only I'm not a cave man with 1% brain access

dance

another great mix from the dewaele brothers :-)

RadioSoulwax29 - 2manydj's

Bob Sinclar with a very special set live from The Basement at Defected HQ. Music from, Stardust, Pepé Bradock, François K, and Bob Sinclar himself. 

Check out his Defected Selectors playlist here: http://defstream.lnk.to/Selectors

Catch him at Defected Croatia 2022 here: https://defected.com/croatia

Bob Sinclar - French House Origins & Deep Classics Live DJ Mix (Defected Selectors)

SOUL FOOD – THE BROAD CHURCH OF NORTHERN SOUL
This podcast accompanies a blog piece ‘Northern Renaissance’, which simultaneously went online. Below is an excerpt; you can read the full piece here: 
https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2013/11/northern-renaissance/

As I hope this piece will illustrate, Northern Soul back in the 70’s was a much broader church than many might imagine. Whilst the stompers were central to the scene, especially when Wigan Casino was at its peak, not everything ran at breakneck pace as is often suggested, the movement encompassed a whole spectrum of styles and tempos. The scene was notoriously very snobbish about its music, dropping a previously loved record like a hot potato because it had subsequently achieved commercial success, although it was this fervent elitism that played a major part in its success and longevity. It’s also the reason why a track many might consider to be as Northern as they come, like Jackie Wilson’s ‘(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher’ (a Detroit artist doing an uptempo dance track with Funk Brothers backing) isn’t Northern Soul according to those at the cutting-edge of the scene, despite the fact it was a big favourite in the Soul clubs following its 1967 release. It’s sin was that it became a UK hit in 1969, just before the Northern scene got into its stride, so, along with a whole heap of Tamla Motown tunes that are Northern in everything bar their success in connecting with the masses, it was banished to the realm of pop. This is why another famous Jackie Wilson track, ‘I Get The Sweetest Feeling’, this time a 1968 recording, which, on the surface, given it’s much mellower vibe, is far less stereotypically Northern than ‘Higher And Higher’, is, in contrast, considered a bone fide Northern classic – the reason being that ‘I Get The Sweetest Feeling’ didn’t become a hit until 1972, having broken out of the Northern scene, then in full swing.

So, with the various aspects considered, I’ve put together an epic 3 hour 20 minute podcast selection of records that I hope will reflect Northern Soul in its wider context, from the nailed on classics to those with more nominal status. What can’t be disputed is that each and every track included has been played, at least somewhere at one point or another, under the Northern Soul banner. There are 70 tracks in all, with just 2 artists with more than 1 inclusion, the aforementioned Jackie Wilson and the great, but tragic songstress Linda Jones (3, if you count Frankie Valli, here both solo and with the Four Seasons). The idea to put this together grew out of a CD compilation I made for myself back in the 00’s to listen to whilst I was driving, which I called ‘Soul Food’, and the intention is for it to act as solid introduction for those wanting to hear what Northern Soul was all about, in all its diverse glory, whilst I’d like to think it will also evoke fond memories for those who were there at the time. The fact I wasn’t a part of the scene has hopefully allowed me to approach this selection in a more objective way than someone embroiled within it, who may not be able to resist the inclination to pack it with tracks nobody else, apart from other ultra-obsessives may know, or who might want to brush a few of the inclusions under the ‘you had to be there at the time’, carpet. Consider this, if you will, a beginners guide, of which I love all of the selections, each in its own way - just wonderful wonderful uplifting music.

Greg Wilson – November 2013

SOUL FOOD - THE BROAD CHURCH OF NORTHERN SOUL (greg wilson selection)

Basement Jaxx DJ Set - Ministry of Sound, London - 15th February 2014

This one was of our favorite sets to date, what a buzz playing to 2000 people! We had to take out a couple of exclusive tracks, but 90% of what we played is there. Enjoy!

