Spacewalk # 35 with Josh McClintock a.k.a Curious Josh

Welcome to episode # 35 of Spacewalk Radio! Today we bring you a special dedicated mix by our good friend Josh McClintock a.k.a. Curious Josh! Fresh from his archives is a mix compiled back in 2002 using 2 technique turntables, a Numark mixer and vinyl records. The mix was digitized by his friend Anthony from AnMLA Recordings and we are humbled and excited that Josh has allowed us to share it with all of you!!

Now here is a little more info on Josh: 😊

Josh McClintock (Curious Josh, Joshua,Josh from NY) started DJing in the summer of '91. He has remained vinyl only.. even after all these years.. but realizes that good music is good music no matter what the format. Hugely inspired by West coast legends Doc Martin, Barry Weaver, Mr Buzz (Acid Hits), and the Wicked Crew he fell in love with the underground acid house sound and would push this theme forward in his sets.
The first party he spun at was a going away party for Ron D Core in '92. A residency at Middle Earth (along with Dj's Markem X, David Alvarado, Frank C, and Tom Stimuli) followed later that year. But it wasn't until he started to release his "Acid Junky" mixtape series simfonik.com/2011/02/josh-mccli…-acid-junky-vol-1/ that his Djing really started to take off. These mixes got him gigs all over Los Angeles and San Diego as well as opening up for Doc Martin @ "Unlock the House". Anmrecs1 – Josh-mclintock-uth-october1995 
In 1996 he left Los Angeles and moved to NY to be near his family. During his first years there his collection doubled thanks to stores like Satellite Records, Sonic Groove, Temple, Disco Rama, Throb, and Dance Trax. He was also getting records from WAX Records in Los Angeles (from his good friends Juan Nunez and Little Chris), as well as straight from Doc Martin. 
Gigs were scarce though for Josh in NY. He would still fly back occasionally to play parties such as "Free Thinking", "WAX", and "Sublevel". In 2001 he had a year long residency at a little place in the Village called "TRIBE" but other than that it was just caveman style solo sessions at his little apartment in Spanish Harlem. Many epic sets were recorded during this time and he really came into his own style and matured as a DJ. 
In 2008 his job asked him to help open a new location in Beverly Hills and moved him back out west. He immediately reimmersed himself in the L.A. underground. And thanks to parties like Sarcastic Disco, Sublevel, Making Shapes....and especially Sunny Side Up and MFD...his love for dance music was reaffirmed.
It was also during this time that he was introduced to the slower chuggy blissed out music that was being played at these parties. He had been experimenting with downtempo music in NY over the years and had always loved ethereal balearic sounding music even in highschool (The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Slowdive) He began to incorporate this sound into his sets giving him a more eclectic feel. 
In 2010 he moved back out to L.A. for good and was very busy in the scene from 2010- 2015 Highlight sets at parties such as Sunny Side Up, FutureHouse, MFD, Downtown, Secret Cinema, Hang Together, Rice n Beats, Devotion, Bionic (SF), 5 Star Bar,Space Walk, We Are Monsters SF, The Dusk Josh-from-ny – The-dusk-the-glowing-at-the-hearts-lantern ,@ JACK (Opening for Psychmagik and Brett Johnson). Josh-from-ny – Josh-mcclintock-jack-2-3-9-13 ,Mount Analogue's "Nuit Noire" (Opening for Legowelt, Xosar, D'Marc Cantu, and Willie Burns) Josh-from-ny – Josh-mcclintock-nuit-noire-vi as well as some excellent adventures to KUCI's "Rider's of the Plastic Groove" and a couple live sets at Amoeba Josh-from-ny – Live-at-amoeba-102314 ...and finally culminating in being blessed with opening for his hero and mentor Doc Martin and the Legend DJ Pierre at the Sublevel Halloween Party in Oct. 2013 where he played the greatest set of his life. Eternally grateful to Martin Mendoza for the opportunity.
More than anything though..Josh likes to create mixes. He will spend months on a single recording. Searching for the perfect tracks to complement each other and then string them along so they play out like a story. Usually with a dreamy intro and an epic finish.

Interested in booking Josh? contact him here:

Djjoshua12@aol.com

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