MM018 - MESSINA'S MIRACLE BABY MIX

Messina Music 001 – Mixin’ It, Blendin’ It, and Sendin’ It..

Shaun Broughton - Randy Watson’s Sexual Chocolate Mix.

As many of you know, our other great love here at Messina is music.  Admittedly its mainly deep house we pimp around, but for some odd and unbeknownst reason, it seems to pair perfectly with the joy of eating gelato. Of course our role is not to question why such things are so, but to continue to facilitate the experience and give you the messina disco..

For some time now a few mixes that have graced our hallowed speakers have come from a lovely chap by the name of Shaun Broughton aka Shaun Bro. Without even knowing it, you’ve probably tipped your lid, tapped your toes and found yourself dancing out the door to one of his mixes on more than one occasion.  We thought it might be nice to get something whipped up specifically for our little messina clubbing customers, and this is the result.  To celebrate the return of the great Randy Watson special this week (chocolate gelato with a berry white chocolate fudge throughout), Shaun has compiled ‘Randy Watson’s Sexual Chocolate’ for your listening and culinary pleasure. So turn it on, rub it in and get down my friends! 

We’ve managed to bribe, commission, lean on, and/or trick a whole bunch of DJ's and music lovers into compiling mixes for us and with any luck we’ll upload one a month, so stay tuned. The next mix will be available in September and is brought to you by the ever so lovely and ever so likeable northern beaches surfer/DJ/legend/model* Robbie Lowe!

*Robbie may or may not actually be a model


Shaun Broughton - Randy Watson's Sexual Chocolate Mix

The King of Kingston deep house returns to celebrate the opening of our new store in Kingston! Quality house music..

MM019 - Ashley Feraude's Kingston Biscuit Mix 2021

F’Lόpez is a Canberra local with a distinct Mediterranean heritage! Combining his passion for quality deep house music and melodic vocals, he has produced a mix best enjoyed with a gelato in hand! @flopez_official is synonymous with the Canberra house scene and after playing at multiple venues in the capital has produced a special mix including some of his favourite tracks of 2021 – think high end, quality deep house vibes.

MM021 – F’Lόpez’s Costa del Dulce Mix

Robbie Lowe is one of those rare DJ’s who’s stuck to his guns time and time again. For as long as I can remember (and I remember when he first started DJ’ing) he’s always had a firm handle on a distinct style of timeless, melodic, deep house. It always comes across as very clean, snappy and rather tasteful. It's exactly the type of music we adore here at Messina. He’s never strayed from the ideal of simply playing 'good quality house music'. Ever since the epic days of the progressive house movement in the early 90's, he's stayed true to the music he loves and is now clearly enjoying somewhat of a renaissance with the resurgence of the deep house scene. A renaissance that is well deserved.

Over the last 10 years he’s DJ’d sporadically at times, more at others. But he’s always been around and whether it be a club, a surf shop, or a wedding, he's always played somewhere! When his music was too deep for the prevailing club scene, I dare say he simply surfed more (he's a bit of a northern beaches legend) but he never stopped playing and he's never lost the fire. I have a long history with Robbie, having had him play for me at club nights/music festivals over the years, as well as having had the pleasure of playing beside him many times. No matter where or what the situation, he is always en pointe and always a thorough gentleman. Now i sell ice cream, and amazingly, i've still found a way to book him! 

In short he's an amazing DJ and well loved as a human so it makes sense that he mixes the second instalment of the Messina Music series. Enjoy, its a cracker.

Declan

MESSINA MUSIC - MIXIN' IT, BLENDIN' IT AND SENDIN' IT..

Robbie Lowe's Monkey Business Mix

Micks Missing Messina Mix MM020

I don't want to go on too much about Ken except to say he’s the biggest thing to come out of Canberra since legal fireworks. Suffice to say he’s a pretty big deal round there. He has consistently proven himself to be a world class DJ and ‘expert gatherer’ of quality electronic music for over 20 years now. He’s also Mad Racketeer which earns serious credibility points. 

