2011年6月10日金曜日

EVENTS: Downtown Top Ranking!

April and May have seen some amazing nights at Downtown Top Ranking -- wicked selectors and great guest artists.

So much good vibes that we have to do a week by week recap of all the highlights!

On April 14th we welcomed Japan's Masterpiece Sound who blessed us with serious dubs and selections. Big up Maga Chin -- Serious selector!




Maga Chin from Masterpiece Sound!


On April 21st, one of our favorite local selectors - UNI-T from HUMAN CREST sound passed through. Next day was a bank holiday so things got crazy with a packed house all night thru!




Uni-T from Human Crest Sound!






On April 28th things got deep. Things got SERIOUS when DownTown Top Ranking met Vinyl Junkie with Papa Cojie selecting the big tunes all night longs. Crazy Dubs! Deep Roots -- everything one would expect when a group of Jamaican vinyl obsessives start going tune for tune in a BIG PEOPLE style!

We recorded audio of the night, so check it here!








Papa Cojie!



On May 5th we were twice blessed when one of our favorite new Deejays passed through -- yes indeed, the man called MILLION STYLEZ jumped on the mic and simply tore down the place! When his set was finished our good friend DJ MIHOKO jumped on the turntables for a big set in honor of her birthday. Nuff Respect Million Stylez and DJ MIHOKO




Million Stylez!















On May 12th -- We moved back to the serious foundation of the music when we hosted the Ska Professor, Dexter Campbell of Echo Vibrations and Jah Wise of Tippatone sound...These two selectors have been playing since the 60s and their musical knowledge is without equal. Tuff Tuff Ska and Rocksteady all night for the Massive!!!!




Jah Wise!




Dexter Campbell!



On May 19th BBC Sound with Seeborn, Robbie and Charlie Brown. BBC Sound is one of the true foundation NYC sounds -- they have a killer box of dubs and REAL taste in TRUE music. Long Time bredrin for real!!!!




Robbie!




Charlie Brown!



On May 26th...SHINEHEAD!!! YESSSS SHINEHEAD!!!! He is one of our favorite people, favorite artists and favorite selectors and he just murdered it on this night!!!! GREAT vibes! And if things weren't killer enough, SCREECHY DAN passed through and jumped on the mic alongside the singer Jr. "Willow" Wilson!!! Amazing tunes! Amazing Yodelling! Whistling! Singing!!! Check the videos!!!!!!!!!!!




Shinehead!








Screechy Dan and Shinehead!




Shinehead and Willow Wilson!