Music Is The Answer - "Pride In the Name Of Love - The 2nd Coming"

Hey Folks,

Well, as promised and with heaps of new music to cover, like our last post, we continue the theme of “Pride” with all three of the D.J’s here performing at parties over the weekend, although these mixes have a much harder edge.

First up is yet another new mix from Brent Nicholls, who set the party well and truly alight at The Edge on Saturday evening, getting the whole of the bar dancing in an instant & then followed it up with a similarly uplifting & funky set at Club Together. In this mix, Brent goes a little deeper with his musical choices and as the title “underground” suggests, some of this material isn’t for the faint hearted! quoting the man himself "this mix shows that there is plenty of aceesible gay, sexy & uplifting house music out there without being lathered in vocals". Mind you, the compilation kicks off with, for us, THE record of 2009 so far, “Last Forever” by Norman Dorat but then, like the Northern Line escalators, takes you deep underground with a succession of tougher tunes that showcase this D.J’s diverse musical tastes & skills. We particularly like the 2009 version of “Needin You” by The Face, the Sugarstarr's & Sykes remix of the hard house classic, “To The Beat of The Drum” & David Penn’s “Our Darkness”. So, to catch your slice of the “Underground” (and we don’t mean the Tube), go to http://djbrentnicholls.com/music & click on the album cover to stream.

Next up is a D.J. talent that needs no introduction, but one who has made a real mark on the music scene. Originally from Manchester, where his first cut his stuff, bigger & better things were in store as he stepped out & hit the London scene mixing with some huge names, including Danny Teneglia & Junior Vasquez, opening lots of doors, not least gigs across the globe, special appearances for Radio 1, including the legendary “weekend” in Ibiza, even his own radio show on House FM. Add to this a whole string of mixes & recordings with some of the big D.J. talents in the hard house music game, as well as his various ventures into club promotion (Hoof, Reverse & the hugely popular Black Rabbit). With continual regular appearances overseas as well as residencies in London’s clubs, it is no surprise that he is one busy man, this weekend being a perfect example with spots at Lo-Profile, the White Party, then at the club which (for us) he is most synonymous with, Trade, having been resident during the Turnmills days & in the parties since. His performance at the 18th Birthday was awesome & he repeated it again this time round, having us dancing from start to finish of his set in Ministry’s main room. Of course it is non other than Guy Williams and in celebration, we just had to cover his latest mix, which was recorded live on the sunset terrace at “We Love Space Ibiza” on Sun 21st June (you can even hear the clubbers noises). To get you fill of some classic Guy, go to his download link at https://rcpt.yousendit.com/706026868b2fcf2d9f7cfe652ffbaf049bf2ef047.

Our final choice goes to one of our favourite D.J’s who never fails to entertain us every time we hear him play. We have chronicled his works in previous posts, but it goes without saying that his music genres of tech, electronic & progressive house have won him residencies throughout Europe and beyond, including Propaganda in Moscow, Queen in Paris, La Chapelle in Lyon & New York and Jazz in Rome, not to mention DTPM, Fiction & Discotec here in London. Recent outstanding performances at Barcode & SuperMartXe have only been eclipsed by his scintillating set at Trade’s Xmas party which was the real highlight for us. He repeated it all at Trade/Orange this Easter and did it again this Sunday at Trade “Pride 09 The Afterhours”, playing out to an audience packed “Box Room” and then in true Nick style partied with the best of us way past midday. So for those of you (naughty things) that missed his set yesterday, we suggest you go to http://nicktcherniak.podomatic.com where you will find his latest “June” mix, which epitomises his music style perfectly, but with an added afro/latin vibe hinting towards summer (well it is isn’t it!?). Just click on the download option or simply play & when you do, raise a glass to the man, not just for this fab mix that gets our tip top choice, but in celebration of his birthday today (Mon 6th July).

So, that’s our choices this time round which we hope (like us) you will love, but we still have lots of catching up yet, so watch this space for mixes from Hi-Fi Sean, Rob Sykes, Steven Artis, Max Morel, Leomeo & more!

