Brighton DJs You Should Know About-Anthony Cox

Anthony Cox has been in Music for over 15 years both internationally and at home. Previously manager of London's Flying Records his taste and style traverses all genres and styles. He previously recorded with Yam Who with a re-edit of N'Dambi Call Me that got extensive good vibes and support from many famous DJs including Bugz In The Attic who licenced the Mix to their Fabric compilation.

He is also the third member of Martian Lovers Disco a cosmic fancy dress party set in large flats or similar feeling spaces always with Function One Sound, a top Guest and a full visual production.

Rude Groovements Disco Vol 1 by Anthony Cox

Brighton DJs You Should Know About (Sibel Lagerdahl)

It's always great to here the first ever mix that a friend ever does, as such we're delighted to post Sibel's first outing ever as a dj.

Sibel has been a stalwart on local dance floors for a very long time whilst bringing big time energy to all the parties that are kicking off all over our city as a keen dancer and follower of all things groove based.

Such a refreshing change to see a female dj plump for something a little different from what the sisterhood usually opt for.

Downtempo Dirty Disco Beats by leftover

Brighton DJs You Should Know About (Rich Recess)

Continuing with some of our favorite mixes from local dj talent we are delighted to include a recent slam down from one half of The Recess aka Rich.

Rich has recently come back from taking time out which is fantastic news as he's been one of the original participants in the revival of the Brighton scene and is always guaranteed to deliver great music in his dj sets, podcasts and radio shows.

Rich and dj partner Johnny can be found here hosting their own radio show/blog site and podcast

Rich will be making a long overdue local appearance at The Globe on Saturday 22nd May.

Up there 2 by RichRecess2

Brighton DJs You Should Know About (Ras Tuft)

Brand new mix from Brightonia's very own Ras Tuft touching down on planet Soundcloud this week.

This is our favorite mix this year by a mile.

No track list provided which is even more reason to press play and listen to the whole damn thing from start to finish.

Try not to pass this by as it rocks big time all the way through.

Heavy Shuffle #2 by Ras-Tuft@graffiti.net

Andy Greaves Sub 117 Mix

More homegrown BN2 mix tape selection niceness, this time from Andy Greaves.

Beautifully put together this one, sincerely hope you get a spare hour to enjoy this recently uploaded mix by Andy on to his soundcloud site this weekend.

More of the same please Sir, looking forward to your next outing.

Track list -

1. Nicholas Jaar - Time For Us
2. Walter Jones - Living Without Your Love
3. I:Cube - Falling
4. Meanderthals - Andromeda
5. Omar S - Flying Gorgars
6. Hot Toddy - I Need Love
7. Still Going - The Theme
8. Glimpse - Colours
9. Fast Eddie - Can You Dance
10. Kza - Open Up
11. Alan Braxe - Most Wanted
12. Findlay Brown - Losing The Will To Survive

Wish The Sun Mix by djandyg

Tim Rivers Music For Head Nodding

"This month Tim Rivers has come up with a great mix that encapsulates the ever growing musical bond between pitched down/deep house and disco"

New mix from Brighton and Hove based Tim Rivers as featured on his soundcloud site recently.

Every once in a while it's always a healthy option to give a nod to the dj's that are the backbone of our local scene here in Brighton.

This month Tim has come up with a great mix that encapsulates the ever growing musical bond between pitched down/deep house and disco that's currently enjoying a breathe of fresh air and timely attention.

Hope you like the gentle build up Tim provides on this one hour mix session.

Tim is now at long last getting some well deserved bookings here in Brighton, most recently at The Globe on Middle Street as well as teaming up with local crate digger Steve KIW in March for a night entitled Proper Balearic at Brighton's Fishbowl on East Street.

Great mix Tim, a very deserved addition to the mixes we've featured from the locals over the last twelve months, including

• -Adrian Cox (Brighton UK)
• -Affy Wajid (Brighton UK)
• -Alex Webb (Disted Twisco)
• -Alex Webb (November 09 Mix)
• -Ali Broadcast (Brighton UK)
• -Ali Broadcast End Of Decade Mx
• -Basement Soul (Brighton UK)
• -Bushy (Danceteria)
• -Gav Smith (Pantone)
• -Jeff Daniels (Dedicated Player)
• -Kelvyn K (Brighton UK)
• -Matt Neal (Wolf Music)
• -Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant)
• -Rich and Johnny (The Recess)
• -Senor Mick (Gonzo Disco)
• -Steve Ellis (Keeping It Wheel)
• -Steve KIW Go Bang Brighton Podcast Mix
• (The Acid House)

