Go Bitch Go! – Work This Pussy (Original Bitch Mix) DJ Sneak – Work It Sub-Culture Feat- Marcus – Dreams (Tribal Life Mix) Springboard – Be My Man (Club Mix) Todd Edwards – Winter Behavior Sound Design – Searchin’ Gypsymen – Bounce M.A.D.A. – The Good Stuff (Culture Mix) Mental Instrum – Bott-ee Rider (Open Wide!!) Gayland – Get By (The Instrumental) Georgie Porgie – Strawberry (Georgie’s Club Mix) Deep Style – …Down (Elementary Dub) L.J. – No Work O.D.C. – Model 9000 Aswad – Shine (Remix Dub) DJ Sneak – Come Together Nature Boy – Tobago The Cover Girls – Wishing On A Star (Magic Sessions Vocal Dub) Martha Wash – Carry On (Masters At Work Dub Mix) Uncanny Alliance – I Got My Education (Underground Dub) Louie “Balo” Guzman – Don’t Shut Me Out The Miners – Calling You (Giancarlino Stress Mix) Mood II Swing Productions – I Need Your Luv (Right Now) (Balo’s Banji Mix) Full Swing – Choices (Choices Vocal Mix) Marina Van-Rooy – Sly One Lectroluv – If We Try (Hard Dub Edit) Pal Joey – Rat Race Celo-Sound – Every Day Every Nite Hardrive Feat. L.G. – Sindae (Kenlou Dub) Black Rascals – Sympathy (Club Dub) Three Generations Feat. Chevell – Get It Off Romanthony – Falling From Grace Interceptor – Together (The S-Man’s Miami Mix) Daniela Mercury – O Canto Da Cidade (Murk Boys Miami Mix) Mission Control – Outta Limits
Dee Dee Brave – Can’t Get Over It (Untitled Mix 3) 3 A.M. – I Love This Place (Second Place) Unation – Dreaming (Deep Down Dub) Trey Lorenz – Photograph Of Mary (Moody Dub) Elastic Reality – Cassa De X (Crowd Da’ Floor Vocal Dub) Deee-Lite – Thank You Everyday (The Spirit Mix Pt.2) Black Sheep – Strobelite Honey (Def Version) The Sugarcubes – Leash Called Love (Nu Beet) Scott Sellars – Let’s Dance Shall We? Instrum – Say Yeah (Say Wine Mix) Todd Terry – Logan’s Running House 2 House – Hypnotize Me (Trance Mix) Sound Design – Razen Theme The B-52’s – Tell It Like It T-I-Is (MK Dub) Pizarro Feat. Donna Blakely – Mine Forever Mine (Deep Street Mix) Jovonn – This Thing Is Jammin Shake – Ying Yang (Frictional Mix) The Swing Kids – Good Feelin’ (TNT Bonus Beats) Adolfo – Do I? (Ivan Iacobucci 6:AM Mix) Joe Roberts – Back In My Life (Classic Mix) Jimmy Somerville Feat. June Miles Kingston – Comment Te Dire Adieu (Part 2) Ce Ce Peniston – Searchin’ (Silk In The House Mix) Saundra Williams – I Want It, I Need It (Real Love) (MK’s Real Dub) Unknown Artist – Untitled DJ Pierre – Let The Music Take You Higher (Original Yo Yo Mix) Space 2000 – Release Me (DJ Pierre Vocal Mix) Shock Wave – The Mental Track (The Love And Sex Mix) Inner City – Pennies From Heaven (Kevin’s Tunnel Mix) Mind Readers Feat. Malik Hart – Living My Life Underground (Extended Club Mix) The Party – Free (Hurley’s 12” Without Rap) Betty Boo – Catch Me (Def Version) Visions – Is This Real? (Obsessive Club) Jovonn – Pianos Of Gold Davina – Don’t You Want It (Extended) Community Feat. Fonda Rae – Parade! (T.M.V.S. Mix)
I wanted to do a mix that was more mid tempo. A revolutionary concept for me at that time, believe me.
