Clash DJ Mix – D-Ribeiro

Dutch producer concocts a special mix for Clash...

Though his old Gemini mixer may be rusty, Dutch producer D-Ribeiro’s mixing skills are anything but, as his exclusive contribution to the Clash DJ Mix Series demonstrates.

Taking as much influence from vintage US house and techno as he does contemporary, experimental styles, D-Ribeiro has – in a short time – arrived at a sound that’s instantly gratifying, heady, complex and warm – all in the same breath, and through a relatively short string of singles and EPs over the last few years.

Bookended with versions of two vocal disco-house classics – CeCe Peniston’s ‘Searchin’’ and Karen Ramirez’s ‘If We Try’ – Ribeiro’s mix stirs up the funkier side of Detroit from Kyle Hall, woozy house from Leon Vynehall, jittery, jazz-flecked house from Floating Points, scratchy electro from the mighty Drexciya and much more.

Ribeiro explained the inspiration for his mix to Clash: “My idea for this mix was to show how funk and disco influenced my style, whether I’m playing house or techno. It’s in an influence which you will definitely hear back in my DJ sets and productions, especially on my upcoming EP, ‘Purple Ghost Dance’. I recorded this mix at home with two decks, a CD player and a rusty old Gemini mixer.”

Check it out now.

Tracklisting
Cece Peniston – Searchin’ (Silk in the House Mix)
Kyle Hall – Down Rick Wade – Pimp Factor
D-Ribeiro – Donut Breakin’
D-Ribeiro – Untitled
Leon Vynehall – This Is The Place
Floating Points – Sparkling Controversy
Drexciya – Journey Home
Afrikan Sciences – Spirals (Edit)
D-Ribeiro – Love Gate
Nas1 – Super Quartet (Gifted and Blessed Remix)
Dam-Funk – Black (Edit)
Kyle Hall and Kero – K2 Attack 
Rio Padice and Massimo Di Lena – Modulo RZ
Karen Ramirez – If We Try (Silk’s Disco Anthem Edit) 

Words: Tristan Parker

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‘Purple Ghost Dance’ will be released on Meda Fury (a sub-label of R&S Records) on December 1st.

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