Anything Goes & Everything Flows 29 60-minute DJ mixes and playlists

I recently spent an evening scrolling through my Spotify playlists and realised that I had a few of my 60-minute Anything Goes & Everything Flows playlists uncompleted. I published the first one back in June 2021 and my 29th in January 2024. Then, for whatever reason, I stopped.

Anything Goes & Everything Flows is a series of playlists I created that were loosely based on imaginary DJ sets I would play in favourite pubs of mine, like McChuills on High Street or The Variety in Sauchiehall Street. Both pubs encourage DJ's with eclectic taste and knowledge to play music that spans a number of genres to soundtrack the incredible nights that take place in their bars.

While I'm rarely up in Sauchiehall Street these days (what a sorry state it is in!), I still get to McChuills semi-regularly and love the vibe and atmosphere that the DJ's help to create.

Looking back through the blogs and listening to some of the playlists, I realised how much fun I had creating them on an almost monthly basis. This was an excuse to dig deep into my own knowledge of music and also dive headlong into Spotify to discover all kinds of weird and wonderful music. 

Over the years I've DJ'd at weddings, for friends birthdays, in bars and put on my own nights. I love to DJ! Playing music to people and generating a reaction is a real buzz. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you need a DJ and like the music I blog about.

I'll always try to get people dancing, however these playlists/mixes go a little deeper, a little more left field, while still dropping in a well known crowd pleaser's from time to time.

Here are links to the first 29 Anything Goes & Everything Flows playlists/mixes that I published. Numbered and named after the first song in the mix.

Dig in and enjoy.

1 - Felony

2 - Inspector Norse

3 - Dream Baby Dream

4 - Happy

5 - Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out

6 - Didn't I

7 - Close To Me

8 - Hung Up On My Baby

9 - No Golden Throat

10 - Rock The Casbah

11 - I Heard Wonders (Andrew Weatherall tribute)

12 - I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're The Royal Macademia Nuts)

13 - Hope Is The Last Thing To Die

14 - Jazzie's Groove

15 - Rose Rouge

16 - What's Goin' On?

17 - Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)

18 - Love's Theme

19 - Groove Holmes

20 - Afternoon of the Rhino

21 - Heaven Bound

22 - Caitlin's Theme

23 - The Feeling

24 - Beginning of the Heartbreak

25 - Don't You Want My Love

26 - Look Into My Eyes

27 - Embryonic Journey

28 - Let's Go Get Stoned

29 - Music

Race for the Prize and Waitin' for a Superman

 

Trust me #90
Race for the Prize by The Flaming Lips
Trust me #91
Waitin' for a Superman by The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips are one of the best bands I have ever seen. Their live show is a truly heart warming, spine tingling, life affirming experience! 

I remember the first time I caught them at The Barrowland, singer Wayne Coyne was setting up his own equipment on stage. Dressed in a linen suit, he'd later be covered in fake blood, singing his heart out, leading the audience on a trip. One other memorable show was at the Academy around the release of their collaboration with The Chemical Brothers and they played a blinding version of The Golden Path, it was sensational. Then ... there was the time Coyne rode a unicorn around the Barrowland! Check my blog on that HERE

Coyne is a fearless psychedelic punk warrior. A heartfelt leader and singer, full of empathy and soul, constantly pushing and breaking boundaries, challenging himself and his band.

The Lips formed way back in 1983 and had released 8 albums before their breakthrough with 1999's The Soft Bulletin. What a truly heartfelt and beautiful album.

I remember reading about their previous album, 1997's Zaireeka in the music weeklies. The band held an event with Ghetto Blasters playing each of the four CD's that made the album so they would produce a harmonic or juxtaposed sound. 

At one stage the band conducted a series of Parking Lot Experiments with 40 cassette tapes. Each person/car who attended was given a tape with instructions on when to press play. The result was a 20-minute sound composition. The Lips were out there, far out there.

The Flaming Lips somehow transitioned to a major label in Warners, a label who believed in them and invested in their madcap ideas. This was largely on the success of 1993's single She Don't Use Jelly.

Six years later, The Soft Bulletin, stands as a testament to the band's evolution, blending lush orchestration with introspective lyrics. For me, this is The Lips masterpiece. I do have two favourite songs ... two songs that the band obviously rated particularly highly as well as they both feature twice! 

Race for the Prize and Waitin' for a Superman were both remixed (to my untrained ear it was mainly softening the drums - probably for radio and promotion) and these Mokran Mixes were added on to the CD album which I bought.

