What up IC cru! Been a minute - how you been? We took a little break to let that last mix marinate but we’re back with another for your discerning pleasure. This time around we’re excited to showcase a real UK OG who has been active in various guises over the years, flying the Balearic flag as a DJ, producer and connoisseur of fine choons in The Main Stem circa 2010 and lately with Midlands trio Wrekin Havoc, whose edits and original productions - both of which blur the lines of what is what - have been on rotation in my bag since they first stepped on the scene a few years ago. It’s Rob.J! Robert to his mum, when not up into the wee hours pushing rare track rips to his friends via online chat like some kind of strange drug dealer with incredible taste, has been hard at work with his WH mates Stu & Rich, working on new music seemingly nonstop and blowing minds at last year’s Rotation festival in the English countryside. 

Rob is truly taking us on a Balearic journey with heaps of impossibly rare tunes that sound like they were beamed from the White Island telepathically, mixed by the seat of his pants over a whopping 150 minute mix! Obscure 80s pop gems meeting late-decade dance music head-on, 90s breakbeats, Italo cheese, Spanish vocals dancing with guitar licks - one could be forgiven to think this was recorded poolside at Ku in ‘88!

Big thanks to Rob for contributing such an epic mix, we hope you love it like we do. May it soundtrack your Spring & Summer! 

Mike Bee
San Francisco
April 2025

@wrekinhavoc
linktr.ee/WrekinHavoc


Rob.J (Wrekin Havoc) -  No Rules

colourful soundtrack like the Landscape when you are tarvelling

Travel Day

PLASTIC FANTASTIC is very pleased to be relaunching the series with an exclusive guest-mix from Sanky Was Here.

For the uninitiated, would you please tell us a little bit about yourself?

‘Hola, my name is Sanky, I can't seem to shake a childhood nickname at 52..! Anyway, I grew up in Newcastle amongst some nerdy soul and jazz types which was kind of my first and probably last love. I live in Mexico currently’.

Can you provide some insights to your mix, its inspiration, location of recording, or perhaps a few words about some of the records you’ve included?

‘As I don’t have an address here, I spend a while building up (my record collection) either back in the UK or in NYC, and a few times a year I’ll rip them all. So the mixes take a while, but I like that it’s another ‘edit’ to what I really like longterm. I think this mix is genre-free and focused on mood. I do think of it as a mix of two halves, really focused around what’s in the bag for the summer, and with a few places I’m playing in mind. Just trying to send out some love and emotional connection. There's a couple of new discoveries and weird rarities, alongside some all-time winners that I just feel are good for a summer kick-off. Mama Milk (the 2nd track on the mix) just reminds me of some hazy Ibiza afternoons, and who would’ve thought there’s ANOTHER William Pitt record worth a late night dance too!’

Are there any upcoming projects you have in the pipeline which you would like to share?

‘Well, good question. Covid got me fiddling with Ableton and learning (failing!) to play some keyboards. I made a few sketches which I have told myself I should finish this year. It’s about as close to naive pop as you can get. I played some to a couple of people and they were more enthusiastic than myself about them for sure!
Other than that, playing a couple of festivals, the mighty Love International in Tisno/Croatia in July, and the We Out Here Festival in August.’

A big thanks to Sanky Was Here for providing this awesome mix for The Sunrise Mixtapes, and for taking time out to speak to us

Track ID requests @soundcloud.com/sankywashere 

Artwork courtesy of sankywashere.wtf

Sanky Was Here (Love International)

Morgan Szymanski and Tommy Perman - Rodrigo’s River
Chaos in the CBD - Down by the cove 
Sonnenspot - Madrugada
Thought Leadership - IV
Nena - Let Me Be Your Pirate (Big Daddy Prados Lots And Long Feelings Edit)
Eri Ohno - Living inside your love
Eiichi Ohtaki - Yubikiri
Tazumi Toyoshima - Machibouke 
Mudd - Mata Ne (12’’ Instrumental Mix)
Mudd - Mahalo (12’’ Instrumental Mix)
Jean Louis Murat -Te Garder Près De Moi (Dream Remix)
Universal Cave and the Street Road Band - (Till You're) Back In My Arms (Coyote Remix)

Music For Dreams Radio Show 26.7.25

Into the Clouds

Long time Dream Chimney contributor, DJ, Producer Dennis Kane is facing eviction and looking for support. https://gofund.me/7db0132b

We are hosting the original Disques Town podcast episodes and making them available to stream/download. Please consider donating to help Dennis. At the moment Dennis finds himself in a serious financial jam, and we are raising funds to help he and Roan stay in their home of 31 years.


