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Midsummer Night Dreams

Current deep / acid house / techno / tech house favourites

'A most rare vision'

Volcachug - Duncan Gray (Tici Taci)
Oak (Tornado Wallace Lights Off Mix) - Eira Haul (Edition Akasha)
Valley Of Paradise (Greg Wilson Remix) - Psychemagik (Psychemagik)
Diplomatico - Damon Jee (Correspondant)
Find Love (Andrew Weatherall Remix) - Phil Kieran (Hot Creations)
Stannum (Mondowski Remix) - Bird of Paradise (Beat Is Murder)
Our Lips Are Sealed (Pezas 'No-ones Listening' Edit) - Fun Boy Three / Peza (Peza)
Terra - Aera & TERR (Correspondant)
Obsidian Order - Nhar (Internasjonal)
Morangos (Acid Pauli Remix) - Xinobi (Frau Blau)
Don't Hide It (Alexkid's Vocal) - Alexkid feat. Lissette Alea (F Communications)
A Hymn for Your Dreams - Lee Burridge (All Day I Dream)
House Organ For The Lonely - Dorisburg (Phonica)
Rose Suffix - Martinou (Nous'klaer)
Napoli - Julian Stetter (Correspondant)
Eve - Soha (Versatile)
Rotting Hills - Avalon Emerson (AD93)
2312 - RDS (Kalahari Oyster Cult)
Energy Breakthrough - Escape Artist (Phonica)
Transfer Learning - Sohrab (Kalahari Oyster Cult)
Epidemic (Straight From Heaven Mix) - Exit EEE (Vision Soundcarriers)

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More sounds for sunny afternoons - digging in the downtempo, Balearic, Dub, Funk, Trip Hop crates, 90's vibes 😆 

From Avoca Beach via backyards, beer gardens, beaches, Big Chill, Bouddi, Brighton, Brixton, Glastonbury, Social Living, Sussex, Sydney. Good vibes.

'Reading you loud & clear'

Anticipation - John Beltran (R&S) 

In Space - Royksopp (Wall Of Sound) 

Hell Is Round The Corner - Tricky (4th & Broadway) 

Agboyabakpa - James Etamobe & His All Weather Band (Sound Way) 

Love Moves the Sun - Temple Of Sound & Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali (Real World) 

Ahi - Gemini (Substance) 

For How Long (Feat. Saint Sinner) - Tycho (Mom & Pop / Ninja Tune) 

Long Life - Prince Far I & The Arabs (Roir) 

Ruby - Mount Kimbie (Hot Flush) 

Tito On Timbales - Tito Puente (Soul Jazz) 

Glasgow - Craig Armstrong (Melankolic) 

And That's Saying A Lot - Natural Calamity (Nuphonic) 

Ralome - Plaid (Warp) 

Midnight Marauders - Joe Dukie & DJ Fitchie (Best Seven) 

Come Close (Boozoo Bajou Remix) - Common Feat. Mary J. Blige (Stereo Deluxe) 

Bopalong - Kinobe (Jive) 

Scorpio Rising - Thunderball (Eighteenth Street Lounge Music) 

Backlash Blues (Live) - Nina Simone (RCA Victor) 

Modular Mix - Air (Mo Wax) 

Sixtyniner - Boards Of Canada (Warp) 

Whiskey Soul - Baby Mammoth (Pork) 

The Sweetest - Nightmares On Wax (Warp) 

One Ting (Dabrye Rework) - King Midas Sound (Hyperdub) 

The Infinite Variety - Alucidnation (One World) 

Jah Jah Call You - Ballistic Brothers (Junior Boys Own) 

Clockwork - Roots Manuva (Big Dada) 

Step Right On (Feat. The Outlaw Posse) - The Young Disciples (Talkin Loud) 

Black Jesus - 9 Lazy 9 (Ninja Tune) 

Same Beat - Ravi Harris & The Prophets (Outcaste) 

S**T Goes Down (But I Got Phunked Up Mix) - DJ Krush & Ronny Jordan (Island) 

It's a New Day - Skull Snaps (Mastercuts) 

Honey Bee - Muddy Waters (Chess)

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Beats of Bouddi - a sunny Saturday afternoon on the terrace at Hardy's Bay Club.

