Thank you so much, another classic set from DK, so good. What’s the tune at 15.32 please?

Whoa this stutter edit on this belgian techno style monk chant is great!!!  What is this?  I wish people were more prone to posting track lists.

yes yes yes !!!!😎😎😎😎😜😜😜.. finally a DJ...

Listened to this one a few times now. IMO up there with DKs finest. What a cracker, thanks Mr M!

Thank you for this treasure. RIP Simon DK

Recorded for the back to basics 30th anniversary 1991 - 2021

Track List and story: 
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basics 30

back to basics 30 - just when I thought I was out...

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A superb surprise episode for 041 in the series. Massive thanks to Nick Sneddon for sending over some epic CDs recently. We are really happy to feature more downtempo CDs... it feels like the recovery soundtrack to countless nights clubbing and those sun kissed days that followed (well maybe not so much if you grew up in the UK).

Considering this came out in 1996, it features some simply gorgeous deep house and laid back electronic which go onto cement why DJ Harvey is a cult dj amongst fans and fellow spinners. It's a pleasure not just remember my own collection, but have other people send in theirs. And it's even better discovering that there's hundreds of other classics out there which need to be shared with everyone. Thanks again for the good vibes.


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029 - Late Night Sessions mixed by DJ Harvey (1996)

This mix is to celebrate the release of our first single on Hi Quality Records Inc. Artwork is DJ'ing and doing live edits while Jon plays keys LIVE on the mix.

MORE AMOUR LIVE MIX

Nancy Noise's set from Low Life Valentines 2023.

NANCY NOISE | Low Life Valentines, Sat 11th Feb, 2023

My set from last week's ace party in a warehouse in the suburbs of Lisbon.

BILL BREWSTER | Spiritland, Lisbon, Friday 19th May, 2023

Here's a recording of Simon DK, when he played at my PENG event in Exeter, 30th June 2007.
Simon was my fave ever deep house dj, and a super lovely guy! 
His dj sets influenced the sounds of The Rurals.
He'll be missed...but, his legacy will live on through the music!!

Simon DK - Peng Records party, Exeter, 30th June 2007

Simon DK and Pete Woosh of DIY playing back to back at the awesome Cabbage Moon Free Party in May 2009 at Nympsfield nr Stroud.

Cabbage Moon Free Party - Nympsfield May 09

7.30-9.00 Simon n Pete Live at Cabbage Moon Free Party

Simon DK - “Float Laboratory” (1994)
After hearing the news of Simons passing and remembering with friends the subject of a certain mixtape came up …we all searched our boxes of cassettes without much luck and some empty cases …however Pete Slotter discovered and found what might well be the only existing copy …and as luck would have it the original tape!
Recorded at Simon DK's flat in Nottingham after the after party on a DiY Bounce night in 1994 after Bath crew John Kesecki & Pete Slotter went back to his and asked him to make a tape, which he did and named it 'Float Laboratory'. 
It's a lovely pitched down mix perfectly capturing those early hours.
It was brought down to Bath - copied and played ALOT!!. It was one of those tapes that just did the rounds and was loved by many…
So it was only right at this time to immortalise it and make it available for you to enjoy again or hear it for the first time...
Rest in peace & power the genius that is Simon DK Smith

Simon DK - Float Laboratory 1994

Some sweet as f*ck records from Rick & Pete doing it right proper. Would you expect anything less? S4G!

*Replaced the original back to front 60mins version with a re-discovered 90mins tape.

DiY Digs & Woosh Bounce 1994

A very special podcast for us from the one and only Simon DK (DiY).

Recorded Live @ Earth in 1995 this podcast is still sounding fresh today capturing DiY perfectly. DiY soundsystem are one of our biggest influences and their parties are a pinnacle part of clubbing history.

Massive shout out to Simon for allowing us to re-upload this bit of magic.

Enjoy x

The DiY Sound System was one of Britain's first house sound systems. The group "divided their activities between free parties and legal club nights, acting as a bridge between counter-culture and the mainstream".

It was created in Nottingham in 1989 as a reaction against the growing number of rave promoters whose bias was towards their own financial enrichment, rather than the joy of their party-goers. They wished to form a cohesive, collective, political front against the prevailing anti-rave legislation that was beginning to come into force at that time. This became more marked around the time of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, with DiY playing a key role in the largest illegal rave ever put on at Castlemorton Common Festival prior to the Bill and a constant stream of illegal, outdoor parties (often at travellers' sites, quarries and disused airfields) all over the country. Simon Reynolds writes that DiY threw "free parties at abandoned airfields or on hilltops, drawing a mixed crowd of urban ravers and crusty road warriors".[2]

DiY also worked successfully in the realm of legitimate club nights, with their "Bounce" night touring the country as well as being a staple of Nottingham's night life. Its popularity, connected to its lack of concern for dress codes and its non-exploitation of its loyal clubbers, coupled with its very particular form of deep, soulful, often minimal house music, led to it being recognised as one of the top ten club nights in Britain by The Times.

In 1993, they also began their own record label, Strictly 4 Groovers, which later became known as DiY discs. They released house music on vinyl until 2006, which included releases by local talents Atjazz, Rhythm Plate and Charles Webster. The collectives primary DJ's - Simon DK, Digs and Woosh - still play at various nights in the U.K., Europe and United States.

DiY still occasionally hold free parties, typically to celebrate a milestone date - on 19 September 2009, DiY celebrated their 20th birthday with a free party in near their home town of Nottingham.,[3] while on 23 August 2014, they their 25th (Silver) birthday with a free party held in a field in Leicestershire.

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DiY X 1989 1999 - A Decade Of Doing It Yourself

559 - DiY X 1989 1999 - A Decade Of Doing It Yourself - Disc 2 - Mixed by SimonDK (1999)

Mr Mulatto started DJing around the age of 15 in the early 80's in the golden era of Electro and breakdance. Playing deep house in the 90's with the DiY sound system, promoting club nights and free parties in the south west of England. Now hosts regular Situation Sounds club nights. Producing as BRS (British Rhythm Services, Situation Edits & co-founder of the Situation Collective, as well as remixing as Mr Mulatto, BRS & Situation he also ran the labels Friends & Families, Situation records and presently Situationism records. 
Bookings email: mrmulatto1@hotmail.co.uk oe situationsounds@hotmail.com

Simon DK - Float Laboratory 1994

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