Life sure is full of coincidences, so i guess it makes sense that we got an email from UK dance music veteran Demi asking us to air a very special mix on our podcast while we were in London in January. While he’s been a major name in the game for a long time many of our listeners might not know Demi, because we’re from different musical worlds, but his SOS crew, which also includes, Omid16B and Desyn Masiello, has always been a guiding light in the world of tech/prog house. For us SOS first came to our attention with Desyn’s superb 2004 Bedrock compilation, which led us to check out an amazing SOS performance at WMC the following year. While their sound might not line up exactly with where we’re at these days, there’s no doubt these guys are DJ’s DJs, with impeccable selection and skill that shine through no matter what your taste.

So now you’re probably wondering how we ended up with a Demi mix on The Adventures Of Soul Clap. Apparently he’s been following our podcast for awhile now and felt it was the perfect home for this awesomely eclectic masterpiece of a mix. What makes this episode even more special is that the mix is a tribute to his friend and influential Londoner Jonny Rhythm who recently passed away and who’s memory lives on through this music.

Here’s what Demi says: “The mix is a reflection of some very special and personal moments shared with him and the eclectic tastes we shared. The mix was a labor of love and ended up being a work in progress for a year because of the varied sounds and samples/snips spliced and put together.”

Tracklist
dexter wensel – life on mars
james brown – (leon roberts tribute)
roy haynes – quiet fire (demdrumZ solo edit)
house of whacks – sister’s daughter vs ignam sabrina (demedit)
scientist – plague of zombies
unknown – on a thursday
soul 2 soul – back to life
chaka khan – ain’t nobody (hallugenic mix)
the doors vs blondie – riders of the storm vs rapture
the doors – roadhouse blues & studio extracts
outside – eagle peak
marsha hunt – oh no (demedit)
jimi hendrix – foxy lady (remix)
herb alpert – rise (demedit)
bob marley – could you be love (demdub edit)
doug wood band – drag racer
ellen Mcllwaine – bon under
spiritual experience – messenger of god
t-coy – carino 90
dirty germain – illusion
womak & womak – strange & funny

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 67: Demi’s Tribute To Jonny
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We first met William Rauscher of Night Plane at the Marcy Hotel outside in the yard. It had been a long night and it was a beautiful Brooklyn morning and when we were introduced, his name immediately rang a bell. Wasn’t he the Resident Advisor writer who did the label of the month feature on Wolf + Lamb? He was! And wasn’t he the guy who reviewed the Love Light Edits EP on Wolf + Lamb Black? YES! Oh and didn’t he give us only 3 1/2 stars??? Well turns out William is a tough critic and this we can appreciate, but we told him “it was nice to meet you, but we only give this experience 3 1/2 stars”.

All ball busting aside, William is more than just a writer/blogger, he is also a very talented producer. His project Night Plane sounds like a stunning combination of new disco, house, jazz, rock and psychedelia that couldn’t be more timely as the lines of dance music continue to blur. Samples, synths and tons of reverb, William’s music is really impressive and when we received his mix of ALL ORIGINAL material, we knew we had podcast gold.

For more info on Night Plane check out the Myspace or the blog, but we think really the music speaks for itself. So without further ado, tracks by William, mixed by harry, here is Night Plane:

Tracklist:
Blue I Feel (When I’m Feeling Down)
Cava Scura
The American Friend
Icebreaker
Str8 2 Ur Heart
All The Colors Of The Dark
Let The Right One In
Back For More
Fisherman
Enemy Lands

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 66: Night Plane
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When it comes to the few North Americans seriously stacking their discographies in recent years, few can compete with Jonny White. Representing Toronto, Jonny has been just slaying the Techno/House genre with releases on his own No. 19 Music, Ripperton’s Perspectiv Records and a ton of remix work including a feature alongside Tiefschwarz for Crosstown Digital Rebels. Unfortunately we’ve still never met face to face, however we’re already quite familiar with his music after discovering his after hours treasure “Rainsong” (No. 19 Music) back in 2008 and what a tune!

We asked Jonny to do a podcast a while back and this one came together live at his pad in Toronto New Years Day after a night of madness! The mix is loaded with original content and we’re thrilled that he gets things rolling with our new Clapz II Dogz project made with Voitek from Catz n Dogz. Lastly, you can catch Jonny White and us (Da Clap) on the same bill for the first time in Miami this year at Crosstown Rebels’s Get Lost WMC party. Enjoy Jonny White!

Tracklist:
Clapz ll Dogz – Can’t Stand The Rain
Social Disco Club – Downtown
Zev – Forget The World feat. Beckford
DJ Wild – Not Now I’m Dancing (Anonym’s Discodancing Remix)
Max D – Can U?
Jamie Kidd – Triptych (Jonny White Remix)
Freaks – Creeps (Freaks Hoxton Re-Dub)
Atmosfear – Dancing In Outer Space (The Revenge Rework 1)
Art Department (Kenny Glasgow & Jonny White) – The Creep (Jonny’s Beatapella)
Random Factor – Broken Mirror (Freaks Turning Orange Mix)
The Revenge & DJ Harri – Sayin Nuthin
Jimmy Edgar – Tell It To The Heart (Jonny White & Kenny Glasgow’s Art Department Remix)

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 65: Jonny White Toronto Madness
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Right before Thanksgiving we did a mini US tour of New York, Chicago and Detroit and it felt pretty amazing. Everywhere we went we debuted new Soul Clap music and every time people went crazy. It really blew our minds to get such a great response in America, especially at such an American time as Thanksgiving. I’m not going to get into a discussion about the moral implications of t-day, but I will say it’s a special time for family and friends to get together here in the states so it meant alot for us to get so much love in our home country. Now, before it’s too late we wanted to give you, our beloved listeners all over the world a taste of what our pre t-day tour sounded like. This recording is the first hour of our 3 hour, early morning set at Brooklyn’s Market Hotel for Airdrop’s Late Supper. It features a bunch of exclusive new Soul Clap music, some of which has been released, but mostly is forthcoming and never coming out. Part 3 of the mix is a bit deeper for the sunrise and should be coming out on Airdrop’s Airpod in the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 64: Live @ Airdrop Late Supper Pt. 1
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The first track of this mix is a remix we made with Gadi Mizrahi of the amazing Boston based band called Bad Rabbits. These guys make some serious throwback funk/rnb/new jack swing plus they are Slick Rick’s backing band so they’re def worth checking out. Their whole debut EP is available for free download over at Karmaloop and here we’re giving you our remix for free download. Enjoy!
Bad Rabbits – She’s Bad (Gadi Mizrahi & Soul Clap Remix) DOWNLOAD

In the studio, TVS (as the kids call him) was a force in 2009 putting out soulful and pop infused Berlin sounding tech house with colabs alongside fresh dudes like Catz ‘n Dogz, Tigerskin and Chopstick. So, what will 2010 hold for Tilly Jam? We’ve heard a taste of some new joints allegedly headed to Supplement Facts that are off the hook and if he get’s that track with the “Shanice” sample out of Reason he’d have another bomb! Soul Clap seal of approval, two thumbs up!

All around, Till is just one helluva guy and we’re proud to have him for our first podcast of the 10’s!!! Das da sheeet!

Tracklist:
Motorbass – Neptune
Frank West – We do
Tom Gray – Nobody Loves You
TVS & Chopstick – What Going On
Cazzo Dogz- Something Will Come Out
Alland Byallo – All Tuckered Out
That Crazy Kid From Lodz – Love Cant Turn Around
Stevie – I Can Play It (R2 Edit)
Lindness – Gee Up Edit
Talking Heads – Take Me To The River (Noodleman Edit)
This Sweet Love – Prins Thomas Edit

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 63: Till Von Swizzle
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Also, in case you missed out, in early December Airdrop started up a free digital release series series called Airdropped. Check out Till Von Sein and Chopsticks previously unreleased remix from our Definition EP.

During our recent visit to the homeland Chicago to play Noe & Fred’s Souvenir party we finally got a chance to hang with Phillip Stone. Many of you may already have this guy’s stuff, just check your iTunes and search for “Phil Edit” or “Phil’s Dub”, that’s where we first saw his name. For year’s Phil has built a name for himself getting his super-DJ-friendly edits of new heat and classic cuts (which he makes with Audacity!!! go figure) into the right hands. Plus with advanced mixing skill, extraordinary programing ability and a slew of high profile DJ gigs opening for the big boys in his home town, it is commonly noted that Phil Stone is Chicago’s best DJ. We’re real pumped to have his contribution to the Adventures of Soul Clap Podcast and seems very fitting to have Phil close out one hell of an amazing year! Closer was a hoserrrrrr

Tracklist:
Patchworks – Panama’s Break
Patchworks – Labroke Grove
Shenoda – Do What U Wanna
MarcAshken & Matt Tolfrey – Babygirl (Daniel Sanchez’s 13 mins of Love Rmx)
Chris Lattner – Deep as Hell (Pezzners Sub Floor Dub Mix)
Ryo Murakami – Lost it
Rene Breitbarth – More Doris
Unknown – Feel Love (Bel Ti Caf Edit)
Unreleased
Dj Yellow presents Mindz Kontrol Ultra – No Way You Can Sleep
Unreleased
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #2
Jef and Chris – Fever (unreleased)
Unreleased (edit of mine)
Nite People (Garage Mix)
Yannah/Eddy – No One’s Gonna Love You (Ilija Rudman Rmx)

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 62: Phil Is Ill
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It would be uncivilized to have a podcast from Phillip Stone without giving away one of his edits! So Happy Holidaze from Soul Clap and Phil, here’s a bomb for ya:
Hot Chocolate – Cadillac (Phils Dub Edit) DOWNLOAD

So a couple weeks ago we got a message from our website from someone named Leonardo Machado. He said something like “I’m 15 years old, from Venezuela and I have this mix and was hoping maybe you can podcast it”. We love our fans and the first 2 tracks were Wicked Game Edit and 3 Wheel E-Motion, so we said what the heck let’s give it a listen. Guess what, it was awesome. It’s taken us a little while to get our act together and post the episode and he’s updated the mix a bit, but we’re just super excited to have the chance to get an awesome mix out to you from a bonafide DJ prodigy. And to you Leonardo, we say, keep up the good work!

Mini Bio:
“Leonardo begin to listen electronic music in 2007, when he feel atracted to the sets of Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Seth Troxler, Sascha Dive. In this year he was knowing others genres of electronic music like Minimal House, Nu House, and this year at the age of 15 years old he began to mix minimal music. He’s dream is being in a producer and found his own label. This podcast is influenced in Nu House and Deep house music From Venezuela.”

