dc house grooves

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.

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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.

found this mix deep in the dc house grooves archive, and figured it needed another airing. a 70 minute mix of varied deepness, with classic tracks from labels like fxhe, strictly rhythm, rotters golf club, kms, global communication, strictly 4 groovers etc…. and if you haven’t heard the track “ocean” by the mole people before, prepare for an assault on your senses! a timeless classic. best listened to with eyes closed and the lights down low….you’ll thank me for it

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)

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)

i received a request from darren clark to post my mix “the way we used to do it”, so i had a dig around on my hard disk, and here it is! i haven’t listened to this one in a while, and it takes me back a few years…. a very different style to my recent “strobes and smoke” mix, keeping it deep and moody at around 120 bpm. originally inspired by a long lost mix tape by rob acteson circa 1992, it’s eighty minutes of deep grooves the way they should be.

enjoy!

andy grant – the way we used to do it (177mb / 77 minutes / 320kbps)

track list:

backroom productions – the definition of a track (the backroom) (new york underground records)
fre-dee – ride it…you can’t fight it (drum break) (underworld records)
robert owens – gotta work (uncut mix) (freetown inc)
desiya – comin’ on strong (zanza dub) (black market london)
latour – blue (underground ice pick mix) (xx records)
davis feat. adolfo – 2b or not 2b (klubb kidz flava dub) (dj exclusive)
sub-culture feat. marcus – dreams (tribal life mix) (strobe records)
house of swing – rockaby baby (lazy boy records)
the creeps – change it (simonelli’s late nite disco dub) (clubvision records)
wanda rogers – prove your love (mad enthusiasts dub) (interstate records)
kcc feat. emile – heaven (mood mix) (azuli records)
hardrive feat. lg – sindae (masters at work dub) (strictly rhythm)
the klubb kids – don’t want to hurt you (flava dub) (dj exclusive)
freedom – closer (pierre’s generate power mix) (power music)
midi rain – shine (pierre’s chicago house mix) (vinyl solution)