Here's our headline set from an enigmatically eclectic New Year's Eve party to welcome 2015 at a rammed Constellations in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle. What a way to celebrate the first year of our residency at one of Liverpool's best new venues. Coming on after a dauntingly raucous jungle set from Dan Le Sac in front of 800 people in Constellations' main room The Observatory we waded in with our usual mix of upfront gumbo and Hold It Down hotpot and kept the place full and jumping until the end. Bags of energy in this one, and not an Auld Lang Syne in sight!

Hold It Down @ Constellations

curated Picks from Artists such as: Charlotte de Witte, Deborah de Luca, Mark Dekoda, Anna Reusch and many more!

Set dedicated to my Bro in crime: Flow High~

Strange Habits [Live Set]

gtfo - CAISSE DEP

Closing Set from 30.12.24 at OST Berlin

curated Picks from:
- Adam Beyer
- Charlotte de Witte
- Deborah de Luca
- Layton Giordani
- Sam Paganini

Afterhour Remedy [Live Set]

“The One”
PRETTYBOYDEMON

***SEE “Show more” in “Bio” FOR full DISCLAIMER***

DISCLAIMER: "PRETTYBODYDEMON" IS A FICTIONAL CHARACTER AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE VIEW(S), OPINION(S), DESIRE(S), OR EXPERIENCE(S) OF ANY REAL-LIFE PERSON(S), SITUATION(S), OR EVENT(S). ALL SONG LYRICS PRESENTED HERE ARE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL AND DO NOT REFLECT ANY REAL-LIFE INDIVIDUAL(S) OR SITUATION(S). ANY CONTENT RESEMBLANCE TO ACTUAL EVENTS OR PEOPLE IS PURELY COINCEDENTAL.

---LYRICS---

I can see the poison,
creeping through my veins.

I can feel the words,
of everything they say.

I can hear the doubt,
wrote on everybody’s face.

I can smell the jealousy.
They can’t, take my heart away.

I can taste the hate.
My soul ain’t for sale today.

They all busy thinking I’m the prey.
Well, that just means they took the bait.

It’s been quite a year.
Where to start?

A dash of light.
A lot of dark.

A pinch of smile,
when they smile at me,
and I turn my back,
and they rip out my heart.

Wink of happy,
pool of despair.

Drop of hope,
ocean of fear.

Swimming through muck and filth.
Drowning in my blood and tears.

I’m scared and damaged,
but I’m thinking clear.

On my knees in prayer,
thanking the Lord,
that even though I strayed so far,
he always kept me near.

(Verse I)

My head is bowed, thanking God.
For sobriety, my first year.

Words loaded, my mouth the gun.
Regrets cashed, no refunds.

Year one.

The One.

Motivation?
I need none.

So cut me down.
I want all the smoke.

My comeback?
This should be fun.

You all talk.
I’m all raw.
I’m all soul.
You all jaw.

Head down, I mind mine.

Gut driven, trust my mind’s eye.
Keep talking. Giving reasons.

You want that action?
Well, you about to see some.

(Hook)

I can see the poison,
creeping through my veins.

I can feel the words,
of everything they say.

I can hear the doubt,
wrote on everybody’s face.

I can smell the jealousy.
They can’t, take my heart away.

I can taste the hate.
My soul ain’t for sale today.

They all busy thinking I’m the prey.
Well, that just means they took the bait.

It’s been quite a year.
Where to start?

A dash of light.
A lot of dark.

A pinch of smile,
when they smile at me,
and I turn my back,
and they rip out my heart.

Wink of happy,
pool of despair.

Drop of hope,
ocean of fear.

Swimming through muck and filth.
Drowning in my blood and tears.

I’m scared and damaged,
but I’m thinking clear.

On my knees in prayer,
thanking the Lord,
that even though I strayed so far,
he always kept me near.

(Verse II)

Even with all hope gone.
God’s sobriety, I lean on.

Real ones only.
Time to get this space cleared.

I use my face spheres, to face fears.
I stare em’ down, the barrel face near.

One chambered, still I don’t blink...

even if that means I die here.

They try to paint fear.
Stab me with their touch.

Well, they too late.
Blood already soaked in my brush.

Because real eyes, always realize, the real lies.

And, even though I’m Lake-of-Fire Hell proof...
I’m pure trauma baptized.

***SEE “Show more” in “Bio” FOR full DISCLAIMER***

DISCLAIMER: "PRETTYBODYDEMON" IS A FICTIONAL CHARACTER AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE VIEW(S), OPINION(S), DESIRE(S), OR EXPERIENCE(S) OF ANY REAL-LIFE PERSON(S), SITUATION(S), OR EVENT(S). ALL SONG LYRICS PRESENTED HERE ARE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL AND DO NOT REFLECT ANY REAL-LIFE INDIVIDUAL(S) OR SITUATION(S). ANY CONTENT RESEMBLANCE TO ACTUAL EVENTS OR PEOPLE IS PURELY COINCEDENTAL.

Performance, Writing, Effects, Mixing & Mastering: PRETTYBOYDEMON
Produced by: Kalu | PRETTYBOYDEMON

PRETTYBOYDEMON.com
Volume II | 2025

Published: 3 JUN 2025

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Album II

The One

This song is a love letter to the kind of friend who becomes your anchor in the storm especially when they’re weathering one of their own. Written during a time of personal health struggles, it’s a tribute to someone whose care is not performative, but deeply ritualistic. Their kindness isn’t loud it’s stitched into WhatsApp pings, voice notes, and the soft resilience of everyday gestures.

The track blends acoustic soul with folk-pop intimacy, layered with mystic undertones of witchcraft and emotional spellwork. It honours the unseen labour of healing others while hurting, and the quiet magic of showing up when no one’s watching.

Lyrically, it’s soaked in Northern Ireland rain symbolic of both hardship and cleansing. The verses trace the emotional texture of friendship: from blurry school shoes to blurry nights, from tagged posts to tagged hearts. The chorus lifts into belief: that soft hearts still defend, and that kindness like hers is stronger than stone.

This isn’t just a thank-you. It’s a mythic archive entry. A healing spell. A legacy line. For the one who steadied the fall. For the one who kept the lights on.

Kindness Like Yours.mp3

Back on the house tip, dope ass tracks in the mix 🔥🔥🔥🏠

CHI TOWN ...  NICKS WINDY CITY HOUSE MIX SEPT 25

Son of a gun - GTB's Mix

Can't Tell It All

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Mike Send - Can't Tell It All

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Jerome - Disco Machine (Long Play)

Here's the second half of our six hour speaker shredding second room session at the legendary Back To Basics in Leeds. 

An absolute bastion of house music in the UK, Basics have been putting on parties for a stupendous 22 years and we've been hitting their dancefloor since we were still in school! We're a little bit older now but certainly no wiser so here's a taste from when Hold It Down went 'two steps further than any other fucker' in June 2013..

Anybody who wants the full set can download the whole six hour throwdown from our website at www.justholditdown.co.uk :)

Hold It Down @ Back To Basics

A patchwork posse of nomadic disc jockeys descending on nooks, crannies, back rooms and basements for disco, house and techno adventures. GSOH.