I was very excited to see Toronto’s own has been featured on the XLR8R podcast. Dave has had many successes lately with various releases and tour dates, but something like being featured on the XLR8R podcast strikes a big chord with me. Congratulations man!

“Any XLR8R reader with a pulse has probably noticed our unabashed affinity for the Night Slugs camp and all it has done to energize London dance music. In recent months, its reach has extended well beyond the English capital, even into the snowy wilds of Canada, as Toronto-based producer Egyptrixx was tapped for the second Night Slugs release. Yet Egyptrixx (a.k.a.David Psutka) has been fiddling with beats for years; as this exclusive mix—which happens to be packed with unreleased and unsigned selections—shows, Psutka’s knowledge runs deep, allowing him to thoughtfully pull from house, techno, dubstep, UK funky, and whatever other genres he needs (gothy drone rock, anyone?) to create a unique sound that he likes to refer to as “celestial club music.” With appearances booked across Europe and North America this summer, Egyptrixx is poised to take a whole lot of clubbers much deeper than they’re accustomed to going”

01 Egyptrixx “Start from the Beginning”
02 Audion “Push” (Spectral Sound)
03 Egyptrixx “Bible Eyes”
04 Art Nouveau “Paradise”
05 Brodinski “Arnold Classics (Egyptrixx RMX)” (Grizzly)
06 Actress “Ivy May Gilpin” (Werk Discs)
07 Brackles “6am El Gordos” (Brainmath)
08 Ramadanman “Glut” (Hemlock)
09 Untold “Anaconda (Guarachero Refix)”
10 Terror Danjah “Air Bubble (Starkey Remix)” (Butterz)
11 Sigha “Rawwww” (Hotflush)
12 Trust “Trinity”
13 Warning “Magic Castle” (Vertigo)h3.

CBLS 043 by compost

Compost Black, the great record label from Germany has a podcast series hosted by Show-B and Thomas Herb. Here is episode 43. It’s got that deep, disco vibe. Check it out!

01. On Top – Wake Up
02. Surround Sounds – Beyond The Dance (Special Dub Mix) – ltd vinyl
03. Freaks Vs. Robert Owens – Right Now (Rotciv Re-Edit) – Rebirth
04. Spirit Catcher – Night Walker – Silver Network
05. Milke – She Says (Wahoo Remix) – Adrift
06. Aeromaschine – Poet In Disguise – OPSM
07. Yofuk – Stupor – Dark Energy
08. Lullabies In The Dark – Iridium (Superpitcher Remix) – Permanent Vacation
09. Paskal – Flashdance (Herb LF Remix) – Wildtrackin
10. Sarrass – Be As Been – Third Ear
11. I.F.M. – Promise Land – Drumpoet Community
12. Ron Trent & Erik Rico – Sensation (Dub) – Future Vision

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It’s Tuesday, so I went hunting around for another mix for you. Percussionlab was the spot again as I found this cool set by Primus Luta. There are four volumes which you can listen to here.

“To borrow from Me’Shell NdegéOcello, this is an anthropological mix, compiled at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. The goal was to capture the changing sound of music. A change that draws no lines of division. It is bound to no genre, no social group, global not regional. In a constant state of flux, it will only continue to evolve and grow. All of these mixes were done live using the custom application ‘scrtch’ developed in Plogue Bidule for the Monome and Stribe Duo.”

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Here’s the first Live P.A. i’ve done in six years (or more). It was recorded last month at Proper Sundays, a small party on a Sunday afternoon above the Proper Reserve clothing store on Queen St. W. in Toronto.

For half the set I did a live remix of the Dark Side of the Moon album by Pink Floyd. I chose Dark Side because it was a way to give me some direction with using the live set system I have been building over the past year.

I used a Novation Launchpad a Korg NanoKontrol to work with Ableton Live. Over the course of about a day, I went in to all the tracks on the album and warped or chopped them up. Then I added some of my own keyboard parts to complete the tracks. Some of the tunes have about seven tracks running simultaneously.

Thanks to the Preacherman for recording the set that day!

Giom has a knack for making tracks that just work. I also like his mixes too.

Born in France but now based in the UK, you might be surprised to know that this guy is one half of Bobby & Klein too.

