Jan 30
Here’s another one from the vault. The newer mixes are getting pushed off the page so please scroll down or click on the current mixes link in the sidebar, there’s plenty of good stuff down there. This is a mix I made around the time I used to do Domingo (with Conor Griffin) at the Spirit Store in Dundalk and features the sort of stuff I used to play there. The recording quality is mostly good but there’s a bit of clipping now and then. It was ripped from a 90 minute cassette, encoded at 192 kbps and is in two parts.
Side 1 here: 01-04-23mixtape-1.mp3, file size is 63.7 mb, runtime is 46:21.
Side 2 here: 01-04-23mixtape-2.mp3, file size is 63.1 mb, runtime is 46:55.
Frank McGahon 01-04-23mixtape side 1
01. Ocells Del Mes Enlla Part 3 - Jordi Sabates
02. Tambu in 7/4 - Cal Tjader
03. Pursuit of the Pimpmobile - Isaac Hayes
04. Melting Pot - Booker T and the MGs
05. Dreamin’ a Dream - Crown Heights Affair
06. Standing in the Rain - Don Ray
07. Don’t Go Lose it Baby - Hugh Masekela
08. You Can Do It Baby (Beats) - Nuyorican Soul
09. Solina - Jedi Knights
10. The Child (K-Dope mix) - Alex Gopher
11. Ghetto Music - House of Whacks
12. Phuture Soundz - Amalgamation of Soundz
Frank McGahon 01-04-23mixtape side 2
12. Phuture Soundz - Amalgamation of Soundz
13. Alegre - Truby Trio
14. Dangerous Seduction - Darkman
15. Got the Bug - Bougie Soliterre
16. Number One - Patrice Rushen
17. Where Were You? - The Trammps
18. I am - Yukuhiro Fukutomi
19. Nana Nomura - Nu Era & Pavel Dego Kostiuk
20. Church Candles - KV5 feat. Nicky Taylor
21. Wind & Sea - AtJazz
22. Sound Travels - Nathan Haines
Jan 29
Just a reminder, while my archive mixes push the newer ones further down the page, that the most recent mixes are available from the Current Mixes link in the sidebar.
Jan 27
This is another one of my old favourite mixtapes. The tempo is mostly over 120bpm and there are a good few dancefloor tunes on it but it’s much more of a “headphones” mix rather than a party mix. It was ripped from a 90 minute cassette, encoded at 192 kbps and is in two parts.
Side 1 here: 00-03-04mixtape-1.mp3, file size is 63.7 mb, runtime is 46:20.
Side 2 here: 00-03-04mixtape-2.mp3, file size is 63.7 mb, runtime is 46:20.
Frank McGahon 00-03-04mixtape-1
01. Move You Run - Smith & Mighty (K7) 2000
02. MAW Expensive - MAW presents a Tribute to Fela (MAW) 1999
03. Gorilla With a Gun (Underwolves mix) - Bell Café Band (Dynamite Joint) 2000
04. Holy Sounds (Scuba mix) - Phillip Charles (Ovum) 1999
05. Love - Ron Trent (Peacefrog) 1999
06. Inception - Capries (Ubiquity) 1999
07. Pra Manha - Da Lata (Palm Pictures) 1999
08. Picadillo (Carl Craig mix) - Johnny Blas (Ubiquity) 1999
Frank McGahon 00-03-04mixtape-2
08. Picadillo (Carl Craig mix) - Johnny Blas (Ubiquity) 1999
09. The Future ain’t the same as it used 2 B - Neon Phusion (Laws of Motion) 1999
10. E Ruim - Grupo Batuque (Far Out) 1998
11. Freedom Now - KV5 (Dynamite Joint) 1999
12. Amazon Adventure (Jazzanova mix) - Azymuth (Far Out)1999
13. So Blue it’s Black (Restless Soul mix) - Underwolves (Blue) 2000
14. Burnin’ (Jazzanova mix) - Tate’s Place (Dynamite Joint) 1999
15. Colors of My Mind - Nuspirit Helsinki (Guidance) 1999
16. ?
As always, please leave feedback in the comments section.
