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A promo mix I did for Trapped around Easter time, didn't post it at the time but posting now to celebrate four years of Trapped. Hope you enjoy the mix.

Happy Birthday Trapped

Live early set at Bottom Floor party in Los Angeles .. sexy and dark midtempo deep house music! 

Lars Behrenroth - Live @ Bottom Floor 02.03.11

Bottom Forty Exclusive Mix 027 - Vagabond Superstar

For tracklist please visit: http://bottomforty.com/nightlife/exclusive-mix-027-vagabond-superstar-sea/

#Bottomforty
@bottom_forty

“Bottom Forty is a mirror ball in New York, a basement in Chicago, a cruise in L.A. and a night in the desert.”

Bottom Forty Mix 027 - Vagabond Superstar

Paradise - Derrick Carter At The BPM Festival 2014

Lupe's House "In The Mix" Volume 2, 2014

A new mix from me for 2014. Happy new year.

DJ MIX - David Morales (January 2014)

From the archives, the very first Tahanan podcast originally publish January 2013. This is a mix from Tahanan resident Chris Brabrook, bringing us a deep funky blend of top quality house music.
Tracklisting -
1, Dan Ghenacia - Da Doo Da - Apolliona 
2, Hans Thalou - And I - Fresh Meat 
3, Losoul - Raw Beauty - Playhouse 
4, Mirco Violi - Cabello - Hypercolour (Chris Carrier Mix) 
5, Johny Fiasco - Soundz - Klassic Fiasco 
6, Jimpster - Get a Hold on Your Soul - Freerange 
7, Gwen Maze + Jeff K - Want You Back - Silvernetwork 
8, Dubfound - Nutria - Plant 74 
9, DJ Terry - Twi - Ces - Freek n Chic 
10, Mateo & Matos - Want You Tonight - People that Make Music (Natural Rhythm Mix) 
11, Javi Bora, La Vinyl & Melohman - Destruction - Off Records 
12, Amir Alexander - Gutter Flex - Argot Records

Tahanan podcast one - Chris Brabrook

From the archive, this podcast comes from Back to You and Leftback owner Dudley Strangeways. Originally published April 2013. Good People, Great Music
Tracklisting
1) Lawrence "Tangled Track" (Smallville) 
2) Dudley Strangeways "Talkback" (Unsigned) 
3) Dudley Strangeways "Tally Man" (Act Natural) 
4) Lee Clarke "Panther Play" (Unsigned) 
5) Leif "Cirumstance 4" (Ornate Music) 
6) Robin Ordell "Please Police" (Eklo) 
7) SmallPeople "Ninja Restaurant" (Running Back) 
8) Adryiano "Toujours" (Saft) 
9) Timmy P "Fo Weal" (Love Not Money) 
10) Ejeca & Chamboche "Feel The Love" / Dudley Strangeways Remix (Delayed Audio) 
11) Dudley Strangeways "Kudos" (Klasse Recordings) 
12) Inner City "Big Fun" (Virgin)

Tahanan Podcast Three - Dudley Strangeways

In honor of our 30th podcast, we are excited to release the first official mix compiled by Bottom Forty members @Nark , @DerekPavone , Riff-Raff, Tony Radovich @ant_rad , and @djSpaceOtter , mixed by hand by @Nark

Bottom Forty is a mirror ball in New York, a basement in Chicago, a cruise in L.A. and a night in the desert, and our goal with this mix was to take you to each place, enjoy!

For full tracklist and more, please visit
http://bottomforty.com/music/exclusive-bottom-forty-official-group-mix-001/

Artwork by @Nark

Bottom Forty Mix 030 - I Feel Like Being You

As we finally welcome in Spring to 2014, REEL PEOPLE MUSIC are delighted to present the new single STRONGER courtesy of the uber soulful duo BRANDON WILLIAMS & JEAN BAYLOR.

STRONGER is a heartfelt ballad about the ups and downs of relationships. Written by BRANDON, JEAN (formerly one-half of 90s R&B duo ZHANÉ) and her husband MARCUS BAYLOR, who also features on drums.

