smart mix 69: @songleader

producer, dj and vocalist extraordinaire Mr. White was the obvious choice for smart mix number 69.  you've probably heard him singing alongside collaborator and house legend Larry Heard or rocking the decks at smartbar. here Mr. White delivers over an hour of infectious grooves, laden with sultry house vocals.

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Smart Mix 69: Mr. White

This is the full, unedited night we're uploading here. Café Berlín, Madrid, 26-01-23. Enjoy!

El cuerpo del Disco @ Splash

Swayzak (12/3/23)

X-Press 2 are DJ Diesel and DJ Rocky. They need little introduction to be frank.

Two pioneers of UK House music who released some of the most influential records of the 90’s and 2000’s when Dance music might have been at its very biggest and frankly coolest. A lot of the music they released back then has stood the test of time – whether it be singalong classics like ‘Lazy’ featuring the voice of David Byrne or a classic Junior Boy’s Own Cut like ‘The Sound’. Their music still bangs loudly in clubs all over the world to this very day and in all honesty they remain two of the most interesting and committed to House music in the game.

All of this made it even more exciting when we were sent over a copy of their firth album upcoming on Acid Jazz. The pair describe the forthcoming record:

“We’re so excited to be releasing ‘Thee’ with Acid Jazz. It’s been a long time coming, and some of the tracks have been with us for around ten years now. So it’s fantastic to finally get them finished and pulled together with a bunch of new tunes to form an entirely new album.”

The new album is a testament to their ability to adapt and weave their sound into new interpretations of style and genre. The record is a playful collection of floor fillers and grooves which are highly addictive. Reminiscent of some of the greatest X-Press moments.

This mix shows us that they remain just as classy as ever.

X-Press 2: The Ransom Note Mix

Welcome back to the Cadenza Music Source to Cycle podcast.  Rob Mello is a DJ and producer that has been right at the epicenter of the British house movement since the early 90s.  Along with Zaki Dee, Rob made up one half of Disco Elements, Jump Cutz, House Of Whacks and Sensory Elements, releasing a slew of groundbreaking disco cut up records on the labels Luxury Service and Azuli.

Rob also contributed to the widely acclaimed Black Science Orchestra project, alongside Ashley Beedle and others. 

As a solo artist, Rob has become synonymous with the Classic Recording Company, the label owned by Derrick Carter & Luke Solomon, with Rob releasing various singles for Classic over the years.  Rob has also moved into film score work over the years, working alongside Matthew Herbert on the 1999 film, Human Traffic amongst others.

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Cadenza Podcast | 138 - Rob Mello (Cycle)

07.04.2024
Hardrock Striker (Skylax Records) live at MiniMuzikhol. 
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Hardrock Striker at MiniMuzikhol

Live recording of a dj-set played at Belgium's infamous Decadance club in Ghent. House music, all vinyl. Tracks by Gemini, Mind Games (20:20 Vision), Brett Johnson, MAW, Matt John (Perlon), Trackheadz, JT Donaldson, Cheek (aka Gilb'r), MK, Justin Martin, Gene Fariss and many, many more.

I recently stumbled upon this 17 year old dj-set on an old HD and thought I'd share it here as I thought it still sounded fresh and genuine.
Recorded live at Belgium's infamous Decadance club in Ghent on March 24th 2007, here's nearly two hours of various shades of bumpin' house music. Vinyl only - this is what I sounded like in those days, and some of these records I still hold dear and play today.

Decadence was a very special place. The club opened at 10pm Saturday night and wouldn't close until Sunday afternoon. We spent countless beautiful nights and extended mornings there, blissfully dancing together with friends and strangers.

They'd have lots of amazing international guests week after week, from the US (Derrick Carter, Lance Desardi), UK (Inland Knights) and more, but also had lots of incredible resident djs. My home town is Leuven, a 1 hour train ride from Ghent, and we would regularly make the trek. The house and techno scene in those days was strong all over Flanders: Leuven, Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and even most smaller towns had great club nights happening. (And then I'm not even talking about our trips to Wallonia, but that's a whole different story.)

Gratts at Decadance 24-03-2007

Lux Frágil FM - Twofold - 23 Maio 2024

— DE 

Das Original von „The Game“ ist eine Produktion der beiden Erfurter Musiker namens "Flowmotro", welche sich am besten selbst erklären, indem sie sich "kurz" mit folgender These vorstellen möchten: Im Jahre 2077 wurde erstmals in der Menschheitsgeschichte Fragmente einer Audiobotschaft vom Allen Telescope Array detektiert, dessen Quelle interstellaren Ursprungs ist. Die empfangenen Daten stammen von der 35 Jahre zuvor gestarteten Voyager III Mission. An Board befand sich ein holografischer Datenspeicher, mit grüßen, sowie musikalischen Botschaften der Menschheit. Warum ausgerechnet ein Musikstück zweier Erfurt Musiker namens Flowmotro zurück zur Erde gesandt wurde, ist bis heute noch nicht geklärt. Forscher gehen davon aus, dass der Optimismus und der Glaube an eine friedvolle Koexistenz multiplanetarer Lebensformen im Subtext der Musik von Flowmotro enthalten ist und daher als Antwort ausgewählt wurde.

Wir jedenfalls freuen uns schon auf die Musik, die Flowmotro in nächster Zeit noch so ins Universum und (da dürfen wir und hoffentlich schon etwas kurzfristiger freuen) auf die Tanzflächen unseres weltlichen Breitengrades senden wird.

Label-Owner Adam Reise hat es sich bei diesem futuristischen Musikstück nicht nehmen lassen, gleich zwei Remixes bereitzustellen. Im House Remix verarbeitet er die Vinyls seiner Jugend, die ihn einst sehr geprägt haben. Beim zweiten Remix (feat. Jazz-Sängerin Alena) gehen die beiden noch einen Schritt weiter und kreieren eine - anderen Produktionen schon vorausgehenden - ganz eigene Soundwelt, die sowohl für's Autoradio als auch die Tanzflächen geeignet sein sollte.

— EN

The original version of “The Game” is a production by two musicians from Erfurt called “Flowmotro,” who best explain themselves by introducing themselves “briefly” with the following thesis: In 2077, for the first time in human history, fragments of an audio message were detected by the Allen Telescope Array, the source of which is interstellar. The data received came from the Voyager III mission, launched 35 years earlier. On board was a holographic data storage device containing greetings and musical messages from humanity. Why a piece of music by two Erfurt musicians named Flowmotro was sent back to Earth remains unclear to this day. Researchers assume that the optimism and belief in peaceful coexistence of multiplanetary life forms contained in the subtext of Flowmotro's music is the reason why it was chosen as a response.

In any case, we are already looking forward to the music that Flowmotro will be sending out into the universe in the near future and (hopefully a little sooner) onto the dance floors of our part of the world.

Label owner Adam Reise couldn't resist providing two remixes of this futuristic piece of music. In the House Remix, he incorporates the vinyl records of his youth, which he loved to play. In the second remix (featuring jazz singer Alena), the two go one step further and create a sound world all their own—one that precedes other productions—that is suitable for both the car radio and the dance floor. 

Flowmotro - The Game (Adam Reise House Mix)

The Game

Flowmotro - The Game (Adam Reise House Remix)

Like Water - Nico de Andrea

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