Sundiata O.M. "Make It Happen" (Afrokeys Mix) • Cedar Sound Workshop "Black Out" • Patrice Scott "Ghetto Love" • Ron Trent (Untitled B-Side) • Strong Souls feat Twanna X "Original Ground" (Alternate Mix) • NY-AK "Flint" • Braxton Holmes "Be Grateful" (Disco Edit) • Gherkin Jerks "Don't Dis The Beat" • Modern Analysis "Proto Rhythm 1" • Gay Marvine "Midnight In Graceland" • Specter "Pipe Bomb" • Jay Daniel "Thank U Jay" • Pal Joey feat Ben Muller "Power" • Our Own Organization "Days Of Old" • Cedar Sound Workshop "Voodoo Lady" (Disco65 Edit) •

Mars Does Vinyl - From The Hip

Mars Does Vinyl - Tuffer than Tuff (Lee "Scratch" Perry Tribute)

Kathy Kosins & Paul Randolph "Could You Be Me" (Kuniyuki Mix) • Chuck Mangione  "Last Dance" • Kuniyuki "All These Things” (Theo Parrish Mix) • The Watts Prophets feat Father Amde Hamilton "Freedom Groove" • Rebel Tumbao "A Love Supreme Exodus" (Ron Trent Dub) • Joe Claussell "The Blame Game" • Specter "3000 Years" • Mr Fingers "Pressureize" • Daniele Baldelli "Vhanessa" • Delfonic & Kapote "Maison" • Dion Bracken "Track 2" • Sir Leon Greg "Last Days" • EDB & Gary Superfly "The Fifth Floor" • Chicagodeep "Control Substance" • Cedar Sound Workshop "Deeper Than 17" • Dubbyman “Walking Away From The Darkness" (Reggie Dokes Mix) • Andres "Sinners" • Vick Lavender & Abicah Soul "After Party" • Damon Lamar "Paradise En Luv" • Quest "Mind Games" (Underground Mix/Jamie 3:26 Edit) • Jamie 3:26 "Sun Sun Sun" (Edit) • Mr Fingers "Finger Fuck" • LeRon Carson "Say It" • Fabio Monesi "Ozyork" • Simoncino Dreams of Konders" • Carol Williams "Can't Get Away" (Special Club Dub)

Mars Does Vinyl - Dissident

Roxy Music  "2HB" (Leftside Wobble Beatless Mix) • Ivan Conti  "Ecos Da Mata" • Spike Wolters "Goodnight" (M.E. Mix) • Torei "RRR #1" (slowed)• Glen Adams & Finese "Sexual Instrumental" • Bruxas "Minitrip" • Hidden Spheres "Soon We'll" • John Coltrane "My Favorite Things" • Ron Trent/Warm "Cycle Of Many" • Mr Fingers "Touch The Sky" • Gigi Testa "Blue Ocean" • Quantum Jump "Blue Mountain" • Stephen Huss "Infinity Sign" • Det Gylne Triangel "Maskindans" •  DJ Ray "Cozy Stepper" • Specter "Wesley Shuffle" • Levon Vincent *Track 1 • Nick Non Stop  "Jack My Body" (Unreleased Vocal) • SNEAKER: "Passion" • Members Only "Who Hot U Hot" • Marco Erroi feat Robert Crash "Walk" • Mayurashka "Maco Jungle" • IL Guardiano Del Faro "Disco Divina"

Mars Does Vinyl - Irregularity

The Pharaohs "African Roots" • Jaco Pastorius "John & Mary (edit) • K15 "Ritual 1" • Nabowa "Ries" (Kuniyuki mix) • Levon Vincent "Track 2" • Innerspace Halflife "Evolution" • Bradford James & Trinidadian Deep "Spirits In Motion" • Mr Fingers "Coast Line Paradox" • Andrew Weatherall "Y.W. Fourteen" (Ricardo Villalobos mix) • Modern Romance "Can You Move" (Midnight Vocal mix) • Fresh Band "Come Back Lover" "Dub mix) • La Famille feat Caron Wheeler "Dancer" (Instrumental mix) • Kabbala "Ashewo Ara" (Doug Gomez Merecumba Soul mix) • Ron Trent "The Clan Speaks" • Gee W "Racing To Somewhere" • Special Occasion "Yes I Do" (12" Instrumental mix) • Members Only "Stop Don't Stop" • Afrobot "Kalao"

