“It’s your record. You discovered it…You love it for the feelings it conjures…
Thirty years ago some now-forgotten musicians cut that record. Without them this brilliant song wouldn’t exist. But without you – a DJ – that record would be in a bent cardboard box in a basement…
This is the thrill, and the compulsion, of DJing. This need to share music, and to constantly find new music to excite people with, this is the primal force of DJing.”
Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton
The Record Players (DJ Revolutionaries)
1. Roxanne Shante: Live on Stage (House Mix) 2. BFTP: Warm + Easy Vibes (Orig. Henry Street Vibe) 1. Roxanne Shante: Live on Stage (House Mix) 2. BFTP: Warm + Easy Vibes (Orig. Henry Street Vibe) 3. The Groove Collective: Deal With It (The Rio Deal Mix) 4. Truby Trio feat. Marcia Montez: Alegre 2004 (Louie Vega’s Elements of Life main mix) 5. Daniel Rateuke, Ursula Rucker, Richard Earnshaw: Or 6. 6. Stay Alive (RE’s Inner Spirit Extended Mix) 7. Oscar P, Norty Cotto: Dirty Talk (Norty Cotto Dj Tool) 8. Eric Kupper, Keiko Yoshimura: In Your Arms (Eric Kupper 2020 Afro Dub Re-edit Remaster) 9. Simon Hinter: Tired Up 10. Javonntte: Fall In Love Again 11. Moon Boots: Steven Klavier, Kenny Dope: Tied Up (Kenny Dope Extended Mix) 12. Jerome Sydenham, Fatima Njai: I Will Remember (Original Mix) 13. Russoul, Ari Lourdes: Beautiful Woman (Original Mix) 14. Daz-I-Kue, Hadiya George, Oliver Dollar: Pedigree (Oliver Dollar Remix) 15. Daz-I-Kue, Hadiya George: Pedigree (Original Vocal)
1. Fleetwood Mac – The Chain (Remastered) 2. Freddie King – Going Down 3. Bobbie Gentry – He Made a Woman Out of Me 4. Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady 5. Cold Blood – I’m a Good Woman 6. Jumpleads – Born to Live With Heartache 7. Laura Vane & The Vipertones – The Way It Is 8. Frankie Valli – Grease (Disco Tech edit) 9. Dino Lenny – The Magic Room (Seth Troxler) 10. CamelPhat – Cola (Mousse T) 11. Max Marinacci & Fatimah Provillon – Friend 12. Peter Brown – Dancin 13. Alex Kenji – Get Down 14. Jack Back – It Happens
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited DJ, Producer and friend of the show Liam from All My Friends (Manchester) to put together a mix of records that have influenced him over the years!
Evelyn King – Love Come Down (Dr Packer Remix)
Pappa Told Me – Dr Packer
Need Ur Love (Feat. Lorrie) – Big Danny Kane
Disco love – Hurlee
Rock The Discothèque – Ruff Diamond
So you wanna be a star – Mannix
Come on get up – The Funk District
Staying Power (Feat Pete Simpson) – The Reflex Revision
Free Bass – Joey Negro
Acid Disco – LeonxLeon
Sheros – Paulette, Chris Massey
1. What was the first record you bought that made you realise that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
My route into Dj’ing is quite an odd one. When I was 13 I asked my mum for some decks. The next day she turned up with two Vestax PDX-2000’s which she bought of a bloke in the pub for a tenner each which were definitely stolen. Once I got them they sat under my bed for 6 years until I went to university.
During my time at Uni I was big into Hip Hop and rap and the first two records I bought were N.W.A – express yourself and Beastie Boys – Intergalactic. These didn’t really cement my love of DJ’ing through, if I’m honest I had so little knowledge of the fundamentals of DJ’ing mixing hip hop like this was beyond me. Also I didn’t have any counter weights on my turntables for the first year I had them so it was a farce.
As I progressed through Uni I started getting exposed to more and more dance music and house and disco really started bending my ear. I knew a former colleague from my bar job growing up who was a successful DJ in Sheffield. I listened to a lot of his mixes and at the end of one of them was the Tom Trago – Use me again. Sheer house euphoria through and through.
After hearing that I went out and bought the track instantly and started building a record collection around that song. Up until this day it is still a great marker of the type of sound I like to purvey when DJ’ing, certainly in the club.
2. What record makes you most nostalgic?
When I first heard Inspector Norse back in 2012. That was a big moment for me. He was closing room two in Warehouse Project back when it was located in Trafford. When that song came on it really impressed on me how powerful and euphoric dance music can be.
That song completely encapsulates my post uni era. I spent two years in a flat above a ‘One Stop’ shop in Withington, bumming around in a kitchen job before I grew up and got a real one. We used to have loads of mad house parties and even built a ball pit in our box room.
Although I played it to death a few years ago it still gets thrown on when the occasion calls for it. It’s a track that transports me right back to finishing uni and spending summers bouncing from party to party in Fallowfield before the bill and council finally crushed the place.
3. What is your favourite end of the night track?
Do I have to pick one!? That’s so tough. Without sounding like a cop-out it does depend where I’m playing. I’m going to give you a quick list, but, honestly I wouldn’t be adverse to playing these one after another anyway ha.
Ten City – The Way Love Is
Bronski Beat – Small Town Boy
Laurent Garnier – Man With the Red Face
Ashford & Simpson – Bourgie Bourgie
If I was absolutely pushed to pick one though it’d be a recent release by Jacque Renault. A 7 minute re-edit of Lionel Richie’s All Night Long
4. Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Take that – Never forget never fails to raise the roof. I recently played it and a friends wedding and there was silly scenes and arms in the air. Never forget yeah!
5. What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
Another tough one. I’d have to say Marlena Shaw – Touch Me in The Morning.
Hunee and Antel with it on the last day of a phenomenal Dekmantel Festival. Several months later my girlfriend managed to track down a copy of it in America and had it sent over. It’s a great reminder of the weekend and always reminds me of her. (She’s not dead by the way, it’s just our song innit)
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited French DJ and Producer Azaxx to put together a mix of records that have influenced him over the years!
Nice one Xav!
Tracklist as follows :-
1- Pierre Henry Jéricho Jerk
2- Serge Gainsbourg La Horse
3- Jacques Dutronc J’ai tout lu tout vu tout bu
4- Archie Shepp Sophiticated Lady
5- De La Soul Plug Tunin
6- James Brown Lowdown Popcorn
7- Louie Bellson The Eel
8- Sabu Martinez Hotel Alysso Sousse Tunisia
9- Beastie Boys Egg Man
10- Funk Mob Suce mon Beat
11- Product of da Neighbourhood Beautiful race of people
13- Los Fabulosos Festival El Message
12- Al Kooper & Stephen Stills Season of the witch
13- Air Modulor Stein House remix
14- Weed People Radikal Rhythm
15- Roni Size Secret
16- Melvin Von Peeble Sweetback’ Theme
17- Sly and The Family Stone In time
18- Srata 3 (It Is Not )A Man world
19- Meirelles e Sua Orchestra Muhlé Rendeira
20- Fatboy Slim Tweakers Delight
21- Deeds Plus Thoughts This and That
What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Simple Minds – I travel – A track I’ve listened in club when I was more more young in my birth town a club opened the sunday afternoon only for the teenager and the Dj played the same tracks like the saturday night. This track is for me an incredible mix of tribal, electro and new wave vibes.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
Blondie – Atomic – One of the first 7 inch my mother bought to me but with my pocket money on a market place.
