In This World

'In This World' was the result of being asked to record a set for a radio station in Brighton which reflected the music that I was DJing at the time. As well as sending all my previous trance and chill-out CDs I thought I'd better produce a new mix that covered the global & bigbeat music that I play, as none of my previous CDs really caught the flavour of this area of my music collection that had been developing over the previous months. The result was 'In This World', which featured many of my favourite global gems. I could have titled this as a Whirl-Y-File, but at around the time of recording the mix Monkey Pilot voiced his concern over the Whirl-Y-Files since they were leading to some confusion by various people, who were thinking that they were official Whirl-Y-Gig merchandise. Hence I’ve decided to knock the Whirl-Y-Files on the head, with all future global mixes released under the 'In This World' title.

A recent side-line of the 'In This World' series of CDs is my latest creation, 'Sounds of the Funked Up Generation', which is a summer fuelled exploration of (mostly) house music.

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In This World

Track Listing: Black Star Liner - Duggie Dohl (Caffrey Stretch Out) State of Bengal - Flight IC408 Asian Dub Foundation - Culture Move Indian Ropeman - 66 Meters (Original Mix) Asian Dub Foundation - Riddim I Like Angry Mexican DJ's - Funky Clav (Clap Your Hands Mix) Afro Art - Cubalooba (Unitedeye/Souldrummers Cubalaboration) Lemon - Citron Pressé Angry Mexican DJ's - Phoenix City Puddu Varano - Colombia (Original Mix) Professor Feel Good - Strangeness (Original Mix) Michael Airhart - Cuba Mologa - Subtrain (Freaky Movement Rework) Jack Presents the Thai Soul Orchestra (The Latin Vision) Mr Oxx & Shield - Pablita from Havana Fiorello - Azzurro (BMR's Club Cut)

Recorded February 2001. Anybody witnessing my live gigs will recognise the opening track ('Duggie Dohl'), since I use it regularly to start up my sets as it is perfect vibe setter. This is probably Black Star Liners finest moment too, being a glorious example of what the Asian Underground truly represents. This flows into 'Flight IC408' by State of Bengal, a drum and bass classic that I first heard on Talvin Singhs Anokha compilation. 'Culture Move' by Asian Dub Foundation keeps with the drum and bass theme; this track has a huge finale and is very powerful and is a regular on the Whirl-Y-Gig play list. I step off the throttle with Indian Ropemans '66 Meters', which flows in 'Riddim I Like', one of Asian Dub Foundations more mellow tracks sounding very much like Zion Train. From here on the vibe changes with 'Funky Clav', the first of two tracks from The Angry Mexican DJ's, which as the title suggests comprises of funked-up break beat backed with cheeky Hammond organs. Then its my own version of Afro Art's 'Cubalooba', a track that really grabbed my attention when I first heard it. There was something annoying about the way the 'Unitedeye/Souldrummers Cubalaboration' version built up and then died on the spot, so I tinkered with the track slightly, copying a section from the middle of the track and pasting it onto the end of the original version, thus making it slightly longer but also giving it a bit more direction. Hence after the big percussion frenzy that previously marked the end of the track, it now jumps back into to the main verse. Personally I belive the track makes much more sense like this and is much more fun on the dance floor. 'Citron Pressé' by Lemon (in-house band from Club Montepulciano) is a favourite track that I normally drop midway through a set; the brass fanfare fires off an instantly recognisable upbeat, jazz fuelled, tangy number full of springtime freshness that brings out the silly dances on the dance floor. This drops into 'Phoenix City', the second track on this compilation by The Angry Mexican DJs, which this time round plays on a funk-scar theme. 'Colombia', which is probably Puddu Varano's best track to date, combines yet more cheeky hamond organs with a fantastic excursion of '70's style funk fused backed with a double helping of Afro-Caribbean glam. 'Strangeness' by Professor Feel Good is one of my biggest new tracks at the moment; a wonderful off-the-wall slice of crazy big beat and uplifting jazzy breaks all accompanied by spoken female vocals describing feeling some kind of "strangeness". 'Cuba' by Michael Airhart is a housey type number, the first of the 4/4 house/trance type tracks and marks the start of the last section of this mix, although the change of style isn't noticable with the brass elements carrying over from previous tracks. Keeping with the jazz theme is 'Subtrain' by Mologa which is a funked-up jazz-house combo that will have you shaking your tush and strutting your stuff in minutes. This flows into Jack presents the Thai Soul Orchestra which has had a huge response at Whirl-Y-Gig since I gave it to Monkey Pilot a few months ago; its a lengthy track that combines a solid 4/4 beat with brass elements, lead by a wonderful saxophone piece. 'Pablita from Havana' is another new track that we're finding works well on the dance floor - this one is very cheeky and tropical. And to finish off I’ve chosen 'Azzurro' which features Spanish guitars, marching percussion and a fantastic big top line that’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face; interestingly the original version of this track was quite big back in the early '90s in Italy.

