All of Vek Neirbo's guest podcasts and mixes reside here...  in chronological order from most recent to oldest...  enjoy! 🍄 🍄 🍄 

Vek Neirbo mixes/podcasts

Hypnodose Sessions 001

An archive of my "Daily Digs" curation series from my Instagram page, where I share music that's been moving me, and write a few words about the music......... follow my Instagram at https://instagram.com/djkevobrien  --- this will be a work in progress as I have a couple years of selections to add to this playlist, which actually takes a bit more time than I imagined it would. Cheers and love. - Vek / Kev

Daily Digs: by Vek Neirbo / Kev Obrien

This is a master list of all mixes, radio/blog guest spot, episodes of my old radioshow, live gig sets, etc which have been posted by myself, or others on Soundcloud, between 2009 until today.  not chronological or organized in any way. (Many mixes from the pre-Soundcloud era are missing, so if you have any mixes of mine NOT in this playlist, please reach out!! Also missing are about 20 hours of mixes I did in 2016-2017 under my Raconteur alias, which was on a different Soundcloud account that I would rather not pay for in order to keep them online. 

A little love note to all of you who continue to support and listen to me after all these years:

Thank you for so many years of support, you are all loved and appreciated, and your comments, messages and support help fuel my passion to continue on doing this, as a labor of love more than anything. I hope that shows in the music! - Kev

Kev Obrien / Vek Neirbo DJ Mix Archive: 2008-2025

Here is a chronological playlist of my ongoing emotionally expressive narrative mix series, which has served as an outlet for emotional expression for well over a decade, as well as a few mixes that weren't officially part of the series in name, but are still part of the story. 

These mixes are personal treasures to me, as near and dear to my heart as anything could be. I've moved around the world constantly my entire life, so I've never been able to save diaries, photo albums, or any other trinkets that most people have stashed away. 

Since 2012 I have been very intentional about memorializing moments and periods in time which were significant and pivotal to this journey of life as a human being.

The series officially started in January of 2013 as I was experiencing heartache, after learning that the woman I'd just married suddenly made it clear that she'd had a change ot heart. That love story has continued for over a decade, and I've always made sure to express myself  through these mixes, in the good times and the bad. 

The series is an ever-continuing musical diary of sorts, a projection of my experience to the world. Its continued over the years in this way, with each volume depicting a true reflection of what I was feeling and/or experiencing in life at the moment of each chapter's conception. 

Some volumes contain specific messages I wished to convey, and some are actually full-blown stories of experiences or relationships I've had, told chronologically through the music (at least from my perspective). For most of these, even the cover art or photos used in the art were taken or designed by me.... it's all a labor of love.

Over the years, the volumes have translated every emotion and state of being possible, from utter heartbreak, to giddy times of discovering new love, as well as dark, manic, and depressive moments and awe-inspiring moments of enlightenment.


What you feel or comprehend from the music is up to you, but if you like deep house music, theres something for you. This is just me, bearing my heart upon my sleeve... its my musical diary, but it can be yours too. 

I hope you enjoy. One love, always -Kev

💓onMySleeve Mix Diaries: 2012 - 2024 (Chapters 1 thru 12)

Chance EP

Chance Dub

Here with my first new mix in quite some time. Moving back toward bouncy, hypnotic, psychedelic, minimal-ish analog grooves. Featuring music from Sweely,  Youandewan, Chris Stussy, S.A.M., Steve O'Sullivan, Liquid Earth, J Gabriel & Chuffing Buffy, Delano Smith & Brian Kage, and loads more.

Hope you enjoy! More to come soon. With love, from San Diego!

Kev Obrien - Oct 2021 Mix

Here is a new set I've compiled-- inspired by the frigid New York November air. Includes some of my favorites from my collection and is mostly comprised of Warm and fuzzy sounding electronica, downtempo, deep house and even a little indie-pop record sprinkled in for good measure, to help keep you all warm as the temperature falls.

 Enjoy.  - Kev

Kev Obrien - Chillfactor Zero - Nov 2013 Mix

Chapter 2 of Vek Neirbo's Macrodose Sessions mix series, featuring tunes from Arapu, Boris Werner, Daniel Bell, De La Swing, Dorian Paic, Dubfound, Guy From Downstairs, Lizz, Swoy, Silat Beksi, and many more.

Welcome to the world of Vek Neirbo. It's 5am in a basement filled with sweaty dancers. The room is completely dark, only lit by a faint red glow from LCD lights around the perimeter. Cigarette smoke and fog fill the room, while a massive Danley sound system pulsates eccentric and bass-heavy grooves through your body. You suddenly realize that the microdose of mushrooms you took earlier may not have been micro at all, as the moving human bodies surrounding you suddenly transform into dancing entities of light and love, while you become one with the music and the universe.

