Greg Wilson

Full recording from the Freeze promoted party at The Garage in Liverpool on 05.12.15 to mark the 40th anniversary of my first club appearance on December 6th 1975. For further info: http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2015/12/40th-anniversary-weekend-recorded/

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5 HOUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY @ THE GARAGE LIVERPOOL 05.12.15 (greg wilson live mix)

Recording from Festival 23 in South Yorks 23.07.16. Write-up at SWS website: http://www.superweirdsubstance.com/discordian-happening-festival-23

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Greg Wilson @ Festival 23 South Yorks 23.07.16

No introduction needed - Greg Wilson in the mix for NSA. Turn it up
Recorded live at Liverpool Loves Festival

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NSA Guest Mix Vol 15. Greg Wilson (Live at Love Festival)

A magical end to a magical weekend in Trash Manor @ The Beat-Herder Festival 2016. Sunday at it's finest with BH favouirte Greg Wilson! Herd Em Up!x

Tickets available here...http://tickets.beatherder.co.uk

GREG WILSON LIVE @ BEAT-HERDER - TRASH MANOR 17.07.16

Greg Wilson recorded live from the Abandoned Chapel at Lost Village 2016

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Live from Lost Village - Greg Wilson

On the Saturday night of @tropicomx 2017 the crowd descended onto the Beach stage in great numbers. Having already embarked on a musical pilgrimage through the harmonies of Brian Wilson’s Pet sounds, the Afrobeat intensity of Sean Kuti and a cosmic performance from @toddterje - the crowd were then treated to a kaleidoscopic journey in Disco, Funk and chunky edits from the legendary @gregwilson. This two hour live recording demonstrates perfectly why Greg is still considered top of his game, 41 years since he first donned a pair of headphones.
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GREG WILSON : Live from Trópico Festival -  Acapulco, Mexico 2016

Recording of the finale of one of the key countercultural gatherings of recent times, the 14 Hour Super Weird Happening at The Florrie in Liverpool’s Dingle on April Fools’ Day 2017. The multi-media event featured live bands, DJs, performance, poetry, talks, art and much more.

Reviews:
Get Into This: http://www.getintothis.co.uk/2017/04/alan-moore-14-hour-super-weird-happening-florrie-liverpool/
Louder Than War: http://louderthanwar.com/14-hour-super-weird-happening-florrie-liverpool-review/

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Greg Wilson @ 14 Hour Super Weird Happening Finale The Florrie Liverpool 01.04.17

Full recording of Greg Wilson's Credit To The Edit appearance on the terrace at the Prince Of Wales in Brixton 16.04.17.

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SLIDE TERRACE EASTER SUNDAY CREDIT TO THE EDIT @ POW BRIXTON 16.04.17 (greg wilson live mix)

Recording from a unique event held within the spectacular setting of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral as part of LightNight 2017. 

Photographs by Nick Mizen here: https://www.facebook.com/DJGregWilson/posts/10154805372180756

Plus a video clip I shot myself from the DJ booth: https://www.facebook.com/DJGregWilson/videos/vb.17586590755/10154799846685756/?type=3&theater

THE SUPER SONIC ASSEMBLY @ LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL LIGHTNIGHT 19.05.17 (greg wilson live mix)

Live recording of Greg Wilson at The Nest in Dalston, London 30.06.17.

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THE NEST LONDON 30.06.17 (greg wilson live mix)

El legendario Greg Wilson celebró con nosotros el 9o aniversario de nuestra casa LEONOR.

GREG WILSON LIVE @ LEONOR 9TH ANNIVERSARY MEXICO CITY 09.07.17

Live recording of Greg Wilson on Credit To Edit night at Oval Space in London 12.08.17.

CREDIT TO THE EDIT @ OVAL SPACE LONDON 12.08.17 (greg wilson live mix)

Glitterbox @ Hi Ibiza: po.st/GBHI14.

@GregWilson, the reel-to-reel master, delivered this stunning set at Glitterbox over the weekend.

Featuring music from Chic, First Choice, Oliver Cheatham and many more.

See y'all on the dancefloor...!

Greg Wilson @ Glitterbox, Hï Ibiza (15.09.17)

NO SELL OUT - ELECTRO RETROSPECTIVE
LEGEND / WIGAN PIER MAY 1982 – DEC 1983
MIXED BY GREG WILSON FOR A GUY CALLED GERALD - SAMURAI FM 2005

This is the most involved mix I’ve ever put together, even more so than my Essential Mix in 2009, for which ‘No Sell Out’ very much provided the prototype. I intended it as a definitive document to the period May 82 – Dec 83, when Legend and Wigan Pier were at their most influential, the new Electro-Funk sound turning the black scene on its head as the old gradually gave way to the new.

