Not only keeping it strong production-wise, LA’s home to quality DJ’s, amongst others The M*F*cking Gaslamp Killer, who’s recently been getting the attention he deserves. “Loaded full of evil psyche beats, murderous drums, eerie interludes, dark downtempo, wonked-out bonkers, hip hop bumps and and dubstep upsetters” * his live dj-sets, but certainly his recorded mixes, take you to all new places … The other cat that’s opened my eyes, and made me love the 80’s again, is Pasadena’s Dâm-Funk. His Chart Toppers mix (together with Stones Throw’s James Pants) is excellent car-cruising material. A third mix is Kutmah’s just released Live Mix ‘09, which I copped at the Poobah Records Store. I couldn’t resist playing you some teasers from these mixes because I believe their vibe is an integral part of the sound of LA. These three mixes are what I’ll be recommending over and over to my friends in the months too come. I hope you can still find your copy of them.

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*** Gaslamp’s Hell And The Lake Of Fire mix
The Gaslamp Killer – Hell And The Lake Of Fire Are Waiting For YOU!
The Gaslamp Killer – Weeping-Waiting_Gnashing Of Teeth Forever!
*** Kutmah Live ‘09 mix
Dimlite – Sunsized Twinkles – Dubplate
Dabrye – Take Me Home – East Dev
Oh No – Dubplate
Tadd Mullinix – Enchanging Modes – Ghostly
Dibiase – Dubplate

Dibiase – Dubplate
Blue Daisy – Wolf – Dubplate
Onra – Dubplate
Karriem Riggins – Dubplate
Flying Lotus – Dubplate
Bun – Dubplate
Fulgeance – Rubis Cube – Low Club E.P. – Rush Hour
Onra – My Comet – All City
Madlib – Dubplate
Onra – Dubplate
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Flying Lotus – Rickshaw – Warp Records
Shafiq Hussein – Dust and Kisses – Plug Research
Hawthorne Headhunters – She Wanna – HVW8
Flying Lotus – R2D2 – Shhh!
Mono/Poly – Oil Fields – Fat City
Lorn – Wake Up Fucked Up – CDR

Dibiase – Mario – CDR
Flying Lotus – Parisian Goldfish (Take Remix) – Warp
Flying Lotus & The Life Force Trio – Auntie’s Lock – Warp
Build An Ark – In Her Smile (Daedalus Remix) – Kindred Spirits
Kutmah – Song Song – Porter US
The Gaslamp Killer – Birthday Music – GLK US
Carlos Nino & Friends – With Azul – Kindred Spirits
Mayer Hawthorne – Green Eyed Love – Stones Throw
Sa-Ra – My Star (feat. Erika Rose) – Ubiquity Records
2Pac – To Live & Die in LA – Death Row Records

MED – Out Of Control – Stones Throw
Red – I Should Tell Ya Momma On You (Dâm Funk Remix) – Stones Throw
*** Dâm Funk Chart-Toppers mix
Choir Pasadena and The Pasadena Band – Pasadena We Love You (DF Chart-Toppers Intro)
Paradise – Love Is The Answer
Bohannon – Wake Up
Sybil Thomas – Rescue Me (Instrumental)
Firefly – Our Trade Is Life
Purple Gang – Say It
Second Image – Fall In Love
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You can already listen to some of the new songs BlackMagic, Lay it Down, Beauty or Save Your Love for Me (a cover of Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderly version) on his myspace page or alternatively on Beyondjazz radioshow here. The Black Magic got the remix treatments from Simbad and an up & coming UK talent Joy Orbinson. The latter is heavily played by mr Gilles Peterson.

Saxophonist Timo Lassy out of Finland has also teamed up with Jose for his forthcoming single The More I Look At You, check the lovely preview at  www.myspace.com/rickytickrecords His seven-inch will be out in July.

The Friends We Love project shares a special live video here with JJ showcasing his previous and forthcoming stuff:

José James is currently on tour and will be performing live at Gent Jazz Festival tomorrow.