What is your favourite end of night record?
Sister Nancy – Bam Bam – Perfect to calm the dancefloor and why not for start an other party.
First time listened played by Rob Luis in Brighton at Phonic:Hoop party (long time ago)
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Sheila B Devotion – No No No – Because it’s an amazing french disco track. World succes. I like the groove of this 7 inch with the iconic singer Sheila.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
Benny Bennet – Paris Mambo – A record from my grandmother collection.
Not so rare but treasure for me because it’s probably one of my first entry in tropical sound.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited DJ, Producer and edit man DownUnder Disco (AKA Steve Cooper) to put together a mix of records that have influenced him over the years!
Nice one Steve!
A lot of time was taken going through my music library to select these tracks , mostly based on artists i have grown up listening to and loving but also with special times or people that relate to the music , i love how any one track can take you back to a certain time in your life :))…. I have included some original tracks but there are also some edits in there too as i have grown very fond of the edits scene and the guys putting them together , taking older songs i love and giving them a dance floor feel and beat . So here it is my 90 minute influences mix …. Enjoy .
Tracklist as follows :-
Bob Marley …Get up Stand up ……(Reflex Edit)
Bill Withers….Ain,t no sunshine …..(Poldoore Remix )
Erykah Badu …Think Twice
Soul II Soul … Keep on Movin
TLC …. Creep
Groove Armada …. My Friend
RE jazz Feat .lisa bassenge …All i Need (MCA edit)
Tina Turner ….Whole lotta love ….(JR Dynamite edit)
Prince …Sign of the times (Evil smarty mess with your mind edit)
Talk Talk …Life’s what you make it (Fingermans Classic edit)
Electra ….Autumn Love
Anita Baker …Sweet love (Autocycle edit)
Michael Jackson … I cant help it (Bad Barbie vs Evil Smarty cant get enough Acid edit)
Michael jackson …. Wanna be where you are …( Walter looks edit)
Randy Crawford & he Crusaders …. Street Life (Master Chic edit)
Chaka Khan …Live in me
Fern Kinney … Together we are Beautiful (Downunder Disco edit)
Gladys Knight ….Taste of Bitter love (Joey Negro Remixed with love).
What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Leftfield Not Forgotten (Hard Hands mix) …. Would have been 16-17 and just left school was always around my best mates place because he had 1210’s !! Then Eventually i scored a pair of Belt driven turntables !!
What record makes you most nostaligic?
Reunited Peaches and Herb …Always takes me back to being a kid living with my Mum and Sisters ..Mum had the 7 inch record xxx Very emotional track .
What is your favourite end of night record?
Theres a lot that come to mine .. right now … At the River Groove Armada :)) Always good for winding down .
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Wham .. Ray of Sunshine …R.i.P George Always loved wham
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
Randy Crawford .. Secret Combination Album ..Always gets played at home :))
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited DJ, Producer and edit man Dave Gerrard to put together a mix of records that have influenced him over the years!
This is one for the house heads.
Nice one Dave!
A few words from Dave…
Nostalgia for me is a powerful emotion triggered, on occasion by music. My track choices are for this reason. Hearing these tracks fire up memories ranging from being in the back of a car, a night at the Hacienda or maybe a warehouse party in Blackburn. Upon hearing the track it’s as if I’m teleported back in time to that moment. This music is from my past, and I consider myself extremely lucky to have been around to experience the birth of Chicago and Acid house, enabling me to travel the length and breadth of the UK, experiencing different clubs, music and above all the excitement that everyone was feeling witnessing how this new music was changing things. So here it is, my mix, a tricky thing to put together because, at the time most of these tracks were made, the term DJ friendly wasn’t a term widely used. Lots of early house a couple and I had to include one of my very first edits also. This is some of the music that made me.
Track List
Mr Fingers-Can U Feel It.
Adonis-No Way Back (Greg Wilson Edit)
Orbital-Chime
Joe Smooth-Promised Land
Marshall Jefferson-Move Your Body
South Street Player-[Who] Keeps Changing Your Mind
A Guy Called Gerald-Voodoo Ray (A Guy Called Gerrard Edit)
Soft House Company-What U Need
The Todd Terry Project-Weekend
Alison Limerick-Where Love Lives
FPI Project-Rich In Paradise
Joe Smooth-It’s Alright
Q&A What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
The first record that made me realise I wanted to become a DJ? That’s a difficult one, it was a long time ago, it was probably Frankie Knuckles-Your Love or Faze II- Reachin’, funnily enough both tracks are a nightmare to try and mix into a set. The first record I bought however was The Wombles-The Wombling Song.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
There are a few records that make me nostalgic, Pacific State by 808 State, Mr Fingers- Can U Feel it, I used to blast them out in my car on a Sunday evening after Partying all night on the Blackburn Warehouse scene, both tracks are full of emotion.
What is your favourite end of night record?
I have a few end of night records, Michael Jackson-Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough & Sister Sledge-We Are Family both seem to do the trick, leave em wanting more.
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Guilty pleasures, anything by The Wombles, I nearly started my set with that one.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
My most treasured piece of vinyl is probably House Sounds of Chicago Vol 1. It was my first house record.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited Fingerman (aka Gregg Holmes) to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
The past two years have seen many releases on a variety of top Disco labels such as Midnight Riot, Get Down Edits, Discodat and Chopshop many of which have received high praise and number one positions at Juno Records and Juno Download.
He has also recently branched out opening his own label Hot Digits Music, a Brighton based label that focuses on up & coming producers and well established disco stalwarts alike with the first few releases featuring work from Fingerman himself, Austrailian trailblazer DR Packer, Detroit funky man Pontchartrain and P-Funk rump shaker Tonbe.
At Cookie-Dough HQ we are buzzin’ Fingerman has taken the time out of his busy schedule to put together this special mix for us.
Nice one G!
Track list:
Duff Disco – Eagle Flight “Perfect set opener. I rarely go to a gig and not have a cut by Duff. Solid Edit work.”
Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix Of Two Halves) “Andy Weatherall on the mix. Beautiful retro remix”
Stone Roses – Waterfall (Justin Robertson Remix) “Huge Roses fan. This remix is lush. Reminds me of my early indie clubbing years”
The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds (Pal Joey ‘Cumulo Nimbus’ Remix) “The Orb were responsible for my first electronic music experiences. Timeless music”
Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String (Fingerman’s Edit Of The Frankie Knuckles Mixes) “Utterly brilliant remix of an 80’s classic. Frankie did them proud here”
A&R Edits – Never Survive (Fingerman’s Crazy Edit) “One of my personal favourite edits… Endorsed by Greg Wilson. Bless him!”
Happy Mondays – Loose Fit (Fingerman’s Up Til Late Edit) “Released on Editors Kuts last year. Always loved this edit… 8. Shockingly not played it out yet!”
David Bowie – Golden Years (The Reflex Revision) “Love Bowie. The Reflex does what he does best here”
Mercury Rev – Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (The Chemical Brothers Mix) “Wonderful track. Very Chems. Very Balearic. Very now”
M – Pop Musik (Todd Terje Remix) “Had to include one Terje tune. This is such a fun record!”
