Aloha,

Here you go my friends, something different from me….

This is not a promo mix and I’m not trying to generate work off the back of it, it’s simply a mid-tempo DJ mix.  I have been collecting tracks for a while that didn’t seem to fit anywhere in my sets, but that I really love, so I decided to put them into a mix in their own right… music with a late night, deep & sleazy electronic feel, full of atmosphere, with a splattering of dark funk thrown in. 

I’ve got plenty of brand new peak time releases coming shortly on my Lowering The Tone imprint, from Pook/ & Lola, Lee Coombs, Matt Goddard/Dopamine, Ben Coda, Carbon Kingdom and myself, but in the meantime welcome to the “Den Of Iniquity” :-)

Enjoy!!

Mark (Meat Katie)

Artwork by Matthew Miles

Meat Katie 'Den Of Iniquity'  Late Night DJ Mix (2023)

Funky Desert Breaks!

Moontribe Full Moon Gathering 30 year Live Set.  Dedicated to our dear friend Jon Bush.  RIP my friend.  Your warm smile and electric moves will live forever in our minds and hearts.

FMG 30 YEAR ANNI SET

A RE:CONSTRUCTED set is a *long* way removed from a standard DJ set. Here's how it works.

Simon takes hundreds of tracks from his huge library, painstakingly deconstructs them (using Ai if needed to separate elements from the original tracks), and then pieces everything back together to create a hugely emotive and immersive musical story.

He uses Ableton Live and multiple controllers to trigger up to 16 individual channels of audio at any one time during the performance, and also performs live keyboard overdubs. The end result is a hugely addictive, compulsive and compelling blend of music that's often new, often familiar but always utterly unique.

This is storytelling on a giant canvas, and in 2024 we will be adding visuals and further live instrumentation to these RE:CONSTRUCTED sets.

Simon Shackleton presents Futureshock - Sci-Fi Re:Constructed - Denver, November 2023

Adam Freeland - LIVE @ Olof Palme Ház Budapest - 30.4.2003

This is an Ableton studio mix.

Continuing my series, I dumped a whole lot of breaks tunes that have been sitting on my hard drives for the last 20 years or so into the program Mixed In Key and made my way from Key 1A compiling a breaks mix while trying to find the best tunes possible.

A lot of classics, obscure and harder to find tracks are in this mix, all edited to create the best beats possible. Hope you enjoy the mix, it's quite a journey ! x :)


Tracklist

Boogie Brothers - Fight For Your Right (DJ Hero ReRub)
Fractal System - Scary (Alex Mind Remix) (Dublic ReRub)
Future Funk Squad - The Kill ReRub
Plump DJs - Pray For You (Dub Mix)
- Tag Team - Whoomp! (Acapella)
Kid Digital - Bangin Machine (Beta Remix)
Adam Freeland - Supernatural (Unknown Artist Remix)
Adam Freeland - Supernatural (Original Mix)
Unknown - Lords of Bashy (Foama Remix) (Stereofreaks ReRub)
Plump DJs - Creepshow (Soul of Man Remix)
Breaksmafia - UK Love
Plump DJs - System Addict
Slam vs New Order - Crystal Education Bootleg
DJ Shadow & Roots Manuva - GDMFSOB (Unkle Uncensored Remix)
Unknown - Sunrise (Access Denied Remix)
Moguai - Get On (Hyper Remix)
Aggresivnes - Hits & Hits (Quadrat Beat Remix)
Adam Freeland - We Want Your Soul
Colombo & Kultur - The Good Times
Drumattic Twins - Under The Lights
McMillan & Tab - Above the Clouds (Evil 9 Remix)
Kid Digital - New Adventure
Rebel Sketchy - So It Goes (KWeRK Dub Mix)
Plump DJs - When The Funk Hits The Fan
Sub Focus - Rockit (Stanton Warriors Edit)
Major Laser - Pon Da Floor (Stanton Warriors Edit)
Coldplay - Clocks (Planet Rockers Remix)
Future Funk Squad & Tamra - Kissing Air (C83 Remix)
Krafty Kuts & DJ Icey vs Wahoo - Make Em Shake It
Stabilizer - Low Slung Breaks
Breaksmafia - Cactus
DJ Hero - The Big Room
Underworld - Cowgirl (Atomic Hooligan Remix)
Felix Luker - Saw
Plump DJs - Beat Myself Up (Night Mix)
- Plump DJs - Beat Myself Up (Acapella)
Stanton Warriors - Precinct
Underworld - Born Slippy Nuxx (Atomic Hooligan Remix)
Ferry Corsten - Rock Your Body (Rennie Pilgrem Remix)
Slyde - Escapism
Colombo & Kultur - Robotiko
McMillan & Tab - Rollin Thunder
Alter Ego - Rocker (Christian J Remix)
Felix Luker - Saw (Elite Force Remix)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Beggin (Stanton Warriors Remix)
Koma & Bones - Morpheus (Original Mix)
Koma & Bones - Morpheus (White Rabbit Remix)

Pecoe - Themz The Breakz Vol 2 

Dark, hypnotic techno sculpted with global percussion, tidal sub-bass, and immersive cinematic atmosphere. Each track unfolds like an evolving dreamscape — relentless 4/4 kicks echo through vast, cathedral-like chambers, while ancestral log drum patterns pulse in layered polyrhythms. Metallic claps and rimshots strike like sparks off stone, their sharp accents reverberating through haze and shadow.

