

Max Essa (@max-essa) has been active as a producer and DJ since the early 90s, initially releasing music on labels including Warp Records and Paper Recordings and DJing alongside the infamous D.i.Y Sound System.

His later work, for labels like Is It Balearic? Recordings, went on to be play-listed by legends such as Andrew Weatherall and David Mancuso, gaining him a devoted following and DJ bookings around the world.

Albums for the Japanese major label, Victor Entertainment ('Vacations Never Taken' 2015) and Music For Dreams ('Lanterns' 2018), plus EPs for labels including Hell Yeah! Recordings and Razor N Tape (with Eddie C), and a constant stream of remixes for labels like Compost, Ubiquity, Faze Action and Leng have shown him to be a prolific and deeply imaginative producer.

Since 2008 he has been based in Japan where he plays regularly at clubs and events around the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
From 2010 - 2023 he was a resident DJ at the Lone Star parties, and later the Zim Zam Zu! events at the legendary, Bar Bonobo and for over a decade has been a resident at the ever popular, Aoyama Tunnel in Tokyo.

VHS Podcast #076 - Max Essa

Paisley Dark takeover. John takes us through some records that have inspired his journey through music to the present and leaves us with a Killer guest mix to sign it all off. 


Tracklist  ⬇️
First Hour;
The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever, Parlophone Records 1967
David Essex - Rock on, Columbia Records1973 
Donna Summer - I Feel Love = Siento Amor, Casablanca Records 1977
The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais, CBS 1978 
Toots & The Maytel - Pressure Drop, Beverley’s Records 1969 
Lee Scratch Perry - Techno Party, Ariwa Sounds 2000 
The Temptations - 1990, Gordy Records, 1973
Alessandro Alessandroni - Afro Discoteca (Jolly Mare Lifting), Four Flies Records 2019
Guest Mix;
Claudio Diva - Funky Nephos, Antinote Records 2020		
Solar Kings - Long Ride (The Oddness Remix), Shango Records 2025		
Aiwaska - At Night, Exploited Ghetto 2021		
Roy Heyman ft. Alon Cohen - Você Perdeu (Balam Remix), U’re Guay Records 2023
Monty Luke - The Takover (Remove Ya), Permanent Vacation 2025		
TJ Hookers - Sound Man (Silvertooth Remix), Silvertooth Music 2025
Joeski - Para Elegua, Club Bad 2024
Bambook - Sonder, Ya Hala Ya Hala Records 2023
Darren Emerson - Seekers Of Cosmic Pleasures (Dub), Detone 2024
Ray Foxx - Suelta (Original Mix), Club Bad 2022
The Gardens of Babylon - 1998, The Gardens of Babylon 2025

Cosmic Disco with John Paynter 08 MAY 2025

Torn Sail - Mud People Reprise
Otterman Empire – Private Land
Florent F - Anata Take No Mono
Funkadelic vs Moodymann - Cosmic Slop (Moodymann Mix)
Tony Allen & Jeff Mills - The Seed
Paul Hardcastle - You're The One For Me / Daybreak / A.M. (Instrumental Dub Version)
Unknown Artist - Do
Monsoon - And i you
Tom Robinson - Listen to the radio (Atmospherics)
Carlo Fontana - Amica Luna
Mark Barrott - Xarraco

Music For Dreams Radio Show 7.6.25

Pfingstiphos 9.6. - 10 AM - 2 PM

Welcome to Episode 01 of the Balearic London mix series, where we introduce you to our favourite selectors. Starting strong with one of our favourite DJs Lovefingers, recorded live during our takeover at Multi Multi in July 2024. We were hanging on every track he played in the Hackney Wick sunshine and we're so happy to share this recording with you.

We're back at Multi Multi 2025, taking over the GROW Terrace in the sunshine from midday-4pm on Saturday 12 July. Get 20% off tickets here https://ra.co/events/1964567?p=BALEARIC

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Balearic London Episode 01: Lovefingers

Sounds in Waves - Episode 28

Horsebeach - Midnight
K. Leimer - Auf Einem Fahrrad
Greg Foat - Island Life
Joe Morris - Emerald Mountain
Statues - Pilina - (NOTI Remix)
Morgan Szymanski and Tommy Perman – Canción del Adiós
Kiu Tu Ets El Meu Amic - Un Dia Especial
Diane Birch - In It For The Race
Statues - Lessons (Coyote remix)
Mudd - Massimo's Steps
Simon Peter - Arc Of Lark (Layne's Night Vision Mix)
Toto - Africa (Rune Lindbæk edit)

Sounds in Waves - Episode 28

This is the 4th Episode of the weekly QMLS Show @radiocafé 98.0.

