Mental Health Mix (July 2022)

While it’s one of the more dramatic titles I’ve associated with a new mix, it’s not without good reason. The process of compiling and delivering this mix has worked wonders for my mental health over the last little while.

For the last 20 years, music has served as my primary creative outlet, however; recent opportunities to indulge in the craft or completely immerse myself in a creative project haven’t been as abundantly available nor really possible. (Most new parents or those working in high-pressure professional endeavours might share the same insight.)

So I did a thing. Indeed, my first thing in a little while…

Put simply, this was me, pinching available pockets of time, throwing on some music and pressing record while doing so. There was little rhyme nor reason to its execution, rather than embracing an opportunity to process some newer purchases or indulgently enjoying a worn favourite. (My Ecler Nuo 5 being a notable addition into the latter category.)

I completed this over a number of weekends—on some days, I contributed only half an hour; on others, a little longer—picking up from exactly the point I had finished during the previous window.

It’s raw, honest, largely unedited—though, I obviously had to join each session recording—and it’s all me, doing something I genuinely enjoy and have done for some time.

I hope this translates into a reasonable journey for you, the listener—I’ll continue to enjoy it nonetheless.

: Tracklisting:
01 : Apparel Wax – ‘009B1’ (Original Mix) [Apparel Music]
02 : Tension – ‘The Spot’ (Original Mix) [DeepStitched]
03 : Sven Wegner – ‘Strimmeling’ (Original Mix) [Mostly Cozy]
04 : DJ Poolboi – ‘Elope’ (Original Mix) [Shall Not Fade]
05 : Pool Boy & Cyril Hahn ft. Pacific Coliseum – ‘Pool House’ (Original Mix) [Noire & Blanche]
06 : Retromigration – ‘Giving Back’ (Original Mix) [Healthyscratch Records]
07 : Idan Hana – ‘Friends’ (Original Mix) [Aterral]
08 : Harry Wolfman – ‘Mango Lime’ (Original Mix) [Secret Reels]
09 : Slync – ‘Voyage’ (Original Mix) [Pole Position Recordings]
10 : Groove Parliament – ‘Heaven’ (Original Mix) [Nurvous Records]
11 : Hysteric – ‘Chrome Plated Broiler’ (Original Mix) [Pleasure Of Love]
12 : Ari Bald – ‘Apollon’s Arpeggio’ (Original Mix) [Blåklint Studios]
13 : Graef & Seibt – ‘Kotschleuder’ (Original Mix) [Box Aus Holz]
14 : Scruscru – ‘Waka-no-ura Bay’ (Original Mix) [Ltd, W/Lbl]
15 : Retromigration – ‘Versace Sheets’ (Byron The Aquarius Live Remix) [Handy Records]
16 : Retromigration & Nephews – ‘Chb Pimpin” (Original Mix) [Ltd, W/Lbl]
17 : Felipe Gordon – ‘Strings Of The Afterlife’ (Original Mix) [Razor-N-Tape Records]
18 : Tech Support – ‘Praise’ (Original Mix) [Anti Skate]
19 : DiSKOP – ‘Bird’s-eye’ (Original Mix) [Whiteloops]
20 : Milton Jackson – ’16 Levels’ (Original Mix) [Housewax]
21 : John Tejada – ‘From A Slice To A Draw’ (Original Mix) [Slices Of Life]
22 : Halo Varga & Petar Cvetkovic ft. Cess – ‘In Da Groove’ (Original Mix) [NG Trax]
23 : South Shore Garage – ‘Tell The Truth’ (Original Mix) [Interweaved]
24 : Idan Hana – ‘Your Love’ (Black Loops 1AM Mix) [Aterral]
25 : Leonel Castillo – ‘TWT-001-002’ (A2) [Third Wave Trax]
26 : Anthony Mea – ‘Miles Away’ (Original Mix) [Nurvous Records]
27 : DJ Steaw – ‘Holding Off’ (Original Mix) [Phonogramme]
28 : Rhythm & Sound ft. Paul St. Hilaire – ‘Free For All’ (Soundstream Remix) [Burial Mix]
29 : J.T. Donaldson – ‘Pain’ (Soulphiction’s Dub Refix) [SupportSystem Recordings]
30 : Brawther – ‘Dunes’ (Original Mix) [Interweaved]
31 : Unknown Artist – ‘Lhyl’ (Original Mix) [Memory Remains]
32 : Silat Beksi – ‘Miracle Inside’ (Original Mix) [OLO Records]
33 : Stussko – ‘Guilty’ (Original Mix) [CDR]
34 : Horsemen – ‘All My Bad Behaviour’ (Vinyl Rework) [Ltd, W/Lbl]
35 : Jesse Bru – ‘Rainforest’ (Original Mix) [Aterral]
36 : Vitess – ‘Panama Peppers’ (Original Mix) [Pulse Msc]
37 : Genie In A Bottle – ‘Unknown B’ [Genie In A Bottle Records]
38 : Clive From Accounts – ‘Alan A’ (Original Mix) [Income Trax]
39 : Unknown Artist – ‘Sakalas’ (Original Mix) [Rayonas Records]
40 : Moonee – ‘Sweet Winters’ (Original Mix) [Groovence]
41 : pablot – ‘Got You’ (Original Mix) [SlothBoogie]
42 : Gunnter – ‘Don’t Go Away’ (Original Mix) [AKU]
43 : Janeret – ‘Beyond’ (Original Mix) [Rutilance Recordings]

