VA - Late Night Sessions Mixed By DJ Harvey

Definitely one of the best 'deep house' compilations put to disc and one that still sounds pretty fresh even ten years on. It's also pretty rare and difficult to come across an actual copy. Enjoy. PS. If anyone has a full mp3 copy of track 5 (Terry Hunter - No Excuses Dub), please feel free to share it. Cheers

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Tracklisting
01 Persuasion "The Bone" (Rivera Conceiro Mix)

02 D'Note "Garden Of Earthly Delights" (Kumo Mix)

03 Black Science Orchestra "New Jersey Deep"
04 TPO "Hiroshi's Dub" (Milo's Garage Dub)
05 Terry Hunter "No Excuses" (Dub)
06 Batamania "Jazzy Motion"
07 Mondo Grosso "Souffles H" (King Street Club Mix)
08 St. Germain "Thank U Mom" (4 Everything You Do)
09 Round Two "New Day" (Club Vocal)
10 Idjut Boys and Laj "Not Reggae" (Guitar Mix)
11 Elements Of Life "Still Holding On"
12 DJ Food "Peace" (Harvey's 30 Something Mix)

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Change - The Glow Of Love

You can't beat a bit of Luther now & again. Legend.

Change - The Glow Of Love

Wale feat. Jay-Z & Freeway - Big Spender

Wale takes a pretty average Freeway/Jay-Z track and makes it his own. This guy is definitely destined for big things. If you haven't already downloaded his mix tape, the link is further down the page somewhere.

Wale feat. Jay-Z & Freeway - Big Spender

Mos Def - There Is A Way

Tune.

Mos Def - There Is A Way

Georg Levin - (I Got) Somebody New (Original Mix)

As previously mentioned on here a while ago, I eventually got round to digging this up again. It still sounds great...

Georg Levin - (I Got) Somebody New (Original Mix)

Foremost Poets - Open Season

Quality soulful house music from legendary NY producer Johnny Dangerous. Definitely prefer 'Open Season' personally although 'Besides Myself' is still ok I guess in comparison to a lot of other 'soulful house' stuff out there.

Foremost Poets - Open Season

Foremost Poets - Besides Myself

T-Coy - De Me Mas

Balearic anyone...

T-Coy - De Me Mas

Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

A great song from a great band. If theirs one album of theirs I keep coming back to it's 'Remain In Light'. Everyone should own a copy. This particular track however is from 'Speaking In Tongues' which is good but not as good as Remain In Light IMHO.

Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

DJ Q - We Are One (Carl Craig Remix)

Glasgow meets Detroit. Originally released in 96 but then re-released with this remix on the EP the year after. A classic remix from Carl Craig which seems to sound better on rainy dark days such as today for some reason.

DJ Q - We Are One (Carl Craig Remix)

Masters At Work feat. Screechie Dan - Give It To Me

Heres a couple of lesser known Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales productions on a mid 90's hip-hop/reggae vibe including 'Gunshot' featuring Shaggy of all people! We all know what musical direction he has unfortunately followed since then but the beat on Gunshot is still a classic.

Masters At Work feat. Screechie Dan - Give It To Me

Mad Racket - Don Da Da (Gangsta Mix)

Shazam - Down For My Crown (Kenny Dope Mix)

Kenny Dope Feat. Shaggy - Gunshot

Andre 3000 - Whole Foods LP

Been listening to this a lot recently. A wicked unofficial bootleg compilation of old & new Andre 3000 tracks/verses/productions. It's not even an official release but in my opinion is still one of the best releases of the year. His productions & lyrical flow/lyrics are just so good. You can hear the influence of other music genres, especially electronic Squarepusher type stuff, in his productions. Here he is even talking about his love of Squarepusher in a recent BBC Culture Show piece (Click here) . Anyway, I highly recommend this LP, a superb retrospective of one of the most talented musicians around. Download Here (Tracklisting In Comments Below)

Markus Enochson - No Stopping This (Feat. Masaya)

Three tracks here from Markus Enochson's overlooked 'Night Games' LP that came out on Sonar Kollektiv last year. Overall their are a couple of duffers on the LP but the six/seven stand out cuts more than make up for the rest. Very much a soulful 80's electronic house vibe going on throughout. Admittedly kinda 'poppy' sounding in some cases but that isn't always such a bad thing.

