What happens when a pandemic hits and a prolific but ageing dance music DJ and producer suddenly finds himself unable to perform, and struggling to sell music to out-of-work DJs? What if this coincided with lockdown with a wife and toddler in a small apartment, working from home with only a prized collection of semi-modular synths and assorted guitar pedals to provide any solace?
In the case of Brighton-based artist Don Dayglow, it provoked a series of highly experimental live recordings created on legendary-modern Moog synths. With no need to appeal to now empty dance-floors, all pressure to conform evaporated. 
These recordings are strikingly beautiful, wild and untamed. The crispness and precision of his previous productions give way to dense textures, subtle melodies and a beguiling sense of abandon. By allowing the synths to run free, constrained only by simple melodic parameters, and experimenting with complex patching, augmented field recordings and no shortage of imagination, Remedies for Decay makes for a compelling listening experience.

The recordings themselves are influenced by themes of newness; new fragility, new surroundings, new quietness and new fears. But, like all new things, decay and erosion turns them old. The processes of ageing will always apply.

Yet despite being a reflection of unique and new environmental forces, this is not academic music; this is electronic music that lives, breathes and feels its way into your heart. 

About the process:
These recordings are centred around the Moog Subharmonicon: a fascinating and unique synth that subdivides by tone and rhythm to create generative, evolving polyrhythms and textures. The Subharmonicon then sends control voltage to a Moog DFAM and Crave to provoke improvised interplay, augmented by field recordings triggered by Roland's TR8S and additional modulation by an assortment of guitar pedals. Finally, the recordings were all multi-tracked to 
a classic Tascam multi-track cassette recorder, adding yet more texture.
The field recordngs are generally real ambiences captured from usually busy places, or places with an altered activity due to lockdown restrictions. Other recordings are from campfires and trips to the countryside. Finally, on I Will Never, Ever Forgive You For Taking Me Away From My Friends, real transcripts from Brexit Facebook groups were fed into Text to Speech engines.

Early support from Bandcamp and Pitchfork recommended ambient artist KMRU; "Your music has made my night".

Contact ewan@particlezoorecordings.com for info

Don Dayglow & The Electric Dead Band - Remedies for Decay

Analog DRift

Analog Drift

HOUSE MUSIC

Dayglow Edits Vol. 1

Hottwerk Records
HTTWRK090

Out on download: Friday 28th September 2018

Don Dayglow returns to Hottwerk Records with the Gulf Ep, a four tracker where shades of disco, electronica, broken beats, and left-of-centre house collide.

Support from Laurent Garnier!

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Gulf (Hottwerk Records)

Dorian Meow

Aeon Musk - Ghost In A Crowd PZ Master

Don Dayglow - Sunset 17

Aeon Musk - Cold Water Swimming

Get Bent

Aquarian Age

Evolving Form is a stripped back, hypnotic and polyrhythmic affair making expert use of analog synths, hardware drum machines and an array of FX pedals. 
As it unhurriedly unfolds, we're led through reverb-drenched ambience into organic house beats with a skittishly off-kilter feel.

Evolving Form

Evolving Form (Out May)

Pale Beyond (Out May)

GIMME DAT

Put It Out

Anaog Drift

Body Rhythm Ft Andre Espeut

Watch You

Stark

An Open Heart is a Brave Heart

Planetary

Her Love

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBe8ob2paUA&lc=z12pdjprmtvgt5ceb23svxxo1lizgnptt

Alphonse Mouzon - I'm Glad That You're Here (Don Dayglow edit)

I'm humbled and excited to have my debut Don Dayglow EP out on the world famous Midnight Riot Records.
This is a collection of relatively rare disco edits from the late 70s and early 80s, each given a tender edit incorporating new synth, bass and percussion lines for maximum vibes! 
Grab it here: http://www.junodownload.com/products/don-dayglow-power/3312977-02/

01 'Hustler'

Rest in Power Joni Sledge!



