c2eMusic Soulful Deep House

First up I want to give a big shout out to this weeks crew in the chat room.  The ever reliable Mr David Smith whom I've known since I was 16!  Chucky (Mr Congas) a fine upstanding Englishman now calling Sydney home.  Steve (DJDippedInDeep), fellow Pressure Radio DJ whose supported since my early days on Pressure.  Neensy, my partner in crime and one of the most amazing people I've ever known.  Last but by no means least Della Benz who I first spoke to back in 2012!  She is responsible for the last track of the mix.  During the show she mentioned an opening track from a mix around 2011.  Toward the end of the show she found it, the rest is already history!

As with most c2eMusic mixes of the last 10 years this was another last minute shopping spree 30 minutes before the show followed by a live seat of the pants musical adventure.  I'm really happy with the result.  It feels different to most c2eMusic mixes, can't put my finger on it, but it does.  Let me know if you agree, and why that is.

Finally I'd like to give a couple of big shouts out to a coupe of producers featured in the mix.  First up is my mate Steve Robinson who hails from Merseyside not too far from where I grew up.  Now calling Sydney home Steve has a formidable work ethic, seemingly making music from dusk till dawn.  Both tracks from his latest release "Worth The Wait EP" are right up my alley.  Looking forward to what's to come from this rising star.
Next is a DJ/Producer that needs no introduction to Kiwis.  DJ Dick Johnson aka Magik J another ex Brit now living this side of the equator.  He was the resident DJ at the club I went to when I was 16 (yes I know I started young).  He got me into the US Garage sound back in 91 and I've never looked back.  His track "Into The Groove (String Mix)" is a return to his Blackpool roots and is currently tearing up floors around the world.

Props to Tony Garcia and Steve Robinson for playing great music out and about in Sydney this month.  Heard a couple of these tunes from you guys playing them.  Thank you for introducing me to them.

Remember if there is an old c2eMusic mix that's no longer available in iTunes etc reach out and I'll prioritise to get it loaded next.

Tracklisting:
1: Krywald, Farrer - He's The Chief
2: Frits Wentink - Trouble Man (Jovonn Drive Mix)
3: DJ Steaw - Destiny
4: Don Swing - In The Flow
5: Miguel Migs - Lost Messages (Miguel Migs Salty Dub)
6: Akabu, Jinadu - Highways (Dave Lee Medusa Dub)
7: Steve Robinson - Worth The Wait
8: Frits Wentink - Mars Landings  
9: Uneaq - All Night
10: Roach Motel - Movie On (Correct House Mix)
11: Hurlee - Get Moving
12: Steve Robinson - Takes So Long
13: DJ Steaw - Riding High
14: Byron The Aquarius - Get Up
15: Krywald, Farrer - The People’s Asafo
16: Dick Johnson - Into The Groove (String Mix)
17: Jazzmik - Let’s Get Together
18: Vincenzo Gerri - Tough Groove
19: Ian Carrera - Fall Into You
20: Danny J Lewis - Release (Extended Version)
21: The Check Up, Ale Castro - Pleasure
22: Vincent - How I Feel
23: Hollow Fraud - Sara Tonin
24: Luciano - Los Ninos De Fuera

Enjoy!

Getting back into the groove and loving it.
Reconnected my Podcast with iTunes this week.  Numbers have soared since, made me realise how important a platform like iTunes can be.  Now I am discoverable again to new people and even appear on the first page of search results for soulful, deep or even house music!  That's only possible with the support of you guys over the years so a BIG thank you.

This months mix has a lot of energy from early on and doesn't relinquish it until right near the end.  Some fun interesting tracks in the mix from a range of sub-genres made this a cool mix to do live on the radio show.

I'm slowly continuing to re-release the back catalogue from pre 2012.  Long way to go as I'm finding new covers for them and remastering to make them louder.
I have also started to release previously unreleased Pressure Radio shows from the last couple of years. I was holding them back because they are not perfect, but I need to not be so precious and let you hear them as they are.
Keep your eye out, there will be stuff released every week.

