Blackwax: Recent Episodes
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Hi all, So I have thought about doing a modern soul special for a while and it has now happened.
As well as playing music that I love a couple of days before the show I had the idea of sharing knowledge of how the genre started, the time lines and who first coined the term modern soul. I started to do some research and quickly realised it was not well documented. Rather than just leave it I pushed on and decide to reach out to some key figures to ask their opinion on it. I did not manage to get a definitive answer although a lot of the same people where discussed. In hindsight I should have done this many weeks or even months before but as I had already advertised the special it had to go ahead. At this point I would like to thank those that I did speak too namely, Andy Davies, Bob Jeffries, Arthur Fenn, Yogi Haughton, Dave Thorley and Steve Guarnori. Some very interesting phone calls happened and I am still in the mindset of talking to more and attempting to document it.
Below is the show recording, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did
As most of you are aware Andy Ward started the Vocal Booth Radio station some time ago and recently held a gathering for all the DJ’s and listeners at the Hockley Social Club in Birmingham. It was a wonderful day and a great chance to meet many of the stations DJ’s face to face, many of us know each other already but great to meet those that we never had before. the main focus was the terrace but also a few of us played in the larger warehouse area selecting music while people had food and chatted.
I was one of the 4 or 5 dj’s that played the warehouse and here is the recording. a lot of soul and a splash of reggae but think mellow, downtempo vibes as background music. Its a nice listen if I don’t say so myself
This months show was 2 hours of deep and soulful house music, Lots of new releases included.
Enjoy!
Hi all, this months Revolve Radio Show was 2 hours of deep and soulful house featuring new music from Ron Trent, Craig Smith, Southbeach Recycling, David Lynn, N’Dinga Gaba and much more. Enjoy
This months show I randomly selected album cuts working my from the top left of my record collection. Mostly soul music found its way into my fingers but also a smidge of disco and reggae. I enjoyed this one as many of the tracks I had not played in a long time. Hope you enjoy it too.
I am sure you are all aware through my socials that I currently have a new track released. However I feel compelled to put pen to paper and give some back story and words of thanks. I don’t make music very often but once in a while when the mood takes I get creative, sometimes something happens sometimes not. Synchronised Feels was one of those times it happened. I actually created this one over a year ago but felt it lacked something. I looked through some other projects and found some live percussion in a track that myself and Julian Bendall had been working on. It fitted perfectly and gave it that extra edge that was lacking. After checking with Julian that he was OK for me to use it it was game on. Some extra musicality and a top line I felt was required so we reached out to a few people which unfortunately did not hit the mark. I the contacted my friend Jamie 3:26 to see if he had a keyboard player he could recomend. Turns out his studio partner Danou P was available, Jamie hooked me up. Danou after a call did several takes and sounds and absolutely hit the mark. Totally understood the vibe and delivered. The guy is a pro and brilliant to work with. After messing with the parts he supplied in various ways I found a sweet spot and played my version on radio and at a few club nights and it was received well. I had already been working with Lee from HouseHead London so passed it his way and he liked it enough to consider a release. I generally send my work to only a couple of key people, Craig Smith being one of those. He called me to say it had a vibe and he would like to remix it. Of course I have huge respect for Craig so felt very honoured he would ask. Some time passed and Craig sent an early draft. I was blown away by what he did and the energy he injected. he did a few tweaks and additions refining his vision. The end result was stunning! Obviously the label loved it too and we decided to release Craigs mix on its own (My original will come later in the year) Although I knew Craigs mix was special I did not expect a Deep House track to be so well received, multiple charts on Traxsource from the likes of Atjazz, Groove Assassin and Risk Assesment, DJ Mixes etc followed along side Abel, Jamie and of Course Craig all playing it at the Southport Weekender. So as you can see, it took many to create this and would be wrong for me not to credit and give thanks to all those that helped in any way to bring this one to life.
Super proud and grateful for the connection I have made and what they have done!
You can find the release here – https://www.traxsource.com/track/13249380/synchronized-feels-craig-smith-remix
The mood took a few nights ago to have a little mix just for the fun of it. just under 3 hours of House music no talking. I hope you enjoy as much as I did in the moment.
What a week for soul music! We lost Randy Brown, Jerry Butler, Roberta Flack, Gwen Mcrae and Angie Stone in a week, I pay tribute to these artists on this show. As I type this Roy Ayres and Yamwho also passed today! Classic soul music represented followed by some soulful and deep house in the mix.
