Clockwork Orange

John Kelly - Clockwork Stage - Clockstock 2021

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"Now that i believe was a RAVE" Danny Gould 

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Stretch Silvester - Fabric - Delayed Of The Dead

Dave Knight  @ Kevs 60th 1st June 2024

75 mins of some funky, house and tech house records you'll be hearing this year. 

Love these tunes.

Plus a new track from the very talented Cobra Cat "Knee Deep", to kick things off. 



Enjoy

Carlos #77

live recording from Frate in Newcastle Restoration Mark Hutchinsons 54th birthday free download njoi x

Restoration@FRATE Neil Foreel 22/6/24

Had 18 months of tracks since last mix.  So it's all house.

Just House

Just House 24

Recorded live in the Sterns Ravers Reunion marquee at Voodoo Festival 2024.

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Groover Washington - Sterns Ravers Reunion Marquee, Voodoo Festival 2024

When Nadeem from Sub-Label Records asked me to provide him with a progressive house mix for a radio show I was concerned that I don't have a collection of contemporary progressive house. What I do have however is a substantial amount of music from the early 1990's - when that genre really blossomed. The genesis of that progressive sound was a club night called 'Renaissance' that was started by Geoff Oakes in 1992 at a club called Venue 44 in Mansfield, a small town in Nottinhamshire. In 1993 the venue was changed to an old printworks in nearby Derby. The club presented a darker, deeper, more melodic sound than the more 'rave' oriented music policies of other clubs across the UK. It was typically seamlessly and harmonically mixed (which a young DJ called Sasha had been tutored in by Jon Da Silva at the Hacienda). The decor, artwork and branding was all carefully thought out - with chandeliers on the ceiling and dark velvet drapes and renaissance artwork projected onto the walls. From an interview with Oakes:
"The visual identity was a deliberate move away from the ‘rave’ influenced artwork of most clubs at the time. The distressed renaissance imagery really stood out and marked the night as something different... I wanted a mix of cool and full-on clubbers, which happened and worked perfectly. I was lucky to catch on very early to that wave of British artistes, djs and producers that started to come through in the early ‘90’s. Leftfield, Guerilla records, etc. That whole progressive sound was tagged as the Renaissance sound by the press."
Sasha was a close friend and key component of the night from the beginning. The whole thing was built around him, and the last 2 or 3 hrs of the night were his platform. I had only been running Renaissance for a few months when a mix tape from a completely unknown DJ from Hastings landed on my doorstep. It was, of course, John Digweed. John put music together in a really unique way and it was when i teamed him up with Sasha that the musical identity of the brand crystallised. I had the best two DJ's in the world as residents and they helped shape Renaissance’s reputation for musical integrity."
Alexander Coe (aka Sasha) and John Digweed were resident DJ's from early 1993 until late 1994. This mix attempt to capture the sound of a Sasha and John Digweed mix from very late 1993. All tracks are verified as forming part of the selections of that pair of DJ's in that year.

Tracklisting:

01. Slam - Eterna
02. D:Ream - U R The Best Thing (Sasha Dub)
03. Marina Van Rooy - Sly One
04. TC - 1991 (Re-Fratty Re-Energy Version)
05. Mombassa - Cry Freedom (Malawi Mix)
06. 2 Bad Mice - Bomb Scare
07. Orbital - Lush 3-1
08. M People - How Can I Love You More? (Sasha's Master Edit)
09. Ready For Dead - Ready For Dead (Ambient Mix)
10. Metropolis - Metropolis (Original)
11. The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. - It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day (Palladium House Anthem I)
13. Hysterix - Talk To Me (Sasha's Full Music Master)
14. Rejuvination - Requiem (Part 1)
15. Brothers Love Dubs - The Mighty Ming! (Brothers In Rhythm Club Mix)
16. Leftfield Lydon - Open Up (Dervish Overdrive)
17. Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea (Dali Mix)
18. LaTour - Blue (Hermes Trance Mix)
19. Gat Decor - Passion (Of Your Passion)
20. Coco Steel & Lovebomb - Feel It
21. Bedrock Feat. KYO - For What You Dream Of... (Full On Renaissance Mix)
22. Virtualmismo - Mismoplastico (Dirtysyncomix)
23. Virtualmismo - Mismoplastico (Virtual Mix)
24. Evolution - Love Thing (Compulsion mix)
25. B.M. EX - Appolonia (Qatmix)
26. Nush - Nush (NY Strings Mix)
27. Phuture - Inside Out (Roy's Rad Nomad Mix)
28. BT - Embracing The Sunshine (Sasha's Remix)
29. Sunscreem - Perfect Motion (Boys Own Mix)

Enjoy.

Roots Before Branches 04 - Renaissance 1993

Tracklist:
01. Demarkus Lewis - Slower Than Lite [Manyoma Records]
02. Demarkus Lewis - It Never Gets Old [Guesthouse Music]
03. Demarkus Lewis - City In The Sun [Grin Music]
04. Club Session's - Don't Move (Deez Revamp) [Unreleased]
05. Demarkus Lewis - Together [i! Records]
06. Demarkus Lewis - Ain't Nobody Else [Inner City Records]
07. Demarkus Lewis - Put Me On [Manyoma Records]
08. Demarkus Lewis - Running Like Kerri [Unreleased]
09. Demarkus Lewis - When I Get What I Want [Lost My Dog Records]
10. Demarkus Lewis - Downside Up [Viva Recordings]
11. Demarkus Lewis - R U Deep [Unreleased]

Mixed by @demarkuslewis

Lisztcast 045 - Demarkus Lewis | Dallas, USA

Finishing off an unforgettable night was one of the original Hacienda residents and good friend Buckley who played a set full of true Acid House gems from 86-89. He played 2am-4am. To be fair, he was only supposed to play 2am-3.15am and I was supposed to play the last 45 minutes. But due to getting little bit too excited (smashed out of my head) and going AWOL for an hour throwing up outside, I was unable to fulfil my duties. So Buckley for the last 45 minutes was thinking he was playing his last tune before I came on!! Not the best situation for a DJ to be in but to Buckley's credit, he did a wicked job!

I did manage to find where the decks were at 3.55am and play the last tune of the night after everyone in the place had sang me Happy Birthday....so whilst the hairs were still standing up on the back on my neck and arms, I dropped Chaka Khan - 'Ain't Nobody'! ..It was a fitting end to an unbelievable night that will live with me for the rest of my days. 

I wanted to put a party on that captured the vibe and feel of the Acid House 'Summer Of Love' days of 88-89 (the best years of my life) by hosting a rave in a warehouse! I knew it was gonna be good....but I never imagined it was gonna be THAT good. 

So a big THANK YOU goes out firstly the DJ's who gave up their time to come and play for free, and play out of their skins to boot!! But a party isn't a party without the crowd....and every single one of you deserves a massive THANK YOU...you can say you were there when we went back in time for one night only and relived those days when you lived for the weekend and it was all about the love of house music and that special vibe!! 

Big love...Muzza xxx

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