dj andy grant (that’s me!) from dc house grooves will be playing at alongside joe l. and aaron sparks at push at jimmy valentine’s lonely hearts club in washington, dc, this coming saturday, january 28. i’ll be breaking out the vinyl from deep in the vaults for some quality house and disco action. if you’re looking for some quality house grooves this coming saturday night (and a quality selection of fine beers!), head up and join us at jimmy valentine’s.

https://www.facebook.com/events/240929969314853/

if you’re not familiar with jimmy valentine’s, it’s the only bar in dc that made playboy magazine’s list of “america’s greatest late night bars”. a little off the beaten trail, but well worth the trip.

andy grant – this one’s for you

mixed using 2 x technics 1210′s, a macbook air and serato scratch live.

tracklist:

andy grant – beat coma ( 70 minutes / 320kbps / 169mb)

enjoy!

track list:

oasis – oasis #4 (fxhe)
blue base – cerulean (bush)
the memory foundation – puppetmaster (eukahouse)
the mole people – ocean (strictly rhythm)
the hold – you can take my glowstick…but don’t touch the white glove (rotters golf club)
pete moss – strive to live (16b mix) (alola)
global communication – the way (secret ingredients mix) (global communication)
pure science – like dat (re-hab music)
soha – balance (basic recordings)
good together – (we can) work it out (underwater trumpet mix) (strictly 4 groovers)
e-dancer – heavenly (juan atkins re-mix) (kms)

recorded using 2 x 1210′s, a mixer and proper records, as always!

andy grant – back 2 back

track list:

phil collins – i’m not moving (idjut boys remix)(white)
the revenge – just be good to mario (future disco)
weekend express – something’s up (stilove4music)
ooft – windin’ (home taping is killing music)
manoo and francois a – traffic (buzzin’ fly)
inland knights feat. to-ka project – everybody (drop music)
new alumnists – bass huggin’ (siesta music)
h.o.s.h. – tour de fonque (leena music)
newworldacquarium – trespassers (delsin records)
subotic – lazy house (sharivari recordings)
david duriez presents virtual funker – i sure do like (simple soul recordings)
onno – time for some action (saved records)
h-foundation – release (low pressings)
discocaine – back 2 back (djd’s limited edition dub plate)(zoom records)
danny howells – liquid thang (daniel dubb mix)(dig deeper)
h-foundation – hear dis sound (siesta music)
sami koivikko – dore (spectral)
pete heller – time warp (dub mix edit)(wave)
spincycle – best foot forward (wrong)
inland knights – straight up (raise recordings)
6400 crew – a dark day in ny (hard scat mix)(siesta music)
tom middleton – cicadas (lo-rise)

in know, i know. waiting for me to do a mix is like waiting for a bus. you wait for ages with nothing, then two come at once. if you enjoyed elementary, i think you’ll like this one. starting off with some us and european deepness, then a bit of funky disco action before heading into club territory. something for everyone!

here’s the download link:

andy grant – in my system (232 mb / 320kbps / 97 mins)

as always, just me, a couple of 1210′s, a stack of proper records and a mixer.

if you like what you hear, please support the artists: all the new tunes available on vinyl from http://downtown304.com, and if you’re into digital i’m sure you’ll find ‘em wherever you find yer digital doodads.

tracklist:

nubian mindz – can’t wait (neroli)
serafin – starship discoteque (liebe*detail)
sirko mueller – twisted (wandering)
jay tripwire – robots in disguise (warbled music)
the system – you’re in my system (atmospheric vocal (ibadan)
money no & money bee – why? (the question) (instrumental) (fader records)
random factor – without you (f-thing vox) (bombay records)
black science orchestra – new jersey deep (tapehead re-edit) (junior boys own)
chicken lips – master jammin’ (jma edit) (naked music)
crazy p – drop your weapon (faze action edit) (paper recordings)
tiger stripes – serenity (main mix) (ibadan)
art bleek – alright (sharivari records)
abe duque with blake baxter – wake up (abe duque records)
tiger stripes – back to detroit city (audiomatique)
cassius – feeling for you (untitled remix 1) (dai records)
d.h.s. – the house of god (2000 dhs remix) (d:vision)
tevo howard – the age of compassion (house mix) (buzzin’ fly)

inspired by my recent hike to the bottom of the grand canyon, i’ve finally pulled my finger out and recorded a new mix of recent and not-so-recent deep-ish housey doings. recorded on 2 x 1210′s, and effects box and a zoom handy recorder h2.

andy grant – lost and found (245 mb / 320 kbps / 105 mins)

track list:

a man called adam – ¿que’ tal america? (the mericana mix) (prescription
manuel tur – vabanque (stimming remix) (freerange)
penner + muder – are you lost (dub version ) (moodmusic)
groovenauts – acacia (original) (tonality)
burnski – .girls (exquisite music)
kerri chandler – light the world (deeply rooted house)
john tejada / arian leviste – fashion avenue (moods & grooves)
rocco – supernova (freerange)
penner + muder – millennium falcon (moodmusic)
chez damier – untitled (kms 049)
chez damier & ron trent – untitled (prescription 107)
deviance – liquid life (touché)
pirahnahead – come together (whaadat music)
art jones ft tshedi – listen with your soul (multi-racial records)
bang bang – rhythm saloon (candy dealers vocal mix) (myna music)
the martinez brothers – where’s mr. brown (objecktivity)
jerome syndenham & dennis ferrer – jehlaz (ibadan)
tony lionni – 5th cycle (aesthetic audio)
sunshine jones – if you wouldn’t mind (tiger stripes acid dub) (nite grooves)
dj marquis – head over heels (stillove4music)