The sun begins creeping through the basement windows slowly as the music shifts with the energetic pulses of the sun, slowly peeking it's warmth onto a degenerate's playground.

Is the party over? Hell no, it's only just begun. :)

Vek Neirbo - Macrodose Sessions Vol .02

Sweet sunshine! Here's my first exploration into the world of liquid drum and bass, with this 90-minute journey through jazzy, soulful, dubby, summery feeling drum & bass. 

Featuring music from Calibre, Blu Mar Ten, Marcus Intalex, Goldie, Alix Perez, Zero T, Tokyo Prose, Atlantic Connection, Degster, and many more.

There will definitely be more of this to come! Hope you enjoy this in your backyard, at the after-hours sesh, in your car, at the beach, on cloudy days, or anywhere in between. 

Much love from Denver,

Kev



Liquified Soul 1 (Liquid Drum & Bass Mix)

Here we are with Volume 2 of my Liquified Soul sessions mix series. Two hours of soulful liquid drum & bass - on the deep, jazzy, and melodic end of the spectrum. Some dubby heaters in there as well, for good measure.

Compared to Volume 1, this one goes a bit more uptempo with higher energies -especially in the first hour, while the latter half goes deeper and more melodic which is more reminiscent of Volume 1. 

Featuring music from artists such as Calibre, LSB, Janaret, Zero T, FD, Goldie, Redeyes, RoyGreen & Protone, Atlantic Connection, Marcus Intalex, Syncline, and many more. 

Some prominent labels featuring in the mix are The North Quarter, Jazzsticks, Spearhead, Liquid V, Footnotes, Hospital Records, etc.

The response to Volume 1 was astounding, so I hope you all enjoy this next chapter as well.

Much love from my new home in Denver, Colorado.

Kev

Liquified Soul 2 (Liquid Drum & Bass Mix)

My first house mix in quite a while, after exploring different styles in 2022 such as minimal and drum & bass. For the Selective Soul Sessions series, I am venturing back to my roots, while also keeping things fresh with contemporary styles and sounds. This mix ventures from deep house, to funky minimal, deep tech, and even some organic house vibes as well.

Featuring music from artists such as Janeret, iO (Mulen), Gerd, Lizz, Clive From Accounts, LVCA, Mihai Pol, Legit Trip, Floog, Fulltone, Amonita, Artmann, Andrey Djackonda, O.bee & Aline Brooklyn, and more.

Selective Soul Sessions (Vol. 1)

On 4th June 2023, I had the honor of playing several extended sets with friends during my good pals' Andre & Brittany's 24-hour+ marathon rooftop party, in Bedstuy, Brooklyn NYC. We had a perfect sound setup for what was an intimate gathering filled with good vibes, great music, perfect weather, and plenty of debauchery 👾🥳🫠.

Here is one of my sets from during the early morning hours around 5am, under my Vek Neirbo alias. Trippy and groovy vibes in which I think you can hear and feel the debauchery of the party through the music. 

Features tunes from Arapu & Charlie, Sweely, Silat Beksi, Shonky, Cabanne, Ion Ludwig, Ted Amber, and many more. 

I also played a traditional Kev Obrien deep house/house set earlier in the party, which I was very happy with ( update: the house set is now available as a podcast via @electronicgroove...

Listen to that one here [only if you're into deep, dubby, feel-good house music ;)  ]

https://on.soundcloud.com/GtH4A


enjoy these raunchy tripped-out breakfast vibes. pretend you're us trying to eat breakfast sandwiches with dry throats at 10am, but forget I ever said that and just listen to the music, aight? 

#oversharing 

Vek Neirbo @ A&B's Rooftop, Brooklyn NYC (June-04-2023)

Third installment of Vek Neirbo's 'Macrodose Sessions' series. Including music from Priku, Lizz, Silat Beksi, Mihai Pol, Nu Zau, Guiliano Lomonte, Pirvu, Silverlining, Dragutesku, Terence :Terry:, etc, etc.

Vek Neirbo - Macrodose Sessions (Vol .03)

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EG SPOTLIGHT.249 Kev Obrien

Volume 2 of my Selective Soul Sessions series, where the focus is on jazzy, funky, and soulful stylings of deep house music. Features music from Jimpster, Black Loops, Mr. G, Vince Watson, Jon Dixon, Waajeed, Kai Alcé, Chris Stussy, and many more, from labels such as Freerange, Local Talk, Robsoul, Defected, and PIV.

This set is dedicated to the memory of Alland Byallo. Rest easy, buddy. It was Alland's exquisite musical pallette and chart recommendations that helped spark the digging session that led to the spontaneous recording of this impromptu set.

