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Straight From The Decks Vol.3 - Guts Finest Selections From His Famous DJ Sets

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Heavenly Sweetness

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Musical discoveries from all over the world. Different genres, different cultures. GUTS invites you to follow him on his musical journey from your living room or your local club!

"All DJs have their own way of building their set. Some pick records entirely on the spur of the moment and trust their instincts, others write down a precise list on a piece of paper and never stray from it; the set is a kitchen where the DJ is the Chef. It doesn't matter how it's done, as long as it's done properly and enjoyed by everyone, that's what matters the most...

The beginning of the set is always the same. Welcoming the dancers gently. Letting them take their marks with a musical aperitif of tracks at 80/90 BPM, something that many DJs don't do or no longer do.

The end is always the same. Parting with the dancers gently. Letting them go down peacefully. Their evening with me is over, but it is perhaps another one, more intimate, that will be starting for them.

In between these two moments, it's all about the story itself, with its cumbia, reggae, hip hop, lusophone music, funk, soul-jazz twists... A rich story which tells itself in the mood of the moment and back on the dance floor. Depending on the general atmosphere, the rise in musical power can start after an hour and thirty minutes of preliminaries, or it can happen only after 45 minutes. The climax is reached with the Afro- house part, a furious passage that makes overexcited music from Zimbabwe and punk music from South Africa confront each other along a total experimentation with tracks so disturbing that they put the dancers' legs out of sync. This represents a moment of rupture in the narrative, its only purpose being to help reconnect with the dance floor as soon as it is over and to re-launch the story with even greater interest.

Those who have already come to see my DJ set know this: each of my stories is unique. I hope you'll enjoy the one I'm telling you in this third volume." - Guts

TRACK LISTING

Aida Bossa - Azuca/ El Loro Y La Lora
Lagos Thugs - Innocent Blood
Djingo Typical Band - Vini Ouais
Lindigo - Domoun
Lass - Senegal 
Joojo Addison - Guy Man
La Boa - Vuelo Antillano
Voilaaa - Water No Get Enemy
Umalali - Merua
Luizga & Izem - Yemamaya
Blue Bird - Foefoeroemang
Poirier - Pourquoi Faire Aujourd'hui
Kaleta & Super Yamba Band - Jibiti (Bosq RMX)
Ezra Collective - Lady
Joskar & Flamzy - Faroter
Dowdelin - I Like To Move It

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