Sit Down, Listen Up

Sit Down, Listen Up

17 December 2023

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This is a mix from around 2010. I've given the cover a refresh, I think this looks a lot better than the original version. Although the title has not sat very well with me, really since I originally posted it. I think the title came about due to the fact that around that time I was also playing around with a lot of tech house, electro and much more uptempo house in general, so the vibe on this felt more chilled. Clearly it's not, it's quite dancefloor friendly, but just a different kind of dancefloor.

 

I still think back to Kirsty Pemberton, who's gone on to do a lot in terms of playing out and invovlement with labels etc, leaving a comment on my original upload, along the lines of 'I sat down to listen up, but had to get up to dance'. I don't think I've ever come across someone with such a depth and breadth of music knowledge, so that was most definitely a highlight in terms of comments received over the years.

 

So, sit down, stand up, jog, dance, whatever takes your fancy. The name's just a name.

 

mixamorphosis · Sit Down, Listen Up

Tracklist 

Cecile - Sweetness 86 (Gomma)
Space System - Master Of The Sky (Heels Of Love Mix) (Pizzico Records)
Trickski - Pill Collins (Suol)
LF/LB - Faded Lady (Liiny's Moussaka Mix) (Freshit Recordings)
Spandau Ballet - True (No Request's Re-work) (Not On Label)
Havana Candy - Lost In Space (HCR)
Joey Negro pres. Kola Kube - Why? (Joey Negro Block Party Edit) (Z Records)
Tal M. Klein pres. The Disco Builders - Alone (Aniligital)
Apiento & Co. - She Walks (Leng)
Boogymann - Ride On (Superhuit)
Craig Bratley - Birdshell (6th Borough Project 'Shell Toe' Remix) (Instruments Of Rapture)
The Chi-Lites - We Need Order (No Request's Re-work) (Not On Label)
Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You (Beatconductor Re-work) (Spicy)
George Benson - Give Me The Night (A.C. Edit) (Not On Label)

 

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Whatever Comes To Hand

Whatever Comes To Hand

13 December 2023

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This was an off-the-cuff mix, and it shows at times. A couple of mixes and tracks don't flow as well as I'd like, but there are some great tracks in here. Sometimes mixes go that way, but there's still enough here to enjoy, or to my ears there is.

The cover is actually just a photo of a lego character that an old neighbours eldest kid gave me. They knew records and dj-ing was my hobby and they picked it up for me when they saw it. Anyway, it's from around 2013 I think. Unfortunately there's a few tracks I can't find now when linking up the tracklist so you'll need to do some digging for those if you want them.

 

mixamorphosis · Whatever Comes To Hand

 

Tracklist

01. Jeremy Glenn - New Life (Perseus Summer of Eighty Three Remix) (Future Disco)
02. Nick Turner - Love Is Reel (Trendy Mullet Recordings)
03. Drou Fiorotto - Flying Tribute To The Music (Unknown Label)
04. Marcello Giordani - Chubby Rain (Slow Motion Records)
05. Marvin Gaye - Heavy Love Affair (The Revenge Rework) (Unknown Label)
06. Deadly Sins - My Love Is (Hot Tonight) (Giant Cuts)
07. Kongas - Why Can't We Live Together? (Alkalino Edit) (Not On Label)
08. Cottam - Badustylee 2 (Self Released)
09. dbo - M.U.S.I.C (Audio Parallax Records)
10. Joseph Terruel - Untitled A1 (Unknown Label)
11. Pional - In Another Room (Hivern Discs)
12. John Clements - Cosmic Love (Nobuddy Remix) (Ken Records)
13. JockTalk - I Still Love You (Tusk Wax)

 

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Liquidised Beats

Liquidised Beats

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Another mix from around 2010, and another mix with no real back story. I think at the time I was still getting to grips with CDJ's, the blog was still a fairly new and exciting thing and I was trying to build some content. From the outside looking in it's probably looked / looks like a waste of time, but it's something that's helped me over the years even if it didn't go the direction I'd hoped at the time. 

I still like the fact that this is my own space, not beholden to the social media sites and I'm no longer worrying about chasing the algorithms, though I do still share the posts I'm putting up here, I think it's a force of habit. Anyway, I'm still here, talking into the void as ever, and listening to some of my own older mixes (with an occasional cringe) as I go but enjoying listening to some tunes I'd parked and forgotten about. 

As for traffic and other people finding their way here; if they do, then fine, if not then I'm okay with it being that way too. I think that's one of the things this space, and others that still operate off the big platforms, has over social media - so much is posted on Facebook, Twitter (I'm not changing), TikTok and the rest, that things posted there are lost forever almost as soon as they are posted and people are so used to simply flicking through now the stats are almost meaningless. This place moves in the direction I choose and at the pace that fits me.

