I think Julien Minarro aka Waxist and his then partner in crime Aurelio were the first people to book me to Paris. That must have been in the last decade. 2013 perhaps. I do remember that I came through with a battle sized record bag and that i got to know what seems every stair step of the Paris underground that night. I was also intoduced of having a relatively small collection of only rare records. It never crossed my mind you could just skip everything common and cheap. And I am proud to say I might have played a tiny part in stopping Waxist from becoming an alcoholic DJ by almost killing him that night. It seems to have worked. 
Since then Waxist has come through with edits and compilations for the french Favorite Recordings and Sol Records and made his name as a seriously funky selector of the dopes tunes between rare groove, reggae and everything in between and all around.
Enjoy!

Lumberjacks Tapes 021: Waxist

Marquez - De Cuando La Brisa Del Mar Jugaba Con Tu Cabello A La Luz De La Luna - Hispavox
Dyson's Faces - Try Me Baby - Dy-Rich Records 
Guilherme Arantes - Por Você, Com Voc - CBS
Jayson Brothers - All My Life - MCDE
Circle City Band - Magic (Long Version) - Circle City Records
Linkwood - Falling - Prime Numbers
Dave Karl - I Don't Play Those Games (Inst) - Logic Records
E.S.P - Let's Move (Chicago House Mix) - Underground
Sammy Obot - Mbon Sca-Re - Sagata Records

Needa - Come On And Rock - Sunshower
Bunny Sigler – By The Way You Dance (I Knew It Was You) - Gold Mind Records
Pal Joey - Bunny Sigler – By The Way You Dance (I Knew It Was You) - Kool Groove Records 
Moodymann - Shades Of '78'- KDJ
Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide From Yourself - PIR
Justin Cudmore - Forget It - The Bunker New York 
Above Smoke - Another Chance - Deep Explorer
Chicago Skyway – Heavens - M>O>S Recordings
Tempest Trio – Love Machine - Marlin
Masarima - Freak Like U (Club Mix) - Royal Oak
The Ice Cream - Steppin' Out - EMI
Stars – Dancin' People (edit)

Love Machine

A warm welcome to Julien Minarro aka Waxist!

Julien is a Lyon based DJ, producer and co runs the SOL Discos reissue label along side Pascal Rioux (a la @favoriterec) 

I’ve been in touch with Julien for a while now and stoked that he agreed to do a mix for us. His Serendipity show on @lemellotron and Red Stripe Disco mixes have been a big source of inspiration for me over the years!

Waxist has turned out some killer disco edits on labels including Kalakuta Soul, @rainandshinerecords @culturesofsoul & @isleofjurarecords He’s also a dab hand at A&R and been involved in official reissues of some of the rarest disco records out there. His own label SOL Discos has put out 3x 45s and 2x LP comps, so go check those out.

This time Waxist delivers a fab 1 hour mix spanning some his favourite disco & house records!

The Guest Mix 015: Waxist

Return of the Hot Mix. Going to stick mixes up on here and hopefully get some talented pals to contribute to the series too. 

First half was used on David Dunnes excellent Triple Dee Show on Gaydio FM, ended up carrying on for another hour.  


Tracklist

Karen Diggs - You Took My Love For Granted 
Paradise Girls - Holding Back (Paul’s Back / Dubmental Mix II) 
Mighty 7 - Call Me 
Feel - Got To Have Your Lovin 
Janice Christie - One Love (Dub I) 
G&D - Ori One 
James Greenwood - Flex 
Grace Jones - On Jones St (KT's DJ Toy) 
Rena Scott - Superlover (Nik M Edit) 
Tata Vega - (I've Got My) Second Wind
Red Greg - Peace 
South Side Connection - Get Down Get Down (Zernell Edit)
Jesse Gould - Out Of Work 
Unabombers - Rock Me Again 
Natural Order - Jealousy (Grimy Edit)
Unlimited Source - Nicola Nicola
Candido - Super City (Volcov Edit)
Aura - Freex Funkatized (Mighty Zaf & Phil Asher Edit)
Cloud - All Night Long (Instrumental) 
Sylvester - Sell My Soul
New York Community Choir - Have A Good Time
Heem The Music Monsters - Keep God On Your Side 
Heaven's Sound – Fire
Brainstorm - Wake Up And Be Somebody 

Peace x

FWFM: Hot Mix #1

knoggin noise?

