BUDDHA the DJ

Check out Justin’ Long’s chart for August, 2009! He is a producer I’ve looked up to since long before I bought my turntables, so I’m excited to post this on here!

Justin Long has been abusing sound systems as a DJ around the world for nearly two decades. Born in Chicago, July 8th, at 8:08 a.m. could possibly signify the reason he was drawn to the sound of the beats and bass at such an early age. He credits the Roland 808 drum machine as one of the most important tools in electronic music.

Justin first came across the sounds of Chicago dance music when he was sitting shotgun in his mother’s car at an early age. Upon fiddling with the radio, he found himself paralyzed as “Can’t Stop the House” flowed through the WBMX airwaves into his young ears…He did not realize at the time that this sound was actually a symbiotic organism that was bonding with him!

Justin credits his earliest musical influences to television and his mother. Justin recalls being mesmerized, watching the Sex Pistol’s Johnny Rotten belt out “Anarchy in the U.K.” in addition to Adam Ant on a show about rock and roll. His mom then gave him her copies of the Sex Pistol’s Never Mind the Bollocks and The Clash’s London Calling.
At that moment, a journey into the vortex of punk rock music was set for exploration! His later musical influences were drawn from Joy Division, Green Velvet, Derrick Carter, Talking Heads, Nitzer Ebb and anything else that defied the norm.

Photo by Shady Tvo
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Another month has snuck up and it has brought along with it a nice mound of amusing ditties.

1. Shenoda – Too Much – Fresh Meat

2. Mike Shannon – Under The Radar ( Wasted Chicago Youth Remix ) – Cynosure

3. Mark Broom – People – 2020 Vision

4. Anthea & Cellar – Down WIth G.O.D. – ( DJ Sneak Remix ) – Tuning Spork

5. Chris Wood & Meat – Le Beat N’ Pas Triste – Kindisch

6. Wasted Chicago Youth – Shake Them Gears ( Shady Tvo Remix ) – .Dotbleep

7. Sebo K. & Metro – Saxtrack – ( Reboot Twisted Fist Remix ) – Cecille

8. Kink – Lift IT Up – .Dotbleep

9. Nathan Drew Larsen – 1 Time Out Of 9 – Fresh Meat

10. Chez Damier – Sometimes I Feel Like – Blue Cucaracha

Happy Friday everyone… have a wicked weekend!
and for those in the Chicago area Saturday night we are celebrating Alena’s birthday @ .Dotbleep

Bests,
Justin

Check out Justin’s podcast! Loads of goodies and mixtapes on here for you to snag