In this weeks show for the first hour I recreated my set from the great Tenerife Funk Soul Fiesta, second hour featured follow on a some new music as well as an announcement on moving to a monthly show which will be the first Wednesday of each month
Hi all, I different show from the last few weeks. An unintentional disco set spurred from selecting the first track incorrectly so I just rolled with it. Enjoy
This weeks Revolve Radio show recorded live on Vocal Booth Radio.
2 hours of deep soulful dance music, enjoy
The 3rd instalment of my Revolve Radio Show on Vocal Booth Radio is now ready to stream, download or podcast, deep house but more vocal pressure this time around. Enjoy
Hi all, I hope you are well? Here is show number 2 recorded live on Vocal Booth Radio. I have been listening to the new station in the background a fair bit and I must say it is rather good! A great broad range of music from many DJ’s across the globe. A pleasure to provide a weekly live show on this very strong station. Hope you enjoy this 2 hour selection.
2024 saw the end of an era as the home of my Radio show Pressure Radio closed its doors after decades. Andy Ward picked up the torch and created Vocal Booth Radio the station with over 90 DJ’s on rotation. Launching on Jan 1st 2025 my first show was on launch day. I must say its all come together very nicely and was an absolute pleasure to have a show on day one.
My 1st show was recorded and you can listen back to it below
One or twice a year a promoter asks me to play and states you have a free hand to play whatever you want across the board. The Get Down in Edinburgh was one of these. Add to that an absolutely fantastic crowd that truly know the music and went with all the directions I went made this party very special. The energy at the end was crazy! The set was not recorded however after a ridiculous amount of positive feedback on the night I decided to recreate the set for all those that attended.
Many thanks to Paul, Richard and the entire Get Down team
Enjoy reliving the vibe, stream, download or subscribe to the podcast.
Tracklist
1 Travelin’ – L.J. Reynolds
2 Wax The Van – Dub – Lola
3 Searching For Your Love – RB Hudson
4 In My Dreams – Rapid Eye Mix – Arthur Baker – Will Downing
5 Gotta Find a Way – Russ Brown
6 Am I Gonna Be The One – Colors
7 Blood Vibe – Fontasia
8 Love Inside – Alton Miller
9 Dear Uncle Tim – Peacey
10 Always (Richard Earnshaw Extended Mix) – Justin Kayser
11 Synchronised Feels – Dub – Blackwax
12 Maad Busy – Jerzzey Boy
13 City People – Glenn Underground
14 Wishing You Were Here – Joey Negro Mix – Blaze
15 Nude Photo – Rhythim is Rhythim
16 Spliffhead – Ragga Twins
17 Tell Him – BB Boogie
18 Flookin – Solid Groove
19 Bukom Mashie – DJ 138 Edit – Oscar Sulley
20 Zombie – Fela Kuti
So I am playing at the Get Down In Edinburgh on Friday and had a spare hour so threw a mix together for Andrea listen to on the journey, thought I would throw it up here as well. Enjoy
Been a while since I uploaded a Revolve Show due to testing new music I am working on but here is the latest show, enjoy
Hi I was putting together some music for my 2 x 5 hours sets in Ibiza in a couple of weeks, got carried away did mix and hit record. 3 hours of the flavour I play in the wonderful streets of the old town. A little underground but also some obvious and maybe even commercial! When I first did this party a few years ago I fast realised I needed to adjust my usual sound and hated the thought of that but honestly it is now one of the highlights of my DJ year. Ibiza, Old Town, 2 x 5 hour sets, amazing vibe, people and energy, yes please! Mixing on this one is sloppy in places but I am never one for re-records this is me warts and all! Enjoy
Hi again lovely people. As promised here is the second half of the Amanda’s Day recording Another 5 hours of musical magic.
The running order for this half is as follows. Colin Williams, Andy Ward and finishing off the day Myself
Thanks again to all those that tuned in, joined that chat and of course all the DJ’s that graced the day with amazing music across 10 hours. Enjoy listening back or if you didn’t attend live on the day enjoy for the first time. I am sure you will agree some amazing music was shared by all.
Hi all lost of posts here this week, lots for me to be excited about.
it has been a year since I have released any new music of my own so I am super excited to announce I have been signed as an artist to the Househead London label and my first “EP” the Danger Table is now on Traxsource for pre order.
