Recorded Live at the Summer Breaks Series ft Freq Nasty @ Howler on Australia Day.

I had the absolute honour of transitioning between the funky fun of Kid Kenobi and the deeper darker sounds of Nubreed.

My set combines the new and old and a variety of break beat drum patterns throughout .

The crowd was amazing from the minute I walked in all the way till the end. Vibes for days!!

Set List

#	Artist	Track Title
1	Modeselektor - Silikon (Siriusmo Remix)
2	Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk (The Crystal Method Remix)
3	Sekret Chadow - The Roof Is On Fire
4	Plump DJs - Something Goin' On (Original Mix)
5	Buy Now - For Sale (Original Mix)
6	Left/Right - Deeper (Original Mix)
7	Sekret Chadow - Big Breaks (Original Mix)
8	Bartek Industries - Time Dilation (Left/Right & Lowco Remix)
9	Left/Right, Dread MC, Bodyblow - One / Two (E.R.N.E.S.T.O Remix)
10	T-Rek - The Black Dog Shuffle 
11	Skrillex - Fuck That
12	E.R.N.E.S.T.O - Shake N Drop
13	Shift+X - Pyramid (Original Mix)
14	Ticon - It Breakz My Heart (Original Mix)
15	Moderat	COPY COPY (Logic1000 & Big Ever Remix)
16	Tibasko - Isolate (Extended Mix)

Howler - 26-1-25

Dave Juric - Live @ Summer Breaks: Nubreed & Freq Nasty

Simon Shackleton – CHPTR 001
Ambient, SloMo, Psychedelic House, Nu Disco, Breaks, Electro, Tech House & Techno

This is the beginning of a new series of mixes and live events I’m calling CHPTR – a space for storytelling through sound.

Each mix will explore a different emotional arc, unfolding like a narrative across genres, tempos, and textures. Some will be recorded live in the studio, others captured live at CHPTR events. They’re connected by a shared intention: to take you on a journey.

Each set is crafted to unfold like a narrative – rich in texture, emotional depth, and movement. Not just a collection of tunes, but a journey with intention behind every transition, shift, and silence.

CHPTR 001 is, in many ways, a psychedelic selection – not in the hippy sense, but in how it gently alters perception over time. It starts slow, ambient, and introspective, gradually evolving through hypnotic grooves, off-kilter house, breakbeats, and late-night techno. It’s cinematic, immersive, and designed to be experienced as a whole.

Featuring music by Mark Barrott, Jose Solano, Dizharmonia, LTJ, Josh Wink (Adana Twins Remix – Simon’s VIP Edit), Left/Right, BRONSON, and unreleased edits and reconstructions of my own.

If you enjoy the ride and/or would like a copy of the tracklisting of this mix, then please feel free to buy me a coffee. I love coffee! https://coff.ee/simonshackleton 

Thanks for stepping into this new CHPTR.

– Simon

CHPTR//001

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Simon Shackleton - CHPTR//001 - Fresh Transmission

I sure hope you enjoy my second set from Camp Dayfunk 2025 as much as I enjoyed playing it!   If you do, please give it a like and consider re-posting it on Soundcloud - it just takes a second and is the most helpful way to share cool music to new people!

Camp Dayfunk is a Minneapolis-based campout in just its second year, taking place 2 hours East in the Wisconsin Woods - and I enjoyed its quality, intimacy, and cute little camp touches immensely.  Both this event and this set are very special to me <3

Before anything, let's talk about the Mix Cover.  I got great pictures from my first set and none from this 2nd, and it's fine.  Because I got something better than a picture - I got a Danceflooor Badge!  

It was one of the greatest honors of my DJ career to earn one of only 8 Dance Floor badges given out at this event  - not for my 4 hours of playing music where I dance some but maintain focus on the mixing - but for my many more hours of representation on the dancefloor as a dancer, which is where this all started for me... and honestly has stayed.  

I fricken love dancing and absolutely think it makes me a better DJ to study and appreciate music from both sides of the decks. I don't dance to everything and also want to give props where props are due - the music at this event was rock solid, and receiving the dance badge has as much to do with the quality of the other DJs playing as it does my dance stamina.  Fun fact, the most I ever danced was at @mingameslaby in Japan in 2007 ;)

Okay, about the music and vision for this set!  My first set at the event, the night before, was previously posted to the event's Soundcloud (@user-467880110) and I had a full dancefloor and lots of energy coming back at me - a Dj's dream.

This, my second set, Saturday 4-6pm, was a bit different.  It's daytime, there's a beach, and @djdanmusic, @Dj-Mes, and Mazi aka @audiosoulproject are playing B2B2B on that stage.  Right at the same time as my set at the Pavilion stage!  First thing that comes to my mind after I realize they are simultaneous - wtf am I going to do?

