Mixes

Systematic Session #218 (Mixed by Phil Weeks)

Yo, I’m Daniel Lazarus, spinning beats sharper than a crate-digger’s needle. My SoundCloud’s a sonic boom, built on a 25-year vinyl obsession that kicked off at the legendary Massive Records in Oxford—RIP to that sacred ground. I’ve been hunting rare tech house and breakbeat gems on Discogs ever since, stacking a collection so filthy it could make a turntable blush.
Relocated to Manchester in 2002—hands down the coolest city on the planet—and never looked back. I cut my teeth in the sweaty, bass-heavy chaos of Sankey’s Soap ‘til it shuttered, and before that, I was a Fabric faithful in London, worshipping at the altar of thumping 4/4s from day one. Learned to mix pre-YouTube, so yeah, my early sets were car-crash symphonies, but I honed my craft in Manchester’s dive bars and the occasional club, turning faders into fireworks.
Now? I’m holed up in my own studio, surrounded by classic analog drum machines, synths that hum like they’re alive, and a growing stash of DJ mixers that’d make gear nerds weep. My sound’s a love letter to tech house’s golden era, breakbeat’s gritty swagger, and the kind of vibes that make dancefloors lose their minds. Hit play—let’s get weird.

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Dan Lazarus