ABL:Radio - Jump-Off Street Beat Mixtape - Mixed by Bennett4$enate + Mike McGill (MP3)

Local Brooklyn neighbors unleash their 808/909 records and see if they play nice... Mixed live on a Sunday afternoon by Bennett4$enate and Mike McGill. Boogie, disco, r&b, electro and freestyle jams, dedicated to your mama. 100% bump, low carbs and a few white boys, sleazy synthesizers and packed dancefloors. Body2Body2Africa and back to the space station; anticipation, triumph, lessons learned. Bennett4$enate feeds electro, hip-hop, & soul to the dirty, hungry masses. Simultaneously reppin' the far reaches of the internet & all points Brooklyn, B4$ is a fully-functioning, fast action DJ, giving nods to day-glo, full-on track suits in 100 degree weather, and analogue synthesizers. Mike McGill is a self-proclaimed Disconaut, and the host of "A Downtown Affair" - an exploration into the the sounds of yesteryear, and everything disco, boogie, funk and soul. You can catch him live on 89.1FM in NYC & wnyu.org worldwide on Friday nights at 10:30pm.

Genres: 80s, breaks, electro, hip hop, house, italo, synth-pop

Source: http://abrooklynlife.com/2007/12/jumpoff-street-beat-mixtape

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ABL:Radio - Transient Messages - Performed by Phenotract (MP3)

Brooklyn, NY based electronic act Phenotract was started in 1999 with electronic sounds, textures, and rhythms to create synthetic workouts geared for both the dancefloor and the mind. Since it's inception, he has drawn influences from both older and newer house,electronica, trance, and industrial to create a lasting impressions on the listener. After a series of demos, the first album release was "Within A Second" in 2003. It combined hard tech dance floor tracks, periods of chilled out moments, and an overall atmospheric haze that permeated throughout. It was described as a dreamy otherwordly album that digitally cataloged the human condition. Isaac Glendening of the Philadelphia trance-pop act Cesium 137 helped produce a fair portion of it. As the project's sound grew and time passed, the tracks morphed into more formidable structures, which have become more melody laden and now carry an even more distinct sound and groove. Now released in October of 2007 ,"Transient Messages" brought aboard the Brooklyn based female vocalist Niabi Caldwell who adds an angelic, ethereal quality to the mix. Boasting futuristic synths, deeply effected voices, driving beats, and an imaginary soundtrack like quality, the new sound is descibed as "neo-pop". Phenotract will continue to attempt to keep evolving it's sonic aesthetic

Genres: 80s, electronic, synth-pop

Source: http://abrooklynlife.com/2007/11/ablradio-transient-messages

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ABL:Radio - Bad Teeth - Mixed by Ladycréme (MP3)

Our plans for this week's podcast didn't quite workout, so from our archive, I've pulled out this mix by Ladycréme made back in October. They originally posted this mix at a lower bit rate on their myspace page, and I've re-encoded it at the highest VBR rate available for your maximum enjoyment. As I've explained before with the last mix they composed for us, their shtick involves mixing analog synth heavy tracks and enhancing it by adding more , yes, more analog synth over the top! And the results are ... well ... over the top!

Genres: electro, electronic, house, synth-pop

Source: http://www.abrooklynlife.com/2007/02/ablradio_bad_te.html

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ABL:Radio - Shake Your Rhombus - Mixed by Attitude City DJs (MP3)

As promised, Attitude City DJs have returned and they are here to thoroughly rock your holiday weekend. This mix was created exclusively for ABL:Radio under our certified DJ exchange program™. For the simple cost of one mix, we gained a bounty of turntable panache that should assuage your ravenousness musical desires--at least until next Friday! This carefully crafted mix is a product of fanatical crate diving and masterful selections. If you are aware of the Hotmix 5 WBMX mixes archived at deephousepage.com or Cybernetic Broadcasting System, you will instantly recognize many of these gems, while others will be completely new to you.

Genres: disco, electro, funk, house, synth-pop

Source: http://www.abrooklynlife.com/2006/09/ablradio_shake_.html

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ABL:Radio - OceanDrive - Mixed by Attitude City (MP3)

Attitude City has been throwing a series of successful parties and weeklies around Minneapolis for some time. We planned on introducing them to you over the Labor Day weekend with an exclusive mix, but instead, today you get a taste of what's to come. You'll find their styles aligned with Bethany's with tastes of Italo, synth-pop, house classics and other robot-machine-funk rhythms. Enjoy!

Genres: house, italo, synth-pop

Source: http://www.abrooklynlife.com/2006/08/ablradio_oceand.html

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