Mixes
December 13, 2007
Over the years I have made mixtapes for different people around the world. Sometimes I sent them out without even keeping a copy for myself, which was pretty dumb.
But those I can find I hope to upload here, as a little thank you to you all for dropping by. (That’s me in the photo, with a T-shirt I made using the logos from those bags you get in American stores…)
This first mix I found this morning was something I made a few years back and just handed out to friends. It was before I knew much about blogs and stuff. Nothing rare or fancy but they are all original vinyl cuts - ‘cos I’m geek like that…no compilations or CDs for me just yet.) Hope you enjoy it, drop me an email or comment if the links break or whatever, I’m still new at this.
Soulful Slowness
Tracklisting:
Earl Zero - Righteous Works
Jack McDuff - The Night
Louis Armstrong & Leon Thomas - The Creator Has Master Plan
Yusef Lateef - Love Theme From ‘Spartacus’
Lewis Taylor - Lucky (K&D Session).
Love Unlimited - Yes! We Finally Made It! (Instr.)
Henry Mancini - The Waltz
Miriam Makeba - Reza
Jill Scott w/ Common - High Balls Brotha
Johnny Osbourne - Truth & Rights
Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments
Sergio Mendes Trio - Consolacao
Vivian Jackson - Walls Of Jerusalem
Jez Proctor - Soulful Slowness
Another selection that I pulled together a while ago…this one was commissioned for Bam Bam the club night / website / radio station based in Birmingham in the UK. Bam Bam are currently on hiatus at the moment and I never got the pleasure of playing there in person, but who knows? Maybe one day. None of my mixes are ever flawless, I do them on the fly. For me it is the selection that counts, hope you agree…
Bam Bam Mix late 2005? Early 2006?
Tracklisting:
Cerrone - Hooked On You
Delegation - Heartache #9
Charanga 76 - Good Times
Queen Samantha - Make It Happen
Peter Brown - Dance With Me
Mike Theodore - Night On Mad Mountain
Rudy - Just Take My Body [Brubekk edit]
Chicken Lips - He Not In [Beats Only]
Just A Little Piano
Prins Thomas - Goettsching
Stranger - Physical
Basil Hardhouse - Make Me Dance (Hard For The DJ)
Michael Jackson - Rock With You [Frankie’s Favourite Club Mix]
Jez Proctor - Bam Bam Club Radio
The Fine Line Between Hyper & Stupid
I just found this mix I did a few years ago. Someone on an internet forum was talking about The Golden Era of Hip Hop. I remembered this mix as being pretty ropey - cos I’m not a hip hop DJ and my cuts are as blunt as a butter-knife. But listening to it last night, having forgotten all about the process and stress involved in making it, it sounded good. Good enough to post anyway!
It was loosely based around the Golden Era, but I wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t blurring the edges and colouring outside the lines. To be honest I can’t believe I made so much effort to work some accapellas and instrumentals! I mean seriously, life before kids… I must have had too much free-time or something…
I gave this out to friends with a tracklist of only dates. Good luck pinning the tunes down. Nothing too obscure I guess. Just some good old hippedy hop, yah don’t stop…
Here’s that tracklist for the freakazoids & robots, answers on a postcard, enjoy…
1989
1989
1986
1992
(Aca) 1995 / (Inst.) 1995
1997
1994
1988
2000
2001
(Aca) 2003 / (Inst.) 1996
2001
1999
1994
1992
1990
1994
1992
1986
1980