The one hundred and eleventh instalment of our mixtape series is provided by none other than Dublin's finest - Evan Magee

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #111 - Evan Magee

No summary of New York City’s dance music history would be complete without Nicky Siano. As the owner and resident DJ at the Gallery, Nicky was electrified by a visit to the Loft and became hooked on New York’s emerging club culture of the ’70s. 

As a DJ, Siano pioneered techniques such as beatmatching, EQing, and using three turntables, creating the proto-disco sound via his preferred funky soul and R&B records. Leading the way for a host of legendary figures like Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles, or Grace Jones, and Loleatta Holloway, Siano laid down the blueprint for iconic New York clubs like The Garage and Studio 54. He also worked in the studio with Arthur Russell  and after a hiatus returned to DJing in 1996.

Digging through our archives and we found this Nicky Siano mix recorded in the Button Factory in 2009. It was a very special night.

Love is the message x

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #112- Nicky Siano Live at Nightflight (2009)

From the archives, one of the pinnacles of Chicago house music, Derrick Carter live at nightflight in the button factory in 2009. Disco vibes on this one.

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #113 - Derrick Carter Live @ NightFlight (2009)

Check out this recording of Hidden Agenda's Steve Manning live from CASA BACARDI at Electric Picnic. 

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/Bacardiireland

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #17 - Casa Bacardi

The Big Romance have put together a mix of their favourite records in 2021. 
Tracklist

1. John Grant - Boy From Michigan
2. Yaeji & OHHYUK - 29
3. Haitus Kaiyote - Red Room
4. Cordae - More life (feat Q-Tip)
5. Tall Black Guy & Ozay Moore - Black is
6. Little Simz - Point & Kill
7. Lakou Mizik and Joesph Ray - Sanba Yo Pran (DJ Koze mix)
8. Barry Can't Swim -  Jazz Club After Hours
9. Sofia Kourtesis - By Your Side
10. Logic1000- What You Like
11. Caribou - You Can Do It
12. Dry Cleaning - Strong Feelings
13. Gemma Dunleavy - Up The Flats (Dj Sharda mix)
14. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Interior people
15. John Francis Flynn - My Son Tim

The Big Romance - Best of 2021

Mr. Scruff & Kaidi Tatham all vinyl 6-Hour set live from The Big Romance, Dublin on 26.10.22

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Mr. Scruff & Kaidi Tatham at The Big Romance Dublin

The Big Romance have put together a mixtape of their favourite records in 2022

Tracklist

1. Moor Mother - "RAP JASM" (feat. AKAI SOLO & justmadnice)
2. NAS - Ghetto Reporter
3. Kenny Beats - Family Tree
4. The Smile - The Smoke
5.  Animal Collective - Shower Fantasy
6. Dry Cleaning -  Anna calls from the Artic
7. Big Thief - Simulation Swarm
8. The Orielles - The Room
9. Fontaines D.C. - Roman Holiday
10. Wet Leg - Too late now
11. Sault - Together
12. Yard Act - 100% Endurance
13. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul -  Cliché (Soulwax mix)
14. Terr - Only for tonight
15. Unloved - Turn the Screw (Erol Alkan mix)
16. Daphni - Cherry
17. Kendrick Lamar  -N95
18. Gilla Band - Eight Fivers

The Big Romance - Best of 2022

Latest Hidden Agenda mixtape has been put together by https://soundcloud.com/justyna-juko

Originally from Gdansk, Dublin based DJ Justyna joins the dots between electro, breaks, acid and ghetto house.

