Ahead of the next instalment of GIRAFFE BOOGIE at Start The Bus on Saturday, we’ve got a bit of a treat for you – a classic old skool electro/boogie/space-funk mix up from headliners THE KELLY TWINS.
The mix was recorded way back in 2008 for the sadly departed BYTE blog and party, where Sean and Dan were briefly residents. It caused a bit of a stir at the time, though it’s long been unavailable/lost thanks to the MP3 download link seemingly vanishing from the Internet. It’s such a good mix that we thought it deserving of a five-year anniversary re-post. At this point we should thank fellow Bristol DJ and longtime Kellys/Bedmo Disco friend Andy Clarkson (aka Andy Payback Hifi), who still had a rare CD copy and converted it to MP3 for us.
These days, Sean and Dan are widely considered (and rightly, we think) to be rising stars, not just in Bristol but beyond. In our opinion they’re probably the most versatile and consistent DJs in Bristol. While their mixing is technically brilliant, what’s more impressive is their ability to take sets in many different directions and take the crowd with them. Put them in almost any situation – warm-up, peaktime, late, big club, small club, boozer, radio show – and they’ll get it right. They’re slowly moving into production, too, and recently dropped a collaboration with fellow Bristol DJ/producer Kowton for Red Bull’s Soft Rockets project.
We first met them sometime around 2005/2006 (we think), in which days they were taking their first steps as student DJs in Bristol. They weren’t new to the DJing game, though – back in their native Plymouth, they first started DJing when they were 14, and by 16 were playing all over the city. They were quickly installed as residents at Sell By Dave’s best before: night. They then launched their own party, UFO (which Sell By was also a resident at), and since have held residencies at all sorts of regular parties, including Crazylegs and So Bones. They’re currently the in-house party-starters for our old pal Chris Farrell (another best before: resident back in the day) at his growing Idle Hands empire. We should also point out that they’re rightly the most in-demand DJs in Bristol.
So, back to Galactic Jams. It was recorded at a time when they were indulging their electro/P-funk side and is a near flawless live mix-up of classic electro, electrofunk, P-funk and boogie jams. It’s this side of things they’ll be mining for their set at Giraffe Boogie (though we also hope that they drop in some freestyle, Italo, disco and house, since mixing it up is their forte). If you’ve not heard the mix before, you’re in for a treat. If you have, it’s worth giving it another listen – it really is a beauty! As for the party, scroll down below the tracklist for poster/details.
You can listen to the mix here (download by right clicking and doing something – check your browser’s help file for details):
The Kelly Twins – Galactic Jams
BYTE MIX: THE KELLY TWINS – GALACTIC JAMS (2008)
1. D.St – Crazy Cuts [Long Version](Island)
2. Whodini – Haunted House Of Rock [Vocoder Version] (Jive)
3. Man Parrish – Hey There Homeboy (unknown)
4. Donna Allen – ‘Serious [Dub Version]’ (21 Records)
5. George Clinton – ‘Scratch Medley: Do Fries Go With That Shake?/Pleasures Of Exhaustion (Do It Till I Drop)’ (Capitol Records)
6. Newcleus – Space Is The Place (Sunnyview Records)
7. Royal Cash – Radio Activity [Vocal Long Version]’ (Royal Disc)
8. Tramaine – ‘Fall Down (Spirit Of Love) [Dub Version]’ (A&M)
9. Midnight Star – ‘Operator [Vocal/LP Version]’ (Solar System)
10. Two Sisters – ‘High Noon’ (I.R.S Records)
11. L.A Dream Team – ‘Rockberry Jam’ (Dream Team Records)
12. The World Class Wreckin’ Cru – ‘World Class [Remix]’ (Kru-Cut Records)
13. Jamie Jupitor – ‘Computer Power’ (Egyptian Empire Records)
14. Rodney O – ‘These Are My Beats’ (Egyptian Empire Records)
15. Hashim – ‘We’re Rocking The Planet’ (Cutting Records)
16. Chris ‘The Glove” Taylor – ‘Tibetean Jam’ (Ploydor)
17. JJ Fadd – ‘Supersonic’ (DMC)
18. Dynamix II – ‘Just Give The DJ A Break [Club Version]’ (Cooltempo)
19. Omega II – ‘Sonic Boom [Vocal]’ (Showroom Records)
20. The League Unlimited Orchestra – ‘Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ (Virgin Records)
21. The Cure – ‘The Walk’ (Fiction Records)
22. Kissing The Pink – ‘Big Man Restless’ (Atlantic)
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