Watch

Wh0 DJ'ing at Madame Loyal in Paris With Alan Braxe, DJ Falcon & Mr. Ozio 15.10.2022

House Saladcast # 257 @ Angelo Ferreri
Fogbank Records / Material 
Sicily, Italy


Angelo Ferreri was born in Sicily in 1984. Since his early age, he was fascinated by the world of music. He spent most of his days listening underground radio dance programs and buying vinyl and CDs. Attracted by the techno sounds of the 90's, he started to be interested in this new world.
At the age of 12 he started arranging an old Playstation as a digital workstation, beginning to learn the first arrangements and making his first steps on electronic sounds. 
Since then you can already state that a new era was emerging! As he started to get closer to other older DJs he quickly developed great skills on DJing.
This let him spinning at many clubs, first in Sicily and then in all Europe.
As a producer, he has been active since 2004 under the nickname of "Alkaline" and "Angelo Elettronico", with productions that are always part of his growth as a musician. (He produced genre like Progressive House, Hardstyle, Hardcore).
In 2010 he immediately started to attract the attention of several other labels with a different kind of music.
It was then, that the name of "Angelo Ferreri" started to be well known all over the world.
Now he has established his exciting Jackin Funky Tech House style with successful countless releases on Material, Materialism, Fogbank, Mr.Carter, Juiced Music, King Street, Playmobil, Sonics, Deeperfect, Reisei, Pura Music, Back And Forth, 303Lovers, Factomania, ... just to name a few.
He is continuing to evolve his style and he's still able to fascinate the international dance floor.
He has participated in numerous European Events which took place throughout the world... He was a guest in Holland, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico...
If you want to hear something NEW, if you are looking for the Best Sexy and Funky Tech House music, be prepared to Angelo Ferreri Revolution!!!

More info:
@soundcloud.com/angeloferreri


House Saladcast 257 | Angelo Ferreri

MUSIC IS BETTER RE-EDITED HIGHLIGHTS 20.12.03
Related blog post here:
http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/2011/09/music-is-better-re-edited-highlights 

When I upgraded my SoundCloud account it was with the intention of adding selected mixes from the period 2003-2009, bringing everything under one roof by placing them alongside the ongoing additions that have been continually made available since I uploaded the first of my SoundCloud mixes, recorded at Café Mambo in Ibiza exactly 2 years ago today (27.09.09). So it’s fitting that Music Is Better Re-Edited Highlights, the mix that marked my return to the DJ world, should kick off this process, with further uploads to be added periodically.

The following piece was written in 2004, some months after the Music Is Better mix had been made available as a limited CD via Manchester's Piccadilly Records.

MUSIC IS BETTER RE-EDITED HIGHLIGHTS:
Last December, twenty years on from when I stopped deejaying professionally, I came out of retirement, so to speak, and made what seemed like, as I described it at the time, a ‘second debut’ (my first being way back in 1975). In the two decades that have passed since I decided to call it a day, I’ve made the odd guest appearance here and there, but had no inclination to seriously start up again.

That all changed during 2003, with the launch of the electrofunkroots.co.uk  website, which I’d set up to document the crucial early 80’s period, when dance music (or black music as it was still referred to) was going through some radical changes that would have a huge bearing on the subsequent course of club culture. It was at this point in time that I was fortunate enough to find myself behind the decks in two of the greatest British clubs of the era, Wigan Pier and Legend in Manchester, where I’d bring a new flavour of music to the table, along with a fresh (from a UK perspective) approach to the way I worked, as one of just a handful of British DJ’s back then who had made the decision to switch the emphasis of their presentation style from microphone to mixing. 

I had no idea that, all these years on, an ever-increasing amount of clubbers were now beginning to look back to exactly this time and rediscover the great underground music, mainly from New York, that preceded House, and which was originally played here in the UK on the specialist black scene. Having decided to become pro-active in drawing people’s attention to this hugely important, but largely overlooked period, it was a pleasant surprise to realise that this process was already underway. Before I knew it, I began to receive enquiries about possible DJ bookings and it soon became obvious that the logical next step for me to take was back into the clubs, so I could actually play these records to an audience who’ve finally come to appreciate their significance in inspiring the music that inspired them.

