DJ BACON Vinyl & CDs

Review: DJ Bacon's latest white label release celebrates classic hip-hop with a fresh twist. On Side-1, the remix of Public Enemy's 'Give It Up' cleverly blends the group's vocals with Soopastole's edit of Kool and The Gang's track of the same name. The result is a dynamic, high-energy remix that pays homage to both classic hip-hop and funk. Side-2 features DJ Bacon's 'B Boy Remake' of Geto Boys' 'Life In The Fast Lane,' a remix that infuses the original with an infectious funk groove and breaks. This release is praised by Chuck D and backed by strong support from the hip-hop community, including Flatline and Hip Hop Gods Radio. The limited-edition vinyl comes with a Mark563-designed sticker, adding a collectible touch.

Review: EDdits master DJ Bacon returns for two of his boxiest yet on the usual 7". Bacon's production style betrays a kind of Buddhist mindfulness, or at least a minimalism, in its approach; all you need is a good beat, ever-so-slightly abstracted from its original context, to arouse the excitations of both mind and body. The fact of not knowing the sample's origin is part of the art; this condition of not knowing fetishises the breakbeat, by partially obfuscating knowledge of where the sample came from. Titles like 'Sardines Is The Word' and 'TF Megamix' are likely coded allusions to these original desiderata, but only the most hardened connoisseurs, a secret club in which Bacon and a select few others surely fraternise, would know exactly which sample sources these are. Thus we have the continued recreation of DJ Bacon as a purveyor of cool; one which enables us to enjoy the slick roundedness of these beats more than we would if the game was given away.