Enchante, 
Salut, comment allez-vous? It's been a year since my last Depeche Mode mix. With the band blazing their way across Europe this summer and with a really solid new album in the bag, I just thought it was high-time to do a part two...
First of all, I'd really like to thank anyone/everyone who has played/downloaded/commented on my first mix. Soundcloud is a fantastic platform for DJs like myself (from a small town) to reach out to a broader audience and connect with other Depeche Mode/music lovers from all over le monde! Merci beaucoup from the bottom of my Irish heart x 
I'd used up a lot of crackers in 'part one' so in this mix we're set for a different course. Aboard this mixtape we'll explore hidden treasures and forgotten gems........Album tracks, B-Sides, mashed-up remixes, the occasional single, an alternative slow section, some bangin' live tunes & loaded with random DM-related samples.....An unconventional way to look at the best electronic band ever. 
I hope you enjoy the mix, have a dance, have a laugh or get off on it in any way possible, perfect for an apres party....

"Good Evening Soundcloud"


TRACKLISTING:
01 INTRO - Bienvenue dans mon monde
02 HIGHER LOVE – Live Devotional Tour '94  
03 USELESS
04 SECRET TO THE END
05 IN CHAINS – Alan Wilder Mix
06 AMBIENT WHALE Mix
07 IN YOUR ROOM – Extended Zephyr Mix
08 IT’S NO GOOD – Dominatrix Mix
09 YOU SHOULD BE HIGHER 
10 CORRUPT
11 THE SWEETEST CONDITION
12 WHEN THE BODY SPEAKS – Bare Version
13 MY JOY – 7” Mix
14 AFGHAN SURGERY – Renegade Soundwave Mix 
15 NOW, THIS IS FUN
16 FREELOVE – Flood Mix
17 PERFECT
18 DANGEROUS – 7” Mix
19 PRECIOUS – A wee bit of Aggro Mix
20 DREAM ON – Dave Clarke Mix
21 NOTHING’S IMPOSSIBLE
22 THE THINGS YOU SAID
23 POLICY OF TRUTH – Capitol Mix
24 LIE TO ME – Dominatrix Mix
25 HAPPIEST GIRL – Jack Mix
26 ALONE
27 WORLD IN MY EYES – Live Devotional Tour ‘94
28 BEHIND THE WHEEL – Spice Mix
29 I FEEL LOVED
30 NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN - 101 Live
31 ROUTE 66 – Beatmasters Mix

dEpEchE modE mix - volumE dEux

01 First Class
02 Dern Kala
03 August 10 
04 Mr. White
05 Connaissais de Face
06 Two Fish and an Elephant
07 Lady & Man
08 Texas Sun (ft. Leon Bridges)
09 Evan Finds The Third Room
10 So We Won’t Forget
11 White Gloves
12 Dearest Alfred
13 Summer Madness
14 Maria Tambien 
15 Pelota
16 People Everywhere
17 Time (You and I)


Made: Sat 3 July 2021 at Classified Records, Dundalk, Ireland. 
Equipment: Technics 1210MK2 vinyl turntables & Pioneer DJM-450 mixer
Concept: Summertime vibe homage to the trio from Houston, Texas. 
Reason why: We are what we think. We are what arises from our thoughts. We make the world.
Running time: 66.06

Khruangbin Mix

Hello and bienvenue to my debut on the Ramp Show. 

I'm both delighted and flattered to have been asked to provide a monthly mix (on last Thursday of every month) for Lebrosks Ramp Shows. It's a musical honour to be rubbing shoulders with the likes of such highly talented performers as: Dan Wilde, DJ Daigo, Rory Hoy, Zenit Incompatible, Johnny Pluse, Janette Slack, Meeloox, AJ Manns, Telephunken, Rhino Soundsystem, Audio Infunktion, VRT, Funky Mosquito, Sychosis, EZ Icarus, Lebrosk & DJ Kimble....We all have different influences, directions, styles and skills but at the end of the day, it's only about the music...   

Music is what feelings about life sound like. 
Music is an outburst from the soul. 
Music is the poetry of the airwaves. 
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. 
If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music; it is the only cheap and unpunished rapture left upon earth.....Music is the medicine of the mind, the shorthand of emotion, the moonlight in the gloomy night of life......

Setlist:
01. The Verdict (Dopo La Condanna) – Ennio Morricone
02. Mack The Knife – Ella Fitzgerald
03. Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
04. Lies (Hansi Remix) – JJ Cale
05. Outa Be A Law – Output
06. Tracks Of My Tears (Shimi Sonic Remix) – Smokey Robinson
07. Danhi Dinha Mantra (Skeewif VIP Re-Wiff) – Daniel Janin
08. Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Ananda Shankar
09. Dark Star (Kaleidoscope Jukebox) - The Grateful Dead
10. Soul Girl (Jackmaster Hawk’s Soul Shaker Re-Edit) – Jeanne & The Darlings
11. Love & Happiness (Pied Piper Regroove) – Rev. Al Green
12. As (Pied Piper Regroove) – Stevie Wonder
13. Goldfinger – Shirley Bassey & The Propellerheads
14. Manteca (Funky Lowlives Remix) – Dizzy Gillespie
15. Hard Time Travellin’ Man (Panama Cardoon Remix) – Brenda Boykin
16. Clean Up Your Own Backyard (DJ Prince Breakbeat Remix) – Elvis
17. I Can’t Get Next To You (Whiskey Barons Edit) – The Temptations
18. Bang Bang Boogie (Electro Swing Mashup) – Lebrosk
19. Return Of The Prodigal Son (DJ Twister Edit) – Byrdie Green
20. Someday Soon (Shimi Sonic Sugar Powder Mix) – Betty Everett
21. DJ Kid Stretch B-Boy Mix – Lakis Tzorntanelli
22. Apache (DJ O’Tool Remix) – The Incredible Bongo Band
23. The Peter Gunn Theme (Max Sedgley Remix) – Sarah Vaughan


Find the Ramp Show blog here: http://ramp-shows.blogspot.ie/
Ramp Show DJ Profiles: http://ramp-shows.blogspot.ie/p/dj-profiles_29.html


Endtroducing...The Ramp Show Vol. 1

01 Telegraph – Boards of Canada
02 Walkin’ in Hawkins  - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
03 Seaport – Jesse Novak 
04 DRM – Kelly Doyle
05 Kelsey Apology – Jesse Novak
06 Chasing Kelsey – Jesse Novak
07 I Know That (When The Springtime Comes)  – Brilliantes del Vuelo 
08 Wherever You Go – The Avalanches
09 Fears (Cessa Mix) – Jono McCleery
10 Don’t Wait – Bonobo
11 Posthumous Forgiveness (Part 2) – Tame Impala
12 A Little Bit Different – Moon Duo
13 Staring at the Sun – Wooden Shjips
14 Fly – Low
15 The Weather – Pond
16 Post Birth – Jesse Novak
17 Baby Seahorse (Parts 1+2) – Jesse Novak
18 Nangs – Tame Impala
19 Seahorse Reunion – Jesse Novak
20 Final Kelsey Persuit – Jesse Novak
21 Breathe Deeper – Tame Impala
22 Tick of the Clock – The Chromatics
23 Ava – Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow
24 Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night – Poem by Dylan Thomas
25 The Wormhole – Hans Zimmer


FIAT LUX ET FACTA EST LUX

Ambient Mix (Side B)

"The View from Half Way Down". 

A beautifully sad winter tale of old with themes of regret, fading light and death. On this journey we’ve selected songs from 1899-1975 and the mix is split and blended into three equal measures: orchestral, acoustic, winter atmosphere.

