This music brings back so many good memories that I keeplistening to it one day,and another too.Dylan"the great".

i can't believe this set has been recorded in 1996. it's timeless, precious set, I find emotions everywhere. thank you Dylan, you are true artist

One of the scene’s most revered house music producers, UK aficionado Shur-i-kan steps up for Lazydaze.31 with a stunning mix full of original productions.

READ THE Q&A HERE: https://www.lazy-daze.com.au/#/31-shurikan/

Tracklisting:
1. Numbers - unreleased
2. Beach Life Ambient Mix - Points of Focus (Dark Energy Recordings)
3. Improv with Bill - unreleased
4. Places - Going Places EP (Dark Energy Recordings)
5. Slumber State - Points of Focus (Dark Energy Recordings)
6. Wrap You Up - available on Soundcloud
7. Drifting - Library music (BMG Zomba)
8. In Loving Memory (ft. The Uhhh!) - unreleased
9. Autumn Leaves - Humble Beez Project LP (Ballpark Records)
10. Inner Space - Musicity
11. Four Years of Rain - Barely Breathing LP (Yen Records)
12 Come Wander - Liquid Love EP (Dark Energy Recordings)
13. Entering Vahalla - Barely Breathing LP (Yen Records)
14. In Your Arms - Waypoints LP (Freerange Records)
15. Bye Bye - unreleased

All tracks written & produced by Tom Szirtes.

@shurikan

lazydaze.31 // Shur-i-kan

1 hour Hosted & Mixed by Matt Masters
Artist - Title (Mix) [Label] 
Skymark - Easy Saturday (Mike Huckaby Remix) [Nsyde]
Kid Fonque X Jonny Miller - Inertia ft China Charmeleon (Nutty Nys Remix) [Stay True Sounds]
&ME, Rampa, Adam Port - Confusion feat. Ali Love [Keinemusik]
Simon Hinter - Heating Element [Freerange Records]
Tush - Don't Be Afraid (Herberts Solstice Remix)
Lukas Lyrestam - H.O.Y.L. (High On Your Love) (Jimpster Remix)
Shur-i-kan & Milton Jackson - Hit Thinking [Freerange Records]
Bruce Loko - Astral Projection [Get Physical] 
Ruf Dug & Lovescene - Make This Right Club Mix [Wolf Music]
Kerri Chandler Feat Rev F. L. Brown - Prayer (Kaoz Instrumental Mix) [Kaoz Theory]
Kassian - Breathe [Shall Not Fade]

Freerange Records Radioshow No.241 - September 2021 With Matt Masters

We had a blast last weekend with Mr G.U. at the BBE Store in East London.. we went all day thru til night. Vibes for miles... This was my opening set and is pretty chilled leading up to more dancey bits.

Opening Set For Glenn Underground @ BBE Store

1. Eoni - Eone 1
2. Ki Oni - Pergola
3. Sonnov - Bizhvacees
4. Ian Hawgood - Movement I
5. David Cordero & Warmth - Utqiaġvik
6. Nimu - Little Break
7. nthng - Freedom
8. Petteril - DIRIVVV
9. Apostrophe - RWS: April '23
10. Circular - Like Waves...
11. Sijya - Another Thing (Dominic Voz Remix)
12. Capricorn - 20HZ (Andert Tysma Remix)
13. Eoni - Caligola (Binaural)

Roberto Rodriguez - Ambient Mix May - June 23

A special soulful mix by J.Peacock to celebrate the release of his debut EP "The Praying Kind" with us  ... Enjoy!
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DIRTCAST #159 | J. Peacock

Simon Caldwell Oct 2011

The original!

