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"The reason I make the records I make is mostly to play them in my DJ sets," Belgian-born DJ Gratts tells 5 Mag in this issue's interview. 

"That doesn't mean they need to be dancefloor tracks. I play a lot of slower, mellower, weirder, deeper stuff out."

"I am obsessed with tracks that work in different environments. That is true class to me: music that works in a club but that also has enough depth to be played on the radio or in a bar."

Gratts' cover mix is "a mixed bag of tracks I've been playing lately. A couple of bits of my own thrown in for good measure. Some CD digs. Some double copy action. The last track of the mix is a bit of an oddball '80s Aussie jam I've been playing.

"This is very much what it would sound like if you hear me play."

TRACKLIST
1 — Club Soda - Basso e Batteria (Relative Reprise) (Flexi Cuts)  
2 — Cobra - The Music We All Need (Slippery Edit) (OTTI) 
3 — Gratts - Mount Olympus (unreleased)  
4 — Stargazer - El Grito Lindo (Gratts' Long Version) (unknown) 
5 — Club Soda - Basso e Batteria (Instrumental) (Flexi Cuts) 
6 — Club Soda - Basso e Batteria (Original Vocal) (Flexi Cuts) 
7 — Twin Freaks - Agent Cooper Lurvs Coffee (SSR Records) 
8 — Air Siam - จังหวะ ส (Maarten Edit) (Poy Sian) 
9 — Gratts - Pretty Lights (Original) (Ft. Brandon Markel Holmes & Leito) (Wolf Music) 
10 — Jogada - Coco De Pista (Jogada Remix) (P&uacute;ca Sounds) 
11 — Gold Suite - Crush (forthcoming on Be Strong Be Free) 
12 — Guy Tallo - In M'n Armen (Martino Edits) 
13 — Audio Soul Project - Say Yeah (Abstract Beating System Remix) (Fresh Meat Records) 
14 — Acidsex / Matt Star - Acid Pad (Acid Sex) 
15 — Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - City And Stars (Kryptox) 
16 — Mr Assister - Masonic Forest (BEAM) 
17 — Icehouse - Great Southern Land (Regular Records)

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Gratts ⭐️ 5 Mag Issue 208 Cover Mix

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"This Mix Up set comes courtesy of Gratts - a prolific selector hailing from Belgium and previously based in Berlin, who now lives in South Australia where he runs his label Be Strong Be Free.

Gratts got his start collecting record and DJing in the late nineties, and has since hit up clubs all across Europe. Having released music under projects and alter ego such as Ca$hminus and Icarus Traxx over the years, he unleashed his debut Brighter Future featuring Chicago House pioneer & vocalist Robert Owens back in 2021 and has been on a roll ever since

Last month he dropped his latest track 'Jour De Fête' featuring vocalist Ange Nawasadio, a deliciously deep disco cut that is sure to light up dancefloors all summer long.

Tonight, in celebration of the track’s release, Gratts is joining us for an exclusive set where he’ll be digging deep into his collection to bring some house, techno, and acid classics to the triple j airwaves."

Tracklisting:
1. Gratts - Sun Circles (Secret Reprise) (Be Strong Be Free)
2. Gratts - Mantra (Be Strong Be Free)
3. BX-8017 - Take An Acid (Sound Of Belgium)
4. Nagual - Feel The Rhythm (Prescription)
5. R-2001 - Your Touch (Fruittree Records)
6. Gratts - Brighter Future ft. Robert Owens (Jorge Caiado Remix) (Inner Balance)
7. DJ Nivea - Somos People (Gente) (Ears On Earth)
8. Adonis - No Way Back Adonis (Trax Records)
9. Golden Girls - Kinetic (Frank De Wulf Remix) (R & S Records)
10. DBX - Losing Control (Peacefrog Records)
11. Nyra - Energy Bliss (canoe)
12. Farley "Jackmaster" Funk - The Acid Life (House Records)
13. Eric Kupper Presents K-Scope - Planet K (Nic Ford Edit) (TRIBAL United Kingdom)
14. Vengaboys - Paradise (Positiva)
15. Charles B - Lack Of Love (Desire Records)
16. Outlander - Vamp (R & S Records)
17. The Zodiacs - Move & Dance To The New Beat (Edit) (Zodiac)

Gratts - Mix Up (Triple J)

Live recording of a dj-set played at Belgium's infamous Decadance club in Ghent. House music, all vinyl. Tracks by Gemini, Mind Games (20:20 Vision), Brett Johnson, MAW, Matt John (Perlon), Trackheadz, JT Donaldson, Cheek (aka Gilb'r), MK, Justin Martin, Gene Fariss and many, many more.

