Steve Tee Been A Long Time Part 2

Melbourne's Andras Fox produced one of our favourite records of this year to date, "Embassy Cafe", released on the Dopeness Galore label. In addition he records for fellow Melbourne DJ / Producer Michael Ozone's Home Loan Records. 

LN-CC Store Mix 030 - Andras Fox

Smart Mix 55: @dj-tim-baker & @adamstolz
1. Nico Lahs - Your Sweet Lovin'
2. Tim Baker & Adam Stolz - When Worlds Collide
3. Letherette - You and I
4. Fredfades & Jawn Rice - Luv Neva Fades
5. Demarkus Lewis - Downside Up
6. Crackazat - Alfa (Rick Wade Remix)
7. Tim Baker & Adam Stolz - I Don't Know About You
8. Rick Wade - I Know Ur There
9. Phoenix G - Lot to Say...
10. G Flame - Thoughts
11. Biz - Skyhigh
12. G-Prod - Let Me Feel

it is with deep respect and love for his legacy, contributions to the Chicago music community, and overall incomparable demeanor that we present to you a very special smart mix by our friend TIM BAKER and his musical partner, fellow Michigander ADAM STOLZ. Tim passed away on 4/4/21 at the age of 53. he is missed dearly.

Tim was truly one-of-a-kind, a soul who valued greatly the imparting of wisdom and connecting with everyone with whom he crossed paths. he collected a large entourage through his varied and ambitious pursuits, both sonically and through his penchant for fashion, as evidenced by his brand and label, Elephanthaus.

a key force in The Saturday Mess events hosted in various venues around Chicago, Adam has released music on Black Nation Records and Prosthetic Pressings. he is just as comfortable and skilled mixing funk & soul as he is house or techno. Adam's sound is rooted in jazz, funk, and a deepness that is portrayed quite well here––befitting for a memorial, it’s uplifting, inspiring the listener to move and groove, as Tim would’ve wanted.

though he has transcended his earthly form to greener pastures, Tim leaves behind a large catalog of productions, including many with Adam, including their Rico & Sonny project, which is yet-to-be-released. we look forward to sharing in Tim’s creations, a gift that will continue to give, just as he did.

if you have a dollar to spare, please donate to Tim & Adam’s charity of choice: https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/

Smart Mix 55

Smart Mix 55: Tim Baker & Adam Stolz

A live "Ibiza Vice" set recorded from an all-day boat party I was lucky enough to play at a few summers ago. 

This was my warm-up set featuring some of my favourite eighties artists including Phil Collins, Sade, Talk Talk, Jan Hammer Toto, Simple Minds, Brian Ferry, Eddie Grant & Chris Rea - plus many more. 

A nostalgic 1 hour mix, featuring a blend of Eighties Pop, Balearic, Boogie and Ital Disco/Synth.  Interspersed with some samples from the iconic  1980's TV series Miami Vice, one of my all-time favourite shows of that magical era for music/tv/film :) Hope you enjoy the trip back into time as much as I did :) Much love, Colin x

IBIZA 2019 BOAT PARTY LIVE: Part.1 (Eighties & Balearic Vibes)

July the 21st closing the infamous Beach Stage at Suncébeat Croatia!
I hope you enjoy my selection and genuine passion for this most powerful of drugs… House Music!
Dreams do come true, and the opportunity I had on this day, was one of the most special moments in my life Beyond doubt my favourite music event so far! So, so special🔥
I'm still finding the right words for a proper post about what happened and all the meaning that this festival has for me, how it changed myself, my personal life, and even more, my professional life.
For now I just can say: Thank you Alex Lowes , Nick Connolly and SUNCEBEAT FESTIVAL CROATIA 2023 team for the opportunity and trust. Thanks to all the Djs for the inspiration and all the masterclasses given, and thank you beautiful dancers for a vibe like I've never experienced in my entire life ❤️Suncébeat will always be an event unlike any other, wherever the future takes us. I’m already looking forward to what is to come🌞🙏🏻