JEAN sounds as incredible as ever and this is a big introduction to BRANDON who has his debut album dropping this year featuring collaborations with ROBERT GLASPER, DWELE, DEBORAH BOND, CHOKLATE, FRANK MCCOMB and the late legend DON BLACKMAN. 

Along with the original version is a sun drenched soulful house remix by the UK’s PARIS CESVETTE.

For more info on all of our artists and releases please go to : www.reelpeoplemusic.co.uk


Stronger

Stronger (Paris Cesvette Remix)

Download/Stream

Brandon Williams feat. Jean Baylor - Stronger (Paris Cesvette Remix)

"Deep Love" part 2 @ Boom Boom Room, Chicago - March 2014

From the archives, originally published June 2013

1. Kaspar - Nocturnal Dialectics (4lux Black) 
2. Lee Clarke & Dudley Strangeways - Untitled, unmixed and unmastered (Tahanan) 
3. YSE - Save it for later (City Fly) 
4. Shade - All Alone (Silver Network) 
5. Kasper - Both Of Us (Esperanza Records) 
6. Calvera - New Born '79 (Deep) 
7. Detroit Swindle - Brotherman (Freerange) 
8. Kyodai - Moving [Breaking part2] (Local Talk) 
9. Calvera - B-Side (Deep) 
10. Kelvin K - Good 2 U Yeah (Amenti) 
11. Burnski - Lost in the Zoo [Martinez Brothers] (Saved) 
12. Scoper & Bubba - I'm Satisfied (Classic Music Company)

Lee Clarke Tahanan Podcast Archive

Sek joins the Tahanan family with this exclusive podcast. Joining us to play on 13th June, we're very excited to have Sek on board.

Sek was born in Greece in 1986. From the beginning he was keen for music and at the age of six he is taking his first piano lessons. His interest for different instruments is visible. Accordion and clarinet are the next to charm him. He is also practicing his skills at the local philharmonic band. As he grows up he finds himself enchanted by the raw and abstract sound and lyrics of international and Greek hip hop scene. At that time he has started to buy and collect vinyl records and cds and by now he has a large and varied collection. While fifteen years old he won his first residency at a local club and become well known for his skill to thrill the crowds with his music choices. At the age of 18, after finishing high school studies, he gets accepted at the University of Ionian Islands, located in Cephalonia, at the northwest of Greece. He moves there and studies Music Technology for a year. But his passion for music leads him at the capital of Greece, Athens, where he manages to finish his studies and alongside broaden his music knowledge. In Athens, where he lives from 2005, he has won residencies in various clubs (Barouge, Figaro, Vanilla). During these years he gets the chance to work at the Greek label The sound of Everything at the distribution department. While working there Sek get close with the whole procedure taking place in the field of music production. In 2006 he decides that music production is what he wants to do in his life and he is working hard for it. He is experimenting with different producing soft-wares but finally Ableton twist his mind away. His music is a blend of deep and tech house, always with a raw and abstract sensation/perspective the dominant ingredients of his life.

Tahanan podcast March 2014 - Sek

A new recording I made, please enjoy and share it.

Eames - All I Want To Be (Free Download)

Johnny Trotter - Rotate - (Original Mix)

Welcome to the first installment of Analogical. We have been looking forward to starting this podcast and to have Johnny Trotter doing our opening one is something we are extremely happy with.

Johnny is an Irish Dj/Producer and in our eyes is one of the rising stars of Tech House/Techno. Johnny has released tracks on such labels as Yaiza, Technologika, and Moxi with a bunch more to be released. This guy is a truly special and we hope you enjoy his mix.

We shall be releasing our next mix in a months time so pencil it in!

Links to Johnny Trotter:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/DJ.JohnnyTrotter
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/johnnytrotter
Blog: www.johnnytrotter.wordpress.com/

Analogical Podcast #1 Guestmix - Johnny Trotter

May 2014 introduces Jeff Craven to the Tahanan family. 

