Music Compilations have long helped hungry music lovers find new sounds when they're not sure where to look while synergistically enabling artists to grow their fan base. Back in the mid-90s, when my friends and I were first discovering electronic music, compilations inspired our imaginations and filled our Case Logic CD wallets. When the fine folks at Good Company Records invited me onto their Newtown Radio show in March 2021, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to revisit these compilations. This mix represents the dance music that first grabbed my heart during the High School years, mixed for the first time by me over two decades later. Take a trip back... you might find that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Tracklist:
1.  Mike Swells - Session Opener
2.  Adam F - Circles [Section 11, 1995]
3.  Jungle Brothers - Jungle Brother (Aphrodite mix) [Gee Street, 1997]
4.  Natural Born Chillers - Rock The Funky Beat [Urban Takeover, 1996]
5.  Goldie feat. KRS-1 - Digital [FFRR, 1997]
6.  Rabbit In The Moon - Subfusion [Hallucination, 1995]
7.  Freestylers - Don't Stop [Mammoth Records, 1999]
8.  Überzone - The Freakz [City Of Angels, 1997]
9.  Fatboy Slim - 10th & Crenshaw [Skint, 1996]
10. Keoki - Caterpillar [Moonshine Music, 1995]
11. BT - Flaming June [Perfecto, 1997]
12. Infiniti - Skyway [Tresor, 1998]
13. Underworld - Pearl's Girl [Junior Boys Own, 1996]
14. Propellerheads - Bang On! [Wall Of Sound, 1998]
15. Everything But The Girl - Before Today [Virgin, 1997]
16. Low - Over The Ocean (Skull Valley Dub) [Caroline Records, 1998]
17. The Prodigy - Climbatize [XL Recordings, 1997]

Mike Swells - Padawan Mix (Live From GCR Radio, March 2021)

This is my favorite EM of all time. Couldn't find it online anywhere, so I've re-uploaded it for you all to enjoy.

They just don't make music like this anymore. What a special time & place.

TL (courtesy of mixesdb.com)
? - Women In Blue
Mozesli - Love & Slackness [Source]
Jedi Knights - May The Funk Be With You
? - Ether's Whisper (Deep Dish Remix) [Aqua Rhythms]
Pepe Braddock - Burning
Pepe Braddock - Burning
Amy Strong - Tout Es Beau [Airtight]
The Untouchables - Trippin [Strictly Rhythm]
Mashupheadz - Monster Mash [Plank]
Bushwacka Featuring Eq - Let It Play [Plank]
Bushwacka - Grief [Plank]
Layo & Bushwacka - Good Old, Bad Old Days [End]
Make Some Break Some - Pig Chase [Plank]
Dark Globe - ? [Whole 9 Yards]
Resident Filters - Get It On [La Cerba]
Anthony Rother - Red Light District [Electrolux]
? [Greyhound]
Layo & Bushwacka - Deep South [End]
Monda Paladisco - ?
Layo & Bushwacka - Ear Candy [End]
Two Full Minds - Oi You [Plank]
No Smoke - Koro Koro [Warrior's Dance]
Get Fucked - Last Night A DJ Fucked My Wife [Eukahouse]
Bushwacka - Grief [Plank]
Mashupheadz - Magic Potion [Plank]
Illis - Sabotage [Fuel]
Rofn Da Bout - Hand Glider
? - Trailblazer
? (Jazzanova Remix) [Underground Therapy]
? (Air Remix)

Layo & Bushwacka! - The Essential Mix (19-09-1999)

Hour long mix recorded for Evolution 101.7 in Boston. Aired live during the early morning hours of May 18, 2014.

Tracklist:
01.	Breach - This Ones For You You Know Who You Were
02. 	Sean Miller - Feel It
03. 	Stefano Noferini - Empty Shelf
04. 	Gonzalez, Gonzalo - You
05. 	Ali Scott - Dream Machine (A Lister Remix)
06. 	Florian Meindl - The Beginning
07. 	Paride Saraceni - Flow
08. 	Reboot - Samson (Harry Romero Remix)
09. 	Tony Rohr, Layton Giordani - Careless Suggestions
10. 	Sian - Manhattan Project
11. 	Paul Woolford - Call Out Your Name (Deetron Remix)


Mike Swells - Evolution Underground (2014.05.18)

Opening set for Sébastien Léger.

3 hours recorded live @ Make It New in Cambridge, MA. January 28, 2016. 9pm - midnight.

Mike Swells - Live @ Make It New (20160128)

Mike Swells is a Boston-born, Brooklyn-based DJ and producer. He has performed at clubs and festivals across North and South America, sharing the decks with an extensive roster of the world's most highly regarded house & techno artists. Time and place define his sound, unbound by genres or tempos - spontaneity is a vibe! 

Prior to moving to New York, Mike was best known as resident DJ and managing partner of RISE Club, Boston’s only legal after-hours from 1998-2015. After the club's closure, while transitioning to New York full-time, Mike stayed involved with his hometown scene as resident at Make It New, another Massachusetts dance music institution that brought house & techno to Cambridge every Thursday from 2004-2019. Today Mike is fully immersed in the abundant creative inspiration found in Brooklyn and throughout North America's queer dance music community.

Mike Swells

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