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Batu - Eraser / Stairwells [Cold Recordings]

Thought I'd upload my Essential Mix from earlier this year for your listening pleasure now it's not available on the BBC. 

This is my original recording with no stings and no Pete Tong talking(sadly). 

It was such an honour to contribute to this mix series, i'd rate it up there as one of the biggest achievements i've had as a DJ. Thanks to everyone who listened and wrote me nice messages about it <3

TRACKLIST

Nazar - Unruly
Black Rain - City of Atomic Ghost
Anurah & Impey - Lyre Lullaby
Eric Donte - A Wig Is Born (prod. DJ SWISHA) [Instrumental]
Batu - I Own Your Energy
Basic - 66 Order
Jabes - Body Said No
A.k.Adrix - F.i.l.i.p.a.d.o
Kode9 & The Spaceape - Victims
Bruce & Lurka - Bee Track
Bambounou - Modular Track
Commodo - Guah
Eastman - Fight For A Cause
Air Max '97 - Eat The Rich 
Metrist - VV Squi
Poly Chain - Peculiar
Siete Catorce - Serrano
Rian Traenor - Metrogazer
Jay Mitta - Tatizo Pesa feat. Dogo Janja
DJ SWISHA & Kush Jones - Torcida
Piezo - Rowina
Hyysxl - Loom
Cuban Chamber of Commerce - Young & Healthy
Ido Plumes - Walking With The Tasman Abel
Archivist - Cinder Cone (Patrick Russell Remix)
Nico - Elements
Lyra Pramuk - Mirror
Mang & GRAŃ - Live4evr
Hence Therefore - Census Map Museum
Dehousy - Okinawa
Lil Silva - Gobble That
Batu - Go Deeper
Jabes - Ripples
Dynamite - Link Up
Radeco Domar - Energi a Animal
Nguzunguzu - Times Up (Khole Tribal PVT)
Viers - Douglas Descend
Leonce - Arpjam 916
Kleft + Tolga Baklacioglu - Disguised In Black
EL PLVYBXY - los caballeros del jaguar
Al Wootton - Starlite Xpress
Call Super - Cherry Picker
Two Lone Swordsmen - The Backstair Rattlers
Stanislav Tolkachev - Be Careful And Nobody Dies

BBC Radio One - Essential Mix

out 2/12/2013 - pre order here http://punchdrunkmusic.com/products-page/vinyl/batu-spooked-clarity-dismantled-dnuos-ytivil-12/

Batu - Spooked / Clarity [Dismantled] [DnuoS YtiviL]

Recorded live at Waterworks Festival 2021, Gunnersbury Park, London on 25 September 2021

Pressure stage

Live at Waterworks Festival 2021 - London

Recorded live at Interdimensional Transmissions presents Return to the Source - Tresor 313, Tangent Gallery, Detroit (28-05-2022)

Main room closing set after Underground Resistance presents Wavejumpers (live)

Live at Return to the Source 2022 (Tresor 313) - Detroit

Following up on his much acclaimed debut album ‘Opal’ released in 2022, Batu heads into a new year introducing A Long Strange Dream : a new imprint dedicated to his spontaneous musical explorations, conceived with the aim to follow curiosities and share his own music in a back-to-basics and spontaneous fashion.

The inaugural release « For Spirits » is packed with some of the Bristol based producer’s most psychedelic dancefloor studies to date. Flowing seamlessly as a whole piece, this long-form EP showcases Batu’s versatile and deep personal sound, as well as a riveting talent for electronic experiments ranging from trance-inducing ambient to peak-time techno wreckage.
credits
releases May 26, 2023

Written & produced by Batu.
Artwork by Laurie Herman.

Mastered by Rhys Crouch at Optimum Mastering

Traverse

Second track from my new EP 'For Spirits'!

Bandcamp

In Tongues

Recording of Batu B2B Donato Dozzy (the secret B2B) at Aura, Draaimolen Festival 2023, Day 1.

Batu B2B Donato Dozzy at Draaimolen Festival 2023

More exploratory works into the deepest realms of bass frequencies from Batu on his imprint A Long Strange Dream : ‘Sour 2 Taste ‘ showcases the Bristol producer switching gears to 170bpm and unleashing a kaleidoscopic vortex eyeing towards DnB.
credits
released April 10, 2024
Written & produced by Batu.
Artwork by Laurie Herman.

Mastered by Rhys Crouch at Optimum Mastering
license

Batu - Sour 2 Taste

Wiggy DJing from a Bristol DJ.

http://www.instagram.com/batu_timedance

Batu @ The Lot Radio 05-24-2024

Batu is back with a new transmission for his imprint A Long Strange Dream. This time with a pair of mercury-rising numbers designed for peak time dancefloor pressure.

Zeal and Sunday display a bouncy and brash approach; deadly and effective whilst retaining Batu’s signature dub-infused sonics.
credits
released June 13, 2024

Written & produced by Batu.
Artwork by Laurie Herman.