Tracklist:
Above Smoke – Downtown
Soul Clap – Wicked Game
STL – Neurotransmitting Clouds On The Secret Freeway
Maik Loewen – Soul Of A Sampler
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #6 (Original Mix)
Gamutino – Feedback
Nina Kraviz – Pain In The Ass
FALSE – Fieldleft (Original Mix. Digital Only)
Just One Night – Just One Night (Theme Song)
Moodymanc – Omlette (Original Mix)
Sante – Dambalaa

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 61: LM, Mean DJ Machine At 15
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Somewhere along our last European tour we were in Berlin and our good friend Voitek (spelled Wojchiech, believe it our not) from 3 Channels aka Catz ‘n Dogz told us it was time to go to dinner. So to dinner we went, and when we got there we met Jay Shepheard. Jay is from the UK, but recently made the pilgrimage to Berlin along with so many others in search of dance music’s holy grail (which we think is actually somewhere in NYC!).

Jay is a kick ass DJ and solid producer with the bulk of his catalog on Munich’s Compost Records and Compost Black. Remix-wise he’s done work for Buzzin’ Fly, Four:Twenty, Dirt Crew and Faze Action to name a few. But that’s not really the point, the point is that after drinking many very tall beers and talking plenty of shit, we went back to Jay’s place (conveniently located across the street from the Neo-Nazi’s) to skin up and talk some more shit. While shit-talking, Jay put on this mix he recorded LIVE and we were like, ROCKINNNNN! So, away we go…

Tracklist (finally):
1. Moxie – “Bloddy Cheaky” – Moxie
2. The System – “You Are In My System” (Tee’s Freeze mix) – Atlantic
3. Talking Heads – “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)” (12″ Mix) – White
4. Sugardaddy – “Love Honey” – Tirk
5. Unknown – “Pull Up To The Bumper” (Compass 12″ Dub mix) – Ballroom
6. ESG – “Pary Music” (Party mix) – Tigersishi
7. Gerogio Moroda “I Wanna Rock You” Disco Rotic
8. Lindbeak & Lindstrom “Alien In My Pocket” (Prins Thomas mix) – Modal
9. Morgan Geist “Probs” Environ
10. Popular Peoples Front – “?” – Popular Peoples Front
11. Blackjoy – “La Stache” – Art Of Disco
12. Black Leotard Front – “Casual Friday” (instrumental) – DFA
13. Todd Terje “Eurodans” Full Pup
14. Richie Havens “Going Back To My Roots” Electra
15. Bumper “Detroit” MDEX
16. Moxie “MX006 B” Moxie
17. Casco “Cybernetic Love” Radius
18. Soft House Company “A Little Piano” Irma
19. Serge Santiago “Atto D’Amore” (dub version) Arcobalino

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 60: Jay Shepheard Live in Stockholm
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The final installment of this 3 part podcast series brings us into the peak time Pop vibes of our DJ set at Emmanuel’s Party Bucket in Leeds, UK. We’d been gigging all weekend at this point beginning Friday night at Watergate in Berlin and then Saturday in the depths of Dalston (London), so as you can imagine the energy was through the roof sexy.

Big shout out again to the London/Leeds massive for being top notch hosts during our last tour and the endless musical support!

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 59: Soul Clap in Leeds Pt. 3
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Part 2 of this 3 part podcast from Emmanuel’s Party Bucket in Leeds, UK takes us deep into the nights selection of New Disco, Funk and 80’s. The mood of the room really lit up as we took the night down this much anticipated path. If one thing was taken away from this party, if not our entire European tour it is the yearning our crowds had from not just “tracks” but SONGS!

This 50 min mix is jam packed with classics, re-edits (even some done on the fly) and a handful of unreleased material due out in the coming months. Sorry again, no track list

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 58: Soul Clap in Leeds Pt. 2
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Undoubtedly dope, the Leeds massive has to be one of the best crews we met on our recently finished European tour. The warm welcome we received at their party, Emmanuel’s Party Bucket resulted in a tremendous DJ set that we are proud to share on The Adventures of Soul Clap Podcast.

Shout outs to Mark and Paul from Death On The Balcony, these guys are working hard making original music and super fresh edits! Also, check out their new label MagicBag Music. First release is out now vinyl and digital. Oh yeah and we fancy you too Ste Roberts.

This is the first of two parts and contains a mostly deep house vibe. Sorry no track list!

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 57:
Soul Clap in Leeds Pt. 1
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Oh NavboX how do we love you? Let me count the ways!

You used to hold it down in Boston…
…And you always make it a great party when you play here now.
You made this amazing podcast banner because my computer is broken.
We always party together at festivals.
Your whole family is cool (Neda shout out).
You were the first person to bring us back to D.C. since the first
Soul Clap set of all time in 2001…
…And you introduced us to the entire fam…
…And you throw the best parties in the district!
You’re track selection and programming is impeccable.
You’re 3 deck style is super serious…
…And you always choose the weirdest acapellas.
Your afterhours sets are legenedary.
AND OF COURSE YOU GAVE US THIS RIDICULOUS MIX THAT WE CAN’T TAKE OFF REPEAT!!!

Thanks for being you Nav, and now all our listeners knowhatimsaying, yo!

Tracklist
DJ Slip – Available Light (Franco Cinelli Remix) [Thema]
Anonym – Hart Plaza (Minimal Man Remix) [Pariter]
Margaret Dygas – 37 Min To 7 [Non Standard Productions]
Carola Pisaturo – Et Voila [Non Standard Productions]
Matt Star – Trompetenrohen [Mainakustik]
Mathew Jonson – When Love Feels Like Crying [Wagon Repair]
Danny Fiddo & Affkt – Points (Radio Slave Remix) [Barraca] w. Soul
Clap & Sergio Santos – Michael Goes To Heaven [Wolf+Lamb]
Audion – Look At The Moon [Spectral]
Anthony Rother – Hot Chocolate In The Milkyway [IDG] w. Marcel ft The
Path – Prayin’ (Tom Middleton cappella)
Sergio Giorgini (Bruno Pronsato Remix) [thesongsays]
Audion – I Am The Car w. boxappella [Spectral]
Alex Under – F1 (Tobias Remix) [Apnea]
Dunkle Dummies – Holzfuss [Sleep Is Commercial]

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 56:
The Adventures Of NavboX
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Something for the weekend… Something to get you excited for No Regular Play’s Boston debut with Soul Clap at Midweek Techno next Wednesday (7/15/09)… Something…

…that I think we’ve been waiting for since we met these crazy faukers earlier this year, but they’re so busy being amazing that it took a little while for them to get it to us. Needless to say, it was well worth the wait. Can you say perfect mix of deep, wierd, house, techno, vocals, grooves, whatever? Can you say beautiful? The mix is dedicated to their friend Connor aka Onno, who runs the Cut&Mistake blog, appeared on their 1st EP and got hit by a car while they were getting it ready. Thankfully he’s doing fine now, but this one goes out to him!

If you don’t know already, No Regular Play, or NRP (like NPR, but with the P and the R switched, I know you saw the stickers in Miami and Deetroit) for short, is the duo of Greg Paulus and Nick DeBruyn. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota (of all places) they moved to NYC awhile ago and are now part of this new generation of American producers that are turning dance music on its head. Their boundary pushing and amazingly wierd yet groovey Blonde Juan EP was released last year on Wolf + Lamb to worldwide acclaim and they’re New Rhythm EP drops in the next couple months (complete with Soul Clap remix . They do a dope live said and obviously from this mix can DJ like nobody’s business too. Get to swimming friends

I asked Greg if he had anything else wanted to tell his adoring fans and he said, “Thank you and good night.”

Tracklist:
waajeed- scales / nick drake – way to blue
woolfy – two far gone
isolee – albacares / von sudenfed – dear dead friends
claude von stroke – aundy
greg paulus – what’s mine is yours
no regular play – things i know (for mike)
no regular play – owe me
hot natured – electric jones
greg paulus & gadi mizrahi – just one night
levon vincent – i owe you everything

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 55:
No Regular Play’s Dedication To Onno
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The first time I met Nathaniel Jay was after the AirDrop/Dirty Bird party when I ended up taging with him at his apt until like noon. We immediately were on the same vibe and when he told me he called his crew/parties “Pitch It Down” I was totally sold. Since then we’ve partied with Nat a bunch of times in New York and I have to say he’s one of the craziest cats I know, plus he’s got a super hot girlfriend (who he named the mix after, so cute). But regardless of all that, this dude has impeccable taste in house music and knows how to keep it slow and sexy like few others I’ve heard. Get down to this shit for the summer yo!

Tracklist:
patrice scott – atmospheric emotions – sistrum
kevin yost and peter funk – dreams of you – irecords
mountain people – MP 003
kerri chandler – 36 degrees (london beats) – ibadan
tommy bones – future classics ep – real tone
quarion – karasu – drumpoet community
pawel – gabriel – orphanear
stephane attias – the nine planets – freedom soundz
ovatow – frantic flowers
donnacha costello – big black job – minimise
mark august – warm – innervisions
deetron ft ovasoul – i cling – (aril brikha remix)

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 54:
Nathaniel Jay – Christina Does Her Homework
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You know, no joke intended, it takes a lot of BALLS to step forward as a female DJ in boy dominated Boston.  There’s ego, testosterone, jealousy, no joke sometimes it can get really hairy, but our girl D-Lux, aka Laura Deluca, has proven time and time again that dance music is about a hell of a lot more than bromance!

D-Lux, a DJ who is continually refining her sound can be described as deep, drummy, tastefully techno and vocal with the appropriate feminine touch.   Her super tight mixing skills behind the decks, honest humble attitude and open mindedness to new sounds make her an irresistible crowd pleaser.  Catch D-Lux as she opens up the Dancing On The Charles 2009 season on Saturday, June 20th in Cambridge, MA.

Tracklist:
1. Feygin - Budva (Dop Remix)
2. Minilogue - Arb Almub Almoh
3. Damian Lazarus - Neverending (M.A.N.D.Y. & Alexkid Remix)
4. Livio & Roby, George G. - La Trea Coa
5. The Glitz Silbersee – Silbersee (Nick Curly Remix)
6. Namito - Zorro (Phonique & Tigerskin Remix)
7. Anthony Collins – Upright Bass
8. Livio & Roby, George G. - Bau Bau
9. Darius Syrossian, Nyra - Karaj
10. Gabry T. - Le Blanc
11. Step – Sherehe
12. Marcus Meinhardt - Lucky Punch (District One Remix)
13. Audiofly – Shazam
14. Blind Minded - Tekatek

Episode 53: D-Lux Presents Chicks With Mix
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Sometimes the quality of talent that we have at our weekly Wednesday party, Midweek Techno, just BLOWS me away. Like does Boston even realize the resource they have right under their NOSES??? Doubtful, but alas, we keep on truckin.

