Second City Sounds - Deep House Beats & Balearic Treats

Welcome to another episode of the Second City Radio Series podcasts. 

This chapter is focussed on a live SLAM performance from a February 21 live stream from the Ginger Beatnik.  

Expect an hour of considered low fi house music operating in that daytime to evening party vibe, where the music graces any discerning dancefloor and sets the tone for an evening of fun times ahead.

After an opener fit for any party with an Apache chopper and incredible bongo band entrance, expect a delve into the GB archive with a focus on the wonderful Tiger and Woods and appearances from Love Birds, Groove armada, Haggis Horns, Paper Records and a few new beauties to whet the whistle including My Friend Dario (caveat, he’s not actually my friend) & Cody Currie, keeping things fresh and lively in amongst it all. 

Enjoy.

TRACKLIST

Incredible Bongo Band (RLP Extended Re-edit) 

Tiger & Woods. Gin Nation

My Friend Dario. Neve su Acireale

Lovebirds Dove Sei (Sirs Cut)

Nick Berlin & Max Erotic Choc Chip

Funky Destination.  The Inside Man (Soopasoul Remix 7ââ, Pt. 1)

The Haggis Horns.   The Traveller, Pt. 2

Dirty Jesus.   Don't Fuck With My Shit (Pete Herbert Remix Part 2)

Tiger & Woods.   No More Talking

Tiger & Woods.   The Stopper ( The One With The Kano Sample)

Kraak & Smaak, Rodney Hunter.   In Plain Sight (feat. IVAR) (Rodney Hunter Extended Remix)

Tiger & Woods.   Time. 

Delphi. Blue Tuesday

Cody Currie feat. Eliza Rose.   Moves

Well well welcome to an early Spring Second City Podcast.  Andy Medlock here, and this episode brings together two special mini sets curated and delivered from my Wind Down radio show on Thames FM. Each mix focuses on a truly groundbreaking artist and looks to provide the perfect snap shot into their craft, selecting tunes that are personal favourites and best illustrate each artist's craft to the full.

This time we feature two artists that have significantly influenced the genre of house - one for a number of year and one for decades:  New Zealand brothers and lo-slung House gurus Chaos in the CBD, and Merseyside King of the Re-Edit and house legend Greg Wilson.  

Both CBD and Mr Wilson bring incredible range and pathos to their music in diverse ways, resulting in beautiful blends of sounds that place emphasis on slick downtempo styles that exude cool.

I introduce each artist with a little bit of background and context before diving head first into the set.  Tracklisting and inspiration for delving deeper comes as standard!  Hope you enjoy - and please do join me every Wednesday at 8pm on www.thamesfm.net for more of the same, and catch up with more music and chat with myself and the beautiful Heath Tyldesley and Dave Tomkins via our Second City Sounds Podcast channel.

Well well welcome back - our intrepid explorers Andrew Medlock, Ginger Beatnik and Dave Tomkins are back with their much delayed second Second City Sounds podcast - once again featuring three great themes to get our pundits talking and debating everything musical.  In this episode the trio explore their favourite track of 2020, before thinking about what song will be first on the decks when its 'Back to Mine', and finishing with what has tickled the ears in 2021 so far.

Expect the unexpected - there's the inevitable nautical talk,  an impromptu visit to the Californian Highway Patrol, and the inevitable banter that comes when these three come together - when they met, it was moirdur...

Enjoy - and please do let us know what you think, and what musical themes you would like the three amigos to concentrate on next time round.  
A variety of beautiful background sounds intersperse the chat and feature tracks on this episode: 

Phil Asher - Big Apple
Jose Padilla - Dragonflies (Cantoma Remix)
Theme from C.H.I.P.S
Marciopa - Pastel Love
White Elephant - Sir John
Poldoore - Night Sky 
Stephen Webster - One day the ocean swept me away
9 in Common - Au Revoir Paris
Immense Media - Big Love 
Cantoma - Just Landed
Roberto Ladola - Feeling of the sun
Atjazz - One
Bonobo - Terrapin (Mr Scruff remix)
Bonobo - Eyes Down (Floating Points remix)

Recorded February 2021

Join us at Second City Radio for Ginger Beatniks later night 2am SLAMLivestream delve into some of his deeper house delights including some of the PIV labels finest outputs & including luminaries as PBR Streetgangs finest chuggy work. 

