On the 7th December 2024 I supported the band The Hope Of The States at the Metronome in east London. A rare appearance of me playing a 'non-dance floor' live set made up of tracks all never performed live before including 'The Final Reel' released on Andrew Weatherall's Birdscarer label more than a decade ago, as well as more recent material released on my own Dungeon Module label and Höga Nord.

In Collusion
A Remarkable Claim
Castle Force
Iron Thorn
The Final Reel

Pic by James Ramsden

Timothy J. Fairplay Live Metronome London 7th December 2024

NAME: John Shima

HOMETOWN: Sheffield, UK

DJ HISTORY:  In 1995 John was playing records on Pirate Radio Stations and fine tuning his turntable skills locally at "The Music Factory", in Sheffield. 

INSPIRATION: Electronic Music - LTJ Bukem, The Black Dog, B12, Tangerine Dream, Nightmares On Wax, The Forgemasters, LFO and the sound of early Warp Records.

PRODUCTIONS / RELEASES: You will find a full back catalogue of work via John`s Discogs profile (link attached) - including releases on Firescope Records, Distant Worlds, Emotions Electric, Rawax, Seventh Sign, Exalt Records and Sheffield`s Central Processing Unit.  

(Click here): https://www.discogs.com/artist/1353605-John-Shima


TRACKLIST:
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1/ Outer Order "Fresh Phonica" (Planetary Instinct)
2/ Raymond Owen "Dnap" (Indulgence)
3/ Tom Carruthers "Ozone" (Data Sync)
4/ Tom Carruthers "Psyche" (Craigie Knowes)
5/ XON "Bopulate" (Network Records)
6/ Bobo "I Know (End Of Times Mix)" (Mixing Mates)
7/ Turner Street Sound "Dunes (Oceanic Mix)" (Butter Sessions)
8/ Workshop ????
9/ John Shima "003" (Central Processing Unit)
10/ Transparent Sound "Pissing Against The Wind" (Exalt Records)
11/ ???? (White Label)
12/ Duplex "P.O.M (Time Dilation 2)" (Clone)
13/ Thomas Rouge "rjam" (GOSU)
14/ Dona "Acid Day (Live)" (Moreaboutmusic)
15/ Octave One "Point-Blank (Mix 1)" (430 West)
16/ Doc Scott "Surgery (Ordinary Mix)" (Absolute 2 Records)

CONTACT: For any enquiries regarding bookings or potential releases please reach out to John via social media or email the shop for an introduction - myvinylrecordbox@gmail.com

Thanks,

Matthew

TOP JOCKS: "JOHN SHIMA" - DEMONSTRATION PURPOSE - DJ MIX SERIES

Fortnightly radio show on Radio 1 Prague by @mikeh and @not-me focused on adventurous and psychedelic electronic music.

Tracklist:
Advent Children - Restoration Meadows (Salamanda Remix)
Massimiliano Pagliara - The Empty Room
Anatolian Weapons - Vortex
Mytholegen - House of Parakeet
Black Jeans - Cruelty
Marewrew - Sikata Kuykuy (Andi Otto Remix)
Pandit Pam Pam - Pass A Wish (Jezebell's Leave Your Lover Mix)
Treasure Island - (Deep) Dive
Sordid Sound System - Tah-Tah-Kle'-Ah
Sneaker - Algerian Rai
La Guardia De La Luz - Tigre De Bengala (Coyote Dreamer Remix)
Alek Lee - Human Error
Sysygy - Discovery
Kabinett - Catching Up With Reality (Zillas On Acid Remix)
Chloe (Thévenin) - Control
Vooz Brothers - Drums Please (Yotam Avni)
Entro Seleste - Flashbacks
Maximillion Dunbar - Casette Arabic
Robert Leiner - Mechanical Souls
Dark Utopia - Acid 5 Oh
Gonno - Nearly Unity
Michal Wolski & Amandra - First Tea
Antoni Maiovvi - Stopping Power
Hieroglyphic Being - I´m In A Strange Loop
Sandwell District - Restless
Mor Elian & Rhyw - Liquid Silver
Bill Convers - Live Track
Desert Sound Colony - Little By Little
Goodbye Mirage - Red Light River

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Mantra ๒ is presented by fellow space cat @freybenedikt. He describes this mix as one “For the Birds and the Trees” and we couldn’t agree more.

Listen and dream. here, music is the medicine.

Mantra ๒ Benedikt Frey

A very pleasant DJ session in the studio at Fotografiska Stockholm with https://soundcloud.com/divinespecies , https://soundcloud.com/carlplaton and https://soundcloud.com/son_son

Kiskelfacit's Hjärngymnastik DJ set from Fotografiska Stockholm September 5 2025

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Fortnightly radio show on Radio 1 Prague by @mikeh and @not-me focused on adventurous and psychedelic electronic music.

Tracklist:
Graham Simpson - A Black Mass Drifts Across The Land
ODEI - Ttintt
Roman Flugel - Film 4
The Sweeps, Klangroboter - Northern Current
James Din A4 - Stand-Up Ecstatic
Jus Raw - SEQ_111
El Búho - La Cumbia Del Cafe Martinez (Earthly Measures & Dreems Remix)
Francis Bebey - Sanza Tristesse (Josh Ludlow Remix)
Asa Tate - Time Passage
Marco Shuttle - WyMEKE
Roman Flugel - Dragged
Volodomyr Gnatenko - Hiisi
myr. - Knoten
Simon Pyke - Crocodile Part 1
Carli - Sea of Love
Tiempo del Maldad - Night At Kyoto
Petar Dundov - Dance of the Goldfinch
Ian O'brien - The End of an Era
Manuel Darquart - Global Business
Prom Night - Rhythm Of Sun(Kasper Bjørke Remix)
Diffuse Arc - Realidad
Das Ding - Flood The Zone
Undo - Ornitorrinco ('97 Mix)
Superpitcher - Dream B
Sterac - Pacifica
Trust In 6 - Life In Ecstasy (Instrumental Mix)
Moonoton - Struggle (Kolomensky Remix)
Diana Berti - No Retreat, No Surrender
Sasha - Arkham Asylum

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Fortnightly radio show on Radio 1 Prague by @mikeh and @not-me focused on adventurous and psychedelic electronic music.

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Reworks of 'We Invisible' from Dreems, Chez De Milo, H20, Jinje, Cervo & Simas Slabačiauskas.

A Brief Utopia (A project by Jinjé) A Brief Utopia was born from an EP released earlier this year by Jinjé (aka, Lee J Malcolm from Vessels) on Scene Unseen. Stepping away from his usual production duties and focusing more on his passion for live drumming and percussion instruments. This was the starting block for much of the composition on the this record. He quickly realised that this would be a brilliant thing to do live and reached out to fellow musicians Danny Templeman (Submotion Orchestra, Gentleman’s DubClub) and Nathan Moseley (Fwar, Brolin) to put together a high energy show aimed at clubs and festivals alike.A Brief Utopia brings a colourful, vibrant and visually engaging experience. Drawing on a love of music from around the world focused through a lens of live drumming, tuned percussion and psychedelic synth work.

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Cluster @ Radio 1 Prague