Every 4 weeks I have a Friday night show on Unmade Radio, Portsmouth, UK showcasing underground electronic music from smaller, independent labels, self-releasing artists and small producers. Championing the little guys and gals, each show features a blend of 'fluff' and 'bass' which represents my own musical style as a DJ and producer - beautiful, melodic, uplifting and sometimes bitter-sweet sounds give way to tougher, funkier tech-house and techno vibes in the second hour, laced with broken beats and bassier music styles. Packed full of behind the scenes info about the music makers themselves, their projects, and the labels they run, I'll provide a full track list for each F.A.B. show.
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F.A.B. Unmade Radio

The first show of the year went out with a BANG to boot those January blues into touch, with a Hard House special from Tuff Groove Recordings, represented by The Prophet. The show starts with a fluffy cushion of melodic loveliness of various varieties, building through funkier, chunkier choons and Fat Ass Bass before a good 45 mins of frantic, groovy hard-house! All topped off with a couple of breaks tunes to finish.
Full tracklist:
Long Distance Dan - Dexters Run [Bandcamp]
Eric Shans - The Main Line [3Bridge Records]
Rari - Steady State (EMJIE remix) [Unreel Records]
Nickon Faith - Ascension (Ext mix) [10 Steps North]
Nickon Faith - Winter Bird (Ext mix) [10 Steps North]
Rari - IFT (John Tejada remix) [Unreel Records]
Mikey Lion - Song for Finn (Ext mix) [Desert Hearts]
Sydney Blu - Intuition (Ext mix) [Armada]
Beth Lydi - Love Your People [SNOE]
Ben Coda & Hubris - Long Hair [LW Recordings]
The Glitz - All In (Club Mix) [The Glitz Audio]
Beth Lydi - About The World (Ext mix) [SNOE]
Juanito - Baybee (Ext mix) [Glasgow Underground]
DNG - Face Fucked [Tuff Groove Recordings]
Kate Hogan & Paul Batten - Spaced Out [Tuff Groove Recordings]
Monique & Paul Batten - Tap The Groove [Tuff Groove Recordings]
The Prophet - Get A Grip [Tuff Groove Recordings]
Paul Batten & The Prophet - Smashed [Tuff Groove Recordings]
Random But Raw - Grinding Gears [Tuff Groove Recordings]
Sellrude - Blackout [Spektra Recordings]
Kwerk - Too Far Gone [Diesel Recordings]

F.A.B. 2024 Jan #1

This episode is a break from my usual format to bring you BOTH the sets I played at the Boomtown Garden Centre put on by Deevstock at Boomtown Fair the other week. 1st hour is the high energy house set I had the privilege of opening the festival with on the Thursday, with a funky, filthy breakbeat mix in the second hour that I played late Friday night to a messy, up for it dancefloor.  
Tracklist (original mixes unless stated):
Stereosoulz, IDA fLO - The Sun (Extended mix) [Random Soul Recordings]
Kevin McKay, Koshwa (UK) - Such a Good Feeling (Earth n Days Extended Remix) [Glasgow Underground]
Luca Debonaire, Hardcopy - Climb The Wall  [Cabellero]
Father Funk - Daddy Disco  [label 19k]
The Dixie Cups/ Lau.ra - Iko Iko (lau.ra rework) [unreleased]
Nytron, Audrey Exx - Shine on Me (Misha Klein No Hopes Remix)  [Milk & Sugar Recordings]
Sara Bluma - Shout [Sabctuary Lab]
LP Giobbi, WITHN - Dejala Pasar (Extended Mix)  [FEMMEHOUSE/ Animal talk]
Cool Jack - Just Come (Marco Lys Extended Remix)  [Very House Music]
Kevin McKay, NuKey - Gospel Jam (Extended mix)  [Glasgow Underground]
Riff Kitten - Star Saloon  [Freshly Squeezed]
De Chill - Yautja  [Happy Techno Music]
Divertir - Nicole Fiallo, Jason Grimes [Be One Records]
Jen Payne, Vandal On Da Track - Pretty Girls Work (Extended Mix) [Glasgow Underground]
LP Giobbi, Bklava - Sinner (Baby Weight Extended Remix) [FEMMEHOUSE]
Kevin McKay, CHAN (US) - Emotion (Extended Mix) [Glasgow Underground]
Kevin McKay, Terri-Anne - When I Knew (Extended Mix) [Glasgow Underground]
Jen Payne - Touch Me (Extended Mix)

