This house odyssey between Blaise & HOLDTight, two french DJs ,happened at Badaboum, Paris for the Syncrophone Night with Prins Thomas & Gee Lane.

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date : 28 mai 2023

Blaise B2B HOLDTight from Syncrophone Night at Badaboum !

Russ (DJ Dribbler) lives in Ibiza, DJs at Pikes, Paradise Lost, Ibiza Sonica, OpenLab, WOM, Standard Hotel and Malanga Cafe. He has written two novels which have achieved cult status on the underground scene, "Harry's Kebabs" and its sequel, "The Take Away". He was a resident DJ at Pure in Edinburgh, Tour Dj for Orbital in the 90s, spent 10 years djing in NYC, was a resident on Amsterdam's Red Light Radio for 4 years and is now a resident at Pikes.

"I met Ken (Slothboogie) recently, when he was over DJing at Pikes. We spoke about Edinburgh. He knew of Pure. We chatted about the influence and contribution from Edinburgh in the 90s to today's goings on. It is a vast diaspora of artists, producers, writers, record shops, distributors, DJs, promoters and punters worldwide. I live in Ibiza now, I've lived in many countries and cities, and I'm lucky enough to hear and play alongside some world-class DJs every week. You always keep learning.
I spent years hounding black music from the USA, and then suddenly, the penny dropped with Americana.
It was all down to JIM, aka Jim, aka Ron Basejam. The harmony and melody and pounding soulful drive to the music, it had it all. I play that in the first hour. In the second section of the mix, I play a lot of tracks sent to me by friends. Andy Kidd lands mixes every year and they go through DJs here like a dose of the measles. Random House Project is also worth a mention this year for the Slave edit on there and other remixes. It's great to be able to share them with you."

SLOTHBOOGIE MIX

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SlothBoogie Guestmix #395 - DJ Dribbler

We are proudly presenting # 12 with Chris Coco and his Sunset Atmospherics and Island Vibrations mix.

A mix from Chris Coco that evokes the feeling of a super sultry, languid day on the island. It’s hot, floaty and atmospheric. It’s morning swims and sunset dreaming. It’s Balearic beats, big drama and deep meditation. It’s pure island vibrations.

Tracklist:

1 Chris Coco George Solar - Holy Rising
2 Coyote & Florecer - The Biggest
3 Apollonia - Modern Artefact (Oyobi Rework)
4 Dr Bronzer - Wet Dreams (Projections Remix)
5 Antonio Prosper - Electro Balear
6 SONLIFE ft Plumm - Piecebypiece
7 Chari Chari - Night Stream
8 Radio Slave ft Caged Baby - Amnesia (Instrumental)
9 Slowdive - Prayer Remembered
10 Chris Coco George Solar - Pink Sun
11 Aus - Neanic

Balearic Discoveries #12 - Chris Coco

This is the recording of my b2b set with Nadine (part of DJ duo tillydin) in Pierre Grasse on November 18.

We started with chill balearic, funky and jazzy House. 
As the dancefloor filled with people, we gradually increased the tempo and energy, going through Latin and French House, Disco, 90s House and Garage 🪩

We hope you enjoy this one! Feel free to ask for track IDs in the comments! 🙂

                                                       