01. Audiojack – Schizophonic (Hugo Remix) – 2020Vision
02. Solomun – After Rain Comes Sun (Jovis Voorn Remix) – Diynamic
03. Funk Mediterraneo & Alex Augello – Special Thanks (Giom Remix) – FLC Records
04. Lurob – Buena Mirada (Uneaq Remix) – So Sound Recordings
05. Losoul Feat. Fadima – Time… Passes (Dyed Soundorom Mix) – Freak N Chic
06. Dirt Crew – Deep Cover (Roberto Rodriguez Remix) – Mood Music
07. LawnChair Generals Feat. Alexander East – Talk To Me (Giom’s Dubby Dub) – LCG Music
08. Inland Knights – Reality Check – Drop Music
09. Pol_On – Molala – Pets Recordings
10. Jake Island – What if You Wanted More (Tennsnake Remix) – Toolroom
11. Glocal – Sing A Song (Jericho Mix) – Lo Kik Records
12. Peter Horrevorts – Escapade – Suol
13. LawnChair Generals Feat. Alexander East – Talk To Me (Giom Remix) – LCG Music

DJ Bookings: giombookings@googlemail.com

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Ok i’m not sure if lovestep is actually becoming an official genre, but i saw it was a tag used on this mix over at the amazing Percussionlab. Here is DJ DFRNT’s exclusive mix for the site.

DJ Psyence – Lab Sessions Vol 4 (Fuerza Chile) by djpsyence

Matt Soriano aka DJ Psyence, is a DJ here in Toronto who’s been putting out a string of nice and chilled out mixes this year with the Masso DJs project.

He writes, “I wanted to share some good vibes in tribute to Chile fighting through the devastation of the recent 8.8 earthquake that rocked much of the country on February 27, 2010, and the continuous disruptive aftershocks that still continue. This is fine underground House with an undertone of DEEP, tribal-splitting, drum-hittin’, percussion-fitting, ass-kicking elements. Fuerza Chile.”

Psyence also happens to run a design shop called EMéS. Keep it up Matt!

Tracklist:

[01.] V-Sexion – Ache In The Claps (Afrilounge Remix Digital)
[02.] Cristian Viviano – Chico Cecille feat Antonio Castello
[03.] Mousse T – Toscana (Loco Dice Remix)
[04.] Santiago Salazar – Your Club Went Hollywood (Aaron-Carl Remix)
[05.] Yofunk – J City (Karol XVII & MB Valence Remix)
[06.] Solan – Broke Like A Pro (Daniel Dubb Remix)
[07.] Soul Minority – When The Summers Gone
[08.] JT Donaldson – Getting Up
[09.] Hector Couto – Red Town
[10.] Fer Ferrari – Dance With Me?
[11.] Deep-Maker – Like It So Much
[12.] Danito, Emill De Moreu – Painting You Away feat Rachele Dione (Mendo Danny Serrano Remix)
[13.] Ramon Tapia – Sunka Sanka (Coyu, Edu Imbernon Remix)
[14.] Wally Lopez, Hugo – Noche Sin Luna (Coyu, Edu Imbernon Remix)
[15.] Ryan Crosson, Guti – Marimbaby

photo by Pillar Woodman

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Here’s a mix by Limaçon from the Thoughtless Transmissions series. Lima’s debut full length, Tarry Not was released on the Toronto label earlier this year. I got to see him DJ at the Drake in celebration of the release and it was one of the best sets i’ve heard in 2010.

Cold Blue by preacherman

Here’s the latest mix by Preacherman. Originally from New York City before arriving in Toronto, this guy is one of the hardest working DJs in the house movement here. His sets walk the lines between deep, disco, jackin’ and sometimes on the progressive tip too depending on the party. Enjoy this mix!

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Special thanks to Jazzy Barfield and Alex Skillings for having me out at the College Street Bar on Friday night. It’s by far my favourite place to play out in Toronto. Listen to Jazzy’s most recent mix.

1. 212 Street – Knee Deep , Upper Class
2. We are – Sebastien Leger
3. Your Lover – Meroz
4. Sample Basics – Tommy Largo
5. 12 hour soak – Craig Hamilton, Esteban Carracas
6. Show me the way – DJ Sneak
7. How can I (JT Donaldson) – Urban Jazz Naturals
8. The Bizzness – d-3Tech
9. Freedom – Bob Sinclair, Gene Van Buren
10. 3AM – Bobby Blanco
11. Cassius 1999 (remix) – Cassius
12. Tha Music – Phunkie Souls
13. Penguins – Sonny Fodera
14. Whatever – Sany Rivera, Andy Danielles
15. I think I like it – Fake Blood
16. Hear the music – Paul Johnson
17. Disco Cubism (Daft Punk Remix) – I : Cube
18. I Can’t remember anything – Rework