Planetarium

A selection of DJ mixes and radio show appearances from Justin Carter & Eamon Harkin.

Mister Mixes

Single from forthcoming EP from Eamon Harkin.

A2. Unlikely Community

Eamon Harkin & Justin Carter b2b live from the Lot Radio Nov 4th 2021. Playing tunes from their bag that weren't played on the outdoor closing Mister Sunday party a few days before.

Justin Carter & Eamon Harkin on The Lot Radio Nov 4th 2021

A live recording of Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter from the final two hours at Mister Sunday's summer closer on September 8, 2013, the last Mister Sunday ever at Gowanus Grove. The recording comes direct from the mixer and from a mic perched in the poplar trees of Gowanus Grove (which, sadly, are no more) and captures an emotional and energetic final hurrah to a very special space. Long live Mister Sunday.

Justin Carter & Eamon Harkin Live from Mister Sunday, September 8th, 2013

Kosmische, jungle, trance, electro, dub, house, techno, jazz funk and disco. Mister Harkin back for another solo show on the Lot.

Eamon Harkin on The Lot Radio March 10th 2022

This is Brothers and Sisters, a summary of the sound of Mister Saturday Night Records to date. The album brings together all the artists who've released on the label – Alex Burkat, Anthony Naples, Archie Pelago, Boya, Dark Sky, General Ludd, Gunnar Haslam, Hank Jackson, Keita Sano and Lumigraph – combining music made specifically for this record and tracks that have until now only been available on vinyl.
The LP and CD are available at http://store.mistersaturdaynight.com/

**A special triple vinyl edition of all the unreleased tracks is being released in conjunction with the CD. 

Mister Saturday Night - Brothers and Sisters

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Dark Sky - IYP

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/love2jdtwitch

This is a mix that long ago lived on the internet, then ended up properly mastered as one of the cassettes in our 15th anniversary box set. We're releasing it again now to bring attention to our friend, Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch, who's been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The liner notes for the cassette, below, lay out how formative our experiences of Optimo (Espacio) were as we built our thing. Keith played the very first Mister Saturday Night, and we went on to develop a long friendship with both him and Jonnie. We are forever grateful to them and hope you will support Keith and his family now as they deal with one of the most difficult moments of life. Love live Keith McIvor. Long live Optimo. 

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/love2jdtwitch


*Original Liner Notes*

Optimo were huge inspirations when Justin and I threw our first Mister Saturday Night parties in 2009. Justin had seen them play at the Motherfucker party at Limelight sometime in 2004, while I spent time at the weekly Sunday night parties that JD Twitch (Keith McIvor) and Jonnie Wilkes’ threw in Glasgow during my college days. We were both taken by Keith and Jonnie’s ability to incorporate just about any music into their sets while still pleasing everyone in the room, record diggers and punters alike.

This particular set is from the summer of 2010, a party we hosted in a Bushwick back alley, and it encapsulates Optimo's knack for party-rocking in the most unconventional way. Classic house gives way to afrobeat, builds up into a high energy Italo track that drips to a halt, before revving into a sequence that includes an off-kilter Comeme record, “Pump Up The Jam,” ‘80s electro, lo-fi techno and Jesse Jackson’s “I Am Somebody” speech, before Liquid Liquid's Sal Principato grabs the mic and sings “Optimo,” the track for which Keith and Jonnie named their project. To hear is to believe.

— Eamon Harkin

MSN Tape 1510 - Optimo

Part 2. A Fundraiser for JD Twitch / Optimo, 2010 in NYC (featuring Sal P from Liquid Liquid)

Part 1. A Fundraiser for JD Twitch / Optimo, 2010 in NYC (featuring Sal P from Liquid Liquid)

With a remarkable fourteenth season of their Mister Sunday open air parties just around the corner, @mistersaturdaynight's @misterjustincarter shares with us a special excerpt from his NYD sunrise set at Nowadays back in January, pulling out some definitive house and disco classics with heartfelt nods to NYC's deep-rooted dance music history.

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when recording this mix at Nowadays? How would you describe the feeling in the room that day, and is there a sound, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different moments in one way or another?

A. I know Nowadays' indoor dance floor intimately, and this slot in particular, starting around 5am on New Year’s Day, is one I’ve played for the past four or five years, so I came in with a very specific idea of what to do.