Tim's track list

01. Above Smoke – The Fix

02. Hot Toddy – I Need Love (Feat.Ron Basejam)

03. Super Value 5 – B2

04. 6th Borough Project – How can I show you

05. Tiger & Woods – Gin Nation

06. Mark E – Formed

07. Fatback – Keep on stepping (The Noodleman Edit)

08. Iilya Rudman – Call Me Tonight (Revenge Engaged Mix)

09. Frank Brooker – Get on

10. Grace Jones – Pull up to the Bumper (Remix)

Pitched Down House And Disco Mix To Round Off The Decade

"The 6th Borough Project, Ilija Rudman and Alex Ward sit next to the likes of Kid Creole, The Glimmer Twins, Mudd, Raw DMX, Rob Fahey with one of his productions and Chris Dukenfield AKA Swag"

Easing out of the 0-nine and into the ten with a mix-down of some pitched down house and disco straight out of GBB Towers.

2009 saw some great releases on the house music front, naturally we like many others enjoyed mixing it up with both older and newer disco as much as humanly possible.

Included in this mix are recent outings from The 6th Borough Project, Ilija Rudman and Alex Ward which sit next to the likes of Kid Creole, The Glimmer Twins, Mudd, Raw DMX, Rob Fahey with one of his productions and Chris Dukenfield AKA Swag.

There's a few more titles included which all in all takes our final mix of the decade just over the hour mark.

Hope you like the flow and selection if you manage to have a listen over the festive season.

New Alex Webb (Disted Twisco November Mix)

"After taking a break from djing to get married recently Alex is back with another quality session on the 1210's for his third mix in the Disco Twisco Series"

This is our second featured mix from Alex (Disted Twisco) Webb to appear on the blog.

After taking a break from djing to get married recently Alex is back with another quality session on the 1210's for his third mix in his Disco Twisco series.

Alex's mixes always build nicely, this time he takes his initial cue on the pitched down house tip then gradually ups the tempos along the way.

You can catch Alex at his new night at The Globe on Middle Street on the first Friday of every month with his guest Johnny Recess dropping by on Saturday 5th December for a session of 80's funk, disco and house till 2am in the morning.

Tracklisting:

Touch Sensitive - Body Stop
The Revenge – Heavy Love
Daniel Wang – In The Street
Linkwood & House of Traps – Barely Eagle
Tensnake – Holding Back (My Love)
Escort – Starlight (Greg Wilson Version)
Josh One – Contemplation (King Britt Funke Remix)
Bim Marx & Master Khan – Untitled (from Lend a Hand EP )
Moodyman – Forevernervermore
Ilija Rudman – Night People (Garage Mix)
Neurotic Drum Band – Robotic Hypnotic Adventure
The Immortals – The Ultimate Warlord
Bottin – No Static

3rd Session by webbtwisco

Guest Mix From Gav Smith

"The mix is a departure from the Pantone moniker, a retrospective of influences if you like. Diverse in range but firmly with a soulful influence, but whatever it is, its fantastic"

Pantone head honcho Gav Smith has given us a blistering escapade in to classic disco and funk for your aural pleasure.

Pantone Records, the brain child of Brighton based GAVIN SMITH, former Mr. Bongo Disorient head and DJ extraordinaire, was responsible for spearheading the burgeoning deep jazzy sounds developing out of Japan in the early “noughties” Pantone was like a deep soulful cultural exchange of the broken beat kind.

First to sign Jazztronik of Samurai fame over here for the “gai jin” audience, Gav’s grooves are testament of his soulful heritage and nose for a gorgeous track. Other stalwarts on the Pantone label are Jafrosax and Yukihiro Fukitomi, who have pushed the sound further in to deep nu jazz territories.

The mix is a departure from the Pantone moniker, a retrospective of influences if you like. Diverse in range but firmly with a soulful influence, but whatever it is, its fantastic, (tah Gav x)

Enjoy!!! xx

Track listing

Average White Band - Love You Live

Allen Toussaint - Night People

The Gap Band - Outstanding

Fat Larrys Band - Act Like You Know

Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine

Stex - Still Fell The Rain

Rey De Copas - Frontera Del Ensueno

The Earons - Land Of Hunger

Rockers Revenge - Walking On Sunshine (dub)

Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood

Metro Area - Caught Up

Septembers Guest Mix #1-Jim Bushy From Danceteria

Two guest mixes from Brighton based groove merchants in the month of September to get your ears conditioned nicely.

