I listened to Flea Market Funk's DJ Prestige's Bionic Reggae mix again today and in posting it again decided to just repost the whole damn thing. From two years ago.:
It's always good when something makes you want to go shop for records, and it sure makes it a quick post full of diversions elsewhere. After just poking around indiscriminately I decided to drop by Funky 16 Corners and landed on a post about DJ Prestige, the record hound that runs Flea Market Funk. On the post there's a link to a short doc on him and his blog, his DJing and his record hunting. The part that really impressed me, and makes me want to hit thrift stores this weekend, was that the name of the blog, Flea Market Funk, is almost literal. He says that he doesn't buy big ticket rarities and that most of his records only cost him between one and five dollars, bought at flea markets, 99 cent bins and so forth. And that's not even the best of it, because he points out two important elements. One is that the aimless hunt is a big part of it, good old fashion scavenging. Exactly the part I dig. The second is that records find you. If it's on your mental checklist, at some point it will find you. Of course that's not true of every coveted record, but it does happen more than most non-fiends realize.
Here's a few links to get you in the mood. Funky 16 Corner's post on DJ Prestige, the documentary of DJ Prestige, a reggae mix Prestige did for Funky 16 Corners and then there's the real time suck, a link to a bunch of Prestige's mixes at Flea Market Funk.
It's always good when something makes you want to go shop for records, and it sure makes it a quick post full of diversions elsewhere. After just poking around indiscriminately I decided to drop by Funky 16 Corners and landed on a post about DJ Prestige, the record hound that runs Flea Market Funk. On the post there's a link to a short doc on him and his blog, his DJing and his record hunting. The part that really impressed me, and makes me want to hit thrift stores this weekend, was that the name of the blog, Flea Market Funk, is almost literal. He says that he doesn't buy big ticket rarities and that most of his records only cost him between one and five dollars, bought at flea markets, 99 cent bins and so forth. And that's not even the best of it, because he points out two important elements. One is that the aimless hunt is a big part of it, good old fashion scavenging. Exactly the part I dig. The second is that records find you. If it's on your mental checklist, at some point it will find you. Of course that's not true of every coveted record, but it does happen more than most non-fiends realize.
Here's a few links to get you in the mood. Funky 16 Corner's post on DJ Prestige, the documentary of DJ Prestige, a reggae mix Prestige did for Funky 16 Corners and then there's the real time suck, a link to a bunch of Prestige's mixes at Flea Market Funk.
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Listen:DJ Prestige – The Hustle Is Real at Funky 19 Corners
DJ Prestige – Bionic Reggae mp3 at Funky 16 Corners 19 songs, go there for the song list
Buried Vinyl Treasures, More Flea Market Funk Mixes at Flea Market Funk
The documentary:
The Hustle Is Real - DJ Prestige documentary at Thomas Draudt
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