Full recording from The Social in London's West End, 18 years on from my previous appearance there, soon after I’d started DJing again, for the launch of the Don Letts 'Dread Meets B-Boys Downtown' compilation. With its recent refit, The Social surely stakes a claim to being amongst the best small venues in the land. Great close-up atmosphere and a wicked sound system in a compact 150 capacity space. 

There's a short video clip/photo montage over at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ_yi_vqRoC/

It provided the perfect opportunity for me to debut a bunch of new edits I’ve held back for the right occasion, which I thought would be The Riot at Depot Mayfield in Manchester on New Years Day, but that fell victim to the covid uncertainty. I struck lucky though - there couldn’t have been a better environment for this than The Social, complete with a fully vibed-up crowd emanating an extra special atmosphere, which, with January’s Ministry Of Sound gig (where I focused on tracks from my recently re-broadcast Essential Mix) sets the tone for 2022.

THE SOCIAL LONDON  11.02.22 (greg wilson live mix)

Welcome to the 11th instalment of ultra-summer mixtapes from Poolsuite & friends ✨ Pour yourself another Long Island and dive in.

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Our first mixtape is called "Day &amp; Night." Here's the Day mix, and Night can be downloaded here: http://soundcloud.com/poolside/night-mixtape

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Poolside - Day Mixtape

Second edition of my special “Fingerman ♥'s” DJ mixes showcasing on individual artists, edits and record labels. This one is a homage to Greg Wilson, one of the main reasons for myself getting back into disco again over 10 years ago and inspiring me to take up editing and producing in the first place. Here’s a selection of IMO his finest tracks and edits working alongside Derek Kaye, Peza, Henry Greenwood and his son Che that span the genres of funk, disco, acid house and nu-disco. Enjoy!

Respect to GW x

Tracklisting:

Young Dog Alien – Gotta Keep Workin’ It (Greg Wilson Mash-Up)
Reverend Gary David – One Life Time To Live (Greg Wilson Remix)
Gwen Stefani – Rich Girl (Greg Wilson Edit)
Crazy P – Lady T (Greg Wilson Edit)
Loose Fit – Chug (Greg Wilson Remix)
Dj Butcher – Music Turns Me on (Greg Wilson Re-Touch)
Marshall Hain – Dancing In The City (Greg Wilson & Henry Greenwood Rework)
Linda Clifford – Runaway Love (Greg Wilson & Henry Greenwood Rework)
Lovebirds – U Give Me Love (Greg Wilson Remix)
Confidence Man – Out The Window (Greg & Che Wilson Remix)
Ruff Edits – Adriano Italiano (Greg Wilson Edit)
Greg Wilson – 12-Turn-13
JKriv Featuring Adeline Michele – Another Night (Greg Wilson Version)
Chris Yardley & Tabro T – The Crown (Greg Wilson Re-Touch)
Social Disco Club & Maia – The Way You Move (Greg Wilson Version)
Monkey Boots – Whitworth Strut (Greg Wilson Version)
Elektrons – Get Up (Greg Wilson’s Special Mix)
Greg Wilson - Two Sides Of Sympathy
Greg Wilson – Boogie Monster
Ignition – Secret Sunday Lover (Greg Wilson Rework)
Brenda Taylor – You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too (Greg Wilson 2018 Edit)
Groove Armada – The Girls Say (Greg Wilson Version)
Escort - Cocaine Blues (Greg Wilson Remix)
The Cuban Brothers – I Hate Hate (Greg & Che Wilson Remix)
Subvader – Each Time We Touch (Greg Wilson Edit of Dj Ebar’s Nu Disco Rendition)
Luxxury – Hold On (Greg Wilson & Peza Remix)
Situation – Stand Tough (Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye Get Ruff remix)
Blancmange – Feel Me Now (Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye Remix)
T-Coy – Carino (Greg Wilson Edit)
Daniele Baldelli – Mellow Game (Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye Remix)
Chaz Jankel – Glad To Know You (Greg Wilson Intro Edit Of Todd Terje Edit)
Psychemagik – Valley Of Paradise (Greg Wilson Remix)
JARV IS – House Music All Night Long (Greg & Che Wilson Remix)
Psychemagik feat. Navid Izadi – Mink & Shoes (Greg Wilson Edit)
Ilija Rudman – Call Me Tonight (Greg Wilson Version)
Greg Wilson – World Needs Love
Random Factor – Circuit Schematics (Greg Wilson Chocolate Factor Edit)
El Coco – Modo Disco (Greg Wilson & Henry Greenwood Rework)
6ix Toys – Sisters Of Soul, Brothers Of Funk (Greg Wilson Version)
Disco Deviance – DC Le Groove (Greg Wilson Edit)
Greg Wilson – I Was A Teenage Dj (Greg Wilson Edit)
Rockers Revenge – Walking on Sunshine (Greg Wilson Edit)
Crown Heights Affair – You Gave Me Love (Greg Wilson Edit)
Was (Not Was) – Tell Me That I’m Dreaming (Greg Wilson Ze-Edit)
Nick Chacona & Anthony Mansfield – Oh Snap (Greg Wilson Version)
Sugardaddy – Love Honey (Greg Wilson Version)
40 Thieves Feat. Qzen – Don’t Turn It Off (Greg Wilson Version)
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (Greg Wilson Edit)
A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray (Greg Wilson Version)
Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye Remix)
Gabriels – Love & Hate in A Different Time (Greg Wilson & Che Wilson Remix)
Paul Woolford – Erotic Discourse (Greg Wilson Edit)
Klein & MBO – Dirty Talk (Greg Wilson Edit)
DSK – What Would We Do (Greg Wilson & Che Wilson Remix)
Adonis – No Way Back (Greg Wilson Re-Edit)
Bassheads – Is There Anybody Out There? (Greg Wilson Edit)
Confidence Man – Does It Make You Feel Good? (Greg Wilson & Che Wilson Remix)
Underground System – Just A Place (Greg & Che Wilson Remix)
STR4TA – Aspects (Greg Wilson Remix)
Electronic – Getting Away With It (Greg Wilson Edit)
O.M.D. – Messages (Greg Wilson Edit)
808 State – Pacific State (Greg Wilson Electric Chair Edit)

