With just over six weeks to go before our Summer Shakedown boat party featuring our motley crew of soulful selectors and very special guest Greg Wilson (Tirk) , we thought we’d bring you a little guest mixtape from one of the main protagonists, Steve KIW, who will will be warming up for Mr Wilson on the main deck. Here,digging into his deep vinyl archives, he’s brought us a little exclusive discoboogiecallitwhatyouwant mix giving you an insight into some of the sounds you’ll likely hear on the boat on that (hopefully) sunny Saturday afternoon in July.
Steve, who has been DJing for more than half of his life (meaning he’s only just done less DJ mileage than Sir Jimmy Saville), is a stickler for dusty old vinyl and lugging three records bags about, rather than using the convenience of modern technology and digital formats. Before fleeing London for the fairer climes and more sedate life of the Brighton seaside, the KIW spent his formative years as a resident at the infamous ‘Babushka’ parties in Blackfriars (strangely the departure point for our own boat party) and the ‘Fallen Angels’ parties at Hanover Grand. He also spent many a night (well, often afternoons) putting on his own events such as ‘Your Mum’ (quaint) and ‘Keeping It Wheel’ (hence the KIW moniker). Obviously the KIW stuck and after a handful of failed retirements, Steve can now be found doing intimate gigs by the sea as part of the Go Bang collective.He also holds down a couple of other residencies in Brighton(‘The Freestyle Sessions’ at The Fishbowl twice a month and ‘More Freestyle Sessions’ at Brighton Rocks to name but two) and as a founding member ofthe legendary Balearic Assassins Of LOVE, Steve can occasionally be found playing balearic weirdness in a cave.
The Summer Shakedown mix was put together in Steve’s stately record room where Abba sits next to ABC, Prefab Sprout next to Public Enemy, Yellow Magic Orchestra sit next to Yes (yeah, its all alphabetised) and where there are more than 600 12″s by artists whose name begins with the letter ‘B’.
He’s always churning out musical mixes (puts me to shame really), so if you like what you hear and want to grab more, nip over to his Facebook group entitled ‘KIW: Keeping It Wheel’ here.
Steve KIW Mixtape – June 2009
Inner Life – No Way
Fonda Rae – Tuch Me (Special Mix For Breakdancing)
Jazzy Dee – Get On Up
Wildlife Productions – Disco Fever
Red Rack Em Presents Hot Coins – Favourite Effects
Gwen Guthrie – Peanut Butter
Sheila E – A Love Bizarre
Status IV – You Ain’t Really Down (Jazzanova Remix)
Yaz – Situation (Kervorkian Dub)
Rockers Revenge – Walking On Sunshine (Acapella)
Status IV – You Ain’t Really Down (Acapella)
Serious Intention – Serious
Unique – I Got What You Need
First Choice – Dr Love (Acapella)
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You can bag tickets for the boat party with us, Steve KIW, Cigarettes and Sunshine and Greg Wilson via Ticketweb.co.uk and via Skiddle.com
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