It's been a long summer and there's been a break in my regular mixes. Anyway I'm back with a bang and keen to 'Free The Planet'. Watching the news here in the UK over the past year or so and I am detecting a disturbing pattern of police brutality and the erosion of our fundamental human rights. George Orwell's '1984' warns of a 'Big Brother' society where every thought is monitored and people punished for the most minor of detours from the authorities' policies. To me house music represents freedom. The feeling of unity you can only experience in the middle of the dancefloor gives people breath and helps you to evade the oppression of our masters. I don't want everyone to listen to this and go out smashing the windows in JJB Sports for some new trainers in a violent orgy of looting. Just turn on the speakers, enjoy what (good) summer weather we have left and chill to the sounds of liberty.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Tricky - Time To Dance (Maya Jane Coles remix) [Domino]
2. Kasabian - Underdog (Sasha Remix) [Sony BMG]
3. Phreek Plus One - Passion feat. Mr. White (DJ T. Remix Instrumental) [Compost]
4. Morgan King - I'm Free (Soma Remix) [Accidental Music]
5. BT - Lullaby For Gaia [Perfecto]
6. Alan Fitzpatrick - Moon Palace (Wez G Inspired Edit) [White]
7. MANIK (NYC) - Kent Ave (Warriors) (Original Mix) [Ovum Recordings]
8. Chambao - Pokito A Poko (David Ferrero Housepark Remix) [Sony BMG]
9. Vincenzo, Talking Props - Seduction (Original Mix) [Dessous Recordings]
10. Jody Wisternoff - Shivver (Original Mix) [Anjunadeep]
11. Sasha, Krister Linder - Cut Me Down (Original Mix) [Last Night On Earth]
12. Gabriel Ananda - Hey Blop (Original Mix) [Basmati]
13. Way Out West - Surrender (SommerStad Remix) [Armada Music]
14. Róisín Murphy - Cry Baby (Paul Oakenfold Mix) [EMI]
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Wez G - Free The Planet
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Wez G Traktor DJ Sets
I am passionate about vinyl. It is the ideal DJ format. It is the media by which DJing first came to life. I made vows to always stick by it. Swore an oath to Enzo @ http://plastic-music.co.uk where I buy my vinyl never to 'go digital' - but as in Terminator, the dance music world has witnessed the rise of the machine and we live in a digital age... I started spinning the odd tune with Traktor to incorporate some stuff in my sets which was unreleased on black plastic. I then decided to give Traktor a proper whirl and invested in some MIDI equipment. It is like learning to DJ all over again. People say it's cheating and yes, software will auto synch beats for you - but beatmatching is not something I have a real problem with anyway. The fundamentals of DJing remain the same: Good selection of music, flow of tunes, hitting the right mixpoints - it's still all about timing and digital or vinyl that needs to be precise, beats matching or not... Anyway - for the past year or so I've been beatporting and traktoring... So here are the sets. I'm not dead to vinyl and still pick up the odd bit... I think live vinyl performances are better for the mind, body and spirit... I am also in the longwinded and tiresome process of converting a much cherished record collection to digital wav.
