This weeks show was a crate digging session.  A digital crate dig, not sure what the word for that is.
Music ranges between 1995 and 2012 with the majority of tunes coming from the 00's
The whole mix manages to stay on a Soulful house vibe, very unual I know.  Not sure what happened I must have been in a chilled mood.
There is a little Subliminal section from the early days in there for the die hards.
Still looking to get the May mix out.  I did it on two different shows and now I can't decide which one to release.

For anyone in Sydney this weekend you can find me on the Glass Island boat playing from 6:15-7:15.  It's the last cruise of the season so it's gonna be special.  It will also be my 50th birthday celebration, so even more reason to get your ticket sooner than later.  I turned 50 last week.  I had a radio show on my birthday, but I was also entertaining.  So I played an old unreleased mix from 2016.  It was a Copyright vs Rhemi mix.  I'm not sure why I didn't release first time.  I think I had lofty aspirations to tighten it up and look at the programming.  Never got round to it so I will be releasing that mix in the coming days.

Any Sydney DJs out there that play on the more Soulful side of house, get in touch if you would like to play on my radio show and get exposure to an internatioal audience.  Just ping me on FB or IG,
www.facebook.com/c2emusic


Tracklisting:
1:  Loni Clark - Rushing (Mood II Swing Extended Club Mix)
2:  Chris Forman aka Steal Vybe - Rated X (Im Talk like Sex) (Rated X (Im Talk like Sex) (Steal Vybe Soulful Mix )
3:  Various - Love Calls (Darryl James Mix)
4:  Reelsoul - The Urban SOLE E.P (Anotha Day)
5:  Mario Fabriani - Caribbean Soul
6:  DJ Shaheer Williams & Michael Watford - Faith (Main)
7:  Ralf GUM feat. Daniel Thomas - Higher High (Ralf GUM Deeper Deep Vocal)
8:  Various - Purple Male Power (Franky Boissy feat. Michael Watford - Back To Roots (Muthafunkaz Vocal Mix))
9:  Various - Purple Male Power (Simon Grey - Prophecy (Original Mix))
10:  Various Artists - Perspectives 01 (Sygaire - The Time Is Now (Shur-I-Kan Perspective))
11:  Peven Everett - Burning Hot (Timmy Regisford & Peven Everett Remixes) (Timmy Regisford Remix)
12:  NUNEZ, Jose feat OCTAHVIA - In My Life (Da Dronez dub)
13:  Constipated Monkeys - Cro-Magnon (long version)
14:  CZR feat DARRYL PANDY - Undagroundiscofunk (remix)
15:  CZR feat DELANO - I Want You (original)
16:  AC Soul Symphony - Still In Love feat Ricci Benson (Joey Negro Jazz Funk Dub)
17:  Tony Vass - Fly Me Higher (Richard's Classic Dub)
18:  Graceland feat. Billie - Just a Little Bit (Vocal)
19:  Roberto Rodriguez - Dance Like Nobody's Watching
20:  Malin Genie - Tell You
21:  Oscar P & C. Scott - The Message (NYC Philly Tribute Mix)
22:  Poussez vs. Demarkus Lewis feat.. Hannah Khemoh - Passin Thru  (Sean McCabe Vocal Remix)

Enjoy!

Another special guest show and this month I'm proud to present good friend and Sydney legend DJ Dante Rivera, founder of Klubhouse and countless other Sydney events over the years.  Dante was partly responsible for my exposure to Sydney clubbers.  He was the first person to reach out post Covid to ask if I would play for Klubhouse.  That set has resulted in me playing for multiple promoters around the city.
Anyone that knows Dante knows to expect ass shaking Latin House vibes all the way and he didn't dissapoint.
The first hour is all Dante so expect to find yourself tapping out percussion on the steering wheel or shuffling across the kitchen to get something out of the fridge.
We go b2b for the second hour, which I will admit was a stretch for me.  My Latin House is mainly European from the 00's - you can really hear the difference to Dante's authentic sounds, but that's all I have!  Hopefully it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of the back nine.

