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We've been holding on to this one for a while, yet to be honest, we're kind of glad that we have. With a month off in the summer, we're happy to spring back to life with a mix from the supremely talented Kush Arora in the shape of Wild City #061.

A San Francisco based producer, DJ and purveyor of cultural bass music, Arora has extensive music knowledge. Right through from metal, punk, goth, bhangra and industrial to what he's now more known for; tropical and global bass music. We're talking all shades of dub, garage, dancehall, funky and Indo-Caribbean influences, which form his unique and self-titled “dread bass” sound that has found him compared to producers such as The Bug, Stereotyp and even Adrian Sherwood.

A member of Surya Dub, a San Francisco based clubnight, awarded Best Club Night by SF Weekly for two consecutive years (2007- 2008), Kush consistently finds himself on the road representing the Surya Dub Crew and opening for the likes of Flying Lotus, The Bug, Bassnectar and Thievery Corporation.

His tracks have also been remixed by the likes of Eskmo and Rogue State as well as catching the attention of Pitchfork Mag, who referred to him as a “laptop musician extraordinaire”. Need we say more?

Wild City #061 steams through a solid 30 tracks in under 60 minutes. I think it's fair to say that we knew we were on to something when we saw the tracklist.

Excitingly he's crafted a mix that not only focuses on some of his own work, but also contains unreleased dubs. Listening to the mix, there's a remarkable consistency to Arora's production, an off-kilter rhythmic sensibility that ties the various tracks together. At the same time, there's diversity to it all. He's even been kind enough to make a two part mix, "for the club" and as he puts it "fuck time and slow wine". He's proved here that he's more than capable of assembling a brooding cut as much as he is a hands-in-the-air anthem or even songs to have raunchy, turnt up sex to. In short, the guy is talented.

But we'll leave that for you to figure out. Enjoy!

"Thought I'd round up some of the great new sounds I've been feeling, and after looking at the site, maybe some things that maybe haven't been featured to give you something fresh. The first half hits it "From The Club"; From Azonto and Kuduro to Angola, Ghana and Nigeria, all the way to Bay Area house music and some of my favorite tunes from London, plus a few bits from my catalogue with Zuzuka Poderosa (Brazil) and Silver Bullit (London, Ghana). This should have you doing the fucking 6:30.

The Second half continues the sexual journey with a special remix I did of Gyptian's "Slow Wine" that will be dropping later this year on VP records. It explores the Zouk Bass and Tarraxinha phenomenon from Angola and surrounding areas, plus a few dancehall joints I seem to keep coming back to." - Kush Arora

For a tracklist and further info, head over here:
http://www.thewildcity.com/EN/music.xhtml/article/4428-wild-city-061-kush-arora

Wild City #061 - Kush Arora

Sets RedBull Thre3Style 2013 By DJ Marquinhos Espinosa

Simply an amazing set by tha 1 & only, Mr. Danny Krivit. 1nce again, this set remindz me a lot where I grew up outside of Cleveland in South Lorain. All these songs were HUGE in our little Puerto Rican town ❤️️

U WILL ENJOY!!!

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-Traxxx
aka
Thee Professor of House & Techno Muzik & Beyond...

Psalms 150=My Truth

KISS FM Club Classics ft. Danny Krivit NYC 2-26-2000' (Manny'z Tapez)

This mix was recorded live at the Brazil Thre3style National Final at Deputamadre Club in Belo Horizonte on June 6th 2014. Red Bull Thre3Style is a DJ contest that promises to be a night of dancefloor mayhem. The participants have to play a selection of at least three genres or styles of music in 15 minutes. It doesn't matter what genres of music are chosen so long as the DJ can make them work together.

DJ Marquinhos Espinosa Red Bull Thre3style 2014 Brazil National Final

Here'z another dope mixtape by thee legendary Frankie Knuckles on Hot 97 All Night House Party, which recorded every week live from The Sound Factory Bar in NYC.
You simply can't go wrong with my brother Frankie... R.I.P. ✟

U WILL MOST DEF LOVE THIS MIXTAPE!!!

Manny Cuevas
aka

Professor Jack-Traxxx

Psalms 150=Thee After-world partaaayyy... BETTER B READY!!!

FOLLOW ME @ www.instagram.com/djmtraxxx & stay on top of my podcast & mix tapez I post. Trust, you will want 2 stay locked... I haven't even dug deep enough in my tape collection 2 digitize & share with tha world.

Frankie Knuckles - Hot 97 All Night House Party NYC 11-5-94' (Manny'z Tapez)

Relocated thousands of miles away from my home in Chicago after a decade, the summer time vibes don't quit and won't quit. In fact, they are much stronger than ever. So here is the third installment of the Summer Dreamer series for free download and your listening/dancing enjoyment. Mahalo my loves. ;)

Summer Dreamer Vol. 3 (Hawaii Edition)

Full article here: http://www.factmag.com/2015/07/27/fact-mix-506-masters-at-work/

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House music's greatest hit-makers? 

