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Profile Information |
Artist Name: Straitjacket Soul |
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Real Name: Daren Hewitt aka Straitjacket Soul |
Age: 37 |
Gender: Male |
City: Portsmouth, South Coast |
Country: United Kingdom |
Total Plays: 4,696 |
Profile Views: 4,876 |
Battle Stats: Wins: 0 | Losses: 0 | Ties: 0 |
Musical Influences |
He Is influenced by many artists, dj's, genres and labels including Terry Callier, MFF, Derrick Carter, John Peel, Bryan Jones, The Who, Etta James, Phonoshuffle, Drop Music, Larry Levan, Dave Mancuso, Prince, Talking Heads, Ray Charles, Leo Elstrob, Bill Brewster, Kerri Chandler, John Burns, 2020 Vision, Paper Recordings, Otis Reddiing, Keb Darge, Norman Jay, Justin Long, The Unabombers, Crazy P, Saint Germain, Fort Knox Five, Kenny Dixon Jnr, Esther Phillips, John Lee Hooker, The Jam, Jose Feliciano, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Pete Greene, Mark Farina, The Freaks, Dotbleep, Troydon, Kraak & Smaak, The Clash, Perov Stelar, Ringside, Phil Weeks, EPMD, The Basement Khemists & Barely Breakin Even.
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Gear / Equipment |
Format - Vinyl
Turntables - 3x Technics SL-1210's & 1x SL-1200
Mixer - Pioneer DJM-600
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 ... SjS aka Daren Hewitt is a helpless vinyl junkie & obsessive dj currently living in Portsmouth on the South Coast of the UK, with his cat and best friend 'Pants'.
Straitjacket Soul has played out in underground bars & clubs all over the South of England and London...recently appeared as a guest dj for two top radio stations in the UK's other largest cities - Manchester & Birmingham, & in September 2007 has been asked to do a weekly 60 min resident slot for a radio show based in Chicago.
The brutal honesty and twisted passion for rare, quality, off centre, dance music carved out in his recent SjS mixes are not only now starting to catch the eye of one or two well respected djs, artists and producers, the stench of some very positive comments are seriously beginning to waft out of the gutters, drains, sleazy backstreets and shady alleyways of Amsterdam, Paris, New York and Miami.
His sets are made up of a backbone of quality house music ranging from deep, acid house, jackin' Chicago house right through to soulful, tribal and gospel house. He is also well known throughout the South Coast for playing diverse eclectic sets that include rare soul, raw funk, afrobeat, breakbeat, underground jazz, indie, punk, latin and disco. In his own words "There's only two kinds of music - good and bad, so just stick it on ya plate n' lick it!"
Latest News - New SjS Mix Uploaded Today...
...Buckled In The Basement - The Crystal Meth Sessions...
...some fresh vinyl doinz from todays absolute cream of off centre underground dance music...
...includes tracks by Troydon, Fort Knox Five, All Good Funk Alliance, Wicked Lester, Kraak & Smaak, Jacob London, Crazy P, Jeremy Joshua, Mo Horizons, Featurecast, Second Crusade, B-Team, Boozoo Bajou, D'Stephanie, Marko Miltano...
...Remixes from Derrick Carter and Miss Honey Dijon,
and features labels Dotbleep, Jalapeno, Classic and more...
nuff said...
...stay bruised my friends...!
Daren - SjS
http://www.myspace.com/straitjacketsoul
To join our Facebook group 'The SjS Slumfunk Movement' just click on the following link:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19833172560
For other SjS Mixes and Podcasts please visit:
http://daren_hewitt.podomatic.com/
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Audio Type: Mixset
Total Plays: 1,021
Comments: 1
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BUCKLED IN THE BASEMENT - THE CRYSTAL METH SESSIONS
Description:
...UPLOADED ON 1ST JUNE 2008 ...PLAYLIST TO FOLLOW
DEEP N DURDY JACKIN HOUSE, TWISTED ELECTRODISCO,
FILTHY SLUMFUNK, DEEPLY ROOTED AFRO & LATIN BREAKBEAT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ACID HOUSE MARTY..!
