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Hudson Mohawke presents BBC Essential Mix 28.11.09

With a track selection showcasing future funk and cyber dubs, Mr. Mohawke delivers the heat on this sexy mix he made for the BBC. A ton of Hud Mo unreleased cuts only sweeten the deal! Dig in.

01. Loops Haunt – Dusk Mechanics [Fortified Audio]
02. Machine Drum – Sakatak [Unreleased]
03. Red – I Should Tell Ya Momma On You [Damfunk Remix] [Stones Throw]
04. Hudson Mohawke – Bopgunn V1 Instrumental [Unreleased]
05. Dorian Concept & Lil Flip – I’m A Balla [Patchwork Pirates Edit] [Unreleased]
06. Hudson Mohawke – Fuse [Warp]
07. Tiago – Babelfish [Beat Dimensions]
08. Rustie – Nekoo [Unreleased]
09. Starkey – Ok Luv [Planet Mu]
10. Hudson Mohawke – Ice Viper [Unreleased]
11. Hudson Mohawke – Overnight Celebrity [Unreleased]
12. Hudson Mohawke – Star of A Story [Unreleased]
13. Hudson Mohawke – Are You Feeling Hot [Unreleased]
14. Hudson Mohawke – Take My Hand [Unreleased]
15. Hudson Mohawke – Still On It [Wireblock/LuckyMe]
16. Hudson Mohawke – Pipes [Unreleased]
17. Hudson Mohawke – Chorduroy [Unreleased]
18. Hudson Mohawke – Photo 2 [Unreleased]
19. Hudson Mohawke – Waldo’s Gift [Unreleased]
20. Harmonic 313 – Scar (feat. Wiley) [Warp]
21. Princess – Say I’m Your Number One [Teldec]
22. Markis Sage – Creature Of Lagoon [Harmonia]
23. Redinho – Mo Brap [Numbers]
24. Krystal Klear – Boogie Wan [Unreleased]
25. Midnight Star & Usher – Touch That Midas Girl [Unreleased]
26. Becoming Real – Get Hype [Tough Love Records]
27. Free School – Grey Goose (feat. Kelis) [Whatcha Sippin On]
28. Ludacris – How Low Can You Go [Disturbin' Tha Peace]
29. Redhino – Banger [Numbers]
30. Hudson Mohawke – Stay Fresh [Unreleased]
31. Lazersword – Trapperkeeper [Numbers]
32. Lil Wayne – I Feel Like Dying [Flying Lotus Mix] [CDR]
33. KGB Man – Africa [Unreleased]
34. Ply Girls – I Could Give You Reasons [Unreleased]
35. James Pants – Lickin’ Stick [Stones Throw]
36. Hudson Mohawke – Twistclip Loop [Warp]
37. Carl Cox – Let’s Do It [Bass Section Recordings]
38. Apple – De Siegalizer [Numbers]
39. DJ Seduction – Imp002 [Impact]
40. Becoming Real – New Kids [Unreleased]
41. Manix – Head In The Clouds [Knights J1]
42. Jjak Hogan – Frequency [FrequeNC]
43. Machindrum – Carry The Weight [Unreleased]
44. Fatima Yamaha – What’s A Girl To Do [D1 Recordings]
45. Nacho Patrol – Futuristic Abeba [Hudson Mohawke Remix] [Rush Hour Records]
46. Slum Village – Dirty (feat. ODB) [Capitol Records]
47. The Pharcyde – Passin Me By [FlyAsPie Remix] [Delicious Vinyl]
48. Cloud One & Madlib – Unknown Interlude Track [CDR]
49. SciFi Stu – The Will (feat. Vast Aire) [Unreleased]
50. Terror Danjah – Bipolar [Unreleased]
51. Joy Orbison – J.Doe [Doldrums]
52. Lone – Sharpest View Of The Sun [Dealmaker]
53. Mwëslee – Eurocarne Snips Track 4 [Unreleased]
54. Hudson Mohawke – Monde [Uneleased]
55. Mike Slott – Snow Birds [LuckyMe]
56. Dimlite – Cotdam (feat. Pharrell) [Unreleased]
57. American Men – AM System [LuckyMe]

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DJ Wrongtom presents Mysterious Disco Mix

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Wrongtom’s mixtapes are always welcome here at Meatskull. Seems he’s garnered quite a following worldwide for his quality selections of sounds obscure and always funky – even showing off with some post-punk disco junk on this mix. Caught this set over at Out Of Control Robots.

