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A Londoner through and through, Arthur Smith, more commonly known as Artwork, is a man who has been a key part of some of the capital’s pivotal music scenes in the last two decades. After a time producing techno under his Grain alias in the 90s, fore-fronting dubstep with Big Apple Records in the early noughties and forming Magnetic Man alongside Skream and Benga in 2007 – Artwork is now busy injecting his character into various parties, festivals and clubs around the globe.

As a longtime friend of the shop, we reached out to Arthur to see if he would be up for contributing a mix to close out 2021. For the occasion, Arthur went above and beyond and the result is a whopping one hour and forty-minute long recording packed with all kinds of rare disco, funk, boogie and house treasures. 

Head on over to offtherecord.net to check out the in-depth interview where we discussed his new life in NYC, his past projects; Grain and Magnetic Man, his future plans, and much more. Enjoy!

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Phonica Mix Series 90: Artwork

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)

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Ken Collier: Heavenly Master Mix 1 Mixtape, Side A

Motor City Drum Ensemble shows his love for Detroit and Chicago on this week's RA podcast with a mix of smooth house and disco.

RA.132 Motor City Drum Ensemble

Here it is! This weeks episode of Pacific Spirit. This time around we were graced by one of Melbourne's top DJs, https://soundcloud.com/noise-in-my-head.

A relatively mellow affair with a grip of unreleased and forthcoming releases from some of our favorite labels and some stone cold classics was the result. DJ D.DEE is up for the first hour and NIMH handled the second.

S/O to everybody who danced with us at 333 Clarke after the radio show. That was a treat!

If you enjoyed this please don't hesitate to tune in every Friday on NFR from 4-6pm PST: nofunradio.com/

Pacific Spirit 006 | DJ D.DEE & Noise In My Head

A very special mix from our headliner, Lil Louis at our next party on June 3rd @ The House & Terrace, Greenwich.

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Lil Louis @ Haçienda, Manchester, UK /// 25 SEPT 1992

It's the 20 year anniversary of my Essential Mix. :)

1998.02.15 - Essential Mix - Ian Pooley

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1. Crumb - Nina
2. Better Person - Zakochany Człowiek
3. Surfing - Hit The Spot
4. Zenit - Waitin’
5. Yves Tumor - The Feeling When She Walks Away
6. Past Time - I Can Treat You Better (ft. Ariel Pink)
7. Pink Rhythm - Trust Me
8. The Silver Field - Rain

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Kenneth Bager has compiled the first 'Copenhagen 2019' compilation, released on Music For Dreams the 26th of April 2019.

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Copenhagen 2019, Vol. 1 - Compiled by Kenneth Bager (Full Comp) - 0174

1 - McCoy Tyner - Beyond the sun
2 - Portico Quartet - window seat
3 - Dj Food - Consciousness
4 - SMODBT - Dayly Lotus
5 - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Satin Sheets
6 - David McCallum - The edge
7 - Dr Dre - The next episode (Feat Snoop Dog & Nate Dog)
8 - Rick James - Mary jane
9 - Children of Zeus - Hard work
10 - Matt Muse - Ain't no (prod by Ace da vinci)
11 - Rapsody - Ibtihaj (feat. D'Angelo & GZA)
12 - VNDMG - Blastoff
13 - Mackadena, MC Random & MC Fats - Around The World (A Sides remix)
14 - Black Milk & Nat Turner - Sunday Outtake 3
15 - Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
16 - Beck - Debra
17 - Dreamville - Sacrifices (feat. EARTHGANG, J. Cole, Smino & Saba)
18 - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Crime Pays
19 - Blu & Damu The Fudgemunk - Feet on the Ground
20 - Dom Giavonni - Davis ft. Taylu
21 - Almeta LATTIMORE - These Memories (alternate mix)
22 - Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle
23 - TAXIE - Rock Don't Stop
24 - Lanu - Dis-Information
25 - The Pionneers - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
26 - Smino - TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD
27 - Zikomo - Champion Riddim
28 - Blind Melon - No Rain
29 - Van Morisson - The Way Young Lovers Do

Mikkusu #33

Artwork is one of UK club culture's most recognisable faces, whether that's his role in dubstep's evolution, hit singles with Magnetic Man, or his ongoing solo journey.

This mix affords the London selector space to dig into his disco, house, and boogie cuts, a frisky selection to while away those darkening Autumn evenings...

Clash DJ Mix - Artwork

A masterclass from Marcellus Pittman, whose three-hour set in RADION’s main room expertly stitched together US house, disco and plenty in-between.

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RA Live - 19.10.19 - Marcellus Pittman, RADION, Amsterdam

When Eats Everything asked me to make him a mix for his Quarantime series it coincided with the weekend that would have been my annual trip to New York City. Every year I play for my house music allies, The Carry Nation who run the the hottest party in NYC. My pilgrimage always orbits around Soul Summit sound system in Fort Green Park, Brooklyn….the home of real house music. It breaks my heart to miss both these essential cultural institutions in the city that gave birth to the sound I have devoted my life to. So to counteract this endless holding pattern of doom we call 2020, I am very happy to present my Quarantime mix, made in honour of the city I love the most. A bunch of vintage cuts on this and loads of new stuff too, also featuring, "Over Back Then" from my forthcoming EP…..Enjoy!

Gideön - Dreams Of New York

Chicago and Detroit House legend Chez Damier joined us for an hour of soulful dancelfoor cuts.

Chez Damier - December 2020

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