Suncébeat Closing Beach Stage 21-07-23

Dave Howell runs the weekly Music For Beaches radio show on 2SER 107.3 FM from Sydney, Australia. Broadcast at 8pm every Sunday, it features the very finest in mostly chilled-out and electronic music from around the world. In its fourth year at time of writing, and steadily building a global audience, the show has guest slots on Chris Coco's The Chill Out Tent, and enjoys a well-followed Mixcloud presence. Dave has interviewed some key players of the scene on Music For Beaches including Chris Coco, Phat Phil Cooper, and quite recently Jon Sa Trinxa.

Dave's mix for The Sunrise Mixtapes is a nice laidback affair, with almost half of the selections having an Australian connection. Sydney-based artist Max Santilli, who has already featured on more than a few occasions on the series (and deservedly so), sets the atmosphere with 'Sea', from his Tidal LP, released in 2021 on Growing Bin Records. Tetê Da Bahia's 'Duplo Sentido' is a gorgeous slice of latin jazz. This rather rare find was released on 7" single in 1974. Another favourite on here is 'Silky Way' by German jazz-fusion-progers Kraan, taken from their Wiederhören LP, released in 1977 on Harvest (yes, the very same label that released Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon). Many of the records featured are favourites of the Music For Beaches radio show, and/or have featured on the show at some point. Older classics from The System, the aforementioned Kraan and Warp 69, among others, sit nicely alongside newer choice selections from Videotapemusic, Love Tempo, Mansur Brown and Seahawks. This mix truly showcases Music For Beaches as the southern hemisphere's home for beautiful music for chilled souls. 

A big thanks to Dave Howell for taking the time to record this awesome mix for The Sunrise Mixtapes

Track list:

Santilli - 'Sea'
The System - 'Pendy! You're In Some Awful Danger'
Rovo & System 7 - 'Unseen Onsen' (Translucent mix)
Zen In Space - 'Caterpillar Dub' (Midnight Tenderness remix)
Desmond Cheese - 'Funky Number'
Videotapemusic - 'Slumber Party Girl's Diary'
Alex Albrecht w. Carla Oliver - 'Yarra Bend'
Ilex - 'What Is Soft Is Also Strong'
Seahawks - 'We Are Dream' (edit)
Tetê Da Bahia - 'Duplo Sentido'
Desmond Cheese - 'Gazza's Groove'
Kraan - 'Silky Way'
Alex Albrecht - 'The Blacksmith'
Warp 69 - 'Natural High'
John Foxx & Harold Budd - 'Subtext'
Sainkho - 'Siber-Shaman'
Love Tempo - 'There's No You'
Mansur Brown - 'Naqi'

Dave Howell (Music For Beaches)

Jackies Music House Session #154 - "Isa Enes"

Isa Enes:  
A promising musician who was born and raised inthe Azores, has been making a name for herself in thethriving music scene of Barcelona.
She dabbles in a wide variety of electronic music genreswhile still maintaining her signature style and character.
Her music navigates between Ambient and Techno, as wellas her explorations of Bass, Dubstep and Breaks.
Her acute ear for discovering unique and unconventionalsounds sets her apart, as her DJ sessions create dynamicand intriguing atmospheres that captivate listeners andinvite them to embark on an infinite sonic journey.

Tracklist:
She keeps it good – COEO
Dancing Baby – Bastedos
Zoras's Moon (Natasha Diggs Remix) - Candice Hoyes
Spring - DJ Steaw
That cowbell track – Tooli
I’m Alright – Sepalcure
Onigi – Eversines
Sumo Acid Crew – Palms Trax
Falling Stars - Smith n Hack
Vapour Trail - Lone
Forgotten Tales – Anunaku
Forbidden Fruits – Marc Brauner
Trance Wax 25 (Corona - The Rhythm Of The Night) – Trance Wax
Trannsformation – Transform
The Solution – Project Pablo
Xumba Xumba (Eden Burns Remix) - Mainline Magic Orchestra
Togetherness – Violet
Paris City Jazz - Bellaire

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Jackies Music House Session #154 - "Isa Enes"

Artist: @breakcheckah — Jessie
Pronouns: they / she
Location: Montreal/Toronto/Boston
About the DJ:

Producer for ages, collecting records for the last few years, but very new to the DJ scene, despite hanging on to it in Montreal for a while. Finally built up the crates (and the courage) to start putting some of my ideas together for the floor.

