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

A big shout out to the good people at NYLVI and James at 88 Days!

Hello Morgan, please tell us a little about yourself.
Morgan Witt. Live in San Diego, California, USA. Entrepreneur, marketer, and musicologist.

What was the inspiration behind Strictlysocial.com?
Strictlysocial.com was launched in the summer of 2006. Just prior to starting the site, I made the decision to go back to school to get my MBA. With school and a full time job I had to scale back on the DJing/promoting I was doing at the time. This left a void. I was still buying a lot of vinyl and wanted to at least be able to talk about the music that I found exciting since I wasn’t able to play it out. I came up with the name, bought the domain, and taught myself the ins and outs of Wordpress.

How do you see Strictlysocial evolving??
Timely question. The future of the site has been top of mind lately. There is a new version in development as we speak. Doing a bit of redesign, expanding the site for more interactivity, and placing more focus on providing readers low hassle ways to preview music and support the artists (digital downloads, tickets to gigs, merchandise, etc.)
I am what you would call a “cool hunter.” I have passions for art, culture, design, and tech. All of which are synergistic with the music obsession. So I don’t think its a far stretch to say that strictlysocial.com will expand beyond just music at some point.

You’ve been a DJ in the past - what set-up did you use and did you use vinyl?
Prior to using Serato (about a year ago) I used vinyl. Technics decks and various Vestax mixers over the years.

Where do you see vinyl fitting into the music mix of 2009?
Vinyl sales are on the rise again. I would love to see labels put out records (vinyl) including inserts with a link to download a digital copy of the music as well. The true value is in the physical copy of the music along with the artwork/packaging. Especially if the vinyl is colored, limited edition, etc. To receive a digital version as well as part of the purchase would be great for consumers to easily upload on their iPods and for digital DJs to play out on programs like Serato and Traktor.

What are your favorite records right now and ever?
Its no secret that I have a deep affinity for the house music that came out of France in the late 90’s/early 2000’s. One that stands out for me is a record released on 20000st in 2001 by Nicholas called “Wanderungen.” On the B side there is a tune “Silvering” that gives me goose bumps every time I listen to it. Its a beautiful piece of house music.

Emotional. If you can find a copy of it, buy it. Another would be Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker.” Genius.

What is the music scene like in San Diego?
The music scene in San Diego is growing. Many big names are making their way here as a stop between Los Angeles and Mexico. Beginning in February we are starting a monthly event under the guise of strictlysocial.com where DJs/producers from around the globe will be invited to play.

If i say music and technology, who or what springs to mind - and why?
The digital DJ movement comes to mind. I cant remember the last time I saw a DJ play out using vinyl. CDJs and Serato have quickly become the standard.

What role does music play aside from promotion in 2009? I’ve always seem the music blog as a tastemaking opportunity and pre marketing, as well as an opportunity to bypass traditional media and their barriers of entry (based on label and spend) and promote music for reasons of love?
It will be exciting to see how the music blogging evolves in the next couple of years. Consumers have more ways than ever to discover new music. Blogs are playing an integral role. I would love to see music conferences like SXSW place more focus on helping to facilitate an open dialog between the music bloggers, artists, and labels. I hope to get to interact more with other music bloggers from around the world and help to build community around what we are doing.

Clever video for the Xavier de Rosnay (Justice) produced “Cross The Fader” by Poney Poney.

BUY IT HERE!!!!

And speaking of Justice….

Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world’s largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection. The entire library of music he has is estimated to be worth $50 million. Current asking price is $3 million. We hope that this collection is able to stay in tact and is eventually purchased by a serious musicologist.

This is the story of a man and his records.

Fakeblood is the truth. A masterful demonstration of DJ skill and song selection in his first visit to southern California. Rocking four decks (2 CDJs and Serato on turntables) is no small task. Very impressive to say the least. As you can see from the videos below, Mr. Touche had everyone (including a number of LA DJ/producers) trainspotting. A big thank you again to the great Glenjamn for the documentation.

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 video from the Mad Decent tour that the good folks at Incase shot at Webster Hall on Oct 16.

It’s nearly time again for Radio Soulwaxmas. This year the boys will be playing dates in Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam and Hasselt December 17-20th with line ups that include Tiga, Erol Alkan, Justice, Boys Noize, Crookers, Riton, Das Pop, Goose, Aeroplane, Mixhell, Midnight Mike, and Paul Chambers.

In a recent interview with erockster.com, Stephen (50% of 2manydjs and 25% of Soulwax) talks about life on the road, making documentaries, DJing, and working on new material for Tiga and Peaches.

Mikix The Cat is the latest artist to be scooped up by the Trouble & Bass crew and Beatproviders. The young producer has been knocking out bass heavy tunes from his home in the suburbs of Paris. Growing up listening to early Kraftwerk, Luke Skywalker’s ‘Miami Bass’ as well as Wu tang Clan led to his 4X4 wobbling bass rave sound. His music is not for the faint of heart. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Here he is doing his thing on Serato:

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