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Label head of local New Age Italo label @bootsandlegsoffical and selector of all things in forgotten electronica, disco and house - @greetingstoyouu joins in-house radio for a sunset guest mix with a euphoric soundtrack of unreleased music, classic terrible banter on the mic and maybe a few announcements here and there towards the end of the show

In House Session 019 // GREETINGS

Mixed by @greetingstoyouu
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Tracklist:

Celeste Legaspi – Bolero Medley
Pilita Corrales – Maghiusa Kita
Sharon Cuneta – To Love again 
APO Hiking Society – When I met you 
Sharon Cuneta – P.S. I Love You
APO Hiking Society – Di Na Natuto
The New Minstrels – Smile
Leah Navarro – Let Me Fly 
The Boyfriends – Sumayaw Sumunod 
HAGIBIS – Katawan 
Rico J. Puno – Macho Gwapito 
Hotdog – Bongga Ka Day
Chona Cruz – I’m Feeling Sexy Tonight 
Patingin – Tingin Lamang

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1.	What was your familiarity with the music of the Philippines before you began researching this mix? Did you make it to the Philippines on your tour of Asia?

Sadly, I didn’t make it to the Philippines in my previous Asia tour, but I did get the chance to go digging with close friend Glenn Ellingsen (Hot Wax Soundsystem) in Hong Kong who is known for his collection of Filipino soul and funk. Glenn was kind enough to introduce me to the incredible French DJ and crate digger Moore Brahms living in Hong Kong, who runs Gila Records – a label specialising in reissuing and releasing rare grooves from southeast Asia. This is where I first fell in love with Asian soul music, and I’ve been collecting these rare gems ever since! 

2.	What did you learn in the research process? How would you describe Filipino music, as you understand it?

I discovered a huge love for 60s/70s soul music in the Philippines – some of these artists were treated like royalty. The music is heavily inspired by western soul and funk, but I love the distinctive, passionate expression in their voices, especially in the Filipino language. Every word sounds like it’s coming straight from the soul of these singers (as all good soul music should) but there’s an extra buttery feeling when hearing these lyrics. The overdriven guitar tones and the paradise flare to every track seem to be key themes of Filipino music to me. 

3.	The mix you recorded for us charts a course through some sweet pop and soul ballads and ends up in a characteristically GREETINGS disco mood (a “lovers’ deluxe”, as you described it to us). What guided your track selection?

I’ve always wanted to cultivate a mix like one of my all-time favourites: Hunee’s “In Our Time (Mix for Air / Be With Records)” Mix. It’s a perfectly crafted adventure of love songs and it’s an emotional journey. While researching these wonderful Filipino ballads, I started finding some of the funkiest and wonkiest disco beats I’ve ever heard and knew I had to incorporate them into this journey somehow… Flow has always been more important to me than showing off bangers or forcing the party tunes in the wrong moment, so this took some lengthy planning to figure out the perfect progression. 

4.	There are a mix of English-language and Filipino-language tracks in here. Did you get a feel for how different cultural influences have shaped the music of the Philippines?

Yeah, I found the mix of languages in these songs so fascinating and did do some more reading into why. There was a movement of Disco Fever over the Philippines in the late 70s which resulted in many covers of classic western hits in the Filipino language. This inspired a new movement of OPM (Original Pilipino Music) known as “the Manila Sound” that blended English and Filipino languages. A lot of bands and songwriters of the time modelled themselves after famous American funk bands and mixed English and Filipino lyrics so they could create internationally accessible music.

5.	Were there any particularly useful resources for your research? Any people, labels, publications or other sources you’d like to shout out?

As I mentioned, Brahms from Gila Records really opened my eyes with his “Pencak Killa” compilation series full of these wonderful rare East Asian grooves. I also found a wonderful little blog – pinoygrooves.com – that has an extensive catalogue of rare grooves from the Philippines accompanied by some wonderful stories and info on the history of the region’s music.

#006 – The Philippines (with GREETINGS)

013 GREETINGS

Retro treasures, big spirit, free flowing skin-contact wine and truly rude body movements kept the mercury rising at Waxflower with GREETINGS behind the controls. This recording takes us down a boulevard of sunset Italo gems (some of which inspired his very own label 'Boots & Legs') into precious 90's New York vocal house classics. 

"It was one of those days when it's a minute away from raining and there's this electricity in the air. You can almost hear it, right?" - Slightly altered, still beautiful.

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

013 GREETINGS

Hi there! You've come to the right place, because our next instalment for Discrete Circuits is from Melbourne based label owner/producer/DJ and our friend, GREETINGS.

Take a ride through this mix to get your week off to an excellent start!

Oh and check out their label Boots & Legs for 80's inspired Italo-disco and synth pop.

