Upperhands Photo Vault

Lomography CN 200

Taken with an LC-A+ 

Photo of U.N.I. crossed with Shepard Fairey 

Original U.N.I. photo taken by Ed Canas

Special Thanks to: Going down by 15 in the fourth quarter, Overcoming the adversity.

DMC DJ Champions - 2006 - 1998 - Championship Routines (PART TWO)

The DMC Championship has showcased the finest in DJing and Turntablism since the mid 1980's.

DJ's spend countless hours in their basements, bedrooms or studios practicing a roughly 5 minute routine that includes heavy scratching, beat juggling and most likely some insane body trick that no one thought anyone could do. 

Each year someone does something that is unheard of, that surpasses the winner from the year before and helps advance the sport into bigger and better DJ worlds. 

This is a synopsis of the 2006 to 1999 Championship routines from the 

DMC World Championship competition. 

DJ Netik - 2006 Champion

DJ ie.MERG - 2005 Champion

DJ ie.MERG - 2004 Champion

DJ Dopey - 2003 Champion

DJ Kentaro - 2002 Champion

DJ Plus One - 2001 Champion

DJ Craze - 2000 Champion

DJ Craze - 1999 Champion

DJ Craze - 1998 Champion

Special Thanks to: The turntable.

DMC DJ Champions - 2012 - 2007 - Championship Routines (PART ONE)

The DMC Championship has showcased the finest in DJing and Turntablism since the mid 1980's.

DJ's spend countless hours in their basements, bedrooms or studios practicing a roughly 5 minute routine that includes heavy scratching, beat juggling and most likely some insane body trick that no one thought anyone could do. 

Each year someone does something that is unheard of, that surpasses the winner from the year before and helps advance the sport into bigger and better DJ worlds. 

This is a synopsis of the 2012 to 2007 Championship routines from the 

DMC World Championship competition. 

DJ Izoh - 2012 Champion

DJ Vajra - 2011 Champion

DJ Ligone - 2010 Champion

DJ Shiftee - 2009 Champion

DJ Fly - 2008

DJ Rafik - 2007

Part Two Up Next!

DJ Spinna : In B-Boy Mode, Old School Hip Hop Mix - Free Download

DJ Spinna : In B-Boy Mode, Old School Hip Hop Mix - Free Download

Join DJ Spinna as he takes you through the tale of Hip Hop as it used to be!

Music Mondays: Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza Drops "2013 Summer Mix" as Free Download

The first day of summer is right around the corner and Rob Garza (one half of Thievery Corporation) has made his excellent 2013 Summer mix available as a free download on his SoundCloud page. Right from the opening reworking of Blondie's seminal song, "Heart of Glass," Garza leaves the downtempo grooves behind and goes on a funky deep house excursion that's pure dancefloor class.

Listen and Download Ro Garza's "2013 Summer Mix" Below:

TRACKLISTING:

Blondie - Heart of Glass (Out of Body Workshop Mix)
Out of Body Workshop - Calle del Espiritu Santo (Space Ranger Remix)
40 Thieves (feat Qzen) - Don't Turn it Off (Brennan Green Mix)
Azari & III - Reckless with your love (Cole and Medina Mix)
John Talabot (feat Pional) - So Will Be Now
Atmosfear - Dancing in Outer Space (The Revenge Rework)
James Dexter - Forward
Crazy P - Eruption (Bonar Bradberry mix)
Ben Pearce What I Might Do (Club Mix)
Audiojack - No Equal Sides (Original Mix)

Rob Garza
robgarza.com
facebook.com/robgarzamusic
twitter.com/robgarzamusic

Special Thanks: Rob Garza, Thievery Corporation, ESL Music, deep house, downtempo, Sake House and Yogurtland

Free Download: Mungo's Hi-Fi Soundsystem Put Together Perfect Reggae Podcast for Big Up Magazine

As we enter the first weekend of June, the weather is getting warmer and reggae is sounding better than ever as the soundtrack. When it comes to modern groups who represent the best of the past, present and future of the genre, Glasgow's Mungo's Hi-Fi Soundsystem are doing it up proper. Not only are their albums fantastic, but they boast one of the most impressive soundsystems in the world, one that even the best producers flock to utilize. Ahead of their new album, "Brand New Bangarang," along with summer festivals like Outlook and Dimensions, they've put together a smokin' 30 minute podcast for Big Up Magazine that features a ton of original tracks and exclusive dubplates.

Listen and download the Mungo's Hi-Fi Big Up Magazine Podcast below (just click the black box):

Tracklist:

Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Kenny Knots – One Life to live (acoustic version) [Scotch Bonnet]
Hendry & Louis ft Pacey – Everyman Different (Mungo’s Hi Fi Remix) [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi – Everyman dub [Scotch Bonnet]
Prince Fatty – Say what your saying ft George Dekker (Mungo’s Hi Fi remix) [Mr. bongo forthcoming]
Nanci & Phoebe ft Congo Natty – Notorious (Mungo’s Hi Fi remix) [unreleased]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Kenny Knots – She got love for me [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft.Wailing Souls – Bandits [dubplate]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Kenny Knots – Sweet meditation [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Soom T – I need weed [Scotch Bonnet forthcoming]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Kenny Knots – so mi stay [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Yellowman & Mr Williamz ram dance master [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. eek a Mouse – hire and removal [sScrub a dub]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. eek a Mouse – hire and trap [unreleased]
Mungo’s Hi Fi word sound and power dub [unreleased]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Kenny Knots – brand new bangarang [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. YT precious diamond
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Lady Ann – sound get a beating [Scotch Bonnet forthcoming]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Cocoa Tea – we do the boggling [unreleased]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft. Kenny Knots gimme gimme [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi ft IBogle – bogle mad dub [unreleased]
Mungo’s Hi Fi your love [Scotch Bonnet]
Mungo’s Hi Fi rock inna dancehall dub [Scotch Bonnet]

Special Thanks: Mungos' Hi-Fi for putting this dope reggae selection together, Big Up Magazine, OutLook Festival, Soundsytem culture and summertime jams

A Band Called Death - The Vincent Van Gogh of Punk Music

Vincent Van Gogh is regarded as one of the most important contributions to the arts and art history of all time. No, not because he cut his ear off (It was only a sliver of the ear, not the whole thing), 

but because his artistic style was so radical, so different for it's time that people did not understand it nor want to have anything to do with it.

