If you miss old school hip hop, good alternative music, reggae, fat beats, and the 1960s, check out 100dbs, aka Dan Brenner, a DJ/producer from New York. (Website/MySpace)




Suggested downloading (it's all free on his website)
Brenner's Breaks Vol. 1
Some of my favorite songs of his are on this album. Original songs featuring this girl rapper J-ill who I desperately want to smoke a blunt with and Ryan O' Neil, who raps with one hand... along with some of the most clever remixes I've heard in a while. These will straight up blow you away. (Look out for Public Enemy's Shut Em Down, MF Doom's Air, Outkast's Ms. Jackson, Nas's One Love)

The Argyle ALbum
We all remember The Grey Album. Or if you don't it's when Danger Mouse remixed Jay-Z's Black album by mixing it with the White Album. In his own rendition, The Argyle Album, Brenner remixes Public Service Announcement with an old Fischerspooner song. Fuck yeah. Then he goes on to remix the rest of the album with Aphex Twin, Radiohead (backwards), Modest Mouse among some other shit I can't recall at the moment. It's really nostalgic for those of you that have moved on from these tunes you once loved so much.

Aphex Twin Mashups
These ones take the fucking cup. Who would have thought to remix Aphex Twin with Afrika Bambaataa, Tribe Called Quest, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Nas ...ok there's more but who would have thought to remix Aphex Twin with anything? It's Beautiful. Favorite songs are Drop Alberto Like It's Hot and Touch It While Pissed Up, also Poppa Large!

You can find all his mixes here.
You can find all his productions here.

If you REALLY love it, you should buy The Adventures of The One Hand Bandit and The Slum Computer Wizard... featuring Ryan O ' Neil, an entirely original album also featuring J-ill and including some really dope beats. Listen to the song "Get Down" on the site. The album costs $10 bucks, a small price that doesn't amount to how much you'll enjoy it when it comes in the mail. This guy makes some money DJ-ing at night but still has to work a 9-5 job to make a living. With music this good, I can't understand why anyone should have to do that. I must be crazy, someone prove me wrong... this is the best hip hop I've heard in a while.