Various Artists - Benji B Presents Deviation Classics
Format: CD
Catalogue No.: DEV9CD
Barcode: 5060870476782
Release Date: 21st May 2021
Genre: Deep House
TRACKLISTING:
1. Osunlade - Touched My Soul
2. Theo Parrish - Lost Keys
3. Alice Smith - Love Endeavor (Maurice Fulton remix)
4. The Detroit Experiment - Think Twice
5. Zomby - Tarantula
6. Hunee - Rare Silk
7. Moodymann - I Got Werk
8. Carl Craig - Sandstorms (C2 2011 Version)
9. Langenberg - Times (Manuel Tur's Ground Glass Reflex)
10. Kingdom - Stalker Ha
11. DJ Spen presents DJ Technic - Gabryelle (D-Malice Re-Fix)
12. Pearson Sound - Stifle
13. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
14. Mala - Lean Forward
15. Martyn - Vancouver
16. James Blake - Love What Happened Here
Deviation Classics celebrates the legacy of the legendary London club night and record label created by Benji B and Judah in 2007. Famously "one of London's most aurally audacious nights”, Benji B’s Deviation is a name synonymous with music and at the forefront of London’s culture scene and within music internationally.
This is an exclusive mix CD curated by founder Benji B marking the end of this chapter for Deviation.
Spanning all genres of music, the compilation comprises tracks from Moodymann, James Blake, Joy Orbison and many more from across Deviation’s impressive roster of guests. Though several of the tracks went on to become hits, all of them became part of Deviation’s regular playlist and are now considered to be part of the Deviation DNA - a club night that has its own sound, its own hits and its own classics. The tracks highlight how the best club residencies can hone and shape their own identity, where reactions from the dance floor can influence which tracks make it into the resident sets to become future classics, and how a single tune can conjure the nostalgia of an era, venue, place and time.
Including regular staples from Benji B’s resident sets, the DJ comments: “This album showcases the tunes that got the biggest reactions month after month, drawn from my sets at Deviation over the years. They would not only be my choice, but also the choice of the Deviation regulars. Not all of these were necessarily big tunes outside of the club night – some would go on to be, but some could be 12-inch B-sides, album cuts or unreleased dubplates that went off when dropped for the very first time, and then became our own classics: all certified Deviation anthems in their own way”
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