Avenue Red

We welcome the return of London selector Josh Lentink for his second mix on the Avenue Red Podcast. Here Josh starts off with a golden electro cut and slides through some smooth 4/4 deepness for over an hour. A pleasure as always, keep an eye on this young lad, he has 100% "got something".

Also, make sure you cast your screens over to https://soundcloud.com/reprise - this is Josh's own podcast series, which was apparently inspired into being by Avenue Red. We are flattered Josh! He has obviously worked much harder than us over here, with the latest 30th episode coming within the first year! We'll both keep working to bring quality sounds to your ears, rest assured. Enjoy the mix everyone, the first of 2016 - a solid start.

"Not much to say really, here's a mixture of old and new tracks that came together over a couple of evenings. I wanted to include a variety of genres throughout the mix which helped provide some unexpected changes. Enjoy x" Josh Lentink, January 2016

See Also: https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-044-josh-lentink

https://soundcloud.com/joshlentink

https://soundcloud.com/lentink

https://soundcloud.com/reprise

As with last year, we sneak in another episode on New Year's Eve! This stunning contribution to our series comes from Marc Cotterell from Alberquerque, New Mexico, USA... yep, the town where Breaking Bad was set! Unusually it just snowed really heavily there (inc. the time when this mix was recorded), hence the unusual picture of Marc's normally desert-like hometown setting.

Marc's Plastik People label was established in 2012 and pays homage to his roots in the various swathes of quality 90's House & Garage music he was/still is into. It's a proper underground vinyl label whose music policy dovetails nicely with Avenue Red's, with artists on the roster including some of our true heroes Julien Jabre and Aqua Bassino amid others that Plastik People first introduced us to including Trinidadian Deep, Life Recorder, Mike Sharon and SoulBasics. The label is also a platform for Marc's own productions.

This set is proper party fodder: starting off in soulful, groovin' House terrain; going through some rugged, bumpty Housey/Garagey stuff; then back into soulful jazzy House again for the finale. Perfectly mixed and excellently crafted, as is the case with everything that Marc puts his hand to. We hope you enjoy this mix and have a great new year ahead! Stay with us, some ace stuff forthcoming :)

"As a DJ I play US House & Garage with a little UK flava thrown into the blender, all mixed on that splendid & mighty Rane MP-2015 mixer, which I just got my hands on recently." Marc Cotterell, December 2015

https://soundcloud.com/plastikpeoplerecordings

For the 55th Avenue Red Podcast we welcome a mysterious DJ/producer from Athens, Greece known as "Mist" and also as "Mist Soundscapes". In this 67-minute vinyl session he takes us through a dreamy, floaty, spacey selection of Deep House & Techno records with a very unique style of DJ'ing. Very trippy and relaxing.

"My musical influences range from dub/deep techno/deep house/ambient/downtempo/modern classical/shoegaze/alternative rock. For this mix I wanted to show my way of creating a journey through music, trying to keep a balance from deep to dope. Enjoy!" Elias Vourlias, December 2015

https://soundcloud.com/dj-mist

For the 54th Avenue Red Podcast we welcome a truly talented, hard-working and well-respected veteran of the underground music scene - Andrew Duke from Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada. Andrew is a music collector, DJ, artist, remixer, sound designer, radio/mix show host and has also been writing about music since 1981.

Andrew Duke In The Mix is his mixshow, which began way back in 1987 during the emergence of true House & Techno initially as a weekly radio show on CKDU 88.1FM Halifax NS Canada and ran through until 2004. He has continued the show independently since then to this very day on various platforms.