Performed July 1996 at Satellite Studios, NYC

 side a

Nova Nova - See - F Communications 
Tim Harper - Lake Shore Drive - Peacefrog 
Sean Grant - I Hear My Calling (dub) - Zestland 
Honey Drop/Honesty - Drop 2 - Cabinet 
DJ Linus - New Jersey Funk - Compose 
Yellow Sax - Flim Flam - Nuphonic 
Fresh and Low - Stay the Night - Guidance 
Roman IV - FKK - Ladomat 2000 
Julius Papp - Philly Soul - Jazz Club 
RMA - Present - Big Big 
Glenn Underground - Tribe of Benjamin - Freezone 
Todd Edwards - Fly Away (dub) - i Records 
Soul Motive - Into the Night - Nuphonic 
In 2 Deep - Shakedown Part 2 - House of 909 
Future Soul Orchestra - Life's Journey - House of 909 

 side b

B. McArthur & Rasoul - Excursion 2 - Subwoofer 
Loose Baggage - Dancin' - Luxury Service 
Vincent Floyd - I Need You - Subwoofer 
In 2 Deep - Shakedown Part 1 - House of 909 
A.M.C.A./Sensory Prod. - Jihad - Luxury Service 
Blue Spirit - 001 - Blue Spirit 
Schatrax - Relentless Nights - Schatrax 
Mr. Barth - Step A Side - Plumphouse 
Sensory Prod. - Deep Introspection - Luxury Service 
Round One - I'm Your Brother - Main Street 
Salt City Orchestra - The Book (reprise) - Paper

dd06 - Undercover (1996)

This was the first take of dd22: "Caught In The Act." I wasn't happy enough to make it an official mix, but it was still good enough to post.

Recorded at Tetanus Studio, 02.17.01 - Brooklyn

Playin' 4 The City - Chicago Nights - Straight Up 
Ana Rago - Sex (next evidence mix) - Set 
Coco 70's - How U Feelin' - More Underground Music 
Metro Area - Caught Up - Environ 
Contriva - Mike (next time) - Monika 
Mille & Mr. Kirsch - Business Jazz - United States of Mars 
Nathan Haines - Surprising - Chilli Funk 
The Parallax Corporation - Cocadisco I - Viewlexx 
Dimitri From Tokyo - Don't Hold Back (Your Love) - Basenotic 
Flying Disc Federation - Make Your Shadow Smile - Wha? Roots 
Ricky Montanari feat. Lisa Millett - I Believe - Azuli 
Ibis Vermelho - ROM - Rhythmix 
DJ Linus - Desire - Exun 
Lenny Fontana & DJ Shorty - Chocolate Sensation - Tremolo 
Jimpster - Seeing is Believing - Kudos 
Soldiers of Twilight - Feeling So High - What's Up 

dd22 Reject (2001)

After releases in 2010 and 2014, the once-mysterious "Franc Spangler" has made a return to Delusions of Grandeur with the fresh, fun, and "mighty-fine" EP NEXT TO YOU. Spangler is the alias of Freerange and Delusions of Grandeur founder and deep house savant @jimpster . In addition to talking to 5 Mag's Lauren Krieger in the latest issue of the mag, Jimpster takes over our 5 Mag Mix series this week with an exclusive deep house set!

Next To You: https://delusionsofgrandeurrec.bandcamp.com/album/next-to-you-ep
Link: https://5mag.net/audio/5-mag-mix/jimpster-5-mag-mix-vol-84/

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Jimpster - A 5 Mag Mix 84

I will say that this is probably the finest collection of tracks I’ve ever found. It’s the mix that once literally brought me to tears.
In 2003, I wrote:

“whenever i set up to record a house mix, there are inevitably a few records that must get left out, mostly because they are too deep, time doesn’t permit and don’t fit with the rest of the mix. here are those neglected babies, crying out for empathy. this is not peaktime music! one wednesday night i turned down the lights in the studio almost to the point where it was pitch black in the room, turned up the system real loud, and absolutely got lost in it. in today’s depressed music industry, the beautiful and intelligent tracks get left out, replaced by candy coated bullshit. the artists represented here have obviously recorded these soulful gems for the love. they were released between 2002 and 2003, largely under the radar.”

