100 Akres - The Janet Jackon Beat Tape

Keith Mitchell aka “100 Akres” delivers the latest episode of his 80s BeatTapes series. This

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Keith Mitchell aka “100 Akres” delivers the latest episode of his 80s BeatTapes series. This time, the London-based musician chose Janet Jackson’s iconic album Control and added his personal little twist to it.

“Obviously Janet was a beat head. Due to such an overwhelming response as to which artist should get flipped this time around, I had no choice but to go with Janet’s Control record. Who doesn’t like this album?? I ripped it apart into digital confetti. The joys of sampling…..hope you feel it as much as I do.”

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