Mastered by Rhys Crouch at Optimum Mastering

Zeal

Batu closing Outburst on Saturday night at Houghton 2024.

Recorded at Houghton - Batu (2024)

Clump

Seize

Question Mark

Meridian

I’m sharing my set from @nowadaysnyc from February, closing out the Sunday evening of the Nonstop party after Ayesha's crazy set. This was one of my favourite moments DJing ever I think. Pure synergy in one of my favourite places to play in the world.

The first track is something new from me, keep your eyes peeled more info soon. 👀

Theres a load of genre hopping over the four hours but everything felt quite natural and seamless, taking things from peak time bass music down to a soft house music landing with a few twists and turns along the way.

Beautiful and affirming moment dancefloor moments are not to be taken for granted! Much love to everyone who danced.

Batu @ Nowadays Nonstop - NYC [16th Feb 2025]

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/batucovmix
Read the cover feature: https://bit.ly/mixmagbatu

A sonic wormhole of a mix from our cover star @batuuk, marking 10 years of his essential @timedance imprint.

"The mix is a journey from the centre of the earth's core outwards into space. Stopping off at a space lounge before we come back to Mars to relax on deckchairs by the big Ikea."

Read the cover feature

The Cover Mix: Batu

buy here - https://timedance.bandcamp.com/album/monolith-ep

Batu - Monolith

https://timedance.bandcamp.com/album/monolith-ep

Batu - Reez

out now on @YoungTurks - limited vinyl release, digital hopefully dropping in the new year.

Sampha - Plastic 100 (Batu Remix)

SC DOWNLOAD REACHED ITS LIMITED BUT UPLOADED IT HERE THX XX https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ibirkhj2i8b4m5/BATU_%20P13%20X%20TIMEDANCE%20%40%20TWH%2024.02.18.mp3?dl=0

ello

here's a recording of my set from The White Hotel in Manchester, Feb 2018 - i was closing from 5-7am after a bumpy Lena Willikens set. it was my 2nd gig of the night and my 4th in 3 days, there's a few sketchy transitions but the vibe was great so who cares.

it's definitely pretty peak time, with a few twists and turns in there too - also loads of fresh music which you might hear more of later in the year...!

P13 24.02.18

Live @ P13 X Timedance 24.02.18 - The White Hotel [Manchester] (dl link in bio)

Rebuilt EP out 1st June on @xl-recordings

http://x-l-r.co/rebuilt

A1. Rebuilt
A2. Pillars
B1. Flash React
B2. Tuff Cookie

Rebuilt

Flash React [XL Recordings]

my new EP 'Rebuilt' is released today on XL Recordings - here is a track from it 'Pillars'.

http://x-l-r.co/rebuilt

Pillars [XL Recordings]

Flash React

was v fun to go down to the new strange brew spot and play some tunes on the opening streamed night alongside a load of Bristol legends (Danielle and Shanti pictured!) was playing pretty frantic trying to squeeze loads of new bits into the hour. did a tracklist too for once which you can peep below.

hope you enjoy and make sure you get down to Strange Brew and ofc lock into @Noodsradio.

Addison Groove - Burning Spear
Duppy Gun Production - Gran A Day
Ikonika - Body Servants
Tookie - The Hotspot
???
Seven Orbits - Mantis (Zaliva D Remix)
BZMC - WURAL
Badsista - VAI FDP
3Phaz - Drill
Bala Bala Boyz - Sieta
Ronan - Crystal Viewer
Laksa - Sen On One
Icey Love - Icey Like A Hockey Puck (??? Edit)
Mark Pritchard - Rakatak
upsammy - Reality Paces The Platform
Fibre Optixxx - Clairvoyant
Chevel - Crush
Kabuki - Shimmer
Suns Of Arqa - Acid Bends (Muslimgauze Remix)
OMAR - SABE
Dengue Dengue Dengue - Yangol
Studio Bros - Durante
Drum Thing - Bazo
Ase Manual - Shakti (Neana Remix)
Paul St. Hilaire & Rhauder - Skank (Cobblestone Jazz Reconstruction)
Ingrate - Yourself

Live at Strange Brew, Bristol, UK

Batu @ Strange Brew x Noods (20th August 2020)

'Sharpen, Moving' celebrates five years of the Timedance imprint, blending the labels original aesthetic and opening it up into new corners of leftfield club music. Artists featuring include the regular faces of Batu, Bruce, Ploy and Metrist, alongside newcomers Kit Seymour, Akiko Haruna and Mang & GRAŃ. Timedance also welcomes techno royalty Peter Van Hoesen with one of his most broken tracks to date, plus new appearances from Patina Echoes contributors Via Maris, Cleyra and Nico.

The compilation showcases Timedance's evolution from 'Bristol techno' to a more global conscious sound, incorporating energies from different scenes and synthesising them into new modern forms.

Artwork by Butt Studio.

Sharpen, Moving

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