NRSB-11 – 685-471 2 Shades Of Rhythm – Exorcist Eric B & Rakim – Follow The Leader Sugar Bear – Don’t Scandalize Mine Mr. Fingers – What About Is Love (Even Deeper Mix) DJ Sotofett Presents Bhakti Crew – Sunrise Mix Four Tet – Love Cry Cos Ber Zam – Ne Noya (Daphni Mix) Olonga – Feel The Melody Far Out Disco Monster Orchestra – Keep Believing (Can You Feel It) (SS Translation By Theo Parrish) Joe – MB James Din A 4 – Untitled MM / KM – Birds Flying In The Sun Like U Know How Magazine – Happen Nearly Ra.H – Spacepops Dreesvn – Untitled Tase – Oh Boy Duplex – Below The Photic Zone Electribe 101 – You’re Walking (Ambient Groove Mix) Tommye – I Need To Go Away (Principle Theory Version) Specter – Do You Really Know? Ron Trent – Pop, Dip And Spin The Detroit Experiment – Think Twice Larry Heard Presents Ona King – Premonition Of Lost Love (Extended Adult Mix) Ethyl Meatplow – Queenie (MK Vox Mix) Designer Imposter – Good News (Pink Alert’s Good News Remix) Stephanie Mills – All Day, All Night (Def Mix) Inner City – Hallelujah (Spiritual Sample Mix) Pressure Drop – You’re Mine Kathy Diamond – Over Soul 223 – Almost Like It Used To Be Crusho – Someone To Love (Crusho TR Treatment) Xosar – Elixir Of Dreams John Beltran – Placid Angles Michaela Mélian – Convention Swing Out Sister – Notgonnachange (Classic Club Mix)
Mix I recorded for a Russian podcast. Which might explain the intro. Well, it did not help in the end.
Pet Shop Boys – My October Symphony DJ Sprinkles + Mark Fell – Say It Slowly (N.U.M. Mix) Robert Hood – Torque One DJ Qu – Times Like This King Felix – Spring 02 Schizolectric – Traveller Circuit Paranoid London feat. Paris Brightledge – Paris Dub 1 Cheap And Deep – Words, Breaths & Pauses (Jonsson/Alter Remix) Frak – Untitled (DJ Sotofett Remix) SVN Feat. Paleo – Track 1 Velvet Season & The Hearts Of Gold – The Special Place Theo Parrish – Black Mist Funkinevil – Night Heatsick – Benelux Innerspace Halflife – Wind Four Tet – Percussions Bookworms – Love Triangles Aardvarck – Nubian Joy Orbison, Pearson & Boddika – Faint Mark Fell – Side 3 Track 5 Stefan Goldmann – Rigid Chain Secret Mixes Vol. 14 – I’m Warning You Pépé Bradock – Katoucha? Trance Yo Lie – Cosa C’e Sotto? KiNK feat. Rachel Row – Hand Made (Main Mix) Soundstream – Disco Crash Da Sampla – Over Unfinished Business – Out Of My Hands (Love’s Taken Over) Dez-Andrés – Seasons So Long Lil Louis – Fable (Frankie Knuckles’ Directors Cut Classic Club Mix)
UK Bass/Dubstep special, recorded for m50’s radio show in Chicago.