3 tracks that all have a story attached especially when it comes to some of the titles. Those are certainly stories to be explained over a beer or rum.
I have already had some amazing feedback from my peers and someone made the crazy comparison that one of the tracks sounded like Phil Asher! Can you spot which one that might be? To me that is a mad comment to make but also super proud that someone would think and say as such.
You can check the release here https://www.traxsource.com/title/2251569/the-danger-table
I am sure everyone that visits this page will be aware of Amanda and the annual Amanda’s day broadcast on pressure radio. 10 hours of music from hand selected DJ’s and selectors to celebrate and remember not only Amanda but all of our fallen heroes.
It was a very special day with lots tuning in and the pressure radio chat lounge was consistently busy for the entire 10 hours! It really was very special.
Here is part one of the day, the first 5 hours DJ’s are introduced by myself on the recording but here is the order
Danny Wood, Dave Furze, Pugwash, Jo Wallace aka Miss Lady Jane and Jon Coomer
Part 2 coming very soon
Enjoy
Very happy I will be playing at the Jurassic Festival in Swanage Dorset
Its an amazing line up and dance and house music is the order of things from 16-18th August
For more information full line up and tickets visit http://jurassicdance.com
I was asked for a mix ahead of the event and its a little different from me, Techno, heavy hitting house and a side of deep house, prepare your speakers for a base invasion. Turn this one up!
Hi! A very spur of the moment impromptu music of special inspired by the Househead London party with DJ’s Johnny Reckless and Jihad Muhammad. Over 2 hours of music made by New Jersey DJ and producer Jihad.
Enjoy
The great team at Household asked me for a second guest mix, Lee and the team have an amazing brand with the mixes, radio show, label and parties, i love what they do so this was an absolute pleasure. 2 hours of house music in the mix. A couple of exclusive tracks from myself included as I get excited about releasing some music on this label very soon. If you have not been to one of there parties yet you really should! Next up they have special guests Jihad Muhammad and Johnny Reckless, Saturday 27th April at Aures SE1 London, don’t sleep!
You can find my guest mix here. please like comment and share if you dig it
I sit here with tears in my eyes and felt an overpowering urge to put pen to paper (virtually)
I have mentioned many times in interviews that Max Rees played an integral part in introducing me to soul music and shaping my musical taste, I first met Max in the late 80’s through his Cambridge record shop Hot Numbers. It was an amazing place, i proper messy unorganised gold mine of all things vinyl (Thats RECORDS to you and me) I visited regularly digging though piles of music while he placed various pieces on the turntable for my attention. After being a regular for many years I was given access to the basement. Again an unorganised mess but a crate diggers heaven. We formed a friendship and on may occasion was asked to keep an eye on things while he popped out.
Eventually we started attending Soul events together and as Max did not drive I often took the helm travelling to soul events, all dayers and weekenders together. He introduced me to the likes of the Southport Weekender, The Norfolk Village, Bump N Hustle, The Bull in Royston, Frames, Boat party’s on the Norfolk broads, Essex Soul All Dayers and much more.
Anyone that attended the Southport Weekender back in the day at the original venue will know, when you arrived and walked in the first thing you would see was Max on his record stall which was located in the main venue as soon as you entered. Myself and a few other Cambridge, local lads worked for many a happy year on the stall. It was a meeting place for many and as such we where introduced to many people such as Frosty, Sean French, Mark Webster, Gary Dennis, all of which hung out at the stall for many an hour.
Put all of this together and its no wonder I cite Max as being one of my biggest influences and mentors, he actually pushed me as a DJ and got me some gigs that to this day I will ever forget. Without Max I very much doubt if I would be doing what I do today!
He certainly made his mark on the world and is often called the local legend. I am grateful out paths collided and the journey he made me start.
Rest in eternal peace my friend, mentor and someone who helped shape who I am today.
A special 2 hour show featuring the music of UK (Scottish) DJ and producer Craig Smith, I have stated many times Craig is one of my favourite DJ’s and I am also a big fan of the music he makes so it seems very fitting to feature a show of his music and give a little acknowledgement and respect to the talented, humble a nice guy Craig is.