Tracklisting:
1: Kx9000 - High Def

2: Azymuth - Jazz Carnival (Global Communication)

3: Saliva Commandos - Earth, Wind,  Drum

4: Hotmood - This Is Insane

5: DJ Disciple, Cedric - Every Kind Of Way (Black Rub Mix)

6: Reel People, Speech - I Never Knew (FOUK Remix)

7: CHIPZ - Addictive

8: Prunk, Ruze - Incredible

9: Tuccillo - It's Not Over

10: Kekko Navarro - Together

11: Kings Of Tomorrow - Exquisite (K-O-T-Exquisite Mix)

12: Mattei, Omich - Funky Intro (Re-Tide Vision)

19: White Label Will - Half Sing It

20: Tony Touch - Apaga La Luz (OG Main)

21: Harry Romero - Revolution 

22: CEV-s - Don't Let You Down
23: Austin Ato - Discolombo
24: Kaje Trackheadz - Satisfy My Love
25: Alan Dixon, Mike Dunn - Bless Me Today (Mike Dunn Blackball Praise Mix)
26: Massiande, Diamonddancer - Dancing Is Life

Enjoy!

I was prompted to do a vinyl show by the Klubhouse guys here in Sydney who had their first Vinyl night this last weekend.  So in classic c2eMusic (and Richie Haynes in general) style grabbed a handful of tunes just before the show and jumped right in.
Vinyl mixing requires a lot more attention and skill than digital and whilst it's like riding a bike it still takes a couple of mixes to settle you down and get into the groove.  Add to that the additional overhead of running a live radio show and interacting in the chat room and you end up with a real adrenalin packed two hours.

I am always concious of which tunes I've used in previous mixes to try and bring you different stuff each time.  That said there are always my favourites that I can't resist dropping.  I'm sure you regulars can spot those by now.

Hoping to be able to spin live with Klubhouse in 2023 which will mean I get back into my vinyl collection, resulting in more vinyl shows and mixes.  This is a good opener to the vinyl series and hopefully you hear some of your favourites from back in the day.  I stopped buying vinyl in 2005, so everything will be at least that old, but some of the best music in house is pre 05 so we should be in great shape.

Tracklisting:
1: U.F.O. - Flying Saucer (K.O.T. Vocal)
2: Cleptomaniacs - All I Do
3: Angie Stone - I Wasn't Kidding (Shelter Vocal)
4: Romanthony - Ministry Of Love (UK Progressive Mix)
5: Big Moses - That's How Much I Love You
6: Urban Magic - Dreams
7: Richard Earnshaw - Joyride
8: Foreal People - Shake
9: Les Claudettes - Alexandrie Alexandra (Joey Negro Mix)
10: Deepstar ft Donna Allen - Sugar (Vocal Mix)
11: Mambana - No Reason Part 2 (DJ Meri Vox)
12: The Phat Swede - He Belongs To Me (Stonebridge Mix)
13: Harry Choo Choo Romero - Night @ The Black
14: That Kid Chris - Feel Tha Vibe
15: The Sunburst Band - He Is (Joey Negro Mix)
16: Knee Deep pres Upper Class - 212th St Hustle
17: Rasmus Faber - Ever After
18: John Cutler ft E-Man - It's Yours (Jay-J's Vocal Mix)
19: UBP ft Bobby Pruit - We Are One (Jazz N Groove Dub)
20: Copyright - Mato Grosso
21: Deepstar ft Donna Allen - Sugar (Jazz N Groove Dub)
22: G's - Feelin The Light
23: Voices - Voices In My Mind (Cosmack Master)

Enjoy!

This is a fun impromptu set recorded live on Pressure Radio on a Sydney Sunday afternoon in January.
I was joined by my mate Chucky (Howard Charles) a fellow Brit living in Sydney, who had come over to mine to have a jam with his congas.
While we were jamming I checked to see if anyone was playing live on Pressure and saw it was just auto DJ, so we decided to go live.
It's my first time having someone play live drums over the mix, and Chucky's first live performance on radio.
Next time we'll have the congas louder on the mix.  We recorded it with a mic tied to his congas!
Looking forward to more sessions with Chucky - keep an eye out.

