Slo-mo gabber, a Chicago house history lesson and How To Dress Well drops some Miley Cyrus.
“Our ultimate tribute to a glorious period in our Belgian musical heritage.” Soulwax take Belgian gabber, a genre they once deemed “devil’s music”, and slow it down to 115bpm, making it “less frantic, ballsier and a lot sexier”. The duo also hired some gabber dancers to celebrate the visual aspect of the genre on video. Have a reccy above.
Frankie Knuckles live in Texas. This set was recorded at RA and Learning Secrets’ party in Austin back in October which coincided with the opening weekend of Austin City Limits.
Chillout for children. Check out this live recording of ambient don Mixmaster Morris’s set at Big Fish Little Fish in Brixton on Saturday. BFLF is a daytime family dance party “for the post-rave generation of kids and parents”.
Mixmaster Morris @ Big Fish Little Fish Brixton by Mixmaster Morris on Mixcloud
Chicago boy Brenmar traces the city’s dance music history. The mix works through the glory days of ghetto house and juke, closing up just before the emergence of footwork in the mid 2000s. Many of the city’s legendary alumni make an appearance, including Frankie Knuckles, Armando, DJ Deeon and Parris Mitchell.
E.m.m.a’s bass-laced mix for THUMP. The mix features plenty of E.m.m.a’s own tracks including some exclusives. We spoke to E.m.m.a. back in the summer about Leonardo DiCaprio and treading a line between “simultaneously happy and sad music to confuse the shit out of people”.
A Sagittariun lays down a mix for Crack. The elusive producer delivers a signature mix of experimental techno for his fellow Bristolians at Crack Magazine. Grab it here.
Acid from Svengalisghost. The L.I.E.S. artist, best known for his production and live performances, put together this high-energy mix to coincide with his DJ set for the Phonographe Corp party at Animal Social Club in Rome on Saturday.
“Something a bit different – Me and Samrai playing a load of different styles for two hours.” Brackles diverges from his usual garage and grime to deliver this eclectic mix with Samrai encompassing everything from ambient to jazz.
“Enjoy the sound of house & garage from back in the day.” Groove Chronicles’ Noodles produces the sixth edition of his Jum Jum vinyl mix series for DPR Recordings, blending old-style UK house with US garage.
How to Dress Well drops some RiRi and Miley Cyrus. The mix was originally recorded at a Chicago party and, true to Tom Krell’s love of R&B and hip-hop, includes some classics from DMX and Ace Hood as well as distorted takes on contemporary chart tunes.