New J. Phlip Mix - !@#$%^&

Click on the image above to download the mix from 217Mafia.com.

J. Phlip, aka Jessica Phillippe, originally hails from Champaign, and recently moved (from Chicago) to San Francisco. She held many residencies in Champaign, including Barfly and Soma, as well as residencies down by the Bay. (bad joke, I know) She's released a bunch of great mix cds, some even deviating from her main house music style, and also won a competition a few years back for BPM magazine.

She was recently inducted into the Dirtybird crew, releasing her first track "Rumble Rumble" last month. A tsunami of bonecrunching bass and a tapestry of clicks, synths and bells make this track perfect for the dancefloor. It's available on Beatport digitally and at Juno.co.uk on a one-sided 12" vinyl record. (as well as other vinyl & digital retailers)

And now J. Phlip just put out this great mix, using part of her famous catchphrase "ahhhhhh!@#$%^&*" as the title. J. Phlip's style seems to have always been sassy and feminine, yet edgy and down-to-business... and this recent mix delivers that same style very well. She starts the mix off with an ethereal sort-of downtempo track with some IDM influences and a female vocal, and blends into a nice dubby tech house track with some excellent delayed horns. After that, she journeys through all the shades of tech house, keeping things very dynamic but easy to follow. All the mixing is precise, and the blends are long and smooth.

She features her newly released Dirtybird track in a very interesting mashup with a song called Milf. I was surprised but delighted to hear the classic track "Cicada" by Justin Martin and (remixed by) Claude VonStroke. Many DJs releasing mixes today think that they need to have all the newest freshest stuff, and often neglect older music... so it's nice to see a classic like that in there, especially when it's blended so well with the Zombie Disco Squad track preceding it. Overall, this is an excellent mix, I already burned the mix to a CD and it will be playing in my car for quite a while I'm sure. I'm recommending this to everyone, here's a direct link to the .mp3 download, and the back of the mix cd with a tracklisting:



Additional note: Dirtybird Records interviewed J. Phlip recently, check it out: J. Phlip - Dirtybird Records Interview

Tracklist Formatting - Need Input

I've decided to move all the old Radioactivity tracklists over to this blog, and start posting new ones here from now on. Also, I will begin hosting archives of the show, so if you missed the show one week, you can download it and listen later. In preparation for this transition, I've been thinking about changing the format of my tracklists. Here is the format I currently use:

01. "Kassiande" - Gorge - Freerange Records
02. "Till The Dawn" (MagBeat Remix) - D-Reflection - Total House
----- Flying Lotus "LA EP 2x3" Feature -----
03. "Infinitum" (Quarta 330 Remix) - Flying Lotus - Warp Records
04. "Grapesicles" (Samiyam Remix) - Flying Lotus - Warp Records
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05. "Gutter Music" - Starkey - Planet Mu
06. "Don't Mess About" - Crissy Criss - Sludge
07. "Pissed Off" - Kromestar - Dubstar
08. "Something Else" - Nero - Z Audio [requested]
09. "Sabacco" - Quarta 330 - Hyperdub

10. "Spliff Dub" (Rustie Remix) - Zomby - Hyperdub

Artists are in bold, request markers in italic, special segments in italics and set off in dash-lines (though special segments are rare), and numbers one through nine as 01-09 to match the space of double digit numbers.

The main thing I want to emphasize is the artist's name. I want to make it stand out, but I almost wonder if bold is too much. One option I was thinking of is actually making the artist's name into a link to the artist's website/myspace, like so:

01. "Kassiande" - Gorge - Freerange Records
02. "Till The Dawn" (MagBeat Remix) - D-Reflection - Total House
----- Flying Lotus "LA EP 2x3" Feature -----
03. "Infinitum" (Quarta 330 Remix) - Flying Lotus - Warp Records
04. "Grapesicles" (Samiyam Remix) - Flying Lotus - Warp Records
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05. "Gutter Music" - Starkey - Planet Mu
06. "Don't Mess About" - Crissy Criss - Sludge
07. "Pissed Off" - Kromestar - Dubstar
08. "Something Else" - Nero - Z Audio [requested]
09. "Sabacco" - Quarta 330 - Hyperdub

10. "Spliff Dub" (Rustie Remix) - Zomby - Hyperdub

I'm still not sure though... what do you think? Any suggested changes? I'm open to anything. A few more things that may be subject to change: quotes around the title, hyphens as dividers, order of elements, & linking record labels. Feel free to comment and give me suggestions!