Balearic / Reggae / Hip-Hop / Trip-Hop / Electronica

Good vibes 😉

'Timeless, ageless, spacious sort of moods'

Textures - The Amalgamation Of Soundz (Filter)
Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley (Universal)
The Plug - Bonobo (Tru Thoughts)
Earth Boots - Galliano (Talkin' Loud)
Feet Keep Moving - Natural Self (Tru Thoughts)
Signs - Badmarsh & Shri (Outcaste)
City Too Hot - Lee Perry (Trojan)
Soak It Up - Houses (Future Classic)
Stella - Ultramarine (Rough Trade)
Escape From Ibiza - Earl Zinger (!K7 / Red Egyptian)
Youthful Expression - A Tribe Called Quest (Jive)
Know How - Young MC (Island)
The Creator - Aisha (Ariwa)
Jammin' For Survival (12" version) - The Morwells & Prince Jammy (Trojan)
California Soul - Marlena Shaw (Chess)
Listen - Urban Species (Talkin' Loud)
Temple Head - Transglobal Underground (Nation)
Come Together - Primal Scream (Creation)
Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy)
Daydreaming - Massive Attack (Wild Bunch)
Knuddelmaus - Ulrich Schnauss (City Centre Offices)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix of Two Halves) - Saint Etienne (Heavenly)
Lazer Beam (Nuff Stylee) (12" Mix) - Don Carlos & Papa Tullo (Pressure Sounds)
Know Yourself Mankind - The Paragons (Pressure Sounds)
Fade Away - Junior Byles (Mango)
Zungguzungguguzungguzeng - Yellowman (Greensleeves)
Feel Like Jumping - Marcia Griffiths (Studio One / Soul Jazz)

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A home-made mix inspired by the recent Bouddi Soundsystem Sunchase party.

I played the early slot in the late afternoon sunshine, what a joy it was to play some tunes in such a beautiful location. Hopefully I managed to build some vibes ahead of the great sets by DJ Heuristics & Lolasodapop later on 😊

The first 80 minutes is pretty much my set from the party & the rest is the more dancefloor tunes I had lined up in case needed for a later set 😉  

'Music beyond belief'

Time To Get Wize - William Orbit (Virgin)
The Outsider - Coyote (Is It Balearic?)
So You Think You're Special - Scuba (Hotflush)
Pushed - Stray (Exit)
Ascension - Tycho (Ghostly)
Sabbia Magica - Hear & Now (Claremont 56)
Soufie - Banco De Gaia (Beyond)
Argonaut - Hardway Bros (Throne Of Blood)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix Of Two Halves) - Saint Etienne (Heavenly)
Things You Do For Love - Apiento (World Building)
Karahi King (Dub) - Jura Soundsystem (Isle Of Jura)
Just My Imagination (Love to Love You Mix) - Terry Callier (Mr Bongo)
Falling Down (James Bright Remix) - Vanity Project (Eclectics)
Mustat Varjot - Roberto Rodriguez (House Of Disco)
Pleasure Moon (DJ Version) - Marcus Marr (Marcus Marr)
Crystal Voyager - Jura Soundsystem (Isle Of Jura)
Will We Ever Dance Again - Coyote (Is It Balearic?)
Diplomatico - Damon Jee (Correspondant)
Stannum (Mondowski Remix) - Bird of Paradise (Beat Is Murder)
Samarkanda (Zombies In Miami 'Audio Guide' Remix) - Cannibal Ink (Rotten City)
Obsidian Order - Nhar (Internasjonal)
Terra - Aera & TERR (Correspondant)
Italove - Emmanuelle (Deewee)
Morangos (Acid Pauli Remix) - Xinobi (Frau Blau)
Napoli - Julian Stetter (Correspondant)
The Source Experience - The Source Experience (Hardware)

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Current dub house disco favourites - come along to the BSS party next weekend & you may hear some of these tunes ;-)

'Use your imagination & your skills'

Falling Down (James Bright Remix) - Vanity Project (Eclectics)

Karahi King (Dub) - Jura Soundsystem (Isle of Jura)
Get the Message - Lusine (Ghostly)
Out The Window (Greg & Che Wilson Remix) - Confidence Man (Heavenly)
Callisto (Vocal Mix) - Field Theory (Eclectics)
Blue Blue - Jura Soundsystem (Isle of Jura)
Volcachug - Duncan Gray (Tici Taci)
Cthulhu Macula - Unknown Genre (Other Goodness)
Suburbia (Hardway Bros 'ALFOS Has Risen' Remix) - James Bright (Eclectics)
This Is The Dub - Summerisle Six (Outre-Mer)
Her Fantasy (Tornado Wallace Remix) - Matthew Dear (Ghostly)
Valley Of Paradise (Greg Wilson Remix) - Psychemagik (Psychemagik)
We Count The Stars (Unloved Remix) - Andrew Weatherall (Rotters Golf Club)
Water Ride - 16B (Eye Q)
Obsidian Order - Nhar (Internasjonal)
Acuario (Prins Thomas Remix) - Shubostar (Internasjonal)
Theme For Great Cities - Simple Minds (Virgin)
Damascene Moments - Silicone Soul (Soma)
Elevator Ride - Unknown Genre (Other Goodness)
Rose Suffix - Martinou (Nous'klaer)
The Dub Star - Soultek (Echospace Detroit)
Who Stole The Soul (Weed Cut) - DJ Linus (Exun)
Citric (Filter Mix) - Wild West (Plink Plonk)
Magelonic - Eco Tourist (Ifach)

