I dusted off my Dr Teeth alter ego this weekend, having received an invitation from a former UNBSJ student of mine, DJ Joshi Toshi, to mix a set for his Eclectic Electric program on Saint John’s campus/community radio station, CFMH 107.3 FM.
Here’s a link to the set I played: a rewind of some top “speed garage” tracks, circa 1998. I know, I know, I need to get caught up on my house music. If you’ve been following this thread of the blog, you’ll know I’m slowly working my way through the late 1990s. By the end of this decade I should be done with my reviews of the last one.
The host promises to update his show’s blog soon, and it will include the mix as broadcast — as well as Joshi Toshi’s own mixes of current house, a whole new generation of killer basslines.
Track list:
[intro sample] Austen, Jane. Pride & Prejudice. Perf. Nadia May. Blackstone Audio, 1989.
Sneaker Pimps, “Spin spin sugar” (Armand’s Dark Garage mix). Virgin, 1996.
Nuyorican Soul featuring India, “Runaway” (Mongoloids in Space remix). Talkin’ Loud, 1996.
Tori Amos, “Professional widow” (Armand’s Star Trunk Funkin’ mix). Atlantic, 1995.
Double 99, “Ripgroove.” Satellite, 1997.
Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell, “Got till it’s gone” (Armand Van Helden Speedy Garagez mix). Virgin, 1997.
187 Lockdown, “Gunman.” EastWest, 1998.
Wideboys, “Rock the Download.” Garage Classics Vol. 2: Summer Edition. Ministry of Sound, 2008.
Soundscape, “Dubplate Culture.” Satellite, 1997.
Double 99, “Jump” (remix). Satellite, 1998.
Locust, “No One in the World” (Mongoloidian Killa Bees remix). Apollo, 1998.
De’Lacy, “Hideaway” (187 Lockdown Hidden Vocal dub). Deconstruction, 1998.
4th Gear, “Sick.” Deviate, n.d.
[outro sample] Austen, Jane. Pride & Prejudice. Perf. Nadia May. Blackstone Audio, 1989.
A process note: the first guest mix I ever did for radio, in 2000, was a live vinyl mix on the 1groove Internet radio station. (Back when Realmedia had the corner on streaming, bleagh!) Ironically, I pre-recorded this mix for a traditional FM station (with its now-obligatory streaming simulcast). And the mix itself is a composite: the Soundscape, Double 99, and Locust mix is a fragment of a vinyl mix I laid down a few years ago. (I excerpted it mostly for the Locus remix; it’s still too hot to have left out of a proper speed garage review.)