About the mix:
I wanted this mix to sound very casual — like just hanging out in my room on a random evening. There are definitely a few heavy moments and more than a handful of mistakes — but overall I’m really pleased the outcome captured this sort of raw, flowing energy I always attempt to bring to sets. Of course in a mix designed for headphones the selection is always going to be different — drastically pivoting in the middle of mix from the more modern stuff all the way back to 80s house / boogie is another thing that works better here than it would on a floor. Like to think I pulled it off reasonably well in any case tho 😛 

Early house / late disco culture has actually become something of an obsession for me over the last little while. Listening to the work of early dub mixing masters — Walter Gibbons, Arthur Russell, Shep Pettiibone and later Paul Simpson, Winston Jones. They were able to do so so much with such little input and very primitive tools! Just magical because you can see the sprouts of the music we know and love budding within the opulence and excess of disco. It just took the right pair of ears to strip the sound back to what’s needed and bring the grooves to the surface.

On a more heavy note, looking back to this era has also helped me find some partial answers to the ever pressing question: is it okay to find solace on a dance floor in times like these?  Now more than ever, with the ongoing genocide in Palestine and Lebanon, the (continued) rise of fascism, our acceleration of the ongoing climate disaster —  the list goes on. It’s hard not to draw parallels to the atmosphere of the early/mid 80s —  the spectre of Vietnam still looming, the AIDS crisis in full swing, the failed war on drugs upending millions of lives. Amidst all this death and destruction the early pioneers of house and techno were able to build such a beautifully queer, forward thinking culture that provided community to many who desperately needed it during that time. 

It’s easy to write partying off as hedonistic escapism — and of course there’s a degree of selfishness involved — but to me it’s always been more than that. These healing spaces we create through music, communities based on acceptance and celebration of the weirdos and outcasts, I really believe have the power to bond people together like nothing else. Dancing, synchronization of movements on a primal level, often hypothesized to be valued by early humans for its ability to meld individuals into one unit, still has this magical, transformative power. Magic feels so rare in our ruthlessly pragmatic modern age. If the rest of the world is spiralling towards uncertain peril —  then this is one way we can push back against the senseless use of capital and talent to enact only more violence and destruction — by using the little agency we do have to amplify this magic and renew the souls of those we love.

Underground Love Affair 007 - Breakcheck

Tully ‘Lord Buba’ 
Ultimate Spinach ‘Ballad of The Hip Death Goddess’			
White Noise ‘Love Without Sound’  		
The Chakachas ‘Bantu’ 								
Los Pasos ‘Habibi’
Dirty Wurds ‘Why’
The Lyrics‘So What’
Phil Gary & The Catalinas ‘Bobby Layne’
The Wailers ‘We’re Goin Surfin’
Aguaviva ‘Les Cancion Del Que Se Esta Quieto’				
Luc Et Lise ‘La Chanson A Boire Des Sauvages’				
The Hobbits ‘Strawberry Children’					
Lucifer ‘Hypnosis’ 	
The In Crowd ‘Things She Says’
The Enchantments ‘I’m In Love With Your Daughter’
The Troggs ‘Baby Come Closer’
Panda Bear, Sonic Boom, Mariachivre ‘Viviendo En Las Sequelas (Livin In The After)’
Daddy Lindberg ‘Wade In The Shade’				
The Belles ‘Melvin’
Talulah Babies ‘Hurtin Kind’  							
The Poets ‘That’s The Way Its Got To Be’  				
Fever Tree ‘Beat Your Drum’  							
The Velvet Monkeys ‘Why Don’t We Do In The Road’ 
Oldboy ‘Fux Been Given’
Neil Young & The Crazy Horse ‘Heart of Steel (Fuckin Up)’
Population 5 ‘Midnight Surfer’   						
Jacob Yates And The Pearly Gate Lock Pickers ‘Mary Hell’ 
Pop Five Music Incorporate ‘Stand By’   					
Flamin Groovies ‘Teenage Head’
Jameson ‘Vietnam’ 
Ronnie Taylor ‘Without Love’ 
The West Coast Experimental Pop Band ‘I Won’t Hurt You’
The Gorillas ‘Gorilla Got Me’ 
Georgia Clay‘Sherry Cherry Train’ 
Japanese Television ‘Bumble Rumble’
Jean Le Fennec ‘L’abandon’

