you weren’t there, check out this mix and make sure you go next year!

THE MIXES >>

DJ Spinz – Live @ Soul In Motion – NYE 2010 (Midnight Set)
DJ Spinz & Mr Brown – Live @ Junglist Movement (Old School)

If you’re looking for more just run over to the mix archive page and grab up mixes going back as far as 1996.  More to be added whenever.

Wow its finally up!  For a long time now I’ve wanted to sort out my website to be a bit more than a spot where you come and read text and boring crap and have zero insight into what’s really going on. Yay look at me I’m so cool … blah, blah, blah, screw that.

At SpinzCycle I’ll obviously be offering up lots of info about Drum and Bass and our little pocket of the world known as Toronto Canada, but hopefully I can do it in my own special way. I’ll be exposing you to some of the players in our scene and their talents as well as maybe an insight or two into what’s in the belly of the beast.

This is a work in progress so if there’s something you want to see let me know and don’t be afraid to get involved!  Look for info about my events with Soul In Motion, tours and appearances, releases on SpinzCycle (my new record label), releases on Sudden Def & Def:Ltd (my affiliates).

Keep on the look out for some freebies here and there as well.  Passes to shows, mixes to download, and some occasional free tunes from known and unknown artists to share with friends and dancefloors.

Lets get this thing started …