MB1 - Joey Mac Tribute

Once upon a time four likeminded mates with a passion for the harder edge of house music decided to put on 
 ‘an uplifting night of hard n funky house’.  
It came to be known as;

                     Megabyte
                             & 
       The Mysterious Monkeys

I had the privilege of being one of those four.  25 years on I thought I’d share some favourite memories of classic anthems that rocked the dance floor.
From bouncy warm ups to dark after parties and everything in between. 
If you were there you know!  
If you weren’t hopefully these mixes will give you a good idea of what you missed and how good the old days really were! 
Hope you enjoy!

To kick off this series fellow Megabyte resident Joey Mac let me have a little dig through his (very dusty) record boxes. Here’s a selection of some of my faves. 

In true Dusty Box fashion: 
Late 90s early 00s hard house vinyl classics. Dusted ripped mastered and mixed. Digitised to never die. 
Some imperfections will persist.

MB1 - Joey Mac Tribute

Here is the live recording for the 3 day Hard Dance fundraiser for the lovely Sarah & Steveo. You can still donate to this extremely worth cause on: 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/hard-dance-fundraiser-for-sarah-stevo-wedding-fund/cl/s?v=amp14_t2&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_t1-amp14_t2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_GB

Track List:

01: P.A.S - The Stroker
02: Leon Allen - Falling Apart
03: Matt Clarkson - Viva Viva (D-Fi vs Shipsey Remix)
04: Gary O'Connor - Can't Stop This Feeling
05: Mike Taylor - Subatomic
06: Boca Byrne - Beat The Bass
07: Day Dyson - Lions Tigers Bears Oh My
08: James Nardi, Julian Dwyer - Heartbreaker
09: Gary Byrne - Hoover The House
10: JAM - Take The Lead\
11: Adam M, Tenchy - Freddie Goes To Hooverland
12: Sonny - Razor Sharp
13: BK,  Nick Sentience - Soundman (Random But Raw Bootleg)
14: Adam M, Gary O'Connor  - Drop It
15: Henry Trotton - James & The Giant Hoover
16: Mumbles - Facepalm
17: Joe 90 - Scum Queen
18: Mr.MR - Dirty Love
19: D-Fi vs Shipsey - Zombie Powder
20: D-Fi vs Shipsey - Screw U
21: SLENDERMAN, Random But Raw - Zodiac
22: D-Fi vs Shipsey vs MaDa - Alien
23: Team Sly - The Truth
24: Manik, Rawdog - Mind Control
25: D-Fi vs Shipsey - Son Of The Devil
26: Curve Pusher - Ignition 
27: Manik - In My Brain 
28: T-Bot, Dan Dyson - The Animal Side (F.Y.C Mix)

Shipsey - Atomic Live - Sarah & Steveo Fundraiser [Hard House]

LIVE TWITCH SET. BANGIN HARDHOUSE MIX 821. 8-7-25

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Pickle & Luvstruck – Paradise 3000
NRG Trax - Rumble -ADC019-
Jon BW - Rolling
Gav Adam - Good For Nothing (Original Mix)
Mylo - Drop The Pressure (Malugi Edit)
Powers & Paterson vs Untidy DJ's - Funky Groove 
Brain Bashers - Feel The Rush (Danny Gibson 2024 Remix)
TBF - Overdose
Ross Homson - Cherry Bomb (original mix)
Brain Bashers - Do It Now (Houserockers remix)
KIE HUGHES - BITS AND PIECES
Fergie - Samba De Janeiro

BVR vs Con-Plex - Live @ District 10

01 TROYY - OFF THE CUFF MIX 2

My Stiffy Launch Event Set, enjoy.

TRACKLIST:

KAM-PAIN & SENTINELZ - LET IT HIT EM
GRADY G - CAPED CRUSADER
SONNY SUMMERS - TRANSMITTING
GEM STONE - FLOOR EATER
SENTINELZ - BRAINWASH
WEAZAL - FLOPPY FURTHER
MATT MARA - HOLA BITCH
MARK-E-LEE - CRANK
GEM STONE - THE SPILLER
JODY 6 - THEN IT DROPS
BATTEN & BROW - GANGSTA MCRUDE
FRANK FARRELL - BOOMERANG 
JON DOE - GOOD TIMEZ (KARIM REMIX)

STIFFY LAUNCH EVENT - NOEL NASTY (26/07/2025)

New Hardhouse mix, hope you like it!