Bjork – Human Behaviour (Underworld Mix 1) “Also HAD to include one Underworld track. This had all the trademark early Underworld vibes. Ace remix. The Dub was only on vinyl… which is also amazing”
Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (Groove Motion Edit) “One hell of a vocal. Groove Motion are a great couple of chaps who make some very useful edits”
Metro Area – Dance Reaction (Fingerman Edit) “My second favourite Metro track after Caught Up. A seminal debut album”
Whirlpool Productions – From Disco 2 Disco (Original Mix) “Originally got this on the back of the LRD remix that did the rounds back in the day. The Original version is the only one for me due to its off kilter production and hilarious vocal drops. Still sounds great today”
Groove Armada – Love Sweet Sound (Extended Original Mix) “Taken from on of their underrated albums this is. Such a great song”
Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye Remix) “Love Derek & Greg’s productions. One of my fave end of session tunes”
Fleetwood Mac – Family Man (Flight Facilities Edit) “Had the fortune of seeing The Mac live this year. What an experience that was! So tight for a band knocking on. I could have picked many Mac tunes but this edit is top dollar”
Prefab Sprout – Bonny (Leo Zero Edit) “One of my all time favourite edits. The last couple of minutes are to die for!”
Q&A What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Tough question! Dj wise it was probably something on Manifesto, AM:PM or Positiva. I was just in need of some records to practice mixing with and back in the late 90’s dance music was so much more underground than it is today. It could easily been something techno related on a label like Primate, Purpose Maker or Plus 8 though to be fair. I was buying a lot of techno back then.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
My copy of French Kiss by Lil Louis. Its an all time fave that i’ve played at many a house party. I remember first hearing the song at an old Techno night in Portsmouth and it blew me away. Its that breakdown, man. I thought the DJ was messing with my head!
What is your favourite end of night record?
If i’m djing it usually is something a bit “sing-a-long”… Some Fleetwood, a bit of Teddy P. Its a bit cheesy but we all like a memorable end of night track. On my radio show if i’m doing a long stint I’ve ended many shows with Purple Rain… Simply because its epic in too many ways!
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Too many to mention. I love a good power ballad. You can’t beat a bit of Phil Collins. He’s a dude.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
I have quite a few rare bits that even though don’t get played much these days have a special place in my heart. A one-sided Super Furry Animals 12″ of Man Don’t Give A Fuck that was recorded Live, a wicked Van Helden remix of Puff Daddy that sampled Bowie (That took me years to find!), an awful lot of rare Basement Jaxx bootleg releases by the boys themselves. I could never part with them.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited Californian musician, artist and producer XL Middleton to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
Nice one XL!
Track list:
Above The Law – Kalifornia
Ingram – Just For You
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg & George Clinton – Let Me Ride (Remix)
Ice Cube – Who’s The Mack
Shakatak – Street Walkin’
Roy Ayers – Gotta Find A Love
Don Blackman – Never Miss A Thing
Mtume – Prime Time
One Way – Can I
Krystol – When You Move You Lose
Klique – Inside Me
Patrice Rushen – Watch Out
Chaz Jankel – Tonight’s Our Night
Endgames – Desire
Thomas Dolby – Dissidents
Chuckii Booker – Touch
Rhythm & Knowledge – U Bring Da Dog Out
Suga Free feat. Snoop Dogg – So Fly
Bar-Kays – You Made A Change In My Life
Con Funk Shun – By Your Side
Eddie Kendricks – Intimate Friends
Q&A What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
College Boys “Victim Of The Ghetto.” It was the record that made me really, finally realize hip hop as a thing beyond just the top 40 stuff like Hammer & Vanilla Ice. In turn, getting deep into what hip hop producers were sampling opened my mind to the point that hip hop became a secondary interest behind all the great funk, soul, etc. that they were pulling from.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
It’s hard to pick just one, but an album that comes to mind off top is Masta Ace’s “Sittin On Chrome” album. When I was 13 I played it as I went to sleep every night for an entire summer. Another one is Roy Ayers’ “Gotta Find A Lover” which I included in my mix. I discovered it in high school and I just thought it was the most incredible thing I’d ever heard. Hearing it reminds me of the days when I was mining for samples and getting educated on music without really intending to be.
What is your favourite end of night record?
Hands down, Bobby Nunn’s “Do You Look That Good In The Morning?” The humor is so subtle, the melody and chords in the song are so beautiful, it could pass right over your head that he’s talking about drunkenly taking a girl home after the club, and hoping that she’s still fly when the liquor wears off.
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Even though I don’t think there’s really any “guilty” pleasures when it comes to music, if I had to choose a song it’d be Nivea’s “Don’t Mess With My Man.” That track is hard and funky. I own doubles!
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
I can’t really name just one but I can give you a few and the reasons why. There’s my own 12″ for “Feel So West Coast,” pressed by Japanese label G-House. It’s special because it’s the first time my music was ever pressed on wax. Also Patrice Rushen’s “Watch Out.” That song has special personal memories for me. Finally, Krystol’s “Gettin’ Ready” album. It’s not a rare album or anything like that, it’s just a record that so perfectly encapsulates the whole 80’s funk thing in one statement. Every song is amazing on there. It’s what you’d hope every “boogie” album would be.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited Nanthara & Jelly Jam from German production outfit First Touch to spin some of the records that have influenced them over the years.
Nice one FT!
Track list:
01 – Dj Quik – quik’z groove II
02 – High Fashion – i want to be your everything
03 – Glass – sexy
04 – The 5th Dimension – one less bell to answer
05 – Blumentopf – liebe & hass
06 – Heat Brothers – smilin’ billy (first touch glue)
07 – D’nell – 1stmagic (shur-i-kan mix)
08 – Candido – dancin’ & prancin’
09 – Mudegg – boy what a joy
10 – Patrice Rushen – where there is love
11 – The Brand New Heavies – love is
12 – Biggie ft. 112 – sky’s the limit
13 – The Pasadenas – give a little peace
14 – Circle City Band – magic
15 – Brian Holland – i’m so glag
16 – Larry Wu – let me show you
17 – Plush – we’ve got the love
18 – Nico Suave – ich bin nicht der…
19 – Ramp – daylight (first Touch glue)
20 – Grey & Hanks – since i found you
21 – Rea & Christian – not just anybody (atjazz flugelhorn rmx)
22 – Chicago – beginnings
23 – Lovebirds – give me a sign
24 – Chapter 8 – real love (first touch glue)
25 – Johnny Mathis – love never felt so good
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited DJ, edit man and disco connoisseur Chuggin Edits to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
Nice one Chuggin Edits!
A few words from Chuggin Edits…
England seems to be the place to be for Disco-editors.
Chuggin Edits is from Essex near London (And just far enough away from London as he describes) and yes – he’s a Disco-connoisseur. And yes, this is his Cookie Dough Mix.
If you haven’t been familiar with the man in charge, his Soundcloud-profile offers you an immense collection of his art and everyone should be able to pic a couple of favorites amongst those.
His First ever release on Deep Sense- First Voyage an edit of A Tribe Called Quest was the best selling track on that compilation and they gladly asked him back on the new Deep Sense – 2nd Voyage, so there’s certainly a lot more to be expected from the talented guy in the near future. But for now – lean back and enjoy this journey.