As ever, I'll link the tracklist as well as I can, those links might not work forever and you might need to do some digging yourself if you want anything for your own collection.

mixamorphosis · Liquidised Beats

 

Tracklist

Felix Da Housecat / P. Diddy - Fuk Dat (Accapella)
Oneohtrix Point Never - Astral Project T.I.N.A (Lo Recordings)
Ray Mang - Look Into My Eyes (Mangled)
Pistolpuma - Feathers (Houselective)
Crazy P - Never Gonna Reach Me (Hot Toddy Remix) (20:20 Vision)
Skatebård - Starwatcher II (Balsa Wood)
Craig Smith & The Revenge - The Soul Pt. II (6th Borough Project Remix) (Delusions Of Grandeur)
Todd Terje - Eurodans (Future Disco)
Bonar Bradberry - Carlos The Jackal (Future Disco)
M - Pop Muzik (Todd Terje Remix) (Permanent Vacation)
Tiago - Motorcycles (Neville Watson Remix) (Hands Of Time)
Ajello - Come Back (The Heels Of Love Mix) (Mad On The Moon)
John Talabot - Matilda's Dream (Permanent Vacation)
The Revenge - Just Be Good (Ron Basejam Remix) (Needwant)

 

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Deep Disco Inferno

Deep Disco Inferno

11 December 2023

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No real back story to this. It's a mix from around 2010, give or take. It's not really disco either, but leans into that sound, whether you'd call it nu-disco is up to your own ears to decide. 

As always, I'll link up the tracklist as best I can so you can pick the tracks up for yourself if you should want them. Though there are a couple I haven't been able to track down links for, so you will need to dig a bit yourself for those.

mixamorphosis · Deep Disco Inferno

 

Tracklist 

DJ Peabird - Monsterfunk (Peabird Recordings)
Eddie C - The Show Is Over (Endless Flight)
The Sunburst Band - U Make Me So Hot (Z Records)
Busta - Jump That Way (Booty Pirates)
Hot Toddy - Down To Love (Smoke 'n' Mirrors)
6th Borough Project - Stratus Quo (Instruments Of Rapture)
Space Ranger - Herbal Cake (Lovemonk)
Onur Engin - We Be Groovin' (Tal M. Klein Mix) (Timewarp Music)
Morten Sorensen - Start Something (Tirk)
Touch Sensitive - Body Stop (Tinted Records)
John Arnold & Jeremy Ellis - Magic (Future Soul Records)
BeatFanatic - Let It Happen (G.A.M.M)
The Beatdown Soundmachine - More Love (LTJ Experience Mix) (Sleazy Beats)
The Johnwaynes - Falling Leaves (Social Disco Club Mix) (Groovement)
Hannulelauri - Super Monkey (Relish)
Gazeebo - Cokehead (Gazeebo International)
Mix Chopin - Ecliptic (Self Released)

 

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My Favorite Things Radio Show (March 2013)

My Favorite Things Radio Show (March 2013)

3 December 2023

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Being asked to do a guest mix is an occasion that is few and far between for me, certainly these days (and I doubt it'll come my way again), but once upon a time, I was doing things like this on a semi-regular basis and it was great!

 

Johnny Burns was probably the main driving force behind the online radio station Box Frequency, he spent hours putting shows together, forming relationships with people, chasing folk up who'd committed to providing shows and probably a lot more besides.

 

When I was asked to put a mix forward I was so pleased, like genuinely over the moon. I don't think it's a stretch to say that I've never been a confident chap, in many aspects, but certainly with "DJ-ing". Before I got my first set of turntables I loved the world of dance music, the DJ culture, and I really wanted to find a way to be a part of that... the buzz of finding amazing new tunes and when I got my first set of decks I loved just playing around and trying to find good tunes to put together; but I never felt confident in it, and still don't. Putting myself out there is not a comfortable place, even posting my mixes online feels an uneasy thing to do. When Johnny got in touch with me it was such a confidence boost and I'll be forever grateful for it. On the nights where I had shows and mixes being aired, and when it was the turns of others, the chat box was a really great place for me personally. There was so much positivity and boy did I need that, and feel very thankful for it. I miss it, but I guess it was of it's time.

 

Johnny... if you happen upon this post, thank you! Can we do it all again?

 

Anyway, there will be a few more Box Frequency related mixes posted. The latter ones on my part weren't my best, it was a time of upheaval with house moves and the weight of dealing with the care system started to take a toll on me, but I'll post them anyway. I plan on putting all my mixes up and will be trying to make sure I leave them on, once and for all. The good, the bad and the ugly mediocre. As I say, this was my first guest mix, it was from March 2013 for the now (sadly) defunct BoxFrequency.FM. 

