M Is FOR MASHUP - July 8th, 2015
Kopimi Radio Does Useo's Birthday!
By DJ Useo
Mazanga Von Badman broadcasts twice weekly on Kopimi Radio, bringing his listeners finest kind mashups, & whatever else he damn well feels like. I heard him broadcast for three hours last Sunday, & he ruled the airwaves. The audience was down with the fm signal, with the online feed pleasing tons of folk. ( as evidenced by the twitter, & Facebook reactions )
As I streamed a strong signal over my iTunes app, I heard many an incredible blend by many a talented bootlegger. Mazanga played lots of great tracks that I knew, with representation of talent from across the mashup spectrum. I heard tunes from DJ's From Mars, The Fabulous Beatmashers, DJ Schmolli, & many other niche mixers like DJ Topcat, AtoZ, & even me. I had no problem staying for the full 3 hour show. I think it was meant to be 2 hours, but the energy was flowing, & Mazanga just kept spinning.
Some extra icing for this all ready tasty mashup cake is that Mazanga will be playing an incredible 4 hour set of only DJ Useo mashups for my birthday on July 12th! This gives you plenty of time to schedule the show into your Sunday routine. It'll sure spice up your day, no doubt! I got asked by Mazanga to help with track selection, so I selected 3 & 1/2 hours of my fave tracks by me, then whittled them down to 3 hours. DJ Petrushka took it from there & generously chopped off another hour. That brought it down to 2 hours, the amount I expected the show to be.
But, now, in a fit of enthusiasm, Mazanga is going to go for 4 hours of Birthday Useo celebration. I hope y'all choose to listen in. It's a great way to beat the heat.
Full information to stream Radio Kopimi is here
( twitter.com/mazanga )
The Useo Birthday show can be streamed July 12th Sunday 1pm cst with this link
( www.janus2.cdnstream.com:8039/dj.m3u )
Check out last Sundays show here
( hearthis.at/kopimi/050715/ )
Enjoy Mazanga Von Badman here also
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