Edition #23 of Early 80’s Floorfillers takes a look back to November 83. 
You can see the Top 10, complete with label or record sleeve scans and individual track credits, here: 
http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk/greg-wilsons-top-10-floorfillers-november-83/ 
Greg Wilson – November 2013

GREG WILSON’S EARLY 80’S FLOORFILLERS: 
A fascinating insight on how the fading Jazz-Funk scene gave way to the emerging Electro-Funk movement in the early 80’s, ‘Greg Wilson’s Early 80’s Floorfillers’, marks the 30th anniversary of when these tracks first appeared. Compiled from his record lists of the time, and unfolding month by month, Greg Wilson counts down the Top 10 Floorfillers played at his venues during the key years of ’82 and ’83. Featured, most notably, on his Tuesday sessions at Wigan Pier and Wednesday gatherings at Legend in Manchester, the most cutting-edge weekly black music nights of the era, these were the clubs most associated with the evolving Electro-Funk sound.

The majority of music played on the black scene in the UK was initially only available on import, mainly out of New York during this period, with the club nights described as ‘upfront’, meaning that the DJ’s were way ahead of the curve – what they played now, others played later, or not at all. Without these DJ’s, many now classic dance tracks would never have become UK hits (many without enjoying similar crossover success in the US) – the reason they were released here in the first place was because these specialist DJ’s were breaking them via the underground.

Things would change in a big way during those 2 years; we were entering the hybrid age for dance music, and the oncoming House and Techno and Hip Hop directions would all owe a huge debt to this era of dance alchemy and groove experimentation.

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GREG WILSON'S EARLY 80's FLOORFILLERS - NOVEMBER 1983

One of the original Ministry of Sound residents CJ Mackintosh joins me again at Sushi Samba.  After smashing my opening party I needed to invite him straight back and have him confirmed on Saturday 5th November.  As usual it's guestlist only and free, sign up from link below

https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/sushisambalondon

Here is one of CJ's iconic sets records at Ministry of Sound in 1996, all vinyl!!

CJ Mackintosh Live @ Ministry Of Sound 1996

Recorded on my debut at Freddie’s in Pikes, Ibiza 26.09.23.

FREDDIE'S @ PIKES IBIZA 26.09.23 (greg wilson live mix)

Andy Warburton Live At Pikes Plaza Major for Back To Mine 25th July 2024

Just a heads up the security turned the huge fan on outside around the 99 minute mark and it shut the whole place down temporarily which is why the mix stops/starts again midflow lol

Andy Warburton Live At Pikes Plaza Major for Back To Mine 25th July 2024

Greg Wilson took over on the Saturday night finale of last year’s Love Dancin’ @ We Out Here, spinning his signature disco and electro-funk sounds.

Greg Wilson at Love Dancin' [ Live from We Out Here 2024 ]

Freshly uploaded to SoundCloud, the recording from my recent appearance at Pikes, Ibiza on May 19th, when I was one of the secret DJs, along with Graeme Park, for their Monday night session at Freddie’s.

FREDDIE'S @ PIKES IBIZA 19.05.25 (greg wilson live mix)

Oscar Kingsley rocking a sold out Pikes in the Bathtub Club for Disco Disco. Peak time sweaty business. 

Oscar kingsley at Pikes Ibiza (Disco Disco) 11.06.2025

Recorded live poolside at Pikes Hotel Ibiza on June 24th 2025. I played 3 hours from late afternoon into early evening on a very very hot day !  
First 45 minutes was all styles before settling at 100 bpm (ish) for the rest of the session.
The whole 13 hour day was amazing with superb sessions from DJ Gripper, Legendary Italian producer Don Carlos, Ibiza overlord Andy Wilson, and ace DJ and producer Willie Graff.