 

I'll link the tracklist up as best as I can, but given it's heavy on the edits, some won't be easy to find and you might need to dig around online yourself.

 

mixamorphosis · My Favorite Things Radio Show Guest Mix - March 2013

 

Tracklist 

The Dead Rose Music Company - Chaka Can't (Unknown Label)
Kon & The Gang - Strong Love (Everlasting) (Basic Fingers)
Lay-far - Gimme (Amplified)
Angelillo Et Hamel– Je Veux Te Dire Une Chanson (DJ Steef Edit) (Biomix)
78 Edits - One Way (Editorial)
Letta Mbulu - Normalizo (Onur Engin Edit) (OE Edits)
Heion - Let It Shine (Editorial)
Low Slung - Mama Day Ooh (Midnight Riot)
Curtis Mayfield - Gimme Your Love (78 Edits Gimme Some Dub Edit) (Unknown Label)
Mannmademusic - Private World (Unknown Label)
Toomy Disco - Outstanding (House Of Disco)
Mondo Edits - Golden Shower (Aural Graffiti)
The Beatles - Come Together (Lazy Kiss Edit) (Self Released)
Minimatic - Hello, I Love You (Self Released)

 

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You Came To Dance

You Came To Dance

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Another day, another mix / post as I work on repopulating the blog with mostly older mixes for now (but perhaps a new one to come before too long).

There's no back story to this mix. This one was a case of hit record and see what happens. For years I've had this posted on Soundcloud with only a very partial tracklist, but I've sat down today and got that tracklist sorted out.

So, as ever, I'll link the tracklist as best I can below the player.

mixamorphosis · You Came To Dance

 

Tracklist

Admin - Eskimo (Mia Dora Remix) (Glasgow Underground)
Flashmob - Need In Me (Defected)
HNNY - For The Very First Time (Local Talk)
Mowgli - Back In The Day (Defected)
Detroit Swindle - Guess What? (Dirt Crew Recordings)
Nathan Barato - Back Up Queen (Rekids)
Darling Farah - Body (Jimmy Edgar Remix) (Civil Music)
Kyodai - Breaking (Local Talk)
Tony Lionni - Found A Place (Freerange)
Manuel Moreno - Switchback (Katchuli)
Scuba - Talk Torque (Hotflush)
Homework - Confessing (20:20 Vision)
Mic Newman - Fidelity (Freerange)
Bazar  - Hard To Find (Maceo Plex Funk Drop) (Ellum Audio)
Ben La Desh - Rendez-vous (Dirt Crew Recordings)
Skwerl - You Need To Dance (International Deejay Gigolo Records)

 

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What Now? (Part 1)

What Now? (Part 1)

1 December 2023

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Today marks the third anniversary of my Mum's passing, so for that reason it seemed fitting to jump forward in the timeline of repopulating my blog with mixes I have put together.

This three part series of mixes were put together a few months after; the dust was settling and I was feeling quite lost, unsure what to focus on, given the fact my Mum and her care had been the centre of that focus for such a long time. At the same time, although she never complained, I also had a sense of relief that she was not living with the illness that deprived her of so much, and perhaps selfishly, that I didn't carry that weight of responsibility. I was looking for my path forward. I still feel surrounded by fog, I'm still looking for the path, it's a work in progress.

I tried to put together these mixes with a sense of what I was feeling, and when I listen back to them, I feel that I captured it reasonably well. To me there's a sense of loss, melancholy, connection to nature and also elements of light and hope within the music and mixes. As my friend Matthew put it in a comment - "There is a sense of calm reverie. There is hope".

You will find part two [HERE] & part three [HERE]

The tracklist is linked up for you to be able to pick up any of the music you might want for yourself.

Part 1

mixamorphosis · What Now? (Part 1)

 

