DJ SEANO hosted the first ever “Mystery Crates” installment with Boiler Room this past Friday (October 9) at vintage Fairfax streetwear boutique, Tried & True Co., with DJ Babu from Dilated Peoples/Beat Junkies and Jurassic 5’s DJ Nu-Mark. The vinyl-oriented concept behind “Mystery Crates” is to have two DJs pack a crate of records and perform a live set by swapping one’s crate with the other’s – without any knowledge of the records in the crate.

As Boiler Room puts it: “The true DJ has the ability to make the transitions between two tracks sound like a whole new creation. A lot of the time, it comes down to the knowledge of your record collection and the ear-grabbing sections within it; but how about we swipe that away?”

Boiler Room presents "Mystery Crates" with DJ Babu and DJ Nu-Mark at Tried & True Co. (Oct 9). / Photo: © Diane Abapo for SUSPEND Magazine

Boiler Room presents "Mystery Crates" with DJ Babu and DJ Nu-Mark at Tried & True Co. (Oct 9). Crystal Robles and DJ SeanO. / Photo: © Diane Abapo for SUSPEND Magazine

Watch a five-minute clip below with the two legendary DJ’s at Tried & True Co. and follow Boiler Room for updates on the official two-hour audio re-loop to be posted on their official website.

Live coverage from Boiler Room TV's "Mystery Crates" installment with DJ Babu (Beat Junkies/Dilated Peoples) and DJ Nu-Mark hosted by DJ SeanO at Tried & True Co. on Fairfax (October 9 2015). Full post via SUSPEND Magazine at:

Photography and Video by Diane Abapo

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