For those who’ve been following my Burnout Sumner adventures for a while now, this might sound familiar. Every three years, I drop a pretty extended mix dedicated to that special kind of Balearic house music bliss that continues to be a major part of my life, despite all the personal changes that have happened since the last edition. So here we are with Volume III: “An Escape to Balearic Paradise.”

Expect an almost three-hour-long journey into a tropical dreamscape, carefully curated by yours truly. It’s a sun-drenched selection of my favorite tracks from this magical musical realm, collected since the 2022 edition. You'll find familiar faces like DJ Koze, Space Ghost, and Joe Goddard, alongside hidden gems from Desert Island Disco, Lars Bartkuhn, Barbara Boeing, and Conga Fever: the forgotten alias of Tom Hessler aka Der Assistent. One personal highlight: Sofia Kourtesis’ dreamy remix of Perel’s Matrix, a track I still get goosebumps from. Also included is an Alex Kassian rework-slash-tribute to Michael Göttsching’s iconic E2-E4 from 1981, which still feels like the spiritual blueprint for this entire genre.

But let’s not get lost in name-dropping - because in the end, this mix is all about the vibe. It’s an invitation to slow down, to breathe deeply, to let your mind wander over imaginary coastlines. Maybe you’ll find yourself dancing barefoot in golden sunlight, or drifting into twilight with a soft breeze brushing your skin. This is a soundtrack for summer days and balmy nights, a celebration of warmth, serenity, and musical escapism - and honestly, don’t we all need a little more of that right now? You’ll also find the first two volumes there in one playlist, perfect if you're in the mood for an even deeper dive. Thanks for giving it a spin. ☀️

Stories Through Tapes

Cosmic Coastline III: An Escape To Balearic Paradise

Crown Ruler Mix #31 - Mendel (Live at Reach, Hong Kong)

A postcard from Mendel’s recent and debut visit to the Asia-Pacific. A tour passing through South-Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia.
This special recording captures an early morning session at Reach in Hong Kong in an intimate and hidden warehouse / club with a big soundsystem finely tuned by the Disco Doctor Jayme.

From sweet soulful jams to spaced out cosmic disco and across Mendel's own signature deeper house territory. One to keep the summer vibes riding high until the end of the season. 

@mendel

Crown Ruler Mix #31 - Mendel

E ruscha V - reaching up
Gemini - away from earth
Inner space quartet - computer cals
John cale & terry Reilly - church of anthrax
Valcrond video - oh yea cop collar
Los ojos - spaced out (sax mix)
Sheer taft - cascades
Beppe loda - Elettronica Virtuale (Ivan Berko Remix)
Altz - gonno I got ya
Wah wah wino - heavy traffic
Conor scmutz - red lights only please
Daniel wang - file 7
Opal sunn - elastic phase 2
Felix Dickinson - widow maker
Sam redmore - woah!
Web web - apotheosis
Galambo - el dinero no lo es todo
Soft machine - soft weed
Fundido - take me to Mecca Masha mar
Fine tuning edit 11
Timetrap - yakayaka katakana edit
Mark 909 king - after dark
Lord echno - cosmic echos in dub
Dif już - no motion
Steve Jansen - the journey back
Hausfrau - dancehall days


Back before acid house changed the world, Jaye was already ploughing a unique path playing weird and wonky musics of all flavours at squat parties and industrial based do’s, she flung herself whole heartedly and without concern for her safety into the oncoming tsunami of what we would end up tagging as house, techno or the multitude of varying descriptive titles it has been given and has stayed true to ‘our thing’ ever since.

Dancing wildly at dirt box, the mutoid waste parties, the hacienda, ministry of sound, tonka, moist, sabresonic set her up for the ‘90s where, while Jaye was behind the counters of a number of soho record shops during the day and doing the ambient ‘creamy meat’ show as bish on the legendary chillin’ FM pirate radio, she was often found behind the decks at the legendary WANG parties, the back room at Golden in Stoke on Trent, her residency at London’s sadly defunct END with the ‘for your pleasure’ crew and numerous long gone all nighters and late into the night dark room parties. Getting her second wind at the start of the 00’s via the ‘softmachine’ parties she ran alongside George ‘black merlin’ and Kyle & Johnny from ‘land of light’ she’s been playing regularly across the country for numerous nights such as LOVE MUSCLE & COSMIC SLOP in Leeds, HOMO BLOC & KISS ME AGAIN in Manchester and further a field as a resident at the KALA festival as well as Field Maneuvers, Love International and dimensions in Croatia. She is also the resident at long running & fiercely loyally supported Bristol party PLU, alongside Ranks which has carved out a name for interesting left of centre guests and a distinctly gnarly music policy.

