BJ Smith - Umi Says / RunninThis neat slice of mashup Balearic from BJ Smith is a clever exercise in sample combination. First released in 2013 but reissued again here, we hear two iconic hip hop tracks Mos Def's 'Umi Says' and The Pharcyde's 'Runnin' both laid to serene, lackadaisical Balearic backings. Thus two sunrise classics were born, complementing a very particular kind of rave.

“It’s one of my favourite moments of the record

where everything just seemed that little bit more blissful

a timeless signature piece that escaped its original realm of PostPunk x Wave x Indie x Alternative to also become engrained in the DNA of modern electronic dancefloor culture most prominently in the beloved late 90s permutation presented by DJ Hell which became a classic in its own right

the samba that existed before bossa nova and samba jazz came along

too: „Although rinsed to death to the point of becoming a parody of itself

This vinyl

Big Dancehall vocal flip

kicking off 2024 in style

Selector Series is proud to finally re-release the original 7'' version of 'You Gotta Let Go' with the original ‘B’ side 'Don’t Let The Grass Grow'

Bergen Sunrays

most notably

He joined Oonops for his shows on Brooklyn Radio several times as well as appeared on his last Resenses