The Battle of the Sexes - Parts 1 - 4

The Battle of the Sexes - Parts 1 - 4

7 August 2024

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Originally #14 through to #17 in my 'Year of Music' series, now Parts 1-4 of 'The Battle of the Sexes'. It had long been in my thoughts to do a few mixes which were for the most part based around being by or about men and women and to give it the tongue-in-cheek title that I've gone with.

Given the way that gender / sex has been turned into a toxic political football in recent years, aided and inflamed by the likes of Musk and an army of internet trolls, I was a bit unsure about going with it, but I'm casting my concerns to the side, it's music, it's edits, it's either by or about women or men, and it's about music that'll make you want to dance.

 

As always, I try to link up my tracklists as best I can so that you can support and follow the artists / editors / labels etc. The nature of lots of these edits mean that a lot have long since disappeared from the internet, but I will provide links as best I can and I'll ad a Discogs link for the original artist (on the track numbers) so that you can explore and dig around their discographies. Oh, and one more point, these are all unplanned, one take recorded mixes, there may be a glitch or two, the recording software occasionally got bogged down with my aging computer, but I don't think there's much to seriously disrupt the listening experience for the handful of people that will lend their ears.

If you want to know a little more about the 'Year of Music' series, there's a very short write up over [HERE].

 

Right, onto the music... 

mixamorphosis · The Battle Of The Sexes - Part 1 (17)

Tracklist 

01.  Sade - Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Vin Sol & Matrixxman Remix) (Stamp)
02.  Cole Medina - Cosmic Annie (Anthony Mansfield Edit) (Whiskey Disco)
03.  Yse Saint Laur'ant - Psychedelic Woman (Whiskey Disco)
04.  Marti Caine - Love The Way You Love Me (DJ Steef Edit)
05.  Martine Girault - Revival (Northern Rascal Rewind)
06.  Nina Simone - Nobody's Fault But Mine (Rocknrolla Soundsystem Edit)
07.  Esther Phillips - And I Love Him (Matthew Kyle Acid Jazz Mix)
08.  Marlena Shaw - Women Of The Ghetto (The Owl Edit)
09.  Diana Ross - Brown Baby (DJ Reverend P Edit) (G.A.M.M)
10.  Donna Summer - Love To Love You (Late Nite Tuff Guy Edit) (Tuff Cut)
11.  B.G. Baarregaard - Tokyo Nights (Whiskey Disco)
12.  Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long (Unknown Edit)
13.  Plush - We Got The Love (JM Rework)
14.  Unknown Artist - Man's Best Friend (Love Fever Records)

 

 

 

  

mixamorphosis · The Battle Of The Sexes - Part 2 (16)

Tracklist 

01.  Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (V Slips Into The Future Edit) (Vehicle)
02.  Steely Dan - The Fez (Laura Ingalls WTF Is A Fez Edit)
03.  Rodriguez - Sugarman (Rocknrolla Soundsystem Edit)
04.  Old Nick - Mad Summer
05.  Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die (LNTG Capricorn Edit)
06.  Marvin Gaye - Make Me Wanna Holler (Magic Hat Edit)
07.  Al Green - Simply Beautiful (DJ Steef Edit) (Superbreak)
08.  Donny Hathaway - Valdez In The Country (Jkriv Deekays Edit) (Razor n Tape)
09.  Average White Band ft Ben E. King - A Star In The Ghetto (Disco Tech Edit)
10.  BB King - The Thrill Is Gone (The Reflex Stems Revision)
11.  Leon Huff - Tight Money (Disco Tech Edit) (Editorial)
12.  Duff Disco - Gimmee Some Bucks (Duff Disco)
13.  James Brown - Papa Don't Take No Mess (Pied Piper Instrumental Regroove)
14.  The Impressions - We're A Winner (Jski's Movin' On Up Edit)

 

 

 

mixamorphosis · The Battle Of The Sexes - Part 3 (15)

Tracklist 

01.  Petula Clark - I'm Not In Love (Luxxury Edit)
02.  Chaka Khan - Some Love (Scrimshire Edit)
03.  Aretha Franklin - Rocksteady (The Owl Edit)
04.  Thelma Jones - How Long? (DJ Prime Boogiefied Edit)
05.  Esther Phillips - Home Is Where The Hatred Is (V's Junkies Twilight Edit) (Vehicle)
06.  Paula Cole - Feelin' Love (Psychemagik Edit) (Psychemagik)
07.  Chantal Curtis - Get Another Love (Phunktastike Edit)
08.  Sade - Hang On To Your Love (AC Re-edit)
09.  Alison Limerick - Come Back (Real Love) (The Reflex Dub Edit)
10.  Donna Allen - Serious (Fingerman's 80's Beatdown Edit)
11.  Mona Raye - Do Me (Munga Done Did It Edit)
12.  Sharon Redd - Can U (Late Nite Tuff Guy Rework)
13.  France Joli - Gonna Get Over (Pontchartrain Get Over You Edit) (Whiskey Disco)
14.  Diana Ross - Love Hangover (Armstrong Edit) (Armstrong)

mixamorphosis · The Battle Of The Sexes - Part 4 (14)

