Rhythm Incursions » Turntable Jazz http://www.rhythm-incursions.com Discerning tunes for discerning ears Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:13:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Born in 2005 from the ashes of Turntable Radio and helmed by Mr Trick and Waxfactor, Rhythm Incursions started life as a radio show airing music that 'picked up where hip hop stopped'. Since then it has evolved to continue its mission and today - in a world where hip hop has evolved to embrace its mutations that were the exceptions rather than the norm only a few years ago - it provides discerning music for discerning ears with monthly shows and guest mixes from hand picked worldwide DJs, producers and labels. The Rhythm Incursions presenting team now includes Primus Luta and DDay One from the USA, Raid System from Tokyo and Laurent Fintoni from London as well as two exclusive guest mix series curated by Friends of Friends and Raid System. We love the music we play and we think you will too. Laurent Fintoni, Primus Luta, Dday One and Raid System yes Laurent Fintoni, Primus Luta, Dday One and Raid System laurent.fintoni@gmail.com laurent.fintoni@gmail.com (Laurent Fintoni, Primus Luta, Dday One and Raid System) Discerning music for discerning ears - Monthly podcasts and guest mixes from around the world hip hop, dub, electronic, beats, dubstep, Rhythm Incursions » Turntable Jazz http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/itunesrilogo-540.jpg http://www.rhythm-incursions.com London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York Weekly DJ ZedVantz – Turntable Jazz http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/2008/06/24/dj-zedvantz-turntable-jazz/ http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/2008/06/24/dj-zedvantz-turntable-jazz/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:46:54 +0000 Mr Trick http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/?p=77 Turntable Jazz

Its always a delight when I get contacted out of the blue by someone who has done a mix or track, and that offering turns out to be exceptional. DJ Pain is one such excellent example, and now I’m pleased to present DJ ZedVantz and his excellent Turntable Jazz mix for your downloading delectation.

On paper, this mix is a tricky one to sell. I realised this when trying to explain it to Wrongtom, whose reaction was at best cautionary. What ZedVantz has done here is take a selection of classic ragtime/dixie style jazz beat tracks and blended it into one blinding 30 minute mix. With a style of music such as this one I’d argue that its a VERY thin line between brilliance and twee drivel. However ZedVantz negotiates that line with aplomb, delivering an exhilarating listen that can’t help but get you nodding your head, whilst drawing attention to a fairly small but brilliant line in obscure twists on a classic genre.

I was curious as to how this mix came about, as it certainly is something pandering to current trends or whatever. ZedVantz’s response was simple:

What inspired the mix was that “Swing Set” song by Cut Chemist featured on the first Jurassic 5 album. Its also the last song on this mix. It was old swing/jazz music mixed with break beats. I wanted more! So, I started collecting/searching for hiphop instrumentals with jazz samples. I made a few mixtapes but nothing that stuck. Then in recent years all these great labels started popping up – Jazz & Milk, Melting Pot etc – so I just took all the beats I had and kept filtering it down to the best of the best, with an end result being this nice short 35 min mix; no filler, dope from beginning to end.

I couldn’t agree more. So, download the mix for yourselves and take a listen. As ever comments are welcome below!

Click to download DJ ZedVantz – Turntable Jazz! (86Mb – 320k MP3)

Check out DJ ZedVantz’s MySpace page

Tracklisting:
You Let Me down Billie Holiday RMX – Free The Robots
I’ve Got That Tune – Chinese Man
Good Lord – Kormac
First Met You – Funky Fresh Few
Fire – A-ko
My Spider Walks Again – Mooch
Another Gone Record – Rube
Big Band Jump – Rube
Soul ’69 (part 2) – A-ko
Artichaut – C.M.R.
Swing set – Cut Chemist & Numark

]]> http://www.rhythm-incursions.com/2008/06/24/dj-zedvantz-turntable-jazz/feed/ 13 DJ ZedVAntz,Turntable Jazz Its always a delight when I get contacted out of the blue by someone who has done a mix or track, and that offering turns out to be exceptional. DJ Pain is one such excellent example, and now I'm pleased to present DJ ZedVantz and his excellent Turntab... Its always a delight when I get contacted out of the blue by someone who has done a mix or track, and that offering turns out to be exceptional. DJ Pain is one such excellent example, and now I'm pleased to present DJ ZedVantz and his excellent Turntable Jazz mix for your downloading delectation. On paper, this mix is a tricky one to sell. I realised this when trying to explain it to Wrongtom, whose reaction was at best cautionary. What ZedVantz has done here is take a selection of classic ragtime/dixie style jazz beat tracks and blended it into one blinding 30 minute mix. With a style of music such as this one I'd argue that its a VERY thin line between brilliance and twee drivel. However ZedVantz negotiates that line with aplomb, delivering an exhilarating listen that can't help but get you nodding your head, whilst drawing attention to a fairly small but brilliant line in obscure twists on a classic genre. I was curious as to how this mix came about, as it certainly is something pandering to current trends or whatever. ZedVantz's response was simple: What inspired the mix was that "Swing Set" song by Cut Chemist featured on the first Jurassic 5 album. Its also the last song on this mix. It was old swing/jazz music mixed with break beats. I wanted more! So, I started collecting/searching for hiphop instrumentals with jazz samples. I made a few mixtapes but nothing that stuck. Then in recent years all these great labels started popping up - Jazz & Milk, Melting Pot etc - so I just took all the beats I had and kept filtering it down to the best of the best, with an end result being this nice short 35 min mix; no filler, dope from beginning to end. I couldn't agree more. So, download the mix for yourselves and take a listen. As ever comments are welcome below! Click to download DJ ZedVantz - Turntable Jazz! (86Mb - 320k MP3) Check out DJ ZedVantz's MySpace page Tracklisting: You Let Me down Billie Holiday RMX - Free The Robots I've Got That Tune - Chinese Man Good Lord - Kormac First Met You - Funky Fresh Few Fire - A-ko My Spider Walks Again - Mooch Another Gone Record - Rube Big Band Jump - Rube Soul '69 (part 2) - A-ko Artichaut - C.M.R. Swing set - Cut Chemist & Numark Laurent Fintoni, Primus Luta, Dday One and Raid System yes