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Audio Type: Mixset
Total Plays: 335
Comments: 0
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STREET HASSLE - SjS VINYL CLASSICS VOL 1
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...Mixed in Dec 2007 - A vinyl excursion through the full soectrum of quality, house music
Tracklist:
1.) Saint Germain - Rose Rouge - Blue Note
2.) Denzel Washington aka Frank 'American Gangsta' Lucas
3.) Manny Berenguel - Back To Kitsilano - Aquarius
4.) No Assembly Firm - Rebels Without A Cause - Dotbleep
5.) Black Science Orchestra - Keep On - AfroArt
6.) Schmoov! - The Swirl - DAE Recordings
7.) Fort Knox Five - Spirit Of '75 - Fort Knox Recordings
8.) King Britt/Obafunke - Freedom - Karmagiraffe
9.) Blaze - My Beat (Accapella) - Slip n' Slide
10.) Sound Navigators - Active Sol - DoubleDown
11.) Tiefschwartz - Acid Soul - Classic Music Company
12.) Troydon - Close Your Eyes - Freerange
13.) Mood II Swing/John Ciafone - C U Dancin - Strictly Rhythm
14.) Tiefschwartz - Music (Accapella) - Benztown/Edel
15.) Furry Phreaks - Want Me Like Water - Peace Frog
16.) Ben Wesbeech - Hang Around - Brownswood
17.) The Freaks - A Seperate Reality - MFF
18.) Lavish Habits - Dance Wit You - Select Recordings
19.) Bobby Peru (Paul Woolford) Jack 2 The Future - 2020
20.) DJ Krush - House Arrest - Fon Recordings
21.) Skip Pennyworth - How We Roll - Fetish Recordings
22.) Denzel Washington aka Frank 'American Gangsta' Lucas
23.) Bryan Jones - Let It Go - Ringside
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Audio Type: Mixset
Total Plays: 353
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Autumn Love
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...fresh off the hook jackin' house - mixed in nov 07 and added to this site on dec 11th 07
Tracklist:
1.) Bob Sinclair - Ultimate Funk - Yellow - SjS Intro
2.) Mark Farina - Radio - White Label - Phil Weeks Remix
3.) Mark Farina - Borders - Om
4.) Joshua Heath - How It Should Be - Salted
5.) The Innocent - No Music - Icon - 12" Extended Mix
6.) The Sound Republic - Chicago Radio - Guesthouse
7.) Joshua Heath - My Headphones - Salted
8.) Ladybug Mecca - Dogg Starr - Om - Fred Everything's Dog Thang
9.) Schmoov! - Hot Flash - DAE Recordings
10.) Tyree Cooper - Rock With You - Realbasic Recordings
11.) Bryan Jones - Chicago Jack - Ringside Records - Santiago & Bushido Remix
12.) Mark Farina - Bringin it back - Om - GLA Mix
13.) Martin Venetjoki - Really Don't Stop - Dust Traxx - Pat Nice Re-Work
14.) Rithma - I Wish I Could Be Beautiful - Om - Luke Solomon's Uptempo Edit
15.) The Sound Republic - Chicago Radio - Guesthouse
16.) Trade Marq - Black Girlfriend - Inuendo - 12" Extended Mix
17.) Joshua Heath - My Headphones - Salted - 420 Re-Rub
18.) Slater Hogan & John Larner - Caught Up - Hip Therapy
19.) Trade Marq - Mercdoubt - Inuendo
20.) Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler - Webb Music
21.) The Freaks - Tweekers - Music For Freaks - Extended Disco Re-Vamp
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Audio Type: Mixset
Total Plays: 966
Comments: 0
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Backalleytrixx - SjS Kix2Kill Mix
Description:
Back Alley Trixx - SjS Kix2kill mix...
...For Nadine, Chelsey & Pasha xxx
Mixed on Valentine's Day 2007
Playlist is as follows...
...Stay bruised..!
SjS ;8?
Tracklist:
1.) Intro - Bobby Womack - Courtesy of Barely Breakin Even
2.) Kicks - Crazy P - Shiva
3.) Your Love - Frankie Knuckles/Jamie Principle - Roots Square
4.) Love & Happiness (Acapella) - First Choice/Second Crusade -
5.) Your Love - Olivier Desmet - Amenti
6.) Irresistable Fillerz - The Floorfillerz - Peaches
7.) Keep Steppin - John Larner - Dotbleep
8.) Thinamajig - Dan X - Peaches
9.) Yayers - Trademarq - Dotbleep
10.) Move On - Random Factor / Georg Levin - 2020Vision
11.) Can't Stop Dub - Jessie Rose - 2020Vision
12.) Brown & Steve Littlemen - Changing Dub - Aroma
13.) Landed - Recloose / Freaks - MFF
14.) Boogie No More - Richard Dorfmeister / MDLA - G-Stone
15.) Chicago Jack - Bryan Jones - Control US
16.) The Time Is Now - Bryan Jones - iRecords
17.) Monique Bingham - Poor People - Syam
18.) Make Dis Real - Richard Dorfmeister / MDLA - Sunshine
19.) When Doves Cry - Prince - White Label
20.) Good O' Days - Joshua Heath - Salted
21.) Girl In The Window - Inland Knights - Drop
22.) Talkin To Harvey - Derrick Carter - Peaches
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Audio Type: Mixset
Total Plays: 960
Comments: 2
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DRUGSLUTDISKO
Description:
dirty, filthy, seedy, dance music
...you want s'more...?
