DJ, producer and NDATL boss Kai Alce delves into the deeper sounds of house music master, Larry Heard.

Interview: https://www.stampthewax.com/2021/05/12/praise-you-a-larry-heard-tribute-mix-by-kai-alce/

Watch our documentary on Larry Heard in partnership with Dimensions Festival: https://youtu.be/DdfSl-du_xc

Praise You: A Larry Heard Tribute Mix by Kai Alce

Because of our weekly 2-hour radio show, making and releasing mixes is something we don't get around to often. They tend to require too much energy and often end up feeling ephemeral, a drop in a bucket that's already full to the brim.

This 5.5 hour mix is a live recording from us, Paul Raffaele & Barbie Bertisch, DJing at 718 Sessions on Sunday November 21, 2021, a gig we recently played that meant a lot to us. Benny Soto and Danny Krivit will celebrate their 19th anniversary next week and the party has long served as a beacon of light in our world: a place to learn, be with chosen family, release the pressure and experience joy.

This lineup was originally booked for March 22, 2020 but it was cancelled due to COVID. Luckily, the same lineup was revived for the party's return to indoor dancing, taking place at Good Room in Brooklyn. This night was particularly special because it was the first time we would play 718 Sessions, our favorite party, as a duo.

In a pivot from what one might expect from our sets, we made a conscious effort not to play any Garage or Loft classics to widen the musical offering of the party and avoid overlap with Danny in the main room. Some mixes are great, some aren't, but in a bit of a protest to today's world digital perfection, we've kept it all in there and serves as a record for one of our favorite nights DJing together ever.

We recorded line in from the mixer but also the sounds of the room, blending music and crowd together and resulting in what you'll hear throughout the mix. It's an effort to capture some of the room's energy and not just a collection of songs one after the other.

Our style is representative of an amalgamation of the DJs we grew up listening to and studying, most intensely: Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell, François Kevorkian, Danny Krivit, Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Louie Vega, Dope Jams, Theo Parrish, but there are many more. Thank you for the inspiration.

Barbie and Paul
December, 2021

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Love Injection live at 718 Sessions (November 21, 2021)

As we near our 100th mix in our main Phonica series, we up the game with a journey from New York born and Berlin residing, deep house legend Fred P AKA Black Jazz Consortium for number 97. Deep is truly in the essence of everything Fred does and its honest reflection shines brightest in his two latest albums "Oasis" and "Abstract Soul" which dropped back to back this year accompanied by some heavy in demand 12's on his Private Society imprint. That very essence is showcased in this mix he put together for us. Grooving through all sounds that have inspired the mind of this artist and cutting into deep layered moods of house, funk and techier bits this is a divine look into how Fred P approaches sound.

Phonica Mix Series 97: Fred P

Part of the recording of the boat party with Marcellus & Patrick Gibin. Celebrating 9 yrs of HEAT

HEAT Bootfeest - Marcellus Pittman & Patrick Gibin

Recording of Sadar Bahar & Ge-ology's set at Dekmantel Festival 2022.

Dekmantel Festival 2022

Sadar Bahar & Ge-ology at Dekmantel Festival 2022

Volcov (Neroli ITA) Live @ Imogen X Forbidden Dance
Peti Kupe Zagreb 08.10.2022
PT1 & PT2

Volcov live @ Imogen X Forbidden Dance 08.10.22 PT1

Presented by Pittsburgh Track Authority and The Loud Minority
Recorded October 18, 2014 live at Hot Mass. 

Theo Parrish - Live at Hot Mass Pittsburgh - 10/18/2014 - Part 1

To have Marcellus Pittman as our guest for a RH store mix with records he has never heard before was pretty electrifying. The living legend from Detroit took the opportunity to have a proper browse in the shop and see where it would go…  

As a production artist and selector, Pittman has helped to define an integral part of the Detroit sound. When other children were playing combat with G.I. Joe action figures in the early 80’s, Detroit native Marcellus “Malik” Pittman was playing his radio at maximum volume, listening to the sounds of “the Wizzard” and the “Electrifying Mojo”, in addition to the jazz outputs of Rosetta Hines.

In 1993, Malik released his initial work of production with local Hip-Hop collective “Home Grown”. Shortly thereafter, he released “Essential Selections, Vol. 1” on the Sound Signature label, headed by Theo Parrish. In 1998, Malik forged a working relationship with Rick Wilhite, Theo Parrish and Kenny “Moodymann” Dixon, collectively known as the 3 Chairs. Pittman is currently heading his own label, Unirhythm, which will release his upcoming projects.

This is the 31th in a series of Rush Hour Store mixes, where we invite our favorite artists and DJs to dig the bins and record us a mix on the spot. Click on the links below for more info on the featured tracks.

Dam Funk - Burn Rubber (Dam Funk Instrumental Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/burn-rubber
KRS One ‎– MC's Act Like They Don't Know [Jive ‎– 01241-42321-1]
Mos Def Featuring Q-Tip & Tash ‎– Body Rock [Rawkus ‎– RWK 157-1]
Mad Skillz ‎– The Nod Factor [Big Beat ‎– 0-95743]
Mantus ‎– (Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm [SMI ‎– SM-501]
Mara Lakour - Blue Mood
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/vol-2-11
Awake (Casa Mena Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/lftos-remixes
Deniro [S.O.S. 9]
Me Like You (Coflo Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/lftos-remixes
Deniro [S.O.S. 9]
Rude (Feat Nomi Ruiz - Mr Mendel Remix)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/lftos-remixes
FIT + KM - Cycle Blue
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/saboten-ep
Omar S - Light Year Flight
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1992
Zagittarius - 1984 Trax EP
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1984-trax-ep
Chao - Bubble
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/doppler-shift
John T Gast - Drith
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/btec-version-2
Zagittarius - 1984 Trax EP
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1984-trax-ep
Dreamscape - Forevermore
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/welcome-our-new-age-house
Gary - Looks Like Your Funk
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/chilling-out
Judy Pollak - Your Mine (Feat. 33 1/3)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/togetherness-feat-33-13
Ruins - It S Not Too Grand
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/occasional-visits
Fist of Facts - Fugitive Vesco
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/fugitive-vesco-0
Geoffrey Landers - Camella + It’s Telling On Me
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/1-1-0
Gotta Get Ridda Rick (James Pants Remix - Vocal)
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/burn-rubber
Tommy Mandel - Only Lover
https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/mello-magic

Store Mix 031 I Marcellus Pittman Digs Rush Hour

A masterclass from Marcellus Pittman, whose three-hour set in RADION’s main room expertly stitched together US house, disco and plenty in-between.

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RA Live - 19.10.19 - Marcellus Pittman, RADION, Amsterdam

THEO PARRISH | CUTLOOSE - 15th April 2011

A talent from an impossibly young age, Chicago producer and DJ Ron Trent began his musical career aged 14, the year he produced the febrile, wild Chicago anthem "Altered States". His production output has barely let up since, minting numerous labels and sub labels to release his and other's music, most notably Prescription Records, which helped define the smoky and jazz-indebted sound of deep house in the 1990s. (NTS Radio)

In Focus: Ron Trent. NTS Radio. Compiled, mixed and edited by Secretsundaze

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