YowserZ!

Friend of The Deep North, originally hailing from Japan, now residing here in Toronto, DJ Zenta. We've got a nice, chilled, all vinyl mix, courtesy of the man himself, for you all to check out and groove to. So get in the know and come check this cat out at one of our upcoming parties. 

Nagisa by Dj Zenta on Mixcloud

Rhobot Jones, out.

Roamin' Candle

That's right, The Deep North's one and only Sean Roman will be heading out on tour with his homie Dick Diamonds to euphoric Europe again from April 11th to the 29th. If you're interested in a booking hit up: junior@twopointzeroagency.com. So check out his latest mix to see what all the fuss is about. 

Rhobot Jones

T-Bone Time!

Looking at my rolie, it's about that time. This Late & Deep we've got a real treat for you. T-Bone aka Timmy Stewart, co-owner of Extended Play Recordings is a real beast out of Belfast, Ireland. This week he is hopping across the pond so he can get down with all of us house heads here in the dot. This guy is a serious sonic specialist so you really don't want to miss out this Friday when he beats up the dancefloor for all you dancing maniacs. And if you don't believe me, here comes the proof. 

Here's a tasty exclusive mix he did for us over in The Deep North, check it out, it goes, that's for certain:

Now if that's not enough to convince you here's another dosage of dope for your soul. This is a dirty hour-long mix of T-Bone's personal faves of 2012. Don't sleep:

And if you thought T-Bone was only a brilliant DJ you were dead wrong. He's also a fine producer as well. Give your ear to a few of his splendid creations:

One of his latest releases with his collaborating partner and good friend Bubba featuring Abe Duque, along with some beautiful remixes, good stuff:

So if all that hasn't got you hooked yet there really isn't much more I can do for you. My only advice is to turn your hearing aid up to 11 for this one:

Remember folks, this Friday it all goes down on a dancefloor near you. For more details of how you can get the chance to bust a groove to the workings of T-Bone's magic, HIT THIS LINK!

And I'm out,

Rhobot Jones

RAWR

Catch the infectious groove that is the White Lions' latest mix for The Deep North. The wild pride consists of Sean Roman, Cody LG and Rob Steal. These musical beasts are always on the prowl, constantly looking to tear up any dance floor they can get their paws on. Check out their soundcloud page to get a taste for more of their kills. Ok I think that's enough of the lion references. Just check out this mix, it might just bite you. 

Rhobot Jones, signing off.

Mixtapeology

Don't forget that Chris Woodward (UK) is spinning the next LATE & DEEP on Friday the 8th at a brand new location on College Street which you do NOT want to miss. We go till 6am.

Just thought I would make this one nice and short, but then decided otherwise.  Below are a number of hot mixes which I have either a) stumbled across and loved, b) recorded myself or with some friends, or c) have a personal connection with and think it's imperative that others experience.  

The first mix comes from our LATE & DEEP 2.2 headliner-to-be Chris Woodward of the United Kingdom, a cigarette smoking DJ which I had the pleasure of seeing rock the shit out of a Buzzin'Fly Records night in December of 2010.   I told him that night that I would book him in Toronto sometime, and I doubt he believed me, until recently when I actually did.   Chris hasn't dropped any new productions (at least not official releases) in a while, but tells me that he has some heat in the bag coming out on Dirt Crew, which I cannot wait  to hear.  Make sure you come out Friday, June 8th for LATE & DEEP 2.2 because I can tell you right now you will dance your pants right the fuck off your boucing legs.  If you live in Montreal, make sure you catch him on June 7th @ Royal Phoenix alongside The Hermans, Vosper and the Jealous Lovers.

The second mix comes from me, and is a special mix that holds a special place in my heart as it is a recording made in my home which is a back 2 back set between myself (Dick Diamonds) and my favorite producer in the world, Jonathan Smyth, better known across the world by his pseudonym BUBBA.  As you all know, this guy is a regular figure covered here on the Deep North, and rightfully so - - BUBBA has released on major labels in the game such as Hot Creations, Extended Play, Classic, Pets, Act Natural, Love Not Money, Alive, Exploited, Dogmatik and more.  This mix was done completely on the fly and has absolutely no additives.  Natural flavour all the way!

The Third mix is my newest mixtape, which I made exclusively for EMMY, a student run organization dedicated to electronic music which I am a strong supporter of, and which is headed by a solid group of enthusuastic kids who give it 110% on the dancefloor.  Special note on this mix:  the first tune is an exclusive and unreleased track by Alixander III & the White Lions featuring vocals by Starving Yet Full, who, along with Alixander make up 1/2 of the ultra-popular Canadian ensemble Azari & III.  Dig into this mix and let me know what you think of it.  I would love to hear feedback, as always.

Finally, the fourth mixtape I am going to post comes from Dominican Republic's talented DJ and producer Monsanto, a good friend of ours who now lives in Toronto and is part of the Bosno.info squadron along with other homies of ours such as Jeff Breen, Wes Bonaventure and Luis "Dirty Mex".  Here is a short promo mix he did and has on his Soundcloud.  For good measure I am posting his new tune which is coming out soon on Divine records.  I have also included the official remix which was done by our good friend Jeff Breen for exxxxxxxxxxtra good measure - - look for these tunes on Beatport in June when they release.  Proud of my boys!!

