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)

it has been over six months since my last mix, but i finally got some quality time alone with my decks. just me, a stack of new tunes from my friends at http://downtown304.com, a stack of older tunes plucked from the shelves, two 1210′s and my trusty vestax pmc-250r. what better way to spend an afternoon. starting off with some deepness, heading into some tribal beats, then moving into big room territory before closing out with some classics. download and enjoy!

andy grant – elementary (272MB / 320kbps / 113 mins)

tracklist:

velophone – we’re all the same (daryl cura’s eargasmic mix) (eargasmic)
the gathering – in my system (i:cube remix) (silver network)
boris the spider feat. abe duque – the mission (abe duque records)
dj profile – surreal picnic (diy discs)
nick holder – freedom in ’63 (audio soul project revamp) (nrk sound division)
blaze presents cassioware feat. sajaeda – fantasy (herbert’s reality dub)
kerri chandler – house is house (downtown 161)
brs – catch the boat (fthing stereo mix) (20:20 vision)
crazy p – smoovin’ groovin’ (ray mang’s dumpy re-rub) (paper recordings)
david duriez presents multistep robotwar – electronic rats (under the counter)
nic fanciulli & stacey pullen – limmo (saved records)
the martian – warriors dance (red planet)
armand van helden – the witch doctor (strictly rhythm)
robert babicz – percofonik (bedrock)
layo and bushwacka! – deep south (mr c. remix) (end recordings)
jack & the jerk feat. tony lindsey – my way (main mix) (purple music)
swag – version one (jus’trax)
dennis ferrer – the red room (obj vocal mix) (objektivity)
soulvation – love 2001 (touchdown recordings)
golden girls – kinetic (a.t.f.c. remix) (floorplay)
zero b – lock up (monolith mix) (ignition records)
marshall jefferson – the house music anthem (move your body) (trax)

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)

andy grant – shaken not stirred (320kbps mp3 / 228Mb / 100 minutes)

Track list:

ferrer & sydenham inc. – timbuktu (âme beatless mix) (ibadan)
roland clark – sunshine (ron trent remix instrumental) (need2soul)
alicia – p.o.w. (restricted access)
gus gus – very important people (warner bros.)
fresh and low – deep end (west side records)
quentin harris feat. monique bingham – you can’t have new york (clean shelter vox mix) (shelter records)
shotsis – deep desert soundz (multi-racial records)
juke joint feat. yvonne brown – gotta get up (muthafunkaz dub work) (tony records)
roy davis jr. – goodlife (rdj original mix) (mile end records)
d3 – dreamin’ (rurals funk mix) (peng)
rich medina feat. sy smith – can’t hold back (king britt scuba mix) (kindred spirits)
quentin harris – house (unrestricted access)
f12 – go bang! (ibadan)
ferrer & karizma ltd. – the cube (objektivity)
âme – rej (pastaboys dub mix) (defected)
tiger stripes – what was (nite grooves)
jus’dope – deep shit (soul heaven)
marshall jefferson feat. rachel pearson – feel me (usb records)

“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)

in other news, here’s a picture of the rainbow that appeared outside my house this evening:

as promised last week, the new mix is now available for download. named “back in the saddle”, as i genuinely hope to get my act together and start getting some regular output on to the revised dchousegrooves site. i really enjoyed putting this mix together – the tracks really flowed together, and there really wan’t much effort involved. as any of you who are dj’s will know, you should not have to try to do a mix….if you’re having to work on it, then it ain’t going to work out. the best mixes just flow, as if they were meant to be!

this one was the first mix i’ve done on my zoom h2 handy recorder – where has this thing been all my life? so simple to use – no messing about with pc’s or laptops…just record direct to the device and you’ve got your mix in a wav file on an sd card. when i started in this game i was recording to c90 casettes; things have come a long way since then! the only problem i ran into was that i was using an 4gb sdhc card, and my pc card reader clearly can’t read sdhc cards, so I had to transfer over usb cable from the zoom h2. never mind – we got there in the end!

so on to the mix itself; mostly new tracks picked up on a recent trip to dj hut, starting off on a deep kerri chandler tip with a track off his saucy dick dickler ep on max trax, then seguing into his latest relelease Kong on deeply rooted house. from there into a bit of standard west coast deep house from tango and grayhound, until things start getting interesting with jimpster – a hold on your soul and kimouts’ down to earth on buzzin’ fly. Then things get noisy with the drama society remix of tiefschwarz – original. We then journey into some melodic euro deepness from jay shepeard, kimouts (again) and trentemøller before starting to bang up the drummy shit for a few tracks. the eclectic contribution to the proceedings comes courtesy of ray charles and quentin harris, before we go all aciied for the finishers.

i haven’t give this one a full listen back yet, but I certainly had a good time putting it together, so i’m sure it’s be worthwhile. highlights for me are the tiefschwarz > jay shepheard transition and the trentemøller track. I hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoyed mixing it, and i hope there are plenty more to come from dc house grooves, back in the saddle again.

andy grant – back in the saddle (320kbps / 80 mins / 196mb)

track list (click the links to view the discogs release page):

kerri chandler – the drive (max trax)
kerri chandler – kong (deeply rooted house)
dj rasoul – candlelight affair (greyhound)
kinky movement – safe house (tango)
jimpster – a hold on your soul (freerange)
kimouts – down to earth (mymy monterrey wash remix 1) (buzzin’ fly)
tiefschwarz – original (drama society remix) (souvenir)
jay shepheard – 4nc (compost blacklabel)
kimouts – down to earth (original) (buzzin’ fly)
trentemøller – miss you (trentemøller remix)
soul clap – the giraffe (original mix) (airdrop)
jerome syndenham, texu, romantic couch – ebian (samual l session remix) (ibadan)
jon cutler & matthias heilbronn – 651 (original mix) (distant music)
ray charles – eleanor rigby (quentin harris remix)
jay shepheard – …the party’s upstairs (compost blacklabel)
kurd maverick – the rub (instrumental mix) (cr2 records)