Anyone in the city this weekend, you can catch me a Tatler on Friday for a full takeover.  Yeah baby I got the place to myself from 9pm to 3am.  Whilst I love long sets I will be bringing in another friend Gary Ward to help out.
Between us we'll be playing the finest house tunes the last 35 years have produced.

Tracklist to follow.........

Enjoy!

This mix is a recording from the set I played for Night Safari on March 22nd at Carousel in Sydney.
Carousel is a relatively new club that recently got voted one of the top clubs in the world!!  It's somewhere I go regularly, the sound system alone cost $600k AUD!  Funktion one throughout, even in the bathroom they have a small Funktion One!
It's been a dream of mine to play there ever since it opened.  The DJ Booth is so cool, elevated above the dancefloor, but surrounded by VIP.  The decks sit on a suspended table to reduce noise to the turntables.
I was on warm up duty and so kicked things off to an empty club.
I will come clean, some of the transitions in this mix make me wince.  I was aware of a couple I had to wrestle on the night, but the recording highlights a few more.  It's a shame because the tunes are superb.  But hey, shows that this cat does NOT use the Sync button.  
I don't get to play this kind of music in Sydney very often unfortunately.
As always these days I took the liberty of dropping my last two tracks towards the end of the mix.

I'm looking forward to the next Night Safari, being able to play unrestricted.  The crowd are great too, there was such cool energy in the room all night.

With the exception of the dodgy mixing in places I'm really proud of this set.  It was done on the fly and I love the warehouse sounding early tunes.  It reminds me of the good old days in the early 90s, getting into the club early.  Empty dancefloor, minimal NY style house beats.

Thanks again Tolga for inviting me to play, can't wait to do it all over again.

Tracklisting:
1: Ralph Session - A Nod To MAW (GarcyNoise Remix)
2: Detroit Swindle - Woman
3: Cinthie - Maleficent
4: Audio City Soul - Au Shonk
5: Frits Wentink - About You
6: Shur-I-Kan - The Fly
7: Blazers - A Sidelong Glance
8: Sonarpilot - Open House (Danny J Lewis Mix)
9: Dub Striker - Falling Leaves (Murvin Sound Mix)
10: Kyodai - Sex Affair (Main)
11: Milton Jackson - 6400
12: Klaus Veen - Poison
13: One & Done - Chum 
14: Vincenzo Gerri - All I Need
15: George Smeddles - Festival Track
17: c2eMusic - London Knights (Orig Mix)
18: Walter G - Omakla
19: c2eMusic - Beautiful Persons
20: Joeski, Hector Lavoe - Dia De Ayer (Extended) 
21: Kerri Chandler - Bar A Thym

Enjoy!

We had another special guest DJ on the show this week, DJ So Michael from Sydney.  Tried to get him on before Xmas, but you know Xmas.  So glad we didn't let it slip and so here we are.
Sol is a very rare talent having started DJing at the very tender age of eight!  By 14 he was playing in Sydney's clubs warming up for the likes of Dave Lee (back when he had his cool name) no less.
His Mum was a raver waaaay back in the day which exposed Sol to Acid House, Hip House and everything else going on over 35 years ago.  You will hear this influence loud and clear throughout the mix.
Now age 21 Sol has a fortnightly residency at the Erko as well as playing alongside myself for Larry's Herd.  One of the highlights of his career was a recent week long residency at a Bali beach club!  I gotta me some of that action too, it looked awesome.
We had a lot of fun doing the show, Sol played for the first hour followed by a little chat to get to know him a little better.  We then went b2b for the rest of the show, playing one tune each.
Sol brought a box of vinyl and in the second hour every track he played was wax.  I desperately wanted to do the same.  This was a very rare chance for me to play my late 80's tunes.  Unfortunately we hit a snag, the right turntable wouldn't sit in the groove of the records.  I adjusted it so many times, but it just kept gliding.  That meant I had to play digital, which sadly only goes as far back as 91, so I was unable to follow Sol in the same sub genre.
The mix doesn't rally suffer as a result.  You wouldn't have given a second thought if I hadn't said something.
Have to give a big shout out to the amazing support we got during the show from Lee Sutch, Elyssa White and Sol's Mum Fee Erika.