Tracklist 

01.  Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - Rollin' On (& On) (Editorial)
02.  James Brown - Rapp Payback (Unknown Edit)
03.  It's A Small World Disco - Heartbeat
04.  Al Green - That's The Way It Is (Dave Allison Edit)
05.  George Benson - The Ghetto (Rocknrolla Soundsystem Edit) (Alpaca Edits)
06.  Donald Byrd - Love Has Come Around (Deep & Disco Version)
07.  Sweet Pea Atkinson - Girls Fall For Me (The Reflex Dub Edit)
08.  Charles Earland - Live & Let Live (Otherlover Edit) (Disco Deviance)
09.  Columbus Circle - If You Read My Mind (The Reflex Edit)
10.  Chaz Jankel - Glad To Know You (Todd Terje Edit) (Tirk)
11.  Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More (Man Power Edit) (Stamp)
12.  Prince - Wanna Be Your Lover (Tim Zawada Edit) (Tugboat Edits)
13.  War - Youngblood (Cosmic Boogie's You Don't Know Me Edit) (Cosmic Boogie)
14.  Who's Who - Hypnodance (Love Creation Edit) (Love Creation)
 

 

 

 

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Back To The Disco (35)

Back To The Disco (35)

11 June 2024

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Number '35' in the 'Year if Music' series is now 'Back To The Disco' and it's had a completely new cover done too.

At the time of doing this mix, I hadn't put together a mix of edits for a couple of years, so I was a bit rusty. That's leads me to the new cover, which as you can see is old, unused and a little bit rusty disco equipment; a mirrorball, lighting and studio gear, all a little worse for wear.

The previous post I had up sharing this mix mentioned that I put this together (live & unplanned - as all these mixes have been) whilst having a few ciders on a Friday night, and really I just had a little fun with it. As mentioned, I was a little out of practice with this kind of thing, so one or two of the mixes / levels aren't the best, but I remember having fun doing it and that was more important to me given that the weekly mix thing had felt a bit of a chore by this point. So, all things considered, I posted it anyway, imperfections and all.

I always try and post a fully linked up tracklist to the mixes I share. I feel like it's the least I can do when I'm sharing music this way, thinking that it might lead to a sale or a new follower for the artists. With the edit based mixes, many will have been taken down, either by the person who edited the track, or because they've been forced to, so the tracklist is going to be very limited for mixes of this nature. If you dig around though, you might find them yourself if I haven't been able to, and you can always try and get a copy from the edit creator if you ask them nicely.

If you want to know more about the 'Year of Music', this is the link [HERE].

 

mixamorphosis · Back To The Disco (35)

Tracklist 

01. Sir Owned - Hooked (Kon's Night Time Mix) (Gold Finger)
02. Deadly Sins - Mary's Red Hot Groove (Kat)
03. Donna Allen - Joy & Pain (Em Vee Meditation Edit)
04. Marvin Gaye - Heavy Love Affair (The Revenge Rework) (White Label)
05. Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long (The Reflex Revision) (Revision Records)
06. Dr Packer - Contemplating (DiscoDat)
07. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (Late Nite Tuff Guy Edit)
08. The Owl - It Was Gonna Be Good (Editorial)
09. McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now (Unknown Rework)
10. Black Heat - The Jungle (Pied Piper Redux)
11. The JB's ft. James Brown - Hot Pants Road (Hansi's Slam Dunk The Funk Edit)
12. Wild Cherry - Play The Funky Music (The Reflex Revision)
13. Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (Surecut Kids Re-edit)
14. Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (Redrum Edit)
15. Fingerman - The Happy Track (Self Released)
16. Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (JF's Remix)
17. Tugboat Edits - Love Sounds (TZ's Intimate Strangers Edit)
18. Golden Flamingo Orchestra - The Guardian Angel Is Watching Over Us (Golden Flamingo Records)

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We Dig Deeper Guest Mix

We Dig Deeper Guest Mix

6 February 2024

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This was a guest 'mix' I was asked to do for Mark Gardner (aka Strange Cargo) back in 2019. The concept of this being as if it were being recorded to a 90 minute cassette tape - this idea was very much up my street because that's my era. If any young folk should happen upon this post, that's a cassette in the cover image, you could have 45 minutes on each side, you couldn't skip, though you could have your finger pressed equally on 'play' and 'fast forward' on some devices which would let you hear roughly where you were as you fast forwarded through the tape. Sometime, the actual tape would get chewed up by the player, if you were luck it didn't destroy the tape and you could rewind the tape into the cassette manually with your finger or a pencil. In a lot of ways, I love how we moved on in the digital world, but the physical aspect of media, whether newspaper, cassette, video, cd, vinyl and all that came with it feels like a lost experience. Everything is convenient and instant these days, which is great, but I can't help but miss some aspects and of course, I don't particularly trust these big companies to give us good value as the digital only era starts to really bite... you just need to look at the price of digital games as an example of where we're headed. Anyway..... I've digressed massively.