He never sold a single work of art. 

He was shunned by other artists and collectors for reasons like "the brushstrokes are too extreme and rough", "the colors don't match what objects really look like", "it looks like a kid painted it".

No matter how much people talked shit about his work, he never gave up. 

Creating hundreds of paintings in his life, he lived painting without a care of what anyone had to say. Painting was in his blood. It was his soul.

 It wasn't until years after Vincent Van Gogh had passed away, that the people who denied him 

of the status he deserved had this epiphany about his art:

Van Gogh was a revolutionary artist, we just didn't understand that art was changing

and Van Gogh was the white horse guiding art into the 20th century.

 

Punk music has influenced all facets of the genres we are most familiar with in today's generation. Hip Hop, electronic, rock, indie; punk started it all.

The brash and in your face style of punk in the 70's, 80's and 90's helped birth some of our most infamous style explosions of all time. Colorful clothes, middle fingers, binge drinking before, during and after the show, loud blasting music, raging inside a small club with a bunch of other sweaty music enthusiasts, being political activists and most importantly... 

being defiant and comfortable with it.

What if I told you that there was a band that predates what we know as our punk?

What if I told you the band was around in 1973, ten years before the Sex Pistols or The Ramones?
What if I told you that the band members were all African American?

What if I told you that no one gave them a chance in hell at making it in the music industry?

Enter the Vincent Van Gogh of rock music.
Enter a band called:

Death.

 

Where you can see the documentary on the big screen:

For all of my Los Angeleians out there...
Our friends at Cinefamily on Fairfax are not only screening the film

but Death will be at Cinefamily performing live after the documentary airs!!!

 

Special Thanks to: Being a punk in any form or style you choose.

Free Download: Rusko Embraces Drum and Bass on New OWSLA Single "Take Off"

We're even more excited to see Rusko play the upcoming "Lightning in a Bottle" Festival after hearing the dope drum & bass sounds (plus accompanying Jay-Z vocal sample) he's put on new single, "Lift Off." While it still sounds like Rusko, the drum & bass tempo is a welcome change from his usual womp and circumstance. New EP is dropping 7/2/13 on Skrillex's label, OWSLA too!

Listen & download Rusko's "Take Off" HERE

Special Thanks: Rusko for changing it up, drum & bass, OWSLA, Skrillex, bass music and big beats

The Sounds of Summer: Almunia Releases Second Album "Pulsar" and Offers New Mix as Free Download

What do you get when you combine cosmic disco, psychedelic guitar solos and beautifully layered soundscapes? That would be the sound of Almunia's sublime second album, "Pulsar," which just came out on Claremont 56. Leo Almunia has been kind enough to put together a "Pulsar Live Mix" on his SoundCloud page, where he puts together some of the album's best tracks and combines them with like-minded artists such as Alucidnation to create the perfect summertime mix.

Listen and download Almunia's "Pulsar Live Mix" below:

TRACKLIST:
Almunia- Views from a blue train
Almunia - Pulsar
The Project Club - El Mar y la luna
Alucidnation - 16 Below
Sorcerer-Universal vision Dub
Almunia-Ode to mom
Good day today-Diskjokke remix
Jose Gonzalez - Killing for love (Todd Terje remix)
Eddie C -Every life under the invisible hands
Todd Terje - Ragysh
Fernando - First words
Almunia - Ekova
Almunia - Secret marriage
www.facebook.com/Almuniamusic

Special Thanks: Leo Almunia for making this kind of music, Claremont 56 for putting out this kind of music, warm weather, beach days and cosmic disco nights

Free Download: DFRNT Puts Together Finest Ego Monthly Mix "One Thousand Miles Away"

A lot of great new music has hits our ears this week, including this delicious new mix from Upperhands' favorite, DFRNT. While starting out on the ambient tip, the mix seamlessly weaves through a myriad of different tempos, while always staying distinctively DFRNT deep. This one is great for those early or late night sessions.

Listen and download "One Thousand Miles Away" below:

Tracklist:

01. Akusmatic – For S
02. 18eme Boudoir – Melody Nebula
03. DFRNT – A Prelude To Departure
04. Sepalcure – DMD
05. Will Maddams – Stand In For Love
06. Detboi – Back To Mine
07. Waifs & Strays – Remedy
08. DFRNT & Aaron Shallow – Wanted So
09. Glimpse – Whiles
10. DFRNT & Aaron Shallow – Crumpet
11. Alfie – Hy-Brazil (Citizen Remix)
12. Oceana feat. N – black
13. Soul Clap – Need Your Lovin’ (Nitetime Remix)
14. Marcel Lune – Umm Eh
15. DFRNT – The Way You Look At Me
16. Toddla T Sound – Worst Enemy
17. Detboi – Focus
18. ENA – Community Space

Special Thanks: Finest Ego for making this happen, DFRNT for continuing to experiment while staying deep, Author, Ruckspin, Jack Sparrow and the NBA Finals starting