F.A.B. 2024 #7 Aug

March's F.A.B. features a Producer Spotlight on the talented YellowSix - a tech-house and house producer from Southampton, UK. The first hour is a deeper selection of melodic, progressive house and then after the spotlight it's chunky funky tech-house ending with a smidge of breakbeat. 
Full tracklist below:
Altman – The Dream [Just This] 
Anja Schnieder – Enclosure [Voltaire Music] 
Alexander Koning – Seize Control (Just Her Remix) [Percept-tion]   
Jini Cowan – Wonderland  [Stripped Digital]  
Just Her – Fall From Grace (Ext mix)  [GU Music]  
Rochelle Jordan, Logic 1000 – Promises (Ext mix)  [Therapy]  
Mehill – Ojolero [Just This]  	
Mha Iri – Prisma  [Six Recordings]  
Eric Shans, Gatto – Out of BK [3Bridge Records] 
Dapayk & Padberg – Feels So Good (Ext mix) [Sonderling Berlin]  
Charlotte Moss – Sax Life [Curious Energy Records] 
DJ Mix, Prunk – Another One (Ext mix) [Factory 93 records]  
YellowSix – Holding Hope [Free DL on soundcloud]
YellowSix – Forest Fire [Free DL]
YellowSix – Groover (Ext mix) [13 Records]
YellowSix – YOU [Free DL]
YellowSix – Night in Paris [13 Records]
Rene Arnesz, LEIIYA – Into the Dark (Ext mix) [Toolroom] 
Charlotte Moss – Its About to Go Down [Lady of the House]
Emma Clair, CHANNE – VIP  [Flashmob Records]  
Natalie Nox – Alma Mia (Ext mix) [Toolroom]  
Danny Kolk – Infected (Beth Lydi Desinfection mix)  [Almost Like we Met] 
GAWP, Ida FLO, Syncia – Bad Bitch (Ext mix)  [Rawmance]  
HatStandy – Taste It [Elctrobreakz] – coming soon (on promo, thanks Andy)


F.A.B. 2025 #3 March

February's Valentine's Day special was brought to you by Mrs Pigeon from Salisbury, and included a bunch of LOVEly tunes and a producer spotlight on Echo Juliet.
Full Tracklist:
Echo Juliet - We Move [Invisible IDs] – Abandon Reality album on Bandcamp 
Josh Butler - White Sand [Range]
Syird – My feat. Sleeper Agent [self released on bandcamp]
Just Her, Nolan – Howler [LNOE] (Sasha’s label)
Scaefa – Firefly 
Laydee V, Alinaqsa - Chaos (MINT JPN Remix) [Platform 7]
Echo Juliet - Life on Trains [album, Bandcamp]
Echo Juliet - Eating the Rich (Gold Panda remix) [album, Bandcamp]
Echo Juliet - Burnout [album, Bandcamp]
Echo Juliet - Red Sun [album, Bandcamp]
Echo Juliet - Total Darkness – [unreleased giveaway, thanks Emily!]
Rory Hoy – Feel the Rush (Sonale remix) [Diesel Recordings]
Lizzie Curious – Share Your Love (ext mix) [Curious Energy Records]
Alex Mills, ESSEL – Give Me Desire (Ext mix) [Toolroom]
Charmain Love – Pariba   out today [Yorokobi]
Aluna, Coc & Breezy – Sunday Best [Noir Fever Records]
Shaded (LA) – Cash Money [Desert Hearts]
Choopsie, BELLA – Drift (BELLA remix) [He.She.They]
Distant Kinfolk – We Come to Dance (Marco Lys Old School remix)  [Niche Market Music]
Lady Bee, Sam Collins. Amy Miyu – Abra (ext mix) [Nothing But]
Shermanology – Pop That (lau.ra extended mix) – out today [Sola]
Death of Codes – The Bright Flame of Love (Jacki-E remix) [D-Pillar]
Mark Broom – Movement  [RSPX]
ALNA – Quiet Days [Out of CTRL] V.A available on Bandcamp
Will Silver – Give It 2 Me (Ext mix) [Silverbear Recordings]
Laura Davie, Ali Story – Reach (Extended mix) [CYN Records]
HatStandy – Up & Running  [83]
DJ-Pipes = Dancefloor Shakedown (Propa Dropa remix) [Wildfire Recordings]
IOS3 – Verify [People of the Light]

