C2E September 2011

It's taken a while for 2011 to turn up a big chunky mother of a mix but this one more than makes up for it. Not much to sing along to I'm afraid, but if your looking to get your sweat on you've come to the right place. The opener takes us back to 2009 and a track that I tried hard to find a home for a couple of year back but couldn't. The big phat bass that kicks in gives you a heads up of what your in for. It's not long before Jimpster makes an appearance and he is quickly followed by the Constipated Monkeys who still hold the title of best production name! Many of you will remember their track "Erectus" from the early Subliminal days. "I Keep Thinking Of You" has that new deep house feel to it with the smooth deep flowing sounds. "Vinyl Theme" takes the bass to a whole new level thanks to Max Martinez. Pol On evoke memories of early 90's rave with the synths in "Heavy Rain". It's been a while since we had any Milton Jackson on here but "One Clap Wonder" gives us a great excuse. Next up it's Lovebirds who have delivered BIG, firstly with "Give A Sh1t" which has a deep twisted disco sound with an overlay to die for. We stay with the disco biscuit for Art Of Tones "Dolces" which demonstrates the forward thinking and diversity of the producer. If you go back through older C2E mixes you'll see what I mean. Every track is different and pushing the boundaries. Next is the second Lovebirds track which has already found it's way into my top 3 tracks of 2011, yes it is that good. If you asked me to choose a track that encapsulates the C2E sound I strive for I would have to say "Chasing Things". It's everything I love about deep house music. We stay deep but transition from disco to East coast with "All Nations". One of the few vocal tracks is next and boy did Groove Assassin give this bad boy a workout. "Perfect Love" is a great big bouncing beast of a tune and will have you jumping around uncontrollably. The Aussies get in on the act next with Nathan G's "The Promise", again some great synths and chords in there. "So Real" has an old skool UK garage feel to it as it chugs and bounces along. The next track "It Keeps You Movin'" does exactly what it says on the tin and comes a very close second to Chasing Things. It's nine minutes long but that doesn't feel long enough as you just wanna clear some space and go nuts to this little gem. We start to ease out of the mix, but it's pretty gradual. "Toms Over" sees Kerri Chandler get in on the act. The track then floats over the top of Joey Negro's Medusa mix of "Every Day Of The Week". I have to say Dave is a very busy man at them moment, a ton of releases from him and all of them up to the standards we've come to expect. We leave the mix with "Make It last", a little deep disco number that I would have loved to squeeze more of in. I think this mix is going to live in my favourites for the rest of the year at least. Hopefully I'll get the chance to add another similar mix to the vaults before the year end. In the meantime, go get a towel handy to mop up the seat your about to make, and TURN IT UP!Tracklisting:1) Luciano - Los Ninos De Fuera2) Jimpster - Alsace & Lorraine (Dairmount & Berardi Perspective)3) Constipated Monkeys - Erectus4) Roberto Rodriguez - I Keep Thinking Of You5) Lars Behrenroth ft Chezere - The Way You Move (Dub)6) Doc Link & Anastasia Samara - Vinyl Theme (Max Martinez Afrotech Mix)7) Pol_On - Heavy Rain8) Tom Middleton - One Clap Wonder (Milton Jackson Mix)9) Lovebirds - Give A Sh1t10) Art Of Tones - Dolces11) Lovebirds - Chasing Things12) Christian Alvarez ft Mr V - All Nations (Soledrifter Vocal Dub)13) Capital T ft Taymah - Perfect Love (Groove Assassin Masterclass Mix)14) Nathan G ft Alexander East - The Promise (Luvbug Vocal Mix)15) Combo - So Real (Huxley Remix)16) Peter Horrevorts & Van Anh - It Keeps You Movin'17) Jonathan Meyer - Toms Over (Kerri Chandler Mix)18) The Muthafunkaz - Every Day Of The Week (Joey Negro Medusa Dub)19) Dimit(continued)