Contrast is the answer.  If people want it funky, they're gonna want to be down at the other stage.  I mean I wanted to be there too lol.  And who the heck wants the 2 stages to sound the same anyway, that's silly.  So I leaned into this contrast theme for my set.  Someone told me that I may have confused people a little lol.  I said 'good!'  

I'm really glad I had the opportunity to play the night before, because that was my more funky set - though my interpretation is a bit different from most.  I also won some hearts there, which created more interest than there would have been I think.

So anyway, this set was a challenge - a friendly challenge to myself to play a 2 hour set that was a bit out of the box without losing people, that would serve as a worthy contrast to that devastating funk of Dan, Mes and Mazi.  
 
I would guess overall people there probably liked my first set a tad more - but for me this one was hands-down the winner.  Partly because it was a full 2 hours of new music. Partly because my cup was already full since  I had nailed my set the night before and even got extended an extra hour -  the best hour.  And partly because I had experienced some challenge locking the XDJ the night before, but was effortlessly near flawless on Saturday. I felt zero pressure to do anything but be myself, and play what I felt at that time <3

In general, I favor very full tracks that envelope you with sound.  Besides contrast, the theme for this set is laid back and expansive.  There's funkiness, sure, there are some peaks and valleys energetically, but not at all like the night set.  Overall, it's a smooth ride through deep house with some vocals, minimal house and even a touch of techno, all  around 124bpm. 

Thanks for reading to the end!  I Hope you enjoy the music, and perhaps this background too!


Contrast - Ben Annand Live July 19, 2025 at Camp Dayfunk in the Wisconsin Woods

A re-created recording from the Living Room stage Thursday 12:30-2:30am at Shambhala 2025.

I can't put the full tracklisting here because Soundcloud might pull the mix down.  They have done so in the past. Ask in the comments and I'll respond.

Featuring many classic and new tracks that spin thru genres like a washing machine on heavy load. 

The Hardkiss Music releases including:

God Within - Raincry
Gavin Hardkiss & Bisi - Sawa Sawa Hey
Gavin Hardkiss - Afro Tamba Tamba
Hawke - Sunshine People
Hawke & God Within - Acid Funk (Rabbit In The Moon Remix)
Petoken - Lightbeam

Grab them at www.hardkiss.org

Hardkiss Vault: https://www.hardkiss.org/liner-notes
Gavin Hardkiss Archive: https://www.hardkiss.org/collection

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Gavin Hardkiss

Gavin Hardkiss DJ Set | Shambhala '25 Living Room Stage

Decoded Magazine presents Simon Shackleton with his exclusive - CHPTR 002 mix

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Decoded Magazine Mix of the Month August Submission:

01 - Ulrich Schnauss, Jonas Munk - Afterglow 02 - Afterlife - Speck Of Gold 03 - Luminous - Feel Safe 04 - Etherwood - Everything You Are 05 - CFCF - Re-Utopia 06 - Etherwood F. Thomas Oliver - See The Sky 07 - Ingrid Chavez - Justify My Love (Charles Webster mix) 08 - Hiroyuki Kajino, Atsushi Asada - Utopia 09 - Deividas Bagdanov - Champagne (Tim Green Edit) 10 - Modd, Lisandro (AR) - Raketa 11 - CamelPhat, Julia Church, Shimza - Embers (Extended Mix) 12 - Foletto, HOO - Make Me Feel (Kamilo Sanclemente mix) 13 - K Loveski, Nicolas Benedetti - Fashionably Late 14 - Jiminy Hop - Agmoli (Alex O'Rion mix) 15 - Nicky Elisabeth - Close To You 16 - djimboh - Sivonium (Extended Mix) 17 - Tomas Briski - Hyacinth 18 - Antrim - Dawn in Port 19 - Sebastian Sellares - Far From Home 20 - Marsh - Little Darling (Polymod Mix) 21 - Kamilo Sanclemente - Beautiful Shard

Decoded Magazine Mix of the Month August Winner - DJ MJ

Shorter days, longer nights, deeper colors.

(00:00) Sam Jaspersohn - Danse (Bar.ba & Padre Remix) [Manjumasi]
(05:07) Kondo, Mhrrmv - Rendez Vous [SATYA]
(09:28) Daniel Bortz - Morning [Permanent Vacation]
(14:04) Instead - Looney Tunes (Nicolas Duvoisin Remix) [Fantastic Friends Recordings]
(19:42) PTTY, doradice. - Vela Two  [Mole Music]
(25:36) Arutani - Same Materials [LOKD]
(30:52) dop, Wareika - Late Night Swim (Crihan Remix) [Live At Robert Johnson]
(36:59) M O N I T O R S - Les Beaux Dimanches [Husa Sounds]
(42:45) Dorisburg - Helande Skulptur [Aniara Recordings]
(48:53) AVEM - Guard [fernab]
(58:24) Nosaj Thing, Jacques Greene - Fragment [LUCKYME.]

Mark Slee - Autumn: Burn [October 2025]

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My set for John Digweed's Transitions podcast.

Adam Freeland - Transitions

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