Sam Paradise b2b tillydin @ Pierre Grasse, 18.11.23

Last show of 2023 from Paradise Social.
Enjoy the music x

Paradise Social Radio Show 1BTN - Dec 23

Recorded live, no synchro
https://scruscru.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/scruscru/
https://www.instagram.com/scruniversal.records/
All tracklist just down below
Tracklist
SCRUSCRU  --  Slightly Wiggle
SCRUSCRU  --  Fainéant
SCRUSCRU & MEOWSN  --  Fratelli Acquerelli
SCRUSCRU  --  Juicy Brass
SCRUSCRU  --   Jive Y'all
SCRUSCRU  --  Who Has The Jazz?
SCRUSCRU  --  Waka-no-ura Bay
SCRUSCRU  --  "Day Drifting"
SCRUSCRU  & Jehan  --  Teuf De Ouf
TREE THREES  --  Sunshine Miss (Scruscru Remix)
SCRUSCRU  --  Evening At Hanamachi
THE MECHANICAL MAN  --  Reality (Scruscru Remix)
SCRUSCRU & S. TIMOSHENKO  --  Jubilee Boulevard
MELBOURNE DRUM AUTHORITY  --  Think About You (Scruscru Remix)
SCRUSCRU, MEOWSN, WHATEVER  -- Fat That Track
DISCOMATIX  --  Kiula (Scruscru Remix)
SCRUSCRU, S. TIMOSHENKO  --  Climb On Board
SCRUSCRU  --  Looking Like A Fool (feat. Nazin)
PUNKY WASH  --  Rebecca's Mystery Mood (Scuscru Remix)
ART OF TONES  --  All Night (Scruscru Remix)
SCRUSCRU  --   Lawka Chudes
SCRUSCRU, PASHA BORISOV  --  LUV 303
SCRUSCRU & MEOWSN  --  Cool Party Tool
SWEET FRUITY BRUNCH  -  Red Parrot (Scruscru Mustplayable Remix)
SCRUSCRU & MIKE FOT  --  Lazy Daydreaming
SCRUSCRU  --  South Wind, Clear Sky
SCRUSCRU & INER  --  Three Gigs Night
INTROBEATZ  --  Local Fryer (Scruscru Remix)
WILL SONIC, SCRUSCRU  --  Dope House
SCRUSCRU & AMAN PO-KAIFU  --  Acid Salam
SCRUSCRU & GUYDEE  --  After Noor
T.MARKAKIS  --  Disco 2 Disco (Scruscru's Dub Mix)
SCRUSCRU & AMAN PO-KAIFU  --  Camel Ride  
Please support these artists by buying, streaming, sharing their music !!!

FOCUS on SCRUSCRU  mixed by K.Rise  Brussels January 2024 - Studio32

Jesus Gonsev Live set recorded at Moondog JazzClub Santander(Spain) 05-01-24

JesusGonsev Dj Set Moondog Club 050124




Firstly, let me just say a very big thank you to everyone who’s made The Idiots Are Winning such a special party over the last five years, and to Louis & Jake, who first pitched the idea to me as we jumped around on a boat in Petrcane for one of the early Electric Elephant festivals. They did all the hard work & I did my usual and just tipped up last minute with a bag of music.

From its humble beginnings in the basement of Life, to the Dance Tunnel, the Argonaut boat parties in Tisno (for EE - thus coming full circle !) and various one-off spots from Hebden Bridge to Kingsland High Street, our idea for a ‘house party’ style knees up that was the opposite of that serious super-clubbing experience, seemed to really strike a chord with a loyal and completely up for it crowd who joined us for laughs and large portions.

We had so many amazing guest DJ’s join us along the way too, Chez Damier, I:Cube, Gilb’r and Maurice Fulton (my favourite party, although they really have all been brilliant) Luke Solomon & Rob Mello, Crazy P, Ewan Pearson, Pete Herbert, Luke Una (always wrecked the place !), Krysko, Sean Johnston and Karizma to name just a few - people we booked because we knew their record bags were a lot deeper than this week’s promo’s, and who, by and large ’got it’

Some seriously 'off the deep end' (almost literally) Idiots' boat parties across the Adriatic (thanks for having us Electric’s !) were the highlight of our clubbing year.
An extra special thank you to all who came aboard with us

It’s been enormous fun : ]


There are lots of mixes up here already from T.I.A.W, from less in-your-face style warm up sessions, to heads-down, low ceiling Dance Tunnel sets, and finally, this one. 

