KNOTORYUS is in mourning today.

We are fans.

To tell you the truth, we’re a bit stumped. It feels like such a loss.

Our favourite vids and tracks + what I find to be the best Michael Jackson mixtape ever, created by DJ Ayres: after the jump.

DOWNLOAD THE DJ AYRES CHRONOLOGICAL MICHAEL JACKSON MIX HERE

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Beat It. The video that drew me in. I was 7 at the time.

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Favourite guilty pleasure: Liberian Girl.

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The performance that changed everything: “Billie Jean” live at the Grammy Awards 1984 (25 years of Motown celebration)

This Vinyl is from 1969: Diana Ross introduces a new band called The Jackson 5, live on stage.

Favourite MJ tracks of all time:

LGF

1. Man in the Mirror

2. P.Y.T.

3. Human Nature

4. Don’t stop ’til you get enough

5. I want you back (Jackson 5)

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1. Human Nature

2. Man In The Mirror

3. Will You Be There

4. Remember the Time

5. Smooth Criminal

You are missed.

This is the kind of thing that puts a spring in my step, a smile on my face and … uhm some swashbuckle in my swagger?

Any DJ sharing their private vinyl stash in a free downloadable mix is allright in my book. And when that DJ is NYC-based DJ Ayres, well that just makes me one happy pappy.

Playlist:
1. Raydio – “More Than One Way to Love A Woman”
2. The Jones Girls – “Nights Over Egypt”
3. Change – “The Glow of Love”
4. Rufus and Chaka – “Any Love”
5. Machine – “There But for the Grace of God Go I”
6. MFSB – “Love is the Message” (Tee Scott mix)
7. The Underground Solution – “Luv Dancin”
8. Vin Zee – “Funky Bebop”
9. Sugar Bear – “Don’t Scandalise Mine”
10.The Black Dog – “Age of Slack”

Words from the DJ:
“It’s great to have tons of record knowledge at your fingertips on the internet, but I sort of miss the “dark ages” when we had to learn about records from other DJs, make lists and seek them out at the flea markets and used stores. For me it was never about rarity, just having all the music I wanted to play, although the reward was a lot greater when you found something that had been on your list for years. I think the slowness of that process made DJs spend more time with the records they were playing and I definitely see a big shift lately. DJs want to have everything right now, and for free. So here are some gems that I bought back then and I still play now. ”

Man, this is by far my favourite mixtape of the year (only the Rakkas live @ fabric are a serious contender). It’s a collabo between DJ giants Catchdubs & Ayres, of ‘The Rub‘ fame. It’s been sitting in my iPod for a few days, but I figured it would be the perfect soundtrack to setting fire to your desk this friday. WOOSH!

Tracklist after the jump. (Opening number is one of my all-time favourites: Gary Numan “M.E.”)

Gary Numan – M.E.
Depeche Mode – Policy of Truth
Squeeze – Take Me I’m Yours
Partial Arts – Trauermusic (Alter Ego Mix)
Kaos – My Reputation
The Cardigans – Love Fool (Catchdubs Bongo Edit)
The Gossip – Standing in the Way of Control (Soulwax Remix)
Speaker Junk – Foxy Lady
Adam Kesher – Modern Times (908 Remix)
Wolf & Cub – Thousand Cuts (Phones Remix)
Metric – Handshakes
Tones On Tail – Go
The Kills – Love Is a Deserter (Cavemen Mix)
Pixies – Alec Eiffel
Devo – Mongoloid
The Clash – Jail Guitar Doors
The Presets – Are You The One (Van She Tech NYC Rush Mix)
!!! – All My Heroes Are Weirdos
Snowden – Kill The Power
Maximum Joy – Stretch (99 Records Version)
Pyschonauts – Hot Blood
Harry Knuckles – Blisster
Intriga – Nostalgia Dance Orchestra
INXS – Original Sin
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Hot Chip – Colours (Fred Falke Remix)
Robert Lippok & Barbara Morgenstern – Please Wake Me For Meals