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eclectics mix - 177 | Jaye Ward | April 2025

What up IC cru! Been a minute - how you been? We took a little break to let that last mix marinate but we’re back with another for your discerning pleasure. This time around we’re excited to showcase a real UK OG who has been active in various guises over the years, flying the Balearic flag as a DJ, producer and connoisseur of fine choons in The Main Stem circa 2010 and lately with Midlands trio Wrekin Havoc, whose edits and original productions - both of which blur the lines of what is what - have been on rotation in my bag since they first stepped on the scene a few years ago. It’s Rob.J! Robert to his mum, when not up into the wee hours pushing rare track rips to his friends via online chat like some kind of strange drug dealer with incredible taste, has been hard at work with his WH mates Stu & Rich, working on new music seemingly nonstop and blowing minds at last year’s Rotation festival in the English countryside. 

Rob is truly taking us on a Balearic journey with heaps of impossibly rare tunes that sound like they were beamed from the White Island telepathically, mixed by the seat of his pants over a whopping 150 minute mix! Obscure 80s pop gems meeting late-decade dance music head-on, 90s breakbeats, Italo cheese, Spanish vocals dancing with guitar licks - one could be forgiven to think this was recorded poolside at Ku in ‘88!

Big thanks to Rob for contributing such an epic mix, we hope you love it like we do. May it soundtrack your Spring & Summer! 

Mike Bee
San Francisco
April 2025

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Rob.J (Wrekin Havoc) -  No Rules

Welcome to the very first edition of Mór Mixes. We’re honoured to have the maestro Richard Sen provide us with an exclusive mix to kick off the series. 

In his signature style, he seamlessly blends downtempo, chug, disco and oddities — shifting between styles and moods with ease. Hit play and let Sen guide you through 2 hours of eclectic, leftfield listening, perfect for the summer. 

Richard joins us for our 1st birthday in Hang Dai on July 26th. Grab your tickets here: https://ra.co/events/2187749

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Trujilo's Mix September 2025

DJ Harvey - Essential Mix  (December 1999)

Mr Scruff live from the Junkyard at Lost Village 2019.

Live from the Village - Mr Scruff

Hopeworks - what can I say, the most exciting hometown gig for me in a long while.

Why so special ?
Because it's about returning to the place where I first got the bug, a pitch black warehouse in the city's industrial heart. I see a whole new generation, more than eager to break off from the homogenized norms and seek out something fresh, the same way I did (except now everyone has a computer in their pocket)

What goes around I guess, but it's more than that
Certain parties capture a feeling, a sense of place and time, and this one is just a little bit special.

Here's a mix up of some recent faves used for warming things up prior to the guests (who so far have included Blawan, Boddika, and for the next party - June 1st - the mighty Funkineven & Ossie)



Picture credit - Lanty Zhang Studio



TRACKLISTING

COMA_MY ORBIT (DAUWD REMIX)
HOT COINS_GEEK EMOTIONS (JACOB KORN REMIX) DUCKTAPE EDIT
MOIRE_REAL SPECIAL
MARTIN LANDSKY_ET1
CHRISTIAN PIERS_SOULBEAT RUNNING
F.E.X_EHOH DUB PT.1
NORTH LAKE_GRISWOLD
DUSKY_FLOJAM (KRIS WADSWORTH REMIX) DUCKTAPE EDIT
ROMAN FLUGEL_MORE IS NOT ENOUGH
STEVE POINDEXTER_NIGHT FLIGHT
CHRIS COCO_? LEFTSIDE WOBBLE REMIX
ONI AYHUN_OAR004
PEPE BRADOCK_LIFTING WEIGHTS
WALKER BARNARD_SWEATSHOP SPACESHIP (INXEC REMIX)
HEADLESS GHOST_BASIK FIRE
ANTHONY NAPLES_RAD-AN1
VAN BASTEN_DUNGEON DAYS
SPENCER PARKER_ITALO JOHNSON REMIX
LEVON VINCENT_???
TOTO CHIAVETA_MOTHER ACID LAND
LHT003_CROSS STREAMS
DOUGLAS GREED_GO DOWN (NO TONGUES EDIT)
CHINO_ESTATE
DFRNT_NOBODY STOP ME
SKYMARK_USE ME

CHRISDUCK HOPEWORKS

Chris Duckenfield