House, Deep House, Garage, Nu Disco, Funk, Big Beat, Jungle, Breakbeat, DnB, Oldskool Rave
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Music I love
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Inspiration from Long Live House Radio Show
Always nice to be able to enjoy a nice mix and be inspired at the same time. Now listening to this week’s Long Live House Radio Show by Graeme Park. Thank you 909originals for making me aware of it!
Or listen to it directly on Mixcloud:
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Help Launch the Bombocart for AfrikaBurn 2026
The Bombocart mutant vehicle that I am helping come to life for AfrikaBurn 2026 Through The Prism needs a push to get rolling:
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The Art of 1990s DJ Mixtapes
Back in the nineties, when I started to DJ, making a mixtape meant recording straight onto cassette tape. It was recorded straight from vinyl with just two turntables, a mixer, and a tape deck. Cassette tapes were usually 30 or 45 minutes per side (C60, C90). I never used the C120 that had 60 minutes per side. I’m not sure why, looking back. I think the audio quality wasn’t as good. I might be wrong about this, it is 30 years ago. Although you could record both sides of a tape, there was a gap in the middle. This occurred when the tape changed sides, either automatically or manually. So you really only had 30 or 45 minutes to craft a compelling mix. I recently fell back in love with that idea: getting a story across in just 30 to 45 minutes. I am planning to record some home “taped” mixes regularly (aiming for one a week), the first one is online already on my Mixcloud:
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Chilled House and Nu Disco Mix: Listen Now
I archive all my mixes on my Mixcloud, which mainly contains live and longer (2 to 5 hour) mixes. I recently put a short (30-45 minute) mix on my Soundcloud and am planning to make that a regular thing. I haven’t decided if it will be weekly or monthly or something in between. Anyway, my first of those shorter mixes is here for you to enjoy. It was meant to be a chilled house and nu disco set. Still, I think I got quite excited, and the energy levels did go up. 😉 Hope you enjoy! Don’t forget to leave a comment on Soundcloud if you do!
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Online DJ courses
It kinda feels weird to take an online DJ course after 30 years of real world experience, but I must say, the few courses I completed on digitaldjtips.com have really helped me. A lot of stuff I learned instinctively (like beat counting and phrase mixing) but there is always more to learn. I think the most important for me has been to get excited about DJ’ing again and feeling like I am progressing, not just doing the same thing I have been doing. And with digital DJ’ing there are a lot of tips and tricks that might have taken me a long time to pick up otherwise. So, yeah, definitely five stars, would recomend!
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Streetopia RFT “mix”
This wasn’t a mix, but a radio show, which means I didn’t blend the tracks together and I spoke in between. I didn’t record the show, but here is the playlist with the tunes I played at “Kind Regards” in Observatory for the Radio Free Tankwa and Shouting Fire live from Streetopia radio show. I prefer Apple Music to Spotify, but here are links to the playlist on both, and Satisfaction by A Guy Called Gerald, from his 1989 John Peel Session isn’t available on Spotify.
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New stickers!
I just had some new stickers printed and they are even more rainbow magic coloured than the previous ones. If you want one (or a few) send me a message and we can make a plan. Or find me at the DJ booth at the next gig I play.
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Deep South Vinyl Grooves pt 2
I thoroughly enjoyed playing another vinyl only DJ set yesterday at Deep South Vinyl Grooves at Camel Rock. I forgot to post about it here beforehand, sorry about that, just been a bit busy with being a non-binary parent and preparing a DJ set and a party and with life in general. Unfortunately the recording I tried to make didn’t work, so this one won’t be on Mixcloud, that’s immediacy for you. If you want to be sure to know when our next DSVG party is happening, follow us on WordPress: deepsouthgrooves.wordpress.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/deepsouthvinylgrooves or Instagram: www.instagram.com/deepsouthvinylgrooves/