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.

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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.

Ooo there’s some incredible new music going on at the moment. I’ve compiled my latest top 10 club killers, guaranteed brand new vibes from the last month or so, including some exclusive promos not out yet. There’s the usual mix of stuff in there from soulful house to broken beats, from uk funky to tech house and minimal. Don’t miss an exclusive unreleased track from our upcoming album to kick things off…

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Tracklisting

1. Dekata Project, ‘Same Old Story’ (Doshiwa)
2. Jordan Fields, ‘Love Someone – Reprogrammed Version’ (Headphoniq)
3. Veztax, ‘Whatzup We – Valentino Kanzyani Remix’ (Vezotonik)
4. Gramophonedzie, ‘Why Don’t You’ (Guesthouse Music)
5. Marc Houle, ‘Dirty Dirty’ (Minus)
6. Hint, ‘One Woman Army – Hint Remix’ (Tru Thoughts)
7. Part Time Heroes, ‘Realise – Landslide Remix’ (Wah Wah 45s)
8. Groove on Commission, ‘Message From The City’ (Irma)
9. Jean Elan, ‘Killer – Jean Elan Remix’ (Shake Me Please!)
10. Flevans, ’27 Devils’ (Tru Thoughts)

To start things off, a brand new track from myself, with Zed Bias on the production credits as always, and featuring the lovely KayJay on vocals, ‘Same Old Story’ is a slow builder with a big drop to get you dancing round your handbags/manbags. Next on to the badass bassline wondery of ‘Love Someone’ and the lovely percussive groover of ‘Whatzup We’, hinting towards a tech house vibe. Special mention must then go to ‘Why Don’t You’ from Gramophonedzie, which put a massive smile on my face and made me dance round my studio like a prohibition-crazed alcoholic. Onwards and upwards, with a brief flirtation with minimal, via Marc Houle’s excellent ‘Dirty Dirty’, then straight into a brand new release from Hint, the first of two offerings from Tru Thoughts to be found here. This remix of ‘One Woman Army’ has a killer bass hook, fresh vocals and uk funky leanings, all of which make this track essential for the summer dance floor. You know me though, can’t escape the jazz/soul vibe for long, my rescue tunnel comes via the smooth beats of a remixed Part Time Heroes Track, ‘Realise’, a warm glow of a track out on Dom Servini’s on Wah Wah 45s. More funky beats come with ‘Message From The City’, with its relentless high energy, followed by the incredible production on Jean Elan’s ‘Killer’, taking us very electronic and pumping all of a sudden, loving the distorted vocal line too. The mix ends with ’27 Devils’ from Flevans, the second Tru Thoughts offering here, a delightful mix of broken beats, soul cine-guitar work, poppy piano and squelchy bass. Turn. It. Up.

Top 10 selections from my eclectic set at the Westbury the other night, to bring in the summer sun.

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Tracklisting

1. Kenny Wheeler, ‘Preamble’ (From Windmill Tilter)
2. Aquasky, ‘Images’
3. Likwid Biskit, ‘Herbs And Spice’
4. Michael Fakesch, ‘Soda’ (Munk Remix)
5. Only Child, ‘Good Enuff’
6. The Olympians, ‘Stand Tall’
7. Les Paul & Mary Ford, ‘How High The Moon’
8. Dekata Project, ‘Secret Smile’
9. Level 42, ‘Starchild’
10. Fink, ‘Pretty Little Thing’

This mix comes under my eclectic category, where I let my mind go and follow lateral paths. I’ve been feeding my vinyl collection into my laptop and warping the tracks to fit a uniform beat, which gives me the freedom to mix more recent tunes with vintage classics and rare oddities. We start with a mellow summer vibe, a brief clip from the incredible ‘Windmill Tilter’ by Kenny Wheeler, which I’ve had the pleasure of playing in a big band project with Tim Garland, mixed with the floating ‘Images’ from Aquasky. which I first discovered via the Dope On Plastic series in the mid 90s. Then on to the mid 00s, with a record I picked up in Japan, more broken beats from Likwid Biscuit and ‘Herbs And Spice’. With my mind in need for a heavier spin, Fakesch’s Soda popped into my head, closely followed by ‘Good Enuff’, from Only Child’s excellent album Satellites And Constellations, further establishing the 80s-ish disco leanings. More funk levels needed now with The Olympians ‘Truth And Soul’, a heavy retro sounding soul tune with heavy horns perfect for the summer, closely followed by a snippet of ye olde jazz standard ‘How High The Moon’ you may recognize from the soundtrack to Casino. The mix finishes with a tune from our new EP, Natalie Williams featuring on a minimal house cover of Semisonic’s ‘Secret Smile’, followed by a classic piece of Level 42, ‘Starchild’, and a lovely acoustic vibe on Fink’s ‘Pretty Little Thing’, released on Ninja Tune a couple of years back.