Enjoy it with a nice drink while the sun is shining. 🌞🍺🍷🥃🏙🌆

Selective Soul Sessions (Vol. 2)

Vek Neirbo's fourth Macrodose Sessions mix. This series focuses on creating expansive musical journeys with the psychedelic side of minimal, tech house, breaks, etc. Have a safe, mind-expanding trip! 

Includes music from Ricardo Villalobos, Barac, Priku, Lizz, Silat Beksi, Traumer, Dragutesku, Direkt, Sepp, Shonky, and many more.

Vek Neirbo - Macrodose Sessions (Vol .04)

@kev-obrien

Vek Neirbo is the unruly alter-ego of U.S. based veteran DJ, Kev Obrien. The main musical focus for Vek Neirbo is centered around hypnotic minimalist grooves.

This particular set for the Recordmix series was recorded during an impromptu afterhours sesh in the twilight morning hours on New Year's weekend in Denver, Colorado, USA. The vibe moves from deep and dubby minimal house, to tripped-out tech and minimal, as well as some uplifting timeless classics toward the end -- which will carry you on a diverse and introspective sonic journey, for the mind, body, and soul.

Recordmix 064 - Vek Neirbo

Welcome to Volume 5 of Vek Neirbo's 'Macrodose Sessions' mix series, where the focus is on creating an intentional and experiential musical journey, with a psychedelic twist. 

This voyage launches with pure minimal house during the first hour during the "come up" stage, before progressing into "peaking"  territory during the second hour, with electrifying breaks, twisted minimal, tech house, as well as some acidic progressive elements.

The final 30 minutes descends into a gradual come-down vibe,  providing a soft and safe landing back into objective reality.

This set features music from Audio Werner, Mike Shannon, J Gabriel, Max Jacobson, Sepp, Silat Beksi, Ted Amber, Wyro, YokoO & Bob Stevkowski, Youandewan, and many others.

I hope you enjoy your trip! Set your intentions and enjoy the ride :-)

Vek Neirbo - Macrodose Sessions (Vol .05)

Vek Neirbo is the unruly alter-ego moniker of longtime U.S. based DJ and producer, Kev Obrien. 

Recently relocated in the Mile High City of Denver, Vek's musical focus is honed in on tripped-out, hypnotic minimal, tech house, and breakbeat -- best served after 4am, when the party is at its freakiest.  

This particular set was recorded at a private afterhours in Denver, Colorado during the early morning hours. 

In the daylight hours, he works full time as a Label Manager for underground labels such as Superlux Records, Eyedyllic Music, Moteur Ville Musique, and others -- collectively releasing music from artists such as Akufen, Delano Smith, Jay Tripwire, Mike Shannon, Robert James, Subb-An, Voigtmann, and many others.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for Vek's new vinyl-only label, Hypnodose, which will launch later this year!

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Rayzeh Podcast | 019 - Vek Neirbo

Volume 12 of my ongoing mix diary series, in which I depict the feelings I'm going through during notably emotional times in my personal life. 

Recorded May 11, 2024

This series has been ongoing for 11 years, and is always focused mostly on vocal deep house. The lyrical content and musical vibes are intentionally selected to transmute and release feelings that are much more quickly accessible to me through music, than through any other other means of introspection. 

It's a cathartic process for me to program, play, and listen back to these musical diaries. 

This chapter includes a mix of deep house, some organic and minimal house, as well as some breaks, and progressive house, with lots of edits of iconic voices such as Sade, Fleetwood Mac, Amy Winehouse, Billie Eilish, Nina Simone, etc, etc.

Every once in awhile, these mixes are done during happier days, but this wasn't one of those times. 

I did my best to bring some sunshine and optimism into the picture, but the heart feels how it feels, so this was a snapshot of a sad moment, forever caught in time. 🤷

This is my heart on my sleeve. Handle with care, and please enjoy.

Full Series Playlist/anthology:

https://on.soundcloud.com/PUWflPD9G5fkKalRwE

Kev Obrien -  💔onMySleeve Diaries (Vol. 12)

Ready? Here we go. After 2 years, here's Volume 3 of my liquid drum & bass series. 

This set was recorded during a difficult period in my personal life, but it was very cathartic. Every track comes from the heart and was an accurate representation of what I was going through during that period. Music is my native language.

Always from the heart.... that's how we roll around here, ya heard? 

One love.. ☝️❤️

Liquified Soul (Vol. 3) - [ Soulful Liquid Drum & Bass Mix ]

I had the honor of playing another fun summer party in Brooklyn this year on my good friends Andre and Brittany's rooftop terrace, where we celebrated the 4th of July under the fireworks. 

