One of the key influences for my shift from more US/vocal house to a much deeper overall feeling in the mid-late 90s was via the Northern UK 'deep house' labels, predominantly as 2020 Vision, Toko & in my then-hometown of Manchester, the outstanding Paper Recordings. The sound of Salt City Orchestra, aka Si Brad, Miles Hollway & Elliot Eastwick had a huge impact on me & totally moved my focus into a whole different sphere of sounds. This mix is a nod to them, almost 2 hours minutes of what is, to me, some of the best deeper-ended house music that you could care to hear -

Daphne - When You Love Someone (Salt City Vocal Dub) [Stress Records]

Red Snapper - Image Of You (Salt City Orchestra Remix Dub) [Warp Records]

Salt City Orchestra & Derrick Carter - Got Change For A Twenty [Paper Recordings]

Dirty Jesus - Don't Fuck With My Shit (Salt City Fuck With Eric's Shit) [Paper Recordings]

Attaboy - Busted Wagon (Salt City Numb Dub) [Toko Records]

Presence - Better Day (Salt City Orchestra's Better Remix) [Pagan Records]

Salt City Orchestra - Storm (Hard Times Club Mix) [Tribal Records]

Christopher Just - I'm A Disco Dancer (Salt City Orchestra Remix) [Slut Trax]

Superstars Of Rock - Up All Night (Salt City Vocal Mix) [Stress Records]

Salt City Orchestra - That Pagan Thing [Pagan Records]

The Beloved - Deliver Me (Salt City Vocal) [Warner Music]

Manbreak - Round & Round (Salt City Orchestra Remix) [One Little Indian]

Marshall Jefferson Vs Noosa Heads - Mushrooms (Salt City Orchestra Out There Mix) [Airtight Recordings]

Salt City Orchestra - The Book (Hardback Dub) [Paper Recordings]

Sneaker Pimps - Post Modern Sleaze (The Salt City Orchestra Nightclub Mix) [Clean Up]

Yokota - One Way (Salt City Orchestra Remix) [Harthouse]

One of the artists whose tracks are always a "must listen" is @TommyVicariJnr - purveyor of all kinds of quality vibes - you never know what's going to come out of the speakers when you check his releases; will it be deep, will it be leftfield electronics, will it be low-end tech, will it be some cut-up vocals edited & flying around all over? That's the beauty, you're guaranteed to hear something different each time & it's one of the reasons I dig Tommy's work so much, there's no replication from one EP to the next. If you don't know about Tommy Vicari Jnr aka VICARI, here's where you can be introduced :)

Every To Every [Park & Ride]

Pacific Stri [Super Tuff Records]

Always Be Here [Hyperspace Records]

Al Bradley - Fireflies (VICARI MIX 3) [Rejekt Music]

Hyst Erias [Frenzy Music]

Charlotte [Hearth Records]

Untitled 1 [OGE]

Deville Harveste [Frenzy Music]

Pretend It Didn't Happen [Lize]

In Lieu [Black Box Records]

82' [Counterculture Records]

Sojourn [3am Recordings]

Rudow [Hyperspace Records]

Pabst Blue Ribbon [Parang]

Voynich 2 [Counterculture Records]

Recorded for Carlo Gambino's section in Decoded Magazine, this is a 3-hour epic for my label, showcasing tracks spanning across the label's 17 & half year existence so far, from its launch in June 2003. This takes in slower future-disco, deep house, acid, tougher main room vibes & some forthcoming cuts from the next 12 inch EP which is due early 2021. Hope you dig it!

Tracklist:

Twisted Puppies - Disco Kicks

Michael Lovatt - Say What You Want

Makka & Howard Sessions - A Beautiful Day

Twisted Puppies - Slow Motion

2 Billion Beats - Babylon (Hohle Remix)

Makka & Howard Sessions - The Mild Cigar (Al Bradley's 3am Deep Remix)

Al Bradley - The Golden Ratio

Poussez - Hairy Claw (Moodymanc's Clean Shave Dub)

City Soul Project - The Way We Used To Do It (Howard Sessions & Al Bradley's Lip Service Remix)

Crispin J Glover ft. Mary O - It's Over Now (Al Bradley's 3am Deep Remix)

Carlo Gambino & Al Bradley - A Nod To Roberto

Ben Dean - Track Three

Ceri - Acid Jam (Al Bradley's 3am Deep Dub)

Rob Small - Fear & Loathing (2020 Remastered Mix)

Kitchens Inc. - Washed Ashore

Jota Wagner - Yellow

LHK & Alex Moran - By Way Of B (Dub Mix 1)

Michael Scott - Underdisc

Carlo Gambino - Got High

Lee Guthrie - Truffle Shuffle

Inbetween DJs - Bad Dreams (Rhythm Plate Remix)

Ciudad Feliz - How

Atomphunk - Aftergroove

Atomphunk - Tighten Up (Si Brad & Atomphunk Dub)

Ben Dean - Twelvethirtysomethin' (Pete Dafeet's Drunken Dub)