Take for example a few months back when we PROUDLY presented the extraordinary talents of the young producer/live performer Nicholas Jaar. At only 19 years old (a FRESHMAN at Brown University) this young French transplant and musical prodigy has created quite a stir with releases for the likes of Wolf + Lamb and AirDrop Records and now on his own imprint, Clown and Sunset.

I’ve always been a bit iffy about Ableton sets, quite often it seems like the energy just isnt there. Nicolas Jaar’s performance however, is quite the contrary, his music weaves together like the gils of a french accordion, taking us all over the musical spectrum, way beyond simply DANCE music. Melodies, moods, emotions, seems like sky’s the limit for young Nico.

Just a few more tidbits: Seth Troxler’s remix of Nicolas Jaar “The Student” was the flipside to the recent deep bomb “Aphrika EP” that seems to be getting canned everywhere. Don’t sleep just cuz it doesn’t feature The Angelizer. Also, Nico is in cahoots with fellow Parisian Le Loup (performing at Midweek Techno June 3rd), who has also just released digitally the “See Line Ep” on Wolf + Lamb, again with a remix of “The Student” and another titled “Nico’s Bath Dance” which I imagine was created by both of these two yoots.

Tracklist:
Sorry, no idea what was played, although I think I hear the Violent Femmes in there!

Episode 52: Nicolas Jaar, Live @ MWT
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Deshaies is a New England DJ hero and one of Boston’s pioneers of the San Fran/Chicago house sound that swept the late 90’s and early 2000’s. His crew, the ever so rave-a-ly named Marz Entertainment, launched in the mid 90’s and ran for over a decade at the top of the local dance music scene and his Sunday night party at the Phoenix Landing called Bump, with resident DJs Randy, Sergio Santos and Ryan Obermiller was responsible for countless DJ sets from the likes of Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Heather, Colette, DJ Sneak, Diz, Justin Martin and many others.

Fast forward to the future and It is with great pleasure that we present a mix from Mr. Deshaies himself. Here’s a few words from the man who describes his podcast as “upbeat and vibey with a touch of nostalgia to grab the essence of DJing as I interpret it. [The songs represent] two decades of some instrumental tunes and choice selections that have shaped my passion for House Music. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride…”

Dont miss the upcoming Bump Reunion party taking place Sunday, May 24th at the Phoenix Landing in Cambridge!!!

Tracklist:
1. Terry Lee Brown Jr. – Take Your Time – Plastic City
2. Iz & Diz – Love It, Dub It (Fred Everything mix) – Silver Network
3. Global Communication – The Way (Secret Ingredients mix) – Dedicated
4. Romanthony Presents Lifestyles – Trust (Ghost mix) – Downtown 161
5. Roland Clark – Resist (Jinx Soul Power mix) – Cassagrande
6. Corrie – Some Bizarre – Presslab
7. Harris & Dominic – Get Involved – Nordic Trax
8. Swag – Drum Hydraulics (Version 6) – Junior Boy’s Own
9. Mood II Swing – Do It Your Way – Groove On
10. Angel Moraes – Hairy & Big (Fun With It dub) – Hot&Spicy
11. BT – Remember (Mood II Swing mix) – Perfecto
12. DJ Sneak – How I Feel – Robsoul
13. The Absolute feat Suzanne Palmer – There Will Come A Day – TRIBAL America
14. DJ Q – Optimum Thinking – Filter
15. Tata Box Inhibitors РPlasmids РTouch̩

Episode 51: Randy Deshaies’ Unauthorized History
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Wow! Its hard to believe we’re up to 50 episodes already. Ahh, looking back brings so many memories; server errors, deleted files, missing images, crashed web browsers… but boy oh boy there have been some seriously dope mixes! Thank you to all who have contributed so far, and to those who haven’t, relax already, we’ll get there, sheesh…

For those who remember Matty Dimond’s last podcast for us, you’ll recall this master of programing laces his mix with a selection of deep, classy and impeccably qualified joints to turn any gloomy day into a burst of ecstatic color. His latest contribution to Adventures of Soul Clap takes our ears on a slo-mo journey through tracks from the likes of Trus’me, IMPS (Minilogue’s side project), Mark E, Theo Parrish and a Yam Who remix of Grace Jones latest “Williams Blood” that we consider an instant classic. Now sit back, strap on your stereo and take your pick; Champagne or Mimosa?

Tracklist:
1. Amp Fiddler/Sly & Robbie – Blackhouse (Paint The White House Black) – Trus’me Remix
2. Mock & Toof – K-Choppers – Mark E Remix
3. IMPS – Get A Grip – Strategy Remix
4. The Mole – There’s Hope
5. Cage & Aviary – Television Train
6. Grace Jones – Williams Blood – Cosmic Jam
7. 40 Thieves – Theme From Nutrider
8. Rollmottle – Take A Break – Maurice Fulton Remix
9. Theo Parrish – Chemistry

Episode 50: Champagne and Mimosas with Matty Dimond
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For episode 49 of The Adventures Of Soul Clap we are honored to present an exclusive mix from a Boston house music don dada, the one and only DJ Bruno. From his residency (alongside Armand Van Helden) at Boston’s legendary Loft club in the early 90’s, to running Biscuithead Records, to his long-standing deep house party, Utopia Sundays, Bruno has been one of the guiding forces in the growth and health of the house scene (DJs, dancers, producers, promoters) in our little city for almost 2 decades. (For more on Bruno’s history in Boston check this piece from awhile back). For this mix Bruno took his sound a little darker and into the realms of techno, but still maintains his soulful flavor. So pour some baby powder on the dancefloor and get downs!

Tracklist:
1. Aphrohead – In The Dark We Live
2. PQM – You Are Sleeping
3. Thomas Melchior – Father
4. Mauritzio – #5
5. Selan – Gravity
6. Jerome Sydenham – Timbuktu
7. Africanism – Les Enfant Du Bled
8. Manoo – Roots Ep
9. Harry “Choo Choo” Romero – Night @ The Black
10. Milton Cardona – Ebioso
11. Master Kev – Twisted
12. Ame – Rej
13. Aril Brikha – Groove La Chord

Episode 49: DJ Bruno Is 2 Dark 4 U
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So, yes as you can tell, there has been a lot of Wolf + Lamb in our lives lately.  From their unstoppable afterhours parties at the famed Marcy Hotel, to their recent leap from digital-only to a vinyl imprint, to the success of their all-star roster (Lee Curtiss, Seth Troxler, Shaun Reeves, Nicholas Jaar, Le Loup, etc) it is safe to say that Wolf + Lamb are headed in the right direction.

For those that don’t know, Wolf + Lamb (aka Wuss + Lame) is the Brooklyn based tag team of Zev Eisenberg and Gadi Mizrahi.  These guys are more than just DJs/Producers.  Together their combined vision has brought to life an entire lifestyle brand which promotes underground culture, music, events, design, clothing, Frisbees, chocolates, a fake boutique hotel/afterhours paradise, burning man installations, Talmudic studies and so much more.

We’ve been after these guys for a podcast for a while now, so here we present a 60 min mix of almost all forthcoming releases on the Wolf + Lamb label.  Check out the track list and maybe you’ll recognize a track or two.  Rumor has it that they will be releasing bootlegs soon as well, BWAHAHHAHAHA

Look out for Wolf + Lamb’s upcoming release the “Brooklynn EP” (WLM003) due out on vinyl March 9th.    The EP is super-sick start to finish with vocalist Smirk (the dude that did Lee Curtiss remixed “Start A Fire” on Sexy Dancer EP) on another catchy number called “Therapist” and an instant top choice re-edit by Shaun Reeves with an R&B/80’s feel called “If You Had”.  Lastly, in case you’re wondering these are the songs that fuel Seth Troxlers Ibiza-Voice podcast from late January 2009, so eat it up.

Tracklist:
Wolf + Lamb – Therapist (WLM03)
No Regular Play – Smiling Faces (WLM Unreleased)
Miss Fitz – Don’t Know Why (Unreleased)
Soul Clap – Conscious (W+L Black Unreleased)
Wolf + Lamb – Must Be Brooklyn (WLM03)
Foolish & Sly – Come A Little Closer (Cynic)
No Regular Play – Derecha (WLM Unreleased)
Loco Dice – How Do I Know (Cassy Remix)(Desolat)
Robert Dietz – Actrice (Be Chosen)

Episode 48: Wolf + Lamb, Brooklynn Therapists
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This week on the Adventurers of Soul Clap Podcast, we are proud to present a sophisticated, forward thinking and seriously deep mix from Get The Curse contributor and forthcoming Wolf + Lamb artist; the Parisian young blood, Le Loup.

Le Loup’s production sound very similar to his his DJ mix, reaching into a melting pot of Jazz classics, house and an all around heavy Detroit/NYC vibe.  This set fits perfectly both daytime or afterhours and is a tried and tested compliment to any smokey scenario .

His upcoming W+L release (WL054 Digital) will feature another re-rub of the popular Nina Simone standard “See Lime Woman”, a remix of Nicholas Jaar’s “The Student” (formly remixed by Seth Troxler) and our favorite, the deep deep mood setter titled “Give Me Some”.

Tracklist:
3 Chairs – Dance of nubia
Moodymann -  M.E.A.N.D.N.J.B (edit)
Le loup – Ghetto sista
Anton Zap – Ain’t got time
B McCarthy – L’amour se soir
Omar-S – Oasis one
Le loup – Dark fly
Jun – Untitled
Dj Qu – Be who you want (Main mix)
Motor city drum ensemble – Frontin
Kris wadsworth – State and griswold
STL – All nite long
Michael Melchner – Use me
Jun – Untitled
Parris mitchell – Climb the walls
Kris wadsworth – Keep pushin (Chris carrier remix)
Parris mitchell – Follow me ghetto(acid)

Episode 47: Le Loup’s Full Moon Mix
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Back in November, AirDrop had it’s Extraction Release Party for the Pl0t crew in Miami and we rocked it longside Paulo, Tanner Ross and Elon. We always love Miami and we partied hard, real hard, so hard we didn’t wake up until midnight Sat/Sun morn!  As if we were school kids late for class we exploded out of bed (or air mattress) to the sound of a cell phone alarm and raced down to Big Fish. This place is a super-sick outdoor venue where the Safe Music peoples were presenting Cassy with opening duties from the king of all things “cake fart”, the very Crazy Larry.  Lucky for Soul Clap, Larry blessed us with this exclusive recording of his 3 hour mix of expertly programmed deepness, which even features his remix of our forthcoming release for AirDrop Digital called Instafix.

