I have a crush on a label and its name is Night Slugs. Incidentally, I also have several crushes on DJs involved with this label — one particularly worthy of mention being co-founder James Connolly, alias L-VIS 1990, whose debut album Neon Dreams rocked it in 2011. It took a few days for me to find time to listen to the mix in its entirety — 2 hours is a pretty significant time chunk on a hectic weekend — but believe me, it's worth setting the time aside (and the work week is obviously the best time to sit through a 2-hour mix — this will keep you productive and also provide that hope that a world exists outside your cubicle).
L-VIS 1990 is an expert at blending a variety of styles and sounds — his album has pop listenability but also retains a strong degree of underground authenticity. His mix for BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix this past Friday puts his own tracks in the fresh context of classics new and old, letting us in on his personal influences — and resulting in something wonky and delectable. Artists featured range from Night Slugs labelmates like Bok Bok (his co-founder), Jam City, Girl Unit, and Kingdom — harbingers of a deep, dark, funky new club style — to big club names like DJ Fresh and Laurent Garnier. It's a bass-driven journey that's diverse, educational, and fun.
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Tracklist:
L-Vis 1990 — Feel The Void [Island]
L-Vis 1990 — Timeless (Intro) (feat. Corey Black)
Tom Trago — Dubtopia [Rush Hour Recordings]
Cajmere — Percolator [Cajual Recordings]
Marcel Dettmann — Planning [Ostgut]
DVA — Step 2 Funk VIP
Lando Kal — Communication [Rush Hour Recordings]
Egyptrixx — Liberation Front [Night Slugs]
Optimum — Ghost House
Alfabet — Hell Of Samba [Rush Hour Recordings]
Theo Parrish — Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix) [Syncrophone]
L-Vis 1990 — Our Groove [Night Slugs]
Patrice Bäumel — Roar [Get Physical]
Jam City — Countess [Night Slugs]
Kingdom — SFX [Dirty Bird]
Lil Silva — Pulse Vs. Flex [Night Slugs]
Mike Q. — Let it All Out [Fade 2 Mind]
Jam City — Ecstasy Refix [Night Slugs]
L-Vis 1990 — VHS Crash [Night Slugs]
Untold — Little Things Like That [Clone Basement Series]
L-Vis 1990 — Feel The Void (Paul Woolford After-Hours Mix) [PMR Records]
Helix — Drum Track [Night Slugs]
Bok Bok — MJT [Night Slugs]
DJ Fresh — Night Off
DJ Pierre — Hit Da Handclap 2011
Girl Unit — Club Rez [Night Slugs]
Mike Q. — Ha Dub Reworqed [Fade 2 Mind]
DJ Cease — Super Crash [Rush Hour Recordings]
Paul Woolford — Erotic Discourse [2020 Vision]
L-Vis 1990 — Tonight (Kink Remix) (feat. Samantha Lim) [PMR Records]
Grand High Priest ft. Dajae — Mary Mary (Bok Bok Reconstruction)
TWR72 — 13 Tunnel
Boddika & Joy O — Swims (No Chords VIP) [Swamp 81]
Maurice Donovan — Bebeh [SSSSSS]
Laurent Garnier — Man With The Red Face (Club Mix) [F Communications]
L-Vis 1990 — Tonight (L-Vis 1990 & Simbad’s 3am Mix) (feat. Samantha Lim) [PMR Records]
L-Vis 1990 — Lost In Love (Night Slugs Allstars Mix) (feat. Jaevon McCarthy) [PMR Records]
