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July 2022 - December 2023

LIVE TORONTO HUSTLE DJ MIXES

Sets

House

SUMMER VIBES

Bang The Drum Sessions W: Jihad Muhammad

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1. Quincy Jones – Stomp (Ultimate Stomper Mix) [Qwest]
2. Eddie Perez feat Donald O – The More (Change Of Life Vocal Mix) [Shelter] 
3. Christian Falk – Make It Right (Tommy Musto’s Sub-Urban Excursion Mix) [WEA] 
4. Donnie Marks – Stand Up For The Soul [Simply Soul] 
5. Seamus Haji X Those Guys – I Walk Alone (Art Of Tones Remix) [Big Love] 
6. Mike Dunn – Rock Your Body [Nu Groove] 
7. Mellow State – Save Me (Maurice’s Underground Mix) [WEA] 
8. Willi Ninja – Hot 4 U [Acetate]
9. Gems 4 Jem – Lifting Me Higher (One Man Dub) [Box 210)
10. Cevin Fisher’s Big Freak – The Freaks Come Out (2000 Freaks Mix) [Subversive] 
11. Cevin Fisher - You Got Me (Burning Up) feat. Loleatta Holloway (Queen Street Orchestra Mix) [Subversive] 
12. Cevin Fisher – Love You Some More [Subversive]
13. Ben Mays – Jail Bate [Sunset Records]
14. Disco D - Dance Tracs [Alleviated Music]
15. Mondee Oliver – Stay Close [Gherkin]
16. Turntable Orchestra – You’re Gonna Miss Me [Music Village Records]
17. Serious Intention – Serious [Pow Wow]
18. Doubleplusgood – Conga Té (Raindance Mix) [Sire] 
19. Soul Vision – Don’t Stop [Remix] [4TTF]
20. Eddie Amador – House Music (Beats 4 Dayz) [Yoshitoshi] 
21. Freedom - Closer [Klubb Kidz Flava Dub] [Power Music]
22. Todd Terry – It’s A Sin [Acetate]
23. Roger Sanchez – Time 2 Stop [Hard Times]
24. No ID - Feeling Beats [Acetate]
+ Michael Watford – Michael’s Prayer (Accapella) [Acetate]
25. Ferrer & Sydenham - Sandcastles [Ibadan]
26. Joe Claussell – Je Ka Jo [Ibadan]

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4 To The Floor Radio Show Ep 43 Presented by Seamus Haji (Live Vinyl Mix)

Rio Tashan - Main Stage Defected Croatia 2023

Toronto Hustle (Selections / Freerange Records) and Ron Allen (Strobe Records) live at Boogie on October 21, 2023.

Toronto Hustle x Ron Allen Live @ Boogie (10.21.2023)

☆ Submerge yourself w/ @toronto-hustle at DEEP ☆
Recorded live at House of Yes on 11.18.23
Find out more at houseofyes.org | @houseofyesnyc

Toronto Hustle @ House of Yes 11.18.23 ☆ DEEP

Toronto Hustle on FLUX | Episode 0001

Demuir b2b Toronto Hustle In The Shop at Razor N Tape Brooklyn 11.18.23

Produced By Noah Breakfast | Addtl Guitar By Tom Spiker 
Mixed & Mastered By Ryan Schwabe | Artwork by Glassface (@facer)

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Missed Calls

War (Prod. By Noah Breakfast)

Sookah remix by @6am-music
'Known as Sookah' EP now available on Kitsuné

Manast LL' - Sookah '32 - 26' (Remix 6.AM)

SoundWall Summer

Terence :Terry: 4 SoundWall Italia

Dusk, phase 1 of my debut album, is finally yours sglewis.lnk.to/Dusk 🌅

Smart Aleck Kill

The fourth single off of Rodney Hazard's forthcoming LP entitled Saint Or Savage coming out February 22nd

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Saint Or Savage

Lil Bit

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Lil Bit feat. Bipolar Sunshine

