(My first post on the very respectable needledrop.net and I pick some raunchy, explicit, campy disco-soul-techno? We’ll see…)

Moodymann. If that name doesn’t mean something to you, he’d understand. So inexplicable, so original, and nearly always on point — nobody does it like Kenny Dixon Jr. Try to describe one of his productions and all sorts of adjectives will come to mind, but none seem quite right. His tracks have a certain idiosyncratic touch, something complete but almost secret. Maybe it’s Detroit? Maybe it’s the drugs? Maybe he just doesn’t listen to anybody else’s music? 

Regardless, he’s holding it down in Detroit and making dance music as well or better than anybody in the world. He gets it by doing whatever he wants. He’ll frustrate you for an entire track and then throw in a kick drum for a couple bars, just to pull it out until you lose your mind. And you love it. He’ll lock into a groove that barely budges for the length of the track. And you never want it to stop. Damn.

So, at the tale end of 2008, he releases the Det.Riot ’67 EP after every year end list has been put together. Huh. Maybe he doesn’t even have the internet?

In any case, it lives up to the name. The presumed single, “Freeki Mutha F cker,” has an obvious ancestor (in name and mood) in Mike Dunn’s “Phreaky MF,” a track that will make even then nastiest dance floor blush (I saw Cassy play it at Rex Club and even the French kids were a little uncomfortable). Where Mike Dunn goes for shock and awe, Moodymann wants to seep through the cracks and infiltrate. It’s some subtly freaky shit. I’m talking horror film, not scary movie. Biological warfare, not nuclear.

And for whatever reason, it does everything but repulse. That depravity catches you. I won’t overdo the adjectives… there’s that shuttering kick drum, the sinister strings, the unconcerned bass line. This is dance music at its most functional, its most menacing. It strikes completely.

Moodymann, “Freeki Mutha F cker”
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Mike Dunn feat. Mr. 69, “Phreaky MF”
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(And check the back catalogue…)

Mick Boogie had a great year releasing a mulitude of mixtapes fron Viva La Hova(Coldplay+Jay-Z), Adele 1988, Motivation with DJ Benzi, Unbelievable-Tribute to Biggie and more. He is setting himself to be the king of the mixtape dj in 2009.  Well Mick is’nt finish just yet for 2008.  He just dropped “The Best of 2008 Mixtape” along with Terry Urban.

Well it’s been a journey, but we did it another year! We (along with Cornerstone Promotion) are proud to bring you our Best Of ’08 edition – Cornerstone Mixtape #112!

Not just the songs either… almost every song is remixed in some way… in typical Mick Boogie and Terry Urban fashion.

Enjoy… tracklist and download link follow:

Kid Cudi – “Day N Night f Jay-Z (Terry Urban Mix)
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Intro (6th Sense)
So Fly (Slim f Biggie – Mick Boogie Mix)
Announcement (Common f Biggie – Mick Boogie Mix)
I Luv Your Girl (Dream f Jay-Z MB/TU Mix)
Paper Planes (MIA – Terry Urban Mix)
Swagger Like Us (Jay-Z – Mick Boogie Transition)
Jockin My Wonderwalls (Jay-Z & Oasis – N Doe Mix)
Diamond Girl (Ryan Leslie f Kanye West – Mick Boogie Mix)
Paris Tokyo (Lupe Fiasco f CL Smooth – Mick Boogie Mix)
Girls Around (Lloyd f Rakim – MB/TU Mix)
Drivin Down The Block (Kidz In The Hall f/ El-P)
Gettin Up (Q-Tip)
Milli (Lil Wayne – Wonder/Excel Mix)
Love Lockdown (Kanye West f LMFAO)
Falsetto (Dream – Terry Urban Mix)
Day N Night (Kid Cudi f Jay-Z – Terry Urban Mix)
Lollirock (Lil Wayne & Kanye West – Kickdrums Remix)
Dangerous (Kardinal f Akon)
The Boss (Rick Ross f Lil Wayne – Mick Boogie Mix)
Out Here Grindin (Khaled)
My President (Young Jeezy f Nas)
Black President (Nas f Young Jeezy)
American Boy (Estelle f Jay-Z and NERD – Terry Urban Mix)
Everyone Knows (NERD – Sammy Bananas Remix)
Dont Touch Me Remix (Busta Rhymes f Nas)
Magic (Robin Thicke f Jay-Z – Mick Boogie Mix)
The Light 08 (Common)
How We Rock (Termanology f Bun B)
Rising Down (The Roots f Mos Def & Styles)
Viagra (88 Keys and Kanye West)
Midnight 08 (Q-Tip)
Go All Out (9th Wonder and Buckshot)

On this weekend’s show, was our picks for 2008.  We didn’t want to do a countdown because there was too much music to go through and we only have a two hour show and I’m kind of lazy. Check out the playlist and let us know your favorites for 2008.
 

Hour 1

Justice – “Water of Nazareth”
Justice – “Phantom”
The Constellations – “Felicia (Klever Remix)”
Wiley – “Wearing My Rolex”
410 Pharoahs – “Fresh”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite (Crookers Remix)”
Ebony Bones – “We Know All About You”
Thunderheist – “Jerk It”
Kano – “Hustler”
Doomtree – “Drumsticks”
Soil & Pimp Sessions – “Hollow”
Trouble Andrew feat. Jofo – “Dream On”
Princess – “Pretty Rave Girl”
Bun B feat. Lil Wayne – “Damn I’m Cold”
Santogold – “Unstoppable”
J Todd – “This is Milltown”
Mambo Sauce – “Welcome to DC (remix)”
Esau Mwamwaya, Santogold, M.I.A. & Radioclit – “Get It Up”
Blaqstarr – “Bang Hard”

Hour 2

TV On The Radio – “Red Dress”
J. Period & Game Rebellion – “No Sleep Til Brooklyn feat. Jean Grae
Portishead – “Machine Gun”
Sebastien Tellier -  “Kilometer”
Kissey Asplund – “With You”
Radiohead – “15 Step(Goldenchlyd Remix)”
Sarah White – “Fade (J Todd Remix)”
Wale – “The Perfect Plan”
 M.I.A. – “Paper Plans f. Afrikan Boy and Rye Rye)”
PRGz – “Alabama”
Lykke Li – “Breaking It Up”
Rustie – “Patrick Ewing(Instrumental)”
Flying Lotus – “Roberta Flack feat. Dolly”
Nneka – “Heartbeat”
Kasia – “Over You (Dexplicit remix)”
DJ Mujava – “Township Funk (Radioclit remix)”
Adele – “Hometown Glory (High Contrast remix)”