Solid Steel (27th December) 2013 marked the 25th Anniversary of Solid Steel when Matt Black and Jon More from Coldcut started broadcasting together on pirate Kiss FM in 1988. It's been a year long celebration and we'd like to thank all the guests who have contributed incredible mixes throughout the year. To see off the year in style, we asked our listeners to vote for their favourite guest mix from the last 25 years and also their favourite mixes from our resident DJ's, with huge prizes up for grabs.

The guest mix you chose as your favourite from the last 25 years was Bonobo with his 'Directors Cut mix' of his Solid Steel Mix CD release "It came from the Sea", which was first broadcast on the 9th December 2005. It's his 2 hour version of the mix featuring tracks that didn't make the final cut including his own edit of Gang of Four and the brilliant Four Tet edit of Black Unity by Pharoah Saunders.

Up next it's your favourite mix from DK which was his 'Cymatic Frequencies' mix from the 21st January 2011. This was also his first solo AV mix and was packed full of musical highlights from 2010 and can be viewed here http://vimeo.com/19005861 Joy Orbison, Ramadanman and Maddslinky remixed by Toddla T all feature, alongside a Ninja Trio and a Big Dada double, plus James Blake, Caribou and Bassnectar.

Congratulations to Daniel Westlake from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, who was the winner picked at random in the competition and will receive prizes from Novation, AIAIA, Serato and Solid Steel.

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PART 1 	-	Bonobo - 09/12/2005	https://twitter.com/sibonobo	
				
diesler	_	sandcastles	_	Tru Thoughts
bonobo	_	flutter	_	Ninja Tune
the breeders	_	cannonball	_	4AD
gang of four	_	not for great men (bonobo edit)	_	World Domination
bonobo	_	pickup	_	Ninja Tune
flevans	_	hey mr bundle	_	Tru Thoughts
black grass	_	score	_	Catskills
solid steel players	_	les fingres	_	Ninja Tune
context	_	if i had a band	_	unknown
all good funk alliance	_	swing south	_	Funk Weapons
belgradeyard sound system	_	munchies	_	Cosmic Sounds
paul murphy	_	soul call	_	Afro Art
king seven	_	hidden	_	Camshot
bonobo	_	recuring	_	Ninja Tune
bonobo	_	changedown/sugar rhym	_	Ninja Tune
nat aderley 	_	soul zodiac	_	Capitol
pharoah saunders	_	black unity (edit)	_	Impulse
ko:os & cell 	_	skit	_	unknown
hugo maldoro	_	i know a little mexican	_	C-Side Trax
hu vibrational	_	locomotion	_	Soul Jazz
Honey and the bees band	_	psychedelic woman (bonobo mix)	_	Sound Way
dubben	_	cuba cabana strand	_	GAMM
recloose	_	manas bounce	_	Peacefrog
kidkanevil	_	summthin’ better	_	unknown
life boogie	_	nina cares	_	unknown
ennio styles	_	belladonna	_	IRMA
max cole	_	mo high	_	Wahwah
alice russell	_	fly in the hand	_	Tru Thoughts
elmore judd	_	otherley love	_	unknown
jazz juice	_	marra bossa	_	unknown
QSO	_	san sebastian strut	_	Tru Thoughts
b a barakus band 	_	mama said knock you out	_	unknown
omniverse productions 	_	latin gold	_	Marc Mac
				
