mid-tempo beats volume one
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Ye:solàr — Hithot — Vinylvibes
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Julius Papp — Dyno-Mite — Transport
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Julius Papp — Electro-fied — Dae
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DJ Rasoul — Rollin’ — Grayhound
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Jon Georgsson featuring Lady Cherry — All The Way (Tom Pooks Remix) — Hypnotic
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The Rurals — Corker (Knee Deep Break-a-lot Mix) — Records Of Interest
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Moody B — Can’t Get Enough — Bananza
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Justin Martin — The Sad Piano — Buzzin’ Fly
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Jay-J and Kelvin K — One Day! (’92 Dub) — Multitracked
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Soul Motive — The 2s and 5s — Blue Basique
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7 Sep
Posted by DON CORLEONE
hola this is it gents keep the tempo flowing, i`m in the uk now listening to this takes me to the old days with Glenzo`tempoman` abashwe wld luv to add a mix of mine too in the future so look out for the DBMANIAC
28 Mar
Posted by Nkabanhle Mawala
Keep those mid tempo beats comming, our souls need to be feed with more grooves like this. So when is the next one coming?
7 Mar
Posted by Mission Man
very interesting idea. We need more of this kind of thinking supporting our music industry
16 Jan
Posted by Dj Hani Joints
My high appreciation to your magnificent & perfection of your work all ya, and I mean all, each one in da Label even da Doorman & da Tea boy.
7 Sep
Posted by Bogosi Masilela
WOW!!! I’m speechless. Awesome, its even not enough to describe this mix. I love it. Please compile another Mid-tempo session, its been a while we seldom hear them, this is bringing back memories of those dayz Mid-Tempo was Huge, Classen Collective, Les Indescretes etc
23 May
Posted by Horizon Deep
Hi Noko. I haven’t been able to find any other sites to date, but then to be honest, I haven’t looked very hard… Let me know if you find something.
23 May
Posted by Noko
Cool site and nice selections. Its a pity that not many of our Mzansi DJs are playing mid-tempos. Do you guys know any overseas sites which have mid-tempos??
12 Mar
Posted by Horizon Deep
I found this in the cover of a Glen Lewis CD:
“It’s a uniquely South African sound that’s been around for over a decade and that’s one of the major building blocks in home-brewed kwaito…. Mid-Tempo is just about the simplest derivative of house you could think of: it simply involves spinning a house 45 at the slower speed of 33 rpm. But somehow this seemingly accidentally-discovered phenomenon became a craze on the local club scence, particularly in the townships, where it found a willing and harmonious partner in the loxion dance shuffle.”
10 Mar
Posted by Horizon Deep
Howzit Skabenga!
We can thank South African DJ’s Ignatius Motshwane “Iggy Smallz” & Glen Lewis for pioneering the mid-tempo sound. There are a number of mid-tempo CD’s available from Glen and other SA DJ’s. If you haven’t heard them yet, I’d recommend you start collecting, ‘cos they are wicked. The principle behind it, is to find your funkiest 45 rpm records and play ‘em at 33 rpm. And once you drop, you can’t stop
10 Mar
Posted by SKabenga Soundz
What is the deal with Mid-Tempo? Is it a 45rpm pitched down to 33Rpm? Either way I am loving it! First time I have come across this site and as a fellow South African (only living in London) it is like a breath of fresh air.
10 Mar
Posted by Horizon Deep
Hi James. Thanks for the props, I really appreciate it. I’d be interested in
hearing some of your mixes, you can email me at me@horizondeep.com.
9 Mar
Posted by james muhammad
as a fellow dj that believes in the “essence” of the music I spend a lot of time searching the net for quality sites w/good audio quality and user friendly search aspects; and to date I must say your site has been the best…if this is the flava of u cats in south africa i can’t wait 2 hit the town…send me a re: i would like to have a contact there… keep representin’… bro. james muhammad
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16 Feb
Posted by Blackman
Man, I have listened to all the mixes… WOW this site is a killa… add me to your list of fans coz I am one now!!!
15 Feb
Posted by disco dirty
Great site guys, well played.
17 Jan
Posted by Horizon Deep
Thanks for your opinion Kirill. True, mid-tempo isn’t accepted by all house fans, but I find that it grows on you. Keep listening to it and try putting together some of your own mid-tempo: it’s good fun and a nice change of pace. There are some absolutely wicked mid-tempo mixes out there.
16 Jan
Posted by Kirill V.
i think it’s too slow! this mix sounds great when it playing about 120bpm, but not less than 100bpm. it’s just my viewpoint
but good selection here…
respect.
1 Dec
Posted by Horizon Deep
Another victim of the mid-tempo groove! This mix has me hooked as well – I just can’t get those melodies out of my head.
30 Nov
Posted by Vusi
Well Gents, I’m speechless. What can one say? I really just am totally speechless (you blow me away).