Soundtracking a dystopian movie would be a wonderful boffin job. With so many directions to go in sonically, it’s a broad pallet to fill with colours and downtempo textures. Winter is all around us and this is naturally reflected within the makings of this mixtape. Songs that are character-based, by that I mean, based on the voice you are hearing, for example, the depth of Scott Walkers voice, or Lee Hazlewood’s baritone bring you on journeys into their soul directly through their majestic singing voices. Lots of brilliant movies have been ‘character-based’, a sure-fire route to success once the protagonist has an interesting story of life struggles where happiness is fleeting and sadness inevitable. The overall story becomes irrelevant as we are entwined with the performers' adventure through adversity. Over time it seems that we get to know them a little, as we get used to their habits. We root for them, we feel sad for them; we wish we were them - then we don’t. We know we can never be them. 

We enter worlds we know nothing about. When we get there, we arrive at honesty. Nina Simone’s song is quite possibly one of the deepest/saddest songs ever recorded – “You’ll never know the pain of using a name you never owned”. REMs ‘Everybody Hurts’ is a sugary pop song in comparison. 

The orchestral sweeps of mid 20th Century avant-garde European love movies have a timeless sci-fi loop to them also, the duality of timelines connect in a visceral way. It’s soothing to not know where a piece of music starts and ends. Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is a work for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, written in 1899 while the French composer was studying at the Conservatoire de Paris under Gabriel Fauré. Ravel published an orchestral version in 1910 using two flutes, an oboe, two clarinets (in B♭), two bassoons, two horns, harp, and strings.

Music allows the listener time to reflect on surroundings and perceptions and can shape an autodidactic worldview. This freedom of thought releases us to the happiest of margins, where powerful sensations are at once unlocked. 

Isolating harmonies really helps tunes the senses. When you’re left alone with only voices and breaths it instantly feels both close and far away, drifting on the wind like snow. A similar intimacy applies when it’s just a man and his guitar, an extension of the souls deepest feeling. Nick Drake, now a ghost in a stately mansion probably, typifies the atmosphere of late 60’s British folk music, just as David Crosby did around the same time in Southern California. How do they connect across this vast distance: spirit. This is clearly something we cannot see, visible only in another dimension. 

If you have a song written by Led Zeppelin named in your honour you might be someone pretty special, no? Well there’s a man now living in County Cork called Roy Harper, who apparently has a voice that ‘grows on you’ and this apparently puts off a lot of people, like blue food does. His tone is like no other, laced with black magik and dragons blood. Time must be invested just to get to know him, through his songs…he must have been like that in real life, cool. Sixto Rodriguez is another faintly-dimming star in the closest constellation. He brings a worldwearyness to proceedings with his moody ascending scales as he tells us that it’s good to talk about important issues, not to be afraid of our own existence. He was considered an outright rebel in 1969, his direct social commentary being at least five years ahead of its time. No mean feat that. They made a lovely movie about him. 


These are the characters starring in our soundtrack. (Setlist/Running Order listed in the comments section)

The View from Half Way Down

Welcome to my Ramp Show Volume Two (November 2013)

The essence of this mix is 'The Blues' 

BB King once said that "The Blues are a feeling or an attitude that anyone can experience if they are simply open to it". It's also been said that only those with some intellectual intelligence can actually feel the blues, others simply feel angry, spiteful, sad or miserable. A paradoxical mystery sugar-coated in something bittersweet, musically and emotionally.
Yes maybe it can trace its roots (as can hip-hop, soul or jazz) back to widespread exploitation and poverty but that's not the issue here. This is a take, a stab, shot in the dark, an juggled attempt, a 30-yard dipping volley, an loose experiment, a wee trip, a different kind of journey: (an 79 minute mix, fit for a blank CD) aimed at delving deep into blues music in its many different interlocking forms. From Alison Moyet singing 80's electro to Elvis lamenting the loss of another lover. Listen to the lyrics of 'White Lines' or 'Once in a Lifetime' and tell me that's not the blues... 
So here's a selection box of tunes attempting to capture the sweetspot of retro-modern blues music.  And.....I've just put a little hot sauce on it....

Tracklisting:
01. Meant – Paul Heizhardt 
02. Hang It Up (Coops Solid Gold Mix) – Ting Tings FT DJ Mark Cooper
03. I love Rock n Roll (Joans Problem Dave Remix) – Joan Jett
04. Foxy Lady (Shaka Remix) – Jimi Hendrix
05. Marie's The Name (DJ Snatch Remix) – Elvis
06. Hold On! I’m Comin’ (King Moist Redirection) – Sam & Dave
07. Man Of Constant Sorrow (Skeewiff Edit) – The Soggy Bottom Boys
08. The Wild Angels Featuring Peter Fonda
09. Traces – Dennis Yost
10. Puba – Copycat & AGFA
11. Spooky (DJ Snatch Edit) – Dusty Springfield
12. If I Was A Dancer (Whiskey Barons Edit) – The Rolling Stones
13. Losing You (Whiskey Barons Edit) – Rare Earth
14. La Lupita (Bosq's Remix) – Nico Gomez 
15. Tracion - Greenwood Rhythm Coalition
16. Come As You Are (Alkalino Rework) - Little Roy
17. De La Marley (Master Remix) - Bob Marley
18. White Lines (12"Mix) - Grandmaster Flash & Mellie Mel
19. Situation (Fingerman's Forgot About Moyet Mix) - Yazoo
20. Once In A Lifetime (Gigamesh Remix) - Talking Heads
21. Don't Stop - Lifelike FT A-Trak
22. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (Gigamesh Remix) - Michael Jackson
23. What Is Skeewiff? - Funky Boogie Brothers
24. Spanish Grease (DJ Snatch Edit) - Willie Bobo
25. Suzie Q (DJ Butcher Remix) - Creedence Clearwater Revival)
26. Teen Spirit (TobyOne Remix) - Nirvana
27. Move Ya (Smooth Drums Of Death Remix) - Jimi Hendrix
28. Rock & Roll (Gigamesh Edit) - The Velvet Underground

Check out other Djs and mixes at: http://ramp-shows.blogspot.co.uk/

Endtroducing...The Ramp Show Vol. 2

KRAUTROCK AND THE BUILDING OF MODERN GERMANY. 

