On The Regs 7:18 AM

So today is the day where everyone dresses up like something they aren't or wish to be. Girls all dress up like sluts or men, boys dress up like their favorite lame ass toys from when they were 10, black people are white people, white people are dressin up like rappers, whatever.

I digress, as usual.

Today's post is from someone who is obviously masquerading as a DJ. Blond!e Etcetera shows his sorry ass up to the studio and says he wants to make a new mixtape. After the laughter subsides, we all realize that this asshole is serious, even though he doesn't even own a pair of headphones. The end result is On The Regs... a 60 minute trip through the rougher side of drum and bass to the soulful side of jungle. Artwork by the always inspired Unabomber 13.

Happy Halloween trixters. Enjoy.

Download Blond!e Etcetera - On The Regs

Its Time for a Smoke Break.... 8:06 AM

Today's offering is from the always sweet, always busy Jane Dupree. We at Studio 1403 have known her for a very long time and she is one of the harder working DJs around Nashville (as opposed to the majority lazy rock star fucks with herpes) Anyways, Smoke Break Volume 4 finds Ms Dupree basically throwing the kitchen sink of sound into a half hour of a mix. You get sirens, breaks, 4 on the floor, buzzy baselines, lo fi vocals, ghetto chants... you get my drift. This is the perfect mix for the middle of the week when you just can't seem to wake up and that double shot espresso coffee no soy latte crap thing you order at Starbucks ain't workin. By the way, she also runs Disco Terror Squad, a blog about music where they actually don't talk shit about the artists. Interesting concept.

Download Jane Dupree - Smoke Break Volume 4

Viva La Paul Anthony 8:42 PM

The hot boy playin the maracas above is none other than Paul Anthony. You know he shakes that shit with precision too... I mean he is rockin the square rimmed coke bottles with those blue and pink fibers. Anyways, this cholo left el barrio to come down to ole swell Nashville and play some rekkids for us. This is a perfect example of how you blur the lines between ghetto and electro and also sprinkle in some house classics... Chicano Stylee ese....

Download Paul Anthony Live In The Mix

Purple Sugar Water 12:51 PM

Oh yeaahh is right you purple fat man. Today's post is from those lovable characters C.I.S. and also the first track made with new member Na+han. Check out the smooth rollin style.

Download C.I.S. - Purple Sugar Water

John Larner live in the mix... 12:43 PM

Sorry for the lack of posts lately people, everything in this joint keeps breaking like my car, the studio, the computers in the studio, usb cables, my booger picking finger... You get the point.

Anywho, today's post is a live set from 2008 with John Larner aka Cyberjive aka Cyberjohn aka that cool cat john. What a nice guy, what a great set to get pumped up for the weekend.

Download John Larner - Live in the Mix

Liquid (on your side) 8:42 AM

A worrbbly acid, percussive infused, hotrageous House moment captured in 1403. After no sleep and even less sanity-- a moody MPC and possibly some long term drug interactions, Liquid was born. Once in the box, rearranged, flipped and flopped, a tinge of B94 "house is for puffs aggression," and you get something that may be tech, or glitch, or electro, or whatever the fuck they're calling it these days? ....umm Nashville House???

Although only a working title, this it what she came to be known as, we present....

Liquid (on your side)-- Aaron Ochoa

Sh** On Ti** 10:02 AM

Way back in the day of palm trees and funny colored chronix, Blond!e worked on a mixtape to try to end all music with his accomplice Mr. Hyde. While the result was a massive failure, the cream cheese and double fudge pot brownies were fucking awesome. Anyways, we got about 6 minutes done of it and here is 3 and a half for ya!

Download: Mr. Hyde / Blond!e EtCetera - Shit On Tits

Release - Mixed By Aaron Ochoa 9:11 AM

Once upon a time, way back in the day, our resident con man and house music beater Aaron Ochoa swindled Smirnoff Liquor out of a couple of cases of booze. Leave it to the AO to civilize my tastes... I thought Thunderbird and Mad Dog 20/20 was top shelf for years until going on a smirnoff vodka tear for a few months. Anyways, when the dust settled and I was cleared of all charges, I came to find out that AO did a mixtape for these guys. Listening to it today reminded me of how far the man ran the gamut on house music with tracks from himself, Paul Johnson, DJ Skip, Iz & Diz, and Derrick Carter. I think I'm gonna make myself a raspberry infused screwdriver for breakfast now.

Download Release - Mixed by Aaron Ochoa

1403 Freestyle 12:04 PM

After a long day of charity work and bible study, all around kindred soul and peace loving TN Jim stopped by the studio and dropped a quick freestyle about how beautiful the fall season is, the absolute power of loving relationships and the calming sound of ocean waves over Current Value's 'Bruja'.

Yea fuckin right.

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