Written, sung & produced by Zuri Akoko
Master: Jack Prest

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/21HijIqFnAtp1nfegO06sN


Lyrics:

Keeping to myself i like the company

Hey yeah Hey yeah
A sinner loves a devil on a beach front
Hey yeah Hey yeah
The devil loves a beach front

Sandy toes you know how it goes
Salty water with salt water flows
Wavy hair i dont care, with no repair
Cherry pickin the devils hair, i dont care
Only human, refusing, damn we make mistakes
and damn i love it how good now the devil taste

Hey yeah Hey yeah
A sinner loves a devil on a beach front
Hey yeah Hey yeah
The devil loves a beach front

Flowers rim around the sea
Swim around till i can see
Then we're in a passing breeze 
And i dont know whats passing me
Keeping to myself i like the company
Give you messages but i do it subtlety
Break it off, if it comes off its suddenly
And funnily im the one who got off luckily

Hey yeah Hey yeah
A sinner loves a devil on a beach front
Hey yeah Hey yeah
The devil loves a beach front

Shit aint nothing new to me
A lot of friends are through with me
They say the oceans moody
A lot of dogs are snoopy
Keeping to myself i like the company
Give you messages but i do it subtlety
Break it off, if it comes off its suddenly
And funnily im the one who got off luckily

Hey yeah Hey yeah
A sinner loves a devil on a beach front
Hey yeah Hey yeah
The devil loves a beach front

Beach Front

XVVV RADIO 005 - Toronto Hustle Playlist:

1 - Kerri "Kaoz 6:23" Chandler - Keep It Deep - Nitegrooves records 1994
2 - Janeret - Street Knowledge - Rutilance Recordings 007 2015
3 - Kerri Chandler - Checkmate (Cinthie remix )- Watergate 2017
4 - DJ Steaw - Rue d'hauteville (Deep Mix) - Rutilance Recordings 007 2015
5 - Demuja - Desireu - Life is for Living #2 2017
6 - Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts remixed (Marcellus Pittman Remix) - MCDE Recordings 2014
7 - Blunt Instruments - Hold Back - Dungeon Meat 2014
8 - Jovonn - I can't make up my mind (dubba dub mix) - Body n deep 2016
9 - Tristan Da Cunha - Hit Up on this - My Love Is Underground 16 - 2016
10 - Unknown artist - Blessed are the meek - Just Jack white label 001 from Chicago
11 - Boo Williams - The Runner (from Chicago to Detroit) - Descendants of the Deep 2017
12 - DJ Steaw - Walkin - Rutilance Recordings 007 2015
13 - Boo Williams - Reckless ending (Tribute to GU) - Strictly Jaz Unit 2017
14 - MAW feat. Roy Ayers - Our time is coming - MAW White label 2001
15 - Kerri Chandler - Checkmate (Steve Rachmad remix) - Watergate 2017
16 - OBX - It's all we know (trippin' on air) (Positive Science remix) 1994
17 - Blaze feat. Palmer Brown - My Beat (Solid Groove Remix) - Slip'n'slide 2004
18 - Ron Trent - Blazzin - Humans Drums & Machines - Electric Blue Germany 2016
19 - Romanthony - The Wanderer (CD remix #9) - Prescription Records 1994

All tracks mixed live 01/29/18 at the CTRL ROOM Toronto Canada. Please don't mind the pops, crackles and occasional skip as we recorded this LIVE!  Enjoy 2018 and please be nice to each other!

XVVV RADIO 05 - LIVE on CTRL ROOM 01/29/18

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Low Steppa Presents Boiling Point 002

PREMIERE: Cleanfield - B.Y.O.B. (Tilman Remix) [Delve Deeper Recordings]
Release Date Traxsource promo: 20.07.2018
Release Date Worldwide: 03.08.2018

Providing the remix and making his debut on Delve Deeper is Fine Records' Tilman. One of the most prevalent producers of 2018 Tilman has made a big impact as a purveyor of incredibly produced house music straddling Deep and Disco. On B.Y.O.B. he strips Cleanfield's original and creates a simplified, driving, looping remake ideal for peak time summer dancefloors.