...by Dick Diamonds

Hermans Re-Runnage

Dick Diamonds (L) + Max the Fax (R) are the Toronto techno oddity known as the Hermans.

A new mixeroo by the Hermans, aka Max the Fax and Myself which we recorded for From the Deep Radioshow a couple of weeks ago.  We hope you enjoy it - - more music can be found on the Deep North's soundcloud page for our blog or on the Hermans' Soundcloud.  The tracklist can be found on the soundcloud as well, by clicking on the mix.

House Music Legend: Gemini

Spencer Kincy aka Gemini dropped out of the house music world mysteriously. But his legend lives on.

Just got this 1990's mix of house legend Spencer "Gemini" Kincy from resident advisor, which linked to a R_co mix on soundcloud.  For those unfamiliar with the enigmatic house producer, who suddenly vanished from the music industry without a trace, check out an article I wrote on his work a while back.  This guy is phenomenal, and this mix is pure class!  A-Grade beef.

Gemini - Experiments Mix Tape (1990's) >>> [Download]

...by Dick Diamonds

Easy Mandeezy

Mr. Mandelephant aka Jeremy Sean aka Jeremy Mandel. Man made a nice mix for BlogTO, check it out!

Mr. Mandelephant aka Jeremy Sean put together this nice little mix for Toronto's BlogTO website along with a personal interview.  I used to roll with Jeremy back in our pluggednotthugged.com days, where I first got my blogging experience prior to leaving in order to start my own project The Deep North.  Jeremy remains an active player in the Toronto scene, running his metronautix project and playing the Major Rager and Loose Hips parties.  You can learn more about him and grab the tracklisting by reading the interview here.  Thanks for the props Jeremy.

Mr. Mandelephant [Jeremy Sean] - BlogTO Mix >>> [Download It!]

...by Dick Diamonds

BOOTS BOOGIE Live @ IMR Radio & More

Deep North Resident DJ Boots Boogie does disco on the radio, deep house and interviews. Listen to more Boots Boogie mixes by clicking the glitch above!!

Recently Deep North resident and longtime friend Boots Boogie dropped a live set on In My Room Radio with GL!TCH - - a big influence of Boots' - - and apparently dropped a nice set of Disco House, House, Deep House and smoking hot unreleased exclusives, including "Lie to Me" by Sean Roman and Myself (aka Dick Diamonds) which is forthcoming on Bubba's new label Runnin Wild  in May/June.  Thanks Boots!!  The tune, which we are super stoked on, was recently charted by Sacha Robotti and played by him in his play.fm mix with Mr. Ho.  Deep love for you all.

Other artist material included tuners from locals like Lucie Tic, Cozmic Cat, Mix Chopin, Dimes a Dozen and more.  Listen to the mix below, Boots hopes that you all enjoy it - -we are sure you will, unless you hate Disco... then skip the first half.

At the end of this mix Boot's does a short interview with Gl!tch, be sure to catch that bit too.  Actually though!!

BOOTS BOOGIE LIVE @ IMBR RADIO >>> [MORE BOOTS MIXES]

While we talk about people who like some disco flavour, let's just peep some samples of the next Clouded Vision release (CV007), a two song EP by none other than BUBBA - - a favourite of  Boots Boogie's and a constant fixture in Deep North sets.  While this release is not disco at all, we all know that the Bubs loves a good funky disco dunk here and there.  But for this one, it's signature BIG BASS 4 YOUR FAAAAAAAAAAAAACE.  We Need A Change is absolutely massive and gets people freaking the fuck out every time.  Now get real and hit the floor.  Dance club hustle.

And for those who want to hear them, here are some hot mixes from Mr. Ho & Sacha Robotti (mentioned above) and Toucan (Brazil, Molotov21), both containing some heavy god damn heat.  Sizzle.

MR.HO & SACHA ROBOTTI - PLAY.FM EXCLUSIVE MIX >>> [MORE HO][MORE ROBOTTI]

TOUCAN - MIX FOR AKBAL MUSIC BRAZIL >>> [MORE TOUCAN]

...by Dick Diamonds

No More Joking Around

Alrighty folks...  As you probably noticed a long time ago, we havent been doing our radio show as often as we had planned...  in fact its been over a month since we have done one at all.  The good news is we will be back NEXT WEDNESDAY for good (we hope) from 9pm - 12am on Dubplate Fm's Urban Boogie stream.  Go to the website and click the urban boogie stream at 9pm (EST) and listen to Dick Diamonds, Book and myself play some tunes we think you will like, and if you don't like them, well too bad.  Tonight you can catch our homies Deadly Vanity during the same time slot, and they will be on the air every following week - - in alternating weeks with our show.  This means that every wednesday you can catch great vibes and good tunes @ dubplate.fm between 9pm and 12am.  Zing!

We would also like to throw a quick mention on the topic of this coming weekend's Late & Deep party. This event is going to be a blast.  We have a tight little lineup of talented friends and extended deep north fam, headlined by Dj Fame (who you probably know for his jump up electro/party rockin tracks - - which we generally don't like).  Fear not, Fame will not be playing electro house, but rather, he will be bringing us a set filled with some of his favourite deep house and techno tracks at an all new location!  For all the details please click HERE 

Heres a mix from the man himself to get your feet moving.

Hope to see you on the floor!

THE DEEP NORTH CREW [DICK////FAX////BOOK]