Tracklisting:
1: Jasper St Co - Lift Every Voice
2: Lisa Millet - When I'm Dancin' (DJ Spen's Circle Dance Mix)
3: Timeline - Underground Resistance
4: Tears Of Velva - The Way I Feel
5: 95 North - Who's Who (95 North Dub)
6: Funkatron - Second Choice
7: Riva Starr, Todd Terry - This Is The Sound
8: Cajmere, Dajae - Brighter Days (Marco Lys Remix)
9: Dam Swindle - Call of the Wild feat- Jungle by Night
10: Souldynamic - Fuze
11: Mochakk Feat. Joni - Da Fonk
12: Souldynamic - Paroaria
13: Re-Tide - !!
14: P-Funkateers - Final Fling
15: Julien Jabre - Swimming Places

Enjoy!

Happy New Year everyone.  This is the first mix of 2023, a year in which I hope to be a lot more active than recent times.  Signs are positive, I actually enjoyed the search process for new music for the first time in a fair while.  There are more and more releases but the amount of good stuff is about the same.  That means an ever decreasing hit rate which can be draining and takes some of the fun and excitement out of listening to new stuff.  Maybe it's the beautiful weather we've had down here over Xmas, but I enjoyed having a good old rummage this week.

I'd say overall this at chilled end of the spectrum, especially the first hour.  The highlight for me was finding an old classic I haven't heard for years and playing three mixes from it.

Thank you to everyone that has reached out recently.  It always blows me away to hear people say that my mixes form a backdrop to their lives and invoke memories of both happy and sad times.  Imagine how inspiring it is to hear that from people all over the world that I've never even met!  You've no idea how proud I am of my listeners and followers.  I have a huge amount of respect for you going off the beaten path to have found me in the first place, and then to keep coming back.  Obviously I'm biased but I think we all share an amazing taste in music!  I love that so many of you have joined me on this musical journey over the years as the style changes with the times.  
I would love to meet more of you in the Pressure Radio chatroom during my fortnightly live show www.pressureradio.com/mobilechat/ .  I know the time doesn't work for those of you in the Americas, but for everyone else especially those of you working from home, why not tune in and get an injection of sunshine into your day and say hi? :)
You can find details of the show on my FB page & group.
https://www.facebook.com/c2eMusic
https://www.facebook.com/groups/10530506581

As I always I really appreciate your feedback either directly or via comments on the mixes.  I've been mixing for 29 years now and never stop growing.  Your feedback is a key input, so thank you.

Tracklisting:
1: Boobjazz - Midnight Ceremony
2: Bauhouse - Whole Lotta Groove
3: Doctor M - Park Jam
4: Dutchman Soul - Nine o Nine
5: HRNS - Teena-s Cry (David Harness & Tedd Patterson Mix)
6: Frankie Feliciano, Terry Dexter - No Maybe (Wez Whynt Vocal Remix)
7: Wajeed - Motor City Madness (Underground Resistance Remix)
8: Inner City - Back Together Again (Reece Classic Broken Mix))
9: Mike Agent X Clark - Keep On Livin
10: Brother James - Shadow
11: Ross Couch - 4am
12: Sebb Junior, Karmina Dai - The Menu (Club Mix)
13: Dave Lee, Omar - Starlight (Grant Nelson Extended Mix)
14: David Morales, Michelle Perera - Life is A Song (Philly Mix)
15: Selva - Tropico
16: Wes Whynt, Don Luciano - Keep The Faith
17: Eric Kupper, K-Scope - Stairway to Nowhere
18: Modento - You Know
19: Riva Starr, Todd Terry - This Is The Sound
20: Saison - The Riff (Ross Couch Remix)
21: Pat Lok, Party Pupils - Alaska
22: Inner City - Back Together Again (East Village Dub)
23: Inner City | Back Together Again (Reece Project Dub)
24: Passion Dance Orchestra | Worlds (Theme)

Enjoy!