As a producer, Andrew had a very nice record out on Own Jay's Batti Batti imprint, which comes with a remix from XDB. Well worth tracking down a copy! In this explosive mix of raw 80's Electro/Freestyle/Hip-House, Andrew has made 7 edits especially for this smoking hot mix for Avenue Red. Get involved and make sure to Like/Share if you're digging it ;)

"A mix of some of my favourite freestyle and early electro cuts, including some edits I did personally for this mix. Dedicated to the memory of the late great New York editing genius, Bad Boy Jose "Chep" Nunez (born 1964, died 8th December 1990)." Andrew Duke, December 2015

http://andrewdukeinthemix.com

https://soundcloud.com/andrewdukecognitionaudio

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01 Man Parrish - Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop); Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Importe/12 MP321) 1982

written & produced by Man Parrish, John Robie, and Raul Rodriguez

02 Gucci Crew II - Gucci Bass; Gucci Bass (Gucci GC100) 1987

03 Noel - Silent Morning (1018 db); Silent Morning (4th & Broadway PRO439) 1987

written by Noel Pagan; produced by Roman Ricardo & Paul Robb (of Information Society);

remixed by Little Louie Vega with keys by David Cole

04 Fascination - Don't You Think It's Time; Don't You Think It's Time (Vinylmania VMR014DJ) 1988

written & produced by Todd Terry; mix by Naughty Norty Cotto with edits by Gail "Sky" King (Andrew Duke Edit)

05 Nocera - Summertime, Summertime (Hard Summer db); Summertime, Summertime (Sleeping Bag SLX0022) 1986

written by Floyd Fisher & Maria Nocera; mixed by Mantronik with edits by Bad Boy Chep Jose Nunez (Andrew Duke Edit)

06 TKA - One Way Love (db); One Way Love (Tommy Boy TB866) 1986

produced, mixed, edited, and percussion by The Latin Rascals

07 Loose Touch - Bad Of The Heart; Bad Of The Heart (Ligosa LIG508) 1988

vocals by George Lamond; produced, mixed, and edited by Chris Barbosa & Mark Liggett (Andrew Duke Edit)

08 Soave - Crying Over You; Crying Over You (Mic Mac MIC521) 1989

produced by Owen "OS" Soba with edits by Tony Garcia (Andrew Duke Edit)

09 Sweet Sensation - Take It While It's Hot (Only Omar db); Take It While It's Hot (Next Plateau NP50072) 1988

edited by Oh, Oh Omar Santana with scratches by Eric "Serious" Santana (Omar's brother) (Andrew Duke Edit)

10 The Cover Girls - Because Of You (Heartthrob db); Because Of You (Fever SF819CLUB) 1987

remixed by Robert Clivilles & Little Louie Vega with edits by The Latin Rascals

11 Harry Hosono & Yellow Magic Orchestra - Fire Cracker; Special DJ Copy (Alfa 1001) 1978

written by Martin Denny (Andrew Duke Edit)

12 New Order - Confusion (inst); Confusion (Streetwise SWRL2213/Of Factory New York 9) 1983

written by Arthur Baker & New Order; mixed by Arthur Baker & John "Jellybean" Benitez; engineered by John Robie

13 Dynamix II - Just Give The DJ A Break ft Too Tough Tee (db); Just Give The DJ A Break (Bass Station BSR005) 1987

14 Concept Of One - The Question ft Noel (Answer db); The Question (Cutting CR244DJ) 1990

remixed by Aldo Marin & Tony Moran with edits by The Latin Rascals (Andrew Duke Edit)

15 Nayobe - Please Don't Go (db vers); Please Don't Go (Fever SF802) 1984

written & produced by Andy "Panda" Tripoli; perc Bashiri Johnson, keys Fred McFarlane

16 Information Society - Running (The Nest mx); Running (Tommy Boy TB877) 1986

vocals by Murat Konar; remix by Joey Gardner & Louie Vega with edits by The Latin Rascals

17 Hashim - Chateau Vie (Castle Life); Cutting rxs Vol 1 comp (Cutting CR2000DJ) 1987

additional production, remix, and edits by Aldo Marin & Benji Candelario

18 Will To Power - Fading Away (The Rhythm db); Fading Away (Epic 4908183) 1989

remixed by Shep Pettibone with edits by Chep Nunez

19 Sa-Fire - Let Me Be The One; Let Me Be The One (Cutting CR212) 1987

remixed by Aldo Marin with edits by The Latin Rascals (Andrew Duke Edit)