Back to the concept behind this. It was meant to be one side (45 minutes) with a light theme and the other side leaning into the darker side. I'm not sure I really achieved that, but the listener can decide for themselves. This came about at a really busy time for me, there was a huge amount going on with my Mum and I was loosely thinking about heading off on my bike for a tour around Europe on my own. That was daunting and extremely spontaneous...as they all have been! Literally deciding to go on the morning I leave and just going with the flow. As it turned out, I was staying in an amazing hotel on the border between Switzerland and Germany, called the Eckert, well worth a visit and the food is a real amazing experience, and of course, you're on the doorstep of the most beautiful areas in mainland Europe!

For the cover image, I've gone with my own design. The original was really just an advert for the show, that's been and gone a long time now, so I've allowed myself to put my own spin on it. 

 

I'm quite sure I could have been a bit more focussed with this post, but anyway, on to the music.

mixamorphosis · We Dig Deeper Guest Mix - The Light & Dark Sessions

 

Tracklist 

 

Light - A-side

Good Weather For An Airstrike - Mesopelagic (Self Released)
Levi Patel - As She Passes (Nocturne) (Self Released)
Hampshire & Foat - The Promise (Athens Of The North)
Lani Hall - Sun Down (A&M Records)
Aktuala - Dejanira (Bla Bla)
Alela Diane - Lady Divine (Rough Trade)
Joseppa & Musyl - Follow Me (Eskimo Recordings)
Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (Columbia)
Family Four - En Hast Utan Namn (Eskimo Recordings)
Master Phil - Waporday (Dreamtime Records)
David Axelrod - Fantasy For Ralph (Mo Wax)
Alice Clark - Looking At Life (BGP Records)

 

Dark - B-side

Ralf Hildenbeutel - Promenade (An Unpleasant Dream) (Touched) - Proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Research
The Green Kingdom - Momentary (Rusted Tone Recordings)
Kutiman - Line 1 (Siyal Music)
Hampshire & Foat - Rain Clouds (Athens Of The North)
Mason Proffit - Everybody Was Wrong (Ole Smokey Edit) (Self Released)
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (T2MM Edit) (Self Released)
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (Red Axes Remix) (Self Released)
Harry Nilsson - One (RCA Victor)
A Forest Mighty Black - Everything (Compost Records)
Leifur James - Mumma Don’t Tell (Late Night Tales)
Moby - Go (Solarno’s Lounge Attack Mix) (Self Released)

 

 

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Fire Starter

Fire Starter

1 February 2024

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Looking back at notes I had attached to this one, I was just letting off some steam with a couple of ciders and a mix on the decks. At the time I was feeling like I needed to shake things up, I didn't, I normally don't. I've never been good at setting boundaries, saying 'no', though I may want to; so yeah, it was just how I was feeling at the time and probably still often do, I'm sure most feel that way from time to time.

The original cover I used was an image I found on Tumblr, so I've freshened it up with the help of some Ai graphic design with a little tweaking from a couple of design apps.

mixamorphosis · Fire Starter

 

Tracklist

01. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (Psychemagick Edit) (Self Released)
02. LTJ - Light (It's A Small World Disco)
03. Paul McCartney & Wings - Let 'Em In (Dicky Trisco & Innerwest Soul Edit) (Unknown Label)
04. The Dead Rose Music Co. - Listen (Unknown Label)
05. Hristo - Heat Market (Common Edit)
06. Eddie C - From Afar (Red Motorbike)
07. Toto - Africa (LNTG Mix) (Tuff Cuts)
08. Keni Burke - Risin' To The Top (Matthew Kyle Edit) (Self Released)
09. Marvin & Guy - Alma Sagha (Self Released)
10. Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long (Unknown Edit) (Unknown Label)
11. Steely Dan - The Fez (Laura Ingalis WTF Is A Fez Edit?) (Self Released)
12. Marv N' Gaye - Make Me Wanna Holler (Magic Hat Edit) (Unknown Label)
13. Bill Withers - The Same Love (Whiskey Barons Edit) (Unknown Label)
14. Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together? (Block Party Edit) (EMI)
15. David Bowie - Fame (Mojo Filter Cognito Dub) (Self Released)
16. Capannis - Miracles (V Edit) (Unknown Label)
17. Stevie Wonder - I Wish (Spaghetti Legs Re-jig) (Self Released)
18. George McCrae - I Get Lifted (Mischief Brew Edit) (Unknown Label)

 

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On Vacation 4

On Vacation 4

29 January 2024

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This is the most recent installment of the On Vacation mixes that I would post before I headed off on a short break, and this one is from 2016/17 and it hasn't been posted on the blog before. It's a mix of house music with heavy lean into funk, soul and disco and edits that work well in amongst those kind of tracks. As David Kenney from APR once said... Everything's An Edit Anyway, and I think this mix with the samples and cheeky reworkings shows that isn't too far from the truth.