First up a very a tasty alt disco mix from local hero and man behind Danceteria here in Brighton, Jim Bushy.

You can catch Jim playing at The Sidewinder and Tin Drum which are both very groovy Kemptown bars as well as the odd appearance at The Three and Ten from time to time.

Thanks for the mix Jim.

Track list

1-Shit Robot - Long Way Home(DFA)
2-Mock & Toof - Tomcat (Tiny Sticks)
3-Radar - War Out There (Tomboy Mix)(EMI)
4-Hercules & Love Affair - You Belong (R's Rhythm Bounce) (DFA)
5-BookaShade - Vertigo (Get Physical)
6-Serge Santiago - S'Averrer ( -)
7-Turntable Rocker - I Heard You Were Dead (Tomboy Mix) (Playhouse)
8-They came from the stars I Saw Them - It's Time(Optimo Mix)(TINAE)
9-Chicken Lips - You're Not Ready (Adrift)
10-Tomboy - Player, Play On (Gomma)
11-Morten Sorenson - Visage (Tirk)
12-Hot Chip - Hold On (Mock & Toof Mix) (Domino)
13-Ost & Kjex - Boston Food Strangler (Diskjokke mix)(Snick Snack)

Guest Mix From Matt Neal (Wolf Music/NY Soul)

"one of the best house sessions so far this year"

Straight up deep bumping house vibes from one half of the fantastic Wolf Music Crew namely Brighton's Matt Neal.

Check the mix and enjoy how Matt stays well clear of messing with the plan whilst keeping the selection true all the way through to the end.

Plenty of groove based goodness to enjoy on the mixdown which we're hoping Matt will bring with him as one of our guest djs coming up this September in Brighton for our final outside all dayer of 2009.

Many thanks Matt for taking the time and effort to compile this mix which you've put together, one of the best house sessions so far this year.

Tracklist

* ? - The Story 1
* MCDE - Raw Cuts 4
* Sascha Dive - Jed Clayton
* Willie Graff & Tuccillo - 123 Yeah Yeah
* ? - Rhodes on Bass
* Dinamoe - Born In 1920
* Adonis - No Way Back
* Mike Dixon - Set Free
* DJ Sprinkles - Deep In The Bowells Of House (MCDE Mix)
* DJ Sprinkles - Deep In The Bowells Of House (MCDE Bassline Mix)
* M:iN - Work The Body
* Adam Port - Boogie Bass
* Drum Tool (The Berghain Jack)
* Nima Gorji - Berliner
* Brotherhood - Memorial Smith (Buki Mix)
* 60/40 - Music's Got You Moving
* Norm Talley - Change (Alternative Mix)

Told you I still liked House by NYSoul

Guest Mix From Jeff Daniels

"keeping his dj credentials very close to his chest"

A lovely mixdown from Jeff Daniels that he's recently posted on his podcast site. Very soulful, and funky with a timely doff of the cap to Michael Jackson mid point in the mix.

Jeff has supported the groove based scene in Brighton in a big way over last 12 months, regularly turning up at various nights around the city whilst keeping his dj credentials very close to his chest.

Well, the secret's out now Jeff, cracking mix.

Track List:
01. Carambola - Azymuth (Greymatter Disco Steppa Rework)
02. Could Heaven Ever Be Like This - Idris Muhammad
03. Go Slow Streets - Manu Dibango
04. I wouldn't Change A Thing - Coke Escovedo
05. (Nights) I feel Like Getttin' Down - Billy Ocean
06. Get On The Floor - Michael Jackson
07. Get Involved - George Soule
08. Keep The Vibe Alive - Roy Ayers & Bah Samba (Limited 7" Edition)
09. Interlude - Roy Ayers & Bah Samba (Live @ Southport Weekender 44)
10. Kat Did - Galapagos Duck
11. Exaltation - Phlash & Friends
12. Ane Brun - ?? (Amazing Tune)
13. Transmissions - D.Johnson (As sampled by De La Soul) !

Listen to Jeff's Mix

Tim Rivers Mix Tape

Listen to The Remedy Mix
Tim's blog "The Acid House"

Tim if you didn't know is the dude behind a great site called the The Acid House where he regularly posts links to all kinds of dance floor delights for us to share with each other.

Tim's recently completed a wicked mix tape which includes some great tunes that are doing the business on the groove based scene in Brighton this summer.

The Revenge, Pete Herbert, a bit of Greg Wilson and a good offering from Jisco alongside some great house joints wraps this up very nicely.

Watch out, there's a wicked track at 55 mins in by The Sunburst Band near the end of the mix.

