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YUKMOUTHUnited Ghettos Of America(Rap A Lot)cd$ 17.98

YUKMOUTHUnited Ghettos Of America Vol. 2(Rap-A-Lot)cd$ 15.98

Z-TRIPAll-Pro Soundtrack(Decon Media)cd$ 14.98

Z-TRIPLive: Los Angeles, CA 2003()cd$ 14.98

For most AQ customers, DJ Z-Trip needs no introduction. Nor does this new live, limited edition (natch) cd from Z-Trip need much of a description! He's the man, what can we say? Along with DJs Jester and Q-bert, Z-Trip is one of AQ's favorite turntablists, always delightfully mashing up the hip hop with classic rock (and doing it *live* not on a computer, as he points out in his liner notes, and as you'll hear on this cd). Sure it's a gimmick, but it works! Plus he's playing this stuff 'cause he loves it. Here he provides 74 more minutes of 'Uneasy Listening' for fans, "to hold you over 'til the major label album drops" as it says on the back of the cd. Sure sounds like a party. Janis Joplin, Outkast, Tool, Black Sabbath, Rush, Run-DMC, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Joan Jett, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, and a zillion other disparate artists all feed into the Z-Trip blender as he shows off his ADD DJing skills at mixing the beats and riffs. Cutting stuff up the way he does, you'll actually hear more classic rock in the 74 minutes of this cd than you would over the same span of time on a radio station like The Bone, ferchrisakes! Z-Trip was kind enough to bring some by the store himself when he was just in town on tour, and he told us he didn't make a whole heck of a lot of 'em -- this is definitely not gonna be in print for long, so be quick or be deadly bummed you didn't get this rockin' Z-Trip document.

Z-TRIP & DJ PUneasy Listening, Volume One()cd$ 14.98

Back in stock! (But act fast!) DJ Z-Trip and the rest of the Phoenix-based Bombshelter crew excel at mixing rock music into the hip hop subgenre of turntablism. Z-Trip has for years been performing his Monsters of Rock set, and you may have already heard him As we said before, Uneasy Listening is super rare, we only know of a couple stores to whom Z-Trip brought the disc, and he will not be making any more after the thousand are gone. This is the last batch we'll ever have.

Z-TRIP & RADARLive at the Future Primitive Soundsession, Volume Two()cd$ 14.98

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SORRY. It's always heartening when the standout record of the week is a local production. The Future Primitive Soundsession has proved itself a turntablist event par excellence, consistently scheduled once every couple of months for the past year and a half, featuring heavyweight scratchers from all over the country. The Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies and the Cut Chemist are regularly scheduled, as well as the Bombshelter crew from Phoenix. It's simply one of the best parties in town; you'll find people of all shapes, sizes and races enjoying the music. This cd features Bombshelter talents Z-Trip and Radar who unashamedly make use of their '70s and '80s metal record collections (Pink Floyd, Boston) to delirious effect. Will appeal to hip hop AND rock lovers (imagine that!)

Z-TRIP / TERRACOTTA TROUPE / DELDynasty/Monster(Revolg)12"$ 6.98

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SORRY. Shingo does it again. The local via Japan producer/rapper has brought together Del and the amazing DJ Z-Trip for an excellent hip hop party. Del raps on the straight up hip hop Dynasty track, while Z-trip offers a remix of Dynasty that strips out everything but the super loopy bass and heavy percussion. Shingo raps on the distortion-guitar-laced Monster, and the record also features instrumental versions and some bonus Z-trip breaks for scratching with. The packaging is excellent, as with all of Shingo's productions. Remember his first cd that came gorgeously packaged like a hardcover book, then there was his video that was made of cardboard not plastic (it still works), now there's this 12 which comes in a clear vinyl sleeve and includes a sticker sheet so you can apply the circle labels yourself to the record, plus stickers of a cartoon version of Del, and other characters. So cute, so good.

Z-TRIP, DJ , & TOM C.Monkey Breaks(Primeight)lp$ 12.98

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SORRY. This is a breaks record from Z-Trip (he of AQ-favorite song "Rockstar") and should be useful to DJs worldwide.

