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RIP José Padilla, Balearic Legend and Chill Out Originator
30 October 2020
I never met José Padilla or heard him play. And yet, it’s impossible for me not to have been influenced by the man and his DJ style. He was just an absolute giant – an innovator of the scene broadly … Continue reading
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Tagged 6Music, Agua, Alex Paterson, Andrew Weatherall, Balearic, Balearic Mike, Ban Ban Ton Ton, BBC, Big Chill, Bill Brewster, Cafe Del Mar, chill out, Chris Coco, Coldcut, David Mancuso, Essential Mix, Fanfare Of A Found Harmonium, Fanfare of Life, Francois Kevorkian, Gilles Peterson, Grum Anderson, Ibiza, JD Twitch, Jonny Rock, Jose Padilla, Justin Robertson, Kenneth Bager, Leftfield, Leo Mas, Leonidas, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, Mixmaster Morris, Mr Shiver, Nancy Noise, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Phil Mison, Radio 1, Radio One, REACT, Rhythm & Sound, Rob Da Bank, Sabres Of Paradise, Smokebelch II, Sublime, Sun Electric, Test Pressing, The Chill Out Tent, The Financial Times, The Orb, tribute, Underworld
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DALI, Leviathan b/w Electric Sheep 12″ – OUT NOW
20 April 2018
Limited Edition (150) 12″ Vinyl with screen printed label and sleeve, packaged in a polyurethane bag: A side – Leviathan AA side – Electric Sheep PLUS both tracks digitally downloaded for FREE. (NB ONLY AVAILABLE WITH VINYL) Includes unlimited streaming … Continue reading
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Tagged A Love From Outer Space, Above Board Distribution, Avalon Emerson, Beauty & The Beat, Bill Brewster, Cedric Woo, Clandestino, DALI, Dan Curtin, Daniel Avery, DJ Mag, Domenic Capello, Dubplates & Mastering, Ehtyl, Electric Sheep, Foto, funky.sx, Gareth Sommerville, Gary Mac, Groove Armada, Guest Selector, HM009, Hottwerk, JD Twitch, Jim Thomson, Joe Morris, Laurent Garnier, Leonidas, Leviathan, lovetoparty, Metamorphic, Mick Wills, Mike Grinser, OOFT!, Optimo, Ornate, Owen Jay, Pathaan, Ransom Note, Resident Advisor, Richard Brophy, Sean Johnston, Spatial Awareness, Sub Club, Subculture, The Skinny, Tom Findlay, Underground Quality, Worldwide FM
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DALI, Voynich b/w S.T.C.F.T.H.O.T.A. (HM007) out now!
24 March 2017
Strictly Limited Edition (100). Listen to clips here. BUY THIS RELEASE Bandcamp (listen in full; digital included with vinyl purchase) Vinyl also available from: Underground Solu’shn (Edinburgh), Piccadilly (Manchester), Rise (Bristol, Worcester), Rough Trade (London, Nottingham), Juno and Red Eye in the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Love From Outer Space, Alex Ormas, Andrew Pirie, Archie Hamilton, Astrojazz, Auntie Flo, Bawrut, Beauty & The Beat, Ben Mono, Ben Osborne, Ben UFO, Bill Brewster, Bobby Cleaver, Cabaret Voltaire, Cedric Woo, Chris Duckenfield, DALI, Diamonds & Pearls, DJ Bert, DJ History, DJ Kosmos, DJ Minikin, Domenic Capello, Electric Fields Festival, Felix Oram, Flix, Gareth Sommervile, Groove Armada, HM007, Jackhammer Giles Walker, John Heckle, Jon Kennedy, Juno, Kelburn Garden Party, Keyte, Kris Walker, Leonidas, lovetoparty, Martyn Henderson, Masa Sutela, Mash, Meda Fury, Melting Pot, Mixmag, Nick Roberts, Nitsa Club, Numbers, Pat Bensberg, Phonic FM, Piccadilly Records, Plastic Club, Radio 1 Prague, Radio Czworka, Red Eye, Rise Records, Rocket Disco Bar, Rough Trade, Ryota OPP, Samedia, Scottish Soulful Weekender, Scuola Furano, Sean Johnston, Slipped Disco, Spatial Awareness, Splitworks, STCFTHOTA, Stepback, Sub Club, The Eccentric Selection, The Revenge, Tom Findlay, Traveller Records, Ultragroove, Underground Solushn, Voynich, Wasabi Disco, Wee Dub Festival, Yogi Haughton