As I wrote at the time:
“The tracks on this mix represent this now distant time of both musical and cultural change. I’ve selected the records that were regarded as controversial at the time within black music circles, the ones that the traditionalists were up in arms about. I’d originally chosen 50 of the biggest tracks played at Legend and the Pier, but this was upped to 60, all of which needed to be edited down to an average of a minute and a half in length, which was no small task in itself! Realising that there were still other tracks I wanted to include, I decided to keep it to the main 60, but drop in snippets of additional records from the period, not only Electro, but also other big floorfillers from my nights. I never played purely Electro, but mixed it in alongside Soul, Funk and Disco (or as people refer to it nowadays, Boogie), and this is reflected by the numerous ‘references’ sprinkled throughout the mix.

It’s good to be able to place some of these tracks back into their original context. Tracks like ‘The Message’, ‘Rockit’ and ‘Buffalo Gals’ would become big hits in the UK, but they were completely unknown when first played at Legend and the Pier. A perfect example would be ‘White Lines’, which was an underground favourite for many months before the penny finally dropped with the mainstream audience and they came to appreciate it as the wonderful record it is, resulting in a chart stay of over a year! Nowadays, ‘White Lines’ can be played pretty much anywhere to a great response. It’s a sure-fire floorfiller, regarded as a dance standard, but it wasn’t always that way - without the initial specialist support it could quite easily have ended up as just a minor hit.

The title of the mix, ‘No Sell Out’, comes from the opening track. It seemed an appropriate name, given the fact these records were very much regarded by the purists as the selling out of black music, rather than its salvation (something which pretty much everyone can now, with hindsight, clearly see). Listening back to these tracks you can trace the evolution of Hip Hop, Techno and House. This was the point in time when black music fully embraced the available technology and took dance to new dimensions. Hearing these records for the very first time, we knew that the future was upon us and that dance music had entered a whole new phase of its development.”

The ‘No Sell Out – Electro Retrospective’ page at Electrofunkroots gives the full lowdown and complete tracklisting. It includes an introduction by Gerald Simpson (aka A Guy Called Gerald), for whose Samurai FM podcast this mix was originally put together.

http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk/mixes/no_sell_out.html 

Greg Wilson – February 2012

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NO SELL OUT ELECTRO RETROSPECTIVE (by greg wilson for a guy called gerald - samurai fm 2005)

Recording from my appearance at a special gathering in Manchester, re-visiting the music I was playing during my time at one of Manchester's most influential venues, Legend (1981-84). The night was a huge success, selling out weeks in advance. A follow-up event will be announced soon via the Return To Legend Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/returntolegend/

RETURN TO LEGEND @ THE REFUGE MANCHESTER 27.01.18 (greg wilson live mix)

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Greg Wilson - 23rd April 2018 (Recorded at XOYO on 14th April 2018)

TRACKLIST ---> https://www.clashmusic.com/features/clash-dj-mix-greg-wilson

Clubbing legend Greg Wilson recorded live in Electric Pickle at the Miami Music Conference on March 23rd - edits, re-workings, sultry disco and biting electro - this is definitely one to sort that Monday morning blues...

Clash DJ Mix - Greg Wilson

Live Greg Wilson recording from Melting Pot @ Queens Park Bandstand 08.07.18.

Three hour mix available to stream/download, recorded earlier this month at the Melting Pot takeover of Glasgow’s Queens Park Bandstand amidst the UK's summer heatwave, which was fortuitous given this was an outdoor occasion, my slot on a Sunday evening between 7pm and 10pm.

It was still very warm but slightly overcast when I started, but the sun, I’m told, broke through with the Confidence Man mix I’d just done with my son, Ché, which I debuted – its lyrics perfectly coincidental, people later messaging me to ask what the ‘sunshine’ track was. This is the one – just made for this weather:
https://soundcloud.com/confidenceman/confidence-man-out-the-window-greg-wilson-che-wilson-mix

Kicking off with ‘Reality’, the Late Nite Tuff Guy rework of Soul II Soul’s ‘Back To Life’, I played 31 tracks in all, 32 with a ‘one more tune’ inclusion, which I went back to hastily put on a couple of minutes after what I thought was my final track had finished (I edited the gap out in the recording to spare you the wait). The Glasgow crowd got their way, but how could you refuse them, it had been such a joyous 3 hours, not to mention the previous 2 hours with Andrew & Simon from Melting Pot hitting the right vibe, as ever, with the tunes they played.

It’s pretty much as good as it gets when it comes to Melting Pot, they really know how to set up a DJ and make sure that’s what’s going out of the speakers sounds as good as they can possibly make it – it was no surprise when they were brought in a number of years ago to assist in setting up Davis Mancuso’s London Loft parties, working with the most meticulous of sonic perfectionists. The spirit of The Loft still continues via Lucky Cloud, with Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, a frequent Melting Pot guest, playing a big part.

Their approach to hi-end sound rightly sets the bar high, and whilst you’re DJing you know that they’ve got a close ear on everything, not just when you start, but right up until the final note of the very last tune you play – they really pride themselves on their sound system, and it shows, Loud & Clear Hi-Fi helping give them that special edge.