Jan 26
I was gratified to discover, over at Bodytonic, that somebody remembers the American Xxpress gig I used to do at the Temple of Sound back in 1994 so this spurred me to get started on something I had meant to do: rip some of my favourite old mixtapes. I have a few more in the pipeline but this first one is from that particular era: 94-02-08mixtape. It was ripped from a 90 minute cassette and is in one file with a gap in the middle (Next ones will be in two parts), encoded at 192 kbps, file size is 124.8 mb, runtime is 1:30:49.
Frank McGahon 94-02-08mixtape
01. Prologue/It’s Just begun - Jimmy Castor Bunch (RCA) 1972
02. All about Love - Analogue City 1993
03. Somethin’ about the Music - Terrence Parker 1993
04. Looptrick - Beat Freak (Work) 1994
05. ? - ?
06. Hey Baby - Lectroluv (Eightball) 1993
07. Your attitude - Mentalinstrum (Smack?)1993
08. Got it goin’ on - Lectroluv (Eightball) 1993
09. I can’t stop - ?
10. Deeper Love - Aretha Franklin
11. Go San Do - The Tribe (Strictly Rhythm) 1993
12. All Because of Me - Georgie Porgie (Vibe) 1993
13. Love Peace and Happiness - Soul Solution 1993
14 X - Junior Vasquez (Tribal) 1994
[End of Side one]
14a. X - Junior Vasquez (Tribal) 1994
14b. More Than Just A Dance (Acapella) - Phantasia (Vinyl Solution) 1992
15. Muzix Xpress (Rock 2 House beats) X-press 2 (Junior Boy’s Own) 1993
16a. Vicious Games (Belly Trippin’ trance mix) - Yello (Smash) 1993
16b. Vicious (Acapella) - Black Mamba (Garage) 1984
17a. Dream Lover (Def Dub) - Mariah Carey (Sony) 1993
17b. Vicious Games - Yello 1985
18a. Dream Drums - Lectroluv (Eightball)1993
18b. The Miracle of Life (Bumpapella) - Reese Project (Network) 1993
19. The Miracle of Life (Terrence Parker mix) - Reese Project (Network) 1993
20. Violently Happy (MAW mix) - Bjork (One Little Indian) 1993
21. Stations of the Groove - Reese Project (Network) 1991
22. Majorca - Jason Nevins?
23. When the Music Stops - DJ Disciple (Muzik Pushers) 1993
As always, please leave feedback in the comments section.
Jan 25
Via Blentwell’s Quality Mix Sites, I’m delighted to see that there’s a great house music site here in Ireland run by the Bodytonic crew. More links to sidebar soon…
Jan 25
Deeper mix: 06-01-24deepermix.mp3. File Size is 101.3mb and was encoded at 192kpbs, Runtime is 1:13:42.
Frank McGahon: 06-01-24deepermix
01. Too High - Detroit Experiment (Planet E) 2003
02. Spiyanko (Bonus Beats) - Spikiri feat. Hugh Masekela (Vega) 2005
03. Big Lamp - Hidden Agenda (Metalheadz) 1997
04. Move me - Mood II Swing (Music for your ears) 1995
05. Capritarious #7 - Theo Parrish (Sound Signature) 2005
06. Got the Bug - Bougie Soliterre (Flipside) 1999
08. Destination - Neon Phusion (Laws of Motion) 1999
09. Just Before the Dawn - Aphrodisiac (Nu Groove) 1991
10. Morning Factory - Chez Damier & Ront Trent (Prescription)1994
11. I Love to Love (Masters at Work) - Jody Watley (MAW) 2000
12. Beloved - Osunlade (Soul Jazz) 2001
13. Extensions of Life - Makoto (Earth) 2000
14. Run (Seiji mix) - Micatone (2000 Black) 2002
15. Got Me Puzzled - Kaidi Tatham & Dego (2020 Black) 2003
16. Sounds Like - Bugz in the Attic (V2) 2005
This is one I did last night. It’s got a mix of new, new-ish, old and older stuff. Mostly house and broken but this time it’s pitched down to around 117 bpm and a bit deeper than usual.
