Take an AURAL VINYL JOURNEY through hip-hop, funk, jazz, disco, broken-beat and house.

A 62-minute teaser of the Raw Sesh party 5-hour sets on the first Sunday of each month at Drosophyla, the Tokyo-style "kissa" (audiophile listening bar),  located in São Paulo's cultural hotspot  of Consolaçao.  This mix was recorded on a 20-year old Rane TTM 56 mixer to a Tascam DR-40X in a straight take.  Additional analog FX included an Empress Tape Delay and Benidub Lickshot

Raw Sesh Mixtape #01 - Petri Glad

Raw Sesh is proud to present a new written INTERVIEW SERIES, featuring DJ Bobay, 55, London born master gin distiller who created the new RAW SESH MIXTAPE 02 (link to mix in RS bio). The interview can be read further down this post, but let me tell you a bit more about the MIX!

This mix was recorded in Higienópolis on October 1st, 2022 using a Denon SMX-2000 mixer and a pair of 1200s.  This mix will interest deep heads and newbies to the world of Drum and Bass. In DJ Bobay's words "...it is a journey through early rolling bass, jungle, DnB and intelligent DnB". Sounds like a pretty dope history lesson, doesn't it?

FAVOURITE PARTIES YOU'VE DEEJAYED AT: 

Back in the early RAVE days the DJ circuit was pretty much a "closed shop", so after-parties were THE gigs to play until I moved up to Scotland. There I lived on the Isle of Raasay.  I used to have a night once a month in the Ballroom of The Clan Macleod House.  It had pretty raw and appalling acoustics, although great nights in the mid 90’s .The best club for a mixed event was the Brunel Rooms in Swindon… An amazing Soundsytem, with DnB as the main focus, and a smaller House room.  I used to have to travel to Reading, Basement Records or London for a wider variety.  You had to go, otherwise you'd miss the opportunity for the releases - remixes came fast and furiously.

PERSONAL DJ SET-UP: 

Technics 1200’s Mk2, Cdj 900’s, Urei 1620 LE, Denon SMX-2000, Dyno Audio Facettes, Bryston 4B

TOP 5 RECORDS YOU CHERISH IN YOUR COLLECTION: 

1. Dave Brubeck – Take 5 
2. Freeze – IOU (45)
3. Aqua Bassino - Beat’s n Bobs (Double Pack Album)
4. The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds 12”
5. This is the Sound Tribal United Kingdom (triuk lp 001) [Double Pack Album]

TOP 5 REMIXES/RE-EDITS IN YOUR COLLECTION:
1. EBTG – Walking Wounded – Spring Heel Jack Dub Mix
2. Flytronix – Second Encounta Remixes – Rare Tear Pt.2
3. Psycotropic – Hypnosis (The Definative Mix)
4. Marc Et Claude – How Much Can You Take (Millenium Remix)
5. A Man Called Adam – Bread Love & Dreams (Soma Dub)

DREAM MIXER: already own it, the Urei 1620LE.

Raw Sesh Mixtape #02 - DJ Bobay

Raw Sesh Mixtape 03 featuring DJ Henrique Lima (IG: @henriquelima0711) is out! Henrique became a DJ in 1980 and is more passionate about it than ever. In Octorber 2022, I recorded Henrique laying down some Disco and House wax at DJ Bobay's studio. Check out my bio to find the mix on SoundCloud. In the meantime, follow some questions Henrique answered below:

AGE/BIRTHPLACE: 60/São Paulo. 

FAVOURITE PARTIES YOU'VE DEEJAYED AT: I've lost count. Various parties and nightclubs in São Paulo.  I started deejaying in 1980.