Andy Kidd - Live poolside session @ Pikes Hotel Ibiza,  June 24th 2025

Daz [Get Down Edits] Live @ Jameson Connect Stage ATN July 2025

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Daz [Get Down Edits] Live @ Jameson Connect Stage ATN July 2025

Here's another instalment of my series focussing on one particular artist, producer or record label and this time I've chosen one of my all time faves - The 6th Borough Project. Ever since I've discovered the underground disco and house scene I think I've rarely played a set that doesn't contain one of their tracks or remixes, such is the staying power of their productions. I hope you enjoy checking this out as much as I enjoyed mixing it up! Big love to Craig and Graeme for creating such fine beats over the years. 

Track List

6th Borough Project - If The Feelings Right
6th Borough Project - How Can I Show You
6th Borough Project - Through The Night (Fingerman Edit)
6th Borough Project - Mclovin
6th Borough Project - Do It To The Max
6th Borough Project - Estranged Lover
Craig Bratley - Birdshell (6th Borough Project Shell Toe Mix)
Neighbour Feat. Piper Davis - Light Breaker (6th Borough Project Remix)
6th Borough Project - Without You
6th Borough Project - Nights Over Memphis
Instruments Of Rapture - Just A Memory
6th Borough Project - The Other
6th Borough Project - The Weight
6th Borough Project - Sunfall
6th Borough Project - Stratus Quo
Mario Basanov - Do You Remember (6th Borough Project Dub)
Pegasus Warning - Try So Hard (6th Borough Project Remix)
6th Borough Project - In Your Arms 
6th Borough Project - Think It Over
Instruments Of Rapture - Better
Instruments Of Rapture - Hang On
Homicide Mcbride - Bunny Bugzzz
Instruments Of Rapture - The Formula
6th Borough Project - Bad News (Fingerman 2024 Re-Edit)
Archie Bronson Outfit - Chunk (6th Borough Project Instrumental)
6th Borough Project - The Fool
6th Borough Project - Keep On
Marius - Love Gun (6th Borough Project Version)
6th Borough Project - When The Hate Is Gone
The Revenge - The Soul Part II (6th Borough Project Lost Dub)
Ilija Rodman - Night People (6th Borough Project love Rub)
John Davis & The Monster Orchestra - Up Jumped The Devil (6th Borough Project Jumped Up Jam)
6th Borough Project - Endless Nights
6th Borough Project - Backlash
6th Borough Project - Spare Change
6th Borough Project - Right Next Time
6th Borough Project Feat. Paul Joseph - Find You Rhythm
6th Borough Project - One Way
6th Borough Project - Truth
Fish Go Deep - All In Everything (6th Borough Project Disco Dub)
The Revenge - Squibz (6th Borough Project Remix)
6th Borough Project - Awake
6th Borough Project - Home Alone
Tazz - Worked It (6th Borough Project Mix)
6th Borough Project - Arise
Homicide Mcbride - Knickerless Parsons
Instruments Of Rapture - Planets (Lost Groove)
6th Borough Project - Rhythm


Fingerman ♥︎'s The 6th Borough Project

Ahead of FAC51 The Hacienda @Depot Mayfield, here with a one hour mix from Louie Vega which sees the Master At Work spin his own productions w/ tracks / remixes from The Martinez Brothers Jocelyn Brown & DJ David Morales who also plays in October.

Tickets for 12th Oct are now in the final allocation here - http://bit.ly/HaciendaDepotMayfieldOct2019Tickets

LOUIE VEGA August 2018

01. LET IT GO - LOUIE VEGA & THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS WITH MARC BASSY  (CUTTIN’ HEADS) 
02. CON ALTURA (CATS N DOGZ REMIX) - ROSALIA 
03. REVOLUTION - HARRY CHOO CHOO VS CASHMERE 
04. BETWEEN THE LINES (LOUIE VEGA REMIX) - ROBYN
05. YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING (DUB)  - LOUIE VEGA STARRING JOCELYN BROWN 
06. GET UP EVERYBODY (MORALES UNRELEASED DUB) - BYRON STINGILY 
07. LET LOVE ENTER - STACY KIDD 
08. DIA DE AYER- JOESKI FEATURING HECTOR LAVOE 
09. ANANEDOO - MANYBEATS
10. ESCAPE - DAVID MORALES 
11. DISTANT MOMENT (MANOO REMIX) - ANTONIO OCASIO 
12. U ARE - TONY LORETO  (NULU COMPILATION 2 PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE) 
13. SACUDE (LOUIE VEGA UNRELEASED DUB) - TONY TOUCH FEATURING TEGO CALDERON