				
PART 2	-	DK - 21/01/2011		
				
Joy Orbison	_	Hyph Mngo	_	Hotflush
Juice Aleem	_	First lesson (accapella)	_	Big Dada
Kidkanevil	_	The Floating World (Eliphino Remix)	_	First Word
Maddslinky	_	Special Featuring Omar (Toddla T Remix)	_	Tru Thoughts
Ramadanman	_	WorkThem	_	Swamp 81
Dreadsquad & Lady Chann	_	Money ah dem god (P-Era & FJH UK Funky Rmx)	_	Superfly Studio 
Coldcut & Hexstatic	_	Timber (Seiji remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Bonobo	_	Eyesdown (Warrior One remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Thunderheist	_	Jerk it	_	Big Dada
Jammer	_	One over me	_	Big Dada
Hexstatic	_	Distorted minds (Zero dB remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Caribou	_	Sun (Altrice Remix)	_	City Slang
James Blake	_	Limit to your love	_	Atlas
Bassnectar	_	Cozza Frenzy (Bassnectar Mega-Bass Remix)	_	Amorphous Music
MJ Cole	_	Sincere (Nero remix)	_	Prolific Recordings
George Lenton	_	Cold Rocker	_	Wicky Lindows
Marco Del Horno v Swerve	_	Ho! Riddim ft. P-Money	_	Black Butter
Dyme Def	_	Do Something (Inst)	_	800 Lb
Gil Scott-Heron 	_	NY Is Killing Me (Jamie XX mix)	_	XL Recordings
Coldcut	_	More Beats & Pieces (US of Audio remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Ghislain Poirier 	_	Blazin' (Modeselektor remix) 	_	Ninja Tune
The Bug	_	Poison dart 	_	Ninja Tune
Alborosie	_	Kingston Town (Bassnectar remix)	_	Moonshine 
Dead Prez & W.T.F.	_	It's Bigger Than Hip Hop UK 	_	Breakbeat Kaos
RackNRuin	_	Soundclash	_	Black Butter
Big Daddy Kane	_	Raw	_	Prism
Vent	_	Guilty	_	Hardcore Beats
Eric B & Rakim	_	Follow the leader 	_	Uni Records
Tom Central & Kaitain	_	Akama	_	Keep Up!
Slim	_	It's in the mix	_	D.E.T.T. Records
The Beatles	_	Come together (A.Skillz Remix)	_	Unknown
Bassnectar	_	Basshead	_	Amorphous Music
Mistabishi	_	Printer Jam	_	Hospital
DJ Vadim	_	The Terrorist (MIR Crew Remix)	_	Ninja Tune
ZINC	_	Wile Out (feat Ms Dynamite - DJ Marky remix)	_	Bingo Bass
James Brown	_	Sunny (Regrooved by Featurecast)	_	Good Groove
Andreya Triana	_	Lost Where I Belong (Flying Lotus Remix)	_	Ninja Tune

Solid Steel Radio Show 27/12/2013 Part 1 + 2 - Bonobo + DK

Nightmares on Wax explores Freedom as a destination and what that entails through music.

Nightmare On Wax's "Tour of Freedom" Mix

DJ Shadow Essential Mix

Nightmares On Wax On Giles Peterson's Worldwide Show 2002

Solid Steel (14th November)  Catching Flies opens the show this week with a lush mix to ease you into the weekend. The London producer already has a few acclaimed EP's and remixes under his belt and supported Bonobo on his European tour this year. His mix opens with Chick Corea, Kazi on Stones Throw, Jon Hopkins and the Moods remix of his track 'Sunrays' from The Stars EP. Then it's into Letherette, Dirg Gerner, Caribou and his beautiful collaboration with Ifan Daffyd, before closing with recent guests Werkha and Maribou State. There's new music to come next year, but while you wait you can grab a free track here https://soundcloud.com/catchingfliesmusic/quiet-nights and see him supporting the Submotion Orchestra at the Forum in London tonight ‪bit.ly/SMOLondon ‬

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PART 1 + 2 - Catching Flies https://twitter.com/catchingfliesuk
				