For those who dont know, Crazy Larry is a recent Dever, Colorado transplant who has found his niche in the depths of Bushwick, Brooklyn. Over the past few years his production company Udder Madness (yes like a cow) has teamed up with NYC workhorses Blk-Market Membership to produce some of the USA’s top events including the now infamous Cheap Sunglasses event series.

Sorry NO TRACK LIST, if you’re really irked to know whats playing, reply with a time and we’ll try to ID.

Episode 46: Crazy Larry live @ Big Fish, Miami
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Another holiday, another special Soul Clap mix. This time we were asked to create a Valentine’s Day experience in conjunction with our interview on Boldfacers, which sounded good to us (and hopefully to your ears), because, believe it or not we’ve never made a Valentine’s Day mix before. Our goal for “Make Love With Soul Clap” is to create a journey from an ocean of seduction, to a freaky late-night dancefloor to the bedroom and then beyond, to the outer reaches of the galaxy, before finally cooling down with the rhythm of romance. This is a mix designed for you to put on with your lover or freak-out to on your own, but most of all make sure to have it ready and waiting on Valentine’s Day. This special mix is hosted by Paulo and we hope you enjoy it.

Tracklist
Janet Jackson – Anytime Anyplace
Art Of Noise – Love Beat
Cee-Lo – Closet Freak
Moodymann – Freeki Mutha F cker
Rob Mello – Love Nasty
Cassy – For You
Alan Smithee – Blue Blackness (CMAW Dub)
Womack & Womack – Concious (Gator Boots Edit)
Raze – Break 4 Love (Caught In The Act Mix)
Midnight Star – Midas Touch (CFCF Remix)
Kuniyuki – All These Things (Theo Parrish Remix Vox)
6th Borough Project – Nights Over Memphis (The Revenge Dub)
Omar ft. Stevie Wonder – Feeling You (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
Kleer – Intimate Connection
Dennis Edwards – Don’t Look Any Further (The Revenge Rework)
Q-Tip ft. Raphael Saadiq – WeFight/WeLove
Al B. Sure – Night & Day

Bonus Episode: Make Love With Soul Clap – A Valentine’s Mix For Boldfacers
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DJ Mike Nouveau aka Mike Walsh is one of Boston’s old school elite and a local pioneer of electronic music. His claims to fame include affiliations to the Marz Entertainment DJ crew, founding the “Revolutions” dance music radio show on Emerson College’s 88.9FM WERS and being a undisputed mix-tape king.

Mike now resides in Los Angeles where he never has to worry about shoveling snow. Here are some words about the mix from the man himself: “For the forward movement of house music and a little bump in the rump for all my homies back in the bean. Deep house movements to fit the groove of these unstoppable producers/djs known as Soul Clap!”

Tracklist:
Fuck Buttons – Sweet Love (Andrew Weatherall Rmx)
Lee Curtis – Start a Fire (Wolf+Lamb)
Capella – House Energy Revenge (Vinyl Mania)
Sweet n Candy “Behind The Scenes” (Channel X Mix) (Opossum)
20:20 – Psycho (20:20 Vision)
Parov Stellar – Chambermaid Swing (Etage Noir)
Jiffy Hornswaggle (Trapez)
Ken ECB – I Heart Bougie (Toka Proj rmx) (Amenti)
Believe in Me (Johnny Dangerous rmx) (Nordic Trax)
Johnny D – Scope of Mind (8Bit)
Nils Nurnburg – Caught a Glimpse
Johnick – Play the World (Johnick)
Moon 2 Swing – Play the World (dub)
Jay West – Make My Day (Headtunes)
Erobique – Arf Patzo (Mirau)
Oddvar – French River (Kammer)
Lemos – Tsalapatar (8Bit)
(Unknown Track)
Kabale Und Liebe – Disco BZKT (100% Pure)
Sis – Nesrib (Cecille)
Shur-I-Kan – Twist (Urban Torque)
Michael De Hey – We’re Fucking High (Hey!)

Episode 45: Dj Mike Nouveau, One Hour of Soul Power
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Happy New Year everybody! I don’t have much time to explain this mix because we’re heading up to the mountains for a week of shenanigans, but here’s the two sentence breakdown. The last night of our December tour we played at The Bunker, one of the longest running, most revered techno nights in New York City. We opened up for Mikael Stavöstrand to celebrate the forthcoming release of our next AirDrop single, which Mikael remixed. Here’s the live recording.

Episode 44: Soul Clap Live @ The Bunker NYC
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It sure has been awhile since we posted an episode of The Podcast and we’re sorry about that, but now, just in time for your holiday of choice we present to you the first of 2 live recordings from our recent AirDrop tour. This recording comes courtesy of fellow AirDroper Crazy Larry who we played with at his going away (from Denver to NYC) party at the Beatport Lounge. They had just moved/upgraded the DJ booth and reinforced their Funktion One sound system with much more bass, which led to both good and bad results. The good: it sounded amazing, the booth felt great and a good time was had by all. The bad: the bass kept skipping our records and at one point vibrated our laptop right of the ledge of the booth and onto the dancefloor, luckily the compter survived, but we def learned our lesson, always secure that shit properly! So yeah, there are some crazy bits on this 2 hour trip, but the energy is all there.

Episode 43: Soul Clap Live @ Beatport Lounge, Denver
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Eddie Neal is a super old school Boston DJ who we were lucky enough to meet through Ross The Boss. Eddie gave Ross a CD for us to check out and we were just totally blown away and had to podcast it for you. Here’s what Eddie had to say. Respect.

When did you start DJing?
I started DJing in 1976. I was a sophomore at Boston University holding down a course load, enrolled in the School of Management and dividing my free time between martial arts and the gym, doing a radio show on the student run radio station and doing Disco and Funk dormitory parties on the weekends. I actually taught myself BPM mixing on two standard non-variable speed turntables.

Why did you start DJing?
I started DJing because it was fun to get a crowd of heads movin to the beat. I was on the cutting edge when new music was introduced. As a member of the New England DJ Association I was able to listen and make a determination regarding what would work on the dance floor and what would not. Call it “research of sound”. It was love at first spin and I was into it pretty bad.

What was Boston like back then (music, clubs, record stores etc)?

Back then the Boston club scene was not as open as it is now. Club managers and owners were very closed minded regarding patronage. There was a lot of prejudgements made about people around race and ethnicity. To put it bluntly; most club managers and owners liked to control what jocks played to keep the dance floor as “undiverse” as possible. This served as a deterrent for minority patronage and allowed very few opportunities for jocks of color like myself. I taught myself how to become multi-dimensional when it came to rockin a dance floor. This meant I could be successful regardless of the format. I spun dance rock, progressive rock, top 40, disco, funk, hi-energy, reggae and merengue. I also worked at the now extinct Strawberries Records for a few years in the early 80’s. This opened doors for me and I was one of very few black jocks to spin in the major Boston clubs including on Landsdowne Street. I also enjoyed a successful mobile DJ business for several years after college. Then I found my niche…

It was the music coming out of Chicago and New York in the early to mid 80’s that secured my interest and motivated me to built my proficiency in the art we call house music. Sure in the past 20 years house music has been put through many stages and branched off in a multitude of forms and factions. But when everything is said and done, progressive underground house will always be the original form, created from the soul and still powerful to this day and back in the day.

What’s this mix all about?
The “mystery” mix takes you on a journey through Chi-town and Uptown on a Friday night. I was going for soulful impact selections and basic masterful effects with three tables before the emergence of “push button” DJ technology. It was 1988.

What music are you into now?
House is in my blood and is here to stay. Occasionally I still do come out to lay it down the way it should be done. Cease to create and you will cease to exist. These days I’m feeling house, smooth jazz, neo-soul. I will forward a picture within the hour.

Tracklist:
Pressure – Hunter Hayes
Mystery – Phase 2
Devotion – Ten City
The Opera House – Jack E Makossa
Do It Properly – 2 Puerto Ricans, A Black Man & a Dominican
Move Your Body – Marshall Jefferson
I’m Strong – Robert Owens
Easier Said than Done – Vanilla
You Usta Hold Me – Ralphie Rosario w/ Xavier Gold
Can’t Get Enough – Liz Torres
How Soon We Forget – Colonel Abrams
For So Long – Mr. Fingers
Movin On – Carol Harding
Mind Games – Quest
Like This – K-Joy
Good To The Last Drop – C-Bank w/ Eleanor Mills
Feels So Good – Najee

Episode 42: Eddie Neal Brings It Back To 88
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Its no secret that we’re big fans of the 80s and 90s, so its a real treat to be able to present a rare second part of DJ Inkognito’s podcast.  This is the man truly in his element, playing tons of classic material (and personal favorites) like Mantronix, Loose Ends and R&B remixes from Steve “Silk” Hurley.  Its really amazing how timeless some music can be.  It makes me wonder which songs from today will still be around 20 years into the future!

Episode 41b: Inkognito’s BET Video Vibration
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I’m guessing that most of you probably don’t know about George “DJ Inkognito” Cherry, and you know what, we’re O.K. with that. Being a primarily Hip-Hop focused DJ, to much of the world of electronic music he is a stranger and this is precisely why we’re giving him his Adventures of Soul Clap debut!

Inkognito has been doing his thing for way more than a decade bouncing back and forth between Boston, Providence and NYC. For years he was the go to guy at Skippy Whites record store (Rhode Island alongside local rave legend DJ Osheen) until one day the RIAA raided it for selling unlicensed mix CDs, an extremely popular item. During his time at the store he established an enormous collection of vinyl spanning the decades. When we asked Inkognito if we was interested in doing a mix that showed his connection to dance music, he jumped and turned out a solid deep house mix, laced with familiar vocals and the perfect energy for macking and relaxing!

Episode 41a: Inkognito Puts The Cherry On Top
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We love performing at art museums and last Friday we had the chance again as part of Institute Of Contemporary Art/Boston’s Experiment: ReConstitution event. This time, instead of planning a live set, we improvised on 4 turntables, 2 mixers and 2 Seratos. The result is a winding and weird set of dubbed out techno and deep house that is perfect for open spaces and headphones to your brain.

