Mixtape Wednesday

Derby-based DJ Hudson has been rocking the Midlands for years with his party-friendly blend of disco, funk, breakbeat and hip-hop.

He has a whole heap of mixes available online, showcasing his block-party sensibilities and excellent set-building skills.

My current fave, still getting a lot of iPod airtime for me, is his 'On 45' mix, made using only 7" singles and taking in everyone from Professor Longhair and Paul Simon to Silver Bullet and Shut Up & Dance.



Tracklist:
01 MFSB - Something for Nothing
02 New Birth
03 Eddie Kendricks - Intimate Friends
04 Ohio Players - Funky Worm
05 Foster Sylvers - Misdemeanor
06 Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead
07 Hubert Laws
08 Cymande - The Message
09 The New Birth - Honeybee
10 Madlib Invasion
11 Heavy D & The Boyz - Blue Funk
12 Leon Haywood - I Want To Do Something...
13 James Brown - Papa Don't Take...
14 Biz Markie - Vapors
15 Ruby Andrews - You Made A Believer Out Of Me
16 Freda Payne - The Easiest Way To Fall
17 Joeski Love - Pee Wee Dance
18 Everybody Bounce
19 Deee Lite Theme
20 Kool & The Gang - Dujii
21 The Village Callers - Hector
22 Gang Starr - Who's Gonna Take The Weight
23 LL Cool J - Rock The Bells
24 The 900 Number
25 Olympic Runners
26 Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
27 Parliament
28 Dilla - Signs
29 The Supremes - Bad Weather
30 Jack McDuff - Dit Da Dit
31 People's Choice
32 Big Daddy Kane - Raw
33 Chambers Brothers - Funky
34 Ann Sexton
35 Shoorah! Shoorah! (reggae version)
36 Professor Longhair
37 Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
38 The Intruders - I'll Always Love My Mama
39 Patti Jo - Bonus Beats
40 Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
41 A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
42 Royal House - Yeah Buddy
43 Shut Up and Dance - £20 To Get In
44 Silver Bullet - 20 Seconds To Comply
45 It's a Leicester Fiesta
46 The Jacksons
47 Breakbeat Era
48 Life Is What You Make It
49 Motherlode - When I Die

Download it here. And check out more mixes by DJ Hudson here.


Sometimes I wonder where it all went wrong. Kids have knives, our leaders are arseholes, the economy is in a slump and the word "electro" is being misappropriated by every shitty house DJ on the planet.

In truth, it's the last one that bothers me most. I love electro. Real electro. Detroit electro. German electro. Proper electro. I hate the fact that a genre built on experimentation and innovation has had its name hijacked by unimaginative house producers.

For the record, house music is not electro any more than trance music is techno.

Anyway, rant over. Here's a mix from Bassline FM, in Seattle, that reminds us all of what makes real electro amazing and how the scene is continuing to push boundaries with fresh pioneering sounds.



The Electro Mixtape covers tracks from the 1980s when electro was born, to the present day. Taking in classic productions from AUX-88 and Shiver alongside newer joints from Point B and Dave Clarke.

Download it here.

Tracklist:
1. Cynthia Stern - Follow (Warlock Mix)
2. Wee DJs - 80
3. Bass Junkie - Sub-Mission (Control The Bass)
4. AUX 88 - Rated AUX
5. Shiver - Subsonic Soundscape
6. Hrdvsion - Love's Duel
7. Clatterbox - Control Freak
8. Vicarious Bliss - Theme From Vicarious Bliss (Dave Clarke Remix)
9. Underground Resistance - Electronic Warfare
10. Silicon Scally - Dissolve (Weemix)
11. Point B - Split
12. Clark - The Magnet Mine

Until next week, enjoy the mixes.