Mixes and playlists
The lost art of choosing a load of tunes and putting them together in a way that makes them sound better than they do on their own. Some mixed, some pre-mixed Spotify playlists.
Disco Jam
Sticky disco session. Archie Bell & The Drells, Jean Carne, Bruxas, The Vincent Montana Orchestra, The Patchouli Brothers, Tenderness, Al-Tone Edits, Gizelle Smith, Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz feat. Marc Evans + more.
Hubba Dubplates
Guest mix for Evan’s Hubba Dubba parties, Jamaica inspired, bass heavy dub session. King Tubby, Beats International, Shaggy, MIA, Seiji, Bugz in Da Attic, MJ Cole, Busy Twist, Beanie Man, Prodigy, DJ Hype, Prizna, LTJ Bukem + more.
Driftin Through The Haze
One hour of dusty, lo-fi soul and hazy, lazy summer vibes. Sweet sweet soul music. Smokey Robinson, Psalms, Luther Davies Group, Bill Withers. Ted Coleman Group, Grupo Medusa, Gene Lawrence, The Peoples Workshop +
Stranger Synths
Offbeat roadtrip with chugging electronic funk, hypnotic synths, 80s electro, atmospheric soundscapes and a full blown Italo climax. Rosebud, Will Powers, Wally Badarou, Suzanne Kraft, Paul Hardcastle, Cyber People + more
Offshore Boogie
Boogie, Zouk, Balearic. Letta Mbulu, Fuga Ronto, Frazelle, Steve Watson, Steve Monite, Guy Cuevas, Tobey Foreh, Uta Bella, Discomatin, VO, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Dela Botri, Hector Zazou, Daphni, Dele Sosimi, and more.
Vacation Meeting
Clicky, glitchy downtempo beats and synthesized soul. Moonchild, Reginald Omas Mamode IVth, Knxwledge, Henning, Nasrawi, Kiefer, Thundercat, Mndsgn, Matt Martians, Bruce Trail, Chantel, Meteor connection, and more.
Warm & Cold Weather
Atmospheric vocals and epic synths, suitable for both warm and cold weather listening. Axel Boman, Jimpster, Kerrier District, Joe Goddard, Black Rose, Azari & III, Recloose, Xosar, FKA Twigs, London grammar, and more.
Brothers and Sisters
70,000 years ago, a small group called of Homo Sapiens left North Africa, and went on to populate the world.
Body Music
80s synth, Italo, EBM, Electro glory. A Split Second, The Art Of Noise, John Carpenter, Liaisons Dangereuses, Orange Lemon, Cloud One, Klein & MBO, Kraftwerk, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Nitzer Ebb, New Order, Front 242, Telex
SoulBreakers
Broken Beat ← Shy One, Erykah Badu, Bugz, Restless Soul, 4 Hero, Dego, Kaidi Tatham, CoOp, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Jeremy Ellis, Steve Spacek, Atjazz, WheelUp, Truby Trio, Viktor Duplaix…
Brazilian Bangers
Initially inspired by the beautiful music of John Beltran, ended up wall-to-wall Brazilian / Jazz bangers. Studio Rio, John Beltran, DJ KOCO, Florence Adooni, Bryony Jarman-Pinto, Admin, Anchorsong, Ezra Collective, Gerardo Frisina…
Je Ka Jo
Organic rhythms and acoustic house sounds. ‘Let us gather and dance’. Alexander Flood, Aroop Roy, Joe Clausell, DJ Gregory, Kai Alice, Rick Wade, Stacey Kidd, Natasha Diggs, Last Nubian, DJ Spen, Soulphiction and more.
The Beat Bar
Eclectic ride through chug funk, satin soul, and dancefloor disco. Loosely inspired by The Beat Bar at Southport Weekender. Osunlade, Linkwood, Mary Jane Girls, Roy Ayers, Nightmares On Wax, Common, Anish Kumar and more.
Handbag Glitch
90’s Handbag House crossed with 20’s High Speed Glitch. Sega Bodega, Anchorsong, Bad Tuner, Moire, Les Sins, Ajukaja, Ross From Friends, Anna Schreit, DJ Seinfeld, Pearson Sound, Floating Points, 1-800 GIRLS + more.
