… one night we suddenly went mad together again; we went to see Slim Gaillard in a little Frisco nightclub. Slim Gaillard is a tall, thin Negro with big sad eyes who’s always saying ‘Right-orooni’ and ‘How ’bout a little bourbon-arooni.’ In Frisco great eager crowds of young semi-intellectuals sat at his feet and listened to him on the piano, guitar and bongo drums. When he gets warmed up he takes off his undershirt and really goes. He does and says anything that comes into his head. ”
‘Jack Kerouac’ in “On The Road”.
Kerouac was part of the Beat Generation, a group of poets and writers who toured 1950s America. My old boss used to call me a ‘Beatnik’ and in a way I am a bit of a modern day hippy. DJs are today’s beat generation and this mix suggests a journey, so hop on your bike, in your car, on your plane, boat or helicopter and turn on, tune in and drop out…
:::Tracklist:::
| # | Artist name | Track name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill |
| 2 | Luke Chable | Melburn (Original) |
| 3 | Wez G | D for Damager FREE DOWNLOAD: http://www.last.fm/music/Wez+G/_/D+for+Damager |
| 4 | Nick Muir | G Platz (James Harcourt Remix) |
| 5 | The Junkies | Quartro Uno Sei (Original Mix) |
| 6 | Erphun | Tu Sueño |
| 7 | Danny Howells | GVibe |
| 8 | Bent | Always (Ashley Beedle’s Black Mahavishnu Remix) |
| 9 | The ravens | Strange little girl |
| 10 | Doves | Jetstream (Sasha Subdub) |
| 11 | Syco | Danaka |
| 12 | X-Press 2 | Tranz Euro Xpress (The Ride) |
| 13 | Giorgos Gatzgristos | Pencils for the Weak |
| 14 | Stanton Warriors | Good Vibrations |