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Our ultimate dj crush Andi delivers an all vinyl mix this week, inspired by some favorite moments from her Romance Thursday sets: New beat, late 80s house + sprinkled with unexpected surprise samples that give a nod to their sister genres. 𝒮𝓌𝑜𝑜𝓃!

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GABRIELA MIX #11 ~ ANDI

Intergalactic Gary @ Public Records | 13.09.2024

This creation was born in my heart while I was roaming the deserted beaches of Koh Phayam...
🌴🎶🪘🪇🙏🪇🪘🎶🌴

The Covid-shaken island.. their inhabitants and souls often have only the bare necessities of life today, on the banks I met friendly, warm people who have fled from Burma. They fight daily for their survival in Thailand, I saw how they threw out their cheap nets in the pouring rain to prepare the only meal of the day from the few small fish.
Lightning flashed from the black clouds as they laughingly caught up with the nets. 
They have little to nothing, just like most of the almost 500 Thai islanders.
What fascinated me and completely captivated my heart.... They were always cheerful, always a smile ready to give it to you.
A little joke on the tip of your tongue at any time. 
Loudly laughing happy children fooling about the beach and playing with shells and branches. This is peace... !!!

It is not money, prosperity and career that is the basis for true inner peace. This has once again clearly shown me the nature of these people. It can calm down, no question.

I think the gratitude for what you have, even if it is only a little, the appreciation of things and a respectful approach to them, the knowledge that every little thing is a gift. Every sip of water, every bite that nourishes you, every breath that invigorates you. A gift from the universe and from Mother Earth and her nature.

My meditations on these shores, Made me recognize again and again...
It is gratitude that brings you friends and love.
It is gratitude that gives you peace and joy.
It is gratitude that builds you up and strengthens you.
It is gratitude that refreshes the sinews and heart.
Gratitude destroys wars...
Destroy greed and jealousy...
No one desires the next well... because he is grateful for what he got... 
...that's right!!!
***In spiritual devotion Creatio***

Friends.. Dance and fly with gratitude in your hearts,
Dance with love, with soul and spirit... Let your gratitude flow into the universe with dance. 
Let us also be grateful for the ability to dance... That's right!!!
🌴🎶🪘🪇🙏.🙏.🙏🪘🪇🎶🌴
In spiritual connection
Creatio

🌴🦎The Spirit of Phayam...is gratitude🦎🌴

On September 14 2019 I had a pleasure to join Traxx and Justin Aulis Long at their The Function night at Smart Bar, and witness their DOTHO Session. Special time.
My contribution that night preserved by Traxx.

Live at The Function at Smart Bar Chicago September 14 2019

00] Hole In One - Spiritual Ideas For Virtual Reality
[09] The Primitive Painter - Levitation [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[18] Dubtribe Sound System - Sunshine's Theme (Sunshine's Remix) [Organico - ORG 004]
[23] State Of Flux - Mercury [Finiflex - FF1009]
[29] The Primitive Painter - Cathedral [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[36] Ebi - Chuu [Space Teddy - ST 007]
[43] Some Other People - Astralise [Infinite Mass - MASS 018 T]
[52] The Primitive Painter - Invisible Landscapes [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[58] Squid - Emprisoning Sound On A Piece Of Wax [Apollo - APOLLO 16]
[64] The Keyprocessor - Feary Tales [Eevo Lute Muzique - EEVO 008]
[68] State Of Flux - The News [Bold! Stars - BR 2009-1]
[71] Ian Pooley And Alec Empire - Untitled (Pulse Code E.P. Side A) [Mille Plateaux - MP 3]
[83] Ebi - Sou [Space Teddy - ST 007]

Mixes 1993

Andrew Weatherall - Massive Mellow Mix (Slow Electric vol 1.1)

This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

New Beat was born and initially exploded in 1987, went supernova (in Belgium) in 1988 and then the formula morphed a bit and was declared dead in 1989. It was slow and initially all about the atmosphere with industrial strength beats - the main form of rhythmic propulsion being the pounding kick and heavy snare. It was often mainly instrumental and when there was lyrical content it often became more about slogans and giving commands - "Move Your Ass And Feel The Beat!", "Let There Be Brightness!", "Shout Out Loud!". While not really New Beat, it's no surprise Technotronic's "Pump Up Jam" was produced by a crew who had produced a ton of New Beat gems.

In 1989 one of New Beat's founders, Marc Grouls said "New Beat is atmosphere, beats, no lyrics, and sure as hell not commercial!!!!!" But, it was already too late. A zillion bandwagon jumpers had diluted the music and flooded the market with too many sub standard 12" singles. New Beat temple, the legendary Boccaccio nightclub, in Destelbergen, near Ghent, had been closed down and it looked like it was all over, but really, it was just the beginning. New Beat morphed into Hard Beat (many of the tracks on this mix are from the Hard Beat era) which quickly morphed into Belgian Rave, which was huge and hugely influential in the UK and is an often overlooked part of the DNA of UK Hardcore, and all that came after. Then from Ghent, R&S Records established itself as thee European Techno label and a huge wave of incredible Techno records emanated from it and many other mighty Belgian labels, but that is another story. 

New Beat arrived just as I first started DJing and I played a lot of it in my DJ sets and built up connections with several of the leading Belgian labels who would send me 12" singles so I had records nobody else here had any idea even existed. I would compile New Beat charts for the music paper The NME which may have given the impression there was a thriving New Beat scene in Scotland. The reality was very different; people here, many of whom would embrace the rave just a little while later never really took to it in a big way.

This mix is comprised of many of my personal favourites that I have loved since they came out (and two I missed at the time and only heard later). I think the tracks have aged like a fine wine, often sounding as good if not better today as they did then. There is definitely a faint whiff of fromage and a big dollop of stoopid in several of these tracks. Of course, it is not all about the cheese and many of these adhere to the "atmosphere, beats, no lyrics, and sure as hell not commercial" rule mentioned above. Some of the best programmed 303 Acid basslines ever made can be heard here along with transcendental hypno synths and those Belgian beats going on and on....! Slow and low, from under 100bpm up to 116, New Beat doesn't chug, it swings in a very distinct way. If you get to see any videos of Belgian clubs of the era, the way people moved to this music is incredible and so different to any dancing we see today.

Many of these tracks are made by the same people under various aliases, which will perhaps be audibly evident. Most of the names have been forgotten, if they were ever even known outside their native Belgium at all, but all are legends to me. 

This mix isn't any kind of attempt to tell the story of New Beat but rather a mix 33 of my favourite 12" singles from that era showing many of the various strains of the New Beat and Hard Beat sound. A lot of love went into this and I hope someone somewhere discovers this music for the first time and falls in love with it as I did way back when. This was Belgium!

This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

I started DJ'ing in 1987, am 50% of Optimo (Espacio) and I also run the Optimo Music record label.


“We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.”
Mark Vonnegut

Email - kmcivor@me.com

Optimo Music Soundcloud here - https://soundcloud.com/optimo-music

DJ bookings (worldwide) - caroline@spunoutagency.com



Press - optimopr@mac.com


Discography - http://www.optimo.co.uk/discography/

This Was Belgium 1987-89 - 2 hours of New Beat favourites

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