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A series of new mixes from The Classic Mix CD Series. _SESSIONS brings you choice cuts from our friends, family and maybe a few special guests along the way. Sharing our own personal take on dj mixes which we've grown up listening to, and sometimes doing ourselves. More often than not, these mixes aim to contemporary selection of our favourite tracks both old and new.

SESSIONS (Friends and family)

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About the CD:
For our 23rd episode we once again asked a friend of the site for their favourite all time CD. Andy Buchan is editor of Dubai's leading music and events publication, the fortnightly Infusion magazine. He's written for Mix Mag, DJ mag and Q magazine so he know's a thing or two about music. He's also one of the Dubai's best DJ's. Running his award winning alternative night Loaded and the famous dubstep and bass night SYNF amongst others. Andy has warmed up for anyone and everyone from 2ManyDJ's, to Norman Jay, Beardyman to Chase and Status and held down residencies at pretty much every quality venue in Dubai.

He originally picked Francios K's Choice disc... but as we just had a Choice disc from our last guest (We Luv's Ian Blevins) he also recommended Francios K's superb Essential Mix (Disc One). Which is a storming journey of starting with house and quickly moving into funk, disco, soul and everything in between. With from James Brown, Level 42, Maurizio, George Benson, Chaka Khan, Kyoto Jazz Massive to name a few... it's easy to see why Francios K has formed such legendary status with many of the finest selectors out there. If you love this mix... you're amongst very good company. Salute! 

023 - Francios K's Essential Mix - Disc 1 (2000) Recommended by Andy Buchan (Infusion Magazine)

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Shout out to francescoNemesi for the recommendation on this one.

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094 - Journeys by DJ: After Hours (1995)

Ahead of our appearance on the 8th October at Defected Malta where we host a house foundations (86-96) stage, Stuart Patterson has compiled a mix of some Faith favourites from the period.  100% vinyl it takes in early vocals from Intense, Tammy Banks and Velma Wright, deepness from Precious and Swing 52.  Darker and tribal sounds from Funky Green Dogs and Kiwi Dreams, a touch of wild pitch from DJ Pierre in his Phuture Scope guise and a drop of acid from The Endless Poker. Plus plenty more early house joints that help shaped the house music phenomenon  that still stands strong today.

Precious - Definition Of A Track 
Velma Wright - You're Not Right 
Intense - Holdin' On
Tammy Banks - My Life
Swing 52 - You Keep Holding Back 
Mystique feat Kid Valdez - Heartbreaker
Hardrive -Sindae
Frankie Knuckles feat Roberta Gilliam  - Work Out
Uncanny Alliance - I Got My Education
Funky Green Dogs From Outer Space - Reach For Me
Kiwi Dreams feat Darrell Martin - Y? 
Phuture Scope - What Is House Music?
Jack and Jill - Go Miss Thing
Rochelle Fleming - Danger
Glenn Underground - Somebody Scream 
Nikita Warren - I Need You (Basement Jaxx mix)
Be Noir - Give Me Your Love 
On The House - Pleasure Control

Stuart Patterson - Faith Foundations 86-96

☆ Hit the jackpot with this set by @tony-humphries at Casino Royale☆
Recorded live at House of Yes on 9.22.23
Find out more at houseofyes.org | @houseofyesnyc

Tony Humphries @ House of Yes 9.22.23 ☆ Casino Royale

Here'z another dope mixtape by thee legendary Frankie Knuckles on Hot 97 All Night House Party, which recorded every week live from The Sound Factory Bar in NYC.
You simply can't go wrong with my brother Frankie... R.I.P. ✟

U WILL MOST DEF LOVE THIS MIXTAPE!!!

Manny Cuevas
aka

Professor Jack-Traxxx

Psalms 150=Thee After-world partaaayyy... BETTER B READY!!!

FOLLOW ME @ www.instagram.com/djmtraxxx & stay on top of my podcast & mix tapez I post. Trust, you will want 2 stay locked... I haven't even dug deep enough in my tape collection 2 digitize & share with tha world.

Frankie Knuckles - Hot 97 All Night House Party NYC 11-5-94' (Manny'z Tapez)

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164 - Mix the Vibe - Joe Claussell - Disc 1 (1999)

Full live set recorded for the 20 year party people show.   Also the last ever Back to Basics at Stinkys Peephouse.    Full track listing and notes at www.ralphlawson.co.uk



back to basics // 20th Birthday // 26th November 2011

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The first in a series of new mixes from The Classic Mix CD Series...  _SESSIONS brings you choice cuts from our friends, family and maybe a few special guests along the way. Sharing our own personal take on dj mixes which we've grown up listening to, and sometimes doing ourselves. More often than not, these mixes aim to contemporary selection of our favourite tracks both old and new.

First up, is The Classic Mix CD Series daddy, GarethisOnit (or just Gareth/G to his mates) and features his classically fresher sounding house stuff at the start building to a bunch of hands in the air bangers and a couple of classics at the end. A fine selection indeed.