All aboard the late night train!

Second City Radio brings a recording of The SLAM gangs Live Stream Jan 21 series, enjoy a truly low slung, well hung, deep house soundtrack to the new year.

The Beatnik's 11pm set brings a heavy roller, chubby, chuggy deep house set featuring such luminaries as The Revenge, Tiger & Woods, Ron Basejam, Ferry Ultra, Chaka Kahn, Kapote, Mungolian Jetset & Todd Terje to tickle your undercarriages deep into the rest of the weekend and beyond. 

Tune in, kick back & let the music train lift your lockdown spirits!

Come delve in for a quick swim via Andy Medlock's first set on the Slamusic Live Stream event held on 30 January 2021.  Deep and Soulful House vibes aplenty, with tracks from HNNY, Crazy P, Shur-I-Kan, 40 Thieves, Phenomenal Handclap Band and Chevals - enjoy!!

First recorded on 30 January 2021.  

It was  time to say goodbye  and good riddance to 2020 and see in 2021 in Style!  In this mix, Andy Medlock brings you a set of party tunes taken from the best bits of his Thames FM Wind Down show.

Featuring tracks from Hot Toddy, The Vision,  Late Nite Tuff Guy, Ray Mang, and many many more - if and when you're in the mood to put on the party shoes and dance your way through Lockdown, then this mix will set you up on your way.  

First aired on Thames FM on 30 December 2020 and then on Slamusic's New Years Eve Slamstream 31 December 2020.

Re-live the Ginger Beatniks festive special, curated for Andy Medlock's "The Windown" Saturday Takeaway on Thames FM, broadcast live on Londons premier soul station on Saturday December 20th 2020. 

This 1 hr guest  mix  from  the GB (aka Heath Tyldesley)  is an eclectic festive house, jazz, disco infused & soulful exploration lovingly put together to tickle your seasonal ears and bring some xmas cheer despite the terrible 4th Tier! 

The show opens with a sprinkling from Loui Vega and his family's new xmas album and then a focus on the delights of Late Night Tuff Guys Tuff Cuts back catalogue and wrapping up with a Deep Dive into Golden Era of Disco with Dave Lee's Essential 2020 tracks of the year.  Expect a few new house classics in the making also sprinkled throughout.  All lovingly wrapped and considerately curated for your Christmas listening pleasure. 

Let's celebrate xmas the right way, with good soulful house & uplifting disco classics to  soothe the mind & put some pep in your xmas pud and some jingle in your jangle this yuletide!

 First broadcast on Thames FM: 20.12.20.

Enjoy again this EXCLUSIVE 1hr mix , curated especially for Andy Medlock's Thames FM Show "The Wind Down - Saturday Take Away".

This 1 hr guest  mix  was included on a  Special Edition of the Wind Down, broadcast on a Saturday night on Thames FM, London's Premier Soul Station. The mix from Dave Tomkins is a wonderful exploration into soulful vocal house and is the perfect Saturday evening party starter.  Featuring the perfect blend of fresh new soulful and vocal house music with some wonderful underrated house classics to boot.

Featuring the wonderful talents of artists such as Shaun Escoffery, The Vision, Double Dee, NY's Finest, Robert Owens , Lady Blackbird , Rapson , De La Soul and more. 

Celebrate all things good in the world of deep and soulful house music.  

 First broadcast on Thames FM: 12.12.20.

Well well well!  We're back and beginning with our brand new talkPodcast series  titled Second City Sounds, which brings Andrew Medlock, Dave Tomkins and Heath Tyldesley together to chat all things music.

In this first-ever episode, the three amigos each pick a track that they feel best tips the hat to the late, great Jose Padilla and the Cafe Del Mar/Balearic sound, before choosing tracks that have had a key influence on their musical journey from an early age.

The Second City chaps then pick a track that has tickled their ears over the past week or so, and ones that we hope tickle your buds too.   All of this lovingly surrounded by chat that doesn't take itself too seriously and provides a bit of humour and informality to exploring some amazing music.  

This December podcast also features a distinct Nautical feel too!  After all, it is the Good Ship Second City, and you've got to round up those penguins....