Mastered by Doc Moody

RIP Joni Sledge

Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (Don Dayglow Edit)*RIP Joni Sledge*

Billy Ocean's classic 'Caribbean Queen' gets reworked and reimagined for maximum vibes.
Don't forget you can get my debut EP on Midnight Riot right here http://www.junodownload.com/products/don-dayglow-power/3312977-02/

Free Download

Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (Don Dayglow Edit)

As featured on my brand new mix 'Disco Kissing' (which Soundcloud took down) - check the mix here https://www.mixcloud.com/DonDayglow/disco-kissing-full-mix/

This is a classic by Smokey Robinson, many will know it from the Pretty Woman film. I've stripped it back and reworked it for your pleasure.

Disco Kissing

Smokey Robinson - Being With You (Don Dayglow Edit)

Remixed and remastered for 2020 in honour of the GREAT Tony Allen, who sadly passed today.

Tony Allen & Afrobeat 2000 - NEPA (Don Dayglow 'RIP Refix') *FREE DOWNLOAD*

Aleem's classic featuring Caliber, Leroy Burgess and Luther Vandross gets a respectful re-rub. The original has a few 6-bar sections that can make mixing it a little tricky so I've brought them back to a traditional 8 bars, which may be sacrilege to some!

A l e e m - H o o k e d  O n  Y o u r  L o v e (Don Dayglow Edit)

OUT NOW http://www.junodownload.com/products/sweetooth-disco-fantasy/3485649-02/

Review: Producer Paul Withey and regular muse Sarah Lazenby pitch up on ISM with their highest profile release to date. Disco Fantasy is little less than a sparkling, thrill-a-minute showcase for their unique brand of boogie-influenced disco hedonism. There are three original tracks to enjoy: the Sure Thing-goes-P-Funk warmth of "Disco Fantasy", a cheery electrofunk-goes-'80s soul sing-along entitled "Make Believe" and the slick and groovy boogie soulfulness of "Lose Control". While all three standalone as dancefloor-friendly workouts, the accompanying remixes from Yam Who and Don Dayglow are arguably even stronger. The latter's swirling nu-disco-soul revision of "Lose Control" is warm and loved-up, while the former steals the show with a rework of "Make Believe" that turns it into an breezy, boogie-soul anthem.

Disco Fantasy EP

Sweetooth - Lose Control (Don Dayglow Remix) *OUT NOW*

My tribute to the Screaming Eagle of Soul. RIP Mr Bradley and thanks for the music.

Charles Bradley RIP

Dayglow Edits Vol.1

Charles Bradley - Golden Rule (Don Dayglow Edit)

Don Dayglow Ft. Jack Baldus - Love To Pluto

Hottwerk Records
HTTWRK086

Out on download: Friday 19th January 2018

Hottwerk Records are delighted to present their first release of 2018, and in doing so, welcome Don Dayglow to the label.
Already gathering fanbs at a rate of knots with his releases on labels such as Midnight Riot!, Don Dayglow brings two gorgeous slabs of disco with this release; First up, title track "Love To Pluto", featuring the talents of Jack Baldus, builds into a piano driven treat. And "Shark Juice" takes us deeper onto the dancefloor, to the darker end of the disco.

Don Dayglow

Having come to prominence under the Ewan Hoozami monicker, Adam Hignell has been bringing the funk to audiences across the globe for over 10 years.
2017 marked the birth of his Don Dayglow alias, devoted to Disco, House and Electronic music old and new. 
The debut Don Dayglow release came out in February on the world-renowned Midnight Riot Records, with subsequent efforts drawing praise and support from similarly esteemed players in the scene, such as Fingerman, Goodgroove, Andy Buchan, Dom Servini and many more.
Releases through Thunder Jam, Breakbeat Paradise, ISM Records and his own Particle Zoo Recordings are set to further enhance Don's growing reputation, alongside guest mixes for Real House Radio, Barulho Bom and Thunder Jam Radio.
Based in Abu Dhabi, with a brand new residency soon to be announced, and a slew of forthcoming originals, edits and remixes, Don Dayglow's explosive emergence onto the Disco scene continues apace.