Font Download Stats

I just want to thank everyone who downloaded my first two fonts Giraffe and Mothership... when I first logged into Dafont to check my download stats, I was blown away by the numbers. And the numbers just keep steadily growing. I understand that many many people download fonts just because they're interesting, regardless of whether or not they're planning to use them. (I know I do.) But still, having my fonts on that many machines is otherworldly to me. So thank you so much everyone! And after looking at the lopsided numbers, once I release Dropship I'll start concentrating on more practical typefaces instead of the obscure ones like Mothership.

Dropship Font - Coming Soon!

My newest font Dropship will be finished shortly. I designed it as a sister font to my previous Mothership font. I used the same structure but different elements to create it, so the two fonts should work well together. So keep an eye out! I'll post up again once the font is available. And keep an eye out for the previously mentioned Space Dust font, as well as the new multi-weight font... they're both progressing nicely.

Flying Lotus is a Visionary

Here's a megaupload link to the new Flying Lotus BBC Essential Mix!!! (yanked from a post on Mad Decent, admittedly) Check the Mad Decent article for a full tracklisting and an in-browser streaming option. It's about 2 hours long... and includes 69 tracks! In a 4 hour shift on Radioactivity I get through about 50 tracks on average, and FlyLo breezes through almost 70 in 2 hours... and with perfect mixing and killer blends. And the track selection is top notch... I'm willing to bet that at least half of the tracks in this list haven't been released yet. And, he adds some of that adultswimesque humor by using a synthesized voice with a british accent to introduce the mix, with a little Tim & Eric glitchy stuttering to round it out. Classic.

In addition to this stellar mix, only a few days earlier FlyLo released LA EP 2 x 3 (a remix EP of his album Los Angeles), which includes productions from the regular heavyweights: Samiyam, Martyn, Ras G... and introduces some new lesser-known killer producers too.

I just had to rant for a bit, because I seriously love Flying Lotus' music with a passion. Honestly, it makes me kind-of a fanboy... but I'd buy anything he releases before even listening to it, because there's no way I could dislike any music he makes. I've got a great feeling about FlyLo and his future... if he was a publicly owned company I would put my entire life savings in his stock. Haha. Seriously though, I wish him the best of luck and I only see his career skyrocketing from here. Can't wait to hear the next EP, and for some of those unreleased tracks!

Radioactivity 2008-11-29

01. "Auntie's Lock / Infinitum" (Quarta 330 Remix) - Flying Lotus - Warp Records
02. "Grapesicles" (Samiyam Remix) - Flying Lotus - Warp Records
03. "Gutter Music" - Starkey - Planet Mu
04. "Don't Mess About" - Crissy Criss - Sludge
05. "Pissed Off" - Kromestar - Dubstar
06. "Something Else" - Nero - Z Audio
07. "Sabacco" - Quarta 330 - Hyperdub
08. "Kassiande" - Gorge - Freerange Records
09. "Till The Dawn" (MagBeat Remix) - D-Reflection - Total House
10. "Cross The Dancefloor" - Treasure Fingers - Fool's Gold Records
11. "Rio" (Boy 8-Bit Remix) - Bumblebeez - Scion Audio Visual
12. "Rat Alert" - Jan Driver - Made To Play
13. "Worry About It Later" (Switch Remix) - The Futureheads - 679 Recordings
14. "Worry About It Later" (Switch Remix / Bass Weazal Edit) - The Futureheads - Unknown
15. "She Got Me" (Todd Edwards Remix) - Paul Johnson - Decadance
16. "Il Cattivo" - Crookers - Mad Decent
17. "Waters Of Nazareth" - Justice - Ed Banger
18. "Heavy What?" (Honky Version) - Izit - Made To Play
19. "Nao Obrigado" - Jacob London - Dotbleep
20. "When The Sun Goes Down" (Acapella) - Leon Du Star & Talkbox Mayhem - Control Digital
21. "Fogbank" (Jack Beats Remix) - Boy 8-Bit - Trouble & Bass Recordings
22. "Secousse (Crookers Spino Mix) - Radioclit - Mental Groove
23. "Imax" - Culture Shock - RAM Records
24. "Alluvion" - Sunchase & Electrosoul System - Camino Blue
25. "Bear Music" - Commix - Hospital Records
26. "Golder Age" - Fourward - Subsonik Sound
27. "Windowlicker" - Aphex Twin - Warp Records [requested]
28. "Windowlicker" (Kriece Remix) - Aphex Twin - Unknown
29. "Flame" (Solid Groove Remix) - Bell X1 - Island Records
30. "Beat Bang" - Machines Don't Care - Machines Don't Care
31. "The Cricket Scores" - Boy 8-Bit - Mad Decent
32. "Filter Disco Revival" (Bryan Jones Remix) - Leon Du Star - Control Recordings
33. "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" (Stupid Fresh Remix) - The Loose Cannons - Government Records
34. "White Horse" (Bass Kleph Remix) - Sarah McLeod - Unknown
35. "Make You Wet" (Jesse Rose Remix) - Phil Weeks - Robsoul Recordings
36. "Ghetto Train" (Oliver $ Remix) - Justin Martin - Utensil Recordings
37. "Beeper" (Fake Blood Remix) - Sinden & Count of Monte Cristal - Domino
38. "Rumble Rumble" - J. Phlip - Dirtybird Records
39. "Eastern Jam" - Chase & Status - RAM Records
40. "Brass Eye" (Reso Remix) - Mike Lennon - Z Audio
41. "Independent Life" (TRG Remix) - Rob Sparx - DubTing
42. "Sludge" (Album Edit) - Ed Solo & Skool Of Thought - Against The Grain
43. "Spliff Dub" (Rustie Remix) - Zomby - Hyperdub
44. "Evolution" - Benga - Big Apple Records
45. "Router" - Pangea - Hessle Audio
46. "Flashback" - Cotti & Cluekid - Unknown
47. "Oxygen" - Ruckspin & Reso - Ranking Records
48. "Badman" - Kromestar - Dubstar
49. "Homeless" (Quarta 330 Remix) - Cardopusher - Hyperdub
50. "Ah-Huh" - MagBeat - Junk Shop Recordings
51. "Your Mind" (Combined's Bumped Up Mix) - Forest Avery - Midwest Hustle