F.A.B. 2025 #2 Feb

May's FAB is heavy on the broken beat and high on the heart-soaring vibes. Lots of great new tunes from the smaller end of the music eco-system and this episode's producer spotlight is from konfluence, a genre-bending DJ and producer making music across a whole range of feels and beats - perfect for FAB. Probably one of the most eclectic spotlights we've had on FAB, konfluence's sound is bassy, fun, inspired by sunshine and Asian cultures and very very interesting. Enjoy! 
Full tracklist:
konfluence – blue sky [Bandcamp via konfluence]
Diamond Day – Connect the Dot Dot Dots (KROY remix) [Bandcamp via Diamond Day]
Santos – Age of Gold [Tulpa Ovi Records]
Franz Matthews, Johannes Klingebiel – La Traversee   [Feines Tier]
Portamento – SINK [Nervous Records]
Portamento – Real Love [Nervous Records]
Big Changa – Something Here  [Good Skills]
Nickon Faith – Stasis [Citywall Records] 
Wayward – Do We Die? [Silver Bear Recordings] 
Portamento – Clouds [Bandcamp]
Big Changa – User Williams [Good Skills]
Kristy Harper – Miami Love [Bandcamp]
Sandunes – Pelican Dance (OX7GEN Remix)  [Bandcamp] 
Choopsie – Shimmer (Extended Mix) [Bandcamp]
konfluence – grangas  [Bandcamp via konfluence]
konfluence – if not now, when?  [Bandcamp via konfluence]
konfluence – free and bootyful [unreleased track]
konfluence – that c k   [Bandcamp via konfluence]
Saya, Texta – Expedition 67 (Ext mix) [Curious Energy Records]
Charlotte Moss – King of the Thrones [Automation Nation] 
Gardna, Lau.ra [Gardna Music] **RECORD OF THE MONTH**
HatStandy – That thing you do [Dirty Kitchen Rave] 
Jacki-E – Sketch Two [Industrial Echo]
Dustin Funkman – Evil Scott Potential [Diesel Recordings]
NANCY Live, Meg Ward – Let the Freaks In
Jay Hill – Believe in Me (Porchcrawler Remix)

F.A.B. 2025 #4 May 2025

Dovetail: blending tough and soaring beats

Portsmouth based electronic music artist and researcher Sam, took her life-long love of electronic dance music to the next level when she taught herself to DJ. She's now taken her first steps into production, with her first EP hitting the No.1 spot on the Beatport Top 100 Breaks Releases chart in Dec 2020! A champion of small labels, self producers, and minority gender artists, behind the decks she's known for her infectious energy, drive and sense of fun, and spinning genre-spanning tunes - if it makes her heart soar, her hips shake, or her face bass, it's in! And her productions look set to continue in the same vein.

Off the decks, she's the brains behind research project and radio show 'In the Key of She' (SISU Presents, now on Threads Radio) investigating how it is for women carving a space for themselves in the male-dominated underground techno and tech-house scenes. This project, looks at the life and careers of female producers in underground electronic music scenes and epitomises the bringing together of music and curiosity that is Dovetail.

F.A.B. 2024 Jan #1

Dovetail (UK)