With a  consistent 3 year residency at renowned music festival Cream, music producer @steveparrydj has been making noise for himself in the techno realm. The DJ and promoter made headway in the DJ sphere with his sessions called ‘Alderaan’ nights which took place between the late ‘90s to early 2000s, just above the influential DJ venue Lemon Lounge.

Read the full feature: https://www.theplayground.co.uk/tp-mix-146-steve-parry/

TP Mix #146 - Steve Parry

Our Boy Luke Brancaccio returns fro another instalment of the Selador Sessions. a firm label favourite, he is always welcome with us, and always very popular with you too!

He has been a busy boy with releases coming on Renaissance,  Bedrock and with his new remix (made with Gai Barone) of the new Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens track - Hold You Back, thats just released on Selador thats causing a real fuss!

Enjoy!

Tracklist!

1. Marino Canal ‘Nostalgia’
2. Jasper Tygner ‘Blush’ Silver Bear Records 
3. Oliver Henry ‘Closer’ Apex Faction 
4. Nolan ‘Hang Back’ Renaissance 
5. Mollono Bass ‘Furaha Ya Kucheza’ (Monkey Safari Remix)
6. Max James ‘Footprints’ Another Tecord Label
7. Catz & Dogz ‘Butterflies’
8. Legato ‘Nothing Left To Say’ (Bar.ba Remix)
9. Radio Head ‘Nude’ (Fauxplay Booty) White
10. Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens ‘Hold You Back’ (Luke Brancaccio & Gai Barone Remix)
11. Paperclip People ‘Throw’

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Selador Sessions 154 | Luke Brancaccio

Interstellar Groove - Anthony Pappa - The Anchor Stage - Sunday night

IG FESTIVAL 22 - ANTHONY PAPPA - THE ANCHOR - SUNDAY

Label boss Steve Parry returns to The Selador Sessions, with a live mix taken from his first hour, playing at Seladoria in Melbourne, Australia just a few weeks ago.

Tracklist :

Manuel Sahagun - Body - Freerange
Steve Bug - Let’s Go - Hive
Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens - Hold You Back - Selador
Nebraska - Skelp Tune - Heist
Alican - Dimension (Theus Mago Remix) - Frau Blau
Ewan Hoo's Army - She Fly - Sum Over Histories
Beanfield - Tides (Toto Chiavetta Edition) - Compost
Anthony Pappa & Jamie Stevens - Hold You Back (Luke Brancaccio & Jamie Stevens Remix) - Selador
Steve Parry - Fenner - Selador
Marc DePulse & Steve Parry - Lokalmatador - Selador

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Selador Sessions 157 | Steve Parry

Hello Everyone, and welcome along to another episode of our infamous Progcast! Transporting you all to our favourite destinations on the planet, in search of those perfect progressive beats..

For the month of June, the Progcast is settling down for a non stop tour of England, as we go scouring the country for some of her finer, edgier, unique artists. With so much excellent music coming into our scene right now, we invite you to settle in and kick back, and let PFG bring you the essential sounds you need.

Our first artist, fresh off the back of an LNOE EP, is always pushing the envelope on what we would describe as underground dance music. Throw your expectations away, get with this program, and make some noise for Ben Watkins, AKA Robots With No Soul! 

Don't be fooled by robotic motifs – Robots With No Soul is an electronic battle cry for authenticity. The British techno renegade is driven by a pit-of-the- stomach feeling. There is no boxing, packaging or mass-producing of his off- kilter drum beats, raging basslines and emotive melodies.  Rejecting mechanical, copy-and-paste culture for something far deeper, his music is a personal exploration into the possibilities of sound...

Robots With No Soul quickly caught the attention of modern techno's most distinctive duo, Dense & Pika. After joining their roster to play the Watergate Berlin main room, Ben released his debut album “Rose” album on their acclaimed Kneaded Pains label in 2020. 

The release of "Sedonda Circle" on Sasha's LNOE imprint last year, further elevated Ben's profile. 

But donʼt believe the hype – use your ears! 

ENJOY THE MIX!

Stellios Vassiloudis - White Cells (Yui Onodera remix) 
Rival Consoles - Noise Call And Response 2 
Subduxtion - Ambience
Otik - Whole Wide Worlds
Flug - Just You
Future 16 - The Kingdom Of Nobody
Birds Ov Paradise - Tutor
Evigt Mörker - Högre
SLV - Darkness
Altman - Floating Dust
Sigha - Christ Figures
Christian Gerlach - Orbit XND
Shlomo - Escape The Void
Falling Echos - Abyss
Vertical Spectrum - Mitochondria
Obscure Shape, SHDW - Geseng der toten Dinge 
Aoud - SE MKII
Amotik - Athais
Answer Code Request - The 4th Verdict
Dorian Gray - Experiencing The Now
Lavel - The Emotion Machine
Raar - Le Sacrifice Moral
ORBE - Dual Synth
Fergus Sweetland & Casual Treatment - Dorian Moods

MORE RWNS:

https://m.soundcloud.com/robotswithnosoul?fs=e&s=cl
https://www.instagram.com/robotswithnosoul/?fs=e&s=cl

The Progcast - Episode 118 - Robots With No Soul

Beautiful chats about formative times in the dance music explosion of the early '90s.

