Started this episode on the slower side, took in some beats around 105bpm, slowed things down even more to about 90 then picked thinks back up to familiar 120bpm+ territory to cram in a few promos. This one was a lot of fun after a busy week and weekend that left little time for DJing, and I only pressed the wrong button a few times.
Hour two’s guest mix is bloody brilliant to be honest. It’s from Craig Scott, a DJ of 30+ years from Plymouth who caught my ear a while back thanks to his excellent mix series Ebony Sessions. Those mixes, whilst eclectic, are heavily focussed around house and disco their many forms, so imagine my surprise when Craig turned in an hour of wall to wall funky hip hop! I’m so glad he did though - whilst hip hop and me can sometimes be a bit hit and miss, he’s exactly captured the vibe I go for - lively, good time retro beats with lots of big brassy funk samples, none of that gangsta sh*t. He’s done himself proud with this mix and I absolutely love it!
Hope you enjoy, and make sure to show Craig some love on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/ebonysessions
…And Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theebonysessions
I’ll be back soon, stay safe kids! xxx
HOUR 1 TRACKLIST
Dennis Coffey - Live Wire (SLY Edit)
SS - Fly As Me (mikeandtess edit 4 mix)
Oldchap - Let's Love
Gil Scott-Heron - Shut 'Um Down
Ripple - I Dont Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky (JR.Dynamite Re-Edit)
B-Jam - Later
A Tribe Called Quest - 1nce Again (radio version)
Voices Of East Harlem - Wanted, Dead Or Alive
Jonk & Spook - Someone
Di Saronno - If You Can't Get On Down (Original Mix)
Roy Ayers - Get On Up, Get On Down (Joey Negro Revibe)
David Walters - Bwè Dlo Guts Extended Version
Chewy Rubs - Ecstacy
Pavel Svetlove - Jazzy Piano
JB Edits aka Jerk Boy - Leapy Looker
Brian Power - Optimistic (Michael Gray Remix)
CRAIG SCOTT GUEST MIX
James DB - I Got The Bug
JB - Hyped Up Ants (Naughty NMX Mix)
Ill Advised - Grunt Without The Noise
The Fundamentals - Thing
Featurecast - Ain’t Got Time
Marc Hype - The Get Down (Naughty NMX Mix)
Lyn Collins - Mr Big Stuff (Scocco Mix)
Dave Gerrard - Generation Five
Big Daddy Kane - Ain’t No Half Steppin (Phoreyz & Brisk Mix)
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It (Toby One Mix)
A Skillz - Tricka Technology
K9 Posse - Ain’t Nothin To It
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You 9Altered Tapes Mix)
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
DJ Pump - Game Theory
Poor Righteous Teachers - Here We Go Again
The Ojay’s - For The Love Of Money (DJ XS Mix)
Minimatic - That Golden Bossa Hop