Enjoy
So as per my previous post I closed out the terrace and we all moved downstairs into the basement at Grow. Great small room and on the night had a wicked vibe, One of those rooms that you know could be special, I was on a high already so just wanted to play proper deep and underground house music. I think I delivered that and still had a full floor at closing. Enjoy
This was a huge amount of fun! The Mucho Soul team invited me to play for them, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect as I had never played at Grow in Hackney before. I had no idea what musical direction to go in. I was asked to close the Terrace and the club so knew I need to be well prepared. We arrived early to mingle and soak up the vibe and other DJ’s. I admit as most of the time I had no idea what I was actually going to play until I selected my first track. Strangely enough that turned out to be the song I wanted to finish on as its Andreas favourite. The crowd where very mixed but incredibly open. This meant I could play a lot of things I don’t often get the chance to play. I must say on the day this one felt very special. I hope you enjoy the recording as much.
Hi All its been too long!! I could make many excuses but that just what they would be, anyway I will be uploading a few bits of the coming days for your listening pleasure and a good way to begin is my chilled soul set from this years Vocal Booth Weekender in Spain. went back to my roots and just focused on quality soul music for the poolside sunshine vibes. Enjoy
This show I decided to delve into the record racks and play 12″ timeless classic soul music, Memory joggers and sing alongs is the order of the day.
Hi All, hope you are well? I am a little behind on uploads but will endeavour to catch up this week, here is an extended 3 hours show from 3 weeks ago. Enjoy
Hi All
Its been a long time since I have released any music but I am proud to say I have a new creation out now as a promo on Traxsource
I made this one some time ago and am very happy its finally available via Todd Gardners Cerec records. I would like to thanks Todd and Sharon for believing in my music and enabling this to be heard by more people.
The feedback has been great which is an absolute bonus
Check it out here
https://www.traxsource.com/track/10973513/the-voyage
Hi All what a fantastic weekend, Pressure Radio celebrated 20 years and threw an all layer at Herd in Bedford
I was asked several times if my set was recorded, it was not, but last night on the Revolve Radio show as part of Amanda’s Day I recreated the set. Here it is edited so no taking, just the music
Thank you to all that gave amazing feedback on the day
The Amanda’s sets will be available in due course
2 hours of new and classic house music
In my excitement i mistakenly gave some incorrect information
The Pressure Radio all-dayer at Herd in Bedford is Saturday April 1st, Amanda’s day broadcast on Pressure radio is Sunday April 2nd, Apologies for my error on the show
This weeks show features new and underground house music including a couple of exclusives from myself!
After some recent crate digging sessions and some sublime listening of Eric Kuppers Eclectic sessions on MixCloud I decided to do the same myself on this weeks show. Lots of different music and maybe even a few surprises!
This weeks show includes some great new house music along side some older pieces, Afro, Soulful and deep
Hi All, hope you are well?
This weeks Revolve showcased a 2 hour section of a mix I did a couple of years ago, recorded when I first got the news that it was unlikely Mandy would recover and the cancer had won. Feeling devastated I went home and did the only thing I could to get through and played music. I played for around 8 hours straight that night, very emotional. I did record it but only managed to capture 4 hours due to the stick being full and in my mindset had not thought to check it. I didn’t listen to music for a long time after recording this which in itself was very alien and traumatic.
Below is the full 4 hours as it was recorded, no talking just 100% sweet soulful house music, all vocals, no dubs or clever mixes, just a piece of me poured out through the tunes, I’m very happy I have got to place in which I feel I can share this with you. Enjoy x
Recorded live on my recent trip to Rekyavik on Friday 16th December 2022
It was a great night and the entire trip was an experience even though a group of us got stranded due to blizzards and ended up staying 4 extra days. Bucket list tick!
2 Years since our good friend Phlash passed away so I paid respect by sharing another 2 hours of his music on this Revolve Radio Show. Not much chat but i feel it does showcase yet more of the great mans music well. Enjoy
2 hours of house music in the mix, Forgive the face at the end as I played a new exclusive demo of a track I have been working on for those that listen live on Pressure Radio only.
2 hours of House music in the mix, not much talking this week just wanted to get my mix on
Hi All, this set was a bit special and close to my heart, I have attended and DJ’ed at the Vocal Booth Weekender since it started, I even renewed my wedding vows at the event! Due to Amandas cancer and Covid I had to miss a the last few years and in that time the […]
The third in a series of “specials” Following on from Ron Trent and Jimpster, this weeks show celebrates some of the music of Atjazz. This could have easily been a super extended show and was very hard to choose from his catalogue, however I do you you enjoy the selections I made.