Mars Does Vinyl - Diabolus in Musica

Fumio Itabashi / Henrik Schwarz / Kuniyuki  "Watarase" (Joe Claussell Remix) • Sth. NOTIONOAL "Song With No Words" (Kuniyuki Remix) • Contours "Batterie" • Four One Five "RBHA" • Dip In The Pool "On Retinae (West Version) • Dubbyman w/ Dan Piu "You Keep Me Waiting" • Elle Barbara "Delice Creole" • Cosmic Galaxy "Walking On The Moon" • Cedar Sound Workshop "Around Me" • Reggie Dokes "Chicago Pimp" • Glenn Underground "Storm Raiders" • Theo Parrish "360@ 1:29on696 (full version) • Guy Cuevas "Ebony Game" • Patrick Cowley "Floating" • Eirwud Mudwasser "YCWI" • Ben Hixon & Stonie Blue "W3dnsday" • Deenamic "Repair My Soul" • K15 "Ritual 2" • Specter / Jose Rico "You Don't Believe" • Fingers INC "Distant Planet" • Fingers INC  "Distant Planet" (Danny Wolfers Star Trek Rework )

Mars Does Vinyl - Iconoclast

Nar'Chiveol "Apocalypse Now Ho" • Green Pickles feat Billy Love "Feed Back" • Peter Ludermann/Pit Troja "Steady Going" • Braxton Holmes "Supreme Beats" • Eddie Logix "Sunday Palaver” (Dazzle Drums Remix) • Nephews Of Phela "Innaghetto" • Giovanni Damico "Breezing" • Scott Grooves "H.O.W." • FLML "Jack That Strings" • Marcellus Pittman “Skylark” (Late Morning Mix Foool!!!) • Marcellus Pittman "Cherry Lee" (Reprise Mix) • Manuel Göttsching "E2-E4" • Patrick Cowley "Mockingbird Dream" • Elle Barbara "Delice Creole" (GLOWZ rework) • Róisin Murphy "Like" (33rpm SLOWED) • Jackson Conti "Sao Paulo Nights" • Yusef Lateef "Robot Man" • Theo Parrish "STFU" • Norm Tally "Blak Bottom" XDB "Afrikk" • Guy Cuevas "Obsession" (Nassau Mix) • Spike Wolters "Fooling Around" (Mind's Fair's Secret All Night Carnival Version) • Kuniyuki/Terada/Sauce81 "Get Up" • Joe Claussell "Subtle Light" (Take Two) • Louie Vega feat Joe Claussell "Igobolo(feeling love)" (Expansions NYC Dub)

Mars Does Vinyl - Mwasi

1st Hour: Mario Mars all Vinyl set
    Intro - Rev Jasper Williams Jr
    M.Pittman - Nyrobi Knight
    Serial Error - Afro Gothic
    Cottam - Mixing Tool
    Members Only - Jungle Febriles
    DJ Darryn Jones - Mouth Passion
    Nature Boy - Iʼm On Fire
    Robert Crash - *Untitled/B2* Mercenary EP
    Larry Heard Vs. Marshall Jefferson - Youʼre Mine/Destination” (Zernell Gillie Rework)
    Specter - Body Blow
    Norm Talley - Blak Bottom
    Mike Huckaby - The Jazz Republic
    Caldera - Jevvers
    Moodymann - Backagainforthefirsttime?
    Kuniyuki, Soichi Terada, Sauce81 - Let Us In
    T.O.M. Project - Renaissance
    Moonlighter - Give Us Rain (Ah Mila)
    AFROBOT - Kalao
    Peter Lüdemann, Pit Troja - African Nightclub
    Outro - Rev Jasper Williams Jr