Here's a recording of a set I that I played from 2am till 530am or so, when the party was at its silliest. 

Weird at times, funky at others, often trippy, sporadically silly, occasionally deep, and sometimes just straight f%&@'d up beyond all recognition. 

Enjoy!

Vek Neirbo @ A&B's Rooftop (Brooklyn NYC) - July 4 2024

Vek Neirbo is the unruly alter-ego moniker of longtime U.S. based DJ and producer, Kev Obrien.

Recently relocated in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, Vek's musical focus is honed in on tripped-out, hypnotic minimal, tech house, and breakbeat -- best served after 4am, when the party is at its freakiest.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for Vek's new vinyl-only label, Hypnodose, which will launch later this year. Hit play and enjoy the journey! 🔥🚀

Keep an eye on Vek Neirbo:
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Intaresu Podcast 463 - Vek Neirbo

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Premiere: A1 - Vlad Arapasu - Hidden In The Chaos [ITW005]

Mariano Mateljan is a Croatian DJ and producer who has long been a key figure in his country's underground electronic music scene. Growing up in Split during the 90s and early 2000s, his musical journey was shaped by the city's thriving club culture, which introduced him to a wide spectrum of sounds, from house to techno and drum’n’bass. Known for his deep, groovy, and minimalistic style, Mariano has established himself as both a DJ and label head, launching the u.dig imprint to showcase like-minded artists. His work has earned him widespread respect, with support from industry heavyweights like Ricardo Villalobos and Sonja Moonear, while his releases and remixes continue to push the boundaries of electronic music. 

While we premiered his new EP here, we also had a chat with Mariano. Head to the site for more.

Premiere: Mariano Mateljan - Giseigo [Equal Audio]

Picasso - NSR012

Welcome to the first Hypnodose Sessions mix series/podcast, featuring Hypnodose Records founder, Vek Neirbo. 
( https://soundcloud.com/kev-obrien )

This mix includes several forthcoming tracks from the Hypnodose label, from Max Jacobson, Costin Rp, and Loopdeville, while also featuring music from artists such as Ricardo Villalobos, tINI, Shonky, Silat Beksi, Nu Zau, Ray Mono, and many more.

"In this extended 3.5-hour early morning session, recorded at home this winter here in Denver, I aimed to exemplify the hypnotic minimalist sound I envision for Hypnodose, both as a label and an event series. 

The Hypnodose "sound" was originally motivated and conceptualized last year by a singular moment in time on a dancefloor: in the early morning hours, when the music had me locked in a hypnotic state of groove, and all sense of time and the outside world completely vanished into the ether. 

This mix was recorded in the early morning hours, starting off in peak-time territory right out of the gate, while gradually flying the spacecraft into deeper, and more esoteric space-time continuum, as each hour ticks by..."

Vek Neirbo: Hypnodose Sessions .001

Oops. :-)
 
That wasnt a microdose.🫣 

But sometimes you just need to ride the wave.....

This volume of Macrodose Sessions was totally unplanned, in every way. 

What started out as a simple Saturday evening jam session with a little microdose 🍄 at home turned into this musical journey which manifested itself, and very accurately portrays the exact inner experience I had during the process. It was originally just meant to be a private recording, but after erroneously uploading it publicly in my weary state, upon listening back it became clear that it was simply meant to happen.

Neither my Vek Neirbo or Kev Obrien personas take full credit for this set, the mushroom god really created it. I was merely its muse. 🍄 😅

Enjoy!

Macrodose Sessions (Vol .06)

Vek Neirbo is the unruly alter-ego moniker of U.S. based DJ and producer, Kev Obrien.

He returns to our podcast series for the second time with this serious 140 minute mix.

Based in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, Vek's musical focus is honed in on heady hypnotic minimal, tech house, and breakbeat -- best served after 4AM when the party is at its freakiest. 

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for Vek's new label and party series, Hypnodose, which has recently dropped its first vinyl release featuring Max Jacobson and Lizz, and plans to soon release music from artists such as Costin Rp, Silat Beksi, and more.

DBKA134

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DBKA134 - Vek Neirbo

Downtempo mixtape from 2017. There's a story to follow.. nice for your after the afters chill sesh. 😉

Full Circles Vol 01 (Storybooks Torn & Fallen Back Down to Earth) - 2017

Another lost tape from the Raconteur archives, a project I embarked upon in 2016/2017 that focused on extended storytelling mixes as well as a bunch of productions I never released. Chill vibes to sit back to :)

Enjoy

Raconteur - NeverendingStories Cloudcast (December 2016)

Throwback to February, 2013...... It took DAYS of searching to find this mix because the original platform it was recorded for was banned by Soundcloud and lost all their content.

