A collection of some of the guest mixes from the Dig Deep Radio Show and the Dig Deep Mix Series plus some of my own live sets and studio recordings.

In association with www.digdeeprecords.co.uk

Dig Deep Mix Series

House People - Godfather of House [Maslow Unknown Re Vibe]
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Godfather Of House (Maslow Unknown Re Vibe) [PHREEK015]

Bizarre Inc's 1991 classic gets the scissor treatment

P W K (MASLOW UNKNOWN EDIT) [PHREEK016]

90s Piano House Banger gets the disco adjustment treatment :):)

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SHOCK THE BEAT(MASLOW UNKNOWN RE EDIT) [PHREEK019]

Dance Mania edit from waaaaaaaaaaay back ! Props to the originators Gary "Jackmaster" Wallace & Eric Duke.  Released on Dance Mania in 1989.  Still bangs sum 30 odd years later !
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HOUSE HAS TAKEN OVER ME [MASLOW UNKNOWN EDIT]

Recorded live at Eastern Bloc in Manchester as part of the Record Store Special. Disco, Boogie and Proto House vibes.

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Live at Eastern Bloc Record Store Day Special

For the 12th show on Cowbell Radio I am honoured to bring you an exclusive mix from Amsterdam based DJ & Producer - Mr Mendel.  We split the mix into 3 parts for the show but here is the full version in all it's glory.

Mr Mendel started out spinning records at the infamous Duivel Cafe Bar, a place well known as a hub of raw hip-hop. This landed him a residency at Freakin Ill, an old school club night at Bitterzoet, Amsterdam.

However Mr Mendel soon discovered that hip hop just wasn't enough. His job at Waxwell Records was introducing him to soul, disco, afro and brazil records, and he instantly fell in love with the smell of dust, thousands of album covers and the crackling sound of old vinyl.

As Mr Mendel honed his DJ’ing skills he developed an all-round style; collecting and spinning dance music from all corners of the globe with only one condition “as long as it’s good soulful music”.

Always selecting passionate and intriguing tunes, expect to hear sexy melodies, funk filled basslines, energetic drums, exotic percussion and euphoric vocals.

Sometimes you’ll catch him play banging disco and house, while at other times he might surprise you with downtempo soul and tropical vibes. Mr Mendel also curates the tropical playlist for 22tracks Amsterdam.

Definitely a kindred spirit, it's this wide and varied taste that led us to ask him to do a mix for the show.

As a DJ, Mr Mendel currently holds down residencies in Amsterdam at parties such as 'I Love Vinyl', 'Wicked Jazz Sounds' and 'Doka'.  He's both influenced by and has played alongside DJ's such as Rich Medina, Rahaan, Sadar Bahar, John Morales, Lefto, Marcel Vogel, Rob Manga and KC The Funkaholic.

As a producer he has edited big tracks by the likes of Nina Simone and James Brown. Plus the Mr Mendel edit of 'Trio Ternura's' A Gira got support from the likes of Giles Peterson.

His recent 'Mr Mendel edits' on Basic Fingers has all but sold out in the shops but is still available on Discogs.

Mr Mendel's new track 'Far Away' is included on the forthcoming Lumberjacks Boogie Vol 1 12" - the EP also features tracks by Rayko, Em Vee aka Marcel Vogel and Man Made Music.

High up in the (new) disco mafia, Mr Mendel knows how to rock a party and there are loads of top selections on this world class mix.  

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Dig Deep On Cowbell Radio
with Mr Mendel (Basic Fingers / Lumberjacks In Hell)
Saturday 20th April 2014
7pm-10pm

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Mr Mendel - Though I Still Love You (Dig Deep Mix)

Funkyjaws Music launches a new edits series here with four absolute dons of the form on one vital 12". It's Lay Far that kicks off with 'Never Ever Edit' which is all horn-led excitement and upbeat disco claps and kicks before Admin's 'Moon Trippin' takes a more slow and soulful approach. When it comes to edits few are more essential than Chicago's Rahaan who kicks off the B-side with 'Gonna Get Ya', a leggy funk number infused with cosmic synth rays and warm piano chords. Delfonic shuts down with the loose percussive jumbles and jazzy vibes of 'Let's Dance The Spank'. A fine start to the series with volume two already in the works.

