NEW DJ MIX: BLISS POINT

Recorded a new mix for Bliss Point. Thanks Max for having me on your mix series. I enjoyed this mix a bunch. Got to play a bunch of my friends and collaborators music as well as a ton of my own music. Lots of Deep vibes. So deep yet so high. Wanted to give the people something to look forward to these days. Hope this mix is just that. A light at the end of the tunnel. Enjoy.
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Sign Up For The Bliss Point Newsletter: bit.ly/BPNewsLetter Hello friends, Before I met The Josh Craig I read about him in my local newspaper, a phrase you don’t find too often anymore.  It wasn’t until several months later, preparing for a release party that would never be, that I met The Man Himself. I’d shown up to Magick City a few days before the party to say hello, and was surprised to find my friend Jakub sitting with TJC on the dance floor.  Though I hadn’t yet recognized him from the paper, something seemed familiar about Josh. I immediately found him a very comfortable person to be around. All going in the same direction, he Jakub and I left together back towards the center of the neighborhood.  I sometimes reflect on this particular Wednesday evening,  gliding back up Greenpoint Avenue with like minded people, running into several more friends, feeling at home in my city the way I imagine it was meant to feel: the shopkeepers recognizing me on my way home aren’t shopkeepers at all, they’re DJs, which is funny but no less warm. We stopped in at McDonalds and got McFlurrys. Later on, while booking the summer mixes, I was keen to get The Josh Craig involved.  Josh’s contribution to the series is a snapshot of an artist in process. My first few times through the mix, I thought I recognized Josh’s voice on a few tracks, only to discover that more than half of the selections are his own outsider deep house, the fruits of a producer comfortable in the emotive, liminal-subspace that is the crux of the genre. Every time I've listened Josh has pulled me in deeper. Enjoy! 
Max Tracklist: THE HISTORY OF MUSIC - The Josh Craig
 FORIEGNUNDERWORLD - The Josh Craig
 THE OUTCOME - The Josh Craig MORETHANEVER - The Josh Craig
 NOTSU - Bolam 
FILTHY ROSES - The Josh Craig
 CENT'ANNI - Phil Moffa
 EPISODE003: GALACTICA99 - The Josh Craig OMNIA - Akyra 
SEGMENT 04 - The Josh Craig
 BLACK JASPER - The Josh Craig 
RELEASE - The Josh Craig
 EPISODE002: ENTER THE OTHERS - The Josh Craig 
IM A LAWYER - The Josh Craig
 DUNES OF JAGABAR - Vagara DONIS’S ACID - Acemo
 INTERNAL CONVERSION - The Josh Craig
 THE ASSEMBLY - JTC 
B.A.T. - TJC vs OG AG
 THOUGHTS OF SCHISM - Solpara
 KARA - HALFBOY S TRANSPORTER 1 - S Transporter 
LOST WORLD - Charles Trees
 3STRIKELAW - The Josh Craig
 WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING - Shigeto 
 FCK THE BELIEFS - Saul Williams 





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Tracklist:

THE HISTORY OF MUSIC - The Josh Craig

FORIEGNUNDERWORLD - The Josh Craig

THE OUTCOME - The Josh Craig    
MORETHANEVER - The Josh Craig

NOTSU - Bolam

FILTHY ROSES - The Josh Craig

CENT'ANNI - Phil Moffa

EPISODE003: GALACTICA99 - The Josh Craig
OMNIA - Akyra

SEGMENT 04 - The Josh Craig

BLACK JASPER  - The Josh Craig

RELEASE - The Josh Craig

EPISODE002: ENTER THE OTHERS - The Josh Craig

IM A LAWYER - The Josh Craig

DUNES OF JAGABAR - Vagara
DONIS’S ACID - Acemo

INTERNAL CONVERSION - The Josh Craig

THE ASSEMBLY - JTC

B.A.T. - TJC vs OG AG

THOUGHTS OF SCHISM - Solpara

KARA - HALFBOY
S TRANSPORTER 1 - S Transporter

LOST WORLD - Charles Trees

3STRIKELAW - The Josh Craig

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING - Shigeto 

FCK THE BELIEFS - Saul Williams

Todays Tapes 001

If you know me, you know I love to listen to my music on Cassette Tape. I'm a fan of the physical connection to the sound. Magnetic strips containing 4 tracks of audio are still so fascinating to me after all these years since their introduction in 1963 by Phillips in Hasselt, Belgium. The more hiss, the better. I record all my original music on Musicassette then digitize it by recording the audio into the sound card on my analog mixer. A bit tedious but extremely fun! My buddy Phil Moffa knows what I’m talking about.