Very few people can make a claim to success like Jeff Craven. As DJ and Label Owner, he has left an indelible mark on the world of Dance Music. His format and business model for the great Large Music has been copied many times over, a fact that Jeff wryly considers to be "the highest form of flattery."


Jeff Craven began spinning records in the summer of 1988 while a student in St. Louis Missouri. His format then was always eclectic, playing alternative records from bands like Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb with the occasional House record thrown into the mix. Jeff's love of Chicago House eventually took over, however, and he moved to Chicago in 1990.

While making the rounds as a DJ in Chicago clubs during the early 90’s, Jeff found that many Chicago House music artists were struggling to have their music heard. Jeff started his own record label, Large, to feature this fresh crop of Chicago talent. With an artist roster including such luminaries as DJ Sneak, Roy Davis Jr., and DJ Rasoul, Large Music soon became the most prominent and influential House music label in the universe. 

Large Music’s shining rise to commercial success came in the fall of 1998 when Roy Davis Jr.’s hit single “Gabriel” hit the UK Pop Top 20. A slew of hits followed after that from Kerri Chandler, Miguel Migs, and newcomer Dennis Ferrer. Throughout this period, Jeff maintained a street level credibility with Large, releasing classic records that continued to push the underground sensibility of House Music. 

As a DJ, Jeff has played all over the world including Germany, Canada, France, England and Sweden. He was the opening DJ for jazz legend Herbie Hancock in Stockholm, and has played alongside Blue Note recording artist St. Germain at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. He has also appeared in almost every major club in Chicago including Smart Bar, Red Dog, Zentra, Spy Bar, Big Wig and Lava Lounge. Jeff has appeared on numerous radio programs including London’s infamous Kiss FM, Radio FG in Paris, and Chicago’s very own Q101. His DJ style has been described as “soulful” and “jazzy” with a slight influence of techno.

Tracklist

1. Nacho Marco- Middays- Madhouse Promo
2. Homero Espinosa- Give It To Me (Fred Everything Remix)- Moulton Music
3. Giom- The Move- Nu Jaxx
4. Deejay MiMMo- Together (Roland Nights Remix)- Deep Deluxe Recordings
5. Lars Vegas & Cleavage- Grace- Toolroom
6. Ross Crouch- You and Me- Body Rhythm
7.  Abstract Source feat. Elliot Chapman- Day To Night (Deep Future Remix) - Large Music Promo
8. Deeplomatik- The Promise Land- Salted
9. Copy Paste Soul- Monday (Audio Jack Remix)- Gruuv
10. OOFT!- B. Whistle Time- Foto Recordings Promo
11. 6th Borough Project- Home Alone- Instruments of Rapture

Good People, Great Music

May 2014 Podcast - Jeff Craven

Lost Again

When I listen back at this, i realize how heavy and deep my spirit was. i was very sad and needed a light to lift me up and out of my depression.  i jotted down on paper exactly what i was feeling and it became the words of this song. i closed my eyes and cried inside so loud that i felt like i had an outer body experience recording this. kerri and i met for the first time that day. i never heard the track before nor he knew of my lyrics.  He played live as i recorded the vocals. his spirit and energy ignited this performance. We recorded it in one take.  INSPIRATION! WOW!

Inspiration (Bassapella)  Kerri Chandler & Arnold Jarvis

The Joy You Bring - SWING 52

Swing 52's "Color Of Skin" feat Arnold Jarvis co-produced and co-written in the 1994, by Benji Candelario, Wayne Rollins and Oscar P, established Swing 52 as a force in dance music history. The track was released by Cutting Records in the US, then later Polygram/ffrr in the UK, and went on to become a top 10 smash selling over 300,000 copies via singles, and compilations worldwide.

Color Of My Skin - SWING 52

1 hour of a 4 hour set played at the Wash Bar - Edinburgh

Housego @ Wash Bar, Edinburgh, June 28th 2014

July 28th. Why is that date so significant...