“it’s a dark winter’s evening, cold enough to chill your soul. warmed by a few pints and the prospect of a night to remember, you drive in convoy up to the big smoke. tonight your whole club tribe are together, and you’re going to make the most of it. it’s been a long week in your dead end job; it’s all been leading up to this. the subs are pounding to a pirate radio mix tape; your heart is pounding with the anticipation of the night ahead. after what seems like an eternity circling the backstreets, you find a parking space and head for the venue. your pace is brisk; the frosty air bites at your skin, but you don’t notice. like a coiled spring, you’re fully loaded and ready to release. arriving at the club, line snakes round the corner. you hear the low end rumble pounding from the door – you’re already locked in. chancers abound, jump the queue, get you sorted, on the list, with the dj. as the queue slowly diminishes, you make small talk with your mates and those around you. there’s a strange camaraderie; people you’ve never met before and will never meet again, all aligned with the same goal – to make it through that door and have a night that will make your hearts sing. the real thing. you make it to the door. the gangster bouncers measure you up. will you get in tonight, or get sent packing? they have the power, and they know it. “where have you all come from?”, “think you’re getting in tonight?”, “don’t like the look of your mate”, “i can’t believe i’m doing this, but just this once i’ll let you in”. wankers. you step past them, feeling their hold over you recede as the still muffled bass washes over you. you pay the door tax to a disinterested tattooed girl, and as you drop your heavy winter coat in the cloak room you feel a great weight has been lifted, both literally and figuratively. through the double doors and into the inner sanctum. the filter is lifted – the dubby tribal rhythms surround you. head for the bar, get the beers in. the dancefloor is empty, save for a few hardy souls on a mission. the smoke machine fills the space, the lighting disorients. the small talk soon disintegrates as feet start tapping with greater frequency. the music steps up a pace, the the tribal rhythms segueing to a more driving beat. the crowd unconsciously drifts towards the dance floor. you can feel it now; it all falls into place. the sound is yours. it’s no longer about dj’s and artists and genres and tunes. the music just is. the flash of the strobe casts animated silhouettes, the room spinning like a giant zoetrope on acid. the latent synesthete is unleashed, senses triggered in unison like an orchestra conducted by the unseen dj. tracks seamlessly blend in to one another, each immediately recognisable, yet simultaneously unknown. you have arrived at your destination, and you hope tomorrow never comes.”

andy grant – strobes & smoke (311MB / 320kbps / 136 minutes)

tracklist:

conjure – pressure release (future vision records)
lars behrenroth – ice on the sun (version remix) (freerange)
junior boys – child like beats (timmy white label)
patrice scott – visions of mantada (aesthetic audio)
kerri chandler – hexadecimal (deeply rooted house)
james curd feat. jdub – buffalo girl (dj sneak’s remix) (greens keepers music)
manuel tur – girardet (freerange)
turntable rocker – all night (club) (compost blacklabel)
faze action – original disco motion (jay shepheard dub mix) (faze action)
halo varga – future (original mix) (siesta music)
+ lil’ louis & the world – i called u (the story continues) (white)
risksoundsystem – the sound is yours (kerri chandler remix) (legato records)
mark knight, adam k & soha – from the speaker (original club mix) (toolroom records)
artist formerly known as… – controversy (purple mix) (white)
tiger stripes – beach buggy (original mix)
western union – around the west (herbal essence)
wheels & disco – funk (white)
mark knight & funkagenda – man with the red face (toolroom records)
+ jungle brothers – i’ll house you (houseappella) (warlock)
dave spoon – 88 (mark knight & funkagenda remix) (toolroom trax)
latour – people are still having sex (lp mix) (smash records)
spincyle – best foot forward (wrong recordings)
finlay quaye – untitled (hoxton whores remix) (white)
tjr – log jamming (catalyst)
tears for fears – shout (karl g mix) (white)
leftfield / lydon – open up (full vocal mix) (hard hands)

meet dj bo selecta! my two year old daughter bohannon seems to have taken a keen interest in rinsin’ the dub plates. the girl’s got rhythm and loves dancing to them house tunes, but today she decided to take to the decks herself. it won’t be long before i’ve got her fully trained.

teach them well

dj bo selecta!

too much tops, not enough BASS…

make some noiz!

so until i get my act together and record a new mix, which will have to wait until i get back from my trip to the uk next week, here’s a repost of an older mix – planet deep, planet soul. this was done in the hey day of the now defunct planetsoul network online radio station, back when my mixing was less rusty…

planet deep, planet soul

Glenn Underground – To the King O.I. (Peacefrog)
Pete Moss – Strive to Live (Alola)
Larry Heard – Guidance (Calm) (Guidance)
Fresh & Low – Love Capsule Deluxe (Vocal Mix One) (Guidance)
Boo Williams – Mars (Headphoniq)
Glenn Underground – Sun, Moon & 12 Stars (Guess Who Mix) (Peacefrog)
Chris Lum – Feelin’ High (Thinking of You) (Nova Scotia’s Player 1 Remix) (Hooj)
Glenn Underground – Musical High (Defender)
The Wayfarers – State of Being (Main Mix) (Hush Hush Recordings)
Mark Grant - Spirit of the Black Ghost (The Black Mix) (Guidance)
Fudge Fingas - Musical Lens (Mike Delgado Remix) (Hush Hush Recordings)
Glenn Underground -House of Blues (Guidance)

oh, and the picture above is the reception area of kloak hairdressing salon in västerås, sweden. no particular reason….just matches the mood of the mix, i guess.