http://www.moussaclarke.com DJ and Producer Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:04:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes it's about that time again :-) I've just put together a new mix session. It's a mixture of new and not-so-new tracks, and is a pretty accurate representation of what I'm playing out these days. Enjoy!Summer 2008 MixDownload Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?ddyhcmjy2mw01. Mar T - "Gentlemen" (John Dahlback Mix) - Paradise02. ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2008/06/25/summer-2008-mix-session/ Yes, yes, I know, It's been a really long time since I've written anything here.In my defense, I've been kind of busy. Touring-wise, since Brazil, I've been to Russia (more than once!), Canada, Morocco, Italy, Spain and Kazakhstan, as well as managing to slot in a couple of gigs in ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2008/06/25/videos-and-more/ This weekend I'm in Florianopolis for my debut in Brazil. I just arrived here a few hours ago, and I'm currently sitting in my hotel room recovering from my flight. Florianopolis is really very cool - it's an island, with a really relaxed vibe, the sun is shining, the sea ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2008/03/21/el-divino-brazil-and-la-terrrazza/   I've been spending less time in the studio for the last couple of months, but I managed to finish off my remix for Greg Puppa - "Sense Da Groove" on Swiss label Helvetica, which is out now on Beatport, DJDownload et al. Check out also the wicked remixes from Ingo ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2008/02/14/greg-puppa-remix/ Currently sitting in Heathrow airport having a snack and waiting for my flight to Moscow, the perfect time to add a couple of quick posts to my blog, which I seem to have neglected for the last month... My gigs at the end of January in Ulan-Ude and Chita were a ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2008/02/14/quick-gig-round-up/ I'm playing in London this Saturday! It's a relatively rare occurence, since I'm usually flying off somewhere strange and wonderful, so I'm very much looking forward to it, not least because I'll be able to get a cab home :-)I'll be playing for Get Diverted at Babalou, which is in ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2008/01/08/get-diverted-on-january-12th/ Firstly a belated happy new year! No posts for a while but then I've taken some time off for the holidays, and also had a great few week-ends travelling around the place for some rather tasty gigs at the tail end of December. First up I was in Russia, in Moscow ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2008/01/08/russia-ukraine-slovenia-and-london/ It's Mix Session time again - I seem to get round to these every six months or so. It's pretty representative of the kind of thing I'm playing out right now - 50% dirty and twisted, 50% uplifting and blissed out, 100% party music.Download it here:Moussa Clarke – Winter ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/12/11/food-for-your-ipod-winter-0708-mix-session/ A friend of mine sent me this Youtube link, and I can't stop playing it. I'd never heard of the Hang Drum until last week - absolutely mesmerizing sound - my inner hippy wants to sign up and go and get one from Berne as soon as possible (there's a long ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/11/22/manu-delago-plays-the-hang-drum/ Depending on who you listen to, they are either the scourge of the recording industry or a fantastic new way to promote your music direct to fans. I'm talking about music blogs of course.I'm definitely of the latter opinion - the technology isn't going to disappear, you can't uninvent the ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/11/22/blog-power/ My latest remix, for UK indie band Rocinante, is up on my myspace page. I have no idea when it's coming out, but I'm pretty chuffed with how it's turned out. Please check it out and leave a comment if you feel so inclined. Also, while clearing out my studio I ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/11/12/new-remix-old-pics-and-vid-2/ Jules played my remix of Jody Wisternoff's latest release "Starstrings" on Radio 1 last Friday. Huge thanks to the Judge (who won't budge) - always a thrill to hear my stuff on the wireless! http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/11/12/judge-jules-plays-starstrings-remix-on-radio-1/ Dumb Dan and I ran a remix competition during September 2007 for my track "Regret", and as promised we are making the runners up remixes available for download for free, in glorious maximum quality mp3 format. And yes, that's free as in beer...however we do ask a couple of favours from ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/26/free-mp3-download/ Two debuts coming up! Next weekend I'll be playing in Seoul in South Korea - I'll be at Underlounge with DJ19 on 3rd November. Then a couple of weeks later on 16th November, I'll be at Thrust in Cairo in Egypt. Looking forward to both of these big time :-) http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/26/south-korea-and-egypt-debuts/ Here's a blast from the past which I just found on Youtube... Nick Hanson and I looking rather starstruck in Fort Lauderdale:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9XdIMJrBLo http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/26/musique-vs-u2-video/ In the end, we found we couldn't decide between the best two entries... so we didn't - there are two winning mixes and both will be featured on the forthcoming commercial release of "Regret". And the winners are: Roman Rai (Czech Republic) Myspace Roman Rai is one of the residents at the Roxy ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/17/regret-remix-competition-winners/ "Regret" (Original/Daniel Linderberg Mixes) and "Love Key" (Justin C & Justin Xara Mixes) are out now via Beatport. Go seek :-) http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/17/new-beatport-releases/ I had a great night in Seville the other weekend - the club is actually called Obbio (and not Taboo as I previously posted!) Thanks to Miguel and Nicko, and also big ups to the party crew who turned up and who left me messages in my website's guestbook (and ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/17/obbio-in-seville/ After much Deliberation, Dumb Dan and I have finally chosen the runners up in the remix competition for my track "Regret". It wasn't an easy choice, we had lots of very good entries. Thanks to everyone who took part. The Runners-up are: Chris James: Myspace From the Midlands in the UK, Chris ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/02/regret-runners-up-announced/ A few weeks ago I played Frau Marleen in Torre Del Lago in Italy - great crowd - a heady mix of fashionistas, club kids and drag queens, and a thundering sound system. The resident DJ, Matteo Matteini, played one of the best warm up sets I've ever heard - ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/02/torre-del-lago-and-seville/ I've just changed my website's platform and theme, so for those of you that subscribe to my blog via email, apologies if you received my last few posts again earlier this week.Hope you like the new look - please visit the site and leave me a comment :-) http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/10/02/brand-new-look/ My latest production, "Regret", has been signed to Dumb Dan's Dumb Recordings in Sweden, and we've decided to run a remix competition for the release.Please check the following link for details on how to enter and to download all the necessary parts: Regret Remix CompetitionThe track will be out in ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/09/03/regret-remix-competition/ Tiesto has been playing some of my tunes lately on his Club Life mix show. He's been supporting Jody's remix of "Love Key" (which is out now on Beatport, DJDownload, etc) and also my remix of Antena & Carry's "Duduk" (which isn't available at all yet!)Nice one Tijs!www.moussaclarke.com http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/09/03/tiesto-playing-my-tunes/ Ok, I'm cheating slightly - the last city is actually Sofia, but I didn't want to spoil the alliteration.At the end of August, I played Bratislava and Barcelona, my first gigs since coming back from holiday, and neither city disappointed. I was over at Unique Club in the Slovakian capital ... http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/09/03/bratislava-barcelona-and-bulgaria/ "Love Key" featuring Fisher is finally out - and is available now from Beatport, as well as all other major digital dance music download stores. Vinyl is coming next week. It's also snuck into the Cool Cuts chart this week at no.15!www.moussaclarke.com http://www.moussaclarke.com/2007/07/06/love-key-out-now/