D. Matthew Stewart
I collect albums for an “end of the world” archive. Much like the seed bank in Antarctica. It’s in case we have to restart civilization, we’ll have the music angle covered. Not many make it in the archive. This one goes in.
Favorite track: Colonial Marines.
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Limited Edition Cassette w/OBI
Cassette + Digital Album
Pro dubbed on Red high bias cassettes with text and image details pad printed. Includes color double-sided J-card and comes sealed in an acid-free resealable slipcase.
Hand-numbered.
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Limited Edition 12 inch Vinyl w/ Color OBI & Signed Vellum Insert
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Transparent Red & Black Marble 12 inch Vinyl w/ color OBI strip and insert in a premium glossy sleeve. Handsigned and numbered vellum insert included with the record.
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Includes unlimited streaming of The Vasquez EP
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They don’t make ‘em like DJ Dolo76 anymore. He was raised in the 1980s and became obsessed with Hip-Hop early on. His childhood was decidedly nomadic as his family lived in no less than seven different cities during his upbringing, including Chicago, Houston, and Toronto. This gave him an appreciation for the distinct styles of rap that were starting to emerge all over North America.
Although Dolo was drawn to all the elements of Hip-Hop, he was specifically fascinated with the wheels of steel and what would come to be known as turntablism. As a teen, he religiously studied the techniques of legends like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jam Master Jay (RIP), DJ Premier, DJ Scratch, Q-Bert, D-Styles, and Grandmaster Roc Raida (RIP), as well as innovative mixtape DJs like Dirty Harry, Tony Touch, and Mr. Dibbs.
A fastidious student of the craft, Dolo prides himself on his versatility. He is just as comfortable doing scratch hooks as a session DJ, to supporting acts on stage, to party-rocking in any size venue. And that’s not even mentioning his beat-making. With a record collection nearing the 6000 mark, his deep knowledge of music gives him a clear advantage over the YouTube sampling generation. He has contributed cuts and/or beats to projects by respected names such as Freeway, Jon Connor, Joell Ortiz, Thirstin Howl III, DJ T-Rock, and many more.
Although Dolo was in a group called Caveman Theory in the mid-2000s, his solo output has been limited to a string of mixtapes...until now. After being introduced to Observe since 98 by mutual friend Midaz The Beast, the two became fast friends. Dolo ended up contributing cuts and remixes to Observe’s latest release “Le Dernier Royaume,” which led to him being invited to drop his solo debut, “The Vasquez EP,” on Observe’s label Loretta Records. This 7-track offering is somewhere between a beat tape and a turntablism routine. Basically, select loops layered with vocal snippets and tight scratches. And if the cover art and title haven’t made it obvious, this project is a homage to Private Vasquez, the hard-as-nails Colonial Marine from Ridley Scott’s masterpiece “Aliens.”
- Jordan Commandeur
credits
released February 19, 2021
Produced, mixed & mastered by DJ Dolo76
Artwork by Pablo Thunder
supported by 115 fans who also own “The Vasquez EP”
I think we're all gonna miss the savage series.
this is definitely his best album to date with so many really dope tracks like the one I favorited. Track 13 was sick, especially at the end when 4ord just pulls out a gun and MURDERS THE BEAT yyeeaa