A wonderful venue in NE London, part loft space, part late night drinking den provided the perfect location to celebrate our 5th and sign off in fine sing-a-long fashion. Lots of Idiots favourites all cobbled together across an evening I’ll remember for a very long time.

Ain’t nothing but a party ya’ll…





CHRISDUCK THE IDIOTS ARE WINNING 5th BIRTHDAY

Dream Chimney exclusive Mix of the Week #114 is a 2 hour mix of rare Eastern European synth disco from JAZ

ID requests and thank you to @j-a-z-1

Mix of the Week #114: JAZ - Eastern Block Party

"Take a trip from the seaside to the steakhouse and back again with Hidin’ in the Highlife," says https://soundcloud.com/shawnryan, the co-founder of Philadelphia label https://soundcloud.com/universalcave and one half of disco edit team https://soundcloud.com/Superprince1.  "Dive in and take a dip, but don’t cramp up from the saccharine cocktails and stale pretzels - we’re here to get loose. Bask in the warmth of grooves from the sandy beaches of Katama, Massachusetts, the smokey hotel lounges of Minneapolis, and poolside cabanas of Frankfurt. So 'get on a plane and let your doubts behind you' - it's time for 'drinking coladas and having a good time'!”

Track list at: http://www.aordisco.com/2018/02/hidin-in-highlife-by-shawn-ryan.html

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Hidin' in the Highlife by Shawn Ryan

To tie-in with my 200th blog post, this was the last mix I ever tape edited, putting it together on my original Revox B77 reel-to-reel, which I’d bought 14 years earlier, back in 1982. See the post with accompanying images at the blog:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2012/11/the-monastic-mix/ 

THE MONASTIC MIX:
‘The Monastic Mix’ was very much a labour of love, gradually assembled in stages, as I bounced between reel-to-reel and DAT in order to add further textures. I did it in collaboration with a young DJ from Liverpool, Matt Shannon, who was into the Trip Hop / D’n’B vibes of the time, which I really liked myself, but didn’t have any of the records (I was, as you might say, on the bones of my arse brassic back then, so I wasn’t in the position to be buying anything other than the bare essentials). We fused Matt’s tunes with mainly older stuff from my own collection for the mix, which appeared on one side of a free cassette that was given away to everyone who attended the launch of 'The Monastery', an experimental monthly club night on Merseyside (plus a couple of Wednesday specials at London's 'Mars Bar' in conjunction with Microdot, the design company ran by Brian Cannon). We made things particularly difficult for ourselves, holding the night on a Sunday, and choosing an off the beaten track venue, Stairways, a Birkenhead Rock club, to which we bussed people through the Mersey Tunnel from Liverpool, as well as attracting others from The Wirral. However, despite all the drawbacks, we somehow managed to keep things afloat for the best part of a year, enjoying some great memories and much musical mayhem along the way.

‘The Monastery’ brought together a collective of DJ’s and musicians who were largely disillusioned with the local dance scene - Derek Kaye, Bernie Connor, DJ Trix, Phil Jones, Desa, Girls On Top, Phil Melia, Kerry Harrison, Ciaron Bell, Matt and myself all played our parts, doing it for the love rather than money, with Martin O’Shea (who, as it would work out, went on to manage the successful girl group, Atomic Kitten) promoting the nights. The basic premise was that we didn't go down the four-on-the-floor path, as this was being played pretty much everywhere else at the time, concentrating instead on groove-based music from the 60's to the 90's.  

Featuring Soul, Funk, Electro-Funk, Hip Hop, Indie-Dance, Trip Hop, Drum & Bass and more, ‘The Monastic Mix’ became cult listening for many of the people who got hold of the cassette, although I’m sure that others found it a bit too eclectic for the time and never gave it a second hearing. I’ve been told that it’s quite a demanding mix to listen to, dark in places and somewhat ‘druggy’ (‘one for the heads’ being a comment made about it back then). 