Radioactivity 2008-11-22

01. "We Rock & Roll" (Justin Martin & Sammy D. Remix) - Rithma - Utensil Recordings
02. "Ah-Huh" - MagBeat - Junk Shop Recordings
03. "Diva" - Sebo K - Mobilee Records
04. "Confused" (feat. Monty Luke) - Catz 'n Dogz - Mothership
05. "I Want You [Forever]" (Deadmau5 Remix) - Yousef & Carl Cox - Cr2 Records
06. "Angelic Demons" - Justin Martin - Buzzin' Fly Records
07. "Moonraker" (Magik J's Mix) - Foremost Poets - NRK
08. "Till The Dawn" (MagBeat Mix) - D-Reflection - Total House
09. "Hard Boiled" - Scuba - Hotflush Recordings
10. "Test Signal" - Untold - Scape
11. "Response" - Rustie - Stuff Records
12. "Need You" - Darkstar - Hyperdub
13. "All I Have Is Memories" - Martyn - Apple Pips
14. "Spliff Dub" (Rustie Remix) - Zomby - Hyperdub
15. "Something Else" - Nero - Z Audio
16. "Rumble Rumble" - J. Phlip - Dirtybird Records
17. "Through The Scoop" - MagBeat - Junk Shop Recordings
19. "Pimpin'" - Busy & Bernard Jones - Funkfield Recordings
20. "WTF Is Jackin?" - Soydan - Guesthouse Music
21. "When The Sun Goes Down" - Leon Du Star & Talkbox Mayhem - Control Recordings
22. "Dum" (Casanova & Jay-You Remix) - The Martin Brothers - Dirtybird Records
23. "Daylight" (Isolee Pyjama Mix) - Osborne - Spectral Sound
24. "Omanko" - Catz 'n Dogz - Mothership
25. "Besomebody" - Roberto Rodriguez - Freerange Records
26. "I Love U" (The Bulgarian Remix) - Larry Tee - Unknown
27. "Punk" - Yeah! Woho! - Unknown
28. "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" (Stupid Fresh Remix) - The Loose Cannons - CR2 Records
29. "Putto" - Lee Mortimer - Dubsided
30. "Rat Alert" - Jan Driver - Made To Play
31. "For The People" (HiJack Remix) - DJ Fame, Santiago & Bushido - Potty Mouth Music
32. "Heads Up" (Malente Remix) - Bassnectar - Amorphous Music
33. "Falling Out" (Riva Star Remix) - Oh Snap! - Sweat It Out!
34. "Cicada" (Claude VonStroke Remix) - Justin Martin - Dirtybird Records
35. "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" (HeavyFeet Remix) - The Loose Cannons - Unknown
36. "DotCoza" - The Bulgarian - Unknown
37. "Rio" (Boy 8-Bit Remix) - Bumblebeez - Scion Audio Visual
38. "Raise Your Hands" - Lee Mortimer - Dubsided
39. "Funky Thing" (Jay-J "Shifted Up" Remix) - Ronan (feat. Morrison) - Onethirty Recordings [prerelease]
40. "Airy Dub" - Heyoka - Muti Music
41. "Router" - Pangea - Hessle Audio
42. "Ocean Trench" (Scuba Remix) - Colin Hobbs - White Noise Recordings
43. "Cloud 9" - Cluekid - Unknown
44. "No War" - Cauto - Dutty Artz
45. "Night Thunder" - Nero - Z Audio
46. "Sweatshop" (AntiSerum Remix) - Ill.gate & Meesha - Muti Music
47. "Hornz Cru" - Rusko - Dub Police
48. "Oxygen" - Ruckspin & Reso - Ranking Records
50. "Brass Eye" (Reso Remix) - Mike Lennon - Z Audio
51. "Pussyhole" - Bar 9 - Z Audio