1. (Intro) Pig Bag “The Back Side” (Y)
2. Orestt “Homies” (Everlast)
3. Peter Brown “Burning Love Breakdown” (Drive)
4. Drrty Haze “We See Everything” (Tirk)
5. Simphonia “It Aint Right What You Do (Accadrumdubella)” (Atlantic)
6. Hard-Fi “Suburban Knights (Dj Wrongtom’s Delight)” (Atlantic)
7. Baldelli &Dionigi “Dyprion” (Gomma)
8. Bell X1 “Flame (Chicken Lips Dub Deluxe)” (Island)
9. Ingram “Dj Delight” (Streetwave)
10. Kasso “Dancing On The Beach” (Banana)
11. Lindstrom “Let’s Practice (Dub)” (Feedelity)
12. Konk “Uptown Breakdown” (Celluloid)
13. Konk “Master Cylinder Jam” (Celluloid)
14. Grace Jones “Nipple To The Bottle” (Island)
15. James White & The Blacks “Irresistible Impulse” (Animal)
16. (Outro) Anthony Braxton “(840M)/Realise” (Delmark)

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DJ Scallywag presents The Distance Haunts

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DJ Scallywag from Brooklyn brings the freak funk on this gregarious late night groover!

“All I really ask is that you listen to this at night, hopefully while making a long trip in a car or train, so that it seeps in right. But then again, sometimes things manage to seep in regardless…no matter what you do…” – DJ Scallywag

1.CFCF – You Hear Colours
2.Cage and Aviary – Television Train
3.John Forde – Stardance
4.Jackson Jones – I Feel Good (Pilooski edit)
5.The Chromatics – Night Drive
6.Bergheim 34 – Take My Soul
7.The Isolators – Concentrate on Us
8.Carol – Breakdown
9.Fad Gadget – Collapsing New People
10.Pankow – Girls & Boys (Betty Botox Edit)
11.Lobt Noch Irrt – Heizgas Meter
12.Andreas Dorau & Justus Kohncke – Was Zu Sagen War
13.Yukihiro Takahashi – Drip Dry Eyes
14.Only Fools and Horses – Spectacle Wins (Holy Ghost! Remix)
15.Weird Tapes – The Heavens
16.Hedford Vachal- Toys (Richard Sen Remix)
17.Goldfrapp – Happiness (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Re-Animation)
18.Black Devil Disco Club – Is Sorrow (Brain Machine’s Lucifer Rising Dub)
19.Dj Koze – I Want to Sleep
20.Grackle – Jungle (Disco Uno) (Unit 4 mix)
21.Muscleheads – Phospherescence
22.Simian Mobile Disco – I Got This Down (Invisible Conga People Remix)
23.Photonz – Trembler (Discodeine Remix)
24.Franz Ferdinand – Fade Together (The Avalanches Remix)
25.Canyons – Big City Lights
26.James Pants – Ka$h (A-trak & XXXchange Remix)
27.Plastique De Reve – Lost in the City
28.The Presets – Anywhere (Still Going Remix)
29.James T. Cotton – The Second Night Cycle
30.Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark- Of All The Things We’ve Made

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Kulture presents DJ Mordecai: Survival Mode

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DJ Mordecai totally rockin’ it here, mixing 50 phat tracks in a B-Boy stance. Via the Double Standard spot – check it out.