PERSONAL DJ SET-UP:  a pair of Technics 1200mk2 and a Behringer 2 channel mixer

TOP 5 RECORDS THAT YOU CHERISH IN YOUR COLLECTION:

 1. Donna Summer-Live and More '79
 2. Funkadelic-Connections & Disconections) '81
 3. Rose Royce-Stronger than Ever '82
 4. Blackbyrds-Supernatural Feeling '80
 5. Twennynine/Lenny White-Best of  Friends '79

TOP 5 RECORDS OF REMIXES AND EDITS IN YOUR COLLECTION: 
 1. Let No Man Put Asunder (Shep Pettibone mix)
 2. Love is the message (the Cuco Remix)
 3. Unfinished Sympathy (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
 4. Where Love Lives (Frankie Knuckles & Dave Morales classic mix)
 5. Blind (Frankie knuckles remix)

YOUR DREAM MIXER: Bozak CMA-10-2DL

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Raw Sesh Mixtape #03 - Henrique Lima

Raw Sesh Mixtape 04 with DJ Luiz Mattos is out! Soundcloud link in bio. Luiz takes out on a journey of Techno and House of the 2000s. 

Read more about Luiz Mattos below:

1. Age/birthplace: 46 / São Paulo - Brazil

2. Favourite parties you've deejayed at: Afternoon By The Pool (My Party) - São Paulo from 2003 until 2007

3. Current gigs: Wedding and Social Parties

4. Personal DJ set-up: Pioneer DJM 900NXS - Technics SL1200 MK2 - Soundbite XL

5. Top 3 records you cherish in your collection: Richie Hawtin Spastik, Laurent Garnier Acid Effiel, Ricardo Villalobos Alcachofa

6. Top 3 records remixes/re-edits in your collection: Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Holden Remix), Walter Jones - All God's Children (Maurice Fulton Remix), Motorcity Revisited - Ratio (Daniel Bell Remix)

7. Mixer of dreams: PLAYdifferently MODEL 1

Flyer artwork by @ffuku

Raw Sesh Mixtape #04 - Luiz Mattos

Guest DJ Roger Nunes, a broker by day, eternal vinyl junkie/DJ by night, mixes an hour's worth of HOUSE wax nuggets spanning from the dawn of the noughties to the latest. Mix was recorded in the Itaim Bibi neighbourhood of São Paulo, home to Roger's living room/studio, using a pair of Technics 1200 mk2s and a custom rotary Vestax PMC05 mixer connected to a Tascam DR-40X recorder.  Recorded live in one take, no edits. SOUNDCLOUD link in bio. Follow some Q & A with Roger below:

AGE/BIRTHPLACE:

52/São Paulo, SP 


FAVOURITE PARTY YOU'VE DEEJAYED AT: 

Nave @ D-Edge 10/12/22


CURRENT GIGS: 

Exit Bar (monthly residency)


PERSONAL DJ SET-UP: 

2 Technics1200mk2s + Vestax PMC50A

TOP 3 RECORDS YOU CHERISH IN YOURCOLLECTION: 

1. Kruder & Dorfmeister | The K&D Sessions
2. Recoil | Bloodline
3. Nils Frahm | Tripping with Nils Frahm


TOP 3 REMIXES/RE-EDITS IN YOUR COLLECTION:

1. INSALAR - KIME BE (RICARDO VILLALOBOS REMIX)

2. GABRIELS - LOVE AND HATE IN DIFFERENT TIME(KERRI CHANDLER VOCAL MIX)

3. DEPECHE MODE - USELESS (THE KRUDER + DORFMEISTER SESSION)

DREAM MIXER: Pioneer V10

Raw Sesh Mixtape #05 - Roger Nunes

After a hiatus, the Raw Resh Mixtapes are back!

We have Vitor Bellinetti as a guest for the 6th mixtape. Besides that, we are also proud to announce that he is new half of the Raw Sesh, together with Petri Glad!

Vitor's musical research started back in 2017, but only began DJing in 2019, after a period of time in Europe. And since then the searching became a passion.

This mixtape was recorded in the city of Indaiatuba, São Paulo in June 2024 using a pair of Technics 1200 MK2 with Ortofon Concorde Club needles, an Alpha Recording Systems Model 9100B mixer and a Tascam DR-40X recorder.

Filled with sounds from the beginning to the end of the 80s, this mix goes through several genres and styles: boogie, funk, disco, house, balearic & more.