This mix is a compilation of tracks that have really caught my eye over the last few years and amongst them some great people and friends I have got to know since putting on my edit slippers in June 2014. Recorded in one take on cdj’s
Track list:
1. fatback is this the future (Chuggin Edits)
2. Banbarra – shack up
3. inland knights – what about us
4. ed wizard & disco double dee – do it one more time
5. Tom vine – dancer
6. imfromull -street called love
7. the roling stones -emotional rescue (buzz compass)
8. rahan – make me hot
9. vinyl addicted and jean claude gavri – a lotta love
10. voodoo whiskey – suck my sausage
11. pontchartrain – monkey see
12. boogiemann and stan tropic – trotting hotly
13. glen adams affair – its just a groove
14. berry juice – a real mother
Q&A
What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
one of the first 12s i bough back in the mid 80’s when house was emerging russ brown – gotta find a way
What record makes you most nostaligic?
morrilo project – jazz it up the original without the crap extra vocal that made the chart…i first heard this when todd terry played it as his last track when we we exiting the ministry about 5 mins after the last record was played.way back in the mid 90’s the whole club turned round and ran back thro the tunnel that linked the bar room too the dark room where todd was playing
What is your favourite end of night record?
anything fun really this is too hard a question it depends on the event…. there are so many to chose from i cant answer this question but what i may add is what i dont like…and thats the club just finishing with no wind down end of the night song
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
wham – everything she wants !!!! is my guilty pleasure
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
few really one being u2′ lemon oakenfield remix on the yellow vinyl / the first pressing of the klfs chill out album which still has the original flyer inside which i bought at a flee market in 1990 for a pound i didnt know what it was then but i certainly do now. the other is the first version of new orders blue monday the one with the holes cut out in the sleeve that was released a year befoer it went chart bound i found this in a charity shop in the mid 90s in mint condition and haggled it from 20p to 10p result !
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we are proud to present DJs, Record Collectors & Radio Broadcasters Emmet and Bootsy from Dublin based collective The Jazz Pit to spin some of the records that have influenced them over the years.
With 25 years experience under their belts their ‘influences’ mix is a jazzy, deep and soulful masterclass.
Sit back, turn it up and enjoy!!
Track list:
Lamb – Cotton Wool (Fila Brazillia mix)
69 – Desire
Awunsound – Symmetrical Jazz (Flapper till 5am mix)
DJ Zinc – Super Sharp Shooter (remix)
D*NOTE – Bronx Bull
Tranquility Bass – Cantamilla
Mondo Grosso – VIBE PM (Masters at work mix)
United Future Organisation Stolen Moments (UFO remix feat. Mark Murphy)
Faze action – In the trees (Original disco mix)
Truby Trio – Prima Vera
Big Bang – Spiral waltz (Indigo jam unit remix)
Christian Prommer’s Drumlesson – Stings of life
The Detroit Experiment – Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz remix)
Q&A
What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
(Bootsy) Kraftwerk – Electric Café
(Emmet) Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
What record makes you most nostaligic?
(Bootsy) Nick Straker Band – Walk in the park
(Emmet) Santana – Santana
What is your favourite end of night record?
(Bootsy) Bobby Caldwell – What you won’t do or love
(Emmet) Crusaders – Street Life
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
(Bootsy) Madonna – Borderline
(Emmet) Steely Dan – Gaucho
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
(Bootsy) Donny Hathaway – Everything is everything
Cookie-Dough Guest Mix 22 with Glenn Davis (Groovement Soul)
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited DJ Glenn Davis from Dublin based collective Groovement Soul to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
Nice one Glenn!
Track list:
1 Dj Shadow – Influx (intro)
2 Lou Rawls – Lifetime Monologue
3 Stevie Wonder – Superwoman
4 Level 42 – Autumn (Paradise Is Free)
5 Dj Jazzy Jeff – My Peoples
6 The Pharcyde – Runnin
7 Eighties Ladies – Turned onto You
8 James Brown – Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
9 Ty – Groovement
10 Billy Holiday (Diana Ross) – Agents Office (Lady Sings The Blues)
11 Gill Scott – Golden
12 George Benson – The Ghetto
13 Carl Craig – At Les
14 Martin Luther King – Dr Kings Desired Eulogy
15 Patti Jo – Make Me Believe In You
16 Salsoul Orchestra – Salsoul Rainbow (Mateo & Matos Remix)
17 Seawind – Free
18 Eddy Grant – Living on the Frontline
Q&A
What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
The first record i bought was Primal Scream – Come together on 7″
i don’t think there was one record that made me want to be a dj or producer
It just became a gradual thing were your buying records every week and eventually you want to play them out.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
Probably the Elvis version of Jealous Guy as i can remember being on holidays with my family when i was probably 6 years of age and my Dad would be playing Elvis… my Dad loves Elvis!
What is your favourite end of night record?
I don’t have a specific record that i finish with but it would probably be a Jazzfunk or Disco tune depends on the crowd too. . something like George Benson’s – The Ghetto which is featured in my mix.
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Mmmm i dont do guilty pleasures 🙂 Jennifer Rush – The power of Love.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
I’ve a nice Marvin Gaye – “Whats going on” picture disc , its wasnt that expensive but its one i wouldnt want to lose.
Ive a lot of early Carl Craig and Ron Trent Preciption / Balance 12’s that are special to me.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited Swedish DJ Olof FolO aka DJ ShmeeJay to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
His ‘Ain’t No Big Thing’ Radio shows have had us grooving at Cookie-Dough HQ!
Nice one Olof!
A few words from Olof
Thanks for the opportunity to contribute to your project and to give me another excuse to tool around some more with my music collection. Putting together a mix of my favorite music is an interesting challenge and isn’t necessarily as easy as it seems, considering the wealth of music and variety available. I chose to make this a fairly upbeat and fun affair, kicking things off with Kid Creole and The Coconut’s ‘Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy’ for the simple reason that I love everything about Kid Creole and the Coconuts and think August Darnell is a genius providing a carnival of sound and a sight for sore eyes with the Coconuts and August himself in his zoot suit. Honestly, when I was fist awarded the offer to make this mix tape, I knew I had to kick off with Kid Creole and The Coconuts. From there I tried to keep the fun going in the hopes of getting the listener of their seat and wiggling their hips. Lastly I close with Louis Armstrong’s rendition of ‘What A Wonderful World’. A song that may not seem to fit with the rest of the tracks, but one that fits in the theme of some of my favorite music. His rendition, including the spoken intro on this version from 1970, just drips of sweetness but also has a dark undertone creating an incredibly powerful song that truly is a classic for the ages.
One more thing I’d like to say, though, is that there should be no guilt. Only pleasure.
