This set kicks off with a mix I created with Woody Harrelson’s hilarious and ballsy SNL monologue where he lambasts Big Pharma. God bless him and whoever didn’t censor him right off of the air. It was a Christmas miracle that he got away with it. I mixed it with the dark, driving, gritty “Bohemia” by Township Rebellion. I promise, I didn’t even realize the awesome connection between the name of the artist and the vibe of the monologue until this very moment of writing this synopsis. I came to this track purely for the vibe. It’s so bad ass, just like Woody.  I do love serendipity. 

Things have been heavy lately, my friends, and that’s where I was coming from when I mixed this set. The powers that be have an unrelenting hardon for censorship and control of the mainstream narrative. With every passing day, we learn more and more about how much we are being lied to by the the government and the media…. who are bought and paid for, in significant measure, by Big Pharma. 

If you are into this sort of thing, I HIGHLY recommend Patrick Radden Kefee’s superb book about the opioid epidemic and the family who is chiefly responsible for it – The Sackler Famly and their company, Purdue Pharma. I won’t spoil it for you, but I will say that you will learn that by the 60’s, the incestuous relationship between Big Pharma, the mainstream media, and Congress was already cemented, with absolutely no hope of ever changing. 60 years later, the situation has metastasized further.  

Here’s a link to the book:

https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Pain-History-Sackler-Dynasty/dp/B08NFF9ZNY/ref=sr_1_1

I highly recommend the audiobook version. The author narrates it; he is a superb storyteller. (side note: he also did a PHENOMENALLY fun 8 episode podcast on the conspiracy theory that the CIA wrote the hit song, “Wind of Change” by The Scorpions, as a psy-op to topple the Soviet Union. Insanely fun, engaging listen). Here’s where you can find that: 

Wind of Change on Spotify: 

Wind of Change on Apple: 

If you read it and want to talk about it, I’d love to play book club. Slide into my DMs on social media and we can chat.

OMG. I am such a nerd. I love great stories. I digress. We are supposed to be talking about groovy, sexy deep house tracks right now…. 

You’ll see me behind the decks in my signature pantyhose & heels, you’ll see open road footage from some of my motorcycle journeys, and some apropos footage from the seminal psy-op government propaganda, “Reefer Madness”. Most of all though, it’s all about the smoldering, driving, beautifully dark progressive house beats. 

I hope you enjoy this one.

much love –

Paul Duane / DJ Soul Anarchist