As for the mix itself, I really enjoy this one BUT there is one very frustrating bit during the Blueboy track where the recording glitches momentarily. The recording software on my computer can freeze on occasion, and then clicks back into action a moment or two later. I can only assume that happened here but as annoying as it is, I like the mix and I share it regardless... at least it's not a train wreck mix from me!

mixamorphosis · On Vacation - IV

 

Tracklist

01. Keyboard Masher - I'm Still Qualified (KM Editions)
02. Admin - Reach For Love (Kolour Ltd)
03. Folamour - Dream To Love (Make Believe Disco)
04. FYI Chris - Banana Bread (Lumberjacks In Hell)
05. Frank Booker - Sequence Of Movement (Frank Booker Edit) (Disco Deviance)
06. Pontchartrain - Huggin' (Lovedancing)
07. The Blueboy - Sandman (Sidewalk Music)
08. Fatneck - Fool (Fatneck Edit) (Messalina)
09. Marvin / First Choice - After The Dance / Let No Man Put Asunder (Eros)
10. Closed Paradise - You Got It Goin' On (Long Weekend Records)
11. Late Nite Tuff Guy - Say U Love Me (Editor'z Kutz)
12. Mr Mendal - Freakin' (Banoffee Pies)
13. Closed Paradise - Breakin' Down (Whiskey Disco)
14. Djsounds - Casa Suave (Djsounds)
15. Man Power Thnk U (Stamp Records)
16. The Popular Peoples Front - Risky (Sleazy Beats Black Ops)
17. Tim Zawada - Do You Like Me? (Tugboat Edits)
18. Walter Jackson - Good To See You (Marvin & Guy Edit) (Self Released)
19. David Bowie - Let's Dance (Pontchartrain Edit) (Self Released)
20. Fleetwood Mac - World Turning (Ray Mang Edit) (Unknown Label)
21. Wings - Love Is Strange (Psychemagik Edit) (Self Released)
22. Luxxury - Feel That Heat (Self Released)

 

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Weekend Funk Up

Weekend Funk Up

28 January 2024

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No great back story to this. It was a Friday evening, I had a couple of ciders and had a wee spin of some tunes, no planning, no forethought, just hit record and post the outcome. In my Soundcloud description I wrote that I had been thinking about doing a Deep House mix and that rather than that, this edit heavy mix came out the other side, so I imagine that's where the name 'Weekend Funk Up' came from.

 

This mix seemed well received by those who listened to it and one thing that I find amusing and confusing in equal measures is when a mix of mine appears in other people's playlists. This one is in a handful on Soundcloud, and when I scroll through the playlists I generally see my mix sitting there with a playcount in the hundreds, in amongst mixes with tens, or even hundreds of thousands of plays, this one is even in someones playlist where another mix has 1.6 million plays, and here's this one with just over 900. How do people find my mixes? How do others get such high play counts? Anyway, it's just something I notice now and then and it really stands out on occasion, like this one.

I already know before I get to the tracklist, it won't be easy to find a lot of these tracks. Many edits have come from folks on Soundcloud who have had them removed, or in some cases entire accounts were removed. I'll do my best, but if you want some of these you will likely need to dig around online yourself.

mixamorphosis · Weekend Funk Up

 

Tracklist 

01. The Starkiller - Here Come Ol' Flat Top (Self Released)
02. David Bowie - Golden Years (Luxxury Edit) (Unknown Label)
03. Late Nite Tuff Guy - Pull Us Apart (Lightspeed Recordings)
04. Roy Ayers - Running Away (Noodleman Rework) (Self Released)
05. Billy Ocean - Loverboy (Drvg Cvltvre Edit) (Self Released)
06. Latimore - Out To Get'cha (Soulist & DJ Vas Edit) (Self Released)
07. Tugboat Edits - Love Sound (TZ Intimate Strangers Edit) (Self Released)
08. The Gino Fontaine - Revnorev (Revno Records)
09. Lonely Smoker - Frontin' (Midnight Riot)
10. James Brown - Mind Power (Mr Mendal Edit) (Not On Label)
11. Groovedown - Walk To Mississippi (Los Grandes)
12. Ojah with Hugh Masekela - Afro Beat Blues (The Owl Edit) (Not On Label)
13. Pillow Talk - The Real Thing (W&L Black)
14. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (JP Source Edit) (Self Released)
15. Dr Packer - Contemplating (Discodat)
16. Stevie Wonder - I Wish (Spaghetti Legs Re-jig) (Self Released)
17. LTJ Xperience - Want (LTJ for Midnight City Edit) (Midnight City)
18. Sylvia Love - Extraterrestrial Lover (LTJ Rework) (It's A Small World Disco)
19. Disco/Very - Get It On (Dr Dunks How We Do In NYC Edit) (Edit Channel)
20. Mary Clark - Take Me, I'm Yours (La Shawn)

