MIXED BY LEGENDARY UK DJ BILL BREWSTER. Limited Edition of 3000 Red 2LP in jacket sleeve with 30cm art print. Includes FLAC, MP3 and WAV download code to the full Bill Brewster mix and full unmixed tracks. This August the esteemed scribe, proper DJ, and discreetly deft twiddler Bill Brewster, drops the latest instalment in his 'After Dark' series, for Late Night Tales. A throbbing, louche and leisurely affair, groove is very much at the heart of this freestyle selection, a vibe which Bill describes as "a basement, a red light and a sound system. Or, as the Beastie's once rapped, slow and low, that is the tempo". There's Hawaiian drum machine bossa balearica from Island Band, percussive afro post punk from Czech jazz singer Jana Koubkova, and breathy-bubbling-dubwise-slap-bass-soul from Debbe & The Code. There's also sultry deep house mood music from Lanowa, infectious bouncy jazz funk breaks from Canada High, and Nail's life affirming re-edit of singer songwriter Gilbert O Sullivan's electro pop gem 'So What'. Bill's own studio skills are present and correct too, featuring an undulating bassy version of country troubadour Jeb Loy Nichols, reworked along Alex Tepper under their Hotel Motel moniker, and a chugged-up squelchy disco take on Khruangbin, this time paired with Raj Gupta, as Mang Dynasty. Chock full of exclusives, tracks are either completely brand new, or available digitally for the first time, whilst others are wallet-rinsing rarities if purchased elsewhere. Whichever way you slice it though, every tune is a highlight, working equally well as standalone nuggets, or within Bill's fluidly cohesive mix. Whether he's taking the roof off a club with his unique selection of deep and tough house music, enchanting a backroom with a genre-bending set of disco, Balearic, rock and hip hop or playing chillout music in a bay in Croatia, Bill Brewster is the man for all occasions. In a former life, Bill was a punk rocker, a chef and also the co-editor of football magazine When Saturday Comes but has been a record nerd all of his life. He began DJing in the 1980s, but came into his own in the early 1990s, particularly during a two-year stint in New York running DMC's office, where nights at the Sound Factory and hanging out with Danny Tenaglia gave him the musical grounding you can still hear in his music today. Bill was also one of the founding residents at Fabric in London, a position he held for five years. There are few still playing regularly today that have his dedication, eclecticism and encyclopedic knowledge of music. *After Dark Vinyl Exclusive "'Vespertine' occupies that weirdly and perfectly timeless space that's incredibly difficult to hit, but which Brewster lands in seemingly effortlessly. Style and flair don't always go hand-in-hand with reliability, which is what makes Bill Brewster such a valuable artist" - DJ Mag "Trusted old-school head and Last Night A DJ Saved My Life co-author Bill Brewster has contributed to the After Dark series with a compilation spanning everything from deep house and disco to "Hawaiian drum machine bossa balearica" and "percussive Afro post-punk." - Resident Advisor "just beautiful selection [...] oh so good for my soul" - Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim)