Freestyle Professors EP (Japan 2005 reissue)

Merry Christmas! This copy is a Japanese reissue from 2005. The first one with the sticker cover. The original is almost impossible to get. This release can be found from Discogs marketplace for around 200€. But don't be a fool and buy this unofficial reissue, because for 70€ you can get a legit and signed reissue from the artists themself. Check out 2LP's Discogs marketplace.

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Walkin' Large - Do That (Lord Finesse Remix)

This is not that rare release, but definitely slept on Lord Finesse production. Walkin' Large is a german hip hop group. This should be easy to grab and I highly recommend that!

Walkin' Large - Do That (Lord Finesse Remix):


Walkin' Large - Do That (Lord Finesse Remix Instrumental):

DJ Erase & Looptroop - Collaboration

Taken from DJ Erase's EP 1998.
Looptroop - Collaboration:

O.C. - Word...Life (DJ Celory Remix)

This is a Japan only remix 12" by O.C. with acapella! Dirty-, Instrumental- and acapella versions are included! I just skipped the radio version...who needs them anyway?
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Microphone Pager - 病む街 (Lord Finesse Remix)

Iggiewiggieziggi or something. I have no idea what the track's about, but the beat is dope and the 12" is rare.
Microphone Pager - 病む街 (Lord Finesse Street Remix):


Microphone Pager - 病む街 (Lord Finesse Street Remix Instrumental):

Looptroop - Schlook From Birth EP (side A)

A very nice split EP from Looptroop and Spoonhead & Kekke Kulcha. I actually didn't even remember how dope Looptroop Anthem is!
Here's the A-side's 3 tracks from Looptroop (320kbps of course!):
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Promoe - Fuck A Record Deal EP

This is the first vinyl from Looptroop and limited to 300 copies.  I tried to find this for a decade! Sharing is caring, THE WHOLE EP 320kbps CBR vinyl rip. I recorded this with Ortofon OM Night Club mk2 through Rane TTM56S and NI Audio 8 interface.


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The Casual Brothers EP (Dj Embee & CosM.I.C)

Casual Brothers are DJ Embee and Cos M.I.C from Looptoop. A really nice EP with solid instrumentals from 2001.
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Looptroop - Unsigned Hype EP

High quality rip (320kbps) of Looptroop's ultra rare EP from 1997. Remember where you got this!

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Check out Discogs' market place, if you want your own copy ;). Some more old hard-to-find Looptroop stuff coming, so keep checkin' us out.

Pure P - Whussappenin'

This is a GAMM-release by Pure P. A really DOPE remix. Method Man & Busta!

Brian Green - You Send Me

You never would've expected this guy made a good album.

Yes he's the actor, Brian Austin Green. Around 1996 he made an album "One Stop Carnival" which is actually good. It has production by Black Eyed Peas and Pharcyde. To me Brian sounds a lot like Ahmad. Check it out yourself!

Brian Green - You Send Me:


Youtube-video is available too.

Freestyle Professors - Confuse a Few feat. Lord Finesse

Damn! One of the best 12" release from 2009. Produced and featured by my favorite, the funky man himself, LORD FINESSE. A true living legend.

Freestyle Professors - Confuse a Few:

Freestyle Professors - Confuse a Few (Instrumental):
 

PS. Ask nicely and I'll rip "Your pocket's been picked EP".

DJ Cartridges

Yes I own a few cartridges as picture shows. I don't really know about hifi-carts, but I do have my favorite DJ carts. Actually some have different purposes. Like the classic Stanton 500 (which was my first cart) is so rugged it won't need stylus replacing in years. That's propably the reason every record store here has Stanton 500's on listening decks. They'll last years of abuse! And they're very tolerant to record pops and cracks. You can listen to a second hand record at a store and it will sound ok, but at home you will notice a lot more pops and cracks with your Ortofon.

At home I try to listen my records with Ortofon Night Club mk2 and Grado DJ200i which sounds really good with older stuff.

Enough with the bullshit, here's a track which is recorded with the following carts in order. Post a comment and tell me which you like the best. This embed file is 320kbps mp3, but the actual AIFF link is below.

All the carts have different output voltage, so I had to adjust gain on my Rane TTM56S differently for each cart. Of course styluses were in different condition and weights too. Here's how every cart was adjusted:

cartridge         stylus         condition  weight  gain Ortofon OM Pro S pretty good 3 g 1 o'clock Ortofon OM Scratch (pink) unknown 3 g 11 o'clock Stanton 500 (gold) Stanton unknown 4 g 1 o'clock Shure M447 N447 good 3 g 10 o'clock Stanton 680HP D6800HP unknown 3 g 10 o'clock Ortofon OM mk2 NightClub mk2 very good 3 g 10 o'clock Grado DJ200i DJ200i very good 2,5 g 4 o'clock ! Stanton Diablo Red (htfr) pretty worn 3 g 10 o'clock

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Blaque - I'm Good

Eric B & Rakim - In the Ghetto (Drums and Rakim version)

Oh I love hip hop. MC and drums. That's it.

Ladae - Party 2 Nite (Ghetto Flava mix) feat. Grand Puba 12"

Here's a nice RNB/Swing joint from 1996 by Ladae (feat. Grand Puba). Well spent 10cents from HHV.de's Diggin' Days last September in Berlin:

Jose Gonzales - Promise in Love

I couldn't find ANY info on this track online. I ripped this from a friend for his wedding last summer. Thanks Sauli. I just don't remember what release (album) this is and i couldn't locate it from Discogs either. But i'm still pretty sure it's this guy: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jos%C3%A9+Gonz%C3%A1lez. Obviously i couldn't find a picture of the EP either, so i just posted a nice flower. Nice song anyway!

Blackstreet feat. Mya - Take me There (Big Yam Remix)

Sorry for the huge cue burn at the beginning. This was a 2nd hand 40 cent single from a local recordshop The Funkiest. This track is from the b-side of their '99 hit single "Girlfriend/Boyfriend feat. Janet".

Notorious B.I.G - Everyday Struggle (Frank Sinatra Remix)

    

Here's a really dope bootleg remix of Biggie's great track "Everyday Struggle":

L. - Check the Flow / Relax your mind 12"

Check the Flow (Album):

Check the Flow (Instrumental):

Relax your mind (Album):

Relax your mind (Instrumental):

I know it's been a LOOOOONG time since last update, but here we go again. I'm definitely feeling Relax your mind -track. This is another try with a different ripping style. This time straight out of USB-output of my Xone:42 with Ortofon Night Club mk2 cartridge. Recorded to Adobe Soundbooth and maxed the volume. Splitted with Audacity and converted from AIFF with Max. I have ripped a lot of music from my vinyl collection and i'm here to share again.

I'll be doing tests with another mixers aswell. You'll be the judge which sounds best. Comments are more than welcome!