 

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A Postcard From Reality

A Postcard From Reality

27 January 2024

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The back story to this mix is that it was a mix to leave on my blog and socials before I headed off on a trip. I've said that during this 'refresh' of the blog I wouldn't go into much detail of a personal nature, but for this I'll let that slide, it's part of documenting my time on this floating space rock, even though nobody is paying any real attention... maybe one day someone might.

 

This trip wasn't going to be any old trip, after a difficult few years dealing with the care system etc, I was setting off on my own to try and take a ride through Europe on my motorbike for the first time - this has been a dream of mine for many years, a bucket list thing. 

 

I had no plans or route, the only thing that I had in mind was that I was stopping at Outlaws Yacht Club in Leeds, to take in the Balearic Social 5th Birthday bash, and hopefully meet some people in person that I'd become friends with online through music, people like Andy Pye, Kirsty P and Andy Hickford among others. This was no small feat for me.... any of it. No confidence, no social life, no real world friends, never having done adventure like this. What was I thinking? So, I made the mix, posted it through the usual places and of course here, where I plugged the life out of the event, the venue and the folks that were due to play there.

Well, let me just cut a long story fairly short. It pi$$ed with rain (biblically) and was blowing a gale most of the way from Aberdeenshire until reaching the motorway of the M1, at one point when coming over the Borders it hailed so bad I could make a snowball from the amount that collected between the petrol tank and my crotch! Bad weather on a bike, not ideal, but it's part of the package and experience. What was a big deal was being bashed on the motorway by an inexperienced lorry driver! I managed to save it from being a full on fall, but my brand new £600 panniers were scratched to bits and ruined. I did continue to Leeds, I only spent one night there rather than the two I intended. I met Kirsty and Andy Pye, and one or two others who were probably too drunk to remember much of anything. Kirsty played a great set and we spent a good time chatting, but with me not being a social butterfly, I felt very awkward and out of place, you know that feeling when you feel like you're awkwardly hovering, well that was me for the most part. I caved in to feeling uncomfortable and called it a night at midnight whilst the party continued and I talked myself out of continuing my journey the following day and headed home. Go me!! So, with the way things went, and how luck seems to be for me at times 'A Postcard From Reality' feels like a very apt title. I think the worst thing is, since that night, I don't think any of the people I had been friends and done a lot with online and met / made the effort to visit have spoken to me since; I guess you either fit in, or you don't. It did knock me though and I probably really disengaged from trying to make friends etc online from that point. I look back and think that at least I did try, even though it was very much out my comfort zone. Lessons learned in some respects I guess.

Just to add some positivity into this post. I have managed to get that trip through Europe done on my bike, three times now, and very lucky I feel too, though none were without hitches or hiccups, I guess that's part of the appeal. If I could do it for a living the life would be perfect! The other thing is, my brain wouldn't allow me to sit on my arse at a beach for two weeks, it just won't switch off and I have to be doing something.

Anyway, this was an off the cuff mix, that'll become evident toward the end when one or two tracks are very out of place. That said, I ended with the track Better Man intentionally because pushing myself to do this whole thing was with an intention of coming home in a better mindset, feeling like a better man.... hah!

mixamorphosis · A Postcard From Reality

 

Tracklist 

01. Fake Glasses - Dancehall (Red Motorbike)
02. Oyama Edit - Ghost Guide (Most Excellent Unlimited)
03. Nots - Reactor (Mikey Young Remix) (Heavenly)
04. The Noodleman - Acid Ting (Red Motorbike)
05. Osmose - A Lonely Sound, Slowly Dying (Friendly Monster)
06. Bill Withers - Make A Smile For Me (Trishes Edit) (Not On Label)
07. B-Jam - Later (Midnight Riot)
08. Boule Noir - Aimes-tu a Vie Comme Moi (Noodleman Rework) (Not On Label)
09. Paul Hardcastle - Still Thinking About You (Bydesign Edit) (Not On Label)
10. Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love (Late Nite Tuff Guy Edit) (Not On Label)
11. BB King - Thrill Is Gone (Rock n Rolla Soundsystem Edit) (Not On Label)
12. Jona Saucedo - Look At Me (Not On Label)
13. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under The Bridge (Dynamicron Edit) (Not On Label)
14. Rhythm Heritage - Barettas Theme (Jack Sparrow Edit) (Unknown Label)
15. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (The Starkiller Space Remix) (Self Released)
16. Astrodynamics - Acela (Baltimore Version) (Vielspaß)
17. Mugwump - Until You're Worth It (Andrew Weatherall Mix) (Subfield)
18. Jascha Hagen - Early In The Morning (Luettje Luise)
19. Seahawks - Islands (No Man Is Mix) (Ocean Moon)
20. Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin' (Be With)
21. Bella Figura - Better Man (Craig Bratley Remix) (Claremont 56)