West Germany after the Second World War was a country in shock: estranged from its recent history, and adrift from the rest of Europe. This proved to be fertile ground for a generation of musicians who, from the 1960s onwards, would develop the experimental sounds that became known as ‘Krautrock’.
Krautrock has taken its place in the firmament. From its origins in hippy circus tents around Dusseldorf in the late 1960’s, to the lofty likes of The Fall, Joy Division, Stereolab & LCD Soundsystem, it is globally revered. Whenever a new group wish to show their experimental credentials, they will reach up & pick out the word ‘Krautrock’ like a condiment to add a radical dash of cool to their press release.
Yet it is well over four decades since Krautrock petered-out, its demise practically unnoticed as the media were sent into paroxysms by punk, or confounded by the supersonic sequencers of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” and the emergence of Disco, which, at the time, threatened to reset the global pulse. During this era (late 70s), Krautrock died away. 
How did Krautrock, so lightly regarded in its own day both at home and abroad, become one of the cornerstones for modern pop & rock music? Its influence has been long reaching and wide ranging, created a similarly lengthy host of styles which descended from it – ambient, hip hop, post-rock, electronic, psych-rock, trance, rave, and post-punk. Yet for all its hipness, it is still disregarded or only dimly understood. 
Krautrock signified the rebuilding of modern Germany. By the late 1960s, many cities were still in ruins & the people were shaking off the humiliation of the war; collective guilt. Starved of culture & desperately needing an injection of fresh philosophies, a new form of music was due to replace the outdated ultra-kitsch ‘Schlager’ music, Germany’s default trad music scene. Bands started emerging from Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Koln & Dusseldorf.
But, where did the term ‘Krautrock’ come from? 
It’s an absurdly offensive term to Germans, yet it’s used unselfconsciously by a generation  who would no more dream of calling Germans ‘Jerries’ or ‘Fritz’. The artists involved in this scene are bemused by the phrase. ‘Kraut’ means ‘herb’ in German = ‘Herb rock’. Over the years the word has lost the accidental pejorative connotation it once had. It’s become semantically cleaned with the wash of time. How could a single word encapsulate both the spacey, ambient extremes of Ash Ra Temple and the heavy industrial collage of Faust? The faux-bourgeois placidity of Kraftwerk and the angry, messy agitation of Amon Duul? The ecclesiastical heights of Popol Vuh and the sacrilegious depths of Can? The extreme, maximal suffocating noise of Neu! and the spare, horticultural ambient beauty of Harmonia?
There is, quite simply, something jaggedly appealing about the very way in which the word sits on the page or rolls off the tongue. It’s certainly preferable to other options that never really stuck, such as ‘Teutonic Railroad Rock n Roll’.
When Klaus Dinger & Michael Rother left Kraftwerk to form Neu!, with ‘hidden member’ Connie Plank, they created the famous “Motorik” beat, a continuous, pulsating 4/4 rhythm that became one of the musical trademarks of this experimental music. Krautrock draws on the gamut of styles – 20th Century classical, musique concrete, free jazz, progressive rock, blues, psychedelia, funk, electronic as well as its own, hand-wrought originality. 
Dinger referred to the droning motorik or komische style as the ‘Apache Beat’. Neu!’s ‘Hallogallo’ sums up perfectly the designed experience and is the quintessential sound of 1970s Germany.
This mixtape celebrates this forward-flowing music, as Dinger himself emphasized, “It is very much a human beat, it is essentially about life, how you have to keep moving, get on, and stay in motion”.

Deutsche Elektronische Musik - Seite 1

What you have in front of you is an old fashioned, tipsy, Christmas mixtape. Inspired by 1960's and driven by Dean Martin, the real king of Christmas.  Allow yourself go back to an era when life seemed simpler, less globalised and capitalised. 
For this mix to go down properly, to precisely taste what I'm trying to say here, I've added a secret ingredient to help compliment the next seventy-five minutes...something hot to warm your soul this holiday season. This may be an unorthodox step to take but "Oh by gosh by golly, it's time for Gluhwein and Knusperhauschen biscuits"! 
- My secret Christmas Gluhwein recipe goes as follows: 
1 bottle of red wine, 500ml apple juice, 1 can of pear cider, 50g sugar, 1 cinnamon stick snapped in half, 4 cloves, 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground all spice, couple of splashes of Cointreau. Just bring to the boil slowly, take 25-30mins to cook through. Repeat the stated dose.

Nollaig Shona Duit...Joyeux Noel...Frohliche Weihnachten...Srozdestvom Khristovym...Bron Natale...Feliz Navidad...Su Kaledomis...Merii Kurisumasu...

Tracklisting:
01. Ain't There Something That Money Can't Buy - Young Holt Unlimited
02. Me Gustas Tu (Danny Massure Edit) - Manu Chao
03. Son Of A Preacher Man (Shimi Sonic Remix) - Dusty Springfield
04. Lets Get It Together This Xmas (Skeewiff Re-Wiff) - The Harvey Averne Band
05. I Love Las Vegas - Dean Martin
06. Deans Opening Monologue, Live at the Sands Hotel, 1963
07. Via Vento - Dean Martin
08. Volaire - Dean Martin
09. On An Evening in Roma - Dean Martin
10. Please Be Kind - Frank Sinatra
11. I Believe - Frank Sinatra
12. You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank Sinatra
13. Dean & Frank Monologue
14. White Christmas - Dean Martin
15. Dean, Frank & Sammy Monologue
16. This Christmas Song - Sammy Davis Jr.
17. Mr. Bojangles - Sammy Davis Jr.
18. Christmas Time All Over The World - Sammy Davis Jr.
19. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
20. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
21. Marshmallow World - Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra
22. Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
23. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
24. Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis Jr.
25. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Raindeer - Dean Martin
26. I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
27. I'm A Believer (DJ Snatch Edit) - The Monkees
28. Papa Loves Mambo (Skeewiff Remix) - Perry Como
29. These Boots Were Made For Walkin' (Skeewiff Remix) - Nancy Sinatra


Endtroducing...The Ramp Xmas Show

It was only by the late 1960s, after West Germany’s commercial and industrial infrastructure had long been rebuilt that a generation was at last able to query the wilful amnesia of their elders, some of whom still occupied positions of power (also in America) despite being implicated in the Third Reich. All of this added an extra dimension to the sudden blossoming of pop and rock worldwide in the late 1960s, of which West Germany were as enthusiastic consumers as anyone. For many musicians, this simply meant imitating or doing cover versions of the work of acclaimed Anglo-American artists. For many young West Germans, this meant lapping up the works of rock behemoths like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Cream, Zappa & the Stones. 
Other musicians, however, were deeply conscious of the need to create musical forms and hybrids that rejected the templates set down by the ‘cultural occupying force’ of the Brits/Yanks who maintained a strong military presence in the country. Hence the coincidental, diverse groups popping up all over West Germany, who were all like-minded in their urge to start from scratch, thus creating new forms unspotted by their dreadful past and antithetical to the banal, head-in-the-sands kitsch of ‘schlager’ – the traditional German music. 
Paradoxically, these West German musicians engaged in the quest for inspiration or for jumping-off points; Jazz, Hendrix, UK Prog Rock, Turkish Funk, South American rhythms. The point of this ‘new music’ was to take a journey – weather it was to the interior forested heartlands of Germany, the dormant depths of its soul, or to the farthermost points of East or West, this filtered through the dire German post-war experience. It delved into the realm of electronics and the future offered was one of speculative, anti-nostalgia hope. 
All of the artists on this mixtape were in some way or other touched by this spirit, this quest of self (re) discovery. They may have had conventional upbringings – but all set out on their own, long and winding roads.

1.	LUSTWANDEL – ROEDELIUS
2.	MORGENGRUSS – POPUL VUH
3.	DAYDREAM – ASH RA TEMPEL
4.	DEVOTION – BETWEEN 
5.	EVER NEW – BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND
6.	KHALI – DZYAN
7.	SOHAM – DEUTER
8.	DRONSZ – NOVALIS
9.	DURULE – ALEX
10.	I’M SO GREEN – CAN
11.	MY STRAND-EYED GIRL – VIRUS
12.	LAILA, PART II – AGITATION FREE
13.	HIGH LIFE – IBLISS
14.	HALLO GALLO – NEU!
15.	(OUTRO): KEKSE – HARMONIA

#Krautrock #Drone #Prog #Pysch #Sonic #Oblivion #Monolithic #Undertow

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You go on a weekend to Havana, it's post-revolution, pre-bay of pigs. 
All dolled up, full of illegal tequila and you're off to a club called 'The Beat Club' to see a band called 'The Blood Group'....
Style/instruments: Canyonesque sounds played with piano, brass section, bongos, electric guitar, bouzouki, horns, double basslines, drums, sax & vocals from daughters of chaos and sons of sharks; descendants of mayhem conceived on boudoir dreams and incendiary ideas.
Admission/price: To enlist in the Beat Club will cost you one hour of your life....
Weather you retro, hetro, homo; beatnik peacenik, lovenik hatenik; a teacher, a preacher, a creature feature; a ragger, a blagger, a social ladder or Hansel & Zoolander....Settle in for sweet global pop melodies mixed with sampled rhythms about life, love & lies.