I recently stumbled upon this 17 year old dj-set on an old HD and thought I'd share it here as I thought it still sounded fresh and genuine.
Recorded live at Belgium's infamous Decadance club in Ghent on March 24th 2007, here's nearly two hours of various shades of bumpin' house music. Vinyl only - this is what I sounded like in those days, and some of these records I still hold dear and play today.

Decadence was a very special place. The club opened at 10pm Saturday night and wouldn't close until Sunday afternoon. We spent countless beautiful nights and extended mornings there, blissfully dancing together with friends and strangers.

They'd have lots of amazing international guests week after week, from the US (Derrick Carter, Lance Desardi), UK (Inland Knights) and more, but also had lots of incredible resident djs. My home town is Leuven, a 1 hour train ride from Ghent, and we would regularly make the trek. The house and techno scene in those days was strong all over Flanders: Leuven, Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and even most smaller towns had great club nights happening. (And then I'm not even talking about our trips to Wallonia, but that's a whole different story.)

Gratts at Decadance 24-03-2007

Spray - Triple J Mix Up

Had the pleasure to record a little mix for Mix Up on Triple J, abc radio (Sydney)🎈
It was streamed on Dec 7th, right towards the end of my Australia tour which I really enjoyed. 💛

Tracklist

Polygonia - Triple J Mix Up

Track List <333
1. Entasia - Presence (Unreleased)
2. Upper90 - Club Joy (Unreleased)
3. LEON VERA - Hold On
4. LEPSI - HERE WE GO (Unreleased)
5. X CLUB. - At Night (Edit)
6. Upper90 - Can’t Get Enough (Unreleased)
7. DJ HEARTSTRING - Take My Hand
8. Benleh - Kisses (remix) 
9. Upper90 x Padi - Alright Now (Unreleased)  
10. SHUFFA - Want My Luv
11. Upper90 - Love Like You (Unreleased)
12. Upper90 - Watch Over Me (Unreleased)
13. Upper90 - I Found Myself Tonight (Unreleased)

Triple J Mix Up - Upper90

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Avalon Emerson - 9000Streams (Triple J Mix)

Mix of the Week #601 is "From Garramilla To Mparntwe" by Gratts
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"The mix captures some of the energy of my last Australia tour after the release of my last record." - Gratts

Tracklist:
0. Bluemoon Productions - Dreams Acapella (Intro)
1. Ron Trent - Just Another Love Song (Rush Hour)
2. Gratts - Better Days (Fennec’s Better Nights Remix) (Be Strong Be Free)
3. Asa Tate Ft. Dariam Coco - 89 (Rhythm Section)
4. A.Wild - ReportDeluxe (Studio Barnhus)
5. Fennec - Jaunt (Studio Barnhus)
6. Medlar Ft. Kim Anh - Luv Interlude (Paranoid London Remix) (Delusions Of Grandeur)
7. Megatonk - Belgium (Good Block Edit)
8. DJ HMC - Life Support Systems (Juice Records)
9. Juan Sanchez - Foʞus (FORMAT Records)
10. House Master Baldwin Ft. Paris Grey - Don't Lead Me (Medusa's House Mix) (Future Sound R & R Records)
11. Ian O'Donovan - Stratosphere (Elektronik Zoo Sounds)
12. DJ Split - Thirsty Maxx (Shadow Pressings)
13. Kink - Disco Spectrum (Sofia)
14. Cinthie - Take Me Higher (Heist Recordings)
15. DJ Shaun D - Spacetune (Nyege Nyege Tapes)
16. Angel Ice - Je N'aime Que Toi (SSEdit) (Beat Box)

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Mix of the Week #601: Gratts - From Garramilla To Mparntwe

Gratts hits the bar floor for our 50th episode with a delightful selection of of chugga-chugga, across two ear-tingling hours. 

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Belgian dad / DJ / music producer / arts support worker on Kaurna Land (via Berlin). Record collector since ‘99.

Contact: gratts.dj@gmail.com