Classic Material x Normski x Foot Patrol New Season Launch / Pop-up Store Opening

This Thursday at 75 Berwick St in Soho 7-9pm! Check out the fresh new tees featuring Dr Dre, Ice Cube, De La Soul, Rakim & Eric B HERE. I will be spinning a set of choice cuts from the artists featured on the tees, alongside DJ's Mr Thing, Chris Read & Nick Armitage.

Classic Material x Normski x Foot Patrol Launch 1.08.12

Next Thursday I have the honour of djing at the launch party for this dope T-shirt collaboration between Classic Material, Normski & Foot Patrol. Come down to snap up one of the limited edition tees, drink free beer & get down to the sounds of myself, Mr Thing, and Classic Material's Chris Read & Nick Armitage (aka Nickname)!

Normski exploded onto the public stage in the early 90s as presenter of the groundbreaking BBC2 programmes ‘Def 2’ and ‘Dance Energy’, broadcasting the previously under-represented elements of the UK’s black music & dance music scenes to a new audience. For many years prior to this, Normski had been documenting UK club culture and the rise of hip hop culture in the UK through photography. As a key figure in the UK’s early hip hop community, Normski enjoyed unrivaled access to the rising stars of the home grown scene and high profile touring acts from the US. Utilising the iconic imagery of Normski’s photography dating from the mid to late 1980s, Footpatrol is pleased to present a collaboration with Normski and partners Classic Material, a London based collective of music makers, designers and photographers. The collaboration takes the form of six limited edition t-shirts featurng five of Normski’s most iconic photographs featuring images of artists Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, Kool Moe Dee, Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav and the UK’s Demon Boyz. A sixth t-shirt bearing the Classic Material logo completes the collection.

DJ Matman - Classic Material Guest Mix - 1995 Volume 2 [stream/download]

Classic Material Guest Mix - 1995 Volume 2 by Dj Matman on Mixcloud

As promised, here's another volume of 1995 Hip Hop based on one of my guest sets at London's Classic Material clubnight earlier this year. Classic Material is a monthly london-based event run by djs Chris Read & Nickname dedicated to chronicling the history of hip hop year by year. This is the second of 2 mixes based on my set from that night and it's mainly comprised of stone-cold classics along with a few original samples - enjoy!!

Click HERE to download

Click HERE to check out Volume 1

Tracklist:

01. DJ Matman - Real Live Sh*t Intro
02. The Notorious B.I.G. - Who Shot Ya
03. Pudgee Tha Fat Bastard ft. B.I.G. - Think BIG
04. Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Player's Anthem
05. Sylvia Striplyn - You Can't Turn Me Away
06. Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Get Money
07. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Rawhide
08. Black Ivory - I Keep Asking You Questions
09. Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah - Criminology
10. Raekwon ft. Inspectah Deck - Guillotine (Swordz)
11. FunkMaster Flex ft. ODB - Nuttin' But Flavor
12. Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
13. Mariah Carey ft. ODB - Fantasy (Bad Boy Remix)
14. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo
15. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
16. Genius/GZA - Labels
17. Genius/GZA ft. Method Man - Shadowboxin'
18. Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah & Method Man - Ice Cream
19. Method Man - All I Need (LP Version & RZA's Razor Sharp Remix)
20. Method Man & Redman - How High (Original Version & Remix)
21. KRS ONE - WannabeEmceez
22. KRS ONE - Rappaz R N Dainja
23. Group Home - Supa Star
24. Group Home - Livin' Proof
25. Saukrates - Father Time
26. Smoothe Da Hustla & Trigger Tha Gambler - Broken Language
27. Grand Puba - I Like It
28. The Pharcyde - Drop
29. Stan Getz - Saudade Vem Correndo
30. The Pharcyde - Runnin'
31. Fugees - Fu Gee La
32. Greg Nice - Set It Off
33. Bahamadia - Uknowhowedo
34. A Tribe Called Quest - Glamour and Glitz
35. Big L - No Endz No Skinz
36. Kool G Rap ft. Nas - Fast Life (Norfside Remix)
37. Heltah Skeltah - Operation Lockdown
38. KRS Outro

Classic Material this Saturday - 1999 Hip Hop All Night!

London's hip hop history clubnight Classic Material have got me back in to play at their 1999 event this saturday, after booking me a few months back to spin '95 hip hop. I had a great time at the last one, and even made a couple of mixtapes based on my set (check the first volume here, part 2 is out VERY soon!) I've already dug out a tonne of records for '99, there was a lot of strong releases back then, here's a few of them:

Check the facebook event here for more info.

