This mix was originally recorded for and aired on Nick Spurway's show on Radio Electronica Jena on 02/08/2025. 

Nick very kindly asked me to record a mix for his show and also interviewed me, asking some really interesting questions and in the process made me feel really nostalgic for the tracks in this mix. Part of the interview involved selecting and talking about three tracks. All three of my choices were tracks that were in some way really important in my journey as a DJ. One of them was "Scram" by Plump DJs, which was the first breaks track I ever heard and it kicked off a love for the genre which continues to this day. 

Reminiscing about "Scram" inspired me to record a mix that is a selection of breaks tracks which were important to me as a DJ in one way or another. It's by no means an exhaustive selection, but it definitely covers tracks which opened my eyes to new artists, labels or styles, are connected to memories of great gigs, and which I still play in my sets today.

TRACKLIST
1. Fluke - Absurd (Adam Freeland & ILS Mix)
2. PMT - Gyromancer (False Prophet Mix)
3. Hybrid - Visible Noise
4. Proper Filthy Naughty - Future Burn (Proper Beats Mix)
5. BT - Fibonacci Sequence
6. NuBreed - The Thing
7. Andy Page & Marscruiser Feat. George Clinton - Elementalelectrofunk
8. The Crystal Method - Name Of The Game (Hybrid's Blackout In LA Mix)
9. Plump DJs - Scram
10. The Operators - Furball

Hot Track Time Machine Vol. 6 - Early 2000s Breaks (Originally Aired On Radio Electronica Jena)

Andrew Wowk is a DJ, producer, radio host, promoter, and writer who has been active in the Eora (Sydney) electronic music scene for over 20 years. First introduced to dance music culture through work experience at community radio station Rhythm FM at age 16, Andrew exudes a passion for and knowledge of music that is the result of years of experience.

As a DJ, Andrew has earned a reputation for refined technical skills and eclectic track selection. His tastes run the gamut of techno, house, breakbeat, drum & bass and jungle, electro, and leftfield electronica, demonstrating a deep respect for the history of dance music, a love for its present, and excitement about its future. But even with such a wide range of music at his disposal, he finds ways to combine various sounds into a cohesive whole. Often focused more on telling a story or creating a particular feeling with his sets, he regularly moves fluidly across stylistic boundaries, preferring to find other similarities between tracks than just their genre.

His intelligent approach to DJing has led to him playing at some of Sydney and Australia's most well-respected clubs/events, both as a headliner and as a support act for international artists. He has also received international recognition, being invited to play guest sets at Circus Osaka in Japan, DEPTH and Train Car House Party in Seattle, as well as perform on 313.FM in Detroit, WNYU in New York, and provide mixes for Animal Instinct in Berlin, Fnoob Radio, and Error Sessions in the UK.

Outside of club DJing, Andrew also produces music under the alias End User License Agreement, which has been released on labels such as Biotech Recordings, Baroque Recordings, Extra Spicy, Communication Records, Monarch Recordings, and Late Night Music. His remix of Floor Twenty’s “Say My Name” and his original track “Chonk” were both featured in Beatport’s and Juno's best bass music releases from 2021. He also hosts a weekly radio show "Time To Track" on 2SER, regularly writes for both print and online media, and runs events covering the spectrum of underground dance music, featuring previous headliners such as Dave Clarke, Ben Sims, Marcus Intalex, Regis, Hodge, Adriana Lopez, Djinn, SNTS, and Nastia Reigel. 

Andrew is passionate about social and political issues and strongly believes in using music as a medium for addressing these issues. Much of the music he loves was originally created in tandem with social, cultural, and political movements, and he believes that contemporary music should also carry a message. To put this into practice, he launched Music For Change, a label which donates 100% of profits from all releases to various charities, alongside Jessica Tassone in 2021. Releases on the label have been supported by international artists such as Dave Clarke, Ani Klang, and Alchemist/Amy Kisnorbo, played on BBC Radio 1, and added to the rotation on local radio stations FBI Radio and 2SER.

Hot Track Time Machine Vol. 6 - Early 2000s Breaks (Originally Aired On Radio Electronica Jena)

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