Hope you like Tim's mix and if you get chance pay him a visit on his blog site.

Top bloke, dj and selecta \0/

A Tonka Sound System DJ Drops By

Guest mixtape from AD Cox (Tonka Hi-Fi)

Hell yeah, absolutely delighted to to eventually get Adrian (AD) to give us a brand new mix for the blog.

After hooking up with AD recently it became clear that this fella knows a thing or two about music as his mix demonstrates perfectly as he winds his way through a lovely selection of discocentric cuts in a blissed out balearic fashion type of affair.

Having come out of retirement recently AD shares his musical knowledge and selection skills on this very special mix tape he's kindly provided.

Biog:

AD originally hails from Cambridge and started DJing in 1989.

He was involved with the Tonka Crew and played on the beach after the infamous Zap nights in the early 90's.

Following a move to Brighton in 1991 he had various residences before becoming involved with the free party circuit playing regularly with Babyboom soundsystem, who were responsible for the all night Ovingdean beach parties.

He has done various one-off nights playing with local and named DJ's including a night at The Zap with DJ Harvey, before taking a break.

Recently AD has come out of retirement and started to spin tunes again drawing from years of record collecting experience, he plays a variety of styles, making his music diverse. His last big gig was with The Bad Passion Project in London where he played alongside the legendary DJ & Producer Felix Dickinson to a packed crowd.

Catch AD in Brighton on Saturday 24th October in the basement of The Globe on Middle Street for a night on intimate underground party action in the city center.

This Time Around, Let It Happen - AD Cox (Tonka Sounds) Mix by gobangbrighton

Go Bang Brighton April 09 Mixtape

Afro-Disco, Cosmic and Boogie Mixtape

Off with "man flu" today thus making anything remotely athletic a distinct impossibility.

So, that's me stuck in the loft at HQ, coughing and generally feeling a bit out of sorts for the day.

Thought compiling a mixtape to while away the afternoon would do the trick plus also giving me the chance to look in on some new releases from the past few weeks that have been getting an airing on the turntables recently.

There's just a handful of tracks this time round including releases on Anorak Edits, Northend also Messalina, The Revenge and Discolexia all making an appearance.

Hope you dig the vibe on this one, kinda summery in feel with an eclectic twist you may find that's been brought on by the nice weather we're having already this year.

Go Bang Brighton April 09 Mixtape by Ali Broadcast by gobangbrighton

A House Music Mix Tape from Brighton

Kelvin K's Deep Dub House March 2009 Mix

Kelvin was born in England and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He now lives in Brighton, England.

His DJ career started with humble beginnings in the House explosion that hit the West Coast of the United States in the early 90’s. During this time, he had the opportunity to cultivate his skills spinning alongside some of San Francisco biggest DJ’s.

Shortly thereafter, he moved to Philadelphia and became acquainted with DJ’s Josh Wink and King Britt - an exposure that led him to be inspired creatively and continue to hone his skills as a DJ.

During a short period in the South-East of the United States he opened the only dance music specialty shop for the entire southern region and had a 3 year radio show on WPAL.

His knowledge and work ethic placed him as studio manager of San Francisco’s infamous Moulton Studios, known worldwide for its heavy involvement in the careers of some of the hottest producers in House music. He has gone on to work as Label Relations director for Clickgroove.com, one of Europe’s premier DJ download sites. He now works for Loopmasters and continues to dj and produce.

Over 15 years behind the decks have seen him play alongside some House music’s key djs and producers, including Garth, Jeno, Raoul Belmans, Demarkus Lewis, Luke McKeehan, Buck, Chris Lum, Jay-J, Julius Papp, Miguel Migs, Iaian Carey, Mazi, Charles Spencer, King Britt, Olivier Desmet, DIY, To-Ka Project, Asad Risvi, Jay Tripwire, Jake Childs, Joey Youngman, Johnny Fiasco, Pete Moss, Larry Heard, Jovonn, Brett Dancer, David Harness, East Coast Boogiemen, Justin Long, Andy Compton, Inland Knights and Victor Simonelli.

Kelvin has released music on Tango, Spacekat, Soulstar, Conya, Multitracked, Nordic Trax, On The House, NY Soul, Lost My Dog, Hudd Traxx, Raisani, and Greenhouse. His releases have received strong acclaim in IDJ and DJ magazine’s hype chart.