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Lve to Pluto

Love to Pluto

Love To Pluto (Ft. Jack Baldus)

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Don Dayglow - Slugs EP

Support from: Fingerman, Spatial Awareness, Mr Bird, Disco Funk Spinner, Life Support Magazine, James Goldsmith, Cuz Electric.

Following hot on the heels of his recent Hottwerk Records EP which garnered praise and support from the likes of Nemone (BBC Radio 6), Psychemagik, Tensnake, Treasure Fingers and many more, Don Dayglow maintains the fdancefloor pressure with the sublime Slugs EP.
Each track offers something slightly different, from the deep tribal percussion of Mutantra, to the orchestral Afro-House of Geepound, the twisted Deep Nu-Disco of Qreepr and the sublime Trails, featuring the sweet sounds of Bristolian vocalist Jolene.

Mutantra

Ann Margret was a film and music star of the 60s, 70s and 80s, dubbed the 'female Elvis'. She had a short-lived and relatively unsuccessful stab at Disco from 79-81, most famously recording the minor hit Love Rush in 79. I picked this up a few years back and always had a soft spot for it... hope I did it justice

Ann Margret - Everybody (Don Dayglow Edit)

*AS PLAYED BY CRAIG CHARLES ON BBC RADIO 6*

Yvonne Gage is still working as a backing singer extraordinaire, having worked with a list of household names as long as your arm in her 30 year career. She had a few short stints as a solo artist, but never enjoyed the kind of success some of her peers earned.
I was given this record 12 years ago by a football coach clearing out his attic - turns out it's fairly sought after, not to mention a wicked groove.

Yvonne Gage - Garden of Eve (Don Dayglow Edit)

Cuz Electric - Santa Cuz
Remixes from Andy Buchan, Stephen Richards & Don Dayglow
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Disco/Nu-Disco

Cuz Electric continue their meteoric rise in the Nu-Disco scene with their first outing on Particle Zoo Recordings. Having penned  efforts for Midnight Riot, Paper Disco and SpinCat, future releases for Thunder Jam and Alpaca Edits are set to maintain the pressure.
Featuring the vocal talents of Megan Jones, Santa Cuz is a delicious blend of NuDisco and French House styles, with no small measure of song-craft and production skill on display.
Mother's Ruin is a fully-fledged Disco bomb bristling with retro synths and lavish arrangements, garnished with Megan Jones' sweet vocal tribute to the quintessentially English Gin n' Tonic. Dea's Gone Dancing brings up the rear, with a Lindstrom-esque progressive Disco groove steadily building and bubbling, each new layer subtly ramping the energy up higher until the dance-floor is full. Dea's already there, of course.
On remix duty we have the rising star of NuDisco, Andy Buchan, alongside Irish producer of Disco Daze and recently Hot Digits fame, Stephen Richards,  whose effort channels the best of Danny Tenaglia for a surefire Chicago House winner.
Label boss Don Dayglow takes on Mother's Ruin, strips it back and re-imagines it in tribute to Proto-House pioneer Boyd Jarvis, who recently passed away. Squelchy.

Cuz Electric - Dea's Gone Dancing

Soviet-era USSR didn't exactly enjoy the high-octane hedonism of 1980s USA. While calisthenics, Cindy Crawford and no shortage of cocaine swept the West, the Eastern Bloc remained pallid and monochrome.
Limpodisco clearly feel this historical dearth of Disco needs decisive reparation, and while their pronounced appetite for fun means they'll never Crimea river, they've set to the task at hand with giddy gusto. 
Their inaugural EP on Particle Zoo channels the dizzy, decadent Disco of their recent efforts for Midnight Riot, Golden Soul and Spa In Disco across 4 high-kicking, hot-stepping hunks of funk so resplendently 80s you can smell the spandex.

