Here we go with Part 2 of 4 from Jimmy Monsta Funk’s mixes drawn from 2017 releases – Trample The Dust Down. Following on from No Hard Borders he’s kicked us off with an updated Loleatta Holloway classic before taking us firmly through the sounds of proper techno, Chicago house and live European club joints that bump. Enough esoteric pieces and reflips to satisfy the chin-stroke massive and prove that the majors haven’t killed record culture just yet.
An original and genuine love for all things Detroit shines through with Motor City alumni such as DJ Bone, Robert Hood under his own name and Floorplan, Rhythim is Rhythim and DJ 3000 appearing throughout. Sitting alongside Gary Beck, Illum Sphere, a Depeche Mode reworking and Forest Drive West on Livity Sound there isn’t anything lazy about the way this has been put together.
Don’t get it twisted, this is pure vibes start to finish.
Stoked to be presenting a new series of mixes from Jimmy Monsta Funk. In what seems to be an annual occurrence (check Mo Last Year and You Asked For It for 2015 and 2016 respectively) JMF has handed down his 2017 wrap-up split across four mixes. This is the year in records – a selection of tracks that are all releases, re-releases or reissues from 2017 blended, selected and mixed together live on two turntables.
The titles for the mixes are all based on the nonsense world events of the year – Elon Musk going to Mars and sending a Douglas Adams charged Tesla on space recon, the possibility of a hard border in Ireland due to Brexit, the hands moving on the Doomsday Clock and the continuation of a cycle started by Thatcher and her ‘Big bang’. There’s message in the medium.
Trample The Dust Down
Loleatta Holloway – Stand Up (Pangaea’s Mix) (Salsoul Records)
Robert Hood – The Bond We Formed (Soma Quality Recordings)
Christian Burkhardt – Karambolage (Cocoon Recordings)
Mark Broom – King (Epm Music)
Gary Beck – Bicycle Wheel (BEK Audio)
Santiago Salazar – Saturated Funk (REKIDS)
Esteban Adame – Descendants (Tresillo Remix) (Epm Music)
Nomadico – Gentefied (Yaxteq)
Stephan Olbricht – Purpleblue (Lobster Theremin)
Kessell – Cloned Motions (Pole Recordings)
Pablo Mateo – Fazing Trees EP (Dred Records)
The/Das – Top Vibes (Life And Death)
DJ 3000 – Just Work It Feat Paris The Black Fu (DJ Nasty Remix) (Motech)
The/Das – Drug Dilling (DJ Bone Remix) (Life And Death)
Jerome Sydenham – No Earth Required (Apotek)
El Coyote – Dream Dealer (Yaxteq)
Rhythim Is Rhythim – Icon (Vince Watson Reconstructions) (Transmat)
Jon Dixon – Fly Free (Jon Dixon Edit) (4evr 4wrd)
Louis Guilliaume – Close Encounter (Born Free Records)
Caldera – Weirdpeoplescavedance (WNCL Recordings)
Complete Walkthru – My Friend Right Here (First Second Label)
DJ Bone – Black Patterns (Hardspace Mix) (LF RMX)
EQD – Equalized #003 (Equalized)
Floorplan – Made Up My Mind (M-Plant)
Robert Hood – Solid Thought (Dekmantel)
Orlando Voorn & Pushmann – Onis (KMS)
Marco Effe – Basewax (2000 & One Remix) (AdMaiora Records)
Illum Sphere – Glass (Hieroglyphic Being Remix) (Ninja Tune)
John F.M. – … And Then Leave (The Trilogy Tapes)
Look Like – Control (Mistress Recordings)
Gene Hunt – Spector (Midnight Shift Records)
Point Blank A.K.A. Secret Cinema – Meng’s Theme (Green)
X-Coast – Transformations (UNDERTHESEA)
Depeche Mode – Going Backwards (Belleville Three Deep Bass Dub) (Mute)
Flori – Alone On Point Lake (Voyage Recordings)
Akufen – Akufen (Karat Records)
Jun Kimata – Train Music (Forbidden Colours)
Forest Drive West – Jinx (Livity Sound)