Kahn – Like We Used To DJ Abstract – Touch djrum – Turiya Taylor – Squeege Nautiluss x Lord Skywave – Ultraviolet Zed Bias – Reminisce About The Phuture Elgato – Luv Zombie Pangaea – Inna Daze Kuma – Dawn Stepped Outside (Horsepower MK7 Mix) Grey Goo – See Me Irrelevant feat. Brad Sucks – Better Off In Me Graphics – Name This Bandshell – Rise Em Instra:mental – Thomp Untold – Bones (Rockwell Remix) J Beatz – Subwoofer (Grievous Angel Remix) Helix – Stacks Riddim No Symbols – Straight Kode9, Benny Ill & The Culprit – Fat Larry’s Skank Djrum – Turyia (Tessela Remix) West Norwood Cassette Library – Coming On Strong (Pangaea Remix) Djrum – The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn (Undercoat Pt. 2) LD – Traumatic Times Lorca – Hold Back Pangaea – Memories Synkro – Don’t Know Luke Envoy – So TRG – Surreal (5AM) Forsaken – Hypnotised Horsepower Productions – Voodoo Spell Double Helix – LDN RSD – Pretty Bright Light Killawatt – Sidewinder (Ipman Remix) Kahn & Neek – Percy Geeneus – Congo Untold – No One Likes A Smart-Arse Data – The Construct Data – Knives From Heaven Photek – Closer (Pinch Remix) Pinch – Elements Opus – I’m Goin In Dub War – Funky Deal Anti-Pop Consortium – Ghostlawns (LFO Rik Waller Mix)
For the majority of releases in club music history, rhythm is a crucial ingredient. Two of the labels included in this mix even proudly carry it in their brand names – Strictly Rhythm & Rhythm Beat. But, in most of the said releases, rhythm is the backbone, the carrier for other sounds that establish the groove – basslines, keyboards, pads, vocals etc. Yet, the rhythm is prominently dictating the pace, taking turns and breaks, sometimes even shifting in tempo. Especially in the late 80’s to early 90’s, House and Techno often had music on a record’s tracklist that was originally destined only for skillful DJs – bonus beats, rhythm tracks, instrumental versions. Some only formed a reprise of the original material, taking up some of its key sounds for mixing double copies into little symphonies. Some were only the rhythmic skeleton of the original, displaying little more than beats, claps, percussion. Most of them were only a small portion of the original track in terms of length as well. Then there were original tracks that were just interested in being rhythm and not much else. Reducing a track to its very basics in the process, and neglecting the musical elements that, in most ears. make a track a TRACK. For some, that might be too little to attract attention, but for others, that might be all that matters. If well programmed and arranged, pure rhythm is just that: something pure. Something engaging, too. Something that can knock you out of your natural habits of listening. Something that urges you to move. Something where the rhythm is just a part of the whole picture.
While I went through my shelves recently to select records for a gig, I stumbled upon several records that had: a) basic rhythm tracks in a DJ tool sense b) tracks that were just made out of rhythmic elements or c) bonus beats and versions of regular dance tracks. Some of these tracks were just astounding, even if they did not much more than show what then young kids could jam together with their Rolands, or showing off that their tracks were still extraordinary with all the juicy bits and arrangements left out. It struck me that such tracks still exist, but way less than before. In some cases, producers may not want to spread out their ideas for tracks that only few people use or listen to, and DJs may not require it any longer anyway, because they can extract every element of a track with software and loop it into infinity if they want to, without even setting their drink aside. This mix, however, is not for showing how you make extended versions with bonus beats, or how you beef up a track with a different rhythm tool underneath. It is a tribute to the bonus beats and rhythm tracks on their own. That beatin’ rhythm Richard Temple once sang about in a revered Northern Soul song, albeit without hearing a drummer get wicked, but a drum machine.
There are enough great tracks around to record several sequels to this mix, and it is well worth digging for your own personal favourites. I might do a sequel with just the acapellas I found in the process. But that’s another story.
