Nov 23
Ok, as promised, here’s the “epic” mix I intended to record earlier in the week. Like the 32 Tune mix, this is another double length mix, also with 32 tunes (assuming both sides of the Alice Russell 7″ count as two separate tunes) and also with a range of different type of stuff on it, but this one has less of the Soul and Balearic and a bit more of the Funk and Afro-Beat. There are one or two sketchy moments, but not bad enough to make me want to go back and re-record the whole thing again!
Another Long Mix: 06-11-22anotherlongmix.mp3. File Size is 206.6 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 2:30:23
Frank McGahon: 06-11-22 Another Long Mix
01. Hurry On Now (Boub Remix) – Alice Russell (Tru Thoughts)
02. Hurry On Now (Version) – Alice Russell (Tru Thoughts)
03. Gonna Get You – Barna Soundmachine (Funk For Your Face)
04. Talk Talk Talk (Danny Krivit Edit) – Wunmi (Documented)
05. Revolutionary Dreams – Wonder Wheel (Wonderwheel)
06. Pussy Footin’ – The Bamboos (Tru Thoughts)
07. The Witch (The Bamboos version) – The Broken Keys (Tru Thoughts)
08. Planet Rock Pt. 2 – Breakout (Melting Pot Music)
09. Slingshot Pt. 2 – The Broken Keys (Tru Thoughts)
10. Grito (Seiji Dub) – Demogustico (Far Out)
11. Solar System (Domu’s Zoltar Mix) – Mowgly (Freerange)
12. Cockfosters (PT Edit) – Jacob London (Movim)
13. Bright (Bonus Bounce) – Mowgly (Freerange)
14. The Sun Can’t Compare – Larry Heard Presents Mr White (Alleviated)
15. En:Code (As One Remix) – Jazztronik (Especial)
16. It Is What It Is – Rhythim Is Rhythim (Transmat)
17. Haunted – Quentin Harris (Un-Restricted Access)
18. Black Man’s Techno (Dubbin Mix) – Rude Boy Science (Future Vision)
19. Jus Dance (Quentin Harris Re-Production) – Mr V (Vega)
20. Why Do The Wicked Ones Rule (Say It Twice Edit) – Dante & Dhula (IWII)
21. Space Ridims – Hip To be Disillusioned (Prescription)
22. Rogue Element (Jimpster Remix) – Milton Jackson (Freerange)
23. Rushing (Mood II Swing Dub) – Loni Clark (Nervous)
24. Eastern Stars – Niall (Roc Soul)
25. Remind Me – Franck Roger (Real Tone)
26. My Definition Of House Music – DJ Hell (R&S)
27. Ipe Amarelo (Spiritual South Remix) – Quasimode (Raw Fusion)
28. Hambone – Orgone (Nuff Rope)
29. Moustache (La Stache) – Blackjoy (NRK)
30. Afro Disco – Wonderwheel (Wonderwheel)
31. Loose…. Done Turn Me – Friday (Weekend)
32. I Thought It Was You (Barna Soundmachine Remix) – Kimiko Kasai & Herbie Hancock (Funk For Your Face)
Sep 13
Afro-beat, Balearic, Boogie, Bossa, Broken Beat, Disco, Funk, House, Jazz, Latin, Soul
I thought I’d try something different. This one is over twice as long as the usual mixes (which means it won’t fit on one cd – sorry). The idea was to try and get a lot of different types of stuff on it. Soul, Jazz, Funk, House, Broken, Latin, Afro-beat, Disco, Balearic. It’s a bit of an epic in more ways than one. I actually recorded (or thought I recorded) it on Monday night but the file didn’t save properly to my computer (had to happen for the really long mix, didn’t it) so after abandoning the third rescue attempt, I went ahead and re-recorded the whole thing last night in the same sequence, adding in one extra track (04.).
32 Tune mix: 06-09-12thirtytwotunemix.mp3. File Size is 225.9 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 2:44:30.