Radioactivity 2008-11-15

(no show due to Operation Santa lock-in event)

Radioactivity 2008-11-08

01. "My Angelic Demons" - Justin Martin - Buzzin' Fly Records
02. "Klack" (Joris Voorn Remix) - Who's Who - Size Records
03. "Omanko" - Catz 'n Dogz - Mothership
04. "Sweet Lies" (Patrice Baumel Remix) - Booka Shade - Get Physical
05. "No Fit State" (Audion Remix) - Hot Chip - EMI [requested]
06. "Doiicie B" - Minilogue - Minilogue
07. "Besomebody" - Roberto Rodriguez - Freerange Records
08. "The Reward Is Cheese" - Deadmau5 vs Jelo - Rising Trax [requested]
09. "The Whistler" (Aston Shuffle Remix) - Claude VonStroke - Dirtybird Records
10. "Scatterbox" (Mowgli Remix) - Soul Of Man - Finger Lickin Records
11. "Cabs" - Christian Martin - Katabatic Records
12. "Now Is The Time" - Matt Flores - Deeper Shades of House
13. "Kleine Nachtmusik" - Stimming - Buzzin' Fly Records
14. "Go" (Vitalic Remix) - Moby - Mute Records [requested]
15. "Dum" (Casanova & Jay-You Animales Mix) - The Martin Brothers - Dirtybird Records
16. "Worry About It Later" (Switch Remix / Bass Weazal Edit) - The Futureheads - Unknown
17. "Cay's Crays" (Digital Mystikz Remix) - Fat Freddy's Drop - Kartel
18. "Spliff Dub" (Rustie Remix) - Zomby - Hyperdub
19. "Evolution" - Benga - Big Apple Records
20. "Runway" - Ruckspin & Reso - Ranking Records
21. "Independent Life" (TRG Remix) - Rob Sparx - DubTing
22. "Sludge" (Album Edit) - Ed Solo & Skool Of Thought - Against The Grain
23. "Brass Eye" (Reso Remix) - Mike Lennon - Z Audio
24. "Pro Nails" (Rusko Remix) - Kid Sister - Fool's Gold Records
25. "Frequency" - Emalkay - Boka Records
26. "Eastern Jam" - Chase & Status - RAM Records
27. "Oxygen" - Ruckspin & Reso - Ranking Records
28. "Wait A Minute" - Osborne - Ghostlyswim
29. "Come True Tonight" (Dub Mix) - Treasure Fingers - Unknown
30. "Dance Reaction" - Metro Area - Environ
31. "Mardi Gras" - Audiogarde - Cock Rock Disco
32. "Fogbank" (Jack Beats Remix) - Boy 8-Bit - Trouble & Bass Recordings
33. "Secousse" (Crookers Spino Mix) - Radioclit - Mental Groove
34. "Ghetto Train" (Oliver $ Remix) - Justin Martin - Utensil Recordings
35. "Take It To The Club" - Jesse Rose, Herve & Action Man - Made To Play
36. "She Got Me On" (Todd Edwards Club Mix) - Paul Johnson - Decadance
37. "Get Up" (Diplo Remix) - Bingo Players - Secure Recordings
38. "Il Cattivo" - Crookers - Mad Decent
39. "Beeper" (Fake Blood Remix) - Sinden & Count of Monte Cristal - Domino
40. "Flame" (Solid Groove Remix) - Bell X1 - Island Records
41. "Salmon Dance" (Crookers Wow Remix) - The Chemical Brothers - Virgin
42. "Heavy What?" (Honky Version) - Izit - Made To Play
43. "Troopers" - Nu:Tone - Hospital Records
44. "Universal Dimension" - Subwave & Electrosoul System - Syntax Audio
45. "Empty Wallets" - Kjell - Creative Source
46. "5 Weeks" - Lomax & Focus - Bingo Beats
47. "Night Fell" - Komatic - Phunkfiction Recordings
48. "Moving In Transit" (BCee & Lomax Remix) - Electrosoul System - Spearhead Records
49. "Sounds Of Life" - Pendulum - Breakbeat Kaos
50. "When The Sun Goes Down" - Leon Du Star & Talkbox Mayhem - Control Recordings
51. "Daylight" (Isolee Pyjama Remix) - Osborne - Spectral Sound
52. "Belvedere" (Till Von Sein Remix) - Kiki & Sasse - Mood Music Records

