club culture
8 tracksThe world of nightclubs, DJs, dancers and their rituals in which house, techno and much dance music were made and are judged.
Performance
dj mix
2 tracks.
What it is
A continuous sequence of tracks blended by a DJ so that one flows into the next. Extended and club mixes exist so that DJs have long intros and outros to mix with.
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extended mix
7 tracksA longer version of a track, with extra intro, outro or instrumental sections, made for clubs and DJs rather than radio.
turntablism
1 trackPlaying the turntable as an instrument: scratching, cutting and juggling records by hand to make new rhythms and phrases rather than simply playing songs in sequence. It grew out of hip-hop DJing and has its own competitions, such as the DMC World DJ Championships.
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Solomun
Friends
Nine minutes of Solomun's signature deep house, released on his experimental label 2DIY4: Friends rides a supple, swinging groove and moody chords that keep rising just enough to keep a dancefloor leaning in.
Bobby Nourmand
Smokin' Joe
A laid-back, smoky slice of deep house where a rolling bassline meets a bluesy vocal: the Los Angeles producer's mystery track from The Magician's Magic Tapes, released on Potion in 2016.