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Social Selections with Blankson & Kate Webb

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Written by Alasdair King
 

This month’s guests pick some of their favourite records on rotation ahead of our party at The Social on the 7th of October.

As the year rallies towards a close it’s starting to lend itself to the curation of playlists – what are the tracks which have kept us dancing this summer and what secret gems have been unearthed?

Next Friday we will be joined by two DJ’s with impeccable taste at the Soho hotspot The Social. Blankson and Kate Webb are making ground as part of a fresh faced assortment of DJ’s in the capital having taken risks in the launch of their own record labels and parties.

They have both spent many years in music, guided by sounds and experiences in clubs around the UK and beyond. Their respective tastes are eclectic and enticing on the dancefloor and we are very much looking forward to welcoming them to the basement.

 

Blankson is the alias of Fab Goualin – a DJ, producer and vinyl enthusiast who’s been spinning records for ten years. Recent releases have come on Super Drama Records, He.She.They and 51-53.

Kate Webb’s tastes revolve around an abstract assortment of EBM, House, Breaks and Electro – channeling the sometimes weirder, leftfield fringes of club music alongside a wicked notion of how to get people dancing.

These are their picks…

Catch them at The Social HERE.

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Roots & Soul - Mr Kirk vs The Real Bassline

Kate: 

“From one of the best eras, the 90s (in my humble opinion) for dance music. A classic which really catches my attention from the groovy acid bassline and US ‘X files/psy-fi’ kinda vocals. Taken and sampled from a series or film what I should but don’t know about. Dub version is pretty sweet too, a bit more for the faint hearted!”

  • Roots & Soul - Mr Kirk vs The Real Bassline

    Kate: 

    “From one of the best eras, the 90s (in my humble opinion) for dance music. A classic which really catches my attention from the groovy acid bassline and US ‘X files/psy-fi’ kinda vocals. Taken and sampled from a series or film what I should but don’t know about. Dub version is pretty sweet too, a bit more for the faint hearted!”

  • Ben Klock & Fadi Mohem - Prefix

    Blankson: 

    “I mean this is just techno at its finest. I like music with hard edges and a certain hypnotic nature, so the stuff that’s released on Klockworks never disappoints, and neither does anything Ben Klock does. Special shout out to Fadi Mohem also; I’ve really enjoyed his releases, so combining both these producers’ vibes is stellar.”

     

  • Frankie Feliciano - Mix The Vibe: King Street Ricanstructed

    Kate:

    “This was actually found digging through somebody else’s collection but I’m well into anything tribal atm with deep house vibes which I think this very classily provides the satisfaction of such requests and genres – speaking for the unreleased dub version mostly!”

  • Beyonce - Pure/Honey

    Blankson:

    “Definitely my favourite track off Beyonce’s new album – buckets loads of Bey attitude with a 4AM edge that bangs on the dancefloor. Can’t really complain!”

     

  • Cockroach - Fluffy & Pearl EP

    Kate:

    “Another classic, straight up quality house from 1996 which made a comeback to the 20th century with it’s reissue in 2020. A banger in the treasure chest for all dance floor occasions!”

  • Joy Orbison x Overmono – Blind Date

    Blankson:

    “Joy O has always been one of my favourite DJ/Producers so I always look forward to anything he releases but join his talents with Overmono’s and you’ve got a scorcher. Seldom do I play a set without at least one of their tunes in, separate or together.”

     

     

  • Dick & Dan - Tears Of The Highlands

    Kate:

    “Does what it says in the details basically! Have a listen and you’ll see what I mean 😉 really nice work from two friends who are tip top talents based in Berlin, the creme de la creme.”

  • Harry Romero - Aye Papi

    Blankson:

    “I’ve loved Latin music since I can remember and the inclusion of some of its most ubiquitous elements had a proper moment in the late nineties/early noughties in a whole host of genres from garage to r&b, hip-hop and even jungle. I think it’s high time to start doing this more again. ‘Aye Papi’ track takes me back to then and it’s sooooo good; I just wish it was longer. Who doesn’t love a mambo riff?”