Return That Feeling Mix
Gotta Have House
What can I say? I love House music.
Trance is cool, but can sometimes be a bit overblown, and lately seems to be reaching for the pop charts rather than the sweaty depths of some late night session.
And Techno, Jumpstyle and all that is just sometimes a little too pissed off for me (I guess I’m just not that pissed off any more).
But House? From the first go it’s just feel good rhythm wrapped in the simplest of melodies, deep enough to get you there, but light enough to make the journey a fun one.
And even though I used to do these for warm-up sessions before heading to a club, then a brief turn actually bringing House to the club floor, nowadays it’s mainly for a killer gym session, desperately trying to move more weight than the last time.
But for those few hours, House in my head, lifting weights, are the closest thing I will ever get to what others say comes from some meditation session…
So here’s another mix, definitely worth it if you too are into House…
Download: Return That Feeling Mix (Single Track)
Eins, Zwei, Drei… Whatever Mix
Whatever...
I’ve been buying up a lot of dance tracks from all over the place, realized that I started to have a pile of them that were a bit more on the aggressive side than my usual House mixes (and certainly more so than the Reggae series I’ve been working on).
And one night I was in just the right mood to pull them together for this mix.
So if you need to flush out a bad day, wake up and shake up or just looking for some kick ass Electro, Tech House and Techno, here you go…
Jah Shaka Dub
I’ve been working on a “Producer’s Series” of dub/reggae – setting up some compilations by producer rather than by artist or genre.
I thought for the first one I’d be going with King Tubby, or Lee Perry, but I picked up a big collection of Jah Shaka tracks, so much of it was new to me that I pulled this together, some killer dub.
Too cool that he is still out there working live dub sessions…
Download: Jah Shaka Dub (Zipped Tracks)
Preview: Jah Shaka Dub (Single Track)
Tracklist:
01 – Rainbow Dub
02 – Bongo Dub
03 – War Drum
04 – Funde Dub
05 – Hail Him Dub
06 – Prayer of David Dub
07 – Verse 1
08 – Selah Dub
09 – Majestic Dub
10 – Lion Dub
11 – Captivity
12 – Zion I Dub
13 – Jah Disciples Dub
Life Could Be a Dream
The Rivingtons
I was in the mood for some Doo-Wop music, and pulled this compilation together.
Came in handy on a road trip up the California coast a few months back – and any time a little nudge in the good mood direction is needed.
Great music from another era…
Download: Life Could Be a Dream (Zipped Tracks)
Tracklist:
01 – Sh-Boom – The Chords
02 – Magic – The Tru-Tones
03 – Gee – The Crows
04 – Mexico Bound – The Champions
05 – Mother-In-Law – Ernie K-Doe
06 – Get A Job – The Silhouettes
07 – Little Darlin’ – The Diamonds
08 – Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow – The Rivingtons
09 – I Wonder Why – Dion & The Belmonts
10 – Hushabye – The Mystics
11 – The Angels Listened In – The Crests
12 – Speedo – The Cadillacs
13 – Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee
14 – Little Bitty Pretty One – Thruston Harris
15 – A Teenager In Love – Dion & The Belmonts
16 – Why Do Fools Fall In Love – Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
17 – The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Mystics
Johnny Clarke: In The Studio
Another classic track, just too cool being able to see these guys doing their thing. What a voice…
Streetparade 2010: The Helmhaus Mix
Every summer the normally quiet and staid streets of Zurich swell with close to a million people from here, there and everywhere to be a part of Streetparade, a day (and night, and early morning) long celebration of Trance, House and Techno – and sunshine, and a whole lot of people who are just in a good mood, a time to be a little less “Swiss” and more out there than most any time of the year.
I’ve been fortunate enough to be here for a few of them, and no matter what, it is always an interesting experience – twenty some odd massive tractor trailers turned into mobile clubs/dance floors, DJs working in stages set throughout the city center means amazing music no matter where you are. And add in a lot of people – did I mention close to a million? – and everyone is there, from freaks to families, all there to just let loose a bit, and have a good time.
I was there this year and put together this bare bones trance mix featuring Paul Kalkbrenner. I have to admit that I didn’t know about him before he headlined here, but his minimal style works for me, maybe for you as well. Enjoy…
Download: The Helmhaus Mix (Zipped Tracks)
Tracklist:
01 – Torted
02 – Keule
03 – Ick Muss Aus Dit Millieu Heraus
04 – Altes Kamuffel
05 – Bengang
06 – Tatu-Tata
07 – Steinbeisser
Don Carlos Dub
I’ve been looking around for “new dub” tracks and put together this mix for Carlos, a friend of mine living in Zurich (He also happens to be an artist who’s work I love).
This compilation features tracks from a few releases by “Sandoz” and from an incredible remix effort by Max Tannone called “Mos Dub”.
Download: Don Carlos Dub (Zipped Tracks)
Preview: Don Carlos Dub (Single File)
Track List:
01 – King Dread – Sandoz
02 – Soul Rebel (Afrodisiac Sound System Remix) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
03 – Johnny Too Beef – Max Tannone
04 – Cockpit Country – Sandoz
05 – Straight Forward Rasta – Sandoz
06 – 400 Years (Jimpster Remix) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
07 – Kampala Truth Work – Max Tannone
08 – Sit In Judgment – Sandoz
09 – History Town – Max Tannone
Sandoz is the solo moniker of Richard H. Kirk from Cabaret Voltaire. Inspired by twenty years of listening to Jamaican music, Richard H. Kirk has mixes contemporary Electronic music with Jamaican Dub styles on “ Sandoz In Dub-Chant To Jah”. As a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Richard H. Kirk has been a pioneer of Electronic music for more than twenty years … With Sheffield’s Warp Records acknowledging the debt that Voltaire had played in defining Electronic music, it was fitting that Richard H. Kirk started his solo project, Sandoz, on Warp’s seminal Artificial Intelligence series. Twenty years on and Richard H. Kirk has made the logical link between his twenty years of experiments in Electronic music and a similar process that Jamaican Dub pioneers such as King Tubby, Lee Perry and Augustus Pablo were making in the 1970s. “Sandoz in Dub – Chant To Jah” also makes the connection with contemporary Jamaican Dancehall styles – mixing elements of Ragga, Digital breakbeat and two Steppers into the equation.
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E.M.A.K. (ELECTRONISCHE MUSIK AUS KOLN)
A Synthetic History Of E.M.A.K. 1982-88
Soul Jazz
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Killer post-Kraftwerkian studio experiments from mysterious 1980′s E.M.A.K. collective – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Soul Jazz
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**25-track Double CD pack and 68-page book with exclusive text, photographs and biographies**
Bossa Nova And The Rise Of Brazilian Music In The 1960s
Soul Jazz
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A definitive presentation of classic Brazilian music from the 1960s.
Soul Jazz
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Soul Jazz set their sights on the UK Funky scene with a cherry-picked, 21-track double disc compilation.
Soul Jazz
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Soul Jazz frame the UKs morphing rhizome of dubstep and technoid dancefloor operators on one killer package.
Soul Jazz
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Reissue of this definitive, super-rare and in-demand boogie soul LP produced by Roy Ayers in 1981.
Nu Yorica Roots! The Rise of Latin Music in NYC, 1960′s
Soul Jazz
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Afro-Cuban infusions of American jazz, funk and R&B from Eddie Palmieri, Ray Baretto, Tito Puente, etc
Rara In Haiti: Street Music of Haiti
Soul Jazz
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Recordings from Port-au-Prince capturing the music of Haitian street carnival
Soul Jazz
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**A collection of groundbreaking punk-funk and disco out of print for years!*
Cool…
Pretty amazing guitar playing, and love the rhythm – just not possible to feel down when you hear this. (Although the guy in the background seems to have heard it a few times… ;)
Peppermint Lounge Mix
Along with the usual house and reggae compilations I’ve been working on, every now and then it’s time to dig way back and listen to some killer rock and roll.
This compilation is a bit special in that it’s, to me at least, a walk through early “proto-punk”, tracks that stepped a bit outside the norm of the time, a rougher sound, pure energy.
And I’ve added in a few edits of mine that I’ve been fooling around with, taking some of the tracks and stretching them out a bit, opening the groove a bit more. Nothing all that complicated, but fun to work on and I like the direction they took.
Enjoy…
Download: Peppermint Lounge Mix (Zipped Tracks)
Preview: Peppermint Lounge Mix (Single Track)
Track List:
01 – It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty
02 – Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly & The Crickets
03 – Wimoweh – Karl Denver
04 – I Want Candy – The Strangeloves
05 – Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
06 – Hush – Kris Ife
07 – Hang On Sloopy (Big Beat Edit) – The McCoys
08 – Surfin’ Bird – The Trashmen
09 – I Can’t Explain – The Who
10 – Gloria (Super Glue Edit) – Them
11 – Time Has Come Today – The Chambers Brothers
12 – Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
13 – Tomorrow Never Knows (Relax Your Mind Edit) – The Beatles
Reggae From The Lost Ark – Vol. 07
The latest from the Lost Ark… This one a bit unique in that it’s a collection of cover songs. As much as I love reggae, sometimes reggae covers of well known tracks are sometimes a bit weak, and other times almost painful (Reggae Beatles anyone?).
But in my opinion, these early reggae covers are great interpretations, and have some killer bass lines rolling around in them as well. And who would ever think that The Heptones could pull off an Elvis classic? Well, they do.
Enjoy…
Download: Reggae From The Lost Ark – Vol. 07 (Zipped Files)
Preview: Reggae From The Lost Ark – Vol. 07 (Single File)
Track List:
01 – Second That Emotion – Albert Tomlinson
02 – Midnight Hour – The Silvertones
03 – Just My Imagination – The Charmers
04 – On Broadway – Slim Smith
05 – Rainy Night In Georgia – Lord Tanamo
06 – Angel In The Morning – Joya Landis
07 – Hang On Sloopy – The Slickers
08 – People Get Ready – The Minstrels
09 – Stand By Your Man – Marlene Webber
10 – Strange – Dobby Dobson
11 – Twelfth Of Never – Pat Kelly
12 – Suspicious Minds – The Heptones