Sadistic Mika Band – Citron Girl Tatsuro Yamashita – Love Space Logic System – Unit Yellow Magic Orchestra – 1000 Knives EP-4 – Tide Gauge Can I Sing? – Sail On Fire Miharu Koshi – Scandal Night The Bach Revolution – D.E. 108 Ryuichi Sakamoto – Lexington Queen Yosui Inoue – Kagirinai Yobo Yukihiro Takahashi – School Of Thought Ippu-Do – Funk #9 Haruomi Hosono – Yumemuri Yakusoku Susan – Koi Seyo Otome P-Model – Ihojin Sandii & The Sunsetz – Living On The Frontline The Bach Revolution – Labor Pains Hajime Tachibana – Robin’s Eye View Of Conversation Picky Picnic – My Toast Time Plastics – Park
Keith Hudson – Troubles The Royals – If You Want Good Version Jackie Mittoo – Ayatollah Keith Hudson – Dreadful Words Dub Mikey Brooks – Money Dub Keith Hudson – Ire Ire Ijahman Levi – I Am Levi Part 2 The Revolutionaries – Partial Dubwise I Roy – Sky Juice & Festival Dumpling The Upsetters – One Step Dub Lloyd McTaggart – You’re Back Prince Far I – Frontline Speech Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators – Golden Rule Dub Keith Hudson – My Eyes Are Red Dub The Revolutionaries – Afraid Of Dub Plate Mix Johnny Osbourne – Never Stop Fighting Leroy Sibbles – This World Paul Whiteman – I Don’t Want To Lose You Creole Org – Beware Of Your Enemies Side B Rising Fire – Free Blackman Intimidator – Musically Allan Kingpin – Stand Up For A Right I Roy – Semi Classical Natty Dread Barrington Levy – Many Changes Junior Delahaye – Movie Show The Overnight Players – Shaka The Great The Aggrovators – Must Go Home Dub Errol Dunkley – Repatriation Barrington Levy – Crucifixion Side B Johnny Clarke – Age Is Growing Cultural Roots – Bossman Dub Plate Mix Midnight Riders – Me A No Gunman The Revolutionaries – Dub Slice Roots Radics – Jacqueline Dub Carlton Livingstone – Itch It Up Operator Chantells – Natty Supper Dub Mix Carlton Livingston – Tale Of Two Cities Lloyd Parks – Mafia Bunny Lee – Bondolo Version The Connection – Natural Version Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators – Forgive Me Dub King Tubby – In Fine Style Barry Brown – Physical Fitness Rod Taylor – Lonely Girl Joy Card – Boy I Love You Johnny Osbourne – In Your Eyes Barry Brown – Them Ha Fi Get A Beatin Roots Radics Band – Radical Style Pittision & Glenmore – Save Our Dub Barry Brown – Give Another Israel A Try John Holt – Police In Helicopter Johnny Osbourne – Cool Down Rude Boy Clarence Parks –Things A Come Up To Bump Don Carlos – Dub Me Nice Cornel Campbell – Bandulo The Aggrovators – Late Night Dubplate
Justus Köhncke – Shelter Phatt Pussycat – Hold It Down Home & Garden – Sexuality Louie Austen – Hoping Girls On Top – I Wanna Dance With Numbers Metro Area – Miura DJ Spinna – Deep Rooted (Original Dub) Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Peven Everett – Watch Them Come Rob Mello – Scared Of Losing U C++ – Angie’s Fucked Green Velvet – La La Land UR – Hardlife Oneiro – Shhh! Sticky Feat. Ms Dynamite – Booo! Air Frog – Bon Voyage (Swag Handsome Prince Mix) Derrick L. Carter – Legacy DJ Dozia Featuring Susanna Claro – Drum Attack -2,1 Black Masses – My Heavenly Stars System 360 – Super Tuesday Moodymann – JAN Twenty Twelve – The Cool Rebellion Johnny Dangerous – Kill For A Day Tiefschwarz – Never Underground Resistance – Timeline Hot Lizard – The Theme (Love From San Francisco Mix) Blaze Production Presents James Toney Jr. Project – Lovely Ones Jori Hulkkonen – Let Me Luv U Metro Area – Caught Up Norma Jean Bell – Dreams Moodymann – Wednesday Night People
Luomo – Tessio Pépé Bradock – Life Photek – Mine To Give The Parallax Corporation – Anti Social Tendencies Recloose – Can’t Take It (Carl Craig Remix) Moodymann – Analog:Live Foremost Poets – Moon Raker (Phase II) Seal – The Latest Craze DJ Deep & Jovonn – Back In The Dark Blaze – Funky People The Closer – Sound Is The Device Stan Francisco – Lover 2 Lover Deep Sensation – Can’t Give You Up Victor Simonelli – Ease Into The Dance Daft Punk – One More Time Derrick L. Carter – 10 Jasper Street Company – Music Rhythm Section Featuring Donald O – Do You Know D.J Spen – Tedd’s Beat Goes On DJ Romain & Matt Keys – Jesse’s Speech Johnny D & Nicky P – Like Morning Agent X – In The Morning Kerri Chandler – I Found You Cooly’s Hot Box – What A Surprise Deep Theory Featuring Haley – Do It Mutiny UK – Bliss LoSoul – Sunbeams And The Rain Nick Holder – Show Me Love Scuba – Heavenly Saint Etienne – How We Used To Live
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