022 Chimp

James Keys, also known by aliases 'Chimp' and 'Jim's Paradise' blows us the perfect breeze of world music to take our free-sails into the sunset, safely to new lands. A variety of easy-moving genres well blended here is a testament to his versatility and creativity on the wheels. No motion sickness on this vessel. Upside down, boy ya turn me!

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

022 Chimp

Live recording of @space-ghost-1 + @pqtrjck at Bar Part Time for a night of Street Soul August 2022

Space Ghost + DJ Patrick (Street Soul Special) Live @ B.P.T. Aug 2022

‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

Music is an anchor in life, useable in any if not every scenario to shift or change your current mood. It's something that you have complete control of (unless you’re in someone else’s car), this control, I find is somewhat taken for granted every now and then and I think in this strange time of our lives it's very important to take control of what you can. Speaking of control, it's something our next guest has mastered, A Naarm favourite Bex. 

Hard work, dedication, and a belief in one's self are the holy trinity to the path of evolution, All of these factors Bex has mastered. Through years and years of commitment to her craft, Bex has steeled herself amongst her peers and their dance floors, forever increasing her orbit and her listeners inside of it. Encompassing the pure aesthetics of Dj’ing (an understanding of rhythm and how people react to it), she has cemented herself as a staple DJ all across Naarm as well pushing the same ethos with her own party series “Spincycle” (HOT TIP!!). She’s here to stay and it fills me with confidence for the future. 

The mix itself beautifully encompasses the very thing I’ve set out to explore, the other side. For someone who is consistently filling dance floors, you can tell Bex has done herself justice in reaching into her musical peripherals and wholeheartedly enjoyed doing it. Ecstatic trips into euphoria electronica, A consistent theme explored in its whole, done masterfully. Computer-generated soul at its finest, using BPM as a narrative tool, she takes us on a trip through her own mind, leaving no stone unturned. After countless play-throughs, I still find little details that excite me, her technical skills on full display for the world to see. A perfect summary of Bex herself. Enjoy it every way you can. 

Her words >>>> "when I was making the mix I was kind of thinking it was like a bit of a love story. It has lots of songs that have been prominent in my past relationships and lots of songs about love and with love in the title. It’s a bit of a story of the history of love (and heartbreak)"

Her sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/becarmstrongmusic

FHUO # 74 // Bex

021 Dj Luv You

Wonderful Ophelia, known on the hottest of dancefloors as Dj Luv You, drenches us in a dazling charm of 70's and early 80's disco. Hot and sultry gems from the likes of Maurice McGee, Junior Byron, Gepy & Gepy and Azoto.

We have been lucky enough to have them bless the turntables several times now, and we're begging for more!

Recorded under the influence of good wine, good company and permitted to make you move.

"Inch by inch, day by day,
Are we really here to stay?"

Recorded live @Waxflowerbar

021 Dj Luv You

023 Olivas

Spanish born and now Melbourne based duo 'Olivas' is the sum of equally wonderful parts Lucia and Teresa (Modulor). Hosts of weekly radio show 'Deep Digging' on KissFM, which is a fitting name put into meaning through their eclectic and heavily electronic influenced sets, filled with rarities. This live recording at Waxflower sees a pensive journey through deep, downtempo electro, house, and dreamy acid soundscapes. Melodies from the present and past. 

¡Disfrutar!

Recorded live @Waxflower with @soundslikeolivas

023 Olivas

Young gun Kuta aka Tony running through just over an hour of streetsoul, rnb through to hip hop & house, dipping into number 50 in the 1800 triiip series and perfect mix to take us there. 

ID Requests ~ @anthonyc_kuta

1800 triiip - Kuta - Mix 050

"Hi, here is a mix of a bunch of random rap 12s I found over the last couple years. everything from hardcore stuff, gospel G-funk, weird private press silliness, hip-house, dancehall versions that somebody should rap over, & a string of reggae style throughout in general..even some unreleased Mobb Deep as a treat :) expect the same old Modern Art shenanigans & some silly edits I did of some cringe Henry Rollins stand up. Pairs well with jugs of top o’ the line rind Carlos Rossi. PEACE" - @modernartmusic

B.P.T. Radio 059: Cal C (Modern Art)

Ash Sagara slides in with a smooth selection of soulful, jazzy cuts, perfectly soundtracking a Wednesday night here with absolute ease. 

IG: @sagarashi0220

OT Radio 016: Ash Sagara

Safe to say this one has been worth the wait! Relentless Sydney digger @daniel-lupica uncovers some seriously next level 90s kwaito and mid-tempo house from South Africa for a summer time spread full of pure under the radar heat! 

Q. Hey Daniel, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?

A. Kind of, but it wasn’t super intentional; obviously I’m into 90’s sounds (in particular South African Kwaito and House) so I wanted to share some of my favourite finds of this year and string them together in a cohesive mix, keeping a steady mid-tempo vibe, where everything sounds both similar and different the whole way through. Nothing groundbreaking, just trying to keep an emphasis on quality and not play too many jams I’ve heard before in other DJ’s mixes.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or new or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?

A. There are a few! As a lot of the SA stuff is not easy to come by, it feels like it’s by chance (right place, right time) that I ended up with a couple, so pretty grateful to have some of my grails in hand, such as the “Shima - S'Phete Vibe” LP, the song “Dlayani” is in the mix but it’s packed full of heat. Another is the “Andile - Want Me (Viagra Mix)” (recently added to my YT) that is red hot fave at the moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSet9roaPA

Q. With so many great under-the-radar South African records in the mix, can we expect to hear a few of these popping up on your youtube channel in the months ahead? And what other rabbit holes have you been exploring for the channel of late?

A. Yes for sure! There’s 3 or 4 in there that I plan to throw onto my channel. But hopefully I don’t sit on them too long and miss the boat.

The other rabbit holes that I’m always exploring include 90’s Latin/Spanish/Brazillian Hip Hop and Hip-House, as well as Reggae and Dancehall covers of 90s RnB and pop songs. Always nice to throw something familiar yet different into the mix when playing in a bar or club.

MDC.290 Daniel Lupica

JM Moser - 2-Step & Garage Tunes

A special one hour mix of proper Asian gems by https://soundcloud.com/darkerthanwax head honcho https://soundcloud.com/funk-bast-rd for Please Don't Goa show on the excellent LYL radio out of Lyon.
Splashes of Indo, Pinoy, South Korean, Singaporean, Malaysian and Taiwanese sounds for ya :)

Enjoy!
xxx

'ARTIFACTS' mix by Funk Bast*rd for Please Don't Goa / LYL Radio

Music-centric bar ft. Pan Asian food, cult classic cocktails & fun vibes.
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