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DEVOTION

Hip Hop, R&B & Chillout Playlist (1982 - 2000)

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Equally my favourite Essential Mix of all time. Dave Seaman and Steve Anderson at their level best with an awe-inspiring mix, full of past anthems, great mixing and happy memories, which are timeless. Still spine-tinglingly fantastic. Artists include Deep Dish, Chakra, Digital Blondes, Bedrock, T-Empo, Blue Amazon and more. First broadcast on June 23rd, 1996. All thanks and rights go to Brothers In Rhythm and BBC Radio 1.

Brothers In Rhythm: Essential Mix June 23rd, 1996

Finally decided to get a few mixes together showcasing some of my favourite oldskool hip hop joints from back in the day when I used to watch Yo MTV Raps during the Golden Era!

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1 - A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
2 - Ol Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya 
3 - Suckaside - G Thang
4 - Richie Rich Bounty & Shango - Fed Up A Run Red (Knut Posse Mix)
5 - DAS EFX - They Want EFX
6 - DJ Premier - Classic
7 - Sweet Tee - It’s My Beat
8 - NWA - Express Yourself (Tom Showtime Mix)
9 - Cypress Hill - I Aint Goin Out Like That
10 - John Hendicott - Babylon Shall Fall 
11 - Mobb Deep - Shook Poppa (Casual Connection Mix)
12 - DAS EFX - Real Hop Hop (The Nextmen Mix)
13 - Fu Shnickens - La Schmoove
14 - Black Moon - Who Got Da Props
15 - Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick
16 - Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (La Funk Mob Mix)
17 - Jim Sharp - Throw Your Hands Up
18 - Full Melt - Tell Me What I’m After (Bump Mix)
19 - Onyx - Slam
20 - Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka
21 - Jurassic 5 - What’s Golden
22 - Casual Connection - Down With The Big Poppa
23 - Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing
24 - MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party
25 - The Pharcyde - Runnin
26 - NWA - F@ck Tha Police
27 - KRS One - Sound Of Da Police
28 - Lords Of The Underground - Funky Child
29 - Gang Starr - DWYCK
30 - DJ Daigo - Hoo Waa
31 - Run DMC - Down With The King
32 - Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Coldcut Mix)
33 - Dusty Donuts - I Get Juiced (Doc Flex & NMX Gangsta Mix)
34 - Beastie Boys - Three MC’s & One DJ

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Oldskool Hip Hop Shizzle Mix One - 18-12-21

This one’s more of a funky hip hop party mix to keep your toes tapping and head nodding. Again, I’ve mixed many classics taken from the Golden Era of hip hop but with a funked up twist! 