Cnyce Tracklist:

Eli Tracklist:

Episode 40: Live At ICA/Boston
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Well it sure has been awhile since we had one of our own mixes on our own podcast. You must be starting to think that we’re lazy or something. Well maybe we are and maybe we aren’t, but here is a new Soul Clap mix on the Adventures of Soul Clap Podcast! This one was originally the set we played at Marina Bay Beach Club when we opened up for Armand, but as usual our recorder screwed up and we lost everything So we went back to the studio and did the whole thing over again. Everyone other then Armand playing at the party was more on the loud electro side of music so we felt it was our duty to keep it nice and deep and housey, but still big and moody. I mean we were outside on the beach and the sun was setting. So hopefully as the weather starts to change you can put this one on in the headphones and feel all warm and sunsety again

Tracklist:
Hercules & Love Affair – Roar
Senor Coconut – Chocolatina (Mirco Violi Remix)
Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts – Sous L’Arbre
Anthony Collins – Rabouine House (Mikael Stavostrand Remix)
Stimming – Una Pena
MD III – Pressure Cooker (Pressure Moan Mix)
DJ T. – Outbreak
DJ Deeon – Work This M.F.
Ellen Allien – Out (Audion’s Out For Infants Mix)
Riva Starr – Maria (Dub Mix)
Ame, Henrik Schwarz, Dixon – D.P.O.M.B. (Version 1)
Je Davu – I Zebra (Raw Meat Techno Edit)

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Delicious podcast treats from Maximal crew member and after party king, Booster. This Montreal-to-Boston transplant, infamous for his early morning marathon DJ sets (Club Wheels woop woop!) has wowed us on countless occasions with tight mixing styles and always appropriate music programming. With star-studded warm-up sets for names like Spectral Sound’s Kate Simko, and the Radioland party at Estate with Adultnapper & DJ Three, Booster has been busy proving his point in Boston!

Find out more about Booster and the Maximal Crew here and here.

Tracklist:
Dop – Zero Zero (Orig) [Milnormodern]
Rhadoo – Bau (Orig) [Cadenza]
Lauhaus, Labeij – Hush Hush (Orig) [Sushitech]
Daniel Mehlhart – Fata Morgana (Orig) [Kindisch]
Matthew Dear – Pinch Pillage (Orig) [Spectral]
Sety – Mogane (Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts Remix) [Circus Company]
Unders, Drrie – 3 Days In Kazachstan (Stimming Remix) [Kisu]
Todd Sines – Thick Satin (Andomat 3000’s Heinzland Remix) [Frankie]
Dan Berkson, James What – Keep On ft. Robert Owens (Stimming Remix) [Dessous]
Christian Burkhardt – Kreiskollaps (Orig) [Oslo]
Ralph Sliwisnki – Pox Box (Johnny D Remix) [Sushitech]
Solomon, Stimming – Feuervogel (Guido Schneider Remix) [Diynamic]
Roland Clark – Black In My Soul (Tiger Stripes Main Remix) [King Street Sounds]
Tiefschwarz – Liquid Cherries (Orig) [Cocoon]

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Boston native Loren Lindsley has been supporting nightlife in the local scene for eons. It was unknown, however, until recently that he is also a collector of electronic music and one hell of a DJ!

Here is what Loren had to say about his set: “The mix has a deep, dark, and moody sound — more of a dreamy introspective head-trip than a dancefloor set, but with a few glitchy tracks thrown in to keep the energy up. I included a few tracks from Japanese producers and/or Japanese labels, and those sort of set the tone for it (starting right at the first track).”

Shout to Loren for coming correct. For more info, check him out here.

Tracklist:
Hideo Kobayashi & Jerome Sydenham – Climbing Tateshina
Shonky – Time Zero
The Skull – Lovesong
Argy & Jerome Sydenham – In The Mist
Italoboyz & SozAdams – Yoshimitzu Randa
Oliver Huntemann – La Boum
Doublehalfer & Lame – Lexy
P.Toile – Tigre Della Stella (Dachshund Remix)
Solomun – Deadman
Italoboyz – Viktor Casanova (Samim Remix)
Shin Nishimura – Voodoo Camp (Osamu M Remix)
Federico Milani – The Train Is Late
Minilogue – Space (Bukaddor & Fishbeck Tedium Interlude Remix)
Damon Wild & Norman – Guava

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Every once and a while there comes along a DJ that has SUCH INCREDIBLE PROGRAMING strength, that they leave the rest of the punters staring at their music collection wondering why they hadn’t thought of playing like that years ago. Boston based Matty Dimond is THAT DJ, take a listen to his mix and you’d swear you were listening to Dixon, Trickski, maybe even an old Mark-E mix. Deep, sophisticated, dance music for grown folks!

Matty is also one half of The Bald and The Beautiful outfit along side Tanner Ross. His production appears on labels such as Odori and Utensil.

Tracklist:
Quiet Village “Victoria’s Secret”
Recloose “Deeper Waters”
Soulphiction “Dark Berry”
Nomumbah “Like A Rainbow” Dub
LCD Soundsystem “All My Friends” Harvey Mix
Quiet Village “Can’t Be Beat”
Mark E “Fighter”
Lexx “El Sueno Lucido”
Soulphiction “Prison Song”
Project Sandro “Blazer”
Mark E “Pulse Friction”
Recloose “Walk In Turquoise”
Randolph “Believer” Jazzanova Mix
Hercules And Love Affair “Roar”
40 Thieves “Huffbochente”
Toby Tobias “The Feeling” I:Cube Mix
Mark E “Slave 1″

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The words I chose for the title of the latest episode of the podcast are either really appropriate or not appropriate at all. I think they really fit the musical stylings of this deep, moody and melodic techno mix that Inanna turned our for us, but after knowing her for so many years I can’t really say that I would use a word that implies violence when describing Jamie’s personality. I guess it’s more her love of electronic music that makes the name Inanna fit so well, because she’s been around long enough to say she played garage and 2-step with me at Runnin’ Fridays and countless other ghetto New England area events. These days she’s busy showcasing her more mature brand of techno on ear catching original tracks, her own label (La Folia Recordings) and of course, right here on The Adventures Of Soul Clap! For more on Inanna make sure to check the interview on Midweek Techno.

Tracklist
Replica – Difuzor – La Folia Recordings
Lost Tape – Trickski – Sonar Kollektiv
Morning Sun – Amtek E Freak – Punk’iD Digital
Cloudy Bay – Martin ButtRich – Poker Flat
Belize – Anja Schnieder – Mobilee
The World Inside – Inanna – La Folia Recordings
Asha – Pantha Du Prince – Dial Records
L Arnuque – Reynold – Persona
Micropunct (Vocal Edit) – Difuzor – La Folia Recordings

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I first encountered Sassmouth at an afterhours party at DEMF this year at a crazy place called Bert’s On Broadway (at first I thought was called Burst On Broadway because some Deee-troit Basketball fans were yelling the name after the Oslo party got broken up because of a drive-by outside). It was probably like 8am and the party was definitely dieing down, until bam, Sassmouth & Punisher get on the decks and proceed to keep it going for like 2 more hours. While, Punisher beat it as usual, it was Sassmouth who really impressed with her banging, but simultaneously funky drum style of techno/house. The next day I ran into her at the festival and the rest is history. Now we’ve hit the jackpot and she’s blessed us with a spectacularly dope mix of all her favorite sounds of now (which btw are also some of my favs). As I write this she’s being a hippie and playing at Camp Bisco, but we’ll forgive her for that and because she’s coming to play at Midweek Techno soon, so watch out or you may get sassed.

Tracklist
1. Two Armadillos – Hamlin (Sascha Dive’s Secret Dub Mix)- Dessous Recordings
2. The Per Eckbo Orchestra – Beat Bravo – Oslo
3. Sety – Mogane (Guillaume and the Coutu Dumont’s Remix) – Circus Company
4. Kerri Chandler – Kong – Deeply Rooted House
5. Tigerskin, Dave DK – Volar (Miss Jools and Renrew Remix) – Mood Music Records
6. It – Woman in Toilet (Stefan Goldmann Macro Version) – Electrochoc
7. Punisher – The Escape Hatch – Hej Records
8. Polder – 11th Floor – Intacto
9. Brian Sanhaji – Kappa Effect – Sonata
10. Green Velvet – It’s Time 2 Jack – Cajual
11. Akiko Kiyama – Ant – District of Corruption
12. Digitaline – Hum Hum – gs-zurich
13. Adam Beyer, Agaric – California Gold – Mad Eye
14. Josh Surma – GooseEgg (Stare5 remix) Klectik
15. Deadset – god (mango re-fiddle) – god
16. Azid Child, Karlos Phazer, Soulrack – Go Hamilton (Microfunk remix) – Cray1 LabWorks
17. Josh Wink – Stay Out All Night – Ovum

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As always, shout out to Jessy Nite for the artwork! She’s got a new website here.

Today we began something new! We’re calling it Soul Clap Snack Pack Jack Attack Radio and it’s our new weekly radio show, broadcast live from NOON-2pm on Boston’s freshest internet radio station Utopia Boston Radio, which is the brainchild of our city’s house music godfather, DJ Bruno and Seed Recordings front man, Bradford James. Rather than just do a straight up mix format like the Adventures Of Soul Clap Podcast, the concept for Snack Pack Jack Attack is to provide lunchtime listening leisure, in a more traditional lunch hour radio format. The show is broadcast live from our studio on the mothership each week so we’re going to be pulling tons of forgotten favs from our vinyl collection and also hosting the show and announcing what we’re playing. We’ll also be recording the show every week and posting it on the blog and eventually as it’s own podcast (the question is: should we add it to our current podcast feed or make a new one? Let us know what you think). Here’s our first episode, make sure to keep it locked!

Trackslist
Donald Byrd – Return Of The King
Green Pickles ft. Billy Lo & M. Pittman – Feedback
Minimaril – Canadian Football Match – AirDrop Records
Sweet Potatoe – Hot Disco Night (Are You Ready)
Nile Rodgers – Stay Out Of The Light (Lights Out Mix)
Kerri Chandler – Bar A Thym
House Proud People – Lonely Disco Dancer (Common Factor Dub)
Class Action – Week End
Martin Buttrich – Cruise Control
K. Hand – Untitled A1 – Project 5 EP
Gemini – If U Got To Believe In Something
Vicky D – This Beat Is Mine
The System – You Are In My System
Slam Mode – Solaris
2 Phat Cunts – Ride
Horsepower Productions – Giving Up On Love
G.O.D. Limited Two- Untitled
First Choice – Dr. Dub (Clivilles & Cole)
DJ Sneak – Feel Your Body Talking
Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestroes – Akayan Ekassa

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In case you haven’t heard, July is LADIES MONTH on the Adventures of Soulclap Podcast, so who better to set the bar high than Boston’s very own “Club Wheels Queen”, DJ D-Lux. With ONLY 2 YEARS DJing under her belt, she’s quickly on the up and up. D-Lux set the vibe right at this past June 28th Dancing On The Charles with choice deep cuts that had heads bouncing. Her self described “Summer Hotness” mix spotlights a variety of recent releases inspired by warm weather, vibey beats and (believe it or not) the music at the 1st D.O.T.C in May!