A Path Through Haze with Jody Moss and Richie Deeney: 03 10 2024

UK artist Gatto Fritto is someone who operates in the shadows, in his own little world.  The man born Ben Williams played our Selectors festival in Croatia last year and holds down residencies at Berlin institutions Sameheads and Renate, which prove why he is such a revered DJ. His work as a producer, too, has resulted in some exceptionally cosmic disco on standard bearers like International Feel and Dissident, as well as his own Fritto Morto. It’s twinkling, spine tingling stuff awash with melodies, FX and astral synths that transport you into the cosmos. 

A sense of frosty melody and plenty of pixelated synths characterise the nearly two hour selection he has put together for us here. It starts in abrasive and arresting fashion with serrated lines and stark drums before unravelling into sci-fi grooves then Italo, proto-disco and slippery electro. After exploring these diverse yet interconnected sound worlds for the first half, the second half races through an icy and intergalactic brand of techno that leaves you utterly breathless.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 164 - Gatto Fritto

Chicago’s Specter is a maverick, but one who has remained somewhat under the radar. Over the course of twenty years, he’s continually turned out gritty house that manages to be deep yet physical. For the last eight of those he has released on Theo Parrish’s Sound Signature—a suitably unconventional home for his unconventional grooves. Most recently he excelled on his debut full length, Built to Last, which reworked house music into various colourful, experimental and bass heavy new forms. 

As well as rare studio skill, Spectre is a hardworking DJ who can light up a loft or jack a warehouse. On his Dekmantel mix, he decides to serve up a two hour mix that is suited to home listening. It’s all simmering, slow burning deepness to start with before gradually the drums grow more raw and angular. The mood remains reflective and thoughtful, though; a meditation on the more cerebral side of house music, which is just one of the many things Specter does so well.

Dekmantel Podcast 205 - Specter

Tony Fairchild serves up the twisted, soaring sounds of his labels and their influences.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/3434

Is / Was - RA Label Of The Month

Tracklist: https://mixmag.net/feature/the-cover-mix-daniel-avery

Full cover story for @mixmag, February 2018: https://mixmag.net/feature/techno-auteur-daniel-avery

Daniel Avery - Mixmag Cover Mix // 2018

@kamekameha

A note from the artist:
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This is Treezy B's African Art of Acid (Triple A baybee) Mixx, an homage to the art form that is known as acid house. As we all know House was birthed from Chicago, coming from the same gestation of 80s post disco black music that gave us Techno & Hip Hop. This period of musical innovation, propelled primarily by black youth, was yet another part in the long history of African-Americans dictating popular culture. Acid house was another rhythmic mistake, like the original blue note; an innovative use of technology beyond it's original intent by putting sum stank on it. 

