Welcome to the first installment of my ’20 Years a Kid’ mixtape series! This first mix covers the years from 1996 to 1998 when I first started DJing in Sydney (and long before most people in Australia had ever heard of me). This first mix captures some of the tracks I was playing back then: hip hop, big beat, and early breaks. ‘Breaks’ wasn’t actually a genre yet in 1996 and you had to dig pretty hard (at your local record store) to find a good breakbeat sounding record. But that’s what made it so exciting, the ‘discovery’. I’m sure there’s a tonne of tunes I’ve forgotten on here (and there were some I left off as they didn’t quite work in the mix) but the essence of what I did back then is here, including the last track ‘Papua New Guinea’ which I’d drop last EVERY time I DJ’d.

Anyway, I hope you dig the mix! Big love and welcome to my 20 year flashback! – Kid Kenobi

This mix is part of Breakzlinkz Retro series: www.breakzlinkz.net/retro/

Tracklist

01. The Number Song (Cut Chemist Party Mix) – DJ Shadow
02. Sure Shot – London Funk Allstars
03. Shake Your Rump – Beastie Boys
04. That Hip Hop Track – Bitch
05. Mella (The Herbaliser Drive Faster Mix) – DJ Food
06. Freestyle Noize – Freestylers
07. Trickshot – Ceasefire
08. Beat Bastik (Ceasefire Remix) – Hard Hop Heathen
09. Packet of Peace (Chemical Brothers Remix) – Lionrock
10. Take California – Propellerheads
11. Push – Bass Funk-tion
12. Left Hook – Simply Jeff
13. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 – DJ Icey
14. Pick Up – DJ Icee
15. Loose Caboose (Bassbin Twins Remix) – The Electroliners
16. Funk Da Fried Party – Simply Jeff
17. Higher State Of Consciousness (Tweekin Acid Funk) – Josh Wink
18. Big Ditch – DJ Icey
19. Who’s The Bad Man – Dee Pattern
20. unknown – Soulstice (white label)
21. unknown – Bassbin Twins Vol. 1 (white label)
22. Westway – Thursday Club
23. Papua New Guinea (Original 12″ Mix) – The Future Sound of London

Thanks to the www.freebreaksblog.com i have this special mix from the legend that is Rennie Pilgrem to share with you all.

Time for some truly classic breakbeats from the man known to many as the godfather of breaks, Rennie Pilgrem.

This mix was originally released on CD only, way back in 1998 and is one of the first Nu Skool tagged breaks mixes. Featuring some well known names and many not so well known, Rennie crafts a distinctive mix full of the energy of a burgeoning genre with some absolute monster tracks alongside some more subtle flavours.

I have the seal of approval from Rennie himself to provide this mix to you in full digital 320 kbps goodness for the first time ever.

Tracklist

Uptown Connection - LA
D.A.T. - Last Great Frontier
Desert Trip - Kwicksand
Tipper - Get Up Off Your Feet
Silicon Valley Def Stars - Lizard
Tsunami One - Number 43 With Steamed Rice Please
Dark Globe - Sprintrian Posture
Danny Rose - Living In A Box
Vandalism - Folded
Alienage - Have Your Love
Thursday Club - Pray
Bushwacka! - My First Big Fish

Taking a small sabbatical from music, Rennie has now turned his talented hand to art. Check out all his work over at www.limitededitiongallery.com/artist_page.php?id=59

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