Oh this takes me back!!!!     HIGHDESERTSOUNDSYSTEM FOREVER

As fresh now as it was the day it was released.

Make us feel that riddim movin’ thru our system

Wasn't feeling it today ; now! I am feeling it!!

anyone know where I could score some Sounds Without Walls??!!!

A RE:CONSTRUCTED set is a *long* way removed from a standard DJ set. Here's how it works.

Simon takes hundreds of tracks from his huge library, painstakingly deconstructs them (using Ai if needed to separate elements from the original tracks), and then pieces everything back together to create a hugely emotive and immersive musical story.

He uses Ableton Live and multiple controllers to trigger up to 16 individual channels of audio at any one time during the performance, and also performs live keyboard overdubs. The end result is a hugely addictive, compulsive and compelling blend of music that's often new, often familiar but always utterly unique.

This is storytelling on a giant canvas, and in 2024 we will be adding visuals and further live instrumentation to these RE:CONSTRUCTED sets.

Simon Shackleton presents Futureshock - Sci-Fi Re:Constructed - Denver, November 2023

Bouncy Dirty Bass House, UKG, Breakbeats, Breaks

NUGZ  FAM  IAND + BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS 2024

GLAUDE 101 "WHAT I PLAYED AT LEYENDA 2024 AND MORE" (FIXED)

We had the absolute honor & privilege to perform at the Daybreaker SF: Peace Tour located at the breathtaking Grace Cathedral. This is the live 2-hour recording (Dancing Mandy is the first half, DJ Denise is the second half). Thank you for listening!

From Dancing Mandy:
Playing Daybreaker at Grace Cathedral was incredibly meaningful for me on so many levels. Growing up singing in church choir was my first connection to music, so being able to DJ in a house of worship (in my wedding dress!) really brought my musical journey full circle. I thought deeply about what to play, and decided that it was really important to play soulful, uplifting house music, the music that unapologetically spreads love in the face of judgement, the music that was created (and still is) to bring fellowship to so many Black, gay, and other marginalized groups when organized religion did not support them. For so many, house music IS church — the only church where they feel 100% loved and accepted for who they are. Bringing these seemingly two diametric opposites under one roof was a powerful experience and I’m so grateful to Daybreaker and Grace Cathedral for making it happen. So as Jack said…Let There Be House!

Track List, Part 1: Dancing Mandy:

1. Velourian - Long Long Way
2. Pete Heller - Big Love (David Penn Remix)
3. CASSIMM - Hella Mary (Zsak Remix)
4. Watermat - Preach
5. Louie Vega - Let It Go  (Vintage Culture Remix)
6. Junior Jack, Tube & Berger - E SAMBA 2018
7. KiNK - Perth (Dusky Remix)
8. Local Singles - Front Row People
9. Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing (David Penn Remix)
10. HP Vince, Chuck Roberts - Jack Had A Groove (Glen Horsborough Remix)
11. A-Trak, Armand, Duck Sauce - Smiley Face
12. Softmal, Llolita, Lucenamusic - Sing It to Me (Original Mix)
13. Aretha Franklin - A Deeper Love (Sam Halabi Extended Remix)
14. Lefti, N2N - Juice (Extended Mix)

Track List, Part 2: DJ Denise:

15. Zsak "In my Soul" (Extended Mix)
16. Wuki & Lee Foss "To Be Real (ft. Cheryl Lynn)" (Extended Mix)
17. Jackers Revenge "You Make Me Feel" (Original Mix)
18. Soulvation "Devotion" (Block & Crown Club Mix)
19. Crazibiza & Cheesecake Boys "Our House"
20. Wh0 ft. Anelisa Lamola "The Power" (Extended Mix)
21. Ellis Moss "Calling" (Extended Mix)
22. Kyle Watson "The Afterhours" (Extended Mix)
23. Low Steppa & Tony Romera "Dance To The Music" (Extended Mix)
24. Idris Muhammad "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Walker & Royce and Chris Lorenzo Extended Mix)"
25. Tiesto, Tears For Fears, NIIKO X SWAE, GUDFELLA "Rule The World (Everybody)" (Extended Mix)
26. Fedde Le Grand "All Over The World 2023" (Club Remix)
27. David Guetta & Mason ft. Princess Superstar "Perfect (Exceeder)" (Extended Mix)
28. BRANDON & Lackmus "Ravers Bounce"
29. Lost Frequencies & Bastille "Head Down" (Lost Frequencies & SUARK Deluxe Extended Mix)
30. Daybreaker "Open Your Eyes (ft. Elliott LaRue & Tyler Sjostrom)

Dancing Mandy x DJ Denise - Live at Daybreaker SF: Peace Tour (Grace Cathedral, March 9 2024)

This set from 04-14-24 really exemplifies my deep house curation and mixing style.  

For 6 months I've been digging through my collection, resisting the urge to buy new music and instead learning my 29-year music collection better.

Over that time, I went back through and labeled thousands of tracks by energy and feeling and created playlists from there.  

The overall energy of this mix is uplifting and dreamy, starting and ending more vocal. 

You won't know many, or perhaps any, of the tracks.

The tracks were mixed on CDJ 3000s.

Never synced, never looped, never wasting time with filters and effects with just one track playing.

Fully concentrated on blending two tracks together beautifully with subtle EQ-ing only.

