The Essential Selection # 2

Has it been a month already? Well, it seems it has, which means its time for another essential selection.
Last month The Last JUNKER took the reigns, this month its my turn and for some of you this will be a trip down memory lane (as pretty much every essential selection will or should). If you haven't heard of these tracks, didn't know their names or simply forgot about them, then don't feel left out or in the dark, that's what the Essential Selection is here for.

Herbie Hancock - Rock It
Joey Beltram - Mentasm
Altern8 - Frequency
Alex Gopher - Dust
Federico Franchi - Cream (Franchi Alternative Mix)
Felix Da Housecat - Elvi$
Hostage - Rooted
The Proxy - Raven
Buy Now - Body Crash
Justice - Phantom Part II (Soulwax Remix)

It should also be noted that The Essential Selection will be replacing TFI Friday this week, so if your missing you're fix you'll have to check back next week for that. However we have a special treat planned for tomorrow and maybe even a few tricks, so come knocking on our door and see what we have in store.

Yousendit

Can anyone explain to me the fascination with this website? I just don't understand it at all. At first glance, it seems to serve the same function as the likes of Mediafire and Zshare, but upon further inspection, it doesn't come close to those filesharing websites in any way. Yes, it has decent uploading and downloading speeds but these are crippled by the fact that file's expire within the blink of an eye. For instance, for 'lite users' uploads expire within 7 days or after 100 downloads. This means that downloaders have to be constantly up to date with the latest blogs and websites that use this service, otherwise they could potentially miss out on some worthwhile tracks. Naturally, there is a remedy to this situation, and it comes in the form of paid and/or promo users who get an extended expiration date of 14 days or 500 downloads. This is a little better, but even a fortnight isn't that great and the majority of users don't have this account.

Although it could be said that such qualms are trivial, there is nothing worse than jumping from blog to blog chasing a trail of expired links. Case in point, a few months ago when Streelife DJs remixed the Michael Jackson track Wanna Be Startin' Something, it took me just under two weeks of constant searching to get my hands on it due predominantly to dead links or expired Yousendit files. Sort it out.

Oh, and here are a few tracks I've been enjoying recently. Hope you appreciate.

Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something (Streetlife DJs Remix)
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Breakdown Remix)
Tocadisco - Senator
Royksopp - The Girl And The Robot (Spencer And Hill Remix)
Alex Gopher - Aurora (Riot In Belgium & Knightlife Remix)
ZZZ - Lion (Bag Raiders Remix)
Miike Snow - Animal (Fake Blood Remix)