I have been listening to Dj Yoda since his first 'How to cut & paste' mixtapes, that I highly recommend (check out Vol1 and Vol2 if you're not familiar). He has always been weirdish. This 30s edition goes one step further into Dj Yoda's abilities to mix the most unexpected tunes with brilliant consistency.
‘The 30s Edition’ is more bearable than ‘The 80s Edition’ (which was still dope) and it’s a real light listen, especially if you want to have a bit a laugh at the sort of jaunty music they used to make. Yoda makes for additional comedy as he scratches samples and drops ridiculous beats over the original tracks.
Stand-out selections are ‘Cheesecake’ by Louis Armstrong (pure hilarity) and Moondog’s ‘Lament 1, Bird’s Lament’ (the original sample from Mr Scruff’s ‘Get a Move On’). Speaking of sample sources, Thelonious Monk’s ‘Black and Tan Fantasy’ (of Wu-Tang Clan's ‘Shame On A Nigga’) fame also crops up. You’ll also enjoy the one-two combo of Fats Waller’s ‘Reefer Song’ and Cab Calloway’s ‘Reefer Man’ for the possibly unintentional drug references, or originals tunes that Moby or the Fugees have been sampling in the past.
Stand-out selections are ‘Cheesecake’ by Louis Armstrong (pure hilarity) and Moondog’s ‘Lament 1, Bird’s Lament’ (the original sample from Mr Scruff’s ‘Get a Move On’). Speaking of sample sources, Thelonious Monk’s ‘Black and Tan Fantasy’ (of Wu-Tang Clan's ‘Shame On A Nigga’) fame also crops up. You’ll also enjoy the one-two combo of Fats Waller’s ‘Reefer Song’ and Cab Calloway’s ‘Reefer Man’ for the possibly unintentional drug references, or originals tunes that Moby or the Fugees have been sampling in the past.
DJ Yoda - How To Cut & Paste: The 30s Edition - Tracklist
1. Beatin Bangin Scratchin - Danny Kaye
2. One O Clock Jump - Benny Goodman *
3. Ballin The Jack - Danny Kaye
4. Cheesecake - Louis Armstrong
5. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
6. Black And Tan Fantasy - Thelonious Monk
7. Caravan - Thelonious Monk
8. Lament 1, Birds's Lament - Moondog
9. An Occasional Man - Jeri Southern
10. Ugly Woman - Duke of Iron ( Cecil Anderson)
11. Yip Roc Heresy - Slim Gaillard
12. Ding Dong Daddy - Benny Goodman
13. Walking The Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
14. Reefer Song - Fats Waller
15. Reefer Man - Cab Calloway
16. Don't Mean A Thing - Duke Ellington
17. Red River Blues - Henry Thomas
18. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock
19. Trouble So Hard - Vera Ward Hall
Below, the original Cheesecake tune. Imagine the remix with heavy hip hop beat and you get an idea of how do the mixtape look like! Download it here, it really worths a click.