Tracklisting

1.Kenny Carvajal - Motor City
2.Lovebirds - The Night
3.Mena Keys - Burning Up
4.Izmo - How Deep Can You Go
5.Asad Rizvi - Lost In Transit
6.Shigeru Tanabu - Adrian (Jerome Sydenham mix)
7.Galaxy Group - Outta Control (Asad's remix)
8.Sebastian D. - La Musiqe. L'Amour
9.Alix Alvarez - Yo
10.Silky - Searchin' (Nitin and Vandemeer remix)
11.Bittersuite - Sorry (Rurals Mix)
12. Jon Delirious - Raised (Bring It)
13. Phlash and Friends - Exaltation
14. Smash Hunter - Way Down Deep

Gonzo Disco Mix From Brighton

Senor Mick's Mix Tape

Brighton's "leftfield disco donald" Mr Senor Mick keeper of all things dark and twisted in the world of out there disco music recently dropped off this mix for us.

Padded Cell, Alexander Robotnik, Joe Smooth, Man Parrish and Al Usher all get a look in plus the incredible "Ma Foom Bey" by Culture Vibe pops up half way through.

All tracks are on vinyl release plus this mix was conducted in the proper old skool fashion of one attempt only, can't say fairer than that.

Job done, cheers Mick, good skills mate

Gonzo Disco Mix Track listing

1 OPM - In And Out Of Love.
2 THE SPLASH BAND - The End (Disco).
3 SKATT BROS - Walk The Night.
4 AL USHER - Gnanfou.
5 40 THIEVES - Theme From Nutrider.
6 MAN PARRISH - Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop).
7 CULTURAL VIBE - Ma Foom Bey.
8 SUGARDADDY - Hate Love Passion (Greg Wilson Version).
9 ALAXANDER ROBOTNICK - Problems D'amour.
10 SUPER DISCOTECA - Shout.
11 MR FLAGIO - Take A Chance.
12 PADDED CELL - Signal Failure.
13 JOE SMOOTH - Perfect World.
14 BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB - The Devil In Us.

Tel Aviv Vibrations

Danny Bar (East Of Eden Mix)

Resident DJ and man behind Tel Aviv's underground disco scene Danny Bar provides a snap shot of what's going on out east courtesy of this mix he recently sent across to Go Bang Brighton after we caught up him recently through the global communications network known as Face Book.

The mix was recorded live in as Danny describes, one of Tel Aviv's underground bunkers.

Danny's East Of Eden parties that he co promotes with Cat Soulcat take musical cues from the greats including Mancuso's Loft Parties, The Paradise Garage and The Hacienda (Manchester UK) whilst all the time using some fantastic locations that Tel Aviv has to offer.

Inspiration: Maybe by legendary Paradise Garage or Studio 54 nights... some people find it more "Mancunian" style from the late good old R.I.P Hacienda.

Vibe: while the streets get rough by the minute, our vibe is to generate good time and remind you that life is all about dancing and having fun! so..

Great stuff Danny, looking forward to hearing from you guys even more.

January 2009 Set by Danny Bar

British DJ's that never gave up their day jobs

Interview with Antony Daly aka 586

Name: Antony Daly
DJ alias: 586
Date of birth: 02/07/73
Location: North East of England
Musical style: Dug up and dusty Bristol Balearic back breakers, 7am chuggers to heads down Detroit Techno, emotive and soulful music, slightly dark..no pixie Trance!!

When the full history of the UK dance scene is recounted in the far away future the importance of the unsung heroes that played their part in the evolution of dance culture in this country could be dangerously over looked, even forgotten if we're not careful to credit those that undoubtedly played their part.

Every town and city has a core group of taste makers that drive the machine forward either by breaking music on a grass roots level or bringing better known dj's and producers to a wider audience through their passion and love of great music.

One such person in question is Antony Daly or 586 as he's known in certain circles.

Tony has seen a whole lifetimes worth of musical adventures whilst at the same time fueling the underground dance movement in the North East of England as a promoter or by djing at some of the regions seminal parties since the 90's.

The first time I came across Tony was on a sunny afternoon in 2000 at the infamous Tanners Arms Pub in Newcastle which still holds true to it's musical heritage to this day.

Tony approached me whilst I was djing all smiles and positive energy, subsequently an impromptu afternoon back to back session on the decks unfolded over a few jars as we played some tunes together that afternoon in Newcastle.

We caught up recently and I asked him a few questions about his story so far including his involvement with the legendary Tyne Bank Holiday Sunday Parties and seminal Techno and House club Reverb, both of which are key reference points in Newcastle's underground dance music history.