20 Cybotron - Cosmic Cars (Magic Juan Detroit style mx); Cosmic Cars (Fantasy D3104) 1988

remixed by Magic Juan aka Juan Atkins

21 Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend; Lookout Weekend (Jam Packed JPI103) 1984

written & produced by Pretty Tony (Andrew Duke Edit)

22 Pretty Tony - Jam The Box (inst); Jam The Box (Music Specialists MSI109) 1984

23 Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock (inst); Planet Rock (Tommy Boy TB823) 1982

written by Arthur Baker & John Robie; produced by Arthur Baker

24 Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom (inst db vers); Electric Kingdom (Vanguard SPV68) 1983

25 MC ADE - Da' Train (X-tended inst); Da' Train (4Sight FS5634) 1989

26 Kraftwerk - Numbers/Computer World 2; Numbers (Warner Bros PROA973) 1981 (Shep Pettibone 98.7 Kiss Mastermix)

For 53rd Avenue Red Podcast we present a deep, grooving, soulful mix from Mr. Shadow (real name Mark McFarlane), the man behind the London House cult known as "The Brotherhood Of House". Mark's show runs on Deepvibes Radio and has had some great guests featured, including Avenue Red's Alec Pritchard (https://soundcloud.com/alecpritchard/the-brotherhood-of-house-034-alec-pritchard). The rest is from Mark himself, hope you all dig the selection!

"Being asked to contribute a mix to this immense series has been an honour & hopefully lives up to the very high standards set by the past contributors that have graced this series. I try not to pre-plan my mixes & this one was no different. A lot of my stuff is solidly rooted in the old-school but also appreciating the new as a means to cover a wide spectrum of the House sound in a way that flows. Kicking off with two stone-cold classics from Logic & Mood ll Swing, the mix moves onto some newer cuts that I'm personally feeling at the moment, including Angelo Draetta & Luigi Egitto's “Frozen Eyes” on SP Recordings, also Cocoared's "Funk'N EvaMo" (Only Essence Re-Grooves) on Vital Grooves. A big highlight for me was being able to include two tracks from around '94 that I have never quite managed to incorporate into a set before: The Beloved's "1000 Years From Today" (Todd Edwards Remix) and one for the true veterans at the end - Da Cuban Heelz's "Da Theme".

Hopefully you enjoy this mix as much as I enjoyed mixing it for this wonderful podcast series.

I run a Radio show on Deepvibes Radio called The Brotherhood Of House. The whole ethos of the group/show/events are about promoting that House movement vibe which is severely lacking in today's industry. The shows attempt to showcase lesser-known but non the less talented DJ's & Producers to give them a platform to be heard alongside some very established names, such as Harold Heath, Daniel Ward, Roland Nights, Dweller, DJ Caspa, Dudley Strangeways & many many more." Mark McFarlane, December 2015

https://soundcloud.com/mr-shadow-1

https://www.mixcloud.com/THE_BROTHERHOOD_OF_HOUSE/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/THEBROTHERHOODOFHOSE

http://www.house-mixes.com/profile/MRSHADOWDJ

A live microphone recording of a warehouse session from around 01:30 till 05:40... somewhere in Newcastle city centre.

Set times in the recording:

00:00 - 15:30 // Nicky Mann

15:30 - 1:17:30 // Alec Pritchard

1:17:30 - 2:13:00 // Rob Moller

2:13:00 - 4:00:00 // Damien Walker

4:00:00 - 4:13:33 // Alec Pritchard

https://soundcloud.com/nicky-mann

https://soundcloud.com/alecpritchard

https://soundcloud.com/robmoller

https://soundcloud.com/damien-walker

We are pleased to deliver yet another 12 records, 10+ years old from an obscure crate-digging DJ who we had not heard from before... exactly the kind of DJ that interests us most! Gusev is a Russian living in Germany and clearly has a fantastic taste in music and can sure string a mix together!