Heartfelt music transcends time, meaning, and relevance. My first language is music, and to know me --- is to know my music, and vice versa. Over the years, I've received messages from quite possibly 50 or more amazing souls around the world describing the way this set and the ones to follow in it's path that year, have impacted them in their own personal way. 

This is dedicated to YOU. 

It was the unofficial first mix in the Series, which was a year-long series of vocal-heavy mixes that told my story in real time during one of the most trying years of my life.  

I am glad to finally have this mix uploaded after many long nights searching for it online, so that entire series in complete on my own soundcloud. 

I love you, and want you in my soul. Yes, you. ---- thank you all for so many years of support.

💟OnMySleeve Vol. 1  - Feb 2013

Letherette - LANGSETTE (Kev Obrien's Raconteur Floor'd Edit)

I decided to do a decade mix filled with music from the past ten years that I have lived in New York. The approaching end of summer tends to make me feel nostalgic, so here you go. 

Four hours of pure deep house spanning my collection, all released between 2007-2017, within the ten years and summers I've spent in this beautiful concrete jungle which we call New York City.

I did this mix this afternoon totally impromptu and it's really one of my favorite sets that I've done, as it includes so many of my favorites from such a wide time-span. 

**disclaimer: at some point during these 4 hours of mixing, there was one technical slip-up in mixing which I had to bail out on to keep the ball rolling. I am human. and there's no way in hell I would go back and be able to re-record an entire set that I played on the fly, in order to project some false image of perfection to the world. I can't remember where the slip up is, and it really doesn't matter (to me) -- let's be honest, laptop DJs and sync buttons have taken something away from the art of DJing as well as dancing. It used to be claps and fist bumps to hear a DJ working their way out of a bad situation to fix a mix that veered off the tracks. Nowadays? Chinstrokes and sighs abound when someone is even slightly loose on a mix. Just stating facts, because we shouldn't be ashamed of our errors, we should see them as indicators of our being human, not computer.

Includes music from Henrik  Schwarz, Jimpster, Jay Shepheard, Martin Dawson (RIP), John Tejada, Christian Prommer, Eagles & Butterflies, Niko Schwind, Erefaan Pearce, Mr. V, Manuel Tur, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Daniel Steinberg, Zepherin Saint, Justin Martin,   Dplay, Chopstick & JohnJon, Ron Basejam, Soukie & Windish, Keira, DJ Metatron and more.

In November, I'll be setting sail for Europe (Berlin) to be closer to colleagues, clients, etc. It's going to be a bittersweet move, as I love this city dearly (Brooklyn, namely), and the past year has been one of pure magic, following 2 and a half years away from music, it's been filled with surprises around every corner, and amazing friends both near and far have been gained, while some others have moved in the direction of their dreams as well.

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A Decade of synchroNYCity:  2007-2017 Mix (4 hrs: Jimpster, MCDE, John Tejada, Henrik Schwarz etc)

This mix was originally published by 5 Magazine Chicago as a podcast in November 2017. I recently discovered that the mix was removed at some point, so I made this original upload "public" for nostalgia purposes, because this was honestly one of the most heartfelt mixes I ever recorded.

Back story: was planning to move to Berlin on Nov 1 2017, and woke up the day before my flights feeling the need to play some music that conveyed the intense emotions I was feeling in that moment (story of my life 😅)

By the time the set was over (totally impromptu, I didn't plan anything prior to recording)... I was in shambles, tears were flowing on the mixer, but I felt a release through the music I played. Every track conveyed a message that exuded my intense emotions around leaving the city i called home for many years, and the friendships I had built along the way.

The music seemed to come to me from somewhere outside of myself... it was perhaps the closest I have ever come to connecting with pure creative energy... LOVE. 

I ended up missing that flight because I should have been focusing on packing and preparing.. but that was fate. This was the end of my life as I knew it up until that moment... that chapter was over, and  I had no idea about the madness that laid ahead.... that's what I'd call blissful oblivion....

In any event, I'm glad this moment in time was captured, and hope you all enjoy hearing it.

"Farewell to NYC" Mix (Originally published by 5 Magazine Chicago) [Oct 30, 2017]

(tracklist below..)  This is the eleventh edition of a series that's as near and dear to my heart as anything could possibly be. If you can love this, you can love me. If you don't love this, I won't be mad. I love you anyhow.

This series started in early 2013 and has continued over the years in its original concept: to be a true reflection of what I am feeling and experiencing in life at the moment of each chapter's conception.

What you feel or experience through listening to this is up to you, however. This is me, wearing my heart on my sleeve...

I hope you enjoy. One love, always...