Frank McGahon: 06-09-12 Thirty-Two Tune Mix
01. Montara – Bobby Hutcherson 1975
02. The Star of a Story – Heatwave 1977
03. People Make the World Go Round – Freddie Hubbard 1975
04. Mongotee – Lonnie Liston Smith 1977
05. After the Dance (Instrumental) – Marvin Gaye 1976
06. (I Got) You (Re-edit) – Maze featuring Frankie Beverly 1977
07. Stars in Your Eyes – Herbie Hancock 1980
08. Think Twice (Re-edit) – Donald Byrd 1975
09. Sound is Everything – Chico Mann 2006
10. To the Full Every Minute (Yam Who? Rework) – Big Bang 2006
11. Jibaro – Elkin & Nelson 1974
12. Zombie Dance (Part 1) – Nostalgia 77 Octet 2006
13. Moving Like A Train – Herbert 2006
14. A Little Something – Diesler 2006
15. Back and Forth – Franck Roger 2006
16. For Real – Atjazz 2006
17. The Chase – Franck Roger 2006
18. Dr Doo-Wah – Kongas 1977
19. Siboney – Ruppert Town 2006
20. I’m in Love – Sha-Lor 1988
21. Find a Way (Instrumental) – Russ Brown 1986
22. Apache – The Incredible Bongo Band 1973
23. The Logical Song – Loose Pigeons 1995
24. African Pirates (Troubleman mix) – Nightmares on Wax 2006
25. Sunshine (Daz I Kue mix) – Raul Midon 2006
26. Te Queiro – Zero Db 2006
27. Black Barbie (Stereotyp instrumental) – Jahcoozi 2006
28. Giving It Up – Icasol 2006
29. So Good Today (Domu mix) – Ben Westwood 2006
30. Bada (Domu Dub) – Bakura 2005
31. Let It Reign – Inner City 1991
32. String Free – Phortune 1987
Jul 12
Ok, so here’s the second mix for July I promised below. This one is more orientated to new and recent stuff and also features House, Broken and Jazz with a bit of an Afro-beat flavour to the first track:
Second July mix: 06-07-11julymixtwo.mp3. File Size is 100 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:12:47.
Frank McGahon: 06-07-11 July mix two
01. Soul Freedom – Chico Mann (Kindred Spirits)
02. The Disciples Theme – The Disciples (Soundscape)
03. Ebioso (Shelter mix) – Milton Cardona (Un-Restricted Access)
04. Canyons’ Talk – Franck Roger (Earthrumental Music)
05. Cloud 9 (Quentin Harris mix) – Donnie (Giant Step Promo)
06. Indians & Bagpipes (Ricardo Miranda dub) – Glenn Underground (Gotsoul)
07. Batacuda Mondiale – Big Bang (Arision)
08. Parisian Soul – Oscar (Denote)
09. Suave – Nu Tropic (Soultronik)
10. Odyssey – Delgui (4Lux)
11. Keep It Movin’ (Domu mix) – Hajime Yoshizawa (Especial)
12. Pianophone (Freedom Beats) – October (Striking Hand)
13. Future Warrior (Daz I Kue dub) – D’Stephanie feat. Phillipo (Sonar Kollektiv)
14. Dangerous Times (Instrumental) – Domu ft. Yolanda (Co-Op)
15. Sow Into U (Bugz In The Attic mix) – RoisÃn Murphy (Bootleg)
Jun 28
Got another slightly deeper mix – mostly between about 108 and 118 bpm. There’s a mix of old, recent and new stuff and it opens out towards the end into a bit of funk and afro-beat. The transition between 06 and 07 is a bit sketchy but I’m reasonably pleased with the rest of it.
Another deeper mix: 06-06-27anothermix.mp3. File Size is 93.2 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:08:02.
Frank McGahon: 06-06-27 Another deeper mix
01. Livin’ The Truth – Guy Monk
02. Keep Smilin’ (Mark E edit) – Gabor Szabo
03. It’s Hard Sometimes (Red Zone dub) – Frankie Knuckles
04. Right Where You Are – Amp Fiddler
05. Optimistic – Sounds Of Blackness
06. A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays (6.00 AM mix) – De La Soul
07. Love Honey – Sugardaddy
08. Let’s Go – Fast Eddie
09. Rubbish – Seiji
10. The Music Has Begun – Offworld
11. Gorilla With A Gun (Underwolves mix) – Bell Cafe Band
12. Amber Lady – Roman Andre feat. Gladys
13. Love Traveller – Cro Magnon
14. Transcend Me – The Bamboos feat. Alice Russell
15. Busy – Nomo
May 04
Here’s a new one. Having had the mixes blog up for a few months now, it looks like the right frequency for new mixes is going to be monthly. Any more frequently than that and I’ll be recycling a lot of tunes which I wanted to avoid. If you are interested in hearing the new mixes but don’t want to check the site every day/week, just subscribe to the rss feed and as soon as the site is updated you’ll be notified. This one has mostly new stuff on it and has a blend of different styles. Starts off with a weird-ish jazz number, then a bit of Ethiopian jazz, some bossa and then some pitched-down-below-120 bpm deepness before getting a bit more manic, finishing off with a brand new rare groove – this 7″ (from Keith Allen’s daughter!) was only released last week and is already sold out (currently at £26 on ebay).
May mix: 06-05-03.mp3. File Size is 93.1 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:07:46.