Mars Does NTS Radio(Live Mix) -- Get Grimy w/ Zernell Show 6/12/23

Feat: The Last Poets, Radius, Theo Parrish, Light Touch Band, Mark Grusane, Isoke, Earth Wind & Fire, Ajukaja, Cottam, DJ Nature etc etc etc

Mars Does Vinyl - Guttersnipin'

Mars Does Vinyl - Specter•Mario•Damon

Johnny Guitar Watson - Baby Face • Clarence Carter - It's A Monster Thang • DJ Monchan - W Wheeling edit(slowed) • Timmy Thomas - Cold Cold People • Dave Mathmos - I Betcha edit • Nico & Pierrot - Sauterelles (Redub)• DJ Nature - Sexual Tension Scene 1 • Soft Cell - Tainted Dub • Total - Jede Nacht Derselbe Traum (dub) • Bent Boys - Walk The Night • Shriekback - My Spine(is the bassline) • Beyond The Garage vol 1 • Juju & Jordash - Hired Guns • Maghreban - Without You • DJ Nature - It's up To You • Delroy Edwards - Miss Mava • Gherkin Jerks - Psychotic Fantasy • Lil Louis - Feeling Good (instru) • Delroy Edwards - Put That • Al Smith - Full of Music (Specter Remix) • Kid Creole - In The Jungle • Bob Sinclair - Africanism (Dub) • Souldynamic - Hostile Land • XXV Edits - Space Rooster • Patchworks - Spies Are Watching Me • Papa Yankson - "Wonma Yenko Po" • Unknown - Ahiwo Ahiwo • Rene Bandali - Tanki Tanki(Rabih Beaini edit) • Ajukaja & Andrevski - Looking For Something That's Not There • Memoryman aka UOVO - I Wonder • Jamie 3:26 - Red Light (Dub) • Enoch & Peps - Take It Easy • Specter - Drunken Noodles • Last Nubian & Sweet Fruity Brunch - OG Outro • Spiral Delux - E=MC2 • Glenn Underground - Sao Paulo E Telhados • Yussef Kamaal - Strings Of Light • Al Dobson Jr - Many Schools • Theo Parrish - Cleo's Theme • Reggie Dokes - Release Yourself • Crazy P - Barefooted (Soulphiction's Roller Skating Mix)

Mars Does Vinyl - Petulance

might contain Soulphiction, Virgo, Steve Summers, Mr Peabody, Theo Parrish, Specter, Beppe Loda, Darand Land and some others

Mars Does Vinyl - Coarse

Mars Does Vinyl - Chicago Skyway / Chicagodeep / Mario Mars / Specter

July 12, 2024 edition of "DéCaDANSE" ft. a special guest DJ set by Chicago's enigmatic MARIO MARS aka HEATHEN BEAT, a true musical selector whom I respect greatly; Friday nights from 11:59pm to 3am (EST) / DéCaDANSE 287 (2024-07-12)

