The Beat-Herder Festival 2023 - The Factory Line Up Announced

The Beat-Herder Festival have announced the line up for The Factory - "where you clock in and never clock out. The monotony of the machines may have gone but the beats and energy still remain."

Of the 21 stages on offer, this is the one where classic house and the early days of rave meets the current sound of nu disco and indie dance.

You can catch me playing 2 sets on the Saturday night. Expect Chicago style House and Disco heat all the way, giving a nod to the DJs and producers that laid the foundations of House music as we know it.

Set times: 21:45 – 22:30 then 23:15 – 00:00

Herd Em Up!

Escape To Freight Island 2nd October 2022

This coming Sunday afternoon I'll be playing some of my favourite music down at Escape To Freight Island in The Platform.

The Dig Deep Records Pop-Up shop will also be on site so people can peruse our vinyl picks and have a listen to the records we have for sale on the day.

We kick off proceedings at 12 noon and run through till 4pm before the esteemed Abigail Ward takes over on the decks till 8pm. (Live recordings now up on Mixcloud)

 

 

The event is part of the Better Days Festival which features great DJs providing the soundtrack to everything from Sunday roasts and good food from the many restaurants, lots of things for the family to do, pop up record shops, rare finds flea market, weekend papers, a roller skating rink, and live music. Read on to see what is happening between now and the closing party on 27th November...

Paul Thornton Live at Eastern Bloc X Rotation presents Fourth City Vol 3

Recorded live at Eastern Bloc X Rotation presents Fourth City Vol 3

 Celebrating all things musical from Detroit, Chicago, New York & Manchester. Strictly vinyl running through Rotation's MasterSounds Linear 4V mixer. 

These heavy weight jams sounded so good projected onto the dance floor via Eastern Bloc's sublime sound system.

 

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Jamie 3:26 Live From Lockdown

Jamie 3:26 // Live From Lockdown // STS032

"Legendary Chicago DJ, Jamie 3:26​ gives us three whole hours of house and disco thrown down as he would in a club. No cameras on this one - just the music and visuals by Al Kent. Recorded live in Chicago and broadcast 27th February 2021." Stream The Scene 2021

Paul Thornton Live at Eastern Bloc Record Store Day Special

Recorded live at Eastern Bloc in Manchester as part of the Record Store Special. Disco, Boogie and Proto House vibes. In association with Reform Radio.

 

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Dig Deep Mix Series - #5 John Tree (The Perfumed Garden)

We continue the Dig Deep Mix Series with an exclusive mix from DJ, percussionist, and occasional producer, John Tree. One of the chief weeders in The Perfumed Garden at The Beat-Herder Festival, John has been involved since the early days of 2007.

Each year The Perfumed Garden's perfectly formed dome plays host to some of the best acts and packs in the revelers until sunrise. Both big names and hand picked up'n comers rub shoulders throughout the weekend, and the vibe that is created is a testament to John and his cohorts programming skills.




Over the year's John has been a guest many times on the Dig Deep Radio Show. His eclectic mixes always come in from the leftfield and introduce me to something new. This time John picks through brazilian jazz, deep house, techno and electronica via indie dance and nu disco. Never one to conform to the norm, this is possibly the freshest mix up you'll hear all year.

Recorded live in The Love Shack at Solfest 2016 as part of the 6 hour Dig Deep Disco Spectacular.

 

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Dig Deep Funk & Soul mix - December 2013

An hour long funk and soul 7" mix. I played quite a few of these records at the Trailer Trash 10th Birthday party at Islington Mill on 30/11/13.

The mix is available to download from Soundcloud for a limited time only.



Also available on Mixcloud: 

Dig Deep Funk & Soul mix - December 2013 by Paul Thornton on Mixcloud

Tracklist:
Brenda George - What You See Is What You're Gonna Get
Charles Bradley - Strictly Reserved For You
Volcano Kpache - PCH 76
Marie Queenie Lyons - See & Don't See
Exit 9 - I Love You! Love You Completely
Burton Inc - LA Will Make You Pay
Polyrhymics - Bobo
Alicia Myers - I Want To Thank You
The Emotions - I Don't Want To Loose Your Love
The Mighty Ryeders - Evil Vibrations
BoogieNite - Everything Good 2 Ya (Boogie edit)
Johnny Pate - You're Starting Too Fast
Ray Camacho & The Tear Drops - Movin On
Mukat Edits - The Sting Of Skorpion (re-edit)
Volcano Kpache - Ooohh Weee
The Googie Rene Combo - Smokey Joe's La La
Roosevelt Matthews - Tighten Up
Osaka Monaurail - Tighten Up
Al Escobar - Tighten Up
The Bamboos - Tighten Up
Archie Bell & The Drells - Tighten Up

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