Race for the Prize

Album opener, and also usually their opening song when playing live, Race for the Prize is a wonderful, weird and wild whirlwind, telling the story of two scientists locked in heated battle for the cure that is their prize. 

Live, Wayne Coyne fires confetti cannons, flashes lights and conjures an Alice in Wonderland type scene as the orchestral score swirls around him. It's a sensory explosion with crashing drums, cinematic strings and Coyne's voice beautifully strained is achingly fragile ... it connects. 

Two scientists are racing for the good of all man-kind

Both of them side by side

So determined

The emotion is heightened when almost everything drops out, leaving Coyne singing over heart tugging strings and gentle beats;

Theirs is to win, if it kills them

They're just humans, with wives and children

The beats kick back in hard, the strings soar with beautiful flourishes over the top. Race for the Prize is a kaleidoscope of emotions; joy, despair, hope, determination, describing two scientists pushing themselves to the limit for the good of all man-kind. Coyne's voice is captivating, pure, raw and vulnerable. He seems locked in the story, in awe of the scientists.

Waitin' for a Superman

Coyne and his band are on fire across The Soft Bulletin, telling stories, reflecting on love, life, death and the universe and doing so in their own unique lysergic tinged style with soul, warmth, empathy, love and care. Coyne melts my heart, especially on this song as he urges people to hold on the best they can.

There are a couple of excellent hooks in Waitin' for a Superman, particularly when Coyne asks the question is it getting heavy? and then comes back to it just a couple of lines later, with an answer. It's so clever, so catchy and effective.

I asked you a question

I didn't need you to reply

Is it getting heavy?

But then I realised

Is it getting heavy?

Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be

There are only a couple of verses, each ending with a similar bridge that leads to a chorus;

Tell everybody, waitin' for Superman

That they should hold on, the best they can

He hasn't dropped them, forgot them, or anything

It's just too heavy for Superman to lift

Oooffttt, it packs a punch. Things are pretty f**king heavy right now. Too heavy, even for Superman, but we've all got to hold on the best we can.

Hang in there folks, stay positive, believe in the light side of the force and look out for family and friends in these troubled times we are living in. 

In the end, cowards are those who follow the dark side - Yoda 

Both Race for the Prize and Waitin' for a Superman are added to my Trust Me playlist; search for Everything Flows - Trust Me on Spotify or CLICK HERE 

Check below for all previous blogs in my Trust Me series.