Cross Tracks
Somewhere in between House and R&B. Enny, Cakes Da Killa, Kaytranada, Pinty, Channel Tres, Steve Spacek, Lulu Be, Stefan Ringer, John Prosper, Louie Vega, Joy Orbison, JT Donaldson, Girls Of The Internet, Douvelle19, and more.
Shades of Jae
Organic funk and tripped out, deep house soundscapes. Chopstick & Johnjon, Ben Sun, Tim Vita & Oliver Gehrmann, Fantastic Man, Deniz Kurtel & Tanner Ross, Gregory Porter, In Flagranti, Tom Trago, Salvatore Freda, Four Tet +
Detroit Mix
Cold and silvery tech inspired by Detroit. 2012.
The 80’s Connection
In between 70s Disco and 90s House was the glorious 80s. This mix plots the course from early 80s Boogie and Disco, through Electro, Synth and early House, joining the dots from the 1970s to the 1990s. Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, Easy Street Records, Sleeping Bag Records, DJ International, Trax.
Christmas Mixtape
Round-up of the 2016 festive playlist in our house. So much great music, from scratchy Kenyan disco to Latin beats, Brazilian funk and soul, Chicago house, reggae, electronic and some other stuff in between.
Breaking Point
In celebration of this wonderful chapter in our history, here is two hours and twenty minutes of serious feel-good vibes, largely from Africa and the Americas. Afro & Disco with funk and LOTS of soul. June 2016.
Rosie’s Mix
Beautiful electronica suitable for sending babies to sleep. Suzanne Kraft, Domenique Dumont, Brian Briggs, Monnette Sudler, Fatima Yamaha, Vincent Floyd, Fit Siegel, Florist, DJ Koze, Lone, Leon Vynehall, Herbert and more.
Soulful Afro Latin
Soulful House & Afro Latin grooves, opened and closed by the originators. Also featuring Glenn Underground, Tony Humphries, DJ Duke, Cristian Vinci, Michel Cleis, Saliva Commandos, Novalima, Ron Trent & more.
Galactic Soul
Galactic soul from outer space. Incognito, Gerardo Frisina, Blaze, Uner, Joe Clausell, Larry Heard, James Mason, Osunlade, Herbie Hancock, Terence Parker, Eric Kupper, Black Devil Disco Club, Jimi Tenor, and more.
New York Mix
Dark, deep, and soulful house inspired by tribal New York. Murk, DJ Duke, Armand Van Helden, Azari & III, Jaydee, Tom Trago, San Proper, Ashley Beedle, FCL_vs_VFB.
Science Fiction
Ambient electronic soundscapes inspired by dark sci-fi soundtracks. Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Laurent Garnier, Radiophonic Workshop, and more. Two hours of scary, scary shit.
Nightclub music
Club bangers from 2012. Seiji, Riva Starr, Axel Bowman, Groove Armada. Waze & Odyssey, TEED, Eats Everything, Jimmy Edgar. Addison Groove, Gesaffelstein, Boyz Noise, Chemical Brothers. BOSH.
London Warehouse
Quite possibly what a warehouse may have sounded like in London around 2012. Mosca, Daniel Avery, BODDIKA & JOY ORBISON, Conforce, Leeon, CTRLS, South London Ordnance, Wbeeza, Trevino. Minimal, bass, tech.
Electronic Inform
Electronic soundscape of intense but beautiful mind fuckery. Andi Muller, VECTOR LOVERS, Blind Minded, Nick Monaco, Tiger Fingers, Jimmy Edgar, Levon Vincent, Axel Bowman, Four Tet, Daphne.
Leeds Mixtape
Varied vinyl mix I did in 2003 when I lived in Leeds, with a whole load of different stuff – hip hop, nu jazz, latin, soul, dub, electronica, and more. Its a downtempo journey through all the tunes I was listening to at the time
Averation
Like the ‘Steal their style’ section of Heat magazine, this is an ode to Daniel Avery, with tracks off some of his charts and mixes. Raudive, NT89, Jesse Perez, Matias Aguayo, Barnt, PBR Streetgang, Alejandro Paz, and more.
Old & New
Old house favourites with some of the best of the new stuff in 2012. Art Department, Hercules & Love Affair, Rockers Hi-Fi, Julio Bashmore, Sterling Void, John Tejada, Storm Queen, Azari & III, Chez Daimer, Mr Fingers, + more.