Tracklist
Ane Brun – “Headphone Silence” (Henrik Schwarz Remix / Dixon Edit / Ame Approved)
Pablo Rez – “Tampopo”
El Carlitto feat. Chelonis R. Jones “On And On” (Monoroom Remix)
Nima Gorji – “Que Quieres”
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – “Luchttoorn”
Dakar – “I’ve Got That Feeling”
Deepchild – “Fractures” (Fiord remix)
James Flavour – “I Am Not Your Bro”
DJ Lik & U-Nik – “My Love For You” (Lemos Tube Mix)
Argy & DJ Gregory – “Our Drums”
Nosmo V Kris B – “One For The Road” (Tiger Stripes Dub)
Guido Schneider & Andre Galluzzi – “Baccara”
Argy & Sydenham – “In The Mist”
Ripperton & Alex Attias “The Last Hour” (Redshape Laser Mix)

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Ah Italoboyz What can we say? Thank you for beating the sound system so sweetly. Thank you for dropping the exclusive edit bombs. Thank you for making us go crazy with two tracktor scratches simultaneously. Thank you for washing reverb over almost everything, and pounding of the jacking house music like the super stars you are!

If you were there to see Italoboyz beat the Phoenix Landing to pieces on for Midweek Techno 6/11/08 (Elyte’s B-day!) you know the of the dance music destruction that we speak of. Following their recent success of anthems like “Zinga “on Get Physical and “Bahia” on Mothership Music, The Boyz aka Marco and Fede have jumped feet first into a touring schedule made of dreams. We wish them the best for the summer months and can’t wait until they return.

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DJ Melee is a phenomenon amongst men, whose unlimited enthusiasm and funkyass DJ sets have made him one of the most important people to the New England dance music landscape over the last decade. From his Shadows of Society raves in the late 90’s, to his Friday residency at Avalon Boston (before they tore it down), to his work for Redbull Music Academy bringing legendary artists like Bernard Purdie to Boston, to his excellent selections as a buyer at Satellite Records and now as founding member of LAB Boston, Melee puts in serious work to make our home base a better place for electronic beats.

Melee’s style has evolved from an early love of breakbeats into what he likes to call tech-funk, which he describes as “a term that covers an open-minded combination of breaks, house, techno & electro.” All we know is that Melee always comes funky and banging and this is a perfect mix to get you fired up for the festival season! Here’s some final words from the man himself: “I made this mix especially for my buddy’s at the Soulclap. It’s a blend of the finest tech-funk out there. I spit hot fiya, blast ya speakers and tickle ya fannys.”

Tracklist
Emjae “Can You Handle It” *AudioJack Rmx*
Andre Crom “Tomographie” (Spektre_remix)
Phil Kieran “Missp” (Original_Mix)
Harvey Mckay “Reflex” (Zodiac Cartel Remix)
Dopamine “Ah_Baby” (Elite_Force_Remix)
Lee_Coombs_and_Nick_Thayer “TechFunkMonster” (original_mix)
Break the Box ”My Brothas Spring” (Philipe_De_Boyar_Remix)
Missy Elliot “She’s a bitch” (Stupid Fresh Mix)
D Ramirez and James Mowbray “Time Fades Away”
Jacob London “The First Chapter” (Original_Mix)
DJulz “Just_So_You_Know” (Original_Mix)
Moguai “Kick Out The Jams” (Style of Eye remix) melee edit*

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Whoever says there’s no such thing as instant gratification doesn’t know how we do it on the mothership. But before I explain I want to thank everyone that came through Redline on Saturday and filled our indoor edition of D.O.T.C. with the kind of energy that dreams are made of. Trus’me kept the packed dancefloor moving with his amazing blend of disco, house, techno and beyond for the last two hours, but before that I had the chance to play some proper partytime house music. So before we serve you with the next official episode of the podcast here’s a little bonus live set from your’s truly, no tracklist, just the goods. See you back at the Marsh Post on June 28th!

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Back in November for Episode 22 we posted a mix and interview of our homey Aaron who runs Dae Recordings out of Chicago. Aaron is originally from Philly and spins straight up house music, so his mix was pretty different than the more techno oriented sets we usually podcast (you know we like to keep it diverse). What happened next was that we got an amazing response from our listeners, everyone was so refreshed to hear house music that emails poured in thanking us for the change of pace. Well all you house heads, have we got a treat for you! An encore presentation from Mr. Dae himself, and this time he kept it super slow and groovy in turning out a true summertime mastermix.

Here’s what Aaron had to say for himself:

“So I think I stumbled across “this sound”, which my buddy Nathan G. coined Electronik Soul, a couple years back in my ex-girlfriend’s record collection. Ah the day is so clear! It was a wikked single on DIY Records with a Schmoov! remix. However, the remix & original were a bit more on the downtempo tip. Nevertheless, I proceeded in my usual research fashion and quickly fell in love. The thing that gets me about this style of house is that it’s timeless. It’s got a groove that never seems to go out of fashion. The perfect blend of disco, soul, funk, and electronic yummyness that makes my heart flutter. Oddly enough, I can count the number of producers making this style on just about one hand (the majority being from the UK). Big shouts to John Buckby aka Schmoov! & Nathan Boddy aka Office Gossip @ Winding Road Recs, Crazy Penis, Hot Toddy, Ron Basejam, Lovebirds, Spirit Catcher, Rhythm Plate, & Ian Pooley.”

Tracklist
01. Hot Toddy – Don’t Spill The Wine – Winding Road
02. Dirty Jesus – Don’t Fuck With My Shit (Salt City Fuck With Erics Shit) – Paper
03. Freakers Orchestra – Message From Kiellands Plass – Glasgow Underground
04. Crispin J. Glover Feat. Mary O. – It’s Over Now (Kenny Hawkes Vocal Mix) – True
05. Office Gossip – Jigsaw – Flat & Round
06. Jamiroquai – Main Vein (Knee Deep Dub) – Sony
07. Ciudad Feliz – All Your Feelings – Silver Network
08. Robb Scott – Understanding (RP’s Club Mix) – Sunshine Enterprises
09. Hot Toddy – Delta Blues – Winding Road
10. Ananda Project – Where The Music Takes You – King Street
11. Kister – Make You Mine (Crazy Penis Mix) – Deft Recordings
12. Crazy P – Cruising – Shiva Recordings
13. Problem Kids Feat. Steve Edwards – S’alright (Crazy Penis Bad Dismount Mix) – Paper
14. Nova Fronteira Feat. Sukima Thomas – Keep It Like This – Z Records

Some last words from Aaron:
“This mix was made the ol’ fashioned way: using two Technics SL1200-MK2 turntables and one Pioneer DJM 300-S mixer. Call it a throwback! The acapella entitled Akabu – Phuture Bound (Fxapella) – (Z Records) and the sound fx from Nu Rhythmix – Urban Safari (Swing City) were used throughout this mix. Mastering of this mix was done by Marcus Aurelius @ M-Lab in Milwaukee, WI. Let’s blast off to space…”

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On Wednesday, April 23rd we celebrated the release of our first record with a blow out, check videos, at our weekly techno residency at Phoenix Landing in Cambridge. Huge thank you to all those who supported that night and earlier at the L.A.B., Allston listening party.

Biggest thank you to those who have purchased a copy of “The Giraffe”, vinyl has been flying off the shelf at records stores and online shops (like Downtown304, Juno, Phonica and Decks) and is almost sold out. Luckily we’ve saved some for sale in our new Soulclap Shop!

Lastly, shout out to On The Download who posted our Great White Hope III promo mix as last week’s “mp3 of the week”. Big up Wayne&Wax on the 451st linkthink. Great White Hope III is also available for preview on Play.FM

Tracklist:

1. Bart Skills & Anton Pieete aka District One – One 2 One – 100% Pure
2. Piemont – Bastille – My Best Friend
3. Mark Henning – Dime Bar – Milnor Modern
4. Loco Dice – Tight Laces – Desolat
5. Armand & The Banana Spliffs – Zouk Zone (Creole Mix) – Cutting Traxx
6. Minimaril – Samba (Soulclap’s Nice ‘n’ Ripe Rub) – Airdrop
7. Johnny Fiasco – Cajual
8. Kadebostan – Ruff Dancer – Freude Am Tanzan
9. Phil Weeks – Check This Out – Robsoul
10. Robag Wruhme alz Rolf Oksen – Dopamine – Freude Am Tanzen
11. Marco Carola – Jackpot – Plus One
12. Soulclap – die Ente – Airdrop
13. Marcel Wave – 27 Holton (Serafin’s Back To New York Re-Interpretation) – Freerange
14. Italoboyz vs John Coltrane- Bahia (Party Swing) – Mothership
15. Pier Bucci – Hay Consuelo (3 Channels Catz For Dogs Remix) – Alphabet City
16. Mory Kante – Yeke Yeke (Afroacid Remix) – London Records
17. Soulclap – The Giraffe – Airdrop
18. George Thomson – Untitled – Aquarius
19. D’Julez – Just So U Know (2000 And One Remix) – Ovum
20. Paco Osuna – Transheet – Minus
21. Soulclap – A.O.T. (Nice ‘n’ Ripe Rub) – Itzamna

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Although its not the fully functional Soulclap tag team, its still nice to have a few solo performances here and there. This is a set from a few weeks back at Wednesday’s @ Phoenix Landing when I opened up for our boy Pito representing Biatch Corp NYC. In time leading up to that set I had been hooked on all this seriously deep, drummy, headie, housey music, so this mix really reflects that.