Z-TRIP, DJ AND DJ EMILEBest Friends (The Long Lost Bombshelter Mix CD)()cd$ 14.98

Awww. Best friends. And they're into Star Wars too! There's a pair of Stormtroopers in the cover photo as well as in the considerably more saucy pics inside (we can assume they're supposed to be Z-Trip and DJ Emile) and the disc art is of the Death Star, but that seems to be the extent of this release's Star Wars-iness. However, just as Star Wars fans are a somewhat obsessive breed, so too are fans of DJ acrobatics. If you count yourself among those legions (either specifically a fan of Z-Trip or of turntablism in general) then you know that the resurfacing of this long-lost mix is definitely a reason to celebrate. AWOL for eight years, these recordings have finally been rediscovered, remastered and released on cd. A very welcome, truly Z-Trippy release following his last, remarkably un-Z-Trippy (i.e, non-DJ, non-sampled) major label album Shifting Gears. Spine-tinglin' and ultra funky! Yes, this is why we dig him (and DJ Emile's sure no slouch either, going toe to toe with best bud Z-Trip in the Bombshelter)! As with all Z-Trip mixes, we expect these to fly out of here so get yr order in early...

ZAPPA, FRANKDon't Eat The Yellow Snow(Zappa)7"$ 9.98

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ZEPH, DJs/t(Wide Hive)2lp$ 14.98

Bay Area hiphop turntablist action from DJ Zeph with additional beats & scratches from fellow DJ's Quest (Live Human), Imperial, and others. There's lots of live playing from local jazz cats, with flavors like flute, sitar, and trombone in addition to upright bass, drums, and electric piano, etc. Several tracks have lyrics from local rapper Azeem (Spearhead), but most are funky

ZION IDeep Water Slang V 2.0(Raptivism)cd$ 14.98

We raved and raved about these local boys' debut a few years back. And it still stands as one of the best local hip hop records, hell hip hop records period, in recent memory. So we were pretty excited about the prospect of a new record. A lot has changed in three years, some not for the better. The bones of what made the first record are still essentially in place, weird loops and samples, killer flow, and fucked up beats. But gone are the super damaged, off kilter, hiccupping loops, and in their place is a more 'smooth' and booty-bumpin' top-down boomin' system sort of sound. Not that I'm complaining, I was bobbing my head just listening to it on my computer. But it definitely makes it less weird and warped and more accessible. This time around the vocals seem more high pitched and whine-y. In fact, my housemate thought i was listening to some Anticon record. Which is actually a good thing! We love Anticon! The worst change comes in the form of the dreaded female "diva" vocals which are ALL OVER the record. They sort of thematically tie the songs together, but end up adding a horrible, weak R+B sheen to the whole thing. But nitpicking aside, this is a pretty wicked record. Not as good as their first maybe, but definitely better than the new Fabolous, the new Eve, and about a million other records all over MTV that don't hold a candle to ZION I. MPEG Download: "The Drill" [/audio/zionidrill.mp3] MPEG Stream: "The Drill" [/audio/zionidrill.m3u]

ZION IMind Over Matter(Ground Control)cd$ 15.98

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SORRY. This is the hip hop record of the year without a doubt. Fuck that Common record (yawn). This record even manages to outshine the completely excellent Dead Prez record. Hard to believe that a record this fucked can sound so good. Even the bad bad cover art can't keep this record from shining. Stuttering hiccupping beats, bizarrely off time loops, smooth but rapid fire vocal delivery. This is the first record in a while to take the 'old skool' formula, nothing but loops and beats, and turn it inside out, making it completely off kilter, but still keeping it funky and totally catchy.

ZION IMind Over Matter Instrumentals(Nu Gruv Alliance)2lp$ 15.98

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SORRY. The instrumental version of one of Andee's favorite hip hop records of the year. Removing the vocals just makes the music seem even more amazing. Stuttering hiccupping beats, bizarrely off time loops, smooth but rapid fire vocal delivery. This is the first record in a while to take the 'old skool' formula, nothing but loops and beats, and turn it inside out, making it completely off kilter, but still keeping it funky and totally catchy.

ZION ITrue & Livin(LiveUp)cd$ 15.98