dc house grooves

yes! its been far too long, but i’ve finally managed to grab 90 minutes or so at the decks and record a new mix. a solid disco groover that should put a smile on your face. best consumed on a beach at sunset, with mojito in hand. enjoy!

andy grant – live from the sunset discoteque (86 min / 196 mb / 320kbps)

recorded live using 2 x technics, a cd player and an fx box.

tracklist:

tears for fears – pharaohs (mercury)
toka project – fallen angel (diy discs)
disco fuhrer – si-si-bon (the bomb mix)(strictly rhythm)
disco elements – goodthing (azuli records)
kim mazelle – was that all it was (def mix)(syncopate)
gusto – headbanger (white)
craig smith – release (in demand)
blake baxter – in da mix (tresor)
soul vibrations – rock creek ’97 (blackwiz)
hot issue! – motion 96 (brooklyn trax)
mike dixon – to the top (bumpin’ city records)
the junk hunters – hanging out (jinxx records)
sister sledge – lost in music (the revenge rework)(white)
chic – i want your love (2003 remix)(white)
harvey – keep on trying (noid)

time for the annual dc house grooves jaunt to västerås, sweden! last time I went at the height of the glorious swedish summer, but this time i’m braving the winter weather.  two gigs lined up for this trip: friday night 11 december at the circus, playing alongside resident dj klas larsson, then saturday night 12 december at å restaurang & bar, again with resident dj klas.

so if you’re in the neighborhood, drop by either friday or saturday for a quality night of disco, house an who knows what. nights out in västerås are always fantastic. the mornings after, on the other hand….

it’s going to be fun!

skaka rumpa!

Stranger Than Paradise at Jimmy Valentine's

If you’re looking for some house music in Washington DC this coming Saturday night, DC House Grooves recommends that you get yourself down to Jimmy Valentine’s for night of quality tunes from the Stranger Than Paradise crew. I’ve not checked out this venue, but I’ve heard good things about it. I went to the last Stranger Than Paradise in October with DJ Jus-Ed supported by Navbox and Rosario, and had a great time. Quality tunes and a fun crowd.  This coming Saturday they’ve got DJ Leks Vargas (aka Leks The Imposter ) on the decks, with Elisa from New York, and I’m sure it’s going to be a fun night all round. If you make it down there, you may even find me throwing some shapes on the dancefloor, JD and Coke in hand

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finally got round to doing a new mix…it’s been ages since the last one, but I do have a bunch of valid excuses….the main one being that my beloved vestax pmc-250r mixer stopped working about a year ago, forcing me to rescue my old intimidation don mkii mixer from the basement. while the don ii was good in its day, it has no eq and no rotary faders, and the headphone control on my one would only work on full volume, which is not great given that my ears are screwed from too many years of listening to music way too loud! anyway, a couple of weeks ago I found another vestax pmc-250r on ebay, put in a bid and won it. problem is the seller said he hadn’t tested it, and couldn’t guarantee it worked. since they are so hard to find i figured i’d roll the dice. mixer arrived on friday, i plugged it in and fired it up…..of course, it didn’t work. phono 1 channel only in mono. great. next morning i figured i’d get my broken one up from the basement and see if i could work something out. i pulled both mixers apart, and with a bit of trial and error managed to construct a fully working pmc-250r from the good components of both mixers. win! had a word with the ebay seller…he listened to my story and gave me a healthy refund. end result – i’m back in business with my mixer of choice….henceforth to be known as “frankenmixer”.

..but the thing that really persuaded me to get back on the decks was that i went out for the first time in ages last friday. i went down to a night hosted by stranger than paradise down on u street in dc to hear the always fantastic jus-ed on the decks, with support from navbox and rosario (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=272288390289&ref=share).  a fun night in a great space with a decent sound system and a jumping crowd. supposed to be a monthly event, so you could do worse than check it out if you’re in dc. was great to jump around to some quality house tunes, and it inspired me to get my act together and throw down some tunes.

here’s the result…..just over two hours of quality house beats. enjoy.

andy grant – moon bounce (288MB / 127 minutes / 320kbps)

as always, mixed proper old school style with vinyl records (remember them?), 2 x technics 1210 mkii’s, an effects box and a mixer.

track list:

intro: black cock – luna party (excerpt) (black cock)
code 416 – maze (dnh)
mood ii swing – move me (white)
the revenge – night flight (jiscomusic)
ooft! – this sound (instruments of rapture)
cassioware feat. sajaeda – fantasy (herbert’s reality dub) (playhouse)
george t – bass chase (under the counter)
mateo & matos – philly anthem (sozzi edit) (henry street music)
tr – movement (restricted tracks)
kenny hawkes – jet sex (original sex, love + motion mix) (luxury service)
brothers’ vibe feat. krystine walker – natural evolution (experience recordings)
discocaine – house da crowd (movin’) (club dub) (zoom records)
b. mccarthy – .the phantom (original mix) (moody records)
kings of tomorrow – liquid interlude #1 (deep vision records)
bear who? – my thank (fuzzys out the door mix) (camouflage recordings)
frs – love is the message (global cuts)
h foundation – jus dance (hipp-e- quark mix) (camouflage recordings)
tjr – log jamming (catalyst)
braxton holmes & mark grant – the revival (cajual records)
andy Roberts – big daddy beats (kult records)
jark / prongo – shake it (jp records)
david duriez – the banger (under the counter)
heller & farley project – ultra flava (pete’s dub) (UMD)
unknown – deep beats vol. 1 (deep beats)