Chick Corea	_	Crystal Silence	_	ECM
TM Juke	_	Just For A Day (Sunday)	_	Tru Thoughts
Kazi	_	A.V.E.R.A.G.E (Instrumental)	_	Stones Throw Records ‎
DjRum	_	Comos Los Cerdos	_	2nd Drop Records
Jon Hopkins	_	Abandon Window	_	Domino
Catching Flies	_	Sunrays (Moods Remix)	_	unknown
Cuthead	_	Deep Shadows	_	Uncanny Valley
Letherette	_	In July Focus	_	Ho Tep
DJ Mitsu	_	A Little Piano	_	Jazzy Sport 
Dirg Gerner	_	My Queen (Corrado Bucci & Shield Groovy Edit)	_	unknown
Grandbrothers	_	Ezra Was Right	_	FILM
Kiasmos	_	Looped	_	HFN Music
Metro Area	_	Caught Up	_	Environ
Catching Flies & Ifan Daffyd	_	Don’t Know How (Acapella)	_	unknown
Caribou	_	Dundas, Ontario	_	Leaf
Tom Ellis	_	Thing One	_	Good Ratio Music
Werkha ft Bryony Jarman-Pinto	_	Sidesteppin’	_	Tru Thoughts
Jacques Greene	_	Arrow (Szjerdene Bootleg)	_	unknown
Maribou State	_	Olivia	_	Fat! Records
Herbert	_	Hadn’t Known	_	Accidental
Ifan Daffyd	_	Eclipse	_	Push & Run
Jazztronik	_	Samurai	_	Pantone Music
Stimming	_	Feeding Seagulls	_	Diynamic

Solid Steel Radio Show 14/11/2014 Part 1 + 2 - Catching Flies

Nightmares On Wax 1h30 Min Boiler Room Mix

she sings..roughly.. today i would give my life.

U Poet Mystic Love  (prod. by Kinelleman & U Poet)

Solid Steel in association with Serato (20th November)In Hour 2 we welcome Session Victim to Solid Steel. The German House duo have released two albums so far on Delusions of Grandeur and a whole host of singles and remixes, with their last EP coming out on Retreat in September and a track is featured in the mix. We also hear a fine selection of music from Mark Hand, Skylevel, Romare, Henry Wu and The Dark. They told us; 
"We have been fans of Ninja Tune forever and of the Solid Steel radio shows for many years, so it's a huge honour for us being asked to provide an episode ourselves.  The mix has been recorded with a mixer and two 1210s, like all our mixes to date. Our intention was to put together music that you want to listen to at home or in your car rather than something you would freak out to at a party." www.sessionvictim.de

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Go to Hour 1  here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-20112015-hour-1-armtone

Hour 2 - Session Victim  https://twitter.com/sessionvictim
Session Victim	_	Crystal Maze	_	Delusions Of Grandeur
Closed Paradise	_	Get Your Bearings	_	Fools & Fables
The Please	_	Abodigital Dishwasher	_	Maze
Mark Hand	_	Never Forget	_	Signals
Paxton Fettel	_	Tripping out	_	Apersonal
Harvey Sutherland	_	Q3	_	Echovolt
Be	_	Housekeysonbrandy	_	Sweet Sticky
Mermaida	_	Nightwalking I	_	Goodship
Skylevel	_	Meet me Tonight	_	Skylevel
Golden Ivy	_	Sval sommar	_	Fasaan
Jex Opolis	_	Sharing	_	Good Timin
Soulphiction	_	Make it Slow	_	Sonar Kollektiv
Romare	_	Prison Blues	_	Ninja Tune
Eddie C & Dane	_	Cosmic Muskrat	_	Common Edit
Closed Paradise	_	Planets (Brame & Hamo Remi	_	Kolour Ltd
Henry Wu	_	Midtour	_	Odd Socks
Mark Rae	_	Mind Body & Soul	_	Grand Central
The Dark	_	Rokz of Cocaine	_	Hotel Lotte
Session Victim	_	Time to let you down	_	Delusions Of Grandeur
Session Victim	_	Finderlohn	_	Retreat

Solid Steel Radio Show 20/11/2015 Hour 2 - Session Victim

The Essential Mix, by Massive Attack.....tight stuff...ready for download once again 

Massive Attack - Essential Mix

"Back in December of 2019, I was asked by the good people at BBC Radio 6Music to prepare a January 1st radio show. The brief was out of the norm, which appealed to me: they wanted a daytime show, and the theme was 'tender music for tender heads...' something to soothe the body and soul. It gave me a chance to air some favorites from the collection that I don't normally get to play. If the body and soul needed soothing then, it DEFINITELY needs it now. Enjoy!"- DJ Shadow

From The DJ Shadow Archives - 6Music Jan. 1st 2020 Show Segment #1

From The DJ Shadow Archives - 6Music Jan. 1st 2020 Show Segment #2

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