I knew that the party would be in full-tilt New Year’s Eve energy and that I’d want to hold the pace but move into a more liminal space, so I played records that are propulsive but dreamy. Once I established that headspace, the sun started to rise, so there was a natural energy shift, and I leaned into that. I stopped mixing and played Loft-style for about thirty minutes. Letting records play from beginning to end, playing music with vocals and live instrumentation, it’s grounding, makes it feel like a house party, reminds us that we’re connected with each other. That felt important to me, knowing that the dance floor had been in a more driving mode for eight hours. After that interlude, I built it back up, because there was still like twenty hours to go!

In general, I’m piecing together a few elements in my sets these days: deep, soulful elements that first drew me in when I arrived in NYC in the late 90s; psychedelic, minimal music that was coming from Europe in the 00s, when I first started to DJ; and then that Loft thing I referenced above.

Q. Are there any records in the set that are especially close to your heart, or old favourites that you had been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?

A. I hadn’t played my 45 of “Be There In the Morning” by Renee Geyer in years. (It’s a record I found on my first Australian tour in Melbourne, at Licorice Pie, back in 2015, actually!) Good sunrise record, obviously. “Will you be there in the morning?” Yes! Here I am!

Q. With the winter months in NYC now behind you, how are preparations coming along for the return of your legendary outdoor Mister Sunday parties? Will you and Eamon be planning to do anything different for your fourteenth year? And after doing it for so long now, how do you guys continue to keep yourselves inspired?

A. We purposefully try to keep Mister Sunday consistent. Of course we’re always digging for music, and we always invite a couple guests who’ve never played, so there’s something that feels fresh for every season. But the consistency that comes from having a weekly party that’s been happening for such a long time, it’s something we consciously try to maintain – it’s one of the main ingredients for the community that has developed around the party. No one has to wonder where the party will be this week, whether it’s happening this Sunday or not, etc. That said, we’re going to be throwing our 500th(!) party this season, and we’ll do something special to commemorate that.

MDC.295 Justin Carter

Friday October 14th 2022 was a much anticipated night at Nowadays. It was the first appearance of drum 'n' bass god Goldie at the Ridgewood club. And whilst that artist’s appearance did not disappoint it was the warm up/warm down sets from our pals Analog Soul that left a lasting impression for many of the folks lucky enough to have a place on the dance.

We released a mixtape of two stand out excerpts from that special night on Mister Saturday Night Records. The first batch sold out in 20 hours and we've just released a second batch (don't sleep!!). 

This is the recording of their full set from the night.

Tunes by Analog Soul
Cover Picture by Oriel Pe'er.

MSNTape01_Analog Soul dnb live from Nowadays Oct 14 2022 (FULL RECORDING)

Excited to share the recording of a 3hr set live from Waking Life festival in Portugal from earlier this summer. This set is one of my favorites of the year, full of ‘Mister’ anthems for a fresh audience and 2024 favorites that have been working a treat on home soil at Nowadays

Truth be told I hadn’t heard too much about the festival before receiving the invite to come play and so travelled to Portugal with an open mind and a managed expectation. What I experienced was one of the most fulfilling festival experiences I’ve ever had as a DJ or punter. There was joy, freedom, mischief and a sense of acceptance in the air which I quickly felt and rode as best I could for the next 3 hours. 

Major props to the folks working hard to produce and preserve a truly special vibe in a truly magical location. 

- Eamon Harkin (@eamonharkin)

Eamon Harkin at Waking Life - June 21st 2024

Available now at the Mister store and includes digital download. 
http://store.mistersaturdaynight.com

In 2011 Nebraska released an album called Displacement. Every one of the tracks have been aired on the Mister sound system, and at least three of them have become anthems for the party. (If you don't own that album, get it.)

About a year ago, we started to wonder, "Where is this Nebraska guy?" He hadn't released any new music since the LP. We searched high and low an found his contact. When we got in touch, he responded by paying us a visit, bringing us a couple pieces of vinyl (one of which made its way onto Eamon and Justin's Weekends and Beginnings Mix) and, thankfully, sending us a steady stream of unreleased music. 

