phew! after six months, the Medium Pimpin mixtape is finally pressed up. it's available for download for my Myspace cats (check my profile for the link) and as a real live cd at any of my gigs. (MA cats, keep your eyes peeled for a cd release party.)

Q: So is this your music?
A: The concept behind Medium Pimpin was to layer records in such a way that at no point could you confuse the mix with the work of another DJ. This meant holding on to the feel of the Stinkfoot series, but upping the ante: I wanted to have at least two records rocking at all times. The result is a multi-layered, seamless mixtape that I think is more than the sum of its parts. So, while I didn't produce the original sources, the product is something I consider my own work.

Q: How did you make it?
A: I used Tracktion as a glorified 8-track, and recorded one track at a time using my Technics, Pioneer mixer, and a Griffin iMic. As far as process goes, if a mix made me laugh out loud, I kept it.

Q: Who's the kid on the cover?
A: That's me. I know, it's hard to believe, but I once had hair.

Q: That's you tripping out on the intro and outro, right?
A: No, that's Wild Man Fischer.

Q: What's next?
A: For starters, more mixtapes! I'm planning on pumping out a total of four in 2007. If you missed the Eminently Employable mix, holla - it's free. Another free mix will follow this summer with a Medium Pimpin-style full-length following by the end of the year. After that, I'm getting into production - this work has started to open my ears up to the beats I could be making.

and now, a full list of the 57 vinyl music sources that went into the mix:

Revolution Compared to What - Go to Work (Alternate Version)
Project Pat – Googly Moogly
The Nite-Liters – Afro Strut
Dem Franchize Boyz – Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
Lil Wayne – Go DJ
Outkast – So Fresh So Clean
Pharcyde – Passin Me By
Felt – Dirty Girl
Jeru the Damaja – Come Clean
Kanye West – School Spirit
De La Soul – Potholes in My Lawn
Pavlov & Mishkin – Re-Detroit
Mos Def – Universal Magnetic
Nas – Can't Forget About You
Taana Gardner – Heartbeat
Gorillaz – Dirty Harry
Nump – I Got Grapes
50 Cent – Disco Inferno
Nina Hagen – New York, New York
Busta Rhymes – New York Shit
Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance
Whodini – Freaks Come out at Night
Too $hort – Keep Bouncin
Pitbull – Bojangles
Joe Budden – Wait a Minute
Joe Budden – Pump It Up
Kurtis Blow – Nervous
Indeep – Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Prince – D.M.S.R.
Missy Elliott – Pass that Dutch
Hydroponic Sound System – Disco Illumination
Public Enemy – Feel the Noise
Vaughan Mason & Crew – Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll
Earth, Wind & Fire – Brazilian Rhyme
Pitbull – Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)
The Disco Four – Do It, Do It
DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip – Rhythm Is the Master
Silver City – Down Till 7
George Kranz – Din Da Da
Ying Yang Twins – Shake
Yaz – Situation
Jesse Rose & Sinden – Me Mobile
Trick Daddy feat. Cee-Lo – Sugar (Gimme Some)
Spank Rock – Sweet Talk
Missy Elliott f. Ludacris – Gossip Talk
Beatmaster Clay D & the Get Funky Crew – Do Your Duty
Zongamin – Bongo Song
The Cars – Just What I Needed
Sabo & Zeb – NYC
Ciara – Oh
DJ Ayres – Move on up
Tag Team – Whoomp!
Outkast – The Way You Move
Michael Jackson – P.Y.T.
The Flaming Lips – It Overtakes Me
Sly & The Family Stone – Music Is Alive
Harold Alexander – Mama Soul
Sleepy Brown – Me, My Baby & My Cadillac