A collection of some of the guest mixes from the Dig Deep Radio Show and the Dig Deep Mix Series plus some of my own live sets and studio recordings.

In association with www.digdeeprecords.co.uk

Dig Deep Mix Series

A collection of live sets and studio mixes by DJ, radio presenter, record dealer and self confessed vinyl junkie, Paul Thornton.

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Paul Thornton DJ mixes

A collection of live sets and studio mixes by DJ, radio presenter, record dealer and self confessed vinyl junkie, Paul Thornton.

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Trailer Trash

A collection of live sets and studio mixes by DJ, radio presenter, record dealer and self confessed vinyl junkie, Paul Thornton.

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Beatherder 2013 - Andy P - Mastered

An hour long funk and soul 7" mix.  I played quite a few of these records at the Trailer Trash 10th Birthday party at Islington Mill last month.

Listen to Dig Deep Funk & Soul Volume 2 on Mixcloud:
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Listen to Dig Deep Funk & Soul Volume 3 on Mixcloud:
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Tracklist:
Brenda George - What You See Is What You're Gonna Get 
Charles Bradley - Strictly Reserved For You
Volcano Kpache - PCH 76
Marie Queenie Lyons - See & Don't See
Exit 9 - I Love You! Love You Completely
Burton Inc - LA Will Make You Pay
Polyrhymics - Bobo
Alicia Myers - I Want To Thank You
The Emotions - I Don't Want To Loose Your Love
The Mighty Ryeders - Evil Vibrations
BoogieNite - Everything Good 2 Ya (Boogie edit)
Johnny Pate - You're Starting Too Fast
Ray Camacho & The Tear Drops - Movin On
Mukat Edits - The Sting Of Skorpion (re-edit)
Volcano Kpache - Ooohh Weee
The Googie Rene Combo - Smokey Joe's La La
Roosevelt Matthews - Tighten Up
Osaka Monaurail - Tighten Up
Al Escobar - Tighten Up
The Bamboos - Tighten Up
Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up

Dig Deep Funk & Soul #1

Recorded live at Eastern Bloc in Manchester as part of the Record Store Special. Disco, Boogie and Proto House vibes.

In association with Reform Radio.

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Live at Eastern Bloc Record Store Day Special

The 2nd of 3 sets recorded live in the Trailer Trash Lounge at the Beat-Herder Festival 2010.  

Recorded on the Saturday evening whilst laying the foundation for Kim Trash and Sean P.  

You can listen to the 1st of the 3 sets over on Mixcloud here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/paulthornton/live-at-beat-herder-festival-2010-saturday-12-noon/

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Paul Thornton - Live at The Beat-Herder Festival 2010 - Saturday Evening

For the 12th show on Cowbell Radio I am honoured to bring you an exclusive mix from Amsterdam based DJ & Producer - Mr Mendel.  We split the mix into 3 parts for the show but here is the full version in all it's glory.

Mr Mendel started out spinning records at the infamous Duivel Cafe Bar, a place well known as a hub of raw hip-hop. This landed him a residency at Freakin Ill, an old school club night at Bitterzoet, Amsterdam.

However Mr Mendel soon discovered that hip hop just wasn't enough. His job at Waxwell Records was introducing him to soul, disco, afro and brazil records, and he instantly fell in love with the smell of dust, thousands of album covers and the crackling sound of old vinyl.

As Mr Mendel honed his DJ’ing skills he developed an all-round style; collecting and spinning dance music from all corners of the globe with only one condition “as long as it’s good soulful music”.

Always selecting passionate and intriguing tunes, expect to hear sexy melodies, funk filled basslines, energetic drums, exotic percussion and euphoric vocals.

Sometimes you’ll catch him play banging disco and house, while at other times he might surprise you with downtempo soul and tropical vibes. Mr Mendel also curates the tropical playlist for 22tracks Amsterdam.

Definitely a kindred spirit, it's this wide and varied taste that led us to ask him to do a mix for the show.

