Without naming some & missing others the overall space should explain. Anything from chillin to thinkin, foot tappin to head knodding, arse moving to hip shakin kinda stuff. Spoken word, soul, funk, jazz, afro, latin, disco, hip-hop, rNb, electronica, broken beat plus the melting pot thats 'deep house/soulful garage'.
John Long Presents: Deep House Chapter 2
Grew up around my parents US-UK rock/folk tastes & ample vinyl collecting. Basically the sounds didn't impress and the ears went in other directions. Disco, Ska & TwoTone in the late 70s/early 80s, Electro/Beakbeat in the early to mid 80s, Acid House late 80's to early 90s and Soulful/Deep House throughout the remainder of the 90s, all of which had obvious & major influence on present day tastes.
Like decades past a music genre shouts and makes all the difference. For me acid house arrived and became the music movement that gripped a chunk of the generation. Taking us on missions down a-roads, b-roads, across muddy fields, into warehouses & random parties. Exposing us to industrial sounds N loops, jackin baselines, dancing that would make parents cringe then landing us in the madness of 90's superclubland.
ROLANDO - KNIGHTS OF THE JAGUAR (filmed SW Detroit)
Through these times many travelled the country clubbing, many stepped forward promoting their own nights, some producing their own music, some kick started record labels and many ended up diggin vinyl & dj'ing, i.e moi. Not something that rules my life but seeking out tunes the day after the night before, crate raiding originals, sniffing out tracks of the moment/times gone by and playing out is a passion. With too many toons to hand mixing it up on the ones N two's is never usually far away. Student unions have been entertained, 'larger house' parties (King Street-Chester), Phil Cooper's NuNorthern parties, weekly residency at Life-Liverpool, on going monthly residency at CottonOn and spells in Belgium (Nick Blow's NuNorthern parties) & Ibiza (Ancient People & Savannah).
So after many a night giggin, many a day diggin, crazy trips to the Hac, Cream, Sweet, Basics, Progress, Shindig, Shelleys, Sound Factory, Body & Soul, Dance Ritual and many many Southport Weekenders we arrive at the present, still going strong and still smilin.
BUGZ IN THE ATTIC - TRANSCEND ME (live @ Cargo NYE 2006)
Movies
Books
Heroes
Shanks, Lennon, McQueen to name a few and of course good old George & Raymondo
Think Soul, Funk, NuJazz, Disco, Beats, Afro, Broken, Latin & Deep Soulful House.
Started in 2003 CottonOn is an ongoing monthly selection of musical tastes and styles around cuts from far N wide, old N new hosted by N.Wales based dj's Nick Bentham & Steve Hodge (Sick Trumpet).
For the time being the monthly is no longer but was the last Saturday of each month @ CityBar/NuWah - Chester UK. No upcoming dates for the night for the time being but never say never eh.
CITY BAR/NuWAH
19-21 City Road
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 3AE
tel - 01244 318950
As for myspace, just staying in touch, saying, displaying and keeping informed. Here alongside friends, people in similar circles, people thinking similar things, those admired and those that caught the eye.
Outside of the day job and apart from being shyt on the kareoke i'm an easy going, music heeed, vinyl junkie, djay, sneaker freak, watch meister and LFC'r. Amongst many things enjoy chilling, over doing it with friends, a good giggle, socialising, parties, music, films, concerts, meeting others and generally getting out & about......and of course ladies.
Anyway thanks for checking the space, have a nose around & go easy
- Nick
RECENT TOONAGE
TUNES FOR THE EARS 2007 >>>>
BAH SAMBA - TIRED LITTLE ONE (yoruba rmxs) - SYAM MUSIC
VINCENT MONTANA JUNIOR feat DOUBLE EXPOSURE - YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING - PHILLY SOUND WORKS
CHOCOLATE/SOFTROCKS - UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN
KEEP SCHTUM - DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANT/I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF - UNKNOWN
FUNKANALA - BAMAKO - HERE & NOW RECS
LARRY HEARD pres MR WHITE - YOU ROCK ME - ALLEVIATED RECS
L'RENEE - SAY MY NAME (dj genesis & franck roger) - REAL TONE RECS
TERRENCE TRENT D'ARBY - SHE KISSED ME (maw) - COLUMBIA (1993)
FUTURE BEAT INVESTIGATORS - DARKSUITE/FORTHOSEWHOKNOW - RAW FUSION
LYRIC L - OOH U & I - ALTERED VIBES
THEO PARRISH - CHILDREN OF THE DRUM/ I AM THESE ROOTS - SOUND SIGNATURE
REAL - NEVER NEVER (mark de clive lowe) - SMOOCH RECS
INNERVISIONS - SECRET WEAPONS EP - FISH GO DEEP : ESL - INNERVISIONS
NICOLAS DENIS - JACKIN A BOX - DEEPLY ROOTED
INNERVISION - DONT YOU EVER GIVE UP - RICANSTRUCTION (1997)
KERRI CHANDLER - WATCHIN THE MOON - DEEPLY ROOTED
JOVONN - CANT HOLD IT BACK - DEEPLY ROOTED
STEPHANIE MILLS - YOU'RE PUTTING A RUSH ON ME - MCA (1987)
TOM BROWN - THIGHS HIGH (grip your hips and move) - ARISTA (1980)
THELMA HOUSTON - YOU USED TO HOLD ME SO TIGHT - MCA (1984)
KARIYA - LET ME LOVE YOU FOR TONIGHT - SLEEPING BAG (1988)
DHAR BRAXTON - JUMP BACK -FOURTH & BROADWAY (1986)
IMAGINATION - CHANGES - MCA (1983)
ASHFORD & SIMPSON - IT SEEMS TO HANG ON - WARNER BROS (1978)
N'DAMBI - CANT CHANGE ME (ron trent mixes) - R2
SHAWN J PERIOD - PLACES EVERYWHERE - BROWNSWOOD
MARI BOINE - VUOI VUOI ME (henrik schwarz) - UNIVERSAL
JOVONN - DONT WASTE YOUR TIME (larry heard mix) - TRACK MODE
RED ASTAIRE - GHETTO HELL - GAMM
DORFMEISTER v MDLA - BOOGIE NO MORE (reverso 68 + kraak & smaak mixes) - GSTONE
BASEMENT BOYS pres MUDFOOT JONES - THAT JAZZ - FREESTYLE RECS
BEN WESTBEACH - NOTHING ELSE - BROWNSWOOD
SLOPE - RUNNIN (henrik schwarz) - SONAR KOLLEKTIV
LANU - DISINFORMATION - TRU THOUGHTS
TUNES FOR THE EARS 2006 >>>>
ATJAZZ feat ERNESTO - PUT IT ON (osunlade) - MANTIS
AM KO - HOUSE PARTY EP - PROMO
JD73 - ELECTROBOOGIE - MONUMENTAL
SOUL 223 - ALL CITY EP - SOUL JAZZ
REBTUZ EP7 - VARIOUS - WHITE
WAIWAN - INTERSTELLAR - EARTHPROJECT
SHUR I KAN - FUTURE FANTASY EP - FREERANGE
GRUDGE MONKEY - HUSTLE - SCHTUM
NICOLE WILLIS - FEELING FREE - ATC RECORDINGS
DAZ I CUE feat COLONEL RED - ROKSTONE (SOON COME) - BITA
FEINDREHSTAR - DANCETRACK - SONAR KOLLEKTIV
BIG BANG - YO YO JAZZ (nicola conte/daz-i-cue) - ARISION
MEMBER OF THE TRICK 03 - 29 CALLS (the locust) - SONAR KOLLEKTIV
IAN FRIDAY feat ERRO - EVERYTHING - TEA PARTY MOVEMENT