Limpodisco - Euphoria

Limpodisco - Harmonium

Gulf EP

Flux (HTTWRK090)

Matra

Hamra

Mohideen

One of 4 brand new edits in the 13-track Don Dayglow Edits Vol. 1 - OUT NOW

Don Dayglow - Don't Stop (Katmandu)

one of 4 brand new edits in the Dayglow Edits Vol. 1 collection - 13 edits for a fiver!

Dakari

Following their acclaimed debut single ('a truly cosmic, widescreen affair' - Juno Download) Aeon Musk return with the 2nd single from their debut album. Building on the chugging Synthwave brutality of Sunrise on Reem, A-Side Motorboat Cavalcade combines familiar punching power with a defter, more triumphal and dancefloor-friendly vibe. Analog synths, modular synths, drum synths and more synths give the track 80s style beef.
Aeon Musk's debut album is the soundtrack to a fictitious B-Movie entitled 'Star-Maker of the Seventh Realm'; each track charts a scene in the movie. Motorboat Cavalcade illuminates the arrival of the triumphant Star-Maker to his beloved Seventh Realm.
Meanwhile, you can guess what Oh No! Starship Fighters! soundtracks... and the music duly delivers a tense, dramatic fight scene between rival galactic warriors.

Motorboat Cavalcade

Jolly Hockey Sticks

he Citizen’s of Vice collective welcomes Adam Hignell's Don Dayglow alias to the label for a fresh four track EP. The 'Particle Zoo' label boss and DJ/Producer has been racking up the releases on both his own and other illustrious labels including Midnight Riot and Hot Digits. 'With Love' is the new EP and it features four sublime cuts that take in Disco, House and classic Electronic vibes. 
This is an EP with feeling and thought, evidenced particularly in 'Fight Back'. Adam sings about a subject very close to his heart - the ongoing climate crisis. The artist says "Extinction Rebellion sign-off their emails "with love and rage" - and this phrase has burned into my psyche. Love is the only weapon against evil, but love is a doing word... I'm full of rage that the youth are left to deal with this crisis and want to use my music to fight back somehow. My song tries to find the beauty in this emotion, yet as a House/Disco artist I don't believe I need to sacrifice anything, aesthetically… 

I'm seeking a way to express complex political ideas in danceable slices of boogie music." No less worthy, the remaining three tracks, Hooked On Music, Square Leg & Can't Get Enough take the listener on a journey through dance-floors past and present. Touches of Acid House, Rave and Techno rub shoulders with tight production, punchy bass, funky rhythms and more earworms than an earworm factory. 

With Love is a diverse EP that is playful, positive and shows you can place important subject matter in credible dance music.

https://soundcloud.com/citizensofvice

PREMIERE: Don Dayglow - Can't Get Enough [Citizens Of Vice]

Mid 80's Canadian electronic disco from Purple Flash aka Pluton & Humanoids aka super producer - Pierre Perpall.
Lovingly re-edited with enough 80s for the heads and enough weight for the kids...
Mastered at DD Studio

£1!

Purple Flash - We Can Make It (Don Dayglow Edit)

Particle Zoo continues its international quest for the finest in Disco, House and Electronic. Next stop; Germany, where we find rising star Ronald Koon in fine form indeed.
Having released an incredible EP on Hot Digits last year, an exclusive EP on Particle Zoo is a no-brainer.
Ronald serves up another salvo of his unique and idiosyncratic take on Disco, all reverb-drenched samples, shuffling, hypnotic grooves and sultry, infectious vibrations.
Hygh Way kicks us off in style. It's a captivating record, full of character and brimming with soul. If Fatboy Slim made Disco, it would sound like this.
Velvet Nyghts crosses the border into French House territory. But, as is Ronald's wont, there's no faithful genre recreation. Instead, we see one-finger piano riffs and chugging synth lines marry with electro toms and more shuffly, hypnotic goodness. Euphoric and under-stated at the same time, somehow.
Last from Ronald is Lyquid Love, upping the tempo and heading to a sophisticated nightclub circa 2004 for a stunning example of classic House music, all shimmering synths, funky guitars, horn stabs and a piano line for the ages. Hands in the air!
Closing out affairs, label boss Don Dayglow takes Velvet Nyghts into distinctly Giorgio Moroder territory. Arpeggiated bass, electro drums and hypnotic organs which give way to a smouldering piano riff and transcendent chanting for a full immersive dancefloor moment.

