Mixtape Series

Mixtape 1:
One of the paths that led me towards DJing was collecting mixes and playing them at the right time and place - on the beach, at a kitchen party, on a roadtrip… This is the first in a series of seasonal mixes that I hope to share over the coming months.

I’m not sure if this one is a mixtape for lovers or a sex tape. Either way - Spring is in the air! 

I have a ‘not so secret’ love affair with Yacht Rock, Jazz Rock, Soft Rock and the likes. Music that has the sleazy, sometimes overproduced feeling of a by-gone era. An era of excessive amounts of sunshine, convertibles, time spent poolside, and lots of cocaine. 

When it comes to the musical production of this era, it feels like they had more session musicians than they could shake a stick at and I love how many instruments they seem to sneak in there, whether it be plunks on a xylophone or a few bars from a flute.

I hope you enjoy!

Tracklist:

Do You Feel It?, Alessi Brothers
Love The Way You Love Me, Marti Caine
Medicine woman, Paul Davis
For David, Martee Lebous
Get It Up For Love, Ned Doheny
Back Off, Holly Near
Step on you, Joe Vitale
Cool Breeze, Jeremy Spencer Band
Deco Lady, Rupert Holmes
You Can Do It, Evie Sands
Come Here, Ferdinand Debeaufort
Opening Up To You, Laura Allan
Over And Done With, White Horse
Seabird, Alessi Brothers

Mixtape 1: Yacht Rock

Mixtape 2:
So what is Balaeric anyway? Well other than being a really cruisy & loungey sound specific to the Balaeric islands off the coast of Spain, I like to think the idea is not to follow any rules in the music curation. As long as it sounds good and the vibe stays high, throw a b-side of an infamous punk band along some ambient world record.

Enjoy this mixtape with your feet up, preferably on a beach. While a little heady at times, I hope this collection of tunes brings some chill summer vibes wherever you may be.

Tracklist:

Falling in Love (Waxist Edit), Sheila Hylton
The Whistle Song, Reggae Disco Rockers
Beach, Chayell
Slow Motion 2, The Secret Soul Society
Valley Of Paradise (Original Mix), Psychemagik
Walk On Air (Sun And Moon Mix), Holy Ghost
In The Good Life, Eugene Tambourine Featuring Yevhen Varela
Reggae Everywhere (Osmose mix), King Most
Night And Day (DJ Duckcomb Edit), Wayne Wonder
A Strange Attractor (Peaking Lights Remix), Land Of Light
Little Fluffy Clouds (Cumulo Nimbus Mix), The Orb
All Dub She Wants (Original Mix), Chuck Norris
Nomalizo, Eddie C (rework)
Pacific-707, Cruisic
Wet Rubber Soup (Cry), Godley & Creme (10CC)
Steppin' Out (Live), Joe Jackson

Mixtape 2: Balaeric

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Things I have been known to say*
 - Good music should be played over and over and over again
 - If it sounds Disco, it's Disco
 - Stick the DJ back up in the roof or in a dark corner somewhere
 - I'm just up there twisting buttons & pressing knobs playing other people's music

*Disclosure: all things said are likely borrowed, stolen or influenced by other individuals who will not be disclosed here due to privacy concerns.

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