TRACKLIST
DJ Haram - Body Count (Original Mix)
Pearson Sound - XLB (Original Mix)
Corticyte – Modulate
Trackman - Three (Original Mix)
Karen Nyame KG - Afrique(Original Mix)
HAAi - Your Disk Is Full 
Boddika – Acid Jackson 
Scaefa - Mythos
Closet Yi - Heavy 
Uh-U! - Horror Dub
Roska - Abrupt
Bianca Oblivion - Drip
Trion 4 - Hits Only 
Boddika - Warehouse 
Jensen Interceptor - The Fontainebleau 
Bianca Oblivion - Selecta
DJ Slugo - That's it
TAH & OSSX - Slapbox
Instra:mental - When I Dip
Oyubi - Chirp
Hassan Abou Alam - Kesibt feat. SHBL​-​LBSH
DJ Skip – How Long Can I Keep It Up

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #117 -  Justyna (JUKO)

Mixtape 118  has been lovingly put together by MiniKimono. 

Expect  uplifting  House and Disco vibes.

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #118 -  MiniKimono

On June 14th we team up with All City Records to bring you Sophie & Eclair Fifi at The Button Factory. To get us all in the mood, the boys have made this fantastic mix. 

(Mixed by 4wrd Grad, Daire Carolan and Sonel Ali)

Tracklist:
Fatima- yamaha 
Unknown 
Karizma -Tech this Out 
Love Thang - Genius of Time 
Dorisburg - Emotion
Tuff City Kids - Bias
Laid - Punch Up
Galcher Lustwerk - Chillin In The Booth
Double 99 - Jump To It
Last Magpie - Roots
Innershades - Nina At The Boiler Room
Jay Daniel - I Have No Name
Lionrock - Packet Of Piece (Jeff Mills Deep House Mix)
Lumigraph - Chicago Wind
Mount Kimbie - Made To Stray
Unkown -White label 

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #27 - All City Records

Ahead of her gig with us this Saturday in the Wigwam basement before Cromby, we’re very happy to present the next instalment of the HA mix series courtesy of @sahana-s-23 🖤🤍🖤

Sahana is without a doubt one of the most exhilarating deejays we’ve had the pleasure of hearing in recent years and this mix showcases her ability expertly. Journeying through deep and rolling tech trance before exploring the more intense bleeps and bloops of techno, this mix features the sounds of Sunil Sharpe, Are:gone and Djebali among others.  Big thank you to Sahana for this killer mix and to everyone else for listening x

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #119 - Sahana

Latest mixtape comes from Irish producer and disco edit don  Keep Schtum. Enjoy!

Tracklist 
1 Darius - Sash		
2  Max Graef - All My Love
3  Urulu - Rest
4 Situation - Stand Tough (Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye get ruff remix)
5  Ben La Desh - Doctor Bills
6Domestic Technology -Sunset Madness (Junktion remix)
7 Axel Boman - Die Die Die!!
8  Detroit Swindle - BYO
9  Egyptian Nipples - LA Melody (Session Victim remix)
10  Nils Penner - Bubbles
11 Z Factor - Get In 2 The Music (City Soul Project mix)
12 Michele Chiavarini - Let Me See You (Clap Your Hands)
13 Butch Le Butch-Theme From Shanty Town
14 Funky Green Dogs - Reach For Me
15 Dr Packer - Can't Hide
16 Memoryman - I'm Ready For Your Edit
17 Disco Boogie Classics - Jump To The Edit

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Upcoming @ Hidden Agenda

Sept 20th // Pantha Du Prince // Opium Rooms
Oct 30th // Kaytranada// Button Factory

Mixtape #30 - Keep Schtum

The Big Romance has put together its end of mix of some of their favourite records from 2023

Tracklist

1. Lankum - Go Dig My Grave
2. Mandy, Indiana - Love Theme (4K VHS)
3. Jitwam - hollatchu (feat. YUNGMORPHEUS & Jaydonclover)
4. Weval - Everything Went Well
5. Overmono - Good Lies
6. Django Django - Complete Me (feat. Self Esteem)
7. Kelela - Contact
8. Headache – The Party that Never Ends 
9. Jacana People x Antony Szmierek - Twist Forever 
10. ANNA + East Forest - Let You In
11. James Holden - Common Land
12. Yaya Bey - exodus from the north star
13. Nation of Language - Weak In Your Light (Daniel Avery Remix) 
14. Speakers Corner Quartet - Can We Do This? (feat. Sampha)  
15. Young Fathers - Rice
16. Kojaque - Woof
17. Clark - Clutch Pearlers
18. John Francis Flynn - Mole in the ground

The Big Romance  - Best of 2023

Discotekken's Chris O'Donohoe has lashed together a sweet boogie mix for Hidden Agenda.