INSTA:
mariomars74

To book Mario Mars:
Heathenbeat@gmail.com

FULL PLAYLIST
1. ANDRE 3000 - I Swear I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time [ Epic, 3xLP ]
(Theo Parrish intro narration)
2. KENNY DIXON Jr - LT1 [ white label, 12" ]
3. LABELLE - What Can I Do For You (Mr PC 12” edit) [ Rocksteady Disco, 12" ]
4. JEROME O/DJ REG/RAHAAN - The MB Track [ Now Is Not The Time, 12" ]
5. TODDSONIC33 - Groove Magician [ Hot Biscuit, 12" ]
6. HAKIM MURPHY - Chicago Head (Chicago Skyway Rmx) [ Synapsis Records, 12" ]
7. Unlisted
8. PETITE NOIR - Skit [ Roya, LP ]
9. GRIZZLY KNUCKLES - Caviar (Ensemble) [ Dirty Blends, 12" ]
10. MODERN ANALYSIS - Houze Life [ Nation, 12" ]
11. BENGOA ft. Brothers’ Vibe - Eye Talk (Larry Heard Underground Mix) [ B2 Recordings, 12" ]
12. MARCELLUS PITTMAN - You Always Need Hank Bank One Time [ Adeen, 12" ]
13. ANDRE 3000 - The Slang Word P(*)ssy Rolls Off The Tongue With Far Better Ease Than The Proper Word Vagina. Do You Agree? [ Epic, 3xLP ]
14. WE SHOW UP ON RADAR - A Loaf of Bread, A Container of Milk, and A Stick of Butter [ digital ]
15. 3 CHAIRS - Celestial Contact [ Three Chairs, 12" ]
16. LOVE CITY EDITS - Seer [ white label, 12" ]
17. STEFAN RINGER - Crazy World [ FWM Entertainment, 12" ]
18. ARNAU OBIOLS & KAYYAK - San Diago [ digital ]
19. KING ERRISSON - Space Queen (Heathen Rwrk) [ digital ]
20. M3MB3RS ONLY - Minimal Bitches [ digital ]
21. GEMINI - Klonopin (Heathen Rwrk) [ digital ]
22. JACQUES RENAULT - Track 1 [ JWTWN, 12" ]
23. ANDREA PASSENGER - Begin’n [ Dora Exp, 12" ]
24. SPECTER - Junkyard Dawg [ Fottute Registrazioni, 12" ]
25. DEATH IS NOT THE END - Nuff Imports (Heathen Rwrk) [ digital ]
26. DJ RIGHTEOUS - Gibberish (Ron Hardy Tribute) [ digital ]
27. LIL SAGITTARIUS - Call (Heathen Rwrk) [ digital ]
28. MARK GRUSANE - Off Balance [ digital/self-released ]
29. DEATH IS NOT THE END - Shockout Business (Heathen Rwrk) [ digital ]
30. WARP SPEED - Take It To The Night [ digital/self-released ]
31. DELORES/RONNIE & THE REVELATION - Dirty Old Man [ Osgood, LP ]
32. BLEACHING AGENT - Explain Yourself [ digital/self-released ]
33. DELROY EDWARDS - Fat Dynamics [ Apron Records, 12" ]
34. MARK E - Sleeping Giant [ digital/self-released ]
35. Unlisted
36. NICO LAHS - It’s A Spiritual Thing [ Omena, 12" ]
37. FUMIO ITABASHI, HENRIK SCHWARZ, KUNIYUKI - Watarase (Henrik Schwarz Version) [ Studio Mule, 12" ]
38. FUMIO ITABASHI w/ KANAGAWA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ft. Yuki Kaneko - Symphonic Poem Watarase [ Studio Mule, 12" ]
39. DOWNBEAT - Moskitos En Siberia [ Downbeat Black Label, 12" ]
40. DAMON LAMAR - One Last Thang [ Shubaka, 12" ]
41. DJ NATURE - Follow Your Dreams [ Jazzy Sport, 2xLP ]
42. JOSE RICO - Mind Weapon [ Semantica, 12" ]
43. GAZNEVADA - I.C. Love Affair (David Depino Edit) [ Expanded Music, 12" ]
44. DEON JAMAR - Already Seen [ Black Music, 12" ]
(Theo Parrish Outro Narration)