1. Super Bad Dude (Intro)
2. Magnum – It’s The Music That Makes Us Do It
3. Aura – You Got Something
4. Zulema – Telling The World Good-Bye
5. Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra – Waiting For Your Touch (Instrumental)
6. Esther Marrow – Money Honey
7. Smoke – There It Is
8. The Bamboos – Funky Buttercup
9. The Boris Gardiner Happening – Melting Pot
10. Can You Dig It? (Interlude)
11. Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I’m Giving
12. Weapons Of Peace – Mighty Hard Man
13. Breakestra – Little Miss Funky
14. The Soulutions – Bustin’ Outta Compton
15. Open Souls, The Tornadoes & Tyra Hammond – You Got Me Thinkin’
16. Peter Nero – Brother Louie
17. The Sunshine Band – Black Water Gold
18. W.J.W. And Roots Trunks & Branches – Rising (Power Disco Power)
19. Ice – Dgunji
20. The Jackson 5 – Stand
21. Henry Mancini – Give Me Some Mo’!
22. Frank Hatchett – Midnight Soul Patrol
23. Speak Low – Thriller
24. The Chequers – Get Up, Stand Up
25. Roy Ayers – Aragon
26. The Blackbyrds – Gut Level
27. Ramsey Lewis – Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
28. Johnny Scotton – You Don’t Wanna Do Nothin’ Do You
29. Alan Hawkshaw – Troubleshooter (Pt. 2)
30. Giorgio Moroder – Evolution
31. Bobby Rydell – Sway
32. Stargard – Lowdown Dancing
33. Kings Road – Baretta’s Theme
34. Rhinoceros – Apricot Brandy
35. Davie Allan & The Arrows – Bay City Boys
36. Roland Kovac – Training Pulse (Satan Superstar)
37. Big Boss Man – 125 Special
38. Ripple – Victorious
39. Perez Prado & Don Alfio – Circle
40. Nanette Workman – Je Suis Tannee
41. Benji – Give Me Freedom
42. Boobie Knight & The Soulciety – King Of The Real Good Guys
43. Lack Of Afro – Spooky
44. The Slits – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
45. The Otis Funkmeyer Band – You Hit The Spot Baby feat. Leslie Rochelle
46. Mugo – Organize (Kenny Dope Edit)
47. The Pop Singers And Orchestra – The Six Million Dollar Man
48. Doc Severinsen – Sunny
49. Ray Camacho – Movin’ On
50. Kings Go Forth – One Day

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DJ Moneyshot presents Beastie Beats: Check Your Head

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Hot rockin’ mix of one of my all time fave album’s source materials found over at Mixed Bizness.

“The one and only DJ Moneyshot has sent us this truly astonishingly amazing mixtape. To put it simply and in the words of the man himself ‘It’s a mega thrash through all the tunes that the Beastie Boys plundered for their Check Your Head album, looped, re-edited and blended right up by my good self.’ Only it’s not that simple. Something as finely crafted as this could never be so simple. It’s going out on Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel radio next month but we have the exclusive for you. Make your life better and get your download on….” – MB