Hi Tony, can you describe your first musical memory and how old you were at the time

TD: My mother was in a choir and also played piano, so I was around music from quite a young age I suppose she tried to encourage me to play piano, but I just wanted to be out kicking a football about in the street...maybe i should have stuck in regarding paying more attention to music, I'd say it was on long drives during the family holiday - hearing stuff like Roxy Music's "Dance Away" and "Avalon" and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" on the radio and coming over the A19 fly over near Middlesbrough after a mammoth drive home from Tintagel in Cornwall and the sun starting to set - maybe a very early balearic moment for me?..haha.

Can you give us an idea of the kind of music that got you into the scene and from where you initially sourced it

TD: As clichéd as it may sound, hearing "Blue Monday" at school discos got me interested in 'dance' music, as I've said, I like my music slightly dark in places, so New Order fitted the bill, then picking up "Substance" and getting into the Manchester scene whilst at school, through music programs like "Snub TV" and older friends who had copies of concerts, recordings of "The Other Side of Midnight" and records and tapes they were willing to share.

As far as setting out purposely to buy an out and out dance record, it was 808 state's "Pacific State"..I was working in a quarry near Durham, straight after leaving school and apart from a load of jazz mags, the only real company I had all day was a car radio, wired up to a battery, so it was radio 1 all day, this was in late 89 or so, Gary Davies was playing the tune every day and it sounded totally alien to everything else around it - "Lambada", "All Around The World" and Jive Bunny ha ha, ..so when I got paid, I picked up a copy of "Quadrastate" from either Our Price or Virgin in Sunderland.

Why did you decide to start djing and where was your first gig

TD: Towards the back end of 1990, I was looking at reviews of records in Melody Maker and NME, as I was still into the Manchester scene, so that was my reading material - I started to focus more on the dance tracks that were being reviewed, a few tapes had started to float about, during the spring and summer of 1990 from older friends who were either working away and coming back with tapes or were going to the clubs and the raves in the North East - the Butterloggie raves in Eston, Club Havana in 'Boro’ being the main ones that people were talking about, hearing these tunes whilst under the influence and how the sounds were weaving together to create something new, really got into me and I wanted to know how it was done.

My first real night out was in the summer of 1990..a few friends had already been making the short trip up to Sunderland for their dose of the music we were getting second hand via the tapes coming from Chambers, we were maybe 16/17 at the time.

Some of the lads would get in, some would get knocked back, ,anyway, I cleared it with my folks to go through one Saturday (check the pic on Facebook of the get up I was going to wear as I was absolutely clueless when it came to clothes!!)

I headed through with friends, somehow, we managed to get through the doors and meet other friends who were in there, a quick look about and we had the supplies we were after, then there was the wait in the downstairs bar bit, waiting for the club upstairs to open, the combination of the chemicals and the soundtrack absolutely blew me away, stuff that was my stable diet - ie "WFL", "Hallelujah" next to Lfo "Lfo", "What time is love?"...maybe not the most cutting edge of stuff for some people, which is fair enough, but for me on my first night out - hearing those tunes through a proper system with the lights, strobes, smoke and everyone seemingly locked in dance wise, it was a real 'moment'

I think from then on, the Indie dance stuff seemed a bit wishy washy for me, and my focus or music tastes turned more to the machine music!

The first gig was at Peterlee Leisure Center in Dec 92..."Snow Dance" ha ha, Paul Hebron (youth leader) had managed to sort it for a few of the usual suspects to receive a dj workshop of sorts, from Wear Fm in Sunderland, this was a big thing for us, as the station had specialist dance music shows through 1990 - Howie and SLP's "Blackout" on a Monday night and Binni and Huey's Thursday night session "Top Rankin" being the main stand outs for us, as they were playing the tunes we were into - Italo screamers, bleeps and bass tracks from Sheffield and Belgian rave ups.

From the workshops and Paul's hard work, we managed to secure some funding to put the 'skills' we'd picked up to use. I was slightly ahead of the game though, as I'd picked some decks up in 91 - albeit a £10 Technics deck and a hi fi separate with pitch control on it, fair play to Paul, he got us a hall in the leisure centre sorted and got a system and lighting rig as well.

I can't remember if I saw the lighting rig during the day and the system, but what I do remember is the night time a few of us set off walking down there and I could hear it from well over a mile away, .the system was ridiculous, crystal clear and so loud, and the lights were like something out of a science fiction blockbuster.