As a DJ, Mr Mendel currently holds down residencies in Amsterdam at parties such as 'I Love Vinyl', 'Wicked Jazz Sounds' and 'Doka'.  He's both influenced by and has played alongside DJ's such as Rich Medina, Rahaan, Sadar Bahar, John Morales, Lefto, Marcel Vogel, Rob Manga and KC The Funkaholic.

As a producer he has edited big tracks by the likes of Nina Simone and James Brown. Plus the Mr Mendel edit of 'Trio Ternura's' A Gira got support from the likes of Giles Peterson.

His recent 'Mr Mendel edits' on Basic Fingers has all but sold out in the shops but is still available on Discogs.

Mr Mendel's new track 'Far Away' is included on the forthcoming Lumberjacks Boogie Vol 1 12" - the EP also features tracks by Rayko, Em Vee aka Marcel Vogel and Man Made Music.

High up in the (new) disco mafia, Mr Mendel knows how to rock a party and there are loads of top selections on this world class mix.  

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Dig Deep On Cowbell Radio
with Mr Mendel (Basic Fingers / Lumberjacks In Hell)
Saturday 20th April 2014
7pm-10pm

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Mr Mendel - Though I Still Love You (Dig Deep Mix)

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Dj Scotch Egg Boiler Room Berlin Live Set

Discooooooo! Party tunes for the Summer. 
Fun times this way...

Red Greg - Social Service Birthday Mix

For the 19th show on Cowbell Radio I was honoured to welcome special guest DJ and Producer Jamie 3:26 to the Dig Deep Chicago Family.

Release wise Jamie 3:26 is one of those guys that doesn't incessantly put out a load of stuff, but when he does put something out it's usually pure gold. His less is more approach seems to be working with several of his releases now going for decent money on Discogs.

On the DJ front, Jamie is up there with the best from the Windy City. His sets epitomize the true house sound of Chicago whilst not forgetting it's deep disco roots. Jamie loves the music he plays and it comes across in bucket loads, as he gets down as hard behind the decks as the people do out there on the dancefloor.

Limited to 100 downloads.

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Dig Deep On Cowbell Radio
with Jamie 3:26 (Partehardy / Lumberjacks In Hell)
Saturday 15th November 2014
7pm-10pm

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Jamie 3:26 Dig Deep Session

…so I'm back once again with my annual Hip Hop round up. It's always hard to try and fit in my favourites amongst the usual big hitters, so this year I decided to go all out and extend the mix to 3 hours… Yep, 180 minutes…

Again, it's been another interesting year, with loads of great music from all spectrums of the genre… As usual, some of the more obvious club tracks are not on the mix, but it's not about putting together a generic selection of the same club tracks that every other DJ is rinsing… Because that sucks… As a result, there's definitely something for everyone on this mixtape.

…So, whether you're wasting time on the PS4, admiring that widescreen TV that you copped in the Black Friday sale, or simply judging people online like Kermit The Frog, I hope this mix is the perfect soundtrack… Thanks again to the guys over at Akute apparel for another great mixtape cover.

And lastly, thank you for listening/downloading, and feel free to leave your comments. Big up.

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2014 AD (Hip Hop Mix)

Recorded live at 2011's Beat-Herder Festival in the Trailer Trash Lounge on the Saturday afternoon.  It's a ruff and ready mix of field music :)

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Paul Thornton - Live at The Beat-Herder Festival 2011 - Saturday Afternoon

pond life
NOUN

1. The animals, especially the invertebrates, that live in ponds or stagnant water.
'pupils can discover aspects of pond life for themselves'

2. British informal A contemptible, despicable or worthless person / group of people (often seen loitering around the Fishponds area of Bristol, England)
'gangs of foul-mouthed pond life'

Dust off your bass bins and get ready for some ruff neck jungle business. Run Tingz Recordings, the South West leading Jungle imprint, is preparing to drop what can only be described as a career-defining project. Fresh off the back of an extended sabbatical, the label's founders present their debut Solo EP.