DJ Matman - Classic Material Guest Mix: 1995 Volume 1 [Stream / Download]

Classic Material Guest Mix - 1995 Volume 1 by Dj Matman on Mixcloud

Click HERE to download.

Earlier this year I was asked to dj a guest slot at London's Classic Material, a clubnight dedicated to chronicling the history of hip hop year by year.

I was asked to spin at the 1995 event, a great year for hip hop and of particular relevance to me as it was around this time I started my addiction to buying hip hop records, spending all my spare cash & lunch money on LPs & 12's!

I ended up playing over 2 hours at Classic Material, and these mixes represent how I put it down that night, and in roughly the same order. To the best of my knowledge I followed the rules of the event, playing tracks either released on 12" or on an LP released in 1995, along with any original songs they sampled - This means for example I get away with playing 'Daaam' by Tha Alkoholiks even though the single dropped in '94, as it was also on their 'Coast II Coast' LP in '95..

For anyone out there thinking where's all the Wu-tang / Pharcyde / Group Home releases etc. - relax! you'll find them & a lot more in Volume II, dropping soon…

Tracklist:

01. DJ Matman - 1995 intro*
02. D & D Allstars (Mad Lion/Doug E Fresh/KRS 1/Smif N Wessun/Fat Joe/Jeru) - 1, 2 Pass It (Matman Runnin' Thingz Remix)^
03. Lost Boyz - Lifestyles of The Rich & Shameless
04. Lost Boyz - Renee
05. Camp Lo - Coolie High (Paradise Remix by Ski)
06. Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
07. Redman - Can't Wait (Remix #2)
08. Show & Ag - Next Level (show's mix)
09. Show & AG - Next Level (Premier's Nyte Time Remix)
10. Common Sense - Resurrection '95 (Extra P Remix)
11. Common Sense - Resurrection '95 (Large Professor Remix)
12. Common Sense - Resurrection '95 (OG version)
13. Blazhzay Blazhay - Danger
14. Blahzay Blazhay - Danger Pt. 2
15. Heltah Skeltah & Originoo Gunn Clappaz - Blah
16. Heltah Skeltah & Originoo Gunn Clappaz - Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
17. LL Cool J ft. Keith Murray - I Shot Ya (Remix)
18. Patrice Rushen - You Remind Me
19. Keith Murray - Dip Dip Die (You Remix Me)
20. Erick Sermon - Bomdigi
21. Red Hot Lover Tone - '98 (Instrumental)
22. Red Hot Lover Tone ft. Notorious B.I.G. - 4 My Peeps
23. Total ft. Notorious B.I.G. - Can't You See
24. El Debarge - Stay With Me
25. Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance/Stay With Me
26. Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance (Hip Hop Mix)
27. Nine - Whutcha Want
28. Frankie Cutlass ft. Doo Wop & Fat Joe - Boriquas On Da Set
29. Akinyele & Sadat X - Loud Hangover
30. Johnny Guitar Watson - Superman Lover
31. Mad Skillz - The Nod Factor
32. Cameo - Rigor Mortis
33. DJ Quik - Get At Me
34. Crooklyn Clan - Put Your Hands Up (hip hop hands dub)
35. Cypress Hill ft. Erick Sermon - Throw Your Hands In The Air
36. Das Efx - Real Hip Hop (Pete Rock Remix)
37. Das Efx - Real Hip Hop (OG Mix)
38. Masta Ace - Sittin' On Chrome (Rockaway Ave Mix)
39. Masta Ace - The Phat Kat Ride
40. Masta Ace - INC Ride
41. Big L - Put It On
42. Onyx ft. Khrist, Smoothe Da Hustler & Trigger Tha Gambler - Purse Snatchers Pt. 2
43. Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest
44. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. II
45. Le Pamplemouse - Gimmie What You Got
46. Tha Alkaholiks - Daaam!

* uses Black Sheep's 'North South East West (Showbiz Remix)' Instrumental
^ based roughly on a bootleg remix out at the time called 'Djs Runnin thingz' - my version incorporates the original track, the DJ Premier remix, & instrumentals of Krs 1's 'Mc's Act Like They Don't Know', Fat Joe's 'Success' (Premier remix), Smif n Wessun's 'Sound Bwoy Bureill' & Jeru Tha Damaja's 'Da Bitchez'.

This Saturday! Classic Material - 1995 hip hop with Djs Matman & Daredevil

This Saturday July 16th me & my brother DJ Daredevil will be mixing nothing but hip hop from 1995 at Classic Material, alongside residents Chris Read & Nickname. 1995 was a great year for hip hop, this should be an ill night!

For more info check the facebook event here