1. Jimi Hendrix  – EXP
2. Bob Marley  – Duppy Conqueror
3. Barrington Levy  – Under Me Sensi
4. Bad Brains – Supertouch/Shitfit
5. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters – Kojak
6. Johnny Hammond – Big Sur Suite
7. James Newton – Choir
8. Beastie Boys – Professor Booty
9. Funkadelic – I Wanna Know If It’s Good to You?
10. Richard Pryor – Acid
11. Big Youth – Solomon A Gunday
12. The Ohio Players – Funky Worm
13. Dr. John  – I Walk On Guilded Splinters
14. Larry Jones – Funky Jaws
15. Buddy Miles Express – Let Your Lovelight Shine
16. Rammelzee vs. K-Rob -  Beat Bop
17. Jimmy Smith – I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby
18. Lee Quinones – Wild Style Film Dialogue
19. Big Daddy Kane – Just Rhymin’ With Biz
20. Southside Movement – I’ve Been Watching You
21. Mantronix – Fresh Is The Word
22. The Fearless Four – Rockin It
23. Freddie Hubbard – Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
24. Grady Tate – Be Black Baby
25. EPMD – So What Cha Sayin’
26. Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Freaks For The Festival
27. Jimi Hendrix – Foxey Lady
28. The Turtles – I’m Chief Kamanawanalea (We’re The Royal Macadamia Nuts)
29. The Village Callers – Hector
30. Back Door – Slivadiv
31. Cheech & Chong – Don’t Bug Me
32. Jimi Hendrix – Happy Birthday
33. Willie Henderson – Loose Booty
34. Johnny Hammond – Breakout
35. Buddy Miles Express – Train
36. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
37. The Eleventh Hour – Medley (Sock It To Me/It’s Your Thing)
38. Kool & The Gang – Give It Up
39. Cheap Trick – Surrender (Live at Budokan)
40. 5th Dimension    – Age of Aquarius
41. Beastie Boys – Live at the P.J’s
42. Bad Brains – Big Take Over
43. The National Lampoon Comedians – Mr. Roberts #1
44. Ted Nuggent – Homebound
45. Jimi Hendrix – Still Raining, Still Dreaming

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Gorilla vs Bear presents Summer Mix 09

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Over in the states, the heat’s cooking up something firce, so those bods over at the much loved Gorilla vs Bear have created a summer mix to provide a bit of shade for the mind. Of course, it’s hipper than your grannie’s last surgical procedure, so be sure to check it out.

“Here’s a summer mix, inspired mainly by this oppressive heat haze we’ve been experiencing in TX over the last week or so. Seriously, kids can’t even go to a baseball game here these days without almost dying. Featuring a bunch of stuff I’ve been listening to a lot lately”: – GVSB

01 best coast :: sun was high (so was I)
02 pearl harbour :: sunburn
03 HIGHLIFE :: F KENYA RIP
04 mor thiam :: ayo ayo ne ne
05 vibes :: night court
06 map of africa :: bone
07 dem hunger :: police rasta
08 sun araw :: horsesteppin
09 arch m :: 21st union
10 family portrait :: mega secrets
11 toro y moi :: talamak
12 the mayfair set :: already warm
13 dara puspita :: to love somebody
14 smith westerns :: be my girl

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I.C.O.O.Y.S presents The Bristol Sound of the 90’s

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The veritable melting pot that was Bristol in the early 90’s gave birth to some incredible artists, the effects of which can still be felt today via dubstep, hip hop  and cosmic beats. Emerging out of the sound system parties put on by The Wild Bunch (nee Massive Attack) and Jazzie B (Soul II Soul), DJ’s and performers such as Smith & Mighty, More Rockers (later Rockers Hi Fi) and many more underground talents flourished and gave birth the a sound that was distinctly British, melded with the Jamaican roots that birthed the scene in the first place.

Here’s a great overview of the early years, as well as a divergence into the sound that emerged in the late 90’s (drum and bass etc) mixed by Smith & Mighty and via the incredible blog It’s Coming Out Of Your Speaker.

Smith & Mighty – Essential Mix 11 – 24 – 96 – Part 1
Massive Attack – Any Love (Massive Attack)
Smith & Mighty – Walk On (Three Stripe)
McKelz Smith & Mighty – Mix me Down Maestro (Three Stripe)
The General – The Time To Rhyme (FFRR)
Fresh 4 – Wishing On A Star (Ten)
Smith & Mighty – Anyone (Three Stripe)
Receiver – Irrational (Swarf Finger)
The Wild Bunch – The Look Of Love (4th & Broadway)
Smith & Mighty with McKelz & Tammy Payne – Seeds (White Label)
Wilks – A & R Man (White Label)
Dub Ghecko – Love To The Power Of Each (Dub Head)
Dub Ghecko – Love To The Power Of Each (Dub Head)
Smith & Mighty – Killa (FFRR)
Blue & Red/ Freddie – Blessed (Acetate Pressing)
Blue & Red – Unity (Acetate Pressing)
Blue & Red/ K.Oil – Don Anything (Acetate Pressing)
Tamlins – Baltimore Remix 2 (Acetate Pressing)
Tamlins – Baltimore Remix 3 (Acetate Pressing)
Smith & Mighty – Heavens In (Acetate Pressing)
Bally Sagoo – Ghuraliya (Columbia)
Virginity – Rainbows (More Rockers)
Flyn & Flora – New World (White Label)
Jazklash – Off The Edge (White Label)
Jazklash – BQE (White Label)
Smith & Mighty – Same (More Rockers)
Smith & Mighty – Higher (More Rockers)
More Rockers – Another Day (More Rockers)
More Rockers – Sound Boy (More Rockers)
More Rockers – Show Love (Acetate)