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1 - DJ Tron - We Want To Funk
2 - LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (Leygo Mix)
3 - Alexander Norman - Flamingo (Beatvandals Mix)
4 - Dark Phard-R - Made You Shack Up
5 - Rakim - Heat It Up (Gramophone Mix)
6 - Smoove - String Island
7 - Jurassic 5 - Jayou
8 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Go With The Flow
9 - Haynesy & JD - Blue Bloods (Cue Tips Back To 86 Mix)
10 - Krafty Kuts & A Skillz - Insane Banger
11 - Blow Shit Up & Ice T - Cold Crush Bass
12 - DJ Daigo - Nasty One
13 - GMF - The Message (Jimi Needles Mix)
14 - DJ Soup - Season To Smile
15 - CooBee - Shake The World
16 - Featurecast - Get It On The Floor
17 - Kool Hertz - Sweet Potato Pie
18 - Tenor Fly - Don Man Sound (J Star Mix)
19 - Urbalized Beats - Say Ooh
20 - T Funk Collective - That Beat
21 - A Skillz & Beatvandals - Sunshine
22 - Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (DJ XS Mix)
23 - Flipout - Hung Up On My Baby
24 - People Under The Stairs - Trippin
25 - The Breakbeat Junkie & DJP - Old Skool
26 - Eazy-E - Eazyer Said Than Dunn
27 - Bazza Ranks & Imagine This - That Stuff (The Allergies Mix)
28 - DJ Moneyshot - Back Pumps (Boizo Edit)
29 - Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion
30 - Joe Budden - Pump It Up (Jim Sharp Mix)
31 - House Of Pain - Jump Around (DJ AL Mix)
32 - Cypress Hill - How I Could Kill A Man
33 - Main Source - Looking At The Front Door
34 - The Meters - Handclapping Song (Sly Mix)
35 - DJ Zimmie - Butter Pecan Ricans
36 - Lord Tariq - Déjà Vu (Marc Hype Mix)
37 - Eric B & Rakim - Don’t Sweat The Technique (Second Hand Audio Mix)
38 - Badboe - Playin Yourself
39 - Sam Tweaks - As Long As I Got Wu
40 - George Kelly - Last Forever
41 - Nore - Nothin
42 - Main Source - Fakin The Funk
43 - DJ Groovecellar - Funky California Fanfare
44 - DJ Twister - Ready Or Not Express Yourself
45 - ADOR - Let It All Hang Out
46 - Gang Starr - Just To Get A Rep
47 - Shimi Sonic - Boom
48 - A Skillz - Beat Don’t Stop
49 - Featurecast - Damn
50 - Notorious BIG - Nasty Boy (Bezwun Mix)
51 - Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
52 - Q-Tip - Breathe & Stop (Treble & Bass Mix)
53 - Positive K - I Got A Man
54 - Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (Reflex Mix)
55 - James DB - I Got The Bug
56 - JB - Hyped Up Ants (Naughty NMX Mix)
57 - Ill Advised - Grunt Without The Noise
58 - The Fundamentals - Thing
59 - Featurecast - Ain’t Got Time
60 - Marc Hype - The Get Down (Naughty NMX Mix)
61 - Lyn Collins - Mr Big Stuff (Scocco Mix)
62 - Dave Gerrard - Generation Five
63 - Big Daddy Kane - Ain’t No Half Steppin (Phoreyz & Brisk Mix)
64 - A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It (Toby One Mix)
65 - A Skillz - Tricka Technology
66 - K9 Posse - Ain’t Nothin To It
67 - Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
68 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You
69 - NWA - Straight Outta Compton
70 - DJ Pump - Game Theory
71 - Poor Righteous Teachers - Here We Go Again
72 - The Ojay’s - For The Love Of Money (DJ XS Mix)
73 - Minimatic - That Golden Bossa Hop
74 - DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat

Oldskool Hip Hop Shizzle Mix Two - 19-12-21

The prequel showcases the soundtrack that turned me on to mixing music. 

A mixed bag of heavy bass breaks, sweet vocals and harmonic melodies typifying what you could have expected to hear around the British soul and more laid back club scene during the late 80’s and early 90’s. 

This was my first true love!

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1 - 2 Tuff - Slow Down
2 - Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin
3 - Joyce Sims - Come In To My Life
4 - Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me
5 - Carly Simon - Why
6 - Soul II Soul - Back To Life
7 - Soho - Hippie Chick
8 - Bass-O-Matic - Fascinating Rhythm
9 - Loose Ends - Hanging On A String
10 - Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break My Heart
11 - Fresh 4 - Wishing On A Star
12 - Innocence - Natural Thing
13 - Smith & Mighty - Anyone
14 - Madonna - Justify My Love  
15 - JT & The Big Family - Moments In Soul
16 - Martine Girault - Revival
17 - Mantronix - Got To Have Your Love
18 - Alyson Williams - Sleep Talk
19 - The Family Stand - Ghetto Heaven
20 - Stereo MC’s - Connected
21 - Young Disciples - Apparently Nothing
22 - Innocence - Silent Voice
23 - Soul II Soul - Fairplay
24 - Caron Wheeler - Livin In The Light
25 - Loose Ends - Don’t Be A Fool
26 - The Beloved - Sweet Harmony
27 - Imagination - Just An Illusion
28 - Erasure - Ship Of Fools (Orbital Mix)
29 - Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin
30 - The Chimes - Heaven
31 - Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
32 - The Source - You Got The Love
33 - Joyce Sims - Looking For A Love
34 - Mac Band - Roses Are Red
35 - Oran Juice Jones - The Rain
36 - Nu Shooz - I Can’t Wait
37 - Bel Biv DeVoe - Poison

Prequel - 10-08-22 (The Heatwave Mix)

You will be missed dearly, your music will live on forever. You will always stay close to our hearts.. your smile, your kindness and your music. A true master and an amazing individual. We love you Frankie! 
Stereo xxoo

The Legendary Frankie Knuckles -  Unreleased Live set at Stereo

A selection of 90s R&B classics.