Pinata! Pinata, lets go, lets boogaloo till we puke!!

This is soundtrack de la Revolucion Cubana!! En Vivo!!


Tracklisting:
01. The Travelling Man’s Tale – The Kingston Trio & Grant Lazlo
02. Victor Dembe – Waggles
03. Mentira (DJ Snatch Edit) – Marcos Valle
04. Sale El Boogaloo (DJ Snatch Edit) – Fruko Y Sus Tesos
05. Jenny’s Bossa (DJ Snatch Edit) – Lavranos
06. Big Bold Sister (Jack Frost Edit) – Ike & Tina Turner
07. Inner City Blues (DJ Rebel Dancefloor Dub) – Sly & Robbie
08. You Don’t Love Me Like The First Time (DJ Snatch Edit) – Mairy Linda & Manolis Hiotis
09. Iranian Woman (DJ Snatch Edit) – Zoi Kouroukli 
10. Air (Soundhog Remix) – Aphrodite’s Child
11. Thousand Nights – Michael Lener
12. Une Historie de Photo – Grant Lazlo
13. Wily Kataso (Ghetto Kumbe Remix) – Amadou et Mariam
14. T Plays It Cool (DJ Prince Remix) – Marvin Gaye
15. Take It Easy (Smoove Edit) – Gilbert
16. Cuban Swing (Yukicito Remix) – Will Magid
17. Drummer Man (Sam Redmore Re-Edit) – The Brady Bunch
18. I Got A Woman Over Town (Matty Blades Re-Rub) – Ray Charles
19. Spanish Harlem (Smart Edit) – Aretha Franklin
20. Suspicious Minds (Skeewif Remix) – Elvis
21. That’s Life (Michael Lener Remix) – Frank Sinatra
22. Till Then – Michael Lener


Check out other Djs and mixes at: http://ramp-shows.blogspot.co.uk/


Endtroducing...The Ramp Show Vol. 4

“So what is Yacht Rock?”

Yacht Rock is that smooth, mellow music that emanated from Southern California in the late 1970s and early 80s. It has long served as the anthem for the “yuppies” of the 80s, since they LOVE to listen to Yacht Rock as they cruise through the harbor on the way to meet their cocaine dealer. If you’ve ever visited the dentist or been in an elevator you’ve definitely heard some Yacht Rock.

Yacht rock was one of the most commercially successful genres to emerge from the '70s and yet has managed to evade concise definition since its inception. Originally known as the West Coast sound or ‘Adult-Oriented soft rock’, it is a broad music style with a strong aesthetic drawing on sources such as smooth soul & jazz, R&B and disco. Common stylistic traits include high-quality production fluidity, clean high-pitched vocals and a focus on light, catchy melodies. Its name was coined in 2005 due to its association with the popular Southern Californian leisure activity of sailing. Officially, to be considered Yacht Rock, the song must have been released between 1975 and 1985.

The joy of Yacht Rock is just that...its joyousness. This is bubblegum music for the jet set or the wannabe Richie Rich's. It’s delightfully shallow, and part of its vibrancy is that it doesn't have a bad thought in its head. (Some of the songs obviously don't have any thoughts in their head, but if you want to have an intellectually stimulating conversation about, say, Toto's "Rosanna," then have at it.) But never forget that part of its charm lies in its inability for deeper analysis. Part of yacht rock’s charm is being many things but only to a small degree. Songs can be jazzy, but not experimental. Brass sections are great but don’t get too funky. And the songs should rock, but not rock.

Songs usually feature a signature solo cut from amaestro, builds the sleek jazz-funk into a more digital-sounding landscape, with our heroes stacking precise vocal harmonies over synth buzz and bent-note guitar leads.

Some agreed-upon elements are crucial to yacht rock: One is its fluidity, with more emphasis on a catchy, easy-feeling melody than on beat or rhythm. Another is a generally lighthearted attitude in the lyrics. Think Seals & Crofts "Summer Breeze," Christopher Cross' "Ride Like the Wind" or Bill Withers' "Just the Two of Us." Yes, as its label suggests, music that would fit perfectly being played from the deck of a luxurious boat on the high seas.

For many listeners, it boils down to a feeling or mood that cannot be found in other kinds of music: Simply put, you know it when you hear it.


1 How Long – Ace
2 Lonely Boy – Andrew Gold
3 Ride Like The Wind – Christopher Cross
4 What A Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers
5 Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
6 Rosanna – Toto
7 Lowdown – Boz Scaggs
8 Peg – Steely Dan
9 Year Of The Cat – Al Stewart
10 The Space Between – Roxy Music
11 Eye In The Sky – The Alan Parsons Project
12 The Logical Song – Supertramp
13 Sweet Freedom – Michael McDonald
14 Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer
15 Valerie – Steve Winwood
16 Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson
17 Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty

Recorded: 5th Sept 2022 at Classified Records, Dundalk, Ireland.
Equipment: Technics 1210MK2 vinyl turntables & Pioneer DJM-450 mixer
Concept: It's not lounge music, but it's music to lounge to
Vibe: Like my blood type always says, B positive!
Running time: 67.42

Untitled Yacht Rock Project

For the third & final installment of my Depeche Mode trilogy, I've decided upon doing a live concert mix. With the Delta Machine Tour finishing up last week (March 2014), completing 108 concerts worldwide, this is a homage to another monumental world tour and the truly unforgettable experience of going to see Depeche live in the flesh...
This is the spring of our souls and perfect time to release a 'live album' using the basic structure of this tours' setlist. To preserve it's freshness for daily consumption, I've added in other live tracks from previous tours down the years; in total, 9 different DM shows have been used for this mix. Please feel free to exceed the stated dose...
Honourable mentions to Biashead who re-mastered the live Delta Machine Tour songs and made them possible to mix. Thanks also to Lee (Boiing) & RaphMODE for the artwork inspirations & DJ Kimble for volume levellings.
This mix is dedicated to "Kylie" who worked backstage for the band on the recent tour and, thru an old friend, hooked me up with two VIP passes for the gig in Dublin (November 2013). How can I ever thank you? But if you'll allow me to boast for a moment....I met and chatted with Martin, Fletch & Peter Gordeno apres the show, been having recurring dreams about it ever since. 
A metaphysical experience yet just a moment in time...
Anyways, if you'll excuse my preamble, we'll get on with the show...

SETLIST:

01. INTRO
02. WELCOME TO MY WORLD
03. ANGEL
04. BARREL OF A GUN
05. JOHN THE REVELATOR
06. POLICY OF TRUTH
07. SOOTHE MY SOUL
08. FLY ON THE WINDSCREEN
09. CONDEMNATION
10. JUDAS (Martin)
11. IT DOESN'T MATTER TWO (Martin)
12. ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF (Martin)
13. HEAVEN
14. BEHIND THE WHEEL
15. A PAIN THAT I'M USED TO
16. QUESTION OF TIME
17. BLACK CELEBRATION
18. STRANGELOVE
19. PERSONAL JESUS
Encore:
20. LEAVE IN SILENCE (Martin)
21. BUT NOT TONIGHT (Martin)
22. HALO
23. JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH
24. ENJOY THE SILENCE

dEpEchE modE mix - volumE thrEE

Different Strokes.
The Strokes records mixed together live in one take on a set of turntables. 
No overdubs, edits or acoustic re-imagining. 
(A friend request). 

