JOY RIDE 138

JD Twitch, who we lost this month, but who lives on in so many different ways, would no doubt roll his eyes at the idea of a tribute mix, so let’s just call this a mix. From disco to disco, bleep to raptor, footwork, acid house, ambient, pop and beyond, this is music born in the projects, the streets, the clubs, the squats, the basements and the after parties... of Chicago, Caracas, New York, London, Glasgow, Europe and the world. It is the music of migration. The music of community. The music of home. I had a handful of tracks I planned to play, but most of them didn’t make it in. Instead I just made this off the cuff, on a pair of turntables, playing what felt right in that moment. I am so proud to call myself one of Optimo’s children. There are a couple of my more famous sisters and brothers on here too, as well as those who paved the way for all to follow, the teachers and the pioneers, many of whom I first encountered through Keith and Jonnie. Most importantly - and maybe I am mad for even trying - I wanted to capture, in my own unpolished and amateur way, Keith’s bold and joyfully irreverent approach to mixing which, as anyone who ever caught one of his sets, was technically astonishing and ALWAYS coupled by utter devotion to the music and the artists and engineers who made it, and to the creative integrity of the work. It’s a rare and beautiful combination, in a DJ, in any kind of artist, in a person. This selection is of course completely personal and does not necessarily represent what Keith would play, but if I've captured some of his spirit here then I will be chuffed. And if you hate it, go do it better yourself! OSSX - TALK IS CHEAP Tiga & Hudson Mohawke - Duro Fred Everything – Dreampoet Tomorrow The Rain Will Fall Upwards - Collocate Wanda Jackson - Funnel Of Love Fixate & Sam Binga - Issker Wake Up Dj Babatr, Oshazs - Aje (Me llama la calle) feat. Oshazs" Paul Johnson - Feel My M.F. Bass DJ Funk - The Original Video Clash- Video Clash II (Street mix) Tiga & Hudson Mohawke - Polyvoxx B-Tribe - Fiesta Fatal Lurka - Swirl Orlando Voorn - Face Joe Smooth - Promised Land Glenn Underground - There Is A Time Scott Grooves - The Journey Paul Johnson - FRIENDS Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams DJ Sprinkles - Masturjakor (Kink&the Neville Watson Remix) Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Riva Starr Paradise Garage Extended Remix) Steve Poindexter - Transport THE FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON - Papua Boot (Soul Central Remix) Radio Slave - The Lunatics Isolée - Beau Mot Plage Verses GT - Your Light (ft. George Riley) Makèz & Life on Planets - Give It Life DJ Deeon - Hypnosis Octave One - BlackWater feat. Ann Saunderson (Full Strings Vocal Mix) ABSOLUTE - Time 2 Love Again Inner City - Back Together Again (Reese Phuture Dub Trip) (snippet) Jaydee - Plastic Dreams Genius Of Time - Rave Breaks feat. Bassie Kay Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair & Tayla Parx - Set The Roof Arthur Russell - That's Us/Wild Combination