Episode 97, of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by Chris Carrier. Chris is one of those rare kinds of artists that have an omnipresent quality and yet do not seek to make their name bigger than the music itself. Releasing his first EP in 1994, he has over 20 years under his belt as a producer and DJ, with a huge back catalogue of releases. With all of that in his locker, Carrier remains ardent in his quest to create more and more classic material and is revered as one of the most prolific and gifted producers around today. 

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As a DJ in the early nineties Chris’ obsession with music led to gigs at some of the early techno raves, held illegally in warehouses around Paris. In these formative years he not only asserted his diversity, flowing effortlessly between techno, drum n bass, hip-hop turntablism and house, but he also invested a large amount of time and energy in collecting an equally electric range of music. His dedication to the art of DJing provided Carrier with a superlative skillset and the ability to adapt to a wide range of genres and environments, whether it’s a vinyl-only set in an intimate club setting or a live set at the legendary Rex or Weather festival.  

Besides his long list of high quality releases, and a myriad of influential labels (Adult Only, Chronobrain, Combustible, Taka, X86 and Sound Carrier, plus the more minimal-focused Adult Only Shape) that he has set up over the years, Chris’ recent achievements include albums on Apollonia – ‘Lotus Seven’ with Hector Moralez’ – and the solo LP ‘True Step Locomotion’ on Slapfunk, together with a seemingly endless flow of new music pouring out of his Paris studio.  Driven by an unrelenting pursuit to continue producing music of all genres and to carry on exploring the realms of his own musical imagination, Chris Carrier is an unstoppable force and undoubtedly a legend in his own lifetime. 

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Episode 96 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by London based producer Riki Inocente. Riki is a pure self-taught producer, re mixer and DJ, his music has been moving dance floors all over the world for the last decade. He is forever experimenting new ideas drawing on the wealth of knowledge he has and life experience within the house movement, his releases include re mixes from DJ Sneak, underground label boss Hector Moralez and Grammy nominee, and house legend DJ Todd Terry.

Soon after Riki was introduced to DJ Sneak, ‘We Iz Underground’ was released on Sneak’s flagship label Magnetic with remixes from Hector Moralez and from the label boss himself. The record was produced by Riki Inocente and Darren Roach under the alias of 'Bluntz & Roachez’. Later that year they were asked to do a remix of one of Sneak’s original cuts 'Bodytalkin', a project he released on DJ Sneak Classic's label. In 2013, Riki dropped his first Gangstercast and now he’s back to deliver another.

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When we sat down with Riki, we asked how the mix represents him as an artist, he replied with “Tough, dark and twisted, like me. I didn’t really choose the tracks, I just had a mix I know that all the tracks I have are bullets so I knew it was gonna turn out fresh.”

He went on to explain, what the House Gangster movement means to him “the House Gangster movement represents freedom of creativity, being able to be myself and be part of a family. That to me is what it’s all about, the bigger picture.  It is about being loyal to yourself, your supporters, and importantly, the music and its culture.”

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Episode 95 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by Kenny Dope, yes you heard us correctly, this is not a drill. We’ve pulled in an absolute house music legend, four times Grammy nominee, collector of over 50,000 records and one of the most prolific music artists of the last decades, to produce an amazing mix that will take you on a house music journey like no other.

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Kenny Dope’s career, started before he knew it would be one. Kenny would cut school to go to his mentor Todd Terry‘s house to watch him work on beats and records. His recognition came when he started to play as “Masters at Work“ along side Little Louie Vega. Now, his career spans over 20 years already and is one of the most recognised DJs ever.

While production and touring account for most of his time, the last 2 decades Kenny has had his hands full releasing literally thousands of tracks, remixing hundreds of singles, and globetrotting to DJ all over the world. He continues to build his reputation …Whether its sitting behind the control board playing to his followers, or searching for the next great re-release classic, the beat master will continue to shine as “THE” Master at Work.

