niles

niles

I’m quite a late starter compared to the rest of the cosmic disco DJs when it comes to DJing and getting into ‘dance’ music. When I was a teenager; the music that I listened to ranged from the Clash, The Jam through to the Stranglers and I was equally impressed and influenced by front men like Bowie, Drury and Morrissey. My dad was a keen collector of records through out the 70s and 80s. Growing up in the Hill family household artists such as Fatback Band, Fat Larrys Band and Harry Thurmann were all regulars and would eventually leave a lasting impression with regards to my taste in music. In the past I’ve DJ’d all over the North West and promoted by own night along with some friends called Casa Musica. Guests came from Europe and the US with some of the best nights featuring music from Brett Johnson, Boo Williams and Casa favourite; Slater Hogan.

Mixes from me

  • Niles - Costa Caleta

    Hola! Sun-kissed holiday influenced vibes on this months mix from myself.
    With tracks from Spain, Peru, Italy and Australia this is a downtempo mixed bag of a mix which goes beautifully with a back garden, deck chair and glass of something cold and tasty.
    Simon’s away to Portugal this week so expect more summery goodness on his [...]

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  • Niles - Italo Minidisco

    Prior to the Bank Holiday I got a call from the parents asking me to, and I quote, ‘clear my shit out of the loft’. A quick trip down the M66 and a shed loads of cd’s and minidiscs later I started to review the contents.
    I found quite a few of the old Casa Musica [...]

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  • Discotheque Service

    British Summer Time has officially begun. And whilst the weather may not be playing it’s part I’m already thinking about drinks in the sun, barbeques and lying by the beach.
    This months mix is a collection of balearic beach bombs, sunkissed slo-mo spacers and cosmic chuggers.
    Enjoy.
    Niles - Discotheque Service

    Bo Hansson - Time and Space
    Steve Tibbetts - [...]

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  • I Wanna Rock You

    When digging through crates of records these days there is one type of album that I take a flyer on no matter what.
    The 70’s rock album is a fascinating thing, pompous, over-produced and with needless guitar solo’s it’s often scoffed at and ignored but if you dig a little deeper most of these ‘Dad’s Driving [...]

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  • Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow

    Perhaps a strange choice for a Cosmic Disco post but EPCOT is for my money the most ‘Cosmic’ place you are likely to visit in your life.
    EPCOT was originally planned by Walt Disney (the man as opposed to the corporate machine) as a “model community, home to twenty thousand residents, which would be a test [...]

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  • Niles - JNY02.08v1

    Attention fellow Cosmonauts. This is the first in a new series of monthly ‘new music’ mixes from myself.
    The first mix in the series brings together the best in old and new disco-not-disco, house, italo and electro. It’s perhaps a slightly more different mix to those that you may be used to through the site but [...]

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  • Niles live at El Diablos Social Club 2005

    Back in 2005 I was asked to play for El Diablo’s down at Centro on a Sunday night.
    Naturally I was thrilled and as a result we had the guys down to the Casa Musica 2nd Birthday later that month.
    A recent archaeological dig has turned up the whole set from the night so here in it’s [...]

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  • Niles - Studio Mix February 2006

    Niles’ mix tape for February 2006

    Carlos Hernandez - Roller Giggle [2004 : Basenotic]
    How and Why? - Cruisin’ [2004 : Rong Music]
    West Phillips - (I’m Just A) Sucker For A Pretty Face [1983 : Quality Sounds of America]
    Samson & Delilah - I Can Feel Your Love Slippin Away (Instrumental) [1984 : Saturn]
    Ray Mang - Tel’s Bells [...]

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