52M-017: Damp Squib

Don't know what it's been like where you are but we've had some proper harsh weather here this week, so here's a mix of rainy day music I put together this morning while the heavens opened outside.

It's mostly loungey downtempo stuff, with nods to hip-hop, jazz, disco and soul along the way.

I suspect it *might* work equally well on a sunny afternoon. I'll let you know about that when summer decides to arrive... 

52M-017: Damp Squib by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Jugoe - Night Fumblings
Mr Scruff - Eardrops
Azymuth - Chameleon (Offworld Remix)
Clayton & Fulcrum - Soul Fan
Captain Planet - Fresh Delivery
Cut Chemist - The Garden
Aim - The Force
Boogiewood - Guy Le Arch
Rayko - Little Baby
Gary Davis - One Lifetime To Live (Greg Wilson Version)
78 Edits - Slick
Insightful - As She Sleeps


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52M-016: Disco Brisket

Disco Time again this week folks. Just under an hour of the good stuff here, with the usual touches of electro, chug and a couple of re-worked classics to keep yer mom happy. 

52M-016: Disco Brisket by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Christov - Mischief
Jon Kwest - Your Life
Linkwood - Falling
Mr Scruff - Cheeky
78 Edits - Something Here
MR - Keep Her Happy (Earwig Dub)
Chic - I Want Your Love (Todd Terje Edit)
Uptown Funk Empire - Boogie
Rayko - Heads Together (Rayko Dub Edit)
Munga - Tell Me (Mungas Verseless Version)
Lopez - Discoshit
40 Thieves - Jam Hot (40 Thieves Dub)
Jean Carn - Was That All It Was (Re-Edit)

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52M-015: Bare Grillz

Summer and long balmy sunny days approach us (optimistic as ever) so I thought i'd jump the gun and knock out a BBQ mixtape. I'll probably do a few of these as the warmer weather gets more consistent, and this one's quite a relaxed mix to get us started. A "soaking the firelighters and prepping the Pimms" or "welcoming guests to the lawn" selection, if you will.

Make sure your guests/kids don't mind bad language cos there's a bit of it on the hip-hop tracks. Thing is if you're doing it right the guests will be swearing over how fucking good your grilled meats are, so no worries in the long run.

Enjoy! and always ensure your poultry is thoroughly cooked through... 

52M-015: Bare Grillz by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Rick James - Getting It On (In The Sunshine)
Walter Jackson - It's Cool
Blackpocket - Al Softly
B Bravo - Orfeo (Will You Stay)
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
Kid Cudi vs George Benson - Breezin' Day & Night (Jimi Needles Blend)
Chocolate Milk - Action Speaks Louder Than Words
Olympics - Papa Will
Thomas East - Sister Funk
Gramatik - In This Whole World
Hawkeye - Meet Me At The Roosevelt
Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E. (Freddie Joachim Summer Groove Refix)
Freddie Cruger feat. ADL - Special Lady
The Magic In Threes - Neal's Lament
Guru - Look To The Sun
Palov & Mishkin - Re-De-Troit
MFSB - Let's Party Down
Pimp Rekker vs Sean Paul - Mission Like Glue (Marky de Sade Mashup)
Tunde Mabadu - Viva Disco (Instrumental)

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52M-014: Funky Easter

A simple premise this week: 40 minutes (or thereabouts) of out-and-out funk. No messing about here, just the good stuff, nice and upbeat - perfect for working off the results of any chocolatey overindulgence you may have embarked on this weekend.

Happy Easter! :) 

52M-014: Funky Easter by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Souleance - Schack
New Mastersounds - Thirty Three (JuJu Orchestra Remix)
Beatconductor - Loco Moto
Public Opinion Afro Orchestra - Do Anything Go Anywhere (Instrumental)
Badboe - My Bad
Flying Fish - Sing It Loud
Mr Confuse - Balkan Funk (Ed Royal Remix)
Totalcult - Magnificent Buffalo
Fab Samperi - BB Funk (The Sly Players Remix)
DJ Kid Stretch - Get Away (Basement Freaks Remix)
Cookin On 3 Burners - Keb's Bucket
Lee Fields - Shot Down

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52M-013: TuneStep Vol.3

More glorious Tunestep for you this week - and now i'm up to three mixes of the stuff I think I can definitely afford to start calling it "a series".