 

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Sunday - Saturo Sounds Guest Mix

Sunday - Saturo Sounds Guest Mix

26 January 2024

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I don't think I've ever posted this mix to the blog before, I'm not sure why, perhaps because I didn't write down the tracks as I was recording the mix and don't really like posting without being able to link up the tracklist. 

This mix was one that I put together for Simon Cox (who I had as a guest on my Different Strokes show on Box Frequency FM). He had some heavy involvement in the early days of Saturo Sounds, I'm not sure if he had 'a show' as such, but more that he helped get other involved and providing content for the station. I'm also not sure if he's still involved with them, I did have a dig around their site and socials but didn't see any mention of him, so perhaps not.

Anyway, this was aired in late December, 2015 on a Sunday morning. I will try and add some of the tracklist, or at least what I can figure out of the top of my head. If I remember, I'll try come back to it and see if I can make it more complete.

mixamorphosis · Saturo Sounds Guest Mix - December 2015

 

Tracklist

01. Unknown
02. Al Johnson - I'm Back For More (Micamino Edit)
03. Sylvia Stiplin - You Can't Turn Me Away (Unknown Edit)
04. O.V. Wright - Let's Straighten It Out (Unknown Edit)
05. Unknown
06. Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love (Matthew Kyle Edit)
07. The JB's - You Can Have Watergate (Unknown Edit)
08. BlackBox - Ride On Time (Satin Jackets Roots Edit)
09. Unknown
10. Unknown
11. Unknown
12. Unknown

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Make Your Soul Dance

Make Your Soul Dance

25 January 2024

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This mix is from December 2015 and is just an off the cuff mix; one of those hit record and see what happens. One unique thing about this mix is that is was given a play by Bill Brewster, the man who is not only a well established DJ but  co-authored 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' and also the long running website DJHistory.com. He's also a man who hails from the town of Grimsby, a town I've had a genuine affection for since I was young as I have family that live there and I spent many a summer holiday there. Having said all that, I don't know how much he listened to, whether he loved / hated / felt indifferent about it. I'm just going to pretend he loved it and keep the feather in my cap! I don't think I've had any other well know listeners, though I guess you never know!

mixamorphosis · Make Your Soul Dance

 

Tracklist 

01. Jascha Hagen - Soldier - (Stamp Records)
02. Junktion - Visions Of You - (Razor n Tape Reserve)
03. Kejeblos - Autobahn Dub - (Phantom Island)
04. NY*AK - Laid - (Karakul)
05. Khotin & Dane - IMHO - (Common Edit)
06. Throwback Zack - Coolin' Out - (Star Creature)
07. Yse Saint Laur'ant - Crying Woman - (Whiskey Disco)
08. Todd Terje - Preben Goes To Acapulco (Prins Thomas Remix) - (Olsen)
09. Andy Gibb - Across The Floor (Deadly Sins Rework) - (Giant Cuts)
10. MermaidS - I - (Goodship Records)
11. Keyboard Masher - Astral Playground - (KM Editions)
12. Mugwump - Until You're Worth It (Andrew Weatherall Remix) - (Subfield)
13. Basso - Sorry Richard - (Joe's Bakery)
14. Eirwud Mudwasser - Ziggurat - (Balearic Social Records)
15. Gryningen - Från Andra Hand Till Stränderna I NIce - (Aficionado Recordings)
16. The Loose Control Band ft, Ray Stevens II - Doin' It - (Golf Channel Recordings)
17. Napoleon Cherry - Morning Song - (Music From Memory)

 

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On Vacation 3

On Vacation 3

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Back to the sounds of funky and disco tinged house for this mix from 2015. It's another of those 'On Vacation' mixes, you can check the previous 'On Vacation' posts for an understanding of where these came about. The image for this one was taken on the West coast of Tenerife, which away from the hustle and bustle of the tourist hot spots is an island I love... especially during the winter months!

mixamorphosis · On Vacation III

 