Track list:
Kid Creole and The Coconuts – Annie, I’m Not Your Daddy (Original Mix)
Kurtis Blow – The Breaks (Disco Tech Needs A Break Edit)
Alicia Myers – I Wanna Thank You (Alkalino Rework)
Average White Band – Work To Do (Pulse Rework)
Dynasty – Love in the Fast Lane (Munga‘s Nasty Bits Reordering)
Richard Jon Smith – Baby’s Got Another (Shield Your Eyes Re-edit)
Claudja Barry – Sweet Dynamite (Breixo Edit)
Tony Orlando – Don’t Let Go (Disco Tech Edit)
Rick James – Ghetto Life (Queen & Disco Edit)
Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World (Spoken Intro Version – 1970)
Nec seclus. Tantum delectantur
Q&A What was the first record you bought that made you realize that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Beastie Boy’s ‘She’s On It’ that came out in 1985 the year before License To Ill. I recognize it’s not an entirely original story regarding the seminal nature of Licensed To Ill, but I entirely feel off of my rocker when I got my hands on this 12″. I got the 12″, not because I thought I’d wanna dj, but I wanted the last verse, that wasn’t included on the 7″ version. At 13 me and some friends started a hip hop crew calling ourselves Five UnCilized Kids (F.U.C.K), making tracks with two MCs, a drum machine, live bass and electric guitar. I was probably the worst white suburban MC in the history of mankind, and eventually leaving that behind spending the 90s making strange ambient dub music with hardware and not really getting into djing until about 10 years ago. I have not been able to put music aside since that record landed in my hands.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
MC5’s ‘Kick Out The Jams’ Back in my ‘hip hop days’ in Sweden we were a strange crew and just a mix of kids that were into music. I was driving the hip hop element in my all Adidas gear, but the guitar player was a punk, alos playing for a band they called The Doodles (still have a 7″ they put out, by the way), and the bassist was also playing in a band that was doing blues covers, going by King Nilssons’s Cruel Jazz Band. ‘Kick Out The Jams’ was a record we all united around, and this questions is particularly poignant because I just picked up a reissue at Sonic Boom Records in Seattle last month.
What is your favourite end of night record?
Clearly, that really depends on the night and the crowd. But I do have a particular fondness for closing the night with The Wings’ ‘Good Night Tonight’. It’s just so obvious, and when you play it everyone knows what’s going on. “Don’t say it! Don’t say it! Don’t say goodnight tonight’. But, I am…
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
The Backstreet Boys’ ‘Backstreet’s Back’ and I bet that came as a surprise. The story behind it though is I was living in Oregon in the Northwest US. I was in my late twenties and my sixteen year old sister was visiting with a friend of hers. While my partner was away at a music festival with some friends, I decided to take the girls camping in the Northern California redwoods, Driving there I though I’d be the good guy and just let the girls have their way with the radio, and it being 1998 they had the tape on repeat. The trip escalated to the three of us driving around the Northern California forest with the volume up, windows down and all of us singing along at the top of our lungs. But, no, I don’t have the record, but I can honestly say I love it.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
Jerry Garcia Band’s ‘Cats Under The Stars’. Jerry Garcia Band isn’t really know for producing great albums. But just like the Grateful Dead, the band that Jerry made his name with, they’re really a live band. But ‘Cats Under The Stars’, Jerry Garcia Band’s only credited album, is just a beautiful album with a beautiful and simple cover art and a bunch of wonderful songs. I’m particularly fond of the title track ‘Cats Under The Stars’ as well as ‘Rhapsody In Red’.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited Dutch DJ and production duo Ana Prentice to spin some of the records that have influenced them over the years.
Tracklist:
1. 2N – Cloudface
2. Dans La Nuit – Borrowed Identity
3. Drums of Death (ft. Labuzinski) – Max Graef
4. Act Funny – Atsushi Yano
5. Jazz Funk Freedom – Ron Trent
6. One For Frankie – Kid Sublime
7. The Fever – Brame & Hamo
8. She’s Gotta Have It – Deep House Providers
9. Greenthumb – Hamo
10. Massage Situation – Flying Lotus
11. Rico Suave Bossa Nova – Jay Dee/J Dilla
12. We Run Things – Andres
13. Standard – Pete Rock
14. Whem Im Gone – The Jones Girls
15. Tell Them (Vinyl Master) – Frank Booker
16. La Jeunesse Retrouvee – Kartell
17. Night Over Egypt (Ana Prentice Edit) – The Jones Girls
Q&A: What was the first record you bought that made you realise that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Gui Boratto – Chromophobia (Album)
What record makes you most nostalgic?
Jamiroquai – Travelling Without Moving
What is your favourite end of night record?
Metro Area – Miura
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
Most of the records I have are treasures, although some of them don’t cost a thing. Many records that are perceived as “treasured” are now worth less due to the volume of copies that exist. I tend to appreciate the uniqueness of a record that has a limited edition print, adding that extra exclusivity. My entire record collection is one big treasure chest, but If I had to pick one its the 2003 album on Carl Craig’s Planet E imprint called; ‘Detroit Experiment’. In my opinion one of the best records in the past decade, called ‘Think Twice’.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited label owner, DJ and producer Peter Oakden to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
As well as co-owning of one of our favourite labels Fifty Fathoms Deep with (Craig Smith) he has been pumping out some quality tracks on the likes of Local Talk and Japanese label Sound of Speed to name a few.
Nice one brother P!
Ste & Terser
Tracklist:
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Waiting In Vain
Jimmy Hendrix – The Wind Cries Mary (Live)
Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave – Medley (Pt.1)
D’Angelo – Brown Sugar
The Beatles – Come Together
TLC – Waterfalls
Jay Dee – African Rhythms
Roots Manuva – Witness (1 Hope)
V – Born Again (ft. Jill Scott)
A Tribe Called Quest – The Jam
Suite For Ma Dukes Orchestra – Untitled/Fantastic (Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix)
Warren G – Do You See
A few words from Peter:
The music I’ve selected for this mix has many memories from my family, friends. From my earliest days all the way through to today. I asked my mum, brother and sister to pick a song each that reminded them of memories shared between me and them. I chose The Beatles for my late farther.. He loved them and we shared a lot of time together listening to them when i was a kid. Also in there is the first record i ever bought, my influences, memorable concert moments… things like that. Every single song has some-kind of meaning to me in some way or another. No doubt ill get picked up by a few family and friends about missing some out but hey, you could maybe do one of these mixes 100 times over right!
Q&A:
What was the first record you bought that made you realise that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
I was influenced more to be a DJ first than a producer, being a producer came much later down the line for me. There was a few records influencing me at the time but one that really hit me was Session 9 – Welcome To The Magic Sessions (Choo-Choo’s Deep In Jersey Remix Pt.2). I heard it first as a spotty teeneger when Pete Bromley played it one night at the legendary Golden in 1999. He was working in our local record store Global Groove at the time and i went to buy it off him the very next day. The records sat right here next to me.
What record makes you most nostalgic?
Anything by The Beatles, Rolling Stones or Jimmy Hendrix really. I just have really strong memories of being with my late farther when i hear anything by these artists.
What is your favourite end of night record?
Maybe something like Wood, Brass & Steel – Funkanova.
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
I never have guilty pleasures with music… I either dig it or not. Good music is good music to me, no matter what genre.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
I don’t really collect that many records to be honest. As much as i love a record for nostalgic reasons I guess it’s because I’ve been brought up through the digital era. I think the most treasured I’ve bough over the past 12 months though is The Pyramids – Otherworldly. It was their first studio album in over 35 years, amazing cosmic jazz.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited our old mates Liverpool DJ and production collective Autocycle to spin some of the records that have influenced them over the years.
Their recent edit of Anita Baker ‘Sweet Love’ featured in Greg Wilson’s top 20 edits of 2014! Good skills…
Nice one Autocycle!