Tracklist: 
1. Wizzard - These Are The Eightys (Club Version) 
2. Circle City Band - Magic (Instrumental) 
3. The Initials - Message In The Music (Beautiful Swimmers Mix) 4. Junei - Let's Ride 
5. Electric Smoke - Freak It Out 
6. TV Sounds Orchestra - Live the Sound I Love 
7. Exquisite Taste - It's You That's Happening 
8. Michelle Wallace - Tee's Right 
9. Columbus Circle - If You Read My Mind 
10. Boy Naughty - You Got It 
11. Kleeer - Tonight's The Night (Joey Negro Edit) 
12. Midnight Powers - Dance, It's My Life 
13. Ilya Santana - Golden Days 
14. The Black Passages - Street Flasher 
15. Azoto - San Salvador (Instrumental) 
16. Johnny Mathis - Gone Gone Gone 
17. Booker T - Don't Stop The Love (Edit)

Mixtape #31 - Don't Stop The Love

The latest Hidden Agenda mixtape is from house & disco aficionado MARINI. Enjoy!

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #120 - Marini

The Big Romance has put together its end of year mix with of some of their favourite records from 2024. Enjoy!

Tracklist

1. Doechii - Denial is a River
2. Fontaines D.C. - Starbuster
3. Photay - Derecho
4. Crackazat -Memory
5. Jessica Lauren - Alefela
6. Angelo Outlaw - Free My Mind
7. Panda Bear & Cindy Lee - Defense
8. Kinkajous - In the void of all things
9. Ismael Ensemble - Dust
10. Flying Lotus - Garmonbozia
11. Little Simz -Mood Swings
12. Mildlife - Sunrise
13. Thandi - Dream with you
14. Khrungabin - Pon Pon
15. Ibibio Sound Machine
16. Ezra Collective + Yazmin Lacey - God gave me feet for dancing

The Big Romance - Best of 2024

On January 18th 2024 we welcomed the incredible Mr. Scruff to Dublin for an all night long set at our new space, Fidelity Studio! 

Upcoming at Fidelity:
31/01 Budino
01/02 Cormac
07/02 Alex Kassian
14/02 MCDE

Mr Scruff @ Fidelity Studio _ Jan 2025

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Hidden Agenda resident Steve Manning has put together a mix of disco and party classics. If you like it it deep, dark and moody, this isn't gonna be for you :)

Music the likes of Late Nite Tuff Guy, Leela James, Get Down Edits,  Beaten Space Probe, Todd Terje, The Revenge, Gwen McCrae, Greg Wilson, The Reflex, Maurice Fulton, Donald Byrd, Youandewan, Missy Elliot, Solomun, Poolside, Betty Wright, Change, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder + More

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #54 - Summertime Vibes

Techno stalwart Giles Armstrong delivers the latest mixtape.

Tracklist >>
Cignol - Public Expenditure 
Delta Funktionen - A New Planet	
Hardfloor - The Life We Choose (E.R.P. Remix)	
Plant43 - Dormant Technology	
Marco Bernardi - Magic Night	
214 - The Spores Are Coming	
Jupiter Jazz - Good Girl 
Aurora Halal - Death of Real	
Slam - Life Between Life 
The Lost Trax - B01
Luca Lozano - The Afterworld 
Pittsburgh Track Authority - Untitled	
The Exaltics - One Circle	
Donnacha Costello - Cocoa 
Santiago Salazar - The Battle Within	
Akufen - Psychometry III (Break 3000 Remix)
Pirac¥ Debt$ - I Like UR Industry	
Stephen Lopkin - Weegie In Wigan	
Roger Van Lunteren - The Broken (The BCN Coherency)	
Neville Watson - Creatine Cretin	
A Made Up Sound - Syrinx	
The Pilotwings - Les Invasions Babar	
Kaos 007 - Rock on Acid	
Rififi - Dr. Acid & Mr. House (Blue Movie Mix)	
Yazz - The Only Way Is Up