Massive thank you to GREETINGS for this <3

@greetingstoyouu
@bootsandlegsoffical

Recorded using:
1 x Lucia 
2 x Technics SL1200MK5G
2 x CDJ900 NXS
1 x Zoom H5 Recorder

Artwork by Peita Blythe

Discrete Circuits w/ GREETINGS [Boots&Legs]

Head honcho @greetingstoyouu jumped on @milo-e Breakfast Spread Friday Mix up on PBS 106.7fm Showcasing all unreleased and upcoming Boots & Legs tracks coming in 2022! 

Listen through some of the hawtest tracks we will be releasing in our biggest year yet for the boots. 

As always
"look to your feet for guidance as another release from Boots & Legs is on the way." 

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GREETINGS PBS GUEST MIX - STRICTLY UNRELEASED BOOTS TRAX

LIVE FROM THE BOOT GALA! An incredible night of dancing, runway struts! Held by Boots & Legs X Club dog!

from the 9th of July at The Boot Gala | 2-3:30 in the morning - People dancing on stage, light shows and hands up in the air all set.

LIVE FROM 24 MOONS - THE BOOT GALA

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Accomplished local producer, DJ and @bootsandlegsoffical label head GREETINGS serves up his finest selection of house cuts for vol. 76. An aficionado for dreamy, euphoric 90s house and new age italo, Jackson's selections always feel fun, tasty and cheeky, with groove being at the centre of it all. That's precisely what you'll find in this expertly curated edition of the melt mix, which is brimming with everything from trancey house to balearic breakbeat <3 

Artwork by Andi O' Connor

melt mix vol. 76 - GREETINGS

Your Boot Gala Hosts and DJ DUO 'GREETINGS X SLUMDOG' Took on ATET for a night on the boat of pleasure. Full of throw back 90s gems, spinbacks and enough hands up energy to make your arms sore. Enjoy the heat 

@slumdog98

GREETINGS X SLUMDOG LIVE @ ATET 21.01 (BOOT GALA DJs)

Futuro w/ Greetings [BCR22/6/23]

Finally got the recording back from my Set at Sisyphos as part of my European tour. Here is a snippet of the 3hr set closing out the beach stage on the 27th of May 2023

Live From Sisyphos, Berlin | 27.5.23

Here is 90 mins of Greetings and myself closing out our 'Slow It Down, Baby' party a few weeks back. It's been a while since we could comfortably run records all night. There's just something about greasing up plastic discs with our mits that really helps to immerse you as a DJ and a front row punter.

After a few hours of incredible tunes from the Area 3000 DJ's (3rd Orbit + Mothafunk), Luma, Afrodisiac and Hannah D, the room was already buzzing. A lovely respectful crowd locked in the groove the whole night, we were all so stoked with the punters and so grateful to be playing to such a receptive crowd.

Track ID's welcome!

CFK + Greetings - 'Slow It Down, Baby' @The Gaso 28/09/23

Episode .52 (13.11.23)
On Kiss fm
Hosted by @traxion1 & @ericstark
Special guest mix & interview w/ @greetingstoyouu

XPRESS-IONS Radio Ft. GREETINGS. EP.52 (13.11.23)

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Boot Gala (GREETINGS X SLUMDOG) | New Age Italo Cosmic Disco | Tilt Shift Tuesday 21st May 2024

For years now, GREETINGS (Head of Boots & Legs Records) and Slumdog (Solstice, Glamorama) have hosted a series of Boot shaking, Gala fit parties embracing the Disco, House, and Italo we all crave. Pushing against the trend of fast beats and crazy bright screens at the rave, The Boot Gala harks back to the Studio 54 era (albeit a kitschy version) that sees a full runway, lights show, and sparkly gold & silver decor that invites partygoers of all creeds and backgrounds to dance the night away surrounded by the best of the best.

The Boot Gala has seen the likes of Skatebard (NOR) Donald’s House, Adriana, DJ Luv You, Myles Mac + many more grace the stage. The Boot Gala now hits the road with shows in Eora/Sydney and Tarntanya Wama/Adelaide to come alongside the typical winter series that Melbournians have come to rely on for their disco fix!

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Boot Gala (GREETINGS X SLUMDOG) | New Age Italo Cosmic Disco | Tilt Shift Tuesday 21st May 2024

Space: Native Home, House Of Plants.
Sound: GREETINGS ( @greetingstoyouu )

Space & Sound - GREETINGS (Boots & Legs)

Based in Melbourne, Greetings is the moniker of Jack Grazie. When he is not playing in the cities best venues, he works full time in music production and running record labels. After label managing the high flying house imprint clipp.art, his attention is now focused on a brand new project, the Boots n Legs record label which will focus on 80s synth-pop and Italo gems. The new label’s first release will drop on the 15th of May, and they will also have a launch party on the 29th of June at Whitehart Bar. 

