SOUP aka John Blake the 4th( dad, granddad and great grandad all John)
Influences
Bomb Squad, Vince Clarke, Trevor Horn, Sam Phillips ( Sun Records) , Holland Dozier, Tom Dowd, Brian Eno, Nigel Godrich, RZA, Dr Dre, Trent Reznor, Nile Rodgers, Rick Rubin, The Neptunes, Allen Toussaint, George Clinton. Eric Radcliffe
Sounds Like
A cacophony of other people's records chopped and diced into lots of bite sized pieces and then melded together with delays and equalization.
This former pro basketballer has been dropping mixtapes to anyone who'll listen since 1984. As chief music provider for local breakers DJ Soup grew to his stature in hip-hop developing production skills on crude sampling equipment in luxurious 8bit format.
Founding the Fonke Knomaads, Soup became producer, DJ and part time MC for the far left field Sydney Hip-hop duo. They released a 5 track E.P. called "The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of..." on the now defunct label PoBoy records (label demise not attributed to the knomaads in any way shape or form!).
Soup grew on to release "Deadbeat" featuring tracks from Sydney Producer Avene and the groundbreaking Trip-Hop Album "Souperloops" on Creative Vibes. The term -Sampology- was coined and Soup's name began popping up internationally spurring on many clones, unequal in skill and craftsmanship to the original.
Further releases include collabs with Sleek the Elite, the mini album "Eclectro" and the feature length album "From Anuva Planet" featuring Gift of the Gab from Blackalicious, also Swollen Members and Pheonix.
Soup's latest release is named "Beatroot-The Edible Root of the Beat" out on invada records and is true to form with a variety of hip-hop and electronic styles to keep those toes wiggling.
Enjoy listens here on MySpace and taste DJ Soup's scrumptious delicacies. Check out www.sampology.com for free downloads and more of the world of Soup.
THE FRENCH CONNECTION DVD TRAILER... AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE INNER WORKING OF THE CONGLOMEROT 81 ILLATAINMENT TEAM AND THEIR COMMITEMENT TO PUTTING TOGETHER A NIFIED ALBUM BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEIR COMPANIES, LINKING WITH SUPER PRODUCER NIROSHIMA HAILING FROM FRANCE THESE BOYS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY CLASSIC IN HIP HOP... TAKE A LOOK AND LET US KNOW HOW U FEEL... THANKS FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT MYSPACE FAMILY, AND JUST KNOW THT WE WONT REST UNTIL WE MAKE IT...
Sorry for another comment, I just wanted to let you know that PART 3 of my New Track Previews has been released, titled: 'Some Days'. If you have a free moment, you can listen to it at the MySpace Page!
The Full Version will be available on my next Mixtape, 'The Intern'.
Also, I have started a FACEBOOK Fan Page, so if Facebook is now more of you're thing, feel free to join up!
01. Intro 02. Basement Freaks - We Gonna Rock It 03. Depeche Mode Vs Missy Elliot - Get ur Mode on 04. Nick Thayer - Calli Keep's on Lovin It 05. Dj Chech - Hot Like A Chech Boy 06. Mark Ronson - Ooh Wee (Instrumental) 07. Fort Knox Five - Funk 4 Peace (Nick Thayer Instrumental Mix) 08. Mooqee vs Beatvandals - Shooting 09. A Skillz Feat Beardy Man - Got The Rhythm 10. Bee Gees -Staying Alive (Bootleg mix) 11. Basement Freaks & Dj Kid Stretch - We Gotta Work It Out 12. Jackson s5- I Want You Back (Regrooved by Basement Freaks) 13. Smoove Turrell - Beggarman (Basement Freaks remix) 14. Dj Kid Stretch - Get Away (Basement Freaks remix) 15. Basement Freaks - Hot Beastie 16. AGFA feat RJ - Man With A Jam Plan 17. A Skillz Feat Krafty Kuts - Hapiness 18. Afrika Bambaataa - Got that vibe 19. Fort Knox Five - Killa Soundboy (Sub Swara Remix) 20. BadboE - What You Wanna Do (Funkanomics Rmx) 21. Hustle Athletics (Noisia) - San Francisco (original mix) 22. James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Regrooved by Parker)
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How are ya bro, howd the rest of the show go at Melt? I had to head out bout half way through your set. Still awesome as always. I checked out the music vid to chicken and watermelon too, looking good. Speak soon brudda. PEACE
hi, thanks for your support, it's a pleasure, have a nice week and goog work. dj denny vegas
ps-my dj set minimal tek-house it's on line on my page, listen and free dowload, thanks. Denny