Recorded live on Pressure Radio 23/10/20222 hour special celebrating the music of JimpsterTalking was minimal as really wanted to showcase the man’s music correctlyEnjoy. If you like this show please favourite, share and comment! Track list 1 Jimpster – Sanguine2 Jimpster – Just The Kind Of Girl3 Jimpster, Greg Paulus – Soul Spectral (Dub)4 Jimpster, […]
I have been meaning to do this special for sometime but put it off. 15 minutes before I went on air I decided to go for it. I kept the talking to a minimum as wanted the music to breathe especially as Ron is one of my favourite artists. I hope you enjoy my selections
This show I delved into the vinyl archive, mostly soul but also a splash of reggae, Nu Jazz and Deepness
So despite being poorly I decided to share some music on Saturday filling in for DJ Pugwash. I had no idea my voice was as hoarse as it was until I said the first few words but still managed to bring you some great house music in the mix
This weeks show features 2 hours of house music ahead of the annual trip to Spain for the Vocal Booth Weekender
An extended 4 hour special with fellow Pressure Radio DJ Jeff G, House music all night long I really enjoyed this even though we had been up all night for Country Beat at Herd, Jeff didn’t bring his USB so played from mine and did a sterling job!
4 hours of house music, new, current and classics Also featuring some of my favourite David Harness releases ahead of his appearance at Bump N Hustle Bournemouth August bank holiday weekend
2 hours of Afro and Soulful House with a little Techno thrown in! New and current releases in the mix
After a great weekend in Bournemouth listening to Grant Nelson and Wez Whynt play at Bump N Hustle I felt like playing house music for the first time in a while, Nothing too deep, lots of soulful and kept it fairly energetic, slightly extended show too. I hope you enjoy
After and inspiring weekend of music I wanted to do a soul show and after my usual 2 hours decided to extend to 4 hours. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
My energy was low for this one as had a few gigs and parties on the bounce so decided to play mellow, Delving into the record racks I cover Sou, Dub, Deep House and a lot more in between. The chat room was bubbling and lifted my energy throughout. If you like the music in […]
Hi All continuing the Revolve Radio Shows live and podcasts (after a break of not uploading any) this weeks show was a rocky start due to corrupting my main USB stick, I built some new releases onto a spare stick whole starting the show and featured new house music I have picked up over the […]
Hi everyone Firstly apologies for not uploading mixes and writing more on this site for way too long. Everyone that reads here knows me and knows my situation over the last 2 years. I have struggled and still continue to do so as I go through this journey of loss and grief. It has been […]
This weeks show is House music, some new releases and a little digging into the archives
This weeks show was mainly new house music from the likes of Ron Trent, Atjazz, Sean McCabe, Neil Peirce and more
A first for me! I was unable to attend this years Vocal Booth Weekender in Spain but was asked to put together a set for the event. It felt very strange selecting music for an event I could not be at especially as its an event I am so very close too. Its also a […]
2 hours of soulful and deep house with music from Ron Trent, Jimpster, Round One, Atjazz, Jovonn, Blaze, Glenn Underground, The Jouneymen, Wes Whynt and a lot more
Recorded live on Pressure Radio 17/10/2021This weeks show was a spur of the moment special to the amazing UK label Chilli Funk Records. As I went into my record racks 5 mins before the show started I came across the Chilli Funk section and swiftly decided on a label special. 2 hours 40 mins of […]
This weeks show starts with 3 classics and is then followed by pure sweet soul vocals on a house tip for the remainder I particularly enjoyed the vibe of this show.
A little late in uploading this one, 2 hours of deep house, including lots of old Ibidan Records I have been listening a lot too recently
This weeks show features 2 hours of new and recent House Music in the mix including a couple of exclusive new productions of mine. Enjoy
Hey everyone, hope you are well? Bump n Hustle celebrated a return after 2 years and 29 years of the brand. A brand new house room was built during lockdown and we had the pleasure of using it first. What a night it was, as hoped everyone was in full on party mode as for […]
I am very happy to be playing at the Gilles Peterson We Out Here Festival again, in 2019 Brighter Days took over the big top and hosted some of our residents as well as guest DJ’s. Due to Covid and other factors we couldn’t do an entire stage this year but very happy to say […]
This weeks show is on the jazzy side of things as I will be playing music at the We Out Here Festival next weekend it only felt right, I will be posting some event and gig news shortly too Enjoy the tunes
6 hours of music and chat as I am joined by Joc O’Conner (A Deeper Groove) and Sean Quinn We cover a good range of musical styles and tempos while we had a good drink and a laugh. This was a lot of fun!