Fingerman ♥'s Greg Wilson

Back with another 2 hour selection of chugging slo-mo grooves and balearic beats. Enjoy x

Max Essa & David Harks - Lobster Boys (HiFi Sean Remix)
Totem Projects X Howler - See The Stars (6am Mix)
D:Ream - Look At The Stars Mama (Hardway Bros Meets Moncton Uptown Dub)
Ben Jamie - All Time Feeling
Stephen Richards - Gynoid
Monsieur Van Pratt - Believe
Mac Would Fleet - Smile At You (Chugging Edits Rework)
Disco Tech - Lights
Dj Laurel - Hide Away
The Doobie Brothers - You Belong To Me (Wille’s Balearic Rework)
HiFi Sean & David McAlmont - Celebrate (Shaka Loves You Disco Mix)
Prince - Mountains (Random House Project Disco Refit)
Lovebirds - Reachin
East Coast Love Affair - Love Chug
Kenneth Pager & Findlay Brown - Heaven (Club Mix)
George Soule - Get Involved (Shaka Loves You Rework)
Chapter Three - Smurf Trek (The Revenge Edit)
Ooft! - Remote Lover
This Is A Recording - Be You
Tech Support - Visions
The Emperor machine - Wanna Pop With You (Dub Version)
Stompboogie - Step In
Hotel Motel - Eye Know
Totem Edits - Hoomba

Slo Motion Potion With Fingerman November 2024

Just under two weeks until the Disco Deviance boat party at the amazing Electric Elephant. So Pedro & Dicky thought they would get you in the mood and ready for a trip you will not forget!!! Also catch them both playing over the weekend down at the beach, on the main stage and on saturday night at Barbarellas. See you on deck deviants x

http://www.electricelephant.co.uk/

Dicky Trisco & Pete Herbert Electric Elephant Mix

Greg Wilson @ MAREH NYE 16 - Boipeba/BA (12.2015)

A selection of balearic favourites, and retro edits.

Enjoy! 

Fingerman Balearic Session May 2016

Recording of the finale of one of the key countercultural gatherings of recent times, the 14 Hour Super Weird Happening at The Florrie in Liverpool’s Dingle on April Fools’ Day 2017. The multi-media event featured live bands, DJs, performance, poetry, talks, art and much more.