Live at S*A*S*H Mix (23rd July, 2017)

Here is my recorded set from last Sunday evening, closing up S*A*S*H By Day: the daytime stanza of the amazingly strong and ever-consistent weekly event.

I played right after the day’s headliner, Scottish house guru, Jasper James. The crowd—as is always the case with S*A*S*H—were extremely welcoming and certainly up-for-it, and lapped up the unseasonal warmer Sydney vibes with an abundance of smiles!

This set contains some driving, melodic disco house vibes, some deeper house selections—some of which I’ve not enjoyed for a little while—and concludes on a faster, more pumping tip; a staple for the weekly event, really.

Many thanks and much love to the S*A*S*H crew for the booking, the hospitality, and the warm and fuzzies—particularly Cris, for his full encouragement and belief that, hey, I can play a closing set! Much love to the regular S*A*S*H party people, too, who somehow make this Sunday shindig one of the strongest, most consistent events our fair city has ever seen!

I had a whole lot of fun delivering this one, and hope that is also translated via the stream/download.

Enjoy!

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: Tracklisting:
01 : Cody Currie – ‘Down On Disco Street’ (Original Mix) [Pusic Records]
02 : Black Loops – ‘Sex, Pt. 2’ (Original Mix) [Toy Tonics]
03 : Fusion Groove Orchestra ft. Steve Lucas – ‘If Only I Could’ (Liem Remix) [Classic Music Company]
04 : Folamour – ‘La Pierre Et Le Sabre’ (Original Mix) [Tronic Session Records]
05 : Soulphiction – ‘Hustler’s Ball’ (Original Mix) [Philpot Records]
06 : Coeo – ‘Back In The Days’ (Original Mix) [Toy Tonics]
07 : DJ W!ld – ‘Lucky’ (Original Mix) [The W Label]
08 : Jesse Rose ft. Avon Stringer – ‘Pressure’ (Original Mix) [Double-Up]
09 : Marco Grandi – ‘Bonita’ (Evren Ulusoy & Sezer Uysal Remix) [Ready Mix Records]
10 : Mad Rey – ‘Quartier Sex’ (Original Mix) [D.KO Records]
11 : Sezer Uysal & Spennu – ‘Je Te Veux’ (Spieltape Remix) [Savoir Faire Musique]
12 : Franck Roger & Mandel Turner – ‘After All’ (Burnski Remix) [Real Tone Records]
13 : Soffy O. – ‘Maybe A Dog’ (Einmusik Remix) [Virgin]
14 : Emanuel Satie – ‘All Things Go’ (Audiojack Remix) [Gruuv]
15 : Efron & Piek – ‘Ma Business’ (Hector Couto Dub Mix) [Bonzai Progressive]
16 : Electronic Youth – ‘Reflex’ (Original Mix) [New Violence Records]
17 : James Silk – ‘Intervention’ (Original Mix) [Heyo]
18 : Evren Ulusoy – ‘Things To Say’ (Original Mix) [I Records]
19 : Nachtbraker – ‘Really Ties The Room Together’ (Original Mix) [Dirt Crew Recordings]
20 : Chymera – ‘Disc’ (Original Mix) [Dirt Crew Recordings]
21 : Urulu – ‘Tochigi Descent’ (Original Mix) [South Street]
22 : Italobros – ‘Overiu’ (Hauswerks Remix) [Under No Illusion]
23 : Robert Babicz – ‘Percofonik’ (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records]
24 : Duff Disco – ‘A Little More Love’ (Original Mix) [Duff Disco]
25 : Burial – ‘Archangel’ (Matt Lange Secret Booty) [CDR]

Live at Foxlife Mix (10th June, 2017)

Here is a(nother) new mix from me: the recording from my set last weekend at the Queen’s Birthday long weekend edition of Foxlife, playing alongside Slyfox resident, Rabbit Taxi, Pip Dalton and Öncüm Yılmaz.