This weeks show i delved back into the Soul and Disco 12″ sections of my record racks Enjoy
This weeks shows I delve into a section of the 12″ rack I rarely go to as its tucked away in a hard to reach corner, Lots of early B-Boy styles a smidge of proto house, Loft classics and more. If you enjoy these leave a comment 🙂
Recorded live on Pressure Radio Sunday 27th June 2021This was meant to be a 2 hour special on Modern Soul (A UK term for post Northern Soul music, we can debate the term another time)I veered off at points and ended up playing for 4 hours instead of 2.I hope you enjoy the music if […]
This weeks show I delve into the 12″ house music section of my racks, some big classics, sweet soulful and personal heavy hitters. Enjoy
This weeks show was a delve into a 7″singles box of mostly 60’s and 70’s uptempo soul music. A very enjoyable show for myself as I rarely get to play these. I hope that come across As always available for download here for a short time but also on my Mixcloud page to stream
Its been a year since I started the show on Pressure Radio, initially on a Wednesday night then moving to the current slot of Sundays 6-8pm UK time. I am really enjoying the current format of randomly pulling 12″ records from my racks and playing them. Many of the records I play I have not […]
Recorded live on pressure radio 30 May 2021This weeks edition continues delving into the 12″ record racks. As usual memory joggers and forgotten surprises is the order of the day. Download or stream below.
After an unexpected 30 min power nap turned out to be 2 1/2 hours I awoke 20 minutes before this show. I had intended to play a bunch of new house music I had gathered, instead I delved into the 12″ rack for a third week in a row. These shows seem to go down […]
Recorded live at the Vocal Booth Weekender 2019 in Spain.A different set from me, This was the year Spain had huge floods and the club was destroyed due to this. Its amazing the event happened at all! Against all odds it did and was brilliant as ever. This set was early poolside and includes a nice […]
This weeks show was another random dive into the record racks, some big soul classics and more. A real trip down memory lane. You can also find these on my Mixcloud page https://www.mixcloud.com/Blackwax2/ Don’t forget you can also subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show! If you have any suggestions for future […]
Recorded live on Pressure Radio 9th May 2021, for this weeks show I put it to the vote on what type of show people would like, the clear winner was a random vinyl only show. So here it is, I pulled records from the racks with no programming in mind. Some big classics some a […]
I have just uploaded this mix to Mixcloud for the first time, Recorded live poolside at the Vocal Booth Weekender in Spain 2018I enjoyed this set immensely, some proper moments at the time with the dance floor whooping, cheering and singing along, also included that moment I dropped the Tempo and played Toto – Africa, […]
Hi friends, After a 2 week break the Revolve Radio Show is back, I enjoyed this one. Lots of new house music with splash of classics for good measure, Also available on my Mixcloud page
I sit to write this with a banging head but a big smile! Yesterdays event was so amazing, we laughed a lot, danced and even cried a little, Shots O’Clock was a thing again. (ouchy) Red wine and Spanish caramel vodka flowed freely. Every DJ delivered well thought out meaningful sets in celebration of Amanda […]
I am sure most that read this will be aware of Amanda and her journey over the last year but just in case you are not please see my blog post LIFE here https://www.blackwax.net/life/ Last April Andy Ward came up with an idea to celebrate Amanda and her journey with a day of music broadcast […]
This weeks show has more energy, new and classic underground house and an exclusive first listen to a new production I am working on The Voyage
This weeks show was focused on the deeper side of house music, not much in the way of vocals, Some new music and some underground classics. The vibe was strong!!
