Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me (Give 33 A Chance Version)

Playing this version of Marvin Gaye's classic at 33 instead of the 45 felt a little wrong at first. But once the sax harmonized with his down-pitched voice during the breakdown at the end, everything felt right.

Enjoy it and if you really like it, please spread the word!

Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me (Give 33 A Chance Version) by Give 33 A Chance

Promo Mix #1 by DJ Mertz

 

Here's a little promo mix put together by your's truly (DJ Mertz) to showcase some of the cuts I will be posting in the future. The entire mix is made up of records meant to be played at 45 RPM that are instead played at 33 RPM. I'm not really sure how to explain the actual sound, but it's a strange space somewhere between disco, house, hip hop and old school dub, with lots of psychedelic and trippy sounds thrown in, especially on the epic breakdowns.

No tracklisting just yet, but if there's a particular song you like from this mix, post a comment on SoundCloud suggesting which track I should make available next. The first track I've made available is "A Rave By Any Other Name." 

Oh and speaking of releasing tracks in the future. I plan to release one more track sometime on February 17th that is NOT on this mix. After that, once the two tracks and the mix combine for a total of 300 listens, I'll post another track. Then every 100 listens after that, I'll post another. The quicker people hear these cuts, the quicker I'll post new ones -- most with downloads. :D

Hope you enjoy the mix! Feedback is very welcome.

UPDATE -- To free up valuable (but expensive) space on Soundcloud, I'm moving this mix over to Mixcloud. That means no downloads. But if you missed your chance to download this mix and would like to get a copy, just leave a comment and I'll post a link.

Give 33 A Chance Promo Mix by Dj Mertz on Mixcloud

A Rave By Any Other Name

First track posted for the Give 33 A Chance project! It's called A Rave By Any Other Name.

I'm really a big fan of this one as it has not only a great beat, some sub bass that really shines in a sort of classic dub way when played at 33, but the breakdowns are super trippy which sound even better at 33 in my opinion.

Feel free to post guesses (informed or otherwise) as to what the original track is. You can post them either on the SoundCloud page or on this blog post. As soon as someone correctly identifies the track, I'll post up the track name so you can go get your own copy of this 12"

A Rave By Any Other Name by Give 33 A Chance

Time to Get Started

I need some kind of post to start designing the look of this blog, so all you're going to learn in this particular post is that content is coming tomorrow! The very first Give 33 A Chance promo mix and two new tracks! Big day a comin!