Last October bank holiday weekend we had two special guests down to our annual (can it be annual after 2 years?) Jazz weekend special. The jazz weekend is always a busy time, and we we’re glad to leave it the extremely capable hands of Eddie Reynolds and Dean Feeney to (who play rekkids together as broken audio movement), first of all get the vibe of the day/night just right, and second of all, tear it up when needs be. Both of these requirements were filled with suitable aplomb and we were glad the lads enjoyed themselves as much as every dancing punter and two Sunday Times dancing idiots to boot. Collectively (with another Reynold on board, Paul) the guys produce house and techno under the Tr-One moniker, going from their first release on Fine Art Recordings back in 2007 to last year’s deep house stunner on Pogo Recordngs. In a few months time they will be taking their all hardware show on the road with dates lined up in Galway (June 4th), Cork and Dublin. Check it out y’all!
I asked Dean to contribute a mix to our series here on this blog and he didn’t just deliver a mix he also provided us with the idea behind it and some overly kind words for our Sunday gathering. Instead of my inane ramblings I’ll leave Dean do the talking…Take it away Dean.
“The initial idea behind this mix was to take the style of mixing (ie not mixing!) which David Mancuso used to employ back in those halcyon days of The Loft. This was loosely applied here and allowed me to accommodate what is a collection of some of my absolute favourite jams of all time into one mix. Of course, as the mix progressed I simply couldn’t resist some mixing but hey what are you (yes you) going to do about it! I had intended in going off on a spiel about how influential a club the Loft was and about the passion and reverence I observed whenever I heard anyone mention their experiences there but that got me thinking about the whole “back in the day argument” and how no matter how amazing, influential or seminal a club night was, the fact that we can now only view it with the slanting effect of hindsight sort of hinders any possibility of there ever being a night comparable to these monolithic creatures.
Anyway, sometime last year we got the opportunity to come and play at a night called Sunday Times and I feel I need to say that everything (EVERYTHING) that I read about what the Loft was, I felt that day/night and it was so very reassuring. Now I’m not saying that Sunday Times is ever gonna be as influential as the loft was (I mean, y’all mix records ffs (and where was the spiked punch??)) but my point is simply that whilst it’s great that we all realize and acknowledge the importance of these nights, it’s also important to realize that we have progressed and continue to progress and must show support to those who are doing it right.
Anyway, this right here is a collection of some of my favourite tracks, compiled and mixed (on occasion) for one of my favourite club nights in the country. Vibes is right…..”
Get this mix in your ears quickly as it is superb, going from the Ramsey Lewis Trio, to my favourite Arthur Russell track, the godfather of house Larry Heard and if you thought that Astrud Gilberto just made bossa nova, be prepared for an absolute disco classic. Thanks to Dean, Broken Audio Movement and Tr – One.
Broken Audio Movement – Guest Mix
Tracklisting:
Ramsey Lewis Trio – Wanderin’ Rose (Cadet)
Tim Maia – Let’s Have A Ball Tonight (Seroma)
Charles Earland – Leaving This Planet (Prestige)
Tim Maia – Brother, Father, Sister and Mother (Polydor)
Jay Dilla – Last Donut of the Night (Stones Throw)
Onra – Sitting Back (All City)
The It – Brazilian Love Dance (Black Market International)
Arthur Russell – Arm Around You (Audika)
Unknown – Calypso Path (Sofrito Specials)
Arthur Russell – In The Light Of A Miracle (White)
Metro Area – Caught Up (Environ)
Reggie Dokes – The Skin I’m In (Third Ear)
Donnacha Costello – Untitled (Colour series – Orange)
Larry Heard – Guidance (Calm) (Guidance Recordings)
Pitch Black City feat. Roberta Sweed – Runaway (Mahogani)
Recloose – Kapiti Dream (Planet E)
Andres – Love Hurts (Mahogani)
Mtume – So You Wanna Be A Star (Epic)
Astrud Gilberto – All I’ve Got (Image)
Tim Maia – Over Again (Polydor)
I like to think that just as non-mixing is now referred to as Mancuso style, sitting down and supping stout will eventually come to be referred to as Sunday Times style.
Mix looks tasty, on the download now.
so Dean, you’ve got the Soul Jazz reissue of In The Light Of… as WELL as a white label copy ??
@Louis – As well as a promo (with press sheet) of Let’s Go Swimming. You see I’m a bit of an Arthur Russell nut. I have been referred to as “that guy who’s obsessed with Arthur Russell” a number of times now. Which I prefer to Dean
Haha, Barry is getting very close to wearing that moniker too these days Dean.
yeah, this hizzle is off da bizzle.