Unintentional Conversations with Dave Seaman

DnB has been really filling my cup lately.  Before a few months ago, It was a genre that never grabbed me.  Things changed and I’ve been slowly collecting what, to me, are the best tracks - just as I always try to do, no matter what I decide to play.  I did my homework and, as with any genre, you gotta sift through all the BS to get to the good stuff.  A little over two decades of spinning and it's my first ever Drum & Bass mix.

This shit lit a firecracker in my ass - giving me intermittent flashbacks of how good it felt when I first got into underground dance music.  Ironically, as upbeat and fast as it can be, it engulfs me with a sense of tranquility...It's been so refreshing both chillin and rockin out to these cuts.  I can only imagine what the UK rave scene was like back in the 90s.  I may have missed out on a pivotal moment in the scene and art at the time, but I am glad I feel the way I do about it at this time.

That being said, I dedicated this mix to tearing down those mental 'fences' that need it, having the strength to walk away from anything that holds us back, and to the inevitability of change as part of our human experience.  

Enjoy :)

Picks:
1. Casino Times - Oddity (Moonin Remix)  [2017 Wolf Music Recordings]
2. Mark J - Flight 19  [1998 Good Looking Records]
3. Big Bud - Emotionography  [1999 Good Looking Records]
4. Moomin - Move On  [2018 Wolf Music Recordings]
5. Eusebeia - Observatory  [2021 Ryoko]
6. PHD & Conrad - Progression Session  [1999 Good Looking Records]
7. Voyager - Aurora (Remix)  [2022 Eternal Soul]
8. Blu Mar Ten - Global Access  [1999 Good Looking Records]
9. Kloke - Age of Life  [2022 Fresh 86]
10. Artemis - Innerworlds  [1999 Good Looking Records]
11. Madcap - South of the River  [2022 Jazzsticks Recordings]
12. Redeyes ft. DRS - Lost Connections  [2022 Five Alley Records]

The only constant Is..

Rival Consoles / James Davidson, Goldie, Subjective - The Cloud Oracle / Silent Running 00:00:00
Marsmobil - Shadows Of The Inner Light (Ripperton Vocal Remix) 00:06:35
Hercules & Love Affair, ANOHNI - One (Hercules & Lipelis Remix) 00:14:35
Capoon - Bayarmaa 00:20:59
Dor Reuveni, Takiru, Mosko, 2030 - Bubblegum 00:29:00
Genish - Tantra 00:34:12
Last Men On Earth - Kakra 00:38:11
White Label 00:43:14
The Pilotwings - Flash 00:47:44
Howling - Lover (Jennifer Cardini & Damon Jee Remix) 00:54:03
Madben - Narcotica 00:59:49
White Label 01:04:24
Buba - Tanka Nit 01:09:07
Joezi - Nocturnal 01:14:20
Marco Bailey - From My Mind (Axel Haube Remix) 01:20:36
Hammer, KILIMANJARO - Muleña 01:24:46
Presia - Byby 01:28:48
Captain Mustache - Andromeda (Kiko Remix) 01:34:23
Chloé (Thévenin) - Night Rider 01:39:20
ANII - The Innocents (Luke Garcia & Th3 Oth3r Remix) 01:45:11
Hardt Antoine -  Goliath 01:49:36
Thom Yorke - Not The News (Mark Pritchard Remix / Extendo Mix) 01:55:34

Marcus James Live Mix, Aug '22

We travel to Berlin to find label favourite Smash TV returning to the Selador Sessions.

Smash TV's latest track 'Slider' has just been released as part of our Selador Showcase release and is causing a fuss on many an international dance floor, and can be heard here in the mix.

Tracklist

- DMX CREW - RADIO NOISES 1 - LIMOUX - LIKE YOU NEVER
- RAXON - MANTIS
- PRINZ PELZ - PRECAUTIONS - SMASH TV - LONELINESS
- DARLYN VLYS - FITH WAVE
- GARY GRITNESS - NICKEL CADMIUM
- DMX CREW - SECOND MOON
- LUKE ALESSI - NOTHINGNESS
- DJ SEINFELD - LOST ISLAND
- BLACK CIRCLE - DOUBLE DIP
- CARLO RUETZ - PROTON
- SMASH TV - SLIDER
- SMASH TV - LONELINESS HOLGER ZILSKE RMX

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Selador Sessions 173 | Smash TV

Hello Everyone, welcome back to the PFG Progcast! Fly with us every Wednesday as we scour the globe looking for those perfect Progressive beats! 

Stopping at the home of a girl whose very DNA is entwined with rave culture, our DJ today has only really just taken to the decks in the last few years. She's landed a few hot residencies, and with this guest mix aims to show us all where she is in her career progression .. we think its coming along just fine! 

Put your hands together for Candy! 