"Back in May of 2016, a message from my good friend Mark de Clive-Lowe showed up in my inbox. It was an email introduction connecting Eric Crandell (the founder of 101 Apparel) with me for a possible collaboration project. Over the years, 101 Apparel had collaborated with a list of acclaimed DJs, artists and music producers for their limited-edition "101 Apparel Artist Series", so I was quite honored when they reached out to me as well.

 At the time, Mark and I were riding the wave from my Sound Signature release, "Moon Circuitry", a raw uptempo dance-oriented song which features his brilliant keyboard playing in combination with some soulfully-unapologetic "slap you in your mouth" music I produced. The record broke boundaries, won awards and opened eyes in ways I didn't anticipate, majorly catapulting me back into the music production scene after my 5 year hiatus away from releasing records. And things have been growing stronger and stronger ever since...something I'm beyond grateful for. So when the 101 Apparel opportunity presented itself, I knew immediately that it would be important to connect the dots back to my history...helping my new audience I've acquired in the current underground dance chapter of my career, to also have a taste of my roots in underground hip-hop, etc.

For the exclusive promo 7-inch, I wanted to revisit a song favorite I produced and recorded with Mos Def, and on the flip, include a previously unreleased song I produced and recorded with Yukimi Nagano (prior to the formation of the band Little Dragon she's now become famous with).

Constantly touring and DJing internationally this entire time, it's taken longer for everything to finalize for this project, but I knew once all was completed, it would be special. Plus being that 2018 marks the 25th anniversary since my music was first released on vinyl, I felt this was also the perfect way to remind or enlighten folks that I didn't just pop onto the music scene in 2015. Despite my youthful appearance, I've been at this for quite a long time. It's remained important for me to not only continue to challenge myself in new ways, but to maintain the balance of staying true to the principles that my legacy was first founded on...the things that I've learned from the greats that came before me. 

Collecting records since the age of 5 means that diggin' for music has literally been threaded into the fabric of my lifestyle the last 4 decades. It's been a lifelong journey of discovery, education and pure joy that keeps me growing, learning and sharing. So I definitely wanted my DJ mix to reflect this. My goal was to cohesively weave a slow-building story using numerous vinyl gems from various soulful genres I've collected over the years...records that would eventually inspire the listener to get up out of their seat and dance, evoking the kind of inner happiness that only music from the soul can fill us with. Whether we're familiar with the music or not, or what year it was recorded and released...good music that moves us remains timeless in my opinion. And hopefully through my selections, this becomes apparent...enjoy!" - GE-OLOGY

GE-OLOGY "STAYS DIGGIN" MIX CD

DISCO BOOGIE 2011

We are finally starting our own mixtape series to connect to our favourite artists in the field and share with you whats most important: music, vibes and vision. Bear with us while we are trying to figure out the best way to do this. Any feedback is welcome. 

Mark Grusane is a Chicago treasure whose relationship with the dancefloor goes back to the 80s. With a special instinct for what makes people move, his unique approach to DJing brings together obscure genres of dance music with passion, style and panache.

Enjoy this two our journey through the mind of....

Mark Grusane

Lumberjacks Tapes 001: Mark Grusane

I just found thiz very rare Larry Levan tape, live from tha Paradise Garage back in 1986'. Non-stop classics served by 1 of thee gr8est dj'z of all time, Mr. Larry Levan.
We're still vibing off your vibez brotha Larry... May you rest in peace until we all make it 2 thee ultimate Paradise, Heaven <3

Enjoy mi gente',

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX
aka
Thee House & Techno & Disco & Punk &... Educator ;-)

It'z all about Psalms 150... Read it!!

Larry Levan Live At End Max, Japan (1991)

steven from the internet