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I've always loved making this kind of mixtape - it's all over the place genre-wise but flows nicely I think (that might just be me though 😉)

Electronica / Dubstep / Shoegaze / Funk / Reggae / Drum & Bass / Techno / Ambient

'Everything is electric'

Liquid Sky - System 7 (Butterfly)
The Frequency Ov The Truthers - The Black Dog (Dust Science)
Resonate - RQ (Auxiliary)
Straylight - Central Industrial (Auxiliary)
Truth - Dadub (Stroboscopic Artefacts)
Nu Este Roz - Dan Habarnam (Exit)
I Wait - Digital Mystikz (Soul Jazz)
You & I - Pangaea (Hessle Audio)
Hear Me - Martyn (3024)
No Longer Making Time - Slowdive (Dead Oceans)
Black Light - The Dream Syndicate (Anti)
(For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People - The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)
Watch This Sound - The Uniques (Trojan)
Riot - Soul Syndicate (Trojan)
Midwest - Spring Heel Jack (Trade 2)
The 11th Hour - PFM (Moving Shadow)
Specially Hot - Smart Alex (Eukahouse)
Controlled Mayhem - Circulation (End Recordings)
Quadrant - Infinition (R&S)
Youths Of Today / Jah Youths - Horace Andy (Blood & Fire)
Weed Fields (Discomix) - Desi Roots (Hawkeye / Corn-Fed)
Sniper - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals (17 North Parade)
I Remember - Roni Size DJ Krust & DJ Die (Full Cycle)
Alice In Wonderland - Cybordelics (Eye Q)
Mountain Goat - Amorphous Androgynous (Quigley)
Abandon Window - Jon Hopkins (Domino)
Burn On - Penelope Trappes (Houndstooth)
A Forest - Alva Noto (Noton)
Analogue Ocean (Variant's Conduction) - cv313 (Echospace Detroit)

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Loved making this one, a long time since I'd listened to some of these records, 2 hours of joyous, jangly, indie pop :)

Inspired by recent chats about forthcoming book 'Whatever Happened To The C86 Kids?'. Looking forward to reading this, written by my old mate Nige Tassell, it's out in August:

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/nige-tassell/whatever-happened-to-the-c86-kids-an-indie-odyssey

'It's a pretty far out road'

All I Really Want To Do - The Byrds (Columbia)
Bummer In The Summer - Love (Elektra)
Things Are Going To Get Better - Small Faces (Recall)
Hell of a Summer - The Triffids (Liberation Blue)
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes (Slash)
Nowhere Fast - The Smiths (Rough Trade)
When My Baby's Beside Me - Big Star (Big Beat)
Consolation Prize - Orange Juice (Polydor)
Why Does The Rain - The Weather Prophets (Creation)
I Can't Stand It - The Velvet Underground (Verve)
All That Ever Mattered - Shop Assistants (Blue Guitar)
Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions (Polydor)
Sally Cinnamon - The Stone Roses (Silvertone)
Velocity Girl - Primal Scream (Creation)
I Kiss The Flowers In Bloom - Close Lobsters (Fire)
Law - Mighty Mighty (Cherry Red)
A Million Miles - The Wedding Present (Reception)
Destroy The Heart - The House Of Love (Creation)
Catapult - R.E.M. (IRS)
Hymn From A Village - James (Factory)
I Just Get Caught Out - The Go-Betweens (Beggars Banquet)
Penelope Tree - Felt (Cherry Red)
I Remember - Treebound Story (Cherry Red)
Truck Train Tractor - The Pastels (Glass)
Get Out Of My Dream - The Clouds (Subway)
Second Head - The Teardrop Explodes (Mercury)
When It All Comes Down - Miaow (Factory)
So In Love With You - The Flatmates (Subway)
Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones (CBS)
Therese - The Bodines (Creation)
Sad Kaleidoscope - Razorcuts (Cherry Red)
Grinding Halt - The Cure (Fiction)
Love You More - Buzzcocks (Liberty)
The Sound Of The Suburbs - The Members (Virgin)
Espresso - The Monochrome Set (Dindisc)
May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - The Downliners Sect (Repertoire)
I Could Be In Heaven - The Flatmates (Subway)
All Day Long - Shop Assistants (Blue Guitar)
Janie Jones - The Clash (CBS)
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Ramones (Sire)
I Almost Prayed - The Weather Prophets (Creation)
Never Understand - The Jesus & Mary Chain (Blanco Y Negro)
I'm Sticking With You - The Velvet Underground (Verve)