Reach Up (20)

Reach Up (20)

23 July 2024

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Number 20 from my 'Year of Music' series of mixes is now called 'Reach Up'.  This is playing on the title of the previous mix (Get On Down) and the fact it's a bit of a banger of a house mix, some amazing tracks in there and there's one section where it breaks down in goosebumps kind of way. You're a music fan, you know what I mean. Reach Up!

 

The photo in the cover is the same photo as I used originally. It's photo I took in New York in 2012/13, though I've given it a light edit from the previous cover image.

If you want to know more about my 'Year of Music' series, then I've posted a short explanation [HERE]. If you prefer to make use of Soundcloud for streaming, then you can find that over [HERE].

 

Tracklist 

01. LP Giobbi ft. DJ Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream (Counter Records)
02. Rebelski & Madraas - Leaving Places (Erdi Irmak Remix) (Where The Shadow Ends)
03. K-os Theory - Hirayat (Kamai Music)
04. Nico de Andrea ft. Lola Melita & Cherry Lena - She Don't Love Me (Black Circle Remix) (Radiant.)
05. Sante & Re.you ft. Bishop - Road To Nowhere (Ae:ther Remix) (LSF21+)
06. Yotto ft. Sansa - Silohuette (Reflections)
07. Mattias Herrera - Naeza (-102°c)
08. Royskopp ft. Alison Goldfrapp - Impossible (&me Remix) (Dog Triumph Profound Mysteries)
09. Sebastien Leger & Tim Green - Duel (For A Memory)
10. Sina Bathaie - High Bridge (Hoomidaas)
11. Hidden Empire - Comoja (Stil Vor Talent)
12. Stimming - Alpe Lusia (Robag Wruhmes Troi Sdett) (Tulpa Ovi Records)

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Get On Down (21)

Get On Down (21)

14 July 2024

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Originally number '21' in my 'Year of Music' series, which you can find out more on [HERE]. I've given this the new title of Get On Down, which to me evokes images of discos, mirror balls, lights and flares. It ties in well with the music in this mix which is very much on the funkier side of house, with some great feel-good tunes.... though it's not had many plays, so perhaps not so feel good. If you prefer a Soundcloud link, then you can find that [HERE] for the time being.

 

Tracklist 

01. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (Dimitri From Paris Remix) (Glitterbox Recordings)
02. First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder (Dam Swindle Remix) (Salsoul Records)
03. Purple Disco Machine with Bosk! ft Kaleta - Wake Up! (Columbia Local)
04. Sugar Hill - 4me (Transa Records)
05. Bohannon ft. Dr Perri Harris - Let's Start To Dance Again (Dimitri From Paris Remix) (Unidisc Music)
06. DJ Manuel - Oh Baby (Disco Machine Records)
07. Hotmood - Taste The Music (Pina Colada Records)
08. Marvin - I Know Your Ego (V Gentle Edit) (Vehicle Recordings)
09. Chic - Le Freak (Dimitri From Paris Remix) (Glitterbox Recordings)
10. Durand Jones & The Indications - Witchoo (Supertaste DJ Edit) (The Basement Discos)
11. Supertaste - What D'You Know About Me? (The Basement Discos)
12. David Penn ft Romona Renea - Stand Up (Defected)
13. Purple Disco Machine - Emotion (Club Sweat Records)
14. Sylvester - Over & Over (Kon Found A Friend Remix) (Kontemporary)

 

 

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... darkness is your candle (22)

... darkness is your candle (22)

13 July 2024

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Originally number 22 in my 'Year of Music' series, I've given this a new cover image and the title '... darkness is your candle'.

The musical content of this mix straddles the space between ambient and neo-classical / modern classical. To me it has a melancholic feel with elements of hope within in periods, so I've borrowed a partial quote from Rumi, if you don't know his works, then I'd encourage you to spend some time with him. The quote, as I remember it is 'What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle'. For me it says that we learn from the things that hurt us, the pain we go through shows us the way forward. It's not an easy path, but everyone must walk it at some points of life and it felt like the music on this mix sat very well with this.

 

The cover is a mix of using Ai and my own tinkering / design inputs, I think it turned out really nicely.

 

You can find out a little more on my 'Year of Music' series over [HERE] and you can find a Soundcloud player for this mix over [HERE].

