Richie Monaghan AKA R.E.C. is a DJ/Producer who hails from Donegal, Ireland and now resides in Boston, Massachusetts.  Richie’s addiction for electronic music first came to fruition when attending Festivals such as Homelands and Creamfields in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. In 2002 a move to Dublin allowed him to quench his thirst for his newfound passion. By paying regular visits to all of the thriving clubs that Dublin had to offer and after bearing witness to sets from Carl Cox, John Digweed, Sasha, Sander Kleinenberg and Richie Hawtin, his obsession for dance music grew.  At this point a purchase of Technics 1210’s was imminent. 

Over the next few years, Richie locked himself away and carefully began developing his DJ skills and investing every penny he had in to his increasing record collection. By constantly piecing together mixes and networking with promoters, he eventually emerged to play his debut gig at the club where he soaked up all of his inspiration, the Pod nightclub in the old Red Box establishment.  A dream come true. During his time in Dublin he began to expand his horizons by dipping a tentative toe in to the world of production and by attending numerous production classes and seminars. He also gained some rudimentary production skills from his good friend Gavin Lynch (aka Matador). Richie often focuses on the forgotten art of “the warm up DJ” and so you will very rarely find him tapping in to pastures over 124bpm. This ensured his demand, gaining support slots across Ireland and Massachusetts for world class dj’s such as John Digweed, Matador, The Japanese Popstars, Mr. C and of late his new production partner Confute. His friendship with Gary Curran (aka Confute) had long been established since the late 90’s. Richie was a highly respected customer of the record shop Gary used to work in and the two became good friends. They both now reside in Boston, and they have decided to experiment and collaborate on music.  Their first coproduced track “2002” was released on Bedrock Records and an EP named Unexpected was released on Compatible Records earlier this year. The triple header of originals, ('Unexpected', 'Le Dot' and 'Double Down') received further abutment, owing to a package of stomping remixes from the well-established David Scuba and Eden of East. The EP was well received by some of dance music's top DJ's. R.E.C. is now a resident DJ with Boston based promoters, Dusk Till Done.

Luke Brancaccio is a DJ and producer of global experience and escalating renown. His musical evolution has lead him from frontman of the British band “Suicide Sports Club” and the chart-topping production partnership of Brancaccio & Aisher to headlining international events and featuring on the cover of DJ Magazine.

A perennial of Bedrock, with whom he has had more releases than any other artist, he has also signed with Circus, Selador and Crosstown Rebels, and his cutting-edge tracks have swept the charts, generating several number ones. Widespread critical acclaim has lead to collaborations with Nick Muir and John Digweed.

Now at the vanguard of his craft, he has just remixed a brace of classics; Air and Beth Hirsch’s “All I Need” for Last Man Music (the label of Maceo Plex, Solomun, UNKLE and Bookashade), and Rockers Revenge’s “Walkin’ On Sunshine”. An album is on the way.

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Pangea Recordings is dedicated to pushing forward the best in underground electronic dance music.  For over a decade now, Pangea Recordings has been at the forefront of American Dance Music and breaking through artists year after year, with over 200 individual releases to its name.  Our supporters span the globe, and are top DJs and Producers such as Sasha, John Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Paul Oakenfold, Richie Hawtin, Above & Beyond, Max Graham, Booka Shade, Guy J, Microtrauma, Lonya, Henry Saiz, Issac, Baunder (Soundexile), Silinder, Marcelo Vasami, Tini Tun, Aiden, Denis A, CID Inc., Tilt, Betoko, Dan Mangan, Alex Nemec, Barry Jamieson, Sonic Union, Luke Porter  and more.  

Hey, Gareth here, I'm a graphic designer who start designing for clubs, parties, and labels in the late 90s. Back then, mix CDs were the holy grail of both design and music. I loved them.

But I wasn't the only one, mix cds were the soundtracks of our nights, our days, our afterparties and lives, for everyone. Yet in today's internet age, the art form has been lost (or just changed) to 2-3 hour online mixes and streaming videos, which just don't create the same magic your CD collection did. Just 60 minutes of music and incredible artwork.

The Classic Mix CD Series celebrates these discs, their soundtrack, their box art and your memories. We hope you enjoy it.

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Also, we try to help you find and buy them again by sharing Discogs links on all featured CDs and or direct links to labels where possible.

* We fully support labels and artists. If any disc creates a copyrighting issue let me know and it will be immediately removed. 

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About Gareth:
Digital creative type, gamer, music lover and occasional DJ. Currently living between Dubai & Seoul after setting sail from Sunderland in 2010. As a young designer, club and music culture was the driving force for his work, producing artwork for local club nights and record labels in the North East of England. In particular, DJ mix cds and their packaging were always his 'holy grail of design', especially those from Renaissance, Global Underground and Good Looking Records. It's a pleasure to share these discs back with people and they still influence our tastes to this day. 

For any CD recommendations, bookings, mixes or feedback you can catch me as @asapgareth on Instagram. Or you can check our my design work at www.acid.works

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