I am totally blown away by the opener on this one - Disclosure has nailed it with this remix and I reckon it could easily hold out to be one of the tunes of 2012. Amazing stuff. I'm also pleased I managed to wedge the VIP take of Monky's "Drunkerdz" into a mix too - he's a top producer and criminally overlooked at present. You can grab the original cut of Drunkerdz off the Brownswood Electric 2 compilation.

Heads down, skank on... 

52M-013: Tunestep Vol.3 by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix)
Swing Ting - Hold Your Corner
Julio Bashmore - Batty Knee Dance
Salva - Keys Open Doors
The MAK - Fools Gold (Original)
Sepalcure - Deep City Insects
FaltyDL - Hip Love
Horsepower Productions - Boogaloo
Tessela - Subway
COM'MA - Vacancy
Eprom - Never
Monky - Drunkerdz VIP

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52M-012: Eclectronica Pt.2

It's another delve into the electronica crates this week with a selection that starts off all moody dubby halftimey bassy, and eventually shifts up a gear to encompass a bit of a future funk, big beat and shouty set of finishers. Definitely a few nappy-fillers here, so make sure you're wearing sturdy strides. 
 

52M-012: Eclectronica Pt.2 by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

The Insiders - Stepdub
TooMuchPorn - Cardboard Boxer
Freq Nasty - Drum Play
Scuba - Cognitive Dissonance
Aether - I.D.
Distance - Skys Alight
Breakage ft. Roots Manuva - Run 'Em Out
Robot Koch - Devil Drums (Alex B Remix)
Fulgeance - Chico
DJ C - Hawa
Frikstailers - To Com Saudade (ft. Mc Maiquinho)
The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us
Simian Mobile Disco - Flea In Your Ear
Jimmy Edgar - Vibration

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52M-011: 40mins & A Blunt

Back to the horizontal listening selections this week, with this mix being aimed squarely at the stoners.  Actually it's not all downtempo, and it does pick up somewhat as it progresses.

Whatever you do, don't fall asleep at the wheel...

52M-011: 40mins & A Blunt by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Lonnie Liston Smith - Devika (Goddess)
DJ Raw Sugar - Barry Me Softly
David Holmes - Rodney Yates
DJ Shadow - In-Flux
Blockhead - Breathe And Start
DJ Cam - Mad Blunted Jazz
Das EFX - 40 & A Blunt
People Under The Stairs - Come On, Let's Get High
Edwin Starr - Easin' In
Madvillain - America's Most Blunted
RJD2 - Smoke & Mirrors
Ghostface Killah feat. The Delphonics - After The Smoke Is Clear

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52M-010: Live @ De Cuba 10/03/12

This is what I tend to get up to on a Saturday night...

An hour or so of sunshine party music taken from my 5-hour set last night at Cardiff's Vodka Revolution nightclub. I play upstairs in the Revolucion De Cuba rum-bar most Saturdays so the order of the day here is a healthy slice of summery funk, goodtime disco and latin vibes. As usual with one of my party sets there's the odd bootleg, remix, and cock-up (can't win 'em all). I hope you like.

*shakes maracas*

52M-010: Live @ De Cuba 10/03/12 by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Jem Stone - Teleparp
DJ Marky & XRS - LK (J-Sound Mix)
Badboe feat. MC Coppa - One Of Those Days
Kelis - Trick Me
Harvey K-Tel - Ranking In The Deep
2 Black - Waves of Luv (Soulstatic Radio Mix)
Hardly Subtle - Mama Said Funk You Out
The Dancefloor Outlaws - Regulate
James Brown - Get On The Good Foot (Mr Drunk Mix)
Sono Rhizmo - Mambocito Mio
Quantic & His Combo Barbaro - Un Canto A Mi Tierra (J Boogie Remix)
KC & The Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man (Rascal's Mixable Edit)
The Breakdown Bandits - Funky Music Til You Die
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
Lafayatte Afro Rock Band - Congo
Breakestra - Little Miss Funky Sole (Drilla Edit)
A Skillz - Poppa Soul
DJ Twister - Blow Your Tambourine
Dizzee Rascal - Holiday (RDM Edit)
Booker T & The MGs - Soul Limbo

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52M-009: Future Funk 2

It's been far too long since my last Future Funk mix and, with crippling popular demand* for another one, I finally pulled my finger out and sorted it this weekend.