Slated for release in Spring 2018 (on digital formats), the 'Pond Life' EP features the A-List vocal talent of Top Cat, Doubla J, Redders and Da Fuchaman. It contains five original tracks and represents a new found sense of direction; pushing boundaries with production and evolving the classic Run Tingz sound into a modern, more aggressive and bass driven vibe.

The release also marked a landmark promotional tour across the UK & Americas, running from January through to March 2018. The steamroller officially know as the 'Run Tingz Sessions' has visited in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico before returning to familiar shores with events in Cardiff, Birmingham, at Bang Face and a homecoming party in Bristol on the 23 rd of March.

Instead of describing each track in detail we'll let the music do the talking. The scope of the EP means that there's something included for most discerning Jungle and Drum N Bass fanatics, as always we'd be eternally gratefully for your support.

With Pt.2 already in production and the follow up to the labels debut LP planned for Summer 2018, this is a taste of things to come from Bristol's despicable Jungle Dons.

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Run Tingz Cru - Welcome To Bristol Ft. Redders  & Da Fuchaman

Super Sharp Mixtape - Selecta J-Man

An hour of Selecta J-Man’s original Reggae Drum & Bass productions build a bass weighty, sunshine soaked journey of his best work to date. The past year saw J-Man in the studio working with countless legendary vocalists including Courtney Melody, Horseman and Demolition Man who all laid down a special version for him plus the usual suspects from Born On Road took turns to add their own stamp.

Track list 

1. Warrior Style - Selecta J-Man & Macka B
2. My Sound - Selecta J-Man & Demolition Man 
3. Bad from we Born - Selecta J-Man & Junior Dangerous 
4. Kill Dem Already (Aries & J-Man Amen refix) - Selecta J-Man, Daddy Freddy & Blackout J.A.  
5. Links Like Mine - Selecta J-Man, Kelvin 373 & Ward 21
6. Born pon Road - Selecta J-Man, Aries, Kelvin 373 & Charlie P 
7. Don't Stop - Selecta J-Man, Gold Dubs & Cheshire Cat 
8. Roadblock (2018 VIP) Selecta J-Man & Parly B
9. Dance Inna New York - Selecta J-man mix (Dubplate) 
10. No Sensi Today (Selecta J-Man & Kelvin 373 Remix) - Top Cat 
11. More Fire - Selecta J-Man & Demoliton Man 
12. Bam Bam - Selecta J-Man & Eva Lazarus 
13. Pinch of Salt (Selecta J-Man Remix) - Timbali & Dark Angel
14. Black Cinderella (Selecta J-Man Remix)  - Chopstick Dubplate &Errol Dunkley 
15. Dancehall Extravaganza - Selecta J-man, Blackout JA & Daddy Freddy 
16. Get Up & Rock - Selecta J-Man & Horseman 
17. Who Am I (Selecta J-Man Remix) - Beenie Man
18. Ninja Mi Ninja - Selecta J-Man, Blackout J.A, Aries & Courtney Melody 
19. Champion - Rukus & Ward 21 (Selecta J-Man & Kelvin 373 Remix) 
20. Rock Stone - FLeCK & Selecta J-Man 

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Selecta J-Man Ft. Daddy Freddy & Blackout JA - Kill Dem Again (Aries & Selecta J-Man Amen VIP)

Original Released on Run Tingz Recordings.

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Artist: Selecta J-Man & Blackout JA
Title: Dancehall Extravaganza EP
Label: Born On Road
Serial: BORN013
Release date: 25th June

Roll up, roll up... the Dancehall Extravaganza is coming to town. Selecta J-Man & Blackout JA have pulled out all the stops to make an EP influenced by classic Dancehall in a UK Jungle style. These 4 tracks of fire make for a fitting follow up to Selecta J-Man’s Super Sharp Mixtape released back in April 2018.