This post is well over due and difficult to write but important to me to get these thoughts down. So the last 14th months have been like nothing I have ever experienced. At the beginning of 2020 my wife Amanda was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Terminal? That was the shocking part, instantly painting a picture […]
While religiously locked into pressure radio on a Saturday while going about my buisness the opportunity dropped to do a last moment show filling in for Pugwash, Literally 10 mins notice. I grabbed a bunch of records from the far corner of the rack, all white label promos that I have not delved into for […]
The latest Revolve radio show recorded live on pressure radio on Sunday 14th March Featuring mostly new and recent house music in the mix for 2 hours Stream or download below
Here is my 2 hour set recorded live as part of the Stream101 takeover on Saturday 13th March 2021 2 Hours of new house music with a few Bump classics thrown in. The day was a lot of fun with great sets from all involved and a busy chat room, We will be doing this […]
This Saturday 13th March Bump N Hustle are taking over the radio on Stream101 for an all day special. We will be live from 12pm UK time through till late We have a great line up of the resident DJ’s plus firm Bump faves from the UK and overseas for your listening pleasure, time to […]
Part 2 of my musical tribute to Phil Asher. 4 more hours of his music. This time with less talk and more focus on his wonderful productions Stream or download below
After the success of the Prelude Records special I did 3 weeks ago I decided to do a feature on West End Records for this weeks Revolve Radio Show. Featuring music from the label covering House music on West End Tracks to those big classics mixed by Larry Levan and played at the Paradise Garage. […]
For all those that asked here is part one of my musical tribute to Phil Asher, 4 hours of his productions, edits and remixes. Recorded live on the 24th January 2021 on pressure radio. Stream or download below
It has been way to long since I have posted, In part pure laziness but also over the last year I have had many challenges that have put this on the back burner so to speak. A job change, Covid, Cancer and battling my own demons. I will post in-depth on these in the future. […]
Well what a crazy time of ups and downs it has been over the last few months! So its just over a week since the Brighter Days/Glitterbox party at the Junction Cambridge, WOW! We aimed to make this one special but I can honestly say it surparsed all our expectations. We had a queue […]
Hi all been a while since I posted but life is busy at present in a totally good way. This will be a bit of a long post but really want to record this to look back on it in the future, A wise man has told me many times to do this and rightly […]
Hi All Only a few days until we depart for sunny Croatia and the wonderful Suncebeat party. Cant wait for this always a great event. An added bonus this year for the Brighter Days team is we have been asked to play for Mi-Soul on their satellite stage covering while they have the boat party. […]
Hi people It has been a while since I last posted and as I contemplate things I am once again compelled to put the virtual pen to paper. Over the last year or so I have been totally blessed to have been booked to play some amazing events as well as building on our Brighter […]
Hey crew! So I mentioned in a previous blog post I was thinking of doing a monthly presented podcast. Words turned into action and here is volume one! Let me know your thoughts
What sort of a stupid title is that? Cambridge Party Crews, Day Release and Brighter Days will be hosting a very special shindig on BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY 6th MAY – bringing their house and disco fuelled madness to 2 floors of Lola’s. This will be a carry on party from WONKY DISCO in the afternoon […]
Hi all
How are things with you?
Things are a little crazy in Blackwax world but in a good way. My mind is constantly racing right now as busy planning lots of stuff for this year. Loads of party’s to plan lots of other events I have been asked to play at too. Aside from that its my 20th Wedding anniversary this year so some things planned for that too (I won’t say too much on that just in case my dear wife actually reads this) We have a road trip organised and I am also taking her to Croatia (Suncebeat) for the first time. Some of you already no we are renewing our wedding vows in Spain right before the Vocal Booth party in September, all this coupled with a potential new business venture, holding down a full time job and squeezing in time with the grand kids i’m feeling a bit crazy at present. Definitely not complaining quite the opposite in fact its good to be busy.
I am thinking of starting a monthly presented podcast not live or on radio but definitely with some mic talk rather than just a mix show, what do you think? Would you listen? Let me know in the comments.
As I take time to gather my thoughts I felt compelled to write this blog . Most will probably not find it of interest but wanted to document things in some way. I said to myself I wasn’t going to promote anything specific in this post but as always some artwork was completed today so just can’t help but share this with you. SummerHouse new artwork does look rather good!
One last thing I am now doing a news letter maybe once a month, why not subscribe to get more news straight to your inbox unless you only have email on your phone and always have 60000 unread emails then probably best not to bother. xx
Hope to see some of you soon, thanks for reading my ramblings, big love.
Blackwax
So thats it! All my sets now uploaded here and on Mixcloud well at least until this years event.
Back to the club on this one pure vibes from classic garage and house to new releases and more
I previously uploaded this here on this blog post so you can find the download here
If you enjoyed these sets tickets are on sale for this years event in September
Nearly there! Here is the recoding of my VB set in 2016, Back to the poolside grooves, a little soul, hip hop and more
Mixcloud and download below as always
https://www.mixcloud.com/Blackwax2/live-at-the-vocal-booth-weekender-2016/