When I have to explain to someone that I know deep down doesn’t give a crap about dance music or they file it under club music in their head it really gets me down right in the middle of the conversation. I usually try and speed talk thru and explain the sound as 90%(more like 96% actually) of dance music is awful and there is 10% thats gorgeous. Lawrence in my mind can make mix for a grandmother, a politician, a baby thats falling asleep, a clubby kid riding around in a Nissan Cube, a construction worker that watches alot of Everybody Loves Raymond and I truly think if they got to sit thru one of his sets they’d find out how good this music is, so whenever I find a Lawrence mix I usually ride it out until even the MP3 is worn down like a track shoe you’d find on the side of the road.
“The mix is inspired by the early hours of a deep club night, when the magic is going to be built up and everything is open. I selected old and new all-time faves, deep and danceable – just lovely music.” – Peter Kersten aka Lawrence
Resident Advisor has one of the best podcasts for dance music, so well thought out every week, I check who the guest is every Monday morning and usually it never disappoints.
TRACKLIST
Lawrence – Don’t Follow Me – Mule Electronic
Further Details – Another Time – A Touch Of Class
Theo Parrish – Heal Yourself And Move – Peacefrog
Mike Huckaby – Radiance – Deep Transportation
Christopher Rau – Ne Travaillez Jamais – Dérive
Mike – Oi Vai Voi – Sushitech
Leonid – Resting 2 – Statik Entertainment
Lowtec – Please Go Away – Playhouse
Norm Talley – The Journey – Third Ear
Rick Wade – First Darkness – Laid
Schatrax – Vintage Vinyl 1 – Schatrax
STL – Silent State – Smallville
Robert Dietz – Witness – Running Back
Loco Dice – How Do I Know ?! (Cassy remix) – Desolat
Q-Burns Abstract Message – Mess Of Afros – Glenn Underground Mix – SSR
Moodymann – U Can Dance If U Want 2 – KDJ
Christian Naujoks – Bloom (Lawrence Edit) – Dial Records
I’ve really enjoyed the sets I’ve downloaded from RA, I just wish they were at 320 rather than 128.
Yup, really nice mix this one. I have started a deep house podcast also. Mixing isnt as tight as this one but you might like some of the tracks
http://soulshine.org/category/digging-deep/
I shall groove to this while shelving books tommorrow at my boring job. I shall.
tryna figure out something 2 do wit dottie, nicole, & lawrence 2nite in killeen…not 2 many options! ):
Hilarious description of your ordeals with dance music haters. 🙂 I can empathise.
Yes, an awesome AWESOME mix this one. Everything that is good about electronica is here; bleeps, blobs, techy grooves, some sultry vocals stabs – really nice mix.