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A: High Above The Clouds (K&F Edit)
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Patrick Cowley - Get A Little Love (Andy Buchan Edit) 2024 UPDATE

For the 19th show on Cowbell Radio I was honoured to welcome special guest DJ and Producer Jamie 3:26 to the Dig Deep Chicago Family.

Release wise Jamie 3:26 is one of those guys that doesn't incessantly put out a load of stuff, but when he does put something out it's usually pure gold. His less is more approach seems to be working with several of his releases now going for decent money on Discogs.

On the DJ front, Jamie is up there with the best from the Windy City. His sets epitomize the true house sound of Chicago whilst not forgetting it's deep disco roots. Jamie loves the music he plays and it comes across in bucket loads, as he gets down as hard behind the decks as the people do out there on the dancefloor.

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Dig Deep On Cowbell Radio
with Jamie 3:26 (Partehardy / Lumberjacks In Hell)
Saturday 15th November 2014
7pm-10pm

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Jamie 3:26 Dig Deep Session

With the heartbreaking news of Danielle Moore’s death, it only seemed appropriate to dedicate Paper Air Waves to her. It is a two hour celebration of love, joy and music that shines a light on an incredible talent and amazing human being. Keep on dancing xx

1. The Bionics - Love Chains
2. Crazy P - Scrap The Book
3. Danielle Moore - I Feel For You
4. Flash Atkins - Make Your Move feat. Danielle Moore
5. Crazy P - Something More
6. The Revenge - Just Be Good To Me feat. Danielle Moore
7. Crazy P - Stop Space Return
8. Crazy P - SOS
9. Crazy P - Hear My Song
10. Crazy Penis - Give It Up
11. The Bionics - Song and Dance
12. Crazy Penis - Do It Good (Crazy P’s ‘We Found The Parts’ Mix)
13. Hot Toddy - Freekend (Ron Basejam Mix)
14. Crazy P - Wishing For
15. Crazy P - You Started Something
16. Crazy P - The Come On
17. Crazy P - Witch Doctor
18. The Bionics - Time To Get It Right (The Bionics Remix)
19. Crazy P - If Life Could Be This Way
20. Crazy Penis - Keep On (Daniel Wang & Brennan Green Mix)
21. Crazy P - You Got The Love
22. Prince - Sign ‘O The Times

Paper Air Waves - Sept. 24 - Danielle Moore Tribute

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. This one's special.

When mulling which direction to go in for RA's 1000th mix celebrations, many options came to mind. Some shadowy character 2-stepping around the fringe of our collective consciousness? An impossible-level IDM icon?

All tempting. But, ultimately, we are a DJ-forward publication and this is a DJ mix series. It felt truer to the history of the RA Podcast to release deep vault material from a time when the world of niche records felt different, tighter, more discrete.

The fourth-longest mix in the series' history is an unrepeatable marathon set recorded in 2012 at a superclub that no longer exists. 2012, incidentally, is farther away from 2025 than 2012 was from 2000... if we have to clock it, so do you.

It's the coming together of one British icon who passed away in 2020, and another whose time on the road has scaled back considerably as of late. DJ Harvey agreed to exactly one b2b set in his life: this one, with Andrew Weatherall.

The night took place at Trouw, an Amsterdam club already considered legendary before it shuttered its doors in the opening hours of 2015, as part of an RA series anchored around start-to-close combinations. Harvey was at the peak of an irresistible career second act, which dovetailed with a disco revival that dominated clubs for years. Weatherall, with infinite brownie points stockpiled from the '90s, remained everyone's favourite debonair psychonaut. 

