DJ Ayres – Space ‘N Faders by Dj Ayres on Mixcloud
This one is important to me for a few reasons: it was the first mixtape I made which Turntable Lab agreed to sell, which I think dates it around 2000. Scott at Ten Deep did the art. I remember I was asked to DJ an eighties party in like 1998 and I didn’t have enough eighties vinyl so I borrowed a crate from my friend Eli (aka Photocall); from then on I was hooked, and started building up my own collection, mostly digging at the flea markets in Chelsea. Spinbad’s eighties tapes were also hugely influential; I bit a bunch of these songs from his Rock The Casbah tapes and from DJ Red Alert when he was on the old school at noon on Hot 97. If memory serves, I recorded this one live straight onto a Sony CD recorder. Tracklist:
DJ Ayres – Space ‘ N Faders
Centipede – Rebbie Jackson
Erotic City – Prince
Somebody’s Watching – Rockwell
Cars – Gary Numan
I’m Ready – Kano
Break 4 Luv – Raze
Understanding – White Label
This Is Acid – Maurice
Electro Soul Makossa Instrumental
Planet Rock Instrumental – Africa Bambaata
Al-Naayfiysh – Hashim
Master and Servant – Depeche Mode
Let The Music Play – Shannon
Set It Off – Strafe
Pop Goes My Love – Freeez
Renegades – Africa Bambaata
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads
Cool It Now – New Edition
Mama Used to Say – Junior
I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Moments in Love – Art of Noise