I got asked recently to make a Strokes dj set. Whilst I was in the middle of another dj mix project in a totally different genre, I immediately accepted the challenge. 
The Strokes done been all up in my favourite bands so I’ve put together this setlist and tried my best not to mangle any of these precious songs. I’ve attempted to be impartial but not obvious. The big hits are absent but I’ve tried to not veer too far into indulgent fandom. This mixtape contains 15 songs, with all six albums represented, clocking in at under an hour. 

Setlist:
01 Ode To The Mets
02 Is This It
03 Automatic Stop
04 Threat Of Joy
05 You Only Live Once
06 Macchu Picchu
07 Ize Of The World
08 The Adults Are Talking
09 Hard To Explain
10 Life is Simple In The Moonlight
11 Selfless
12 1251
13 Heart In A Cage
14 NYC Cops
15 Hawaii

Different Strokes

Laurel Canyon was a nexus of counter-culture activity and attitudes in the mid/late 1960s & early 70s. It became home to famous L.A. musicians – Cass Elliott, Frank Zappa, Gram Parsons, Jim Morrison, The Byrds, Joni Mitchell, Carole King & the CSNY crew. This created a fusion of folk, rock, Psychedelic & country thus unleashing a new musical revolution. They slept together, took drugs together, formed bands together and left behind a forever legacy. The free spiritedness of the hippie era could be felt across the cottages and hills dotting the Laurel Canyon area – creating a “bohemian refuge”.

“When I first came out to L.A. [in 1968], my friend [photographer] Joel Bernstein found an old book in a flea market that said: Ask anyone in America where the craziest people live and they’ll tell you California. Ask anyone in California where the craziest people live and they’ll say Los Angeles. Ask anyone in Los Angeles where the craziest people live and they’ll tell you Hollywood. Ask anyone in Hollywood where the craziest people live and they’ll say Laurel Canyon. And ask anyone in Laurel Canyon where the craziest people live and they’ll say Lookout Mountain. So I bought a house on Lookout Mountain.” – Joni Mitchell.

Every mix I do has a ‘concept’. Back at the start of the year, I picked up three new records – David Crosby ‘If I Could Only Remember My Name’, John Phillips ‘The Wolfking of L.A.’ & Gene Clark’s ‘No Other’. It’s from their essence that I’ve curated this mix. I’ve grown up with a ubiquitous obsession with Los Angeles and it still plays a big part in my creative side. There’s an element of Tarantino’s recent flick in here too, so this is my homage to a place in time that will never be recreated.


Tracklisting:
1.	What Are Their Names – David Crosby
2.	Alabama – Neil Young
3.	Carry On – CSNY
4.	No Other – Gene Clark
5.	April Anne – John Phillips
6.	Traction In The Rain – David Crosby
7.	Love Hurts – Gram Parsons & Emmy-Lou Harris
8.	Jamaica Say You Will – Jackson Browne
9.	Captain – John Phillips
10.	It’s Too Late – Carole King
11.	Malibu People – John Phillips
12.	Laughing – David Crosby
13.	Lady Of The North – Gene Clark




Title: “Once Upon A Time in Laurel Canyon”
Equipment: Technics 1210mk2 vinyl turntables + Pioneer DJM-450 mixer
Liner notes: Recorded live in Classified Records, Dundalk, May 2023. 
This project started in January - while the soul has been on a long road of discovery, it’s been my companion through the spring equinox. My own personal love-letter to Los Angeles. Deep within this 50 minute/one-take mix are detailed, warm, rich, separation of sounds taking the listener on a dreamy psychedelic folk rock trip back to the 'Once Upon a time in Hollywood' timeline. 
Thanks to: OC, Euge, Tim P, JC & my First Lady.

Once Upon A Time In Laurel Canyon

One-take vinyl demo mix. 
Conceived and completed in 24 hours. 
Dream Pop for the daily nightmares. 
For broken souls everywhere.
Feelings aren't facts.


1.	Arrival – Johann Johannsson 
2.	Lifeforms – Daughter
3.	Champion – Warpaint
4.	A+E – Goldfrapp
5.	Savior – St Vincent
6.	Yr Love – Holy Other
7.	Love as a Ghost – Documenta
8.	Stereo Music – Keith Fullerton Whitman
9.	On The Subway – Roger Manning
10.	Small Poppies – Courtney Barnett
11.	Metal Heart – Cat Power
12.	Horse With No Name – Michelle Branch
13.	Flowers in December – Mazzy Star
14.	Staraflur – Sigur Ros
15.    Shibuya - Brian Reitzell
16.    Hey Maggy - David Holmes 
17.	Girls – Death in Vegas
18.	Emancipation – Helios
19.	Are You Awake? – Kevin Shields
20.	Gloomy Sunday – Die Hexen
21.    Down To The Sound - Bibio
21.	Stay With Me – Spiritualized
22.   (outro) Alone in Kyoto - Air

Bubblegum + Razorblades

01. Hidden - SnK & Snaf
02. Indeep and Dance - Way
03. Beast Day (Dj Agent 86 Edit) - Marsha Hunt
04. Balkan Express - Gramatik
05. Blue Crystal (Instrumental) - Skeewiff
06. Ain't Nothing But The Blues (Mojo Filter Remix) - Son of Dave
07. I Just Can't Help Myself (No Rulz Rolled-Out Rework) - Sweet Daddy Floyd
08. Can't Stop This (Jem Stone Remix) - Rennie Pilgrem
09. Bad Habit (DJ Rebel Edit) - Onephatdiva
10. Hey Ciao Tu (The Reflex Retouch) - Pino d'Angio
11. Thursday Night - Afrolicious
12. Love Step - Will Magid
13. Futures/Swing (Hugo Kant Remix) - Zero 7
14. La Femme de Duke - The Duke Spirit vs Air
15. Roads - Portishead
16. Teardrop - Massive Attack
17. Why Is It I Spend The Day? - Monocrome
18. No More Pain - SomehowArt
19. Royals Symphony - Lorde vs The Verve
20. Ritual Union (Adski Remix) - Little Dragon
21. Sexyflap - Jem Stone Remix
22. Dance With You (Chrispop Discoballs) - Timothy Wilson
23. Walkman Music (JR Dynamtie Edit) - Kasso Ft. J-Live
24. Mae Kha Som Tam (Dj Kid Stretch B-boy Edit) - Onuma Singsiri
25. Gyere Fogd Meg A Kezem (Dj Kid Stretch B-boy Edit) - Atlas
26. Contact (Shimi Sonic Remix) - Brigid Bardot
27. The Entertainer - Sine Sickness
28. Brouhaha - Vanessa & The O's [outro] 

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Endtroducing...The Ramp Show Vol. 5

‘B Movie Mix’ is Cinematic Crime Score Soundtrack (fictional) based on a time of conflict (fact). 

Inside this soundtrack we jump from Blaxploitation American funk to brass-led themes laid on a sonic bed of propulsive bass lines, haunting drum beats, wah wah guitars, and epic Latin strings nodding to disco. There’s also room for crime-funk pieces from Italy, France, Germany & Venezuela. 
This music was composed in an era (1971-83) of political turmoil and civil unrest as the world moved into the 3rd industrial revolution. The claustrophobia of these compositions reflect this state of flux.

