Gourmet Beats

Music in Baltimore is full of life. From the booty shaking Club parties, to the hands-in-the-air Soulful House scene, it’s a place where people lay it all out on the table. I recently moved back to the Mid-Atlantic region, and Baltimore was the first place I visited. I was invited out to play on Thanksgiving by the guys over at Moog and although I had been away for over three years, immersed in other places and other sounds, that Baltimore life came flooding back. I set out to make a simple deep house set, and ended up with something full of soul. Perhaps it was memories of long nights dancing to Ultra Nate at Sugar, or DJ Spen at Paradox, but that Baltimore feeling crept over me and this was the result. Enjoy!

-Tyler

DJ Tai aka Tim Down remembers the music that first inspired him to become a DJ.  House.

Recorded live May, 2009 in Orlando, FL.

Stuck in a finished dream – Kenquo
Congoloid (Minimow remix) – Solo
Houz – Filippo Moscatello
Jack the keys – Audiojack
One drum (drum tool) – Copyright ft. Shovell
Move on up ft. Jaime Lee Wilson – Dividson Ospina, Oscar P
Acai – Kolombo
Rumba Street (beats) – Afromento
Gotta Use It (Gorge Rmx) – Solan
My All (Aphrodisiax Dub) – Inaya Day, DJ Dealer
84 King Street (Organ Roots Mix) – Hornbostel & Azzetto
Unconditional Love (Dub) – Kings of Groove ft. Jessi Colasante
Da Bump (Ame rmx) – Mr. V ft. Miss Patty
Breakfree – Schizofonics

 

 Gourmetbeats Podcast #8 - Tai in Orlando [53:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

An Omnipresent force in the Baltimore music scene, DJ Knowledge has been bringing his unique blend of turntablist roots and deep, soulful house to the area for over a decade.  As a member of the now-defunkt Sonic Soul Collective, knowledge played alongside some of the genre’s most prolific names, and his powerful charisma and charm is nearly impossible to ignore.  A dear friend to Gourmetbeats, we were delighted when he slipped us this mix.  Recorded live at Mosaic in Baltimore, it’s one of those mixes where you can almost hear him reading the crowd.

“The deeper I go, the more knowledge I know…”

 

 Gourmetbeats Podcast #7 - Knowledge @ Mosaic [79:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup

For all the house heads out there, some recommended tunes coming from Deeper Shades of House front man Lars Behrenroth.  A nice mix of the deep and the deeper, “The Way You Move” feat. Chezere brings it straight to the dance floor with haunting synths and soulful vocals, while “Dissever” journeys into the deep and sexy side of house that is showcased so often on Behrenroth’s stellar “Deeper Shades” podcast.  Our choice of the album, “Dare Degree”, is a percussive groover that refuses to let up. Finally “Are you sure” rounds out the EP with a downbeat excursion for the late night hours.

Gourmetbeats was introduced first hand to Behrenroth’s music in 2005 when he made an appearance in Baltimore at Patrick Turners “Movim Lounge” with an opening set by our own DJ Tai.  Since 1996 his productions have matured into a consistent flow of quality deep house, and we look forward to future releases from Deeper Shades Recordings.

Get Deeper Shades Vol. 1 @ Traxsource

Our man in the City of Angels, Adam Auburn has released a great new house mix celebrating his recent move to LA.  Ranging from the Deep and Sexy to the Party Rockin, Adam comes correct as always, and fresh with four of his own edits.

ADAM AUBURN

Our man N’Dinga Gaba in Baltimore just came out with a new EP entitled “Free Your Mind” on Tom B’s label 202 Digital.  You can buy it now at Traxsource.com. 

 Here’s a preview of the track “Afro” :

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