This series fuses deep Amapiano swing, the raw weight of Durban Gqom, and the forward drive of modern techno. Whistles drift like spectral signals above the mix, tribal shakers flicker like firelight, and the bass breathes with the force of an air hangar shifting air. Minimal melodies bleed in as fractured chords, eerie drones, and evolving arpeggios that dissolve into silence before reemerging with greater force. Pads bloom like rising fog, pulling listeners into a suspended state between tension and release.

These aren’t just tracks — they are rituals of movement and memory. A fusion of industrial rhythm and ancestral resonance, rendered with cosmic weight and surreal emotional gravity. RONU signature: cinematic depth, global textures, hypnotic percussion, and a soundscape designed for late-night festivals, underground basements, and endless ascension.

DIVINE

Temptation

Temptation   -----------------     SamplerRemix

Im pleased to give you Episode 18 of the Lowering The Tone podcast. 

This time round I had the pleasure to sit down with Ant Wilson Aka 'Chicago Loop' and have an in-depth chat about starting your career again from scratch, life after the London Acid Techno scene and naming himself after a ring road in America.

As I have mentioned before these are not so much of an interview more of just a laid back conversation that veers off in all directions, thats is the charm though IMO, listening back to this one I think it will appeal to DJ’s who wish (and do) travel because Ant is a well seasoned DJ who has some great stories of his on the road experiences around the globe, I found his story petty inspiring I hope you do to.

As you should expect by now I explore many genres mix wise but keeping it Techy based. As promised in the show I will bring back the ‘Deeper Selection’ next episode.

So if you enjoy the show could I please ask you to share the link, Re-tweet, Re-post, Like, Comment, Rate & Review  … (you get the idea :-) 

I hope you like it, talk soon

Mark (Meat Katie) 


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Meat Katie 'Lowering The Tone' Episode 18 (with Chicago Loop Interview)

My closing set from DISTRIKT at 2012's Burning Man was such a spectacular 2+hours. 

You can grab this dusty slice of history as a download from the following link...
https://hypeddit.com/simonshackleton/simonshackletonlivedistriktburningman2012

Simon Shackleton Live @ Distrikt, Burning Man 2012

A 1hr 40 minute retrospective mix featuring....

1. Intro (Snippet from Earth) - Evil Nine 
2. Less Stress - Evil Nine
3. Towards the sun (Evil Nine remix) - Future Funk Squad
4. Boadicea (Evil Nine remix) - Mason feat Roisin Murphy
5. Crooked (Instrumental) - Evil Nine
6. Broken Dreams - Evil Nine
7. Restless (Acapella) - Evil Nine feat Toastie Taylor & Darrison
8. Superfast Jellyfish (Evil Nine remix) - Gorillas feat De La Soul & Gruff Rhys
9. Under Control (Evil Nine's Graveyard smash instrumental) - Freeland
10. Roar - Evil Nine
11. Heel & Toe (Acapella) - Freeland feat. New Flesh
12. Go Go Go (Evil Nine remix) - Broke One
13. In All Nothing (Adam & The Evils remix) - Telemen 
14. The Night - Evil Nine
15. Above the Clouds (Evil Nine remix) - McMillan & Tab 
16. Technology - Evil Nine
17. The Way (Evil Nine remix) - Dylan Rhymes
18. Pearlshot (Acapella) - Evil Nine feat. Juice Aleem
19. All the cash - Evil Nine feat. El-P
20. Set it Off - Evil Nine feat. Beans
21. Raining Again (Evil Nine remix) - Moby 
22. Sabot (Evil Nine remix) - Santos
23. Sweet Disposition (Evil Nine remix) - The Temper Trap 
24. Hired Goons - Evil Nine
25. House (Evil Nine remix) - Dems

XXX.

Bingo Night At The Earthworm Church (Retrospective Mix)

Mark Pember (AKA Meat Katie) has released three artist albums to date. 
Off The Bone. Long To Belong. Vibrator.

As a DJ, Mark has compiled and mixed compilations for Bedrock Breaks, Fabric Live (21) & ‘Sessions Vol 8.1' for Ministry of Sound.

Released Music on R&S, Kingsize, Bedrock, Yoshitoshi, Mo Wax, Toolroom, Global Underground, SAW recordings, to name but a few.

Remixed such artists as James Zabiela, D-Nox & Beckers, Deep Dish, Lee Coombs, Stephane K, Phil Kieran, U.N.K.L.E 

He has run (as a label manager/A+R & recording artist) the highly influential LOT49 & Whole 9 Yards (W9Y) imprints.

In June 2013 Mark started a Podcast series ‘Lowering The Tone’ which in 2016 morphed into a Progressive Techno Label.

He now records exclusively for Lowering The Tone and is currently working on his fourth artist album, he still hosts Lowering The Tone podcast & also co-hosts ‘Setting The Tone’ (Podcast) with Ben Coda.

Bookings: Booking@db-booking.com