I just played the stuff I was into at the time, which were tracks on labels like "R&S", "Music Man"

I might even remember part of my set - Lfo "Lfo", Holy Noise "Get Down Everybody" and Cybersonik "Technarchy"

Describe the Tony Daly sound over your djing career, styles and tempo's that kind of thing

TD: I don't really feel like I've strayed much from the house and techno that I've always bought and played, nothing too light or fluffy, no passing fads like Big Beat, I think I've stayed quite true to just buying much as I described earlier - slightly dark as a whole, but with soul, although the bpm seems to have dropped from the start of my 'career' ha ha ha.

Describe the Tony Daly sound today, what approach do you take

TD: If I'm doing a 'club' set then trying to combine the old with the new, whether that be Chicago tracks from the mid late 80's, to European house with techno influences, b sides of mid / late 90's house that I've overlooked somehow, with a few 'big' tracks, but steering away from the obvious, just joining the dots and hopefully making it all flow well., maybe getting people asking me when 'X' is out or what it is and it's a track that's maybe getting on for being as old as the person asking what it is.

Some people are doing this now because it's trendy to be doing so, but there are plenty of people who play out like this, and have done for a lot of years

I mean, anyone can just go onto a download site, look at a big dj's chart, buy all their current tunes and that's it for them...they haven't done their homework or know the history, you could probably look through their collection and for every year or so, their collection would change to whatever was in vogue that year.

Are you able to count the most significant residency you've held

TD: Good question!!...Reverb... for helping me to find my feet, make contacts and getting a feel for what makes a club special and what people want for a night out, going from a punter (mainly) to the mechanics and workings of putting a party on was great.

The Tyne Sunday outdoor parties played a massive part in the recent history of Newcastle's music scene. can you throw some light on those events through your eyes and ears

TD: MAGIC!!!

First of all, I'd like to thank Jim Maudsley and Daz Goodwin for involving me in the party that was the stand out one for me, in august 2000.

They'd both been truly supportive and set out to encourage me and open doors, when I moved up to Newcastle in 2000.

They asked me to play at an outdoor party in the courtyard of one of Newcastle's finest watering holes, 'The Tyne'

Over the previous few years, there'd been some amazing parties held at The Tyne, which I'd been to as a punter, so being asked to play there, and at about 6pm when it will have been in full swing, I was over the moon!

The day had started off well, then the weather took a proper turn for the worst - torrential rain.

The road directly outside the pub was flooded and it was a possibility that things could go dark side. Benches from the courtyard were pulled out into the road, and people were dancing on them and not letting the rain bother then too much. The road ended up being full of punters there for a party, the courtyard was already rammed - it was shaping up to be a right old do, as long as the rain held off.

Just as I started playing, the clouds parted and the sun started shining.

There must have been a good 1000+ people there by this time, and once the sun started shining, the cheers went up.

My nerves eased off pretty much straight away, and the tunes I can remember (it was a hazy day), were Bobby D'Ambrozio "Thinking Of You", Paperclip People "Throw", L'il Louis "French Kiss", Sueno Latino "Sueno Latino". Maybe not the most cutting edge of tracks for that year or the purists, but maybe just the right sort of tunes to lift the spirits after getting soaked for the previous 3 hours.

Each tune that I played for the next hour and a half was met with a cheer, and as I looked around the crowd, hanging off the walls, on benches, tables etc and saw friends who'd supported me over the previous couple of years when I was inside, smiling and punching the air, whistling, it made for a very emotional day.

And The Reverb years

TD: HARD WORK, but at the same time, I really enjoyed it.

Helping to start a club night up from nothing taught me a lot. I was working full time, finishing work on a Friday afternoon to head to the club to help everyone set up the decor, sound check, tidy up and then maybe home to sort my tunes out then into town to meet and greet many of the guests.

Sometimes I’d manage to get away before the end or I'd have to stay until the end and then get myself home for maybe 4am and I'd have to be back up for 5am as I started work at 6.

From there, I'd do a days graft then head back to the club to take decor down. Then I'd do a poster run of Newcastle, putting up A0 posters, that'd take me until late afternoon or tea time, which as you can imagine after a week at work and little sleep wasn't exactly what I was striving for.

Realistically, the club was too big for us - holding over a 1000 people and our crowds were anywhere from a quarter of that upwards. The busiest night we had in there as the weekend of the failed Love Parade event that should have taken place in summer 2001.

We'd managed to get Grooveriders "One In The Jungle" show to be held at Scotland Yard where Reverb was. Needless to say, me and Justin were demoted to the back room.haha.

The club was rammed and the atmosphere was amazing, which made that event worthwhile, but it was also quite bittersweet as well, as you knew the following week wasn't going to be like that. Maybe one week you'd have a great party and the other 3 of the month could be a struggle, whereby money would be a nightmare and you were in danger of folding.

