Our Mixes

M&J for Ecko Unlimited! The Futurismo Edition Mixtape!

M&J for Ecko Unlimited! The Futurismo Edition Mixtape!

Big mix from my man Joppa at the Ecko Unltd site. Disco Music, Funk, Go-Go, Grime, Old School Hip Hop, UK Bass, Dirty South, French House, Dubstep … Don’t you [...]


Interstellar Overdrive – A four tracks selection!

Interstellar Overdrive - A four tracks selection!

Here we go with another deep selection. This time I want to walk you through a space journey, a journey into the unusual and experimental side of sound. What you [...]


Jopparelli’s Raw Funk Mix For Passion Junkies: Change The Pace!

Jopparelli's Raw Funk Mix For Passion Junkies: Change The Pace!

Just a quick post to point you towards this little funk-latin funk vinyl mix i did for this dope-ass italian blog… all recent funk and latin funk 45s and some [...]



Raekwon – Criminology (ilMagoRMX)

Raekwon - Criminology (ilMagoRMX)

Just 2 minutes of 90′s rawness. This has been sleeping untouched in my hard drive for at least 2 years, re-listened to this yesterday, bazinga, it’s not bad at all. [...]


A Low Cost, Low Fi Music Selection From YouTube

A Low Cost, Low Fi Music Selection From YouTube

Welcome back. Remember our last selection of tunes from YouTube? There is so much good stuff up there it’s impossible not to make another one. But this time we go [...]


One Hour Of Reggae Classics From Studio One And More

One Hour Of Reggae Classics From Studio One And More

Hi everybody, if you follw us from a few years you know that Summer is Reggae time for us. There are a lot of festivals here in Italy and most [...]


Jopparelli Afro-Clappin-Sock-That-Conga-Shake-That-Tambourine Vinyl Set

Jopparelli Afro-Clappin-Sock-That-Conga-Shake-That-Tambourine Vinyl Set

Check what we got here. A fresh vinyl set i just recorded for your entertainment. It’s basically a party mix, so play it loud and tell us how you feel [...]


25 Songs To Go Back To Your Roots

25 Songs To Go Back To Your Roots

Here’s a new selection for our worldwide-appreciated 25 songs series. This time we’re focused on a particular album by the great songwriter that goes by the name of Lamont Dozier. [...]


Strictly For 800000 Hits: My First Podcast!

Today is big day for me, like the first day at school for a baby boy. In fact, after 3 years of blogging, I am about to introduce into the [...]


Jopparelli’s Warm Bass Mix

Hey, it’s cold outside! You need some warm basslines to heat you up. Here’s a short  vinyl mix I did a while ago, focused on the similarities between Fusion Jazz [...]


Go Joppa It’s Your Birthday We Gon’ Party Like It’s Yo Birthday We Gon’ Sip Martini Like It’s Your Birthday!

Saturday we will celebrate Jopparelli’s birthday in our own way: you know i mean… Yes Sir, Oui Mademoiselle, we will do it again, in case you are around, let’s party [...]


Martini & Jopparelli Get Busy!

Saturday we’ll be spinning in our hometown for a whole night of soul based selections… yes sir, what an event: mr. Martini on the mic, Jopparelli and DJmp45 on the [...]


A Smooth Mix To Celebrate 2 Years Of M&J!

Yes kids, straight after the 500.000 hits celebration, here we are with another one: it’s our Birthday! 2 Years of MusicSelections with your fav selectors, Martini & Jopparelli! To do [...]


Guest Post by M&J @ Dirty Waters

  Find your way to another classic RMX by IlMago: Guest post @ Dirty Waters And don’t forget about this: Nas ‘One Love IlMago RMX’ Have a nice wk end [...]


Nas: One Love (Reggae RMX by IlMago)

  This is a little preview of a mixtape I am preparing: ‘The golden album.’ The reason behind the title is simple: this mixtape will be all about golden era [...]


DJ mp45 – Back to Hip Hop

[by DJMP45] Here at Martini & Jopparelli you’ll always find lots of funk and soul stuff, lots of records that have been sampled by hip hop artist: here we all [...]


Dj mp45 – 45 from the seaside: an all funk 45 mix

To celebrate the good work of my mates martini & jopparelli (and ozzino & il mago obviously) , 200000 hits for this blog and the nearly 1 year anniversary, I’ve [...]


Guest Mix by Jopparelli at This is tomorrow

Just a short post to let you know that Jopparelli did a guest mix at This is tomorrow. This is to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of his blog. Auguri [...]


The first Hip Hop song ever?

When trying to define when, where and how Hip Hop is born, many theories usually come out. Many names, many years, many places. Afrika Bambataa… Jamaica’s sound systems… Kool Herc [...]


DJ MP’s first mix!! Some classic breaks…

DJ MP45, one of this blog’s editors, has aways had a great taste and knowledge about black music. But since he never owned turntables, he always collected cds and tapes. [...]