Hygh Way

Ronald Koon - Hygh Way (Original Mix)

All sounds from the DFAM, with additional processing in post.

DFAM - 105bpm example loops (layered)

Don and Andre team up again to deliver 2 cuts of analog-synth-boogie soul. Dripping in authentic 80s aesthetics, Body Rhythm blurs the line between live and studio, featuring hand-played synths, guitar by Glenn Fallows and Andre's soaring vocal.
Meanwhile, This Feeling amps up the Boogie-Funk in a unique take on late 80s Synth-Disco.

Don Dayglow Ft Andre Espeut - Body Rhythm / This Feeling

This Feeling Ft Andre Espeut

International man of mystery, unbridled Lothario and serial raconteur Wilson Knickit makes his Particle Zoo debut with 3 original cuts. 
Joining forces with partner-in-partying Sir Funk on title track Sunshine, they invoke the hedonistic spirit of their epic DJ sets at the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club. It's proper Disco-House with sizzling percussion, uptempo vibrations and both eyes on the dancefloor.
Remixes come from rising stars of Nu-Disco, Paper Street Soul, and Hot Digits' Picklejam. Paper Street Soul employ live bass and guitar with sparkling, authentic 80s synth magic, while Picklejam beefs up the original and takes it into slamming Nu-Disco territory.
In The Mix marries a classic 90s House sample with more upbeat vibrations, while label boss Don Dayglow flips it on its head in favour of some bass-bin bothering basement rave Acid House.
A sweet and sophisticated closer, Fall For You rounds out the EP with slick, rubbery Nu-Disco power.

Sunshine

Juno Download

Wilson Knickit - Sunshine Ft Sir Funk (Original Mix)

My 3rd EP on Hottwerk Records is out now! Mostly hand-played on hardware with some choice samples rounding out the mix. This is some of my best work to date!

Megadon

All Platforms

Awaken

Aeon Musk - Satellites

Aeon Musk - Subtract {PRE}

Label Love

Hooked On The Music (Jamie Porteous 'Breaking My Synth' Remix)

Disco Paradise

DJ, artist, producer, editor.
The Don Dayglow sound is evolving, unpredictable and uncompromising, comprising elements of his DJ sets and underpinned by a love of hardware, tactile sound creation, woozy synthwork, eclectic disco jams - and the odd choice edit. 

As a DJ, Don Dayglow's World of Disco is a vinyl-only blend of the most crucial  Disco, Wonky House, Leftfield Funk, Nu-Disco, Ambient, African, Arabic, Jazz, Library, Hip-Hop, all tied together with a string of turntable trickery. 

A full length album on his own Particle Zoo imprint plus releases on prestigious labels such as Midnight Riot, Citizens of Love and Hot Digits, remixes for Somethin' Sanctified, Andy Buchan, Sweetooth and many more. sync deals with Warner & Kablamo and a highly popular edit series are notable highlights to date.  

Don, real name Adam Hignell, is also known as Ewan Hoozami, feted party-starter and groove-fuelled resident of Funk From the Trunk, Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club and Recommended Artist by the likes of BBC Radio 6 and Juno Download. 

Follow on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/5P48H8PiSwSRm1hCHN4zbI?si=NTMS-r38S8q3xK14_Doz9A

Licensing & Bookings: ewan@particlezoorecordings.com

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