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DJ Rampage Exclusive Asian Dan Minimix

Asian Dan Interview: DJ Rampage


1. Who is RAMPAGE?


Rampage is one person, Eddie is my real name. I am a DJ/producer/remixer from the southside of Chicago.

 
2. What are some of your influences? What was your first musical memory?


Some of my influences include lots of old Chicago house, ghetto house, anything with lots of bass, 90s rave techno, video games from Sega and Nintendo and many old horror films.
My first musical memory would be hearing my family listen to lots of different music from disco to R&B to salsa to oldies to freestyle to house and so on. That’s what basically made me love music.


3. How you describe your music/DJ-style? Explain your production process.


My music is basically what I like to listen to and I don’t try to stay in one certain genre. What I mostly play in my DJ sets are tracks that me and my boys from ghetto division produce or remix. I also tend to play around 130 bpm and mix all types of house and underground dance music. I’ll even play sets at slower bpms like disco and reggae and also fast bpms like juke and bassline/dubstep. My production process is basically all software at the moment from a pretty cheap pc haha. I use Reason & Recycle for producing/remixing and Cool Edit Pro/Acid Pro/Sound Forge for my mixtapes.


4. How does it feel to be part of the Chicago dance scene, such a prolific and important city to dance music? Any big Chicago acts that you feel are gonna put Chicago back on the map?


Chicago is a great city and I love it. We have so much culture and great music but I feel we need more unity in having massive events like we did in the 90s. We need more underground dance music to be played on the radio and at mainstream clubs. I’m tired of hearing crappy pop/rap music everywhere. We’re a house music city and we need to keep it like that. There’s a lot of hidden talent in Chicago and I think Ghetto Division is definitely part of that. Maddjazz, Rob Threezy, Charlie Glitch, Moonman & D-51 are not only good friends of mine but have so much talent and the world needs to know it. A few others that are making some noise from Chicago are Flosstradamus, Black Holes, Potty mouth, Movement music, Content, DJ Bam Bam, Willy Joy, Starter Djs, Fat Kids, SixPoint DJs and Gant-man just to name a few.



5. What are you top 5 dance tracks?


1: Kano – I’m Ready
2: Dbx – Phreak
3: High Powered Boys – Hoes Get Down
4: Paul Johnson – Feel my MF Bass
5: Pineapples – Come on Closer



6. Future plans for RAMPAGE? New Tracks? Releases? Tours? Collabs?


I have lots of remixes that are out and also coming out soon.
Plastique De Reve – Resist (Rampage Remix) (Supersoul Recordings) 
GTRONIC – Iron Man (Rampage Remix) (Live-In Music UK) 
Spin Laden – Whip Dat (Rampage Remix) (Content Recordings)
FutureFlashs – Old Skool (Rampage Remix) (Idiot House) 
Jose 2 Hype – Soundboi Killa (Rampage Remix) (2 Hype)                              
Mic Terror – Juke Dem Hoes (Rampage Remix) (Hot Dog 002)
The Allstars – I Got Cash (Rampage Remix) (Texture Recordings)
 
A new ep on Nightshifters entitled “WAR” e.p. that’s out end of June.
Also a new Ghetto Division E.p. and gigs coming up in Canada this August & Europe in the fall. And also we plan to do a Ghetto Division USA tour by the end of the year.
 

Tracklist:
000: Intro
001: Ursula 1000 – Zombies (Hijack Remix)
002: Chelly – Took the Night (Detboi Remix)
003: Harvard Bass – 81 (Renaissance Man Remix)
004: Marco Houle – Manager
005: D-51 – Midnight Alcoholics
006: All Leather – I Don’t Hate Fags, God Does (Congorock Remix)
007: Hijack – High Jackin’ (Herve’s Fuck Fuck Remix)
008: John Acquaviva & Lutzenkirchen – Zombie
009: Rob Threezy – You Bad (DJ Sega Remix)
010: DJ Deeon – Telefon Luv
011: Digital Domain – I Need Relief
012: DJ Deeon – Southside
013: Paul Johnson – Feel My MF Bass
014: Ac Slater – Rock It Out
015: High Powered Boys – Hoes Get Down
016: Paul Johnson – Get Get Down
017: Ac Slater – Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix)
018: Steve Silk Hurley – Jack Your Body
019: JM Silk – Jack Your Body
020: Lady Sovereign – Got U Dancing (Jack Beats Remix)
021: Sugar Hill Gang – Apache (break)
022: Major Lazer ft. Santigold & Mr. Lexxx – Hold the Line
023: Rico Tubbs – Boom Riddim (Sharkslayer Remix)
024: 3rd Face – Canto Della Liberta (Kink Remix)
025: Dance Area – AA/247
026: Jodeci – Freak You
027: Knowlten Walsh – Animal (B.Rich Remix)
028: Steve Angello & Laidback Luke – Show Me Love (Afrojack Remix)
029: M.A.W. ft India – When You Touch Me
030: Rampage – Loving U Is Easy (Heavy Feet Remix)
031: Rekid – Next Stop Chicago (Jesse Rose Remix)
032: ??? – MF House
033: Rodriguez Jr – Pina Colada
034: The Juan Maclean – One Day (Surkin Remix)
035: Lyn Collins – Think (break)
036: Diamond K – Bad Sista (break)
037: M.C. Magic – Everybody
038: 2 Bad Mice – Bombscare ‘94
039: La Roux – In For the Kill (Hostage Remix)