JOSH FB GUEST MIXES

Bio From Website:

From South African Synth Pop to sSca, Hi-life, cosmic Neo-Italo, Disco and Housey Chicago trax, Josh wants to showcase some of the types of tunes he loves playing.

Expect more uplifting West African, Brazilian, Arabic, House, Italo and Disco as he brightens your day with future episodes x

JOSH FB 'MUSICAL BACKPACKING' RADIO SHOWS

Musical Backpacking 01 w/JOSH FB

Thanks again to everyone tuning into episode 2 of the show! This one starts off with some zouk and South African synth-pop but also moves into heavier territory before closing with some lovely samba and disco-ey goodness.

Musical Backpacking 02 w/JOSH FB

Musical Backpacking 03 w/ JOSH FB - EASTER

Musical Backpacking 05 w/ Hidden Layers

Musical Backpacking 04 w/ JOSH FB

Josh FB - Aaja Channel 2 - 21 12 21

SOIRÉE SELECTS: MiXTAPE DIARIES VOL1 | JOSH FB

The first edition of our MIXTAPE DIARIES see's London born, Edinburgh based JOSH FB.

We asked him to tell us something about his selection for the tape: 

"A synth driven, italo influenced vibey journey through some of my favourite tracks. Ceephax's 'Legend of Phaxalot" just had to feature and when paired with Legowelt's 'Are you truly debonaire" later on, this mix has substantial synth wizardry!
Peach, Eris Drew, Barker & Lorenzo Senni all contribute to my best attempt at soulful/emotional end to the selections. Hope you guys like it, as i said Mum says it's great xx"

Soirée Selects : MiXTAPE DIARIES Vol.1 | JOSH FB

The ‘De La…’ series asks artists to choose a certain provenance - be it a country, community, town, artist, or label - and make a 1 hour mix highlighting what they love about the music.

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“I’ve chosen to record a mix to reflect the iconic South African Gumba/Synth Pop sound of the 80s and 90s. The term derives from ‘gumba gumba’ and later became ‘gumba fire’, referring to the boom of speakers during parties in South African townships. Not only do I adore of this style of music but I think it’s important to step out of what you know and to research, celebrate and appreciate music from across the globe.

In essence it’s a window into different cultures and times, and more often than not it’s a great way to grow and expand your taste, while gaining insight into new and interesting scenes that deserve more recognition. The fact South Africa was able to produce such great music during a time as suppressive and horrible as apartheid is a real credit to their people.

The first Gumba track I heard was ‘stages’ by Don Laka, which has gained much deserved recognition after its success featuring on Hunee’s “Hunchin’ All Night’ put out by Rush Hour. It was actually a friend of mine (Diogo/Caldo Verde) who is a selector in Portugal who first showed me the track and the ‘Gumba Fire’ compilation album while I was working there a couple years back. 

The contribution of black artists to the music industry is so significant I can’t even begin to try to explain it. This is a drop in the ocean, but I think the (mostly) black south African artists that built this genre deserve more recognition, especially in the UK, maybe this can help…”

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Tracklist:
Listen to Me – Peter Maringa 
Smile – Satari
I don’t wanna leave Africa – Thembi Mtshali
Wayawaya – Zoom
One hot night – Margino
Taxi dube station – Little Lenny
Mphemphe – Jazino
Iseqedakoma – Vumani
Gorilla Man – Condry Ziqubu
Shaka Bundu – Penny Penny
Sikhathele – The New Boyfriends 
Professor 3 – Professor Rhythm 
Indaba Kabani – Kamuzu
I wanna Be myself – Don Laka 
Cost of living (too high) – William Mthethwa
Spotlight – Ruben Beewa 
You can Do it – Chess
I Love you More – Image 
Azali – Sammy Masamba 
Hlabalaza – The Bees
Stages – Don Laka

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Tracklist:

Somebody Else's Guy (7-Inch Version) - Jocelyn Brown
I'm Givin All My Love - Terri Wells
Tengo La Sangre Callente - Double Face
In Love With Nebula - Moretti, Mario 
Di Di No (Pasta Edit) - ??
Showdown - Pulse
Soca De Cuba - Cuba Trinidad
Do You - Duke Lake 
Take A Chance (ItaloConnection Re-Edit) - Mr Flagio
Private Disco Show - Odessa
Chocolate Cadillac - Nathan Lee
Lotta Lovin - Sucker DJs
Outro Lugar - Salome de Bahia 
What Love Can Do - Walter Martino 
Pick Me Up, I'll Dance - Melba Moore
Spacer - Sheila & B. Devotion
Take Me To The Bridge - Vera
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

DISCOLATION #18 w/ Josh FB

Club_Nacht Mix 002 ⥊ Josh FB (Edinburgh)

To ease us through to the end of lockdown, we call on emerging and local selectors from Scotland and beyond, to dig into their collections and treat us to some full-length mixtapes.

For our second mix in the series, we've invited relative newcomer @Josh_FB to put down some tracks for us. It's safe to say he's played the Scottish capital over this past year with regular sets at Mash House, Bongo Club, Cabaret Voltaire,  and La Belle Angele.

Through this extended mix, Josh has picked out high energy tracks ripe for the C_N dancefloor. 

Lass uns party machen! 

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Club_Nacht ⥊ Josh FB (Edinburgh)

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