Mixes

Artist : @johngomezldn

Tracklist :
Yusef Lateef - Beyond the Sky
Koyil - A Glimmer Of Light (ГУЛ remix)
Powerman - Loving Was Easy
Joby, David &amp; Vasco - Jungle Dance
Lauro Salazar - Love Move
Amajika – Got My Magic Working
Connie&#39;s Crew - Bang Goes The Clock
In Motion - Ooh! (Dub)
Human - Skating on Thin Ice
The Detonators - Lift Off
Do Or Die - Can U Make It Hot (Instrumental)
Mike Claxton - Rock The Nation
Cesar Kramer - Rhythms of Change
Fashiøn - Mutant Mix Mechanik
Magia Blanca – Cambio
Mount Liberation Unlimited - Blue (Is the Colour of Our Future)
The Black Dog - Rainbow Bridge
Afrikan Sciences - The New Season
Pape Seye - Tropical Soundsystem
Robbie Ellington - Be Mine

TRAX.447 JOHN GÓMEZ

Back from rumoured retirement with more than 188 minutes of seasonally-appropriate selections, recorded live at Brilliant Corners on 16/10/2021.

What's Good? w/ Customs

Recorded at home, March 2024.

@johngomezldn

Reencuentros Nº3

Ahead of Phonica's trip out to Kala festival this week, we reach out to one of their longest running residents to display his wares for the Phonica mix series. Music From Memory affiliate, NTS host and all round deep digger John Gómez pays homage to Phonica with a dive into his more clubby collection of records. John gives us an hour of some of his favorite releases in the realms of house, disco, acid and breaks showing why he stands as one of the UK's most respected collectors. We had a brief chat with John about the mix and what he has coming up. Get over to offtherecord.net to check that out now

Mix / Interview Here

Phonica Mix Series 120: John Gómez

Residency show broadcasted live at Radio Tempo Não Pára (20.09.2024)

Artists: @memorabiliarecords & @kiernandj

Faking Jazz Together w/ Norm & Kiernan Abbott @ Radio TNP 20.09.2024

Recorded live at Giant Steps in London on Sunday 13th October, 2024.

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@nicktherecord

John Gómez & Nick the Record back at Giant Steps

One of the truest stylists in DJing.

Although leaving behind only a small repertoire, sadly cut short by an early and unexpected passing, what we have left as evidence of his deep dedication to the pleasures of music is so unique and designed with such charming consistency, that when listened to, can only be Zecky’s selection.


Since the late 2000’s we studied the few mixes we could get our hands on obsessively, to the point where for example: we will never be able to hear Pats and Pat “Tobago” without the expectation of “City Lights” to be mixed in next, courtesy of the 2008 Ebisu Bar Jam recording. To us, Zecky became a sub genre of music — "Zecky style tracks" — something in the realms of what we might consider as Balearic, but still somehow blurring the borders of acceptable Italo-disco, and then coming way out of left field with something contemporary like Simply Red...and somehow it all made perfect sense. A lot of these tracks may seem obvious now, but keep in mind this was mid 2000’s, a lot of these tracks were still not known, discogs was not what it is today: contextually, the calliber of his research was heavy. Imagine living in a time when the idea of what a good DJ should be doing is minimal techno yet you’re a Japanese guy going to Italy to look for completely expired Italo material, one can only imagine the facial expressions and dialogues that might have emerged between Italian record store owners and Zecky throughout his digging travels.


The role that talent plays in the DJ "profession" can sometimes feel fuzzy, especially in the post social media/CDJ era. In our humble opinions however, listening to Zecky’s oeuvre gave this mystery a good amount of inspiring clarity. The aesthetic precision of his selection supported by his simple but flawless mixing created compositions so striking that the mixes became new stories or soundtracks to beautiful movies no one had ever seen before. It really felt like he was making something larger than the music he was using to compose these moments. A common (and disturbing) cliche one often hears when people go about describing a DJ’s work is the idea of being a “story teller”. To us Zecky genuinely put forth this idea on a meaningful level, his stories were some of the nicest of all.

We learned so much from Zecky.


Thank you for the music and happy birthday — Zecky would have been 54 today.