Based in England's leafy Loughborough, Candy Dupree Webb began her journey into electronic music, and the raving that comes with it, in 1992. She had already been into dance music since reaching her teens, and went to her first ever rave at the age of 17! After a few years of attending hardcore, drum and bass and jungle raves, it was The Man Like Sasha that initially turned her ear to the house music scene.

Following that, Sasha's world dominance with John Digweed and their game changing back to back DJ sets, locked Candy into the groove and took her down the Progressive House route. As it is the same for millions of us in the scene, Renaissance: The Mix Collection album changed the way she understood music and the art of mixing, forever.

It has taken nearly 20 years for Candy to transfer her wealth of knowledge in front of the decks to behind them. After being urged to put her passion for the scene and its music into something more fruitful than just messing around at after parties, it was the recent global pandemic and subsequent lockdown's, that finally saw Candy take the plunge. This time away from her beloved clubbing focused her mind on her mixing, the results of which are now bearing fruit.

Shortly after, Candy bagged a residency with PHUK, and has several head line DJ Show's online now. Top of these is her Saturday night slot on Subcode Club, playing alongside many of her DJ heroes! 

'I always try to think outside the box, finding tracks that aren't always the frontline ones. I dig deep and try to create my own style, so the journey is refreshing to the listeners...'

Halcyon & On - Jon Hopkins Remix - Orbital - Orbital Recordings Ltd
Alpe Lusia - Robag Wruhmes Trol Sdett - Stimming - Tulpa Ovl Records
Umfang - Original Mix - Jonathan Kasper - Kompakt
Kupfer - Original Mix - Jonathan Kasper - Kompakt
Elon - Edwin Oosterwal Dub - Mulder (NL) - Rejected
BAD (Böser Als Du) - Original Mix - Jimi Jules - Innervisions
Pantone - Manuel Tur Remix - Manuel Tur, Andre Hommen - These Eyes
Dubtek Pt 1 - Robert Babicz -Babiczstyle
Gemach,Gemach - Original Mix - Jonathan kasper - Kompakt
Am Raster - Original Mix - Jonathan Kasper - Kompakt
Higher Than Me - Stimming Remix - Ed Ed,JJDawson - Frau Blau
Fluttering - Original Mix - M€RCY - Duenia
Your Life - Robert Babicz - Babiczstyle

ENJOY THE MIX!

PFG The Progcast - Episode 137  - Candy Dupree (UK)

Hello everyone! If you are new to the series or well versed, welcome! This is our infamous weekly Progcast, and today we are celebrating the third year of our journeys around the world of global underground dance music. What better way to celebrate this massive achievement? In the only way PFG knows how..

Little did anyone think, that when we started this series, it would grow into what you see now. Delivering an exclusive mix on a weekly basis, from a range of DJ's & artists, headliner's, label bosses, industry legends, upcoming talent and even our own members. The series has grown from strength to strength, gaining recognition from the highest levels of power within our scene,  and raising a few eyebrows along the way.

It seemed only right to mark such a prestigious occasion as this by delivering a mix that will go down in history. Always keen to top what's come before, we celebrate our 3rd birthday with the one and only... Jim Rivers! 

After a hiatus of a few years 2023 sees the rejuvenated Jim Rivers back in the studio and making music again…

With releases on stellar labels like Bedrock, Global Underground and Renaissance and an album on Carl Cox’s Intec, Jims back catalogue is littered with a wide variety of music, all made with a depth and warmth few others can match.

Jim featured in the highly acclaimed Nu Breed series on Global Underground as well as lending his remixing skills to world class artists such as Quivver, Laurent Garnier, Deadmau5 and Photek to name a few.  

Under the alias Copy Paste Soul, Jim took his sound to a different place fusing garage, techno and drum and bass with a heavy dose of soul and dancefloor fun, that saw the project gain support from big hitters Annie Mac and Skream on BBC Radio 1.

His DJ travels have taken him from Ministry of Sound and Fabric in London, to Space in Ibiza, Pacha in Buenos Aires, Air in Tokyo, North and South American tours and many weird and wonderful places in between.

After rupturing his achilles at the end of last year and facing time away from his day job, Jim knew this was all the motivation he needed to really get his music making mojo back. Over the past few months his Maidstone studio has been a hive of activity, culminating with a folder full of new productions that will make their way out this year. In 2023 Jim is back and finding his groove again. 

It’s about making music that makes him feel something first and then seeing where it goes! Expect to see a lot more new music this year, some of which you can hear exclusively on this mix!

In line with Jim's wishes, there's no track-list for this very special set. Enjoy xx

Socials
Facebook - facebook.com/jimriversofficial
Soundcloud - soundcloud.com/jimrivers
Instagram - @jimrivers_copypastesoul

PFG The Progcast - Episode 156 - Jim Rivers (3rd Birthday Special)

Artist Manager, Label Boss, Radio DJ, unintentional conversationalist documenting the infinite jigsaw of music culture one piece at a time.

Unintentional Conversations with Dave Seaman

Leon Alexander