The ISM Mix Machine has been in high gear all year, and today we hit you with yet another dope selection. This one is by our man Richard Carnage over at the TAPE blog, whose coverage of techno, house and nu-disco (check their detailed “Top 100(!) of 2007” post!) make them a favorite of mine…

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The idea for this mix has been floating around inside my head for a good long while now. I wanted to have something more akin to a mixtape than a deejay mix for bedroom purposes, both sleeping and otherwise. Don’t expect much in the way of mixing, I mostly just segued between jams in the…

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Pauly Martin (anagram), Platinumray is one of Dublin’s most underrated DJs. His party style DJing is one of playfulness, mixing different flavours of dance and electronic sounds. Although never afraid to get abstract and wonky (and he is definitely wonky – but in a good way, wonkiness is closer to goodliness) with his selections, it…

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Here we go with the ISM exclusive second installment of Noleian Reusse’s Black Tekno mix. This mix was recorded live in January, and it features more of the same kind of stuff that made Vol. 1 so popular. Noleian has politely declined the requests for a tracklist (he kicks it old school like that), but…

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Mathematics Recordings has been busy the last few years issuing new material from some of the old school Chicago house originators, remixing and reissuing classic jams, and banging out some new jacking tunes by current Chicago cats. One of those new producers is Noleian Reusse, who releases tunes on Mathematics and Crème Organization with Jamal…

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The cats over at the TAPE blog asked me to do a guest mix a little while back showcasing US house and techno artists. It took a couple tries to get it right, but I like the way it turned out. Check out the post with my commentary here, where you can also find the…

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I often like to have a mix session on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It’s usually just playing a bunch of tunes I like and messing about with a few things rather than a properly programmed set, but this time I thought I’d put a bit more effort in and record the results. It’s a mix…

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Brand new disco mix for you all to enjoy, as played on the CBS on Sunday. Boogie Down Brixton

I thought I’d resurect this mix I did way back at the start of the year. It was fun to make and it’s probably one of my favourites I made this year. It’s one of the first I made after coming back from 8 months working in Brownsville, Texas – it was such a relief…

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My man [mark] does a little occasional podcast type joint over at his site radiohypno.com that features himself and other friends (some of whom are deejays, some of whom are not) selecting and/or mixing up tunes; yours truly is the guest mixer for the current installment. This mix was also inspired by The Instigator (aka…

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