Music For The Tube Strike

The London Underground strike has meant that my trips to the office are taking a lot longer than usual. The upside of this is that I’ve got loads more time to listen to music on the way in. Below are some recent (and one not so recent) mixes that have been cheering me up amidst sweaty bus rides and long walks across the capital.



First up is Gabriel Heatwave’s excellent new Early Warming mix. This mix has kept me smiling and enjoying looking at London through the windows of the 43.

The Heatwave – Early Warming Mix


Tracklist:

1. Laden - Really Like You
2. Gappy Ranks - Gyal Mi Love
3. Voicemail - Ride Mi Bike
4. Gyptian - Money Man
5. Buju Banton - Buy Love
6. Richie Spice - Soothing Sound
7. Konshens - Straight Forward
8. Busy Signal - Beep
9. Mavado - Neva Believe U
10. Equiknoxx & Gerusalem - Cobba Cobba Riddim
11. Lil Joe - Wine
12. Tifa - Single
13. Spice - Badmind
14. Cecile - How It Feels
15. Anthony B - Roll Mi Gal
16. Mr Vegas - Mi Believe
17. Mr Vegas - Old School Hustling
18. Major Lazer feat Mr Lexx & Santigold - Hold The Line
19. Gappy Ranks - Put The Stereo On
20. Erup & Nature - Trample Dem
21. Beres Hammond - I Feel Good
22. Beres Hammond & Donovan Germain - I Feel Dub
23. General Degree - Jah Will Provide
24. Delly Ranx - Pleasure Pain
25. Buju Banton - Pretty Every Time
26. Cornadoor - Chocolate Fudge





Next up is Brazil’s favourite Barcelona based export, DJ Blip. The To All Tits Bigger Than Mine mix flows effortlessly from dubstep, to bassline, to bmore, to baile funk and back again. Nice to see a Monkey Steak tune in there too!


DJ Blip – To All Tits Bigger Than Mine


Tracklist:

01. Timeblind _ Backwardation
02. Monkey Steak _ Voodoo Is Everywhere
03. Uncle Bakongo _ Makonde
04. RSD _ On Deck
05. Blackdown feat. Badness, Riko, Flowdan and Killa P _ Bullet A'Go Fly
06. Akira Kiteshi _ Pinball
07. Karizma _ Drumz Nightmare
08. Untold _ Anaconda
09. King Cannibal _ Virgo
10. Geeneus vs Wizzbit _ Da Stomp Riddem
11. RSD _ Accepted
12. Kutz _ Tarantula
13. Dj Flack _ Moodystepper
14. Fused Forces _ Animal
15. Solid Groove and Sinden_ Red Hot
16. Kazey and Bulldog _ Big Truck
17. Franz Ferdinand _ Ulysses Zomby Gloop RMX
18. Timeblind _ Backwardation, yes, again, deserves it
19. MPC _ Rio Dub Style Bruno Belluomini RMX
20. Geiom & Earlybird _ Net Weight
21. Zomby _ 1up
22. Zôl _ Syphillisupastar
23. Alien Entertainment _ Shoot to Kill Instrumental
24. Kelis _ Bossy Two Fingers RMX
25. Ghislain Poirier _ Pou Ki Sa Dub feat. Nik Myo
26. Chancha Via Circuito _ Buss It feat. Jahdan Blakkamore
27. Busta Rhymes _ I Got Bass
28. Dj Flack _ Rock to the Rhythm
29. Ghislain Poirier _ No More Blood feat Face T




Techno legend Derrick May has been soundtracking the journey back home the last couple of days with this excellent live mix recorded back in 1990 in Bristol. Pure old school techno fire!


Derrick May – Live in Bristol 1990


Tracklist:

Suburban Knight - The Art of Stalking
Liaisons Dangereuses - Peut Etre... Pas
Fade To Black - In Sync
Asmo - Music Please
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Loom
Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings of Life
Earth People - Dance
Rhythim Is Rhythim - It Is What It Is
Model 500 - The Wanderer
DJ Mink - Hey Hey can You Relate (Sunshine Dub Instrumental)
Suburban Knight - The Worlds
LFO - LFO Remix
Petra & Co - Just Let Go (Dub)
Scram - I Believe (Before the Storm Mix)
A Man Called Adam - Techno Powers
Sueño Latino Ft. Carolina Damas - Luxuria
Reese - Just Want Another Chance
Bluejean - Track Show Vol 1 - H
The D.O.C. - Portrait Of A Masterpiece (Orginal Album Version)
A Guy Called Gerald - Emotions Electric (Frankie Foncett Mix)
De-Lite - What Is Love? (Holographic Goatee Mix)
Pete Shelley - Witness The Change
Lil' Louis & The World - Nyce & Slo (Luv Bug Mix)
Soho - Hot Music (Jazz Mix)
MIC - Oobe 1
Rhythim is Rhythim - Drama
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Andy Weatherall A Mix Of Two Halves)