DéCaDANSE w/ MARIO MARS aka HEATHEN BEAT on Montreal's CIBL 101.5FM

Mars & Specter • 6hr Session • 8/2024

 Mars aka HeathenBEAT 50th Bday - Podlasie Club Chicago

Mars / Specter / Jose Rico - Podlasie Club Chicago

DJ Jajo was my friend. A Spanish DJ from Mallorca Spain who, in early-mid 1990s, rose to prominence in St. Louis before his eventual death from accidental overdose in early 1997. Jajo was a fiery, very serious, but hilarious, motorcycle boot wearing personality who spoke with a lisp, wore his hair in ponytail, & practiced kick boxing. As a college student he spent 1993's Summer at my shared apt on Westgate before moving to a small space off S Kingshighway w/ a girlfriend he poached from a fellow DJ. That apt off hwy 40 is where I stayed a few months & learned the intro to blending records & digging w/ purpose. While my mentor was Kevin Brock, of The Alley, Jajo's clean & unmatched way he effortlessly presented House & Club music eventually led him to various residencies, countless afterhours, trips up 55 to Chicago, and what would be his last residency before his life was cut short in 1997. While I do have numerous, personal, unheard mixetapes of his this is one that at time cemented him as a staple headed places. His talent was undeniable and over time I will share more of his work in my archives. House Colours. I've corrected sound and combined A & B. 

Mars Does Archives - DJ Jajo "House Colours" (1994 Cassette Mixtape)

The story behind this mixtape involves an ex lover/sweetest most gorgeous Black woman you could ever meet, Chicago & St Louis connections, running streets as reckless youth, & the beatDOWN sound that was unique to this region & sister cities nearby. Justin Long was part of that breaking thru generation beating brakes off this music some called House. This mix sat a box for 30+ years.

Mars Does Archives - Justin Long (Cassette Mix 1994)

Friends From Rio "Cravo E Canela" (IG Culture Mix)• Keleketla! "Shepherd Song" • Jaymz Nylon "How Deep Is Deep" (Trinidadian Deep USG Mix)• Specter "Bustin A Step" • Byron The Aquarius "Timeless" (Vocal Mix)• Ron Trent "The Tantra" • Deenamic "Out Of My Mind" • Kraftwerk "Home Computer" • Night Moves "Trans-Dance"(UK Club Mix)• Levon Vincent "NYC" • FF/NSD "8 Hours From Nation" • Green Baize "Tramp Heart"• Cedar Sound Workshop "Mountain High" • Bradford James & Trinidadian Deep "Spirits In Motion" • Dazion "VX LTD" • Marcellus Pittman "Happy To Be Here" • Deviere "Azan" • Stinger J "Wonder Land" (Groove Version) • Specter "Play The Myth" • Gallfre feat. Mondee Oliver "Don't Walk Out On Love" (Vamp Mix) • Robinson Wall Project "Deep Down" (Dub Mix) • Kamar "In Every Way"(Original) • Cultural Vibe "Ma Foom Bey" (Rhythm Version)

Mars Does Vinyl - Scorpion

Alex Haley (Intro) • Azymüth “Castelo” (Version 2) • Black Sabbath “Planet Caravan” • Buari “Karam Bani” • Kendrick Lamar “U” • Rinder & Lewis “Anger” • Kim Carnes “Draw of The Cards” • Chris & Cosey “Cowboys In Cuba” • Funkadelic “Cosmic Slop” (Moodyman Mix) • Death “Where Do We Go From Here” • Talking Heads “Mind” • Tom Zé “Mã” • Devo “Jocko Homo” • Keleketla! “5 & 1” • Nu Guinea “Stasts” • The Manhattan Transfer “Kafka” • Maximum Joy “Where’s Deke” • In Embrace “The Living Daylights” (Original Uncut) • DJ Monchan “5 Minutes Ago” • Herbie Mann “Man’s Hope” • Ultra Nate “Rejoicing” (I’ll Never Forget) • Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio “Tempus Fujit” • Second Layer “Definition Of Honor” • Alex Haley (Outro)