Louie Vega | Haçienda Mayfield 2019

Bookings: matt@thepool-london.com 
Promos: promo@gregwilson.co.uk 
DJ Dates: https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/upcoming-dj-dates/
Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester’s majorly influential Legend, having originally started out in his hometown, New Brighton. A pioneer of mixing in the UK, he became the first ‘dance music’ specialist hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester’s now legendary Haçienda club in 1983. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed ‘Electro-Funk’.

In 2003 he set up electrofunkroots, a website documenting this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture. After a two decade hiatus from the booth, he returned to DJing and soon welcomed bookings throughout Europe and, subsequently, worldwide.

Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV, putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester and showing a certain Norman Cook (later Fatboy Slim) how to scratch.

Nominated by DJ Magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named amongst their top twenty remixers of all-time, Greg’s remix credits include Grace Jones, The XX, Groove Armada, Bryan Ferry, Confidence Man, Gilberto Gil and Simian Mobile Disco, whilst he’s edited tracks by A Guy Called Gerald, Talking Heads, O.M.D., Electronic, Imagination and Missy Elliot.

In January 2009 Greg’s reputation was further enhanced when his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 received almost universal acclaim and was selected as one of 10 classics that spanned the show’s near 17 year history.

Greg’s Blog, ‘Being A DJ’, was launched in June 2010 for observations on various aspects of club culture now an online touchstone for an ever-increasing amount of dance enthusiasts and aficionados.

In August 2010 he co-curated areas at the inaugural Vintage Festival at Goodwood, which was named ‘Best New Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.

He has produced a series of documentary podcasts, Time Capsule, Random Influences and Early 80’s Floorfillers, as well as the long-running blog series, Living To Music.

Greg has given talks on music and DJ culture at a number events at venues The Tate Gallery in Liverpool and London's Southbank and Institute Of Contemporary Arts, whilst in 2013 he was invited onto a panel alongside legendary figures Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder @ ADE in Amsterdam. 

In 2014 he unveiled the multi-media label Super Weird Substance, focusing on recording and live events. In 2015, the label released 8 vinyl singles, brought together in the 2 CD comp, 'Greg Wilson Presents Super Weird Substance'. September 2015 saw a memorable Festival No.6 Happening in Portmeirion and Greg rounded off the year with the Liverpool-based celebration of the 40th anniversary of his first club date in 1975 as well as being presented with DJ Magazine's Industry Icon award.

Greg launched his Credit To The Edit club collective at 2016's Festival No.6 and since then has taken it to Liverpool, Berlin, Brixton, Bethnal Green and finally back to Portmeirion for Festival No.6 2017.

2017 saw his label host the epic 14 Hour Super Weird Happening at Liverpool's Florrie, following a mixtape collaboration with Alan Moore, who also appeared at the Happening, whilst it also saw the digital release of The Super Weird Society's 'Gone With The Vibe', released the following year on the first Substance Select 12" vinyl alongside 'The Ghosts Of Watling Street', 'The Best Is Yet To Come' and 'Summer Came My Way'. 2018 also saw the release of Vol.3 in Greg's long-running Credit To The Edit compilation series.

After a handful of further releases, the label was put into hibernation with the onset of covid. Diversifying, ‘Greg Wilson’s Discotheque Archives’ was issued during 2020 lockdown as a limited run paperback, with more books, both Wilson’s own projects and by other authors, now planned.