Next up in the series of old & new mixes via the Love Unlimited Sound System we have a tape from round 88/89 (ish) by DJ Harvey. This 60 minute mix from way back represents his US & UK House sound.
Originally a drummer, before progressing into the fields of DJi’ng, producing & re-editing. Releases have come from artists & labels as diverse as Ian Brown, the Avalanches, the Brand New Heavies & Jamiroquai to Junior Boys Own, Mo’ Wax, Moton Records, Ministry of Sound & Dorado Records. His relases on Black-Cock Records, with Gerry Rooney and as the Map Of Africa on Whatever We Want Records are in high-demand.
Some of the clubs he’s gained his reputation & status at include the Tonka Sound System, Solaris, his own night Moist bringing over a host of New York DJs including Larry Levan, Francois Kevorkian and Kenny Carpenter), Ministry of Sound, New Hard Left, Beautiful Bend & currently Sarcastic Disco.
As a DJ his sets are a mix of old & new classics and the obscure - with marathon sets covering disco, house, garage, dancefloor friendly rock records, re-edits and cosmic tracks.
Now residing in the US of A he is owner & musical director of the ThirtyNine Hotel – a multimedia space in Honolulu in Hawaii & holds quarterly Sarcastic Disco parties in LA. Visit both sites to find out more.
Enjoy the mix.
Garage Groove (side a) [31:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Garage Groove (side b) [31:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
4 responses so far ↓
1 chris // Mar 5, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Real cool in a time of self referance, i.e.(tonka, moist et al.) to hear that Harv’ wasn’t caning dub disco & edits as most west cost sorties & beards seem to think and there’s nothing wrong with not.
As a wise man once said, “Death to all culture snitches”, then he went on to make rockabilly mix CD’s.
Cut to the Chase a real house/Garage/dancing mix like they don’t make any more.
Thank you, you r bestest
2 Will // Mar 5, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Well here’s something, acid house music non irony sic. awsome keep up chaps. As the death of good record journo’s increases with only Wax On as an alternative you chaps keep supplying the real deal.
Maintain!!!
3 dom // Mar 7, 2008 at 8:36 am
Thanks for your feedback - keep coming back as there is loads more musical goodness on its way
The Love Unlimited
4 rob soufood // May 10, 2008 at 12:57 am
now this is tasty, takes me back to my yoof!! this is what a real old skool compo should sound like.one of my all time fave djs just gutted idi dnt cath him back in the day. i did see him at the bomb though awsome! more please
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