A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of returning to my home from home, Tisno in Croatia, for another edition of Hospitality on the Beach, with the Hospital Records crew and more. 

This time round, I was there to warm up the Beach Stage with some alternative chilled vibes, ahead of the heavyweight drum & bass programming across the week. I ended up doing three sets there this year, on one of my favourite DJ booths on the planet. Somewhere I’ve been lucky to spin at for well over a decade now.

This is a selection of 70 tracks I enjoyed playing, plucked from those sessions, mixed over the course of two and a bit hours, which was the average length of my sets.

X-genre vibes, starting off real laidback & going the full 360° spectrum of BPMs. 
Soul, r&b, hip hop, reggae, amapiano, beats, bruk, house, UK funky, garage, grime and dubstep, finishing on a touch of jungle and d&b. Plus, natch, a few guilty pleasures along the way (except I have no guilt about any of it).


Fun facts:

- I did the very first performance of the festival, opening the proceedings. A cancelled flight & various other issues meant going straight in without sleeping for about 30 hours, and riding on pure adrenaline and the Croatian heat!

- This mix was recorded in one take, live, no messing about, so similar to how it went down in Tisno. I kept it real.

- A cold before I left + short haul flight pressure = an ear infection, basically from the moment I landed in Tisno, which I still have!! So this was basically all mixed using one ear. Also similar conditions to how I did it there!

“Never on the left ‘cos my right’s my good ear” as Q Tip once said..

Issa vibe tho, promise….
Warm and easy vibes throughout.

Shouts to Chris, Josh, James & the Hospitality crew for the invite once again.
Salutes to all the Hospitality team & the crew at The Garden for their hard work and for looking after us all.
Much love to all the artists, MCs and DJs I bumped into and caught out there.
Big ups to my fellow HOTB travel squad, aka the No Sleep Crew, for their good company & endurance!
Special shout to my longtime Tisno fam, especially Crums, Leena, Zedran and the incredible sound squad!
And finally, huge love out to all the beach ravers and rockers for the immaculate vibes. Appreciate you.
Thank you Hospitality, for the hospitality!

Roll on Hospitality on the Beach 2025!! x

BobaFatt aka Bobby Xennial,
Sun 21st July 2024.

BobaFatt's Beach Beats | Hospitality on the Beach 2024

DJing since 1992.
BBC 6 MUSIC | Block Party Resident
SOHO RADIO | Fortnightly Friday 6-8pm
FIRST WORD RECORDS | Label Manager

*FACT Magazine: Readers 'Top 20 Unsung DJs' 2014

*BBC 1XTRA: "M1X It Up" Champ 2006

*WORLDWIDE AWARDS Label of the Year 2019 (First Word)

*MIXCLOUD Best Alternative Radio Show 2015 (Rough Trade)

*MIXCLOUD Top 100 Cloudcasts 2013: BAd BReaks


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