Radioactivity 2008-11-01

(late start due to Illini Hockey game coverage)

01. "Wait A Minute" - Osborne - Ghostlyswim
02. "O Superman" (Reboot's Rework) - M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade (feat. Laurie Anderson) - Get Physical Music
03. "Doiicie B" - Minilogue - Minilogue
04. "My Angelic Demons" - Justin Martin - Buzzin' Fly Records
05. "Falling Out" (Riva Star Remix) - Oh Snap! - Sweat It Out!
06. "Omanko" - Catz 'n Dogz - Mothership
07. "When The Sun Goes Down" - Leon Du Star & Talkbox Mayhem - Control Recordings
08. "Disc Odyssey" - Crazy P - Drop Music
09. "Dum" (Casanova & Jay-You Animales Mix) - The Martin Brothers - Unknown
10. "Every Click Matters" - Lee Jones - Aus Music
11. "We Existed" (Tom Demac Remix) - Glimpse (feat. Taka Boom) - Four:Twenty Recordings
12. "Isle of Indigo" (Roberto Rodriguez Remix) - Leigh Morgan & Scope - Helvetica Recordingz
13. "Belvedere" (Till Von Sein Remix) - Kiki & Sasse - Mood Music Records
14. "Dancing Bears" - Roel H - Echoism
15. "Cicada" (Claude VonStroke Remix) - Justin Martin - Dirty Bird Records
16. "Far Out" (Joris Voorn Remix) - Sebo K - Mobilee Records
17. "Confused" - Catz 'n Dogz (feat. Monty Luke) - Mothership
18. "Bucovina" - Ian Oliver (feat. Shantel) - Kontor Records Italy
19. "In Da Club" (Jimpster Remix) - Copyright (feat. Mr. V & Miss Patty) - Defected
20. "Fakerz" - Affie Yusuf & Trevor Loveys - Tragic Magic
21. "Autograph" - Hatiras & MC Flipside - Hatrax Records
22. "Worry About It Later" (Switch Remix / Bass Weazal Edit) - The Futureheads - Unknown
23. "Secousse" (Crookers Spino Mix) - Radioclit - Mental Groove
24. "She Got Me On" (Todd Edwards Club Mix) - Paul Johnson - Decadance
25. "Flame" (Solid Groove Remix) - Bell X1 - Island Records
26. "Ghetto Train" (Oliver $ Remix) - Justin Martin - Utensil Recordings
27. "Eastern Jam" - Chase & Status - RAM Records
28. "Spliff Dub" (Rustie Remix) - Zomby - Hyperdub
29. "Oxygen" - Ruckspin & Reso - Ranking Records
30. "Pro Nails" (Rusko Remix) - Kid Sister - Fool's Gold Records
31. "Da Night Bus" (Reso Remix) - Shut Up And Dance - Shut Up And Dance
32. "Cloud 9" - Cluekid - Unknown
33. "You High" (Daedelus Remix) - Take - Inner Current Recordings
34. "Pet Monster Shotglass" - Flying Lotus - Plug Research
35. "We Got This" (Instrumental Mix) - LMNO & Kev Brown - Up Above
36. "Lost" (Flying Lotus Remix) - King Midas Sound - Hyperdub