What follows is 385 scintillating minutes of arpeggiated chug and slow-cresting climaxes: a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, entirely self-contained in audio form.

If you've got time to spare, a fun side game is sussing out who plays what. A disco-dub cover of Echo & the Bunnymen? Smart money's on Weatherall. Exuberant EQ'ing of The Isley Brothers? Gotta be Harvey. As for the low 'n slow, lightly spangled house that was all the rage in the early 2010s (think Maxxi Soundsystem, Disco Bloodbath, Rub & Tug, C.O.M.B.I. and Full Pupp), it's anyone's guess. 127 BPM feels practically like an F1 car.

When we kicked off our RA.1000 campaign, we outlined a few goals: tick off a handful of long-awaited dream guests, honour architects who shaped the world around us and deliver recordings you truly can't hear anywhere else. Full send.

DJing and the mythmaking around it has undergone a quantum leap since 2012, let alone 2006, 1996 or 1989. For those of us who were kicking around in the former, there's a creeping melancholy that our prime is fast becoming a matter of historical record. The killing moon really did come too soon. 

Where will electronic music, DJ sets or any of this be in 2044? Hard to say. Best not to overthink that one. Instead, we want to say thanks to all contributors on the series so far. Now enjoy luxuriating in the company of two of the greatest to ever do it, together, for the first and last time.⁠ – Gabriel Szatan (Editor, RA)

@andrew-weatherall

Read the interview with DJ Harvey and Andrew Weatherall's family at https://ra.co/podcast/1016. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 DJ Harvey & Andrew Weatherall

Recorded live in The Love Shack at Solfest 2016 as part of the 6 hour Dig Deep Disco Spectacular.

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Dig Deep Disco Spectacular 002

Dig Deep At The Love Shack (Solfest)

This is a vinyl only mix I did in honour of one of the godfather's of the disco movement, David Mancuso, for Dig Deep Records on Record Store Day 2019. 

It's pretty much an hour+ of sunshine on vinyl, some new edits mixed up with some classics, comes complete with all the mistakes, slips and touches that come with mixing old live music.

Viva Mancuso!

Tracklist:
Lamont Dozier - Going Back To My Roots (Danny Krivit edit)
The Staple Singers - Slippery People
Rey De Copas - Frontera Del Ensueno (Grid Caramba dub mix)
Kiko Navarro - Twilight
Aaron Broomfield - Boomerang
World Premiere - Share The Night
Don Laka - I Wanna Be Myself
Adesse Versions - Passion (Boiler Room edit)
Tee Mango - Sing About Love
Air Zaire - Midnight Sun (AZ edit)
Deft - The Traveller
Roundtree - Hit On You (Vakula edit)
Aroop Roy - Valentine's Park
Special Touch - This Party Is Just For You (Vakula edit)
Aroop Roy - Scuse Me George
Air Zaire - Shojo Sundown (AZ edit)
Beard In Dust - At The Dawn

Bobby Ganoush - Tribute To David Mancuso Mix For Record Store Day 2019

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DJ, radio presenter, record dealer and self confessed vinyl junkie, Paul is a respected selector that plays across the board and rocks a party with ease. 

Paul’s DJ sets come rooted in the past whilst giving a nod to the future, effortlessly joining the dots between funk, soul, disco, boogie, hip hop, jazz, afrobeat, reggae, bass, house and techno.

Possibly best known as the host of the Dig Deep Radio Show, Paul has worked with some of the most respected DJs and live acts from around the world. 

A seasoned club and festival regular, Paul has residencies in Manchester's Northern Quarter and can often be found DJing behind closed doors in some dark seedy basement doing what he loves.

Always keen to share his love of vinyl, his Dig Deep Records store is constantly supplying DJs and record collectors with the best music both old and new.

Bobby Ganoush - Tribute To David Mancuso Mix For Record Store Day 2019

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