It’s close to my heart because it reflects my state of mind at the time it was made, which was pretty turbulent. Since my production work had ground to a halt a few years earlier, I was very much in no man’s land, completely detached from the music scene and with no means of expressing myself. I was still totally illiterate as far as computers were concerned and I remember feeling old and out of touch. There were moments when I wanted nothing more to do with the music industry, being punch drunk from the knocks I’d taken during recent years, but, having never had a ‘proper job’ in my life, I was pretty much in a catch 22 situation. I had no money and no prospects, life was passing me by and I was more or less washed out creatively. Suffice to say it was a very bleak period for me.

It was during this time that my friends, seeing how much I was struggling, were urging me to get back into deejaying, telling me that I could make good money by trading on my reputation of old. However, there was a big catch, which was that I’d have to decide what area of dance music to specialise in, which was an alien concept for me, having made my name playing the best of a whole range of styles, rather than just one narrow area. Thankfully (and I can only say this with hindsight) I resisted the temptation to take this option, which would have amounted to selling my DJ soul for a quick cash-in.

The idea behind The Monastery was planted in my mind by my friend, Kermit, who, following on from the Rap Assassins, had hooked-up with former Happy Mondays mainman Shaun Ryder to form the band Black Grape.  Just before they were about to do the final mixes on their debut album, ‘It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah’ (which would subsequently top the British charts), Kermit came to see me in Liverpool with a cassette of all their tracks. I was blown away with what they’d come up with, but it also served to highlight my own shortfallings. I commented that he’d done so much while I’d been wasting away at home doing nothing, but he told me that the time I was spending, in relative seclusion, with my music, books and videos, would prove to be time well spent. He likened my existence to being in a monastery – a comment that very much resonated within me and somehow gave me renewed hope for the future.

The following year, when the idea of a putting together a club night was put to me, I suggested it should be called The Monastery, with the music policy and presentation completely unlike anything else that was happening, combining DJ’s with live musicians. When it came to putting the mix together, I wanted to reference as many of my musical influences as I could, even if it only be a tiny snippet. I managed to cram a lot of them in and I can guarantee that, even after numerous plays, you’ll still recognise new elements hidden away in there. There’s a lot of stuff going on in the detail and, listening back to it later down the line, I became aware of a definite autobiographical slant that didn’t seem so obvious then, reflecting the struggle and soul searching that summed up my life at the point it was made. A mix will, obviously, always have something of yourself within it, but this is undoubtedly more personally revealing than anything else I’ve done – there’s some kind of twisted narrative in there, and I can hear me talking to myself via some of the samples I chose (for example, when you hear the words ‘does anyone remember who I am?’, I really meant it, trapped in obscurity as I was). Even the discordant parts, the bits that jar with me now, show me exactly where my head was at.

It was an important personal step for me, and I thank Matt Shannon for what he brought to the table – I didn’t have all the ingredients myself, and he was also pretty handy on the decks, so Matt was, of course, key to this. He no doubt reads it in a different way to me, but I know it has its own special symbolism for him, especially given he never followed the DJ route, and instead carved out a rewarding career working in the computer, rather than in club realm. 

‘The Monastic Mix’ very much informed what I did later, especially the Teenage DJ project, which built on that autobiographical slant I’d stumbled across. It’s echoes can also be heard via my use of samples in a live context - people who know my mixes from more recent times will, no doubt, recognise many of the samples I’ve subsequently used, which are spun from the same tape, but in a different context – from another time and place.

I think it’s a mix that’s most conducive to a chilled-out environment (and state of mind). I might have given the impression that it’s pretty heavy-going, but you’ll find lots of familiar stuff throughout (it makes for a great game of spot the sample) and I’m sure it’ll raise a smile, and perhaps even the spirit, here and there. 

Greg Wilson - November 2012

THE MONASTIC MIX (by greg wilson and matt shannon for the monastery 1996)

For the love of balearic music
From sunrise to sunset, and a bit in-between

Curated by NILU / D.N.U.L

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