For today's listen, I have some cassettes that are very near and dear to me. I travel far and wide for my music. It adds to the story when people ask me “where’d you get this?!” and I love a good story.

So for today’s 1st selection I’ll be listening to Heathered Pearls - Detroit, MI 1997 - 2001. Jakub Alexander better known as Heathered Pearls is a good friend of mine and a great producer. He gave me this tape during the Wallplay OnCanal month long pop-up shop in Manhattan that I produced alongside with my groovy friend Alex of Synesium. This an ode to Jakub's past going to raves in Detroit. Some really well orchestrated Techno released by Ghostly International. Its bright orange design is super cool. Track 4 - The Packard Plant is my favorite.

Our next pick is Musica De Película (Film Music). A compilation of film music that I got at a flea market in Mallorca, Spain for 1 euro in 2018. My frequent collaborator and one of my best friends G. Broglia brought me 1 hours drive into the countryside of the balearic island to the market on a blazing hot summer day to find some treasures. Now this is a blog post in itself but we'll get into that another day. My favorite is track 4 - (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. The baseline, the saxophone solo, the synth pads. So lush. So dirty (get it?). I love it. Solid Pop music.

And for our final selection we have brothers Steve & David Gordon - Celestial Suite. This journey through space is out of this world. The spiral incarnations artwork by Bruce Harman is beautiful. Now this cassette I scored in 2019 at The Thing in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. If you've ever been to The Thing then you know that’s New Yorks hidden gem. My favorite song is track 5 - Origins / Winds of Time. This 23 minute recording has changed the way I view a production. Using 1 side of the tape to just go for it all the way til the end is what I’m all about. The edge baby, ride it. David’s synth is insane. Steve’s guitar is just as nuts. This is Ambient music at its finest. I still have yet to hear an album like this. Two brothers in synch. Timeless.

Thanks for reading. Enjoy these cassettes if you can find em. Good luck

Youngbloods "Five Years" Compilation

I’m featured on this 5 year celebration of NY based indie record label Youngbloods. Really awesome to be included in this roster. I’ve known label co-founder Nick Concklin for over 5 years and since I’ve met him, he’s always been passionate about his and John Moses’ label. I’ve got just about everything they’ve released on vinyl and cassette. Even have the slipmat! Such an honor.

The song I contributed is track 06 All Dogs Don’t Go To Heaven. It’s a nice ambient experimental piece highlighted by analog arp synths and saturated field recordings. I composed it Spring 2019 in Brooklyn NY. The session was mastered on Type IV Metal Cassette. When Nick asked me for an ambient piece for the compilation, I knew just what to give him.

The entire compilation is a great selection of ambient, acoustic, downtempo and chill music for listeners of all ages. My favorite from Five Years is track 03 Rowan Evans - Bird. The song features a free fall of sorts into a bed of unassuming comfort. The keys with delay and perfectly balanced reverb is a joy to listen to countless times over.

Five Years will be available on Bandcamp for 1 month then streaming everywhere in Jan. Enjoy!

http://weareyoungbloods.com/album/five-years

TRAIN RIDES THRU SPACE 001

The 1st in a series of mixes to get you thru your train rides in whatever city or airport you may find yourself in. Something to listen to so you don't fall asleep and miss your stop. 17 minutes til you get where you're going. You made it this far. Don't miss your departure.

All Genres. Vinyl + CDJ. Recorded Live in Brooklyn New York at TJHC HQ 2018.

Enjoy

https://www.mixcloud.com/thejoshcraig/train-rides-thru-space-001/