Monday, November 9, 2009

Week 24: Ghettotech

This week I've got a tape of Ghettotech, which for you uninitiated folks is a genre of uptempo dance music we have here in the Midwest. The music (and the name "ghettotech" itself) originated in Detroit, and is essentially sped-up Detroit techno with a heavy dose of Miami bass music and Chicago ghetto house influence. It's fast, it's bass-heavy, it's got a lot of dirty words—it's similar to Juke, but there are some key differences that a lot of people overlook: ghettotech tends to stick to either four-on-the-floor style drum patterns or traditional Miami bass electro drum patterns, whereas juke is a lot more all over the place rhythmically; ghettotech makes a lot less use of the tom tom drum as a melodic instrument; and ghettotech tends to be "techier" or more futuristic sounding, whereas juke has a lot more of a pronounced soul, hip hop, and R&B influence. The last few years have seen a lot of music press types failing to understand this distinction, so take note. Anyway, here's the tape!

Chrissy's Year of Mixtapes Week 24: Ghettotech
  1. DJ At Will; Don't Stop
  2. Detroit Grand Pubahs; The Clapper
  3. Santone; D-Tech
  4. Technasia feat. DJ Godfather & DJ Omega; Ghett-O-Freak
  5. Drexciya; Water Walker
  6. Bitch Ass Darius; Bang Dat Butt
  7. Aux 88; We Make Beats
  8. De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig; Watskeburt (Inst. Remix)
  9. Coon Daddy; Down 4 A Creep
  10. DJ Assault; Deep
  11. Jkamata; I Like 2 Ride U
  12. Mr. Dé; Time Space Scrilla
  13. Disco D; Keys To The Whip
  14. Electric Soul; X²
  15. DJ Godfather & Coon Daddy; One Time On The Mic
  16. AJ McGhee; Why You Lookin' At Me
  17. DJ Godfather; Get Down
  18. Detroit Grand Pubahs; Ride
  19. Drexciya; Bubble Metropolis
  20. Aux 88; Direct Drive
  21. DJ Marquis; Bounce It
  22. DJ Godfather & Coon Daddy; Player Haters In This House
  23. DJ Assault; Mouth Blew Out
  24. DJ Assault; Weave Pulled Out
  25. DJ Omega; All The Way Down
  26. DJ Guy; Freak It All Night
  27. Craig Diamonds; Freaky Wit U
  28. DJ Baddmixx; White Tees Remix
  29. Los Hermanos; Quetzal
  30. Erotek; Guess Your Weight
  31. Bitch Ass Darius; Ride
  32. DJ Godfather; Let's Go
  33. DJ Godfather; It's Yo Birthday
  34. DJ Guy; The Runner
  35. Blake Baxter; Ride 'Em Boy
  36. DJ Omega; Pop Dat
  37. DJ Godfather & Coon Daddy; I'm Everywhere
  38. Starski & Clutch; Bounce
  39. DJ Assault; Who's Fuckin' Tonight
  40. Mr. Dé & Sixfoe; Throw
  41. DJ Assault; Ass N Titties
  42. Disco D feat. BG; Hottest Of The Hot
  43. Erotek; Jit Shit
  44. Raziek; Shella Ju
  45. DJ Omega; Go For What You Know
  46. DJ Assault; Shake It, Work It
  47. Goon & Koyote; Let Me Lick You Up & Down
  48. DJ Nasty; King of Kings
  49. Coon Daddy; Big Baller
  50. Bryan Cox; Let's Go To Work (Kaptain Kadillac Remix)
NEXT WEEK: New Disco.

11 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    Lameness.......

    IN A TOTALLY AMAZING WAY.

    Thanks Chrissy!

    zack

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  2. AnonymousNovember 10, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    Wicked mix Chrissy!
    any idea where to grab any of this sort of stuff in the U.K.?
    DSWAT maybe?
    still big up yourself!
    Luv Dave

    Bristol

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  3. ChrissyNovember 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Definitely not dswat (as much as I love them)...
    a lot of this stuff is out of print, but also there isn't really a good UK specialist for this kind of stuff. Plus, a lot of the newer ghettotech stuff is digital-only these days.
    I would try taking a look at US shops: turntable lab, twilight 76 / databass, gramophone...the main distributors for this kind of stuff are submerge, twilight 76, and crosstalk.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 11, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Cheers Murderbizzle!
    Defo checking these shops tonight (just hope they don't sting you too much on the shipping)

    nice bruva! keep up the good work!

    Dave

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  5. dj magnetoNovember 16, 2009 at 1:41 PM

    juke it out!!!

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  6. DJ GuyFebruary 5, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    Niiiiiiiiiiiice. Although I'm a little iffy on "Weave Pulled Out" - Assault really shouldn't have redone it with the added "General MIDI James Brown" stylings ;) Thanks for putting my tracks in the mix.

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  7. Mike DarkfloorFebruary 16, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    Check out Militant Science, not really ghettotech vocals, but has the speed, pace and general jacking quality a lot of this stuff has.

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  8. MatthewMarch 30, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    This keeps me movin'! Sick shit! Thanks so much!

    M

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  9. AnonymousJuly 14, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Hey, been loving this mix for well over a year now— there are a lot of ghettotech mixes on the net but this one I have found is the most consistent all the way through. I also started running for exercise recently and find the tempo is perfect for keeping a steady pace— I keep my right foot in time with the kickdrum and my left on the snare/clap (basically like playing a real drum kit). This is boss! THANKS!

    Jason (your fan in Detroit)

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  10. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    My only wishes for this mix would be DJ Assault's "Sex On The Beach" or more tunes by Mr. De- but even without them it is rad as hell.

    and ps, serious respect to your encyclopedic knowledge of electronic music.

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  11. ChrissyAugust 4, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Thanks! :)

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