Over a DJ’s lifespan they will often go through 'phases', get caught up in new genres (usually to their detriment), or have periods where they’re just downright shit. Ken has never been that guy. He’s always had a feel for forward thinking music and I can safely say I've never heard him play a bad set. He's not a living legend (sorry ken), but he’s a mega lovely chap and a man who plays super nice music. That’s why we asked him to do this mix. It’s a little bit eclectic. It’s a little bit housey. It’s just good music strung together in an intelligent and seamless manner. 

As a little offshoot to coincide with the release of our Heisenberg flavour this week, we've named this one the Blue Sky Mix.. I think you’ll like what you hear..




MM003 Ken Cloud's Blue Sky Mix

Matt Crawford is a Gold Coast local and is huge a fan of Gelato Messina's dairy-free sorbets (especially Chocolate Sorbet + Pandan & Coconut Sorbet, together). 'Going Organic' is his exclusive mix for Messina Music to take you on a sonic journey through, Deep, Melodic and Organic House. An eclectic mix of timeless gems and fresh favourites, it's kind of like a Gelato Messina Chocolate Sorbet + Pandan & Coconut Sorbet for your ears!

Tracklist

1. Street Corner Symphony - Street Corner Symphony
2. Sojourn (Dub Mix) - Paul Sawyer
3. A Hymn for Your Dreams - Lee Burridge
4. Lagoona (Extended Mix) - Maxxim
5. Open Form - Lost Desert and Amand feat. Reigan
6. Circles - Double Touch
7. Embre - Sebastien Leger and Tim Green
8. Sweetest Heart (Shai T Extended Mix) - Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston
9. Castles in the Air - Fulltone
10. Jivoe Serdce - Volen Sentir
11. Another World (Andre Lodemann Mix) - Akabu
12. Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix) - Djuma Soundsystem
13. Trauermusik - Partial Arts

MM022 - Matt Crawford Presents 'Going Organic'

Michelle Owen has quietly carved out a life in and around electronic music for over 10 years (I think). It’s a career that has shimmied its way through every corner of the industry and indeed the lifestyle that is so quintessentially part of the music industry package. Over the years she’s started her own label, worked for other labels, she’s blogged about it, she’s blagged it, she’s produced it, she’s mixed it and she’s more often played it. She’s always been a busy little thing. And all along, she has remained one of the sweetest woman in music you would ever want to meet. 

Having recently returned to Sydney after many years in Berlin, she’s been kind enough to put together a mix inspired by the imminent summer months that have inevitably lured her back home. Pull up a banana lounge, grab a pimms & lemonade, sit back and enjoy the sunshine. 


MM004 Michelle Owen's Black Forest Mix

Finally, after a well earned xmas hiatus, Messina Music is back with a new and exclusive mix from a true gentleman of the music world. This one's from that man about town and all round nice guy - Mo'Funk. A little bit of funk, a dash of R&B and just a sprinkle of mushroom-jazzy-downbeat sweetness, this is killer. 

Sydney-bred DJ Mo’funk isn’t just a veteran of the Australian dance music scene, but now an annual fixture on the biggest clubbing playground of them all – the Spanish party isle of Ibiza. Since first venturing there with his record crate as a virtual unknown in 2007, Mo’s racked up sets at too many of the island’s hotspots to name. His 2012 tour of duty saw him hold down residencies at Pacha, Ocean Beach Club, and the legendary Space, where he regularly stepped up to the plate for their We Love… and Carl Cox club nights. 

He's back for the Sydney summer and felt it only right that he lay down a mix for our music lovin' gelatoheads! 
Real Music, Real Skills and a Uniqueness that no one can duplicate. He got da Funk!

Enjoy!