The theme here is modern takes on funk: so there's everything from the sublime and soulful (Buscrates, Electric Wire Hustle, Blackpocket) to bassy neck-snappers (Leonard DStroy, Lopez) via out-and-out nu-funk gems (Darkhouse Fam, Max Butter, B.Bravo) and leftfield electro-wonk (Salva, Funkineven).

It's all over the place stylistically but that's kind of the point. Strap yourself in and get your funk on...

* two people.

52M-009: Future Funk 2 by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Buscrates 16-Bit Ensemble - Theme For The People
B.Bravo feat. Lady Alma - Substance
Max Butter - Crashed
Salva feat. Zackey Force Funk - 40 Karats
Vlooper - Un Suit Case Eglise (GLGN Remix)
Blackpocket - UR A Sta (DBridge Remix)
Darkhouse Fam feat. B.Bravo - Like No Other
Amin Payne - Midnight Vibrations
Leonard Dstroy - Sunset Marquis
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (Buscrates Electro Funk Hop Mix)
BoomBaptist - Toucan Wing
Lopez - Frutika
B.Bravo - Right On Time (Synth Dub)
Electric Wire Hustle - Experience (Instrumental)
Stevo - Pad Pusher
Tall Black Guy - At Ease
Onra - Moving
Julien Dyne - Toe
Max Butter - PMDRMX
Dam Funk - 10 West
Funkineven - She's Acid


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You can check the original Future Funk mix here: 
 http://www.mixcloud.com/markydesade/future-funk-2010/

52M-008: Fudge Boogie

Disco time! Well: disco, house, electro funk and plain old funk to be precise. A few classics and old favourites here as well as some current re-edits/productions. I'm particularly in love with that Todd Terje track at the moment, I hope it does the same for you as it does for me.

Enjoy, and as always - share with friends if you think it's good. :) 

52M-008: Fudge Boogie by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Linkwood - Fudge Boogie
Elijah Collins & Tee-J - Holy Smokes
D-Train - You're The One For Me
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Cerrone - Hooked On You (Dim's Old School Of Disco Mix)
Homework - Hudson Square
Malente - Reigns Of The Rhythm
DJ Wood feat. Lady Precise - Groove Me
Ripple - The Beat Goes On 

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52M-007: Soul Suite 2

Another installment in the Soul Suite series this week, recorded live as part of a two hour show on Purple Radio's "Saturday Soul".

Very much a mix of two halves, this one starts out nice and mellow and eventually moves uptempo to a slightly more broken beat, housier selection to close. I hope you enjoy. 

52M-007: Soul Suite 2 by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Andreya Triana - Something In The Silence
Benny Tones feat. Joe Dukie - Home
Darkhouse Fam feat. Vanity Jay - Sticky Trees
DJ Mitsu The Beats feat. Ivanna Santilli - Living Love Song
Tony Hartman - Just Don't Care
Jamie Lidell - What's The Use
Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before
D'EON - Keep The Faith
Jay Dee - Think Twice
Soulphiction - Touch From The Past
Colonel Red - Meet Me In The Middle
Sonar Kollectiv Orchester - Boom Clicky Boom Klack
Omar - It's So
Joy Jones - This Too Shall Pass (Daz-i-Kue Mix)
Troubleman - Change Is What We Need

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52M-006: Bangers & Mashups

Party time again this week kids, and we're going back to the mashup stylings that you heard a bit of in the first 52M.

Here we start and end with hip-hop, taking in jazz, ragga, funk, gangsta moombahton and a smidgen of wobble along the way. Enjoy!

52M-006: Bangers & Mashups by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Funkanomics feat. Jay-Z - Han Son
Sunsetsoul pres. Da Wiesel - Raw Rapture
Jem Stone - BeBop 2 Hip-Hop
Spragga Benz feat. Nas - This Is The Way (DJ Wood Remix)
Mashed Up Funk - Door Stoppa
Mooqee - Supacat Police
Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz - Get Low (Punish & ALVARO Moombahton Remix)
Afrodisiac Soundsystem - Dimples By The Lake
Para - It's The Hornet
Crown City Rockers - Heat

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52M-005: Eclectronica

A bit of a mixed bag for you this week, starting with Wiley and ending up with Floating Points, travelling through a selection of house, acid, garage and out-and-out rave along the way. Hopefully it'll make more sense when you listen.

Enjoy! :) 

52M-005: Eclectronica by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Wiley - Numbers In Action (Sticky Remix)
Spoek Mathambo - Out The Box
Lazer Sword - Batman (Lando Kal Remix)
Incyde - Axis
West Norwood Cassette Library - Blonde On Blonde
Hizatron - Von Glooperstein (Scruffatron Mix by Mr Scruff)
Christophe - The Force (PBR Streetgang Mix)
Surkin - Ultra Light
Hexstatic - Her Scene
Julio Bashmore - Battle For Middle You
C.R.S.T. - Revisit
Scuba - Feel It
Floating Points - ARP3

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52M-004: Soul Suite

It's time to relax and unwind this week, so make yerself a brew, get comfy, and take it easy for a bit while I go through a few nu-soul tracks that have been doing the business for me lately.  Special shouts to my boys Darkhouse Fam whose stunning In and Out EP will soon be available on Earnest Endeavours.

52M-004: Soul Suite by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Tall Black Guy - I Wanna Play Summthin' For You
DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. ChinahBlac - Touch Me Wit Ur Handz
Slakah The Beatchild - Something Forever
Tokimonsta - Darkest (Dim)
Jonathan Jeremiah - Happiness (Quiet Village Remix)
Rise - Requiem
Derobert & The Half Truths - Fingertips
Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - The World (Is Going In Up In Flames)
Electric Wire Hustle - Gimme That Kinda
Dinner At The Thompsons - An Other Day
Common - The Light feat. Erykah (Freddie Joachim Remix)
Darkhouse Fam feat. Om'Mas Keith - Take On The World

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52M-003: West Roath Poplock

It's a trip into the world of disco, boogie and all that funky stuff this week, with a dancefloor-focussed mix of tunes I hope will at least make you smile, if not bust a few moves to.

NB. Marky de Sade is not responsible for any injuries you may incur whilst busting said moves.  Always warm-up before any exercise.

52M-003: West Roath Poplock by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Fred Everything with 20for7 feat. Vanessa Baker - Friday (Crazy P's Instrumental)
Tuccillo - Panorama
Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix)
Kasso ft. J-Live - Walkman Music (JR.Dynamite Edit)
Cosmic Boogie - Let's Jam
Ronnie Hudson - West Coast Poplock
PBR Streetgang - J2ThaB
Session Victim - We Want To Thank All Our Friends
The Tortoise - Lovin' You
Incredible Bongo Band - Sharp Nine (Klic Remix)
Jean Claude Gavri - The Gang

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52M-002: TuneStep Vol.2

A lengthier mix this week, and for the second in this series I thought i'd seize the opportunity to offer up a second mix in my TuneStep series (because it *will* be a series, haha).

The driving force behind these mixes is "tuneful 2-step". So y'know: deep, slightly off-kilter garage/house/dubstep beats. To be completely honest I wouldn't want to try and nail individual categories on some of these records. Life's too short but hopefully there's a consistent feel.

Apologies in advance for the volume cut-outs/annoyances at certain points - a channel fader on my mixer is starting to give up the good fight and it's going to cost me nuff dollarz to replace it so we'll see how I get around that (or not) in the next few weeks. Good start eh? ;)

52M-002: Tunestep Vol.2 by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Maya Jane Coles - Don't Tell
Arkist - One Year Later
Joe Goddard - Gabriel (Seiji Remix)
Spectr - Dance 4 Me
Gugu - RockAByeBaby
Martyn - Twice As
Horsepower Productions - Midnight Tease
Arkist - Vanilla Imitate
Sepalcure - I'm Alright
Falty DL - Party
Tessela - Acid Test
C.R.S.T. feat. Didz - Vision 2K
Lando Kal - Maneuver
Eliphino - Devoted

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Oh, and if you want to check the first TuneStep mix, you can do so at the following establishments:

Mixcloud
Soundcloud

Enjoy! See you next week...

xx

52M-001: Let's Get Ill

Off we go then...here's the very first installment in my 52 Mixtapes project. It's a lively, party-starting mix of hip-hop, funk, a bit of jazz, plenty of turntablism and a bit of mashupping. There's a few old favourites in there (i'll never get bored of that Cut Chemist remix of Shadow's "Number Song") as well as a few more recent treats.