Alex Moran - New Fish To Fry

Natasza & Oscarsix - Our Nightlife (Vernon Remix)

Flash Atkins - Photoshot

Cosmic Groove Transmission - Strange Dances

V.I.C.A.R.I - Sojourn

Al Bradley Lunar Precinct

Hailing from Newcastle, no stranger to high-quality house music over the years, the Call & Response Records label has been steadily developing over the last few years. I feel lucky to have been one of their artists from the start & this mix showcases previous releases and some exclusive forthcoming bits too - keep a look-out for their releases and info on the Call & Response Radio Show, hosted by the label's head-honcho Dan Gofton, over at https://www.facebook.com/callandresponseNE

Tracklist for the mix is right here:

Al Bradley - Inner Harmony

Project 268 - Mondo Rhondo (Instrumental Mix)

Mydoz - Who's She!

Al Bradley - Hypnotube

Project 268 - Pablo's Groove

known unknown - Concentrate (DJ Huggie's Flashback Remix)

Al Bradley - Nova Beck

Al Bradley - Ghostly Confessor

Al Bradley - Floating Past The Sun (Mydoz Remix)

Mydoz - Who's She! (Al Bradley's 3am Deep Dub)

known unknown - Concentrate

Foremost Poets - Break From Life (Askani's 2 Minutes to Midnight Remix)

Al Bradley - Mix 4 Doghouse Leeds - Pt.1 by 3am Recordings

One of the labels which had a huge impact on me & altered what I bought, played and listened to in terms of house music, plus of the key inspirations for the launch of 3am Recordings, this is a nod to Toko, purveyors of 100% exquisite deep house - yes, this is real "deep house", not the crap which is sadly associated with that term nowadays :)

Tracklist:

Pat Barry - Keep Us In Our Place

Weekender - Lost In The Loft

Violet Trax - Don't You (Original Fentonville Mix)

Mettle Music - The Lowdown (Si Brad Remix)

Si Brad - Conapt

Attaboy - Autopsy In B Flat

Mettle Music - Catch Yourself (Aruba Remix)

Rubato - Feels Like (Dub Mix)

Weekender - Spirit In Your Soul (Toasted Mix)

Grandadbob - Badjelly (Si Brad Mix)

Weekender - Hugo's Dub

Attaboy - Busted Wagon (Salt City Numb Dub)

Attaboy - Kookaburra

This is a mix containing tracks from the Bass Clef Music label; each release on Bass Clef Music has two tracks with no artist or title details, just the catalogue number & the track number for that release. You can get these at all digital stores, or if you want to support the label directly, head to: https://bassclef1.bandcamp.com

Tracklist below:

005_02

002_02

003_02

001_02

004_01

004_02

001_01

002_01

003_01

005_01

002_02 (Lee Guthrie Remix)

002_01 (known unknown's Hail To The New Overlords Mix)

Not a dub of the main track, the spooky bits on the album at the end of the main track..... Enjoy (the silence...)

Started recording a mix & ended up doing almost two hours; the usual selection of stuff, some old, some new, hope this keeps you moving for 1hr 53mins!

Al Bradley - The Golden Ratio [3am Recordings]

Adam Solomon - 40,000 Light Years Away [Open Channel For Dreamers]

Fumiya Tanaka - Live Like Music [Perlon]

Arkajo - Panacea [Brotherhood Sound System]

David Gtronic & Dudley Strangeways - Melee [Leftback]

Nami - Origins Of Maul [Metroline Limited]

Alixander III - The Ritz [3am Recordings]

Funktion - Nebokki [Resopal Red]

Al Bradley - Druzhba [Demo]

Kensuke Fukushima - Shaman [Fizical]

Cipran Stan - Several Times [Sonet Music]

Bass Clef Music - Bass_Clef_002_01 [Bass Clef Music]

Lee Guthrie - Modus [Click Therapy]

Annie Errez - XOX Tools 1 [Strobe Wax]

Bass Clef Music - Bass_Clef_005_01 [Bass Clef Music]

DJ Deep - Corridor Rodeo [Deeply Rooted]

Booka Shade - Shimmer [Get Physical]

Janaret - Odyssey [AZE]

Mihail P - Neon Hologarden [Serenity Records]

One of the labels which inspired the launch of 3am Recordings was Pagan Records, a UK label which showcased some absolutely superb stuff from a host of predominantly UK-based deep/tech producers & had a knack of keeping very definitely just towards the deeper side; this kix I hope showcases some of their more well-known cuts alongside lesser-known B-side jams which are personal favourites. Timeless house music, much of which is over two decades old, but still sounds glorious when played out now.

01. House of 909 - Eyes of A Child

02. Presence ft. Steve Edwards - Better Day (Salt City Orchestra's Better Remix)

03. Urban Farmers - Last Chance To Dance

04. Presence ft. Shara Nelson - Sense of Danger

05. Oil - The Future (Refried Dub)

06. Attaboy - Maguma

07. Wulf 'N' Bear - Body Music

08. Terry Francis - Hannah's House

09. Souledge - Golden Nugget

10. Salt City Orchestra - This Pagan Thing