Had this been all about playing some tunes for old times sake to the people who were there at the time, there’s no way I’d have been into it as anything more than an occasional one-off. However, the fact that there’s a whole new generation who are looking for a return to underground values, as well as an older audience who (having maybe got into dance stuff at a later stage) missed much of this music first time around, prevents it from becoming a purely nostalgic exercise and, instead, presents a whole new dynamic. For this is something relevant to now, which is rooted in the past, yet forward looking.

To further emphasise this link, the equipment I decided to use was a Revox B77 reel-to-reel (past), vinyl (present) and laptop (future). It was also important that I didn’t just stick to the records that I used to play, but included a few more recent releases, from artists with a clear respect for what’s gone before, like Chicken Lips, Metro Area and Diplomat. The laptop would also allow me to feature my own re-edits and the Revox to add live sounds and effects. Having been regarded as progressive in my approach to deejaying back then, I figured it was only right that I should continue to work by the same principles, trying new ideas alongside the old ones in an effort to highlight the ongoing links between then and now.

The night I chose for my ‘comeback’ appearance was called ‘Music Is Better’. It was held at The Attic in Manchester. It obviously had to be Manchester as this, although not my actual home, is certainly my ‘spiritual home’, the place where I found my ultimate DJ highs – so it was important to make that vital connection with the past immediately. ‘Music Is Better’ was the perfect type of night for me, suitably low-key, whilst attracting the kind of people who understand that four-to-the-floor isn’t the be all and end all.

I’d planned to use the night as a tester, so I could identify what worked and what didn’t, before I started accepting the bookings I’d been offered in other parts of the country. I’d anticipated a gradual acclimatization for myself, estimating that once I’d got 3 or 4 appearances under my belt I’d be able to gauge things better. In no way did I expect this first night to go so well for me, without any of the teething problems I’d envisaged. 

The night wasn’t recorded, but it was decided that, to mark the occasion, I’d re-create it track for track for a limited edition CD (edited down from the two and a quarter hours I played to single disc length). 

So this is how ‘Music Is Better – The Re-Edited Highlights’ came to be. The 500 copies that were made have now all gone, the response to the CD echoing the positive reaction on the night. I’ve since taken bookings (and often re-bookings) in Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Leeds, Limerick, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Plymouth, Sheffield and Wrexham, along with further dates in Manchester. 2004 has been a year I’ll never forget and I can’t thank everyone enough for their support, their warmth and their energy. Having been totally detached from the club scene for so many years, it’s all been a bit of a Rip Van Winkle re-awakening for me! 

I never thought I’d say it, but it’s great to be a DJ once again. 

Hope you enjoy this mix,

Greg Wilson
http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk
 
WRITTEN FOR SIX MILLION STEPS WEBSITE IN 2004

UPLOADED ONTO SOUNDCLOUD 27.09.11


MUSIC IS BETTER RE-EDITED HIGHLIGHTS 20.12.03 (by greg wilson for ltd cd 2004)

The first in a series of mixes celebrating my 20 years as resident at back to basics club in Leeds, UK.

visit www.ralphlawson.co.uk for track listing and sleevenotes for the mix and stories from the club.



back to basics // the>music:factory years part one // 1991-94

Rinse FM Podcast

Download

Rinse FM Podcast - Armand Van Helden - 31st December 2016

♫ Read More ♫:
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/the-ark-cruise-podcast-by-felix-da-housecat