Previous Trust Me blogs

1. Something On Your Mind by Karen Dalton

1A. Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells

2. I Am, I Said  by Neil Diamond

3. Where's The Playground Susie?   by Glen Campbell

4. If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lighfoot

5. Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon

6. Gone With The Wind Is My Love by Rita and the Tiaras

7. In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans

8. The Music Box by Ruth Copeland

9. The Ship Song by Nick Cave

10. Sometimes by James

11. I Walk The Earth by King Biscuit Time

12. Didn't Know What I Was In For by Better Oblivion Community Centre

13. When My Boy Walks Down The Street by The Magnetic Fields

14. The Man Don't Give A F**k by Super Furry Animals

15. All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun by Jeff Buckley and Liz Fraser

16. Are You Lookin' by The Tymes

17. A Real Hero by College & Electric Youth

18. Feelings Gone by Callum Easter

19. Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground

20. Did I Say by Teenage Fanclub

21. Don't Look Back by Teenage Fanclub

22. Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From by Teenage Fanclub

23. Belfast by Orbital

24. Clouds by The Jayhawks

25. Dreaming Of You by The Coral

26. Everlasting Love by Love Affair

27. Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke

28. Teenage Kicks by The Undertones

29. Shaky Ground by Sneeze

29. Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells

30. I Can Feel Your Love by Felice Taylor

31. The State We're In by The Chemical Brothers w/ Beth Orton

32. Sunshine After The Rain by Ellie Greenwich

33. Losing My Edge by LCD Soundsystem

34. Mondo 77 by Looper

35. Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton

36. Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats

37. How High by The Charlatans

38. I Can't Let Go by Evie Sands

39. Pop Song 89 by R.E.M.

40. Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective

41. There She Goes by The Las

42. We're Going To Be Friends by White Stripes

43. Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo

44. Sister Rena by Lomond Campbell

45. Revolution by The Beatles

46. Lazarus by The Boo Radleys

47. Wrote For Luck by Happy Mondays

48. American Trilogy by The Delgados

49. Loser by Beck 

50. Silent Sigh by Badly Drawn Boy

51. Comedy by Shack

52. Take The Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven

53. Freakscene by Dinosaur Jr

54. Thank You For Being You by The Pastels

55. I Think I'm In Love by Spiritualized

56. Chestnut Mare by The Byrds

57. Cannonball by The Breeders

58. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

59. You Make Me Weak At The Knees by Electrelane

60. Lucky by Radiohead

61. Strange Currencies by R.E.M.

61. I Am The Cosmos by Chris Bell

62. Like A Ship (Without A Sail) by Pastor TL Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir

63. Nothing But A Heartache by The Flirtations

64. Made of Stone by The Stone Roses

65. Tonight In Belfast by Orbital, David Holmes, DJ Helen and Mike Garry

66. Anything by Adrianne Lenker

67. I Hold Something In My Hand by Bill Ryder-Jones

68. I Meant Every Word by Burnett Sisters

69. Dream Baby Dream by Suicide

70. Stove by The Lemonheads

71. Red Lady by Phil Cordell

72. Little Fluffy Clouds by The Orb

73. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart by Taylor Swift

74. Turnin' My Heartbeat Up by The M.V.P.'s

75. Razzle Dazzle Rose by Camera Obscura

76. Such Great Heights by The Postal Service

77. The Rat by The Walkmen

78. My God Has A Telephone by Aaron Frazer

79. Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack

80. Sweet and Tender Romance by The McKinleys

81. Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros

82. 69 Police by David Holmes

83. Hey Lisa by David Holmes

84. I Am A Rock by Simon & Garfunkel

85. Kung Fu by Ash

86. Kids by MGMT

87. Slight Return by The Bluetones

88. Give Peace A Chance by John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band

89. Cut Your Hair by Pavement

Anything Goes and Everything Flows DJ Mix 28

 

Welcome to my 28th 60(ish) minute mix. This one was inspired by reading Sly Stone's autobiography and his mention of the Ray Charles song Let's Go Get Stoned. That led me on to Stoned Soul Picnic and things developed from there.

Sly and his band feature 3 times. Firstly with the super stoned groove of Everybody Is A Star, then the fabulous Everyday People. It's incredible that this song is only 2-minutes 19 seconds long! The mix closes with a 12-minute Sly & The Family Stone medley which I'd never heard before. Wow! 

Stone's style, his arrangements and his originality really set him and his band apart. They were one of a kind. I'd highly recommend his book.

Enjoy this mix that you can find by searching for Everything Flows DJ Mix 28 - Let's Go Get Stoned on Spotify or CLICK HERE

Let's Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles

Stoned Soul Picnic - Laura Nyro

The Champ - The Mohawks

Ain't It Good Enough - Nu-Sound Express Ltd

Hit Or Miss - Odetta

Sexy Coffee Pot - Tony Alvon & The Belairs

Everybody Is A Star - Sly & The Family Stone

Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone

Tiers monde - Francis Bebey

Bold Soul Sister - Ike & Tina Turner

We Got To Have Peace - Curtis Mayfield

Goin' Down - Allen Toussaint

Fool for You - The Impressions

It's Gonna Be Alright - The Natural Yogurt Band

For What It's Worth - Voices of East Harlem

You've Been Gone Too Long - Anne Sexton

I Still Love You - Anne Sexton

Dance To The Medley - Sly & The Family Stone

Anything Goes and Everything Flows DJ Mix 26

Hello and welcome to my latest 60-ish minute mix where I create a playlist of songs that I'd love to hear in a pub like McChuills or The Variety Bar in Glasgow. I used to frequent these pubs 'back in the day' and often enjoy the DJ and the tunes so much that I wouldn't head out to clubs. Their music policy was very much anything goes and everything flows ... and I loved it!

I still try to get to McChuills on occasions but have to admit that it has been years since I've hung out in Sauchiehall Street. The ABC used to be my main reason for heading up that way. It really has left a gaping wound in that part of Glasgow.

On to my mix. We start with a Ray Mang original followed by a mix, then Groove Armada mixed by Greg Wilson and the band then creating some euphoric pop with Mutya from Sugababes.

If you're a regular visitor to my blog then you'll know I love a good cover version, so we then have 2 recent discoveries of covers of Bowie's Heroes and Black Box's Ride On Time.

