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Solid Steel (27th December) 2013 marked the 25th Anniversary of Solid Steel when Matt Black and Jon More from Coldcut started broadcasting together on pirate Kiss FM in 1988. It's been a year long celebration and we'd like to thank all the guests who have contributed incredible mixes throughout the year. To see off the year in style, we asked our listeners to vote for their favourite guest mix from the last 25 years and also their favourite mixes from our resident DJ's, with huge prizes up for grabs.

The guest mix you chose as your favourite from the last 25 years was Bonobo with his 'Directors Cut mix' of his Solid Steel Mix CD release "It came from the Sea", which was first broadcast on the 9th December 2005. It's his 2 hour version of the mix featuring tracks that didn't make the final cut including his own edit of Gang of Four and the brilliant Four Tet edit of Black Unity by Pharoah Saunders.

Up next it's your favourite mix from DK which was his 'Cymatic Frequencies' mix from the 21st January 2011. This was also his first solo AV mix and was packed full of musical highlights from 2010 and can be viewed here http://vimeo.com/19005861 Joy Orbison, Ramadanman and Maddslinky remixed by Toddla T all feature, alongside a Ninja Trio and a Big Dada double, plus James Blake, Caribou and Bassnectar.

Congratulations to Daniel Westlake from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, who was the winner picked at random in the competition and will receive prizes from Novation, AIAIA, Serato and Solid Steel.

Check out the brand new Solid Steel website here www.solidsteel.net/ 
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PART 1 	-	Bonobo - 09/12/2005	https://twitter.com/sibonobo	
				
diesler	_	sandcastles	_	Tru Thoughts
bonobo	_	flutter	_	Ninja Tune
the breeders	_	cannonball	_	4AD
gang of four	_	not for great men (bonobo edit)	_	World Domination
bonobo	_	pickup	_	Ninja Tune
flevans	_	hey mr bundle	_	Tru Thoughts
black grass	_	score	_	Catskills
solid steel players	_	les fingres	_	Ninja Tune
context	_	if i had a band	_	unknown
all good funk alliance	_	swing south	_	Funk Weapons
belgradeyard sound system	_	munchies	_	Cosmic Sounds
paul murphy	_	soul call	_	Afro Art
king seven	_	hidden	_	Camshot
bonobo	_	recuring	_	Ninja Tune
bonobo	_	changedown/sugar rhym	_	Ninja Tune
nat aderley 	_	soul zodiac	_	Capitol
pharoah saunders	_	black unity (edit)	_	Impulse
ko:os & cell 	_	skit	_	unknown
hugo maldoro	_	i know a little mexican	_	C-Side Trax
hu vibrational	_	locomotion	_	Soul Jazz
Honey and the bees band	_	psychedelic woman (bonobo mix)	_	Sound Way
dubben	_	cuba cabana strand	_	GAMM
recloose	_	manas bounce	_	Peacefrog
kidkanevil	_	summthin’ better	_	unknown
life boogie	_	nina cares	_	unknown
ennio styles	_	belladonna	_	IRMA
max cole	_	mo high	_	Wahwah
alice russell	_	fly in the hand	_	Tru Thoughts
elmore judd	_	otherley love	_	unknown
jazz juice	_	marra bossa	_	unknown
QSO	_	san sebastian strut	_	Tru Thoughts
b a barakus band 	_	mama said knock you out	_	unknown
omniverse productions 	_	latin gold	_	Marc Mac
				