Kev

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Tracklist:

01. Kev Obrien - Basically Spoken Facts and Opinions [No Label]
02. Metropolitan Soul Museum - Eton’s Mess [Dionysian Mysteries]
03. ticktock - A Violence of Innocence [hfn]
04. Stefano Testa - Empire of the Light [cadenza] 
05. Traks Boys - Weekend Lights (Original Mix) [Internasjonal]
06. Invisible Conga People - Can’t Feel My Knees [DFA]
07. Kalabrese feat. Sarah Palin - Kafi Lied [Bar 25]
08. José González - Stay in the Shade (Pablo Fierro Edit) [No Label]
09. Daniel Bortz - The Misery (NU & Acid Pauli Remix/Kev Obrien Quantum Edit) [Bar 25]
10. Ritz - Monkeys [Piston Recordings]
11. Duccio - Sambao [Greta Cottage Workshop]
12. High Heels Breaker - Come Easy feat. Sarah Palin (Kalabrese Remix) [Drumpoet Community]
13. Nu feat Jo Ke - Fool (Pippi Ciez Remix) [No Label]
14. Daniel Steinberg - No One Can Change Me (Nick Holder Remix) [Left Handed]
15. Matthew Herbert - it's only (dj koze remix) (Jaap Ligthart Reconstruction) [Pampa /No Label]
16. Markus Nikolai & Nina - Mr. Big Star (Dubloner's Big Mix) [perlon]
17. Falki Hoz - Hipsters [Lo-Fi-45]
18. Feathered Sun - Me and My Entourage [Platon Records]
18. Fritz Kalkbrenner - Was Right Been Wrong (Sascha Funke Edit) [Baalsaal]
19. WhoMadeWho - Keep Me In My Plane (DJ Koze Remix) [Needwant]
20. Footprintz - Uncertain Change (Original Mix) [Visionquest]
21. Oona Dahl - So Cruel (Nite Version) [Hallucienda]
22. Stavroz - The Finishing [Délicieuse Records]
23. Termoment - Four Seasons (Original Mix) [Systematic Recordings]
24. Alan Watts - What Do You Desire  (from 1974 lecture)  [No Label]
25. Traumpinz - 2 Bad (Metatron What if Madness is our only relief Mix) [Giegling]
26. Jason Singh - Harmonium
27. Kev Obrien - Basically Spoken Facts and Opinions [No Label]

Cover photo was taken by me in Dumbo, Brooklyn, December 2013, as part of a series of photos which were taken around Brooklyn utilizing the heart seen in the photo (which was discovered in a trash heap.) The goal was to find more fitting places for the heart than in the trash, as no heart should be discarded in such a manner. Every heart should have a home.

♥OnMySleeve Diary - Volume 11

Here's a fun re-working of a re-edit of an edit of a bootleg mashup edit that I did. Grooves, beats, rhymes and piano keys. 

People like it, maybe you will too. I think it's funky fresh, ya heard?

"You already know who it is, so the name is irrelevant... ya dig?"

#jurassic5 #hiphopedit #hiphouse 

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Jurassic 5 - In The House (Kev Obrien's 'Got Ya House Keys' Re-Edit)

DJ Le Roi Feat. Roland Clark - I Get Deep (Original Mix)

We proudly present the High Quality 320kbps final rendition of our <a href="http://www.ibiza-voice.com/music/podcast/Manhattan_Projject">Nov Ibiza-Voice podcast mix</a> which was originally presented on the site on Nov.1.2012, accompanied by an <a href="http://www.ibiza-voice.com/story/news/4517">interview with Kev</a> as well which was published as a main feature on the site to accompany the mix.
 
Track List:

