Name: EDDIE C - BEST FRIEND 034 by EddieC
Duration: 1 h 5 min 8 s
Description: Sonic travelogue and adventures in mid(tempo)life crisis music. Recorded on the road in the early Spring of 2024. If you've been enjoying this mix series please consider clicking the blue support button or visit me at eddiec.bandcamp.com. Thank you for listening!

Perfect way to get me going this morning!

Next up on the @idlecellars mix series we have the legendary Phil Mison. One of my favourite DJ’s (and humans) his history alone is enough to warrant anyone’s respect but his music truly speaks for itself. I’m delighted to offer this exquisite journey from someone I consider to be an unsung hero of sorts. Certainly a hero of mine. He was there from day one. Some history here for those that don’t know his roots, in his own words…

“Cafe Del Mar opened in 1980, but never had a resident dj until José Padilla started  in 1991. I'd heard him play there that year and bought some tapes from him. I didn't go back in 92 but made a couple of tapes that a friend went out and gave him, similar stuff to what he was playing. Later that year i met him in Tag records in soho. He remembered the tapes and i invited him along to the Milk Bar where i was resident at the time. 

In early march 1993, José had an offer to go and DJ in asia and asked me if i wanted to cover for him at the Café Del Mar while he was away. Of course i said yes and a couple of weeks later he turned up at the Milk Bar with plane tickets and the keys to his house. I flew out at the end of March and played every day until the first week of May. I returned to London as i still had my residency at the Milk Bar and other gigs at the Ministry & Gardening Club. I went back for my birthday in September, played a couple more times and just hung out listening to music. 

José returned to London later that year for the winter. He asked if i wanted to be resident with him for the whole summer of 1994. I flew out late may and stayed until late september. I met quite a few people out there that year including Paul Daley, which led me onto becoming Leftfields tour DJ in 1996. Also Kennneth Bager, Harvey and a few others that are still good friends today.” Enjoy friends 🐬

Phil Mison - Light & Shade

Last one for a while from The Blythswood Hotel, Glasgow.

Some old, some new, just for you x

Scott Proper : Blythswood Hotel (With U)

Sonic travelogue and adventures in mid(tempo)life crisis music. Recorded on the road in the early Spring of 2024. If you've been enjoying this mix series please consider clicking the blue support button or visit me at eddiec.bandcamp.com. Thank you for listening!

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Mix of the Week #531 is "The Dubby Side of Nippon"  by Miky Merz
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Mix of the Week #531: Miky Merz - The Dubby Side of Nippon

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Next up we welcome talented and passionate DJ, producer & label owner, Joe Morris. 

With a slew of fantastic releases under his prolific Shades of Sound label, we're pleased to share this suitably colourful Islander Cast with you. In his own words...

In keeping with the tone of the Island Cast series and the recent rise in temperatures, I've selected a bunch of records to suit! Expect breezy boogie, Afro flavours, Zulu funk, calypso melodies and South African disco. 

Load it on your devices, and play it whenever the sun shines! X

Islander Cast (#12) - Joe Morris

Special mix in honour of D59B Berlin. Our favourite wine bar is closing this weekend after 4 years at Stralauer Allee. Thank you for giving us a refuge and a place to always feel welcome! D59B inspired my Best Friend mix series and was host to many of the recording sessions. Here is the latest edition recorded in Victoria BC, Canada. If you've been enjoying this mix series please consider hitting the 'support' button or visit me at eddiec.bandcamp.com. Thanks for listening!

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In July 2010, I got an invitation to play at a small but neat festival named Folk Ibiza. It was my first visit to the island. I got to spin at a bunch of different locations, such as the Hostal Boutique Salinas, Sunset Ashram, and on the terrace at Space. I returned in September of the following year to play a set on Andy Wilson's show on Ibiza Sonica and a second time at the Hostal. I have not been back to Ibiza since. I recently came across this picture (taken at Cala Compte next to Sunset Ashram), which inspired me to make this mix. I tried to sonically capture the vibe that I felt back then. It includes some bona fide classics such as Ashra "Oasis“, Santana "Aqua Marine," and Jah Wobble & Holger Czukay "Hold On To Your Dreams," as well as tunes by Smith & Mudd, Begin, Quiet Village and more. Full tracklist below.  

Pictures by https://editionyro.com, graphics by www.vanjensen.jp

Bongmaster Inc - Brothers And Sisters
Ashra - Oasis
Santana - Aqua Marine  (Edit)
Mental Remedy - The Sun, The Moon, Our Souls (Dub)
Smith & Mudd - Vegetable Square
Begin - Optical Holiday Part 1
Herbest Moon - Blow Your Body (François K Deep Space Dub)
Turnstyle Orchestra - Latin Soul (Sonicsoul Suite Mix)
Plaid - Ralome
Jah Wobble, Holger Czukay, The Edge - Hold On To Your Dreams (Edit)
Balearic Buffin - State Of Grace
Quiet Village - Pillow Talk

A Magnificent Time [Mix/July 2024]

Idle Cellars is back & our latest mix is from the Bay Area’s Dub Disco Dons 40 Thieves! Our hometown heroes are faves of Harvey and Weatherall alike, with releases for labels like Rong Music & Permanent Vacation, including their massive hit covering Hot Chocolate’s “Don’t Turn It Off”! Well-known for having a sporadic release schedule, our Thieves landed at Leng Records for the past decade or so and we can expect some new music from the boys coming soon!

For this mix they’ve pulled out all the stops for a tour-de-force of all the delectable things that makes a Thief a Thief - stripped-down Paradise Garage-brand disco and boogie jams, secret Italo groovers, chuggy slo-mo bangers and more, viewed through the hazy lens of Dub - always a smokers’ delight! We think this is the sound of the summer, so up the bass & treble, skin up and enjoy! 

@40Thieves

Idle Cellars Mix Series Presents 40 Thieves - Vibrazioni

Vibrazioni - 40 Thieves

Coyote (Summer Vapour mix)

The full recording of Up in Arms from July 27th - Gordon M and Miles Hollway before just under 3 hours of Kelvin Andrews and then a bit of b2b2b at the end. Enjoy!

Up In Arms! 27/07/24 Kelvin Andrews with Miles Hollway and Gordon M

Sunset Yarden Party Leeds Sept 19 (5 hours)

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Japan Bookings: seiji@hitomi-pro.jp 

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