PERSONAL DJ SET-UP:
1 x ARS Model 9100B mixer + 2 x Technics 1200 MK2 with Ortofon Concorde Club

TOP 5 RECORDS YOU CHERISH IN YOUR COLLECTION:
1. N.Y.C. Band - Boogie Baby (1983)
2. Minako Yoshida - Monochrome (1980)
3. Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - Déjà Vu (2023)
4. Ritmo Fantasía: Balearic Spanish Synth​-​Pop, Boogie & House (1982​-​1992)
5. Stella - Détends-Toi (2022)

TOP 5 REMIXES/RE-EDITS IN YOUR COLLECTION:
1. The BG's Multi Remixes (2011)
2. Joutro Mundo - Brazilian Disco & Boogie Reworks (2016)
3. Ronaldo's Revenge - Mas Que Mancada (Full Intention's Revenge Mix) (1998)
4. Sly Campbell - Feelin' Fine (Shep Pettibone Remix) (1982)
5. Pino Presti – You Know The Way (Tee Scott Remix) (1979)

DREAM MIXER: already own it, the ARS Model 9100B, but really wants to test the Varia Instruments RDM40

Raw Sesh Mixtape #06 - Vitor Bellinetti

1.⁠ ⁠Age/birthplace:

35 years old, born and raised in São Paulo

2.⁠ ⁠Favourite parties you've deejayed at (include where and when):

My all time favorite party was called XXXBórnia, and was held on every last friday of the month at the Trackers club in downtown São Paulo. I had a residency there, it was the place I first started DJing, and remains the most fun I’ve ever had doing it. Sadly it only lasted a couple of years, roughly from 2015 to 2017.

3.⁠ ⁠Current gigs:

None, unfortunately. Party organizers, hit me up!

4.⁠ ⁠Personal DJ set-up:

Pair of Technics 1210 mk5 and an Allen & Heath Xone 42 mixer.

5.⁠ ⁠Top 3 records you cherish in your collection:

Favorites are for kids, but I’ll pick 3 that never leave my bag:
“Big Time Sensuality (extended mix)” by Björk
“Fun” by Strait Jacket (The 12 inch mix with the extended synth solo)
“Got To Have Your Lovin” by Steven Abdul Kahn - the later mix from 1983.

6.⁠ ⁠Top 3 records remixes/re-edits in your collection:

Again, not necessarily my favorites, but 3 that I always have with me: 
“Down On Bitter End” which is a Superprince edit of Vicky Sue Robinson’s “Common Thief” released on Razor n Tape records.
Tony Humphries’ remix of the Sugarcubes’ song called “Leash Called Love” 
Roger Thornhill’s edit of Tru Tones’ “Dancing”

7.⁠ ⁠Your mixer of dreams.

I wouldn’t mind owning an Ecler WARM 4

Raw Sesh Mixtape #07 - Mario Golden Goat

1.⁠ ⁠Age/birthplace:

46 / Belém - Pará - Brasil 

2.⁠ ⁠Favourite parties you've deejayed at (include where and when):

This is a hard one! 
Picnik Brasília 2013; 
Horse Meat Disco London 2023; 
Radio Radio Amsterdam 2023; 
Stay Free Martinelli June 2024

3.⁠ ⁠Current gigs:
 Dance Divison Records (Galeria Ouro Fino), Balsa (both this Saturday). Stay Free (reoccurring party)

4.⁠ ⁠Personal DJ set-up:
2 Technics MK II, 2 Pioneer CDJs 350; Mixer Pioneer 850; Yamaha Monitors 

5.⁠ ⁠Top 3 records you cherish in your collection:
Definitely the hardest question here! Haha! Tomorrow the answers might be different, but:
•⁠  ⁠Nuyorican Soul “Nuyorican Soul” (Album, Talkin’ Loud, 1997)
•⁠  ⁠Damaris “What About My Love” (12”, Columbia, 1983)
•⁠  ⁠⁠O’Bryan “Doin’ Alright” (Album, Capitol, 1982)

6.  Top 3 records remixes/re-edits in your collection: (at the moment)
•⁠  ⁠⁠Junie Morrison “Tease Me” (Arthur Baker Mixes) (Island, 1984)
•⁠  ⁠Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" (Shep Pettibone Remixes) (EMI, 1987)
•⁠  ⁠Everything But The Girl "Wrong" (Deep Dish Remix) (Atlantic, 1996)

7.⁠ ⁠Your mixer of dreams.
•⁠  ⁠Mine is OK :))

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