This is a special mix based around a set I played this month for Klubhouse at Tatler here in Sydney.
The vibe on the night was great, so much energy in the room.  I played after Klubhouse founder Dante Rivera who gave e the perfect base to start from.  Lauren Neko followed me singing live over the tracks she was mixing!  Local legend Illya Cooper was next up and it was like he'd never been away, amazing to watch in action.  The night was rounded out by another founder Jateen who is always on point.  Hoping I get to do another one soon.  Thanks for having me on guys, much appreciated.
That was only a one hour set (common set length in Aus), so the remainder is made up of new tracks.
This session was played and recorded live on Pressure Radio and again it went down very well with everyone in the chatroom.
Some big heavyweight tunes through this mix with a few distinct styles and sounds.

Tracklist:
1:  Tuccilo - The Pose
2: Martin Depp, Ross Waldemar - Somewhere In HA0 (Ross Waldemar Remix)
3: Vincenzo Gerri - Deep In My Soul
4: Marc Cotterell, Mike Millrain - Find The Light (Mike Millrain Remix)
5: Jesse Bru - Sleazy F-M
6: Jay Vegas - Disko Daze (Dub Mix)
7: Hotmood - Get Your Own Way
8: Henry Wu, Jeremy Sylvester - Phone Call (Jeremy Sylvester Instrumental Remix)
9: Loud-Clasiizz, Ross Couch - Bring The Voice (Ross Couch Remix)
10: Dam Swindle, Jungle By Night - Call of the Wild feat- Jungle by Night
11: Cajmere, Dajae, Marco Lys - Brighter Days (Marco Lys Remix)
12: Georg Levin, Bara Bröst - Everything Must Change (Bara Bröst Disco Dub Remix)
13: JD73 - Into The Night (Tornado Wallace Mix)
14: Knee Deep - Gypsy Bucket
15: Kerri Chandler - Bar-A-Thym
16: Kink - Nadore
17: Liwando - Liwando
18: The Funk Ensemble - Afrodisco (Darrio Dattis Mix)
19: DJ Gregory, Gregor Salto - Canao
20: Steffan Thorsell, Georg Neufeld, Mellis, Javi Lopez   - La Cerise
21: Champagne Bubble - Got 2 Work
22: Rulers Of The Deep - Look Inside (Warren Clarke Remix)
23: Electric Tango - Sax Story (Dino's Club Mix)
24: Souldynamic - Paroaria
25: Souldynamic - Fuze

Enjoy!

Hope everyone is well out there and you are finding the time to do the things that make you feel happy and fulfilled.  I'm happy to say that I recently did so by flying over to Europe to attend this year's Suncebeat '22 festival in the beautiful Tisno, Croatia, followed by a trip back to the UK to visit family and friends.

This month's mix is a celebration of the music and vibes from the week-long party.  This is the first time I've appreciated the people and connections as much as the music.  It's an older crowd so refreshingly there isn't the ego you get on a typical night out, just happy friendly people with amazing life stories.  Loved catching up with friends old and new, missing you all already!

The highlights for me were the excellent Deep Into Soul boat party with some of the UKs finest talent on display.  The music they played really fired me up which I really needed.  Another was Kenny Dope's kick-ass set at Barbarellas at 4am for two reasons.  Firstly, the music was amazing, but I got to meet someone that has been listening to my mixes over the years and have chatted with online.  We didn't recognise each other but were dancing near each other for over an hour!  My friend got chatting to him and introduced me.  He said he was Paul, I could hear he had a North American accent.  I asked where he was from, he said "Canada".  I asked if he was called "Paul F*" as I remembered talking to him a couple of months earlier online.  That blew his mind!!  He asked how I knew so I told him who I was - his reaction was priceless and something I'll never forget.  We shared a BIG hug and took photos.  It was a beautiful moment, a real connection with someone I have shared a virtual connection through our shared love of music.  It's something I could never have imagined when all this began.