Tracklist:
Out of Control (Dyson & Hilz remix) - Andy Farley
House Always Wins - Base Graffiti
Jumbone - Base Graffiti
True Sound - Defective Audio
Gargantuan - Paul Glazby & Paul Maddox
Groovy - Brendan Ashley & Dave Owens
Acid Warehouse - Brendan Ashley & Dave Owens
Bloodshot - Pat Glenny
I Am Shiva - Ben Townsend & Ross Homson
One Minute Rice - Gas F & Direct
Acid Man - Dale West
The Elevator - Dylan Foley & Matt Clarkson
Hit The Beat (Discam Remix) - Eufex
Mortal Wombat - Jeff Payne & Ben Stevens
Bangkok Chickboys - Kaki Raphael






Hardhouse mix August 2025


1 Reis of Ascension & Caustic - Orbital Love 0:00 - 5:45
2 Peter Davidson - Freefall 5:45 - 11:12
3 Jonni Byant & David Marsh - Into Fantasy 11:12 -  16:38
4 Sjaan - What You Need 16:38 - 21:14
5 Cosmic Butterfly 34 - Persevere 21:14 - 25:50
6 Jonni Bryant - Believe In You 25:50 - 31:45
7 Jonni Bryant & Chris James - 11.11 31:45 - 37:11
8 Caustic - Violated Existence  37:11 - 41:22
9 Caustic - Fun & Excitement 41:22 - 46:23
10 NuroGL - In My Eyes 46:23 - 51:49
11 Lok_E & Tekneak - Ragga Muffin Shuffle 51:49 -  57:12
12 Paul Clark - Drugs n Rock N Roll 57:12 - 01:03:32
13 Team Sly - Do It Now 01:03:32 - 01:07:43
14 Sweet Psycho 01:07:43 - 01:12:56
15 Kez - Out Out (Cosmic Butterfly 34 Remix) 01:12:56 - 01:19:00


(Melodic) Hard House Mix 18 - TTLF Promo Mix - Mix 109

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1  Paul Batten - Rich Piper - No Rest For The Wicked 
2  Adam M - Acid House Party 	
3  Frank Farrell - Lifeline 
4  Brow - Feel This 
5  Riff Raff - Paul Batten 
6  Steve Maynard - Bianca 
7 Brow - High Jingo 
8 Nogger - Ross Homson - Smoke Box Paul Batten Remix
9 Defective Audio - Durango Bandit Bill 
10 James Nardi and Julian Dwyer - Huggy Bear	
11 Batten & Brow - Intensity 
12 Paul Batten - Brow - Tom Basquil - Headrush
13 Batten and Brow -Reach Out 
14  Jay Key - Alec Riddle - Paul Batten - Cooked
15 Binty, Mitchell James vs Paul Batten - Whoopaa 
16  Batten & Brow - Jibba Jabba 
17	Paul Batten and The Prophet- Smashed
18	Steve Hawkins and Bry Randall vs Paul Batten - Scatty Hat

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I fell in love with the hard dance scene shortly after moving from my native New Zealand to the UK in 1999, raving in London every other weekend. In 2001 I bought my first decks and locked myself in my bedroom for 6 months learning to mix on vinyl then played out at a few events I ran with my mates. 
Family and responsibilities came along in 2006 and I had a long break from the scene until 2023 when I rediscovered my love for raving and mixing and reinvented myself from a hard trance to a hard house dj. 
2024 I played my first club gig in 18 years for Therapy at Basing House in London then Insanity in Rayleigh, Essex and on NYE played at Redliners - DJ's in PJ's at Basing House. My most recent gig was Mind Ova Matter in Bournemouth in April of this year.
Recently I have started running the hard house event Limelight with Barry Harding.
I have a monthly residency first Saturday of the month 6-8 pm on the Keeping Hard House Alive Twitch channel, 2nd Friday of the month on Four Forces Digital Twitch channel and last Friday of the month on the Insanity Twitch channel.

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Mario Patchett

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