thp

thp

I love: music, art, fashions, root beer, lomography, baking, cooking, knit-wear, new kicks, beaches, bright blue skys, city living, girls with fringes, booze, architecture, design, clean living, ray bans, disco, small remote islands, rabbits of the furry kind, my family, lying in, getting up early, the sun in my face, megatron, designing websites, user experiences, buildings, vintage cars, the internet, facebook, my friends, the countryside, village pubs, proper boozers, patas bravas, girls with big bright smiles, Manchester

Mixes from me

  • THP - I’m your relationship aid mix

    It’s the weekend and I’ve got around 10 days left before I leave my current job. Thankfully a quick re-visit to deephousepage and a stock take of their amazing supply of WBMX mix tapes have helped me overcome the daily chore and battle with red tape and process.
    They’ve been a precious aid in having [...]

     THP - I'm your relationship aid: Play in Popup | Download

  • THP - I’m your loverboy

    It’s Friday and the sun is shining. The weekend is close and I can just about touch it plus there’s some excellent parties happening over the weekend. Cosmic Disco feature at Aficionado on Sunday night with support from Moonboots and Boardman. Music and dancing starts at 8pm and continues into the evening.
    This is the second [...]

     THP - I'm your loverboy: Play in Popup | Download

  • THP - Robot Control

    Al-Jazari, an inventor during the Artuqid dynasty, designed and constructed a number of automatic machines, including kitchen appliances, musical automata powered by water, and the first programmable humanoid robot in 1206.
    Al-Jazari’s robot was a boat with four automatic musicians that floated on a lake to entertain guests at royal drinking parties.
    His mechanism had a programmable [...]

     THP - Robot Control: Play in Popup | Download

  • House music. Yeah.

    More mixage today. I cooked up this mix back in November. Four to the floor is the name of the game. Enjoy.

    Bobby Valentine - More Bounce
    Justin Martin & Sammy D Cats & Dogs (Jacob London remix)
    Prztz - Everybody (Original Mix)
    Cheaters - Tease (Quickie Mix)
    - - Forget Me Nots
    Milton Jackson - Whacked up Audio
    Onionz - Pokin U
    Vernon [...]

     THP - House. Yeah.: Play in Popup | Download

  • Live mix from Sankeys June 2nd - H2 Sessions with Paul Woolford

    Back at start of June I managed to get my second installment of main room action at the club. The guys at H2 had booked Paul Woolford to play and I had the honour of opening up for him.

    Here’s the first hour plus recorded live from the night. I’ll post a track listing shortly.

     THP - Sankeys 020607: Play in Popup | Download

  • Loves got the world in motion and I know what we can do

    I remember the Summer of 1990 well for many different reasons. The World Cup for one. The memorable tears of England’s Paul Gascoigne after he received a booking. Cameroon’s Roger Milla, who came out of retirement for the World Cup, became an international superstar at age 38, long after most top-level footballers typically retire. Chris [...]

     No Alla Violenza June 2007: Play in Popup | Download

  • Irlam Social Club mix

    Yep Irlam Social Club. I was listening to some old mp3 mix sets and I found some recordings that were taken from nights I had played at before becoming one of the residents at Sankeys. The gigs were local nights supporting friends and events I was promoting myself locally.
    I’d been talking about giving up playing [...]

     Bucky - Irlam Social Club mix: Play in Popup | Download

  • What I love about Rane Serato Scratch Live

    This week I’ve read various topics on message boards about DJing digitally or using vinyl. I guess it’s all down to the individual playing the music. I have no real preference as to what tools or format the DJ uses as long as the music is good.
    I started using Rane Serato Scratch Live around 18 [...]

     THP - What I love about Serato: Play in Popup | Download

  • Live disco mix from Northern Disco at Urbis

    I’ve just picked up a 2GB memory stick containing some of the music that was played in the bar at the Northern Disco event that took place at Urbis in Manchester. The recording only features around 3 hours which is a shame as there was some exceptional music played from all the DJs involved.
    The quality [...]

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  • Protect and Survive Part Three

    The following diagrams show how a basic shelter can be constructed from standard scaffold poles and other materials available from builders merchants, timber yards and do-it-yourself stores.

    Rick Wilhite - Ruby Nights
    Hugo - So Much
    Hugo - Hard Homemade Movie
    Move D - Stray
    Paul Ritch - Metro Express
    Soulseekers - Unconditionally (Nikk Sharpe mix)
    Seelenluft - I Come Along (Joakim [...]

     Thp: Protect and Survive Part Three: Play in Popup | Download

  • Protect and Survive Part Two

    Stock enough food for fourteen days.
    Choose foods which can be eaten cold, which keep fresh, and which are tinned or well wrapped. Keep your stocks in a closed cabinet or cupboard.
    Provide variety. Stock sugar, jams or other sweet foods, cereals, biscuits, meats, vegetables, fruit and fruit juices.

    Drrtyhaze - Foutre Lag
    Zero Crossing - Rhythm Of Life
    Cherylyn [...]

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  • Sankeys Soap Resident Party mix

    Note the word Soap in the title. OK. Now check out the red eyes in the picture. They weren’t like that when I uploaded it. Spooky. After posting up the video from the end of the night I had a good rummage around my hard drive looking for some mixes from Sankeys Soap.
    Sevreal cups [...]

     Sankeys Soap September 2005 Hour 1 [59:58m]: Play in Popup | Download
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  • Friday night live Birthday Party

    Last weekend I celebrated my Birthday with some friends before going away for the weekend. I’d taken out my records earlier in the evening with a view to playing some music at the house party afterwards, how ever I only managed around 40 minutes due to over indulging during the course of the night.
    The party [...]

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  • Back to our house - Key 103 Manchester

    The now defunct “Back to our House” show on Key 103 was the highlight of Saturday night radio in Manchester. Hosted by Andy Price and Crooky, it featured upfront house music every week with regular guest mixes from DJs around the UK and abroad.
    I first played on the show back in 2002 around the time [...]

     Back to our house Key 103 [58:30m]: Play in Popup | Download

  • Protect and Survive

    Your radio will be your only link with the outside world. So take a spare one with you if you can. Keep any aerial pushed in.

    Lindstrøm and Christabelle - Music (In My Mind)
    Isolée - Sleazy Bee
    Jamie Lloyd - Movin’ In (Brennan Green’s Movin’ Out Remix)
    Padded Cell - Picadilly Line Strut (Original Mix)
    UnknownmiX - [...]

     Protect and Survive [68:22m]: Play in Popup | Download

  • No Alla Violenza - July Mix Tape

    Straight from the C90. Here’s the July mix tape from THP.
    Tracklist to follow later.

     thp July Mixtape [65:50m]: Play in Popup | Download

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