I recorded a mix back before Christmas for the mix site mamilo.org, which is run by the Portuguese DJs António Alves & Ka§par, with the help of various guests. My particular favourite from their archives is #19 by Francisco Coelho, which introduced me to the near-mythical Inner Sunset label and somehow had me enjoying a Jimpster remix (of Osunlade of all people – who knew?).
That was two and a half years ago so, having followed the site quite religiously since then, it was a huge pleasure to contribute my own mix:
Paul Mix & Freddie Fresh – Sockapella (Analog UK)
Kate Simko – Soltera (Spectral Sound)
James S Taylor – Vegetables (Volt Musik)
Swayzak vs Roger 23 – Out Of The Planet (Volt Musik)
The Wise Caucasian – Theme (Memory Foundation Remix) (Mosaic)
Pile – Perlipop (Perlon)
Killer Loop – Someone (Juan Atkins Remix) (End)
Furry Phreaks feat. Terra Deva – Want Me (Like Water) (Herbert’s Tension Dub) (Peacefrog)
Savvas Ysatis – Bubblin (Tresor)
Deanne Day – The Long First Friday (Emissions Audio Output)
Rhythm Plate – Prospect Drive (Atjazz Remix) (Mantis)
Boo Williams – Eternal Mind (Rush Hour)
Chris Gray – Yoruba (Fragmented)
The vibe is meant to be slow and smooth – no bleep records here I’m afraid – but then again you can’t deny the hard bottom end in ‘Perlipop’ nor the way Boo Williams manages to be totally banging even at his most cosmic.
I’d like someone to please explain to me how the remix of Killer Loop’s ‘Someone’ can possibly have been made by Juan Atkins (surely something amiss here). And a special thanks goes to Amsterdam’s Distortion Records, whose 1€ bargain bins yielded that stunning Mosaic 12″.
One last note for any Swayzak fans out there not completely put off by Brun whining all over facebook these past few days: download this old track by them on soundcloud. Swayzak basstones in full effect.
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Lovely stuff. What does the first track remind me of?
Hmm it reminds me of Upekah because of the bass tones, but that’s probably where the similarity ends.
Upekah is one of the first tunes I bought when I first started buying vinyl: 3 pounds from a shop in Sheffield. i thought all the tunes I wanted would be similarly cheap, sitting in a dusty crate waiting for me to come along. How wrong I was.
Once again, intrigued by the tracklist. I’ve heard exactly one of these tunes before.
Upekah for £3? Jammy bastard!
“Last sold: Jun 18, 2011 for £76.27″
I just realised the bassline to Upekah is what I had stuck in my head at fabric that you all identified as Benga ‘Night’.
(This is making me feel a bit like I did during the bauble murder in Jack Frost…)
I wasn’t there for that! I only heard stories.
looking back, I probably should have put ‘Vegetables’ in my best of not really 2011 radio show.
discovered this earlier today on a Swayzak mix CD…it’s essentially a TECH HOUSE version of Upekah:
http://www.discogs.com/Safety-Scissors–Sutekh-Delay-5/release/83196
very odd. especially given that the real Upekah appears on the other disc of the mix CD (Groovetechnology 1.3). the CDs are both wall-to-wall choons, obviously, but not really ‘mixed’…as you’d expect from Swayzak.
Absolutely love that Safety Scissors & Sutekh tune, a friend of mine has it and always plays it at ‘just’ the right time at after parties. It’s a banger. I’d never heard the link with Upekah until today. (I still find ‘Upekah’ a funny track name.)
Finally got round to listening to this (always so many more mixes downloaded than there is time to listen to them) and enjoyed it. The mixes in and out of the Furry Phreaks Herbert remix are wonderful.
Er, that was me, dunno why it posted like that
I’m glad you liked it. Shame I followed up those mixes with the lame duck of a transition into ‘The Long First Friday’. Such is life.
I originally recorded a different version of the mix that used ‘Hardly Breathe’ (the other side of the Deanne Day record) instead but that led me down this weird cheesy italian house avenue, which I thought it better not to inflict on other people.
Such is life indeed. I often find I fuck up a mix or two right after I’ve done something that sounds halfway decent.