My last few mixes have been more ‘mainstream’ than usual so I’ve kept this one obscure. 


Intro: The Fortunes of Virgo
Get Up Off Your Knees – David Axelrod
Free Angela (Parts 1&2) – Bayete/Todd Cochran
Il Marsigliese Fugge – Stelvio Cipriani 
Assalto In Moto – Franco Campanino
L’Intoccabile Mr.Cliff – Riz Ortolani
Montreal – Manuel De Sica
Free Angela (Part 3) – Bayete/Todd Cochran
My Family – David Axelrod
The Edge – David McCallum
Mucho Chupar – Julian Adderley
Ballade de Melody Nelson – Serge Gainsbourg
Le Temps De L’Amour – Francoise Hardy
En Melody – Serge Gainsbourg
The Lions and The Cucumber – The Vampire Sound Inc.
Killer Per Necessita – Roberto Pregadio
Dame de Comer – Miguel Angel Fuster
Delirio En Fa Menor – Daniel Grau
Mexico Melody – Helmut Zacharias
(Post movie credits outro): Vecchio Boss – Stelvio Cipriani

B Movie Mix

01. Mukadime Invader Introduction
02. Sometimes – Left Luggage
03. Nothing is Everything – Groove Cereal
04. Everything Reminds Me of Her (DJ Yamin Mix) – Elliott Smith
05. Intro Extended (Hugo Kant Mix) – Bonobo
06. Como Quisiera Decirte (George T Edit) – Los Angeles Negros
07. Basmati Rice – Palov & Panama Cardoon
08. Boss Taurus (Jon Kennedy Remix) – Mucca Pazza
09. Whispering – Miss Yakaba, Mwall & Diabolo
10. Planet Caravan (Poolside Extended Rework) – Black Sabbath
11. Ping (Hugo Kant Mix) – Hauschka
12. Haydn Connection (Hugo Kant Mix) – French Touch Connection
13. Booger Bear – The Floozies
14. Rumble – DJ Inko
15. Mali Huriye – Damrap
16. Habibi Min Zaman (DJ Inko Remix) – Balkan Beat Box
17. Systole, Diastole – Toufic Farroukh
18. Political Fuck – Balkan Beat Box
19. Happy (Hugo Kant Mix) – C2C
20. Tico-Tico Breaks – Funky Boogie Brothers
21. Presidio Pt1 – Kantor Tzar Collectif 
22. Russian March – Johan Strauss
23. War of the Worlds - Richard Burton
24. Elevate/Collars & Aliens – Elliot Ireland
25. L’Estasi Dell’Oro (Baldini Remix) – Ennio Morricone
26. Chaguna – Anzor Kavsadze Georgian Folk Choir
27. Divine Emotions (Karim Motion Dub) – Karim Chehab 
28. Balkumbia’s Second Sky (Thomas Blonet Mix) – Balkan Beat Box
29. Can’t Get Satisfied (UFedit) – Muddy Waters
30. Crunch Punch – Julian Casablancas+The Voidz
31. Waxhead – Omegaman
32. Sleep – Frank Bennett

Endtroducing...The Ramp Show Vol. 6

[side B]
1.	Heading South (Nite Sprite Mix) – Mitch Murder
2.	Stop, Drop & Roll It (Mitch Murder Remix) – Ghosthouse
3.	Just Till Midnight – Mitch Murder ft. Miranda Carey
4.	Spin – Robert Parker
5.	Al Naafiysh (DJ Butcher Edit) – Hashim
6.	Lotus – Robert Parker
7.	Into The Void – Robert Parker
8.	Starworshipper (Mitch Murder Remix) – Futurecop! Ft. Diana Gen
9.	Savage – Mitch Murder
10.	Turbo Interceptor – Quixotic
11.	The Perfect Kiss (Sample Gee Reconstruction) – New Order
12.	Abruzzo Hills – Apollo Zapp
13.	In The News (Nite Sprite Future Drive Remix) – Mitch Murder
14.	Summer Of Heat – Mitch Murder ft. Kristine
15.	Crossing Borders – Plaisance
16.	Lightweight – Freeweights
17.	Shocking Facts - Quasars
18.	I Ran (So Far Away) – A Flock Of Seagulls


Endtroducing...The Ramp Show Vol. 7 [side B]

You have been teleported into a 8-bit Atari computer car game called 'Chasing the Sun'. Your engine is revved up and you're under the starting gun of a race in the summer sunshine, complete with its own soundtrack. You clench your red, white & blue leather driving gloves on the wheel as the digital clock ticks down. The crowd roar and move in strange blocky formations. A big gold coin on a tropical island awaits the winner as the clock counts down.......Go!!!

(This is a two-part neo-futuristic 80s mix, with both sides clocking in at less than 45mins; just fitting perfectly onto a 90 minute tape!)


[side A]
1.	Introduction: Black Celebration
2.	After Hours Run – Mitch Murder
3.	Story of the Running Wolf (Lost Years Remix) – Stratospheric
4.	Wolf – Powercut
5.	Chase – Cartridge 1987
6.	Wunderbar (Le Hammond Inferno Romantic Mix) – Jeans Team
7.	Broken Dreams – Nightcrawler
8.	So Blinded (Lost Years Remix) – Furns
9.	Short Circuit – Daft Punk
10.	Get Up Stand Fresh (End of Summer Mix) – Franklean
11.	Head Over Heels (Fingerman Edit) – Tears For Fears
12.	Virtual Reality (A Space Love Adventure Remix) – Mach Rider
13.	Death Wish – A Space Love Adventure
14.	Arrival (Mitch Murder Remix) – Lazerhawk
15.	Feel The Air – Mitch Murder ft. Kristine
16.	Problems D’Amour (Alkalino Edit) – Alexander Robotnick
17.	The Promise (Dynamicron Word Edit) – When In Rome
18.	Daybreak – Mitch Murder


Endtroducing...The Ramp Show Vol. 7 [side A]

This is a VINYL ONLY mix. I've not recorded anything new/fresh in over a year; this is my re-emergence from DJing-hibernation. This recording is a reflection on what I've been listening to thru 2016, compassing sounds of acoustic pieces, 60's R&B, Psyche, Experimental Rock/Pop, Folk,  Krautrock, Avant-Garde, Art-Rock on all original pressing vinyl from the 1960's...

Setlist:
Introduction: A Better Guide To Listening
Great Gig In the Sky - Pink Floyd
Hazey Jane - Nick Drake
May You Never - John Martyn
Crucify Your Mind - Rodriguez
Sand - Lee Hazlewood
Shine On Your Crazy Diamond (Part 8) - Pink Floyd
Dernieres Impressions - Jean-Pierre Castalan
Terrapin - Syd Barrett
You Know Who I Am - Leonard Cohen
Maybe You're Right - Cat Stevens
American Dreamer - Gene Clark
Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
Midnight Cowboy - John Barry
Here Today - Beach Boys
Wild Mountain Thyme - The Byrds
Along Comes Mary - The Association
The Letter - The Box Tops
Happy Together - The Turtles 
I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group
I Idolize You - Gigi & The Charmaines
SF Sorrow - Pretty Things
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
One Way Glass - Manfred Man
Stomping Ground - Moondog

Vinyl Mix - Made 15.12.16

A Hazy Shade Of Winter [Vinyl Mix]

With Depeche Mode releasing a brilliant new LP and just heading off around the world on tour, it's time for the next installment in my own DM series of mixes. This is #4. Made with vinyl on a set of Technics 1200s. All songs are from 1990-2017 and none of them have been used on any of my three previous mixes...

