Release date November 29th
Handmade Records unveils the debut release of mR. Mahaj & The Birdhunter, a quizzically named group from the Barbary Coast, San Francisco - but not really because that’s a seedy red-light district of days gone by. Yet such a setting is fitting in context to the storyline their music evokes on this single's two songs, “Ownlight” and “This Freak".

The first track, “Ownlight,” lurks about with a reverberating kick, funky guitar licks, tough technoid rhythms, and spooked out vocals. Jay Tripwire’s (Poker Flat) remix darkens things up a bit while stripping itself down into a late night experience, taking the form of the deep and spacial grooves he’s known for. Upping the funk for the second track, “This Freak” features more playful guitar lifted by ‘80s inflected synths, groovy bongos, and similarly eerie vocals, this time run through a vocoder. Los Angeles’ Dance Spirit revamp the original in their Flashback Remix, turning it into the kind of menacing and twisted, but beautifully fringe tech house expected of artists from the Superfreq label camp. Hailing from the opposite coast, New York based Braulio Motus is a label familiar. He rounds off the “This Freak” trilogy in a dirty, psychedelic trip that's laced with atmosphere as it rides a wave of distorted synths and taxed out vocals. Handmade Recordings goes from strength to strength and this single is sure to please shady characters across the globe as well as those who call a favorite late night haunt 'home.'

Label and Artist Links:
www.handmade-recordings.com
www.soundcloud.com/handmade-recordings-com

mR. Mahaj & The Bird Hunter - Ownlight

Ownlight (Original)

Ownlight (Jay Tripwire RMX)

Release date November 29th
Handmade Recordings unveils the debut release of mR. Mahaj & The Birdhunter, a quizzically named group from the Barbary Coast, San Francisco - but not really because that’s a seedy red-light district of days gone by. Yet such a setting is fitting in context to the storyline their music evokes on this single's two songs, “Ownlight” and “This Freak".

The first track, “Ownlight,” lurks about with a reverberating kick, funky guitar licks, tough technoid rhythms, and spooked out vocals. Jay Tripwire’s (Poker Flat) remix darkens things up a bit while stripping itself down into a late night experience, taking the form of the deep and spacial grooves he’s known for. Upping the funk for the second track, “This Freak” features more playful guitar lifted by ‘80s inflected synths, groovy bongos, and similarly eerie vocals, this time run through a vocoder. Los Angeles’ Dance Spirit revamp the original in their Flashback Remix, turning it into the kind of menacing and twisted, but beautifully fringe tech house expected of artists from the Superfreq label camp. Hailing from the opposite coast, New York based Braulio Motus is a label familiar. He rounds off the “This Freak” trilogy in a dirty, psychedelic trip that's laced with atmosphere as it rides a wave of distorted synths and taxed out vocals. Handmade Recordings goes from strength to strength and this single is sure to please shady characters across the globe as well as those who call a favorite late night haunt 'home.'

Label and Artist Links:
www.handmade-recordings.com
www.soundcloud.com/handmade-recordings-com

This Freak (Original)

This Freak (Dance Spirit's Flashback Remix)

This Freak (Braulio Motus RMX)

This is a mix of classic '90s deep house from Italy. I found most of these records in the early '90s in Ireland. The others came from digging in thrift stores and bargain bins all over the San Francisco Bay Area. 



Classic Italian Deep House Mix Part One

A collection of some of my favorite tracks over the summer. 

Take Your Love Away(A Summer Mix)

Well that was a real doozy. Again, I was honored to be able to play some nice tunes to close out the best party in the world. 

Enjoy responsibly.

Shane one - Closing Set At Sunset Campout 2017

Recorded live at Sunshine People Park Party in Oakland on 7-15-2018. Love and thanks to all the Sunshine people and my Delta Funk Fam!

DISCLAIMER: at 40 minutes in the power got cut on me.. so it changes a bit abruubtly.. I stiched together the 2 parts to make them 1 mix....

Wally Callerio Live @ Sunshine People Park Party  7 15 18

Part 2 of Mark Farina's massive night at Meow Wolf in Sante Fe, NM features a 3 hour house set of the locked in funky groove you know he always delivers. Check it out people!

Mark Farina Live At Meow Wolf House Set Nov 2018

Introduction show for Mi-Soul Radio in the UK.   The David Harness Saturday Night Master Mix Show is every 4th Saturday of the Month from 7-9pm (UK), 2-4pm (EST), 11-1pm (PST)

Saturday Night Master Mix Mi - Soul Radio Mix 1.26.19 Pt 1

Lovebird B2b Sirs - All night long Backroom Mason Bali - 21. December 2019

DJ Carlos, San Francisco.
Mixed back in '94

DJ Carlos Future Generation

Handmade Recordings is a San Francisco-based label embracing a DIY ethic and its city's history of mixing and matching electronic music styles. The label had its beginnings within the Subculture parties dating back to the year 2000. These parties were known for booking DJs of differing styles, with house, electro-influenced sounds, and techno all sharing time in the booth. As the label developed, its founders strove to capture this diversity, mix it with an old school aesthetic, and apply it to a digital label. With almost monthly releases issued for over a year, Handmade Recordings is on its way to becoming an established staple of the west coast house music scene.

This Freak (Original)

Handmade Recordings

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