10 years ago, it marked the beginning of the Coldharbour adventure, with the release of the first Coldharbour Selections; headlined by a little known track we all love called Blueberry. And as the label has grown, so has the love and adulation towards the fans who belielve in it - the simple reason why Coldharbour Day was born.

Even though publically I have kept quiet about it, I'm so proud that we have hit the 10 year anniversary. And in order to pay tribute, I decided to take on an even bigger challenge by delivering a 5 hour set for Coldharbour Day this year, despite all the time demands of touring, marathon sets at festivals and GDJB, including the Sunrise Set.

The mix allowed me to start things off nice and deep, and weave things towards a crescendo with tracks that have reosnated with me the most in recent and distant times. The preparation spanned a couple of months again, with plenty of late nights the past couple of weeks, just getting it finished in Ibiza this morning. 

This is your day, and it's another gift I hope you will enjoy and remember for a long time to come.

want to take a moment and give a huge thank you to everyone who has been so kind in supporting me this week as the annual DJ Mag Top 100 poll opened for another year. It’s very humbling to have fans who believe in what I do. If you’d like to support me or any of your favorites, make sure you head to top100djs.net and cast your top 5 personal picks. Many thanks again

Let me know what you think of the mix in the comments. And if you want to stream the other sets at your leisure, you'll find them over at http://soundcloud.com/coldharbourreocrdings

Happy Coldharbour Day. With love. x

Tracklist:
01. Marton Lovei - Beyond the Passing Joy (CJ Art's Passing Lights Mix / Markus Schulz Intro Edit)
02. LTN - Teardrops
03. Gabriel D'or & Bordoy - Eloquenza
04. Henry Saiz - All the Evil of This World (Chaim Remix)
05. Blusoul - Falling (Praveen Achary Remix)
06. Roger Martinez - My World
07. Monojoke - Surfaces
08. Nocturna - Big Bang
09. Jamie Stevens - The Wonder of You
10. Darin Epsilon featuring Ghost Wars - All That Could've Been (Andre Sobota Remix)
11. Evgeny Bardyuzha - Bali
12. Moonbeam featuring Avis Vox - Twilight is Coming
13. 16 Bit Lolitas - From Far Away
14. Napalm & D-Phrag - Lovehigh
15. Holbrook & SkyKeeper - Blue Velvet (Yuriy from Russia Remix)
16. Gai Barone - Eve
17. Markus Schulz presents Dakota - Gypsy Room
18. Guy J - Dizzy Moments
19. David August - Epikur
20. London Grammar - Strong (Judah Remix)
21. Renato Cohen - Pontape 2013 Remake (Wrechiski Perpetual Edit)
22. ID
23. Alfonso Muchacho - By Design
24. Mark Knight - Your Love (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
25. Alex Rusin vs. Sound Fusion - Shadows of Us
26. Coldplay - Midnight (Markus Schulz Remix)
27. Rex Mundi - Opera of Northern Ocean
28. Daft Punk - Alive (Markus Schulz Afterhours Remix)
29. Sun in Arms - Stay Near
30. Sebastian Krieg - Get You High
31. Airwave - Triangle
32. Joint Operations Centre - Under a Sea of Birds (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
33. Markus Schulz - Reloaded
34. Cosmic Gata & Orjan Nilsen - Fair Game
35. Markus Schulz presents Dakota - Chinook (Uplifting Mix)
36. Lentos - Forget About Us (Barnes & Heatcliff Remix)
37. Danilo Ercole - Freezing Rain
38. School of Seven Bells - Reappear (Thomas Datt Remix)
39. Rene Ablaze & Jack Noise - The Moon (Purple Stories Remix)
40. Stoneface & Terminal - Sonus
41. Sasha - Xpander
42. ID
43. Markus Schulz - Destino
44. Probspot - Blueberry
45. Wellenrausch - These Moments
46. Markus Schulz featuring Ana Diaz - Nothing Without Me
47. Markus Schulz featuring Lady V - Erase You
48. Cosmic Gate & KhoMha - Tormenta
48. Purple Stories - Inevitable
50. Paul van Dyk - For an Angel (ID Remix)
51. Aerofoil vs. E&G - One Word (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
52. Bart Claessen - Playmo (Aaron Camz Remix)
53. Capital Cities - One Minute More (Markus Schulz vs. Grube & Hovsepian Remix)
54. Markus Schulz featuring Liz Primo - Blown Away (Beat Service Remix)
55. Markus Schulz presents Dakota - In a Green Valley (Basil O'Glue Remix)
56. Johan Gielen vs. Virtual Vault - Blue Fire (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
57. Grube & Hovsepian - Prankster
58. Mike Foyle presents Statica - Headrush (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
58. Rex Mundi - Backpain
60. Markus Schulz featuring Ana Criado - Surreal
61. Reverse - Absolute Reality (Arty Remix / Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
62. Jam & Spoon - Odyssey to Anyoona
63. Wellenrausch with Andre Berger - Virtual Self
64. Dan Dobson - Intentions
65. The Space Rockerz - Weather the Storm (Original Blizzard Mix)
66. Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion III
67. Susana & Dark Matters - Home (Mr. Pit Remix)
68. Funabashi - The Legacy (Stoneface & Terminal Remix)
68. Markus Schulz - In the Shadows
70. Elevation - Biscayne
71. Markus Schulz presents Dakota - CLXXV
72. Nifra - Athena
73. Markus Schulz featuring Seri - Love Rain Down (Harry Square Remix)
74. Ambassador - The Fade (Fade Mix)
75. Lost Tribe - Gamemaster
76. Markus Schulz - Do You Dream (Uplifting Vocal Mix)
77. Markus Schulz featuring Dauby - Perfect (Agnelli & Nelson Remix / Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)

