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Holding it down from sunny Madrid, Tombolo party starter and notorious tastemaker OG Juan treats us to two full hours of tripped-out bliss, guiding us from beachside chill through to hypnotic house, with sprinkles of synth-pop, Italo and UKG for the ultimate summer seasoning! @therealogjuanQ. What sounds, places or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being thoroughly enjoyed in?A. When the engine of the bus (that takes me to work) starts roaring I put my headphones on and try to travel with my mind. Sometimes I envision myself taking an astral trip over the stars, riding a multicolor snake rollercoaster or surfing a giant perfect glassy wave in the sunny coasts of Namibia. Gathering music for this mix I imagined somebody driving a Cadillac Impala around a breezy San Diego in the early 90’s… Q. Are there any records or recent digs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tunes that resonate with you so much?Some of the digs that I would point out would definitely be “Celestial Ocean (In Between The Seven Seas)” by Astralasia or “Chamber Music” by Rory Philipps. Even though they are from different periods of time they both seem to have beautiful acid energetic baselines that gives you a “hands-in-the-air” feeling. I’m feeling a bit trippy and wonky at the moment so I guess that is why they sound good with me!Q. Tell us about the evolution of your Tombolo party series, you’ve been frequently hosting a range of house and techno’s heavy hitters over recent times, with a particularly stacked weekly run earlier this year with PAL_co and Club Magno, tell us about how that all came about, and what’s next for Tombolo?A. I created Tombolo in 2018 and have been running it since with the goal of helping the culture of my city whilst sharing music and having a good time. So far it has played marvellously. Met incredible people in the journey, did super fun parties, and had a sick time. Pal_co is a club night that I started with a friend a couple months ago in an old theatre. I would lie if I said it was a success. We had an opportunity with this venue that ended up being quite weird and even though we had amazing artists coming by (Legowelt, Tama Sumo, Daniele Baldelli…), it wasn’t selling enough. I guess sometimes you just have to try!The future of Tombolo is uncertain as the energy and time to organize events is not the same as before but I intend on keeping it up with passion! For now I have a party coming up in September, I want to push my label in different directions and who knows what else is on the road! Thank you so much for having me.
00s West Coast house sounds, with some delightful dips and trips along the way. @verymuchromanceQ. What sounds /places /feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this set, and what environments do you feel might be best suited for listening back?A. The spirit of this particular renegade spot is so special, where the big trees and the ocean collide, and you never know if some misty fog will come through or the most beautiful sunrise. We wanted to play dance music that feels pure but has an overall feeling of spatial-ness, so you can dig your heels into the sandy bluff and dive freely into the long night/morning ahead. We were already in great spirits before this party, having just returned from our bests’ small festival in Berlin called Rambazamba, feeling grateful for many years of connecting to music with beloveds. Then even more blessed to come back home and host you and Maria for the second time. We remember sharing some delicious tagines beforehand and then hauling all the equipment out to the spot with a big group, trying to not laugh too loudly and wake up the horses nearby.Listening back, this set feels 100% summer. It says, all bets are off! Maybe you listen when you have some patience to not skip around but also want to have some fun, like if you are going to a party in the middle of nowhere with a very long drive ahead.Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share that night, and what is it about those records that resonate with you?A. Kate: Knew I had to play 3 Brotherstrong’s Feel The Beat for this one. For me it encapsulates elements of the Bay Area renegade sound: a big stripped down beat, guitar rips, a little bongo, loops coming and in out… sort of ominous and tough but circular and goofy. Also played this Kaskade song which was my summer anthem. It sounds like it belongs only on a CD, which is such a particular moment in time that I think we’re all dreaming of, before the internet swallowed us..Miro: I had bought one silly tech-y/tribal-y record by Meat Katie and Justin Drake with a voice sample that goes something like “Damn, I’m still here”…but it sounds like they are saying the name Dan, I’m still here…we thought it was super funny because of our best Dan Dix…and were joking that the track was referring to him so wanted to play it that night.Q. Being there at the party myself while this was recorded, it felt like you guys were totally in sync with your selections that night, with one groove flowing synergistically to the next. After playing records together for so long, is there much discussion or prep taking place at home before a b2b, and are you generally just freestyling / flowing with what’s in your respective bags on the night?A. Even after a decade playing as a duo, we always, at the least, discuss what type of arc we want to create. Thinking through the “feeling” together helps us ground the set and pack our record bags accordingly, so we can then freestyle with intention and think about each other.With the particulars of planning, it can go either way. Sometimes we prepare a skeleton of a set if we want to create a fairly tight intentional journey. Other times, like for this set, we just discuss the very very beginning. This is especially nice when it’s familiar equipment, and there’s been care in tuning the system so you can really hear what you’re doing and take more risks…really needed when playing records in darkness and wet fog!For this one, it felt right to just build off of each other’s energy and follow the little trails. That’s the best for us, it feels like everyone is in on it together, and it gets you even more excited for what’s to come.
which perfectly defines my idea of a deep sound. The second Loop Stew, is by my homie Snad, from his latest release on his own imprint, Spandrel (04). When he sent me the files last year, I told him we had to cut a couple of dubplates because I needed to play them at Panorama Bar. I’ve been spinning them every chance I get. The whole release is great!Q: I’ve loved getting some insight into your digging methods around Berlin with your ‘hunting for records cheaper than your snack’ series on IG! What have you enjoyed about the process of making that little series, and what potential strategies or tips have you picked up along the way while digging for these slept-on house burners?A: I started the series because I kept hearing people say they'd love to buy vinyl but found it too expensive. While it can be, there’s also so much great, affordable music out there. My budget limit is 7 euros, the average price of a döner in Berlin. You can either get a snack or a record, depends on your priorities. A record is much healthier.I love sharing my weekly routine of biking to different shops, alongside tips on labels and producers for anyone just starting out. If I've learned anything over the years, it's that consistency is key. Sometimes you find a a lot of gems, sometimes nothing, and you never know which shop will deliver. The positive feedback from people definitely keeps me doing them.
A crate of sunrise treasure on full display from Berlin's E-Talking! Two joyous hours of finely fashioned tech house groovers and cosmic progressive nuggets, channeling the spirit of the Aussie bush doof.@e_talkingQ. What sounds, places or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being most enjoyed in? A. I recorded this mix in the heart of Berlin winter and I had one place in mind while doing it: the Australian bush. My perception of it might be skewed since it’s already been a few years since I last visited down under but I would easily imagine this mix being played at the end of the night or at sunrise. It oscillates between tech-house and progressive which are two styles that I assimilate with beach/bush parties. I have very fond memories of these and this mix was probably my way of returning to them mentally, if not physically. Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these songs that resonate with you so much? A. Definitely, “George Sarah - Drag Ass (Swayzak Filter Dub)” which comes in towards the end of the mix is one of these dubby oddballs that you cannot play in every context. It’s a 13 minute long remix which showcases Swayzak’s mastery at the peak of their career (imo). It’s so lush yet minimal and the production hits exactly where it should. I can’t get enough of this one. Q. I loved your New Yesterday EP last year on Nummer Music, and I can hear you’ve drawn on a wide range of influences there finding this energy filled hypnotic blend of progressive trance and groovy housey-techno. Have you been recording music on a similar tip of late, or is there another direction you’ve been leaning further into?A. All of these tracks were recorded in the year preceding my son’s birth, about two and a half years ago. Since then, a lot has happened and I’ve found myself gravitating toward slightly slower, more organic grooves, which is now translating into my productions. As BPMs kept creeping higher and higher a couple of years ago, I realised I’d reached a certain threshold and it felt logical to slow things down a bit. In the meantime, I rediscovered a lot of old UK tech-house gems (I was a bit late to that train, I know..!). I found a sound that I’d been looking for for many years. The energy, groove, and wonkiness of some of these tracks is unrivalled. Only a handful of producers today manage to match that vibe (Liquid Earth does it wonderfully, for example). So I suppose this is where I’m headed in the coming weeks and months, but knowing myself, I might decide to switch things up entirely without notice..haha.
Deep in the archives of the late 90s and early 00s Dutch underground, Piepotelli threads together some sublime progressive house and deep techno. @piepotelliQ. What sounds / feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix?A. I wanted to be in sync with MDC but also compile something personal. The sounds that emerge have inspired me a lot lately. They relate to a variety of styles, but also to emotions and energy. I truly feel related to the sometimes abstract form of expression music can be. I tried to be expressive in the progression, as only then the mix would make sense to me. The cohesion is noticeable through deepness all over, fused with wavy coatings, mysterious tints, and progressive elements, highlighted by synth, groove, and syndicate electronic magic.Somewhere late afternoon landing into the night would be the ideal time for a whirl, as it takes time to build but would be too much for my morning peace – I prefer worldy stuff to wake up the mind (s/o John Gomez on NTS!). I guess before going out for a dance suits well, since it’s quite club-ready towards the end.Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share? what is it about these songs that resonate with you?Very much so! One that has been in my head for ages is The Hug Club – Round I Go (Morning Mix). Honestly, the whole EP kicks ass, but the B2 is on another level. I like several things about it. One, it’s subtle. It smoothly builds and gently brings some beautiful chord/synth layers to take the lead and make it flow. Two, it’s sensual, but not demanding. That elegance is exactly what sets this alleviating mood. Three, it’s a B2. The track that doesn’t scream for a listen. It’s there for the curious. Four, have you seen this cover? We were talking artistic expression right? That’s it right there. Take these 4 points together, and you see why it’s such a standout.Q. Tell us about the evolution of your YT channel, where you’ve been uncovering hidden gems from the 90s / early 00s, largely from obscure NL house, techno and tribal / progressive producers and labels. Had you always suspected there might be a trove of deeper cuts hidden amongst the more popular Dutch hardstyle, trance and techno records of the time?It’s funny that you mention that, because some of the quality deeper cuts originate from producers that came a long way from Trance, Hardcore and Gabber. If we take a step back, late 80s house music flew over by local DJs that felt inspired by what was going on in the US. That was for both the parties and the sound. The paradigm changed in Amsterdam as well. It had to withstand serious commotion by the crowd, but the driving forces around Club Roxy and Club iT eventually obtained their recognition. The local embracement paved the way for the evolution of many subgenres that followed. Of course music evolves globally, but it is the combination with local appreciation, local hubs, and local initiatives that gave it cultural body. It really deepened and refined what artists were able to produce.Such history gives so much color to when you are going through archives like record bins. To relate it to the YT channel, essentially what it does is making finds from the past available for listening. I think on there, you have a unique combination of archiving and curation. Archiving in the sense that it’s not as polluted as other platforms, it is straight to the point and less ego-centric. Curation in the sense that you can post something unique and commit something that was not there yet, and bring it together on a channel. Now from history we can tell that the mid-late 90s and early 00s you mention were indeed fruitful in the region. That’s how it doesn’t surprise I come along the quality cuts you’re referring to. There is still a lot to discover. Also a lot of garbage, but dig deep enough and you’ll run into hidden treasures. Along the way you learn a lot about your musical taste. That’s the fun part.
Rolling waves of smooth sun soaked house with Naarm's own DAWS soundtracking her lifelong affinity for the deep blue. Techy offshore groovers and silky soulful burners making for the ultimate sunset serenade. Feel the breeze! @dawsdjQ. What sounds, places or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being most enjoyed in?A. I recently returned from a trip to South America where we spent most days talking about music, and specifically the sounds that got us inspired to start DJing. Enjoying time away in nature while driving long winding roads to the beach, between snow tipped mountains, and sunrise bus ride through the vast desert gave me plenty of time to reflect. This year marks 10 years since I started, and this mix is a trip down memory lane where we revisit the archive of tracks and moods that stood out to me. So I guess you could say it came from a pretty sentimental place. I imagine it would be nice for a drive to the beach or while sat somewhere beautiful. Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these songs that resonate with you so much?A. Heaps! But in particular the last track ‘Homepage’ by Brittany is a special one that takes me straight to my favourite place - in the ocean. A lot of my sound (and music I consume) is influenced by proximity to a body of water: coming, going, and spending time by it. Q. We loved your Touch Of Sapphic EP from last year, it felt like potentially the beginnings of a new direction with your sound.. cheeky and club focussed but with a really groovy, breezy feel to it all. Can you tell us about any new projects in the works, and what sounds have you been drawn to explore further? A. It’s been a balancing act to blend more club and late night tracks with the sounds that I’m more familiar with making. Lately, I’ve been really into ‘patient house’ as Ricky Nord calls it, which can be characterised by taking a less predictable and more laidback approach to arrangement, while giving more time for each element in the track to breathe. I still love tracks that use a big snare roll to build energy, but I’ve been enjoying new ways to mix tracks in sets that shy away from the classic energy signifiers. You can expect another EP from me soon with a good bit of breezy groovy stuff, and perhaps a bit of patient house???
Mad Habitat’s Greville guides us on a mysterious wander through deeply tangled woods, navigating his signature minimal wobblers and dubbed-out delusions amid strange voices hiding in the fog.@grevillegreville
have been playing sets with my friend Kiyoshi909 which for me have been a few of the best sets I’ve played in all my 22+ years of djing, we both seem to bring out the freakiest possible tracks when we play together, so if you’re in Brooklyn this summer keep an eye out for us :)
Polygonia - Cross Passage The most techno track on the whole set. Love a rolling bassline pushing deeper and deeper. Keplrr – 4DRKBeen playing a lot of Keplrr lately. This one drifts on the calmer side, while others dive deeper, more emotional. A constant balance of techno and breaks, weaving feelings into every layer. Q. You’re spending more and more time playing in the UK and Europe these days, where do you feel your uniquely global sound has been well received of late? A. Japan and the United Kingdom both really champion this sound—through festivals like Rural and Houghton, and artists such as Powder, DJ Nobu, Wata Igarashi, Craig Richards, Jane Fitz and many more. Feeling inspired—and lucky—to move between Asia and the UK within this scene.
With a new album freshly minted on @mistersaturdaynight earlier this month, Mister Sunday and Nowadays co-founder Eamon Harkin draws on his storied 25-year journey as a DJ and NYC dancefloor specialist to soundtrack the end of a particularly chilly New York winter. Q. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed?A. The mix was made as we were starting to emerge from one of the coldest and hardest winters in memory here in New York. I wanted to channel that vulnerable feeling of early spring as the evenings stretch a little and there’s the occasional hint of warmth emerging from the cold.Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these songs that resonate with you so much?A. I’ve featured a lot of artists that have been with me most of my musical life. Producers who I’ve always looked to for inspiration like John Tejada, Donato Dozzy, Mike Huckaby and Bobby Konders. Overall it’s really about collecting a range of songs to fit a certain musical idea and feeling that I’m trying to convey in the mix.Q. Your new album, The Place Where We Live, is described as feeling both physical and introspective and exploring themes such as belonging and transition, tell us more about the themes that inspired the music and how you found the right balance between club ready tension and quieter reflective moments. A. I think for many of us electronic and dance music fans we enjoy the back and forth between club ready music and more introspective home listening. That spectrum of sounds is very much who I am musically and so it was a natural act to reflect this range in the album. At the same time as a long time immigrant in the US who has grappled with certain feelings of alienation from his origins since covid there were those emotions and feelings I wanted to bring to the record. I’ll let the listener determine if the right balance was struck!
Naarm's own Babycino steps up next mixing dubwise rollers and summery house digs. A budding DJ, producer and open-air dance specialist, his Reasons To Be Cheerful parties and Skylab shows blend classy jams with playful flair, meaning 100% good times for the groove inclined!@babycinoofficialQ. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed?I wanted to try to keep it nice and hypnotic in parts, mostly through the first hour or so. So there’s some dub tinged house, deeper house cuts and then into some kind of psychedelic, percussive funk jams. All roads lead back to House music though, in some form or another. If I can lock in, lose my train of thought and kind of forget where I am for a little bit while listening to a mix or music. That’s the best. Almost like entering another realm.That being said, I do like flourishes of chaos being injected as well, so hopefully there are some well placed disruptions and switch ups. For the listening environment. Perhaps a long car journey, or a long walk/ jog through a changing landscapeQ. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these songs that resonate with you so much?A. There are a few favourites in the mix but I have to say that the closing track, the Janeret remix of Flash And The Pan’s Walking in the Rain, is on heavy rotation at the moment. I absolutely love the original, it’s so moody and ethereal while also being raw and kinda edgy. This particular remix reworks it for a dancefloor, while keeping that vibe sooooo well.Q. Your Reasons To Be Cheerful parties have become a much-loved part of the annual party calendar, featuring a smorgasbord of house and disco legends the likes of Jex Opolis, DJ Lloyd and Chee Shimizu to name a few! Tell us about your plans for the party going forward, and what you’ve most enjoyed about the experience thus far?A. Aw, bless! Thank you so much! Going forward, I just want to work on maintaining a consistent quality with the curation and to ensure it’s a free and open space, musically and spiritually. Quite simply, I really want to focus on improving with each event, adding more visual art elements/installations, not to reinvent the wheel but just to add my own personal weirdness to the space.Things I’ve enjoyed so far.. I’d say meeting people and inviting artists who I really respect, whether it’s an OG like Chee or connecting with some of the local peeps that I deeply admire.A specific top experience so far is going b2b with Chee Shimizu at Angel. He really is one of the best! Chee and Weatherall are the guiding stars for me, so it was such an honour to go beat for beat with a master!
Carving out a special place within Taipei's harder-edged sonic landscape, the Mango Season party founder and infinitely groovy DJ Pocari Sweaty has been at the forefront of Taipei's house scene for the past few years, offering Mango Seasoners extended dubs, deep euphoric house and obscure disco journeys from guests like Telephones, Benedek and Mayurashka to name a few. Currently in Australia for the first time, we're lucky enough to have him in the mix with a wonderfully spaced out selection of floated techy groovers and deep house music in its finest form.@pocari_sweatyQ. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed A. To be honest I didn’t put too much thought into this mix, and didn’t go into it with any plans to release a mix. I just hooked up a recorder and started playing from a loose selection of deep and techy records I’d recently bought, and I liked how it turned out! Thank you guys for digging it too, and for putting it out! Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these songs that resonate with you so much?A. I would say I’m especially stoked to share this Terry Francis track Rock Hopper. I bought this record from a discogs seller in Taipei called bigbadjimmy. It turns out he was a DJ in Taipei in the late 90s / early 00s and even opened for Terry Francis in Seoul on his first Asia tour back then. I think it’s really special to have a direct lineage to this record’s original context!Q. Your Mango Season parties have become a regular fixture of the Taipei underground scene over the last few years with a host of deep digging guests covering all kinds of house and disco leaning sounds, tell us about your idea behind the night and what have been some of your favourite memories thus far?A. Taipei is definitely a city that likes heavy music, so I started Mango Season to create the kind of warm and sweet party that I really want to go to. Damn there are really too many good memories, all of the guests have been amazing. Dea’s closing track last August, 多情沒有問題 by 馬玉芬 was really fun, the entirety of Telephones’ set last October was incredible, and last month MLiR and I played b2b all night for the second anniversary of the party. We didn’t plan a thing and played one track each for the whole night. Perfectly in sync, it was awesome.
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Cut from various projects and produced between Berlin and Melbourne over the last fifteen years, LAN label head and hardware specialist Willis Anne digs through his archives to deliver mix made up of 100% unreleased and forthcoming material.@willis-anneQ. Being a mix comprised solely of your own music – a housier than usual deep dive into the unreleased archives of your wide ranging back catalogue, how did you come up with the concept for the mix, and how would you say your sound has evolved over the years?A. My first love is hip-hop and house music, that’s how I started making music. Over time I moved into more abstract and experimental territories, before eventually bringing all those elements together into something more hybrid. I still make house music, but today I’m mostly known for hybrid music, and playing wide-ranging, dynamic sets across genres, which is also what I explore with my alias FOREIGNER.I’ve known Melbourne Deepcast for a long time, even before moving to Australia, so I was honoured to be invited! There are so many strong mixes on the platform, and I wanted to do something special. I thought - why not record a mix made entirely of my own productions! I properly dig into my archives, and as a result it includes unreleased material from different periods, as well as a few upcoming tracks. In that sense, the housier focus makes this mix a bit of a rare snapshot.Q. Looking back, where were you looking to gather inspiration when producing these tracks? I know you were living in Berlin for quite a few years, who or what was inspiring your creative process back then?A. Beyond Berlin’s DJ culture, I was especially inspired by artists performing live in clubs. That period aligned with my hardware-only approach, and I went deeper into that way of working. I was strongly influenced by the left-field hardware house scene at the time, particularly artists from L.I.E.S. Records like Steve Summers and Bookworms. Spending time with them, jamming, and being close to that environment had a big impact on my process. Many labels and artists working in that space emerged and flourished during the 2010s, and that era shaped a good part of the music in this mix.Q. I know you’ve been a driving force behind hardware based electronic music production here in Melbourne over the past couple of years with JAM, your open invitation electronic jam sessions.. Tell us about your idea for these community jam sessions, and what has been the most rewarding part of the whole process?A. JAM takes effort to run, but it’s a very special project. People are genuinely grateful for the space, and it’s rewarding to see how much they enjoy connecting and making music together. The idea is to make access easy and remove intimidation, and that approach really works. What I find most rewarding is seeing beginners gain confidence and have fun. People who don’t know each other come together, start jamming, and create something on the spot. That sense of openness and shared experience is what makes JAM meaningful for me.
Operating on a global frequency with a knack for genre-blurred grooviness, Berlin-based Zeynep delivers a transportive blend of rolling rhythms and cross-pollinated mind-lockers that hit all the right spots. For those that like their grooves deep, percussive, techy and mysterious you've come to the right place.@zeynepQ. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. First off, I want to thank you for letting me be part of this incredible mix series :‘) what an honor! As a big fan of MDC I wanted to tap into a deeper, more mysterious side of myself while still holding onto the sound that feels like “me”. I tried to let the mix slowly build into that, so you can hear different influences coming through before it settles where it needs to be.As for the ideal listening environment... I like thinking about how it can live in different contexts. That’s why I love when people surprise me with where they play my mixes. Someone once told me they put one on at an orgy which might be the highest compliment I’ve ever received. So yeah, whatever place you’re in (physical or emotional) if it fits, it fits.Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these songs that resonate with you so much?A. The opening track export city by project runaway from 2020 really captures the kind of rhythm I’m into right now. It’s built around infectious percussion and a sleek, pulsing groove. It kinda mirrors internal restlessness and the desire to move which is what draws me in I guess. The closing track No Reason by Vertical Blank from 1993 has these darkwave vocals that feel sad and euphoric at the same time. It’s got this “the end is near but you’re not sure if that’s good or bad“ energy which sounds strange but that ambiguity is exactly why it resonates with me.. if that makes sense? Q. I know you’re a big advocate of community focussed DIY parties, what are some events you’ve played over the last year that you’ve felt best embody community spirit, and what do you feel are some of the most important elements required to achieve it?A. Two of my favorite gigs this year were Earth Dog in NYC and noclubs in Amsterdam. Both were proper DIY raves in secret locations, built entirely from scratch with great sound and music by great people who genuinely care. What made each of them so special was how much they embodied real community spirit: everyone contributing, looking out for each other and creating a space that truly feels owned by the people in it. You feel it in how accessible and transparent everything is, in the shared ownership and in the effort to keep things affordable while inviting diverse voices into both the lineup and the organization. Being part of experiences like these makes people feel safe and part of something they get to shape, rather than just attend. And I think that’s a key element. Big up to both crews and anyone out there for keeping that culture alive and staying real and true to themselves!
Evolution uc-33 midi controller.There is one track that I have only played out once when I was in my teens, and it was written in 1989, when I was 15/16 years old. It’s called Circle, and is on the mix at around 3:43:43 mark (The hypnotic track with the organ).Q. I know you’ve made special edits of some of your classic Pure Science records for this mix, tell us about how you like to reimagine your music from 20+ years ago, and how your sound has evolved since creating your most iconic records in the late 90s..A. I’ve been re-recording, mixing, and mastering some of my classic releases, and preparing them for live, i.e. stripping down the parts to the basic form e.g. Kick, Snare, Hats, Claps, Toms, Congas, Percussion, Bass, Keys, Vox, etc, so I can re-arrange the tracks on the fly or break down to my drum machines / synths / recorded modular jams if I feel I want to improvise to the crowd a bit, or I can just concentrate on the blend of tracks, and the selection like a DJ would, and have complete control of the journey..Q. We’re all very excited to see you play in Melbourne on NYD! Tell us about your hybrid live / DJ setup, is that something you’ve been refining for a while now?A. I am very excited too, as I have been going through, my old floppy disks going back to 1987, from my old Ensoniq SQ80, as it has just come back from a service, and has had its 10-year internal battery replacement. I have been rediscovering tracks that I had totally forgotten about. Specifically a couple of tracks that I love, one is called Moon from 1992, and the other called Tibet from that same era. Both were made a little faster than what I would play out now, and were over 135BPM, but if you slow them down a bit, they just sound chunkier, and PHATer. x p.s. It’s only hybrid if I DJ too, and I probably won’t have time for that. Live only on this trip. Thank you all for your time, and I hope to see you on the dance floor..
@billusmoonQ. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. Sam: would be amiss not to say deepness – hard to really say what that means, though. Music played deep into the party, everyone on molly, the sound system is the one from Labyrinth, and it’s in Yarra Bend. A. Jack: Yeah much the same as Sam, we share a mutual love for deepness albeit in a slightly different way. I hope it will be a bit of an all hours mix for cooking, eating, driving or for the hours after etc.Q. Are there any records in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these songs that resonate with you so much?A. Sam: Many resonate, but the Baby Ford track toward the beginning sums up the whole deepness-being-difficult-to-describe thing, for me at least. David Alvarado does that to me as well – he features a fair bit here. A. Jack: there have been many tunes I would've loved to include - but without much defined planning we got to this mix one afternoon. Bit of a mish mash of different deepish tunes from over the years, moving around home base which is good old house music. Nothing too serious.Q. You’ve both been involved in facilitating a myriad of great underground parties in Melbourne over the last decade from outdoor raves to basement club nights, Jack, tell us about your latest endeavour Reasons and how that fits into the music community focussed party ethos?A. Jack: Reasons came about as a bit of an evolution from just running parties, toward something that connects and platforms the people around me and incorporates music, food and art.. After spending time overseas, I felt a strong pull to bridge those worlds, and to bring some of those ideas we encountered abroad back home. Q. I know you’ve both been working hard on various studio projects both solo and collaboratively, tell us about the latest endeavours, and what sounds are you enjoying exploring whilst working together?A. Sam: Making music together has always come naturally, finishing tracks less so. Plans mostly go out the window once we start, but I feel like we’ve always converged on a distinct feeling without having to explicitly voice. I like exploring all sounds with Neil, but I guess we’ve always tended to steer toward some kind of 90s nostalgia. The final track in the mix is a useful example.A. Jack: We’re both always making music in some form, sometimes with more focus than others, at least for me. We’ve always got a few bits in the works I guess (including the last track in the mix), but as Sam said, finishing things together doesn't always happen... Lately, I’ve been trying to be a bit more deliberate with what I am making. Definitely a few releases to come in the next 6 months, as well as a new non-dance music project.
Welcoming one of our personal favourite's from the big apple! A positive conductor of all things deep and dreamy, NYC's @yibingg is a longtime resident on The Lot Radio with an impeccable ear for contemplative sonics, ever thoughtfully sliced and diced with a big signature smile :)Time to hit recline and let Yibing tranquilify your mind.Q. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. I’ve always been drawn to uplifting sounds, but I also love deep, percussive music and melancholic minor key melodies, which I think there’s a lot of in this mix. Hopefully a nice journey to drift into and daydream with :)I really wanted this mix to be a sort of homage to the sound of MDC and the AU music community (as I hear it), which I connect with deeply. I find it so playful, psychedelic and beautiful. It definitely took me a while to untangle this, especially knowing it was for one of the most goated series out there… One that’s inspired me time and time again.Personally, my favorite place to test mixes is on my bike. Maybe not the safest spot to zone out, but it’s become part of my post recording ritual. Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. Atone's "Lost & Found"! I became obsessed with Tonal Ocean's Atone Special after it aired on NTS last year. Atone is, of course, an Australian project from the mind of Andrew Fitzgerald. I've listened to that mix countless times. "Atonement" is really just such a perfect record to me. I played "Lost & Found" last year at a festival that Doc Tom and CZ Wang curated called In The Open. It's still one of my favorite sets I've ever played and a memory I will cherish forever... I felt people really locking in during it and I was surrounded by some of my closest friends too… Music & friendship - truly nothing better than it.Q. Tell us about the evolution of Tranquilamente Radio on The Lot Radio, you play such a wide variety of beautiful music on the show, do you approach each show with a theme of sorts or just let things flow naturally?A. It's wild to think that I've been involved with radio in one shape or another for over a decade at this point... Through so many changes, radio in its different iterations has remained the only constant.When I started the show on The Lot Radio almost five years ago, it was deep during the pandemic and I wanted to foster a space for more laidback, at-home listening music. The inspiration for the title of the show was the Pacific Ocean - thinking about oceans as connectors of all these beautiful ~music waves~ around the world.I have done some themed shows over the years - I do an indie rock special every year, as a nod to my roots and to what I was playing back at KCSB, a college radio station in California where everything started. I also did a Canto-pop special a while back with some music I grew up listening to. More recently, I did a Music From Memory special that I really enjoyed, using the opportunity to really dive deep into everything that's come out from that label. I definitely want to keep doing more of that.I find it exciting that even though the show is pretty eclectic, it’s developed a sound of its own. I definitely have a predilection for weirdo, left-field music and I love that the show can be a platform where me and my guests are encouraged to explore different sounds beyond the club. I think doing the show has also taught me and motivated me over the years to bring that sound into my sets too.
Introspective mind realignment from the deepest depths, Mike Buhl engages the senses with poise and purpose, lifting the spirit while carefully dialling up the pressure over two-plus hours of tension filled hypnotic techno and soaring interplanetary rhythms. @mike-buhlQ. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. My inspiration was driven by the urge to showcase lots of artists who have been on heavy rotation over the years. Somewhat cliche, but it was really important to blend genres and energies that represented every aspect of what I listen to, am inspired by alongside how and when they were experienced. Tracks I’ve loved listening to on my own, while entertaining friends, during lock in record nights and those tracks designed to be shared in public spaces and events. Finding a cohesive path through those different styles, genres and energies was the adventure in this mix. Distilling a sonic mountain of records into something that flowed seamlessly and translated well when listening back in all of those moments felt most authentic. A mix best consumed while moving, sharpening that assignment, at the tail end of a dinner party as the vibe shifts to next gear or while embracing the magic of a lock in with the crew. This has translated into snapshots, across a timeline stitched together from records new and old, capturing a weekend drive, early floors through to closed doors, spilling onto the street, the afterhours and beyond. Almost two and a half hours of ambient ear candy, arm chair burners, peak melters and thought provokers that attempt to relive moments and feelings from our past years listening, curating and creating electronic music.Q. I know you’ve developed a close kinship with some modern pillars of the dub techno scene, mastering and editing .VRIL’s 2025 Edit of his classic tune ‘UV’ and being tasked with closing out his recent Melbourne show. Tell us how that connection came about, and what other studio projects have you got bubbling away that you’re excited to share?A. I first reached out to .Vril ahead of a past tour to Australia. His music resonated with me so much that I wanted to meet him for a coffee. Since then, we’ve hung out a few times, shared music, and bounced some tracks off each other. It was an absolute highlight, when he asked to be a part of reshaping ‘UV’ and he's kindly returned serve with a remix for my follow up EP, 'Modern Explorer II' on local imprint Denude. We’ve had some very early conversations around a collaboration next time he’s out here and I would really like to continue pushing creativity here.In the background, I've been spending a good amount of time in my studio. Focusing on creating for myself and helping others. Improving my abilities as a mix engineer has been a big focus and I’ve been fortunate enough to work on a number projects with artists locally and abroad. Whether that be mixing, providing creative direction, arrangement work or mastering. I really love working with others and often find it more enjoyable than working alone. In saying that, I’m building a volume of new music that needs an outlet and will focus on that over the next few months.
Thrilled to be welcoming NAP aka Daniel Rincón to series, the CDMX based DJ and producer with a unique gift for capturing the wonky, hedonistic feels of the after-hours in his signature extended mix styles. Packed with sleazy twists and turns, there's never a dull moment with NAP at the wheel! Electro-fied highway rollers masterfully sliced and diced for that maximum long haul recharge! @napmusickQ. What sounds/feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. I wanted to make a driving mix that featured a lot of vocals but in mutated and affected ways. Either as a centerpiece of the tune or via chops and sampling, the vocals carry a lot of the tension and thread of the mix which I wanted to balance across a mix of sleazy and dubby sounds. Perfect for a night drive or an afters with some bffs.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. Blacklight Sleaze (Dyed Soundorom Remix) by Peace Division’. I put it earlier in the mix as it's a bit of a fire starter in getting the mix boiling. This track is also an example of the use of the human voice in a classic but psychedelic/ experimental approach; many voices swirling around atop a sexy driving groove. Loose Control by Dino Lenny. Been playing this one a lot and I’d like to make mention to it because it hits a lot of the things that I like when playing a peacetime burner; driving arpeggiated Italo style baselines without being too garish, some dramatic silence drops that make you think the track stopped and then the use of the human voice as a melodic element displaced from language. Heart Misses - Heart Misses. This one is definitely in the pocket of sassy/ minimal sleaze tune which encompasses the vibe of many of the other tracks in the mix as per the concept I had. Perhaps this one is also an evolution of my digging from having been really into electroclash growing up and playing a lot of that stuff across my DJ experience. This hits the reference points of that sound I grew up up with but perhaps actualized? More reduced, minimal but still sexy, driving, irreverent and trippy. Q. Tell us about the projects you’ve been most immersed in since moving to Mexico City, I know there’s a few!A. Oh man, lots of collabs since I've been here! All a by product of new friendships and amazing connections I’ve made while being here. Stuff is still percolating and getting finished but Im very excited to put out new collab projects with Primordial Oh, Reedbriefcase and Tristan Arp; whenever the time is right. On the other hand I’ve also put the finishing touches on a collab project with my friend Pablo Arangoiz who I started jams with when he visited Mexico 4 years ago. Since then we’ve been working on a thesis on a specific type of experimental cumbia forward pieces which we’ve spent a lot of time and care on. As far as ACA, Phran and I have a lot of things on the pipeline which will hopefully get some releases this year. It's tough to get a lot of the projects we want to do out when we live in different places but we’re damn excited about all of them and aligning on getting a digi release out from Venezuelan Miniteca legend ‘El Mago. We also got some homie comps cooking up and some sassy merch coming up.On the Ambien Baby tip, Soph and I have been jamming a lot every time we have the chance to but again, not living in the same place makes it a bit hard to wrap stuff up. Still the past year has yielded a lot of sick fire starter jams that hopefully we can zinch up before the end of the year. We also have a collaborative sound piece we made with our friend Florence Scott-Anderton some years ago for a show she had at the ICA some years ago. This one is a very dear collab for all 3 of us and I hope we can get it out before the end of year as well. Lots of stuff coming up and cooking up!
For this episode we welcome the extraordinary talents of Aaron J, Brooklyn's Sure Thing record label and podcast founder, known for hosting an immense list of explorative modern techno artists from around the globe. Altering our consciousness for the first time in 2023 with a particularly awe inspiring set at Sustain-Release, Aaron's deeply considered and intricate approach is something of sheer beauty, and coupled with masterful technical ability, his inspiring DJ sets allow for fully immersive dancefloor experiences. Here Aaron explores the softer edges of his expansive sound palette, meditative soundscapes and tranquil IDM converging in total harmony for what he describes as a 'recalibration of the senses'. @arn_j@sure_thingQ. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. Of all the mixes I’ve put together over the years, this one definitely feels the most vulnerable. The months I spent thinking about and working on this mix accompanied an intensely busy time in my life, and the process helped me stay in touch with the simple joy of listening as a way of stepping back and letting things go. There is a direct connection here between the music within and the emotions that live inside me. At the same time, I’ve tried my best to mix this as transparently as possible, so that the act of DJing takes a back seat and allows the music to take center stage.The inspiration behind the tracks I chose and the story of the mix is one of finding balance, so I hope listening to it feels like a casting off of the present day and a recalibration of the senses. I’d love for people to listen to the mix in a setting where they feel most protected from the changes and stressors of the outside world, whether that be sitting outside in nature or laying on a couch surrounded by the comforts of home.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. There is a track in the mix by Autumn of Communion called “Goodbye PK” dedicated to the late Peter Kuhlmann, who many of your listeners will know as the legendary Pete Namlook of FAX +49-69/450464. It’s an immensely moving track that manages to convey both the tragedy of his loss and the depth of the beauty he left with the world, and I feel we’re so fortunate to have music and influences like this in our recent history. I included it early to set the tone of the rest of the mix, which is quite different than any I’ve done before, and to pay my respects to those who’ve inspired our scene from the very beginning.Q. I was lucky enough to witness your set at Sustain-Release in 2023 and was in awe of your ability to practice restraint while steadily building up tension and energy in the set with such clinical and seamless execution. Is this part of the DJ craft something you spend a lot of time planning and refining?A. That was such a life-changing moment for me, so I’m really glad you were there! You really nailed what I hoped to accomplish with that set, and I definitely spend a lot of time thinking about where my sets will begin, where I would like them to end up, and what sort of path I might take to get there. Understanding the minutiae of how a transition will affect someone’s state of mind and how to propel someone forward without jarring them back to reality is something I’m always working to improve on. That said, the upward trajectory is not always the most interesting one, and there are so many other ways of charting a course through a set that I hope to be able to explore. For the mix I’ve made for you, it’s not so much a set that builds energy as it is one that expands and contracts, hopefully in a gentle and purposeful way.
The Tartan Records boss and equally boss DJ Wallace signs off on his recent stint down under with a mix packed with deep sea dubs and bumping 00s techy rollers. Based in England, and having previously run a string of club nights in Edinburgh, Wallace is a proud tartan enthusiast with a full tank of punchy dubwise grooves in his sporran, with plenty of nods to his UK roots here over a glorious hour and a bit full of chunky d-floor burners. Let's have it!@wallacejimmygsQ. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. It’s been a pretty bruising winter back here in the UK but we’d just had our first smattering of sunshine when I came to putting this mix together. I think that shift—the changing seasons and the first signs of trees beginning to bloom in my hometown (as pictured)—definitely influenced the first part of the mix. The middle section leans more into the kind of stuff I’d play out, but I wanted to bring things to a softer landing toward the end. There’s certainly an outdoor feel to the selections so maybe a listening environment to match but equally I love music’s ability to transport us from our current states so bang it on indoors and see what happens.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. There’s a Steve O'Sullivan Dub early on which I recently found & it’s just a gloriously mixed and executed piece of dub techno. Towards the end another recent find by Argentinian producer Federico Molinari which to my ears sounds like a lost 80’s gem but was produced just last year. It's rare to hear a modern producer capture that classic vibe so authentically, without tipping into pastiche.Q. You were just out here in Australia over the past weekend and from all reports the shows were on point! What kind of directions did you take people in during those sets, and how might the energy of your club sets differ from your mixes? A. Yes, so glad to have finally made it out here. Was a real joy to meet some lovely people in your scene and to get the chance to do my thing. Always revel in the challenge of playing in a new country as you’ve got to be on your toes to adapt but stay true to what you’re all about. I truly felt the warm Aussie welcome, so let’s call this mix a little parting gift to tide things over until next time x
A much loved figure within the American underground scene, California's Baby Leo has been consciously connecting body and mind from coast to coast, finding space for the unpredictable and the awe inspiring, hypnotising dancefloors with wildly eclectic DJ sets filled with energising twists and turns.An innovator and sonic boundary pusher at his core, the Dripping festival Leo runs alongside Relaxer is a deep underground oasis in the woods of Sparta, New Jersey, and returns for it's third mind excursion this June, with Leo and DJ Plead combining this year for a hotly anticipated back to back. @djbabyleoQ. The mix is truly a wild ride! What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this, and what listening environments could you imagine it being enjoyed in?A. This is the deepcast right? For this one, we’re going deeper than what I might usually do in a club. Some of these tracks came to me while laying blindfolded on the floor during guided high-dose mushroom journeys. Because this is a space of complete emotional surrender, many of these tracks became permanently embedded in my heart. Awe, fear, reverence, gratitude are all part of the recipe. The ideal listening environment is similar to how you might want to watch a movie - cozy, undistracted, and fully immersed in sound. Perhaps by yourself and hopefully something to return to and discover something new.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. I think Untitled (How Does it Feel) by D’Angelo is my favorite song of all time. It feels amazing every time. The way energy builds and boils over is unmatched. I played it backwards.Q. Your festival Dripping returns to the majestic woods of Sparta, NJ for its third year running in June, and I see you’ve got a special extended b2b set with DJ Plead planned which should be quite the mind-bend! How have you been preparing for that one, and what things might you guys be doing differently this year that you’re excited about? A. Preparation hasn’t really begun in any serious way, but we are both anticipating and very excited to play together. Especially at Dripping, I’m typically trying to push the energy forward for a fully explosive impact. I will usually do a lot of preparation for a set like this and plan certain sequences. In contrast, I’ve seen Plead play sets with incredible restraint, patiently working a crowd into complete hypnosis. I guess the thing about a back to back set is that it will take on a life of its own and just go where it needs to go. There will be less planning for this and more intuition, but mind-bending and heart-opening is certainly the goal and we haven’t discussed anything other than that.Tracklist:Avartuva nake - Esa KotilainenLa Symphonie - Cute HeelsMarka - Carmen VillainPortamento - Stine JanvinFlusso I - Donato DozzyWinded - 7038634357O Berimbao - Nana VasconcelosPolar Sun - FeralTemples - AnunakuDoubles - UntoldDrop it On The One - UntoldWormhole Chant - Vector TrancerThrough The Cobalt Desert - Marco ShuttleA Touch Of - PiezoAndnowawordfromoursponsors - KabeausheShimming - Yor KulturaUntitled (How Does it Feel) - D’AngeloHamburger Lady (Carter Tutti remix) - Throbbing GristleGuboo - Lights in a Fat City
An episode that feels well overdue yet thoroughly worth the wait! A titan of the Naarm underground music scene, Pjenné has been a kindred spirit and longtime pal since the early days of MDC, and it's no surprise that her contribution is packed full of gloriously deep and immersive feels, bassy and driving in parts and light as a feather in others, speaking to a palette that has been meticulously explored and continues to evolve along with her incredible weekly radio show on PBS, Passing Notes. @pjenneQ. What sounds of feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?A. For this mix, I wanted to channel the energy and sounds that I associate with Melbourne Deepcast rather than drawing on the darker side of my sound palette that has been at the fore of my radio and club sets of late. MDC means so many things to me, but there’s definitely an energetic, grooviness that comes to mind and this is what inspired the mix. Although the mix does showcase parts of me (heavily atmospheric, emotive and a few downtempo tracks for good measure), I’d say this is more of a mix for you. :) I imagine this mix being listened to outside, on a sunny day, but when you might also need a little extra pep in your step. Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. The first that came to mind is a track by Sean Cusick and Medway (Jesse Skeens) - It is an incredibly beautiful and emotive breakbeat track from 2002 on Saw recordings, there’s just something about how the vocals and the pads wash over you - although its upbeat there's also a sombreness to it and I just think its the whole package. Towards the end of the mix there’s also a very very classic ambient trance number, Lazer Worshippers by Damon Wild & Tim Taylor from 1993 - Not the most deeply dug track but it's a classic for a reason.Q. You have been lovingly broadcasting your weekly radio show Passing Notes on PBS for six years running, which is a serious achievement! Tell us what you did for your sixth anniversary on International Women's Day, and what keeps you inspired to broadcast the show week in week out?A. It’s been a wild ride that’s for sure! I really appreciate that International Women’s Day marks each yearly anniversary of Passing Notes - it reminds me to stop and reflect on each year as an achievement that I would probably otherwise forget in the chaos of life. This year I enlisted the help of Syrian DJ and Harmony Rec affiliate Zeynep, who provided an excellent, playful and sassy celebratory guest mix. As for my inspiration to keep going, I’d say that I draw from the collective power of electronic artists locally as well as internationally. There’s just so much good music to share, and Passing Notes enables me to provide a crucial connection between ‘underground’ electronic music and the wider music community. I'm also inspired by live radio as a format - it provides a sanctuary for me from the highly curated nature of music today and allows me to be more playful in the way that I explore different sounds. To me it is a place free of judgement.
Settled back in the UK after a long stint in Berlin, London chill-out devotee Lucy Cook treats us to one of her notoriously nostalgic blends, with meditative vocal swept soundscapes and smoky jazz lounge space dub fused with trip-hop cuts resurrected from obscure CDs from the 90s and 00s. Deeep mood exploration at its finest! @lucyscookQ. What inspiration did you draw upon when planning this mix, and what type of listening environment could you imagine it being enjoyed in? A. I put the mix together after a bright and productive start to the year. It’s somewhat reflective of my mood I guess, maybe not through the vibe of the tracks, but in the space around them. I’ve explored some deeper sounds in this one.. so maybe one for some introspective listening. I recently visited Japan too and was super inspired by how intentional everything is, with a focus on simplicity and quality. Stripping things back and consistency are new-ish themes in my personal life too, which feels really good.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. I really can’t choose, but there’s a couple of edits and things I made which feel special. I had fun layering some interesting vocal samples and weird sounds I’ve been collecting over the years, and created some bits with these which are peppered throughout. Quite a few of the tracks are CD rips from the 90’s and 2000’s, which is a method of digging I love. For me without it, so much amazing music wouldn’t be shared. There’s also one or two from friends’ labels Truffle101 and Sonido Chido which are really cool ones. It’s important to me to support those around me and get good music heard :) Q. I know you recently made the move back to London after some years living in Berlin, how's the transition been and what are a couple of your favourite UK parties or festivals that you're looking forward to reconnecting with this summer?A. It took a little while to “arrive” here actually. I’m a pretty calm person and the energy is very different, but I’m feeling happy and at home here now. Electronic music wise, I went to Houghton for the first time last year and was blown away by the quality of the music, so I’m looking forward to being there again. Otherwise, I’m enjoying seeing more live musicians. There’s always a lot of great psychedelia, jazz, soul, and hip hop to see here, especially outdoors in the summer. Oh and number 1, Glastonbury!
London’s friendliest DJ duo Merchant summon their deepest club crates for two hours of summery prog and rhythm heavy house heaters!Oozing their signature feel good sensibilities, this one’s a bumping ride with classy 90s groovers and contemporary UK dance music mixed up with love as the main ingredient..@merchantrecordslondonQ. What inspiration did you guys draw upon when planning out and making this mix together, and what kind of listening environments might you see it being easily enjoyed in?A. We’ve always loved a variety of different music and it feels really nice to be able to put out a dance mix that shows that side of our sound. We often spin dance music with our mates at home before a night out, so this could be quite good for the pre-game or as you’re gearing up for the dance in the festival campsite.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. Two of the three tunes we’ll be releasing in our first EP this summer are in the mix so look out for tracks Viva and Twenty46. We worked with our very talented producer friend Strath on those and we are excited for playing them more this summer. Another standout is Rockin The Boat by Reflex Blue. It’s got the perfect amount of groove to it with that sax coming over that acid line and it’s a great track for moving sets in different directions. We are also really fond of the last two tracks. Life Formation by Epsylon 9 is a 90s trance track that has got a lot of positive energy. We paired that with the closing track Please Come To My Show by Kolter which carries that atmosphere but with a more contemporary sound. Q. Harry I know you’re heading back to the UK to reunite with Al after spending the summer down here in Aus. What are you guys looking forward to upon your return, any new projects or parties in the works?A. Mainly excited to give each other a big hug, crack a bottle of wine and chuck a few records on. DJing never feels the same when we aren’t together so we are really looking forward to some nice European gigs soon. Obviously the EP is also exciting. We are also starting a run of parties later this year so keep an eye out for that on our insta if you’re listening from London.
A longtime conductor of contagious positive vibrations, Danny Bodega is a much loved name among balearic dance music enjoyers round the globe! Co-founding Gazebo Records last year, his killer ear for breezy coastal cruisers and deep crossover club jams make Bodega's effervescent energies the perfect tone setter for those long 'n' balmy summer nights. Step back in time for 3 hours of extended hangs and zesty hedonistic pleasures with Danny Bodega as your good time guarantor! @beaton-4Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when planning this mix, and what kind of listening environments might you see it being easily enjoyed in?A. Last year I went to my neighbour Lenny’s night at a tiny basement club in Hackney with Dan Beaumont and Wes Baggaley playing records together. Had not felt that feeling in the club since the early days going out in Naarm with locals playing records all night at Lounge, Liberty Social and Roxanne Parlour. This mix is a nod to that vibe and best suited to before, or after the club hangs…or triathlon training.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart? A. There are quite a few records in here that I’ve had for more than 10 years and have only ever played to myself at personal kick-ons, so it’s a delight to share them more widely. The Usual Suspects remix of Mr. C and Robert Owens’ ‘A Thing Called Love’ is one. While I’ve never been a fan of Robert Owens’ vocal stylings, this remix is an overlooked $2 Layo & Bushwacka! banger. Will put it up on the Gazebo YouTube channel soon.Q. You and Nick managed to gather a tonne of support for your inaugural Gazebo Records release last year, releasing Fuemana’s 1994 cult classic New Urban Polynesian on vinyl for the first time. What was your favourite part about that whole process?A. The response to the Fuemana family’s story and musical talents from a whole new generation of fans really blew us away. Having Tony and Mamma Fuemana fly over from Auckland for the launch party was the perfect culmination of family, friends and community spirit around the release that was also the perfect send off for me moving to London the following day. News on Gazebo 002 incoming shortly…Q. Where can people catch you spinning next?A. All night at Frequence in Paris this Friday, Feb 21 at Bodega Nights, April 12 with Daisy Records and Evie at the Jago. Nick and I are putting on a Gazebo party over here on May 3 with some special guests that we are excited about!
Tech friendly coastal groovers and bouncy breakbeats from the sun kissed shores of Lisbon with @magic_carpet co-pilot Hazr in the hot seat! @haz_rQ. What inspiration did you draw upon when planning this mix, and what type of listening environment could you imagine it being easily enjoyed in? A. I recorded this poddy on the Wild Lady, my girlfriend’s canal boat. I find a lot of inspiration digging & plotting here - I’m surrounded by nature and the slow pace of the canal unplugs me from distractions. I guess it depends what side of the world you’re listening 🙃 There’s quite a bit of sunkissed house in here, so down under it could keep ya sizzlin’ nicely at a bbq or with a warm brew and biccy for us in cooler climates. Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. The closing track ‘Does It Really Matter’ by Jeff Dam is a real beauty, there’s something about blissful & groovy breaks which always connects with me. Also shout out to Pistaccio, there’s one from his EP on Magic Carpet last year.Q. What’s the latest with the Magic Carpet label you run alongside @djappleb? Any upcoming releases you’re particularly jazzed about?A. We’re celebrating 5-years riding the carpet this year, with some lovely treats to share. The 1st instalment is a EP from b0n with some slammin’ breaks, check the clips up on our SC ⚡️Q. I know you guys do a regular label night at the legendary Lisbon club Lux Fragil, how would you describe the energy of those nights, and what’s next in the pipeline?A. Deeply active, big love to our crew who bring the nrg! On the 7th of Feb we’ve got Malika bringing her aromatic grooves and our homie Velvet Velour on closing business, should be a sweet one.
The 2024 Review has landed with MDC's @myles-mac blending up some the tastiest treats from the year that was.Tracklist:C.K - We Share The Skies // PRSAV Moves & Alex Ho - Perennials // Public Possessionnaemi - Couch Angel w/ Arad Acid & Huerco S. // 3XLPleasure Planet - Alien (Alex Kassian's Sphinx Gate Mix) // SELF:TIMERDJ Relax - Anti Free Flowing Anxiety // Speed DialMosam Howieson - Ether // SemanticaOP BOOMBOX - Mystery Bay // Serenity NowAlex Kassian - A Reference To E2-E4 By Manuel Göttsching // Test PressingPicasso - Sub Rosa [l.o.v.e] // Tackle AudioJamma-Dee - On & On // Public PossessionPatrick Holland - S Mobile // Verdicchio Music PublishingBùLù - Senegalese-Sharpshooter (Original Mix) // Nummer MusicMayurashka - 12:00 P.M. // Serenity NowCousin - ~O.V.O~ // Self ReleasedHuerta - Cool Frijoles ft. CJ // LeizureDJ SWISHA - WEIRDO BEHAVIOR // Self ReleasedJulie Marghilano - All I Need // RAWAXDJ Pipe - Deeper Strainz // Global NorthShinichi Atobe - Dub 6(six) // DDSPicture - Sea // Help RecordingsRetza - Solum Silvus // Looking For LifeFantastic Man - Warm Waters // Axis of PeopleDOC 'N' P1LL - Fastforward // Serenity NowOpal Sunn - Elastic - Phase I // Test PressingAvalon Emerson - A Dam Will Always Divide (Lew E Asks the Dust Remix) // Another Dove
The supremely talented DJ Plead launches us into a mind warping world of percussive pleasures and dexterous genre bending, with his trademark agile club rhythms and pacy low end palpitations on full display in episode 303!@1djpleadQ. What inspiration did you draw upon when planning this mix, and what type of listening environment could you imagine it being easily enjoyed in? A. I actually looked through my rekordbox history from a recent Animalia night I played in Naarm and drew some inspiration from that. When listening back to the mix I can imagine it being played for a semi-casual game of Futsal or something like that. I feel like there are some light-footed tracks in there that would be useful to some nimble futsal players. Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these cuts that resonate with you so much?A. Mata by Nidia & ValentinaIt's taken off a truly sublime Album that I draw lots of inspiration from. It's simultaneously organic and loose and club-playable, which is a tough one to get right. It's something I’m constantly trying to achieve but they seem to have done it effortlessly. Dotted by CliquesI actually tried to google to see if I’ve ever put this tune in another guest mix before. I probably have, so I’ll apologise for that now. Cliques has always had a big influence on me since I started producing music. They’ve since stopped producing themselves which is a shame but I always play their old tunes out if I can. RIP Cliques..Q. One of the things I’ve been fascinated with in your DJ sets (the Sustain-Release set for example) is your mixing of polyrhythms to seamlessly bridge tempos throughout a set. How did you first get inspired to experiment with this style and what are some of otherwise conflicting genres/sounds that have blended nicely?A. My DJing style is at times an extension of my music production. I think this might be a good example of that. The sustain release transition from 150 to 100 is using a tune that I produced years ago in a 3/4 time signature. I’ve produced a few tunes over the past few years that are able to do that. It just allows me at times to bounce around to different worlds and stops me from feeling stuck in a tempo-range. I haven’t done it so much recently but I’d like to get back into doing it. It can create a really strange feeling for the audience. At Sustain-Release, a lot of the audience were on hallucinogens so it felt appropriate to get trippy in that way. It's harder to pull off in a nightclub environment.I’m no longer sure what the original inspiration for experimenting with this style was. Playing a lot of tunes that have a polyrhythm in them can often make you feel like you have the option to dance at two different tempos.
Command D summons the gods of the deep to have us completely submerged in a world of interdimensional dub techno, traversing us through an hour and a half of infinitely looped reflections and subaquatic soundscapes. @commanddQ. This certainly feels like one of your most immersive mixes to date, deeply contemplative and full of dreamy dub techno atmospherics. What inspiration did you draw upon, and what type of setting or situation could you imagine it being enjoyed in? A. I started to get into this sound when I was putting together my mix for the Moonshoe mix series. I didn’t know what to call it at the time but I found all of those tunes and tied them together with a certain feeling that was really inspiring me then, it was very organic and that is still one of my favourite mixes. You can hear dub elements scattered throughout that whole mix.As I started incorporating more dub elements into my productions I discovered artists like Stephen Hitchell and Rhythm & Sound that had created a kind of music that was really extremely satisfying for me to listen to, especially considering my developing love for hi-fi and larger sound systems. I incorporated those artists into my FHUO mix which was a much more considered exploration of the style. Looking back on the process of making the mixes and how much I enjoyed them really assures me that the deep and contemplative sound is a big part of who I am.For this mix I’ve taken inspiration from the MDC series itself which I’ve been listening to for years. I wanted to add little hints of deep house sounds as a nod to the mixes of the past. I personally think mixes like this are the best to listen to when you’re travelling and looking out a window, otherwise maybe sitting at a desk on a rainy day doing some work. I’d like people to listen to this in a time where they won't be distracted by something else or feel the need to skip forward, I’d want people to just throw it on and let it play, drifting in and out of the tracks and their own thoughts.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. My favourite tracks in the mix are Saftig Komposition by Rasmus Hedlund and Sedlec Ossuary by Persuasion. At a base level I love these tracks because they take a more modern approach to a dub techno track with tight production. Going deeper, the thing that really resonates with me is hard to put into words and best left unsaid. I think this kind of music (along with many other kinds) allows the listener to feel emotions that aren't able to be put into words, part of why I love it so much. I find that dub techno specifically can feel sad and happy at the same time like lots of jazz ballads. That to me is a really beautiful sound that kind of encapsulates life in general.Q. Tell us about the development of your live set, and where things are currently at with it? Do you feel like you’re able to explore different shades of your sound when playing in a live setting?A. Putting together my first live set was an awesome experience. I got to play it all around Australia from clubs to rainforests. I’ve put the current live set to bed for now and am starting to work on a new one with a slightly different setup. Although it was a challenging experience, I loved making a live set because often when I would dig for tunes to play out I’d think ‘I wish I had a song like this’ and writing a live set meant that I could bring those ideas to life and curate a set exactly how I wanted. I think I’m really starting to settle into ‘my sound’ in production and DJing, but there are creative limitations in both like finding new music or learning new skills. Overcoming technical barriers in production allows me to get closer to my most true form of expression when it comes to what’s coming out the speakers so I’ve been really working on that recently. Hoping the next live set will be bigger and better : )
Dubwise dreams and groovy percussive house with the low end dwelling Moonshoe producer @angusmillsQ. What can you tell us about the mix?A. Thanks so much for having me on the series, I've been a big fan for over a decade now 🙂 So the mix has been curated with my interpretation of the MDC spirit in the front of my mind. I’ve loved how so many mixes over the years have danced thoughtfully between home listening and warm fictional dancefloor settings. I wanted the music to reflect some of the sounds and feelings that I love and which you’ve touched upon in your next question. Hopefully the music translates back to the listener in whichever setting they happen to be in. Recently I’ve been listening back to the mix at home while standing in our light filled kitchen making dinner, looking over at our whippet Olive while she snores on her bed. Some of my favourite tracks in the mix include Erzulie (Temple Dub Mix) by Mind Over Rhythm from 1992, Tranquillity by Bamboo Curtain, Nick Kelly’s Track – Dew U Feel Me from Trip ‘N Spin Recordings from San Francisco and the track I close out the mix with is a song that really resonates strongly with me, Soundtrack to a Dying by Phil Western. Q. You’ve clearly got a real appreciation for deep hypnotic rhythms, tell us about how you became entrenched in this sound, and how long had you been refining things before your debut Moonshoe release came out?A. Thanks Myles, that’s very kind of you to say. Yeah, I’m pleased with how that release turned out and am just starting to get back to writing some new music again after a busy work period which feels exciting. Shoutout to Jackson as well who heard a couple of early iterations of those tunes and decided to take a risk on working towards a release for me, couldn’t have imagined a better home for the music than Moonshoe.I’ve been producing music since the start of 2011 and released some stuff under a few different monikers over the years but wasn’t completely confident with my productions until about 2020. I started studying architecture in 2018 and during the degree, didn’t really have much capacity to work on my own music. I was still heavily listening to music throughout the degree and found that having a break from producing during this time helped me to relearn to love making music again. Perhaps there was something about shifting some creative energy away from music for a period?Q. On your Moonshoe affiliations, I know you have been working with the label for a little while now, tell us about that experience and what have you got in the works?A. Yes so, Jackson/ Cousin and I have known one another for a while now through going out to parties around Sydney, I used to go and see him and Brad play a lot around town. He met my partner Claudia years back before we’d even started dating and funnily enough, she suggested that we’d probably get along well. I was sending Jackson a bit of music around 2018/2019 and one of the tracks, Transient ended up coming out on the second Limbs compilation, From Inside Out. Jackson ended up getting a job at Sydney University with me in the AV team which hilariously employs many creatives from the Sydney music scene, and we just started hanging out more and regularly grab lunch together. One thing led to another, and he started helping me put Alva together, doing an excellent job of A&R, giving me regular feedback and suggestions for improving the music. I was also giving him some feedback on his own releases for some other labels, which kind of shifted organically into helping him narrow down some music for his upcoming EP on Moonshoe ‘Wake the Town’ which is a 6 tracker coming out in the next couple of months. In the meantime, Cousin has some individual tunes that didn’t quite make the EP coming out through the Moonshoe bandcamp over the next couple of months which I’ve done some mastering work on. Definitely keep watching this space for music coming out on Moonshoe over the course of next year!
300 mixes! What a journey. Big respect to those still listening since it all began back in the late 2000s, and a warm welcome to those who might just be tuning in for the first of hopefully a few more to come.Thought it must be about time for another episode from Deepcast HQ, with Myles Mac & DJ Possum back in the mix for a relaxing journey guided by the eternal balearic breeze of the 90s. Two and a half hours of smooth summertime groovers with plenty of vocoders, utopian dream states and moments of total rave nostalgia. Dancefloor chillers for the deeply inclined and/or reclined. Here's to 300 more :~)@myles-mac & @djpossums
London’s Customs duo are connoisseurs of finely crafted garage music, two life long devotees to the sound’s deeply swung rhythms and unifying dancefloor vibrations.Finessing their take on all things garage (not garage) through their regular spots on Kiosk Radio and at London's Giant Steps, the guys join us with a swinging smorgasbord of 90s and early 00s records from the UK, dabbling in top notch garage and some of the sounds that anticipated broken beat and early grime productions. @customs_ldnQ. What inspiration did you draw upon when combining for this mix, and what kind of setting might you imagine it being enjoyed in the most?Guy: Firstly, thank you Myles so much for sharing this mix. Longtime fans of MDC! Both of us answered “driving” as the best setting, which is funny since neither of us drives. So maybe “riding” rather than driving. Lots of thoughts percolated for me on night drives to inner city Manchester a few months back. Definitely inspired by the All Bad Boy & All Good Girl archive work of Death Is Not The End, resurfacing the sound of Moss Side blues parties like Soul Control. Reading Ed Gillett’s new-ish book Party Lines also gave a push further into alternate UK dance histories, specifically Black club scenes and music that ‘swings’.Tom: I’ve been bingeing on a bunch of old club recordings from the ‘speed garage’ era lately - sets from places like Club Koo and The Colosseum - and I think some of the energy from that early blend of UK and US sounds has definitely bubbled over into this mix.Q. With the mix showcasing your shared appreciation for deep garage music and its many adjacent styles and offshoots, could you give us a brief insight into your journeys with the sound, and what years, artists or labels have you found to be responsible for the most timeless cuts in your record bags?Guy: It was a nocturnal radio sound for me as a young teenager I guess, largely mysterious, coming largely from London when I was growing up in the north west. But the sampling of R&B vocals from stuff I knew made it immediately accessible. In more recent years, digging in London, I’ve tended to get most excited by either one-off/ white label riddles that are sometimes garage-not-garage, and also alias stuff from bigger name producers across bigger labels in the genre - G-Spot Records, Nice ‘N’ Ripe, Unda-Vybe etc. Tom:I actually started out as a bedroom garage DJ, so it’s a bit of a full-circle moment for me. I had a mate at school who wanted to be an MC, and on Saturdays we used to hit up Music & Video Exchange to pick up whatever white labels we could find before heading back to his flat in Ladbroke Grove to practice a set that nobody would ever hear. Shout out to Nick The Greek, wherever you are! Twenty-something years later, I’m still finding exciting stuff from the same producers we loved back then - guys like Jeremy Sylvester and Mike Millrain who have these unfathomably deep back-catalogues.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your hearts, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?Guy: I’d call out 2. Artist Formerly Known as PP - When I’m Down, from 1998. Bit of a private press oddity from a producer who’s prolific but mysterious (the PP = ‘Persian Prince’). It’s a kind of rolling, morphing megamix type cut that samples Brandy - Best Friend but also features raw toasting style MC bits the likes of which you hear from the live party recordings in All Bad Boy & All Good Girl. The other is Colour 3 - La Femme, a beautiful, melodic white label that’s been so versatile for me since I picked it up from Crazy Beat in Upminster. Has worked a treat on sound systems like Giant Steps and after parties alike. Tom:The penultimate track, Drivers Anthem, is a special one for me. Super deep and melodic production, but with that trademark UK bump on the bottom end.
Raised in Shibuya, Tokyo and now calling Naarm/Melbourne home for the past year, Kamome cut his teeth playing adventurous extended sets as part of the Tokyo based Vinyl Youth DJ collective, with close mentorship from local legends KEITA SANO and Yamarchy from the notorious Shibuya small club, Mitsuki. Kamome brings his uniquely creative and playful musical stylings to the table for the latest episode with a mix as deep and immersive as it is quirky and acid-groovy, primed for late night smoky dancefloor indulgence! @kamome-8787Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, time or place that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. The inspiration for this mix comes from my upcoming one year of being in Australia, and I created it with the hope that the local people will get to know me. As a Japanese person, this mix is largely composed with sounds from the Japanese community and those of my seniors and friends.Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?A. All the tracks in this mix by Chida, Keigo Okazaki, Daichi, Yamarchy, ifax!, Dj Himitsu, and KEITA SANO are important to me, but the one that stands out the most is the debut track "Got to be real" by DAICHI & Yamarchy, which will be released at the end of August. This edit seems to be a re-edit of a past track from the label Clue-L, run by Kenji Takimi.Q. I know you’ve featured some incredible unreleased Japanese records in this mix! What Japanese artists/labels are responsible for some of your favourite sounds of late, and who should we be watching out for?A. An artist I'm keeping an eye on is DAICHI, a member of my collective "Vinyl Youth." His recent release from MM Disco, based in Berlin and Barcelona, is still fresh in my memory, and I can't wait for what's next !An artist to watch is KEITA SANO, and although not Japanese, Lunatic Music, based here in Melbourne, is also noteworthy. Keita is like an older brother to me :) and he releases works in a unique style at an incredible pace. (He has released five works this year alone.) Bart and Jack, who run Lunatic Music, have been invaluable friends since I came to Melbourne. Their label features Japanese artists, and all their releases are excellent. Be sure to check them out!
We're beyond thrilled to welcome French house music pioneers Alan Braxe & DJ Falcon who share with us with their recent set from Golden Plains Festival! Fasten your seatbelts for a high-octane genre bending encounter, packed with plenty of cult French house classics mixed with the duo's signature blend of indie pop, disco and techno with some special edits they made just for the set. @braxe1 + @djfalconofficialQ. What inspiration did you both draw upon when planning for this set at Golden Plains? How would you describe the feeling in the crowd, and what kind of a story were you hoping to tell with the music that night?Alan Braxe:Weeks before playing at Golden Plains many people and friends told us this one is going to be special, you’ll love it! So we were very excited. When we arrived on the site we immediately felt very good energy with a big crowd focusing on the music. All these lights everywhere made it quite unreal, a bit like in a fairy tale. When we played we tried to be quite eclectic covering a wide range of the music we like. We even prepared some special edits backstage before the set when we realized how good the atmosphere was.DJ Falcon:As Alain said we were already excited to play there as we had tonnes of great feedback from our Australian mates weeks before the show. We knew this festival was going to suit us well as we’re constantly flirting with pop, rock and electronic music. Honestly we simply play the music we love and tell a little bit of our story, some of our French classics combined with a selection of tracks we like from the moment. Q. What were some of your favourite moments from this particular set, and how do you guys find the right balance between the nostalgic classics and the newer French house sounds when preparing for your sets together? AB:As said above we love to play eclectic with a bit of techno, house, French house, indie pop, we don’t really prepare the set, it’s more an improvisation based on our respective selections. It doesn’t really matter to us if the music is new or made 20 years ago, it’s more about playing tracks we love 100%. My fave moment was probably when I played the 1st track “I Saw” by Young Fathers that I edited a few minutes before the set. On stage, when I saw this very enthusiastic crowd, I felt like wow we have full freedom to play whatever we want.DJF:Favorite moment, for me, is when you arrive at the place and you instantly know that you’re gonna have a good time. Also after 10/15 mins of our set we were able to know that the audience is super receptive, that’s a good satisfaction for us. Talking about the right balance between classics and newer tracks is mainly dictated by the energy of the audience. I feel like we’re simply going with the flow, we’re somehow just some kind of energy sensor…Q. Now having completed this long awaited Australia tour, how did you find the experience of returning to the country after so many years, this time as a duo, and where are you hoping to take the Braxe + Falcon project next? AB:It’s been a very pleasant tour, we did other festivals with also a very positive reaction from the people, touring as a duo is also very exciting as there is this common excitement backstage before playing, and also my son is now living in Sydney so I had the chance to spend a lot of time with him. Next for us is studio time to release more music, our next single is set to be released on July 10th on Smugglers Way / Domino, and there will be more to come later in 2024.
A radiant beacon of light and energy, Naarm's longtime curator, tastemaker and worldly dance music selector Adriana steps away from the d-floor to serve us a delightful blend of soulful hip hop, r'n'b and neo soul, moving between vintage and contemporary cuts with complete ease and steeze! Opa!@goodlucktoyourdadQ. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. This mix has been inspired by what I’ve been listening to as of late which has been heaps of rnb, neo-soul, hip-hop and afrobeat. Thrown in the mix are some real classics from the 90’s as well as some contemporary jams that have really impressed me. I think it’s too easy to get caught up in having to play only what is considered to be “underground” when in actual fact there are some fire mainstream releases as of late.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?A. The last jam ‘Come Dance with Me’ by Sleepy Brown definitely takes me back to my childhood and ignites a fire in my heart!! I wasn’t too sure if bringing up the mix by another 10bpm to finish was a wise move but I’m so glad I did! Q. A massive winter edition of your ever evolving Spasta party is happening this June with an mega lineup just announced (Jex Opolis, Ruf Dug & Adi Toohey to name a few), how long has this one been in the making, and what kind of vibes might we be able to expect over the two stages?A. This Spasta is our biggest one yet and the enthusiasm behind it has been mind blowing!! People are so keen for a day festival in the Winter - especially when the lineup and location are undeniably amazing! As always, Spasta will emphasise my Greek culture - this time with a Florinian band to welcome guests upon arrival, Greek statues projected across the convent walls and ouzo to be catered at the bar.We also really pride ourselves on the artists that we book - this time mixing it up between fan favourites and underground figures who deserve a spotlight on them because they’re so damn incredible!Spasta prides itself on not being pretentious which is why it feels so welcoming. I am proud of the community that I have created alongside Finding Figaro, and am grateful that people are so trusting and receptive to our vision and values! We simply cannot wait to do it all over again with them this June! :D
With a remarkable fourteenth season of their Mister Sunday open air parties just around the corner, @mistersaturdaynight's @misterjustincarter shares with us a special excerpt from his NYD sunrise set at Nowadays back in January, pulling out some definitive house and disco classics with heartfelt nods to NYC's deep-rooted dance music history.Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when recording this mix at Nowadays? How would you describe the feeling in the room that day, and is there a sound, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different moments in one way or another?A. I know Nowadays' indoor dance floor intimately, and this slot in particular, starting around 5am on New Year’s Day, is one I’ve played for the past four or five years, so I came in with a very specific idea of what to do.I knew that the party would be in full-tilt New Year’s Eve energy and that I’d want to hold the pace but move into a more liminal space, so I played records that are propulsive but dreamy. Once I established that headspace, the sun started to rise, so there was a natural energy shift, and I leaned into that. I stopped mixing and played Loft-style for about thirty minutes. Letting records play from beginning to end, playing music with vocals and live instrumentation, it’s grounding, makes it feel like a house party, reminds us that we’re connected with each other. That felt important to me, knowing that the dance floor had been in a more driving mode for eight hours. After that interlude, I built it back up, because there was still like twenty hours to go!In general, I’m piecing together a few elements in my sets these days: deep, soulful elements that first drew me in when I arrived in NYC in the late 90s; psychedelic, minimal music that was coming from Europe in the 00s, when I first started to DJ; and then that Loft thing I referenced above.Q. Are there any records in the set that are especially close to your heart, or old favourites that you had been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?A. I hadn’t played my 45 of “Be There In the Morning” by Renee Geyer in years. (It’s a record I found on my first Australian tour in Melbourne, at Licorice Pie, back in 2015, actually!) Good sunrise record, obviously. “Will you be there in the morning?” Yes! Here I am!Q. With the winter months in NYC now behind you, how are preparations coming along for the return of your legendary outdoor Mister Sunday parties? Will you and Eamon be planning to do anything different for your fourteenth year? And after doing it for so long now, how do you guys continue to keep yourselves inspired?A. We purposefully try to keep Mister Sunday consistent. Of course we’re always digging for music, and we always invite a couple guests who’ve never played, so there’s something that feels fresh for every season. But the consistency that comes from having a weekly party that’s been happening for such a long time, it’s something we consciously try to maintain – it’s one of the main ingredients for the community that has developed around the party. No one has to wonder where the party will be this week, whether it’s happening this Sunday or not, etc. That said, we’re going to be throwing our 500th(!) party this season, and we’ll do something special to commemorate that.
Dipping into warmer waters with the Life Classics mood masters tapped into a soul defining well of exquisite late 90s and early 00s house music. Dreamy, techy, jazzy, groovy, this one has it all. Deep house at its absolute finest.@sanctuary3Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. We’ve always had our heads locked into the deeper shades of house from the late 90’s to early 00’s, in particular those nostalgic tracks that tap into that spacey special place. The mix is shaped around a bunch of records that resonate that feeling for us, a nod to those dance floor dreamers found late into the night with stars in their eyes.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your hearts, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeves for the right moment?A. The opening track is from Ronin's Night Grooves EP. A firm favourite of ours that we've kept on rotation over the years. And also the last track from Aurora Borealis on FNAC, this one has been on the shelf for long minute, but don't often play it out so it felt right letting it run here.Q. What’s the latest with your Life Classics parties in Berlin? Do you have some fun nights planned at OHM once again this year, and who have been some of the guests that have blown your minds in recent years, and why?A. We just had a banging start to another year's residency a couple of weeks back with Telephones. Next month we've got Antal coming through again, he has been a staple of our nights since the A.S.E days and it's always a wild one. Red Greg was definitely a recent highlight, treated us all to a master class deep into the wee hours.
We return to NYC where the wonderful @lycheefrut has us fully submerged in a wobbly world of ambient techno moods and grooves. Restorative mind state hypnosis for the early morning acid dreamers with moments of total serenity! Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. There are a few recent moments that I drew from: I had pulled a lot of dreamy tracks to close out the intimate Sunday evening queer party I throw with my friends called Antidote, and for a b2b with my friend threehz at their party dream/self. I usually spend a lot of time planning a tracklist for studio mixes, but this time, I was struggling to sequence or choose between the tracks I had pulled.On New Year's Eve, a few friends came over to my studio to pass some time before going to a rave where I was working the door at 8am, and they all ended up dozing off while I was DJing. I was trying to play music that was both energetic enough to keep me awake, but not too intense for people who were sleeping. A few days later, I ended up recording this mix in one take with no strict playlist, drawing from that moment; it was a fun experiment in trusting myself to find a more organic flow.Q. As someone who’s actively involved in a number of interconnected projects and events within NYC’s underground dance scene, tell us about the idea behind your Spontaneous Affinity outlet for zines, mixes and long form interviews that regularly feature important insights from DJs, producers and organisers alike. A. The series has been on a bit of a pause / slow paced moment lately as I focus on getting some other aspects of my life together :) but the idea was to use the interviews to draw connections between different nodes of people working to build scenes in different places. Everyone gets the same set of questions to choose from; it's always fun compiling it all into a zine and seeing what kinds of commonalities emerge. I hope to find time to work on another zine before the end of this year!Q. And finally, I really enjoyed your set opening up The Grove at last year’s Sustain-Release! Tell us about how you found that whole experience, and how did you approach a set like that where you could seemingly take things anywhere over the three and half hours..A. This set was a heavy one for me – I've been to every Sustain, and it was a formative part of my journey deeper into DJing and music. This summer also came with a lot of big losses and transitions. I spent as much time journaling and meditating as I did organizing music, and wanted to make space for others to process difficult things before diving into party mode in a psychedelic environment.As far as the musical approach, I thought of the set in 7 or 8 "chapters" that could expand or contract depending on the energy and vibe. I've played a lot of opening sets over the years and lately have wanted to push myself within that; here, instead of the standard ambient → techno type opening set, I wanted to play with a structure where the set built into a mild frenzy and then settled back down before the live acts that played after me.
Extending a warm welcome to our good friend P.Bud! A wicked producer of swirling deep cuts and the solo brains trust behind the NYC based @aroniarecords, Philip's leanings span the intersecting vibe-sphere of groovy, dubby 90s house, early 00s tech house and prog with subtle deep hypnotic trance nods for the early morning inclined. Get set for two-hours of classy digs and exquisite blends from one of the realest out there! @p_budQ. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. I moved to New York from Berlin a couple years ago and I’ve been so impressed and inspired by the North American scene since coming here. It’s so welcoming, inclusive, and community oriented, and is pushing really interesting music forward. This past festival season in particular was amazing. I attended Sustain Release for the first time and it totally blew my mind. Best Out Of Town, a festival organized by some friends in Canada that I played at, was also just next level. I definitely drew on those musical experiences when putting together this mix. I also love digging, so a lot of the records in this mix are ones I picked up in NY record shops–shout out to A1, Human Head, Boom Service, and Academy. I’ve been really into 90s / early 00s tech-house and progressive lately so that’s definitely the throughline in this mix. Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?A. In terms of records close to my heart, I’ve been obsessed with The Age Of Love Suite (Neverending Voice Mix) by Unity 3 for a while now, such a beautiful vocal trance track. I also just adore Groove Control by Variable Frequency Technician–when the pads come in it gets me every time. Those are both tracks I’ve had on repeat while cruising through the city on my bike and I’m glad I found places for them in this mix. I love making edits of tracks that are almost perfect but just need little tweaks to get them there. For example, Only When I'm Dancing Do I Feel This Disco by The Mighty Dub Cats is cheesy in the best possible way, but the breakdown is just too much so I took it out. Storyteller by Urban Clockers has an amazing groove but the arrangement was lacking so I worked on that. Groove Society - Push Upon It has been stuck in my head nonstop since I found it, but the pitch was drifting too much so I smoothed that out. Q. What’s the latest with your label Aronia Records? We’ve been treated to a couple of seriously deep, hypnotic and at times experimental dance records from yourself and the Toronto based producer Emissive in the past couple of years, is this the kind of direction you’ll be looking to explore even further with the label and your own production going forward?A. Thanks for the kind words! I’ll definitely try to keep things ‘seriously deep’ haha :)I want to focus on dancefloor material–it’s so rewarding seeing people move to Aronia tracks–but I’d also love for Aronia releases to work in different contexts too. I’ve been very lucky to collaborate with Evan (Emissive) in that regard, whose music ticks both those boxes. Resounding Yes for example is an amazing, hypnotic track that works both on headphones as on the floor. I’m lining up some releases for 2024, mainly my own productions so far. I’m always keen to put out other people’s music though, so please send stuff my way if you like our sound! I’d also love to get Aronia more involved in the NY scene, so I’m looking for ways to do that.I’m partial to vinyl as a format, but it’s so costly and time consuming, and I’d really love to put out more music. So on top of vinyl, maybe there will be some digital only Aronia releases too. Maybe some Bandcamp or Nina Protocol exclusives? We’ll see.
@myles-mac's annual MDC Review is in, blending some of his favourite mind massagers from 2023.Tracklist:Eivind Vullum & Telephones - Changgu-Satturnu (Telephones' Mind Meld) // VibrasjonRadart - Soli Test // CompanionA.S.O. - Falling Under (Cousin's Dive Dub) // Low Lying RecordsAnthony Naples - Scars // ANSRings Around Saturn - Lansky's Vision // Best EffortBeta Librae - Bodhicitta // InciensoFrank & Tony - Agitate // Pacific RhythmPilgrims Of The Mind - My Baby Likes Rum // Heels & SoulsDJ Popup - MLK // NESAdam Pits - Spreadable // Kalahari Oyster Cultp1LL - Touch My Soul // Serenity Now RecordingsFantastic Man - West Coast // Superconscious Patrick Holland - Fog Wall // Verdicchio Music PublishingSean La'Brooy - 140 to the Pin (ft. Greg Carleton) // Analogue AtticJex Opolis - Catalytic // Bad Timin'DJ Central - Person // NESRetza - Division (Too Sexy Mix) // RetzaAngus Mills - Wet // MoonshoeLew E - Teardrop // Basic SpiritThurlow Joyce - Lemon Citrus // NAFFSleep D - Planet Waves // Butter SessionsCaldera - Dolphin Skii // Nummer MusicANF - Technique // DustWORLD
Rounding out the year with two and a half hours of perfectly weighted dream grooves, tech savvy-transcendence and heavenly vintage house music from a beacon of the deep dancefloor, Hannah D! @hld@thespacebetweenusQ. Hey Hannah, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. Hey Myles! Thank you so much for having me on, I’m over the moon to be a part of the series. This mix is a bit of an ode to my favourite time and place to DJ — sunset at a festival or doof in the bush. When the day turns to night is such a special time, especially in these settings, and I really wanted to try and emulate that feeling — starting out soft and building into something a bit euphoric.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or new or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?A. Yes actually! One that comes to mind is Dario - Sweet Love (Evolution Mix). I found it a few years ago and was obsessed with it but the record was so expensive on Discogs (currently $200!) and I couldn’t find it anywhere else so I kinda gave up on it. When you asked me to do this mix I decided to have another look for it and ended up being able to trade someone for a rip of the vinyl. So happy to finally play it!! Another special one is Kalle-M - This Place. My partner David actually found this and sent it to me a while ago and I love it so much, so shout out to Dave for that one :) and a final special mention for Blue Noise - Coldflow which is close to the end. It gives me goosebumps every time, so intensely emotional and I would be crying if I heard this on a dancefloor!Q. I know you’ve had quite the busy year on the events front, hosting a number of different parties with great local and international DJs as part of the Luna Blessings and Send/Return collectives. What were some of your favourite moments from the year that was, and what projects are you looking forward to working on in 2024?A. Thank you! It’s been a crazy year looking back and I’m so grateful to be a part of so many special parties. A moment that stands out was the Waxo Paradiso x Hope Street Radio party the other week, the vibes were so perfect all day. This year I’ve actually played quite a lot of b2b sets which has been so fun, and I’ve had the chance to play interstate a couple of times and in Europe which was amazing :) We’ve got a super stacked year ahead with both Luna Blessings and Send/Return which I can’t wait for! We’re hosting one of my favourite artists ever for Luna in January which we’ll announce very soon. I’m looking forward to more of all of the above in 2024!
Safe to say this one has been worth the wait! Relentless Sydney digger @daniel-lupica uncovers some seriously next level 90s kwaito and mid-tempo house from South Africa for a summer time spread full of pure under the radar heat! Q. Hey Daniel, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. Kind of, but it wasn’t super intentional; obviously I’m into 90’s sounds (in particular South African Kwaito and House) so I wanted to share some of my favourite finds of this year and string them together in a cohesive mix, keeping a steady mid-tempo vibe, where everything sounds both similar and different the whole way through. Nothing groundbreaking, just trying to keep an emphasis on quality and not play too many jams I’ve heard before in other DJ’s mixes.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or new or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?A. There are a few! As a lot of the SA stuff is not easy to come by, it feels like it’s by chance (right place, right time) that I ended up with a couple, so pretty grateful to have some of my grails in hand, such as the “Shima - S'Phete Vibe” LP, the song “Dlayani” is in the mix but it’s packed full of heat. Another is the “Andile - Want Me (Viagra Mix)” (recently added to my YT) that is red hot fave at the moment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSet9roaPAQ. With so many great under-the-radar South African records in the mix, can we expect to hear a few of these popping up on your youtube channel in the months ahead? And what other rabbit holes have you been exploring for the channel of late?A. Yes for sure! There’s 3 or 4 in there that I plan to throw onto my channel. But hopefully I don’t sit on them too long and miss the boat.The other rabbit holes that I’m always exploring include 90’s Latin/Spanish/Brazillian Hip Hop and Hip-House, as well as Reggae and Dancehall covers of 90s RnB and pop songs. Always nice to throw something familiar yet different into the mix when playing in a bar or club.
A masterclass in aerial hypno grooves from Vancouver's @thurlowjoyce, fresh off the back of a mind melting split EP for NAFF alongside Priori and Regularfantasy packed with euphoric peak time delights.Q. Hey Cole, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. Hey Myles. Thanks for having me. I've been Deepcasting since day one. It's a blessing to be able to contribute.I'm in between a few worlds here. I'm originally from Vancouver, Canada, and have been lucky to soak up Canadian sounds since my early days at the Mood Hut parties of free sparkling water. Mood Hut, NAFF, Plush, ISLA, Planet Euphorique, 1080p, they’re cozy CanCon scenes and there's a strong connection between Vancouver & Montreal. In parallel I've been stuck on the free form ambiance of 3 X L, Motion Ward, West Mineral Ltd., Kwia adjacent sounds. I'm currently spending a few months in Berlin and just played my first show at Kwia thanks to Nat Marcus (she’s the best), and it's an incredibly unique space, the effect of the experience has been lasting.This mix feels like a connection between these experiences. I often feel like my taste is a bit too heavy, emotional, euphoric, or dark, and decided to lean into that. There's some softer sounds I've been lingering on mixed with a lot of functional high energy strict business. I hope there's something the listeners can enjoy as well.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or new or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?A. Naturally there's a healthy amount of CanCon in here. There's so much amazing stuff coming out of NAFF right now. I've been hung up on releases from URA, Purelink and Cousin, as well as one from Cousin's (lovely) label, Moonshoe. Some real bliss from Special Guest DJ as well as with Pontiac Streator as crimeboys. A few favourites from friends (Sverre!), and I've contextualized some of my own. Q. I really enjoyed your recent split EP alongside Priori and Regularfantasy for the wonderful NAFF label. Tell us a bit more about those songs you recorded and how it all came together for the label as your debut EP?A. Thank you! That means a lot. Lemon Citrus and Varial are 100% pandemic tracks. I've always struggled to push my own stuff and haven't released much of it or done a good job of putting myself out there. I was writing a lot in isolation during this period and remember trying to be more comfortable with the idea of sharing music, and doing so with my friend Jamie (Big Zen). The NAFF connect came about pretty organically. Francis and Adam have been amazing to work with. Jamie’s a G. It was, and still is a trip. NAFF has always been a favourite label of mine. It was a dream realized to be able to contribute.Thanks again for having me.
Chief of the undercover cross over jam, the humble downtempo don and Rhapsodise head honcho @daniel_pisano adds his own slice of paradise to the series, with a dance focussed blend of beachside 90s breezers dusted off and smuggled from their mysterious cyber caves. Cruise control >> on! Q. Hey Daniel, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. The mix is inspired by my love of 90s dance music. As with most of my mixes, the records used are exclusively from this era, or at least draw inspirations from it. The sounds I like from this era tend to have a similar feel to them - breakbeaty, progressive and always with a touch of balearic energy. I haven’t recorded a dance-floor mix for a couple of years so it was fun putting this together with some of my favourite records and CDs I’ve collected since then.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or new or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?A. The first track I used in the mix is from a remix CD by Australian electronic music project ‘Kiva’. I went blind on their self-titled album last year and soon realised how good all of their other CDs were. I think I had naturally been drawn to look for music from the UK, Europe and the US and around this time I started researching a lot more into local artists. My appreciation for home grown electronic music definitely started to shift, which you could see in mixes and uploads to my YT channel.Q. We’re big fans of your Rhapsodise YT channel over here, with some extraordinary finds being uploaded frequently over there by your good self! Tell us a bit more about that project and how you go about curating it, and what characteristics might you be looking for when deciding what tunes to share?A. Thanks so much for the kind words :) The project was inspired by the other channels in the community that upload amazing finds. Internationally I was always blown away by No Frills, Customs, oddSample, Modern Art and local friends such as Mike Who, Daniel Lupica and Mirren. In terms of curation, I really just upload things that I enjoy that haven’t yet hit YouTube. Most of these uploads form part of mixes that I put together so the uploads I find are generally similar in style to the mix I’m preparing at the time. I’ve recently moved to London, so hopefully there’s some new uploads in the coming months!
Oslo house boss and mad selector @fredfades turns up the volume for the latest edition with a mix of serious summer heat! Big tempos and big nineties prog energies mixed with deep burners from the golden years of Euro house.
Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time in dance music history that you channelled when putting this one together?
A. I kind of wanted to make a bit "summery" mix that contains a lot of the stuff I am playing these days. Loads of European house records from the mid nineties. Then also some US stuff of course, but definitely a lot of British, Italian and German things.
Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?
A. I mean there's one of my own songs in there, which I never did in a mix before, which makes it a bit special for me. It's the 'Summer of Love' cut from my new album 'Caviar'!
Otherwise there's a few other things here that was discovered through other Norwegian deejays which always makes it a bit more precious to me than just finding it in a store or on the internet. Boomerang, PHD, Digitalis & Poligonheads was all bought out of the collection of a norwegian DJ named Alex Jangle.
Q. What’s the latest with your own music and your Mutual Intentions label? The Caviar LP looked like it would have been a fun project to work on with so many great guests collaborating on that!
A. Caviar has been going surprisingly well on physical format, which is great to see! It's been a super fun process with a lot of good friends (and new friends!) joining in. I'm really happy how it all turned out. There's a bunch of new stuff coming soon as well! Both from me and a bunch of other artists!
Dishing up an extended all-spice-mix from local hot saucier @lava-brain. Prepare for some genuine mind realignment with 3.5 hours of mesmerisingly deep heat!
Q. Hey Eric, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?
A. Thanks for having me! I don’t know if there was a conscious thought so much, but lots of music to either get you in a meditative mood or moving depending on how you’re feeling. I guess there are definitely a lot of elements from the 90s Bristol scene threaded through the mix in one way or another. That trip hop/down tempo sound was really a big gateway into a lot of electronic music for me and it’s what I was listening to a lot of when I first started DJing. ‘Bass is Maternal’ by Smith & Mighty was a really big record for me; bringing together a lot of trip hop, dub, bass, breakbeat and jungle sounds, which feature in a lot of tracks in the mix.
Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart?
Definitely! There’s a mix of some older favs like 'Transient' by Mr G, 'Tokyo Dawn' by Doc Scott & a Smith & Mighty tune. 'The Edgelands' by Rings Around Saturn has definitely had its fair share of listens over the years for me too. There's also a bunch of newer tracks, lots of local favourites & just music that inspires me. One tune which I hold especially close would have to be Delano Smith’s ‘The Rock’. I remember hearing it for the first time and I still find it hard not to get hypnotised by it. The vocal sample about universal unity is also pretty groovy :)
Q. Tell us what’s the latest with the visual aspect of your Lava Brain project? How would you describe your approach?
A. It’s been really great to get more opportunities to work on the live visuals & projection mapping part of my practice recently and to focus on it 100% at a party.
In terms of my approach to integrating the two, with every event there are so many different elements that need to work together to make it a success. I think it's really about creating an awesome experience, working together with the music and space to compliment each other and help curate a mood. Working with different collectives or venues is always interesting, as all the elements change including the physical space and I enjoy the design process; usually starting with the logical side of the ‘how’ will this technically work and then the ‘what’ in terms of creative content.
I guess I try to tap into my own feelings when designing an install or content and ask myself something like ‘How would this make me feel in the context of the party, music and space and what’s the intention we as a collective are trying to curate?’ I’m also starting to expand my setup, experimenting with mapping a small wireless midi controller to be able to still be able to control the visuals while being away from the laptop and part of the party, letting me further tap into those intuitive feelings.
Currently I’m working on a visual instalment for Ferdydurke’s 11th birthday on August 12th and have been working with some new projection materials, experimenting with sheer fabrics to project a succession of images above the dancefloor to give a sort of floating holographic tunnel effect. For the event I’m also working on building a motorised lighting sculpture for the entrance to the venue, which is something new for me. In parallel, I’m working on some grant applications and starting to look for sponsorships for a multi-day projection art and music series I’m working on, in collaboration with the Section 8 crew. With all going to plan, that should be happening mid-next year. Other than that, continuing to learn, play and experiment, currently I’m starting to teach myself Touch Designer to expand that side of my creative practice and just always staying open to new projects and collaborations :)
The lovely legends behind @onorecordsperth join forces under their Ernest & Young alter egos to shower us in killer house grooves.
Q. Hey mates, tell us what’s the latest with your label / mix series / party service ONO Records?
A. Sup! We’ve been working away for the last couple of months on putting out some records after the summer party period here out west. We should have at least two records coming out this year, one is finished, it's just going through the production process currently. Pretty proud of that one and keen to see it come out, we think it's quite different to what people may expect from the label considering our previous output. Other than putting out records, planning a couple larger scale parties towards the later stages of the year which we’re also quite excited about. Some solo parties and some collaborations with some great homies!
Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?
A. We wanted to create a mix that has the ‘live’ feeling, a representation of what we might play in a party setting. We don’t spend much collaborative time planning sets or mixes meticulously, we prefer to show each other a couple of records we think would be good for the setting and bounce off each other after that. We did that with this mix, pulled out some new records and some old favourites and had fun with it. That might speak to our influences though, we always seem to gravitate towards sets or DJs that have a more rough and raw approach or feeling. Musically we seem to enjoy that sweet spot with dance music where records are not specifically one thing, it's not quite house and it's not quite techno and maybe there’s some dubby elements to it. So maybe there’s a musical feeling there that connects it all but we’ve never really been able to describe what that is.
Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your hearts, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?
A. (Warwick): Quite a few favourites in there for me, one that sticks out is probably the Mood II Swing record. When we launched the label a couple of years ago we did a warehouse party collaborating with some great friends of ours, the System: crew. It was a really special night for us, being the launch party of the label, but also to be able to do it with them. They’ve always been such big supporters of us, have taught us a lot and are irreplaceable assets to the community here, big love 2 u Kyle, Cheye, Ben and Alex! But at that party another good friend who we have drawn a lot of inspiration from over the years played the tune, which was one of those spesh party moments for me. It has now become one of those records that reminds me of great times and great friends.
A. (James): The mix is basically a big collection of my favourites, both at the moment and all time! But if I had to choose one it would probably be The Kings of Tomorrow record played around 30 minutes into the mix (Fade II Black the Roger S Blackout Mix being the track in question). I picked it up at a great Record Fair that happens here at Bowls Clubs around the city every month or two and it’s a favourite to play out ever since. It's dubby, soulful, tense, psychedelic and it's got a killer groove. The track has this great tension that creates a really special dancefloor moment every time I play it out and about, so it felt fitting to include it in our mix here and try to capture that feeling!
We’re super grateful to be able to contribute to one of our favourite mix series, the institution that is MDC! And I just wanted to add a shout out to everyone in the community here in Boorloo, we’re so proud and privileged to be a part of this community whose love and support is an endless source of inspiration and motivation.
NYC’s Andrew Devlin takes a break from his usual dance floor facilitation to offer us a poolside soundtrack inspired by a recent stay at The Standard hotel in Miami Beach.Q. Where do things currently sit on @thelevelparty front, and what other projects have you been busily chipping away at?A. What’s that line? “We’ve been coming to the same party for 12 years now, and in no way is that depressing.” I think we’re nearing 10 now. In any case, the party feels like it’s in a really good place. After doing it more or less solo for a minute, I brought 5 residents on board who I love dearly–Alien D, KFeelz, Nigelthreetimes, No Sir, and Yibing. Everyone has so much range and energy, it’s been special getting the group together.I’m really excited for our Glen Falls House weekender upstate in July (14-16). We get to take over this little hotel in the woods for a weekend and stretch out. It’s a dream. Big shoutout Josh Houtkin at Good Room for all his work making that a reality.Past that, we’ve got some shows at our usual spots, Le Bain and Good Room, as well as a couple of day parties at Public Records’ new Nursery and a July 4 BBQ at Mansions. Would really like to bring the group of us to some other cities soon. I dream about heading back to New Orleans, doing Level Miami, Level Mexico City, Ibiza, etc…Anyone reading this wants to get in touch, let’s build ;)Personally, I run a small sound company here in NYC, so I’m trying to grow that business and maintain my sanity. I’d like to get back into making music soon, even just a few cheeky edits. Start a podcast (I know, I know). And eventually open up a venue. A pub of sorts with good food and music. Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together?There is, in fact, a pretty specific one. This mix is dedicated to the pool at the Standard in Miami. I went in January for the first time and recorded this when I got home. The vibe there is so strong. You’re sitting outside, eating the best caprese salad of your life, there’s a 2’ iguana crawling on a palm tree, you’ve got a green juice or a margarita in one hand. Everyone is having a good time and partying in this really respectful way. They’re just sipping on a cocktail or walking to the hot tub or making out in the pool. I thought a lot of that had to do with the soundsystem and the music programming–there are speakers everywhere (including underwater) playing at like 6/10 volume. The music is on a sort of soulful r&b/ balearic tip. I was on Shazam all weekend. So this mix is a dedication to that–if someone gave me 80 minutes to DJ the Standard Miami pool, this is what I would play.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment? A. Definitely. To run through a couple… ”Wall Street” I discovered reading Dub by Michael Veal. Great book for anyone interested in DJ’ing, soundsystems, production, etc. I got really into Jackie Mittoo reading that, and have been playing that track since. The Lauryn Hill track, “Sweetest Thing” I heard in a coffee shop in Amsterdam in 2009, forgot about completely, then recently re-discovered.“Don’t Break my Heart” is a big song for my wife and me. We both stumbled on it when we started dating at the beginning of 2020. We almost chose it as our first dance at the wedding, but thought the lyrics were a little dark. Anyway, big tune at the house. And the last track, the Mike Huckaby remix, is close to my heart. I was lucky enough to meet Mike a few years ago and gave him a ride to his hotel after a gig. He had just played for 3 hours and all he wanted to talk about was my Volkswagen Jetta. He was really such a sweet, warm guy, and this track always makes me think of him. R.I.P. Thanks so much for having me on this! Been a huge fan of MDC for a long time, and the radio shows and mix specials got me through lockdown over here. Means a lot to be a part of it. Much love.
Booyakasha! Handing the keys to the '94 Ford Capri over to one of the most dedicated 12" sleuths on the the internet right now! Mirren is perhaps best known for resurrecting a trove of tantalising 90s/00s cross over jams through his own youtube channel, and for wowing local listening bar enthusiasts lucky enough to catch him in full flight. Sit back, relax and enjoy the smoothness personified. Safe to say he's left no stone or obscure white label unturned for this one! @mirrensYoutube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAcdX0mF2T8lgQHiWivSH-QQ. I get the sense you are a guy who finds real enjoyment in digging deep for long neglected jams and resurrecting them for fresh ears, with frequent uploads to your YouTube channel regularly blowing minds on the internet (speaking from personal experience here!). While there’s a wide range of styles uploaded to the channel, has there been a general theme developing or certain characteristics that you look for when deciding what to share?A. Glad you've dug the channel! I mean I've been massively influenced by others (e.g. Archive Digital, Modern Art, Mike Who) who were casually dropping heat across their channel/mixes years ago that I never would have come across otherwise. So trying to find and share songs in a similar way has always been the motivation. But you’re at the mercy of what you stumble across, which is why I’m not uploading exclusively mid tempo hip house bangers like I really want haha. I think the variety keeps things interesting though, or at least is hopefully providing a broader appreciation for what’s out there - especially for us Aussie folk.Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together? Is there a sound, feeling or time period in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?A. Truthfully this mix is a collection of fun music I've found first-and-foremost, so it might say more about my searching patterns than it being an intentional narrative.. catchy 90/00s hip hop cut-throughs seem to be in no short supply! I think the wealth of music available in the genre does say something about how versatile (and enjoyable) it is and how it can be used as a vehicle for different cultures, ideas or influences. So maybe the mix is me highlighting this :`)Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment? If so, what’s the story behind those and how might you have stumbled across them?A chunk of the mix is from lucky discogs pickups or random spotify dives so they’re not the most romantic stories, but finding a song in that deep internet corner definitely adds a fondness. There’s also a few dope tunes from some great channels/crews scattered throughout. But 'Njen Grad' and 'Wuck U Right' feel particularly sentimental due to how many hours I’ve clocked listening, so I’m excited to share them!
Love is the message in the latest episode from local legend @djluvyou! Playing like a personal ode to the dancefloor, the mix is overflowing with heavenly deep house classics and hints of early 90s prog and trance to get you feeling all the feels and ready to sweat! Some words on the mix with DJ Luv You:Q. I noticed that you included a bunch of songs with lyrics about love throughout the mix which I’m guessing was no accident! Tell us a bit more about the theme you had in mind here, and what kind of feelings you were hoping to evoke?A. I’ve always been attracted to the more joyful side of dance music and I think it just kinda happened in digging for records, as one does looking for a certain aesthetic of a label sticker or a particular artist. For me, the word ‘love’ just always seems catch my attention. I wanted to focus on that energy for this mix, something quite emotional and nostalgic while still maintaining that movement and euphoria about it that you just can’t help but move to!"Q. What other inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together? Is there a particular sound, time period in dance music history or a memory of yours that connects all the different elements in one way or another? A. I wanted to create a bit of an origin story for myself. This 90s era of sound has really become an obsession and identity, it feels like the perfect link for me between the two other worlds of dance music that I love; The rare groove housey side and the new wave proggy electronic and trance influenced sound. You’ll find hints of both here in this mix.I also just wanted to put as many of my favourite records into this mix for my own listening pleasure. When you're doing something for yourself first and foremost there’s a pureness to the way things flow together. This recording was just one of those improvised moments using a really lovely Condesa mixer and enjoying myself fully.Q. Are there any records in the mix that are particularly close to your heart, and if so what’s the story behind them?I feel like I rarely play a set without this record making an appearance haha, "When You Love Someone" by Daphne. Its versatility seems to fit any mood or space for me. Allowing me to move from disco into something more contemporary or as an emotive breath towards the end of a hot and heavy electronicy set.Q. And finally, I see you’re on your way over to Europe at the end of the month. What do you have coming up over there that you’d like to tell us about?A. Yes, super excited to be heading over till October for my first international tour, opening up with Kala Festival in Albania. Then a run of club shows and more summer festivals across France, Germany, Netherlands, UK and Bulgaria. Looking forward to skipping winter and enjoying the sun with what feels like every other naarm dj ;)
The Parisian DJ dons @lorem-ipsum-yo grace the cast with their undeniably fresh styles, blending up nearly 4 hours of insane jams dabbling in private soul, r'n'b, gangsta hip hop, cloudrap, ghetto house and jungle from cassettes, CDs & vinyl digs meticulously unearthed from the deepest corners of the web!Some words on the mix + Lorem Ipsum happenings with co-founder Pierre:Q. Thanks for contributing with such a killer mix! I know you collect a lot of private issue cassettes, CDs and hard to find vinyl. What kinds of special treats might we be in for over the four hour journey here?"You can expect some homemade soul rnb, gangsta hiphop, cloudrap, ghetto house, rave, jungle and other kinds of stuff I collected during the past year."Q. What kind of inspiration did you draw upon when putting the mix together? Is there a particular sound, period in time or general feeling that connects all the different elements in one way or another? "I tried to do something different from what we are used to listening to in mixes and trying to put my favourite music of the moment together, it’s why the mix is a bit long! I like to put all the new music I've collected since the last mix into a new one. It’s like a big playlist for myself that I can listen to on my phone without having to change music each time."Q. It seems as though you have been heavily involved in building a great little community of deep digging music lovers in Paris over the past few years. Who are some of the other like minded DJs or crews that inspire you at the moment, and what are some of your favourite spots to dig, play records and hang out around the city?"I admit that I don't really listen to new releases and new mixes but I'm always curious about those of Mike Who and Bill Spencer. I dig almost exclusively on the internet, shame on me, but there are so many good leads on youtube and discogs. I don’t have a specific spot in Paris but each year during summer we organize a festival called “Divagations” with the Maybe Tonight guys in the middle of France near a lake. This is an amazing spot for playing music and hang out!"
Straight outta Deepcast HQ we present the third chapter in the mix collab between Naarm's very own @myles-mac and @djpossums. Heavy as ever on those smooth 'n sexy mid-90s r'n'b flavas, this time the pair of chillout aficionados throw in a special spice mix of dub, ragga, Kwaito, G-funk, UK street soul, UK Garage and Italo house to keep your toes well and truly tappin'.
One of the minds behind the inimitable NYC record label @inciensorecs, aka DJ'J aka @jennyslattery is a curator at heart, carefully sculpting the look, feel and sound of the label she began with Anthony Naples back in 2017 while establishing her own blueprint as a top-tier selector of deep dance rhythms from around the globe. She's also one of the three DJs behind the wonderful @down-2-earth mix series, a local music hub with a heavy focus on emerging talent from New York City and beyond.Immerse yourself in hour of chunky grooves and mysterious moods with plenty of freshly sliced cuts from the Incienso inner sanctum alongside some bonafide UKG and rave nostalgia!
The '22 review is in with a heavy seasoning of space friendly Australian sounds primed for exploring the world's outer limits. Deeply dished downtempo and dubcentric house moods to set your mind free for the next rotation! Mixed by @myles-macTracklist > > >3.11 - Dissolve In Patience // PRS1too - In Your Dream // Planet Trip RecordsPurelink - Butterfly Jam (xphresh Good Girl No Infringement Dub) // UwU dust batha.s.o. - Go On // Low Lying RecordsM & Dust - A Day In June // TempleMidnight Tenderness - Catamaran // Wax’o Paradiso RecordingsD. Tiffany & Roza Terenzi - Spiritual Delusion // Delicate RecordsDentistry - coral reefer // Good Company RecordsCousin - Nemo’s Dream // Nummer MusicTerekke - 2 The World // Plant Age Digital SoundBenoit B - Behind The Sun // Natural SelectionsNorachi - Sunshine // VesselDJOKO - Final Checkpoint // Berg AudioYouandewan & Mculo - Travel Miles (Paradise Lost Mix) // Pure ShoresDJ Pipe - Puttanesca (Ft. Hartman & Fonte) // Global NorthNeil E - No Fred // Neil EGuiding Principles - Holding On Tornado Wallace - Sea Translation // Basic SpiritCentral - Absent // Help RecordingsDJOKO - My Crib // Heavy House SocietyJex Opolis - The Best Ever // Bad Timin’Fantastic Man - Trojan Force // Kalahari Oyster CultRetza - Earthchanges // RetzaBillus - Under The Canopy // Animalia
Cruise through the multiverse with Lisbon's Apple B from the fantastic Magic Carpet label guiding us on bleepy cosmic exploration through squelchy outer space tech moods and groovy atmospheric acid!
Click here for our chat with Apple B: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/apple-b
@djappleb @magiccarpetrecords
This week we find ourselves deep in the tropics with an appetite for ripe fruits and some pure perspiration vibrations! Sweat it out with the Burger man throwing down classic reggae and highlife, disco house madness, crunchy drum traxx and afro-cuban jazz delights in ultimate Fett Burger wild style. 100% good times guaranteed!!
Click here for our chat with @djfettburger: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dj-fett-burger
Time now for an irresistible blend of long-neglected nuggets thanks to local legend Jimmy Pham aka Walter Majik! A relentless digger and one of the three friendly musketeers behind our favourite listening room @waxflowerbar, Jimmy dons his trusty cape for two hours of deep crate thrombosis, cheekily uncovering hidden jams from their hiding places near and far, giving us a glimpse into his incredible musical treasure trove and soft-spot for tenderised 90s grooves from every corner of the planet.
Click here for our chat with Jimmy: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/walter-majik
Ahoy! We're thrilled to share with you the latest dreamy transmission from our friend from the West, Montana! An all out relaxation degustation full of sun-kissed grooves and beachside nostalgia, the host of the lovingly curated @inourpersonalspace series offers us the ultimate afternoon accompaniment, awash with heavenly atmospheres and sensual vocal cuts from the hedonistic days of yore. Paradise awaits, just don't forget to hydrate!
Jump over here to hear a bit more about the mix: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/montana
@montana-bourke
Entering our minds through the rumbling of bass bins planted firmly on the ocean floor, Cousin’s deep earth rhythms span wide, from massage chair dubs on 7" to peak time dust burners echoing live under the stars. Summoning sounds from well below the surface and far beyond the ozone layer, we're treated here to a blissed out blend of atmospheric groovers inspired by the natural surrounds of the Moonshoe boss' daily commute.
Click here for our chat with Cousin: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/cousin/
@secondcousins
What a serious pleasure it is to welcome Aurora Halal and DJ G! Without doubt two of the classiest operators in the NYC dance scene, Aurora and Gareth are some of the people behind parties like Mutual Dreaming, Sustain-Release and Nowadays, and are two of our favourite DJs in the biz.
Joining us for their first mix together since the height of the 2020 lockdowns, where their combined palates seemed to gel effortlessly across the downtempo and d'n'b spectrum for the wonderful Juanita's series, their follow up offering remains cosmic at its core, but with dance floors back in full swing we're hit with a high octane amalgamation of souped-up alien techno, mysterious atmospheres and wonky futuristic breaks, ever progressing with blends of the surgical variety. Strap yourself in, this one's a mind trip!
Click here for our chat with Aurora and G: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/aurora-halal-&-dj-g/
@itsallhalal @dj-ggggg
Keeping things closer to home as we often do, we're psyched to welcome Lane Split with two-hours of delectable deep cuts and dubby atmospheres. Also known as one half of the Naarm/Melbourne based duo Handle Soundsystem, David is someone who appreciates great sound, and has been working on a variety of sound systems for local parties and large scale music festivals, all the while refining his own exquisite taste for classic deep cuts and dreamy psychedelic excursions.
We really can't speak highly enough of this mix, a deep subliminal odyssey packed full of uplifting 90s tech house and mind massaging dub grooves. Now sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.
Click here for our chat with Lane Split: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/lane-split
@lanesplit @handlesoundsystem
Up next we have the multi-talented NYC recording artist Relaxer, formerly known as Ital, with a jaw to the floor mind melt that will keep you guessing till the very end! We fired some questions over about his latest full length offering Concealer for UK heavyweight Planet Mu, his most recent live performance at Sustain-Release, and even uncovered some rather handy USB playlist tips along the way.
Click here for the chat: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/relaxer
@relaxerelaxer
Handing it over to the mind behind London's Unbound Events, a fantastic underground community celebrating a diverse range of UK club sounds, regularly seen hosting legendary cutting edge figures the likes of Skee Mask, SHYBOI, Peverelist and Afrodeustche alongside an array of talented emerging heads operating in and around local UK electronic music scenes.
DJ Winggold aka Charles Olisanekwu's forward thinking mindset is perpetually on display throughout his multitude of creative pursuits, and as a DJ it's his dynamic three deck mixing style fusing Afrofuturist techno and Drexciyan electro that persistently builds to dizzying effect, deftly guiding us deep below the murky surface and into a subterranean sci-fi thriller with a heavy UK twist!
Interview with DJ Winggold: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dj-winggold
The Swedish house doctor prescribes his special remedy for maximum enjoyment!
After touching down in Australia for a run of shows along the east coast this month, Stockholm's most relentless crate crawler Doc Jay blesses us with a blend of his infamously breezy bangers ready to transport you directly to a dance party on a beach somewhere in the summer of '92.
Not only is he behind the notorious Doc Jay's Audio Inn, a mix series which has quickly become one of the freshest on the cloud and was the lockdown hero across living rooms round the globe, he's also a crazily talented painter and visual artist, and has collaborated on a graffiti art mag with a friend since high school that has gone on to become the biggest of its kind in the world. We caught up with the cheeky Swede behind the Doc Jay moniker to ask about his art, his label Sunken Rock and the inspiration behind the Audio Inn series..
Interview here: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/doc-jay
@docjay_unlimited
The Redfern based live duo take us on a wild ride through classic and forthcoming psychedelics that cut deep! Barney In The Tunnel aka @barnee-kato and @tunnelsigns are pure legends of the Sydney dance music scene and together create shroom friendly, sci-fi inspired club 12"s with a heavy arsenal of vintage synths and drum machines. We catch them deep in DJ mode here with a journey full of tripped out moods with plenty of flashbacks to hedonistic eras bygone!
@barneyinthetunnel
Interview here: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/barney-in-the-tunnel/
Legend of the Aussie underground scene, Magda Bytnerowicz is a longtime friend and quite simply one of the best DJs you could hope to find in a loud room behind a well oiled set of turntables. With her uncanny technical ability and seamless control over an all vinyl mix, Magda returns to the deepcast calling upon a couple of decades worth of knowledge in the house and techno orbit to share with us a timeless long haul journey that's been over two years in the making! With absolute love and care poured into every transition, buckle up for three-and-a-half hours of deep space tech, euphoric mood shifts and precision blends in true Magda style!
@magdabytnerowicz
Interview here: https://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/magda-bytnerowicz-2/
Better late than never, eh! Enjoy our wrap of the best bits from '21.
Mixed by @myles-mac
Tracklist:
picnic - dewey (Nadia Khan version) // Daisart Moonilena - Arasole Rain // Belters PLO Man & C3D-E - Public Static V. Pt. III // Acting Press Thodén - Poor Binarized Ghost // Electroménager C.K - Freesia // PRS Guy Contact - Spirit Level // Butter Sessions Pascale Project - Welcome (Dust-e-1 Remix) // La Rama Records C.K - SPTL DNMCS // PRS PLO Man & C3D-E - Public Static V. Pt. VIII // Acting Press Purelink - Maintain The Bliss // Self Released Priori - Liminal // NAFF Other Joe - On 4.0 Hill // Best Effort Mosam Howieson - Aphelion // Mysteries of the Deep Fantastic Man - Cloud Manager // LIXTP Jex Opolis - Grab The Camcorder // Good Timin’ DJ Python - Angel // Incienso Adam Pits - A Recurring Nature // On Rotation Sansibar - Aurora Eclipse // Kalahari Oyster Cult Remotif - Telepathic Heights // Coymix Sugar Free - Hazme Soñar // Limousine Dream Paramida - Dream Ritual // Love On The Rocks Peyote Dreams - State Of Mind (Slack Mix) (Alex Kassian's Dream State) // Love On The Rocks Flørist, Nathan Melja - Wonderland (Nathan Melja Version) // PARODIA Youandewan - Slow Down feat. Art Feynman // Butter Side Up Retza - Waiting To Go // Satya Fader Cap - Keys For Raldo // s2i Recordings Lattice - Botanica (C.K & Central Remix) // air miles Guy Contact - 90 Mile Straight (Nullarbor Mix) // Butter Sessions Priori - Winged // NAFF YUF-O - Rebuild, Recharge // Superconscious Nutcase & Papachubba - Floating Inside // Best Effort Mosam Howieson - Cerebro // Mysteries of the Deep Thodén - Signal On Baikal // Electroménager Skee Mask - CZ3000 Dub // Ilian Tape
A true OG in every sense of the word, the lifelong record digger and die-hard music aficionado Estimulo has been pushing the needle in Berlin's deep underground since the late 80s! His regular collaborations with like minded music obsessed guests to present marathon live streams of the notorious EstimuloShow are the stuff of legend, the most recent of which have been streamed live from his basement in Berlin with guests like Huerta, C.K, Flørist and Adi Toohey stopping by for some cake and an extended b2b.
Wowing even the most astute of house heads without even breaking a sweat, Esti's selections simply are one of a kind, drawing upon the deepest of deep cuts from his 30+ year record collection to share with the world an incredible ear for rare and forgotten dance music.
A dubbed out "listening mind journey" as he describes it, Estimulo mixes up some pure gold here as per usual, and gives us some great insight into the history and inner workings of the EstimuloShow, and the thought process that goes into making his own killer edits!
Interview with Estimulo: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/estimulo
@estimulo
http://mixomat.org/estimulo
https://cashmereradio.com/shows/estimuloshow
DJ Possum and Myles Mac return with a three hour trip full of saxy summer time slow jams, deep balearic burners, soulful UK garage and loungin' 90s house & hip hop. Mellow to its core, this one invites you to hit recline and see where the vibe might take you. One for the boom bappers and the chill steppers!
Tracklist and full info: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/myles-mac-dj-possum
A little bit about the mix..
@djpossums:
Collaborating with Myles is fun because it's where we find a point of intersection with our djing styles and music tastes. I'm an unpinned DJ in terms of genre but together we find cohesiveness to tell a story that is reminiscent of our upbringings and nostalgic memories; UK Underground street soul, 90s Hip Hop, funny South African Kwaito tunes that we sing along to even though we don't know the language, soulful electronic love songs, early house classics and many more..
Some pretty banging songs that are precious to me from the message in the lyrics, the feeling they create, the fun vibes or just their awesome production are: Can't Stop (One World 12'' Mix) by After 7, U.N.I.T.Y. by Queen Latifah, Scratched by Etienne de Crecy and the Brazilian balearic classic Tudo Faz Sentido by Taciana to name a few.
@myles-mac:
One of the few upsides of extended periods at home this year thanks to all the lockdowns has been the time to trawl through old Ibiza chill CDs, youtube channel wormholes and bandcamp compilations to discover classic or relatively unknown 90s downtempo gems that have managed to last the test of time. With this mix, Maria and I put our heads together to tell a story of the past that somehow still sounds fresh to our ears today, trying to squeeze in a bunch of styles from both of our collections while making it all flow and sound somewhat cohesive over three hours and a variety of tempos.
Inspirations for the mix come from all over the map, but there's a definite focus on the link between the UK and Ibiza in the early-mid 90s, with old Dj Alfredo live recordings, José Padilla's Café del Mar compilations, psychedelic mixes from the late great Andrew Weatherall, the absolutely insane discography of UK Street Soul pioneer Toyin Agbetu (the producer behind 2 Tuff, Deluxe, Shades Of Black, Robyn, Mary Pearce and many more), the crisp jazzy productions of downtempo master Paul Hardcastle from Kiss The Sky (a ton of which he's uploaded to bandcamp) and the don of deep & soulful UK Garage Mike Millrain (aka D Base, DJ South Central, Vibes Alive, Stone Cold Steppaz).
A few special mentions go to our friend Dust-e-1 in Montreal for his chillout monster of a remix for Pascale Project, the late Richard H. Kirk aka Sandoz who recently passed but left us with an infinite resource of beautiful electronic dance music, and Alaska's Kwaito classic "Accuse" that will always put a smile on our faces no matter the occasion.
Louis McCoy is a master craftsman in every sense of the word. A legend of a human behind much loved local underground institutions the likes of Inner Varnika and For Home Use Only, and an expert on the tools be it in the kitchen or on a building site, Louis first and foremost is a passionate music obsessor with a savant like ear for records that cut deep.
Sometimes found under the cheekier guise of hndsm, Louis seriously knows whats up when it comes to 90s music from the UK, and focusses his attention here on the massively influential sound of trip hop that he grew up nodding his head to as a teen. Treating us to near-on three hours of raw and dusty underground classics from the roots of the 90s Bristol trip hop movement, we find ourselves deep beneath the murky waters of the reggae and the shoegaze infused, to moments of heavy, emotion packed atmospheric soul and a healthy dose of the all out experimental. One for the OG chillout heads, this really is a trip like no other!
Interview here: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/louis-mccoy
@louis_mccoy @for_home_use_only
https://innervarnika.com
Local chillout ambassador Rev Lon calms the collective mind with a timely and deeply meditative exploration of ambient states, lush intelligent dance moods and infinitely spaced d'n'b nostalgia.
A bona fide fountain of optimism and positive energy, whether behind the wheels at her own Slow Burn parties or creating new realities through her budding Soft Edges design alter ego, Gab aka Rev Lon treats us here to a soothing escape for tired minds with a nod to sound relaxation pioneers of the past, present and future.
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@gbrevlon @slowburncast
A fresh dose of interplanetary house from the Perth based Butter Sessions producer @guycontact!
Much like his recent run of brilliant 12s, the latest of which are soon to drop for UK outfits @hawsmusic and @craigie-knowes, Guy Contact expertly transports us through a psychedelic time warp back to a moment when progressive house was at its peak, with tightly pulsating grooves met by metallic synth lines and dreamy celestial atmospherics. An alien trip through the blissful and serene with just enough bite to launch you into the unknown.
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@guycontact @buttersessions
A huge pleasure to welcome a towering figure of Melbourne's underground! A mate to many and one of the brains behind the notoriously sweaty Spin Club parties as well as the much loved Hopkins Creek festival, Keysie's sets always manage to embody that harmonious blend between the unconventional and the strangely familiar, both the stuff of after hours folklore and a welcome weekly soundtrack across many a listening bar around town.
We've come to admire Josh's unique sonic takes over the years, regularly following him down weird and wonderful rabbit holes we never even knew existed. Here we welcome you to do the same with the special of the day being deep and wonky mind melters of the home grown variety. Bon appétit!
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@joshkeysmusic @spinclubmusic @hopkinscreek
One of the most influential, respected and loved names in house since way back in 1991, and quite comfortably one of our all time favourite producers of house music with too many classics to name, Ian Pooley treats us to an hour of seriously deep cuts, mixing his own personal edits of underground favs from the 90s and 00s from the comfy surrounds of his studio in Mainz, Germany. This is a trip down 12″ memory lane you probably don’t want to miss!
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https://pooledmusic.bandcamp.com
@ianpooley
On the back of a stunning debut for Priori and Ex-T's NAFF label out in Montreal earlier this year, we find ourselves well and truly in business here with @maara laying down a nostalgia packed club mix with heavy doses of 90s tranquility rave, dark n' stormy trance moods, sexy vocal snips and plenty of forthcoming productions of her own that are guaranteed to cut you deeep! Watch out!
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@maara
Landing back on terra firma after the 2020 whirlwind, our annual review winds its way back through a whole range of chillout moods and energised atmospherics that flowed through the home stereo over the year, with a big focus on some of great new Aussie electronica that kept us feeling zen throughout some rather interesting times.
Hope you’ve all been enjoying the vibes from us, plenty more of those to come.
Big love, MDC.
Mixed by @myles-mac
Tracklist:
Fantastic Man - Superhighway // Mule Musiq Florian T M Zeisig - Only Textures // enmossed Ameeva - Ascension (Ft Sara Otal Gauvreau) // Lowless Music URA - Neo Piano (Unextended Version) // NAFF Tecno Shoppe - Ryu & Syusaku // .jpeg Artefacts Pontiac Streator - Lamp Fest // Motion Ward Noi - Which Truth // Best Effort Nadia Khan - Port Ana // Scissor and Thread Cousin - TUB4 // OTIS Rings Around Saturn - Cloud Action // Repeat Concrete Norachi - Nurture // Vessel Shinichi Atobe - Yes // DDS El-B - Dusk Till Dawn // GD4YA Sam Brickel & Dashiell - Hey Avalon // Mindmap Telephones - Groundshaker, Lightbreaker (Pulse Mix) // Needs Fantastic Man - Diaspora // Mule Musiq Alex Kassian - Oolong Trance (Club Mix) // Love On The Rocks RDS - Subsequently // Mindmap Sleep D - Nature // Butter Sessions DJ Sports - Magic Laugh // Esoteric Exports Tornado Wallace - Jungle Dream // Optimo Music Ntel - Melt // GARMO Biodive - Plane of the Ecliptic // Coymix Ltd 747 - Aurora Centralis (Tin Man's Spaced Remix) // Aquaregia LT - Wet Look // Rhythm Section International Killer DJs - 2.1 // DustWORLD Maara - Tranquil Lust Mommy // NAFF Opal Sunn - Laika // Touch From A Distance Priori - SCN 4 // DustWORLD Darcy Baylis - Symphony in a Marble Structure // .jpeg Artefacts Wilfy D - All About U // Vitamin D Records Dust-e-1 - Enthusion // DustWORLD Andrea - Lana // Ilian Tape Skee Mask - Dolby // Ilian Tape Lord Of The Isles - Waiting In Arisaig // Whities
As the year winds to long overdue a halt, we called on local Berlin DJ, Love On The Rocks favourite and all round class act @alexkassian to supply us with one of his finest blends, rewinding to the dawning age of early morning trance hypnotics and big outdoor breaks with splashes of dream house for the tired minds.
We linked up via the Internet to speak about Alex' latest musical endeavours, touching base on the @opalsunn collab and @planetsundae label he shares with likeminded studio head @hiroakioba.
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@alexkassian @opalsunn
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Never afraid of switching the party up a notch, Montreal's @regfant dances that fine line between all-out-fun and sentimental nostalgia, fusing fluffy late 90s-early 00s filter house with deep burners and catchy vocals from records that sound familiar but you just can't quite put your finger on it.
With a myriad of projects on the go and a killer new record just out alongside her Plush Managements Inc. partner in crime D. Tiffany, we caught up with Liv via her Montreal doggo painting studio to get the scoop!
@regfant
https://plushrecordsinc.bandcamp.com
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With a freshly released debut album for Lobster Theremin soundtracking the melancholic landscapes you're likely to encounter cruising through the lush Hungarian countryside, we caught up with the Budapest based producer to chat about the album, his multiple aliases, the Hungarian Italo Disco movement of the early 80s and, of course, his mix - stocked full of new music from Budapest and beyond. Cruise control > on!
@route8 @this-is-our-time
https://thisisourtime.bandcamp.com/
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Finishing the working week with a mix of truly beautiful sounds thanks to one of Australia's very best music selectors, DJ @earlgreyradio! A true purveyor of introspective cuts that can transcend the dance floor and recalibrate the mind/body/soul, Nik Thorup has to be one of the deepest diggers we've encountered, specialising in nostalgic genre benders and soothing ambient, downtempo and dubby grooves of all shapes and sizes.
For this episode we're found gently swaying between 160bpm D'n'B atmospheres and majestic moody vocal cuts, perfect to wind down or ease into your weekend with. We also caught up with Nik to chat about his label @besteffort and the imminent closing of Sydney's iconic underground music venue Freda's, where he worked both as a booker and threw parties with Rimbombo over the years.
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With those balmy summer nights just around the corner, we've called on a local music enthusiast and incredible digger of forgotten gems to serve up one of his signature blends, jamming out broken beat street soul, dub, house and UK garage nostalgia. One of the minds behind local mix series and intermittent party @city-bleus, Hugo's mixes have become absolutely essential home listening for us this year, specialising in early 90s cruisers and genre bending obscurities across the vibe and tempo spectrum. Prepare for another soul soothing ride primed for heavy summer rotation!
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With memories of the dancefloor becoming blurrier by the month, we're handing it over to Melbourne's Bex (@becarmstrongmusic), a lovely human, super slick DJ and one of the finest diggers of vintage tech-house, minimal and techno around for an extended rewind through space and time, digging out dusty atmospheric rollers and nods to the tech-house gods of the 90s and 00s golden years... Lock in!
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It's with real joy that we're able to press play on another epic journey from our favourite Aarhus collective, with Milán Zaks aka @s-p-o-r-t-s from the Regelbau crew stepping up this time for two-hours of mind massaging atmospheres, mixing sci-fi ambience with his signature floaty house, deep jungle and bass heavy UKG.
An incredible producer with an ever growing swarm of aliases, labels (No Hands, Help Recs, Regelbau) and collaborative projects to his name – often featuring alongside his brother Natal aka @central8000 – Sports is a music lover to his absolute core and a keen student of electronic music history with a brilliant ear for everything from ambient, dub, downtempo, pop and kraut to house, techno and the faster bass heavy sounds of dubstep, UKG, jungle and DnB.
We're lucky enough to get tastes across the entire spectrum in this mix, and checked in with Milán for an extended chin wag about everything from discovering jungle and UK bass music to the beauty of DIY recordings, the underground scene in Aarhus and the Regelbau approach to programming a night from beginning to end.
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Welcoming a great friend, collaborator and long time purveyor of high quality sound, music and parties thrown with 100% love! Melbourne’s Fei Pao aka Glenn Ellingsen, the mind and master craftsmen behind @hotwaxsoundsystem has a deep appreciation and love for great music in everything he does, building soundsystems to honestly reproduce what the artist originally intended – a philosophy championed by NYC Loft legend David Mancuso and carried on by Loft party enthusiasts to this day.
Beginning his journey into sound in Bergen, Norway some 10+ years ago before moving to the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong and finally landing in Melbourne in 2018, Glenn’s own sound and worldly curiosities connect people to beautiful moments in time through years of listening, digging and mixing throughout Norway, NYC, Hong Kong and Japan. It’s with real joy that we’re able to hand it over to Glenn for a taste of the Hot Wax sound, and chat about his journey into the crazy world of soundsystems. Fire up the home Hi-Fi and settle in for the ride!
Returning to the lab for a special lockdown edition with two hours of bumpin’ slow jams courtesy of @myles-mac and DJ Possum! Hailing from Colombia and a longtime contributor to the Latin music scene in Melbourne, @djpossums (aka Jolie) has a wonderful ear for the slower, soulful electronic love songs of the 80s and early 90s, with recent sessions for @hotwaxsoundsystem and @loopdreamsau some of the smoothest you’ll hear!
Get comfy for 120 minutes of lounge friendly nostalgia with chunky UK street soul, 90s hip hop, dub, deep balearic, Kwaito and house!
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Tracklist:
The Bionaut - Lush Life Electronica Bassline feat. Lorraine Chambers - Back To Bass-ics Shortie No Mass - Like This Critical Rhythm - I’m In Love With You (Version) A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime (Mr. Muhammad's Mix) Bovel - Check 4 U Dual Tone - Atom (Dub Massacre 2) Boyz II Men - Vibin' (The New Flava) Pete Rock - Get Involved Soul For Real - If You Want It Kiss The Sky - Same Place Same Time Dub Addiction - Mae Roe KH (Giraffi Dub) Critical Rhythm - It Could Not Happen (Essential Trance Hall Mix) Fifth Of Heaven - Just A Little More Rahsheed - Never Put U Down Love & Laughter - I Surrender (Club Mix) M’Du - e Beach (Extended Mix) Soul Family Sensation - I Don’t Even Know If I Should Call You Baby Special Touch - Garden Of Life YBU - Soul Magic (feat Jonell) Fresh 4 Feat. Lizz E - Wishing On A Star The Eff Word - TBC (Crustation Slow Mix) Patrice Rushen - To Each His Own 2 Tuff - Slow Down The Primitive Painter - Invisible Landscapes Dennis Mpale - Paying My Bills DJ Rasoul feat. Shanan - Let Me Love You (SF Vocal Vibe) KLF - Make It Rain (Extended Version) 42 Cows In Town - Coffeshop People (Orlando Careca Coffe Dub Mix) Speedy J - Beam Me Up Pal Joey pres. Expression - Ancestoral Groove (DJ Duke's Deep Groove)
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Locking in next with a banging mix of hi-energy hypnotics from the Brooklyn rave specialist and all night party professor @deepcreep88! Cutting her teeth throwing wild DIY after-hours parties in Austin before landing in NYC three years ago, @thelotradio resident and host of the killer @pipipigroup mix series soundtracks a sunny NYC summer of quarantine with some 'super-posi' rave nostalgia, weaving deep trance cuts, gritty breaks and big late night techno euphorics!
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Step inside the mind of @patternsofperception's @steve-duncan with the Australian DJ and long time Berlin-based tastemaker treating us to a soothing fusion of chillout techno meditations spun at 33rpm. Now settling into a new life in Helsinki while navigating the pandemic, we chat about where he got his start back in Canberra and Sydney around the turn of the century, and how it lead him to Berlin to start the wonderfully curated Patterns of Perception series alongside five friends in 2016.
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Time for a dose of much welcome dance floor positivity from the eclectic mind of NYC native, now Berlin based DJ @gabriellekwarteng! Born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx, Gabrielle's unique musical appreciations stem from a early diet of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian Afrobeat cassettes, alongside the American disco, funk and jazz her Ghanaian parents had on heavy rotation at home.
These days, through a wonderfully curated monthly residency on Brooklyn's @thelotradio, Gabrielle's distinctive curiosities can be heard ranging from West African disco to Brazilian funk, Middle Eastern electro and house-inspired ‘90s tracks from places like India, Japan, South Africa and South Korea.
Here Gabrielle takes us on a 'semi-post quarantine' journey full of dance music nostalgia for the soul, finding solace in uptempo rhythms to spread positive vibes to those in need!
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Throwing it over to our great pal DJ Popup (@why_u_poppin) from Copenhagen! The mind behind the magnificent NES (@noc_e_space) label and close affiliate of the Regelbau crew in Aarhus, PU hit our radar last year with his breakout debut 'Heather' EP, a deep garage infused house bomb with serious timeless appeal. We were lucky enough to catch him doing what he does best in a sweaty room here in Melbourne over the summer, laying down a jamming blend of forgotten 90s house peppered with deep burners from the Safe camp. I think Skydiver's Mike Wale said it the best, the guy is a walking house music encyclopaedia! This one is no exception..
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Here's one we've been looking forward to for a quite some time now, welcoming one of the deepest diggers of jazz, soul and hip hop out there, Montreal's @jessefuterman! One of the nicest fellas, not to mention best producers in the game for labels like SOBO and Church, Jesse's exquisite home listening journeys have really hit the spot these last few months of quarantine. With a masterful ear for jazz and library records – an obsession since his teenage years – we couldn't be happier to present Jesse's latest selection, full of the music closest to his heart.
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In some truly safe hands this week with one of Asia's finest operators treating us to three hours of intergalactic house! Gregory Huang aka @diskonnected is one of the pioneers behind Taipei's Smoke Machine (@smokemachinetaipei), the long running techno podcast and party series that started 10 years ago as a semi regular run of "chaotic" DIY parties around the city, and has since gone on to become the epitome of high quality techno with a cult following around the world.
We caught up with Gregory for some rare insight into all the happenings over at Smoke Machine HQ, and he's shared with us a brilliant mix of spacey house with plenty of all-time-classics thrown in, recorded live at Safe Room in Bangkok last year.
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A couple of months into studio isolation and Melbourne's @citizenmaze presents us with a new live set and our deepest trip yet! Hitting the radars in 2018 with a debut EP of four incredible mind melters for local label Analogue Attic, Citizen Maze (aka Adam McCoy) has an innate sense for the natural spaces we inhabit, intertwining serene soundscapes, organic drum sounds and synthesised atmospheres custom built for deep sonic introspection. Ready your mind for a trance inducing bliss-out, live sounds from the suburbs of Melbourne and beyond!
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Stepping to it this week we present you a Brisbane house music authority and a genuine don of the underground scene, Respect Guy! A co-founder of Brisbane's Bad Taste House Collective, Matt Treffene's latest pursuit has been to serve dancefloors with the respect they deserve, channeling the energy and tranquility of underground sounds lost in the pre-information age to refocus our minds, ears and feet. Never one to miss a moment, Matt takes us on an isolation-friendly return trip through downtempo relics of the past, mixing 90s IDM and moody psybient cuts from long forgotten trance and chill out compilations found within the deepest depths of the Internet. A spooky ride for spaced out minds.. full respect!
Montréal's @priori-ties was our special guest for the latest Skylab Radio session with a mind bending hour of sounds from across the multiverse, now eternally online for your home listening pleasure.
big shouts to @slowburncast! <3
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Subwoofers at the ready, today we have a boombastic mix full of heavy dub and deep bass rumbling wonkiness from the founder of Dublin's Woozy parties, EMA (@emma-jane-g). With her clubnight focussed on exposing the full gamut of dub-heavy sounds and the DJs of modern soundsystem culture, EMA has been pushing the decibels of Dublin's bass movement with her full body shaking euphoric selections, this one being no different! 'Turn up the bass', as they say.
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Next up we’re treated to a max chillin’ afternoon soundtrack from Melbourne’s @dawn-again (aka Nick Verwey), full of breezy live percussions, jazzed out chords and soulfully serenading vox to keep the temperatures steaming! With The Love Above label he runs alongside local heads Ryan Berkeley and DJ Ingrid recently dropping their first 12″, we caught up with Nick to get the scoop!
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It's with real pleasure that we welcome Vancouver's @khotin, CEO of Khotin Industries and the mind behind some of the finest downtempo experiments to come out of Canada in recent times. With blissed out ambient LPs the likes of New Tab and Beautiful You brilliantly channeling feelings of stillness and after hour melancholy, here we catch Khotin back in deep dance mix mode for the first time in two years and chat about finding himself on Ghostly International, working at the Pacific Rhythm record shop and his approach to self-releasing cassettes.
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Next up we have a classy instalment from @allytropical, the Glasgow born DJ and promoter who now resides in London working as editor of the almighty @the-ransom-note, while running nights under the Data Bank banner with 12th Isle's Fergus Clark and planning the launch of his forthcoming label, Plant Life. A keen nature enthusiast and lover of lush electronics, Ally ups the tempo for this one taking us on a express cruise through spaced out house and techno.
The Toronto producer eases in with a tranquil blend of fresh Australian electronica.
Interview with @cl_lit:
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About the mix:
"I had toured for the first time in Australia late 2018 and it made a massive impression on me. In many ways, it reminded me of a warmer version of Canada. People were incredibly kind and welcoming and I was blown away by the hospitality the promoters and local artists showed me. I also absolutely adored the incredible nature I saw in Australia, having played in Hobart and Brisbane and Melbourne and Sydney and Adelaide and Hopkins’ Creek Festival in a volcanic crater, I fell in love with the landscapes I saw and the animals local only to this part of the world. So when I first sat down to think about this mix, the bushfires had just started raging and the news was beyond depressing to see. Everywhere I saw online was just videos and pictures of burned animals and ash that was once blooming flora & fauna. A fan from Australia sent me a DM on IG, telling me how my song “Terracotta”, as it’s a track that talks about the sea and land, was able to give them a lot of peace during a time that was anything but.
And so I decided I wanted to make a mix that not only paid tribute to this incredible music scene and country and its amazing artists, but was musically able to provide a sense of solace to people who perhaps feel hopeless about our time on this planet. That is partly why I began the mix with music by indigenous tribes from East Timor—as “modern” people it’s sad to see that we’ve lost touch with the roots of our life on this planet as we know it, and I think we have so much to learn from indigenous cultures and their respect for mother nature. I also chose a lot of dub music, and music that featured lots of organic drums for similar reasons, as these styles of music owe as much to indigenous folk music as they do to modern electronic music. Ultimately I wanted the mix to feel like slipping into a warm bath. Hope it was successful. 🙂"
Drifting through moods with the @cminuss boss.
Interview with @mmdoo:
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About the mix:
"Just drifting through different moods I’ve been feeling lately. Good for early or late hours. Keep any eye out for upcoming releases from Pontiac Streator, Ulla Straus & Phil Struck."
Another year of finely spaced groovers and killer vibe trax from our friends around the universe wrapped and mixed into a two-and-a-bit hour de33ep blend by @myles-mac. Enjoy at your leisure!!
Tracklist:
Unknown Mobile - Looping Truths And Expectations // Pacific Rhythm DJ Python - Espero // Dekmantel Pilgrims Of The Mind - Digital 4A Groove // Echovolt Dust-e-1 - C-Thru // DustWORLD Freda & Jackson - Slo Mosely // Ken Oath New World Science - Movement 3 // Temple Big Zen - Buoyant Beat // DustWORLD ANF - TV Science // NAFF C.K - Poverty Grasses (Essence) // PRS Project Pablo - Eye Mask On, Think About Everything // VMP Rings Around Saturn - Circling Architecture // Voyage Dorisburg & Arkajo - Void Pyramid B // ARKAJO Mosam Howieson - Black Flowers // Semantica Sleep D - Morning Sequence ft. Kuniyuki // Incienso Jumanjí - Feu Follet (Le Fusion Mix) ft. Ex-Terrestrial // FATi DJ Popup - Heather // NES ANF - ANF Dub (D. Tiffany’s Milano Mix) // NAFF DJ Central - Que // Help Recordings Ex-Terrestrial - Current Location // NAFF Jumanjí - Houti Kindom // FATi ZDBT + Dreamcast - Take A Chance (On Love) (Project Pablo Remix) // Specials Steve Hauschildt - Subtractive Skies // Ghostly International Future 3 - The Boy From West Bronx // Øen Records Ronan - Star Fissure // Planet Euphorique Erika de Casier - Intimate (Club Mix) // Independent Jeep Music Flørist - Sail // The Trilogy Tapes Big Zen - LoveUm // DustWORLD Killer DJ’s - Untitled // Planet Euphorique AceMo - Dub 2 Toronto // 00:AM Guy Contact - Phase Value // Butter Sessions CCL x Flora FM - Liquify Interference // Planet Euphorique Harrison BDP - Sweet Dreams (Urulu Remix) // Haŵs Aaron Palmquist - Dreamtime // Eternal Schvitz Priori - On A Nimbus // NAFF Steve Hauschildt - Cloudloss // Ghostly International
Moody breaks and wild beat tracks from the Antinote producer.
Interview with @d-k-music:
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About the mix:
"It’s a bunch of tracks that I’ve been playing in clubs and festivals lately. Special mention for this crazy beat track 'Battered' from Cocktail Party Effect on cold Recordings and for those who haven’t listened to it yet, 'Frozen Sword' is an extract from my new record Rising."
Bone rattling jungle madness from Sydney's DJ Scorpion!
Interview with @djscorpion3000:
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About the mix:
"Hahaha well I probably took the brief of “deep” a little too literally. It’s a pretty dark mix at times, which I didn’t intend for it to be initially but as I was sorting it all out I was like fuck it, this is all the stuff I’m massively vibing on at the moment. It was recorded at home in my lounge room with numerous cups of jasmine tea and a big sage stick burning. I’m usually a fucking mess when I record mixes, they really get inside my head for some reason. So this time I wanted to make sure I was extra chill! Shout out to my housemates for putting up with me.
The real standout track for me is the J-Shadow remix of Warzou’s Run. I first heard it at the airport, coming back from a trip where I took a bit of a conscious break from listening to music and it rattled me to the core, like I could feel it in my stomach. I’m always looking for that real physical response to music, I think that’s why I like jungle, dnb and dub so much. I’m also obsessed with Tama Gucci cover of Thotiana by Blueface which closes out the mix. It’s the perfect mix of euphoria and frivolity. I always want to make sure I’m not taking things too seriously so this track was the perfect closer."
A 15 year veteran of the UK radio, club and festival scene and a seriously accomplished DJ with an ear for the undiscovered and a feel for those euphoric goose bump moments, we're chuffed to throw it over to London's @saoirsemusic ahead of her upcoming Australian visit..
Interview here: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/saoirse
About the mix..
"It was kind of weird because I had to pretend to be somewhere else when I put this together, it was cold and about 5 degrees here in London but I wanted to it feel like it was summer. So I closed my eyes when listening back and tried to see if it felt like summer and I think it kind of does. :D Hope you do too!"
Well-spiced rave NRG with a local lord of the blend.
Interview with @toniyotzi:
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About the mix..
"There’s upcoming Sam Brickel on Steeplejack, one of the most interesting labels’ out of Australia atm, a very tightly packed release schedule coming up too, buckle up 😈
Also a spicy Urulu remix of Jeigo - Fluerella...everything Taylor (Urulu, Liquid Earth) has sent through recently has been so so good. Classic Thomas P. Heckman + as per touch of ‘classy trap’ haha, very into Brazillian producer VHOOR."
Live from MUTEK with Montreal's master of chill.
Interview with @duste1:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dust-e-1
About the mix..
"Ya! It was a blast to play at MUTEK this summer! I did so on Friday around 6 pm at the outdoor stage, sun was streaking out over the plaza (see picture) and people were filtering over from work, lying down on the floor and vibing, getting their evening going. The mood of my set catered well I think, very happy with how it all turned out! My setup was using one of my three laptops, midi controller and a recently acquired synthesizer. After thinking and working on the set for many months, it all came together the week before - finished up some old ideas and jammed out a bunch of new ones. That’s how things tend to go for me, many months of thinking and not really doing much, then a week or so of frenzied activity, getting stuff done. One or two things will be out at some stage but the large majority probably won’t? I’m not sure really… we’ll see."
Bouncin' club workouts with the Dig Deeper LA boss.
Full interview with @alisonswing:
www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/alison-swing
About the mix:
"I grabbed a bunch of new tracks I’ve been really into as well as some unreleased goodies from friends, old favorites and records I’ve snagged on the road. I recorded this at my home in Berlin. I especially love one of the new tracks from Das Komplex on Love on the Rocks’ forthcoming compilation. I tried to not play too many Australian tracks but I couldn’t help myself!"
Transport to paradise with Pacific Rhythm label don DJ D.DEE @derekdee...
Full interview:
www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dj-d-dee
About the mix:
"I recorded the mix at Paradise during the afternoon on a beautiful Wednesday here in Vancouver. I wanted to approach the mix with the same energy I would if I was playing the warm up set there, while also sharing a few forthcoming tunes from the label and friends.
Parties in Vancouver don’t tend to go as long as they do overseas so a lot of the time when you go out dancing by 1am it’s already quite full on. I guess this is what that sounded like in my head when it was 3 in the afternoon."
@myles-mac extends for a two hour space cruise through deep mid 90s aquatics, hypnotic IDM and atmos-techers with new bits from the likes of Priori, Project Pablo, Rings Around Saturn, Youandewan, Hybrid Man and Dust-e-1.
http://skylab-radio.com
Silky modern funk, house and dreamy garage jams cut live from the MPC of Melbourne's @midnighttenderness.
Full interview:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/midnight-tenderness
"This was recorded live at Freda’s bar in Sydney during the Freedom Sounds 3rd birthday party with Mike Who, Daniel Lupica, Merph and Astronafrica. It’s an hour live-set performed with an MPC Live, Elektron Digitone and Digitakt. It features five tracks from my previous two EPs, three forthcoming bits and four brand new jams that came about in the process. Hope you dig!!"
Japanese techno madness from the notorious Future Terror DJ.
Interview with @haruka_ft:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/haruka
About the mix..
"It's based on a set at Tokyo Techno Society held in Nagoya the other day. The second track is Wata Igarashi's new one from Bunker New York, sounds amazing on the floor."
Early trance and tripped hypnotics from Berlin via Toronto.
Interview with @nathanmicay:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/nathan-micay
About the mix..
"My last studio mix was for Resident Advisor in January and I feel like I might’ve gone a bit hard on that one and focused on tricks over tracks. This time I decided to keep it real simple. I went to a friend’s with a bag of 40 records and a few tracks on a USB and recorded it in an afternoon (then nudged some volumes in Ableton). It’s all quite trancey but in a lighter sense of the word. That beautiful time when house, trance and whatever else all seemed to cross over for a brief moment. It’s a bit lighter than what I usually get to play in the club. There are some new ones from myself and a couple of pretty hard to find tracks that will be out on a new re-issue label I’m starting this fall. Fuck the sharks."
Melancholic rave tracks from the Imaginary Friend party starter.
Interview with DJ Fart In The Club (@2shy2dj):
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dj-fart-in-the-club
About the mix..
"I developed the first part of the mix based on the feeling I got every time walking out of my parents place during my stay in Seoul. It was this peaceful apartment complex surrounded by mountains and looking at the tall buildings always gave me some sort of melancholic nostalgia of the time when I was living in Seoul. Seoul is a huge city and to go anywhere central from my parents place I had to take at least an hour ride of public transportation. I had to take a bus to the nearest subway station and that was where everything starts to get so hectic and disorientating. I wanted to portray these scenes in the first part of the mix and afterwards I built the mix with some of old and new fav tracks I like to play out."
Ambient house moods from south London multi-label head @sebwildblood.
Interview:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/seb-wildblood
About the mix..
"This one actually is the first in a while that I’ve put no label bits in. It’s just a bunch of tracks from labels and artists I’m digging at the moment. I generally take a lot of time to record a mix but this one actually slipped out real fast, which I reckon’s a good sign?!"
Hazy atmospheres from Pacific Rhythm's latest downtempo don @unknown-mobile.
Interview:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/unknown-mobile
"I recorded this mix at the @n10-as radio studio, and tried to keep it pretty chill, even though it ended up being a little tripped out at points. The 2nd track in the mix is definitely a special one to mention, it’s a new project I am working on with Daniel Rincon. We just wrapped it up so are looking into options for releasing it now."
Wavey modern Italo from the Milan based hardware duo.
Interview with @modularproject:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/modular-project
"We recorded this mix to make people stand up and dance! The opening track of the mix is Perel’s remix of our new single that will be released on Rebirth at the end of July. We've included tracks that we're excited about at the moment... tracks that represent our sound or that we've been playing frequently in our sets."
Two hours of bumpin' moods and grooves with the Quartet Series boss.
Interview with @nachtbraker here:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/nachtbraker
About the mix..
"I recorded it at home on 2 Technics SL1210 MKII and an Allen & Heath Xone:23 mixer. It’s about two hours of vinyl that I recently bought and have been playing out at gigs. I’ve been spending a bit too much money on records lately, so doing this mix justifies the euros spent maybe haha. While I was recording the mix I actually got a few orders delivered to my home so in the last hour there’s a couple of fresh records from that."
Fast moving techno from Dublin's @rkitt!
Interview:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/r-kitt
About the mix..
"Lots of melody and energy. It was the first mix I recorded with a plan for a long time which was exciting for me. I do a monthly radio show on Dublin Digital Radio but I never plan it so to approach a mix with a clear idea was refreshing. I suppose I wanted it to be immersive and somewhat multifunctional. One you could imagine dancing to but also one you could lash on in the car for a night time drive down the motorway or in the headphones for a run when the sun’s going down (I don’t run but this sounds nice to me). But sure listen, don’t let me tell you how to listen to it, I’m sure you’ll find the best way for yourself :)
The last track is an unreleased one by myself so I guess that is worth mentioning. But they’re all special in their own way."
A journey into time and space with Melbourne based live duo @hybridmn.
Interview:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/hybrid-man
"This recording is taken from our live show in Sydney for Heavenly x Vivid. It was a real fun night with Ben Fester, Adi Toohey and Hugh B spinning records too.
We used an MPC 1000, Electribe ES-1, Waldorf Blofeld, Roland TR-606, SH-101, TB-03 and D-05. Our live sets are influenced by a dub-style of mixing and arrangement so we use a bunch of aux sends on the mixer to send to external fx to create dynamics and spacey sounds in the composition."
Lyrebird EP for @papercutslimited:
https://soundcloud.com/papercutslimited/sets/hybrid-man-lyrebird-ep
We catch @tinman on his latest acid quest with a mix full of exclusive bits and pieces from recent solo and collaborative efforts, with forthcoming DOVS, Ociya and Romans workouts making the cut in an emotional acid journey for the ages!
Full interview with Tin Man:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/tin-man
"So this is a mix exclusively of unreleased solo and collaboration material. Some of the material will be released. Some is unsigned. Much of it is based on material from my live show that had never been recorded."
Spirited house from one of Israel's most soulful selectors.
Interview with @dj-dasco:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dasco
"I recorded this mix very recently here in Berlin and I really enjoyed doing it! In this mix I included my new unreleased track “African Power” which I made while I was living in Rome last winter and I also included tracks from artists that I love and highly appreciate like Ron Trent, Trinidadian Deep, Theo Parrish, Larry Heard, Kerri Chandler, Joe Claussell, Armando and more..."
A wild RAMZi fusion of tribal dance tracks and lush new Canadian rhythms.
Full interview with @ramzihouti:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dj-fati
"In this mix there is many tracks by my fellow Canadian producers, unreleased Nap, Ex-Terrestrial, D. Tiffany, and from Perishing Thirst. There’s a good inspiring music scene for sure in Canada, I just hope this community will be more supportive toward each other and friendly in the future."
Late 90s tech house and breaks via Dublin's Fio Fa.
Interview with @fiofahhh:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/fio-fa
"In the past few months I’ve been coming across a lot of sick tech house and breakbeat from the late 90s/early 2000s so this mix is full of that buzz, a couple new ones and one from me which is forthcoming!"
The P&D label head and long time dublab host soundtracks a morning run through the mountains.
Interview with @parkhar:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/parker
"I usually make mixes that I can run to. I find a lot of similarities between running and dancing (a run and a party have much the same trajectories, in my opinion) and I usually check a mix on a jog before sharing with anyone else.
As far as the music itself is concerned, there are a couple things from me in there, as well as the track Diego and I made that I mentioned before. Plus some new/forthcoming bits from friends -- hello Telephones, Pavillion and DJ Pollen! I also included tracks from Perko, upsammy, Bruce and SVN. Just things I’ve been into, really. I tend to play rhythm-heavy stuff and I think there’s a bit of that here."
Sunny day selects from LA's Damon Eliza Palermo.
Interview with @magic_touch
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/magic-touch
"I did this mix a week or so ago with Melbourne Deepcast in mind. The tracks range from house, techno, somber yet uplifting. All of the tracks are special to me as I’ve played them out in some form in the last year or so."
Earth-shaking house and techno from two of Sligo's finest exports.
Interview with @brame-hamo:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/brame-hamo
"It’s just a hot beat mix of some tracks that we’ve been playing in our sets recently, some old records we picked up, music from friends. Oh and there’s some unreleased bits from us in there too."
@myles-mac live from the 'Pitch Black' stage 11-1.30am Sat night :~)
@pitchfestival March 9, 2019
Contemplative grooves from the deep digging NTS host.
Interview with @ohpeach:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/peach
"I’ve been playing a lot of club sets recently so it was fun to channel my energy into something more deep, and play out tracks I wouldn’t play in the club. I tried my best to channel some contemplative summer-like feelings in the short period of spring like weather we had here in London last week.
I picture this being played in a few different scenarios - like when you’re getting ready in the morning on your way out of the house on a nice warm day, or after a long day in the sun at the park or the beach and you’re cooking at home, or coming back from the club in daylight and staying up to chat more with your pals.
All the music in this is worth checking out, but want to specifically shout out my friend Ryan Pierre’s new alias Conduit, which makes an appearance as the last track. There’s a really big track by Adam Pits, who I’ve only recently discovered but is a producer to watch out for - he also produces as Space Cadets with Lisene, both of whom are very talented. Other contributions include forthcoming music on Church by Biodive, new Philip Budny EP on Let’s Play House, a track by Fyoelk on MMODEMM which is a label I’m really into, new Slim Media Player on Pacific Rhythm, last years HVL from his Ostati album, and last but not least forthcoming Max D on 1432R (check this label out if you don’t already know, everything is great)."
Wonky house and breakbeats from London's Holding Hands boss.
Interview with @desertsoundcolony:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/desert-sound-colony
"Well I basically grabbed some records out of the selection that I played at P Bar and got recording. I didn’t think about it too much and that seemed to work out pretty well. It’s quite varied, with some breakbeat, house, minimal strewn throughout it. I am really feeling that Pure Impulse Project record at the moment. Properly lights up the room every time I play it. Also that Fede Lijtmaer record is properly class. I picked it up from the excellent Bikini Waxx records in Berlin before the set."
Driving electronics from the German DFA producer.
Interview with @perel-music:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/perel
"I worked on this to include some of my music, as well as some things that have inspired me recently. The second and third are two favorite unreleased tracks of mine. I have only played them in my live sets so far. The whole mix is meant to be quite trancy and rave-ish with lots of other new and unreleased music. ENJOY :)"
Live from the Skylab Radio studios in Melbourne with @myles-mac and special guest Nina (@ninfkanina) from the @workingwomennyc collective.
Hour 1 - Myles Mac
The Pilotwings - Transition Energetique Cousin - Wah Day Toms Palta & Ti - 12 Ø Dub Ryan Berkeley - All Love I:Cube - Silence Jumanjí - Grande Ourse ??? Oxidation - X-One-L ??? LaTour - Blue Jumanjí - Coeur Casse Mashupheadz - Blue Skies Future 3 - The Boy From West Bronx (C.K Phase Mix)
Hour 2 - Nina
www.skylab-radio.com
Space techno from Copenhagen via ØEN REC.'s third wife.
Interview with @333wife333:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/third-wife
"In general I’m happy to be a bit more eclectic on this one. There are tracks from the fast techno scene of Copenhagen, but also from the house community of my city, which are styles that are not often mixed together."
Crazed rhythms from a Red Light Radio favourite.
Interview with @marylakeworld:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mary-lake
"I recorded this mix at home. Winter arrived and although I’m not a fan of this season, it does have a certain mystery, coldness and darkness to it which I can appreciate. I selected tracks that reflect this feeling. In my opinion, a genre of music that lends itself to this mood in particular is minimal techno, hence I used tracks such as “Hornitus” by Ø, “The Swamp” by Matthew Herbert and “Sea Club-Rush” by Grim Lusk."
Liquid house hypnotics from Montreal's @naffrecordings boss.
Interview with @priori-ties:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/priori
"It’s a mix of old and new, with some forthcoming bits by RAMZi, Ex-T, Ambien Baby and Jump Source, as well as a new solo thing. Some of that should be delivered via NAFF in the coming months."
Soulful three deck mastery from the Swiss don.
Interview with @deetron + tracklist:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/deetron
"There are a lot of my favorites of 2018 in there as well as a fair bit of classic records that I just can’t seem to get out of the bag. As usual I’m striving to pick records from the more melodic side of techno with the odd housey bits thrown in. I basically love all the records in the mix obviously, however if I had to pick a few records it would be the ASOK track, Bambounou, the incredible Barker track, Kenny’s Remix for Freq, which I recently re-discovered, that amazingly simple acid tune by Donato Dozzy and my favorite soul house record to date, Peven Everett’s 'How Bad I Want You'. I am honoured to be able to contribute a mix to this series especially as I have a long history playing in Melbourne, dating back to 2002 if I’m not mistaken. The great vibes of this city have certainly been in the back of my head when putting this mix together."
A selection of music that moved us in 2018. Mixed by MDC's @myles-mac
Tracklist:
Mårble - Golden Bells // Natural Selections Anthony Naples - 365 // Good Morning Tapes Vakula - Tale Of The Eternal Thought (Different Version) // Leleka Phil Western - Goodbye Love (The Last Waltz) // Self Released Yu Su - Bluestone // Arcane Perishing Thirst - Lac Of Therein // NAFF Hybrid Man - Double Window // PAPER-CUTS Roza Terenzi & DJ Zozi - World Off // Planet Euphorique Ex-Terrestrial - Water Walk // Pacific Rhythm P Relief - Lolli // P&D Citizen Maze - Serenity In The Woods // Analogue Attic Cale Sexton - KSS // Butter Sessions Housemates - Soul Value (Jersey Groove) // NAFF Seb Wildblood - Wet Plants (Telephones Remix) // Omena Globex - Untitled A (Inversia 2) // Acting Press Ludwig A.F. Röhrscheid - Firefly // Unknown To The Unknown Bill Westerby - K-Stream // Kavalanic Languages ANF - The Surface // NAFF Urulu - Mellow Yellow // Voyage Recordings Ex-Terrestrial - Mojave Skyline // Magicwire Lone - Hyper Seconds // R & S Records Carlos Niño & Iasos - Going Home // Lo Recordings Rings Around Saturn - Saturnine // brokntoys Timeman - Uhh // Regelbau
Deep ocean blends from the @kalaharioystercult shucker in chief.
Interview with @reycolino:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/rey-colino
"This mix is basically what I play these days – I actually recorded it while in a session preparing for a gig in Brussels. It contains forthcoming Kalahari Oyster Cult bits from Melbournian (yes, I had to look it up) Escape Artist and Liluzu – but also bits from friends like Ex-Terrestrial, Central & Pariah and other older records that I heavily play and love."
For the final Skylab session of the year @myles-mac pieces together some mind massaging 90s psybient, trip hop and forest floor acid in the first hour then hands it to @loseitlucid resident and @overpast co-overlord @sebmarcu for a slow rave euphoria trip-out full of hypnotic percussions and brain burning acid trance. Music for Zone 3 and beyond!
http://skylab-radio.com/shows/melbourne-deepcast-e5
Merciless broken sonics from the UFO Station boss.
Interview with @johannaknutsson:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/johanna-knutsson
"Oh, I wanted it to be a bit of everything that I enjoy playing. I made some music loops and field recordings for it as well to make it more “alive”, collected all the tracks that I’ve enjoyed listening to the last weeks or so plus some older favorites and went from there. Usually I do a mix like this; I just plan the first two tracks plus the last track and between it I try to keep it spontaneous. Only works on a good day though, but this was one of those days when everything was right and I didn’t even have to think, the music got me in a really confident and relaxed mood! Hopefully it will do the same to the listeners.
I love every track, but the last track has been in my headphones to and from studio since January and finally I could put it in a mix! The bass is giving me goosebumps. I had it as my final track last time I played at Berghain but chickened out last second and finished with something else. Instant regret :( The track is Dub Phizix - [Right I know I'm gonna get shedded this weekend so let me eat some] Spinach."
High-powered cosmic euphoria from the rising Italian DJ.
Interview with @budino:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/budino
"I tried to do a mix which could represent my music style development in the last months. One of the special records in there (that I never played actually) is Susana Estrada, repressed by Disco Segreta (Original is from 1980, just on tape). This was the “soundtrack” of a sexy live show. I find it very futuristic for the time. "
Slinky subaquatic electro from the Oscillate co-curator.
Interview with @katemiller:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/kate-miller
"This mix is pretty indicative of what I am playing out at the moment. Lots of moody electro and pretty varying in speed. I’m really enjoying playing with tempo at the moment and am hunting down as much footwork as I can that fits in with the other things I play. A couple of favourites from this mix are from artists; Silvia Kastel, upsammy, Reptant, D. Tiffany, Sully and J.Wiltshire."
Vintage grooves for warmer climes from the Love On The Rocks boss.
Interview with @paramida:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/paramida
"I was pretty tired, had a cold, was in between cities and had time pressure. Guess I was a bit moody and you can hear it out. But it’s groovy and at the end of the day, it’s all about the groove."
Marking the occasion in style with one of our favourite Canadians blending an hour of his own original mind melters. 100% unreleased PP jams, 100% good times guaranteed. Here's to 200 more!
Interview with @projectpablo:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/project-pablo
"It’s an assortment of tracks made in the last year. It’s meant to be just a little peek into the studio happenings, I hope it’s nice to listen to."
Moody house and electro from London's @axeonwax-records boss.
Interview with @fede-lng:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/fede-lng
"I recorded the mix at my place with two CDJs and my Carmen Condesa. Included a lot of recent tracks that I’m feeling at the moment and an unreleased track I made in Miami with my friend Mojeaux in his lovely studio that will come out in 2019."
Back on the digi airwaves this month after a short hiatus, featuring host @myles-mac in the first hour playing a mix of 90s ambient and broken beat with forthcomers from Kalahari Oyster Cult, NAFF, Efficient Space + more!!
Then in the hour 2 we have a special guest mix from Sydney's @purespacefm radio host @andygarveyandygarvey, recorded live from OHM Berlin at our MDC party in September. Big <3 to those who made it down for that one!
MDC on Skylab: goo.gl/Z7PcRQ
Hour 1 - Myles Mac
Vuemorph - Mindtime / Silent Floatpoint - Phall / Sun Music Elements Of Life - Are You With Me Love? / OMW (Oxygen Music Works) SW. - Untitled D3 (The Album) / Apollo Accelera - Another Drug We’re On (Futura Mix) / Acting Press Optic Nerve - Dimensia / Omnisonus Hypnoblob - Deep Down / Efficient Space (3am Spares) Erell Ranson - Hand In Hand (Pariah Remix) / Kalahari Oyster Cult Roza Terenzi - Weakest Link (D Tiffany Remix) / Voyage Recordings Bushwacka! - No Name / Plank Records Wild Geese - What Am I? / Giddy Goose Recordings ANF - ANF Dub / NAFF Perishing Thirst - Enhance / NAFF Skee Mask - Flyby VFR / Ilian Tape The Arc - Something Wonderful / Inter 1 Records Urulu - Precinct 9 / Kalahari Oyster Cult
Hour 2 - Andy Garvey live from OHM Berlin
@myles-mac closing out our first Melbourne Deepcast party live from OHM in September (w/ DJ Python, Mosam Howieson & Andy Garvey). Tracks in the mix from FSOM, Roza Terenzi, Johanna Knutsson, Shanti Celeste, D Base, Ebi, Bushwacka! and K-Hand.
Soaring electro heat from the Berlin based Aussie.
Interview with @tred-dj:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/tred
"I’ve been going through a pretty intense period of self reflection recently and made this recording right in the centre of it all. I wanted the music in this mix to illustrate an important and emotional time in my life. I spent about a week programming the tracks and an afternoon recording it. Lots of personal favourites in the mix from record gifts to forgotten gems with a few upcoming tracks from myself."
Otherworldly bliss from the rising Frankfurt based producer.
Interview with @ludwig-roehrscheid:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/ludwig-a-f-rohrscheid
"This mix consists of a lot of my upcoming music, tunes by friends and other tracks that I've been playing recently. I like to keep it simple!"
House from another realm.
Interview with @nomoontrax:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/no-moon
"As recently I’ve been playing a lot of sets later on the in night, it feels like I haven’t had much of an outlet for the lighter side of my music collection. So I have channeled that into this mix. There are a couple of unreleased/forthcoming ones of mine, a really great new track from Gnork, and a couple of my all time favourite house records."
@myles-mac live on @redlightradio in Amsterdam 14~08~18
Sounds from Mosam Howieson, Kamazi, Model 500, Optic Nerve, DMX Krew, PLO Man and more.
Mind bending ambient techno from the On Board Music boss.
Interview with @laurabcr:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/laura-bcr
"To be honest I wanted to make something totally different at the beginning, and then due to travels and meetings I got new records and another perception on how it should be. Records are new, old, given by friends - it’s a bit a mix of everything, built between Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam. And then recorded with my lovely Tascam and my two MKII turntables in front of a fan in Barcelona. I have a big crush on Luigi Tozzi’s latest release on Outis - especially on the Leto track. Also special shout out to F-On for giving me the latest release on Alpengluhen, his label based in Madrid. It’s a 4 track record by Pajaro Dune."
A moody journey through early left field electronics.
Interview with @umutrotation:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/umut
"I put together what is in currently in my bag from starting from Lo Fi boogie finishing with some Cold Wave favourites, nothing too rare or hard to find.. My favourite label at the moment is Music from Memory’s sister label Second Circle, and in the mix I’ve included their new release from DJ Normal 4. 100% fresh!"
@myles-mac takes care of the first hour with new bits from Mårble, Tornado Wallace, Ludwig AF Röhrscheid and Will DiMaggio, then Montréal bad man @ex-terrestrial aka Adam Feingold closes out the show with a guest mix stacked with unreleased cuts from the @naffrecordings camp.
skylab-radio.com/shows/melbourne-deepcast-e3
Classic deep house from an Edinburgh favourite.
Interview with @telfort:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/telfort
"For this it’s a mix of some nice deepness leaning into a few different areas, from warmer more upbeat stuff to more full on rippers in the middle somewhere and back to the uplifting gear again. Selecting for this happened quite quickly, with new and older favourites in there, recorded at home on a Taula 4 mixer, two 1210s and Pioneer XDJ700s. It’s hard to pick out any particular special tracks as I love them all but I should mention ’Impulse’ by Phran, featuring Ivy Barkakati. That’s out on Rhythm Control Barcelona, which I stumbled across recently and had to grab both releases urgently! Love this tune and keep getting people asking what it is. Also really had to include a new DJ Soch track on the mix — Jason Grove’s version of ‘Dance Night Away’, out on Skylax! Big big big."
Live jamming with the Butter Sessions smiling assassin.
Interview with @calesexton:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/cale-sexton
"The recording is from the Friday night at last year's Hopkins Creek Festival. The festival site is an old crater which is pretty cool in theory seeing as its held in December and you would expect it to be nice and sunny. However it was a weekend of torrential rain with statewide severe weather warnings! Tatyoon was practically the only spot on the radar not getting hit with wild weather. The drive up was super scary and a lot of festival goers were sceptical about actually attending, this definitely created a great atmosphere for those there in the crowd! Setup wise the mpc1000 was the brain for this set sequencing a nord rack, tr606 and a few fx."
Tribal atmospherics and wonky cosmic disco from the worldly French duo.
Interview with @nummer:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/nummer
"90% of this mix is made out of tracks produced (and/or released) by friends of ours (Benoit B, Sentiments, Geena, Deep Nalstrom, Telephones, FIO to name a few). A lot of these tracks are absolutely killer and don’t necessarily get all the attention they deserve so we thought this would be a great occasion to serve them up! We’ve also included a couple of our own recent studio experimentations and one track off our EP on Animals Dancing coming out later this year."
For this month's Skylab show @myles-mac supplies a two hour mixed bag of B side chillers and new music from the likes of Francis Inferno Orchestra, Len Leise, Roza Terenzi, ANF, Nummer and Reptant.
http://skylab-radio.com/shows/melbourne-deepcast-e2
Tracklist:
Danny Wolfers - Scenic Highway System ANF - Paraiso Shinichi Atobe - Ship-Scope Ajukaja & Andrevski - Jam1 (Short Version) Betonkust & Palmbomen II - 24x33 Nummer - Life Is A Hideout Len Leise - STTS Dj Wey - Song For Masahiro Palmbomen II - Ultimate Lovestory Fantasy Francis Inferno Orchestra - Hygiene The Pilotwings - Just Be (Ushuaïa mix) Ludwig AF Röhrscheid - Velocity Man Parrish - Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) Plant43 - Tellarium Snow Optic Nerve - Retina Display Scan (Feat. Kelyn McKnight) El Barrio - Across 110th Street (Legowelt 808 Remix) Romans - Cirta Reptant - Subcommunication Conceiled Project - Untitled B1 (Definition Of D) Arkajo - Expansive Mood Walt J - Reborn 1 (DJ Qu's Journey Towards Birth Remix) Kerri Chandler - Get It Off Roza Terenzi - Lilli’s Lounge The Exaltics - NGC 253 PFM - Danny's Song
Local favourite Millú rewinds to the glory days of UK acid and breaks.
Interview with @millydavison:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/millu
"I was so nervous before my set at Pitch that I couldn’t set the recorder up, so this mix is a rehashing of what I could remember of the set - there’s a lot of acid and UK breaks and stuff, I hope it translates to the ‘cloud as well as I felt it did out there in the dust."
The first of a monthly Melbourne Deepcast transmission on Skylab Radio featuring two hours of dreamy house sounds from Project 95 (@proj95), recorded one sunny afternoon over summer down by Melbourne's Merri Creek.
skylab-radio.com/shows/melbourne-deepcast-or-project-95-live-from-merri-creek
Aniara's @arkajo guides us through the dark woods of Gothenburg with his mysterious web of machines.
Interview with Arkajo:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/arkajo
"I wanted to do something exclusive, so basically this is a mix with mostly unreleased tracks and remixes. I recorded this with the gear in my studio and multitracks from my songs. I recorded it on to my Studer A80 master recorder to add a bit of dusty noise and stuff."
The rising Glasgow based duo behind the Craigie Knowes label and party series deliver an unflinching assault of acid, electro and broken atmospheric moments with full effect.
Interview with @craigie-knowes:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/craigie-knowes
Max:
I played a lot of upcoming stuff from some of my favorite new labels for the first 35 mins or so. It’s just stuff I thought went well together. Electro from Australia, garagey stuff, some breaky stuff. Played a few from Credit 00s recent EP on his Rat Life label, a definite favorite from me.
Mitch:
I went with a fairly wide blend of old and new stuff. A classic Bam Bam acid track, some stuff on Brokntoys which has been one of my favourite labels over the past few years, a Storage Media track on Ebeamz which went under the radar last year. Then a couple of brand new records I got through my door that day including the new Redlight record from UTTU. We basically just put a mix together we felt we would play in the club.
Late night electro lurking from the Pure Space observatory.
Interview with @andygarveyandygarvey: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/andy-garvey
We stepped into the office of the man behind the machines, with Melbourne's criminally underrated Mosam Howieson delivering the first ever recording of his otherworldly live act, packed full of new and forthcoming heat.
Interview with @mos-how: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mosam-howieson
The Bunker favourite exposes a weirder side of NYC house music.
Full interview with @gunnar_haslam: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/gunnar-haslam
"I wanted to put together a mix that was a bit slower and housier than usual, but that was still psychedelic and dubbed-out. New York is well known for its more upbeat house cuts (Todd Terry, Masters At Work, Strictly Rhythm, DJ Duke, etc.), but I wanted to represent some of the weirder sides of NY/NJ house - the stuff that was a major influence to me growing up."
Exquisite odds and ends from the Oz Waves master.
Interview with @steelebonus: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/steele-bonus
"I recorded the mix at the Red Light Radio studio on a Sunday when they are closed. I just went in there with a tote bag filled with some of the stuff I’ve been listening to and playing out plus a few new records I’d picked up that particular weekend. 90s techno, electro, emotional synth pop, records played on the wrong speed, Italian house, new-beat and various other odds and ends. The opening track is by an old New Zealand band Headless Chickens, thanks Michael K for showing me that one."
A psychedelic trip with one of Lyon's most infamous duos.
Interview with @thepilotwings: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/the-pilotwings
"The mix focuses on 90s psybient, the esoteric cousin of Goa. It features a few tracks from the cult leftfield labels em:t and Silent. We were also confident enough to throw two forthcoming Pilotwings tracks in... A special mention has to be given to Antiloop for obvious reasons - In my mind. In the end this must be the most psychedelic recording we did!"
Feel good music from the Barnhusgatan basement.
Interview with @kornel: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/kornel-kovacs
"I opened with a new Matt Karmil track that I've been opening quite a few sets with recently, it's A1 on his new record for Studio Barnhus. From there on I just played music I've been playing in clubs lately, with last Saturday's gig at the excellent Golzheim club in Düsseldorf still echoing in my mind. I finally noticed the recorder's batteries were about to give up. Luckily I managed to squeeze in this Sizzla instrumental I like to close nights with."
Broken beats from around the world.
Interview with Jon (@jonwattss) & Hugh (@hubertclarkejr): melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/jon-and-hugh/
"This mix is cut from a long set we played on a Sunday day / evening at Freda's bar in Sydney. At a party put on by the great and unique human Kato. I’ve always been a fan of the points that move between styles, sometimes we nail them, sometimes we don’t but I always enjoy trying to go for it and when you do pull one off it’s a pretty nice feeling."
A two hour journey into the night with one of Sydney's most trusted guides.
Interview with @magdabytnerowicz: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/magda-bytnerowicz/
"I've been trying to find a place for a couple of sequences in here for aaaaages and it's so satisfying when the pieces of the puzzle fit together in a way that tells a cohesive story. The Acid Jesus into Urgent track into Call Super sequence at the end I've had in mind for something like 2 years, DJ Steaw into Tracey Thorn into Leafar Legov I feel is a really nice turn around a corner and finally the 4 track sequence that makes up the intro gives me the warm and fuzzies as well. "
Regelbau's C.K showcases the dreamy sound of Aarhus.
Full interview with @ck_sounds: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/c-k
"The mix consists of all unreleased material from friends and myself. As far as I’m concerned, all tracks are going to be released in 2018. I would like to thank Martin, Natal, Milan, Mathias, Simon and August for their tracks."
As 2017 draws to a close, we've dug out the bits that moved us the most this year, with a healthy dose of home grown material and some of our favourite spaced out grooves from friends around the globe.
Shouts to all the talented artists we've featured this year, and to the dedicated listeners that make it all worthwhile.
Mixed by MDC's @myles-mac
Tracklist:
Danny Wolfers - Glazing At A Wonder Farm // Nightwind Veranda Culture - Extrement Enflammable // Veranda Culture Jonny Nash - Ding Repair // Melody As Truth Nummer - Out Of Darkness // Nummer Music Tornado Wallace - Voices // Running Back Terekke - Mix 91 // L.I.E.S. Sleep D - Red Rock (IV Mix) // Butter Sessions D. Tiffany - Get Back To You Soon // Pacific Rhythm 2-BMW - Don’t Tell Me (How Love Should Feel) (Love Dub) // Major Problems Winters - Sunlight // Parallel People Skee Mask - Routine // Ilian Tape Rings Around Saturn - Jupiter C // Unthank Justin Zerbst - Traces // Red Ember Records DJ Python - Acostados // Incienso Giraffi Dog - Pino Mango // Aiwo rec. Peverelist - Sheer Chance Matters // Livity Sound Andras - Dust // Punp Jex Opolis - Infinity Room // Good Timin’ Lake People - September Futuristic // Uncanny Valley Flørist presents V. Rosso - Windows On The World (Moving Day Dub) // World Building Hanna - Punk // Apron DJ Sports - Ascension // Firecracker Molinaro - JTL // Apron Kris Baha - Start Over // CockTail d’Amore Music Shanti Celeste - Thoughts // Idle Hands Youandewan - Normal Eyes // The Brane C.K - Hybrid Textures // No Hands Hanna - Being // Apron 2-BMW - Don’t Tell Me (How Love Should Feel) (Lost Dub) (Larry’s Luxury Mix) // Major Problems
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Saving the very best till last this year with a heartfelt selection from our favourite Norwegian, the telemetrical vibe master Telephones.
Full interview with @telephones: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/telephones
"I was actually planning something different, but then decided to play from the heart, follow the mood and vibe I had that day, which always works out best. And since it's a deeeeeepcast, I figured I'd play some deep, emotional and soulful party vibes that mean a lot to me. It's kind of a love letter actually.. summing up my recent times in different ways. It's got quite a few records traded or gifted between friends, so for the intro and two others I wanna give a huge shout out to Roberto in Toronto for selling me those records and serving up a delicious BBQ! Also big shouts to Gary Abugan over there, and shouts to Till at Oldie’s Records in Bern for the Sunday-dig from which some are in this mix, and thanks to Jose Padilla for gifting me the Elements Of Life 12" a few years back and to Tristan Jong for the «Whispers»!"
Beachside bass music.
Interview with Rings Around Saturn (@rdjm0): melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/rings-around-saturn
"In my own time I make a lot of bass music like digi dub, dubstep, garage, dub techno and jungle, a lot of it doesn't see the light of day besides DJ sets or occasionally live sets because most of it is just for fun. I thought it'd be a good excuse to put together a dub inspired mix with all original music. Inside there is two remixes from this year, one Turner Street Sound forthcoming track and the rest of the songs I've made over the past few years. If I'm bored I’ll sometimes just make a little digi dub track as almost a practice, I like to avoid days where I do nothing and if I can't be bothered getting too deep it's a fun practice to do something that's productive. So the mix has a few tracks I put together for fun and a couple other bits may come out at some point, covers a few bpms and will hopefully be a good one to enjoy with the devils lettuce or a drink in the sun."
A joyous hour of leftfield house with one of Sydney's favourite tastemakers.
Interview with @aditoohey: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/adi-toohey/
"Keeping the tracklist hush for this one but I’d love to extend a shout out to one of my regular listeners Stephen Porter who recommended me the Murk production that ended up in this mix, as well as Simon Caldwell who showed me the Howie B track and taught me at least half of what I know about dance music today. Big love to Condesa Electronics for building my lovely Lucia mixer and to you for the invite to contribute to MDC, one of the biggest reasons I packed up my life in Sydney and spent 2012 in Melbourne."
A stormy voyage through electro, breakbeat and dub techno.
Interview with @andyhart: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/andy-hart/
"A lot of the records I’ve bought here in Berlin this year, a few of them coming from The Ghost which is in my opinion the best new store in the city. There’s a new one from Urulu, a track from Annie Hall’s CPU record from last year, some Jeff Mills, DJ Pete as Substance and a few new bits and pieces."
Two hours of intergalactic space grooves.
Interview with @youandewan: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/youandewan/
While his music often sounds like the work of a funky otherworldly being, Ewan Smith (aka Youandewan) – originally from Yorkshire – now makes his hazy, futuristic house and techno from his adopted home of Berlin. Recently dazzling us with his latest stroke of genius known simply as The Brane 001 – the debut release on his new label of the same name is seemingly the first of many glimpses into his unique twist on uptempo Detroit influenced club tracks stacked with sci-fi appeal the likes of early Juan Atkins material. We caught up with the easy going producer, who's also become one of the Voyage Recordings family after his brilliantly dubbed out release for Andy Hart's label last year, and he's mixed up a stellar two hour session of his signature stripped back space grooves and dubby atmospherics.
A timeless mix from one of Holland's most capped selectors.
Interview with @gerd: www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/gerd/
"I just mixed up some old and new tunes that I like. One track I would like to mention is Neal Howard’s The Gathering. This simply is one of my most cherished house records I purchased way back when it came out. As I made a lot of edits for my own DJ sets, I did one with The Gathering as well. I combined what I think are the best parts of both the Club Mix and the Pain Mix, and molded them into one fierce track to play out. I am very happy that after all these years, this version will be available on wax soon as part of an official reissue coming through Clone in October. You can hear my little edit at around 52 minutes in the mix."
Dream house and early rave cuts from the Persian Prince.
Interview with @kasra-v: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/kasra-v
"I spent a while gathering songs that I was liking at the time and visited the NTS radio station with a bunch of records and two USBs on a cloudy afternoon in London and recorded it on one take there. I would say the opening song by Eddie Fingers from 1993 (the year I was born), Renegade Soundwave remix of The Shamen and ‘Subconscious’ by Sote that I have played on 33 in the mix are the standout ones for me."
Perth based band leader, solo artist and all round percussion virtuoso Phil Stroud graces us with his first ever mix, a meditative journey through a primeval forest full of original percussive workouts and ambient beauty.
Interview with @phil-stroud: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/phil-stroud
"The mix is a combination of a few ambient tunes, a collaboration with Matthew Hatch, two songs from the LP, a remix and a simple techno tune. It’s all original material, most of it is unreleased."
A dose of dance floor positivity from Sydney's chief vibe coordinator.
Full interview with @vibepositive: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/vibe-positive/
"There are edits from Simon TK & Jon Watts, a tune from Sydney duo Freda & Jackson and then a real mixed bag of stuff... some breakbeaty, some trancy and a lot of fun stuff that can make you both dance and laugh. I like those ones."
MDC's @myles-mac warming it up for @legowelt-official and @lipelismusic at 24 Moons in Melbourne, Fri 9th June 2017.
~t/l~
QX-1 - Love Injection (Inject Me Love Mixx) Sleep D - Space Pillow DJ Qu - Soma Joy Orbison & Boddika - Cc Porn Sword Tobacco - Vildvuxen Galax w/ SVN Maurizio - Domina (Maurizio Mix) Herb Martin - Soul Drums Ajukaja & Andrevski - Expensive Shit Appointment 003 - O4 Claudio Mate - Everything’s Okay In Detroit (Deep Mix) Dresvn - Untitled A K.Hand - Spirits No Smoke - Africa Juan - Techno Music Hieroglyphic Being - Apples The Egyptian Lover - Party Craig Loftis - Yes I’m Right (Power Plant Mix) D’Marc Cantu - Try Me 45 ACP - Safe Return
From Konotop to Melbourne, via Shelter Amsterdam.
Interview with @vakula: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/vakula
"This mix was recorded at the club Shelter in Amsterdam where I played next to San Soda and Tako. I think it very well describes and reflects me as a DJ and an artist. I think that you just have to listen to it for your body and soul and I hope this does not leave you indifferent."
A nod to the rave with one of Melbourne's latest breakthrough talents.
Interview with @roza-terenzi: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/roza-terenzi
"This mix is basically a mash of everything I’ve been listening to and playing out at the moment, and I guess what usually influences me when I make music. An overload of genres… house, electro, breaks, experimental, trance, ambient, techno, jungle.. I don’t know call it whatever you want, I feel like all the tracks come together with a similar kind of bleepy/90’s aesthetic which is pretty much at the core of everything I like. I’d keep an ear out for the real ravey/bleepy electro stuff 2/3rd of the way in..but there are some unreleased tracks from Rory McPike, D.Tiffany and myself to scope out too."
Spaced out hypnotic techno from one of LA's best.
Interview with @coopersaver:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/cooper-saver/
"I don't want to spoil anything but I will say I was happy to include the latest from Skee Mask on Ilian Tape. Also the new one from Aussie heroes Sleep D & Albrecht La'Brooy is fantastic. Ibon's record on Ectotherm pitched down -10% or so. Avalon Emerson's dreamy remix of Slowdive."
Subtle dreamscapes mark the end of a dreary Vancouver winter.
Interview with Flørist: www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/florist/
"I just pressed record and tried not to think because I always over think things. Speaking of aliases there’s a Chiapet track in there that I really enjoy. All the records are quite easy to find. Look out for that Bossa Nova track on Moontown!"
Interview with @jenifamayanja: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/jenifa-mayanja/
"I was aiming for a timeless mix that you cannot date because the music sounds right whenever you hear it. There was actually not too many brand new artists or tracks with the exception of one my tracks on Orbits. There is some Joe Claussell in there, Bittersuite, Ed & Jen and some old skool jams like Kurtis Blow."
NYC loft vibes from one of the best in all the boroughs.
Interview: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/anthony-naples/
"It’s just a quick live recording in my room. I just played some stuff I pulled from the shelves without planning it out at all. Once and a while Jen would come in and give me a 'woo' – so lets say the title of this mix is 'In the pursuit of Woo'. A few records skipped, and nearly all of them have moments where they fall out of time, but I catch them! And as I always say, 'What is life without mistakes?'. Also I must say that 1/3rd of these records are Jen’s so of course I couldn’t have done it without her influence."
Late night space travel courtesy of California's @urulu.
Interview: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/urulu/
"I’ve got a little interlude from myself to kick things off, a classic Georgie Red remix, as well as the latest from Kid Sublime, Matthew Herbert and Youandewan."
Stacked with Melbourne's finest labels and producers, plus a host of recent MDC contributors and friends from further abroad, MDC's Myles Mac looks back over the year with some of our standout moments.
Zone out with ambient soundscapes, worldly electronics, deep electro, hazy breakbeats, bush doof techno and dubby atmospheric house from some of the best in the biz.
Tracklist:
Telephones – Expanse // Running Back Roberto Musci – Water Music // Music From Memory Urulu – Lullaby // Voyage Tornado Wallace – Falling Sun // Second Circle Ex-Terrestrial – Blue Smoke // 1080p Cale Sexton – Unsure Everything // Butter Sessions Tauru Jonson & Lion Heart – Sunny Dae // Mood Hut Nu Guinea – Howls // Early Sounds Anthony Naples – Lekker // The Trilogy Tapes Andy Hart – Island In The Sky // Voyage JTC – Caskadia // Bopside Dorisburg – Lemuria // Aniara Olin – From Iceland (Huerco S. Remix 2) // Giegling Dan White – Bunjil // Brokntoys Len Leise – El Modelo (Gilb’R Remix) // International Feel Fantastic Man – Trance Sexual // Superconscious Ma Spaventi – Bruiloft (Aroy Dee Percussion Mix) // M>O>S Plant43 – Amethyst Deceiver // AC Records The End Game Is Now – B.I.T.S. (DeepChord Remix) // Subwax Bcn Sleep D – Bush Snake // Butter Sessions Skudge – Falling // Skudge Records Consumer Watchdawgz – Untitled 1 // Butter Sessions MOi 04 – Untitled A // MOi William Earl – Young In The Tropic // Let’s Go Swimming Turner Street Sound – Stoned Mix // Butter Sessions / Noise In My Head
Mixed by @myles-mac
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A much loved Bristol party starter sets the mood.
Interview with @shanticeleste: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/shanti-celeste/
"It's just lots of tracks I like!! Thought I’d start a bit faster and wind down a bit at the end, but with some fun and funky bits, I hope you like it!!"
Soaring melodic techno from the UK acid master.
"There are tracks from the ever mighty Jamal Moss, an unreleased gem from Dom Cappello. A few corkers from Ambivalent, who has had an outstanding year - easily my favourite producer of 2016, and some killer cuts from Semtek, Paul Mac, Matrixxman, Planetary Assault Systems and one of my top tunes of the year from Artefakt on Delsin."
Interview with Neville Watson: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/neville-watson
Warren 'Hanna' Harris marks his return.
"The mix is an obscure techno set. Front-ended by interesting tracks by the artist Shed. It moves into some deep and harder house. Tracks I like to play for a live audience."
Interview with Hanna: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/hanna/
Your favourite DJ's favourite DJ's favourite DJ in the mix.
Interview with @robert-bergman: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/robert-bergman/
"I just recorded a few songs that I'm into lately, a few new bits I bought and a couple of favourites but it is definitely something that you can listen to during day whilst having tea or when you're walking around in a city."
Interview with @adamfeingold: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/adam-feingold/
The Apron and 1080p producer continues his ascension with a mix packed with summer jams.
"I hadn’t done a proper dance mix in a while, and I really just wanted to do that, so I did the best job of pretending I was in a club as I could do in my living room. Mostly records I’ve dug in Montreal and Toronto. It’s a pretty accurate snapshot of what my sets are like these days. Boogie, late 80’s stuff, early house, afro stuff, 90s vocal house, a splash of techno. Chase that down with some break-boink and you got yourself a diabolical shimmy."
Melbourne based 90s enthusiasts DJ Camov and Myles Mac combine with a three hour cruise through the golden years of house and techno for their latest assignment as Project 95.
Tracks from Jovonn, Kerri Chandler, Fresh & Low, K-Hand, Glenn Underground, Model 500, David Alvarado, Steve O'Sullivan, Masters At Work and Mark Ambrose to name a few.
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@proj95 @grantcamov @myles-mac
Vintage Chicago from the Italian house master.
Interview with @simoncino: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/simoncino
"Simply this is my special selection of some my fav tracks from my collection that really define my sound. Many people may not know this music and most of these tracks do not exceed the 1988/1989."
Interview with @bastiencarrara: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/bastien-carrara/
Tracks from DJ SCSI, DJ Rush, Kanabis The Edit Assassin, Theo Parrish and Bastien Carrara.
Real music for real people.
Full interview with @mountliberationunlimited:
melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mount-liberation-unlimited/
"For this mix you’ll hear sneaky peeks from our next 12” (on Beats in Space), a recorded live jam from a gig in Italy, some dollar bin goodies, Swedish psychedelic rock and a bunch of other music we’ve been enjoying for the past few weeks."
The Bass Cadet Records duo take us on a percussive journey.
Full interview with @arcarsenal: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/arcarsenal/
"We gathered some of the records we bought recently, some from our friends and a couple of obscure oldies coming from the cheap bin that always worked out in our set. We also put an exclusive track from Tolga to be featured on his next release. The recording is bringing different facets of what we like, and we’ve been trying to showcase what we would build up within the course of a three hour set in natural club conditions but reduced into one hour. Going from some stripped down percussive beats, deeper techno things to some more soulful house, always with a twist. It was a bit weird to record a DJ mix right at the time that we are rehearsing and working a lot on the live set, but it gave us a nice respiration out of all this mess."
Tracklist:
Jungle Wonz - Bird In A Guilded Cage (Jungle Accapella) Silvio Manuel - La Danza De Las Fantasma Dorisburg - Time Stretch Totem Tolga Fidan - Nebula Jaymz Nylon - Yamaya (DJ Qu 4AM Deep Mix) Filsonik - Orishas Arcarsenal - Enhanced Visions Of Matter Robert Grillo - Smoke And Mirrors Community Recordings - Lifted Soul (Late Nite Dub) Trinidadian Deep - Spirit Speaks Ron Trent - Sensual Drums Abicah Soul Project - Chuckie's Turn Patrice Scott - The Detroit Upright 2030 - Aries
Interview with @asok-music: www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/asok/
"Mix is straight up a collection of where I am right now – rave noises and breakbeat kind of vibe, lots of hi hats smacking around off each other, rollers, pitched down jungle. Pitched up house, bells, bleeps and a bit of the old tambourine. At heart I’m a Junglist still, I guess I always will be, and you can probably hear that tinted in the things I do even though it might not be 170bpm. There’s loads of new stuff in here, some old, some things off the album, something off the new Bantam Lions album… all the usual stuff. It’s dark in bits and not so dark in others. There’s no trance in it, which is a great shame."
Interview with @christopher-rau:
www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/christopher-rau
High-octane house and techno from a Smallville favourite.
"I was just playing the new stuff that i bought and some recently bought second hand records. And then there are some unreleased tracks from 777 recordings.. Ron Wilson's label, Qnete!!! and a record that should be mentioned is the 60 Miles one.. Persian Moon!!! Amazing track. 60 Miles .. always in the bag. Plus an extra copy."
MDC.150 arrives via the the leafy backstreets of Melbourne from an emerging local live act with a uniquely Australian sound.
Interview with Albrecht La'Brooy @analogueattic:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/albrecht-labrooy/
"We’ve used our traditional live setup to record a 45 minute improvised set. It turned out a little darker than usual on account of the field recording that we used as inspiration – an evening flight from Melbourne to Cairns. It ends with a track from our latest record ‘Edgewater Towers.' "
Interview with @jonnynash:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/jonny-nash/
"The mix was recorded in the UK a few weeks ago.. It’s a selection of new stuff that I have been enjoying.. If my memory serves me correctly there are tracks from Alter Ego, Suzanne Kraft, Maizena and the Regelbau crew.. oh yeah, and also a Tambien remix of my “Land of Light” project that has just come out on ESP Institute."
Interview with @nu-guinea:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/nu-guinea/
From the tropics to outer space aboard the Nu Guinea time machine.
"The mix is a melting pot of different findings we made in the past years. It features artists such as Tony Esposito, Enzo Carella, Jan Hammer, Quando Quango, just to name a few. It also contains a track from The Normalmen, which will be soon released on Early Sounds Recordings."
Interview with @kupfer:
www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/florian-kupfer/
Direct from the other side. Recorded in Melbourne featuring music from Jeff Mills, Romatt Productions, Steve Moore, Celestial Highways and more.
Interview with @ben-fester:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/ben-fester/
Escape via the sunroom of one of Sydney's finest.
Melbourne Deepcast's @myles-mac presents his yearly review with an extended mix of stand out records for both the home and the club.
Full review here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mdc-2015-review/
Tracklist:
Lnrdcroy - Freedom For Antboy II // Unthank Sven Atterton - The Cove // Omega Supreme Jonny Nash - Phantom Actors // Melody As Truth Mark Barrott - Cirrus & Cumulus // International Feel Golden Teacher - No Hemos Vivido // Golden Teacher Japan Blues - Beak // Berceuse Heroique Patrick Cowley - Somebody To Love Tonight // Dark Entries Ausländer - First Contact // Voyage Michal Turtle - Astral Decoy // Music From Memory Voilaaa - Le Disco Des Capitales // Favorite Lipelis - Weirdshit Xu Paelk (feat. Simple Symmetry) // L.I.E.S. Ajukaja & Andrevski - Mesilind // Levels St. Julien - Evenbud (feat. Budgie) // Apron Dego & Kaidi - Black Is Key // Eglo St. Germain - Sittin’ Here // Warner Music France OD - Sol Baize At The Chinga // No Label (Rush Hour) Zenker Brothers - Phing // Ilian Tape Anthony Naples - Zitronen // Proibito Luis CL - Bang // Superconscious Dan White - The Hammer (Think Mix) // Butter Sessions Sleep D - Velvet Vortex (Sleep D Bud Dub Version) // Butter Sessions GE-OLOGY feat. Mark De Clive-Lowe - Moon Circuitry // Sound Signature Jacques Renault - Untitled A2 // Let's Get Lost (Vol.26) Leon Vynehall - Midnight on Rainbow Road // Rush Hour
Interview with @sassyj:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/sassy-j/
"The longer nights of the season set the mood. The journey starts off somewhere out there in the dark…"
From the outback to the Pocosmos and back again. Pocock (@lapocock) delivers us an 'Australian-made' sonic adventure, comprised of 95% music from Melbourne.
Interview with Pocock: http://bit.ly/1Wj3yNr
Tracklist:
Velcro - Intoxicated (Self Released) Ela Stiles - Drone Transitions (Bedroom Suck) A.r.t. Wilson - Akasha (Self Released) Tuc - Dights Falls w/ Albrecht la'Brooy (Analogue Attic) Rings Around Saturn - Erosion (Analogue Attic) Sleep D - Austral Aura (Cutters Records) Long Body - Stay Vacation (Forthcoming - Good Company Records) Cale Sexton - Everybody Hz (Butter Sessions) Andy Hart - Lohng Haul (Unreleased) Andreas Frostarelli - Heart & Soul (Unreleased) Francis Inferno Orchestra - Kalamari Desert (Forthcoming - Superconscious Records) Phil Stroud - The forest (Forthcoming - Good Company Records) Bell Towers - Scavengers (Hole In The Sky) Luis CL - Moody Jass (Forthcoming - Big Doint) Infinite Loops - Wave Hunt Eternal (Nighttime Drama) MBM - ????? (Unreleased) Booshank - Bully (Deep Mix) (Forthcoming - Butter Sessions) Statue - Statue Theme (Cutters Records) M5K - We Got It (Goin On) (Forthcoming - Dopeness Galore) Francis Inferno Orchestra - Harmony (Forthcoming - Superconscious Records) Luis CL - Funk Heist (Forthcoming - Big Doint) Kikrokos - Jungle DJ (Julien Love Edit)
Interview with @jamietiller:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/jamie-tiller/
Rare finds and forgotten gems, featuring music from the likes of Tabo's Project, Ce' Moi, Ace & The Sandman and 45 ACP.
Classic cuts from a legendary Estonian Disco Mutant.
Interview: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/ajukaja/
Tracklist:
Larry Levan - Real Love Andras & Oscar - (I Know) What You Want Yannek - Serena X Madis Puuraid - It Is A Good World Dollkraut - Valium Rick Wilhite - In The Rain Neuronphase - Life In The Party Gipsy - Funk De Fino Rezzett - Hey Hugo Paul Johnson - Let Me Know Janis - Sloan Great Wall Max Duley - Numb Abacus - Now Imyrmind - Igor Jump Cutz Volume Five - The Affair Apostle 1 - Souls On Fire Sure IS Pure - One Drop Of Rain (Victor Simonelly) Roy Davis Jr. - All I Do Paul Hill - Need Me Some U
Mind twisting techno from a dystopian parallel universe.
Interview: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/entro-senestre/
Tracklist:
Heinrich Dressel Shawn O’Sullivan - Res Pure Matrix - Hyper Object December - East DJ's Amigo - Anthem Para la Club Steve Summers - Anhedonia Unknown Malory - Dah J. Albert -EarRing Steve Summers - Shimmer Ptose - Haunted Hole DJ Overdose - Trail of Tears Jahiliyya Fields - Clear Collar Polar Inertia - Major Axis Enrique - Please Shut the Door Beta Librae - Baby Fraud UMFANG Pure Matrix - Deficit Achieved Civil Duty - Pickle Eye Entro & Bookworms - STE 0034 3 DJ Wey - Tame Phase M/R - Canto Inhalants - Rain Svengalisghost & Florian - Napalm Love Nautical Almanac EQD - #111 04
Stockholm exclusives, a Korg Monotron and music from Mr. Tophat, Max Graef, Hashman Deejay and more.
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/baba-stiltz/
Left of centre dance tracks from an Australian authority.
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/noise-in-my-head/
Tracklist:
Natural Experience - Don't Leave Me (I'm With U) Nice 'n' Easy - Better Love (Radio Mix) Harlem Gem - More Than You Can Wish Soul Connection - Dance If U Wanna Dance Push Pull - African (Future Primitive Mix) Zanzibar Chanel - Big Boned Bitch (Bell Towers Remix) Dunamis feat. Sahirah - You Can Make It (Love DJ Mix) House Of Doors - Starcave Dan White - NIMH004 A1 LNRDCROY - Slam City Jam (Mix Assist Mix) Morenas - Hazme Soñar (Cutmaster G Techno Trip Mix) Denis Wize - Anima Manna Nutcase & Papachubba feat. Petah - Do U
Rough jams, DIY cuts and a few decades worth of house from @zanzibar-chanel's Luis CL.
Featuring tracks from the likes of Ron Hardy, Andrés, Marcellus Pittman, Juan Atkins and Arthur Russell.
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/luis-cl/
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/cn/
Tracklist:
Intro (super metroid) CN - Maridia (super metroid cn recording) CN - Naunet (rooftop mix) CN - Maat (sun mix) CN - Hathor (ng34 mix) CN - Nephthys (stairwell mix) CN - Torture chamber (super castlevania iv cn recording) CN - Apep (wail mix) CN - Heru-pa-phered (nu mix) CN - Goblin (mix mix) CN - Boa (mix^2 mix) CN - Osiris(cord mix) CN - Horus (no beat) CN - Isis (bz 1616194khz mix)
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/secretsundaze/
Tracklist:
Jonny Nash – Phantom Actors (Melody As Truth) Unknown artist – FF009 (ODE) MGUN – Debit (FIT) Melchior Productions – Zukunft In English – (Playhouse) Lawrence – Marlen (Carsten Jost & DJ Richard remix) (Dial) Funk E – Youniverse (Raum) Kai Alce – Rockin K -Tel (Finale Underground) Mike Denhert – Deep Route (Deeply Rooted) Jitterbug – Jus Drums (Uzuri) Endian – Finish Me (Unreleased SZE) DJ Qu – SS1 (Unreleased secretsundaze) Wbeeza – Creek (Arma 17) Mike Grant – Hypnotize (Moods n Grooves) Lazare Hoche & Malin Genie – Formes (Lazare Hoche) Rocket – People (Chicken Lips remix) (NRK) Fred P – Project 05 (Ostgut Ton)
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mdc-129-mr-beatnick/
Tracklist:
Seven Davis Jr. - Let Somebody Love You (Ninja Tune) Dj Bone presents Differ-Ent (Hrall) (Dont Be Afraid) Rezzett - Twizzta (Trilogy Tapes) Adjowa - Science & Soul (Don't Be Afraid) Manuel Fischer - Toolboy (Amir Alexander Acid remix) (Tief Music) Anthony naples - Zipacon (Trilogy Tapes) Mood II swing - Function (Music For Your Ears) Stephen Brown - Pablo (Subwax Excursions) Pepe Bradock - Brad Beat (Kif) Braiden - Solar Poise (Off Out) BNJMN & Best Available Technology - Tred (Astro:Dynamics) Theo Parrish - Dance Sing (Harmonie Park) Retreat white label (Retreat) Mr G - record store day black label (Relative) DJ Skull - Revenge Of The Synth (Chiwax) ??? Kemback - Goodnight (unreleased) Tangerine Dream - Love On A Real Train (Virgin)
Melbourne Deepcast curator Myles Mac reviews his stand out tracks for the year with a 2 hour long assortment of techno, electro, acid and house.
Full review here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mdc-2014-review/
Track List:
- Lee Gamble - You Concrete // PAN
- Cloudface - Bobok // Black Opal
- Tin Man - No New Violence // Absurd
- Daywalker + CF - Take Me To Your Leader // Emotional Response
- Keita Sano - She Was The One // Mister Saturday Night
- Austin Cesear - 1 Year // Proibito
- Aroy Dee - Until The Music Dies // M>O>S
- Sleep D - The Magic Arpet Ride // Butter Sessions
- Floating Points - Nuits Sonores // Eglo
- Xenogears - Kislev // Restoration
- Legowelt - Experiential Awakening // Crème Organization
- Golden Teacher - Love // Optimo Music
- Jay Daniel - 4 Red // Wild Oats
- Gesloten Cirkel - Feat. Liette // Murder Capital
- Terekke - Untitled (A2) // L.I.E.S.
- Francis Inferno Orchestra - The More You Like // Voyeurhythm
- Daze - Lips ('07 Skyline Mix) // Lobster Theremin
- Voiski - Wax Fashion // L.I.E.S.
- Delivery - Bahgtfo // L.A. Club Resource
- Lee Gamble - Jove Layup // PAN
- Annanan - Acid X2 // Forbidden Planet
- Zanzibar Chanel - One Question // Home Loan
- The Exaltics - Some Other Place // Clone West Coast Series
- Plant43 - Cavernous Bones // Shipwrec
- Vakula - Ukrainian Landscape // Bandura
- DJ Qu - Soma // Strength Music
- Dan White - Death Flutes // Forbidden Planet
- Mos Howieson - Bastion // Eyes of My Eyes
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mdc-127-ma-spaventi/
Tracklist:
01 - MaSpaventi - Melbourne Deepcast intro 02 - Frak - 666 (edit) 03 - Hazylujah - Hazylutrax 04 - Conforce - 24 (Gesloten Cirkel remix) 05 - MaSpaventi - Missing Sunlight (unreleased upcoming) 06 - Donato Dozzy vs Tin Man - Test 7 07 - Blawan - Peaches 08 - Herva - Slam The Laptop 09 - Asok - Millenium 2.2 10 - Moodymann - The Dancer 11 - Daft Punk - High Fidelity 12 - Theo Parrish - Dance Sing 13 - Spaventi Dazzurro - Lonely (club mix) 14 - MaSpaventi - The endless pit (unreleased live set excerpt)
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mdc-125-fudge-fingas/
Artists featuring:
Owen Marshall Michael Stearns Panoram The Nuclear Family GLS Vangelis Katsoulis Ron Trent Bjak Lord Of The Isles Don Carlos Paul Bennett Claudette & Ti Pierre Yagya Automatic Tasty Marco Bernardi Audiotech Prince Rezzett Sun Ra
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mdc117-willie-burns/
Tracklist:
Nina Simone - Sinnerman Head Front Panel #2 Tom Of England Toddy Terry Apartment Records (Six) Love Is Crazy (Dub) Big Audio Dynamite (Club Instrumental) BVSMP Nacho Patrol Chris Taylor - Into Your Eyes Kenny Jason - Don't Want It (Hot Mix 5) Bop To The Trax vol. 2 MK (KMS) Patti Austin (Maurice Fulton Mix) Tata Vega David Sylvan Georgia - Like Comment Vangelis Katsoulis
interview with Erdbeerschnitzel: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/115-erdbeerschnitzel/
Tracklist:
Erdbeerschnitzel - Tonight is Today is Tomorrow Erdbeerschnitzel - Crossroads Erdbeerschnitzel - Untitled/Unreleased (with vocals by Tina Slotta / Uncanny Valley) Erdbeerschnitzel - Same Same Erdbeerschnitzel - Cushion Erdbeerschnitzel - Untitled/Unreleased Erdbeerschnitzel - Separate Spaces Erdbeerschnitzel - Untitled/Unreleased Erdbeerschnitzel - Suave Erdbeerschnitzel - Devotion
Interview with Eric Duncan aka Dr. Dunks: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/114-eric-duncan/
Interview with Harvey Sutherland:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/113-harvey-sutherland/
Interview with San Soda:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/111-san-soda/
Artists featured include: Placebo, Congress, Sam Sanders, Larry Heard, Glenn Underground and Fela Kuti.
Interview with Patrice Scott: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/110-patrice-scott/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Norm Talley: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/109-norm-talley/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Melbourne Deepcast curators Andy Hart and Myles Mac reflect on their stand out records for the year in the first addition of the MDC Review.
FULL TRACKLIST with descriptions here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/mdc-2013-review/
Interview with Cuthead: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/108-cuthead/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Damiano von Erckert: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/107-damiano-von-erckert/
MDC on facebook: www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Golden Teacher: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/106-golden-teacher/
Artist list:
Harry Partch Ghedalia Tazartes Bruce Gilbert Craig Leon Codek Batucada no 4 Ike Yard Logic System Family Tree Golden Teacher Connie Case Guem Et Zaka DJ Nigga Fox DJ Sottofett DJS Pareja Laurin Rinder and W. Michael Lewis Cybotron Humanoid
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Edd Fisher: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/105-edd-fisher/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Terrence Parker: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/104-terrence-parker/
MDC on facebook: www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with DJ Nature: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/103-dj-nature/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Moomin: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/102-moomin/
MDC on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Marcel Vogel (Lumberjacks in Hell): http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/101-marcel-vogel/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Hunee: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/100-hunee/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Sleep D: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/099-sleep-d/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Antal: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/098-antal/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/097-mr-tophat-art-alfie/
Tracklist:
Unknown Artist – Måsljud [Unknown] More Patterns – Lofty Principle [Knuggles Recordings, KNR006] Tussle – Disco D’Oro (Original) [Rong Music, RONG004] (NOTE: 33 rpm) Hrdvsion – Unlimited Edition (The Mole Remix) [We Have Friends' Music, WHFM001] Eddie C – Suprise Pass [Endless Flight, Endless Flight 52] Moritz Von Oswald Trio – Patterns 1 [Honest Jon's Records, HJRLP45] Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie – Untitled [Unreleased] Loco Dice – Tight Laces (Marcel Dettmann’s Response 1 And Response 2) [Desolat, DESOLAT 7DPRMX002] Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie – 5:56 Tool++ [Karlovak Chrome, KVC-1] Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie – King Hassan (Shutted Blinds 3:PM) [Junk Yard Connections, JYC-003] Audio Werner – Guteaussichten [Story, STORY 05]
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Joey Anderson: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/096-joey-anderson/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Alex From Tokyo: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/095-alex-from-tokyo/
MDC on facebook: www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Fantastic Man: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/094-fantastic-man/
Tracklist:
1.You Were Better To Me – Geoff Lentin – CDR 2. Bit 1 (Nina Amnesia Remix) – Tornado Wallace – ESP Institute 3. Colourless Plastic (Chromatose dub) – Cage & Aviary – Golf Channel 3a. Bruce Springsteen – State Trooper – Columbia 4. All The Same – Vakula – 3rd Strike 5. Functional Love – Tyrex – Dolly Dubs 6. Tension – Fantastic Man – FCR 7. Naughty (Axel Boman Remix) Name In Lights – Free Association 8. As If – Max Graef – Melbourne Deepcast 9. A Daily Affair – The Mole – Maybe Tomorrow 10. Franz Underwear – Aero Dance – Tusk Wax 11. Dallas Evenings – Frak – Workshop
MDC on facebook: www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Legowelt: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/093-legowelt/
Tracklist:
Redshape - Bulphead Cliff Lothar White Savage - Running Out of Time El Barrio - Across 110th Aron Fit Siegel - Tonite Terence Dixon - Halftime BMX - pfx Houz Mon - Fear of the World Basic Channel - Q.1.1 II Two Of A Kind - Kinda Large Jackmaster Hater - Drum Track Osunlade - Envision Kerri Chandler - I Found U Slave 2 Knowledge Alien Abduction PuppetMaster Anette Party - Morena SilverMane - Reality Gesloten Cirkel - Yamagic Xosar - Nitedreams Terrence Dixon - Computer Rights
MDC on facebook: www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Cottam: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/092-cottam/
MDC on facebook: www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Genius Of Time: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/091-genius-of-time/
MDC on facebook: www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Casino Times: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/090-casino-times/
Tracklist:
d'eon - #109 (Hippos In Tanks) Shed - 44A (Hardwax Forever!) (Ostgut Ton) Soulphiction - Soul Brother No. 2 (Philpot) Session Victim - Random Blues (Wolf Music) Worst Case Scenario - Hot Beef (No Ears Red Beard Rosbif Remix) (Rekids) Casino Edits #1 - A (White) Oblio - Escape (Gomma) Topo & Roby - Under The Ice (Instrumental) (Il Discotto Productions) Aera - Cambio (Aleph Music) Velfred - The Aspens Turning Gold (Crimera X Beatless Remix) Taron Trekka - Sun Kissed Shak (Freude Am Tanzen Recordings) DJ Koze - Cicely (Philpot) Pink Skull - Defintive Gauze (My Favourite Robot) Jay Shepheard & Martin Dawson - Cut A Hole (Casino Times Remix) (Retrofit) Lusine - Febuary (Ghostly International)
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Gratts: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/089-gratts/
Tracklist:
- unknown - unknown
- Jovonn - Sanctuary (Home Recordings)
- Peter Funk - Dreams Of You (Yost's Miracle Keys Remix) (i! Records)
- Joash - Don't Fear It, Fight It (Arto Mwambe Remix) (Compost Black Label)
- Crustation – Flame (Borderline Insanity Dub Mix) (Jive)
- Roy Davis Jr. – Symphonic Days (Chord 44 Records)
- DJ Rork – I Wanna See You Come Down (RK's Mix) (Serial Records)
- Sound Stream - Soul Train (Sound Stream)
- Modjo - What I Mean (Mood II Swing Vocal Dub Remix) (Sound Of Barclay)
- Semtek – Pizza (Don't Be Afraid)
- Trackman Lafonte & Bonquiqui – Pacific House (L.I.E.S.)
- Rick Wade - Nothing To Fear (DBX Dub) (Harmonie Park)
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UBQ Project - When I Fell In Love (Charles Webster Vocal Mix) (Boombastic)
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and a sample of "the Thrust train" throughout the mix (taken from Thrust – Can't Wait To Get To You (Apexton Records)), as sampled on Sound Stream - Soul Train
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Groove Armada's Andy Cato: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/088-groove-armada/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Jimpster: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/087-jimpster/
Tracklist:
Angelo Battilani - Talea - Margot Records Jimpster - Wanting You - Freerange The Black Madonna - We Still Believe - Home Taping Cottam - Trouble In the Street - Sound Of Speed No Milk - We Got a Party Go to Tonight (Rondenion's Ragrange Mix/Jimpster Edit) - Ragrange Records Crazy P presents MTS - Higher - Unreleased DJ Nature - Everyone - Golf Channel Norm De Plume - Steady Teddy (Franc Spangler Remix) - Kolour Limited Erik Rug - Tribute To My People (Dub) - Les Disques Du Télégraphe Schmoov - Sweetest (Franc Spangler Dub) - Unreleased Abstraxion - Break Of Lights (Tim Paris rework) - Marketing Music Crusho - Someone To Love (Blackjoy Ain't Got A Demo Mix) - Q-Tape Records Chicago Damn - Temporary Transgression - Chicago Damn004 7 Citizens - Muse - Unreleased Vedagor - Untitled 2 - Burek Jimpster - Porchlight & Rocking Chairs - Freerange
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Axel Boman: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/086-axel-boman/
Tracklist:
Tim Toh - He Is a Dancer Moomin - What My Eyes Can See Long Arm - The Waterfall Inside Me (Robag Whrume Remix) Heatsick - Dream Tennis (Young Marco Remix) Anton Zap - Taj Mahal DJ Koze - Track ID Anyone? Featuring Caribou Garpovic - Andy C Scherbe - Endlezz Cinema Mysterious People - Love Revolution (Mood II Swing Remix 2) Bell Towers - Tonight I'm Flying Strange Attractor - Sudachi Gerry Read - All By Myself Emmanuel - Eternal Love Qaadir - Get Into It (edit) Marquis Hawkes - Divine Intervention Tevo Howard - Content Eleanor Mills - Same Routine (Al-Tone Edits)
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Smallpeople: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/085-smallpeople/
MDC on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Lovebirds:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/084-lovebirds/
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with M5K: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/083-m5k/
Tracklist:
Tornado Wallace – Cloud Country (ESP institute) Rhythm Odyssey and Dunks – Glow (Golf Channel) Unknown – Untitled Coober Pedy University Band – Oblong (Kinfolk) KM Editions 4 – Synthesise Max Essa – Metropolitan Scene (Nang) Coober Pedy University Band – Moon Plain (Kinfolk) Grooveman Spot – Goin on (Jazzy Sport) M5K – Unreleased Psychic Mirrors- The Witching Hour (Cosmic Chronic) Grooveman Spot – Urbanize (Jazzy Sport) Beautiful Swimmers- Swimmers Groove (Future Times) Unknown – Untitled Andy Hart – Unreleased Rhythm Odyssey and Dunks – Fox (Golf Channel) Uku Kuut – Vision of Estonia (PPU) Madlib Interlude (Stonesthrow)
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Bicep: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/082-bicep/
The mix features tracks from artists such as Anil Aras, Samuel Deep, Colman Buckley, Lazare Hoche and Malin Lenie plus many more..
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Max Graef: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/081-max-graef/
Max Graef MDC Artist Page: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/label/artists/max-graef/
Tracklist:
Oscar Peterson – Carioca (Happy Bird) Max Graef – Skit 24# (Unreleased) Cuthead – Kingston loudness war champion (Kunststoff Breakz) Melodiesinfonie – I praise you (Forthcoming on Box Aus Holz) Max Graef – Das Brett (MDC 10'') Max Graef – Nr 3° (Forthcoming on THE GYM) Steve Stoll – Octaves (Trax) Netto Houz – Rossi's records (Knuggles) Max Graef – Pedro 17 (Forthcoming on Melbourne Deepcast) Maze – Do what you like (Smooth Sounds) Max Graef – Nr 5° (Forthcoming on THE GYM) Glenn Astro – Feelin' me (Wotnot) Max Graef & Muff Deep – Am Fenster (Forthcoming on Tartelet) ManMadeMusic - G.Y.D. (Simon Weiss remix) (Audio Parallax) Dean Blunt – Direct Line (Hippos in tanks/ A-Musik) A Tribe Called Quest – 8 Million Stories (Jive) Ohio Players – Skin Tight (Mercury)
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Art Of Tones: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/080-art-of-tones/
Full Tracklist:
Rainer Trueby - Welcome To Our World (Session Victim Remix) [Compost - CPT 408-3] The Popular People Front - The Principles Of Freakin [PPF] Soldiers of Twilight - Feeling So High - SOT Mix [Basenotic] Voyeur - Blame it on the youth [Madtech] Black Ops - Touch The Light [Losofono] Jedi Knights - One For M.A.W [Evolution] Recloose - Electric Sunshine (Andres Remix) [Rush Hour - RH 046] Blacksmif - Microweight [Blah Blah Blah - BBB 004] The Unknown Factor - Solitude [Defender] (*) Boris Werner - Can't Let Go [Remote Area - REMOTE 021D] Earth People - Dance (Beats) [Cabaret] Fulbert - Insouciance [Soul Notes - SN 1204] Joshua Iz Feat. Diz - It Iz What It Iz (Joshua Iz Vizual Dub) [Vizual - VIZ 006] Paranoid London - Paris 1 [Paranoid] The Mole - Last Ditch [Musique Risquee - RISQUEE 021] Atomfunk - Oustider - The Si Brad Atomfunk Dub [Toko] Optimo - Caste Out [Specialist Interests - SPEC 002]
Note about The Unknown Factor's "Solitude" : Track was part of a concept album released on Defender Music, called "The Unknown Factor : The Basic Factor Album". Artist names were left unknown, altough the cover quotes Andre Bagley, Deep Dish, Mr Onester and Steven John Craden. The notes say : "We intentionally withheld each track's producer credit".
MDC on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Softwar: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/079-softwar/
Melbourne Deepcast on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Simon TK:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/077-simon-tk/
Tracklist:
Bitches Brew – Miles Davis – Columbia The Surveyor – Smith & Mudd – Claremont 56 Sven Svalbe’s Sopran-apella The Mahavishnu Orchestra – Power of Love (Om Unit edit) – Not on Label Danyel Gerard – Le Vieux de la Montagne (Partie Deux) – Gypsy Production Nyra Bakiga – Cor Corora – Backstreet Backlash Records Daphni – Light – Jialong Freedom Authority – Expressions (Flute Groove) – XL Recordings Paradise’s Deep Groove – Hypnotic Flute – Legal Recordings Bobby Konders & Massive sounds – Where is our Future – Mercury Foremost Poets – Reasons to be Dismal? (Bonus Understanding) – Nu Groove Theo Parrish – Black Mist (Extended Version) – Running Back/ Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man in the Universe (Acapella) – XL Recordings Marcellus Pittman – By your Side – Lifetime Groove Blaze – Moonwalk – Funky People Total Control – New Age Hop (Michael Ozone Mix) – Home Loan Records Cro-Magnon – Kemu-Ni-Maku (Fuerdyduerk Edit) – Not on Label Reggae Clinic 65 – Caravan (Dub Version) – International Bestseller Company Andras Fox – Magpie Echoes – Audio Parallax Vakula – Interpretation – Endless Flight
Melbourne Deepcast on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview + episode info:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/076-ben-sun/
Tracklist:
Gino Soccio - Lonely Ben Sun - Affirmation (ruff cut demo) The Godson - City Bar Reopen Theo Parrish - Ugly Edit 07 Lil Louis - Clap Your Hands Yennek - Serena X (Innerzone Mix) Marvin Gaye - After The Dance (Eros Edit) Elliot Thomas - Sirius 6b (unmastered, forthcoming on VR) Model 500 - Ocean To Ocean J Dilla - Big Booty Express Shafiq Hussein - PSA Drexciya - Neon Falls Patrice Rushen - To Each His Own
Melbourne Deepcast on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Interview with Delano Smith here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/075-delano-smith/
Melbourne Deepcast on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Click below for the interview with Kid Sublime: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/074-kid-sublime/
Melbourne Deepcast on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Melbourne.Deepcast
Click below for the interview with 6th Borough Project: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/073-6th-borough-project/
Interview with DSO here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/072-deep-space-orchestra/
Tracklist:
- Mo Kolours – Mini Culcha (Beautiful Swimmers remix)
- Fudge Fingers – Light in my life
- Gene Hunt – May the funk be with you
- Chez-N-Trent – The Choice (Witch Doctor mix)
- Samaan – Circles (Vince Watson remix)
- Subway – Journey
- John Swing – Wear and tear
- Italo Johnson 5
- DJ Steaw – Sky Hunt
- Jason Grove – Trippin’
- Round One – I’m your brother (Chicago’s Twisted mix)
- Cosmin TRG – Vertigo
- John Heckle – Ancient Deep
- Aubrey – Adult supervision
- Charles B – Lack of love
- Wyndell Long – Dinner is ready
Interview and full episode info at:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/071-gerry-read/
No Tracklist Available.
Inteview with The Oliverwho Factory and full episode info here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/070-the-oliverwho-factory/
Tracklist:
Blackstar - Beef Phyllis Nelson - I like You Liz Torres - No More Mind Games Raze - Break 4 Love Steven Tang - Glimmer Vortex - Moving Inside Me The Oliverwho Factory - U Don't Know Tama Sumo - Rarified (OWF remix) Steve Hurley - Jack Your Body UR - Final Frontier Cajmere - It's Time For The Percolator Skudge - Convolution (Aardvark remix) Carls Davis - Sketches Tribe - A New Day (OWF remix) Donna Summer - I Feel Love The Oliverwho Factory - Like Whatcha Got The Oliverwho Factory - Touch Me (remix) The Oliverwho Factory - Nightlights (remix) The Oliverwho Factory - Lady Dreamer
JuJu & Jordash improvised, live jam!
Full interview and episode info here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/069-juju-jordash/
Full interview and episode info here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/068-elie-eidelman/
Tracklist:
1.Andre Lodemann – Where Are You Now (Ripperton V Remix) – Fragments 2.Deep88 – La Beija – 12 Records 3.JayCeel – The Sea Of Time – Artefact Records 4.John Osborn – Lord Of The Last Days (Quarion Remix) – JackOff Records (Unreleased) 5.LeSale – Make Me Feel So Good – Luv Shack Records 6.kickdrum Industrie – Show You Love – JackOff Records (Unreleased) 7.John Daly – Release – Drumpoet Community 8.John Gazoo – Midnight Runner (Second Version) – Compost Disco 9.Wolfram – Out Of Control (Daniel Wang & massimiliano Pagliara’s TGF) – Permanent Vacation 10.Sebastien Tellier – Cochon Ville (Dimitri From Paris Erodiscomix) – Record Makers 11.Quell – Nowhere Forever – Skylax 12.Nick Harris – Bucket Bong – Stoned Immaculate 13.Marcello Giordani – Chubby Rain (massimiliano Pagliara Rmx) – Slow Motion 14.Doctor Dru – The Voice Of Dru – Exploited 15.Andre Crom – Tell Me (David August Remix) – Freerange records 16.Roni Alter – When I Come (Minimal Compact Cover) – Unreleased
full interview with Jamie 3:26 here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/066-jamie-326/
No Tracklist Available.
Live recording taken from our set at New Guernica, Melbourne for The Tortoise EP launch party.
Feel free to comment for track ids.
Melbourne Deepcast in Europe:
6th July @ ://about blank, Berlin http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?368334
14th July @ Conne Island, Leipzig
3rd August @ Golem, Hamburg w/Session Victim
More dates to be announced shorty!
email info@melbournedeepcast.net for all enquiries
MD xx
Full interview with Le Loup (Wolf + Lamb / Eklo) here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/065-le-loup/
Tracklist:
Kassian Troyer – Stills Fumiya Tanaka – 337 Norm Talley – Our Roots Seuil – MPC Two (Fred P Reshape) Tang – Horizons Jordan Fields – Boxbeater Boo Williams – Make Some Noise Jun – Untitled Brooks – Clix Soul Capsule – Seekers (Villalobos Remix) Boris Horel – Rhythm Tramp Super Collider – Darn (Cold Way O Lovin) (Derrick Carter Remix) Itsnotover – Belle Ville
Full interview with Bryce, Scott and Wael from SOT here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/064-sound-of-thought/
Tracklist:
Scott - 1. Lowtec - Resist // Source Records 2. STL - Foggy Beatz // Something Records 3. Terre's Neu Wuss Fusion - Thirty Shades Of Grey // Mule Electronic 4. Kassem Mosse - Untitled // Workshop 5. Soulphiction - Reclap // Sonar Kollektiv 6. Theo Parrish - Lost Keys // Sound Signature 7. Rick Wilhite - Ruby Nights // Third Ear Recordings 8. Terry Hunter - Madness (Armando's House Mix) // Muzique Records 9. Jonsson / Alter - Dvärg // Kontra-Musik 10. Instra:mental - Waterfalls // Nonplus Records 11. Di_Indicator - Catwalk Baby // unGleich 12. Shed - ITHAW // Ostgut Ton 13. Actress - Green Gal // Werk Discs 14. Patrice Scott - Motions (Motions Beats) // Sistrum Recordings 15. Ernie - Humanoide Oxidado // Deep Explorer Music 16. Ike - Cluster Funk // Philpot 17. System 360 - Ph-Optik // Source Records
Bryce - 1. Morthen Kiang - Dubfunk 050 // Meakusma 2. Chez Damier - Soul Minimal // Mojuba 3. Tevo Howard - Out The Projects // Beautiful Granville 4. Anton Zap - Miles & More // Soul People Music 5. John Heckle - The 4th Dimension // Mathematics Recordings 6. System 360 - Deep Forces // Source Records 7. DJ Qu - All Across The Floor // Underground Quality 8. Schatrax - A Question Of Timing // Sister Funk 9. Marvin Dash - Behind The Sun // United States Of Mars 10. Two Armadillos - Ronin // Two Armadillos 11. Stardub - Static Club Mix // Lo-Fi Stereo 12. M. Pittman - There's Somebody Out There // Unirhythm 13. Dionne - Back On The Planet // Smallville
Wael - 1. Ekomine – Sirikou // Coton Tige 2. Alland Byallo – Picture Heaven // Nightlight Music 3. James Teej – Seven Day Mend (Spencer Parker’s A Gun For Hire Remix) // Rekids 4. Hamid Ft. Valentina – If I // Murmur Records 5. The Persuader – Stromsbron // Svek 6. Delano Smith – Magic // Undertones 7. Bioground Ft. Karlyn – We Are House // Plastic City 8. Kerri Chandler – Back To The Raw (Ruff Mix) // Deeply Rooted House 9. Malin Genie – Well No.2 // Slapfunk Records 10. Huxley & Russo – Don’t Understand // Leftroom 11. Kris Wadsworth – Machine Sympathy // Morris / Audio 12. Ethyl & Flori – Malmoe // Quintessentials 13. Luca C. & Brigante – Morals (Clockwork Remix) // Southern Fried Records
Full interview here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/063-orlando-b/
Tracklist:
- Ed Maddams - You Know Whats Up
- DJ Aakmael - Deeprespectrak
- N.Y. House'n Authority - Apt 3A
- Soul System - Soul Beats
- Nicholas - Holdin On
- Orlando B - Harlem Connection (Kez YM Remix)
- TBF - Music
- Organ Grinder - Obsession
- James Johnston - Get Back To The Feeling
- Deep City Soul - Get Back
- Jerzzey Boy - So Down
- Alex Agore - I Got Something
- House Nerds - That'll Do
- West Norwood Cassette Library - Blonde On Blonde
- Delano Smith - Feel This
- Andrade - Irreversible
- Sonny Federa - Keep Me Going
- Orlando B - Back To 95
- Jordon Peak - It's a Groove Thing
- Benny Rodrigues - It's a spiritual Thing
- Ian O'Donovan - Relieve
Full interview with Tama Sumo (Ostgut Ton / Panorama Bar) here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/062-tama-sumo/
Artists featured include: The Oliverwho Factory, Purveyors of Fine Funk, Obsolete Music Technology, Chicago Skyway, Anthony Shakir, Jeff Mills, MMM meets Tshetsha Boys, Levon Vincent, Murat Tepeli, Instant House and many more.
full interview with Quell here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/061-quell/
Tracklist:
Carl Craig - Angel (Japanese Mix) - Planet E Communications Ed Davenport - Elvish - NRK Music Abstraxion - Moribayasa (DJ Kaos Re-edit) - Different I:Cube - Transpiration - Versatile Recordings Argy - The Difference (Dub) - Versatile Recordings Sound Design - Bounce To The Beat - TNT Records The Stickmen - Trimhead - Stickman Records June - Bass/Drum Pattern - Cosmic Club Da Posse - It's My Life - Clone Classic Cuts R-A-G - Rage (Extended Epic Version) - M O S Recordings Anthony Bois - Electric Piano On The Run - Local Talk
Interview and full episode info here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/060-simon-caldwell/
Tracklist:
- Maus und Stolle - Taxi - Klang
- Aerea Negrot - All I Wanna Do (Efdemin Remix)
- Bluetrain - Version Blue
- Maurizio - M5
- Viktor Marek & Ed Keylocko - This Land Will Change (Move D & Benjamin Brunn Remix)
- Anomoly - She
- Downtown Loop - Sweet Memory
- LY - Back 2 Zanzibar
- Bjak - "Deeper Shade Of Blue" (feat Janet Cruz - Ernie remix)
- Fred P - On My Way To You
- Digital Justice - Theme From Its All Gone Pearshaped
- Perception - Abandoned Buildings In Mono
- Felix Fischer - White Dots
- Mark Ambrose - My Soul, Your Soul
- Octave One - Burujha
- Anomoly - Above Below
- South Street Player - (Who) Keeps Changing Your Mind
- Gene Hunt - I Know You Care
- Sven Weisemann - Kiss Of Abana
- Penner + Muder - Are You Lost
- Elon - Clap Back
- Deep Dish - Ether's Whisper Remix
- Bassik Grooove - Grooovelok
- Kem - U (Moodymann Remix)
- Shades Of Gray - Soul Machine (Eric Volta Remix)
- Recloose - UHF
Check our interview with Ed Davenport here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/059-ed-davenport/
Tracklist:
Aphex Twin - Delphium - Warp Kasper Bjorke - Lose Yourself To Jenny - TIll Von Sein Remix - hfn Ed Davenport - Counterchange - NRK Music Tazz - Worked It (feat. Bacanito) - Tsuba Admiral - Blow This House Down - Leviathon Sounds Simon Garcia - Cavern - Poker Flat Legowelt - U can fly away from the hood - Legowelt Inland - - Falkplatz Woo York - Vacuum (Unbalance Remix) - Techno.UA Mike Dearbourne - New Dimension 2 - Musique Conforce - Diversion - Delsin Bandulu - Better Nation (Carl Craig Remix) - Infonet Tim Toh - Abundant (Spirited Away Mix) - Mild Pitch Lab Rat XL - Lab Rat 1(Davenport Fixation) Cluster - Rosa - Brain
Interview with Chamboché here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/058-chamboche/
Tracklist:
Carlos Nilmnns - NYC Skyline (Ornaments) Axel Boman - Europa (Studio Barnhus) Move D - Your Personal Healer (Uzuri) Linkwood - Secret Value (Shevchenko) Soulphiction presents Missing Linkx - A Short History Of... (Philpot) Ezel - In My Lifetime [Deetron remix] (Ocha Records) CD vs CD - I Really Do Believe [Chicago Damn's bassline pressure dub ] (W Records) FCL vs VFB - Love Prescription [Dirt dub] (Delusions Of Gandeur) Moodymann - It's 2 Late 4 U And Me (Mahogani) Deetron - Orange (Music Man) Radio Slave - K-maze [Youandme secret vocal mix] (Cutz) Legowelt - You Can Fly Away from The Hood (Legowelt) Levon Vincent - Revs/Cost (Novel Sounds) Chamboché - Mello [BLM mix 2] (forthcoming Black Key Records)
Interview with Chubby Dubz here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/057-chubby-dubz/
Tracklist:
- Combo - So Real (Huxleys remix) - Rebirth Records
- Brawther - Do it yourself (Alternative Mix) - Secretsundaze
- Ethyl & Huxley - Byzantine (2YC Ethyl Remix) - Cecille
- Chubby Dubz - Takin It Back (94 mix) - Sthlmaudio
- Huxley - Be There - Exotic Refreshment
- Chubby Dubz - Truly One (Tyree Cooper Remix) - Loungin Records
- Fulbert - First Time House - Local Talk
- The House Nerds - Libarry Session No 4 - House Nerds Audio
- Paris Underground - NYC Underground - My love is Underground
- James Curd - Tell A Little Story (Chubby Dubz Latenite Dub) - Kolour Recordings
- Da Kine - Just The Way I Feel - Samoa
Tracklist coming soon.. full interview with Future Classic DJ's here:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/056-future-classic-djs/
Tracklist:
Only Child - Space Disco Catino Carter Bros - Run Piero Umiliani - Le Ore Che Contano (Suonho Refunk) Damon Bell - Ezuku Stereotyp - Jahman E-N - The Horn Ride Carl Craig - Darkness Lil Louis - Jupiter Funkineven - Take Back Eglo I:Cube - Scratch Robotniks George Kranz - Din Da Da Damon Bell - Ezuku (Aybee's Gorilla Dub) TJ & DJ Raybone - Gone Steffi feat Virginia - You Own My Mind Floating Points - Sais Santana - Life Is Anew
Full episode info with Chicago Damn Interview here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/055-chicago-damn/
- Pharao Black Magic – The Eye of Horus (Coyote Remix)
- The Milk – B Roads (6th Borough Project Dub)
- Late Nite Tuff Guy – Pull Us Apart (LNTG Rework)
- Mermaids – Mutual Key Finding
- Contra Communem Opinionem – Radical Emancipation
- Nick Turner – InnerVisions
- OOFT! – Tres Ans (Demo Mix)
- Leo Zero – Down The Drain
- Tiger & Woods – T&W Lab File #09
- K’bonus & Negghead – Harmonizing Pt.2
- The Tortoise – 2nd Chance
- OOFT! – Memories
- Deep Space Orchestra – Blindsided
- Bubba – I Got G-Love
- TJ Kong & Nuno Dos Santos – Something Happened (Instrumental)
- Gregory Porter – 1960 What (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub)
- Alexkid – Shesgottoleave
- Intruder – Amame (Dubstrumental)
- Deetron – The Maze
- Fingers Inc – Distant Planet
- Tevo Howard – Content
- Harold Melvin – Wake Up Everybody (Psychemagik Edit)
Interview here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/053-roberto-rodriguez/
Trevor Deep Jr. – DoRight! [HPTY] Manuel Regnet – Joy (James Johnston Remix) [Assembly Records] Lovebirds – Keep Coming (Axel Boman Mix 2) [Freerange] Actual Proof – Huff & Puff [Local Talk] Alexkid – Class Of 95 [Freerange] Mercury – You Lift Me Up [Gomma] Tornado Wallace – Underground Sugar Caves [Delusions Of Grandeur] Moullinex & Xinobi – X Marks The Spot [Discotexas] Factory Floor – Two Different Ways (Second Way) [DFA] Prommer & Barck – Journey (Kink Remix) [Derwin] Bryan Ferry – Alphaville (Todd Terje Remix) [Virgin]
Full episode with Interview over at: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/052-wolf-music/ (Mixed by Stu Clark) Catch Stu play in Melbourne for Melbourne Deepcast pres. WOLF MUSIC LABEL NIGHT at New Guernica, Friday 25th of November. http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?308319
- James Mason – Nightgruv
- Cesaria Evora – Angola (Carl Craig Remix)
- Moodymann – J.A.N.
- KRL – Chase
- L’Amour – Let’s Make Love Tonight (Instrumental)
- Vakula – Music
- Soundstream – Deeper Love
- David Woods – Licence To Drill
- Roland Appel – New Love (Tuff City Kid Remix)
- Aybee – A Glance
- Cajmere – Brighter Days (Underground Goodie Mix)
- Alex Agore – Stay Together
- Fulbert – First Time House
- Debbie Gibson – One Step Ahead (Masters At Work Remix)
- Fingers Inc. – So Glad
- the analog roland orchestra – 1984 & 1997 (tbr on ornaments)
- venedikt reyf & david georgos – we can see hot babes dancing in water (no label)
- owen jay & melchior sultana – deep within (tbr on underground quality)
- marcellus pittman – on a beatiful rainy (lifetime groove)
- venedikt reyf & david georgos – word (no label)
- venedikt reyf – fairytale (ft. chris cox) (no label)
- conforce – spoiled (clone basement)
- venedikt reyf – we can’t go back (no label)
- owen jay – dark energy (tbr on underground quality)
- venedikt reyf – my girl from venus (ft. jonas.san)
- tim toh – abundant (mildpitch)
- vakula – t h e o son (archipel)
- venedikt reyf & david georgos – we can see delightful babes dancing in space (no label)
- venedikt reyf – move (ft. david georgos) (no label)
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/050-tornado-wallace/
Artists featured:
- John Sangster
- Noel Pointer
- Soft Machine
- Roy Budd
- Bobby Caldwell
- Robert Plant
- Soft Machine
- David Crosby
- England Dan & John Ford Coley
- John Martyn
- Azymuth
- Ray Barretto
- Bobbi Humphrey
- George Duke
- Gordon's War
- Howard Wales
- Hugh Hopper & Alan Gowen
- The Cyrkle
- Martin Denny
- Milton Nascimento
Interview and full info at:
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/049-the-tortoise/
Tracklist:
Suzanne Kraft – Green flash // Running Back Germany Zoo Look – Find the Words // Kolour Ltd Francis Inferno Orchestra – I need it (Nicholas remix) // Join the dots MISSING LINKX – Lovin’ Dubbin’ Feelin’ // Philpot The Tortoise – She Took The Tortoise Home // Undertones US Mano Le Tough – Let’s Not Talk About Love // Permanent Vacation System Status – Downtime // Untracked C-Beams – Thumbling // Uncanny Valley Voices Of Black – Take Back Soho (Tanner Ross remix) // Double Standard Germany TJ & DJ Raybone – Gone // Rush Hour The Tortoise – Lost Forever (Iron Curtis Remix) // Dirt Crew Germany Erdbeerschnetzel – Same Same // 3rd Strike Schatrax – Champagne Dancer // Fear of Flying Funky Chocolate – Deep Moods // Funky Chocolate
http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/046-daniel-solar/
Tracklist:
Kolombo – Waiting for Kitano – I think, I feel Space Ranger – Plastic Romance (MCDE Remix) Trickski – Wilderness (Jef K Remix) Mario & Vidis – Changed (Andre Lodemann Remix) Medlar – Terrel Jamie Anderson & Owain K – Limelight Moodymanc – Black Paint Gesaffelstein – Lack of Hope Stuffa – Proof (FCL Remix) Rune RK – Prasley Parsley Prommer & Barck – The Braking Grizzle Modern Amusement – Cold As Ice (Louie Fresco Remix) Emptyset feat. Cornelius Harris – Altogether lost (Ripperton’s underground kingdom mix)
Interview with Agnès here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/045-agnes/
- Alex Agore – The Oooh Jam // 4 Lux
- Norma Jean Bell – Your Perfect (Agnès Loooonger Edit) // Peacefrog Records
- DJ Ali – You Dont Know (Ruff Cut) // Village Sound
- Baaz – Daddy // USB Stick
- AFMB – In My Life feat. Geraldine Roth // Drumpoet Community
- Popoviciu Leader Toygun – Front Groove // Huddtraxx
- Mabaan Soul – Entry Of The Cave // Metroline Limited
- Homework – I’m Into This (Andre Crom & Martin Dawson) // Exploited
- GHL – Show Me Love // Electric Minds
- Torpedoman – Garage Sub Mates // USB Stick
- Manoo – Dont Tell (Manoo Remix) // Real Tone Records
- DJQ – Superclique // NRK
- De’lacy – Hideaway (Lockdown 187 dub) // Deconstruction
Full article on Kolour Recordings here: http://www.melbournedeepcast.net/features/kolour-recordings/
Mike W 1. Soundsream – Soul Train / Soundstream 2. Andy Ash – Part of This Soul Renegades Mix / Boogie Originals 3. Freak Sensation – Kick Flip / Prog City Deep 4. Majestika – Mind Magic Dub Version / BBE 5. Bernard Badie ft. Dajae – Tonight Git Down Dub / Tony Records 6. Ame – Hydrolic Dog / Sonar Kollektiv 7. Marissa Guzman – Time to Go Black Coffee Remix / Juicy Lucy
Justin McMillen 1. Rick Wade – Deep N’ Dirty / Harmonie Park 2. Delano Smith – This Heart / Mixmode 3. Precession – Sandcastle (Mike Huckaby Mix) / Deep Transportation 4. Delano Smith – Dee’s Gruv / Third Ear 5. Mike Huckaby & Rod Modell – Resistor / Unknown 6. Keith Worthy – A Song For Geli / Aesthetic Audio