And that is my first attempt of a more global-dance mix compilation. Unlike my other mixes, this is more of a blend since the BPM of these tracks are all over the shop and beat matching just wouldn't work. Saying that, the last five tracks are beat matched and flow quite well together. Overall this is a fantastic excursion through global dance music, from the Asian Underground through to funky big beat & jazzy breakbeat and finally into 4/4 laid back trance & house, all with an underlying uplifting carnival vibe throughout. Note that the CD doesn't feature tracks 3, 4 & 12.

In This World 2 : Another World

Track Listing: Traumatic - Tribal Symphony Groove Armada - Superstylin' Junior Jack - E Samba (Original Club Mix) DJ Vitamin D - That Latin Track (Kiko Navarro Vocal Mix) DJ Chus & David Penn - Baila (Stereo Dub) DJ Bomba & J. Paola - E Suma (Full Version) 1 Giant Leap - Ma Africa (WOSP Thru the Jungle Mix) Miango - Mussiki é (Jungle Mix) The Rumbar - Puertorico (Original Guitar Mix) Jesse García presents Tribal Spain Vol.4 (Latino Activo) Banda Sonora - Pressure Cooker (Guitarra G Remix) Serge Imhof & ATDC - Spanish Angel (Instrumental)

Recorded October 2003. It has been far too long since I've recorded an up-tempo global-esque mix; hence here is volume two of 'In This World'. It's a very different affair to that of the first volume, which successfully blended everything from drum & bass and funky big beat to 4/4 global trance. When short listing the tunes to feature on this new mix CD I quickly realised that I didn't want to just tread the same old path as the previous volume, since that was a unique mix that worked so well and would be very difficult to equal, let alone better. Hence I've produced an 80 minute continuous mix of predominantly 4/4 global dance music, utilising some of the excellent Latin and African flavoured gems that I have recently discovered, along side a few established favourites that have featured on my past play lists.

I've kicked off with 'Tribal Symphony', an old and very rare classic from the early 90's that previously i've used as an end of set tune. The combination of percussion drums, piano chords and penny whistle is spine tingling - such a good tune. As the chords of 'Tribal Symphony' fade the beat of 'Superstylin' kicks in, a big crossover tune from Groove Armada that needs little introduction, and works well here to pick the vibe of the mix up. 'E Samba' is the first of the Latin dance tracks that make up the core of this mix CD. Its a very catchy carnival tune that's been gaining huge support over the summer months of 2003, with countless remixes appearing month after month, although its the original club mix that remains as my favourite. Keeping with the Latino vibe is DJ Vitamin D's 'That Latin Track'. For about a year I was playing the much harder Hatrias remix in my DJ sets, completely over looking the lighter and more vocal version by Kiko Navarro, although eventually I realised the potential of this remix. The Stereo Dub mix of 'Baila' from DJ Chus & David Penn is a very smooth Latin house track that ditches the in-your-face vocals of the original mix whilst retaining the subtle backing vocals, which works beautifully. Keeping with the Latino vibe is 'E Suma', a wonderful tune from DJ Bomba & J. Paola where the emphasis is firmly on the acoustic guitar top line. And then its into the WOSP Thru the Jungle Mix of 'Ma Africa' by 1 Giant Leap, which is the first of two African style tracks which help create a bit of diversity in this mix CD. This has been a firm favourite of mine ever since its release and raises the question as to why more dance remixes haven't been produced from the wealth of fantastic material recorded on the 1 Giant Leap album - if you've not got this album then its an essential additional to your shopping list. Heavy on the percussion and delving into global trance territory, 'Ma Africa' works wonders on dance floors and works well here not only to break up the Latin vibe but also to step the mix up a gear. 'Mussiki é' is a great tune; again African based, although this time more carnival in vibe and less intense than 'Ma Africa', hence acting a breather before the final step up into the last section of this mix CD. 'Puertorico' by The Rumbar was the most recent tune to make it onto the playlist of this mix CD and upon its purchase I knew instantly that this was the icing on the cake. Its backs to the Latin house vibe, with big beats and a great sax top line combining with Spanish vocals which sound very similar to those used in 'Jack presents the Thai Soul Orchestra', a tune I used on the first 'In This World' mix CD. A fast Spanish (?) vocal/ rap adds fuel to Jesse Garcia's crazy Latin house track 'Latino Activo' which is a recent release at the time of mixing this CD and a firm favourite of mine. Into this blends 'Pressure Cooker' from Banda Sonora, another great tune from the Defective label, which somehow manages to fuse the unlikely combination of Spanish guitars and pressure cooker steam sound fx. Unusual, but it works, especially in the breakdown and subsequent build-up. And finally, easing off the throttle slightly, is the wonderful acoustic guitar led track 'Spanish Angel' by Serge Imhof & ATDC. And that is In This World 2.

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