Archive for the 'Influences' Category

Bill Shakes 5 – Odd Bod

Odd Bod is the latest Bill Shakes mix glued together for your aural pleasure and comprising of songs & sounds I’ve been listening to over the last month. A few genres are included here, some oldies & newbies (nothing too hectic though) blended by overlaps rather than beat matching as I’m still awaiting my 1210′s [...]

Bill Shakes 4 – Wrench

This latest foray into the Bill Shakes musical realm may well be a ‘Marmite’ experience as I suspect it will either make you puke or cry (I’m obviously hoping for the latter…). It’s a headphone-less fading mix which I did in a rather highly charged state (sober) so is comprised of a collection of emotive [...]

oldravers 1 – ‘whatuon-whereufrom’

Very soon my darling vinyl will finally be winging its way from the UK  after a 5 year sabbatical  and while delving into the crates in an attempted cull, I thought it was high time to kick start the oldravers Facebook group again with a little mix of some golden oldies.  The mix title stems [...]

Bill Shakes 2 – ‘Wafro’

As if by magic it’s number two in the hopefully infinite Bill Shakes Mix series and this week’s serving is a funkier (but still electronic) affair than its predecessor containing a blend of bassy treats for those who like it sassy (What am I talking about?). Apologies in advance if the sound quality is somewhat [...]

We can rebuild him..

After a brief hiatus (due to a naive web hosting change, limited knowledge of the ramifications of such a move and some much needed R&R..) I’m finally back at Bill Shakes bionic base camp. This year I’m hoping to be a little more organised than last and share more delectable music (time & copyright laws [...]