Decibel NYC Recordings – Blog

Wallshaker Music founder Aaron-Carl Ragland, best known simply as Aaron-Carl, died earlier today of cancer.

The acclaimed Detroit house producer had been very candid about his health over the past few weeks, using various social media channels to keep fans informed. After canceling his European tour, he wrote an entry on his MySpace blog explaining his trials in and out of the hospital. Earlier this week, he posted a video on his homepage discussing his official diagnosis. All the while, he let out a steady stream of Twitter messages and Facebook updates, the last of which read “Finished the bone marrow biopsy. Ouch! Now I’m preparing for the lymph node removal. Surgery, here I come!” The first notice of his death came earlier today when his friend and like-minded artist Pirahnahead wrote on his Facebook page “Just lost one of his best friends, Aaron-Carl, and my arms are far too short to box with GOD. One of the best Human beings in the WORLD is gone. I have no words. Music is Silence.”

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Various Artists – Strongbox
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Strongbox is the first in a series of upcoming compilations solely dedicated to showcase the timeless production quality and bring well-deserved attention to our illustrious and varied catalog. Right of the bat, Volume I delivers 10 of our early favorites – recombined and sequenced in a brand new way that lets each track stand on its own. With the time-honored habit of releasing several mixes for one track, sometimes one track gets lost in the shuffle or does not to get shine when listed with other remixes..

In that vein, Strongbox Vol I starts right off with our signature deep-tech and funk, sending the listening on a journey of label re-discovery that distinctively highlights our strengths: Harlem Tech. Supreme funky beats from Undah-Dub, Javas, Grier, CJ Burken, Fuze, Mista A and Keith Just – all these artists have contributed one newly remastered track/mix to this compilation. Can’t miss a beat… Their choke-hold is legendary….

1. the undah-dub presents harlem hustler – color of twist
2. raker project – work the system (breeze vs cj burken remix)
3. the undah-dub – i didn’t say it (javas dub it faster mix)
4. grier – friday night (this is idc)
5. fuze – warehouse blues
6. vb heinze – stupid prick (freddie edmonds get banged dub)
7. mista a – mental health hotline (mo booty dub)
8. don davenport – strut (nathan heinze electro mix)
9. keith just – beer and chocolate (undah-dub’s mechamix)
10. the undah-dub – upgrade (live remix)

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