Greetings don’t just focus on nu-wave sounds and have a knack for unearthing deep, warm house. DJ Bone recently played at XE54 and Greetings were tasked with warming up the dancefloor. And he did just that, laying down a fresh vinyl-only set featuring only Australian artists. If you weren’t there, you could listen back as we have the full recording. This is the sort of quality you would expect from an international DJ.

@greetingstoyou
@bootsnlegss

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Mix of the Week #309: GREETINGS - Pavarotti's Dreams

Went through the archives and decided to upload this set I played at Pistil in Seoul, South Korea as part of my Asian tour I did in July 2019. Playing the show with my now good friends Jesse You(Treehouse / Wavecord Seoul, Jaezae(Tucan Discos)and Daniel Schine Lee was an eye-opening experience into how the Korean people dance, move and connect on the dancefloor. Pistil was one of the highlights in between hitting up spots like Seoul Community Radio, Salon 10, Fauve Radio and Hong Kong Community Radio in Hong Kong. Much love to the friends I made over there, I will be back again soon.

Live @ Pistil Seoul, South Korea | 6.7.19

Returning from his Asian tour last year, GREETINGS has found influence in the cities of the east. Where city pop blends with house jams in the late night and Italo disco peaks a party. The Melbourne based producer embraces the past and takes on the future when it comes to creating his own music. As for DJing, he likes to pick from his large selection of retro and forgotten treasures. 

Running his own Imprint Boots & Legs (strictly vinyl releases), he put together a selection of Italo flavours for Bordello A Parigi.

https://soundcloud.com/greetingstoyouu
https://soundcloud.com/bootsnlegss

Bordello Radio #54 - Greetings (Boots & Legs)

Jackson Greatz, also known as @greetingstoyouu, is a staple of the Melbourne music industry, and a major export into Asian and European music markets. A lover of 80s Italo-disco, he's just returned from a tour through Asia last year which inspired his new EP we've had the chance to exclusively premiere: There Is Love, out on international favourite label, Lobster Theremin. 

Stay tuned to the end for an interview.

Beats by Beat #18: Greetings Mix and Interview

GREETINGS~TO~YOU
New Age Italo / 90's Euphoria Dream House
Label Manager @bootsandlegsoffical Records
Contact: greetingstoyouu@gmail.com

EUROPE TOUR 2023

April 21 @ Sissi’s club, Amsterdam 
May 5 @ Apreitvio Bordello Launch, Amsterdam 
May 27 @ Sisyphos, Berlin 
June 17 @ Mister T Records, Cadence, Paris
June 22 @ Birdcage Radio, Utrecht
June 24 @ Canvas, Amsterdam
June 29 @ Operator Radio, Rotterdam
June 30 @ Amore, Rotterdam 

ASIA TOUR 2020 

July 04 - Seoul Community Radio (Korea) 
July 06 - Pistil (Korea) 
July 12 - HK Community Radio (Hong Kong)
July 13 - Salon n10 (Hong Kong)
July 15 Fauve Radio (Hong Kong)

Recently returning from his ‘GREETINGS TO EUROPE’ Tour with over 9 dates in the EU The Melbourne/Naarm-based producer embraces the past and takes on the future with his blend of stirring and transcendental analog-electro that's as rough as it is smooth. Euphoric and sensual moments contrast with heavy-hitting grooves, making his five record releases something to dive into. Flitting with his crowds, GREETINGS' new live vocal performance with original vocal productions takes his performance to the next level of intimacy and embrace on the dancefloor.
With Four international and interstate tours and five physical releases under his belt - he has garnered support from DJs around the world such as: Baltra, Skatebård, Donald’s House, Romain FX, Carlo, Rhode & Brown, Gerd, Tiger & Woods.

He is the Co-Founder and Label Manager of Boots & Legs, a label inspired by 80's Italo-disco and synth pop, giving these timeless sounds a modern twist for the dancefloors of today.

Past Shows & Supports
Sissi’s club (Amsterdam), Sisyphos (Berlin), Cadence (Paris), Canvas (Amsterdam), Operator Radio (Rotterdam), Amore (Rotterdam), Strawberry Fields Festival, Pistil (S.Korea), Salon10 (Hong Kong), Seoul Community Radio (S.Korea), Fauve Radio (Hong Kong), HKCR (Hong Kong), Beach Road Hotel (SYD), Tokyo Sing Song (SYD), Under The Nest Festival, Rabbit Hole Festival, 24 Moons, Xe54, The Night Cat, Waxflower, Angel Music Bar, New Guernica | Octave One, DJ Bone, Gerd Janson, Joey Negro, Job Jobse, Tom Trago, Dj Boring, Black Loops.