'Music They Love'... we ask DJ's and producers to delve into their collection and put together a selection of records that have meant a lot to them in the past, as well as the present. All things inspirational and influential - the records which have shaped their sound as a producer or selection as a DJ.

This time around we're joined by Bristol-based producer and DJ @red-rackem. We've been long time fans of his productions here at the shop, so it's a real pleasure to have him involved in our series. He put together a whopper of a mix from his personal collection, no genre was off limits. Here's what he had to say about the mix:

"I have always enjoyed a wide range of music and I've been collecting records since 1992, so this mix was a great opportunity to go completely all over the place. There's no beat mixing as I didn't want to be constricted by tempo. It's more of a compilation than a mix. Imagine you've come over to my house for dinner and I am providing a random and occasionally off piste soundtrack after we've eaten.

I love playing banging club sets like everyone else but there's something special about being able to play whatever you want when you want. I hope everyone enjoys these records as much as I do."

Red Rack'em // Music They Love #64

https://www.nts.live/shows/breakfast/episodes/the-nts-breakfast-show-w-cc-disco-1st-october-2021

The NTS Breakfast Show w/ CC Disco 011021

Ephemeral beauty in ambient mix from a life in Melbourne.

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GOLDENTIME 010 // Genki Tanaka

@lamamies is a DJs and event planners collective, founded in 2007 by 6 friends who shared a passion for vinyls and a free-spirited approach to partying. All added up, their influences are diverse and transpire in their sets : deep house, techno, acid, dub, jazz & soulful sounds.
Listen to La Mamie’s every 1stTuesday of the month, from 21h to 22h [CET] on rinse.fr

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La Mamie's - 29 Janvier 2022

@cosmic-rhythm-records
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@jovonn
@aureliusdj

Back to Europe this time, we are proud to be hosting the Italian gem label - Cosmic Rhythm Records for their monthly LYNX show. 

For this 3rd Lynx edition, and the 1st for the Italians, they have invited Aurelius and Jovonn.

Illustration by FINU

LYNX Italy 001 - Cosmic Rhythm w/ Jovonn & Aurelius

Mutant Pete and DJ Ray trade off 2-and-2 with this opening set for X-Coast
Extra Credit @ Floyd, Miami
11.6.21

Mutant Pete b2b DJ Ray | Recorded Live @ Floyd, Extra Credit 11-6-21

We had the pleasure of hosting Berlin based @longhairlive a day after his gig at Club Epicentar. Melodic house, both old and new - as well as some soothing downtempo and jazz towards the last third of the show!

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Longhair (02.04.22)

@cracked-a
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1. Thank you for the amazing mix! We heard quite a lot of great new music in your mix and wanted to ask, what are your biggest influences?

Thank you, I‘m glad you like it. My biggest influences as a DJ are definitely clubs I went to and their DJs, that is Stammheim / Kassel with the late great DJ Pierre, Robert Johnson / Offenbach with a lot of underrated boss DJs like Thomas Hammann, Paul David Rollmann and (the of course well known but imho mis-categorized) Ricardo Villalobos. And then Panoramabar obviously with Ryan Elliott, Oracy and my personal hero Boris. 

I gotta say though that this mix does not contain anything new. It entirely consists of Disco tunes from 1976…1980 that are unavailable in digital form and will not be picked up by Shazam. This music would be lost if no one would play it out on vinyl. It's really the aura of a good Club and a dj that understands, nurtures and boosts it that is my biggest influence. That's the essence of a Club. The spirit!


2. Considering your incredible collection, how do you go about the digging process? Is there a particular way you find and organize your records?

I developed various ways of digging. Maybe the most important one is listening to old DJ sets from clubs and DJs I like and pick out the gemstones that really shine. I stopped going to record stores to be frank. The “Discogs pricing scheme” prevents you from making any lucky finds. Some stores wouldn’t even price or clean records so in fact you’re doing their job.

Another digging mode is just digging through my own collection. There’s so much stuff I’ve never played, some I’ve never even listened to, so there’s always a surprise round the corner…

Last thing is, I copy a lot. If one of my guest DJs plays a bomb, I never hesitate to adopt this tune. Most music enthusiast DJs do this. For many of my favorite tunes I remember whom I heard playing this first!


3. We’ve been a big fan of your “Smile For A While” label, with superb releases by Move D, DJ Duke and more, and were wondering, how did that get started?

in 2013 me and a friend heard a lot of nice house tunes on bandcamp that friends of ours from Frankfurt did. There was no way though they could get through to the well known local labels like Perlon, LARJ, etc. Thus we decided to put two four trackers out by ourselves. The rest came just naturally over the years.

Paradisco 016 // Mr. Fonk

For this months instalment of Illusions, Swoose is joined by Minou for two hours, where they share a collection of techno, acid house and balearic.

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Illusions w/ Minou & Swoose - July 2022

Bwi-Bwi from Marseille (South of France) proposes a punchy deconstructed house set

chrisbwibwix

Old school referenced house, 90 s club music, break, acid

Bwi - Bwi @ The Lot Radio 08 - 17 - 2022

An hour of incredible music expertly selected by Amichay Matyas to kick off our KollektivX Selector Series. 

Expect a captivating journey through some of the most interesting rarities and forgotten grooves dug up by the @bauhausrecords head honcho, a testament to more than 20 years spent sifting through crates in dusty basements around the globe. 

Follow @amichay to discover more of his music.

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Tracklist:

Joan Bibiloni - Sa Fosca
Danger Boys - Haunted Zone
A Man Called Adam - The Chrono Psionic Interface Surprise - Fantasy (Instrumental)
Nico Mecca - Floppy Computer
Exile House - We The Youth
Mary Stevens - Find Your Love
SGU - Uyakala
BWH - Stop
JTC - Creep Acid
Crysalite - Cut By a Laser
Nemesis - The Way Love Is
Blueprint - Blueprint #2
John Kongos - I’m Dreaming
Strativarious - Nightfall

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Visit www.kollektivx.com for more tasty tunes and rare records.

GOLDENTIME 010 // Genki Tanaka

Genki Tanaka / GOLDENTIME

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