The title track ‘Dancehall Extravaganza’ features record breaker Daddy Freddy on the hook delivering maximum syllables per second over a heavy Ragga Drum & Bass workout.

Next up a collaborative effort between J-Man, Aries, Blackout, & legendary Jamaican vocalist Courtney Melody. ‘Ninja Mi Ninja’ 2018 Jungle mix is an instant reload.

‘Unite’ warms in with the bassline from Stalag Riddim complimented by some nice dubbed out piano. On vocals Blackout JA is joined by Raphael for the ultimate juxtaposition of rough and smooth.

The last track of the EP may very likely be the first to reach the sound system ‘The Takeover’ they welcome in half a football team to represent: Da Fuchaman, YT, Rev Monks Man, Raphael and Solo Banton all take turns to toast over J-Man’s take of the Entertainment Riddim.

Words by Adam Crawford, Boom Artists

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Unite - Selecta J - Man & Blackout JA Ft. Raphael - Clip

Love The Vibe Remixes

Love The Vibe (Damageman Remix)

One hour Live deck DJ mix taking in bashy funk hip hop,disco with added newness and too many other genres to mention.Recorded for my forthcoming DJ tour of New Zealand and Australia June 2012.

Down Under Promo Mix

Recorded live in The Love Shack at Solfest 2016 as part of the 6 hour Dig Deep Disco Spectacular.

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Dig Deep Disco Spectacular 002

Dig Deep At The Love Shack (Solfest)

Everywhere (DJ Woody’s "BÉNÉ & HOT" Remix)

This is a vinyl only mix I did in honour of one of the godfather's of the disco movement, David Mancuso, for Dig Deep Records on Record Store Day 2019. 

It's pretty much an hour+ of sunshine on vinyl, some new edits mixed up with some classics, comes complete with all the mistakes, slips and touches that come with mixing old live music.

Viva Mancuso!

Tracklist:
Lamont Dozier - Going Back To My Roots (Danny Krivit edit)
The Staple Singers - Slippery People
Rey De Copas - Frontera Del Ensueno (Grid Caramba dub mix)
Kiko Navarro - Twilight
Aaron Broomfield - Boomerang
World Premiere - Share The Night
Don Laka - I Wanna Be Myself
Adesse Versions - Passion (Boiler Room edit)
Tee Mango - Sing About Love
Air Zaire - Midnight Sun (AZ edit)
Deft - The Traveller
Roundtree - Hit On You (Vakula edit)
Aroop Roy - Valentine's Park
Special Touch - This Party Is Just For You (Vakula edit)
Aroop Roy - Scuse Me George
Air Zaire - Shojo Sundown (AZ edit)
Beard In Dust - At The Dawn

Bobby Ganoush - Tribute To David Mancuso Mix For Record Store Day 2019

Friday night and Saturday Morning in the Trailer Trash Big Top.....
lots more mixes at www.trailertrash.org.uk

Beatherder Festival 2012

Recorded live in the Trailer Trash Lounge at The Beat-Herder Festival 2009 on Sunday night.  Afrobeat, disco, house, jazz, funk vibes.

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Paul Thornton - Live at The Beat-Herder Festival 2009 - Sunday night

DJ, radio presenter, record dealer and self confessed vinyl junkie, Paul is a respected selector that plays across the board and rocks a party with ease. 

Paul’s DJ sets come rooted in the past whilst giving a nod to the future, effortlessly joining the dots between funk, soul, disco, boogie, hip hop, jazz, afrobeat, reggae, bass, house and techno.

Possibly best known as the host of the Dig Deep Radio Show, Paul has worked with some of the most respected DJs and live acts from around the world. 

A seasoned club and festival regular, Paul has residencies in Manchester's Northern Quarter and can often be found DJing behind closed doors in some dark seedy basement doing what he loves.

Always keen to share his love of vinyl, his Dig Deep Records store is constantly supplying DJs and record collectors with the best music both old and new.

Paul Thornton - Live at The Beat-Herder Festival 2011 - Saturday Afternoon

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