Yousef presents Circus Vol. 1

It’s not often a UK club night has the ability to stand the test of time, whilst continually remaining innovative and true to their musical style; Liverpudlian based night Circus has not only managed to achieve this during their 8 years in existence, but has also become recognised as a clubbing institution in the north of England.

Now in unison with their major blow out on the 25th of September, Circus owner and resident Yousef will be releasing Circus Live Vol 1 to commemorate the many parties they’ve thrown over the past 8 successful years documenting the great music played and artists they’ve featured. Circus started in 2002 in the venue Masque, somewhere they still hold events today, but has since also expanded to the larger venue Nation which holds up to 3000 capacity to accommodate the immense line ups they are recognised for today. Consistently booking artists such as Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, Luciano, Loco Dice- the list is almost endless, you can see why the night has only grown with time.

During the last year when things couldn’t peak any further for Circus, Radio 1 were looking for a club to host the 500th essential mix party. They considered every major club worldwide, Yousef’s Circus was (in the words of radio one) the only choice…. Yousef and his long lasting partner Richard went to work, pulling in Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Aeroplane, of course Pete Tong and Yousef himself.

A 4 hour live global broadcast from circus in its original 1100 capacity club followed. It seemed only necessary to put together a CD to give the fans something to document the many epic nights experienced. The brains behind the success; Yousef, has similarly had a career that matches the expansion of his night.

2010 has seen Yousef’s DJ and production career go from strength to strength, he recently took up the reigns at his long hoped for residency with Carl Cox at ‘The Revolution Continues’ which is held weekly at Space Ibiza- an achievement he has worked towards for some years.

He has released on labels such as Cocoon, Harthouse, Saved, Monique Musique, Renaissance and also recently released his debut artist album ‘A Collection of Scars & Situations’ which received an excellent response from the dance community. Recent debut gigs include Circo Loco at Dc10 Ibiza, Womb in Tokyo, D-edge Sao Paulo, Kanzitip Festival, Aquasella Festival - to say Yousef is a busy guy is somewhat of an understatement.

Circus Vol 1 – Mixed by Yousef
Release date October 2010
Label Cr2 Records

Tracklist
CD1 - NOW
01. Cortney Tidwell - Palace (Michel Cleis Remix)
02. Danilo Vigorito - I Saw The Light
03. Basti Grub Feat Basos - Ohr Batch Im Kongo
04. Gavin Herlihy - Back Burner
05. Pablo Cahn - Elle
06. Lee Burridge & Matthew Dekay - Wongel
07. Zander VT -Trying Some More
08. Tanov - Mahido (Circus Beats Version)
09. Fausto Messina - Boungaville
10. Leland McWilliams - Mama Lola (Johnny D Remix)
11. Basti Grub & Aldo Cadiz - Eleccion
12. Yousef - The Road To Medellin
13. Santos - Primitive Cannible
14. Nick Curly - Aymara
15. Daniel Stefanik - Just One Moment
16. Italoboyz - Don’t Talk (Mihalis Safras Remix)
17. Mihalis Safras - San Trope (Oxia Remix)
18. Reboot - Hermano

CD2 - THEN
01. Yousef - Way Of Life (Loz Remix)
02. Sublevel - Just Us (Blakdoctor Voice Mix)
03. DJ Q - Glasgow’s Jazz (Derrick Carter Mix)
04. Doc Martin - Set Me Free (DJ Sneak Mix)
05. Cobblestone Jazz - Dump Truck
06. Johnny D - Manipulation
07. Gabriel Ananda - Dopplewhipper
08. Guy Gerber - Disorientation (Johnny D Remix)
09. Sasha - Mongoose (Guy J Remix)
10. Faze Action - In The Trees (Carl Craig Remix)
11. Steve Lawler - 21st Century Ketchup (Tim Green Less K Remix)
12. Nick & Danny Chatelain - Is Killing Me
13. Radio Slave - Grindhouse (Dubfire Mix)
14. Tim Deluxe - Face The Music
15. Yousef - Come Home
16. Green Velvet - Flash (Danny Tenaglia’s Nitrous Oxide Mix)

CD3: UNMIXED FULL LENGTH TRACKS
01. Nick & Danny Chatelain - Is Killing Me
02. Basti Grub & Aldo Cadiz - Eleccion
03. Yousef - The Road To Medellin
04. Daniel Stefanik - Just One Moment
05. Steve Lawler - 21st Century Ketchup (Tim Green Less K Remix)
06. Sublevel - Just Us (Blakdoctor Voice Mix)
07. Guy Gerber - Disorientation (Johnny D Remix)
08. Tim Deluxe - Face The Music