I'm playing at Tatlers this Easter weekend from 12-close.  Come on down if you're in the city.

Tracklisting:
Part one - Sol Michael solo.
1: Memory And Forgetting – Wamdue Kids

2: I Still Love You (Original Mix) – Long Island Sound

3: Bango (Club Mix) – Todd Terry

4: Is Sorrow (Brain Machine’s Lucifer Rising Dub) – Black Devil Disco Club

5: Just Keep Rockin’ (Hip House Mix) - Double Trouble and Rebel MC

6 Carnival 93 (The Mardi Gras Mix) – Club Ultimate

7: Touch Me – 49ers

8: 93 Til Infinity (DOS Edit) – Souls of Mischief

9: Paradesia – Leon Vynehall

10: Intergalactik Disko (DJ Sneak Version) – DJ Sneak

11: Tear It Up (Original Mix) – Kings Of Tomorrow

12: Ultimate Funk (Alex Gopher Remix) – Bob Sinclar

13: Scorpio (Original Mix) – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

14: Chaos In The CBD, Jon Sable – Te Puke Thunder (Original Mix)

15: Turn Up The Bass (Turn Up The House Mix) – Tyree Cooper

16 The Day (Classic Club Mix REMASTERED) – Michelle Weeks, Bobby D Ambrosio

Little Chat

Part 2 - Sol & Richie b2b
1: Dj Saronno - Carousel
2: Kevin Hedge - My Beat (Spaced Out Beat) (David Harness mix)
3: Jack To The Sound of The Underground – Hithouse

4. Raven Maize - The Real Life (David Penn Remix)
5: Keep It Live – The Dazz Band
6. Lil Louis & The World -  Club Lonely (Bellbottoms & Platforms Mix)
7: Wild Luv – Roach Motel
8: U.P.I.  - My Love Away

9: Get Busy – Mr Lee
10: Todd Terry - Kashmir

11: That Sound – Ralph Falcon
12: The Latin Kings - I Want To Know (Quiero Saber)

13: I’m Your Brother (Club Version) – Round One

Full write up over the weekend.

For now, here is the recording from this week's show.  Theme ended up being 00's which in turn ended up being a homage to Soulfuric with a couple of exceptions.

This is a 90% vinyl mix on a radio show.  There are a few dodgy transitions, I hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment of the overall mix.  I normally don't release mixes with ropey transitions, but the tunes are too good not to share.

Finally broke my Soul of Sydney duck.  I went to their very first party at Sydney Park maybe 14 years ago with my then two little boys.  The youngest who was only two took to it like a duck.  He dragged me into the middle of the makeshift dancefloor and started dancing.  He didn't want to leave.
Fast forward to 2025 and I'm the one behind the decks spinning vinyl classics from 91-94. 
It was a beautiful sunny day and the vibe reflected it.  Smiley happy house heads everywhere you looked.
I wasn't sure what I was going to play, but as set time approached Terry playing before me was putting some thickness out of those speakers, so I started with something chunkier to match - Frankie Knuckles 2005 hit - Back In The Day.
From there it was back to back classics, not the big obvious ones, you hear them all the time at classics events.  No this was the cool stuff that we all loved but it stayed very much underground.
The only exception is towards the end when I decided to drop my latest track - Beautiful Persons.  It samples Beautiful People which meant it fit nicely alongside tracks more than 30 years older.
So many kind words from everyone after the set.  Such a wicked crowd, as most older crowds are, knowledgable, friendly, want to have fun, and don't have their phones out all the time - THEY ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE MOMENT!!!

Huge thank you to Phil & Sam for having me onboard.  Well done to the other DJs, the music was solid from start to finish.  And we can't leave out the energies bunny that is Mirrah Reflects 🙌🏾 and all of the Soul Patrol ✊🏾.
Finally big shout to the amazing crowd.  I wish I could play for you all every week!