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #50 - Giles Armstrong

Ahead of Hacienda Classical at 3Arena this Saturday Ailbhe Ní Riain chats to Peter Hook, Rowetta, Tim Crooks & Graeme Park.  Tickets for this extraordinary journey into Manchester’s clubbing history,  brought to life by The RTE Concert Orchestra are still available from 

Ticketmaster: http://bit.ly/HaciendaClassicalDublinTicketmaster

Hacienda Classical Dublin -  Podcast

Fatty Fatty head honcho PABLO delivers the latest Hidden Agenda mixtape


Tracklist
  Michael Wilson – Groove It With Your Body
Stimulation – Shattered ( Dub Mix ) 
Servo Unique – Ba Dum Ba Dah   
  Phortune – String Free 
  Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost  ( Theo Parrish Ugly Edit)     Nebraska – Done My Best   
  Teddy Pendergrass – You Can’t Hide From Yourself ( DFP Re-Work)     
DJ Friendly – Sun   
    Virgo – Free Yourself   
Dennis Coffey – Scorpio
  Redshape – Dogz   
  Electric South – Sing ( Unabombers Mix )
Bitter End – Take It All Away 
Glenn Underground – Contact ( Nova)
Jackie Moore – This Time Baby   
Chrissy – Take Me Away 
Red Rack ‘Em – Wonky Disco Bassline Banger   
  Rena – Dance It Off ( Pablo and Shoey Rejig) 
   Smackos – Love and Happiness

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #67 - Pablo

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We have delved deep into the vaults for a recording of Todd Terje's first ever Irish gig back in 2006 which took place in a little basement on dame st.

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #72 - Todd Terje

Our latest mixtape instalment is from Irish DJ/ producer George Feely

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #74 - George Feely

Karl Guest delivers the latest Hidden Agenda mixtape.

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #78 - Karl Guest

Irish DJ / producer Phil Long delivers the latest Hidden Agenda mixtape.

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #80 - Phil Long

Latest instalment in our mixtape series is delivered by Irish producer Andrew Azara.

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #86 - Andrew Azara

Big Romance resident ISLAND TIMES delivers a sweet discoid mix of saturday night, sunday morning vibes.

Hidden Agenda Mixtape #95 - Island Times

New mixtape heat from Handsome Paddy.

He has waded through his musical archives to deliver a mix of hip hop, soul and beats. Lots of hidden gems and secret weapons on this one. Perfect  home listening

//Tracklist//

Goodie Mob -	Free
People Under The Stairs - The Wiz
The Clark Sisters - Ha Ya 
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Gat Damn
Smoke DZA & Pete Rock - Dusk 2 Dusk
108 - Baby Song
Rapsody - Ibtihaj (feat. D'Angelo & GZA)
Souls of Mischief - Cab Fare 
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Balacki Bone
Barry White - You're The One I Need
Lost Boyz - Keep It Real
Maribou State - Feel Good (feat. Khruangbin) (Khruangbin's A Well Nice Version)
Dexter Story - Wejene Aola feat. Kamasi Washington
Don Cherry - BenoEgo
Oddisee - Nnge (feat. Toine)
Jay Electronica - Fruits Of The Spirit (feat. Steve Wyreman)
The Twilite Tone - Space Invaders
Sweatson Klank - And Then You
B.B. & Q. Band - Genie
Jonny Drop - Mind Field
Knxwledge - makeitliveforever
Nohelani Cypriano - Lihue
Wizdom - I’m So in Love With You
Four Tet - Teenage Birdsong
Move D - Nimm 2
MF DOOM - Doomsday (Instrumental)
Jai Paul - He
Stro Elliot - Soul II Stro
Danger Mouse & Jemini - The Only One
Isaac Hayes - Hung Up On My Baby

Hidden Agenda #101 - All Up In The Downtime

PAT HYLAND delivers the latest Hidden Agenda mixtape

Highly regarded as one of the originators and pioneers of the Dublin house and techno scene. Alongside his friends and collegues he helped build and named The Asylum dance club on Sackville Place that ran after-hours until 8am every weekend from late 1991 until 1994.