Tracklist 

Kinder Scout - Interlude (Home Normal)
Charles Bukowski - Go All The Way (Read by Tom O' Bedlam)
David Cordero & Miguel Otero - Dolores (Archives)
Slow Meadow - We Can Only Love Through Suffering (Hammock Music)
Agnes Obel - Stretch Your Eyes (Ambient Acapella) (Late Night Tales)
Endless Melancholy - Lost (Hidden Vibes)
William Ryan Fitch - VII: In A Sense Of Ether (Lost Tribe Sound)
Sven Laux & Daniela Orvin - A Moment Of Silence (Dronarivm)
Luke Howard Trio - I Think It's Sinking In (Lukktone)
Yumiko Morioka - Moon Road (Métron Records)
Owl - Glimpse Of Decline (Silent Season)
Steven Kemner - Sleep Well (Facture)
Olga Wojciechowska - To Feel Much More Than Now (Self Released)
Daniela Orvin - Sudden Farewell (Dronarivm)
SiJ - Memories Lost In Time (Hidden Vibes)
A Veil Of Water - Frailty (Hidden Vibes)
Brambles - To Speak Of Solitude (Serein)
Warmth - You're Not Here (Archives)
Hania Rani - Today It Came (Gondwana Records)
A Winged Victory For The Sullen - All Farewells Are Sudden (Erased Tapes)
Walter D Wintle - State Of Mind (Read by Tom O' Bedlam)
Adrian Lane - An Occasional Hushed Word (Preserved Sound)

 

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What Now? (Part 2)

What Now? (Part 2)

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I am re-sharing the series of three 'What Now?' mixes today, 1st December, 2023, which is the third anniversary of my Mum's passing. I think that it's best to listen to these mixes in the order they were created and to read the previous post too.

You can find Part 1 [HERE] and you can find Part 3 [HERE].

As usual, I have linked up the tracklist as best as I can so that you can pick up any of the music you might want for your own collection.

mixamorphosis · What Now? (Part 2)

 

Tracklist 

Polaroid Notes - Close To Heaven (Whitelabrecs)
Mathieu Karsenti - Time To Go (Slowcraft Records)
Hector Plimmer - Joyfulness (Alexa Harley's Acapella Rework) (Albert's Favourites)
Abstract Aprils - Falling Falling Falling (Self Released)
One Million Eyes - Eustress (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Peter Broderick - A Year Without Summer (Erased Tapes)
Greg Foat - After The Storm (Strut Records)
Ben Lukas Boysen - Kenotaph (Erased Tapes)
Hania Rani - Leaving (Gondwana Records)
Andrew Wasylyk - A Further Look At Loss (Athens Of The North)
Julianna Barwick - Healing Is A Miracle (Ninja Tune)
Thinnen ft. Olga Wojciechowska - Memories (Self Released)
Nat Birchall - A Prayer For (Gondwana (CD) / Jazzman (LP))
Alice Coltrane - Prema (Antartica Starts Here)
Mammal Hands - Solitary Bee (Gondwana)
Katya Yonder - Mood (Méteron Records)
Hampshire & Foat - End Song (Athens Of The North) 

 

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What Now? (Part 3)

What Now? (Part 3)

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I am re-sharing the series of three 'What Now?' mixes today, the 1st of December, 2023, which is the third anniversary of my Mum's passing. It seemed fitting to reshare these mixes today and I think that it's best to listen to these mixes in the order they were created and to read the initial post too. This mix was recorded live and unplanned on 29th December, 2021.

You can find Part 1 [HERE] and you can find Part 2 [HERE].

As usual, I have linked up the tracklist as best as I can so that you can pick up any of the music you might want for your own collection.

 

mixamorphosis · What Now? (Part 3)

 

Tracklist

D. Rothon - The Ghost We Bring (Clay Pipe Music)
Glacis - You Are Born (Preserved Sound)
Hania Rani - Ghosts - from Pradziady (Gondwana Records)
Cass. - Let's Keep Us Close Until We Die (ft. Altars Altars) (Home Normal)
Amanda Whiting - Gone (Jazzman)
Laraaji - Illusion Of Time (Ahead Of Our Time)
Greg Foat - Motherly Love (Strut)
Trigg & Gusset - Blue Shades (Preserved Sound)
Andrew Wasylyk - Avril Hydrangeas (Clay Pipe Music)
ambientsketchbook - Life's Greatest Questions (Self Released)
Good Weather For An Airstrike - All Is Lost (ft. Jamie Brett) (Hawkmoon Records)
Ezra Feinberg - Letter To My Mind (Related States)
Kryshe - Fragile (Serein)
José González - Head On (Imperial)
Leifur James - Time (Night Time Stories)
Phi-Psonics - Mama (Nightnote Records)
Slow Meadow - Tethered To The Earth (Self Released)
Luke Howard Trio - A Plane Of Becoming (Hobbledehoy)
Matthew Halsall - Reflections (Gondwana Records)
Penguin Cafe - Protection (Erased Tapes)
Portico Quartet - Gateway (Gondwana Records)
The Cinematic Orchestra - Wait For Now / Leave The World (Ninja Tune)
Thomas Méreur - Left Behind and Irretrievably Lost (Preserved Sound)
The Search Party - So Many Things Have Got Me Down (Ole Smokey Instrumental Edit)

 

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