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Deep in the throes of his Left Is Right US tour, the South London badman known as TroyBoi kicks off episode 13 with a deep dive on his latest artist album before a pair of British legends go b2b in the studio. Radio 1’s very own Pete Tong breaks down the origins of his orchestral Ibiza Classics show at the Hollywood Bowl, while brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital talk about repairing their strained relationship and re-energizing their creativity in the studio. And you definitely don’t want to miss Aussie upstarts Cut Snake, Dirtybird regular Will Clarke, and This Ain’t Bristol cofounder Billy Kenny reliving their first DJ experiences.

Wide Awake Stories #013 ft. Pete Tong, TroyBoi, Orbital, Cut Snake, Will Clarke & Billy Kenny

Pasquale gets into the Halloween spirit early by conjuring up a two-hour show with music exclusively from the Escape lineup.

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Escape: Psycho Circus 2017
Friday, October 27 – Saturday, October 28
NOS Events Center

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Night Owl Radio 111 ft. Escape: Psycho Circus 2017 Mega-Mix

Pasquale spins his top picks from the week, Kayzo displays his diversity on his Up All Night appearance, and Jayceeoh gives us a taste of his Super 7 Volume 8 mix.

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Night Owl Radio 112 ft. Kayzo and Jayceeoh

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Cut From the Catalog: Monstercat (Mixed by Stonebank)

Pasquale gets listeners in the mood to move at next month’s festival in Florida by putting together a special two-hour show.

Night Owl Radio 113 ft. EDC Orlando 2017 Mega-Mix

On this week’s episode, two of the most hyped acts in bass music share the host seat in place of Pasquale.

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Night Owl Radio 114 ft. NGHTMRE & SLANDER Takeover

Pasquale comes back strong from his Escape break, k?d aces his Up All Night appearance, and Skream goes crazy on his tech-fueled guest mix.

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Night Owl Radio 115 ft. K?D and Skream

Pasquale is holding it down at EDC Orlando this week, so he hands the controls over to Kaskade for a special start-to-finish guest appearance.

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Night Owl Radio 116 ft. Kaskade Takeover

Pasquale has a delivery of dancefloor movers, Yultron gets buck with his Up All Night selects, and Caspa scrapes the bassbin with his guest mix.

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Night Owl Radio 117 ft. Yultron and Caspa

Welcome to our annual Thanksgiving special episode. This year, Pasquale shows his gratitude by bringing a feast of dope beats, G Jones & Eprom tag-team the Up All Night Spot, and Vini Vici turns on the prog psy vibes with their guest mix.

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Night Owl Radio 118 ft. G Jones & Eprom and Vini Vici

With the smoke still settling on their 15-year anniversary LP project, we caught up with Kasra for an in-depth look at the past, present, and future of one of the best labels D&B has to offer. 

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Cut From the Catalog: Critical Music (Mixed by Kasra)

Pasquale unloads a whole new list of lit tunes, Zeds Dead crushes their Up All Night spot, and Redlight gets nasty on his groove-heavy guest mix.

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Night Owl Radio 119 ft. Zeds Dead and Redlight

After a short hiatus, the Wide Awake crew returns to the studio and sits down with Amsterdam’s Night Mayor, Mirik Milan, for a grown-up conversation about how major metropolitan cities can work hand-in-hand with the nightlife community to create a peaceful and profitable coexistence. We also linked up with producers Slushii, Ray Volpe and Tisoki to find out how they got introduced to dance music.

Last but certainly not least, Insomniac Founder Pasquale Rotella jumps on the phone with Above & Beyond to discuss their year-end show at the L.A. Convention Center and the new album they’ve got cooking for 2018.

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About Wide Awake Stories
Wide Awake Stories is a monthly podcast hosted by the Insomniac Editorial Team. Featuring exclusive interviews with DJs, artists, creators and fans, the show shines a spotlight on the vibrant communities and personalities that make dance music culture so unique.

Wide Awake Stories #014 ft. Above & Beyond, Mirik Milan, Slushii, Ray Volpe & Tisoki

In this week’s episode, Pasquale piles on the excitement for our New Year’s Eve extravaganza by highlighting the lineup through a special two-hour show.

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Night Owl Radio 120 ft. Countdown NYE 2017 Mega-Mix

Counter Records is a sub- or “cousin” label of the great indie label Ninja Tune, a stalwart in the general “electronic” ether now almost three decades old, which has become one of the those cultural institutions from the ‘90s that really took hold and stuck. Ninja Tune is known for its service to the turntabilist community, through thick and thin, and represents an overlap of hip-hop, downtempo, IDM, techno, and whatever else you can throw into the kitchen sink.

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Cut From the Catalog: Counter Records

Pasquale sits this week’s episode out and lets Alison Wonderland show off her host skills ahead of her set at Countdown NYE. 

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Night Owl Radio 121 ft. Alison Wonderland Takeover

In this Christmas special, Pasquale unwraps four guest mixes from artists who will be ringing in the NYE with us at Countdown next week.

Read more here: https://www.insomniac.com/music/night-owl-radio-122-ft-noisia-brohug-devault-and-4b

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Night Owl Radio 122 ft. Noisia, Brohug, Devault and 4B

Pasquale reflects back on the year by putting together an end-of-year mixtape made from his favorite selections from the past 12 months of episodes.

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Night Owl Radio 123 ft. Best of 2017 Mega-Mix

The first episode for 2018 features two live mixes recorded from Countdown NYE—plus, we hear Headliner shouts from the festival!

Night Owl Radio 124 ft. Dombresky and Dieselboy w/ MC Dino

The Wide Awake Team huddles up for our first show of 2018 and reveals prognostications, revelations, and things we’d like to see more (and less) of in the New Year. We also catch up with the legendary Yousef to discuss his new “residency” at EDC Mexico 2018 and beyond, as well as the secrets behind the staying power of his tastemaking Circus Recordings label on their 15-year anniversary. Enjoy the show!

About the show…
Wide Awake Stories is a monthly podcast hosted by the Insomniac Editorial Team. Featuring exclusive interviews with DJs, artists, creators and fans, the show shines a spotlight on the vibrant communities and personalities that make dance music culture so unique. 

Wide Awake Stories can be heard on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, Mixcloud and YouTube. To hear past episodes of the show, click here: http://insom.co/WAS

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Brian Skellenger