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Not much to say about this months cast folks, other than I switched from MixMeister 6 to MixMeister Fusion for this one, which enabled me to extend the Madonna track with Fusions new looping. I was lovin the track so much that I didnt want it to fade out, so I looped an extra 10 bars onto the end of it, and ended up with a monster 5 minute mix into the final track. I can only speak for myself, but it sounds pretty damn fine from here! Enjoy….

1. Dub Trees – Buffalo (Kick Inside RMX)
2. Last Rhythm – Last Ryhthm (Martijn Ten Velden Remake)
3. The Drum Club – Sound System (Underworld Remix)
4. Gorillaz – Dare (Soulwax Mix)
5. Stylophonic – Baby Beat Box (Audiofly Remix)
6. Bent – As You Fall (Micah Remix)
7. Charlie May – Seal Clubbing (Sasha Mix)
8. Madonna – Jump (Massimiliano Abramo Vocal Dub)
9. Audiofly ft. Priscilla – Circles

The opening 2 tracks by The Shamen take me back to the turn of the 90’s when I was just leaving the indie world to discover this strange new music that Martin introduced me to, called House. It was bands like The Shamen and remixers like Weatherall and Steve Proctor that bridged the two genres for me, remixing various indie artists such as Mock Turtles, James, Primal Scream and That Petrol Emotion. Before I knew it, I had swapped my Dr Martens and James t-shirts for trainers and Michiko Koshino.

The first dance compilation I ever bought was Warehouse Raves 4, which contained the brilliant Brazil – Spectrum, and here I’ve used it in an unsuspecting mash up with Duran Duran.

I’ve finished this cast with the brilliant title track from the recent Hybrid album, though I have to say I was very dissapointed with the remainder of the album.

1 Make It Mine – The Shamen
2 Make It Mine – The Shamen
3 It’s Good For You To Meet Pepople Like Us – Golden Boy with Miss Kittin
4 Initiation – Orbital
5 Brazil – Spectrum
6 All She Wants Is – Duran Duran
7 Moisture – Headman
8 Encore Les Oeufs – The Egg
9 Times Square (Phonebooth OST) – Harry Gregson Williams
10 Too Much Information – Duran Duran
11 Hayling – FC Kahuna
12 I Choose Noise – Hybrid

For those of you reading this in iTunes, check out the tracklisting and full comment at http://scootville.blogspot.com.

Its August, the football season kicks off, and Im back in seat 52 for another sweet ‘n’ sour season of entertainment at the Hawthorns. The Baggies are 8 points closer to safety already and the month isnt over yet. With Kevin Phillips snatched under the noses of Sunderland just 6 days before we go down to the Stadium Of Light, I don’t see Mr Quinns lads wanting to make that 11 points for the month. A 33 year-old striker on a 2-year deal? Sounds like Kevin Campbell all over again, though apparently he was a good talker in the dressing room. Expensive words.

A big thank you to all the lovely staff at Sandwell General, who made my day trip to “Newton 2″ a good trip. They put two of those wristbands on me, though I couldn’t seem to find any big rides to go on. According to the red wristband, there was a ride called penecillin somewhere.

General anasthetic. Wow, that’s good stuff. I don’t know what was in it, but it was great. The first thing I remember when I came round was the hospital DJ asking if I wanted anything playing. I could hardly string 2 words together, let alone have a meaningful conversation, so after a few gurns, I managed to construct the words “The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again”. He didnt have it, and was just relieved to be on his way to Hernia John opposite me. John had come down off the ceiling an hour before me, so the DJ got more constructive dialogue out of him.

I really had “mixers cramp” doing this podcast. Really struggled to put stuff together, so I’m not sure what I think of this one. It won’t go down as one of my faves, but hey, you’re not paying for it so what the hell. That said, theres a few gems still on here. “Silver City – Shiver” is a great builder. Doesnt do a great deal but does it great. Later on the podcast peaks around some great tunes by Spiller, Lostep (wow this rocks) and finishes on a modern rework of the classic “Take Me Away”. Yeah the rework is a bit cheesy, but you wait till the piano breaks and make your mind up after!

1 Take Me Away – Final Cut ft True Faith.
2 Fine Day (James Holden Remix) – Opus III.
3 Shiver (Ewan Pearson Remix) – Silver City.
4 Mango – Kooler.
5 Moltobelt – Neverdogs.
6 Why Should I Think About The Rain (Chocolate Puma Remix) – Dutch ft Lisa Fischer.
7 Acid House Memories – Greyson Shipley.
8 Jumbo – Spiller.
9 Little Peaking – Lostep.
10 Take Me Away (Stonebridge Remix) – Haji & Emanuel.

“Cafe Del Bearwood”.

There’s a waft of warm dog poo coming from the park and there’s a wasp in the bathroom. Yep, it must be summer in Bearwood again.

The temperature may have risen, but I’m dropping the BPM’s and cooling you down with some low-tempo tracks for the back garden.

I’ve put together some favourites from over the years, from more known bands like Orbital and FC Kahuna to some lesser known outfits such as Momu and LHB, whose album “Tell ‘Em Who We Are” is just great from start to end. This version of Air’s Casanova 70 was remixed by Brendan Lynch and just rocks – I found it on an old SourceLab compilation and had never heard of it before.

“Hammer House Of Hip Hop” is another unknown great track, which was found on a compilation called “Son Of A Bastard Tracks” – a compilation from Brummie label Different Drummer. It was given to me along with some other titles for fixing the record labels computers back in my student days.

Right then, time to do some beer gardening.

1 Remember Me – Elak.
2 Casanova 70 – Air.
3 Hammer House Of Hip Hop – Schizoid Man.
4 Bug Powder Dust – Bomb The Bass.
5 North Pole Transmission – FC Kahuna.
6 Olivia Newton Christ – LHB.
7 Cry Baby – Spiller.
8 Pressure – Playgroup.
9 Funny Break – Orbital.
10 Sunsicle – Momu.
11 Alone – Tennis Hero.
12 Hide And Seek – Imogen Heap.
13 Between Us And Them – Ulrich Schnauss.

If Carlsberg ran nightclubs then they would be based on Lux in Lisbon – what a club! This mix was put together last August for the car drive down to the airport, on the way to Portugal. On that journey, Paul ‘Pablo’ Hamilton and myself listened to ‘Come To Me’, and the term insect-house was born! Listen to it and you’ll know what I mean.

Big shout doing out to Mr Moore – these podcasts are the only way you gonna get me back in that gym! If you like house music then have a listen to “Bontempi Radio Köln” and “The Tape” podcasts.

Enjoy.

1. Rippin Kitten – Golden Boy feat. Miss Kitten
2. Ghosttrack – Tiefschwarz
3. Manilla – Seelenluft
4. Hazy Way – Alex Dolby
5. Benedict – Tiefschwarz
6. Wall – The Egg
7. Down – Street Technique
8. Electromagnetic – Freeform Five
9. Come To Me – Holden & Thompson

Its a freezing cold March, and can you get a pair of gloves from ASDA, Tesco or Sainsburys? No. “We’ve got the summer clothes in now luv”, she said. Funny, I couldn’t see anyone wearing flip-flops outside.

A quick shout to a podcast I listen to called LittlePixel. Was great to hear ‘NY Lipps’ on their cast, in fact, so much that I’ve chucked it into this podcast too. Hey, LittlePixel have 42 listeners – thats 10 whole more listeners than me! Maybe I can get zombies to subscribe for me…..

This months March mixmeth merriment line up is as follows.

1. Hide And Seek – Imogen Heap
2. Lost In A Melody – The Delays
3. Ready 2 Wear – Felix Da Housecat
4. Same Man – Till West & DJ Delicious
5. Silent Shout – The Knife
6. Where You End – Moby
7. NY Lipps – Soulwax
8. Destroy Everything You Touch – Ladytron
9. Ladyflash – The Go! Team.

Looking at the artists in this playlist, this podcast is a good reflection of me at the moment. The vocoder vocals on Hide And Seek have no need for any supporting instruments, and the album version makes for a great acapella. Ready 2 Wear is probably my definition of perfect house music – its deep, has longevity, and just has an aura of respect to it. NY Lipps – wow, just great, full of energy. The mix finishes on two great artists of last year – Ladytron and the Go! Team….

…..Go! Stream!

Having successfully posted the first podcast, I thought I’d continue the testing by adding another mix. This time I’ve thrown together a few old house tunes which remind me of the early 90’s when we used to trap down to some of Birmingham’s early house nights like Pure Records “A Better Way” at the Institute, and DJ Dicks “Breathless” and “Safari Club” nights at Coast to Coast and Snobs respectively. Aaah the good old days eh?

Anyway, this mix is heavily influenced by the early Sasha, Steve Proctor and DMC remixes that were going round at that time. Some house snobs may turn their nose up and consider the ital piano cheese influence a bit stale now, though they probably weren’t around to here Sasha dropping these babies with great dance floor devastation!

Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend (Original Def Mix)
Gat Decor – Passion – (Original Mix)
Soul Family Sensation – Other Stuff (Steve Proctor Remix)
Paul McCartney – Deliverance (Steve Anderson Dub Mix)
D-Ream – U R The Best Thing (Sasha Dub Mix)
OST – The Spy Who Dubbed Me (Agents On The Run)

I’ve quite enjoyed putting together this piece of nostalgia, so I’ll probably revisit this period for some more mixes soon.

Having enjoyed a few other podcasts I’ve subscribed to, such as Ricky Gervais and Hex The Dex, I thought I’d find out a bit more about this podcasting malarkey and knock up a Scootcast of my own..

I’ve stuck together a 30 minute mix of some recent house tunes, inspired by the likes of Mylo, Tiga and LCD Soundsystem.

The track listing is as follows….

Williams – Picadilly Circuits
Mylo – Muscle Car (Tiga Remix)
Mish Mash – Speechless
Mylo – In Your Arms (Sharam Jey Remix)
Chris Lake – Changes
LCD Soundsystem – Tribulations (Tiga’s Out Of The Trance Closet Mix)

Enjoy!