Podcasts by Good People Better Rise Up!
Good People Better Rise Up! is a podcast from Alex Whalen, a 25+ year veteran of the dance music industry who has rocked dancefloors across the Americas and Europe. Over his career, Alex has, among other things: held down residencies with legendary clubs like DC’s Buzz, SF’s Spundae, and Boston’s Avalon; managed Deep Dish's Yoshitoshi Shop and Yoshitoshi.com; appeared on numerous syndicated dance music radio shows, including John Digweed's show in the UK and Thump Radio here in the US; toured extensively with his long-time studio mate Dave Ralph, and, well... you get the idea. Having taken a break from the scene in 2008 so that he could complete a PhD in political science (and how many DJs do you know that could say that?), Alex is back with a new energy, adding drum + bass to an arsenal that already included an impressive array of both current and future downtempo, progressive house, and techno classics. Look for new shows roughly every two weeks featuring whatever tracks happen to be grabbing his attention at the moment. For more info, check out alexwhalen.com. See you on the dancefloor!
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Be Together Deep Wednesdays Guest Mix from 2020-04-24T19:58:17
An Arrival Industries mini-reunion, you say? (Baker, where you at?) A gig in San Francisco, you say? DJing in a time of COVID-19 sure is strange, but hell yeah, I'm in. No tracklist, because WE DID...
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Sunday Mass Volume 1 (House Music All Day Long)) from 2020-04-20T04:01:48
Tilted (Original Mix) - Hot Since 82 Stranger Things (Subandrio Remix) - Max Freegrant, Miss Monique Heliopolis (Framewerk Rewerk) - Banco De Gaia Perfect Motion (Patrice Baumel Renaissance Remix) ...
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Special Delivery (In an SPB Style) from 2020-04-10T02:34:02
Took me two weeks to pull this one together for you, what with…well….everything going on. I’m taking y’all waaaaaaay back to the eighties and nineties on this one, back to my roots And trust me — i...
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Noise Complaint (Ambient) from 2020-02-24T04:09:53
So far as I am concerned, it's always right and proper to wrap your weekend with an extended ambient set. Apparently one of my neighbors disagrees? Now I really have seen everything. Oy
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From the Vaults: One for the Legendary Buzzlife Crew (Progressive) from 2019-10-07T12:58
A mix from back in 2010 dedicated to the sounds of 2000.
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Haleakal? Sunrise (Progressive and Progressive House) from 2019-10-07T02:58:23
If you know, you know….Maui 2.0.
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Beyond the Arc (Progressive) from 2019-05-11T23:02:09
Full tracklisting available at https://www.mixcloud.com/alexwhalen/
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From the Vaults: Kessel (Downtempo) from 2019-04-15T23:02:25
The fifth and for now final installment of downtempo mixes taken from my mixtape vaults, Kessel dates back to the early months of my time in SF.
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From the Vaults: Tatooine (Downtempo) from 2019-04-15T22:54:21
The very first mix I ever recorded.
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From the Vaults: Dagobah (Downtempo) from 2019-04-15T22:40:41
The third in what I think you can tell was a series, this was the B-side of the second mixtape I ever recorded back in 1995. Sound quality suffers a bit here and there as the original tape was da...
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From the Vaults: Bespin (Downtempo) from 2019-04-15T22:32:37
Bepsin dates all the way back to 1994. Recorded live using a Vestax mixer, three 1200s, and two non-pitch-shifting CD players, because y'all, we weren't even dreaming of those yet.
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From the Valuts: Hoth (Downtempo) from 2019-04-15T22:09:09
By special request, I’m going back in time to repost a downtempo mix I made all the way back in 2002 while living in San Frandisco. Of all the mixes I’ve ever made, this is the one that seems to ...
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Patty O'Saints 2019 (Progressive) from 2019-03-17T22:09:27
Full tracklisting available at https://www.mixcloud.com/alexwhalen/
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Snow on the Harbor (Progressive Breaks) from 2019-03-10T19:50:53
Full tracklisting available at https://www.mixcloud.com/alexwhalen/
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Willful Wonderings (Tech House and Progressive) from 2019-03-09T22:13:41
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NYC Incoming! Redux (Tech/Progressive) from 2019-03-03T03:11:44
Full tracklisting available at https://www.mixcloud.com/alexwhalen/
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Let's Pretend We're Robots (Progressive) from 2019-03-03T02:35:26
Full tracklisting available at https://www.mixcloud.com/alexwhalen/
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NYC Incoming! (Progressive) from 2019-02-23T22:10:31
A one-hour mini-mix done just before heading out the door for the train down to NYC. This one sits somewhere between progressive and tech house, if you ask me.
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For the People (Progressive and Tech House) from 2019-01-28T01:34:11
Full tracklisting available at https://www.mixcloud.com/alexwhalen/
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MLK Day 2019 (Progressive) from 2019-01-27T23:37:11
Full tracklisting available at https://www.mixcloud.com/alexwhalen/
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Turkey Tailfeathers (Funky Breaks) from 2015-11-26T02:24:16
This one was originally going to be White Chocolate Volume II, but by the time it was done that didn't quite seem right. As you'll see in the tracklist on my site, this one is even more heavily mas...