Markus Schulz - Coldharbour Day 2014

Artist and DJ Dudley Strangeways has built a solid reputation from a slew of stellar releases and remixes on labels such as Frole, Moda Black, Delayed Audio and Back To The Future.  For his Large Music debut, Dudley teams up with UK newcomer Lee Clarke for an excursion into minimal deep house and techno territory.  The title track here is a raw and emotional affair laced with mood and a brooding bassline.  The second track, What's Happenin, showcases a flair from Dudley and Lee for authentic Tech House sounds and rhythms and is drenched in Detroit-style sonic influences.

To top off our package we enlist the fine talents of Dirtytwo, fresh off of their recent releases on Local Talk and Razor N Tape, who mold the title track into a classic Large Music-style House groove.

Buy on Beatport

Dudley Strangeways & Lee Clarke- Annie Road (Dirtytwo Remix)

The seventeenth episode of NY Sound Radio City is mixed by @powdersoul

NY Sound Radio City 17 mixed by Powdersoul

Dear is a clubnight in Hamburg / Germany, focusing on raw, honest and true-to-the-heart House music. Founded by Wiebke Pranz a.k.a. Elin in 2009, it soon became a unique place for true schoolers, real keepers and music lovers that are free from ideological blinkers, as Elin and her guests, artists like Levon Vincent, Move D, Prosumer or Julio Bashmore and Joy Orbison, bring together their knowledge for classic house, disco and today's various forms and degrees of dance music.  

Elin - Keep It Deep Guest Mix

Promo mix for the forthcoming Tahanan party, enjoy.

Tahanan promo mix

Inspired Deepness
01 paso ft zano "majestic" (sobz drumatic soul mix)
02 beekay deep & midnight pulse "again i say (blaq soul remix)
03 sis n jones "jami in phoonshal" (g family remix)
04 spirit chaser "paradise row" (horizon dub)
05 sobz "men"
06 darque "son of soil"
07 usher "chimes" (sobz deeper dub)
08 bah samba "moonlight" (soulmagic go deep mix)
09 boddhi satva ft oumou sangare "ngnari konon" (manoo maffe remix)
10 bukusoul "the deepness"
11 hhny "for the very first time"
12 saint nicholas ft biggie "sunshine" (soulcool deeper dub)

compiled and mixed by Osunlade


Inspired Deepness

Available now from - http://www.zrecords.ltd.uk/new-releases

For many people the standout cut from last years Sunburst Band album was the Chic-esque title track.
 
