I'm making a selection of personal edits available for download over the next few months to say thank you for the massive support I've seen here and on SoundCloud over the last year or so. They're simple edits on classic tracks that I sometimes include in my sets. The first of which is a classic from the early 90's. Aboriginal chants meets disco samples for a tribal house shake down of epic proportions.
A tad cheesy in places maybe but all the better for it!
Forthcoming edit of an Earth, Wind & Fire classic from 1975 (Africano). This is part of a series of edits to come from the Happy Days compilation series that was compiled by Terry Farley & Dave Jarvis.
Earlier this year Richard Earnshaw released a critically acclaimed album which has been compared by many to the classic Nuyorican Soul album from the mid nineties. The album sees Richard pull in a team of heavyweight musicians and vocalists including major stars – Jocelyn Brown, Carleen Anderson, Roy Ayers, Ursula Rucker and Kenny Thomas, as well as hand picked newcomers and previous collaborators, Nina Jayne (BMG); Imogen Ryall (One51); Natasha Young (Pure Liberty) and Eric Dillard (Nuwavonic).
This first Leftside Wobble remix from the album is a mellow jazz tinged disco affair - perfect for those deeper more laid back dance floor moments.
Second edit for DJ History's 'Trax Records' compilation that's coming out this Autumn. This one originally came out on State Street Records in 1987 before being licensed to Trax and to my mind was one of the pivotal Chicago tracks that explored a deeper minimal production style that's been a major influence on 'Deep House' productions ever since.
If your around this Friday I'll be playing a bit of a Chicago selection alongside the modern disco bits @ Big In Japan in Shoreditch: http://www.flyerbug.co.uk/flyers/4031
Over the last couple of years a number of producers have emerged that have captured the spirit of that original Chicago House sound from back in the day; a time when house music wore it's disco influences firmly on it's sleeve. Producers such as Neville Watson, Kink, Hard Ton, Snuff Crew and Shiny Objekts (to name a few) manage to create music that's deep and raw yet still oozes funk and soul.
The 'Acid Soul' series of mixes celebrate this sound and this latest instalment features a bunch of stuff I've been playing in my peak time sets in recent months (including the Carnival after party a few weeks back). It wouldn't be a Leftside Wobble set though without a smattering of edits too, and this features some killer versions of Marvin Gaye and Steve Winwood classics as well as my own recent spin on 'Could Heaven Ever Be Like This'.
As ever, really hope you like. x
Tracklisting:
Hunee - Took My Love
Donnacha Costello - It's What We Do - Kink & Neville Watson Rework
Eddie C - Tell Me
Stefano E Bene feat Hard Ton - Why Your Love (Katzbatz remix)
Franc Spangler - Forever And A Day
Shiny Objekts - Set It Off
Session Victim - We Want To Thank All Our Friends
Hot Toddy feat Jennifer Rhonwen - Down To Love (Shiny Objekts remix)
Presence feat Shara Nelson - Sense Of Danger (The Popular People's Front Dangerous dub)
Marvin Gaye - Ego Tripping Out (Valique edit)
Hard Ton - Flawless (Snuff Crew Remix)
A+O - Take Me
Arthur Russell - Wax The Van (Yam Who? rework)
Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Leftside Wobble Edit)
Aki Bergen - Shine feat. Astral T (Kink Remix)
Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
Steve Winwood - Time Is Running Out (ashley beedle edit)
Omar - Feeling You (Henrik Schwarz remix)
