Top 10 selections from my eclectic set at the Westbury the other night, to bring in the summer sun.
http://www.dekataproject.com/mixes/DekataMixEclectic01.mp3
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.
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