People who make their own fun are great. You know, like that guy on the bus who giggles seemingly at nothing, never getting off without a home to go to. It might look freakishly weird, out of place or socially awkward, but dude’s having the time of his life just sat there, watching the rain trickle over the window. I wish I was more like that, less stress and crippling paranoia and more life affirming giggles and long, leisurely bus rides. Still, my original point stands; if you make something yourself, behind all the stress, the late nights and the worries is the drive and the self satisfaction inherent in doing it. We get that.

Wifey is an East London club night and I’m assuming here that it’s a similar labour of love as this site is to me, for one of its core duo, Ralph LTF. Like a lot of relationships born out of internet networking, we’ve never met ‘IRL.’ We started talking in a chat room discussing our Hivemind.fm radio show and a little bit about his nights and his own radio show on London pirate station, De Ja Vu. The Wifey club night stands tall, backed by the people behind labels like Local Action, UTTU and Infrasonics – who are regular conspirators and have been vocal on the way the booking policy merges attitude and boisterous basslines with a more refined sense of what’s happening in terms of London dancefloors.

With the offer left open for a Wifey contribution to our mix series we’re happy to be able to present the 91st Sonic Router mix, just in time to shout about their latest party. Set for the 15th July at Alibi in Dalston it features Spatial headlining alongside grime/bassline producer and fellow De Ja Vu DJ, Eastwood with Manchester duo Swing Ting holding down the support slots…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/07/sr-mix-92-ralph-ltf-wifey/

1. Julio Bashmore – Batak Groove
2. SCB – 28 5
3. Kingdom – Hottest In America (Dub)
4. Joy O – Wade In
5. Breach – Fatherless (T. Williams Remix)
6. Benjamin Damage – Run and Bounce
7. Beneath – Send
8. Jacques Green – Holdin’ On
9. Jacques Green – Sorted
10. Blawan – Bohla
11. Boddika – Breezin
12. NKC – The Pyramids
13. Berghson – ACID
14. Photek – UFO (Addison Groove’s Almost Headhunter Remix)
15. Pangea – Won’t Hurt
16. Mister Tweeks – Cross That Line (Tweeks remix)
17. Voltron – Be For Real (Nguzunguzu Remix)
18. James Fox – Put It Back (Ramadanman Remix)
19. Fiedel – Doors To Manual

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