Smith & Mighty – Essential Mix 11 – 24 – 96 – Part 2
More Rockers – 162 (Acetate)
More Rockers- Nightfall (More Rockers)
More Rockers – First Time (More Rockers)
More Rockers – Frush (Acetate)
More Rockers – Das Ya One (More Rockers)
More Rockers – 1 2 3 Break (More Rockers)
Silent Poets – Talk Is Toy (Acetate)
Jazklash – Than The Haze (Acetate)
More Rockers – Bibo (Acetate)
More Rockers – Cure (Acetate)
smith & mighty – Down In Rwanda (More Rockers)
Flyn & Flora – Bass Speaker (White Label)

LINK – Part 1
LINK – Part 2

Rockers Hi-Fi: Live on Back To The Basics, 1997

Rockers Hi Fi – “Xmas-Intro” (Different Drummer)
Primal Scream – “Vanishing Dub” (Creation)
The Angel – “Strange Times” (Om Records)
Organic Synthetic – “Space Walkin’” (Funk 21)
Omni Trio – “Sanctuary (Original Mix)” (Moving Shadow 1997)
Coast – “Shield” (Pepper)
pHrack R – “Yardstick” (Fused & Bruised)
Shantel – “Hey Girl” (No Info)
George D. Geckeler, M.D. Coupling – “No Info” (Philips)
Rhythm & Sound – “Music A Fe Rule” (Rhythm & Sound 1997)
DJ Bigfoot – “Hello” (Covert)
Scuba – “No Info” (No Info)
DJ Wally & DJ Swingsett – “Hungry In The Abstract” (Ubiquity 1997)
Tekware – “Nostalgia” (Grand Larcency)

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The Specials – Live 30th Anniversary Promo

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Here’s a live set from The Specials to mark their triumphant return after 30 years sice they first formed. This was given away as a free cd with the UK’s Sunday Times paper. I saw them here in sydney a few weeks ago and it was killer!

Do The Dog
(Dawning Of A) New Era
Gangsters
Rat Race
Monkey Man
Blank Expression
Concrete Jungle
Friday Night/Saturday Morning
A Message To You Rudy
Do Nothing
Nite Klub
Too Much Too Young

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BBC Essential Mix: Diplo/Major Lazer

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Another great BBC Essential set. Good to see Diplo back on point with some choice reggae cuts. Major Lazer hasn’t crossed my radar before, but he seems to be laying down some trendy shit the kids all dig. Very groovy.