Recorded live at Tetanus Studio, Brooklyn 06.04.2003

Schmoov! – Playground – DIY
Vincenzo – The Charmer – Dessous
Osunlade – Beloved – Soul Jazz
Cpen – Follow The Shine Pt. 1 – Aesoteric
Patrick Richard – Runnin – Route 33
Rebuild – Late Night Cycling (Gerd rmx) – Duplex
Sweet Abraham – Couldn’t Catch You When I Fell – Diaspora
Rasoul feat. Star Stern – Reality Remix – Soulfood
Dylan Drazen – What Will She Do (unreleased)
Elesse – Liberian Girl – BlackJack
Mike & Steven Sugar – Flight@Night – Milk&Sugar
Dalminjo – Cruz Persille – Deeplay
Westpark Unit feat. Victor Davies – Fade Away – Draft
outro

Only Deep (2003)

1. Azul Loose Ties - Floorworks
2. Sacred feat: Amel Larrieux (Deepsouljah Mix)
3. Lars Bartkuhn - Golden Age (Full Experience)
4. H@k - The Underground (Original Mix)
5. Peletronic - Secret Escape
6. DJ Aakmael - Izza
7. Kwensey Klones - Roundabout
8. Rick Wade - Seen At Night - People Of Earth
9. Frank Spirit - Virtue (Glenn Underground Remix)
10. Dark Art - Eye Desire (KaySoul Remix) 
11. Patrick Zigon, Noah Pred - Ich See (Noah Pred Rework)
12. Portable - It's Been Long feat: Korus 
13. Ewan Jansen - Docking Lane
14. Nicholas Ft. Nikki-O - Ghetto Opera (Hope For Tomorrow Mix) 
15. Patrice Scott - Odyss Dance
16. Ben Hauke - Thames Down
17 Azul Loose Ties - Broke
18. Vick Lavender - Definition - Forbidden Dance

Matt Pond (Deepsystems) Guest Mix 

1. Stefan Ringer - Love 2U - FWM
2. Vakula - 312 Times You Said Me Yes - Leleka
3. Specter - Cold Sweat - Second Hand
4. KZR - Thoughts - NDATL
5. Marcellus Pittman - Pick Yoself Up (edit)- Unirhythm
6. Cedar Sound Workshop - Siren Resurrection (Jovonn Instrum) Daily Session
7. Alton Miller- Bliss - DBH
8. Deenamic- Upside Your Head - Freebeat
9. Byron The Aquarius - Im Black & Proud
10. Byron The Aquarius - Twerk- Second Hand
11. The Abstract Eye - Nobody Else (edit) - Rush Hour
12. Fred P - Circuit- Finale
13. Fred P & Jus Ed - Prodject - Underground Quality
14. DJ City - 5426261 - Borneo
15. Patrice Scott- That Vibe - Sistrum
16. Kyle Hall - Distant- Forget The Clock
17. Keys Of Lynx - Galactic Love (Visions remix)- Visions
18. Lars Bartkuhn - Space & Time - Needs
19. King - Mr Chameleon (Galactic Soul dub) - Wonderwax

Alix John / w J4TB Guest Mix - Matt Pond - 27th July 2020

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J4TB Radio Show 27th July 20 - Guest Mix Matt Pond (Deepsystems)

No discussion of underground techno purism and technical DJ mastery would be complete without the mention of Dylan Drazen’s uniquely remarkable life and career, and the myriad of musical influences it has brought. Conforming to no one person, genre or entity, Dylan has fiercely charted his own path since his sonic journey began over thirty years ago.

With the outset of Drazen’s path arriving in the early 90’s at the age of 18, a crescendo would already manifest in the late 90’s when Spain took note of his visionary methods and pioneering sound during the earliest days of the Internet, and he quickly became an originating stalwart of its nationwide underground techno scene for years, putting in over a million air miles commuting from his New York base, crisscrossing the Iberian peninsula many times over, as fans couldn’t get enough of his relentlessly energetic, organic and authentic rhythms that were so novel to a generation of partygoers.