The mix then veers off a little with Caribou's super chilled Home, going down an 00's indie route with Peter, Bjorn and John followed by The Drums. Staying in the 00's we move back into electronic music with the dreamy Empire Of The Sun, disco heaven from Phoenix, the hands in the air and punch the sky ecstatic goodness of Justice vs Simian that was a monster tune in The Arches for a while, before closing with Australia's Cut Copy and a classic from New Order's Technique album.

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Look Into My Eyes - Ray Mang

Judge Not (Ray Mang Disco Mix) - The Phenomenal Handclap Band

DIY Disco (Greg Wilson version) - Groove Armada

Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control) - Groove Armada

Heroes - The Tribe Of Good

Ride On Time - The Bamboos

Home - Caribou

Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn & John

Lets Go Surfing - The Drums

Walking On A Dream - Empire of the Sun

Too Young - Phoenix

We Are Your Friends - Justice Vs Simian

Need You Now - Cut Copy

Vanishing Point - New Order

Anything Goes & Everything Flows DJ Mix 25

Welcome to my latest 60-ish minute mix/playlist. I go a little bit overtime this month, but that's OK! There are no hard and fast rules.

This month really lives up to the title Anything Goes & Everything Flows. There are super cool sounds from Moodyman, UNKLE and Confidence Man. House classic Promised Land by Joe Smooth, then we have an indie dancefloor smash, pure pop, a brilliant remix, two cool cover versions  and then we end with a couple of new discoveries by Warmduscher (I hope you love this song as much as me!) and Unloved who include the genius of David Holmes in their ranks. I love their blissed out and druggy sound. Check their Pink Album (pictured below) from 2022.

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The songs on this mix are;

Don't You Want My Love - Moodyman

Do Yourself Some Good (Ronin Throwdown)

Out The Window (Greg Wilson & Che Wilson mix) - Confidence Man (pictured above)

Promised Land - Joe Smooth

Detroit - Gorillaz

Northern Piano (Hardcore Piano Mix) - Ultraworld

The Only One I Know - The Charlatans

Controversy - Prince

Since You've Been Gone - The Allergies

Lost In Music (Dimitro from Paris Remix) - Sister Sledge

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

Jumpin' Jack Flash - Ananda Shankar

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits

Wild Flowers - Warmduscher

Mother's been a bad girl - Unloved

Sorry, Baby - Unloved

Anything Goes & Everything Flows DJ Mix 20

Welcome to my first Anything Goes & Everything Flows DJ Mix of 2023. If you're new to this series, it's basically me compiling a 60(ish) minute mix/playlist that I would love to hear/play in one of my favourite pubs in Glasgow - McChuills. 

McChuills is an incredible music pub. It lives and breathes it. DJ's, bands, posters, artwork, nights, days ... Located on High Street, just on the edge of the Merchant City, it's just nicely out of the way of anything else, though still very central.

This months mix definitely has a McChuills vibe of northern soul, mod and just a dash of funk. It's got old faves from previous mixes like Keep On Keepin' On and I Believe In Miracles, but also plenty of recent discoveries such as the fantabulous version of Sympathy For The Devil by Sandie Shaw. Look out for that featuring in my Cover of the Month series in the near future!

If Googa Mama doesn't have you dancing and smiling then please check your pulse. 

I'm really pleased with this mix. 23 songs in 66-minutes. It packs a lot in for sure! ENJOY!

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Afternoon Of The Rhino - Mike Post Coalition

In Orbit - Joy Lovejoy

Googa Mama - The Bongolian

I Can Only Give You Everything - Them

Jezahel - Shirley Bassey

Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby - Marvin Gaye

I Can't Help Lovin' You - Paul Anka

Keep On Keepin' On - Nolan Porter

Ride Your Pony - Betty Harris

Happy (Is My Life) - Andre Williams / Velvet Hammer

Come On Train (Original mix) - Don Thomas

Seven Days Too Long (Mono mix) - Chuck Wood

Sliced Tomatoes - Just Brothers

Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson

I Can't Hold On - Lorraine Chandler

I Can Feel Your Love - Felice Taylor

Tainted Love - Gloria Jones

Big Bird - Eddie Floyd

I Believe In Miracles - Jackson Sisters

The Night - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

Get Ready - Ella Fitzgerald

I'll Keep Holding On - The Marvelettes

Sympathy For The Devil - Sandie Shaw

Anything Goes & Everything Flows DJ Mix 17

Welcome to my 17th 60-minute mix where I try and capture the vibe from pre-club nights I used to attend in my younger days at the likes of The Variety Bar & McChuills in Glasgow.