Thank you to Daisuke, his party partner, for making this possible ❤️
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DJ 界での真のスタイリストの一人。
残念ながら、予期せぬ早すぎる死によって残されたレパートリーはわずかですが、音楽の楽しみに対する彼の深い献身の証拠として残されたものはとてもユニークで、魅力的な一貫性をもってデザインされており、聴くとZeckyのセレクションを感じざるを得ません。
2000 年代後半から私たちは手に入れることができる数少ないミックスを執拗に研究し、例えば、2008 年の恵比寿バージャムのレコーディングのおかげでパットとパットの「Tobago」を聞くと、次に「City Lights」がミックスされることを期待せずにはいられなくなりました。
私たちにとってZecky は音楽のサブジャンル、つまり「Zecky スタイルのトラック」になりました。これは、私たちがバレアリックと考えるものの領域に属しながら、それでも許容できるイタロディスコの境界を曖昧にし、その後 Simply Red のような現代的なものによって予想外の形で登場しました... そしてどういうわけか、すべてが完璧に理にかなったものでした。これらのトラックの多くは今では当たり前に思えるかもしれませんが、これは 2000 年代半ばのことであり、これらのトラックの多くはまだ知られておらず、discogs は今日ほどではありませんでした。文脈上、彼のリサーチの質は高いものでした。優れた DJ が行うべきのことはミニマルテクノであるという考え方がある時代に生きていると想像してください。しかし、あなたは完全に期限切れのイタロの素材を探しにイタリアに行く日本人男性です。彼のレコード探しの旅を通して、イタリアのレコード店のオーナーと Zecky の間に生まれたであろう表情や会話は想像するしかありません。 DJ という「職業」において才能が果たす役割は、特にソーシャル メディアや CDJ の時代以降は、曖昧に感じられることがあります。しかし、私たちのささやかな意見としては、Zecky の作品を聴くとこの謎がかなりはっきりと理解できました。彼の選曲の美的精度と、シンプルでありながら完璧なミキシングが、非常に印象的な作品を生み出し、そのミックスは新しい物語や誰も見たことのない美しい映画のサウンドトラックになりました。彼は、これらの瞬間を作曲するために使用した音楽よりも大きな何かを作っているように感じました。人々が DJ の仕事を説明するときによく耳にする一般的な (そして不快な) 決まり文句は、「ストーリーテラー」であるという考えです。私たちにとって、Zecky はこの考えを本当に意味のあるレベルで提示しており、彼の物語は最も素晴らしいものでした。私たちは Zecky から多くのことを学びました。音楽をありがとう。誕生日おめでとうございます。Zecky は今日 54 歳になっていたはずです。これを実現させてくれたパーティーパートナーの大輔に感謝します❤️

H.A.N.D. MIX 065 : Zecky – Metro 1st

✨ vinyl only mix✨  

For edition 69 of our guest mix series, we welcome once again London-based record collector Ilan (Night City Life). A true Italo enthusiast, Ilan curated Night City Life (@spacetalkmusic), one of our favourite compilations of 2019. Night City Life II will be dropping this summer (and we can’t wait 🎷)

As a DJ his selections are always rich with nostalgia and emotion, taking us on a journey through time and sound. Here is a recording of his vinyl-only set from Flow Festival last year; an Italo-tinged expedition in the Helsinki sunshine.

H.A.N.D. MIX 069 - Ilan (Night City Life)

07122024 restaurant recording by @chewchew_cc

cornerstore during service • #34 • CHEWCHEW

Jeremy Castillo rolls in with bag full of swag to deliver a 100 minutes of no-nonsense, sleaze packed joints built for the open road. One of the heads behind San Francisco’s infamous wine hole Bar Part Time, he channels the spirit of cigarette-stained leather booths and dimly lit dance floors into a mix dripping with attitude. Expect Rock-tinged Disco, strutting basslines, and plenty of grit, all primed for a cruise down the boulevard. Whether you’re behind the wheel or perched up at the bar, this one hits like the first sip after a long day on the tools.

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LIFE CLASSICS 73 JEREMY CASTILLO

2 drama

Andres Astorga, aka ”Trujillo", aka "the Venezuelan don", feels most at home in the cosmic Caribe. The monthly mixes he put out from 2009 - 2016 are legendary and he has a real good feeling for finding that special record everyone will be after. (See Johnny Lamas if you need convincing). 

For "5918mins.", the don is dimming the light a little bit, slicking back his hair and showing us his sensual side. Hope you enjoy the ride.

Trujillo

Music that keeps company. Recorded at home, March 2020.

@johngomezldn

Reencuentros

Limited cassette version of the 1800 triiip series via @maybe-tonight - Zero ego or flex just smooth as butter blends moving through known, unknown & invisible jams from MT crates. 

Tape Design by Paul Conley

Physical copies available via our bandcamp

Buy - Limited Cassette

1800 triiip - Maybe Tonight - Hors Serie 2020

Recorded at home, October 2020.

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Reencuentros Nº2

John Gómez

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