PAST GIGS: 

DJ Sets:
05.12.2018 - Bar Tausend - Berlin, DE
07.11.2018 - Arkaoda - Istanbul, TR
26.10.2018 - Bina -  Istanbul, TR
20.09.2018 - Mecra with @grupsesbeats - Istanbul, TR
07.07.2018 - Juju Club 13: Sonor Rhythms: Alpman - Lübeck, DE
01.06.2018  - Bina Kadıköy with Harun İzer - Istanbul, TR
12.05.2018  - Salon IKSV - Istanbul, TR
21.04.2018  - Epic Fair 2018 - Izmir, TR
06.04.2018 - Bina Kadıköy  - Istanbul, TR
18.11.2017 - Bender Bar - Berlin, DE 
01.11.2017 - Minimuzikhol -  Istanbul, TR
27.10.2017 - 2nd Harvest Fest -  Istanbul, TR
21.10.2017 - Dunia Kadıkoy - Istanbul, TR
06.10.2017 - Bina -  Istanbul, TR
14.09.2017 - Arkaoda - Istanbul, TR
26.07.2017 - "Blumen Radio Night" Arkaoda -  Istanbul, TR
16.06.2017 - SOHO House - Istanbul, TR
07.05.2017 - Akmerkez - Istanbul, TR
06.04.2017 - SOHO House - Istanbul, TR
13.01.2017 - Kiki Sıraselviler - Istanbul, TR
22.12.2016 - Anjelique - Istanbul, TR
10.09.2016 - Arkaoda - Istanbul, TR
10.06.2014 - Kiki Sıraselviler - Istanbul, TR
12.04.2014 - Kiki Ortaköy - Istanbul, TR


LIVE: Alpman and The Midnight Walkers


27.10.2017 - "LIVE!" 2nd Harvest Fest - Kucukciftlik Park
29.08.2015 - Babylon Soundgarden Fest. - Cesme
08.07.2015 - 22. Istanbul Jazz Fest. Gece Gezmesi - KargaArt 
24.05.2015 - Chill Out Fest 2015 Istanbul
09.05.2015 - Live At Peyote Istanbul
08.05.2015 - Tolga Akyildiz'la %100 Acik Sahne - GarajIstanbul
18.04.2015 - Record Store Day at Analog Kultur
15.04.2015 - Live At Karga with Kuhn Fu
22.03.2015 - Live At Arkaoda Kadikoy
14.03.2015 - Live At Peyote Istanbul
24.02.2015 - Live At Mojo Beyoglu
21.01.2015 - Live At Nublu Istanbul
17.01.2015 - “Seven Seas” Release Celebration - KontraPlak
03.01.2015 - Live At Peyote Eskisehir
02.01.2015 - Live At Peyote Istanbul
04.12.2014 - House Of The Nature Mag. by Size Mag.
05.11.2014 - Bagimsiz Festival 4 - Karga Kadikoy
22.10.2014 - Red Bull Warm Up Campus Tour - Antalya Akdeniz Üniversitesi
24.09.2014 - Red Bull Warm Up Campus Tour - Kocaeli Universitesi
29.06.2014 - Alpman And The Midnight Walkers "Season Finale" - Arkaoda
26.06.2014 - Radiofil Yaz Bulusmasi - Peyote
21.06.2014 - Eksifest 2014 - LifePark
23.05.2014 - Babylon Soundgarden Fest. - Parkorman
08.05.2014 - Taskisla Senlik 20 - I.T.U. Taskisla
19.04.2014 - Record Store Day - Kontra Record Store
23.02.2014 - Live At Arkaoda Kadikoy
04.01.2014 - Demonation Festival 4 - Babylon Istanbul

beatmaker, producer, record collector, curator.

Two old friends, David Ross and Daniel Bloom, trying to make sense of life in an absurd era. We record in Washington, DC. Efim Shapiro may jump back in at some point.

Buy all our vinyl direct from www.hopestreetrecordings.com 
OR https://hopestreetrecordings.bandcamp.com/follow_me

Hopestreet Recordings is an artist-run record label based in Brunswick since 2009. From the humblest of DIY beginnings, this community of musicians, producers and writers has carved out a global niche for their old-school inspired crusty analogue creations. Hopestreet represents the diversity, quality of musicianship and originality of Melbourne’s inner Northern music community, and keeps developing their distinct sound, production approach year to year, and audiences all over are responding.

When Leon Michels name first appeared on a record, he was 16. That release was Thunder Chicken, and the group was his high school band, The Mighty Imperials. The record was essentially an homage to The Meters, at the time it was near pitch-perfect for the budding retro-soul scene. While that release was an early step for Michels, aspects of it have almost become trademarks of his work: a unique raw-yet-disciplined approach to his sound and songwriting, and a soulful genuineness that has a sense of humor one minute and a sense of solace the next.

