Prism/Spectrum Oxford 30th Anniversary Mix
2 hours of the best of 1990 – 1995 rave, techno, breakbeat & house as heard at Prism and then Spectrum, the Oxford Venue, Oxford and at various free & paid parties in and round the Thames valley and the south east and south west. Mastered from a live set recorded at the 2018 reunion […]
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Crazy P – New Album – Walk Dance Talk Sing
How lovely to look forward to Crazy P returning to Brighton to play a full live set later this month. Their new album has only just be unveiled but it is available to stream as of today via Soundcloud, and below. Enjoy. We love the Crazy P and this new one is just as good […]
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Submotion Orchestra – a study in bass & production
Formed in Leeds in 2009 the Submotion Orchestra are touching the zeitgeist with their dynamic frequencies and crisp production. Their sound has been heralded by younger dance fans and ageing beard-stroking musos alike. Influences span the decades, from jazz, to soul, ambient, dubstep, electronica and house but are all nailed firmly to the ground with some […]
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Magic Mix Tape Tracklistings – The Magician
Since I always want them and there’s no place to find them all I thought I’d curate and share The Magician’s wonderful Magic Mix Tape track listings. Enjoy Magic Tape Forty Two – https://soundcloud.com/themagician/magic-tape-forty-six 01. Julio Bashmore feat. J’danna – Rhythm Of Auld 02. Klaves – Oh No 03. Redondo & Leon Bolier – Sunshine [SPINNIN’ […]
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In2Deep – a deep house mix tape
I’m proud to say that I used to be DJ Tim The Groovedigger and from about ’91 to ’98 used to have residencies and run club nights playing all manner of dance music. My favourite spell was running a regular Brighton night In2Deep which I brought down with me from Oxford (where we had a […]
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Drum and Bass – Lost in Space & Divaz n Bass
Still love this old late nineties drum and bass mix tape of mine which is now up on Youtube. For me this was a golden era of drum and bass, after all the ragga and attitude of the dying rave scene had petered out and a new era was heralded by the likes of LTJ […]
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Radio Ink – Who We Are Tonight (Rogue Vogue Remix)
Every now and then a really great house tune comes along and knocks your socks off. For an old timer like me the track has to have a heavy does of house-history, and this great remix of a an Australian Electro Pop band tune has just that.
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Hendrix Reads Aldiss
How about this gem of a photo that @penguinbookaday tweeted recently. OK so technically Jimi Hendrix isn’t actually reading dad’s work (his name is on the cover as the editor), but I am still impressed with this roundabout claim to fame. Hendrix was an SF fan, he has also been quoted as enjoying dad’s work, but the […]
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Glam Rock inspired guitar solos (all time faves)
OK so it wasn’t until I watched a documentary on David Bowie on Channel 4 recently that I really appreciated how seminal the track Moonage Daydream was in the glam rock movement. But it is also important as a pivotal piece of music for all sorts of other reasons. A lot of people say that […]
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All Time Top Ten: dance music producers – G. Bortolotti
Its been ages that I’ve been meaning to write something about this ledge of a man. As a DJ back in the early nineties G. Bortolotti was a name stamped on to many fine dance music releases. These weren’t the usual early nineties techno break beat rave tunes mind you, these were uplifting vocal sampled […]
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