All the latest Funky/Dirty and Uplifting mixes from Manchester DJ Rick Parker.
BRAWN Floorfillers Vol. 1 is my longest published mix to date, a full 2 hours of old skool house reworks and nu skool club house tracks from the last few years.
This mix blends classic house influences with modern production, featuring plenty of piano-driven moments, vocal cuts and uplifting energy throughout.
Starting at 128 BPM and building through to 136 BPM, it moves from groovy house into more driving club sounds, finishing with a cheeky classic trance moment at the end.
Expect that signature Manchester club sound, designed to keep the dancefloor moving from start to finish.
BRAWN is a night at Eagle Bar Manchester, bringing together Bears, Chubs, Cubs and Chasers for a proper night of house music, great atmosphere and a busy dancefloor.
If you enjoy the mix, please feel free to share it.
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
After a break from releasing mixes, I am back with a brand new one, BRAWN 2 FUNK.
This mix is all about funky, chunky disco house, bringing together uplifting grooves, classic disco influences and plenty of dancefloor energy.
It also marks my return to DJing at The Eagle in Manchester on Sunday 3rd May, as my club night BRAWN returns for Bear Weekend.
BRAWN is a night at Eagle Bar Manchester, bringing together Bears, Chubs, Cubs and Chasers for a proper night of house music, great atmosphere and a busy dancefloor.
If you enjoy the mix, please feel free to share it.
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
It has been a while since my last mix, the previous one was published back in August 2018. Many of you will know that during that time I lost my partner to cancer in 2019, so caring for him quite rightly became my main priority.
Over time I have slowly started to find my feet again, and during the difficult period of the coronavirus pandemic I felt it was the right moment to return to something that has always brought people together, uplifting piano house.
Piano Vibes 2 brings together a selection of piano-driven house tracks designed to lift the mood and bring a little positivity back to the dancefloor, even if that dancefloor is your living room.
Thank you for continuing to listen and for all the support, especially through such a difficult time in my life.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
Manchester Pride 2018 is nearly here, taking place 24–27 August, so here is my latest Ride 2 Pride mix to get you in the mood for the big weekend.
Packed with uplifting house and club tracks, this mix is the perfect soundtrack while getting ready for Pride or travelling into Manchester to join the celebrations.
You can catch me playing at a number of venues across the Manchester Pride weekend. Please visit my website for full details of where and when I’ll be playing.
If you enjoy the mix, please feel free to share it.
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
This mix is a trip back to the sound of the Manchester Gay Village dancefloors during the early and mid 2000s.
Funky Village Classics Vol 1 brings together a collection of funky house tracks that were regular favourites across the bars and clubs around Canal Street. These were the tracks that filled the dancefloor, from early evening sets through to late night moments when the whole place was singing along.
Expect uplifting vocals, strong basslines and the kind of funky house grooves that defined that era of the Village scene.
I spent many years DJing on the Manchester scene, and these are some of the records that were always guaranteed to work with the crowd.
If you were out in Manchester’s Gay Village back then, you might recognise a few of these.
If you enjoy the mix, please feel free to share it.
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
My latest Ride 2 Pride mix, put together to get you in the mood for Manchester Pride 2017.
Packed with uplifting house and club tracks, this mix is the perfect soundtrack while getting ready for Pride weekend or travelling into the city.
You can catch me playing at a few venues across Manchester Pride Weekend, 25–28 August 2017. Visit my website for full dates and set times.
If you enjoy the mix, please feel free to share it.
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
Piano Vibes is an uplifting piano house mix packed with melodic house tracks and feel good energy.
When I originally shared this mix, it had been a while since my previous one. At that point I had stepped back from regular weekly DJ residencies, choosing instead to focus on occasional one off gigs while still keeping the music going.
This mix reflects the style of house music I have always loved, uplifting piano driven tracks with strong vocals and plenty of dancefloor energy.
If you enjoy the mix, please feel free to share it.
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
Twisted! is built around the twisted funky electro house sound that was big at the time.
I originally put this mix together for a friend who used to regularly come along to see me DJ. The brief was simple, something energetic, slightly darker, and packed with the kind of twisted electro house tracks that were filling dancefloors during that period.
The mix blends chunky basslines, driving beats and a slightly tougher edge compared to the vocal funky house sets I was often playing.
It captures a moment in time when electro house was influencing a lot of dancefloors and DJs were pushing things a little heavier and more underground.
If you enjoy that twisted electro house sound from the early 2010s, this mix should take you straight back.
Thanks for listening and for the continued support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
My annual Ride 2 Pride mix to get you warmed up for Manchester Pride 2015.
Packed with uplifting house and club tracks, this mix was put together to capture the energy and excitement that builds in the city as Pride weekend approaches. Whether you are travelling into Manchester, getting ready with friends, or already out in the Village, this one is designed to set the mood.
You can also check out all my Manchester Pride set times at djrickparker.co.uk.
Thanks for listening and for your continued support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
Back 2 Funk is a mix that returns to my funky house roots.
Featuring uplifting grooves, chunky basslines and feel good rhythms, this set brings together the kind of funky house tracks that always worked well on the dancefloor during my sets on the Manchester scene.
If you enjoy the mix, please feel free to share it.
Thanks for listening and for your support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com
The second instalment of my Spread Eagle mix series, giving you a taste of the music I was playing during my weekly Friday night residency at The Eagle Bar in Manchester.
These mixes capture the sound and atmosphere of the night, packed with house tracks that kept the dancefloor moving in the Village week after week.
If you were a regular at The Eagle on a Friday night, you might recognise a few of these.
Thanks for listening and for the continued support.
Regards
Rick
This mix is for promotional purposes only. All tracks are available to buy online. If you like any of these tracks, please support the artists and buy the music.
http://www.djrickparker.com