Tracklist
Sasha – Park It In The Shade (Audion Deep Steepe Mix) [EmFire]
Minilogue Vs KAB – That’s A Nice Way to Give Me Feedback (Wighnomy Brothers Quintenzirkel Remix) [Audiobahn]
Kabale Und Lauhaus – Makake [Remote Area]
Seth Troxler & Patrick Russell – Last Date [Circus Company]
Anja Schneider – Mole [Mobilee]
V – Born Again (Instrumental) [Vega Records]
Dop – Foly (Robag Wruhme ‘B-Schnitte’ remix) [Milnormodern]
Holger Zilske – The Bees [Playhouse]
Daniel Mehlhart – Kontrastprogramm [Neuton]
Minimaril – Samba (Soulclap’s Nice’n'Ripe Rub) [Airdrop]
Innercity – Good Life (Mathew Jonson’s Acid Mix) [KMS]
Soulclap – Giraffe (Cates&dpL Longneck Tech) [Airdrop]
MyMy – Southbound [Ostgut Tontrager]
Mr G. – Sometimes I Cry (Radio Slave’s Panama Garage Mix) [Oproof]
Seth Troxler & Patrick Russell – Doctor of Romance [Circus Company]
Andomatt 3000 & Jan – Limburg Suenna Connection [9 Volt Germany]
Ricardo Villalobos – 808 The Basequeen (Queen Of Bass Mix) [Lo-Fi Stereo]

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Up until last week I had played at Phoenix Wednesdays 3 times since we started our residency there and each time something went wrong with the recording. But I guess the 4th times the charm because the recorder finally worked and it sure was good timing because it was my first chance to play the closing set and I was already feeling Miami mode. Needless to say the recording came out dope and it’s the perfect pre-WMC podcast cause it’s all bouncy house and techno fo dat azz. See you in the sun…

Tracklist
Guido Schneider & Andre Galluzzi – Albertino [Cadenza]
Soul Clap – Angry On Tuesday [Istmo Music]
Shlomi Aber – Sekur [Be As One]
Steve Mac & Mark Brown – Bells Of Brighton (2000 and One Remix) [C2 Records]
Luke Solomon – Space Invaders (Andomat 3000 Remix) [Rekids]
Soul Clap – die Ente [AirDrop Records]
Tanner Ross – 27 Holton (Unreleased Mix) [Freerange Records]
Luca Ferrari – Deep 666 (Lars Wickinger Remix) [Logical Music]
Ron Carroll – Walking Down The Street (The N… Song)
Ricardo Villalobos – Enfants (Chants) [Sei Es Drum]
Soul Clap – The Giraffe [AirDrop Records]
Andomat 3000 – BND2 [Four:Twenty Recs.]
Poxymusic – War Paint (Claude VonStroke Remix) [Hussle Recs.]
DJinxx & XPansul – Spanish Kebab [Ovum Recs.]
The Juan Maclean – Happy House [DFA]

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We finally did it. Last Thursday for the first time ever we performed a set that wasn’t on 2 decks. It wasn’t even both of us on 4 decks and 2 mixers. It was Elyte & Cnyce performing on 2 mixers, 1 laptop, 1 turntable, 1 tape deck, 1 Korg MS2000 synth and 1 Kozoh Vespa delay box. It included about 50% original material and the other 50% totally mixed and edited wierdness. It happened at Modulations (pics by Dave Day here) and we recorded the whole damn thing (we got video too that we’ll share when it’s edited). Witness the birth of Soul Clap LIVE! right here, right now on Episode 26 of the Adventures of Soul Clap.

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 26
Soul Clap LIVE! @ Yelp.com’s Modulations – MIT Museum
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Hey, if you’re wondering why you’re looking at a flashing animation of a scantily clad lady wearing a party hat (shout to Miss Jessy for that btw), it is because we are celebrating the 25th episode of the Adventures of Soul Clap Podcast. Wow, 25 episodes… not bad for our first year, thats 2 and 1/12th episodes per month! Looking back, we’ve proudly hosted some amazing guests and definitely had some awesome mixes of our own. So thanks to all who contributed and of course to our growing subscribers, its been an honor to share the web-waves with all of you. Anyways, here ya go, episode 25.

According to wikipedia, the word “Charlie” is a nickname for Charles, which is Germanic in origin and means “free-man”. The name Charlie may also refer to: The letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet and FAA aviation phonetic letters, Charlie, short for “Victor Charlie”, or VC, military slang for the Viet Cong, Charlie class submarines of the Soviet Navy, Charlie (parrot), the name of a pet possibly owned by Winston Churchill, Charlie (band), a British rock band in the 1980s, “Charlie” (song), a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Charlie the Tuna, the cartoon mascot for StarKist Tuna, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a series of novels and films, and their main character, Charlie Bucket, Charlie’s Angels and the unseen boss, Charles “Charlie” Townsend, Charlie Dog, Chuck Jones’ late 1940s cartoon character, CharlieCard, a smart card used for electronic ticketing by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Charlie, a fragrance sold by Revlon, a cosmetics company, “Charlie X“, an episode of the original Star Trek series, Charlie, an album by the band Melt-Banana, The Charles S. Roberts Award, nicknamed Charlie in the wargaming hobby, “Charlie“, a 2004 episode of The Mighty Boosh, “The MTA Song” aka “Charlie on the MTA and of course, slang for cocaine.

Last Wednesday at Phoenix Landing, however, Charlie just so happened to be the first name of both DJs, Cnyce and Caseroc, who played together for the first ever “Go Chuck Yourself” party. The music that night was nasty, and Cnyce’s opening performance set a vibe we felt worthy of podcasting for you.

Tracklist
1. Brothers Vibe – The Difference (The Dif Mix)
2. Two Armadillos – Butterfly Bee (Andomat 3000 & Jan Iwanitz Remix)
3. Onur Ozer – Orion
4. Mountain People – Mountain 005.2
5. Ricardo Villalobos – Farenzer House
6. Modeste vs. Soulinterface – Stronger
7. Prosumer and Murat Tepeli Feat Elif Bicer – Turn Around (Cassysmoothmix)
8. Tim Ryan – Agnus Dei (Soul Clap Remix)
9. Kabale und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez – Mumbling Yeah (Marco Carola Kick Rmx)
10. Villalobos – Fizheuer Zieheuer Pt. 1
11. Dominik Eulberg – Lowenzahn-Luftwaffe
12. Layo & Bushwacka – Life2Live (Loco Dice Remix)
13. Craig Torrance & Philip Hochstrate – Two Face (Funk D’Void Remix)
14. Dole & Kom – Remind Me (Monoroom Remix)

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 25: Cnyce, Go Chuck Yourself!
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This is not Sergio Santos and neither is this. The Sergio Santos we are talking about and have written and podcasted about many times on this here blog is this Sergio Santos. This Sergio Santos (whos MySpace status as I write this post “is flying through the bermuda triangle right now”) is one of the most talented and tasteful house/techno DJs in the city of Boston. This Sergio Santos just completed the second edition of his now ongoing Parliament Nights mix series (here’s the first edition) yesterday and sent it over to us to share with you. If you’re wondering why we keep posting Sergio Santos podcasts, the answer is simple: they just keep getting better and better. Segand I’m sure you’ll agree after you listen to this latest installment.

1. kevin griffiths – jaguar shoes (rippertons lonely predator mix)
2. friendly people – music is improper (martin buttrich remix)
3. michal ho feat. jon jon – take me away (original)
4. marcin czubala – consigliere
5. craig torrance & philip hochstrate – shrinkage (samims remix)
6. dan ghenacia & chris carrier – tumble blur
7. mark broom – wizz (mihalis safras remix)
8. marlon d – jesus creates sound (main mix)
9. danton eeprom – one thing leads to another (tigerskin remix)
10. johnny d – walkman (ray okpara remix)
11. sebo k – far out
12. dominik eulberg – grunschenkel (2000 & one remix)
13. red robbin & jakob hilden – snapdragon
14. da fresh – a night at the beach (dj f.e.x. remix)
15. tom clark – fragile elements (paul ritch remix)
16. luca bacchetti – the way to corvocado
17. sian – apple tree
18. riton – sound of the studio

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 24:
Sergio’s Parliament Nights 2
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Merry Xmas! We hope Santa brought you just what you wanted. What did we wake up to find under our Hanukkah bush? A brand spankin’ new podcast from our homie Tanner Ross. If you’re not familiar with Boston’s golden child of electronic music production you can catch up on what we’ve written on him here and here. But if you’re too lazy for that, here’s a brief explanation of why we talk about T. Ross all the time. First, dude started doing his thing with fellow Jerseyer Killowatts (who has an insane xmas song on his myspace). Then he started, producing with Matty D. as The Bald & The Beautiful. Next, he caught the attention of none other than Claude VonStroke who signed him on to do a remix of “Who’s Afraid Of Detroit“. Tanner flipped it serious on a 12″ that also included mixes by Audion and Kevin Saunderson and the rest is history. Now he has bigbig tunes like “Facemelt” & “Krueger Fingers” (with Kilowatts) on VonStroke’s Dirtybird and “The Curse” (as Voodeux) on Mothership as well as a remix of Blaze’s classic “Lovelee Dae” that dropped on OM and a genre bending broken beat mix of Jahcoozi’s “Double Barrel Name” (by The Bald & The Beautiful). And the best is obviously yet to come, with a soon forthcoming EP on longtime house staple/stable Freerange and almost daily announcements of pending megadeals shouted from his room on Aldie Street (also home to Cnyce & Sergio Santos, what a house house).

You can buy Tanner’s latest release “The Curse” here. And for you digital onlys here’s Tanner on Beatport.

Tracklist
1. Audion – Freds Bells
2. Alex Smoke – Rotwag
3. Guillaume and the Coutu Dumonts – Mederico
4. Trentemoller – Kink
5. Martin Buttrich – Hunted
6. 3 Channels – Getting Kinda Hectic
7. Shlomi Aber – Sekur
8. Roman Flugel presents Soylent Green – La Forza Del Destino (Radio Slave Remix)
9. Marshall Jefferson & Nooseheads – Mushrooms (Justin Martin Mix)
10. Lusine – The Stop (Robag Wruhme Remix)
11. Samuel L Session – Smoke Stack
12. Todd Bodine – The Secret Edge
13. Voodeux – The Curse

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 23
Tanner Ross’ Tales From The Darkside
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We met Aaron from Dae Recordings for the first time on one of his killer WMC boat cruises a few years back. When I say these parties were off the charts I mean it, three floors of music, top shelf open bar, the whole nine. At the time Aaron lived in Philly, had just started his label and was releasing and playing dope funky, bumpy, house jackers. Fast forward to now and our man has relocating to the house mecca Chi-town and has refocused his sound around deep soulfulness, while maintaining his signature funk and for Episode 22 he has blessed us with a mix of pure house bliss PLUS a super exclusive interview and charts to match. From the future soul of the opening track to the classic amazingness of alltime Soulclap favs Hallelujah and The Pressure we’re sure you’ll love this one as much as we do!