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This second label release is an introduction to productions lovingly slaved over by myself and my studio partner/old friend, Leonidas. We started working together about four years ago and this debut collaborative EP demonstrates our mutual love of classic disco, … Continue reading
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Tagged acid, Alan Braxe, Alex Ormas, Amtrac, Andrew Grant, Ashley Beedle, Auntie Flo, Balearic Gabba Soundsystem, Balearica, Barnabas Hodgson, Basement Jaxx, Bass Me Records, batwings, Beaty & The Beat, Ben Martin, Benoit Carretier, Bestival, Black Alley, Black Van, Blondtron, Bot, Brandon Block, Byrno, Cedric Lassonde, Chris Duckenfield, Chris Fortier, Cinematic, Conor Wheeler, Cosmonauts, Crookers, Dam Mantle, Dave Seaman, David Gardner, Death On The Balcony, Decky Headrock, Def Starr, Demi, Dirty Youth, Disastronaut, disco, DJ Doug Marshall, DJ MANNIX, DJ Mooqee, DJ Numike, DJ Wool, DMC Magazine, Dollop, DPPLGNGRS, Droog, dub, Ed Butler, Edward Adoo, electro, Embryo, Fatboy Slim, FBI Radio, Fex Fellini, Frankie Valentine, Friendly Greg, Gemma Furbank, Geoff Ticehurst, Gino Silano, Greg Fenton, Hell Yeah Records, Hellert, High Sheen, HM002, hobbes, Hobbes Music, house, Hybrid Theory, Hype Wax Design, Hyper Hyper, Invisible A, J Paul Getto, Jake Waters, Japanese Popstars, Jason Kendig, JimmyZ Old WILD, Jimpster, Jody Witernoff, John Digweed, Jonathan Davies, Justin Sloe, Kosmos, Lara Marshall, Larry Tee, LaTourette, Leftside Wobble, Leonidas, Lollypop, Lucio Database, M.A.N.D.Y., Machines Tapes & Electronic Setups EP, Magazine Sixty, MAGNVM!, Major Gager, Maks Galasiewicz, Malcolm Taylor, Man Make Music, Marco Gallerani, Massi Rocket, Maxime Dangles, Micah Vellian, Minikin, Mixcloud, Mixmag, MODO, Moguai, Mole & Aya, Moonbootica, Moullinex, Mousse T, Mr G, Nerdy Frames Sound System, Nick Warren, Off The Cuff, Ollie, Omid 16B, Pablo Contraband, Paolo Zampetti, Piergiorgio Parigi, PMcQ, Pnau, Reset! DJPanda, Rich Waifs & Strays, Ruggero Isacchi, Russ Chimes, S-File, Sasha, Scott Lewis, Scuola Furano, Shadow Child, Shazam, Sheridan, Sketchy, Snalka, StereoHeroes, Steve Lee, Steve Mac, Steven Wheeler, Stu Todd, Stuart Olejay, Studio Brussels, Taal Mala, Tears In Rome, techno, thatboykana, The Other Tribe, The Project Club, Thomas Pudell, Tobias Doppelganger, Tocadisco, Tom Rocco, Toyboy & Robin, Tsugi, TYTHE, UK bass, Vestax, Volta Bureau, WAFA, Wankelmut, Way Out West, Whack-a-Tone, Woody2shoes, Yuri Database, Zee & Eli, ZiiZii Records
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2012 Killers: Part III
10 March 2013
This is the final instalment of my marathon mix of stand-out tracks from 2012 (or thereabouts; it features a few 2011 releases which i missed in my 2011 Festive Top 50). It starts at 140 bpm, staying there for a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Alice Russell, Baauer, Bat For Lashes, Beach House, Benjamin Jackson, Blank Canvas, Blue Daisy, Bobby Tank, Bobby Womack, Bonde Do Role, Bwana, Chromatics, Chvrches, Cid Rim, Clams Casino, Débruit, Expensive, Fire For Effect, Flosstradamus, Frank Ocean, Girl Unit, Grimes, Hackman, Harlem Shake, Homecut, Hudson Mohawke, Isaiah Toothtaker, Jam City, Janet Jackson, Jessie Ware, Joyce, Kendrick Lamar, killers, King Krule, Lana Del Rey, Laurel Halo, Leonidas, Letherette, Light Asylum, Little Dragon, Lord & Ranks, Lunice, Major Lazer, Mala, MCDE, Mensah, Midland, missy Elliot, Mr Oizo, My Panda Shall Fly, Nadine Charles, Nathan Fake, Nicki Minaj, Obey City, Oddisee, Paul Woolford, Pixel Fist, Profisee, Rhye, Roots Manuva, Rustie, Santigold, Schlatofbronx, Sebastian, Silkie, Sleepin' Giantz, Slugabed, Snide Rhythms, Sun Glitters, Switch, Tatham, Tejaé, The 2 Bears rmx DJ Shadow, The Black Seeds, The Busy Twist, Young Fathers
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Various Artists, Midnight Thunder EP (HM001)
12 February 2013
Partially funded by Creative Scotland, this debut release is the first in a series of remix EPs marking the tenth anniversary of Trouble (not to mention the fifth anniversary of Limbo) and featuring up-and-coming Scottish artists remixed by established and emerging … Continue reading
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Tagged glam, pop, ragga, rockabilly, 10 Sui, 53 Degrees, 80s funk, 8bitch, A Love From Outer Space, Adventures in Dubstep & Beyond, African, afrofuturist, Alex Metric, Alex Ormas, Andy Mac, Angel Molina, Annie Mac, Anthony Shake Shakir, Antz Bryans, Arveene, Astroboy, Audio Culture, Auntie Flo, AutoKratz, avid Cox, Barcelona, Barnabas Hodgson, bass, Bass Me Records, Ben Gomori, Ben Mono, Ben Pistor, Benoit Carretier, Berger, BGPZ, Big Chill, Bjork, Black Butter, Black Van, Boemklatsch, Bot, Bugged Out, Bure Godwin, Cassie, Cassius, Chemikal Underground, Chicago juke, Chris Duckenfield, Citizen, club weapon, Clubnation, Colin Peters, Cologne, Conor Wheeler, Conquering Animal Sound, Creative Scotland, Crookers, DAF, Daire Carolan, Dam Mantle, Death Grips, Def Starr, Diamond & Raw, Disco Bloodbath, DJ Cat, DJ Locksmith, DJ Tonka, DJ Wool, Dlex, dMIT.RY, Doorly, Dopplereffekt, DPPLGNGRS, Duane, Dubfire, Eastern Electrics Podcast, Ed Banger, Edinburgh, electro, electronic, Embryo, Exit, FBI Radio, Festinho, Fil Ok, Forecast, Fortified Audio, Friendly Greg, Future Rhythm Machine, Future Shock, GALACTUS, Geek Chic Soundsystem, Generik, Geoff Ticehurst, Glasgow, Glasgow Underground, Glass Swords, Glenn Morrison, goldFFinch, grime, Groove Magazine, Heather Craig, Heavy Weather, Heiko Hoffman, HM001, Hobbes Music, Hostage, house Anneke Kampman, HRH, Huntleys & Palmers, Huw Stephens, Hybrid Theory, Iain Taylor, industrial, Infinite Machine, iO, Ionik, James Fox, Japan, JD Twitch, Jody Wisternoff, John Digweed, John Lydon, John Roman, Jonathan Davies, Justin Robertson, Justiy, Kastle, Kelburn Garden Party, Kevin McKay, Kiki, Kiss FM, Kompakt, Kosmos, Kris Wasabi, Kruse & Nuernberg, Larry Tee, Last Robots, Lemmy Ashton, Leonidas, Limbo, Local Action Records, London, LOZ, M.A.N.D.Y., Mad Decent, Mad Tech, Madrid, Maetrik, MAGNVM!, Mark Farina, Martha P-C, Mary Anne Hobbs, Matt Walsh, Max Ulis, Maya Medvesek, Mick Wilson, Midnight Thunder, Midnite Sleaze, Mike Mago, Minikin, Ministry of Sound, Ministry Of Sound, Mister Sushi, MNDR, Mole & Aya, MONTERO, Moonbotica, Musik1, Nacho Lovers, Nadiem Shah, NayNay, Neil Landstrumm, Nerdy Frames Sound System, Nick Grimshaw, Nightwave, Ollie, One Dollar Dave, Optimo, Outlook, Paolo Zampetti, Peace Frog, Pete Carvell, Pete Tong, Philippe Zdar, Planet Mu, Plump DJs, PMcQ, Primal Scream, punk, Pure, Purple Radio, Radio 1, Radio Slave, rave, RBMA, Rebecca Vasmant, Red Bull Music Academy, Rejekts, Rinse FM, Riotous Rockers, Rob de Large, Round In Motion, Roy Kerr, Rubadub, Rudimental, Ruggero Isacchi, Rusko, Rustie, Screamadelica, Sean Johnston, Seed Records, seminal, Senseless, Sequential, Serocee, Shazam, Silvio Daria, Sinden, Siouxsie Sioux, Skydiver, Slovenia, Sonar, Sovnger, Sun Ritual, Surph, Svetlana Industries, Symbols, T Vicious, techno, Ten Swee, thatboykana. Gunrose, The Electric Picnic, The Other Tribe, Thilo Schneider, Thomas Jenkins, Tobi, Tobias Doppleganger, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Traveller Records, Treehouses, Tresor, Trouble, Tusgi, U The Sneekers, UK bass, Unknown to the Unknown, Wannabeastar, Wasabi Disco, Way Out West, Whack-a-Tone, Yam Who?, Zee&Eli, ZiiZii Records
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A Midsummer Night’s Loft Party, Mk II (28th ‘July 12)
28 September 2012
Bar the night’s live set from Lord Of The Isles, this is the live recording of all the night’s DJ sets from our Midsummer Night’s Loft Party at a secret warehouse location on the outskirts of Edinburgh city centre. N.B. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acid House, Adonis, Alexander Robotnick, Andreas Vollenweider, Anna, Azari & III, Balearic, Blaze, Cerrone, Chris Carter, Chris Rea, Christian Prommer's Drumlesson, classics, Coati Mundi, David Mancuso, Edinburgh, electro, Emperor Machine, Fleetwood Mac, Gary's Gang, Gatto Fritto Soulboy, Giorgio Moroder, Golden Flamingo Orchestra, Heaven 17, house, Jimmy Edgar, Kevin Harrison, Konk, Leonidas, Leonidas & Hobbes, Loft Party, Marshall Jefferson, Mascara, Matias Aguayo, Midsummer, Mike Simonetti, Mixcloud, Moodymann, Motor City Drum Ensemble, PiL, Pilooski, Plastique De Reve, Primal Scream, Prince, Prince Language Oliver $, Public Image Limited, Ray Mang, Rebolledo, Sons & Daughters, Subway, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Todd Terje, Villa, Warehouse Party, Yazoo, Yello
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Here’s last week’s NeW IDoLs recording from 99 Hanover St in two parts. I was back-to-back with DD for the night. DD is resident at Compakt and produces his own music as part of The Set Up. Part I runs … Continue reading
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Tagged 99 Hanover St, Andre 3000, Azealia Banks, Chiddy Bang, Compakt, DD, disco, electro, Fockewulf 190, Fordy, Four Tet, Greg Wilson, hobbes, Honest Jon's, Italo, James Holden, Jamie xx, Janet Jackson, Joakim, Kelis, Lady Daisey, LAX, Leonidas, Little Boots, Lone, M&G, Midland, Mixcloud, Moodymann, Mr Oizo, New Idols, New Order, Patrice Baumel, Prince, Rockers Revenge, S. Chu, Santigold, Shangaan electro, Smashing Pumpkins, Stevie Wonder, Switch, Tensnake, The Boogiemen, The Set Up, Todd Terje, Vanishing System, Warren G
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