01. Intro: Mayor Bloomberg-  "I'm Riding the subway, mumbling nonsense about the "sun, moon and stars" to shut the media up" (Manhattan Projject's "We may or may not be putting words in the Mayor's mouth" Edit)
02. UNKNOWN- Future Skies (Kev Obrien's "Baby; you'll see sunshine... soon" Audio-Fuckery edit (versus Adana Twins' remix of Kasper Bjorke)
03. Aquarius Heaven - Keep On (Original Mix)
04. Patrick Turner - Girl From Perestroika (Kev's "You're Mine until you return home un-announced on a cloudy day" edit) 
05. Lake People - Point of Time  (Kev's "point of time where it's time to buy some Wool from Jack Edit/Transition/Mashup thing)
06. Tone of Arc - Have they Any Wool [Jack the Box]
07. Kasper Bjorke with Laid Back - Bohemian Soul (Kev Obrien's Head in the clouds on the D-Train edit of Adana Twins  'On a Cloudy Day' Remix)   [SFN]
08. Lee Burridge & Matthew Dekay - Holding On (Kev's "She Walked out that Door on that cloudy day Edit) [All Day I Dream]
09. Jen  Choi - Thousand Whales of Love (Kev's upping the octave and Holding on to the Dream of Her until the 24th Street stop" Edit)
10. Himan - 24th Street (James Teej Remix) [      ]
11. Thermalbear - U Love  (Original Mix)   [     ]
12. Lee Jones - Westworld  (kev o's 'hooray for dildos' clusterfuck of sounds colliding' edit)  [AUS]
13. Lee Webster - Bring the Dildo (kev o's 'hooray for dildos' clusterfuck of sounds colliding' edit)   [   ]
14. Toktok vs. Soffy O  (kev o's 'hooray for dildos' clusterfuck of sounds colliding edit)  [    ]
15. Masomenos & Lemos ft Jaw - Saint Jacut (Kev Obrien's 'Hooray for boomerangs and filter delays' edit)    [   ]
16. George FitzGerald - Every Inch (Manhattan Projject's 'Bloomberg is clearly trying to cock-block every inch of our Projject edit') [Hypercolour]
17. Martijn - Green Haze (Soul Minority Remix) [Deep 8 Recordings]
18. Knee Deep - Nightwaves [KD Digital]
19. Jack Dixon - Spin Drive [Leftroom]
20. Diles Mavis & Dj Nibc - Huskuren [Trunkfunk Records]
21. Detroit Swindle - The Standards of Dialogue (Manhattan Projject's "Bloomberg Keeps it Real" Edit)   [OFFSPIN]
22. Johnwaynes - Algarve (Tigerskin Remix) [Back & Forth]
23. Tom Flynn - Flowers (Manhattan Projject's 'NYC Bums in Dumbo Spit it Real edit') [dirtybird]
24. Fabricio Pecanha - Teaser (Phonique Remix) [Mood Music]
25. Lula Circus - So Cold (Original Mix) [Stranjjur]
26. Mayor Bloomberg's "Final Answer is: "Take Your Records and Run to a friend's house on a hill somewhere." Outro
The story behind the mix:

"The Manhattan Projject's mix for I-Voice came at a time that's been the most intense and surreal time period in our lives. This mix is our way of incapsulating life in this marvel of a city we live in, in 2 hours or less; while in the first hour also expresssing and telling the world an emotional story of love, heartbreak, hope and sadness  all mixed together as a result of Kev's tunnel vision which overtook him in his constant pursuit of his and Chris' efforts of building Stranjjur and all of it's artists to where it is today (which is still far from where the mission shall soon take the label) . 

This "tunnel vision " which helped propel Stranjjur over the past year unfortunately also nearly broke his world into pieces after several sleepless nights of digging and building his segment of the mix; which caused the entire mix itself to take an entirely new direction of it's own.

The mix begins on a positive note and slowly bares the truth of the struggles all musicians or artists often face in the ever-present struggle to balance the world of creativity and artistry between real life and the personal relationships that also make our lives all-so-important. Despite the downfalls, the story eventuallly tells that love does indeed prevail and does indeed "love comes back to you, like a boomarang" as you'll hear toward the end of hour 1, in an edited version of Masomenos & Lemos' "Saint Jacut" which features dOP's Jaw on vocals. 

In the mix, Manhattan Projject tells a realtime, truthful story of the lives we embark upon each day in the best city in the world. The city of hope; miracles and the city that is and always will be an ongoing Projject of growth, prosperity, dreams and despair like. We speak to you our 2 week story in our most proficient languages: the languages of music and love.

Feel Manhattan; this is the Big Apple and its as real as we could make it , with pressures of wedding, running our label, agency, studio and remix obligations, interviews with press and... this podcast.

We spent a great deal of time and effort in the engineering, mixing, editing and overall composition of this mix; hour 1 was mixed by Kev Obrien and dedicated to his then fiancee (and now wife as of 11.11.12) Anna; hour 2 is mixed by Chris Luzz and the set as a whole also incorporates many field recordings of the duo's daily lives in and around the Big Apple, including bits and pieces of Mayor Bloomberg's often comical press conference blurbs which occured during the recent Hurricane that unfortunately wreaked much havoc on our humble little city, that is the ever-growing and building  Projject, that is: Manhattan.

Manhattan Projject  Ibiza-Voice Podcast (Nov.1.2012)

Free download: 

Edit/ remix/ mash-up/ bootleg of the Daniel Bedingfield classic 'Gotta Get Thru This' coupled with a reconstructed version of '1995' by Last Magpie, with some additional production work from me. 

UK Garage vibes that compliment the original 2-step garage vibe of the original version of Gotta Get Thru This. 

