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To dance is a privilege, to make you do; is mine

Normal Mixtapes Vol 003 - nomuse - house was dead

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Normal - We Play

This set by Normal is a tribute to the roots of underground dance culture, immersing you in the raw, electrifying, and gritty breakbeats that defined the early dance movement. Inspired by the pioneering days of hip-hop, funk, and soul, it takes you back to a time before house, techno, and trance took center stage, celebrating the freestyle energy and unpolished rhythm that ignited the rave generation. Normal captures dance music in its purest form, blending syncopated rhythms and soulful grit with hard-hitting basslines and intricate percussion that characterize the underground sound, inviting listeners to embrace the pursuit of groove.
As the set unfolds, the tones transition seamlessly from gritty, high-energy beats to deeper, more introspective moments, allowing you to lose yourself in the freedom of pure sound. This is dance music, unfiltered—an invitation to get lost in the rhythm and rediscover the essence of underground culture.

Track List:
Electroliners - Loose Caboose (Original Mix)
M5 feat Brad Raker - Sanctuary (Electroliners Remix)
Nine Ways (Plump DJs Remix)
Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin Acid Funk Mix)
Brownie - Fly Mutha Beatz (Brownie's Original Mix) 1997
The Blapps Posse - Bus' It (1991 Remix)
DJ’s Friction & Sprice - Groove Me (1997 Remix)
DJ Icey - We do it like this
MC Cool Rock, Chaszy Chess - Boot the Booty (Original Mix)
DJ Micro, Vicious Vic - Impact (Original Mix)

freestyle/breakbeat - normal recordings set

This track keeps the energy flowing with a driving Detroit house groove, tinged with elements of techno but standing on its own unique rhythm. A slightly heavier basement club worthy signature for the Motor City Moves track.

The percussion is crisp and dynamic, creating a steady pulse, while atmospheric layers add depth without overshadowing the core beat. The bassline carries the track forward with a hypnotic, steady push. It’s looped yet never feels stagnant, with subtle variations in texture that keep the journey engaging and evolving. The result is an immersive, layered sound that draws you in and holds your attention throughout.

Motor City Basement - 001

A driving Detroit house groove that flirts with techno without leaving the floor behind.

Sharp percussion, atmospheric grit, and a hypnotic bassline that holds for the full run. Long bassline-only stretches at the head and tail make it forgiving in blends — closer for a house set, opener for a techno set.

124 BPM · Detroit house · DJ tool.

FFO: Robert Hood, Theo Parrish, Mike Banks, Floorplan.

DJs: WAV / private Bandcamp code available — DM @normal. Tag me if this lands in a set, I'll repost.

normal — Bengaluru. Detroit in spirit.

Motor City Basement

motor city moves

This ain't for the background. This is floor music — and the floor don't owe you nothing.

A 126 BPM raw house cut for the peak window: dry drums, one bass line, and a chord stack that arrives late because it earns its place. Sustained intro and outro make it easy to blend under almost any 124–128 house record.

126 BPM · raw house · DJ tool.

FFO: Mike Dunn, Cajmere, Sweely, DJ Boring.

DJs: WAV / private Bandcamp code available — DM @normal. Tag me if this lands in a set, I'll repost.

normal — Bengaluru. Detroit in spirit.

foster the floor

A deliberate groove that takes its time on purpose — house with the lights low.

Nine and a half minutes of patient, hardware-warm loop work for the deep section of a long set — after midnight, before the room peaks. Cue at the first kick, layer it with vocals or percussion, and let the loop do the work.

122 BPM · deep house · DJ tool.

FFO: Mike Huckaby, Kassem Mosse, DJ Boring, Workshop, Mathematics.

DJs: WAV / private Bandcamp code available — DM @normal. Tag me if this lands in a set, I'll repost.

normal — Bengaluru. Detroit in spirit.

intent

Ten minutes of unhurried deep house — the kind of record a DJ buys to use, not to show off.

Patient drums, warm chords, tape hiss, and a low end that holds the room. Built for the second hour: long intro, sustained middle, long outro. Layer it under vocals or use it when the floor has started being the floor.

126 BPM · deep house · DJ tool.

FFO: Theo Parrish, Rick Wilhite, Moodymann, Sweely.

DJs: WAV / private Bandcamp code available — DM @normal. Tag me if this lands in a set, I'll repost.

normal — Bengaluru. Detroit in spirit.

gain it easy

A thinking track for a moving floor — 303 bite, house bones, no hurry.

A 126 BPM acid-house meditation for the second hour of a set, after the room has warmed up but before the lights come up. Long opening, breathing middle, locked back half. Mix in on the kick.

126 BPM · acid house · DJ tool.

FFO: Roy Davis Jr., Floorplan, Mike Dunn, DJ Pierre.

DJs: WAV / private Bandcamp code available — DM @normal. Tag me if this lands in a set, I'll repost.

normal — Bengaluru. Detroit in spirit.

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cognite

A broken-beat house cut that swings instead of stomps — 124 BPM, no apologies.

A peak-time tool for breaking up a long stretch of straight house without changing the room's temperature. The kick lands where the body wants it, the drums stay dry, and the long tails make it blendable — beat-match by the snare/clap, not the kick.

124 BPM · broken-beat house · DJ tool.

FFO: Sweely, DJ Sneak, Otik, DJ Boring.

DJs: WAV / private Bandcamp code available — DM @normal. Tag me if this lands in a set, I'll repost.

normal — Bengaluru. Detroit in spirit.

break it down

80s keys, a swung pocket, and a groove that twists the rhythm without breaking it.

liberate is a 122 BPM house cut leaning synth-funk — in the lineage of Moodymann's boogie-side work, Theo Parrish's synth edits, Floating Points, and Dam-Funk. Warm pads, a head-nod kick, and percussion sitting slightly behind the grid — the looseness is doing the work. Neon nostalgia played with modern restraint, not nostalgia-as-costume.

This is house for the back of the night, or the drive home from it. 122 BPM keeps it in the deep house corridor; the offbeat percussion lets it mix into broken-beat or boogie-tempo selections without dropping the groove. Long sustained intro and outro for blends. Mix in on the kick.

normal × alldayallnight. Detroit in spirit. From Bengaluru to the floor.

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normal x alldayallnight - liberate

To dance is a privilege. To make you do is mine.

normal blends house, breakbeat, acid, disco, and electro into a fluid, soul-moving journey. Rooted in two decades of deep listening and shaped by the lineage of Cajmere, Jamie Jones, Mike Dunn, Moodymann, Theo Parrish, DJ Icey, and Bassbin Twins, his sound carries the weight of dance music's history while pushing it forward. His production blurs the lines between DJing and live performance — sets that range from deep, slow builds to hard-hitting house.

Expect soulful Chicago warmth, Detroit grit, and breakbeat energy woven into an immersive, full-spectrum experience. normal views the dance floor as sacred — a space for connection and release. Known for soulful intros, meticulous mixing, and purposeful curation.

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