Quite possibly. Since the end of the 1980s, Kenny Dope and Louie Vega - given the Masters at Work name, so the story goes, by Todd Terry - have been releasing house and garage anthems with unbelievable regularity. There's 'The Ha Dance' - the track whose Trading Places sample gave ballroom its trademark Ha crash. There's 'Work', one of the most remixed and sampled tracks in dance music history. There's 'To Be In Love', one of the most perfect synergies of dance music and pop music ever made - and these are just the tip of the MAW iceberg, we've not even started on solo hits like Kenny Dope's 'The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)' and 'No Hook', and side gigs like Kenlou.

You get the picture: these two could play nothing but their own material for two hours and still not even scratch the surface of their vast, influential and - most importantly - ridiculously fun discography. But ahead of a rare London show at Found's 51st State Festival (where they'll be joined by fellow vets Derrick Carter, Dennis Ferrer, David Morales and many more), we asked them to try. This is Masters at Work in the mix for FACT - sometimes all you need is what it says on the tin. 

51st State takes place on Saturday August 8 in London's Trent Park, and might well feature more house and garage royalty than any UK festival in history. For more information, head to 51ststatefestival.com

FACT Mix 506 - Masters At Work (July '15)

Body And Soul Live NYC Mix  (Joe Claussell/Danny Krivit/Francois K) - 2007

Recording of Tony Humphries' Tribute to Zanzibar-set at Dekmantel Festival 2016.

Dekmantel Festival 2016

Tony Humphries (Tribute to Zanzibar) at Dekmantel Festival 2016

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Louie Vega

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Vick Lavender of Sophisticado Recordings brings you a deep & soulful mix for the intelligent being.

Vick lavender deep & soulful mix for the intelligent being.

Exclusive mix from Glenn Underground for Makin' Moves Xmas party @ Reliance Square, Shoreditch on Saturday 22nd December.

Buy tickets here http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?426174 

Glenn Underground Exclusive Mix for Makin' Moves Xmas Party!!

A legendary night at House of Yes, with jams by @dj-spinna-1 & @rich-medina play back-to-back. Listen to 2 hours of their 4 hour set here. For the rest... you just had to be there ;)

Find out more at houseofyes.org | @houseofyesnyc
Photo by Kenny Rodriguez (IG: @kennyrodz)

DJ Spinna + Rich Medina Live @ House of Yes - 1.19.2020

This 4-hour set was streamed to Facebook Live in two parts, May 6 and May 8 2020.