 

 

Tracklist

01. Joe Trapanese - Introspection (Headphone Commute)
02. Vega Trails - Red Moon Rising (Gondwana)
03. Harry Towell & Guy Gelem - Central Park (Polar Seas Recordings)
04. A Model Kit - In Silence We Speak (Hidden Vibes)
05. Hania Rani - Sun (Gondwana)
06. Antonymes - Coming Into Silence (DRONARIVM)
07. Red Sun - Honey From The Baka (Leng Records)
08. So I'm An Islander - Symfoni A' Rændråfe (Symphony Of Raindrops) (Hidden Vibes)
09. Olan Mill - Disempowered (Serein)
10. LTJ Bukem - Point Of View (Goodlooking Records)
11. Ben Lukas Boysen & Sebastian Plano - Eisenach (Erased Tapes)
12. Cinematic Orchestra - The Workers Of Art (Ninja Tune)

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The Rhythm Of The Night (23)

The Rhythm Of The Night (23)

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It's been a busy old time recently, so getting the rest of my mixes uploaded and sorted out has been a bit hit and miss lately, and will likely be a little sporadic over the next wee while, but I'll do what I can, when I can.

This was number 23 in my 'Year of Music' series, you can find more about that over [HERE]. I've given this a new cover and the new title based on the fact this is a house mix with some really great percussion / rhythms, so it felt like a good fit.

If you prefer to make use of Soundcloud, then you will find that [HERE], but that link may not always be active. I'm very much up in the air with the platforms, whether to stick with Soundcloud, or lean more into Hearthis or Mixcloud. It's down to finances and which provide best value / return. Time will tell.

 

Tracklist 

01. Dim Kelly - Mangrove (All Day I Dream)
02. Eduardo McGregor & Jim Rider - Lights (Tale & Tone)
03. Fulltone - Far From This World (All Day I Dream)
04. Nina Simone - Thandewye (Everything Counts Club Edit) (Lump Records)
05. Serious Dancers - Airi (Melody Of The Soul)
06. Sahar Z - Back In My Arms (Shai T Remix) (Lost & Found)
07. Yamil & Clemente - Shesawa (Pieces Of Life)
08. Deividas Bagdanov - Baba (Lump Records)
09. Makebo & Amonita - Back To The Roots (Anunjadeep)
10. ARTBAT & Dino Lenny - Our Space (Upperground)
11. Delerium ft Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Avira Remix) (Armada Music)
12. Julian Koerndl - Messiah (Doctors On Deck Remix) (Somatic Records)

 

 

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A Liminal Space (24)

A Liminal Space (24)

7 July 2024

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'24' in the 'Year of Music' series has a fresh cover and is now called 'A Liminal Space'. It's an ambient mix that has lots of nature sounds layered into it, so it felt like an appropriate title. Disappointingly this mix has the lowest play count of any mix I have posted online, which is a shame because it's not the worst, but it is what it is.

The new cover is a combination of AI and my own digital messing around, again, I thought it tied in quite well with the feel and title, but as ever, anyone that listens / reads / views can be the judge of that.

If you want to know more about that 'Year of Music' series I mentioned, then you can find a little explanation over [HERE]. If you prefer to use Soundcloud, then that's available over [HERE] for now, though the link might not always remain active.

 

Tracklist

01. anthéne - Warmer Light (Home Normal)
02. Soundstory - Rain Storm (Self Released)
03. Madeleine Cocolas - Emergence (Headphone Commute)
04. Ai Yamamoto - From Yamaha To Yamamoto (Past Inside The Present)
05. Okada Takuro + Duenn - Third Sector (UP-03) (Newhere Music)
06. Masayoshi Fujita - Fabric (Erased Tapes)
07. Fields We Found - Walk (Home Normal)
08. Inner Travels - Babble (Inner Islands)
09. Inquiri - Ruminating (Past Inside The Present)
10. Robin Saville - The Deepdale Halophyte Economy (Morr Music)
11. Andrew Wasylyk - Through The Field Beyond The Trees The Ocean Lies (Athens Of The North)
12. Green-House - Soft Meadow (Leaving Records)
13. Biosphere - Dissolving Clouds (Biophon)
14. Sofie Birch - Hallu (ft _iC_iC_) (Intercourse)

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Reggae Got Soul (25)

Reggae Got Soul (25)

6 July 2024

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Number '25' from my 'Year of Music' series is now 'Reggae Got Soul' and I've given it a fresh cover too. Not much need for words here, it's a selection of soulful reggae from my shelves, all big favourites of mine. As for the cover, well, I've leaned on AI and done some touch ups and editing of my own, the tree of life to represent the soulful aspect, and the colours used in the sky represent the red, gold, green and black to represent the colours traditionally associated with reggae, rasta and black culture.

If you want to know more about the 'Year of Music' series, there's a short explanation over [HERE]. If you prefer to use Soundcloud, then this selection can be found [HERE] for now, though that link might not always remain live.