Tracklist:
Powel - Cloud City (Original Mix)
Nicholas - Catch The Sun (Feat Madafi Pierre - Deep mix)
Mic Newman - Live East (Original Mix)
Pak 2 Jazz - Claudio Giordano
Borrowed Identity - Feelings For You
4004 - Round Streets (S3A's Ravist mix)
Kool Vibe - Be Someone (Kool Mix)
FOUK - Kill Frenzy
S-Man - Time 2 Stop (9 to 5 Mix)
Ponty Mython - Dream Drum Workout
Beat Spacek - I Wanna Know (Seven Davis Jr Midnight Remix)
Borrowed Identity - Vogue (feat Mechanical Soul Brother)
Kerri Chandler - Red Sun (Kerri & DJ Deep club mix)
Bodhi - DP7
All About Love - Kerri Chandler
Boom (hard mix) - Hard 2 House

The Classic Mix CD - Sessions 1

SESSIONS 01 - GarethisOnit

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TCMCD_SESSIONS 02
Up next, is very good friend of the series TouchSoul aka Adrian Dickinson, a fellow Sunderland music head who's in many ways been schooling the city with all things disco, boogie and deep house for years for years. What's more, he's also been pushing his ever popular edits for years now and amassed both a loyal army of SoundCloud fans plus his own released on labels like Harmless, Chopshop Music, Los Grandes, freebies for Wax Poetics magazine and of course, some of our finest classic mix CD recommendations.

Thanks for the mix fella, turn it up!
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Tracklisting:
JKriv - Horizonte 
Joseph Turruel - Tool For Love 
Marce DP - Aquas De Cristal 
BG Baarregaard - Flashback 
Campion - Nebula (Hotbox Dub) 
Freemagic & JKriv - Headbands 
Ron Basejam - The Fire 
Sould Out - Holding On (Hotbox Dub) 
Stephane Deschezaux - Stay Tonite 
Dr Packer - Love Is U 
Kon - Timeless’

SESSIONS 02 - TouchSoul

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TCMCD_SESSIONS 03
For the third instalment of the new _SESSIONS series we invited old friend Eddie Leader from Hudd Traxx for what is a mix of the highest house calibre. We originally met in the early 2000s in our student years, djing at our local party and since then Eddie has gone on to run a successful label, Hudd Traxx for over 12 years now and dj all around the world.

The label has received worldwide support from DJ's like Luciano, Loco Dice, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Josh Wink & more. Hudd Traxx music has been licensed to various compilations including Ministry Of Sound, Fabric & OM. If that's not house music royalty we don't know what is. 

Thanks for the mix Eddie!

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Tracklisting:
TBC

SESSIONS 03 - Eddie Leader

SESSIONS_04 comes from friend of the show, Antony Daly aka 586 of the most excellent 586 Records in Newcastle, England. We've actually had this on the iPod for years but Tony has very kindly offered it up again for a re-airing. It really it quite seminal stuff. Be sure to call into 586 Records when you're in town and here's a few words from the man himself...

'Recorded, late into the Night, January 2003. A live, one hit mix via Suade's Studio in Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne. A personal soundtrack to a difficult time in my life. Poor health and unrequited love. Hopefully, the lyrics in these great songs and the overall mood of the mix, reflect that. Enjoy and thanks for listening'.

Tony 586

TRACKLISTING:
Sunday brunch - My World
Georg Levin - Somebody New (brooks mix)
Kevin Yost - Dreams of You
Russ Gabriel - Photos and Memories
Scuba - You are my Heaven
Global Communications - The Way
Kevin Yost - Unknown 
Hulkkonen and Delano - Elements In Silence
Pepe Braddock - deep burnt
Red Snapper - Image of You (salt city orchestra mix)
Murk - Been a Long Time
House of 909 - Blandford Superfly (DJ Q ix)

SESSIONS 04 - Tony 586

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TCMCD_SESSIONS 05
For the 5th instalment, we hooked up with Dubai's number one hat wearing, vinyl addict... Shadi Megallaa. He's got links to some of the city's finest musical happenings, such as the immensely good Analog Room (which is nothing short of a Dubai institution) and also runs the Ark to Ashes label. This mix called... 'Less is More' is over 15 years old, yet remains one of his favourite personal selections. We agree, it's exceptional. Many thanks fella!

Some words from Shadi:
'Less is More is my 2nd proper mix from back in the early 2000s. The 1st one being a mix called Impulse. It was recorded on a Philips CDR 775 Recorder. Back in those days there were no daws or digital recording. The mix was recorded in real time on a cd. One mistake & you had to throw away the cd and start all over.  I guess you can feel that tension in the mix & hence why it still sounds good almost 15 years later. Hope you enjoy it.'

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SESSIONS 05 - Shadi Megallaa

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Larry Levan

437 - Larry Levan 'Live At The Paradise Garage' - Disc 2 (2000)

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Worldwide Volume 1

540 - Gilles Peterson - Worldwide Vol.1 - AM Disc (2000)

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DiY X 1989 1999 - A Decade Of Doing It Yourself - Disc 1 - Mixed By Digs & Woosh

558 - DiY X 1989 1999 - A Decade Of Doing It Yourself - Disc 1 - Mixed By Digs & Woosh (1999)

Hailing from Sheffield (UK) Russ now resides in the UAE and has played out at many of Dubai's finer house music gatherings. During a few recent beers we talked about a more dubby, minimal back room tech house vibe (for want of a better description) and two hours later, he drops this mix on us.

It's all of the above, a superbly curated hour of music. We're always over the moon when a DJ takes the time to record that 60(ish) mins of hand picked music and brings something refreshing to the table. Which this certainly does, featuring tracks such Tuleric, Roger Gerressen, Sweelie, Masky and more.

Play it loud, it's a winner.

SESSIONS 21 - Russ Cooper

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GarethisOnit / Mode 7:
Digital creative type, gamer, music lover and occasional DJ. Currently living in Dubai 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. 

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SESSIONS 21 - Russ Cooper

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