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Episode 94 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by 2Vilas aka Hector Avila & Carlos Vila. Hector, born in Ibiza and Carlos, born in Majorca met after working as sound and light technicians for Pacha Ibiza in 2008. Soon afterwards, both realized that each had a mutual love and talent for music and decided to begin an after party in Ibiza. From the very first set played together in 2008, a great musical collaboration was discovered by successfully merging together each one's style. Since then, Hector and Carlos have joined forces to form 2Vilas. They began producing and within a very short period of time have already released tracks with record labels: Isgud Records, Bondage Music, Straight Music, Anhura Records and WetCellarRecords.

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When we sat down with the guys, we asked how the mix represents them as an artists, they replied with “This mix is us 100%, it’s a vinyl only set, some records are from stores, such as Can Vinilo - Dacha or Subwaxbcn, some records are promo’s from friends and some records are from our new productions on our vinyl label (Wax isgud - Isla Records)”.

The guys went on to explain, what the House Gangster movement means to them “We have been following the house gangster movement for a long time… its old school, it sounds  Chicago, it sounds like the island and some of our influences in the studio come from here.”

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Episode 93 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by Mikey Velazquez aka Mikey V. Mikey is a DJ, producer and vocalist from Los Angeles, California, who has been a staple on the West Coast underground house scene since 2006. He is best known for throwing the infamous HAWT underground parties. In 2014 Mikey found himself focused mainly on original productions and vocal projects, with releases on Classic Music Company, Dirtybird, Snatch!, Great lakes Audio, Cajual Records and Salted Music.

When we sat down with Mikey, we asked how the mix represented him as an artist, Mikey replied with “I like to keep things lively and fun with a blend of deep, jack, soul and tech.”

Mikey went on to explain, what house music meant to him “House music is my life. It truly saved me so many times and shaped me into the person I am today. I knew a long time ago this was for me, regardless of my place in it. When you know, you know. It’s more than just the music it’s the way of life.” We then asked Mikey what the House Gangster movement meant to him, he responded with, “It’s a game changer. I love how it stays true to that proper, raw underground sound that a lot of people maybe haven’t been exposed too, that’s so important. It’s been crazy awesome seeing it grow so much over the years, and I think it’s just the beginning.”

We are very excited to announce, episode 92 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by none other than Chicago house music legend Paul Johnson. Paul has long been a staple of the house scene, and as well as his chart-busting 'Get Get Down', also released many underground tracks for seminal labels like Peacefrog, Relief, Cajual, Moody Recordings, Crydamoure, Yellow Productions and Peppermint Jam. Paul is a real hero of ours and we are so proud to have him a part of our podcast series.

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Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, the birthplace of house music, Johnson started making waves in the music community at the early age of thirteen. In the summer of 1984, Paul Johnson taught himself how to spin after watching his cousin Marc spin and scratch in his bedroom. As a self taught artist, Paul's pulsating energy and passion are apparent in all his work. In high school while his peers were holding down after school jobs, Paul was a popular radio DJ. Raw talent, dedication and a deep love for house music have made Paul Johnson one of the most sought after DJ's in the world.

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Episode 91 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by Ralo & Strada aka Raul Peña and Felix Estrella, who are two incredible producers originating from the world of Hip Hop and now making House - one living in Miami and the other in Atlanta. Being an audio engineer for big Hip-Hop names in the early 90’s Ralo eventually got tired and felt like it was time to flip the script and speed up the tempo creating fresh house grooves. His productions have been played by Jesse Perez during BPM 2014 and the release of his EP on Sishi Rosch & Diego Moreno's imprint Digital Delight in 2016.

Strada was born in the south of Lima Peru, he then made his way to the U.S. as a young boy. Constantly in the studio, working diligently and searching each day for new sounds, he fell in love with the raw, filthy, nasty, funky and groovy beats of house music. It was in 2014 when they crossed paths, fellow producers who shared the same passion. They teamed up for an EP on Miami’s own Mr. Nice Guy Records in late 2015 and recently released on IAHG in 2016, and there's plenty more to come for this dream team!