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1 - Montell Jordan - Get It On Tonite
2 - Brandy - I Wanna Be Down
3 - Next - Too Close
4 - Ashanti - Rock Wit U
5 - Mario - Let Me Love You
6 - LL Cool J - Loungin
7 - After 7 - Can’t Stop
8 - Groove Theory - Tell Me
9 - Maxwell - Ascension
10 - Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before
11 - Blu Cantrell - Breathe
12 - SWV - Right Here
13 - Aaliyah - Back & Forth
14 - Adina Howard - Freak Like Me
15 - Foxy Brown - Get Me Home
16 - Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop
17 - Janet Jackson - That’s The Way Love Goes
18 - Notorious BIG - Juicy
19 - Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
20 - Mary J Blige - Family Affair
21 - Mariah Carey - Fantasy
22 - Notorious BIG - Hypnotize
23 - Truth Hurts - Addictive
24 - Fugees - Ready Or Not
25 - Damage - Ghetto Romance
26 - Donell Jones - U Know What’s Up
27 - Jon B - Don’t Talk
28 - Faith Evans - Love Like This
29 - SWV - I’m So Into You
30 - Tweet - Boogie 2Nite
31 - Missy Elliot - Work It
32 - Destiny’s Child - Bugaboo
33 - Lucy Pearl - Don’t Mess With My Man
34 - Zhane - Hey Mr DJ
35 - Kelly Roland - Work

90s R&B Classics (The Roundhouse Mix) - 26-05-24

Housey,dub,techno float on tune, dedicated to my mate Lil R.I.P. x
He always loved the Dub basslines, Techno and Acid house. A True raver xx

For Lil

Andy Burr - Somerset Sessions - Tales from the tap end #3

Andy Burr - Somerset Sessions - Tales From The Tap End #1

Andy Burr - Somerset Sessions - Tales From The Tap End #2

Murf 5.5 hour set part 2.
"Murf is a legend in London but barely known globally. A music buyer for record shops & a human house & techno encyclopedia, Murf is easily my favourite DJ in the world. We lived on the same small street in our late teens & he went on to become resident DJ of Subterrain at The End. Both his solo & our back to back sets are that of London rave folklore. Enjoy 6 hours of excellence. I love Murf." - Mr.C

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MCL3.2: Mr.C Loves... Murf pt2

Darren Harvey 90s Prog mix Devotion Live

Here's the audio from my bit of the first Devotion Live stream, without the breaks in transmission.
A much harder sound than I usually play, I recorded the tracks from the original vinyl especially for this event, and what a day it was! 

Dance...... while you can!

Devotion Live 17/10/20

Rememeber buying records in the 90s from my local shop Global Groove. Tes the owner would always at the end pull one out for the girls..

Edit Grant 1 for the Girls. Oct 2020

If you're feeling these mixes with full track lists primarily focused on the 90's U.K dance music scene feel free to follow and share!

The idea behind my page is to log and showcase the music that has influenced me over the last 35+ years so that my daughter, Ebony, can listen to ‘olden day’ music and hopefully appreciate how good we had it. 

Having learnt my craft in the late 80’s at the age of 12 and teaching myself how to beat match on 1200’s within a week, I felt I had a knack for this DJ’ing thing way before it became fashionable. I would class myself as quite a versatile DJ able to lend my hand to most genres. Hopefully all those years of bedroom mixing and house parties have paid off…but that’s up to you to decide. 

I attempt to capture a constant energy in my mixes regardless of genre and am always a firm believer that the mix is as important as the track itself. I endeavour to create seamless transitions whilst maintaining the energy. During longer mixes a welcome switch in style is sometimes required. In fact different genres warrant different styles of mixing, in my opinion. And monotonous sets do nothing for me. Up and down, peaks and troughs, it’s all about building the listener up and letting them down gently.

Never one to choose tracks based on their popularity or current chart position, I hand pick the tunes I mix because I think they’ll stand the test of time. The idea being that during any of my sets I can pick a point and know I’ll dig that track or mix. Although digitally digging isn’t as rewarding as finding physical vinyl records for me, it is a whole lot easier. That said there are a lot of below par tunes out there to sift through before finding worthy tracks. Then the set process begins…I just approach it as a musical jigsaw.

Anyway, enough about me. Whether you’re getting ready to go out for the night, cleaning the kitchen or in the car, turn it up, get in the groove and I hope you enjoy the vibes  😎

Prequel - 10-08-22 (The Heatwave Mix)

Craig Scott