Cleanfield
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Delve Deeper Recordings
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Facebook | www.facebook.com/delvedeeper

PREMIERE: Cleanfield - B.Y.O.B. (Tilman Remix) [Delve Deeper Recordings]

Baltimore Chop in charge of the 15th outing on Fade To Funk with his '42 Dolla' EP. Vintage vibes and cheeky samples set the tone for the title track, the perfect soundtrack for these sweltering summer days. 

Artist: Baltimore Chop
Title: 42 Dolla EP
Label: Fade To Funk
Cat#: FTF015
Release Date: 07-2018

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42 Dolla EP

42 Dolla

Buy on Traxsource

PREMIERE: Baltimore Chop - 42 Dolla (Original Mix) [Fade To Funk]

Part of Low Steppa's set in Washington DC.

Low Steppa Live In Washington @ Flash for Nu Androids July 2018

Tracklist:
01. Black Loops - French Affair [De La Groove]
02. Jehan - Minute Papillon [Star Creature Universal Vibrations]
03. B FROM E - You Will See [Tartelet Records]
04. Frits Wentink - Theme 03 [Wolf Music]
05. 4004 - Fanta Club [Quintessentials]
06. Baltimore Chop - The Payoff [Sub_Urban]
07. Demuir - Let’s Get In It [De La Groove]
08. Das Carma - Right By Your Side [Sub_Urban]
09. Phrased - Pushing (303 Jazz Mix) [International Black]
10. paawl - I Went To Uni Twice [Nite Records]
11. Baltimore Chop - Deep In Your Soul [Minor Notes Recordings]
12. Real J - One Way Ticket [Wolf Music]
13. Sam Irl - Split River [Freerange Records]

Mixed by @baltimorechop

Lisztcast 051 - Baltimore Chop | Moscow, Russia

Vinyl only. Twovi aka Vito Loperfido helps Inner Balance enter its adolescence on this deep house 4- tracker. Using familiar ingredients of bumping basslines, driving percussion and soulful keys, each cut finds allegiance in a different clan of classic US house sounds...with an extra Italian flavour! Check the Jovonn swagger of 'Sweet Eyes' or the Glenn thump of 'Theo Docet', the expansive floorfiller 'Fake Love' or the jazzy interludes in 'Tropical Age': this EP takes its place in an unmistakeable tradition that goes right back to Vibraphone and MBG in '92.

B2. Twovi - Tropical Age

B1. Twovi - Theo Docet

A1. Twovi - Fake Love

Vinyl only. Innerdisc's Lea Lisa debuts on Inner Balance with the kind of breezy house grooves that turn spring into summer. From the devil-may-care bassline and sunkissed keys of 'Here Comes The Night', through the balmy GU bounce of 'Let Your Heart Beat', to the humid beatdown of 'Waste My Time', there's no doubt that things are warming up. Agnès hops on board for a remix of the title track, the epitome of his signature simplicity. Roll the windows down and join the ride!