In the meantime download or stream but enjoy!

xDM

Music Is The Answer - "Pride In the Name Of Love"

Hey Folks,

Well, with our recent diary dates as well as work commitments stealing all of our time, our “Music” posts are a little behind, so we have lots of catching up to do, to bring you the best sounds around, not least with new work from Hi-Fi Sean, Rob Sykes, Steven Redant, David Rogers, Oliver M, Max Morel, Leomeo, Per Q.X & Terry Vietheers, so be prepared for an onslaught of choices.

However, with Pride festivities bursting out across Europe this weekend (London, Cologne & Madrid), we want to capture a real flavour of the party atmosphere & three mixes come to the fore, for lots of reasons.

First up is one of the cutest D.J’s around and one that is working his magic across Europe, having moved from London early this year to take up residency in Berlin, but playing gigs regularly in Cologne, Copenhagen & of course his new home town. While he was in the U.K., he established a reputation for developing a true Euro style underground house vibe in his various residencies at Matinee, Revolver, Funk U & Future and this has translated perfectly to the scene which he now envelops himself in, to huge accolade, hence this is one very busy D.J. indeed! Guessed yet? Well, it is, of course, Eduardo De La Torre who, after a hectic two months, has taken time out to lay down a new mix entitled “Berlin 09”, truly capturing his style of tribal & underground infused with funk! If you are after vocals look elsewhere as this is pure music at its best. Go get your slice of Edu, go to http://djdelatorre.podomatic.com/, click on the “download” option or just play to your hearts content.

Next up and due to take London by storm (again!!) this weekend is scene legend Steve Pitron, who seems to be everywhere for London Pride. Not only will he (or has he should we say) be taking centre stage in the dance arena in Soho square, hosted by Orange, he then sprints across town to set SuperMartXe alight with, no doubt, a sparkling open set, also masterminding Therese’s show. He then returns for another spectacular showing at Beyond which has an “Addicted” theme, with the tune itself being played out & P.A’d by Hadley Poole. So it seems that “Addicted” is the word of the moment, especially, if like us, you have been hooked to his last mix “Addicted Vol 1” (we can’t put disc one down, proverbially speaking of course!). So, the follow up is here, as the master releases his “Addicted Vol 2” double mix, for us, taking a slightly tougher direction than Vol 1, more SuperMartXe in his style, but great nevertheless. If we had to choose a favourite, “CD2” stands out, not least for the fresh new Sultan & Shepard remix of “that” record! kicking off the mix that then takes you on a glorious journey of classic tunes remodelled & mixed in with up to date huge house hits (but then “CD1” isn’t bad either!!). To become further addicted to Steve Pitron’s music go to http://stevepitronsessions.podomatic.com/ & grab both “Addicted Vol 2” mixes now.

Our final choice comes from another scene favourite and someone that has an amazing array of musical styles, like no one else we know, having the ability to really play to his audience, switching in an instance to capture the mood. In a glittering career across London & beyond, which has seen him hold residencies at the biggest club names & special slots at others, the list including, Action, Beyond, Crash, Hard On!, Hustlaball, Lovechild, Matinee, Revolver & Trade. But it doesn’t stop there, as he regularly plays at both Barcode’s (Soho & Vauxhall), Lo Profile and debuts at The Edge (appropriately placed right next to the dance stage) which hosts a special London Pride party. In celebration of all things partying and hot off the press may we say (we haven’t even got a play list or album cover yet!) is his new mix “Music To Watch The Boys Cruise By”, a cheeky but apt album title & a compilation that is rammed full of fresh summer sounds as well as some popular floor fillers. Oh & we haven’t even mentioned his name yet, but it is non other than Brent Nicholls. Being so new, the mix isn’t yet released, but with a serious nudge tonight, we are sure you will see it out on http://djbrentnicholls.com/music by tomorrow!! (if you haven’t been one of the lucky ones to get his free download). This is (for us) Brent at his brilliant best and gets out tip top choice pick.

Well, that’s it for now, but as we said, there is lots of catching up to do, with more to come from everyone we mentioned at the outset, as well as another mix from Brent Nicholls, new material from Alessandro, & a latest release from Nick Tcherniak, all to come later this week.

So prepare yourselves for a period of mega musical magic with a fever pitch release of posts. In the meantime, we hope you love our choices here, so whether it’s checking out these sounds on a dancefloor or sitting back at home, simply enjoy!!.

xDM