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This was an exclusive c2emusic.com mix from a live Pressure set on Sunday evening in early. John Mateo had been entertaining for a few hours and needed a rest so I jumped on. Original intention was to keep it nice and mellow. A gentle Sunday roast of a mix. As you will hear it is civilised for the most part, but there is a large dose of DEEP towards the end as Europe woke up and jumped in the chat...

As the year draws to a close it’s time to reflect back on the goodies served up to us by the finest soulful house producers on the globe. I’m sure there won’t be too many surprises, although with this being my show I get to choose my favs from the year. It’s fair to say there wasn’t much disagreement in the chatroom during the show. There are a couple of naked beats in the session which I apologis...

This is the last show before Christmas,so I guess that makes it my Christmas present to you guys. May not be suitable background music for the main Christmas meal, but hopefully it will get an airing on your iPod at some point over the festive season. I am going to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has reached out to show support for c2e. As a result of your support and the accompanying...

I put this show together while on a long-haul flight up to Singapore. Well what else are you going to do while stuck in a tin can for 8 hours?! The actual show varied from the original idea with much more disco than planned. The majority of the mix is deep with a big influence from the new London garage sound that the likes of Danny J Lewis are pumping out at the moment. Then to keep you on your t...

This mix is the last in the 92, 02, 12 series. It's a vinyl only affair which made it great fun to do as it was a rare chance to blow the dust off the old 1210's and touch the music. Even have a couple of authentic fat finger moments too! Putting the session together I was amazed how many tracks were actually from 2001, which means 2001 is set to get rinsed a couple of times in upcoming shows too....

We had ourselves a bumper show this week with an extra 30 minutes. The mix covers pretty much every base on an epic journey. Starting with a fav of mine from 1991 - "In The Air" on Strictly Rhythm". The mix then get's deep for a couple of tracks before bringing in some mellow vocal sounds. We start to turn the screw around the hour mark but keep it vocal. Some incredible tracks in this section. If...

Since last weeks show was a trip back in time to 92 I thought it would be wise to reassure everyone that music is still strong today, so this weeks show is a best of 2012. Obviously we are only 3/4 of the way through, but as this show demonstrates 2012 has been a pretty good year by anyone's standards. This mix is definitely on the chunkier side, so we may well see a more soulful "best of" before...

This mix was inspired by my mate Bob who tunes in every week. He reached out for a pick me up and something inspirational so here we have it. For all those true soulful house heads this will be like a 2 hour journey round a musical Madame Tussauds with just about every track bringing back memories and putting a very big smile on your boat race (face for all you guys over the pond :) ). It was a gr...

Week two of the live show on Pressure Radio. This was a replay of a mix first aired on Christmas eve, with a couple of adjustments here and there. It's packed full of my favourite tracks from the last 23 years of house music. There are a few fat finger moments, which I apologise for. Talking in the chat room and mixing at the same time is something I need to practise this week for the next show :)...

It's taken a while for 2011 to turn up a big chunky mother of a mix but this one more than makes up for it. Not much to sing along to I'm afraid, but if your looking to get your sweat on you've come to the right place. The opener takes us back to 2009 and a track that I tried hard to find a home for a couple of year back but couldn't. The big phat bass that kicks in gives you a heads up of what yo...

Well the part about having enough tracks for two June mixes was true. Having the time to release them both in June wasn't. Still the mix is here now and that's the main thing. This mix is very different to most C2E mixes, this one is all grown up, deep, tribal and on the whole, pretty well behaved. You can tell it's going to be when you see the artists, Black Coffee, Vega, Atjazz, Josh Milan, Rocc...

Smooth smooth smooth. That's about the only way to describe this months mix. Every now and then you find yourself with a ton of new tunes with a certain vibe. As tempting as it was to up the tempo mid way through, I thought I'd try to be all grown up and keep things civilised. The warmth on the first track Lem Springsteens "New Beginning" sets the tone. Nick Holder steps up next with more smooth i...

This mix starts off soft and fury on the outside, but deep inside is a pumping Baltimore core. The opening track "Out of Soul" is very laid back, one for lying in the park watching the clouds roll by. "Desires of the Heart" introduces a more familiar house beat but is still nice n chilled. Mr V shows us his smooth side with "Remember Me". Atjazz is the man to watch, he just adds another dimension...

Back when I did MAW Vol1 I really didn't expect it to take a year to release volume two. There are so many tracks to choose from that I thought Vol2 would be out the following month! The thing about mixing MAW tracks though is that the production is so full and so rich, it makes it tough to find gaps to slide the tracks together. Some might argue all the big tracks have already been heard in volum...

MAW, a name synonymous with house music of the highest quality. Comprising of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, both of whom have a discography any producer would give both their ears for. However when the two came together in the early 90's the result was spectacular. They came on very different journeys prior to meeting. Louie was already a hugely successful and respected DJ on the...

I'm going to make this disclaimer right at the start. This mix is pure cheddar. However it is the finest cheddar known to man. Nothing soulful or deep, just a collection of some of the most famous tracks in the history of house. 88-92 the good old days, the golden era, when at least five or six classics were released every week. You could only buy them on vinyl and the sleeves were as crazy as the...

Here we go then with the second mix in the C2E classics series. This one is all about US garage. The classic sounds from 91-93. Takes me back to Danza at Oz in Blackpool, I was only 16 years old, but blown away with the quality of the music they were playing. Some stand out gems, Margaret Conway, Yo! Bots, UPI (One of the best house tunes ever made!!!!), Degrees of Motion and of course Inner City....

Here we go then, fourth release in the classics series. For those that were into house from the early days this should bring the memories flooding back. Tracks are from 88 to 93 and captures the different styles from the era. Too many great tracks too mention, so just crank it up and enjoy. Let's see how many you remember? Tracklisting: 1) Metropolis - Metropolis 2) Direct - Two Fatt Guitars (Babe...