A1. Lea Lisa - Here Comes The Night

01. Boys Noize – Mvinline [Defected Records]
02. Ray Mono - Doin’ It Right [META]
03. The Vision - Mountains (Joey Negro Remix) [Defected]
04. 4 TO THE FLOOR: The Fog - Been A Long Time [Murk Records] 
05. Will Monotone feat. Angel Burke - What It Is [Millennial Records] 
06. Cinthie - Bassline [AUS Music] 
07. Melanie Ribbe - Stay & Bounce [Moon Harbour] 
08. Nu-birth - Anytime [XL Recordings] 
09. MOST RATED: Daniel Rateuke & AWEN - Gold [Madorasindahouse Records] 
10. Juliana Sanza & Andre Espeut - Feelings (The Journey Men Remix) [No Fuss Records] 
11. Franky Rizardo - Same Man [Defected Records] 
12. Mr White - The Sun Can’t Compare [Alleviated Records] 
13. Oliver Way - Stained Glass Shadows (Robert Hood Remix) [ePM Music] 
14. SAM’S FORGOTTEN GEM: Danny Clark & Jay Benham Feat. Su Su Bobien - Wondrous (David Penn Remix) [Strictly Rhythm] 
15. Debbie Malone - Rescue Me (Dance Mix) [Krunch] 
16. Martin Solveig - I’m A Good Man (Mousse T Breakbeat Mix) [Penso Positivo] 
17. MOST RATED: Moodymann - Do Wrong [KDJ]
18. Horse Meat Disco feat. Kathy Sledge - Jump Into The light (Aeroplane Green House Mix) [Glitterbox Recordings] 
19. Oscar G - Party People [White Label] 
20. Rafa Barrios - Chants [Repopulate Mars] 
21. Riva Starr & Santos feat. Troels - Up On The Hill [Snatch! Records] 
22. Dennis Ferrer - Touched The Sky [King Street Sounds] 
23. Denney & James Dexter - Lucid Dreams [Rebellion] 
24. Sllash & Doppe - I Want You Too (Original Mix) [Great Stuff Recordings]
25. SAM’S FORGOTTEN GEM: Breach feat. Andreya Triana - Everything You Never Had [Warner] 
26. Jerome Sydenham & Fatima Njai - I Will Remember (Original Mix) [African Express]
27. UN*DEUX - Acid Bastia [Robsoul Recordings] 
28. Larse - So Long [Noir Music] 
29. 4 TO THE FLOOR: E Smoove feat. Latanza Waters (Déjà Vu (Original Vibe) [Nervous Records] 
30. Talk Talk - It's My Life (The Reflex Revision) [Warner] 

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Toronto Hustle (Selections / Purveyor Underground Limited)  

Mark Kufner, the creative force behind Toronto Hustle and founder of the Selections label, is a true luminary in Toronto’s underground dance music scene. With over three decades of experience, Mark has cultivated a reputation for his exquisite taste, innate ability to curate high-quality music, and unparalleled creative direction. Mark’s passion for house music is evident in every aspect of his work - whether behind the decks, in the studio, or at the helm of his labels.  

As an artist, Mark has released music on some of the most respected labels in house music, including Freerange Records, WOLF Music Recordings, Local Talk, Distant Music, Nick Holder’s DNH Records, and Ron Allen’s Strobe Records. His sets are a testament to his gift as a DJ, seamlessly blending new, classic, and obscure records into a cohesive and electrifying journey. Over the years, he has graced the stages of Toronto’s premier venues and legendary warehouse parties, sharing the spotlight with house music icons such as Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Kerri Chandler, Honey Dijon, Jimpster, Mood II Swing, Dennis Ferrer, Kenny Dope, Dam Swindle, Satoshi Tomiie, Ron Trent, Demuir, The Martinez Brothers, Karizma, DJ Spen, and Derrick Carter, among others.  

In 2019, Mark launched *Selections*, a vinyl-only label that has become a beacon of quality and curation in the house music world. With a meticulous approach to creative direction, Mark has built a label that bridges the gap between legendary artists and emerging talents. At 17 releases and counting, Selections boasts an impressive roster that includes Nick Holder, Kai Alcé, Demuir, Black Loops, Dan Only, Nico Lahs, Intr0beatz, 83 West, Javonntte, Jon Dixon, Shaka, and Jon Cutler, showcasing Mark’s unparalleled ear for timeless music and his ability to nurture talent.  

Mark’s visionary work with Selections led to his collaboration with Demuir as Label Manager for the vinyl-only division of *Purveyor Underground*, forming Purveyor Underground Limited. Under his creative guidance, the label has released music from legendary producers like Rick Wade, Fred P, Jason Hodges, Byron The Aquarius, DJ Sneak, and DJ Spen! 

A gifted DJ, tastemaker, and creative, Mark continues to shape the sound and culture of house music with his distinctive style and unwavering dedication to the art form.