I couldn't wait to do this show, it's the most excited I've been in a looong time.  I loved mixing it live on Pressure and I'm so happy with the result.  I hope you come to love it as much as I do.
Finally a big shout to Andreas Hilden, who answered my cry for help and gave me some of my mixes that I have misplaced so I can restore the full c2eMusic collection on Podomatic.
Credit and thanks to Ben Brophy for the cover picture and for allowing me to use.

Please share the love and the music - let's make this world a better place one house mix at a time.

Tracklisting,
1: Horatio Luna - Patrice
2: Nikitsch, Kuna Maze - Hey This Must Be Deep
3: Black Sonix - Danny-s Jam (Sean's Inverted Dub)
4: Caiiro - The Akan
5: King Kooba - Slightly Burnt
6: Neil Pierce - Rok Da Riddim
7: Schmoov - Put Your Mind
8: Dabous - Groundware
9: Demarkus Lewis - Universal Language
10: Grant Nelson - NineFour
11: Emmaculate, Kaye Fox - Do It (Instrumental Mix)
12: Demarkus Lewis - Too Many
13: Ross Couch - Music Heals
14: Nebraska - Aglio e Olio
15: Danny Tenaglia - The Brooklyn Gypsy
16: Emmaculate - Konga Madness
17: Benny Maverick ft Dladla Mshunquisi & Spiritbanger - Memeza
18: Col Lawton - Feel In Love
19: CarlInTheHood - Feel The Heat (Zetbee Mix)
20: Luxury - J.A.W.S
21: Kink - Pocket Piano
22: Mochakk - Da Fonk ft Joni
23: Babs Presents - Jazz Night
24: Moodymann - Tribute

Enjoy!

Continuing the nostalgic theme in 2022, my tenth anniversary on Pressure Radio.  This weeks show was dedicated to 2011.  No particular reason, although I was intrigued to hear what c2eMusic sounded like just before I went onto Pressure Radio.  I always feel conscious of my sound on Pressure with the soulful house focus on the station.  I personally feel I spill out across a whole bunch of sub genres which makes it difficult to describe to someone.  During the show the further I stray from the soulful vibe the more nervous I get that someone will complain.  As a result I don't feel my sound is as wild as in the pre-Pressure days.  If I'm honest my most successful years in terms of downloads and podcast chart positions was pre-Pressure, so as you can imagine I am keen to rekindle that energy and diversity in my mixes again.  Yes I may not be as popular on Pressure for the die hards, but I shouldn't let that limit me.
So here we are with a look back to the glory years...............
For those of you that have been on the journey since the early days I'd be interested to know what you think?  Don't be shy, all feedback welcome.

Tracklisting:
1: Phil Asher - They Heard ft The Mighty Zaf (Dub Mix)
2. Hardrive - Deep Inside (Mr V SOLE Channel Remix)
3: Plasmik - Sneaky Dee
4: Mic Newman - Systems & A Diana
5: Jef K & Gwen Maze - Boy Meets Girl 
6: Alex Arnaut - Move On
7: Aki Bergen ft Carmen Sherry - Into My Soul (Spiritchaser Remix)
8: Yoshitica - Just Lay Back
9: Deeptape Project - Moments In Time (Deep Y'all Jam Remix)
10: Elz & Elise - Soul Power (MKTL Club Mix)
11: DJ Fudge - Get Up
12: Dennis Ferrer ft Bola Belo - Dem People Go (DF's Kicked Out Mix)
13: Groove Assassin  - Bring U Up
14: Landslide - Yemp Booty (Aaron Jerome Remix)
15: Soul Purpose - Duck Fat
16: Enzyme Black - Save Us
17: Reelsoul & Alix Alvarez - BOM (R2) (Alix Alvarez Dub)
18: James Christian pres The DEEP - Underground
19: Born To Funk - Let Ur Spirit Go (Hardsoul Reconstruction)
20: Phonic Funk - The Heartbreak
21: DJ Spen pres Wayne Cooper ft Biblical Jones - Something's Happening (Thommy & Spen Remix)
22: Bassfort - The Street Is My World (Piano Mix)
23: Pional - Where Eagles Dare

Enjoy!

