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By Daiana Feuer and Brandon Perkins
Mr Romo
Beats
This mix is the soundtrack for a space-age street thug intelectual in a Tarantino Movie. Romo's distinctive mark is using dialogue from sources like Jack Kerouac and Bob Dylan to adverisements for self-help and Slurpies. He manages to create a eerie and gun-toting noir sensation without the use of a single shot. The Timing is pretty sharp and the chilled-out melodies are as easy to ride. So if you are in a hazy space age street thug intellectual mood Mr Romo wil provide a fitting soundscape for your day. - URB Magazine
Voted 2nd best DJ in Oregon. - Willamette Weekly Magazine
Mr Romo voted best DJ in Portland. - The Stranger
Discography
I have a weekly radio show on 1450am KPSU, and a corresponding podcast. My website has samples of my music.
I Part Classic - 2006 - Mashup, Turntablism, Hip-hop
Mr Romo needs his PHX - 2006 - Mashup Turntablism
Fadein Fadeout - 2006 - Abstract turntablist downtempo
Pharmaceutical Haze - 2005 - Trip-hop, Ambient, Turntablism, Downtempo
Live From the WWorks - 2005 - Club Jazz
The Fuse - Crown Remix - CleoStyle Remix, Asain Trips Remix
Furious Mosquito Bites - 2005 - Pure turntablism
Electro on a Coaster - 2005 - Electro / IDM / Electroclash / Modern
(Soundtrack to) Relations - 2005 - Trip-hop / Acid-hop / Downtempo
Opens for Grandmaster Flash - 2004 - Live recording - Mash-up / Turntablism / Hip-Hop
Neu-Lounge - 2004 - World breakbeat / Acid Lounge / Funk
The Lowdown - 2004 - Ecletic / Turtablist / Mash-up
Middle School Remixes - 2004 - Comp of Mr Romo's white label Remixes
The Influence of Urban Wine - 2004 - World / House / Jet Set / Nu Jazz
Romo From Marrs - 2004 - Downtempo / Trip-hop / Lounge / Experimental / World
De La Soul - Daisy Age - Romo Remix
Oz Blue - 2003 - Downtempo / Trip-hop / Lounge / Experimental / World
Live @ Mt Tabor - 2003 - Turntablist / Beats / Blues / Mash-up / Rock
Live @ Radioactive - 2003 - Turntablist / Hip-Hop / Mash-up / Spoken Word
Tribe Called Quest - Give it - Romo's Remix
Visits The Old School - 2003 - Old School Hip-Hop
Dahlia - Ya Gots to Live - Romo Remix
La Chunga and Other Oddities - 2002 - World Folk / Experimental / Soundscore
Romo vs Filtron - 2002 - Turntablist DJ Battle
Cure - Close to Me - Romo Remix
Mitchell's Revenge - 2002 - Alt Country / Folk / Indie
One Funky Summer - 2002 - Hip-hop / Trip-hop / House / Big Beat / Funk
Stan Getz - Girl From Ipanema - Romo Remix
Beats - 2001 - Jazz / Trip-hop / Spoken Word
Various Source Material - 2001 - Hip-hop / Experimental / House
Tone Loc - Funky Wildthing - Romo Mash Up Remix
Corny-ass Mega-Mix - 2001 - 70's & 80's Funk / Pop / Rock / Reggae
Tony Basil - Hey Mickey - Romo Remix
Rick Rack EP 2 - 2001 - Trip-hop / Big Beat / House
Rick Rack EP - 2001 - Trip-hop / House / Lounge
Georgeous - 4U - Romo Remix
Live At Level 1 - 2000 - Pop House
Stimulator - Got you - Romo Remix
Ecoute - 2000 - Midtempo / Lounge / World
Spins Drum and Bass - 2000 - Drum and Bass
Simply Hardcore - 1999 - Big Beat / House / Hardcore
Overdoser remix of the song "techno" - 1999
Aggressive Tendancies - 1999 - Aggressive House / Big Beat / Rock
Captain Kid - The Train - Romo Remix
The Not-so-amazing Mr Romo - 1997 - House / Big Beat / World
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Josh Beastie started out spinning 15 years ago.
The Mr Romo monkier was, at first, a side project of Radio Personality Josh Beastie on 1450am KPSU's radio program The Underground. One night, on air, Joshua Lamar (Aka Mr Romo & Josh Beastie) used Mr Romo as a way to illustrate the 2 forms of The DJ. Josh Beastie was the Disc Jockey - would play music and interupt your listening experience to tell you what you had heard. While Mr Romo was the DJ mixing beats, never leaving a blank spot and splicing in weird old samples. The name Mr Romo was taken from the first true radio improv character "the ultimate beatnik Mr Geetz Romo". Geetz was created to shield the ledgendary Del Close from the long arm of the law, who would have placed him in prison for talking publicly about casual sex and drug use on the air in 1958. Alternately Josh Beastie was born the day of Josh Lamars first KPSU brodcast. "A Disk Jockey known as Cosmic Jim hosted a show preecding me and he could not remember my name", Say Josh, "he just looked at me and said 'and now a new guy... Josh,... Beastie, yeah." You can however, read more of the Josh Beastie's exploits in his new book entitled: " ", as this bio is about Mr Romo.
Mr Romo’s unique sound covers the complete musical spectrum all at once. Everything from jazz, deep down tempo, country to house, world, Hip-hop, and rock can be heard at any given time.
Mr Romo utilizes advanced production methods & improvisation skills to mix & remix various types of music, loops, and samples together to form his unique sounding music. Mr Romo draws inspiration from a vast array artists such as Freddy Fresh, Thelonious Monk, Ken Nordine, Soul Hooligan, James Brown, and many others.
Romo's Remixes have been on import & white label mixes and include rare mixes of the Beastie Boys, The Cure, Dave Allen, De La Soul, Bjork, Eric B & Rakim, Eddie Brikell,Ogden Nash, Overdoser, and several others.
When asked the question “what style are you” in a recent interview for URB Magazine, Mr Romo replied, “An electronic musician who conforms to the unwritten rules of IDM”. Romo continues "I'm a turntablist of sorts, and feel creating new music from snips of old is a true artform".
DJ Mr Romo has opened for such acts as the Grandmaster Flash, Modest Mouse, The Killers, Noonday Underground, Mr Scruff, The Anti-Pop Consortium, Velvet Indiana, and many others.
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