My Dad,My Brothers,MLK,Run DMC,Gangstarr,Nas,De la Soul,Jackson 5,Marvin Gaye,Stevie Wonder,Common,Tribe Called Quest,Big Daddy Kane,Yah Supreme,Rebirth Brass Band, Hot 8 Brass Band,Cave Precise,The Roots,Grand Master Flash and the one and only Mr. James Brown.
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REVIEW OF BRASS BAND MIXTAPE by Monkone (Wax Poetics/WBAI)
So I got a phone call from Will Holland. He was in Spain, raving about an mp3 I'd given him the last time he was here in NYC. It was this brass band version of "Sexual Healing," and he'd just thrown it on a packed Barcelona dancehall the night before. "At first they didn't know what to do," he says. "Then, the handclaps came in, and they started to move. When the vocals dropped the place exploded." After we hung up I had to call my man DJ Concerned, who'd hit me with the thing in the first place. He didn't know who Quantic was, but he clearly understood the power of the killer cut. This CD is a selection of a few of his pure fire brass band joints, a collection honed by frequent trips to New Orleans as the DJ for Brian J and the Pimps of Joytime, one of the finest N.O.-affiliated up and comer conjuntos. Understand, these aren't some old-timey Preservation Hall Jazz Band chestnuts, these are real deal street level Crescent City bangers from new school rulers the Rebirth Brass Band, the Hot 8 Brass Band and the Soul Rebels. These dudes have insanely hype live shows where they rip through everything from Herbie Hancock to Lil' Jon covers, kinda similar to DC's go-go scene. Concerned is the first guy I've heard to pull the sheet back on this stuff, and it's done here in a crispy thirteen song mix that is seamless without any teeth-gritting blends or awkward transitions. In addition to the previously mentioned "Sexual Healing" (worth the price for that alone) and a wicked run through "Atomic Dog" ("Rock With the Hot 8"), the mix is chock full of sure shot party music ("(Don't Touch That) Stereo", "Skeet Skeet"). I've had this thing on constant rotation, recommended.
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Born and raised in Far Rockaway, Queens, DJ Concerned has always felt a special relationship with music. He followed the hip-hop movement from its early roots and it became the soundtrack to his life. This led him to study the art of deejaying at the world-famous Scratch Academy, co-founded by none other than Jam Master Jay of the legendary Run-DMC.
DJ Concerned's masterful mix has kept the crowd alive at many of the clubs and bars in New York City and Brooklyn. From his home base in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, DJ Concerned is currently spinning at Bembe every Wednesday night. He is also on demand to perform at parties, record releases and special events throughout the United States and Europe.
He recently released his first mixtape Talkin' Loud But Sayin Something! which was selected as one of the Top 20 CDs of 2006 by Turntable Lab.
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We're putting out our first Mix CD of Afrobeat, Funk, Latin, Tribal & House with Live Percussion and Special Guest Brian J (Pimps of Joytime). CD Release party this Wednesday, November 7th @ Bembe in Brooklyn. Takin' a Mix CD to the party level...don't sleep on this.
i so wish the good dj concerned had a night off to come to a party at my house!!! missin you and your lady love. sometime ya'll should come over and hang:) t*
holla we gotchya Everything Juice with extra flavah and some buried trejah on the side mixin up right now. You're gonna wanna stop by the Fresh Juice truck and get loose DJ
Nice one playing with you and the Pimps out in the bay man. I really enjoyed your selections bro. Keep on spinning the hot shit man and looking forward to doing some more shows with you... peace