01.Ponty Mython - I Am Not Afraid
02.Lexx Music - Ode To The Mode
03.Eddie C - Every Life Under The Invisible Hands (Tornado Wallace Remix)
04.Polocorp - Alexandria
05.The Oddness - Groove Particle (Original Mix)
06.Hubbabubbaklubb - Tomme Lommer (Raaja Bones Remix)
07.Martin Brodin - Humming Bird (Discolog Remix)
08.Barnaby Bruce - Se ance Fiction
09.Dani Diaz - Mission (Original Mix)
10.Chris Coco - Leap Year (SONLIFE Remix)
11.Tommy Guerrero - By the Sea at the End of the World

QMLS Weekly Show @Radiocafé Episode 04 - George Mihaly (2025)

HOMOGENOUS

Such an amazing guest mix from Gez Dewar aka Random House Project! It was aired on QMLS Weekly Show at Radiocafé 98.0.

Random House Project - Hard Day's Night Mix

00:00 Beatles Hard Days Night Outakes 
00:19 Grace Jones - It's Only Rhythm (Mixed)
01:50 Payfone & KYD Nereida - I Feel You (Mudd Remix)
04:24 Jezebell - Vibrations (Cotton Bud Re-master)
07:40 DJ Pippi & Willie Graff - Stimulation Dub Feat. Paul Powell (Original Mix)
10:12 Hot Toddy feat. Ron Basejam - I Need Love
13:55 23 Skidoo - Meltdown (Original Mix)
16:34 Soos - Chula (Dance Mix) 
20:45 Space Ghost - Private Paradise (Original Mix)
24:55 Manhead - Doop (Original Mix)
29:35 Stratus - Footprints (Original Mix)
32:25 Flamingo Pier - Deeper Soul (Make A Dance ‘Frogs In Space’ Remix) 
37:00 Alice Russell - Gravity (Payfone Vocal & Instrumental Remix)
40:59 Bright & Findlay - NY Disco (Smile Mix)
42:40 Suicide Sports Club - I Don't Know (Soul Mekanik Random House Project Dub)
46:21 Lovebirds ft. Declan McDermott - Great Ocean Road (Original Mix)
49:47 Random House Project - The One Forever (Dub Mix)
56:05

Random House Project A Hard Days Night Guest Mix for QMLS @Radiocafé Ep.07

Journey To Forever

🎧 Artist’s Note
There are silences that soothe, and silences that tremble.
This piece lives in the space between — where the body is still, but the soul remembers.
Composed in the wake of urgency, of care, of emotional weight, it is the echo of a moment when everything was done, yet nothing felt resolved.
Close your eyes. Let the shiver speak.

Stillness 🙏🏻

A Stillness That Shivers

Music obssesed since 1976. Buying and collecting albums as a 12 year old. His earliest influences in the late '70s and early '80s were Tangerine Dream, Aphrodite’s Child, The Who, Pink Floyd. George started his DJ career aged 14.His eclectic mixes contain balearic, disco, house, ambient, jazz and rock. He plays what he feels and he loves. His sets nowadays are what most would describe as Balearic/Eclectic but with a healthy dose of electronic throb. Expect chuggers, slipped disco and wonky edits usually between 80-120 bpm depending on the time he plays.
George is a Budapest based curator of the Quality Music Lovers Society group on Facebook. He has been a contributor to the ever reliable Balearic Social radio show on Purple Radio, plays at the Outlaws Yacht Club in Leeds, was a guest DJ of the Balearic Assassins Of Love team in Ibiza and a contributor to the Network show on Box Frequency, Balearic Ultras, Eclectics.
He hosted his own monthly show ’The Sound Of The Quality Music Lovers’ Society ’ on Boxfrequency  radio where he played  choice music, accompanied by famous guest DJ's. The show has moved to  the London based GraffPUNKS Network radio. It is broadcasted  every last Tuesday of the month. 
George has a weekly radio show on the Budapest based Radocafé 98.0 also. It’s broadcasted every Thursday evening.
Beside his own radio show he provides guest mixes for other radio shows all around the Globe. 
George has been played  at ALFRESCO festival int he UK, at DivadelnÍ Flora festival in Czech Republic, has been  played b2b gigs with John Paynter (A Space Age Freak Out) at The Golden Lion Todmorden and Love & Death club Belfast, he was a guest DJ of the Balearic Assassins Of Love team in San Antonio Ibiza. He regurarly plays with his friend DJ Papa Aron at his winery at PAP Wines on the ’Very Sundays’ events. He started Danube Sunset events at Kabin in Budapest.

You can request me for DJ gigs on this email address:

qmls1964@gmail.com

QMLS Weekly Show @Radiocafé Episode 04 - George Mihaly (2025)

George Mihaly - Quality Music Lovers' Society

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