Made and shared in February 2013. 

Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (Kev Obrien Remix / Edit)

The music shall do the talking.

This set was done on Feb 23, 2013. It includes music from Martin Dawson (R.I.P.), Huxley, Pillowtalk, Life & Death, Jay Shepheard and more. This is my heart in audio format. Please be gentle and I hope you enjoy and can hear the message that is being delivered.

💔onMySleeve #02: A Token Mixtape for the Heartbroken

Title is self explanatory. This is my life. This is my heart, and my native language. I wear my heart on my sleeve, whether it be my arm  , CD sleeve or a record platter.... here it is.

Update synapse: 2016 --- This mix was dedicated to and directed toward my ex-wife / current friend for life....  and done around a month after she informed me that she wanted to divorce, 4 months after we had married. 

The "fairy tale" may have ended, but what is that anyway? A life with a picket fence, lots of furniture and annoying little people to take care of occupying your entire life? 

Sometimes we realize that reality is real, and being incompatible romantically doesn't mean that person should be discarded from your life --- especially when your relationship caused you to both move forward as completely revised and improved versions of the people you were before your paths crossed.

Includes music from: (in order of appearance)

Jimpster, Benoit+Sergio, MAM, Laura Jones, Inxec, Ame, Cameo Culture, Solomun, Burnski, Crazy P and more. will release full tracklisting in near future.

💜onMySleeve Vol. #03: Farewells To Fairtytales

The Music shall do the talking for those who care to decipher it's message.

Part 004 of my HeartonMySleeve mix series which was recently contrived  after the realization that my past few mixes all shared a single inspiration: my life and the feelings I am experiencing during a very difficult period that has my heart hurting.

This is my life in audio format.

Music from: Solomun, Maceo Plex, Finnebassen, Marcin Czubala, MK & Lee Foss, Audiojack, Maxxi Soundsystem, Scuba, Benoit+Sergio, and some upcoming @stranjjur tracks from @HearThuG & Stee Downes (Havens+Hart remix) as well as Chris Woordward & Freshtee + many more. no tracklisting will be posted, sorry. IDs upon request.

Kind of like like reality TV, only there's no TV and only music to tell the dramatic story of whatever the hell is going on in my little world in the corner of Brooklyn, NYC, aka Stranjjville, USA

💚onMySleeve #04: There's electricity between serendipities somewhere

This is not a DJ set. It's my continuous story told through the best and most natural medium that we as humans have ever conjured or created: music. Without this, I would be dead, it's simply my native language. This particular set is one of the most emotional and truthful ones I have ever done, so all I ask is to listen with an open mind and heart, because without all of you I would be nowhere in life.. So, my stranjjurs and friends, family, etc.... This is my heart, in audio format. Handle with care.


"Whispering Unsubliminally : The Papers"  <3onMySleeve Mix#5

As the story continues in the wake of the others in the <3 on My Sleeve mix series , which Ive been compiling based on my actual life, since the first one back in Feb; this comes precisely 2 months to the date of my "WhatIf This is it?" mix; which was 002 in the series; and should serve as a definitive answer to that very question I asked myself on that date.

Is this The final set from this series? Judge for yourself.

We'll let the music shall do the talking. Music speaks louder than words, and this is my native language. 

Again; This is all based on my life, through my eyes and heart and into yours...... these sets are not done or completed in 2 hours, they take weeks often, So grab some kleenex if you're the type who cries during movies and have the gift of being able to understand what you're hearing without being told what to listen for.

includes music from Jimpster, Tom Trago, Steve Bug, Tigerskin, Lazarusman, Franck Roger, Sid Le Rock, Luke Solomun, Finnebassen & Gundelach, and many more. 

🖤onMySleeve #05: Whispering Unsubliminally

🌀 Founder of Hypnodose Records: new label and party series dedicated to hypnotic minimalist grooves with music coming from Mihai Pol, Silat Beksi, Max Jacobson, Lizz, Costin Rp, Fedo, Andrey Djackonda & Minube, Loopdeville, and more.   
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https://soundcloud.com/hypnodose-records


Various aliases over the years: Kev Obrien / Vek Neirbo / Raconteur / Manhattan Projject (with Chris Luzz) / Stranjjur 

Nearly 20 years in the game as a DJ, and 30 years as a soldier in the rave / club scene. 

Now residing in Denver, USA. Formerly from Brooklyn, NYC and Tampa Bay area in Florida.

You can find a full archive of DJ mixes across various aliases and styles,  spanning from 2008 through 2024 here on this playlist: 

Mix Archive:
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/6DZhT

Label manager of Hypnodose, Superlux Records, Vibe Me To The Moon.



Vek Neirbo / Kev Obrien

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