Jun 03
I dj-ed at Global, Pod Lobby Bar with Michael Black last Friday week. Had some problems trying to get the whole thing recorded but I managed to get my second set down reasonably ok so I thought I’d put it up here:
Live At Global: 08-05-25liveatglobalmidsection.mp3. File Size is 58.2 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 42:48
01.Latin Gold - Mark Mac
02.Some Assembly Required - Diesler
03.Eh Luande - Racoon
04.To The Full Every Minute (Yam Who Rework) - Big Bang
05.Che Che Cole - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
06.Espiritu Libre (Beatconductor’s rework)- Mongo Santamaria
07.Havana Strut - 7 Samurai
08.African Pirates (Troubleman Remix) - Nightmares On Wax
Feb 21
So, I have another one for this month with a mix of brand new, new-ish and some old tunes. There’s a range of different styles on it (and one or two sketchy moments!), broken, different styles of house, funk and space-funk. I have another, even more diverse, longer mix planned and might get to it over the next week or so.
Second February mix: 07-02-20secondfebruarymix.mp3. File Size is 106.1 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:17:16
Frank McGahon: 07-02-20 Second February Mix
01. Ooh, You & I - Lyric L (Altered Vibes) 2007
02. Dis-information - Lanu (Tru Thoughts) 2007
03. Serve It Up - Clyde & Capitol A (Sonar Kollektiv) 2006
04. Ridin’ (Carl Craig Mix) - Amp Fiddler (PIAS) 2007
05. Freak Out Or Get Out - John Daly (Wave) 2007
06. Vuoie Vuoie Me (Henrik Schwarz Mix) - Mari Boine (Universal) 2007
07. Hotbox - Yannick Labbe (Sonar Kollektiv) 2007
08. Bum! Ye? - E-Mura (Rudiments 7″) 2007
09. Now Here This - Da Rebels (Clubhouse) 1991
10. All Night Fantasy - Pfantasy Club (Vinyl Solution) 1993
11. Rock To The Beat - Reese & Santonio (FFRR) 1988
12. We’re Rocking Down The House - Adonis (Trax) 1986
13. Bossa Of The Future - Venom vs Marco Di Marco (Arision) 2007
14. Ghetto Funk - Boris Gardiner (Leal 7″) 1973
15. Galaxy (Charles Webster re-edit) - Visions Of Tomorrow (Past Due) 2007
16. Sugar Dreams (Dopebrother remix) - Manzel (Dopebrother 7″) 2005
Oct 30
Here’s something else different. As with the last one, the idea was to get a range of stuff over a longer mix, but I also had been meaning to do a straight up all broken-beat mix plus a straight up all house mix. So, I decided to split this one up into three parts, beginning, middle and end, each around the hour mark and under 100mb. The first part has a mix up selection of down- to mid-tempo : space funk, bossa, breaks, hip hop, hip house, disco. The second part is all broken-beat ranging from deep to manic. The third part is all house with new-school mixed up with old-school.
Trip-tych Part 1, Space Funk, Bossa, Breaks, Disco etc.: 06-10-28trip-tychpart1.mp3. File Size is 82.7 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:00:09
Frank McGahon: 06-10-28 Trip-tych, Part 1
01. Serious, Sirius Space Party - Ednah Holt (West End) 1981
02. Cosmic Love - Beatfanatic (Soundscape) 2006
03. Love Endeavor (Maurice Fulton remix) - Alice Smith (BBE) 2006
04. You Got It (W/ Cornelia) - Markus Enochson (Sonar Kollektiv) 2006
05. Broken Samba - Nature’s Plan (Far Out) 2006
06. Blow Your Head - Fred Wesley & The JBs (People) 1973
07. Blaze ‘N Cook (PK’s Jiggy Mix) - Stereotyp Meets Al’Haca (Klein) 2005
08. King of the Beats - Mantronix (Capitol) 1988
09. The Chief - Toni Scott (Champion) 1989
10. Batonga - Angelique Kidjo (Great Jones) 1991
11. I Specialize in Love (Track Bandits edit) - Sharon Brown (White) 1981/2006
12. Love Like Bubble - Cro-Magnon (Jazzy Sport) 2006
13. Your Mess (MdCL Instrumental) - Omar (Ether) 2006
14. Fly Away (MdCL remix) - Phuturistix feat. Fyza (Phuture Lounge) 2005
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
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)
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. ?
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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)
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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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