One of the most overdue Essential Mix debuts comes from the first DJ to mix live on British TV. Greg Wilson made a name for himself as the resident at the legendary Hacienda club in Manchester. Paving the way for the DJ to be the main attraction at clubs there after. He retired the headphones back in 1984 for just over two decades. Only in the last couple of years has he begun making appearances again behind the decks at mega clubs like Fabric. A little history lesson here. Enjoy!

Greg Wilson - Essential Mix (via New Mixes)

Tracklisting:

1. The Originals - Down To Love Town (Dimitri From Paris mix) – Motown
2. Soul Searchers - Blow Your Whistle - Sussex
3. Goody Goody - It Looks Like Love - Atlantic
4. Shirley Lites - Heat You Up (Melt Down mix) – West End
5. Metro Area - Dance Reaction - Environ
6. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Greg Wilson mix) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only
7. Sugardaddy - Love Honey (Greg Wilson mix) – Tirk
8. Chic - I Want Your Love (Todd Terje mix) – Supreme / DJ Only
9. Q - The Voice Of Q – Philly World
10. Nitro Deluxe - This Brutal House – Cutting
11. Atlantic Conveyor - We Are – Untracked
12. Firefly - Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) – Emergency
13. Kasso - Walkman – F1 Team
14. ?
15. Rose Royce - Do Your Dance – Whitfield
16. Gunchback Boogie Band - Funn – Prelude
17. Rufus feat Chaka Khan - Aint Nobody (Frankie Knuckles mix) – Warner Brothers
18. Happy Mondays - WFL (Vince Clarke mix) - Factory
19. Young Dog Alien - Gotta Keep Workin It (Greg Wilson mashup) - Reactivate
20. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Todd Terje mix) – Motown
21. Loose Ends - Hangin On A String (Frankie Knuckles mix) – Ten
22. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (Danny Krivit mix) – Rock / DJ Only
23. Gwen Guthrie - Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan mix) – Garage
24. The Commodores - Machine Gun (Situation mix) – Motown
25. B.T (Breanda Taylor) - You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too (Greg Wilson mix) – Tirk
26. West Phillips - (Im Just A) Sucker For A Pretty Face – Quality
27. Edit The Edit - Two Sides Of Sympanthy (PTA mashup / Greg Wilson mix) – Edit The Edit / DJ Only
28. Stone Roses - Fools Gold – Silvertone
29. Banbarra - Shack Up – United Artists
30. War - Me And Baby Brother – Island
31. Gino Soccio - Try It Out – Warner Brothers
32. Geraldine Hunt - Cant Fake The Feeling – Prism
33. Brown - I Specialize In Love – Profile
34. Visual - The Music Got Me – Prelude
35. Incredible Bongo Band - Apache – MGM
36. Tweet - Boogie 2nite (Fat Camp mix) – Elektra / DJ Only
37. Dc La Rue - Cathedrals (Greg Wilson mix) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only
38. Teenage DJ - I Was A Teenage DJ (part 1) (Greg Wilson mix) – Reactivate
39. Sir Joe Quarterman - (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind (Barna Soundmachine mix) – GSF / DJ Only
40. League Unlimited Orchestra - Things That Dreams Are Made Of – Virgin
41. TW Funkmasters - Love Money – Champagne
42. Last Rhythm - Last Rhythm – American
43. The Clash - Casbah Breakdown (Joey Negro mix) – CBS
44. 808 State - Pacific State (Greg Wilson mix) – ZTT

Here is a new promo mix from DJ Fashen and DJ OB-ONE. This thing is high powered from start to finish. Enjoy!

“NU RAVE” Mixed by DJ’s OB-One & Fashen

New year brings new music! A label that we are really excited about is Darling Records. Founded by Axel Le Baron and Julien Kourbatoff, Darling Records is a tribute to the amazing French house records from the 90’s. Its no secret that we have an affinity for that sound as well. “Primary School” is the first release (vinyl only) on the label and brings you back to the days of Crydamoure and Roulé. In celebration of the release, Darling provided us with a mega mix of classic filtered French house tunes. Enjoy the mix and go out and buy the record!

Darling Records Mega Mix (DOWNLOAD)

Happy holidays everyone. A gift to all of you from Hollertronix co-founder, message board creator, and sometime M.I.A. tour DJ Low Budget to get you in the spirit. The male pop vocalist all star team is represented here (Michael McDonald, Paul McCartney, Donald Fagen, Daryl Hall, Christopher Cross). Goodness from start to finish. If you are in San Fransisco for NYE we highly recommend you go see him play at Rickshaw Stop. Enjoy!