Follow Mo'funk online

LIKE:  www.facebook.com/mofunkthedj
FOLLOW:  www.twitter.com/djmofunk
LISTEN:  www.soundcloud.com/djmofunk
Instagram: @itsmoyo

Follow Sergio Selim online

LIKE: www.facebook.com/sergioselimsounds
Instagram: @sergioselim

MM05 - Mo'funk & Sergio Selim - Ice Cream Dreams (The Messina Mixtape)

Messina's Ice Cream Disco Mix MM023

Resident selector and promoter for ColourSound, Tomek Rutkowski has kindly whipped up a little winter mix for your listening pleasure.
ColourSound is a monthly Saturday night party at an inner city Newcastle venue. Resident DJs Phil Smart and Tomek plus locals are joined by some very talented guest selectors from Sydney and beyond, delivering a blend of quality deep house and techno sounds for your dancing pleasure. 
For more info, check out:
https://www.facebook.com/ColourSoundNewcastle

MM06 Tomek's ColourSound Mix

The loveable lads that bring you Sydney's only proper sunday sessions S.A.S.H are stepping things up and having a little slumber party this weekend and you're invited! 

To celebrate, Matt Weir has recorded a recent 2 hour set and plonked it right here on the Messina Music page to get you in the mood.. 

indulge your senses and don't forget to check out their 3 day sleep out extravaganza this weekend.. Plenty of chug chug chuggity chug goin on right there..

http://sash.net.au/sashsleepout/

MM07 - Matt Weir's Sleep Out Mix

Kali is one of Sydney’s most longstanding jockeys of top-shelf house and timeless disco. Between hosting some of the city's most incredible parties under the Picnic banner and spinning at just about every quality joint in town, the outcome is always the same: hundreds of dancing feet and grinning faces. 

She's toured some of the best in the business including stone cold legends DJ Harvey, Andrew Weatherall, A Guy Called Gerald and Ivan Smagghe, while also hosting parties with the likes of Pachanga Boys, Mano Le Tough, DJ Sprinkles, KiNK, Derrick May and countless others. When the promoter hat comes off and the headphones come on, it's nothing but world-class performances behind the decks of places like Sydney Festival, The Spice Cellar, Mad Racket, Listen Out, Subsonic, Electric Days (Dubai) and a smorgasbord of Sydney's top bars and night spots. She’s also taken Picnic onto the airwaves, hosting a weekly radio show on FBi Click, spinning to ears around the world every Thursday afternoon. To top it all off, she can now claim the status of Boiler Room alumni!

www.picnicstuff.com.au

track list 

01. Alexander Skancke feat. HEwrote - Found My Place (Vinny Villbass Tropical Mix)
02. Dreems - In The Desert (Axel Boman Remix)
03. Tornado Wallace - Circadia
04. Dorisburg - Trust
05. Lord of the Isles - Gigha
06. Palms Trax - Forever (Galcher Lustwerk Remix)
07. Fur - Pulp (Linkwood Stargazer Mix)
08. Haron - Maze
09. Mr. G - Daily Prayer
10. Dorisburg - Devotion
11. Genius of Time - Djungel Jam
12. Massimiliano Pagliara - We Have Time feat. Mavin

MM08 - Icecream Quietly by Kali

Indulge in the musical bliss of Matt Crawford's second exclusive mix for Messina Music, 'Timeless Flavours'. The seamless blend of genres takes the listener on a journey from deep house to techno on a sonic collage featuring underground house music spanning the early 2000s to unreleased gems from 2023. Timeless classics, timeless flavours!

Tracklist:

1. Pyor - Darius
2. Give You Up (Darius Remix) - Crayon
3. Ultimatum - Disclosure
4. Misunderstood (Stripped & Salty Vocal) - Miguel Migs
5. Hippy Speedball (Sedov Remix) - The Mole
6. Unwirklich - Manon
7. Rah That's A Mad Question - Barry Can't Swim
8. Robespierre - LOG
9. Body Language - M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade
10. Another Generation - Akabu
11. Dear Future - Marsolo
12. Move That Body - Danny Tenaglia and Cevin Fisher
13. Search & Discover (Short Version) - Kolter
14. This Time We Save - Stussko
15. .370 - Private Press
16. The Man With The Red Face - Laurent Garnier

Matt Crawford Presents... 'Timeless Flavours'

There’s been a lot of talk recently regarding the lost art of DJ’ing. I’m sad to say, we tend to agree.
DJ’s carry entire record collections around on a USB (as low res MP3’s to boot), they have software that does the beat-matching for them, they tweak and twist imaginary knobs as they prance around like show ponies, and it seems standard promo shots are best done in a bikini these days. Luckily, there are still good folk like Jamie Palmer who must rely entirely on their well honed skills as a fussy selector, because quite frankly, he looks appalling in a bikini.