Diplo Mix
Shut Up And Dance ‘Ravin I’m Ravin’
Barrington Levy ‘Reggae Music Dub’
Barrington Levy ‘Send A Moses’
Alton Ellis ‘Africa Descendants’
Burning Spear ‘Live It Out’
Artibella ‘Unknown’
Toyan ‘African Thing’
John Holt ‘100 Weight Of Collie Weed’
Barrington Levy ‘Murderer’
John Holt ‘Police In Helicopter’
Clint Eastwood & General Saint ‘Another One Bites The Dust’
Yello Man ‘Mr Chin!’
Unknown ‘Sweet Dreams’
Don Carlos ‘Ababa John I (Father Majesty)’
Johnny Osbourne ‘No Ice Cream Sound’
Admiral Bailey ‘Big Belly Man’
Wayne Smith ‘Under Me Sleng Teng’
Bruk Up ft. Shaggy ‘Sunglasses At Night’
Ricky Blaze ‘How Mi Look’
Martyn ‘Seventy Four’
Black Eyed Peas ‘Boom Boom Pow’
Seductive ‘Underground Sound’
Major Lazer ‘Jump Up’
Party Quad ‘Pull Up’
Digital Manges ‘Manges (Sharkslayer Club)’
Major Lazer ‘Pon Di Floor Beatacue Mix’
Major Lazer ‘Pon Di Floor’
Nirvana ‘Lithium’
Wamdue Project ‘King Of My Castle’
LBG ‘Don’t Stop The Music’
Solid Groove ‘This Is Sick’
Mavado ‘Weh Dem A Do’
Dandy Livingstone ‘Rudy, A Message To You’
Unknown ‘Unknown’
Unknown ‘Unknown’

Switch Mix
Mr. Oizo & Sebastian ‘Arrival’
Major Lazer ‘Lazer Theme’
Artist Unknown ‘Mash Up De Place’
King Jammys ‘Judgement Day’
Bjork ‘Nattura’ (Switch Remix)
Ace Of Base ‘All That She Wants’
Ninjasonik ‘Pregnant Accapella ‘
Major Lazer: ‘Baby Riddim’ Feat. Prince Zimboo And M.I.A (Switch Remix)
Donny ‘Symptomless Coma’ (Current Value VIP)
Major Lazer ‘Rebellion (Anything Goes) Accapella’
Leftside ‘Shi Nuh Wahh’
Terror Fabulous & Nadine Sutherland ‘Action’
The Shadow And The Ventures ‘Hawaii Five-O’ Feat. Andy Milonakis
Major Lazer ‘Hold The Line Accapella’
Shawna Feat. Twista & Ludacris ‘R.P.M’
Unknown ‘Unknown’
Rye Rye ‘Shake It To The Ground’ (Switch And Santigold Remix)
Major Lazer ‘Cash Flow’ (Subskrpt Remix)
DJ Malvado ‘Puto Mekie’
Major Lazer ‘Can’t Stop Now Accapella’
Switch & Crookers ‘Untitled’
Mapei ‘Belly’
White Label ‘F***in’ House’
Major Lazer ‘Pon De Floor’ (Drop The Lime Remix)
Unknown ‘Unknown’
DJ Sega ‘I’m A Flirt’
Major Lazer ‘Pon De Floor Beats’
Par-T-One ‘I’m So Crazy Accapella’
Amanda Blank ‘Something Bigger, Something Better Accapella’

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Crimea X presents Seaside Resort 2

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Take some 80’s darkpop, a touch of ambience, soundtrack inspired passages and even some soul from Bill Withers, and you have this great set from Crimea X.

“Crimea X is the coming together of two offbeat, disparate characters – DJ Rocca (Ajello/Maffia Sound System) and Jukka Reverberi from Giardini di Miro, brought together for their common passion for cosmic, imaginary soundscapes where Krautrock fuses with the predilection for Marxist thought and political stories of the last century. The end product is a tantalising myriad of musical styles and tongue in cheek ethos, satirising the socio-political climate of our modern era.” (via Cosmic Disco)

Crimea X – December
Brian Eno – No One Receiving
China – China
Leda – Future
Michael Bundt – The Brain of Oscar Panizza
23 Skidoo – Tearing Up The Planes
Riccardo Cioni – Fog
B-52’s – Deep Sleep
Simple Minds – League of Nations
Andy Summers and Robert Fripp – Train (Wrong Speed)
Sky – Westway
Koto – Chinese Revenge (Dub Version)
Bill Withers – You Got The Stuff
Sandy Steele – Mind Your Own Business
Axxess – Dancing Shadow

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