				
PART 2	-	DK - 21/01/2011		
				
Joy Orbison	_	Hyph Mngo	_	Hotflush
Juice Aleem	_	First lesson (accapella)	_	Big Dada
Kidkanevil	_	The Floating World (Eliphino Remix)	_	First Word
Maddslinky	_	Special Featuring Omar (Toddla T Remix)	_	Tru Thoughts
Ramadanman	_	WorkThem	_	Swamp 81
Dreadsquad & Lady Chann	_	Money ah dem god (P-Era & FJH UK Funky Rmx)	_	Superfly Studio 
Coldcut & Hexstatic	_	Timber (Seiji remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Bonobo	_	Eyesdown (Warrior One remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Thunderheist	_	Jerk it	_	Big Dada
Jammer	_	One over me	_	Big Dada
Hexstatic	_	Distorted minds (Zero dB remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Caribou	_	Sun (Altrice Remix)	_	City Slang
James Blake	_	Limit to your love	_	Atlas
Bassnectar	_	Cozza Frenzy (Bassnectar Mega-Bass Remix)	_	Amorphous Music
MJ Cole	_	Sincere (Nero remix)	_	Prolific Recordings
George Lenton	_	Cold Rocker	_	Wicky Lindows
Marco Del Horno v Swerve	_	Ho! Riddim ft. P-Money	_	Black Butter
Dyme Def	_	Do Something (Inst)	_	800 Lb
Gil Scott-Heron 	_	NY Is Killing Me (Jamie XX mix)	_	XL Recordings
Coldcut	_	More Beats & Pieces (US of Audio remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Ghislain Poirier 	_	Blazin' (Modeselektor remix) 	_	Ninja Tune
The Bug	_	Poison dart 	_	Ninja Tune
Alborosie	_	Kingston Town (Bassnectar remix)	_	Moonshine 
Dead Prez & W.T.F.	_	It's Bigger Than Hip Hop UK 	_	Breakbeat Kaos
RackNRuin	_	Soundclash	_	Black Butter
Big Daddy Kane	_	Raw	_	Prism
Vent	_	Guilty	_	Hardcore Beats
Eric B & Rakim	_	Follow the leader 	_	Uni Records
Tom Central & Kaitain	_	Akama	_	Keep Up!
Slim	_	It's in the mix	_	D.E.T.T. Records
The Beatles	_	Come together (A.Skillz Remix)	_	Unknown
Bassnectar	_	Basshead	_	Amorphous Music
Mistabishi	_	Printer Jam	_	Hospital
DJ Vadim	_	The Terrorist (MIR Crew Remix)	_	Ninja Tune
ZINC	_	Wile Out (feat Ms Dynamite - DJ Marky remix)	_	Bingo Bass
James Brown	_	Sunny (Regrooved by Featurecast)	_	Good Groove
Andreya Triana	_	Lost Where I Belong (Flying Lotus Remix)	_	Ninja Tune

Solid Steel Radio Show 27/12/2013 Part 1 + 2 - Bonobo + DK

Funk! Breaks & Beats #4 - Live Recording 2023/06/17

The show (is supposed) to go out live via Mixcloud every two weeks @12pm Sat NZDT (11 pm Fri GMT).
Listen online www.mixcloud.com/live/funkferret or via the Mixcloud app.

Check out the Funk Ferret Facebook page to get notified before the next show is about to begin. www.facebook.com/funkferret

Tracklist:
Zorbs - Brown Sugar (Edwick John Remix)
Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin
Black Grass - This & That Feat. The Good People
Funk Ferret - Smash Ya Moustache
Kano - Can't Hold Back
Illegal Cookin - Picketlines
DJ Twister - Adidas Jump
Daft Punk - Lose Yourself To Dance (B-Side & WBBL Remix)
Pimpsoul - Praise The Joint Jam
The Captain - In The Summertime (Swing Hop Mix)
DJ Rudd - Underdogs
Visual - The Music Got Me (Frankee More Re-Funk)
GRIZ - Get Down Feat. Sunsquabi & Manic Focus
Prosper & Stabfinger - Mista Funkmaster
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Bobby C Sound TV Edit)
Vaughan Mason & Crew - Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll (DJ "S" Edit)
Russ Cuban - Doggs Booty
Tim Maia - Sossego (Deekapz Remix)
Leopard Davinci & Louis 707 - Make The Party Great Again
Roy Ayres - Running Away (Dr Packer Remix)
Tripp - Super Holla Tricka (Beastie Boys / Gwen Stefani / A. Skillz & Krafty Kutz)
Bee Gees - Staying Alive (A.Skillz Remix)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (WBBL Remix)
Skank Spinatra - Hold Back
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Funk Ferret Edit)
Mr Stabalina - Do You Like It
Adski - Groove With It
Beerlover - All Funk
Vested Soul - Here I Am
UTO - The Beast (Myd Remix)
WBBL - Carry On
Justin Faust - Love Alive
DJ Dan - Funk All Stars
Mood Swing & Chevy Bass X Cheshire - No One Above (WBBL Remix)
CMC & Silenta - Funky Town Feat. Penny (Slynk Remix)

Funk! Breaks & Beats

Funk! Breaks & Beats #4 - 2023/06/17

To celebrate 14 years of inthemix, we're looking back at the big tunes of each year since we were founded, with special year mixes by the hottest DJs of the time.