"No idea what should I write, man!... I'm an unknown DJ and vinyl collector. Born in St. Petersburg, currently living in Hanover, Germany. For this 1210 selection I have selected my all time favs. I hope you find this music as amazing as I do!" Dmitry Gusev, November 2015

https://soundcloud.com/gusev-1

The Avenue Red Podcast welcomes the second coming of Frankfurt-based DJ July (real name Julian Hopp) who has put together an uber-deep vinyl mix of obscure, cavernous, hypnotic Techno to follow up on his previous selection of gourmet Deep House cuts. Don't forget your scuba gear!

"For me, Techno music represents an equally broad spectrum of emotions as Classical Music. It is in the same way powerful in creating grandiose fantasies as it is straining in it's energy and exorbitance. It contains all of the emotional diversity that I want to perceive within electronic music." Julian Hopp, November 2015

https://soundcloud.com/dschuli

Avenue Red Podcast 035 - July

https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-035-july

The Avenue Red Podcast welcomes the second coming of Frankfurt-based DJ Avaen (real name Julian Hopp) who has put together an uber-deep vinyl mix of obscure, cavernous, hypnotic Techno to follow up on his previous selection of gourmet Deep House cuts. Don't forget your scuba gear!

"For me, Techno music represents an equally broad spectrum of emotions as Classical Music. It is in the same way powerful in creating grandiose fantasies as it is straining in it's energy and exorbitance. It contains all of the emotional diversity that I want to perceive within electronic music." Julian Hopp, November 2015

https://soundcloud.com/avaenn

Avenue Red Podcast 035 - Avaen

https://soundcloud.com/avenue-red/podcast-035-avaen

After yet another intentional pause in our output, where we have left the 50th episode simmering at the surface of a rich stock of mixes for 5 whole weeks, Avenue Red are back to deliver more underground audio cargo to your iPods, hi-fi's, memories and minds! For the 51st installment we present a delightfully groovy, shiny, melodic deep House selection from Rob Cesar, a music collector, DJ, physicist and high school teacher from Luxembourg.

We had heard some of Rob's mixes before he sent this one over, with him having recently delivered the goods for our podcasting contemporaries at Hello Strange (https://soundcloud.com/hello_strange/rob-cesar-hello-strange-podcast-134), Smile This Sound (https://soundcloud.com/smile-this-sound/rob-cesar-smile-this-mixtape-49) and a stunning edition for Deep Afterhour (https://soundcloud.com/deepafterhour/rob-cesar-deep-afterhour-proposal) around a year ago. He didn't need to work too hard introducing himself to us.

Rob is an 80's kid and has been into music and specifically dance music ever since he can remember. Creating VHS-mixtapes from MTV's "Party Zone" was his favourite pastime before he fell under the spell of the Technics MKII's in the late 90's. Noted for the accuracy of his mixing style, he earned himself regular appearances in Luxembourg-based clubs and festivals in the early 2000's. Rob tells us he is less active in his night-life shenanigans today, what with the responsibilities of adult life... but he hasn't lost an inch of his interest in music, as his output on Soundcloud readily testifies.

"The story about this mix is quite simple: about two weeks ago, I was spinning some house tunes at home and, when I listened to the recording, I was like 'DAMN!! We got something going here!'. But as it was all spontaneous and stuff, there were parts in the set where mixing wasn't all good and one or two tracks didn't totally feel right, so I started a new recording, this time with a clear line in mind and then there it was, a collection of pure timeless house music, nothing more, nothing less...

Hey, you know, I come from a generation where we used tapes, in order to get our music together, you know, just, doing your own mix-tapes and stuff, and I was sitting at home, listening to the radio, and, waiting for my favourite song to come up, and, when it did, they always, the radio stations always had to fade in and fade out early so you weren't able to get the whole piece together, so what I did was trying to get, find all the missing pieces in the radio, and I spent like, hours, just to get it all together you know, and I never did, actually, because, the radio stations weren't allowed to use the beginnings, the very beginnings and the very ends, but I didn't know that as a kid so I was like naive and I was waiting and waiting for hours to fulfil my, my mix-tape, my collection of songs, you know, hum, and that was home taping for me, you know..." Rob Cesar, November 2015

https://soundcloud.com/rob-cesar

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