 

Tracklist 

01. Jackie Mittoo - Deeper & Deeper (Studio One) - [available on this compilation]
02. Susan Cadogan - Fever (Upsetter) - [available on this compilation]
03. Gregory Isaacs - Lonely Teardrops (GG's Records)
04. Bunny Clarke - Be Thankful (Orchid) - [available on this compilation]
05. Hortense Ellis - People Make The World Go Round (Studio One) (dL Edit)
06. Phyllis Dillon - Woman Of The Ghetto - (Treasure Isle) [available on this compilation]
07. The Upsetters ft Bob Marley - Highway Riding Dub (Pressure Sounds)
08. William 'Bunny Rugs' Clarke - Move Out Of My Way (Pressure Sounds)
09. Sylvia Tella - You Might Need Somebody (SRL) - [available on this compilation]
10. Shinehead - Billie Jean (Hawkeye) - [available on this compilation]
11. Nora Dean - Ay Ay Ay Ay (Angle-Lala) (Harlem Shuffle Records) - [available on this compilation]
12. Cedric 'IM' Brooks - Give Rasta Glory (Studio One) - [available on this compilation]
13. Joe Higgs - Got To Make A Way (Micron Music) - [available on this compilation]
14. Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon (Upsetter) - [available on this compilation]
15. The Maytals - Monkey Man (Trojan Records) - [available on this compilation]
16. Leroy Sibbles - Express Yourself (Coxsone) - [available on this compilation]
17. Chosen Few - Shaft (Trojan Records) - [available on this compilation]

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Lost In The Moment (26)

Lost In The Moment (26)

4 July 2024

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'26' from my 'Year of Music' series is now 'Lost In The Moment', for no other reason than it's a mix of house, call it deep, call it tech, call it what you like, but it's music that you'd get lost in the moment on the dancefloor. It's a little bit deep, a little bit spaced with some hands in the air moments, so getting Lost In The Moment wouldn't be hard to do. Try and get over the first couple of mixes, I was still a bit rusty on the 4/4 stuff, but there's some cracking tunes in here!

If you want to know more about the 'Year of Music' series, then head [HERE]. If you prefer to use Soundcloud, then you'll find that [HERE].

 

Tracklist

01. Caribou - Never Come Back (Morgan Geist Remix) (City Slang)
02. KH (aka Four Tet) - Only Human (Text Records)
03. Radiohead - Reckoner (Chambord Remix) (Around Midnight)
04. Orbital - Belfast (Yotto Remix) (London Music Stream)
05. Bicep - Closing Sequence (50WEAPONS)
06. Ahmed Spins - Anchor Point (MoBlack Records)
07. Axel Boman - Eyes Of My Mind (Studio Barnhus)
08. FYI Chris - Pizza Dust (Black Acre Records)
09. Phran - Transformen (Hivern Discs)
10. DJ Koze ft Sophia Kennedy - Drone Me Up, Flashy (&me Remix) (Pampa Records)
11. Dr. Feel ft Philasande - ITHONGO (Hanna Hais Donkela Remix) (Bosom)

 

 

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Facing Down The Storms (27)

Facing Down The Storms (27)

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I have to be honest, I thought I'd be finished re-populating the blog by now, but here I am posting what was originally titled '27', and I still have some way to go. I've had a lot going on of late, so it's a symptom of the limits of time... I'll get there eventually.

I've giving this one the new title of 'Facing Down The Storms', does it fit? I don't know, you can be the judge of that yourself. On a personal note, it feels like that's a permanent feature of life, so I guess that's where the title came from and why I've opted for it.

 

The cover photo is an image I took myself back in 2021, it's at Burghead beach on the Moray coastline and looking in the direction of Inverness. At the time, the sun was shining directly above us, and in the distance the sky was filled with menacing clouds, the rainfall was clearly visible and there were regular flashes of lightning. Literally facing down the storms.

 

If you want to know more about the 'Year of Music' series then you'll find a explanation of that [HERE]. If you prefer to use Soundcloud, then you can find it [HERE] though the link might not always be active, given the costs of hosting these things.

 

 

Tracklist 

01. Brecht Ameel - Tropico Fantasma (Hands In The Dark Records)
02. Good Weather For An Airstrike - Little Rain (Sun Sea Sky Productions)
03. Massimo Amato - All Related (Electronique.it Records)
04. WW Audio - Field Recording (Self Released)
05. Suso Sáiz - Linda Cubana (Music From Memory)
06. WW Audio - Field Recording (Self Released)
07. Cass. & Gianni Brezzo - Helge (Growing Bin Records)
08. Jonathan Fitoussi - Oceans (Obliques / Transversales Disques)
09. Air - Caramel Prisoner (Virgin)
10. Jack Cutter - Gift Of Our Fathers (Claremont 56)
11. Juana Molina - ¿Quien (Domino Recordings)
12. Ezra Feinberg - Aquainted With The Night (Related States)
13. Ferdi - Night Talk (Claremont 56)
14. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Sea Of Vapours (Real World Records)
 

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