JIMPSTER - SQUARE UP (john tejada) - BUZZIN FLY
FIVE CORNERS QUINTET - JAMMING/THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING - RICKYTICK
IAN FRIDAY - ISLAND LIFE EP - WESTEND
FERRER & SYDENHAM INC - THE BACKDOOR - IBADAN
DON CARLOS & MICHELLE WEEKS - TAKE ME HIGHER (yukihiro fukutomi) - IRMA
JOHN BELTRAM pres NOSTALGIC - GOING HOME - GROOVIA
JOHN CUTLER & MATTHIAS HEILBRONN - 640 - DISTANT MUSIC
CHANGE/STEPHANIE MILLS - HOLD TIGHT/WHAT'CHA GONNA DO (krivit re-edits) - WHITE LABEL
FIRST CHOICE/SURFACE - LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER/FALLING IN LOVE (krivit re-edits) - SALSOUL
RASIYA - U BETTER RUN - ANTIPODEAN RECORDS
SMALL ARMS FIYA & PETE SIMPSON - ALL OVER/BE MYSELF/SO EASY - GOYA PROMO
WOMACK & WOMACK/PLEASURE - LIFE IS JUST A BALLGAME/JOYUS (dj.d & arthur blackbeard edits) - BALL
BEMBE & DEGO/INNADAZE - STUFF U LIKE TO UNLOAD ON ME/SUPA 7 - 2000 BLACK
BLAKAI/CAPITOL A - DONT STOP/DOIN IT UP - 2000 BLACK
QUANGO - FRANTIC MOMENT EP - DEEPER SOUL
ANTHONY NICHOLSON pres MIQUIFAYE - SINISTER EP - CLAIRAUDIENCE
STEVIE WONDER - MAKE SURE YOUR SURE - UNRESTRICTED ACCESS
YAM WHO feat PHARRELL/KANYE WEST - NUMBER - WHITE LABEL
OMAR - YOUR MESS/IT'S SO - ETHER RECS
SLY FOX - THEME FROM BULLIT - FLY RECS
S TONE INC - BEIRA DO MAR/CUEVA DEL LOBO - SCHEMA
TRACKHEADZ - FEEL - DNH
OK MA - BABY BLUE - STILL MUSIC
OPOLOPO feat AMALIA - LIFES A DANCE - ESPECIAL
NUTMEG - CHANGE - NEROLI
TRACKHEADZ - MY LOVE - NRK
32 PROJECT/HIROSHI WATANABE - THE ROOT OF THE WORLD - IBADAN
AME - OJOMO - SONAL KOLLEKTIV
APHRO PZYKO - GUERILLERO - RAW FUSION
ARVID feat ERNESTO - TRY - NAKED MUSIC
MARKUS ENOCHSON & TOMAS CASTRO - GOT TO LET YOU KNOW - SONAR KOLLEKTIV
CHRIS BRANN-WAIWAN-FREAKS - SAMBA FUNK/FLUGELSCHLAG/TAMA FELISE - OBLIQSOUND
HAJIME YOSHIZAWA - ENDLESS BOW - ESPECIAL
BLADE & MASQUENADA FAMILY feat NYDID SAMPIAO - INDIO - REKAWA SOUND
see 'previous toonage' blog for more.
WORTHY WEBSITES (right click on the live website link and open in new window/tab)
Rejuvinated?? Why? What've you been up to?? Mate...I went to see Mr Stevie Wonder in Hollywood on Monday night - it was AMAZING! The man is an absolute GOD!
Hi Nick, hows things? We're off skiing in 2 days and there's a heatwave-a-coming - seems like it anyway lol. There's hardly any snow left, except really high up. So it looks like it's the black runs for Lotto !! I checked the webams, and where i like to ski, there's just the odd lump of ice left, some very pretty heather, and Grass !! rofl. I'll let you know how it goes lol.
Hey there how ya doin?? I'm hoping to go to Soul Heaven in Liverpool on the 9th Feb and wondered if you were going and if not why not?? Can't believe my favourite house dj and back room bliss is all under one roof in the pool!! Let us know if your up for it and we'll hook up eezee xxxxx