This mix might have a late afternoon/early evening in McChuills kind of vibe. Old Nick would be behind the bar pulling all kinds of cd's out and just going with the flow.

Kicking off with a 12 minute live groove from Donny Hathaway and his band, you are in for a treat with that song alone, never mind the full mix! Hathaway announces he is going to break the song/groove down into 4-movements, allowing each of his band to a chance to shine, a chance for them all to stretch out.

It's a stunner. I love the way piano really takes things a little higher, a little further at around the 3-minute mark and then brings it all back .... then Donny introduces 'the second movement y'all' allowing his guitarist to go for it. Wait for the bass groove though!!!! 'That sounds pretty good y'all!'

I remember getting this album for a fiver from FOPP many years ago, it's been great to revisit it.

Betty Davis' Hangin' Out features, possibly for the 3rd time in one of these mixes. I keep coming back to this song. It's super cool and funky with a catchy chorus.

Elsewhere, most of these songs are new discoveries over the last month or so. God I love music and having the time to explore different artists and sounds.

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Love the Herbie Mann song, not the album cover!

Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything) - Donny Hathaway

Vampin - The Mack/Soundtrack - Willie Hutch

Push Push - Herbie Mann ft. Duane Allman

Funky Thithee - Shuggie Otis

These Are The JB's - Pt 1 & 2 - The J.B.'s

Thinking Black - Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm

Instant Groove - King Curtis

A Day In The Life - Chocolate Snow

Soul & Sunshine - Harvey & The Phenomenals

Hangin' Out - Betty Davis

I Love Music - Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Unwind Yourself - Marva Whitney

It's My Thing (You Can't Tell Me Who To Sock It To) - Marva Whitney

Never Ending Mixtape part 76

Ringo Deathstarr

Holy moly

Since I last updated you all on my Never Ending Mixtape I've added over 100 songs!

So, I'm not going to type them all up here, that could take a while!

Instead, if you visit my Never Ending Mixtape on Spotify and scroll down to song number 2,748 - Too Much Pressure by The Selector, you can start listening to loads of new songs.

They do include;

Hang On Sloopy by The Kingsmen

I Love Rock n Roll by The Jesus and Mary Chain

I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Sleater Kinney

No Time by Whiteout (their debut album has been reissued)

Kaleidoscope by Ringo Deathstarr (what an incredible band name!!!! cool sounds too! Pictured up top)

Baby I Need Your Loving by The Four Tops (music doesn't get much better than this)

4 songs from Chairmen of the Board's Skin I'm In album (thanks to DJ Andtrew Divine for turning me on to this)

2 Secret Psychedelic Mixes by The Chemical Brothers (super cool)

Acid Eyes by Paulo Nutini (really enjoying his album)

Faith & Freedom 90 by George Michael (pop perfection)

And loads of super cool soul and funk songs towards the end of the latest additions. Which end with Joy by Isaac Hayes.

Although by the time you read this more songs will have been added!

There are now 2,845 songs on my Never Ending Mixtape. We're heading closer to 3,000!

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As always, I hope you rediscover something you love, or that you discover something you've never heard before that you fall for instantly.

ENJOY.

Anything Goes & Everything Flows DJ Mix 13

Welcome to the latest of my monthly 60-minute mixes inspired by the kind of pre-club nights I would go to 'back in the day' at The Variety Bar or McChuills in Glasgow. I loved the music the DJ's played in there, both pubs had a real anything goes and everything flows philosophy. 

As a result you'd get a real mix of music played through the night and I regularly preferred to stay in the pub until closing time (sometimes after) rather than go to a club.

So, my 13th mix - lucky for some and lucky for you! This is definitely one of my favourites. I love the way it flows. Opening with a (relative) newbie by David Holmes and going into a brilliant funky electro pop song by Lou Hayter who used to be in New Young Pony Club. Really love this song and her album that she released last year.

There are some big hitting club acts involved - Simian Mobile Disco, Todd Terje and Justice! No messing! Also the brilliant track by Queen Of Japan that Too Many DJ's used to great effect circa 20-years ago.

How cool is the DFA remix of Gorillaz DARE? WOW! It goes on and on, I would be in heaven if I heard this in a club or at a pre-club night!