Tracklist
01. Amp Fiddler – Ridin’ (Carl Craig 12″ Edit) – Genuine Records
02. Jersey Street – Born Again – (Vocal Mix) – Glasgow Underground
03. Matthias Heilbronn – Brown James (Matty’s Soulflower Mix) – King Street
04. Freedom Soundz – Say Yeah (Sat & Lite Remix) – White Label
05. Kerri “Kaoz 6:23″ Chandler – Hallelujah (Kaoz Club Mix) – King Street
06. VMC – To The Rock (Spiritually Sound Dub) – Hustle Music
07. Sounds Of Blackness – The Pressure (U.B.P. Classic Club Mix) – AM:PM
08. Ann Nesby – Can I Get A Witness (Mousse T’s Garage Mix) – Perspective
09. Deep Swing Pres. Xavior – Shelter (Louis Benedetti’s Dub) – Soulshine
10. Masters At Work Feat. India – Backfired (Joey Negro Dubfired) – suSU
11. David Morales & Albert Cabrerra present Moca (Feat. Deanna) – Higher (Dub Mix) – Azuli
12. Beatconductor – Give It Up (Extended) – Nitevibes
The accapella entitled: Steven Mestre & Wilson Santos Presents Judgements & Misconceptions which appears on Defected Accapellas Volume 2 Preachers was used throughout this mix. Mastering of this mix was done by Marcus Aurelius.

The Adventures of Soul Clap Episode 22
Aaron Dae – Don’t Be Chi
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AND HERE’S THE INTERVIEW

Where you from?
I was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL but grew up in Brooklyn, NY.

Where you at?
I am currently residing in Chicago after doing a long stint in Philly.

2 truths and a lie
I love animals. I like to eat ice cream just about every day. Pimpin’ ain’t easy.

What music are you into/producer/spin/release?
Right now, I guess I would classify what I’m into as Deep House with a decent amount of vocals to it. It’s soulful but not sleepy and has some funk to it. It’s funny because I used to dislike this kind of sound! I was more into the funky jackin’ stuff that I usually put out on Dae Recordings. This is really why I’m launching my new sub-label: Dae Deep. It’ll give me an opportunity to put out a sound that I’m really into these days. It’s where my heart & soul are! As far as producers go, I’m pretty keen on people like Joey Negro, Masters At Work, Phil Asher, Restless Soul, Fanatix, Ralf Gum, Jon Cutler, Spen & Karizma, Simon Gray, Richard Earnshaw, The Jinks, Liquid People, Reel People, Knee Deep, Fudge, The Sole Channel guys (Mr. V, Alix Alvarez, Will “Reelsoul” Rodriguez), Bobby & Steve, and Copyright. I also play a mixture of stuff from the whole crew of Nottingham guys: Schmoov! (who runs and owns Winding Road Records), Crazy P, Hot Toddy, Ron Basejam, Office Gossip, and Rhythm Plate. They have a real distinct sound that I feel is really all their own. I have been into that kind of spacey / disco-ish / funk / house sound for a bit now and actually just released an EP (Flash It Out) from Schmoov! on my Dae Recordings imprint.

What was the first records you ever bought?
Well, early on when I was first starting to play records in the mid 90’s I was really into Funky Breakbeats and I primarily liked the stuff coming out of Florida. I think the first record I ever bought was called Beats-A-Rockin by DJ Icee on Zone Records. I still actually have it! It was an easy record to learn how to beat match with. I also picked up some Bassbin Twins stuff around the same time.

Your most treasured record?
Hmmmmmm. . .I love so many of my records, but I only have doubles of one and it never ever leaves my bag. I guess that would constitute my most treasured record! It’s called Shelter and is by Deep Swing Pres. Xavior (Soulshine Records). However, the Louis Benedetti (one of my all time favorite producers & owner of Soulshine) Dub didn’t appear on the original version of the record nor did it appear on a repress they did with a different track on the B side. People often say I have that, but I don’t have that version. I guess with the whole digital wave though, no record can be that treasured anymore!

What was the first rave/club/party you went too?
Amazingly, I remember this just like it was yesterday. Many moons ago in NYC, I was very big into rollerblading/skateboarding and just so happened to meet another skater by the name of Ani (from Dee-Lite). He told me how he was a DJ and plays at these “rave” parties. I had never been to one and he kept informing and keeping me up to date on his gigs one of which was at this party called The Living Room (3rd St. between Ave. B & C – shit’s engrained in my mind). Around the same time, my Brooklyn Russian skate buddies told me about this “rave” called Maskarave that they had gone to and the way they described it was fucking nuts! I had to go! So, I convinced one of the skater guys to take me there and I had this elaborate scheme to tell my parents about me sleeping over there and us working on editing some skate video stuff. Everything was a GO and all set up until I got to my buddies house and he said “sorry man I can’t go tonight because my parents are home”. I was about crushed as I had been anticipating this moment for weeks! I begged, pleaded, guilted, and eventually hatched another scheme to get us out without him getting in trouble. It basically consisted of a tall tale about how another skate buddy had “run away” from home and his mother called us asking for help finding him etc etc. He took the preverbal bait and we were on our way to my first “rave” – The Living Room! We got there and I remember there being no sound bleeding through to the street and just a building with a bunch of metal roll down gates. Apparently, there was “knock on the second gate three times” system and out came a burly security guard who then let us into an alley where we waited to get searched. We then entered through another set of doors into an area with a ticket booth and none other than DJ Db working the counter. I walked up to the window and he said “oh sorry man no shorts”. I couldn’t believe I had made it all this way to be turned away because of my baggy Planet Earth skate shorts. I said to Db “please man you don’t know what I went through to get here” and he replied “ok well maybe if you pull them down a little bit so they look more like pants”. I quickly agreed and began to adjust them when he exclaimed “APRIL FOOLS! get on in there”. I think I laughed, gave him a couple choice words and was on my way in through yet another set of doors. Once inside the “main room” I was dazzled by the strobe light/blaring music sensory mindfuck! It was all over then as I said ” I don’t know how on earth I’m going to get here next week, but I WILL BE HERE” and the rest is one for the “rave” history books! Here I am about 12-15 years for later still involved with electronic music. CRAZY!!!!!

Most embarrassing rave movement?
Ha Ha! Must I pick one of the many? I guess I would have to say the most embarresing moment took place while living in Orlando, FL. I was super “candy raved” out back then. I mean bleach blonde hair, platform shoes, book-bag, glow stars on my face, and the whole shebang! Anyways, I was going to be moving back to NYC and was attending one final huge rave in Orlando. I was so amped up and was insistent on taking all these great pictures to take back and show everyone in New York. I had my camera all set and ready to GO! This girl I was dating at the time and myself made one stop before the party to hang with some other friends. Everything was great and there was plenty of excitement in the air as we prepared to roll out to the “rave” (Energy 2 @ The Edge). I was actually underage at the time so we had to sneak in through the back. The plan was successful and we were in! The party was packed and the music was pumpin’. One small problem, I forgot the damn camera. Now mind you, there was and maybe still is a twelve o’clock curfew in downtown Orlando for all kids under eighteen years of age. I had already gotten caught once and got away with a warning. So me being so insistent on taking these damn pictures decided we had to leave, go back to our friends house, get the camera, and come back. Sounded good at the time right? Wrong! We came out of the club and there were police all over. As we made our way towards the car, I noticed a large group of “ravers” along a wall and a policemen on the other side of the sidewalk. They had all been stopped, detained, and awaited transport to the police station. We just tried to “be cool” and walk right by which almost worked. However, some girl that I knew was one of the kids up against the wall and shouted out “Hey Aaron” and it was all over. The cop started yelling “Hey you two come over here. I need to see some ID”. We tried to keep walking, but he wasn’t having it. . Once he stopped us, I tried to explain that I “left my ID in the car” and that we had been in the club already. I even showed him the re-entry wrist band that we got on the way out and informed him that the door guy could vouch for us. No dice! So up against the wall we went and then into a cruiser headed for the station. We ended up in some sort of late night court and I waited for my name to be called. Sure enough, my prior run-in with the curfew had come back to haunt me! I sat there all decked out in the holy grail of “candy rave” getups and watched as each and everyone got a warning for their 1st offense. Eventually, I was left there with glow stars on my face sitting next to some people who had committed some real crimes. Off to jail I went and the whole nine (photo, fingerprints, etc) was given to me. My Dad had to come pick me up and didn’t do so till the following morning. Now that was an embarrassing moment for the “rave” history books!

What was the best place you ever played?
I would really have to say at Sundae in Philadelphia. It’s the party that was started by Lee Jones, Dj Dirty (1/2 of the Housing Project) and myself (other 1/2 of the Housing Project). I’ve played a decent amount of places stateside and beyond, but there is just something about the vibe at this event. It’s so damn thick! I’m actually in Philadelphia right now as I’m playing the party this Sunday.

What was the wierdest place you ever played?
I would have to say Pittsburgh, PA. It could also double as the worst place I ever played. I think this place was a coffee house or something where that had shows so underage kids could attend. Something was just plain bizarre about it and it was a pretty empty gig. I think it was one of those surreal moments where you ask yourself “why on earth am I here”.

Proudest musical accomplishment
I would say that I’m most proud of 2 things.

One is an event I did two years in a row called Floatin’ which took place in South Beach Miami on a huge 3 level luxury yacht. It was the biggest scale event I have ever coordinated. The total cost for the yacht rental including top-shelf open bar for 4hrs for 400 people was $30,000.00. It was really daunting and had so many more variables and room for error than a normal size event. I was a bit nervous about it all, but I put my mind to it and made it a success both years. Some of the people on the bill were: Questlove (from the Roots), J-Boogie, Andy Caldwell, Onionz, MFR, SS & Shy Fx, Grooverider, and Fabio.

The second thing I’m most proud of is my label: Dae Recordings. It really weirds me out when people from all over the globe tell me that they know and really like the label. I’m just glad to still be around after watching so many labels fall by the wayside. We are about to put out our nineteenth release (Johnny Fiasco & Joshua Heath – Half & Half EP).

Vinyl or digital?
Well, up until recently I was very much all vinyl. However, the rapidly rising cost of vinyl and the lack of vinyl release availability from the labels I like (some of them are not even doing vinyl anymore – ex. MN2S) is turning me into a Digital guy. I wish it wasn’t that way, but. . .
A. I can’t get the music I want on vinyl.
B. I can pay $65.00 and get 6 pieces of vinyl (if that) or get 25-30 tracks digitally.
C. I can and will be getting Serato where I can have the best of both worlds (playing digital tracks in a vinly format)
YOU DO THE MATH!