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Radio to make you get down, live from the six towns. 

Stoke on Trent's independent online radio station. A platform for local DJs, artists, producers and music fanatics. Playing an eclectic mix of underground music, cult classics, the unknown and everything in between.

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dj pippi
 Legendary Ibiza Dj Pippi as one of the very first Ibiza residents he managed to claim a prominent spot in the global house scene. He truly is one of the creators of that distinct Ibiza sound that is loved and respected worldwide

A musical ambassador and a veteran of acid house, a champion of , a dance music pioneer, label owner, Legend of Ibiza – you name it, Carl's been there and done it, never losing sight of his passions."
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Founded in 1996 by Peter Adarkwah, Barely Breaking Even (BBE Music) started life as a London club night, taking its name from the eponymous Disco record by the Universal Robot Band.

The label grew from the vibrant early 90's club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series' such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.

A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work's 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.

A year later BBE Music spawned the Beat Generation Series of artist albums, notably introducing J Dilla (Welcome 2 Detroit) & a young Will.I.Am's first solo outing, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, Madlib & DJ Spinna, all of whom contributed to this seminal set of long players.

A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Morales among many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.

The label’s most recent projects include an expansive reissue series from pioneering Nigerian label Tabansi, new imprint ‘Batakari’ in association with Boddhi Satva and the critically acclaimed ‘J Jazz’ Japanese Jazz multi-album project, not to mention the recent landmark 500th label release: a brand new version of 'Barely Breaking Even', featuring Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams and Louie Vega.

In 2021 BBE Music is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the label is offering up some special projects, from the 20th Anniversary edition of J Dilla’s ‘Welcome 2 Detroit’, through David Bowie tribute album ‘Modern Love’, to a special new ‘Worldwide’ compilation from old friend Gilles Peterson. BBE Music will also be looking to the future with more exciting original artist projects, plus merch collaborations events and more...

Soul Mekanik is Kelvin Andrews and Danny Mekanik.
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If, over the last 20 years or so, you’ve spent any time near a disco, radio or TV, you will have heard some of the quite marvellous sounds touched, in some way, by Kelvin Andrews and his younger sibling Danny Spencer.

Kelvin and Danny might not be household names but having written a number one single with Robbie Williams, remixed the likes of The Doobie Brothers and Aretha Franklin and been lauded as acid house heroes, they have helped soundtrack some of the last two decade’s most symphonic moments. 

Music has always been their first love. By the early 80s, Kelvin was DJing in an underground club called The Basement and soaking up the vast array of musical revolutions that seemed to be occurring on a weekly basis, as well as schooling his younger brother. House music was their real year zero though. Kelvin got his hands on an early copy of The House Sound of Chicago and the pair were hooked. In fact Danny went straight into the studio and fashioned Ride The Rhythm under his evocative This Ain’t Chicago moniker. 

After Danny’s brief flirtation with the mainstream with Candy Flip, the boys went underground. Having been one of the original residents at Stoke’s, Golden, Kelvin was adept at reading his dancefloor and alongside Danny he put these skills into the Sure Is Pure production team. Remixing the likes of Sister Sledge, Lulu and Dave Stewart into dancefloor gold, it appeared the boys could do no wrong.

During the mid 90s the brothers also initiated their Pharm imprint, displaying another glimpse of their dynamism by sending the magical Remember Me by Blueboy to the top of the hit parade.

This belief that music should not be dictated by genres, rather that there exists only two types of music: good and bad, and that within this framework anything goes, is an ethos from the days of acid house known as Balearic, something which their next project was full of. Sound 5 were an experimental pop band with big ambitions who never got the attention they deserved, listening to their No Illicit Dancing longplayer today confirms the idea that they were always just ahead of their time.

From this came their greatest success. Robbie Williams had long been a fan of Danny and Kelvin’s, so when he suggested they work together in the studio, Danny and Kelvin could finally put all their pop nous to good use. The resulting Rock DJ single gave them a number one single and an Ivor Novello nomination. Latterly, the brothers worked on Robbie’s Rudebox album. Indeed such is Robbie’s admiration for Danny and Kelvin, he has compared the duo to one of contemporary music’s most garrulous characters. “It’s like finding two Pharrell Williams in Stoke-on-Trent,” he has proclaimed.

This collaboration has continued with their ‘Central Midfield’ role on Robbie’s new album, ‘Reality Killed the Video Star’. Having spent the best part of the last three years camped out with Rob in LA and occasionally in Stoke, writing huge numbers of songs, the backbone of the latest album comes from those sessions with their guiding hand behind all but 3 of the album’s tracks. 

That’s not to say that they have left the house music underground for good though. Their involvement in the Creative Use re-edits and bootlegs continues to inspire, Kelvin can still be found at the DJ coalface indulging his passion for all things cosmic, whilst after the release of their recent 81 album, this year will see them both back as Soul Mekanik, with a slew of club tracks they’ve written in their spare time during the Robbie Williams sessions, showing the new kids how it’s done.

Make no mistake then, the history of all forward-thinking music, whether it be pop or underground, or both, over the last two decades is shot through with traces of Kelvin Andrews and Danny Spencer. Rest assured the future will be too. 


Idle Cellars is a boutique winery located in Sonoma County, California. We are Ben Larks, a teacher and explorer from Los Angeles and Ari Heavner, an entrepreneur from Berkeley. Our shared affinity for world travel and adventure led us to connect in 2006 while working crush in Sonoma. Idle Cellars was born with our first batch of Cabernet Sauvignon reflecting, as in most harmonious relationships, a balanced yin and yang between city dwelling Heavner and country living Larks. We strive to produce an elegantly balanced wine through our grace of art. Our belief is that the essence of winemaking is getting dirty in the vineyard, ensuring the best of Sonoma. We make it from the vine to the bottle through hands-on craftsmanship. Our knowledge and deep understanding of our agricultural surroundings allows us to choose what we believe are the best processes for each varietal of wine. Working together for 17 years now, Ben and Ari’s winemaking bond is stronger than ever, escalating the Idle movement one glass at a time. 
Music is such an important part of our lives and our wine making experience, we decided to start a mix series which is a musical representation of an #idlemoment.
#EnjoyYourIdleMoment

A DJ since the beginning of time (1982)!!   A Producer since 92 . Resident @ Golden 92-96 , The Bomb 96-2000. guest at seminal club nights Back To Basics, Slam , Venus , Heavenly Social and all over the world ever since . 
Remixed with super talented brother Danny Mekanik as Sure Is Pure/Soul Mekanik  the likes of Aretha Franklin (Rock Steady), The Doobie Brothers (Long Train Running) Sister Sledge ( We Are Family/ Lost In Music) , Sly & The Family Stone (Family Affair) , Marvin Gaye (Got To Give It Up) , Blue Boy (Remember Me) , Frankie Goes To Hollywood ( Welcome To The Pleasuredome) ,T-Coy ( Carino) , Mary J. Blige ( Reminisce) and dozens more. Producer of over 100 house records and famous for playing for 8hrs and more from chilled sunsets & balearic  to underground disco and heads down spaced-out deep house. Label boss (Gem/Pharm/Creative Use/WoNk/ReVno) and all-round musical gentleman 

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