Episode 288: c2eMusic Radio Show on VBR - DJ Sol Michael - 15 April 2025

We had another special guest DJ on the show this week, DJ So Michael from Sydney.  Tried to get him on before Xmas, but you know Xmas.  So glad we didn't let it slip and so here we are.
Sol is a very rare talent having started DJing at the very tender age of eight!  By 14 he was playing in Sydney's clubs warming up for the likes of Dave Lee (back when he had his cool name) no less.
His Mum was a raver waaaay back in the day which exposed Sol to Acid House, Hip House and everything else going on over 35 years ago.  You will hear this influence loud and clear throughout the mix.
Now age 21 Sol has a fortnightly residency at the Erko as well as playing alongside myself for Larry's Herd.  One of the highlights of his career was a recent week long residency at a Bali beach club!  I gotta me some of that action too, it looked awesome.
We had a lot of fun doing the show, Sol played for the first hour followed by a little chat to get to know him a little better.  We then went b2b for the rest of the show, playing one tune each.
Sol brought a box of vinyl and in the second hour every track he played was wax.  I desperately wanted to do the same.  This was a very rare chance for me to play my late 80's tunes.  Unfortunately we hit a snag, the right turntable wouldn't sit in the groove of the records.  I adjusted it so many times, but it just kept gliding.  That meant I had to play digital, which sadly only goes as far back as 91, so I was unable to follow Sol in the same sub genre.
The mix doesn't rally suffer as a result.  You wouldn't have given a second thought if I hadn't said something.
Have to give a big shout out to the amazing support we got during the show from Lee Sutch, Elyssa White and Sol's Mum Fee Erika.

I'm playing at Tatlers this Easter weekend from 12-close.  Come on down if you're in the city.

Tracklisting:
Part one - Sol Michael solo.
1: Memory And Forgetting – Wamdue Kids

2: I Still Love You (Original Mix) – Long Island Sound

3: Bango (Club Mix) – Todd Terry

4: Is Sorrow (Brain Machine’s Lucifer Rising Dub) – Black Devil Disco Club

5: Just Keep Rockin’ (Hip House Mix) - Double Trouble and Rebel MC

6 Carnival 93 (The Mardi Gras Mix) – Club Ultimate

7: Touch Me – 49ers

8: 93 Til Infinity (DOS Edit) – Souls of Mischief

9: Paradesia – Leon Vynehall

10: Intergalactik Disko (DJ Sneak Version) – DJ Sneak

11: Tear It Up (Original Mix) – Kings Of Tomorrow

12: Ultimate Funk (Alex Gopher Remix) – Bob Sinclar

13: Scorpio (Original Mix) – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

14: Chaos In The CBD, Jon Sable – Te Puke Thunder (Original Mix)

15: Turn Up The Bass (Turn Up The House Mix) – Tyree Cooper

16 The Day (Classic Club Mix REMASTERED) – Michelle Weeks, Bobby D Ambrosio

Little Chat

Part 2 - Sol & Richie b2b
1: Dj Saronno - Carousel
2: Kevin Hedge - My Beat (Spaced Out Beat) (David Harness mix)
3: Jack To The Sound of The Underground – Hithouse

4. Raven Maize - The Real Life (David Penn Remix)
5: Keep It Live – The Dazz Band
6. Lil Louis & The World -  Club Lonely (Bellbottoms & Platforms Mix)
7: Wild Luv – Roach Motel
8: U.P.I.  - My Love Away

9: Get Busy – Mr Lee
10: Todd Terry - Kashmir

11: That Sound – Ralph Falcon
12: The Latin Kings - I Want To Know (Quiero Saber)

13: I’m Your Brother (Club Version) – Round One