Tracklist

01. Unknown - I Can Dub Anything You Like (Trent Edit) - (CockTail d'Amore Music)
02. Unouzbeck & Venturi - Manjula Doll - (Ostra Discos)
03. Funkyjaws - World Spin - (Diggin' Disco Deep)
04. Takuya Matsumoto - Filo - (Fina Records)
05. Luvless - Algier Ego - (Diggin' Disco Deep)
06. Junktion - Hot + Bothered - (Razor N Tape Reserve)
06. Closed Paradise - You Got It Goin' On - (Long Weekend Records)
07. Four Walls & Funkyjaws - Bring Me To Space - (Shadeleaf Music)
08. Unknown - Eros 01x (Track 3) - (Eros)
09. Lyn Christopher - Take Me With You (Out Of The Basement Edit) - (To Rack & Ruin)
10. Tim Zawada - Do Me Like - (Tugboat Edits)
11. Deadly Sins - Shave A Pair - (KAT)
12. Selvy - Pięć Minut Łez - (The Very Polish Cut-outs)
13. Eddie C & Seahawks - Say Hello To My Love - (Red Motorbike)
14. Fouk - Ken Sent Me - (Heist)
15. Thatmanmonkz - Got 2 Get - (Shadeleaf Music)
16. Axel S - Riesenglied 95 (Fur Nano) - (Box Aus Holz)
17. Saine - Daze - (Shadeleaf Music)

 

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Dedicated To The Summer We Never Had

Dedicated To The Summer We Never Had

19 January 2024

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I think this one is from the tail end of "summer" of 2015. Really, it was just an urge to have a wee mix and is one of those 'hit record and see what happens' moments, using the Traktor controller which was still very new to me. The title was plucked from thin air, based on the fact it had been a very wet summer and the image was as simple as point my phone at the window and pressing 'click'. There's really no back story, but that's the back story.

There are quite few edits in here, most from vinyl, so I'll link up as best I can, for the most part it'll likely be Discogs... sorry about that.

mixamorphosis · Dedicated To The Summer We Never Had

 

Tracklist

01. Ptaki - Krystyna - (The Very Polish Cut Outs)
02. MK - I Want Marvin - (Diner City Sound)
03. Marvin Gaye - Where Are We Going? - (Blue Note / Motown)
04. Quincy Jones - Summer In The City (Onur Engin Edit) (OE Edits)
05. Darondo - Didn't I? (Dave Allison Rework) - (Ubiquity)
06. Khotin & Dane - Josephina's Groove - (Common Edit)
07. Chorus & Disco Company - Słoneczna Promenada (Eddie C's Very Polish Motorbike Version) - (The Very Polish Cut Outs)
08. Toto - Georgy Porgy (Ed Zone Land Of Oz Edit) (Giant Cuts)
09. Pools - Sew Brand New - (Razor N Tape Reserve)
10. Taggy Matcher - Rappers Delight (Dub Version) - (Stix)
11. Bing Ji Ling - Thought Our Love Was Strong (Romanowski vs Bing Ji Ling Mix) - (Uber)
12. Cherry Garcia - Sol Floresta - (Golf Channel Recordings)
13. Faith Massive - Shelter (H-Track Edit) - (H-Track)
14. Brian Bennett - Solstice - (Star Gazer)
15. Eddie C - So Remoteman - (Red Motorbike)
16. Vins - Dear Clay - (Whiskey Disco)
17. David Batteau - Spaceship Earth - (How Do You Are?)

 

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Off The Cuff 3

Off The Cuff 3

17 January 2024

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There's no real back story to this. As with the other 'Off The Cuff' mixes, it's exactly that... an impromptu mix, normally after a few libations, not something that happens very often. Some of the mixing is terrible, but they were just me having a little fun and  the tunes are good regardless of transitions. I'm The Baddest Bitch is undoubtedly an all time classic but the Johnick vs First Choice track is a particular long time favourite of mine after hearing it in a Daft Punk Essential Mix, a mix that I haven't been able to find online, despite numerous attempts through the years. If you know of it and where I can grab it, please let me know!

mixamorphosis · Off The Cuff 3

 

Tracklist 

01. Mannmademusic - If You Don't Do It (Shadeleaf Music)
02. Frank Booker - Skin (FB's Godfather Edit) (Razor N Tape)
03. Norma Jean Bell - I'm The Baddest Bitch ( F Comms)
04. Harvey Sutherland - Oscillate (Voyage)
05. Jack J - Something On My Mind (Mood Hut)
06. Session Victim - The Most Beautiful Divorce Ever (Delusions Of Grandeur)
07. Breakfast Lunch And Dinner - Tonight (Whiskey Disco)
08. Johnick vs First Choice - The Player (Remix) (One Step)
09. Pezzner - Mesh (8 Bit)
10. Kon - Runaway (Soul Clap)
11. Art Of Tones - So Worried (Re-edit) (Shadeleaf Music)
12. Space Ranger - Metropolis (Unknown)
13. Mental - Unikaj Zdjęć (The Very Polish Cut Outs)
14. The Black Madonna - Stay (The Nite Owl Diner)

 

 

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Different Strokes - Show 6 - Ex Ex Ex & Mixamorphosis

Different Strokes - Show 6 - Ex Ex Ex & Mixamorphosis

16 January 2024

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So, the final Different Strokes show that was to appear on the brilliant station, Box Frequency. The real sad thing about it not being around isn't the loss of the music, that's still there across lots of platforms, it was the community that had built over time and the camaraderie and support that existed. That vanished with the station and I'm not sure I'll encounter that again.