Frank McGahon: 06-05-03 mix
01. Breakin’ Through – Das Goldenes Zeitalter (Jazzman)
02. Ebo Lala – Mulatu Astatke (Soundway)
03. Luizao (Daz I Kue edit) – Antonio Adolfo & Brazil Brazuka (Far Out)
04. V.S.O.P. – Stockholm Cyclo (Soundscapes)
05. Forgotten Places (Moodymann mix) – Alif Tree (Compost)
06. Say You Love Me – Franck Roger (Seasons Limited)
07. ?? – Oscar (Denote)
08. Move (Mark de Clive Lowe mix) – David Burso feat. Navasha Daya (Counterpoint)
09. Conundrum (Restless Soul mix) – Landslide (Sick Trumpet)
10. Mysticism Of Sound – Franck Roger (Space Kat)
11. Boom Clicky Boom Clack – Jazzanova (Sonar Kollektiv)
12. Grudge Monkey Hustle – Grudge Monkeys (Schtum)
13. Roda Piao (Spiritual South dub) – Azymuth (Far Out)
14. Bongos, Bleeps & Basslines – Zero db (Ninja Tune)
15. Coulibaly (Ashley Beedle mix) – Amadou & Mariam (Because)
16. Knock ‘Em Out – Lily Allen (Regal)
Feb 27
Did this one over the weekend. Like the Deeper mix it has a combination of newish and old stuff but probably is a little more diverse musically (hence the title). I’m not 100% pleased with some of the mixing on this and contemplated re-recording the whole thing but I decided to put it up anyway, few rough edges and all. 06-02-25Diverse.mp3. File size is 109.4 mb and it was encoded at 192kbps, runtime is 1:19:38.
Frank McGahon: 06-02-25 Diverse mix
01. Festeira – Marcos Valle 2001
02. People (Timmy Regisford dub) – Soul II Soul 1990
03. Your Love – Aphrodisiac 1989
04. I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) – Daryl Hall and John Oates 1981
05. Morphine- Love The Action 2005
06. No Title Track – Spymusic 2005
07. Celestial Journey – Anthony Nicholson 2005
08. A Love Supreme – Ballistic Brothers 1997
09. Ladies – Agent K 2001
10. Praise (Mayday mix) – Inner City 1993
11a. Distraction – Jammin’ 2000
11b. Let it Roll (Acapella) – Doug Lazy 1989
12. Elegba – Lekan Babaiola 2005
13. Sume Sigh Say – House of Gypsies 1993
14. Let’s Get Jazzy (Blaze Dope Dub) – KC Flightt 1989
15. Bra (Danny Krivit edit) – Cymande 1972
Feb 10
This is one I did last night. This one has a little bit of a techno flavour with the Carl Craig, Galaxy 2 Galaxy and techy Seiji mixes. I had to split it into two parts because one record just started skipping and I didn’t really find an elegant way out of it, it was encoded at 192kpbs.
February mix part a: 06-02-09a.mp3. File Size is 44.2 mb, Runtime is 32:09.
February mix part b: 06-02-09b.mp3. File Size is 60.6 mb, Runtime is 44:04.
Frank McGahon: 06-02-09 mix part a
01. City Life (Carl Craig Max mix) – Terry Brooks & Aaron Soul (Re: Vox)
02. Timeless Motion – Neon Phusion (Co-operation)
03. Impending Doom (Domu mix) – Daedelus (Ninja Tune)
04. Take It Slow (Seiji mix) – Boozoo Bajou (K7)
05. Inner War (Co-op mix) – Likwid Biskit (People)
06. Electromagnetic (Seiji mix) – Freeform Five (Perspex/Fine)
07. Sparkle – Carl Craig (Classic Planet E)
Frank McGahon: 06-02-09 mix part b
08. J’Attends (Ron Trent mix) – Juan Hoerni & Phil Sheeran (Chacha Project)
09. Amour K̩f̩ РBob Sinclair (Africanism)
10. Higher – Carolyn Harding (Plaza)
11. Afros, Arps and Minimoogs – UR presents Galaxy 2 Galaxy (UR)
12. The Galactica Suite (Domu mix) – Simon Grey (Papa)
13. Walk Into My World (Domu mix) – The Baker Brothers feat. Vanessa Freeman (Peddler)
14. Sunday Joint (Freedom Soundz regroove) – Park Street (Striking Hand)
15. H.O.T. – Lifeforce (Centrestage)
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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) РBell Caf̩ 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. ?
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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
January mix now uploaded: 06-01-11mix.mp3. File Size is 99.2mb and was encoded at 192kpbs, Runtime is 1:12:12.
Frank McGahon: 06-01-11mix
01. Wonderlove (Jazzanova mix) – Heavy (Kindred Spirit)
02. Unfazed – Domu (Archive)
03. Dub 4 Money – Blvd East & Louie “Lou” Gorbea (Vega)
04. Movements of Venus – Solid Gold Playaz (Kanzleramt)
05. The Drum (Alternate mix) – Mr V (Vega)
06. Once Twice – Bugz in the Attic (V2)
07. Voices Inside My Head – KC Flightt
08. Kabioye (Marc de Clive-Lowe mix) – Lekan Babalola (51 Lex)
09. You Ain’t Really Down (J-Nova “Hey Baby” mix) – Status IV (Sonar Kollektiv)
10. Mulah 2 – Ne Phe ws of Phe La
11. Feelings – Freedom Soundz (Nepenta)
12. Keep it Moving (Recloose mix) – Marc de Clive-Lowe feat. Lady Alma (Funk of Fury)
13. Sweet Y Sour (4Hero mix) – Big Bang (Arision>
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