A couple of those songs have become regular dance floor contenders, and we're very happy to say now that we've cut them to wax, and we're officially welcoming Nebraska into the Mister Saturday Night family.

Stand Your Ground Ep

Emotional Rescue

Nebraska - Emotional Rescue - Stand Your Ground EP - Clip

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin live at Industry City on the opening day of 2015's outdoor Mister Sunday season, May 24th. This is two recordings combined into one – one direct from the mixer and one from a microphone perched in a tree just off the dancefloor.

Justin Carter & Eamon Harkin: Live From Mister Sunday, May 24th, 2015

Justin Carter, DJ set recorded live at Planetarium on January 25th, 2025. Best listened to lying down in the dark, through some good speakers with some friends.

Mastered by Michael King.

Justin Carter, DJ Set from Planetarium, January 25, 2025

Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter back to back at the opening Sunday of Mister Sunday's 2025 season. May 11, 2025. "We wanna see this every week."

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin at Mister Sunday, May 11, 2025

Justin Carter from the moment he starts to coax the first dancers onto the floor until he brings it to boil. Live from the Mister Sunday booth in the back yard of Nowadays on Sunday, July 20, 2025, from around 4pm until 6pm.

How I Build A Floor / Justin Carter at Mister Sunday, July 20, 2025

Eamon Harkin recorded live at Industry City playing solo all day long while Justin Carter manned the tables at Mister Sunday in London. As has become customary, this is two recordings combined into one – one direct from the mixer and one from a microphone perched in a tree just off the dancefloor.

Eamon Harkin: Four Hours from Mister Sunday, June 14th, 2015

Eamon Harkin at Mister Sunday on the crisp fall evening of October 5th, 2025. 6pm to 9pm bringing the party into peak time outdoors at Nowadays.

Eamon Harkin, Peak Time at Mister Sunday, October 5, 2025

Available on the Mister Store: mister-saturday-night-records.myshopify.com/col…oda

Jun Kamoda is a producer, DJ and MC from Tokyo. New to the label but a friend of the party, Jun came to Mister Sunday in NYC last year and ended up hanging around for a few days afterward, digging for records and sharing bowls of spaghetti with the boys.

When he returned to Japan, he got to working on the music we now present to you on The Clay EP. This is Jun blending loopy, psychedelic disco stylings with chugging drum work for three party-ready cuts. They've been chopping up our dance floors months; we're excited to hear them do the same to yours.

Jun Kamoda - Physical Graffiti - The Clay EP - MSN020

Atlus is a young man with the world in his hands. He shoulders it from the mighty and misty tenements of Glasgow, Scotland, where he spends most of his time in the halls of Rubadub. In the three songs on this mystical EP, he lifts up party-melting disco house, clanging ambience and bubbling techno – and it all makes sense. The first of many, many records from him, we hope. This kid's a titan.

Atlus - Gum - Zopiclone EP - MSN018

Archie Pelago is a trio from Brooklyn. Greg plays cello; Zach plays saxophone; Dan plays trumpet; and they all work the knobs. The Archie guys did one of the very first releases on Mister Saturday Night Records; and we're very happy to have them back – especially with such brilliant tunes. The A Side, Clammy Customer, takes dozens of twists and turns, weaving in vocals by the always excellent Gabriel Garzon-Montano; and the B Side, Madame Suede Nightshade, was apparently made with us in mind (check the initials). Both sides are tried and tested on our dancefloor and cut at 45rpm for maximum oomph. 

Archie Pelago - Clammy - Clammy Customer EP - MSN016

In 2011 Nebraska released an album called Displacement. Every one of the tracks have been aired on the Mister sound system, and at least three of them have become anthems for the party. (If you don't own that album, get it.)

About a year ago, we started to wonder, "Where is this Nebraska guy?" He hadn't released any new music since the LP. We searched high and low an found his contact. When we got in touch, he responded by paying us a visit, bringing us a couple pieces of vinyl (one of which made its way onto Eamon and Justin's Weekends and beginnings Mix) and, thankfully, sending us a steady stream of unreleased music.

A couple of those songs have become regular dance floor contenders, and we're very happy to say now that we've cut them to wax, and we're officially welcoming Nebraska into the Mister Saturday Night family.