It was black people who used a discarded bass machine to produce futuristic & psychedelic sounds that would influence the world yet again. Yet acid house, like most forms of popular music, did not do for the black community what it's done for others. Acid muzik has been lazily copied and mass produced, with little of the soul intact. There was no Second Summer of Love in Amerikkka, no Ibiza for Negroes to spend their holiday, no beginnings of a multi-million dollar industry that could change the lives of Lady Liberty's bastard children. The Summer of 1988 for those of African blood was another year of ravaging due to Reaganomics, Thatcherism, crack cocaine, gang violence, and institutional racism on a global scale.

Still melanin keeps on providing because funk is it's own reward. And if it ain't funky then what the funk are you doin?

All songs are acid music produced by people of African Diasporac descent. All vinyl records on 1 Technics SL-1200M3D, 1 Technics SL-1200MK5 & an Ecler NUO 2.0 mixer.
Overdubs of black people ripped from youtube and mixed on Ableton Live 10 Suite Free 30 day trial. 
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Honey Soundsystem Potcast

HNYPOT 330: Turtle Bugg's African Art of Acid (Triple A Baybee) Mixx

Klangbox Sessions 3

The French electronic music scene is ever changing, it never tends to stand still for too long. However, there are several key faces and figures who make it rather special in the sense that they continue to do their thing, unphased, unchanged over time. From this they have forged fully fledged careers, often with a special sense of expertise in style and genre.

Molly is perhaps one of the defining pioneers of this era of French musicians. 

As the founder of Récit de Voyage she has championed a wave of new producers who have taken things deeper than before, focussing on dense moody soundscapes and the tightly tuned fundamentals of dance music. Some call it minimal, some call it micro house, some call it tech house. In all honesty that doesn't matter, what it does do is captivate dancefloors through powerful, emotionally provocative energy which allows dancers to lose themselves in a transient, heads down state which is simply stunning to experience and observe. 

Molly has herself released music via the likes of Giegling, Groovement, RDV Music and Aku. She is one of the tightest dj's around and we are delighted to be able to feature her as part of this series.

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Molly: The Ransom Note Mix

MUSIC PROGRAMMING

Bill's move to Chicago in 1988 was crucial in the development of his DJ & Production career. Growing up in Miami, he had been involved in various parts of the music industry, from working at Flamingo Record Pool (run by Bill Kelly of WMC Fame), to playing guitar for the band "Life In Sodom" (80’s Synth/Goth Band). His interest in both House & Industrial music inspired him to make his move to the Windy City, and as far as timing, it couldn't have been any better. Bill quickly became involved in the night scene with residency at clubs like Shelter Nightclub, Crobar, & Smart Bar. Bill is a key figure in Chicago’s second wave of House & Techno producers. He’s considered an big influence by Dj's like Black Madonna, Kink, Axel Boman, & Matrixxman. His styles vary from current Detroit Techno & Chicago Acid, to rare House & Italo Disco tracks. Currently he frequents clubs like Panorama Bar in Berlin, and holds a weekly residency, as well as a monthly in Miami.



PRODUCTION

His studio work began with a remix of Kay Ladrae's “Lack Of Love” with Vince Lawrence, followed by a string of releases, including an LP on Trax Records. He has worked with numerous Chicago legends like Darryl Pandy, & Shay Jones (Ministry) to name a few. He has recently relaunched two record labels with a string of releases lined up till next year. His current releases include La Vida Sigue Igual EP on Dark Entries (Savage Hymn alias), a new EP for Chi Wax records, as well as several re-issues. Current remixes include Hannah Holland - Come Correct (Get Up Recordings), Kiddy Smile - Teardrops In The Box (Defected Records), Tres Manos - Can't Stop The Future (Cyclo Recordings), Clemm Abbot - Get More (Foreign Language Records), Lavish Habits - The Theme (Audiophile Deep), & Hieroglyphic Being - The Warning (Children Of The Box). More of his older and recent production/remix work can be found on Discogs.  https://www.discogs.com/artist/2385-Mystic-Bill

Bookings - Clarisse (Prisma Artists) - clarisse@prismaartists.com

Klangbox Sessions 3

Mystic Bill

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