R. Kelly, J-Dilla, Prince, Sizzla, Three 6 Mafia, Ed Banger, Say Wut, The Federation, Le Tigre, Snoop, Rod Lee, Beyonce, Chromeo, Scottie B, Nas, Debonair Samir, Daniel Wang, SMD, Carl Graig, Dj Funk, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Collipark, Depeche Mode, Mulatu Astake, Wiley, Arthur Baker, Jay-Z, DFA, Diplo, KW Griff, Shawnna, Tittsworth, Justice, TTC, E-40, Level 42, Mstrkrft, Dipset, Spank Rock, Serge Gainsbourg, Bone Crusher, Dmx Crew, CSS, Zoot Woman, Jose Gonzales, The Knife, Lady Sovereign, Madlib, Trae, Annie, Giorgio Moroder, Millie Jackson, Green Velvet, Alan Braxe, Solid Groove, Audio Two, T.I., Phoenix, Ghostface, Jimmy Jones, Prefuse73, Jack Mayborn, Ashla Putli, Toto, Hot Chip, Ellen Allien & Apparat, The Honey Drippers, Yazoo, Newcleus, David Banner, Dj Shadow, The Rolling Stones, Pointer Sisters, Quantic, Ron Rico, Too Short, Danzig, Boys Noize, David Bowie, Clipse, Armand Van Helden, DJ Class, LCD Soundsystem, Biz Markie, Edwin Birdsong, Ciara, Edu K, Colle Buddz, Seals&Crofts, The Keys, Missy Elliot, The Bangles, Mr Scruff, Talking Heads, Red Astaire, Skream, Daft Punk, Lily Allen, Huoratron, 45 King, Glenn Frey, Nirvana, Aretha Franklin, Roni Size, Herve, Quannum, Skeletronics, Ludacris, DJ Phinesse, Cold Crush, Mf Doom, Pryda, Gangstarr, Cameo, Foreigner, Roy Davis jr, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Rene & Angela, James Ingram, Prodigy, Blondie, 2 Live Crew, Roots Manuva, Modeselektor, Nas, Purple Crush, Cream, Domu, Jackson Sisters, Surkin, Lalo Schifrin, Lifelike, RJD2, Toto, Sparks, 2 Live Crew, Neil Young, Switch, Keak Da Sneak, Billy Paul, Dinosaur Jr, Scritti Politti, Kano, Dwele, Justice, Trentemoller, Sinden, Ghislain Poirier, Thomas Brinkmann, DJ Funk, Brennan Green, Maurice Fulton, Lupe Fiasco, Mighty Ryeders, Rick James, bitch!
Fifteen thousand screaming fans, speakers banging loud as thunder, fireworks and pyrotechnics flying in the air like it’s new year’s eve. Four dudes in tight leather pants, stroking power chords from stratocasters and blasting double bass drums… Oh wait, that was Van Halen at the San Diego Sports Arena in 1981. Never mind that...
But Top Billin are equally hot. In fact – the DJ collective consisting of guys named Sir Nenis, Fiskars Flipperi, DJ Anonymous & J-Laini, Top Billin is the closest thing to club phenomenon ever to come from Finland. Ask anybody. While others talk the talk, they walk the damn walk.
In 2006 Top Billin made themselves a household name in Helsinki with bootleg remixes, hot mixtapes and a monthly club night that was packed every single time from the beginning. Then came the first 12” ep and after that nothing was the same. That record became the number one selling item at Turntablelab.com, and favored by club dj’s and party music lovers around the world and since then all Top Billin releases have been high sellers in several good record stores.
The now classic first ep has later followed with more top selling EP’s and a split 12” with another hot finnish label, New Judas. Beside running the record label, Top Billin has become a well oiled party machine, rocking shows around the globe from Paris to Berlin and Moscow to New York, with the likes of Justice, Sany Pitbull, Feadz and countless other club favorites. In 2008 they even made their first big tour supporting M.I.A. in Canada Their hometown club night in Helsinki has hosted international guests like Scottie B, DJ Sega, DJ Ayres, Tittsworth, Cosmo Baker, Paul Devro and many others.
The key to Top Billin’s success is not rocket science. They are just 5 guys who love music and like to have good time. All the time. While they’re very serious about their music, Top Billin are definitely no genre-stuck. With their roots deep in house, hip hop, dancehall, boogie and even rock, Top Billin likes to keep their music up-to-date and cutting-edge, both in the shows they play and the records they put out. That’s why you can pretty much count on the latest Top Billin release to always provide you with fresh sounding party breaks, remixes and /or original productions, anything that fee like at the time being.
Beside being club goers favorites, Top Billin have made fans among big name dj’s like Sinden, Tittsworth, Scottie B, Diplo, The Rub DJ’s, Trouble & Bass, Laidback Luke and countless more. They’ve done remixes for artists and labels like Unruly, Trouble & Bass and Stretch Armstrong’s Plant Music. Beside their own label, Top Billin has also produced tracks for T&A Records’ releases.
If you like your club music energetic, loud and nasty and you haven’t checked out Top Billin yet – get on with the friggin’ program already. Or, as R. Kelly puts it, “Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce.”.
A brand new Top Billin mix! I've wanted to compile some of my favorite Dance Mania classics for a while and here's the first installement in what might become a series even. Most of the stuff here is from the label's mid- to late-90's heyday and features almost all of the major players from the era, doing bangin remixes of R&B and disco jams. This was supposed to be a podcast but we're letting the good peoples at Pacemaker stream it for you now. Enjoy!
- DJ ANONYMOUS
Tracklisting:
Top Billin - Smell Yo Dick
DJ Anonymous - U Fine
Bounce Camp - Big Dancin
DJ Anonymous & Top Billin - Money To Burn
Scottie B & King Tutt - African Chant (Top Billin remix)
Sharkslayer - Bad Ding
Top Billin - Smoke Trees
Top Billin - My Girl Wants
Tittsworth - Drunk As Fuck (Top Billin remix)
Top Billin - Hoes & House
Sharkslayer - Fleshlighter
Sharkslayer - Cold As Ice
DJ Pataässä - Sweat Gunz
Top Billin - Tell Your Girl To Juke It Up
DJ J-Laini - Fuck N Tell
Candyman & Leatherface - Ultimate Feeling
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