Following on from Kid Kenobi's year 2000 mix, trance star BeXta's 2001 mix, prog-breaks whiz Ivan Gough 2002 mix, Mark Dynamix's double mixes of tech-house and electroclash for 2003 and the 2004 mix from Melbourne's underground king Boogs, we've recruited bass and beat stalwart Nick Thayer, who's delivered a massive selection of tracks from around the era that define the mid-00s breaks and drum'n'bass scenes. TUNES!

Tracklist:

Black Grass - Bang (2003)
I played the hell out of this whole album when it came out. This one and Nice Up were a staple of most of my sets for a long time. This tune has such a tight old-meets-new vibe to it.

Jay Z - 99 Problems (2003)
Jay Z kills it on this. Pretty sure this is my fave flow on any Hov record. And that beat is so damn heavy. 

Dizzy Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp (2003)
Using the same sample as 99 Problems but making it sound so different with that London twang. We were all so enamoured with Dizzy Rascal around this time as he took the underground UK grime sound we were loving and made it around 25% more pop. 

Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful (2003)
There was an earlier version of this released in 1999 I think, but it wasn't until this touched up version dropped in 2003 that it suddenly became an anthem. I still play this record. To see its continued influence just take a look at Recess from Skrill's new album.

A Skillz - It's Your Booty Day (2003)
Made as an invitation to the Fingerlickin birthday party this is another sure fire party jam. Showing the knack for groove and space that defines Adam's production I loved playing this back when the term 'limited' still meant something when it was related to 7" records!

Bronx Dogs - Tribute To Jazzy Jay (1997)
Ok so this is a bit older, but this typified the kind of records that got us to this point. Based on Edwin Starr's 'I Just Wanna Do My Thing' it showed how those stripped back elements and grab bags of samples could lead to great records. 

Slyde - Slippedy Slide (2003)
This basically takes the blueprint from Tribute To Jazzy Jay and take it one step further. Instead of just looping Lakeside's 'Fantastic Voyage' they use it as a base and add a host of their own elements on top.

Shakedown - Get Down (2001)
This record was unstoppable, bridging the gap so neatly between house, breakbeat and funk so perfectly. Plus its arrangement was perfect for maximum ease of mixing.

Chemical Brothers - Get Yourself High (2004)
The Chems have ALWAYS beaten their own drum. When this came out I remember thinking they had somehow combined all these different elements I loved and made this record that seemed to transcend them all. I could easily have put four or five Chems tunes on here like Base 6 or Morning Lemon etc.

GT - Kid Dynomite - (2004-ish)
The first time I heard this was when Kid Kenobi played it at The Lounge in Melbourne. Like 'Get Yourself High' it seemed to have all these disparate elements just thrown into a blender. And sirens. LOTS of sirens.

General Midi - The Westerner (1999)
This was made in 1999? REALLY? This STILL sounds so fresh and effortless. The groove is so loose, it reminds me of Kool & The Gang's 'NT Funk' or something, and the fuzzy bass is so warm but so gnarly too.

Mr Oizo - Flat Beat (1999)
This one was ALSO from that long ago? I remember buying the album 'Analog Worms Attack' and digging the weirdness and then all of a sudden as a hidden bonus track (remember when hidden tracks were a thing?!?!) was this crazy beat. Then of course along came music video with a crazy sock puppet and the tune was suddenly everywhere.

Chicken Lips - He Not In (2000)
Released in 2000, but with endless mashups and remixes this record was in the clubs 'til at least 2008! This was an anthem at Revolver, both at The Late Show and also on the Sunday sessions with Boogs. There are still records coming out trying to capture this exact vibe.

