Tom Middleton is one of my heroes. One half of the legendary Jedi Knights/Global Communications team (with Mark Pritchard), this dude contributed to some of the greatest and most foward-thinking tracks of the mid 90s ("May the Funk Be With You" or the Blackbelt Jones-sampling "Catch the Break" being nu-funk before the word even existed, and funky breaks standards in the mid/late 90s!). The "Jedi's Night Out" comp from Mixmag is a great representation of Tom's smooth sonic touch, deep broken beat before that genre was all over XLR8R, and I still bust it out from time to time.
Then, as if he hadn't done enough, Tom released the "Sounds of the Cosmos" triple disc comp in 2002, which is still in my opinion one of the most complete and stunning collections of music ever collected in one place (one disc of deep house, one disc of breaks, one disc of downtempo, all assembled with Tom's ear for lush, warm, ambient sonics). For real, check the tracklist, it's silly.
Tom's still doing his thing and has recently posted a "November DJ Mix" on his Soundcloud page. It's not downloadable, just streaming, and I have no idea if he'll ever post a tracklist, but I think it fits quite well with the legacy Tom's made for himself. It SOUNDS like a Tom Middleton mix, which I personally think is a huge compliment.
Then, as if he hadn't done enough, Tom released the "Sounds of the Cosmos" triple disc comp in 2002, which is still in my opinion one of the most complete and stunning collections of music ever collected in one place (one disc of deep house, one disc of breaks, one disc of downtempo, all assembled with Tom's ear for lush, warm, ambient sonics). For real, check the tracklist, it's silly.
Tom's still doing his thing and has recently posted a "November DJ Mix" on his Soundcloud page. It's not downloadable, just streaming, and I have no idea if he'll ever post a tracklist, but I think it fits quite well with the legacy Tom's made for himself. It SOUNDS like a Tom Middleton mix, which I personally think is a huge compliment.
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If you love Tom Middleton (which it looks like you do) then please come join our small community at ReloadOnline where a small group of Tom's fans hang out.
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Gen, thanks for the heads up! Heading over there now!
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