[Cover to follow]
Jan 18
This - 05-09-11MAWproductions.mp3 - is a mix I did last year for a friend who had liked the Nu Yorican Soul album but was otherwise unfamiliar with the work of ‘Little’ Louie Vega and Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzalez. I thought I should immediately address this omission, particularly so as my two favourite Nu Yorican Soul tracks, The Nervous Track and Mind Fluid (included on this mix) didn’t appear on the most widely released version of this album. File is 71mb and was encoded at 128kbps, runtime is 1:17:32.
05-09-11MAWproductions
01. Stay Together - Barbara Tucker - 1995
02. Love & Happiness - River Ocean feat. India - 1994
03. What a Sensation - Kenlou III - 1995
04. Brazilian Beat - Masters at Work - 2000
05. MAW Expensive - MAW presents a Tribute to Fela - 1999
06. MAW War - Kenlou IV - 1996
07. The Nervous Track - Nu Yorican Soul - 1993
08. Mind Fluid - Nuyorican Soul - 1996
09. The Ghetto/El Barrio - George Benson - 2000
10. Ran Kan Kan - Tito Puente - 1992
11. Our Mute Horn - Masters at Work - 1991
Jan 15
November mix: 05-11-30mix.mp3. File Size is 102.4mb and was encoded at 192kpbs, Runtime is 1:14:30.
Frank McGahon: 05-11-30mix
01. Daylight - Xela Siatta (Visions)
02. Future Rage - DKD (Bitasweet)
03. Kara Walker Variation 32 (Domu remix) - Douglas Pagan (Voltage)
04. Show Me the Way (Seiji remix) - Zap Mama (Giant Step)
05. Golpe Duro Calinda - Afronaught (Bitasweet)
06. Loose Tips - Floorplay (Floorplay)
07. Bada (Domu dub) - Bakura (Especial)
08. Brand New Day (Espidub) - Little Louie Vega feat. Blaze (MAW)
09. Stormy Seas - Franck Roger (Real Tone)
10. Africa/Brasil (Isolee remix) - Louie Vega (Vega)
11. Bateria, Latin Impressions - Victor Simonelli (Flux)
12. Eu Nao - Basement Jaxx (Atlantic Jaxx)
13. Capoeira Vai (Spiritual South remix) - Sabrina Malheiros (Far Out)
14. Cravo e Canela (IG Culture remix) - FFR2 vs. Bembe Segue (Far Out)
[Info to follow]
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Jan 15
Bossa, Broken & House mix: 05-10-29mix.mp3. File Size is 104.5mb and was encoded at 192kpbs, Runtime is 1:16:05.
Frank McGahon: 05-10-29mix
01. Latin Gold - Mark Mac (ABB Soul)
02. Escape (4hero mix) - Marcos Valle (Far Out)
03. Lately (Recloose mix) - Bakura (Especial)
04. Let Me Love You - Anané feat. Mr V (Vega)
05. Jeware - Franck Roger (Real Tone)
06. Gloria’s Muse, The Yoga Song (Danny Krivit edit) - Blaze (West End)
07. State of the Mental feat. Bembé Segué - Mark de Clive-Lowe (ABB Soul)
08. Cafira (Seiji re-rinse) - Legends of the Underground (Kindred Spirit)
09. Herbs & Spices - Likwid Biskit (Co-Op)
10. Put it Out of Your Mind - Brotherly (Bitasweet)
11. State of the Mental (Maddslinky dub) - Mark de Clive-Lowe (ABB Soul)
12. It’s Time (Zed Bias instrumental) - JB Rose (Bitasweet)
13. Zombie 2003 - Bugz in the Attic feat. Wunmi (Bitasweet)
14. Let Me Be - Domu (Archive)
[Info to follow]
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Jan 15
When I used to do Pirate Radio back in the day, unlike in a club (when you know from the crowd’s reaction), the only way you knew whether people were feeling what you’re doing, unless you actually bumped into appreciative listeners (which did happen) is if they phoned in. I guess the equivalent here is a comment to the blog post or an email. So please, please let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks.