Hyland also held a long-term residency at Sides, and he was a regular guest at clubs such as G1, Groucho's, the Olympic and the Ormond Centre.

Hidden Agenda #104 - Pat Hyland

Hidden Agenda's Steve Manning put together a heady mix of summer vibes for  Body & Soul festival. 

You can get all the info on the festival here: http://bodyandsoul.ie/


Hidden Agenda Mixtape #14 - Body & Soul

The Big Romance have put together a mix of their favourite records in 2020. Perfect for home listening.

Tracklist

1. John Carroll Kirby - Blueberry Beads 
2. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Expanding Electricity
3. Open Mike Eagle - Bucciarati
4. Machinedrum - 'Wait 4 U (feat. Jesse Boykins III)
5. Bibio - Sleep on the wing
6. Charles Webster - The Spell feat. Ingrid Chavez (Burial Remix)
7. SAULT - I Just Want to Dance 
8. Gabriels - Love and Hate in a Different Time 
9. Kiko Bun - Bad Boy Tenor 
10. Bullion - Thirty  Two
11. Sweatson Klank - And Then You 
12. Pan Amsterdam - Carrot Cake (Feat.GUTS) 
13. SAULT - Black is
14. JFDR - Think Too Fast
15. Sonic Boom - Things Like This (A Little Bit Deeper)
16. Khruangbin - Time (You and I)

The Big Romance  - Best Of 2020

We have taken a deep dive through the record collection in The Big Romance and selected some of our favourite albums  that get regularly played in  our listening bar. We have  chosen a track from each album  and put  them together for this downtempo home listening mix. 

Tracklist
01 Massive Attack - Teardrop  (1998)
02 Air - La femme d'argent (1998)
03 Jon Hopkins -  C O S M  (2018)
04 Brian Eno - The Big Ship (1975)
05 Joy Division - Insight (1979)
06 Flying Lotus - Zodiac Shit  (2010)
07 Kate Bush - The Man with the child in his eyes  (1978)
08 Nightmares on Wax - Les Nuits (1999)
09 Nirvana - Something in the way  (1991)
10 Aphex Twin - Ageispolis  (1992)
11 Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (1986)
12 Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (2008)
13 Panda Bear - Take  Pills (2007)
14 Queens of the Stone Age -  No one knows (2002)
15 Aretha Franklin - Save me (1967)
16 David Kitt - You Know What I Want to Know

The Big Romance - Home Listening Vol 1

Graham Dolan has put together this special mix to get you in the mood for any romantic occasion!

Tracklist:
01 - Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming
02 - Kansas City Express ‎– This Is The Place
03 - East Of Underground - I Love You For All Seasons 04 - Ned Doheny - Get It Up For Love
05 - Bootsy's Rubber Band ‎– I'd Rather Be With You
06 - Lyn Christopher - Take Me With You
07 - Eddie & Ernie - You Make My Life A Sunny Day
08 - Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl
09 - Freddie Scott ‎– (You) Got What I Need
10 - Sunny & The Sunliners ‎– Should I Take You Home
11 - Donnie & Joe Emerson - Baby
12 - Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love
13 - Milton Wright ‎– Keep It Up
14 - The Sisters Love - Give Me Your Love
15 - Creative Source - You Can't Hide Love
16 - Gloria Ann Taylor - Love Is A Hurtin' Thing

The Big Romance Valentine's Mix by Graham Dolan

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