Tracklisting:
01 GOING BACKWARDS
02 CORRUPT
03 THE DEAD OF NIGHT
04 I LIKE THE WAY YOU MOVE
05 THE SINNER IN ME
06 BARREL OF A GUN
07 MERCY IN YOU
08 POISON HEART
09 USELINK
10 GOODNIGHT LOVERS
11 WAITING FOR THE NIGHT
12 COVER ME
13 SISTER OF NIGHT
14 WHERE'S THE REVOLUTION
15 MARTYR
16 SO MUCH LOVE

Depeche Mode 90>17 [Vinyl Mix]

Intro: Double Barrel – Dave & Ansell
I’m a Free Man – Freddie McKay
Jah Light – Judah Eskender Tafari
A Change Is Gonna Come – Jennifer Lara
Creation Skank – Prince Jazzbo
In A Armagideon – Winston Flames
Musical Science – Dub Specialist 
Fullness – Vin Gordon
Rascal Man – Delroy Wilson
Better Must Come – Larry Marshall
Silver Words – Ken Boothe
Babylon Fever – Dillinger
Cokane In My Brain – Dillinger
Deeper & Deeper – Senior Soul
Son of Slaves – Junior Delgado
Fancy Make Up – John Holt
Curly Locks – Junior Byles 
Return of Django – Upsetters
Johnny Too Bad – The Slickers
Disco Devil – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Louie Louie – Toots & The Maytals
That’s My Number – Toots & The Maytals
Breakfast In Bed – Lorna Bennett
You Can Get It If You Really Want – Jimmy Cliff
Silly Games – Janet Kay

Studio One Sound System [Vinyl Mix]

Recorded live & instore at Classified Records, Dundalk, Sat 13.01.18 as part of the pop-up Bowie mini-festival. Three different DJs played live sets on the Technics 1210s during the day and this is part ONE performed by Neil Waters. This setlist features less obvious tracks and tries to encapsulate a mood and project a feeling of time dilation which is based (mostly) around Bowie's 1977-82 'Berlin Trilogy' period. This is the David Bowie I have musical preference for; his work with Brian Eno has a wonderfully modern dystopian feel to it and is the Bowie I love most. So, download away, this mix will also fit onto a blank CD for the car. We'll have parts TWO and THREE available as a trilogy set in the coming weeks...

01 Intro: Becalmed - Brian Eno
02 Crystal Japan
03 Sense of Doubt
04 Subterraneans
05 V2 Schneider
06 A New Career In Town
07 Cat People
08 Loving The Alien
09 Ashes to Ashes
10 DJ
11 Fashion
12 Beauty and The Beast
13 Word On A Wing
14 Right (Alternate version)
15 John, I'm Only Dancing
16 Bowie's In Space - Flight of the Conchords
17 L'air Que Je Chante - Papillon 
18 Yassassin
19 I Can't Give Anything Away

Live From Classified Records Dundalk 13.01.18

Bowiemixone

This is part two of our Bowie Trilogy. This DJ mix was made by the newest and youngest member of the group, a student from Berlin called Mila. This mix is a collection of her favourite Bowie songs, impressively recorded in one-take (her first ever DJ mix). These songs cover the '71-75 period where the space oddity became Aladdin Sane before the Thin White Duke took over. 

Setlist:
01. Station to Station                      
02. Look Back in Anger
03. Fame
04. Sound and Vision
05. Red Money
06. Joe the Lion
07. Scary Monsters
08. China Girl
09. What in the World
10. Andy Warhol
11. Helden
12. Blackout
13. Moonage Daydream
14. Be My Wife
15. Lady Grinning Soul
16. Rock n Roll Suicide

Bowiemixtwo [Mila's Mix]

We recently did a DJ event called 'The Dystopian Disco' which featured only music of a post-punk/new wave/minor key nature. People just love the duality of this genre; the darkness and the light. This mix is a reflection of this category of music which began in 1977 when punk went out of fashion almost as quick as it came in. Those tired of standard 2 chord trashing went on to experiment in different directions, inspiring others—particularly in the London and New York, but also in places like Manchester and Koln — to incorporate unusual sounds, from electronica to free jazz to world music, into their punk-rock roots. The results were as musically and lyrically diverse as they were artistically vital. Post-punk lyrics could be scathingly political or absurdly nonsensical. There was an anger and bleakness to much of the music, but it was often masked by a playfulness nature. These were musicians interested in seeing where music could go in era that hadn't yet been dominated by synths and computers.

Setlist:
01 ELEGIA – NEW ORDER
02 ATMOSPHERE – JOY DIVISION
03 CHEREE – SUICIDE
04 BACK TO NATURE – FAD GADGET 
05 MOONSHAKE - CAN
06 DRAG QUEEN – THE STROKES
07 TRANSMISSION – JOY DIVISION
08 AGE OF CONSENT – NEW ORDER
09 MONZA – HARMONIA
10 PANDORA – COCTEAU TWINS
11 TENNIS – JUST MUSTARD
12 GUESS I’M FALLING IN LOVE – VELVET UNDERGROUND 
13 KING’S LEAD HAT – BRIAN ENO
14 NO LOVE LOST – JOY DIVISION
15 MARQUEE MOON – TELEVISION
16 A FORST – THE CURE
17 CEREMONY – NEW ORDER
18 I FOUND THAT ESSENCE RARE – GANG OF FOUR
19 PSYCHO KILLER – TALKING HEADS

Anti-Matter Mix

Time for something new. 

Imagine the retro version James Bond of old, in an Aston Martin DB5 with his girl, 30 years into the future. He's fighting crime, he's taking his time, he enjoys his expensive fine wines. He likes to bust balls and break hearts but tonight he's playing backgammon and going niteclubbing in Soho in 2042 with Ursula Andress in toe who has been frozen in time by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

This is his soundtrack.

01. Junior Introduction 
02. Bohemian Rhapsody (Pied Piper Mix) - Queen 
03. Je Ne T'aime Plus - Manu Chao 
04. Show Me Your Love (12" Mix) - Shimi Sonic 
05. Be A Bee - Air 
06. Paper Thin - Freqnik & WDRE 
07. Brass, Beats & Bongos - Skeewif 
08. Boen Again - 5 
09. These Boots Were Made For Walking (Schmix Mix) - Nancy Sinatra 
10. Crazy, Crazy - Skeewif 
11. Wild Waters - Skeewif 
12. (Still) Passin' Me By - JStar 
13. Bam Bam/Never Lost One - Sister Nancy vs Lauryn Hill 
14. Cold Blooded Murder - Shimi Sonic 
15. Perfidia - Phyllis Dillon 
16. Chan Chan (DJ Yamin remix) - Buena Vista Social Club 
17. Ain't No Stairway High Enough - Fissunix 
18. Fix Up My Wonderwall - Daigo 
19. As Opose - Master 
20. Rumba In The Crates (Basement Freaks vs Pedigree Cuts Blend) - Chrispop 
21. San Jose - Shmix 
22. Tic Toc (Maars Reggae Re-Dub) - The Lords of The Underground 
23. Regulate Rock - JStar 
24. Paper President (Jimi Needles Summer Cocktail) - M.I.A. vs The Honey Drippers 
25. Jump Around (Maars Reggae Re-Fix) - House of Pain 
26. The Wrong Mango - Joe Revell 
27. A Message To You Rudy (J-Sound Mix) - The Specials 
28. Uptown Top Ranking (Bashboomb Mix) - Althea & Donna 
29. Thunderbirds Sample 
30. Lithium - Little Roy

James Bond Club Boogie Mix

I've wanted to do a 'rock n roll' styled mix for a while now. Something to feed on, something to sweat over, a quick spin back to my roots. 
Lets be honest, we all love a bit of rock n roll...we all have our favourite bands that we grew up on, bands that we will be eternally loyal to no matter what they do off the stage (within morals). There are also bands & artists that we will perpetually dislike, usually for life-long irrational reasons. 
But when it comes to rock n roll, no-one is either right or wrong on their opinions, because music is not dealt in facts or statistics, there's no chart or league tables....it's a feeling. And if it was good then, it's good now....