Then Swoon ... aptly named. Before closing with an outrageous song by The Juan Mclean.

Check the full tracklisting below and you can play the list by searching for Everything Flows DJ mix 13 on Spotify or by CLICKING HERE

Hope Is The Last Thing To Die - David Holmes w/ Raven Violet & Laura Lippie (photo above)

Time Out Of Mind - Lou Hayter (photo below)

I Believe - Simian Mobile Disco

Ready 2 Wear - Felix Da Housecat (photo below)

Inspector Norse - Todd Terje 

I Was Made For Loving You - Queen Of Japan

D.A.N.C.E - Justice

DARE (DFA remix) - Gorillaz 

Swoon - The Chemical Brothers

Happy House - The Juan Maclean (photo above)

Anything Goes & Everything Flows DJ Mix 12

Welcome to the latest of my monthly 60-minute mixes inspired by the kind of pre-club nights I would go to 'back in the day' at The Variety Bar or McChuills in Glasgow. I loved the music the DJ's played in there, both pubs had a real anything goes and everything flows philosophy. 

As a result you'd get a real mix of music played through the night and I regularly preferred to stay in the pub until closing time (sometimes after) rather than go to a club.

This month's mix kicks off with a crazy tune by The Turtles and somehow makes it way to The KLF via Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Marlena Shaw and many more. It's quite an eclectic mix with some extended electronic numbers to get lost in. And check the euphoric song by The Allergies in the middle! Oh and Stars by Mr Fingers!

I really enjoyed putting this mix together and hope you enjoy listening.

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I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're The Royal Macadamia Nuts) - The Turtles

Pass The Peas - The J.B.'s

Liberation Conversation - Marlena Shaw

Le Responsable - Jacques Dutronc

Strawberry Letter 23 - Shuggie Otis

Red Lady - Phil Cordell

Jumpin' Jack Flash - Ananda Shankar

Since You've Been Gone - The Allergies

Talking About My Baby - Fatboy Slim

Europe Endless - Kraftwerk

Stars - Mr Fingers

Jumbo - Underworld

Star Guitar - The Chemical Brothers

Pulsewidth - Aphex Twin

Justified & Ancient - The KLF

Anything Goes & Everything Flows DJ mix 7

 

This months 1-hour DJ mix, inspired by the kind of tunes that would be played in McChuills or The Variety Bar back in the early 00's (where the motto was anything goes and everything flows) is another eclectic mix with a kind of early evening moving towards the bar getting busier with pre-clubbers kinda vibe

I used to love going into McChuills in particular at that time. Sitting at the bar with a beer, enjoying the tunes and a chat with the bar staff and friends. Then just getting more and more in the mood for a dance and a big night out as the evening wore on and the tunes changed.

So we start with The Cure, New Order and The The - cool indie tunes with playful melodies and grooves, moving to the simply sublime Sister Sledge with the gorgeous Thinking Of You. Moving into the soulful shuffle and crystal clear vocals of Sharon Jones, we then add a dash of funk with The Quantic Soul Orchestra, before The Spinners with It's A Shame, the kind of song you can sing the chorus after one listen - what a tune!

Getting busy in the bar, it's time to ramp things up a little with the stone cold gem of Bowie's Sound & Vision is dropped. Always likely to get those in the know smiling and nodding in appreciation - maybe even a little dance.

And if you want to make people feel good on a Friday/Saturday night then a little Prince with I Wanna Be Your Lover can go a long way! Greg Wilson's mix of Confidence Man starts a little slow for 20 seconds and then the bass and beats kick in - what a tune! The last 2-minutes are particularly euphoric!

If Queen of Japan's I Was Made For Loving You is good enough for Too Many DJ's then it is good enough for me - edgy sexual pop perfection. Felix Da Housecat works with the magical Nina Simone's Sinnerman and then we have Hot Chip to move further into the night.

Enjoy this mix. Search for Everything Flows DJ mix 7 on Spotify or CLICK HERE

Close To Me - The Cure (Oakenfold mix)

Age Of Consent - New Order

Uncertain Smile - The The

Thinking Of You - Sister Sledge

How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? - Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Pushin' On - The Quantic Soul Orchestra

It's A Shame - The Spinners

Sound and Vision - David Bowie

I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince

Out The Window - Confidence Man (Greg Wilson mix)

I Was Made For Loving You - Queen of Japan

Sinnerman - Nina Simone (Felix da Housecat mix)

Boy From School - Hot Chip