Ste & Terser
Tracklist
1. Empty Heads feat. Dynamite MC – Shake [YesKing mix]
2. Midnight Runners – Mint
3. Instant Funk – Got My Mind Made Up [Ziggy Phunk Groovin edit]
4. GL – Won’t You See [Gerd Janson dub mix]
5. Ccccchaves/Phunktastike/Future Feelings/Julian Sanza – Funky Dancefloor [Julian Sanza Space Disco mix]
6. Ronnie Jones – Video Games
7. Grooveman Spot – Spacium
8. Syreeta – Can’t Shake Your Love
9. Ilya Santana – Big Foot [Rayko mix]
10. DJ T – Funk On You
11. Gazeebo – Gushing Climax [Moist mix]
12. Disco Inferno – Squarewave
13. Smith n Hack – Space Warrior
14. Instant Funk – The Funk is On [Autocycle edit]
A few words from Autocycle…
“The funk is gonna get you yet” With the word ‘funk’ being mentioned in several track names and artists, kind of gives it away. It’s what Autocycle are all about, and our roots cross a spectrum from hip hop, disco, soul and beyond, all firmly with an eye on the dancefloor and kicking it on a big system. We use loops in some mixes to do something different with tracks you might have heard before, and hopefully create an element of surprise in terms of what might come next, whilst maintaining the sound we’re looking for.
The opening track we first heard on a Crazy P mix and had no idea what it was. We tracked it down and it’s up there with our most played tracks over the last couple of years, just never got it into a mix. Finally heard it out and about on a boat party in Croatia earlier the year, not surprisingly played by Crazy P. Bought a massive smile to lots of faces! Always try to use a mixture of edits, older stuff alongside recent releases. Tracks like Ronnie Jones’ Video Games add that element of humour and fun that reminds us not to get too serious about music. Grooveman Spot’s Spacium is just filth, pitched up a bit to work with the mix, but what a groove! You’ll notice the intro loop of Syreeta used over the top, and then using effects to leave the vocal to ride on it’s own before dropping into the actual track. Probably not a mix many others would do, but takes you from filth to wild disco abandon, and we’ve purposely let the Syreeta track ride out longer than most on the mix as it’s a classic, but really lights things up. Things go more into heads down spaced out bass heavy territory through the second half, lots of video game inspired samples, giving a nod to elements earlier in the mix, perhaps most prevalant on Smith n Hack’s beast that is Space Warrior – a track that takes us back to club nights like Bugged Out and similar North West nights where we cut out teeth and clubbing memories started. We finish with one of our own edits, a funk laden guitar wig out, nice way to bring things back to the funk roots to end on.
Q&A What was the first record you bought that made you realise that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Ace of Base ‘all that she wants’. Do we even need to explain why?
What record makes you most nostaligic?
There’s so many, and for a multitude of reason too. rave wise all of get a bit gooey kneed for josh one contemplation, just the perfect house record really and so versatile for a DJ as well, you can play it at any time in a set.
If we look back at the sets we’ve played over the past couple of years together, martinez brothers ‘funk you up’ and rory phillip’s remix of maximum balloon ‘groove me’ have been big anthems for us in that respect.
We’re big fans of the theme from midnight cowboy as well, some poignant studio moments with the lights down low to that bad boy.
What is your favourite end of night record?
Again there’s a lot than qualify for this really. We’ve closed a set with Carole Kings ‘it’s too late’ before though, and it completely worked. Be hard topping that.
Do you have a guilty pleasure records?
We feel horrific about everything in our collection if we’re being honest, but we have a particularly disgusting obsession with saxophone inflicted pop music. ‘Baker Street’, ‘Careless Whisper’ and The blow monkeys’ ‘this way’ are all stone cold anthems in our eyes.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
camp lo’s first album uptown Saturday night. Fantastic album and an amazing Marvin gaye homage cover.
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited the man behind Chew Rubs (Tom Vine) to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
His recent releases on Midnight Riot have had us grooving on at Cookie-Dough HQ!
Nice one Chewy!
Ste & Terser
Chewy Rubs Influentials and Essentials
Originally from the West Country, now based on the South Coast, I’ve been DJing and producing music for over 22 years and have never lost the desire to find the next hook or endless groove. Recent success has come from edits of past Disco and Funk gems…scraping the surface of a few house classics too, under the names ‘Chewy Rubs‘ and ‘TV’, with releases for labels such as Midnight Riot, Los Grandes, Handshakes, SuperBreak and my own side project Chewy Records.
I started taking editing seriously back in 2000 when I worked in London. Berwick Street and its long list of, at that time, fine record stores was around the corner and the majority of time and wages were spent there. Amongst Jeff Mills finds, I picked also up some inspirational gems like the Automan series; a never heard before edit of T-connection DWYWD; Greg Wilson’s Credit to the Edit vinyls and whatever imported Prins Thomas and Lindstrom I could get my hands on. Some of which feature in this mix.
As you can imagine, there are so many tunes to choose from and this mix, although on the up-beat side, reflects the styles and groove that influenced me over the years. Lets call it Part 1, as I’m not sure I can resist a Part 2….big shout to the Cookie Dough crew…
Tracklist
1. Salsoul Orchestra – Ooh, I Love It (GW Credit To The Edit)
2. Loose Joints – It’s All Over My Face
3. T-Connection – Do What You Wanna Do
4. Sylvester – Do You Wanna Funk
5. Steve ’Silk’Hurley – Jack Your Body
6. The Fog – Been A Long Time
7. Joey Beltram – Energy Flash
8. Lil Louis – French Kiss
9. L.F.O – L.F.O (Leeds Warehouse Mix)
10. Kariya – Love U 4 2Nite
11.Theodore Dereese – Player (Derrick Brown Edit)
12. Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
13. Sheila B.Devotion – Spacer (Pete Herbert Dub)
14. Lindstrom – I Feel Space
15. Session Victim – Dark Siena
Q&A
What was the first record you bought that made you realise that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Joey Beltram – Energy Flash…..never fails, ever since the first time I heard it. One of the most inspirational tracks I own.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
The Fog – Been A Long Time…..Takes me back to the early House days in a barn at Wickton Court, Herefordshire…fine times.
What is your favourite end of night record?
Sheila B.Devotion – Spacer……Lots of set finishers to choose from but this always makes people smile. Although I didn’t finish with it on this mix.
Do you have a guilty pleasure record?
Sylvester – Do You Wanna Funk….My guilty pleasure is soundtracks and this one from the classic 80’s flick ‘Trading Places’ shares a special place in my heart.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
Meco – Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band…..This is the first 7” piece of vinyl I ever owned and still own. I played it to death back in the day so I did a little edit for this mix.
Cookie-Dough Guest Mix 16 with The Sol Power All-Stars
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited Meistro and DJ Stylus from Washington DJ and production collective The Sol Power All-Stars to spin some of the records that have influenced them over the years.
Their remix of A La Memoria Del Muerto has had us grooving at Cookie-Dough HQ!
Nice one chaps!
Ste & Terser
MEISTRO
01…Johnny Osbourne…Give a Little Love
This tune has all of my favorite reggae things on one track– Johnny Osbourne, backed by the Roots Radics, produced by Henry Junjo Lawes, engineered by Scientist, and recorded at Channel 1 Studios.
02…Frankie Paul…Worries in the Dance
Frankie Paul on vocals, but otherwise it’s the same lineup as the previous track. I didn’t put a straight Scientist dub on this mix, but his engineering and production / sound design style is a huge influence on my production. One of the best ever.
03…Toyan…Spar with Me
Another with the same Junjo Lawes, Roots Radics, Scientist line up. This time with the criminally underrated Toyan.