Tracklist:
1.) I Believe - Acapella - Unknown
2.) Papa Was A Rollin Stone - Temptations - Motown
3.) Word Love - Rhianna - Sony
4.) Lady T - Crazy P - Shiva
5.) Short Bus Of Funk - Short Bus Kids - Bounce
6.) 2 Cool 2 Dance - John Larner - Dotbleep
7.) A Night In Torino - Perov Stelar - Etage Noir
8.) How Y'all Feelin' - Joshua Heath - Salted
9.) Simple Things - Olivier Desmet/Orientel Funk Stew - Tango
10.) Love Thang - Lost Boys - Pound
11.) Play The Game - Kenny Hawkes/Louise Carver - MFF
12.) The Show - Lost Boys - Pound
13.) Elevator Jams - Joshua Heath - Salted
14.) No More Games - Laid - Loaded
15.) Rocks - Primal Scream - EMI
16.) Burnin' - Onionz - Cr2
17.) $100 - Captain Comatose - Playhouse
18.) You're So Just Just - Rework - Playhouse
19.) Fantasize Demo - Derrick Carter/Rob Mello - Classic
20.) Freakin Me - Random House Project - Reverb
21.) Sex Is Extra - Outsider / No Assembly Firm Dotbleep Mix
22.) State Farm - Yazoo - Mute
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Audio Type: Mixset
Total Plays: 1,031
Comments: 0
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JACK HABIT GYPSY - VOL II
Description:
Jack Habit Gypsy is a 'Deep Underground House' set mixed by DJ Straitjacket Soul on wax in Aug 2007... ...includes tracks from Bryan Jones, White Lotus Society, No Assembly Firm(Dan X/Justin Long), Kojak, Troydon, Toka Project, Matt Shrewd, Kerri Chandler, Jay West, Fred Everything & Spandau Ballet... ...remixes by DJ Deep, BHQ (Derrick L. Carter), GreenKeepers & JT Donaldson. Many SjS thanks for the brief dusty viny guest appearances from The Who's Quadrophenia, Sound Republic, D-Mob, Teenage Fanclub, Electric Ecstasy Club, Z Records, Defected, E Zee Possee & MC Kinky... ...and big props to labels such as Om, DoubleDown, Dotbleep, Control US, Muzique Boutique, Drop Music, Robsoul, Flavor/Shrewd Music, Polydor, Estereo, GuestHouse & Barely Breakin' Even.
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Total Plays: 30
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SLUMFUNK & DISORDERLY
Description:
STRAITJACKET SOUL RADIO SHOW ARCHIVE - SLUMFUNK & DISORDERLY SESSIONS...
In the process of moving and may be off line for a couple of weeks, so decided to leave you all with the first radio show that i did a couple of years ago and it's dedicated to The SjS Slumfunk Movement on Facebook - here's the link to the group...
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19833172560
It's got one or two(!!) SjS classics and personal favourites all on vinyl and as rare as rockin horse shit...
...so download asap as it will almost surely be removed for legal reasons...
...love and peace
Daren - SjS
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By: Baxter de Faoite
| Posted On: 2008-06-20 |
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nice mixes. let me know when you get another up :) |
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By: Keano
| Posted On: 2008-06-09 |
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hey SjS, good mix man, sorry taken a while for me to check it out...nice and chill. was ideal for playing out in the garden on the weekend when the Lodnon sun was booming down on us! way to go son! |
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By: Dee'JC
| Posted On: 2008-05-26 |
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Hey Daren,
Another Darran here :-)
Will check out the mixes in the week, Keep it sweet |
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By: EmotionRadio
| Posted On: 2008-01-07 |
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What's up Daren, Hope all is well. Sorry for the delay in my reply. Happy New Year and I look forward to chatting with you in the near future. I am working on getting many more mixes on my site (as I'm sure we all are). Talk to you soon.
John Cue |
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By: Dephonix
| Posted On: 2008-01-01 |
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Heyha, south coast crew! :D |
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