January | 2011 | billshakes.com

Style wise this mix reminded me of my days as The End’s record label manager (+ many lost nights in the club) hence the title and the robotic monkey image I found on Google somehow seems to suit. I’ve tended to lean towards the ‘Tech’ (nasty name) side of house music which stood me in good stead at the label although my personal preference is for the slightly warmer emotive side of this genre, different strokes…

I can just imagine playing this selection on the subterranean hallowed ground of Holborn and it’s a sobbing pity that it is but a distant (somewhat fuzzy) memory.

On this occasion I’ve used the Mixcloud & Soundcloud embedded player so take your pick, both websites are marvelous.

Listen to the mix below or DOWNLOAD IT HERE

Bill Shakes 10 – Memend by Fill your boots

Bill Shakes 10 – Memend by Billshakes on Mixcloud

Tracklist

1. I Just Wanna Be Your Disco Bitch (Original Mix) – Michael J Collins (cap doff to the YBU sample)
2. Lonely One (Original Mix) – Motor City Drum Ensemble
4. Sued – Canson
3. Love Teacher (Original Mix) – Nicolas Jaar
5. Black Spaces (Original Mix) – Shiny Objects
6. Wax the Van (Yam Who Rework) – Arthur Russell
7. Leitmotif (Midland Remix) – Midland & Furiku
8. Top Drop (Roman Flügel Remix) – Darabi
9. South Aphrika – Lee Curtiss
10. Hurt (Martinez Dark Soul Remix) – Matthew Dear & Seth Troxler
11. Sing Song (Jericho Dub Remix) – Glocal
12. Bambata (Original Mix) – Javi Bora, Melohman
13. Eiszauber (Motorcitysoul Remix) – Solomun & Stimming
14. Shelter – Jay Shepheard
15. Flash (Jamie Jones Remix) – Green Velvet
16. Le Velour – Shonky
17. Come With Me (Original Mix) – Vince Watson

Is Christmas really worth January? I think perhaps not though it’s a timely excuse to put together another melancholic collection of music.

Following on from the original Wrench this new mix is more suited to a quiet hole in space than the main dance-floor. It’s a collection of electronic based emotive sounds old & new that bury effortlessly under my skin and have helped me navigate the gloomy seas of January.

For more instant gratification I’ve added YouTube links to the highlighted tracks below. As for the image, apparently she’s called the Queen of Steam and she (not me) is responsible for the cheeky edits …

Listen to the mix below or DOWNLOAD IT HERE

Bill Shakes 9 – Wrench 2 by Billshakes on Mixcloud

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Tracklist

1. Riding The Wings Of Gold – Moto Grand Prix Sounds 1961
2. Intro//A Cosmic Drama – Flying Lotus
3. A small memory – Jon Hopkins
4. Reversing – Four Tet
5. O Superman (for Massenet) – Laurie Anderson
6. Capturing the Atom Bomb on Film – George Yoshitake
7. Inside the Capsule – The Simonsound
8. Come with Us – Brian Eno and David Byrne
9. Endorphin – Burial
10. Vesuvius – Sufjan Stevens
11. I Only Know (What I Know Now) – James Blake
12. Parents - Gold Panda
13. Love More – Sharon Van Etten
14.Fantasy - The xx
15. Chopin: Nocturne #1 In F, Op. – 15 Angela Hewitt
16. Oh, Magnolia Tree – Ducktails
17. Never Anyone But You – The Clientele
18. Sunny Earth – Vangelis
19. Between the Wake and the Sleep – The Simonsound
20. Postpone – James Blake
21. Riley’s song – Moodymann
22. The City – Vangelis
23. All Of Your Things – The Raah Project
24. UK – Burial
25. The Struggle – Maxxi & Zeus
26. Goodnight, Baby Girl – Webster Lewis