Magazine - Mark E [Merc]
Love Me - Atjazz & Julian Gomes [Atjazz]
Tarzan (Ame Remix) - Roy Ayers [BBE]
Give It Up (MAW Flute mix) - Rain [King Street Sounds]
Boogie Monsta - Moodena [Tropical Disco]
Been A Long Time - The Fog [Miami Soul]
B-Cause - The Jump St. Man [Jump Street]
Celebration Of Oggun (Trinidadian Deep Remix) - Sunlightsquare [Yoruba Soul]
Découragé - Sekouba Bambino [Distance]
Git Wa - Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell [Ibadan]
Outer Limits - Tikkle [House Jam]
Namida (Afrikanz On Marz Remix) - Glenn Davis [F*CLR]
Tears - Frankie Knuckles [Ffrr]
Love So Strong (Farley & Heller's Junior Style Mix) - Secret Life [Cowboy]
Swimming Places (Purple Disco Machine Re-Work) - Julien Jabre [Defected]
Inspiration - Kerri Chandler feat. Arnold Jarvis [Freetown]
See Me Yah -vs- Afefe Iku - Rhythm & Sound [white]
Even Though (vocal) - Black Coffee [Real Tone]
Love So Special (original) - Ceybil [Atlantic]
Misery (Lil' Louis Extended Club Mix) - Kimara Lovelace [King Street]
Better Days (dub) - Blaze [Lifeline]
Celebrate Life (acapella) - Logic [Strictly Rhythm]
Spirit Dance - Antonio Ocasio [Tribal Winds]
Brand New Feeling (Timmy Regisford Remix) - Roy Ayers [Shelter]
Kodjo - Manoo [Deeply Rooted]
Love Will Save The Day (Organ Mix) - Jaqué [Jellybean]
Coro (DJ Spen Kaoz Re-Edit) - Kerri Chandler [Nite Grooves]
AEIOU (DFP dub) - Cotonete & Di Melo [Favorite]
Casa Forte (Joe Claussell mix) - Snowboy [Spiritual Life]
Granada - Slow Supreme [Jazid]
We Are One - Blaze [King Street]
-----part 2-------  	
Vinyl Groove (Original Mix) - Lebedev (RU) [Moody House]
I Want (Discolicious Remix) - Addvibe [Gents & Dandy's]
Come On Praise Him (Terrence Parker Gospel Heritage Mix) - Vonita White, Terrence Parker [Quantize]
Calais Douvre - Chris Carrier [Robsoul]
I Believe (David Penn Re-Edit) - Happy Clappers [Cube]
GTFO - Paris Underground [My Love Is Underground]
Freedom (Color 4 Frankie's Dub - Radioslave Re-edit) - Black Magic [Strictly Rhythm]
Turnin Me Out feat. Casioware (Jovonn Dub Mix) - Jovonn [Body'N Deep]
Power In Numbers - Waajeed [Planet E]
Saxajuju (Rhemi Remix) - Pat Bedeau [Rhemi Music]
Feelin' Kinda High (Vocal Mix) - Cajmere Feat. Terrence FM [Cajual]
Heal My Heart (Quentin Harris Black Heart Remix) - Kerri Chandler [King Street]
1 World (Sean McCabe Remix) - Michele Chiavarini [Quantize]
Rescue Me (Bini & Martini '999' Funk Mix) - Sunkids feat. Chance [AM:PM]
Back 2 Da House - G-Flame [Alpha]
The Sermon (Acapella) - Ron Carroll [Subliminal]
The Freak Show - Todd Terry [In-House]
Taurus - Johnny Fiasco [Cajual]
The Murder Track - Mike Delgado [Released For Pleasure]
Love (2010 Remix) - DJ Sneak [Cécille]
He Is (Sydenham & Ferrer mix) - Copyright [Defected]
Get Myself Together (Louie Vega Remix) - Luther Vandross [Vega]
The Theme (The Legend) - Loop 7 [Strictly Rhythm]
Mirror Dance (Original Mix) - Afefe Iku [Yoruba]
In The Mood For Love - Steve Summers [LIES]
Momma's Groove (Jimpster's Hip Replacement Mix) - Osunlade [Strictly Rhythm]
Faces Drums 1 - Steve Pointdexter [Muzique]
Raw Sensation - Acid Filter [Chicago Basement Trax]
Dub It - Master C&J [State Street]
Raw Uncut (Uncut Hardcore Mix) - AmFlow Featuring Koffee [Vega]
Remote Control - Robot DJs [Underground]
Can't Get Enough (Dub) - Liz Torres [State Street]
My Paradise - Kerri Chandler [King Street]
Down Deep - Gary Michael Wade [Simplex]
Groovin' The Groove - DJ Fopp, Simon Adams [Salted]
The Warning - Logic [Strictly Rhythm]
How I Feel - Lil' Louis [Dance Mania]
Believe - Octave One [Transmat]

In these challenging times, having lost all of my work as a professional touring DJ, any support or financial help would be appreciated. You can either donate monthly with Patreon: patreon.com/fknyc or send one-time gifts via PayPal (use: "family and friends") to: paypal.me/axisnyc Thanks in advance for whatever you may be able to do.

François K - Back To Da House (part 1&2)

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In Loving Memory of Philip Grahame Asher [1966 - 2021]

On Friday 22nd January 2021 our lovely friend Phil Asher suddenly passed away leaving his family, friends and the global dance music community mourning the loss of one of life’s unsung heroes and real good guys.

Without Phil Asher or PHLASH there would be no Reel People. Like so many artists and acts that came from London’s soulful dance scene in the early 2000s he was the LINK that made it all happen. He introduced all 3 of us and like all others we followed him in awe of his passion for music and love for his community and life.

Phil was an MPC beating, dancefloor destroying, hands in the air making, cup of tea and yum yum eating man like no other. Words can’t begin to describe just how infectious his laugh was and how warm his hugs were.

We are so grateful that Brian, Sheldon and all the guys at Traxsource have helped us to put this tribute page to Phil live on the site. Thanks also to all the friends of Phlash who have supported with charts and to Spinna for such a wonderful dj mix. For those who don’t know about Phil’s musical legacy, please take time to delve into this page and discover incredible joints and jams. For those who do know about Phil, we hope you find some hidden gems from this restless soul.

Phil was incredibly proud of his amazing son Marvin who has followed in his dad’s footsteps into music production under the aliases NGC and the Xutians. With this in mind his close friends have set up The Marvin Jupiter Asher fund to help Marvin continue his dream and continue the Asher legacy. Phil’s family & friends respectfully request that anyone who wishes to honour PHLASH is invited to make a contribution to the fund.

The Marvin Jupiter Asher Fund - http://bit.ly/3p8WnHE

Phil we are gonna miss you brother, thank you for everything you did for us and everyone who was lucky enough to meet you.

Our Love Always
Toni, Mike & Oli (Reel People)

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Tribute Mix to Phil Asher aka PHLASH by DJ Spinna

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FACT Mix 506 - Masters At Work (July '15)

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