Flat Shoals Rider

new track: "flat shoals rider"
the beat was made in reason 4.0 and the multitracking was done in logic. i got a new AKG condenser mic and i had to test it out.

DJ jesster - Flat Shoals Rider by jesstermix77

Archie Whitewater Re-Edit

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so a little while back i got a mix cd from turntable lab called "monk's dream" by Dj monkone. it was a pretty good comp, lots of soul. well the nice people at turntable lab shipped that mix cd with a 7" vinyl piece that had a re-edit of a song on there called "cross country" by archie whitewater. it was a great re-edit. if you don't know the difference between a re-edit and a remix it's basically that a re-edit doesn't change the song that much, it just kinda takes the song and extends the good parts. a remix would be more of an overhaul that incorporates some elements of the original, or keeps the lyrics and puts new music behind it.
anyways, i lost track of that 7" along the way somewhere. i emailed turntable lab but they said that it's no longer available. i looked pretty hard online to find some kind of .wav file or .mp3 of it but i couldn't find it anywhere. so i decided to bring it into reason and re-create the re-edit as best as i could remember how it was done by monkone. it became sort of a sampling exercise in reason.
i think part of why i liked this track so much had to do with the fact that i was just starting to learn the trumpet at the time when i heard it. i love the horn line in the song and just the mellow overall feeling.... akinyele and common have both sampled this song. the reason why this song came back in my head was actually 'cause i heard the common song "chapter 13" off his 1st album.

Cross Country [jesster re-edit]
Cross Country [original song]