It's so weird, I was thinking this was the best I'd ever done with my levels on a live mix, perhaps because I was being a good boy, carefully watching the decibel meter at Mars Bar :) 

I added the fade in and out in Logic and gave it a light mastering in LANDR.  There I got a message that my mix was lacking in dynamic range - meaning there might not be enough difference between the high and low levels of the mix - which on a live DJ mix, I am taking as a compliment 100% :)

Ok enough geeky DJ talk...
As always, I'd love to know what you think in comments <3

Huge thanks to Chris Phleck and Ryan Stubbs (Duserock) and the Watch Our Step crew for bringing me to San Francisco, it's such a fun and friendly crowd.

Another big thanks to David Kiely of Mars Bar for providing a safe and lovely space for people to dance.

Final thanks to Anne Plehn for the great photo capture!  IG: anneplehn

Ben Annand Live Mars Bar 04-14-24 at Watch Our Step

Live set from the Rave Rewind takeover at Space Taco in Pomona. My main focus was to play nothing but great tracks from the 90's. The more memorable, the better. The more anthemic, the better. I started off with some classic house following my boy Tony Gamboa and then built up the BPM's slowly until we were in full on Trance mode. If you are up for some classic house and trance, well this is your mix.

Live at Rave Rewind at Space Taco (04/23/2024)

DTR Live at Frequency 4-13-24 at Santos (New Orleans)

For anyone that missed out, Frequency was a whole damn vibe. Downstairs, upstairs, everyone brought their A game and luckily, we here at NOHP make sure we record everything so you can still experience how excellent the music was the entire night. First out the gate is DTR from Big Puffy Yellow. Our guy did the damn thing and kept the dancefloor moving! Big big thanks to Techno Club, Anti Pop, BPY and Quality Control for partnering with us on such an awesome night. More to come soon.

DTR Live At Frequency

Remaster of my 1998 Moonshine Mix CD Knee Deep.
Track Listing:
01 - Peace Division, "Tribal Phunk"
02 - The Mad Wheel, "Spirit Catcher"
03 - Melrob, "Incessant Sound"
04 - Ian Driver, "Filter"
05 - X-Cabs, "Engage"
06 - Uberzone, "The Freaks"
07 - John Kelley and DTSwendeman, "B-Line"
08 - CJ Bolland, "Horsepower"
09 - Brownie, "Fly Mutha Beatz"
10 - Jack Mackrel, "Drum Tumbler"
11 - Urban D.K., "Soul Survivor"
12 - DJ Icey, "As If"
13 - Rabid Punk, "Freewheelin' Franklin"
14 - Make Some Break Some, "The Vision"
15 - Sven Vath, "Breakthrough"

KNEE DEEP 2024 REMASTER

01 - Samuel L. Session, "A Bastard's Work Is Never Done: Cycling"
02 - Timo Maas, "Riding On A Storm"
03 - Timo Maas, "Eclipse"
04 - Joel Mull, "The Mole (Ben Simms Just Don't Understand Rmx)"
05 - Stephen Cinch, "Dealer's Choice"
06 - G Flame & Mr. G, "How Knows"
07 - Switch, "Bumpy Ride"
08 - Novy vs. Eniac, "Pumpin'"
09 - Ben Simms, "Work It (The Dubs, Vincent D Dub)"
10 - Southside Spinners, "Luvstruck (Timo Maas German Remix)"
11 - Trancesetters, "Roaches"
12 - Bryan Zentz, "With Incident"
13 - Killahurtz, "West On 27th (A Tribe Called KHZ Mix)"
14 - Carissa Mondavi, "Solid Ground (Fade Dub)"

HIGH DESERT SOUNDSYSTEM 2 2024 REMASTER

Remaster of my 1999 Moonshine mix CD High Desert Sound System

Track Listing:
01 - Joe Santos, "Crossroads"
02 - Chord Symbols, "Teknaskom"
03 - Rob Jarvis, "Killa 2"
04 - Dave Randall, "Bombay"
05 - Krome, "The Real Jazz (Dahlback Remix)
06 - The Hustler, "Americana"
07 - Mac Zimms, "Silicon Valley"
08 - Jark Prongo, "Movin' Thru Your System"
09 - Grant Phabao, "Tub"
10 - DJ Dan presents Needle Damage, "That Zipper Track (Needle Dubbage Mix)
11 - Rob Jarvis, "Killa 1"
12 - Jan Driver, "Drive By"
13 - Grooveyard featuring Michel De Hey, "Everybody"
14 - Jonesy, "Independence (The Stadium Mix)"
15 - Mr. Jack & Olivier Grosseries, "Give It Up"
16 - Samuel Onervas, "Inter-Primate Express (Melrob Remix)"

HIGH DESERT SOUND SYSTEM 2024 REMASTER

Remaster of Moonshine Mix CD FunkyDesertBreaks2

Track Listing
01 - Michael Kores, "Multica"
02 - Drop Out, "Plastic"
03 - Friction & Spice, "You Make Me Feel So Good"
04 - Liquid Art, "Xplorer"
05 - Pigforce, "Doin' Jobz 4 Tha Mob"
06 - Peter Tall vs. Xpando, "Tricked"
07 - M.A.D., "Free"
08 - MVP, "Make Me Feel"
09 - Underworld, "Born Slippy"
10 - Inspirazione, "I Feel You"
11 - Rollin' Gear, "I, I Know"
12 - Drably Frond, "Scilintific"
13 - JDS, "Nine Ways"
14 - The Coffee Boys, "Nipple Fish"
15 - Canyon, "Universe"

HIGH DESERT SOUNDSYSTEM 2 2024 REMASTER

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