Revolution
12/26/09
Rebcubx
So the short but long road to the librarian profession is over, and I am now newly minted. Now I am back to making tracks and expressing myself. Today, the government has sold its people out to the concept of corporations. Sad, however I had this cd of Malcom X speeches laying around and he talks about revolution. Here is my take on revolution with tones!
Seriously what has happened to the revolutionaries, obviously the government has become far to corrupt. If someone gives you a million dollars are you really going to go against their wishes? Western society is all about class warfare and Americans need to get off the racial things and actually try to make government work for the people. Unfortunately this health care reform bill is no reform, but a give away to insurance companies. Mandating that all Americans get healthcare; oh but don’t trip right, the government will give subsidies to individuals who can’t afford it. What happens when the subsidies are gone; it’s fairly obvious that Republicans are going to campaign against this watered downed bill that they watered down. I had hope, but obviously it is for not:
-bank giveaways
-insurance company giveaways
-half a trillion dollars a year for defense spending
-and 10 billion dollars a month on the two war fronts
So where are the real revolutionaries at?
Juking live at KStarke Records
11/12/09
Chicago
Oh man, still in the mists of finishing this last semester, but on a fantastical whim I recorded a mix of what I called ghetto tracks in the mid 1990’s; which is now called Juke at KStarke records in Chicago. The owner, Kevin was banging a mix of Acid from all over the world when I walked into the store. So when he was finished, I got the urge to do a mix with his Dance Mania section. So this is the result an hour after I took the decks:
This is the music that got me into playing records, so I have to get props to my old stomping grounds and homage to my footworking skills. Featured in this mix are tunes from:
- Traxxmen
- Paul Johnson
- DJ Deeon
- DJ Slugo
- DJ Amar
- DJ Milton
- DJ Skip
- DJ Thadz
- DJ Nephets
- DJ Funk
- Lloyd Devasting Jackmaster
- and others.
So if you want to get down listen up, enjoy my homage to Dance Mania Records and there will be more freestyle mixes to come…
hakim
Ron Hardy
7/28/2009
Ron Hardy
My Tribute to Ron Hardy!
As soon as one starts to hang out with some djs from Chicago and at some point the name Ron Hardy comes up. I’ve learned about him through his various edits, collaborations, and original productions. I still however haven’t heard the legend himself in the mix.
I have since acquired some of Ron’s mixes from the 80’s and understand how truly influential he has been to many people. Many of the Chicago djs/producers who influenced me, have tried to rehashed the original stylings of Mr. Hardy.
This particular mix starts with some of his Disco edits and progresses into some House then Disco then House, etc. If you have been paying attention to Chicago House Music since the 90’s, these songs presented here by Mr. Hardy have continually been remade and keep re-surfacing since the times of this mix. In general the tracks he played are good as they got exposed to the right ears that have been propagating the sound. His mixing technique is choppy but still really flows. He never really misses a beat, but it is the imperfections of his style that make his sound so appealing. I guess it is straight from the heart to our ears. It’s amazing how he was rocking Disco records with all their slight tempo changes pretty solidly. Please have a listen to this mix and judge for yourself, as you will enjoy this brief moment in time.
A Ron Hardy Mix from 4/3/1983
Update
House
It’s been a minute since I have updated Machining Dreams but I have been busy working on the school assignments. Hey I can sacrifice 1.5 years for a career that can last for the rest of my life. So many things have happened since the last update but now I’ll be sure to keep up though.
On the horizon there will be posts from some of my new releases and mixes. I will also but interviewing a couple of dj/producers whom music I like. There will also be some commentary and reviews about House music and or hot ass releases. But what I do know is that life is short and with Internet technology publishing things are at everyone’s fingertips.
So I’m keeping it House…later.
Machining Dreams
I, Hakim Murphy welcome you to Machining Dreams. This blog space will dedicated to my music projects or better yet stated the dreams that I make into soundwaves. Located in this blog are the various one sheets and music samples.
I’ve been working hard on bringing the good House, Techno, and Acid to your ears. Check back often for I have many upcoming musical dreams materializing in 2008.
A 30 minute mix called Relax Sssh.
00:00//Orgue Electronique//Here I Come//Clone Records
03:08//Metro Area//Piña//Environ
06:59//Arch_Typ//Love In Slow Motion//Raw Fusion
10:54//Ame//ToNite (Dub Version)//Recreation Recordings
14:22//Professor Genius//Pegaso (Silver & Kane’s Roma mix)//Disques Sinthomme
17:16//Soho//Hot Music//Unknown
21:33//Professor Genius//Hot Dice//Italians Do It Better
26:10//.xtrak//Unreflect//Yore
29:15//Lerosa//Metaphor//Uzuri