I'm on Vocal Booth Radio tonight, having just listened to this I'm in a really nostalgic mood.  Looks like I'm heading back to 92.
Catch me on VBR every Tuesday 9-11pm Sydney, 10am-12pm Uk
www.vocalboothradio.com

Tracklisting:
1: Frankie Knuckles - Back In The Day
2: Roach Motel - Movin On
3: Mondo Grosso - Soufles H
4: Degrees Of Motion - Do You Want It Right Now
5: Bobby Konders - Let's Dance
6: My Friend Sam - It's My Pleasure (Dub)
7: C&C Music Factory - Pride
8: T-empo - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
9: Pam Fernandez - Don't You Want To Be Mine
10: The Yo-Bots - I Got It
11: Inner City - Pennies From Heaven
12: c2eMusic - Beautiful Persons
13: Chez Damier - Can You Feel It (MK NY Dub)
14: Funk Machine - I've Closed The Door
15: ??? I need to go find it!

Enjoy!

Here we go with the start of a new month and with it a new mix of fresh new sounds.

I actually ran out of new tunes, it was a well discussed topic in the chatroom as to whether I had enough.  So I decided to end the mix with two of my own tracks, Can't Play which was my second track made and my latest one, Beautiful Persons.

I was also so happy to be able to play a track I melted in 1998 in my attic room in Nottingham.  I got excited when Defected bought Strictly Rhythm's back catalogue but The Believers, Heather Wildman - Gotta Keep Holding On wasn't released.  Imagine my surprise when it suddenly shows up in Traxsource!

Locking in the guest DJ for this month, Tony Garcia of Rotary Disco fame.  He produced the excellent remake or Nights Over Egypt - Over Pyramids that appeared in last months mix.  One of the nicest guys in the scene, I can't to have him on.

For those of you in Sydney you can catch me next on Feb 16th playing for Soul Of Sydney who are doing a Frankie Knuckles tribute event.  Looking forward to spinning vinyl from across the decades for a very appreciative older crowd.

Finally - it was nice to be able to pay respects to the late, great Michael Procter.  Another of house musics great male vocalists.  R.I.P. brother.

Tracklisting:

1: KC Flight - Voices

2: 16B, Omid 16B -Trail Of Dreams (Dirty Dream Mix)

3: Cezar Touch - Slappin & Clappin (Hector Moralez Remix)

4: Dreamer G, Kerri Chandler - I Got That Feelin' (Demuir's Playboi Dub Edit)

5: Bonetti - I Can't Give You Up

6: Sean McCabe, Hanlei - Now Is The Time

7: The Believers, Heather Wildman - Gotta Keep Holding On 

8: Zetbee - For Your Love

10: Foo Funkers - Love Enough

11: Michael Procter - Fall Down (Grant's Club Vibe)

12: Frits Wentink - About You

13: hugs! - Set Me Free

14: George Smeddles - Festival Track

15: Jasper Street Co. - Solid Ground (Doo Dew Solid Mix)

16: Walter G - Omakla

17: Max Kion - Revival

18: Klaus Veen - Poison

19: Renaud Genton - In A Flash

20: Vincenzo Gerri - All I Need

21: Max Kernmayer - Exclusive Selection

22: Intrallazzi - Pik Nik (The Cube Guys Mix)

23: Joeski, Héctor Lavoe - Dia De Ayer

24: c2eMusic - Beautiful Person

25: c2eMusic - Can't Stay

Enjoy!

Last show of the month and we were lucky two get two guests on the show, em_laa and Jeremy Sylvester.  The first show on VBR was a new mix of new(ish) tracks, so that leaves this week for crate digging and boy did we dig!  At least three quarters of the mix is vinyl as I didn't switch to digital until 2005 and most of these tracks are much older than that.
No preconceptions of what I was gonna play or even the style.
We started super chill with Karizma's remix of John Legend's - Ordinary People.  By track four we'd gone all the way back to the early 90's and that's where we spend a lot of the first half of the mix.  The US garage sound of the early 90's reigns supreme with classic after classic raining down.
We then transition across the pond to my homeland for the UK garage equivalent with mid 90's classics on the menu.
We'll do it all again next month, but for now I'm gonna call the first month on VBR a roaring success.  There's a great energy and real buzz on the station.  The chatroom seems to always be busy and everyone is so supportive of each other.
Congratulations Andy.