I'm scraping the minimum timeframe barrel (this one clocks in at just over 32mins) but hey: it's still obeying the rules. And it's Friday. Which this mix will hopefully enforce with gusto. Plus i'm not exactly going to chuck my wad with a 2hour megamix in the opening week.

As usual: two turntables, a mixer, Torq...and some swearing. Enjoy!

52M-001: Let's Get Ill by Marky De Sade on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Redman - Ooooh Intro
Krafty Kuts - We Do This
Glenn Miller - In The Mood (Funk Ferret & Goodgroove Remix)
Major Lazer - Hold The Line (DJ C Remix)
James Brown - Funky Drummer (Listen To The Muro Mix)
DJ Shadow - The Number Song (Cut Chemist Remix)
Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing
De La Soul - Ring, Ring, Ring (Ha, Ha Hey)
Diesler - Real Cold
Redman - Let's Get Dirty (Acapella)
The Beekeepers - Transcript
The Chi-Lites - The Devil Is Doing His Work (Disco Tech Edit)

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MASSIVE thanks to everyone Facebooking, Tweeting and ReBlogging this blog. You're all ace.

xx

Welcome...

...to the 52 Mixtapes project. oh and HAPPY NEW YEAR! :D

I'm Marky de Sade and over the coming year i'm embarking on a little project that will hopefully see me record and upload (for your consumption) one musical mixtape every week. This isn't really a New Years Resolution because, in the main part, i'm not giving anything up. It's more a chance for me as a working DJ to give myself some regular turntable activity at home, as well as come up with something mildly entertaining for the listener*.

So if you really insisted on tying it into a New Years Resolution, i'd prefer you viewed it as a musically-obese DJ joining the tune-gym to shed some pounds in the form of mixes.

This is also a chance for me to claw back some of the fun I used to have doing my regular Friday night radio shows on Purple Radio, and play the kind of music I don't get chance to play when i'm catering for the average commercial club audience. That's not to say there won't be pop elements here and there, or even one or two out-and-out pop mixtapes - but you can hear that stuff anywhere and i'll try to keep it to a minimum.

Some of the mixes will be genre-led, others might have an overall theme like "summer" or "running" or "food", some might be producer-focused and others might be eclectic, random, all-over-the-shop messes. I have some vague plans in mind, but mostly i'll be taking each week as it comes and following my nose.

I'm going to impose SOME RULES so the project stays as consistent as possible and we don't get any bitching:

1. All mixtapes will be at least 30mins in duration.
2. Each new mixtape will be uploaded by the Saturday ending that week. So for this first week, my deadline for upload is: Saturday 7th January 2012.
3. Each mixtape will be uploaded to Mixcloud for streaming (and possibly one other download site), as well as being added to the excellent selection already present on the Purple Radio listen again server. If you follow me on Mixcloud it should automatically email you when each new mix is added.
4. Each mixtape will be prefixed with 52M- and then the number of the mix...001, 002 and so on. I trust most of you know how number-ordering goes. If not, pop into your local primary school (make sure they know you're arriving first - clambering over the fence at playtime isn't recommended).
5. Requests will be dealt with at the DJ's discretion. Some of you have requested personal mixes in the past and I might take this opportunity to sort them out and get them uploaded. Any additional requests received this year of this ilk will be scowled at, sniffed, licked, and then considered for consumption. I'm going to be pretty busy so i'll do what I can, basically.

Seems fair? COMMENT NOW if you're already not happy with something. ;)

Right, i'd better get busy then. See you at the weekend with 52M-001...

xx

* this isn't a guarantee, more a distant dream.