^tracklist available at the link above^

https://soundcloud.com/felix-da-housecat

♫ MORE ♫

Felix Da Housecat - The Ark Cruise Podcast

2ManyDJs Live at Coachella 2010-04-20

Big Black Delta - I F**cking Love You (Throwing Snow Remix)
His Majesty Andre - Diamonds (Black Version)
Digitalism - So Totally Good
Tracques - Thunderstruck
Em Vee - Give Me Your Love
Justice - New Lands (Falcon Remix)
Etienne De Crecy - In The Mind
The Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Osiris - Flash
La Fuente - La Fuente
Destructo - Technology
Stock Aitken Watermen - SS Paparazzi
Digitalism - Technorama
Jacques Lu Cont - In The Night
Tracques - NSync
Para One - Mother (Mr Oizo Remix)
Mr Fingers - Washing Machine
L-Vis 1990 - Video Drone
Kolsch - Opa
Vaal - Mask
Para One feat Surkin - Compute
Tracques - Mr Sexybeat
Luke Walker - 1992
Pryda - Allein Allein
Digitalism - Pictures
Djedjotronic - Walk With Me
Depeche Mode - Pain That I'm Used To (TWD Remix)
Dada Life vs Daft Punk - Kick Out The Epic Harder Faster
Hatiras, Will Bailey, Nom de Strip - Swagnum PI
Felix Da Housecat - Trashcandy
L-Vis 1990 - Keep It 1000 
John Dahlback - Take This Thing Back (JLC Remix)
Agoria - Speechless (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel
TWR72 - Hysterisis
Herve - Hot Drum Attack 2
Alex Metric - Rave Weapon
Tracques - Alchemy
Jacques Lu Cont - Underground
Mickey Moonlight - Cog #5
Essay - Old Times
Miike Snow - Paddling Out (JLC Remix)
Kaz James - Kids (Other Guys Remix)
Coldplay - Charlie Brown (JLC Remix)


Jacques Lu Cont - Essential Mix BBC Radio 1 - 13.07.12

Recorded Live 
Watch the video of the set: https://youtu.be/BSlZ53tw1Fc

Track list:

Together (Thomas Bangalter & DJ Falcon) - Together
Cheek a.k.a Gilb’R - Venus (Sunshine People) (DJ Gregory Remix)
Busta Funk - Back To The Old School
Feel - B Side
Le Knight Club - Nymphae Song
Cassius - La Mouche (DJ Falcon Remix)
Fizz - Fizzyfonk 
Modjo - Music Takes You Back
Scott Grooves - Mothership Recommection (Daft Punk Remix)
Gusto - Disco’s Revenge (Editor’s Note: Not French but ok!!)
Fantom - Faithfull 
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro / Running
Le Knight Club - Soul Bells
Jess & Crabe, J-S Bernard & P Exposito - Crack Head
Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis (Alan Braxe Remix)
Etienne De Crecy - Punk
Thomas Bangalter - Outrage
The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus
Daft Punk - Da Funk (Armand Van Helden’s Ten Minutes Of Funk Mix)
Superfunk - La Guerre Du Funk
Trankilou - Champagne
Chateau Flight - Discobole (Pepe Bradock Remix)
I:Cube - Disco Cubism (Daft Punk Mix)
Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Fabrice G - Home
Thomas Bangalter - Spinal Scratch
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Arena
The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)
Lifelike - Sexodrome 
Bob Sinclar - Gym Tonic (Thomas Bangalter Mix)
&[AND] - Boing
Thomas Bangalter - Roulé Boulé
Etienne de Crecy - Overnight (feat. Alex Gopher)
Thomas Bangalter - What To Do
Play Paul - Spaced Out
Demon - Midnight Funk (feat. Alex Gopher)
Motorbass - Ezio
Cassius - Foxxy (DJ Tool)
Pepe Bradock - Lara
Das Glow - I Want To Wake Up With You
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Rubicon
Etienne de Crecy - Fast Track (feat. Alex Gopher & Julien Delfaud)

Daft Punk - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

rei

Recent comments

George Rahme

George Rahme

George Rahme

George Rahme

Related tracks