Tracklisting:
1: John Legend - Ordinary People (Karizma Kayorican Remix)
2: Real People - Alibi (Dennis F's Out In Bali Mix)
3: Fuminori Kagajo ft Adeola Ranson - Piece Of Heaven (Sean McCabe Dub Mix)
4: Seven Grand Housing Authority - The Question (Terrence Parkers Orig)
5: DJ Man-X & Vick Lavender ft Shawnee Taylor - Happy Endings (Frankie Feliciano Classic Vocal)
6: Shawn Christopher - Make My Love (Stonebridge Main Mix)
7: MK - Burning
8: Clubland - Lovetrain (Def Mix)
9: Nush - Nush
10: ACR - 27 Forever
11: Buster Gut - Find Someone
12: Darryl James - You Make Me Happy (Todd Terry)
13: Smooth Touch - House Of Love
14: Sagat - Luv Stuff
15: Carleen Anderson - Mamma Said (K Klassic Mix)
16: c2eMusic - Beautiful Person
17: Roger S - Time To Stop
18: Gusto - Disco's Revenge
19: The Bucketheads - The Bomb
20: That Kid Chris - Feel The Vibe
21: Ground 96 - Love Has Taken Over
22: Todd Edwards - Push The Love
23: ???  NNR tune - I think by J Sylvester.
24: TJR - Just Gets Better
25: R.I.P. Productions - You Cheated
26: Smokin Beats - Dreams
27: Simpson Tune - Bring It Down (Da BMR's Club Rework)

Enjoy!

No you are not seeing things!
If you had told me at any point in the last 30 years that I would get to play b2b with the person that made so much of the music that I played back in 97/98 I’d have maybe peeeeeeed laughing.
 

With over 350 releases under his belt and over 950 DJ gigs around the world there is no doubt Jeremy Sylvester is one of the godfathers of UK garage.

Jeremy is a DJ who is capable of covering a vast repertoire of styles, blending them into one sound that has become synonymous and identifiable to him as a DJ. Combining a mix of deep house/garage, classic 90’s style house, deep tech and jacking with a bit of old skool 4×4 garage thrown in for good measure, Jeremy’s diversity and sheer panache is second to none.
His cool DJ sets are known for twisting the dance floor into a sexy melange of movement before letting loose into a filthy beat, Jeremy knows what the crowd want, and he knows how to give it to them.

What is crazy is that Jeremy's USB's wouldn't load, so he had to use my music!!  Any DJs out there can sympathise.  The upside though was that I had a folder full of Nice 'n' Ripe and one full of Jeremy's unreleased tracks from over the years!
So what you end up with is a rare classic UKG set from the man that produced half of it back in the day.
Perfect!

Massive thank you to Jeremy for agreeing to come on the show while on holiday down here in Sydney as part of his first Aus/NZ tour.

Tracklisting to follow (once I work out what we played!)

Enjoy!

Week two on VBR and it's guest mix time!
Joining me on the show this week was DJ em_laa (Emma McGuigan).  As the name suggests she is in fact Irish.  Em spent her Uni years in the heart of clubland, Liverpool and Manchester through the 90's and 00's.  Now calling Sydney home for the last 2 years it's time to test the local scene and showcase her skills.
Em played alone for the first hour to maximise your exposure to her sound.  Then in the second hour we went b2b.
I was blown away by her solo set at the top of the show.  Some awesome tunes and flow built up nicely.
Looking forward to playing b2b with her this Saturday at Tatlers from 12am-close.

Tracklisting (First Hour)
1. Cole Medina - We Call It Good 2 Me 
2. Intr0beatz - Don't You Ever
3. Back 2 Earth - Warp One
4. Radic The Myth - Roses
5. Soundstream - Deeper Love
6. Danny J Lewis - Journey (Extended Version)
7. Peven Everett - Stuck (Phil Asher's Soul Heaven Version)
8. Addison Groove - Changa
9. Lego - El Ritmo De Verdad 
10. One & Done - Chum
11. Cezar Touch - Slappin & Clappin - (Hector Moralez Mix)
12. Make A Dance - Lush Acton
13. Fonda Rae - Living In Ecstasy (FK Groove Mix Edit)

Enjoy!