DEKATA PROJECT.

It’s been a wee while, so I’ve gone all out and done a 90 minute mix of my current favourite tracks, perfect for the summer. Expect my usual mix of beats, including house, nu jazz, soul, latin, tech/classic house, funk, electro, and broken beats. Please share this link and tracklisting around the web, share the summer love.

http://www.dekataproject.com/mixes/DekataProjectFreshClub02.mp3

Tracklisting
1. Dekata Project, ‘At Least We Can Dance – Ike Synton Remix’ (Doshiwa)
2. Clap Rules, ‘Old Sequencer – Bostro Pesopeo Remix’ (Tiny Sticks)
3. Keith, ‘Miami – Superbeatz Remix’ (Irma Elettrica)
4. Joe T Vannelli,’Sognando’ (Dream Beat)
5. Peter Czak ‘Bossa’ (Czak Recordings)
6. Mark Knight, ‘Flauta Magica’ (Toolroom)
7. Jay Sinister Sealee & Julie McKnight & Louie Vega, ‘Bittersweet’ (Atal Music)
8. Yannah Valdevit, Atjazz & Domu, ‘City Madness – A&Ds 4 The Summer Remix’ (Development)
9. Grant Nelson, ‘Brave New World’ (Swing City Records)
10. Masirah, ‘Find A Way’ (Futuristica Music)
11. Tarantulaz, ‘Handle It’ (Curious)
12. John Oudo, ‘Loving You – Deep Rhythm Vocal Mix’ (Bigspin Music London)
13. Mishal Moore ‘Oh Lord – Kenny Dope Remix’ (Friction)
14. Jimpster, ‘Sleeper’ (Freerange)
15. Phil Asher, ‘The Weight’ (Restless Soul Music)
16. Copyright feat. Shovell, ‘Warrior Dance – Danny Marquez & DJ Fudge Mix’ (Defected)
17. Stel, Nils Nurnberg, Florian Kruse, Wiretappeur, ‘I Want You’ (Fresh Meat)
18. Phonat, ‘Set Me Free’ (Mofo Hi Fi)
19. Domu, ‘One Offs, Remixes and B Sides: Nicola Kramer – Best In Me’ (Tru Thoughts)
20. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro, ‘Undelivered Letter’ (Tru Thoughts)

Description
The mix starts off with the hot new remix of my very own “At Least We Can Dance”, remixed my newcomer Ike Synton: the extended mix of this tune and remixes are all out on August 31st, see www.doshiwa.com for more. The journey continues in this 80s tech / squelchy vein, getting darker as we go via tracks from Clap Rules and Keith, before the summer really takes hold and we have our first latin sizzler with Joe T Vannelli’s ‘Sognado’, a well thought out mixture of old and new skool bass lines and percussive beats. This track is closely followed up by more south american influenced tracks: the hazy trip that is ‘Bossa’, club anthem ‘Flauta Magica’ and beautiful builder ‘Bittersweat’. Next off on a soulful house tangent with a summer remix of Yannah Valdevit, from the ears of Domu and Atjazz, followed by the more traditional house piano and vocal riffs of ‘Brave New World’, guaranteed to get the sunshine girls dancing their asses off.

Next up, my current favourite broken beat / nujazz track, the hypnotic ‘Find A Way’ from Masirah. More four to the floor required, with two soulful electro-funk tracks in ‘Handle It’ and ‘Loving You’, the latter really establishing John Oudo’s remix credentials with a lovely uk-funky-esque rhythmic mix of his own track here. Acid jazz vibes come via Mishal Moore’s ‘Oh Lord – Kenny Dope Remix’, then the electro stylings of ‘Sleeper’ takes us through to Phil Ashers’s “The Weight”, from his latest essential Restless Soul EP, ‘ONE’. I couldn’t really do this mix without some version of the summer hit ‘Warrior Dance’, the Danny Marquez & DJ Fudge Mix took it for me, amazing energy and the drops you’d expect from such a big tune. The tasteful minimal / tech groove of ‘I Want You’ forms a nice bridge to my favourite electro house tune of the summer, the incredible ‘Set Me Free’ from Phonat, the tune that just keeps giving. I finish off with the more chilled offerings of top label Tru Thoughts: nujazz vibe from Domu’s remix of Nicola Kramer’s ‘Best In Me’, and my favourite track from the new Quantic And His Combo Barbaro album, something that must be owned people, Quantic’s biggest achievement to date in my opinion, amazing live band and grooves here, love the string arranging in particular. Worth noting: I’ve warped and sped this track up to fit my bpm requirements, sits well at this tempo too i think. That’s it y’all: catch me playing these tunes out right now.