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Pat Benolkin – Listen To This Mix! #2 – 2008

The second mix in the series, and we have another instant classic.  Pat Benolkin is literally one of the best DJs I know, and not to get all high and mighty... but that is saying something!  Always a bastion of good taste Pat takes us on a journey into the deep. His selections speak louder with every transition...

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Trent Cantrelle – Live @ Avalon – 2007

Special thanks to Mr. Cantrelle for letting me share this mix. It is from a stacked night at Avaland, October 20, 2007. Coby One and I went to Hollywood to see Modeselektor. Sander Kleinenberg, Adam Beyer & Trent Cantrelle were there to round it out. Not a terrible lineup...

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Mistress De Funk – January Promo Mix – 2008

Our first international DJ to grace the pages of TFK, I couldn't have imagined it better. I first heard her on Radio 1 almost a year ago now, and have been following her music since. Any electronic music lover knows it all comes back to one thing, and she has it... Infallible taste.

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Pat Benolkin – Listen to This Mix! #1 – 2008

What he described to me as the first in a series, this mix is magnificent foreplay! Creeping through abstract bleeps, it gains momentum like a runaway freight train reaching a new level of energy right at the end. Pat B. definitely left me wanting more... so it's a good thing the next mix is already under way. Series work. Hot.

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Bacchus – Shirt Cockin’ USA – 2008

This mix is a funked out trip from experimental noise, to soulful house. Bacchus our expert guide, allows just enough time to enjoy each texture before exploring the next. From beginning to end, you're kept on your toes and somehow it flows... violent and beautiful. This is his set from the beach @ Esthetic Evolution 3, where the shirt cockers were abundant. Enjoy!

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Mix Architekt – Summer of Diskontent – 2007

I've had this mix for almost a month now, unable to tear away from the insanity of life to get it up here to share... Notice the title... Anyway, it is well worth the wait. Mix Architekt delivers a smooth intriguing composition that surely brings the funk. Don't be shy, let him know what you think. And keep your eyes open for his original productions in the works. EDM at it's most intelligent, this is one to watch...

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Steve Edwards – The Funky Kind – 2007

This month I am really excited to share this absolutely wonderful DJ with you. I came across Steve Edwards when I was going to school in Phoenix. What set him apart for me was his amazing drive to share his music. If I need a fix of dirty tech house, I always know where to look for an exciting new mix.

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Jaywood – Retro – 2007

This mix comes to us courtesy of a man with a very hot hand, west coast house and techno producer Jaywood. Retro is composed completely of his own material, and described by him as "a look back at 12 years of being deep and dirty". Retro is quite the journey, and oh what an lovely way to start off the featured mixes!

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