The busy night would keep you afloat until the next month, trying and strainful times.

I got to meet people whose productions I was buying, getting freebies from them of forthcoming music, dj'ing with people whose tapes I'd studied and worn out, hung out with and chatted about anything other than industry with people who appreciated it and also got reward in people saying they enjoyed what you'd played / had a great night.....that' s reward enough...for me.

You're trying to put into a party what you're looking for as a customer , so a great sound system and the right people playing the music you're after. I think we managed to do that with the system we were having to bring in, as the club's one was a waste of time, and the residents we had there ( Justin Mills, Paddy Freeform, El Dee and later, Suade) all had great musical taste (imo) and weren't looking to be superstars and played accordingly, ie, doing a proper job of warming up for guests and helping to set the night up, from the off.

Post Reverb activity, what were you doing

TD: Very little for a couple of years, which suited me fine, as I was a bit disillusioned with promoting and dj'ing out. I wasn't going out too much and my mind was on other things, I was still listening to music, reading up etc though.

Feelings about the emerging underground scene across the UK and it's similarities to the Balearic networks of old

TD: I've had a great time over the last 5 years or so, traveling about to various parties and catching up with people I've been talking to, griefing and swapping mixes with on line music message boards, meeting artists whose music I'm buying, mixes i've been into, going to hear them play, introducing myself and then bringing them up to Newcastle to play...it's also through the message boards that I met danny, who i dj with and co-promote the Suono parties with..we'd grief one another about our respective football teams, then put one another onto tunes and swap spares etc..rough with the smooth and all that.. we all have our cross to bare - as no doubt he'd say to you!!.

The networks and friendships created have opened me up to so much music I'd never heard and put me in touch with like minded souls, so more power to the scene and may it keep on growing and growing.

Why do you think that people in their mid 30's are still involved within the scene but have shunned the newer music that has come out in the years after the super clubbing era

TD: A wise man has said "there's only two types of music - good and bad"...so why shut yourself off from the good stuff that's certainly out there?

Mix tape culture, your thoughts on sending out music on line and what you get out of it

TD: Ha ha, a running joke with one of my friends that he has a separate cd wallet for all my mixes. “GREAT”

Years ago, you'd get a battered 10th hand TDK C90 that sounded like it'd been recorded underwater, weeks (if you were lucky) after a party.

Now you can go online, sometimes within hours of dancing at a party, and find the recordings, it's great in one respect, but the flip side is that it can make people a bit lazy and think, "I can't be bothered to trek down there and it'll be on line within a couple of days"

Future plans

TD: Music isn't my main priority, never has been really, it's always been a hobby and not something that I've ever wanted to make a career out of, .just as well ha ha ha.

I've started a mentoring course at college, as I'd like to get involved in some form of guidance / social work / youth work / working with offenders.

Just putting the past 20 years of ups and downs to good use, but I'd like to think I'll still be either putting parties on that people enjoy coming to, socialising at, dancing to and soaking up the music on offer, or handing out advice to some new blood who've taken the time to track me down and ask for a bit of advice

As long as they're getting the beers in!!!

Many thanks Tony for taking time out and spreading the word.

Here's to the next 20 years, hope we get to spin some tunes together not before too long, you're round first then ?

Tony Daly mixtape pressure

Interview by Ali

Alex Webb (Disted Twisco) Mix

Alex Webb (Disted Twisco) Mix

Many thanks to Brighton based Alex for this great mix of disco and underground house infused releases that are doing the rounds and getting some airplay in the city at the moment.

Alex moved to Brighton a couple of years ago and has now firmly established himself as one of our cities finest exponents of underground disco music.

Listen and enjoy when you get some time, it's all good.

Recorded January 2009

Track listing

Jacques Renault – Bad Skinned
Tony Esposito - Espo (LSB Edit)
Aeroplane – Caramellas
Jago – I’m Going To Go
Ajello & Danielle Baldelli – Cosmogony
Barbara Harris – It’s Heavy (LSB Edit)
Ivan – Fotonovela (Pete Herbert Edit)
Special Disco Version – Up and Down (Beep)
Lovfingers – Zoysia
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts # 3
Eddie Kendricks – Thank You For The Memories (Lee Douglas Edit)
Rahann – Untitled (Taken from Together on Stillove4music)
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts # 1
Morgan Geist – Detroit (C2 Remix 2)
Franceso Tristano – The Melody (C2 Remix)
Ace – How Long (Discolexic Edit)