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Originally Recorded Dec 2011

Party people we bring 2011 to a close with 2 great sets from our guests Max and Richard!


Tokyo resident and Jansen Jarden honcho Max Essa has been making music since the early 90's, he has produced tracks and remixes for labels like Paper, D-Vision, Bear funk, Nang and Tirk... His own solo work, Midnight Garden and Continental Drift feature not only his production work but his elegant guitar playing. (as does his remix of Apollo Heights!) Back to the Beach released from Continental Drift was a huge record and is emblematic of Max's cosmic and crisp production style. In addition to his playing and producing Max is also a serious DJ as his guest set here shows.

For more on Max peep:
http://soundcloud.com/max-essa and https://www.instagram.com/maxessa


UK underground legend Richard Sen's career spans over 20 years of DJ & production work. One of the first wave of serious UK train graf writers, Richard gained notoriety with his musical projects Padded Cell and Bronx Dogs. He has also done production and remix work for LCD Soundsystem, Bryan Ferry, Saint Etienne and The Jungle Brothers amongst others. Richard is an amazing DJ who's style has a dark soulful and psychedelic edge that comes through in the broad range of music he plays. (I had him play my birthday party, he's friggin awesome!) Richard also has a great edit series (w Cazbee), Mixed Blood Cuts.

For all things Richard go to:
http://soundcloud.com/senrichard and https://www.instagram.com/richard_sen_coma


Thanks for all the support this year, we are excited at DSGT, and we will have more great music and podcasts in 2012. Some heavy hitters coming up! Last but not least my thanks to Max Essa and Richard Sen for the friendship and great music.

Disques Town podcast: Episode 6: Max Essa & Richard Sen

Mix of the Week #600 is "Full Spectrum" by JAZ
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A very special 4 hour mix from JAZ to help celebrate our 600th Mix of the Week!  Fresh from his recent record digging sabbatical in Holland & Belgium, JAZ has brought back some monster gems to play for you! Follow @j-a-z-1 and  https://www.instagram.com/johnzahl.jaz/

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Mix of the Week #600: JAZ - Full Spectrum

tracklist:

Sol Set - War of the Hearts
Chaos In the CBD, Nathan Haines - Tongariro Crossing
Fat Freddy's Drop - Roland
Dubbyman - Tropic
Radiq & Paul St Hilaire - The Grass Roots (Akufen Mix) 
Azymuth - Arabutã (Daniel Maunick Dub 1)
Mad Professor - Dub 1
DJ Monchan - I Wanted To Sing
Ron Trent - Woman Of Color
Gratts feat. Robert Owens - Today (Mark Hand Rework)
Diamond Jackson - Streets
Scott Grooves - The Last Yellow Flowers of Summer
Magic Number - All I Ever Wanted (Atjazz Remix Instrumental)
Coflo - Lux (Kaidi Tatham Remix)
Gerardo Frisina - Ingenua
Humble B Flat - Blessing's Of The Sun
MAW - Pienso En Ti (i think of you) (Nuyorican Mix)
Spiral Deluxe - Society's Man
Kuniyuki Takahashi - North Line (Original Mix)

IZ KONTRE w/DJP & Oliver (Akioki) playlist:
soundcloud.com/radiod59b/sets/iz-kontre-w-djp

IZ KONTRE #13 w/ Oliver (Akioki)

Wanderer

Singing Poles

Nadi Resonance

<a href="http://frequencywithoutcontrol.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://frequencywithoutcontrol.blogspot.com</a>/

email: c.beetz78@web.de

...my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light...

discography/records:
FRWCTRL EDITS 01 - 
whitelabel (2 copies exist), 2010
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/6610814-FRWCTRL-FRWCTRL-EDITS-01
Hafenstrassen Disco Vol. 1 - 
Bordello A Parigi 042, 2015
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/6573631-Various-Hafenstrassen-Disco-Vol-1-
Discómanos Ep - 
Villalegre Recordings 002, 2017
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/9701501-Various-Disc%C3%B3manos-Ep
Balearic Blah Blah No. 15 - 
Balearic Blah Blah, 2017
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/10259689-Various-Balearic-Blah-Blah-No-15
Edits For The Common Man 1 - 
Edits For The Common Man, 2017
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/10233908-Various-Edits-For-The-Common-Man-1
Balearic Blah Blah No. 17 - 
Balearic Blah Blah, 2019
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/13632603-Various-Balearic-Blah-Blah-No-17
Edits For The Common Man 3 - 
Edits For The Common Man, 2025
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/34480081-Mr-Fonk-FRWCTRL-Edits-For-The-Common-Man-3

Into the Clouds

frwctrl - frequency without control