Argue W/ Your Mama, Not Me - 11/23/2020

The Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra "Keep Believing"(Can You Feel It)(Theo Parrish Edit) • XDB "Pantal" • Mr White pres Trusted Pilots "What It Feels Like" ( Damp Velour & Intimacy Mix) • Trinidadian Deep "Oh Gosh Gal" • Abacus "Basic Amounts" • Patrice Scott "That Vibe" • The Pur Royal Project feat Greg Bowers "Christopher" (Vocal)• Jovonn "Flutes" (165th Street Mix) • Baby Ford "Ford Trax" • Terri Whodat "get Out There" • Sylvester "Changes"

Mars Does Vinyl - Changes- the A Side

Mensah/McFarlane/Tatham "Blue Signs" • Chaos In The CBD "Luxury Motivation" • Aqua Bassino "Spirits With Jiwe" • St Germain "Rose Rouge" (Terry Laird Nu Maloya Fusion Mix) • Azymüth "Manhã" • Tetê Espídola "Quero-Quero" • Roxy Music "Ladytron" (Idjut Boys Golden Shrine Mix) • E Ruim/The Samba "Grupo Batuque" (4 Hero Mix) • Moppy "King Abubakari Sets Sail" • Nu Guinea "Stann Fore" • Skymark "Through Your Eyes" • May East "Maraka" • Gray "I Know" • Projections "Backbone" • Ivan 'Mamã' Conti "Jemburi" • Ola Jagun & The Ancestral Ryhthms (Jungle Sounds) • Ramsey Lewis "Slick" • Helio Matheus "Meu Segredo" • Tom Zé "Hein?" • Júlio Pimentel "Gersal"

Mars Does Vinyl - Jazz Funk Heretic

Mario Mars aka heathenBEAT is a Chicago based DJ & creative w/ a goal of blurring genre lines within global dance rhythms while keeping focus on Dance Music’s linear history & foundational sound culture unique to Chicago’s House roots. 

Mars was born in LA, raised in St. Louis, and groomed in visits to New York. Early years involved Punk venues, Industrial music, & focus on international nightlife & arts. Taken under wing by elders in his mid/late teens his tastes evolved to include Chicagoans Larry Heard and Jersey’s Tony Humphries who he credits as the club music Godfather who turned him out. An avid record collector to this day he began familiarizing himself with spinning in early 90’s & became a known dancer in warehouse, lofts, and after hours. Around this time he was asked to curate mixes for a college station and focused on obscure international club music.  He still spins records preferably. 

Around 2012 Mars established a friendship w/ the Chicago based collective, Excursions, helmed by DJs Cordell Johnson & James Vincent. After relocating to Chicago he began hosting their wildly successful gathering rooted in Chicago but branched out in Japan, Detroit, & Atlanta. Artist like Jay Daniel, Jose Marquez, Marcellus Pittman, Antonio Ocasio, Loftsoul & countless others were guest at staple venues that include the infamous annual Detroit gathering at the Russell Bazaar Warehouse that drew thousands. 

Pivoting to individual pursuits Mars dove into the craft of DJing as nightlife closed in pandemic. Numerous mixes spurred invites to session from elders like Andres (Specter) Ordonez. These sessions inspired still ongoing gatherings that have seen Chicagodeep, Julion De'Angelo, Chicago Skyway, Noshaluv & other selectors & friends. 

A unique sound he affectionately calls heathenBEAT, Mars prefers a slow-paced, low to ground, slung & intoxicating rhythm that pushes a muddier Detroit sound meshed w/ Chicago’s deep & moody house origin. His roots in Punk often lend to sets going left into unpredictable stretches of obscure & hidden gems. heathenBEAT, which he also calls coarse or irregularity, is music, and way of presenting it, that goes against grain & norms. 

Mario Mars features on domestic & international radio, been booked as remote as Lima Peru, billed on lineups alongside Tony Humphries, Rich Medina, Specter, Damon Lamar, Jose Rico & appeared at Silver Room Block Party, Podlasie Club, Bronzeville Winery, & other esteemed spaces.

The Mission Mars

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