Now Frankie and Eric have pumped it up and given us a peak time, sing along floor filler.
 
DJ Reactions:
 
Karizma – Dope rub
Danny Rampling - Excellent silky house Frankie Knuckles continues delivering quality remixes productions 
Johnny Fiasco - Esta muey chingon!
Danny Krivit – Fantastic
Robert Owens – Great mix
Ron Carroll – Excellent
Scott Wozniak - Absolutely loving the dub on this. Pure class
Shur-i-kan - Classic sounding track - like proper house
Pookie - Another great work by Frankie and Eric
Gareth Sommerville - Fautless club music
Carl Hanaghan (Hed Kandi) - Amazing. In Love. 
Casio Social Club  - Knuckles & Kupper? YES!
Andy Daniel - I need to be listening to this in the sun on the beach
John Jones (Hed Kandi) – Love this, a lot
Graeme Park - Its beautiful, it's wonderful and so are you
CJ Mackintosh - Quality...Love it
Gregor Salto – Sweet
Sam Divine (Defected) - Good feelin’ music! Amazing vocal!
Copyright - Classic vibe, love it
Freemasons – Really nice
Craig Stewart - Light touch paper and stand well back, breathtaking phew
Groove Assassin - Classy stuff from the Directors
Lewis Dene - At last real music in an otherwise sea of mediocrity 
 

Z Shop

The Sunburst Band - The Secret Life of Us (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper's Director's Cut Mix)

Life Goes On
Produced by Lil Louie Vega
Lyrics by AJarvis, KHurt
bkgds Lisa Fischer, AJarvis


life goes on (dub)

Singularity - The Tide ft. Steffi Nguyen (TheFatRat Remix)

Jazzman - Keep It Deep Guest Mix

INTERVIEW: http://www.thefader.com/2013/05/21/fader-mix-frankie-knuckles

FADER Mix: Frankie Knuckles

Tracklist:
Yellow Sunset (Hofoku remix) – Audison
Amnesia Haze – Butch
Lucky Bastard (Dub) – Dj T
Kiss the sky – Kink
If I ever feel better (accapella) – Phoenix
Closed Circus (Mark Henning Remix) – Lee Jones
Deep rising deeper – Andreas Saag
Let’s ride – Junei
Transition – Sound Like Hugo
Yellow Aceed – Murat Killic
Left – Marek Hemmann
Harlem one stop (accapella) – Bimbo Jones
The voyage (feat Marcus) – Subculture
Beat Brulee – d o m
Baby let’s love – Mano Letough
Out of the Blue – Gap Band

FACT mix 208: Ben Westbeech

Lee Clarke is a house freak from Milton Keynes. Lee got bit by the dj bug at the tender age of 15 and hasn't looked back.

Lee has been known to have a unique style which ranges from deep house to techno, this comes from his many influences over the years such as Mark Farina, Asad Rizvi (now Silverlining), Derrick Carter, Eddie Richards, Stacey Pullen, Terry Francis, Jimpster, Phil Weeks and DJ Heather. In 2008 Lee became a regular on Chicago House FM with his show Tahanan. The show lead to many gigs and making new friends which motivated Lee to start a promotion of the same name, which he used to reflect his personality and beliefs, Good People, Great Music. The party started in his home town Milton Keynes and has had Eddie Richards and Terry Francis play on a regular basis as well as guests such as Jordan Peak, Pete Dafeet, Roberto, Sek, Michael McLardy and Dudley Strangeways. 
After setting up Tahanan, Lee has had a hand in production. After spending years looking at the studio and not having a clue what to do with it, Dudley Strangeways reached out to Lee and taught him how it was done. This lead to the two forming a great friendship and making tracks together, with an ep on the Chicago based label Large Music.

Good People, Great Music

Booking inquiries please email 
Lee@fazedmusic.com