Because of our weekly 2-hour radio show, making and releasing mixes is something we don't get around to often. They tend to require too much energy and often end up feeling ephemeral, a drop in a bucket that's already full to the brim.

This 5.5 hour mix is a live recording from us, Paul Raffaele & Barbie Bertisch, DJing at 718 Sessions on Sunday November 21, 2021, a gig we recently played that meant a lot to us. Benny Soto and Danny Krivit will celebrate their 19th anniversary next week and the party has long served as a beacon of light in our world: a place to learn, be with chosen family, release the pressure and experience joy.

This lineup was originally booked for March 22, 2020 but it was cancelled due to COVID. Luckily, the same lineup was revived for the party's return to indoor dancing, taking place at Good Room in Brooklyn. This night was particularly special because it was the first time we would play 718 Sessions, our favorite party, as a duo.

In a pivot from what one might expect from our sets, we made a conscious effort not to play any Garage or Loft classics to widen the musical offering of the party and avoid overlap with Danny in the main room. Some mixes are great, some aren't, but in a bit of a protest to today's world digital perfection, we've kept it all in there and serves as a record for one of our favorite nights DJing together ever.

We recorded line in from the mixer but also the sounds of the room, blending music and crowd together and resulting in what you'll hear throughout the mix. It's an effort to capture some of the room's energy and not just a collection of songs one after the other.

Our style is representative of an amalgamation of the DJs we grew up listening to and studying, most intensely: Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell, François Kevorkian, Danny Krivit, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Louie Vega, Dope Jams, Theo Parrish, but there are many more. Thank you for the inspiration.

Barbie and Paul
December, 2021

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Love Injection live at 718 Sessions (November 21, 2021)

The two first hours of Red Greg’s set, taken straight outta mixer before Another Taste hit the stage for their Berlin debut at J.A.W / Globus (Tresor) in Berlin last April 22, 2023. No tracklist, gems only 💎 

Enjoy the ride.

Red Greg Set at J.A.W | Space Grapes label night

DJ NATURE DISCO MIX (2024) PART 1. (PERSONAL EDITS & BITS)

Join us as we listen back to Jeremy Underground’s performance at We Out Here 2024 at The Grove stage.

This year we welcomed French selector, Jeremy Underground, to the festival as part of the Root Down with Love takeover, courtesy of We Out Here regulars, Miche and Rainer Trüby. As part of the takeover, Jeremy Underground threw down a 2 hour set which took us on a musical journey in the forests.

Born in 1986 in a Parisian suburb, Jeremy is a passionate record collector and music lover whose collection and knowledge of house, disco, soul, and funk surpasses his years of collecting it.

First inspired by listening to Radio Nova and Radio FG in Paris, he spent his formative teenage years in record shops with a sole idea in mind: unearthing hidden house music treasures, leaving no stone unturned.

Jeremy started “My Love Is Underground” in 2010, a vinyl-only label dedicated to his first love: the authentic, New York/New Jersey house sound.
His landmark debut compilation released in 2014 on Favorite Recordings, features Jeremy’s hand picked selection of rare & out of press house jams ranked by Resident Advisor #1 best compilation of the year, winning praise from DJ’s and collectors alike for the depth and raw quality of the selection.

Over the course of 2010’s his honesty and dedication towards music rocketed him to the forefront of international DJing, and in the early 2020’s that’s where he remains, still with the rare feature of being a DJ only and not a Musician/DJ.

Listen back to his performance from We Out Here now!

Jeremy Underground at The Grove [ Live From We Out Here 2024 ]

Farhad Mehrad - Gonjeshkak (Afro House Remix)

Luke Solomon BTB Chris Duckenfield - Freakin', York 4.6.16

To  Celebrate the upcomping release of our Nu Groove compilation, Gerd Janson was kind enough to make us an awesome mix of his favorite Burrel Brothers tracks!

Recording under different aliases, the Burrell Brothers were the backbone
of Nu Groove Records. This New York label started in 1987 and took
inspiration from Trax Records, both musically and aesthetically. This
compilation compiles the absolute best of the Burrell's output and in
doing so is giving us a valuable insight to the much overlooked roots of
New York house music.
Available from Feb 13, 2012
Formats: 2x 2LP (Pt1 + Pt2), CD and Digital
Support your local record shop!!!



The Burrell Brothers Nu Groove mix by Gerd Janson

Recording of Byron The Aquarius's set at Dekmantel Festival 2017.

Dekmantel Festival 2017

Byron The Aquarius at Dekmantel Festival 2017

To have Marcellus Pittman as our guest for a RH store mix with records he has never heard before was pretty electrifying. The living legend from Detroit took the opportunity to have a proper browse in the shop and see where it would go…  

As a production artist and selector, Pittman has helped to define an integral part of the Detroit sound. When other children were playing combat with G.I. Joe action figures in the early 80’s, Detroit native Marcellus “Malik” Pittman was playing his radio at maximum volume, listening to the sounds of “the Wizzard” and the “Electrifying Mojo”, in addition to the jazz outputs of Rosetta Hines.

In 1993, Malik released his initial work of production with local Hip-Hop collective “Home Grown”. Shortly thereafter, he released “Essential Selections, Vol. 1” on the Sound Signature label, headed by Theo Parrish. In 1998, Malik forged a working relationship with Rick Wilhite, Theo Parrish and Kenny “Moodymann” Dixon, collectively known as the 3 Chairs. Pittman is currently heading his own label, Unirhythm, which will release his upcoming projects.

This is the 31th in a series of Rush Hour Store mixes, where we invite our favorite artists and DJs to dig the bins and record us a mix on the spot. Click on the links below for more info on the featured tracks.

Dam Funk - Burn Rubber (Dam Funk Instrumental Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/burn-rubber
KRS One ‎– MC's Act Like They Don't Know [Jive ‎– 01241-42321-1]
Mos Def Featuring Q-Tip & Tash ‎– Body Rock [Rawkus ‎– RWK 157-1]
Mad Skillz ‎– The Nod Factor [Big Beat ‎– 0-95743]
Mantus ‎– (Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm [SMI ‎– SM-501]
Mara Lakour - Blue Mood
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/vol-2-11
Awake (Casa Mena Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/lftos-remixes
Deniro [S.O.S. 9]
Me Like You (Coflo Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/lftos-remixes
Deniro [S.O.S. 9]
Rude (Feat Nomi Ruiz - Mr Mendel Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/lftos-remixes
FIT + KM - Cycle Blue
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/saboten-ep
Omar S - Light Year Flight
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1992
Zagittarius - 1984 Trax EP
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1984-trax-ep
Chao - Bubble
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/doppler-shift
John T Gast - Drith
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/btec-version-2
Zagittarius - 1984 Trax EP
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1984-trax-ep
Dreamscape - Forevermore
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/welcome-our-new-age-house
Gary - Looks Like Your Funk
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/chilling-out
Judy Pollak - Your Mine (Feat. 33 1/3)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/togetherness-feat-33-13
Ruins - It S Not Too Grand
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/occasional-visits
Fist of Facts - Fugitive Vesco
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/fugitive-vesco-0
Geoffrey Landers - Camella + It’s Telling On Me
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1-1-0
Gotta Get Ridda Rick (James Pants Remix - Vocal)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/burn-rubber
Tommy Mandel - Only Lover
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/mello-magic

Store Mix 031 I Marcellus Pittman Digs Rush Hour

Todd Terje's set @ Trouw on the first of September 2012.

Moodymann Live @ RBMA Rollerskating Jam, The Renaissance Rooms, London - 04-03-2010 2

AintNothinToItButToDoIt