04…DJ Nut Nut…Special Dedication
I was a big jungle head in my late teenage years. I was especially into earlyish ragga and jump-up tunes with hip hop samples.
05…Remarc…In Da Hood
This tune was on Diesel Boy’s mix CD, Drum and Bass Selection U.S.A., which I listened to soooo much back in the day. Perhaps the greatest Drum and Bass mix of all time?
06…No I.D. (featuring Dug Infinite)…The Real Weight
No I.D.’s LP “Accept Yourself and Be Your Own” is an overlooked classic.
07…Bahamadia (featuring K-Swift and Mecca Star)…Three the Hard Way
Bahamadia and DJ Premier. A super tough banger from her amazing 1996 album “Kollage.” This was in heavy rotation in my high school days.
08…De La Soul…Intro
De La comes out the gate swinging with some straight-up East Coast raps on this intro to the Stakes is High LP. It’s a very “un-De La Soul,” tune, but doing the unexpected is what makes them so great (for nearly 30 years now holy shit).
09…DJ Krush featuring Black Thought and Malik B…Meiso
DJ Krush’s smokey, blunted jazz production still sounds fresh 20 years later. And Black Thought is just one of the illest ever on the mic. Another one from my highschool vaults.
10…Kenny Dope…Get on Down
Kenny Dope has been a HUGE influence on me. He’s one of the very few that can rock so many styles with total authority — funk, reggae, house, disco, hip hop, he can really do it all really really well. A true legend.
11…Mary Clark…Take Me I’m Yours
I’ve held down a 10-year residency at the Wonderland Ballroom in DC and this is always a go-to tune to get the room going. Affirmation that it should have been a hit.
12…Younger Generation…We Rap More Mellow (Joey Negro remix)
At the right moment, this song just cooks a dancefloor. Joey Negro’s subtle touch adds so much but the original character of the track remains completely intact.
13…Shina Williams and His African Percussionists…Agboju Logun
Such a tight, fonky groove. Someday I’ll find this elusive 12 inch.
14…Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000…N.E.P.A. (Dance Dub)
I can’t think of another afrobeat tune with such a pure 80s dance-production sound. Dub effects seal the deal.
15…Quantic & His Combo Barbaro…Un Canto a Mi Tierra
This is one of the all-time Sol Power sure shots that we always play at our parties. Quantic is so unbelievably prolific and combines the traditional with the modern better than anyone.
16…Fruko y Sus Tesos…Descarga Espectacular
The best Salsa comes from Colombia and the best Colombian Salsero is Fruko.
17…Four Tet…Love Cry
Four Tet’s twisted production, knocking drums, and sense of composition is always inspiring.
18…Ben Westbeech…Hang Around (Karizma’s Deepah 1ne Remix)
I love me some Ben Westbeech, but I really picked this tune because of Karizma. I HAD to put at least one Baltimore house producer on the mix. Baltimore is often overlooked as a big house music town, but for such a small city, it’s DEEP with unbelievable talent, has a very distinct sound, and has inspired many (including me)…Karizma, Spen, Teddy Douglas, Crystal Waters, Ultra Naté…so many legends.
19…Michel Cleis…Mir a Nero
His drums man…If mine ever sound half as good, I’ll be happy.
20…Kenlou…The Bounce
There’s already a Kenny Dope track on here, but I just had to include a Masters At Work tune. Greatest house producers ever and their tunes still sound so fresh so many years later.
STYLUS
01…Poor Righteous Teachers…Easy Star
This is one of my fave jams that I never get to play from one of the most underrated golden era hip-hop groups. PRT has hits like “Shakiyla” and “Rock Dis Funky Joint” but the real treats are in their album cuts. R.I.P. Tony D.
02…Steely Dan…The Fez
If I had to make a holy trinity of my favorite bands of all time, Steely Dan is either Jesus or The Holy Ghost.
03…Michael Jackson…Dancing Machine (Daniel Crawford remix)
Because there’s Jackson DNA in almost everything I do as a DJ. And D. Crawford is a beast.
04…Os Tincoãs…Deiza A Gira Girá
My first Brazil trip was a bucket list experience for me and the highlight was visiting Cachoeira in Bahia, discovering this vocal group from that town and tracking down their music. They’re long overdue for some Sol Power edits.
05…A Bossa Elétrica…Sob A Luz Do Sol
Staying in Brazil with a sexy Roy Ayers cover. This one pretty much has a permanent slot in my Sol Power warm-up sets.
06…Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura Band…Think Twice (4hero Remix)
Great remix of a great cover. And we’re still in Brazil.
07…Donald Byrd…Think Twice
Because you gotta throw the o.g. in there. R.I.P. Fonce Mizell.
08…De La Soul…Simply / Simply Havin’
This mix clearly didn’t have enough De La Soul. Meistro and I share that level of fandom.
09…A Tribe Called Quest…Footprints
De La and Tribe like peanut butter and chocolate.
10…De La Soul…Breakadawn (Altered Tapes Rework)
This rework tackles an already perfect tune and matches its original brilliance.
11…Erykah Badu…The Cell
The toughest Badu joint that seemingly no one acknowledges. McNasty filth for the b-boys and b-girls. I’m toprocking while writing this.
12…Trouble Funk…So Early in the Morning
As a native of Washington, DC, go-go music was the earliest and most enduring musical influence on me outside of what I heard in my home. My heart still essentially beats to a go-go pocket.
13…Rare Essence…Body Moves
Trouble and Essence were the direct inheritors of the go-go legacy that Chuck Brown created. “Body Moves” is from the boogie funk era of the music. Shoutout to everyone that ever rollerskated to this.
14…Jungle Brothers…Feelin’ Alright
Completing a Native Tongues trifecta with a selection from my fave hip-hop album of all time, the J-Beez sophomore effort Done By The Forces Of Nature.
15…Wilson Das Neves…Tema Para Elizeth
Snuck back to Brazil. Because horns.
16…The Jackson 5…The Mirrors of My Mind
Another for the breakers.
17…Herbie Hancock…Chameleon
This album is on the shortlist of those that changed my life.
18…Ruben Blades…Plastico 2007 (Nauts Borica Vox)
Using a Panamanian salsa (and Sol Power) classic to transition into a mini-tribute to one of my favorite production crews and eras of electronic music of all time. Big ups to Afronaught and Bugz In The Attic.
19…Bugz In The Attic…Intro
When that West London sound broke and really got popping, you couldn’t tell me it wasn’t the funkiest, most innovative thing happening in dance music. I still feel that way when I go back to their stuff.
20…Dego and Kaidi Tatham…Dealt A Bad Hand
I borrowed this record from a friend and played it over and over until the sun rose. Took me years to track down my own copy. I miss Co-Op.
Q&A
What was the first record you bought that made you realise that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer? Meistro: It wasn’t a record, but a mixtape — Q-bert “Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Muzik” was a huge inspiration and really sparked my interest in DJing (although I never got too into scratching). That tape, a couple Mix Master Mike tapes, and then the whole late 90s indy hip hop movement really got me into it. There was suddenly all of this music only available on wax — I needed the music and I needed a turntable to play it. Figured I ought to save up and get a full set up and do something with the 12”s I was accumulating.
Stylus: I started poaching records from my mom’s collection before I started DJing but what made get into it was “Live at Union Square” on DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper. I was hearing wizardry with no clue how Jeff was doing it, but I was determined to find out.