Having run their parties for 17 years, DJs throughout the world cite it as a favourite stop-off. The Melting Pot crowd know their music, there’s a whole history now to what’s been cultivated in Glasgow during this time. As they say themselves, they provide the setting for a DJ to play whatever they feel.

It’s the type of environment where it’s easy to introduce new stuff you’ve been working on (providing it grooves, of course). Along with a trio of tracks I’ve been busy on with Ché, there are also a couple of ‘70s singles I’ve reworked with Henry Greenwood, Marshall Hain’s ‘Dancing In the City’ and El Coco’s ‘Mondo Disco’.

The Confidence Man track suggested me finishing with Primal Scream’s ‘Movin’ On Up’ (or at least I thought that would be the case), referencing, of course, the band’s origins in the city. However, the one before this, the Flight Facilities rework of Paul Simon’s ‘You Can Call Me Al’ was played completely without knowledge that the great singer/songwriter was appearing in Glasgow just a few days later as part of his farewell tour.

I won’t name the last track – a spur of the moment choice, but one that felt so right as it played out for those last few minutes before we all made our way back into the night, my drive home to Liverpool with Primal Glyn accompanied by that fluffy feeling of satiation, having shared a memorable musical evening with a wonderfully receptive crowd.

MELTING POT @ QUEENS PARK BANDSTAND GLASGOW 08.07.18 (greg wilson live mix)

Festival No.6 has been a yearly highlight of recent times, its location unique. Tucked away on the North Wales coast in a magical village and famous as the location for the classic ’60s TV show ‘The Prisoner’, Portmeirion is truly a place plucked out of the imagination – an Italian fantasy creation of architect Clough Williams-Ellis, who designed and built it over a 50-year period.

Unfortunately the September weather often fails to rise to the occasion, which was apparently the case on Saturday. I played on the Sunday, my 3rd appearance at Village Limits in its enchanted woodland environment, complete with floating dancefloor (you don’t see one of those every day) beneath a huge mirrorball. 

As we set out on the drive it was in hope, rather than expectation, that the rain would hold off, and I’m pleased to report that the gods were with us, people able to dance to their heart's content without getting soaked wet through in the process. It turned out to be a fitting Village Limits finale, not just for this year, but until the festival returns – next year they’ve decided to take a sabbatical to re-strategize for the future, with many people left wondering if this could be the last one, at least in its current guise.

If so, it’ll certainly be missed by my friends and family – we always arrive pretty mob handed, lots of people heading in from Merseyside and Manchester, linking up with others from far and wide. I have to say that the production and artist liaison was outstanding this year, everyone invested in what they’re doing and setting the right environment for those performing. Special thanks to Amy and Jenna, such lovely people to be looking after you.

The full recording is now up on SoundCloud, available to stream/download. It was a gig that was sandwiched between an afternoon talk in the Dome Gallery and closing the VIP area between 11-1, which was big fun!

I really hope Festival No.6 will be back after a year’s hiatus, there's nothing quite like it. If not there’ll be many happy memories of gigs in a variety of special spaces. Its surreal quality is something that sets it apart, and all the creative set-building in the world can only provide a façade of what here is real and permanent. 

But even with all that, it comes down to the crowds you play for, and those at No.6 make the most of the surroundings, regardless of the weather, partying through a weekend like no other. Thanks to all of you who’ve partied away to the tunes I’ve played there during the past 6 years on this spectacular festival site.

FESTIVAL NO.6 VILLAGE LIMITS PORTMEIRION 09.09.18 (greg wilson live mix)

Annual selection from Greg Wilson, now in its 8th year, listing 20 of the edits and reworks that have featured in his DJ sets during 2019. For further information:
https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2020/01/16444/

1.Steve Arrington - Feel So Real (Dr Packer Rework) 
2.Prince - Controversy (Mighty Mouse Edit) 
3.Gibson Brothers - Cuba (Dr Packer Rework)
4.Thelma Houston - Don’t Leave Me This Way (Dr Packer Rework) 
5.Eumir Deodato - Whistle Bump (Moplen Rework)
6.FPI Project - I’ll Bass You / Rich In Paradise (Greg Wilson Edit)
7.Chemical Brothers -Got To Keep On (Petko Turner & Chew Solo Edit)
8.People’s Choice - Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) (DJ Laurel Edit - Retouched)  
9.MFSB - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (Dr Packer Rework)
10.Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force / Gary Numan - Planet Rock / Cars (Peza Mash-Up)
11.Francine McGee - Delirium (JRay Rework)
12.Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Dr Packer Rework)
13.Double Exposure - My Love Is Free (Mighty Mouse Edit)
14.Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing (V’s Rework)
15.Dennis Edwards Featuring Siedah Garrett - Don’t Look Any Further (Late Nite Tuff Guy Rework)
16.Primal Scream - Movin’ On Up (Andy Buchan Edit)
17.David Bowie - Fame (Ché Wilson Edit)
18.James Brown - Dead On It (The Owl Edit)
19.Incognito Featuring Jocelyn Brown - Always There (Get Down Edit)
20.Detroit Spinners - I’ll Be Around (Dr Packer Rework)

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