Markus Enochson - No Stopping This (Feat. Masaya)

Markus Enochson - Day & Night (Feat. James Ingram)

Markus Enochson - Hear Me (Feat. Caroline)

Paul Nice - Sade Blends

I was initially just going to post a track or two up from this comp but thought I might as well put the whole thing up for download since it's a bootleg CD anyway. The simple premise is that Paul Nice has blended some well-known hip hop beats (Neptunes, Dr. Dre etc.) over some Sade tracks. Some work well, some not quite so. Def worth a download though especially if your a big Sade fan like myself.

Tracklist
01 - INTRO
02 - KEEP LOOKING
03 - LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE
04 - I COULDN'T LOVE YOU MORE
05 - JEZEBEL
06 - CHERISH THE DRE
07 - IMMIGRANT
08 - NO ORDINARY LOVE
09 - SWEETEST TABOO
10 - NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME
11 - HANG ON TO YOUR LOVE
12 - NOTHING CAN COME BETWEEN US
13 - KISS OF LIFE
14 - WAR OF THE HEARTS
15 - BY YOUR SIDE

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Round Two feat. Andy Caine - New Day (Vocal Mix)

Two classic tracks from Basic Channels offshoot label 'Main Street Records'. 'A New Day' just about edges it for me and I know many house music fans actually regard it as the best house tune ever made which is quite some statement but I've got to agree, it would definitely be up there for me too, it really is timeless. 'I'm Your Brother' is just as great - Andy Caine's vocals on both are beautifully understated. Sublime deep soulful house music.

Round Two feat. Andy Caine - New Day (Vocal Mix)

Round One feat. Andy Caine - I'm Your Brother (Club Version)

Mutt vs. Davis James Promo Mix 2007

A really nice little 30 min drum & bass mix Ive been enjoying recently which has a summertime vibe to it. Heres what the press release has to say about it: 'This isn’t an ordinary drum n bass mix, it is the combination of some classic liquid funk soul as well as live instrumentation courtesy of Davis James. Featuring James’ jazzy keyboard and guitar work over soulful drum n bass. These two artists have come together to combine live instrumentation and dj’ing, merging them together into one.'

Tracklist:
1. Mutt - Advance Money (Davis James RMX) - Breakbeat Science
2. Artificial Intelligence - Switch Off - Commercial Suicide
3. Logistics - Together - Hospital Records
4. Mutt - The Same We Always feel - Renegade Recordings
5. D.Kay - Serenade - Brigand
6. Klute - Now, Always and Forever (Calibre RMX) - Commercial
7. Alix Perez and Sabre - Solitary Native

Mutt vs. Davis James Promo Mix 2007

Jairzinho Oliveira - Disritmia

Brazilian music always seems to sound good in the sun so heres two excellent examples of a modern take on the 'Brazilian sound'.

Jairzinho Oliveira - Disritmia

Wilson Simoninha - Aquele Gol

Freddie McGregor - Natural Collie

This is also sounding perfect at the moment.


Freddie McGregor - Natural Collie

Wahoo - Don't Take It Personal

As requested and mentioned in one of my earlier posts, heres the title track and another standout from Wahoo's new LP. Wahoo are the duo of Dixon from Jazzanova and the excellent Georg Levin from Sonar Kollektiv fame. I will post a slightly older but absolute classic Georg Levin track in the forthcoming weeks once I can find it again.

Wahoo - Don't Take It Personal

Wahoo - Wishing

Benny Sings & Rednose Distrikt - Freedom

A superb track from last years 'Euh' LP on Dox Records. Both Benny Sings & Rednose Distrikt have released new LP's recently which I have yet to check. After hearing this track again, I will be hunting them down asap.

Benny Sings & Rednose Distrikt - Freedom

Stanley Clarke - Quiet Afternoon

My personal favourite from Clarke's classic 1978 LP 'School Days'. Perfect for chilling out to, as the title says, on a quiet afternoon.

Stanley Clarke - Quiet Afternoon

Wale & Catchdubs - 100 Miles & Running Mixtape

If you haven't already downloaded this, do so. Probably the best mix-tape of the year so far...

Wale & Catchdubs - 100 Miles & Running Mixtape

Kashmere Stage Band - Super Strut Part 1 (Kenny Dope Remix)

Two quality remixes of the late great Kashmere Stage Band.

Kashmere Stage Band - Super Strut Part 1 (Kenny Dope Remix)

Kashmere Stage Band - Ain't No Sunshine (J Rocc Remix)