Solid Groove / Switch - This Is Sick (2005)
I remember when Switch burst onto the scene. There was the four guys - Switch, Loveys, Herve and Sinden - and out of nowhere they were suddenly EVERYWHERE. Switch was unstoppable, and his production was SO unique. That school of "I don't care if this is how you're supposed to do things but this is how I'M doing it". It IS sick.

Soul Of Man - Dirty Waltzer (2003)
Soul Of Man were presiding over Fingerlickin who were basically ruling the roost at this point. They had a knack of squeezing maximum funk into everything. And their artwork was amazing. This tune has such a strange structure, but always sounded cool to mix. And maximum sirens.

Groove Armada - Superstylin (2003)
Monstrous tune, that once again combines so many different elements and just became its own thing. The MC toasting, the dub horns, the UK garage bass and the straight up house beat seem so effortless. 

Timo Maas - Shifter (2002)
How do you follow up something like 'Doom's Night' remix? Chickaboo was killing it at this time too, and sounds so great on this record. Great drums and the bass that kind of envelops you. I don't think this album quite did everything they were hoping it would. There were some massive collabs on it. I know I, and everyone else I knew, played the hell out of this tune.

Evil Nine - Crooked (Bassbin Twins Rmx) (2004)
Another ANTHEM for The Late Show at Revolver. This Evil Nine album really defined that 'rolling' sound that had been bubbling away at the time, adding a kind of 'psychedelic rock' edge with live drums that felt like they were falling over themselves. Bassbin Twins were kind of an enigma too, with impeccable production but seemingly popping up at random.

Stanton Warriors - Pop Ya Cork (2005)
Stantons just cornered this whole end of the market, mashing up garage sounds with hip hop acumen, and this example with Twista shows how great that combination can be.

Krafty Kuts - Dangerous (2001)
Another tune that has a HUGE garage edge to it, but still manages to sound unique. I used to put all manner of acapellas on top of this from Ginuwine to Salt'N'Pepa. 

Freestylers - Push Up / Push Up (Plump DJs Mix) (2004)
If you lived in Australia at this time you could not avoid this tune. Originally surfacing as a white label (I still have mine) before ending up being covered on Australian Idol no less, it was surreal to watch the progression of this tune from underground weapon to top 40 hit. And the Plumps rmx takes it in such a cool direction, twisting the vocal til it was almost unrecognisable.

Drumattic Twins - Feelin Kinda Strange (Bass Kleph & Nick Thayer Rmx) (2005)
Stu and I made this rmx back in 2005 and it seemed to catch on quite quickly. However at the time we couldn't even get in to festivals where this tune was being played three or four times on the main stage. It was amazing seeing everyone playing our record, but maddening that we didn't seem to be able to be a part of it. 

Bass City Rollaz - Get Funky (2004)
This was a sound I absolutely LOVED, born out of the garage funk stuff that was around but with a slightly gnarlier edge. Kinda like slowed down drum and bass.

Natural Born Chillers - Rock The Funky Beat (1996)
This tune from the very beginning of the jump-up wave that gave birth to Aphrodite and that Jungle Brothers remix suddenly seems incredibly current again, except now they call it drum step. Also using that Chuck D sample way before anybody else too, and probably in a more interesting manner!

Roni Size - Snapshot (1999)
Snapshot had SO many incarnations it's kinda scary. I love how Roni Size has continued evolving throughout his career too (I think he is just about to put out another album??). 

Andy C & Shimon - Body Rock (2001)
There was so much hype on this record. I remember hearing test pressings of it maybe six months before it actually came out, and people would go to drum and bass shows JUST to hear this record, as that was the only possible way. 

Bad Company - Planet Dust (2001)
The definitive hoover drum and bass record, but let's not forget that amazing booming jungle drop. There was a guy called Ruxspin who used to play at the Lounge and would rewind this maybe five times every time he played it, and it never got old. I still play this record.

The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Rmx) (2005)
Pendulum were already huge by this point, but this remix sent them into the stratosphere. Originally a bootleg, but Prodigy loved it so much that it got an official release. The live drums at the start make it feel like a metal band and the way they amp up the riff is life threatening. It definitely foreshadowed where Pendulum would end up many years later.