This mix was recorded on my c2eMusic radio show on Pressure Radio on 23rd June.  As the name suggests you may find the odd track or 23 that first appeared in a c2eMusic mix in 2010.  Five specific mixes in fact - February 2010, May 2010,  June 2010, July 2010 and August 2010 almost in that order!!  Now let me clarify that again in case any nerds point out a discrepancy.  The tracks in this mix first appeared in a c2eMusic mix in 2010.  That doesn't mean they were first released in 2010...........  There are however two non conformers to that rule.  See if you can spot which ones they are.

Tracklisting

1) Moodymann - Mahogany Brown
2) Chicago Underground Council - Groove Thang
3) FCL - Let's Go
4) 280 West - Scattered Dreams (Boom Chocka-Boom Mix)
5) Pol On - I Need (2 Be)
6) Chymera - The Rumours Of My Demise
7) Phil Asher & Kai Alce - Someone ft Kayenne Vocal)
8) The Funk Ensemble - Afrodisco (Dario D'Attis Main Cut)
9) DJ Gregory & Gregor Salto - Canoa
10) Cassius - 99 (Tim Green Remix)
11) Butch - No Worries
12) Aaron Carl, G Mitchell Of Los Hermanos - Oasis Remix (G Mitchel Vocal Mix)
13) Nathan G & Blackfrog ft Byron Stingly - No Limit (Nathan G Luvbug Deeper Dub Rub)
14) Shur-I-Khan - String Killer
15) Andrew RagRichardson, Larry McPhail, William Rosario - The Track
16) Mongobonix - Mas Pito
17) Salt City Orchestra - The Book (Hardbook Dub)
18) Frankie Rizardo - Pretoria
19) Moodymann - Shades of Jae

20) Argy, DJ Said, Jerome Sydenham - Dope track

21) P'taah - Everything Is Naturally Free

22) Danny J Lewis - Stratoshpere
23) Ezel ft Tamara Wellons - In My Lifetime (Deetron Mix)

Enjoy!

Finally getting round to releasing recorded radio sessions from the past couple of months.
This is from the end of April but we'll call it May because it sounds cooler.
It's a mix of new tracks on the deeper side of the tracks.  Again it was another on the fly job with tracks purchased an hour before the show and listened to for the first time with everyone else.
I'm still not back into full swing in that I'm not buying new stuff every month, certainly not enough for a new show.  As a result you'll hear more mixes that have new and old stuff blended, or that start new and finish off old.
Special shout going out to Melbourne producers - some serious heat coming out of that city at the moment.  Well and truly putting Australia on the map.

Tracklisting:
1: Dirty Two - Micke Pettersson (Crackazat Remix)
2: Kevin Yost, Crew Deep - Easy Love
3: Marlon George - Intimate FR
4: Crackazat - Beacon Of Life (Maritime Dub)
5: DuBeats, Bondar - So In Love
6: Don Swing - Rugged
7: Zepherin Saint - Escape (88 Dub)
8: Pavel Svetlove - Monografic
9: The Sunburst Band - Garden Of Love (Dam Swindle Remix - Dave Lee There 4 U Edit)
10: Opolopo - Silkworms (Opolopo Remix)
11: Micky More, Andy Tee, Angela Johnson - Do I Do
12: Booker T, Kings Of Soul - If You Take My Love (Michael Gray Vocal Remix)
13: Saison, Miss Yankey - Making Shapes (Scott Diaz Remix)
14: Duskope, Criss Corey - Show Me Love
15: Marc Cotterell - Jersey Music
16: Ross Couch - Jazz Session
17: Bruise - Grand Hi
18: Cinthie - Crystal Groove
19: Soledrifter - Body Work (Mike Millrain VIP Mix)
20: Geoffrey C - This Is Hot (Yes Indeedy)
21: Risk Assessment, KE - Feel That (Frank Roger Remix)
22: Cinthie - Organ (DJ Kicks)
23: Frank Roger - VOLT
24: Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Kreuzberg Kix
25: DJ MoReese - Mars
26: Genny G - Restart

Enjoy!