 

As I've said in an earlier post, I'd like to revive the Different Strokes show in some way. I'm not sure if it's possible or feasible. When I left Facebook in 2018 I lost contact with so many people, and having barely spoken to anyone since between care, covid, lockdowns, losing my Mum it's hard to see how to pick things up. I do still like the idea of having something like this to focus on, but how to actually get there, I don't know. We'll see. It's on the back burner.

 

Back to this post and mixes. Nicole J Patten, otherwise known as Ex Ex Ex doesn't seem to have the same social media presence, but she is still on Soundcloud. I think I'm right in saying she was originally from Baltimore but had moved to Broolyn. I'd followed Nicole for a few years on Soundcloud and had posted a couple of her mixes to the blog in the early days. Not only does she have a great taste in music, her mixing was always great. Outside of music she came across as a very genuine and down to earth person.... but very busy. So I was really happy that she agreed to share this platform with me.

 

Part one from Nicole is very much centred around house music with a couple of curve balls in there to keep you on your toes. Part two from me was a mix of house and edits, and as far as my own mixes go, I was pretty pleased with this one. I'll link the tracklists up as well as I can, but there will likely be some I struggle to find now, so you'll need to dig around yourself if you want to find them.

If Nicole, or any of the other guests should happen to visit the blog, I just want to say thank you to each and every one of you. I doubt anyone will, and certainly none will know what it meant to me to do this and share the stage with these great talents. The same goes for the other people I've been involved with at Box Frequency or others I've done mixes for. Thank you.

Part One - Ex Ex Ex

mixamorphosis · Different Strokes - Show 6 - Ex Ex Ex & Mixamorphosis

 

Tracklist

01. Mr Scruff - We Are Coming (Max Graef Remix) - (Ninja Tune)
02. Eddie C - Be Aware (Nothing For Free) - (Endless Flight)
03. Session Victim - Hey Stranger - (Delusions Of Grandeur)
04. Moodymann - Black Mahogani - (Peacefrog Records)
05. DJ Kaos & Loudtone - Buffalo Dub - (Phonica Records)
06. Roman Flugel - The Odd Lobster - (Ostgut Ton)
07. Axel Boman - New Krau Era - (Studio Barnhus)
08. Dude Energy - Renee Running - (Animals Dancing)
09. Kraftwerk - Tour de France - (EMI)
10. Florian Kupfer - Feelin' - (L.I.E.S)
11. Leon Vynehall - Be Brave, Clench Fists - (3024)
12. Logic - The Final Frontier (The Groove) - (Strictly Rhythm)
13. Murat Tepeli - Forever (Prosumers Hold Me Touch Me Remix) - (Not On Label)
14. The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (Asylum Records)

 

 Part Two - Mixamorphosis

 

mixamorphosis · Different Strokes - Show 6 - Part 2 - Mixamorphosis

 

Tracklist

01. Tim Zawada - Can't Hide - (Tugboat Edits)
02. Disco Tech - Cover Me - (Discodat)
03. Discognosis - Step By Step (Belabouche Edit) - (Not On Label)
04. Backlash - Hang With The Gang (Gerd Edit) - (Not On Label)
05. Hot Toddy - Freekend - (Smoke 'n' Mirrors)
06. Janet - Come Lately (Bonar Bradberry Version) - (Self Releasaed)
07. Alkalino - Going On - (Audaz)
08. Petr Serkin - Dirty Hero - (Freedom Sessions Records)
09. Los Africanos - Do It (Mondo Disco Edit) - (Above Machine Edits)
10. The Black Madonna - Venus Requiem - (The Nite Owl Diner)
11. Frank Booker - Fall Out - (Sleazy Beats)
12. Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - Rollin' On - (Editorial)
13. Andy Hart - Epsilon Girls - (Heist)
14. The Emoticons - The Best Of My Love (V Loves To Do It Edit) - (Vehicle)
15. GQ - Make My Dreams A Reality (Cosmic Boogie Edit) - (Not On Label)
16. Kleeer - Tonights The Night (Joey Negro's Tonight It's Party Time Edit) - (Z Records)

 

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