Low B - Smooth Holiday Mix

PAUL MC CARTNEY & WINGS - WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME
TOTO - AFRICA
MICHAEL MCDONALD - I KEEP FORGETTIN
KENNY LOGGINS - THIS IS IT
AMBROSIA - YOU’RE THE ONLY WOMAN
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - EYES IN THE SKY
STEELY DAN - PEG
FLEETWOOD MAC - DREAMS
JACKSON BROWNE - SOMEBODY’S BABY
MICHAEL MCDONALD - WHAT A FOOL BELIEVE
FLEETWOOD MAC - EVERYWHERE
WHAM ! - LAST CHRISTMAS
ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
HALL & OATES - I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU
BOY MEETS GIRL - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
HALL & OATES - PRIVATE EYES
STEELY DAN - TIME OUT OF THE MIND
ROD STEWART - HOW LONG
ROBBIE DUPREE - STEAL AWAY
AMERICA - YOU CAN DO MAGIC
CHRISTOPHER CROSS - ALL RIGHT
KING HARVEST - DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT
CHICAGO - FEELIN STRONGER EVERYDAY
JOE JACKSON - STEPPING OUT
PLAYER - BABY COME BACK
SIMPLY RED - HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
HALL & OATES - SHE’S GONE
CHRISTOPHER CROSS - SAILING

Mnuvrs Mixtape Vault is attempting to continue on where the NLLR Mixtape Project left off. We are hopeful that they succeed. The newest mix in the series comes from Louis La Roché. Although from the UK, you will find that his sound is of the disco-filtered vibe that France laid claim to back in the 90’s. His work is getting a significant amount of airplay on BBC Radio 1 in the past few weeks, with tracks being played on both ‘In New DJ’s We Trust‘ and the ‘Kissy Sell Out Show‘. Although this is a short mix it will give you a taste of what is to come from this exciting young producer. There will be a new Louis La Roché EP entitled ‘Me & Her’ available to buy in early 2009 on Ever After Records. Stay tuned!

Here is an interview Jaymo did with La Roché after a set at Moda:

Mnuvrs Mixtape Vault: Louis La Roché

01 - The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (Louis Edit)
02 - Phonat featuring Super Mal - Pixelated
03 - Peppe Le Funk - Le Funk Supernova
04 - American French Machine - American Frecnh Machine
05 - Jean Moustache - Creme Chantilly
06 - Louis La Roche - Me And Her
07 - Charlie Fanclub - Nightbreed
08 - Louis La Roche - Peach (Louis Says Bass Edit)
09 - Xinobi - Valsa In Nova Jersey
10 - The Beatles - I Am A Walrus (Louis Edit)

A big thank you goes out to our friends at 88 Days and Aerodynamite for the heads up on this extensive collection of recordings. Some classic material here for your listening enjoyment.

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Justice live in Manchester for The Chibuku Party. A clever mix of old and new. Sure to get your weekend holiday party action started on the right foot. Cheers!

The Count and Sinden take up residency at East London’s On The Rocks venue for a few nights with an all-star lineup of friends:

Skream - Simple City (Tempa)
The Count & Sinden - Dock Leaf (Domino)
Emynd - Knee Deep (Unruly)
Project Bassline - Drop The Pressure (The Count Remix) (Cheap Thrills)
Frankmuzik - 3 Little Words (Island)
The Count & Sinden - Fool In Love (Domino)

For those of you that live outside of southern California….Banana Split is a weekly Sunday night party in LA hosted by DJ AM, Steve Aoki, and Mike B. A couple of weeks ago they celebrated the two year anniversary with an all-star lineup including Busy P, Jesse from MSTRKRFT, and DJ Falcon. Mike B was kind enough to record the sets and share the recordings with us. Make sure you check out his blog and stop by LAX nightclub next time you are in LA on a Sunday night. The lineups are epic!

Here is a little taste of what went down that night:

DJ sets:

Mike B vs. DJ AM

Busy P

An absolutely brilliant journey through classic, present, and future drum and bass tunes captained by Tony Colman otherwise known as London Elektricity. That High Contrast remix of Kanye Wests‘ “Flashlight” is a monster! Make sure you take advantage of any opportunity to see the London Elektricity live show. See the video below the tracklist to see why.

BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix - London Elektricity

London Elektricity - How to play live drum and bass: