It was in 2011 that Dutch pair Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets quickly broke through in the electronic music scene. Since then they have become known for their widescreen approach to making and playing club-ready grooves. From deep to disco, tech to soul, they join the dots between the past and the present with their own sense of storytelling and do so in clubs around the world, as well as in their own studio. House might be the root of the @damswindle sound, but it takes nourishment from a much wider world of music.

It was their early, high impact tunes such as 'The Wrap Around' and 'The Break Up', that got dancers all over the world in a frenzy. Since then, the pair has constantly evolved and matured and continued to draw on all musical niches. Building bridges between them, their landmark 2018 album High Life or their ‘Coffee in the Morning EP' both furthered their take on house music with a real sense of timelessness and class.

Since 2013, the pair has also established their own Heist Recordings as a well respected label that is home to the majority of their own originals, though other underground mainstays such as Aus Music and Classic Music Company have also come calling. Heist is more than just a label, though - it is a breeding ground for talents old and new; somewhere talent is nurtured and allowed to develop. Label showcases and special projects such as the yearly Roundup EP; where all artists from the past 12 months remix each other after a random selection process, furthers the family vibe and helps Heist stand out from crowd. Artists such as Nebraska, Adryiano, Kassian, Demuir, Makez, Max Graef, Pépé Bradock, Nachtbraker, Matthew Herbert, Ge-Ology, Byron the Aquarius and many more have all contributed, proving that it is a place for unrestrained creatives to be free with their own sonic visions. The label looks as good as it sounds, too, thanks to visual artist Bas Koopmans's standout artwork designs.

Proof of Dam Swindle's widescreen approach to production is their long and talented list of collaborators, which includes the likes of acclaimed musician, Eric Clapton and John Mayer collaborator and Blue Note artist Tom Misch, US talent Seven Davis Jr., instrumental collective Jungle by Night, plus Marc de Clive-Lowe, Jitwam and Lorenz Rhode. Next to their own originals, a broad spectrum of artists have asked Dam Swindle for some of their special remix magic: on labels like Strut and Soundway they have reworked the legendary Pat Thomas, aka the ‘Golden voice of Africa,' and gave his single ‘Yamona’ a contemporary electronic edge, as well as The Mauskovic Dance Band’s track ‘Space Drum Machine’ and plenty more artists like Kerri Chandler, Mayer Hawthorne and Tom Misch. As their talent for bridging genres from all over the world continues to attract global attention, high profile projects keep rolling in from all points on the musical globe.

Dam Swindle are famously avid collectors of both old and new records, and it shows in their DJ sets, which keep you on your toes as they move freely and skillfully through different times, places and sounds. Rather than limiting themselves to a certain feeling or mood, Detroit Swindle can call on classic house, obscure disco, African funk, soulful techno and plenty in between, all with the aim of making those special moments that crowds never forget. It is for that reason that their name has become a real stamp of authority and invention in the dance music world. Whatever they do, then, this pair do with irresistible charm.

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Dam Swindle @ Mareh Music (Stream Live)

A special Sweatbox mix celebrating Pride.

I-Robots - Lucky Star ft. Hard Ton (Chicago '87 Extended Piano Version)
Craig Williams - Time 
KETTAMA - Higher (Steel City Power House) 
Janet Jackson - Throb (Morales Backyard Club) 
Kano - It's A War (Serge Santiago UK Re Edit)
Klubbheads - Klubbhopping 
Dirty Channels - Born In Douala
The Fog - Been a Long Time (Discocaine Klub Vox)
Downtown Brothers - My Back Door
Stacy Kidd - Energy 
ABSOLUTE. - Sage Comme Une Image (Good As Gold)
Dance System & Mark Broom - Glow Of Dub 
ABSOLUTE. - TRACK ID 
X-Coast - Track 2
Visionmasters & Tony King - Keep on Pumpin' It (feat. Kylie Minogue) [Angelic Remix]
Niles Cooper - Give Me Strength 
Diddy - Give Me Love (Tony De Vit Remix)

ABSOLUTE. Guest Mix for The Blessed Madonna on BBC 6Music - Radio Rip

Recorded LIVE, Friday February 4th at the third edition of JAIVA's new Sub Club residency, we are proud to present for your listening pleasure, 5 hours of the finest in African Electronic Music, Afrobeat & Highlife courtesy of the kings of charisma - ButhoTheWarrior & Optimistic Soul.

The energy that the JAIVA troops bring down to Jamaica Street each and every time is just on another level, and last Friday was no exception as we were treated to a 5 hour back residents session.  The vibe on the floor was something else, locked in a groove that felt as if it could have gone 5 hours more! Enjoy! 

Jaiva will be back at the Sub Club Friday April 1st so keep those eyes peeled and in the meantime give them a follow below >>

Listen to more from the JAIVA crew below >>>

Jaiva Soundcloud >>> @user-630625620
ButhoTheWarrior Soundcloud >>> @ngqae
Optimistic Soul Soundcloud >>> @optimistic-oul-241500219

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JAIVA 003 - ButhoTheWarrior & Optimistic Soul [All Night Long] - Live at Sub Club, 04.02.22

As a thank you for our 10,000 th fan on Facebook & Soundcloud we've dug  into tour vaults for a little thank you give away. 

As its 10 years this year since PBR Streetgang began, we've chosen to give you our first ever mix... Done in 2003 on two 1210's and a little mixer. For years we thought it had been lost for good but clearing out the studio this year Bonar found it in with a load of old tapes .. so hear it is .. live and loose ... 

Thanks for all the support ! 

x B & T

PBR Streetgang - DJ mix 01 - 2003

Interview: https://bit.ly/3OLoKJO

DJ Marcia Carr aka Marcia DaVinylMC (@ms-marcia) goes In Sesssion, recorded live at Girlz B Like: Back Together at Grow Hackney Wick, March 2022,

Interview

In Session: DJ Marcia Carr aka Marcia DaVinylMC (Girlz B Like)

Tracklist:
JT Company - Feel It (Acapella)
Gallegos - Ultimate Damage
Planet X - Get Up (Sterlings Chicago Remix)
Deetron - Melonball
Derrick Carter - Where U At
Innocent Soul - Don't Make It
GUSTO - Let's All Chant (Full Intention "Full Inteded" Mix)
Lenny Fontana & New York Thunder - Holler (Club Main Mix)
Dj Chus & Dario D'Attis - Keledisco
Renato Cohen - Fall Down
JT Donaldson - What I got
DJ これからの緊急災害 + TEXTASY - G1RLZ From The Neighbourhood
Roland Leesker - Haus Musik
X-Coast - Move (House Mix)
DJs Rule - Get Into The Music (Hybrid Mix)

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Joshua James' Body Movements Mixtape for KALTBLUT Magazine

Episode 39 features a short commentary and music mixed by Terrence Parker recorded live in Berlin Germany on July 30, 2022. Terrence is a music producer & dj from Detroit USA. For more info visit: 

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Sounds That Work 39 by Terrence Parker

Diz & Tony 586 live at The Lubber Fiend - Easter Sunday 9th April 2023

UP THE DANCERS :: Diz & Tony 586 - Sunday 9th April 2023

Jackmaster Live at Astropolis Festival

► Enter the New School of Rave's star pupil Artwork, who closed out our pool party in Manchester's prestigious Victoria Baths with 1hr of nonstop rave classics and acid house anthems. N Joi, Voodoo Ray — you name it, Art played it.
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Artwork Boiler Room x Fac 51 Hacienda x WHP Manchester DJ Set

It's been a while but here's a new mix for y'all X

Lottie's Snapshot 2 Mix.WAV

Management: terry@turbomgmt.co.uk
Bookings: laetitia@decked-out.co.uk

With hardcore support from Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Gerd Janson, Tiga and The Blessed Madonna, who correctly noted that he has “the hardest working hair in show business,” ABSOLUTE. has raised himself above the rabble of contemporary dance music with stone-cold hits “Follow ur <3’,”Ride”, “Don’t Ya Want it’, “Papi’s Pumping Piano” and an official remix of Kylie’s anthem-of-the-decade ‘Padam Padam’ that will ensure free Fuji water in his green room for the rest of his life. As the London-based DJ/producer is a virtual lock to earn the kind of clout that will allow him to scrub the internet of all biographical detail, it seems wise to revisit his early days and career-to-date while we still can. 

As a child, ABSOLUTE. was enthralled by dance music, to the extent that he took the money his father had given him to buy clothes and spent it on a single turntable. While initially furious, once his dad heard the music, he calmed down and said, “Son, that is a low-slung floor-filler, and I have no choice but to respect it.” Later, ABSOLUTE. honed his DJing skills by using the lone deck to beat-match to Pete Tong’s BBC Radio show, a fact that will take on eerie significance if you read this bio backwards. 

A teenage ABSOLUTE. found his chosen family among club kids and drag queens in East London queer spaces, eventually going on to promote and curate spaces like these himself. "For whatever reason, the people in the queer scene hadn’t found liberation in pub trivia nights held at Wetherspoons breeding pits," he says. “So they had to create their own world instead. At this point, my politics are actually less progressive than the British Airways twitter account, so things seem to be moving in the right direction."

These experiences led to ABSOLUTE. to notice that queer spaces are largely dependent on the viability of human existence. As such, his nascent activist streak led him to sample climate icon Greta Thunberg on the track “Rave Against the Machine”, despite the fact that the 40-and-over conservatives who regularly challenge Thunberg to debate and/or wrestle on social media make up a huge part of the acid house market. The track led to a collaboration with the Extinction Rebellion collective, for whom ABSOLUTE. curated the “Rave Against the Machine” queer stage at the activists’ event in London. Unfortunately, the stage was promptly shut down by police. While many of the cops had no opinion on the political message, they were reportedly pissed that the event was overshadowing an after-hours the local station had been promoting.

To the extent that there is a habitable future for anyone at all, ABSOLUTE.’s is looking bright. With official remixes for icons Fever Ray and Tony De Vit, and a mass of original music including EPs on Shall Not Fade, DJ Haus’ Hot Haus, New York Queer stalwart Chrissy’s new label Maximum Airtime, a Radio 1 Essential Mix live from Glastonbury and named 6Music ‘Mix of the Year’ by The Blessed Madonna and a recently completed fourth U.S. tour. “Whether my music helps inspire the advance of cold fusion technology or I end up DJing the Emerging Artists Stage of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, I’m going to keep bringing the same BIG NEON ENERGY intensity to everything I do. 

So the next time someone tells you there’s no absolutes, give them a knowing grin and say, 'There’s just one, honey. Just one.’"

ABSOLUTE. Guest Mix for The Blessed Madonna on BBC 6Music - Radio Rip

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