Right from the jump his hustling work ethic was evident, always involved in a lot at once. While finishing Thunder Chicken, Michels began touring and recording with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings—which he did for the next 7 years. During that time he was also recording songs in a makeshift home studio and preparing for what would be his first full-length record, Sounding Out The City, and the first release under the name El Michels Affair. In 2004, when Sounding Out The City was recorded, Michels’ obsession with Euro Library, American soul, and early rocksteady crept its way into the songwriting and recording aesthetic, the outcome was something Michels appropriately dubbed “Cinematic Soul.” The album was to be the first release on Truth & Soul Records, a new label Michels co founded.

The lo-fi warm recording aesthetic and bottom heavy production alongside the immediate success of EMA’s debut release lead to playing a show with Raekwon of Wu-Tang fame. That show went over so well it lead to a tour with El Michels backing multiple members of the Wu-Tang Clan. It was these shows that ended up laying the groundwork for the release of El Michels Affair’s second full-length, Enter the 37th Chamber, which eventually introduced them to a worldwide audience. While the band’s fanbase went through the roof, the industry also quickly recognized that EMA was a force to be reckoned with. Almost in a domino effect, a huge range of hip-hop artists sampled Michels’ songs, from Ghostface Killah, Just Blaze, and Jay-Z to J Dilla, J.Cole, and Travis Scott.

While simultaneously running a label, playing / touring, and co-producing other artist’s music Michels helped found The Menahan Street Band, co-produced Aloe Blacc’s sophomore smash LP, Good Things, and received a writer credit on Adele’s Grammy-nominated album, 19. Shortly there after Michels found himself on tour with The Black Keys after being cold-called by Auerbach and asked to join them on the road. It turned out that Auerbach was a big fan of the sound and approach of the Lee Fields record “My World”, which Michels produced. When Auerbach was tapped to make Dr. John’s critically acclaimed album , “Locked Down” and Lana Del Rey’s LP, “Ultraviolence”, Michels was brought along to play and add his signature sound. That led to being included in and touring for Auerbach’s psych-rock project, The Arcs, which features Michels as a musician and co-producer. 

in 2016, Michels co-founded Big Crown Records with Danny Akalapse, the second record label Michels has helped build from the ground. Since then, he has produced a majority of the albums from the labels roster including Lee Fields, Lady Wray, Brainstory, Paul & The Tall Trees, Liam Bailey, and Thee Lakesiders.  Michels has also produced records for Beyonce & Jay-Z’s side project, The Carters, Hanni El Khatib, Chicano Batman, Marco Benevento, and Don Toliver.

In 2020, Michels will release the second album of original material under the El Michels Affair moniker.  The Album, entitled Adult Themes, which Michels calls “the soundtrack to an imaginary movie,” creates a lush, evocative, complex and eclectic collection of tunes that will keep your ears on edge as you nod your head.

Surprise Chef’s music is based on evoking mood; their vivid arrangements utilize time and space to build soundscapes that invite the listener into their world. The quintet’s distinct sound pulls from 70s film scores, the funkier side of jazz, and the samples that form the foundation of hip hop. 


Hailing from just outside of Melbourne, Australia, their first two albums, All News Is Good News and Daylight Savings amassed a die-hard fanbase and brought their sound from their home studio to every corner of the globe. The band is now signed to Big Crown Records, joining a lineage of contemporary and classic sounds that have influenced Surprise Chef’s music since their formation in 2017.


Surprise Chef’s self proclaimed “moody shades of instrumental jazz-funk” encompass punchy drums, infectious keys, rhythm guitar you might hear on a Studio One record, and flute lines that could be from a Blue Note session; but when you step back and take in the entirety of their sound and approach, you’ll hear and see a group greater than the sum of its parts.

Much more music @

http://rawtapes.bandcamp.com/

http://rawtapesrecords.com/

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MGMT : sam@plusfoursmusic.com

BOOKINGS : sally@xraytouring.com

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Pan Am Flight 1701 REMIXES by DJ Sun, Internet Provider, Beat Sicarios available January, 17, 2024.

Rooted in an upbringing in Rotterdam and Suriname, Sun’s work and creative edge are steeped in diverse musical influences.  “One Hundred” which has been described as music with “organic breaks borrowed from the back rooms of the finest vinyl archives” lends credence to this  diversity.  

DJ SUN is also the owner of The Flat, in Houston, TX.


http://www.theaquarian.com/2013/03/04/dj-sun-one-hundred/

http://www.houstonpress.com/music/dj-suns-guided-tour-of-one-hundred-part-1-6502298

http://www.houstonpress.com/music/dj-suns-guided-tour-of-one-hundred-part-2-6504503

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