01. Fucking in the bushes - Oasis 
02. Wreakin' Bar - The Vaccines 
03. California Sun - The Ramones 
04. Communication Sedated (Led Zeppelin vs The Ramones) - Fissunix 
05. Suffragette City - David Bowie 
06. Ode to a Black Man - Phil Lynott 
07. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones 
08. All day and all of the Night - The Stranglers 
09. The Hardest Button to Button - The White Stripes 
10. Nineties WTF - Wick it The Instigator 
11. Same Jeans - The View 
12. Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?) - Buzzcocks 
13. Complete Control - The Clash 
14. Cool for Cats - Squeeze 
15. Making Plans for Nigel - XTC 
16. I Want More - Can 
17. Five Years Ahead My Time - The Third Bardo 
18. I'm Alive - Johnny Thunder 
19. Fade Away - Rolling Stones 
20. Time of the Season - The Zombies 
21. For Your Love - The Yardbirds 
22. Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful 
23. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf 
24. Radar Love - Golden Earring

The Orange Peel Sessions (Side A)

Time for a DEPECHE MODE MIX. 

Depeche Mode....The best electronic band ever? Surely, no other group/band have ever come close to sustaining the level of quality for over 30 years? In this mix I've tried to capture the live feel of a DM gig and incorporate it into an extended mix. I've covered tracks from the 1st album in 1981 right through to the most recent stuff. 
Included in this mix are rare tracks, remixes, live versions, album tracks, demo versions, a Martin Gore set, the odd single, a rare cover version and a few b-sides covering the last 30 years of the boys from Basildon, sorry Santa Barbara. 


TRACKLISTING:
01. LIFE'S TOO SHORT Introduction
02. GHOST
03. NOTHING (101 Live)
04. NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN (Aggro Mix)
05. WALKING IN MY SHOES (Tour of the Universe rehearsals)
06. WRONG (Trentemoller Mix)
07. I FEEL YOU (Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2010)
08. RUSH (Devotional Tour Live 1994)
09. LILLIAN
10. PUPPETS (Royksopp Mix)
11. STORIES OF OLD
12. DIRT
13. SHAKE THE DISEASE (Touring the Angel Live 2005)
14. HOME (Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2010)
15. I WANT YOU NOW (Alan Wilder Mix)
16. CLEAN/BLUE DRESS (Evil Presidentes Clean Dress Mix)
17. THE SUN & THE RAINFALL (Black Light Odyssey Mix)
18. OH WELL
19. SISTER OF NIGHT (Ida Engberg's Giving Voice To The Flame Remix)
20. JOHN THE REVELATOR (UNKLE Reconstruction)
21. SUFFER WELL (M83 Remix)
22. A PAIN THAT I'M USED TO (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
23. ENJOY THE SILENCE (2004 Version)
24. PERSONAL JESUS (Live/Jesus Doesn't Care/Pied Piper Remix)
25. EVERYTHING COUNTS (Devotional Tour Live 1994)

dEpEchE modE mix

"Neil very kindly asked me to contribute a DJ mix to this series of 'Classified Records Instore Sessions' and I've decided to turn to the world of film soundtracks for inspiration. 
Movie scores can cover any musical genre or style imaginable which gave me plenty of scope. Sometimes the soundtrack to a film is far superior to the film itself and can therefore be appreciated on its own merits. 
So expect to hear some Morricone,  Acid Folk, Italian Electronica, Krautrock and even some Library Music. 
And don't worry if you've never seen "Andy Warhol's Dracula" (1974), neither have I...."

It's called "Sounds and Visions"

Broadcast - The North downs
Claudio Gizzi - In The Cellars Of The castle
Ennio Morricone - Rodeo
Rino de Filippi - Doing Fine
Johnny Harris - Love Song
Giuliano Sorgini - Slaves
James Clarke + Sounds - Folk Song
Pentangle - Light Flight
Clannad - Darkmere
Giorgio Moroder - Istanbul Opening
Tangerine Dream - Burning Bar
Air - Alone In Kyoto
Rowlf - Cottleston Pie
Stanley Myers - Prick Up Your Ears (End Titles)
Mike Vickers - I Remember
(free download)

Cheers,
Dave (Junior Vice President of Classified Records).

Classified Records - Instore Sessions #2 [ft. David White]

As part of our ongoing instore DJ sessions, I've jumped on the shops decks to make a 'space jazz' styled mix combining two of my favourite hobbies; astrology and music. This is an exploration of the celestial collision between jazz, spirituality, soul, 70s politics and human resonance. It is called 'Betelgeuse' (a weird name befitting a weird mix). Danke, Neil.


Betelgeuse is a red supergiant pulsating star in the Orion constellation, popularised for sounding just like "beetle-juice". Classified as a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2, Betelgeuse is one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. If it was at the centre of our Solar System, its surface would lie beyond the asteroid belt and it would engulf the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars & Jupiter. Estimated to be 1400 times larger than our sun, the most likely star-formation scenario for Betelgeuse is that it is a runaway star from the Orion OB1 Association. It left the main sequence about one million years ago and has been a red supergiant for about 40,000 years. The red supergiant star appears to be in no danger of imminently exploding, even though a recent, dramatic dip in brightness has baffled academics. If and when Betelgeuse explodes and becomes a black hole, it will shine as bright as the half-Moon for more than six months as all this silent brightness would be concentrated into one point in the sky, a supernova.


1.	Theme for the Irishman – Robbie Robertson
2.	The Gentle Softness – Lalo Schifrin
3.	Dew – Don Ellis
4.	Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood
5.	Lillemor – Francy Bolland
6.	Our Chant – Gunter Hampel Quintet
7.	Visions – Brainticket
8.	John Coltrane – Clifford Jordan Quartet 
9.	Celestial Blues – Gary Bartz Ntu Troop
10.	Tawhid – Johnny Lytle
11.	Space Jungle Funk – The Oneness of Juju
12.	Shadows – Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
13.	Dance of the Dream Man – Angelo Badalamenti
14.	Julien Dans L’Ascenseur – Miles Davis 
15.	Self-Portrait in Three Colours – Charles Mingus
16.	Broken Mirrors – Lalo Schifrin
17.	Sleep Walk – Santo & Johnny

Recorded at Classified Records, Dundalk on Wednesday 19 Aug 2020. Artwork by Caleb Ogg / iso.hedron on Instagram

Classified Records - Instore Sessions #4 [ft. Betelgeuse]

There seems to be a little confusion on the distinction between 'art' and 'craft'. 
Is DJing something that almost anyone can learn to execute, relatively easily, from a technical standpoint? 
Absolutely. 
Can anyone then translate that into creating a strong emotional response among their audience, or pushing forward a culture? 
Nope. 
Some djs are tradespeople, some are craftsmen, some part-entertainer-part-jukebox and one in every two million people are artists. 
Us? We just love music. 


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