#15 ‘Keeping My Mind’ by James Bucknell

James Bucknell delivers a set of old and new gems with a great flow. I bumped into his sets on discogs and I was instantly hooked – be sure to check out his site for more goodies like this one, amazing stuff. Listening to this mix has put the faith back in me regarding DR callling it quits, I don’t think we’re going anywhere.

In his own words

The mix
Dancing has always been more important to me than djing and the tracks i play are just the ones i like to dance to. The fun and passion I had dancing to early house in the 80s has never left me and I spend my time trying to light such fires in others – by playing music from the 70s and 80s from New York, Chicago and Detroit.There’s so much brilliant music from that period that is unknown to so many.
I wanted to make a house mix that included the Black Rascals ‘Keeping my mind,’ which i consider one of the great deep house tunes. Nothing else was planned. I just smoked a doobie and put on the first record that took my fancy.

Playlist

01. Strikers – Body music – Prelude, 1981
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02. Terry Baldwin – Groovin – Future sound, 1991
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03. Black Rascals (Blaze) – Keeping my mind – Sumo, 1993
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04. Barbara Mason – Another man – West end, 1983
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05. Toney Lee – Reach up – Stamina, 1986
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06. Mr Fingers – Stars – Alleviated, 1988
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07. Peter Panic – A black man and a black man – Bumble beats, 1992
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08. Taster’s Choice (Ron Trent) – Instant coco – Prescription, 1997
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09. Colonel Abrams – Music is the answer – Streetwise, 1984
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10. Jomanda – I’ll give it to you – Quark, 1987
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11. Instant Exposure – Wanna be with you – Emotive, 1992
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12. Theo Parrish – Lost Keys – Music is…, 1997
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13. Larry Heard – Guidance – Guidance, 1997
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14. The Untouchables (Kenny Gonzales) – The swing doctor – Strictly Rhythm, 1991
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15. virgo Four – Do you know who you are – trax, 1989
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