What record makes you most nostalgic? Meistro: Tough question — there are a lot of records that remind me a of a time and a place and they all have a lot of nostalgia for me. But I have a very clear memory of making a pause mixtape off the radio and catching Afrika Bambataa “Planet Rock.” I was probably about 9 or 10 and this was years after it was released. But it was the first time I had heard something like it and remember being confused, fascinated, and completely captivated by the sound. It was only years later that I actually learned what it was and its significance, but I’ll always think of making that radio mixtape when I hear that song. Other nostalgic records for me are Lee Perry-era Bob Marley, De La Soul through Stakes is High, Tribe, Paul’s Boutique, Buju Banton – “Til Shiloh,” Wu-Tang 36 Chambers and Forever…so many.
Stylus: Everything on T.T.E.D. or D.E.T.T. Look ’em up! Also the first records I bought doubles of to practice my skills. Jeru’s “Come Clean”, “Return of The Crooklyn Dodgers” and D&D All-Stars “1, 2 Pass It”.
What is your favourite end of night record? Meistro: Oh man, so many. Lately it’s been Open Sky Unit “Sunshine Star” or Popcaan “Everything Nice” or Captain Planet featuring Brit Lauren “In the Gray” or Calypso Rose “Calypso Blues” or…
Stylus: Like my partner, too hard to pick just one. Carl Craig’s “People Make The World Go Round” (Slum Village Mix). “The Charade” by D’Angelo might have the new top spot. Donny Hathaway’s “The Ghetto”. Also EW&F’s “Fantasy”, the long Shelter version.
Do you have a guilty pleasure record? Meistro: I don’t feel one lick of guilt, but Fleetwood Mac “Rumours” gets lots of play in my living room. Pop perfection.
Stylus: All the cheesy New Jack Swing joints that aren’t the well known hits.
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl? Meistro: I don’t get too attached to single pieces, but if I had to pick one it would probably be my copy of Fela Kuti “Sorrow Tears and Blood” I found in Nigeria in 2009. That or one of the Scientist LPs on Greensleeves (I can never pick a favorite). These are much easier to replace than OG pressings of Fela, but I listen to them a lot more.
Stylus: The Os Tincaõs record I used in this mix. More about that in the tracklist. My first record I ever owned is also special, a Melle Mel 12″ I won in a dance contest around age 7 or 8. And my grandfather’s copy of Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”.
Cookie-Dough Guest Mix 15 with Sean Martin (Butterfunkradio)
Welcome to the Cookie-Dough Guest mix where we invite some of favourite DJ / Producers to answer a few questions and dig deep into their collections and put together a mix of their favourite records.
For this episode we have invited Sean Martin from Butterfunk Radio to spin some of the records that have influenced him over the years.
Nice one Sean!
Ste & Terser
Tracklist
First Choice – Let No Man Put Asunder (Danny Krivit ReEdit)
Amp Fiddler – I’m Doin Fine (Moodyman Mix)
Willy Washington pres Paula Ralph – Ain’t No Running Away
Vivian Green – Fanatic (Francois K & Eric Kupper Mix)
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1200 Warriors ReMix)
Sessamoto – Moody (Joey Negro Classic Club Mix)
Jocelyn Brown – Believe
Simon – Free At Last
Glen Lewis feat Mjojo and Bongani – Life Everlasting (Dennis Ferrer’s Passion of C Dub)
Kings of Tomorrow feat Julia McKnight – Finally (Danny Tenaglia’s Time Marches On Mix)
Celeda – Be Yourself
Lil Louis – French Kiss
Lolleatta Holloway – Love Sensation (Marshall Jefferson ReEdit)
Greetings, and thanks for listening to my guest mix. When Ste & Terser were promoting and holding residence in Liverpool, Cookie Dough was one of the best gigs in town. So to be asked to put together an ‘influences’ mix for them was a real pleasure…… but being given just 90 minutes to cram it all in was a bit unfair!
Whilst I would probably admit to having very eclectic taste, my real influence has always been house music, in all its guises. And over the years this has naturally led me to discover disco which continues to have a massive influence on me today… but first and foremost, house has been the key influence on how I DJ and produce music. So that’s why you’ve got a house mix, sandwiched between two Salsoul gems, including the odd needle skip, crackle and hiss (apologies, its all from vinyl).
A lot of what I produce is now mainly centred around editing my favourite disco tracks so the mix starts and ends with two classic edits. First, Danny Krivit’s rework of ‘Let No Man Put Asunder’, and finally with Marshall Jefferson’s Re-Edit of my favourite disco track, Love Sensation.
I never play any set without at least on Moodyman tune in there, and his production doesn’t need any introduction from me… we all know how good he is, but his remix of Amp Fiddler’s @I’m doin Fine’ is Kenny Dixon Jr at his best.
Delve a bit further into the mix and you’ll find my homage to the Southport Weekender and a few tracks that take me back to some amazing times at Pontins. Among notable tracks from Willy Washington and a Joey Negro rework of Sessamoto, one tune in particular captures the soulful house style that epitomised what I was playing at the time, and was purchased from a great little record shop in Liverpool called Xfade Records. Sadly, Xfade is no longer but Francois K and Eric Kupper’s mix of ‘Fanatic’ by a lesser known RnB artist called Vivian Green has never left my bag. Listen out for the vocal hook around 4 minutes in… it’s a killer
Then there are the more ‘well known’ selections. Believe it or not, Defected released some decent tunes back in the day! From Eric Morillo’s Subliminal Sessions compilation, Jocelyn Brown’s ‘Believe’ was one of those tracks that I just had to include (so many memories are attached to that track; clubs that I heard it in, friends that I danced with) and this was quickly followed by Simon’s ‘Free at Last’ – a Martin Luther King speech, along with the heavily delayed door slam sample would leave a bit of a mark on me, as would Kings of Tomorrow and Julia McKnight, with the dub version supplied by Danny Tenaglia proving to be the winner. There was a really cool use of a phaser effect on the vocal that would mould how I record vocals myself.
This all leads to a couple of tunes that are what you might call desert island discs. The first is a tune that thanks to Ste & Terser has finally made it onto a mix. Celeda’s ‘Be Yourself’ with it’s hypnotic bass heavy groove and vocal that cuts in after 3 minutes, takes the roof off every time. It is for me, the best deep house record. And like a classic car that never gets taken for a spin, I have to confess that I’ve never mixed with it. I just play it every now and then, in the interest of keeping it as fresh as possible. The second tune is Lil Louis’ ‘French Kiss’. I accidentally listened to this tune on a tape, given to my friend at the time by his sister. We were 8 years old. Needless to say we loved it! Years later I would buy a repress of the tune on a B side of Josh Wink’s ‘How’s your Evening So Far’ and it had to be on this mix. In a way, it was the first house record I ever listened to…….
Best wishes, Sean Martin (Butterfunkradio)
Q&A What was the first record you bought that made you realise that you wanted to be a DJ / Producer?
Josh Wink – Higher State of Consciousness…. The first record that was listened to over and over again….. without doubt the one that pulled the trigger.
What record makes you most nostaligic?
Shaun Escoffrey – Days Like This (Spinna Mix)
What is your favourite end of night record?
Alan Smithee’s rework of Natalie Cole’s, Tell Me All About It
Do you have a guilty pleasre record?
Christina Aguillera – Beautiful (FUG remix)
What is your most treasured piece of vinyl?
All my vinyl is treasured.