Muse - Hysteria (2002)
I put this at the end not just because it fuckin’ rocks, but also as I wanted to locate this mix in whatever else I was listening to at the time. I have always listened to, and played in my sets, music from as far across the spectrum as possible.

inthemix Flashback mixes: 2005 by Nick Thayer

This is the first of a new series of houly dj mixes under the name 'Nights In Wine Satin' specially selected and mixed with main aim to be the ideal soundtrack and to set up the mood for a glass of wine or a coctail, a chin chin or a smooth lazy dance on a rooftop, a beach or a bar in a starry summer night...cheers !

Nights In Wine Satin Vol. I
(Compiled & Mixed by DJ Groovy Tourist)

Tracklist

1. Mo Horizons - Cha Cha Cha
2. Savages y Suefo - Black Cat Jive (Renegades Of Jazz Remix)
3. Black Grass – Score
4. KOJATO & The Afro Latin Cougaritas - Like A Gypsy (Smoove Remix)
5. Mocean Worker - On and On
6. Brenda Boykin - Love Is in Town
7. Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix)
8. Adam Ten & Muchak – Imagine
9. Nicolas Jaar - El Bandido
10. Sasha Ventura - Parfum De Lisbonne
11. Novalima – Machete
12. The Bongo Hop ft. Pao Barreto - Nos Coje la Tarde
13. Una Mas Trio - Clear As Water (Mo' Horizons Restyle)
14. Terry Snyder - Taboo RMX
15. The Worldstylers - Return Of The Hobo

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DJ Groovy Tourist : Nights In Wine Satin Vol. I

The crowd was on fire all night. Not surprised because Argentinian crowds are the best. There is a passion and patience that is unique to the country. 

Even coming on at 3am, you can take your time telling a story and building a set, rather than feeling pressure to immediately slam bangers or play hits.

I look out on the dancefloor and hardly see phones; everyone is present, living in the moment, listening attentively, and dancing like it’s the last party ever. Rare these days. 

A special thanks to Paul Deep for the stunning warm-up set, an amazing energy to build from. And of course THE BOW and Omnia Producciones for the great sound, the right people, and the world-class atmosphere.

Enjoy the set 😉

diviine mixseries 06: Spencer Brown Live in Buenos Aires @ The Bow 2024

Mark Dynamix - long-standing Australian DJ and producer, mix-CD icon and Ministry Of Sound alumni - delivers a two-hour migration through the four seasons, starting with a sparse cold winter before moving through the increasing intensities of spring, summer and autumn. Every track has been manually mixed, re-mastered and painstakingly de-clicked from his expansive vinyl archive. Enjoy the ride.

READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH MARK HERE: lazy-daze.com.au/#/61-mark-dynamix

//tracklist//
1. Télépopmusik - Ambushed
2. Blue Bommer - Blue Bommer Dub (Schizoid Man Remix)
3. P. Smith - Naked Lunch
4. Massive Attack - I Against I (Instrumental)
5. Massive Attack - Butterfly Caught (Paul Daley Dub)
6. Extrawelt - Zu Fuss (Muttermix)
7. Gus Gus - Believe (16B Remix)
8. Todd Terje - Leisure Suit Preben (I:Cube Remix)
9. Black Grass - Passion (Black Glass Remix)
10. Natacha Atlas - Amulet (16B Production)
11. Ski Oakenfull - Fifths
12. PMT - Gyromancer
13. Reagenz - Freerotation
14. Denki Groove - Niji (Go=Ten Forward Remix)
15. Elegia - Basic
16. MLO - 2 Voyages (Way Out West)
17. Ghost Culture - Understand
18. Greenman - Discordia (Der Dritte Raum Remix)
19. Bonobo - Linked
20. μπ – We're Back (Ambient)
21. Percy X - Time To Jack (Radioactive Man Remix)
22. Bent - Exercise 5
23. Karl Hyde - Cut Clouds (Figures Remix)

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The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 - 2:00 AM UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music. The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. With a broadcast run in excess of 25 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.

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