Reviews:
Get Into This: http://www.getintothis.co.uk/2017/04/alan-moore-14-hour-super-weird-happening-florrie-liverpool/
Louder Than War: http://louderthanwar.com/14-hour-super-weird-happening-florrie-liverpool-review/

Check out our Super Weird sounds at: https://superweirdsubstance.bandcamp.com
Stay up to date with the latest at: www.superweirdsubstance.com

Greg Wilson @ 14 Hour Super Weird Happening Finale The Florrie Liverpool 01.04.17

Just in time for our next rooftop daytime disco party at Atelier - Rooftop am Moritzplatz (Berlin) on sunday august 6th, I finished this new Dj-mix with new-modern and old-reworked slow, tropical disco tunes, made to be played during the day under the sunny sky. Chill!

ROOSEVELT - Close (Midnight Version)
DORNIK - God knows
WEEKEND AFFAIR - Descends (YUKSEK Tropcinstrumental Edit)
LEROY HUTSON - Don’t it make you feel good (V4YS It Sure Does Edit)
SPECIAL Q - Well done
FANTASY LOVE AFFAIR - Music saved my life
RARE CUTS - Natureza
MIAMI HORROR - Leila (Poolside remix)
SATIN JACKETS - Out of my head
AIMES - Grooving In Guatamala (Aimes' Rio Dulce Moneky Mix)
MARVIN GAYE - Where are we going (V4YS Rework)
ANDI DE LUXE - Let me love you
PETE HERBERT & MARTIN DENEV - Batu Karang
POOLSIDE - Which way to paradise
BOZZ SCAGGS - Love me tomorrow (Alkalino Edit)
COLOUR VISION - Pina Colada (Dino Soccio Remix)
OXFORD - You and me
LORD ECHO - Sweetest meditation feat. Mara TK (club mix)
WASHED OUT - Hard to say goodbye
MOON BOOTS - Keep the faith ft. Nic Hanson
FAMILY LOVE AFFAIR - Slow love

atelier rooftop party:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1450749014981970/

www.tooslowtodisco.com

Tropical Rooftop Disco 2017 by DJ Supermarkt / Too Slow To Disco

This is the mix I put together for Resident Advisor 4 years ago – it’s no longer available via their website, so I thought the time was right to share here. It was very well received back then and certainly served to enhance my reputation within the RA community, coming, as it did, 4 months before my BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix brought my name to wider attention. 

I’d decided to buck the trend by highlighting the lower bpm’s of the music I was playing in the clubs, rather than, as was the norm, going for a more typical uptempo vibe. Here’s how I described it at the time in the accompanying interview I did with RA - ‘I'd just done a BBC 6mix, which, with regards to tempo, was geared around the 116-120 region, so I wanted to do something different here, concentrating on the more downbeat side of what I play, which, despite being a rich and fertile segment of dance spectrum, many DJ's dismiss as being too slow. I also took the opportunity to put together some new stuff, with the mix providing the impetus for me to bring a few ideas to fruition—so thanks are due to Resident Advisor for its role as muse.’ The full interview can be found at RA: 
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=119 

I also added in the comments section, in answer to a question asking how I put the mix together – ‘I recorded the tracks into my studio PC using Sound Forge, then overdubbed textures and fx in Cool Edit Pro, in a similar way to how I use the the Revox live, spinning additional sounds over the top of the tracks I'm playing. The mix itself was pretty straightforward, but I spent a fair bit of time in the preparation, editing up some new stuff - 'Body Movin' Freaks', 'One Lifetime' and 'Re-Working The Illusion' (which was based on a previous mash-up I did a few years back) - whilst adding the Donna parts to the Eddie Drennon edit I'd put together a little while back, inserting the Martin Luther King speech in the intro of 'Why Can't We Live Together', and sticking the 'Good Times' vocal at the end of Adrian Blunt's Ting Tings edit to conclude the mix.’ Full comments here:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/forum-read.aspx?id=48550 

Greg Wilson - October 2012

Check out my label's music at: https://superweirdsubstance.bandcamp.com

RESIDENT ADVISOR MIX (by greg wilson for ra.119 podcast 2008)

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.