Happy Holidays and all that.
I made this mix about ten years ago now. Before Ableton (Unbelievable but true - there was a time before Ableton). It was done one two real Technics decks, two very old CDJs (the big ones that looked like a suitcase), a sampler and a VHS tape recorder. It's one mix that people always ask me for and I think it's quite soothing. There are a couple of bits where it goes a bit wonky, but I was young and I'm not an octopus. It was sort of a prototype for a radio show I was doing in Leeds called "Skin Up, You're Already Dead".
Originally, it was going to be the calm disc of a two CD set - "An Outlaws Night Off" and "An Outlaws Night Out", kind of like what the Discobelle thing was. Dance music moves quite quickly though so there's never really a perfect party CD, just a party CD that keeps changing, I suppose that's why we all keep doing mixes, to try and translate the sounds into a new great set.
It took me ages to find the artwork (I lost the original so I had to do it again). The photo is from a newspaper from 1999. I found the paper, but I'd ripped the picture out to scan it and then lost it! I called the British Library and they didn't have it and then I called The Guardian and they only had a really crap resolution version, but I got there in the end. I think it's a very lovely picture anyway. There's a high quality one here too, if you want to print it.
I hope you enjoy this anyway - maybe it's one to put on after the massive New Years rave up?
I be playing at "The Greatest Show on Earth" in Bristol on NYE on the Arcadia Stage (which is apparently looking even better than it did at Glastonbury). For some wierd reason even Pitchfork have picked up on this partly and someone just offered £1000 for 10 tickets, which is pretty bonkers. I reckon it's going to be an absolutely incredible party. Come and say hello if you're there...
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