The following mix is an hour or so of the first set I ever played at Tonic Lounge, way back in October of 2006. It doesn’t seem that long ago that Ben from SWAT Productions introduced me to Gian at a fairly exclusive little record trade night held midweek at Tonic Lounge. There were about a dozen or so DJs, collectors and record-types milling around the couch and table set-up to create some semblance of a record fair. In reality, it looked more like a DJ’s lounge room, which certainly wasn’t a bad thing! It was the first time I’d ever been to the venue, and as soon as I walked in, it seemed like the kind of place I’d really like to play. Most of those present were regulars on either the Friday or Saturday night DJ slots, and I was pretty keen to join the alumni. I did trades or sales with most of the people in the room that evening, and made some friends that I still talk to regularly.
I can’t even remember what mix I gave to Gian to convince him to put me on, but eventually he bucked under the weight of my nagging and gave me the 12:30-3:00am slot. I was so excited. I spent quite a while selecting tracks for this set, so it’s with great pleasure that I present part of the first 2 and a half hours I ever played @ Tonic Lounge.
Tracklisting:
Fatback Band – Ninja Walk (Perception)
Instant Funk – I Got My Mind Made Up (Salsoul)
Banbarra – Shack Up (Touche from Wiseguys Bonus Chops) (OST)
Samba Soul – Mambo No. 5 (RCA)
Pleasure – Joyous (Blackbeard Re-Edit) (Ballroom)
Parliament – Give Up The Funk (
‘Fessor Funk – Love Is Such A Good Thing (Roxbury)
Johnny Otis Show –
Brother Soul – Cookies (Leo Mini)
Tala Andre Marie – Hot Koki (Fiesta)
Tequila – Someone To Love (Toniton)
Major Force – The Re-return Of The Original Artform (Cut Chemist Remix) (Mo Wax)
Manu Dibango – New
De La Soul – A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays (Tommy Boy)
Rebirth – Evil Vibrations (Ubiquity)
Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot (Trojan)
Weldon Irvine – Jungle Juice (RCA)
Eddie Kendricks – Date With The Rain (Tamla)
Charles Mintz – Give A Man A Break (Uplock)
Lou Courtney – Hey Joyce (Popside)
Marva Hodge & The Moody Sec – 00-43 GM (Philips)
Mandrill – Get It All (Polydor)
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