Jamie’s never really been a career DJ, but he’s what we call a proper DJ. He buys vinyl, selects them in a manner akin to panning for gold, he mixes them on turntables and thankfully every now and then, he records the result.He buys tunes that you'll want to listen to time and time again. Records that get better with age, rather than fatigue with every revolution of the player. It's music that has longevity, music thats beautiful and music that makes your tummy churn with nervous excitement.

Mixed almost entirely off 'vinyl only' releases and meticulously manicured with love, its an understatement to say we are super chuffed to be putting this exclusive mix up for you all to enjoy. 

It took about 4 months to compile, 2 months to mix and about 3 months for me to post it online. Standard gestational period for a fully formed auditory baby of this quality!

We call it deep house music. He calls it dancing music. We tend to agree.

tracklist -
Profile – 25th [Serie Limitee]
Sam Irl – Chickz [Frank music]
2 Bit Crew – Hilton [Deso Records]
Konstantin Sibold ft. Telly – I'm in Need [Mojuba]
Sam Irl – Little [Frank Music]
Phrased – s’reality [L.B.Produce]
Flabaire – Biblife [D.KO]
Chris Carrier – Japan Air [Robsoul]
Mike Constantino & JT Donaldson – Lemon Drops (Monopolowa Dub) [Fair Park]
Move D – Eastman [City Centre Offices]
Gnork – Blorp 93 [Blind Jacks Journey]
Tambien – Der Elf [ESP Institute] 
Adesse Versions – Modal [Make Love In Public Spaces]
Tim Toh – No Trace (Serious Version) [Serious Trouble]
Palms Trax – Forever (Galcher Lustwerk Remix) [Lobster Theremin White Label]
Monsieur Cedric – Bonus Track 01 [Serie Limitee Hors-Serie]
Paso – I Never [D.KO]
Black L3G0 – YEAH [Legendary Sound Research]


MM09 - Jamie's Lannister Mix

We (Messina) have always had loads of people asking us about the playlists and mixes we play in store. It's always been nice to hear compliments about the music we curate and to know that people are discerning enough to notice. The truth is, it's a self indulgent selection of mixes and tracks curated by a DJ that once was, but now isn’t.. ie. me.

About 5 years ago I decided to start a monthly mix series under the guise of Messina Music, essentially for people that liked what we played in store and wanted a bit more. We started off well, but like most things, life got in the way and the last mix we uploaded was, to my surprise about 3 years ago! I’d always intended to do a mix for the series myself, but it just never happened and after 9 lovely mixes we ground to a complete and utter halt.

After a super quick trip to Europe earlier this year, I unexpectedly rediscovered the joy of record shopping. Something i used to do 2-3 times a week but i’d not done for years, since the unceremonious demise of pretty much all 'new vinyl’ record stores in Sydney. I’ve never really enjoyed buying vinyl online or doing mixes using digital software, its just not my bag. I’m a bit of a luddite in that regard. As such, i haven’t done a recorded mix in over 10 years (maybe longer). Armed with some new vinyl and a ‘can-do' attitude I have finally bashed out a quick mix for your listening pleasure (hopefully). Hope you enjoy it..

Declan

Tickets Mix

MM10 - Declan Lee's Tickets Mix

Every time I walked into Messina to grab my favourite gelato and I couldn’t help but notice the music. To me it was as sweet as the frozen bliss. After a few months of visits I ended up asking the staff where the sounds were from and that led me to the Messina mixes – discovering hours of the type of house I loved and still love.
 
The last time I was in there my girlfriend had to pull me out of the store because I wanted to stay there just to hear the next song. ‘You should see if they would play one of your mixes?’ she said. What a great idea and what a great girlfriend! So I headed home to my records and mixed a selection of house tunes I hope people will enjoy as much as I enjoyed curating. I sent it to Declan with fingers crossed and the rest is history.
 
Deep and funky blended with soulful and edgy - it’s an extended house ride so choose your flavours, tune in and enjoy my Messina mix. I can’t wait to go in there and hear it!

