Frank’s mixes

Got a new mix up. Did this one last night. Hoping to get to part two over the next few days. Hip Hop, Soul, Balearic, Boogie, House etc. Starts at about 95 bpm and goes up to 115 bpm

09-09-22 September Mix 1 Midtempo by frankmcgahon

File Size is 137.8 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:40:20

Frank McGahon: 09-08-22 September Mix Pt 1

Did this one last night. I didn’t really plan it out but just put together some recently purchased tunes with some from the backlog. It’s all four on the floor, starting at 120 bpm and going up to 124 bpm.

Summer Deep Mix: 09-08-13 Summer Deep Mix. File Size is 137.8 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:40:20

Frank McGahon: 09-08-13 Summer Deep Mix

09-08-13 Summer Deep Mix by frankmcgahon

Mirrored here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=APVLEIRY

I was listening to a few classic Britfunk tunes last week so I thought I’d do a little tribute mix. For those unfamiliar with the genre it was the name associated with uptempo soul, disco, jazz-funk and boogie out of Britain from about the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s although it wasn’t until Hi Tension arrived on the scene in 1978 that the term itself took hold. Although much of the output resembled the American music that was the most prominent inspiration, there are other influences specific to Britain that set it apart. From the Caribbean heritage of many of the artists involved to the crossover effect of a smaller, less segregated music scene, the sound incorporates influences from Reggae to Punk to Jazz.

Britfunk Mix: 09-08-05 Britfunk Mix. File Size is 94.7 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:08:55

Frank McGahon: 09-08-05 Britfunk Mix

Mirrored here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7PIR2OWL

I have two mixes I did recently that wasn’t completely happy with after recording but I thought I’d make them available anyway. The first was meant to focus on the “Broken Techno” sound and its connection to Jazz but I probably ended up with one intro track too many and left out a couple of more tracks that should have been included. I probably won’t bother redoing it so here it is on soundcloud:

Tracklist:

The second one is a sketch mix I did last month. It was meant to be the first part of a longer mix I just never got round to recording. There are a few good tunes on it from Domu, Recloose, Zed Bias, Atjazz etc. It starts at 130bpm, goes down to 98bpm and back up to 119 or so for most of it and there are a couple of alright segues but I just wasn’t completely happy with it so I didn’t put it up at the time. I’m just going to put up a megaupload link for it without a tracklisting:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AJLK7JAJ

Bit of a delay but here’s the latest mix. This one goes from 124bpm to 127bpm and has some funk, afrobeat, broken and house.

July 09 Mix: 09-07-27 July 09 Mix. File Size is 102.6 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:14:40

Frank McGahon: 09-07-27 July 09 Mix

Mirrored here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6KLPJP8S

Got a new mix up for this month and have another one planned over the next week or so. This one features a lot more vocals than usual and definitely has a summery inspiration with a bit of latin, broken, house, jazz & soul…

Summer Choons Mix 2: 09-06-10 Summer Choons Mix. File Size is 110.8 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:20:44

Frank McGahon: 09-06-10 Summer Choons Mix

Mix is also mirrored here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NHKJIA7F

Got round to doing another mix last night and I went about this one a bit differently. I had planned a long-ish mix and had most of my tunes selected and couldn’t decide the exact order of tunes - I had about three alternate playlists with the same tunes. I ended up deciding to do it on the fly and even though it’s mostly the same tunes, I went for what sounded right and what I was enthused about playing right at that time. Even if it’s a littler rough around the edges, it makes, I think, for a more spontaneous sounding mix - sometimes it can be a little dead-sounding if you’re going through the motions on a predetermined playlist.

There’s 14 tunes, a mix of broken beats, four-four, breakbeats mostly around 127 bpm and concludes with three tunes which have the drum pattern divided into triplets. 

April Mix 2: 09-04-27 April Mix 2. File Size is 108.6 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:19:05

Frank McGahon: 09-04-27 April Mix 2

Got a new mix for this month and I hope to get one or two more done before the month is out. This one starts at 113bpm, goes up to 128bpm and has a mix of house, jazz funk, broken and acid and clocks in just under the two hour mark

April Mix 1: 09-04-06 April Mix 1. File Size is 158.7 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:55:35

Frank McGahon: 09-04-06 April Mix 1

Apologies for the hiatus, here’s a new mix. I had planned this as a longer mix but thought the first part worked better as standalone. I’ll try and get to the other part over the next week or so. This one goes from around 105 to 120 bpm

March Mix 1: 09-03-22 March Mix 1. File Size is 105.1 mb, encoded at 192kpbs, runtime is 1:16:29

Frank McGahon: 09-03-22 March Mix 1

Meant to post this before - I have a review of some recent releases over at Bodytonic