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Candybox of Pretty Views (Downtempo) from 2015-11-22T00:02:17
The third and final installment of what has become a trilogy of downtempo sets.
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Advice From A Caterpillar (Downtempo) from 2015-11-15T01:25:54
An old-school, chill-room-in-the-back-of-the-warehouse style downtempo set, Babylon style. Includes tracks from Puremusic, Asura, Josh Gabriel, Shpongle, Hybrid, and others.
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Reunion (Progressive House) from 2015-10-30T22:24:08
Just got back from an absurd weekend in San Francisco, and this mix is the result. It's my portion of an event that took place at Monarch with some of my very best friends in the world. Let's hope ...
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Live Like You Are Falling Down (Progressive) from 2015-07-17T23:06:29
Work slows down during the summer, and that means it is time to deliver some new mixes. First one up is straight progressive, and it includes both modern and past classics from Leftfield, Monkey Sa...
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Dreaming of Undelivered Justice (Drum&Bass) from 2014-12-06T20:35:39
Deep, dark, and at time even angry. Includes tracks from Tantrum Desire, Kove, Krot, Ed Rush, Black Sun Empire, and others
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Dreaming of Times Forgotten (Drum&Bass) from 2014-11-28T15:00
As promised, the third in a series of four drum + bass podcasts heading your way this November. Includes tracks from Technimatic, LM1, BMT, dRamatic, Kove, Mutated Forms, and others
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Dreaming of Sand and Sun (Drum&Bass) from 2014-11-21T20:57:03
A bit of a different take on drum + bass from me this time around...Must be the change in the weather! Includes tracks from Nu:Tone, Sigma, John B., Marky and SPY, Doc Scott, Mistabishi, and others...
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Dreaming Of Big Skies (Drum&Bass) from 2014-11-11T23:40:03
Includes tracks from Technimatic, LM1, Blue Motion, Seba, Metrik, Queensway, Kove, Nelver, and more...
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From the Vaults: Dagobah from 2014-10-31T22:22:59
Old school downtempo, straight from the chill rooms of the early 1990s. They just don't make music like this anymore...
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From The Vaults: Tatooine (Ambient) from 2014-07-31T23:00:14
This one is from 1994, and is the very first mix I ever recorded. 3 turntables and 2 CD players, all running live into a single mixer. Some say the Star Wars samples make the mix; others say they r...
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Looking For My Older Podcast Episodes? from 2014-07-19T23:24:01
When I migrated my site to this new space, I only brought along the 10 latest podcast episodes. An additional 50+ episodes dating all the way back to 2007 can still be found at Listen
El Cap (Progressive) from 2014-06-13T16:43
A Techy Progressive set that includes tracks from Croatia Squad, Nora En Pure, Tom Middleton, Stimpack, UMEK, Filterheadz, Barry Jamieson, Guy J, and more...
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Glacier Point (Progressive) from 2014-06-13T04:40
A progressive house set including tracks from Croatia Squad, Nora En Pure, Sasha, Tom Middleton, Oscar G, Mark Knight, and others...
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Mariposa Grove (Progressive) from 2014-06-13T04:02
Based on a set I played recently in California, this one includes tracks from Croatia Squad, Charlie May, Sasha, Guy J, Josh Gabriel, Ewan Pearson, Nora En Pure, and more...
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Alpine Touring (Drum + Bass) from 2014-01-03T15:15
A drum + bass set that includes tracks from Karma, Blu Mar Ten, Seba, Sunchase, Bulb, Lenzman, and more...
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Bring It On Back (Breaks) from 2013-12-23T03:53
A progressive breaks mix with tracks by Colombo, Emeli Sande, Wrecked Angle, Planisphere, Adam Fielding, Monojoke, and others...
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Cow Bombie (Progressive Breaks) from 2013-06-03T03:40
A progressive breaks set that includes tracks from Shiloh, Retroid, Planisphere, Stereo MCs, His Boy Elroy, and others...
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My Version of House (Progressive House) from 2013-05-27T18:50
An old school house mix including tracks from Ananda Project, Wamdue Project, Kings of Tomorrow, Funky Green Dogs, Danny Tenaglia, Erick Morillo, Barbara Tucker, Cevin Fisher, and more...
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Beyond the Technicolor Rainbow (Soundtracks&Scores) from 2013-05-10T21:12
This mix is unlike anything I've ever tried to do at any point in my now two-decade-plus DJing career. The music has all been taken from some of my favorite film and video game soundtracks and scor...
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The Art of the Open, The KQ'ed Edition (Tech / Progressive House) from 2013-04-26T23:31
Back when I used to open the main room at Avalon Boston, this was my sound - a mix of tech and progressive house, dialed down to set the right mood for the main act. In a lot of different ways, ope...
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