Frankie Magic has been spinning UK Garage and House for over a decade. It all began when he was 10, starting off with a pair of belt drive decks  and a small stack of funky house records. From those early days, Frankie has developed a passion for music that has grown and evolved with him throughout the years.

He first discovered UKG & Garage house through the likes of DJ EZ and his Pure Garage CD series, as well as through forums and communities online such as Uptown and 2SG. He was immediately drawn to this genre and started incorporating it into his own sets, frequently buying records online through Discogs, eBay, or just digging through record shops for hours on end.

Frankie Magic has played on some of the most respected radio stations in the UK, including Desire, Divine Radio, d3ep, and Deja Vu. He has also performed at various venues and events, and has gained a reputation for playing lesser-known tracks which went under the radar all those years ago.

Fast forward to the present day and Frankie still continues to dig out and play those hidden gems, but at the same time incorporates newer tracks from upcoming artists. This mix is exactly that - a healthy mix of UK Garage from the past and present. Sit back, turn up the volume and enjoy!

Frankie Magic UK Garage Mix 12 / 30

Vocal House & Garage recorded onto TDKD60 cassette.

Tape Sessions 03

Heres the fourth show I've done in this series.

Once again from www.housefm.net where i dug out and played a selection of my favourite "unheard" garage tunes from the 96-98 golden years. My aim was to remind people about some of the absolute gems you rarely hear these days. I hope everyone enjoys, please feel free to share and spread the sound :)

Lost Garage - Part 4

Well the musical journey started with an amp & tuner my parents got me one Christmas. I must have been 9-10. Living in West London, we were totally spoilt with music from all over the world. Reggae, Jazz, Soul, then discovered the pirates, house, hardcore, jungle then house and garage (It always was and always will be that for me, the UKG & garage house name tag came much much later for me) I started DJ’ing in 98 when I was 15. My first job used to pay £30 a week. Worked in Shepherds Bush Station before school every morning. Pay day Saturday and I used to jump on the train up to Edgware Road mainly, Spin City was my go to, as well as uptown and blackmarket now and again. Inevitably coming home with a bag of tunes and an empty pocket. 
Played on Transmission 1 around 99 used to do a Saturday Midday slot which I loved but I never really pursued the DJ’ing too much though, too busy getting high and raving. Gass club, Camden Palace, Club space as we knew it, EC1, Colly, ministry & Bagleys to name but a few, and yeah before you do the math, we was raving at 15. Us young West London boys used to get about. Got ourselves into some proper scrapes along the way too! Didn’t matter how much money we had, as long as we had dough to get in and clobber to wear we was there every week. Good times. Thankfully we weren’t always brassic 😆. We would rave to House&Garage mainly, Oldschool hardcore & jungle as well. It was all about the music & having a good time. 
Family man & grafter these days and as ever music obsessed. Luckily managed to keep all my tunes from back then, had other little phases in between the original ukg era and now, electro, deephouse, funky house all had their time but I never went off the original garage sound. It stood the test of time and come 2019-20 we witnessed this mad resurgence which I fell into once again. Buying tunes again, filling the gaps of what I missed and tbh a lot of what I didn't even know back then. I’ve even gone way back past when I even started DJing. The discovery over the last 3 years of oldschool, going all the way back to 92-93 has been mad. Its almost limitless the amount of quality music that is out there still to be discovered, resurfaced, that's without all the new and upcoming producers. I started a once a month show on Laylow in 2019 when they came back on. its like my therapy session, once a month I get out and do my thing for a few hours. Time is not in abundance in my life, so when I do a recorded mix its usually off the cuff and sporadic. This one is no exception. Its all up to date new school, Although I recorded it around a year ago now. Its a mixed bag of housier bits, some lovely steppers and some lovely limited edition bits. Big up for taking the time to listen. Hope you enjoy and big up JP for having me as a part of this special series. Trust me I know first hand how much graft he put in. ✌️

DJ Wonder UK Garage Mix 30 / 30

Pirate radio station London Underground 89.4 with DJ Ramsey filling in for Greg Stainer in 3rd of March 1996

London Underground 89.4 - DJ Ramsey, 3rd March 1996 & Mixture

Original recordings of Matt jam Lamont taken from Club Koo, Leicester Square (London) 14th October 1994..
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MATT JAM LAMONT DJ Set at CLUB KOO (London) 14.OCT.94 Free Download

DJ Hermit Live in Munich 2000

184 - In the mix with Jeremy Sylvester
Every Thursday 6-8pm GMT. 

Underground GarageHouse // Soulful // 90s Cutz

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184 - In the mix with Jeremy Sylvester Every Thursday 6-8pm GMT (Part 1)

Recorded at one of my old residencies, probably the best night UK garage provided, pure vibes...no MC ' S for a change just quality brand new music !!

FRANCES JAMES live @ TUFFJAMS UNDERGROUND FREQUENCIES @ THE CROSS 1998

Time to bring you some of the new sounds from the UK Garage scene. Featuring tracks from Dem 2, Highrise, Soul Mass Transit System, Baby J and a couple of exclusive dubplates thrown in there.

Sounds Of The New Skool - UKG

Back to the early, mid and late 90's for some favourites slices of vinyl.

Underground House & Garage Pt II - Oldskool vinyl mix '92-'97

OK, so here’s me ... 
Started  my love of UK Garage from 1997 when flipping burgers at Mac Donald’s.  My pals at the time introduced me to a Sun City tape tape - Booker T and MC Creed and I was hooked from the first track. 

My local night club was just starting to play some garage on Monday night 50p a pint “oi oi” but it t wasn’t quite what I had head on that tape pack the previous year, so I then discovered a Garage Nation flyer Easter Special at the Club Colosseum, Vauxhall. Me and a few pals went, as we were queuing in the long line I heard the bass rumble of Buddy X by the dream team, I ran up the stairs feeling a little out of my comfort zone being in South London but I was there for the music and will never forget the rush of a night full of garage music. 
Fast forward to 1999 and I hadn’t missed a single Garage Nation, going to Colly on other nights - Delight FM launch Party, Inspiration, Exposure and the weekly Liberty. Garage Nation then moved clubs in the year 2000 and it's never been the same since in my opinion!
2001 I started my pirate radio work, Temptation FM in Cambridge with about 3 listeners and swiftly moved on to London's Subjam FM where I held the Thursday 4-6PM drive time show and loved it! Subjam was a platform for people like me who wanted to show  London a different side of UK Garage, not just the commercial side that was now mainstream but keeping it underground. Subjam had some great Djs that went on to have amazing DJ and production careers. 
I had my monthly night 'Intimacy' where I booked all the big Garage acts at the time, EZ, Heartless, Norris Da Boss Windross, Da Click, it was an honour to book the likes of Martin Larner who I had met from the nights at club Colly. One of our best Night's was was myself Djing with Sparks and Kie, a recording that I have uploaded on here. Check it out. And one of my proudest nights was when I teamed up with Garage Nation for a new year special. You couldn't move that night!  Ram Jam to say the least! 
2007 saw the end of Intimacy and my career as a DJ in the club scene and Radio, my first son was on the way and I wanted to be there for and with him. I hope one day he follows my footsteps (although not with the music I hear him listening too!) Now I have 2 sons and another one the way, I have picked up the headphones again and am collecting records once more. I will every now and then drop a mix and upload here. I will also be digging out the old tapes, mini discs and Ds to upload. 
Enjoy!

DJ Wonder UK Garage Mix 30 / 30

J-P

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