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When we sat down with the guys, we asked how this mix represent them as artists, to which Ralo said “It represents the sound we love to create and share with everyone at our shows.” 

Strada went on to explain how they choose the tracks for this mix, “We hand-selected these tracks by reaching out to fellow producers for their unreleased music and chose a few tracks that hold a special place in our hearts. We are very eager to share them with all you gangsters… The special thing about this mix is that we get to express our sound, our hard work and dedication that we have been striving for since we started working together two years ago.”

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Episode 90 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by An-Beat who is a co head honcho of Moustache Label, all the way from Bello, Colombia. An-Beat also known as Andres Tamayo, is a DJ / music producer in genres Tech-House, Techno & Minimal. Over the years he has been influenced by house sounds from artists like Antoine Clamaran, Klaas, Trentemoller, Fedde Le Grand. Andres started to develop his musical style in 2007 with local influences, by the year of 2009 he achieved one of his principal goals; getting his music on the biggest store of electronic music in the world, Beatport.com.

Now he is currently the owner of Moustache label, along with Camilo Do santos. His music has been supported by well known artists such as Claude Von Stroke, DJ Sneak, Maximiljan, Richie Hawtin, Joris Voorn, Karotte among other great artists.

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When we sat down with Andres, we asked how this mix represent him as an artist, to which he said “this mix represents my personal house style, which is an overall blend from the classic to modern, from the softer to the harder stuff.” 

He went on to explain what the House Gangster movement meant to him, “for me House Gangster besides behind home to some of my idols, is a lifestyle which inspired me and has helped focus my path in line with the music.”

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Episode 89 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by Ritmo Du Vela all the way from Mexico City, Mexico. Ritmo Du Vela also known as Oscar V, is an important player in the Mexico’s underground house music scene. The talented DJ has shared a stage with the likes of DJ Sneak, DJ W!LD, Mark Farina, Sonny Fodera, Jay-J, Andrew Emil and many more. The track Jazz Sounds by Ritmo Du Vela was included in the top ten of Mark Farina’s 10 Real Deal Deep House Tracks for Pulse Radio. The jazz and jackin style DJ was mentioned by The Music Reviews, in an article entitled The Mexican Names in House Music and also won the award for best producer in The House Music Awards back in 2013.

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When we sat down with Oscar, we asked how this mix represent him as an artist, to which he said “I always try to keep classic house sounds in my music… as an act of loyalty to house music and just to keep real, this mix is just me loving house music.” 

He went on to explain what the House Gangster movement meant to him, “House Gangster is a space where we can find and share the real sound of house music without disposable trends. It's one of the big works to promote and spread the house essence. I look at House Gangster as a kind of revolution.”

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Episode 88 of the Gangstercast series is brought to us by Alek Soltirov. In the ever changing illustration of what symbolizes house music today, a young entrant from Macedonia, Alek Soltirov, has immersed the uncompromising sounds of hip hop, old school funk and soul and crafted into his own signature house blend. His production trademark is by resampling the behemoths such as Patrice Rushen, Al Green, George Benson, James Brown, Dr. Dre, Tupac, resulting in an intrinsic funky house sound. Moreover, Alek is not afraid to demonstrate his own independent interpretation of deep and funky driven house. As such, his impressive portfolio has been recognized by the likes of Mark Farina, Joey Negro, DJ Sneak, Doc Link, Dj Heather on multiple occasions.

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When we sat down with Alek, we asked how this mix represent him as an artist, to which he said “this mix in particular shows what I stand for when I say "HOUSE". You can hear jazzy beats, you can hear deep club sounds and jackin' drums all together in one mix complementing each other. That's also what I go from when I produce my own tracks as well.” 

He went on to explain, “when I decided to record the mix I wanted it to showcase the true definition of HOUSE MUSIC. As I said before, it shows the jazzy side, the deep hypnotic vibe, the jackin' drums. So it took me a week or two to filter down from a big selection of tracks I had to define the final result.”

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