Nebraska - Emotional Rescue - Stand Your Ground EP - MSN015

Available on the Mister Store: mister-saturday-night-records.myshopify.com/col…oda

After rearranging our brains, and dance floors, with his Displacement LP on Rush Hour back in 2011, no stone went unturned in our efforts to find out just who was behind the Nebraska project. That search culminated last year with us pressing up his Stand Your Ground 12", and now, the London-based producer is back on Mister Saturday Night Records with the new three-track, sample-heavy EP, Look What You've Done To Me.

The title track is a lush, deep house roller based around some balmy Rhodes chords and an infectiously bumping baseline, while the tunes on either side of that borrow as much from the skippy, spirited disco of last year's "Emotional Rescue" as they do from the more graceful end of the dub techno spectrum. There's something for pretty much every hour of the party here.

Nebraska - Done My Best - Look What You've Done To Me EP - MSN021

Available on the Mister Store - http://mister-saturday-night-records.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/explosion-ep-keita-sano

Keita Sano is back in the house. This time our man in Japan comes through with two sample-heavy stompers, fully primed for peak-time at the disco. Pow! Pow!

Keita Sano - Explosion - Explosion EP - MSN022 - Clip

Keita Sano - Life Has Changed - Explosion EP - MSN022 - Clip

Out February 24th on Mister Saturday Night Records.

The Leaves Fal

Justin Carter - With The Old Breed - The Leaves Fall LP - MSNLP003

The Leaves Fall

Leaves

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Justin Carter - Leaves - The Leaves Fall LP - MSNLP003

Out on Mister Saturday Night Records on Friday, February 24th as part of Justin's debut full-length, The Leaves Fall.

If you like this song, and want to directly support the artist and label, you can stream or order the full album that this tune is taken from through this link - https://mrsaturdaynight.lnk.to/TheLeavesFall

Justin Carter - With The Old Breed - The Leaves Fall EP - MSNLP003

On June 25th, 2017, we'll be celebrating our 250th party. To commemorate the occasion, we're releasing a mix and compilation by Mister founders and resident DJs Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin. It's called Mister Saturday Night, Then and Now.  

This is the lead track, a languid, joy-filled Ethiopian jazz song by the great Ethiopian vocalist, Menelik Wossenatchew. It was arranged and written by Mulatu Astatke. 

Mister Saturday Night, Then and Now is distributed by !K7 Records and available as a 3LP compilation and as a CD and on digital on Friday, June 30th.

Mister Saturday Night, Then And Now

Menelik Wossenatchew - Tezeta

On June 25th, 2017, we celebrated our 250th party ever with a fete called Mister 250. This is the last two hours and change from the booth, wall to wall with Mister classics and served with a cherry on top – a surprise performance from the Joubert Singers.

Mister 250: Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter live from Nowadays

Taphari was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, raised by his Bajan grandma, millennial mother and Rastafarian father. He's not much more than a kid, but he's wise beyond his years. Bold and malcontent, Taphari's a flower growing out of the concrete. Focus is his debut single.

Produced by Mike. Photo by Guarionex Rodriguez, Jr.

Taphari - Focus (feat. Sixpress, prod. Mike)

This year, while the world as a whole seemed crazier than it has in our lifetimes, in our little corner, it was more beautiful than ever. We continue to feel blessed by the community that surrounds Mister Sunday and Nowadays as a whole, and we continue to be pleasantly dumbfounded that we get to spend our lives immersed in music and creating spaces for people to come together.

Before we close the door on the year, we wanted to share a little more music with you. This is the last two hours from the booth at Contact in Tokyo on Sunday, November 3, 2019. The vibe was special, and the tunes were flowing. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did playing. Big love for now and 2020. Happy New Year.

-Eamon and Justin

Last Two Hours In Tokyo

Alex Burkat is a regular on the Mister Saturday Night dancefloor. Early one morning, after a night of dancing at 12-turn-13, he sent us 'Shower Scene,' a triumphant song full of strings and things. Eamon and Justin liked it so much that they decided to do their own version, a dreamier take on the original; and to complete the package, Alex added 'Ammadomyownthing,' a slamming, way-off-kilter monster of a track. Handstamped by Alex and the other Misters in Brooklyn.

Shower Scene

Alex Burkat - Shower Scene - Shower Scene EP - MSN004

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