I was handed the closing duties on this occasion—a fresh change and a little different from the warm-up set times to which I’m generally used to!—and played right through ’till morning, finishing at around six o’clock.

This particular set features a combination of my preferred melodic, Attic-style disco-driven deep house, as well as some tougher, techier numbers and concludes on a floaty, uplifting note; just the way to bring in the morning for the weary heads on the dance floor!

Really hope you dig this one!

Comments/feedback always welcome!

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: Tracklisting:
01 : Folamour – ‘Last Morning’ (Original Mix) [Roots For Bloom Records]
02 : David & Hjalti – ‘Moods’ (Original Mix) [Lagaffe Tales]
03 : Suburb Beat – ‘C’est La Vie’ (Joss Moog Rework) [Ondule Recordings]
04 : Bas Roos – ‘Take Life Easy’ (Original Mix) [Exploited]
05 : Sune – ‘Pistachio Sour’ (Daniel Leseman Remix) [Kyoku Records]
06 : Loz Goddard – ‘It Will Come To Me’ (Fouk Remix) [Outplay]
07 : Bas Roos – ‘One Way’ (Original Mix) [Exploited]
08 : Folamour – ‘Each Day Is A First Day’ (Original Mix) [City Dublin]
09 : Session Victim – ‘Up To Rise’ (Original Mix) [Delusions Of Grandeur]
10 : Junktion – ‘Baby I Need’ (Times Are Ruff Remix) [Times Are Ruff]
11 : The Revenge – ‘Do The Right Thing’ (Nachtbraker Remix) [Dirt Crew Recordings]
12 : Soulphiction – ‘Hustler’s Ball’ (Original Mix) [Philpot Records]
13 : Coeo – ‘Back In The Days’ (Original Mix) [Toy Tonics]
14 : Folamour – ‘La Pierre Et Le Sabre’ (Original Mix) [Tronic Session Records]
15 : Fred P. – ‘Trust’ (Original Mix) [Secretsundaze]
16 : Voyeur – ‘Why’ (Original Mix) [Madhouse Records]
17 : Marquis Hawkes – ‘A Very Deep Groove’ (Original Mix) [Aus Music]
18 : Robert Babicz – ‘Astor’ (Shur-I-Kan Remix) [Systematic Recordings]
19 : Marissa Guzman & Andy Toth – ‘Like A Feather’ (Jazzuelle Mix) [Juicy Lucy Records]
20 : Evren Furtuna ft. The Writers Poet – ‘Private Party’ (Original Mix) [Plastic City]
21 : Indigo Theory – ‘Never And Always’ (Beat Factory Vocal Remix) [Itom Records]
22 : Kocleo – ‘Unity’ (Original Mix) (No Breakdown Edit) [Integrity Records (SG)]
23 : Kerri Chandler – ‘Bar A Thym’ (Tom Middleton Cosmos Vox) [PMI Dance]
24 : Ben Rau – ‘Don’t You Know’ (Original Mix) [Inkal Music]
25 : Anthony Mea – ‘Lifetime In Berlin’ (Submantra Remix) [Savoir Faire Musique]
26 : Isaac Tichauer – ‘Changes’ (Original Mix) [French Express]
27 : Duff Disco – ‘A Little More Love’ (Original Mix) [Duff Disco]
28 : Funk D’Void – ‘Flealife’ (Christian Smith Remix) [Outpost Recordings]
29 : Sound Stream – ‘Love Jam’ (Maceo Plex Unofficial Remix) [CDR]
30 : Niceteed – ‘Need Of Nicety’ (Original Mix) [My Little Dog]
31 : Mattski – ‘Escapism’ (Maceo Plex Conversation Remix) [K7 Records]
32 : Arthur Minnahmetov – ‘Argo’ (Original Mix) [Nuevadeep]
33 : Home Video – ‘Every Love That Ever Was’ (Edit) [CDR]
34 : Daniel Dubb – ‘Pound For Pound’ (Original Mix) [Rejected]
35 : Mike Koglin – ‘The Silence 2005’ (Matt Darey ‘Tekara’ Remix 1998) (Edit) [CDR]