Yet at the height of all this in the mid 2000s Dylan became swept up in the worldwide poker boom and found himself at a crossroads with dual careers. Maintaining both for nearly a decade, he decided to relocate to South Florida in 2012 to take poker more seriously and music took a back seat. By 2020, Dylan’s poker talent would bring him over $1 million in cash and tournament winnings. Then the pandemic hit, the world ground to a halt and everything was reset as he noticed fans begging for his return, bringing him to yet another crossroads…

So let’s reset.

Dylan’s exposure to multiple forms of music began at the age of 16 getting his first job working at his local record store on Long Island, NY. He quickly gravitated to electronic music, heavily inspired by what New York’s FM airwaves had to offer well before the hiphop era would take over. That summer he would sneak out to NYC and into his first club experience, The Limelight, where he instantly fell in love with its debaucherous environment and DJ booth, which he vowed to get into.

By graduation in 1993 he was beyond hooked. Before heading off to college, he took that summer to intern at a few Manhattan based labels: Todd Terry’s Freeze Records, as well as Astralwerks and Instinct Records. All the while insatiably crate digging through NY’s various vinyl shops, Dylan’s teen self was already swimming in local contacts and influences.

But college awaited, and throughout his time at Boston’s Emerson College (obtaining a degree in audio engineering) he launched a weekly radio mix show called “Underground 88” on WERS 88.9 FM through 1997, working his contacts and continuing to hone his technical skills live on air. During these formative years Dylan maintained working at various vinyl shops in NY and Boston doggedly advancing his exposure to every genre imaginable, thus contributing to his encyclopedic knowledge of electronic dance music and all of the wide-ranging influences it would bring him. As a byproduct, his position enabled him to recommend tracks to and influence the taste of bedroom DJs and a myriad of luminaries alike.

Through these years, he even made good on his promise to play at The Limelight before it closed, as well as other infamous New York megaclubs like The Tunnel, Twilo and Save The Robots. And thanks to his stint as an assistant engineer at The Looking Glass Studios where David Bowie was recording his latest album in 1997, Dylan was hired to DJ Mr. Bowie’s private 50th birthday party after his sold out birthday performance at Madison Square Garden.

But by the turn of the millennium it was off to the races and Dylan was spending more time on the road than at home, as he found himself in demand not only in Spain, but also in The Netherlands headlining the Awakenings festival three times, as well as other major events and festivals in Germany, Brazil, Japan, and Colombia, spreading his unique form of techno gospel one city at a time. 

Between journeys Dylan made the most of his audio degree by building out his own studio in Brooklyn, releasing a handful of original releases and remixes on some of America’s more influential labels of the era: François K.’s Clicktracks; Ascend; Blueline; Remains; and Ultra Records. Even after moving to South Florida in 2012, Dylan continued to work on remixes for other Spanish and European labels.

Then as Dylan began to go dark quietly diving head first into South Florida’s world of high stakes poker, he made sure to finalize the curation of his life’s work on his website and SoundCloud page, with that nagging feeling he would one day return…

That day arrived in 2021 when Dylan decided to look for work as a local DJ in his current residence of Fort Lauderdale and its saturation of gay nightlife. To his surprise, there existed a small but thriving underground electronic scene right in his backyard, so he decided to jump right in. Those couple years helped pave his way back and he now feels just as comfortable in today’s booths as he did 20 years prior. Getting tapped to play Ramrod’s prestigious monthly Pig Dance in 2023 sealed the deal. 

Determined to not stop there, now Dylan Drazen is primed and ready to return to the world’s electronic stage showing modern audiences how 30 years of sonic mastery, experience and musical influences can be put on brilliant display in a single set.

dd06 - Undercover (1996)

Dylan Drazen

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