Ashley Feraude
https://soundcloud.com/feraude

DJ Mixes

MM11 - Ashley Feraude's Around The House Mix

Jamie Palmer is but a classic vinyl junkie.. Buying records is like a continual search for the next hit. Chasing the dragon but in a very wholesome manner! Jamie has called his mix the Smack, Crackle and Pop Mix. Crackle and Pop because it's a vinyl only mix - one of the many beautiful variances associated with this warm, but occasionally flawed analogue format. 
From Jamie - "I thought it was a nice link to Messina. Once your tub is on the way, that's the smack. Crackle and pop of course also relates to texture and chunks that are always the surprises we love to mine for! Musically I've tried to do the same. There's 4 or 5 mid 1990's records - a vibe that has always been my core inspiration.. then I've tried to build around those sorts of records. Really just putting together things I've been digging recently. Wanted to keep it housey, with good vibes, a little bit classic, a little bit cosmic / tribally in parts.. I hope you guys like it!"

MM12 - Jamie Palmer's Smack, Crackle & Pop Mix

Good DJ’s are both selectors and technicians. Shit DJ’s are neither.
Paulie G is the ULTIMATE selector, and its the reason we chose this delightful human to deliver our 13th Messina Mix for your listening pleasure. 

From UK deep house to eclectic Namibian wobble-step, Paul collects it all. The weird and obscure sit comfortably beside (well at least 1.5mm away from)swathes of funk filled house in his record box. It's a veritable mixed bag of audio lollies and one that should be shared with the world. It's the right thing to do.

Whether you’re in lock-down, in isolation or in quarantine, this has something for everyone! So sit back, sanitise, distance yourself from the rest of the human race and spend an hour getting to know Paulie G.

MM13 - Paulie G's Lockdown Mix

MESSINA MIX DEC 2012

Pocket has long been our friend and somewhat of an electronic guru for us here at Messina. Having been a stalwart of the electronic music scene in Australia for years, he's now residing in downtown LA and has recently become a self styled musical iso-shaman. His cosmic influence has been guiding many of us through these uncertain times as the penultimate vinyl selector known as 'Copernicus Sunjay'. With his urban disco therapy sessions and accompanying guided vibrational tuition (streamed live from his home in LA), its fair to say the planet is a better place with this man in it. He’s very kindly delivered the next mix in the Messina Music series and we think youse are gunna love it..
for more - https://www.facebook.com/pocketmixes

Messina DJ Mixes

MM014 - Pocket's Chocovid Chip Mix

MM015 - Do You Want Vanilla

Jamie Lane - a gelato fanatic and uber-talented creative, has combined his passions to put together an eccentric mix of deep house cuts for your Fri-yay night Messina fix. Known for pushing the envelope of electro-pop music, Jamie has gone up and down the east coast spreading pure vibrations, performing with local heroes like Running Touch and at your favourite NYE music festival. When he’s not creating, he’s cleverly curating, sculpting the highs and lows of a pulsing set. Last time he physically DJ’d was Falls Fest, so inspired by the memories of festivals, fireworks and.. dancing, Jamie has created the “Drift” Mix which he calls “a thickshake of minimalism, sticky grooves and euphoria.”

Jamie will be performing this mix live this Friday to really get you thirsty. Follow him to get notified when he goes live and see how loud your iPhone speakers can go.

MM016 - Jamie Lane's Drift Mix

When the music heads of Messina open up their decks to an urban artist, you know you’re in for a real treat. When he’s not hitting the cabinets at Messina stores indulging in a scoop of coconut & pandan, Def Rok's gifting the ears of R&B club-goers around the country.
Notorious for playing alongside some heavyweight artists like 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Ice Cube, Craig David just to name a few, in true old school fashion, Def Rok's also mixed CDs for Sony Music and Warners back when Walkmans used to be a thing, so you know he's got street cred. 
So sit back, strap yourself in and enjoy these sultry beats.

MM017 - DJ DEF ROK'S PANDANMONIUM MIX

world class artisan gelato, world class tunes.. happy.

Gelato Messina

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