Monday 8 December 2008

Outcast love # 2



Disco Outcasts present the second installment of their "outcast love" mix series, with Daniel Donnachie from Cosmic Dancing. Danny is a new friend of the Disco Outcasts with a suprise hour set for Leo's birthday & he is confirmed to play at the disco dive January 31st 2009.













I've just arrived straight from Camp Cosmic. I am also branded with the title “compulsive sicko” by friends as collecting and playing music has been a major passion for over half my life now. Every day I crave to learn about music I haven’t discovered yet whilst listening to music that has already been attained. I frequently try and go through my favourite dj’s bag to hear ones I haven’t heard about and not devoured yet. Since the age of 16 I have been gaining experience in all types of scenarios and parties, learning about vital underground classics and rarities along with taste making new artists that come to light over time. Since the start I have had a string of residencies in clubs and bars in Leicester, Nottingham, Stoke and London. Guest gigs all over the uk and a small number of gigs abroad. I have been the protégé to a dj called Kelvin Andrews. He is one of the few dj’s in the UK who has been involved in making music, spinning tunes and putting on parties since the inception of the UK dance scene in the early 80’s. The knowledge I have gained off him has completely opened my brain giving me the ability to embrace all forms of music.

Gradually over time I have been able to entertain people with a very wide range of music. The thing I am most popular for is my disco and house sets or bringing an eclectic sound to a main room. I have a personal taste that lets me satisfy most people this could involve cosmic sounds, vocals, dubs, disco, funk and soul or on a flip side I would energise people with house and techno like click funk, minimal, dub disco, deep house which can deliver a more futuristic sound. Those are my two extremes I like to bring to the party. I only play records I personally like, present the tracks in two ways. Just let them breathe or mix them up. Just depends on the record really. I hate to mix things up too much when you don't really need to. Some people think I'm being lazy when I just let the record run out. Some people think you lose the flow if you don't mix anything but some records are just not meant to be messed with. Personally I think there isn't enough people out there who dig great music and just want an easy sound or a very overplayed commercial record but for me if that is what I got for going out I would feel a bit ripped off.

Track Listing;
Unknown Artist - Try To Find Me Vol.1 - Make Dance
Soft Rocks - Umut 2000
Photonz - Our Fable (Mickey Moonlight Remix)
Section 79 Presents S.P. - Heart Begin To Beat
Pat Les Stache Presents: Cabana Disco Vol.1 - Lovin' In The Jungle
Chris and Cosey – Walking Through Heaven
Unknown Artist - Try To Find Me Vol.1 – Sir Doctor Love
Rubber Room - Hippie Dance
Loud E - Afrika Afrika (Intro)
Pat Les Stache Presents: Cabana Disco Vol.1 – African Love Music
Loud E – Y.O.Y.
Dimitri From Paris - Southside Edits Vol 1 - Feeling About 'Cha
Konk - Konk Party DJ Mixer (#6: Robot Vocals)
Edit by Romain BNO – Shaking
The Mix

Daniel Donnachie

1 comment:

AVIF Volunteers in Kenya said...

Ha ha haaaa, so the bog FB finally ousted you big man .. they don't people getting too powerful but at least they let you start from scratch again.

I still love you ;-) .. and the latest mix! Good call getting a blog going.