Here’s a mixtape that deserves more play: DJ Czech’s set (Side A and Side B) from the Dose/Syrous party to ring in 1999. We were there for that one, a massive something at the CNE. The set’s a solid mix of scratched-up funky breaks (heavy on Freestylers anthems). But the tape starts out with the DJ who was on before Czech, and a noisy MC bellowing about the new year. So I deleted all of that but the MC’s countdown, which leads into Czech’s opener: Prince’s “1999.” What a time warp: are we really already partying like it’s 2009?
