May 2020

Favourite Mixes 2020

Steve Cass & Justin Wilson | Resident Podcast Series

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About the cd:
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)

Golden Pleasures #10 comes from the very talented producer and DJ Heretic of the Eskimo Twins. 
Enjoy his extraordinary Thrash Disco tunes!!


HERETIC - GOLDEN PLEASURES 010

Scotland has long been a hot bed for underground electronic music; they really know their stuff up there and plying their trade longer than most are respected DJs and promoters Steve Cass & Justin Wilson with their No Strings Attached parties. Now in their 20th year the list of guests appearing alongside them is endless and the longevity of NSA is down to them constantly pushing their sound and bringing back the artists they personally like to hear. Based in Galashiels, south of Edinburgh the duo use a small basement in their local football club with a capacity of only 120. Guests have included Andrew Weatherall, Slam, Ivan Smagghe and Justin Robertson and they have also hosted numerous parties in the Scottish capital including A Love From Outer Space.  NSA never stick to one genre expect; anything from weird disco to techno and the odd classic thrown in with this fine mix for us.

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Clandestino 048 - No Strings Attached

Well have we got a treat for you !!! 

Delighted to present a guest mix from none other than Sean Johnston !!! 

The music played at our first visits to A Love from Outer Space at the Berkely Suite and Caves struck a chord with us and was instrumental in us setting up our website ! 

Love his productions as the Hardway Bros especially his remix of "Clock Chime" By Toy !!! 

Tracklist added :

Beyond The Edge - Hardway Bros I'm A Cliche Edit
Sunburst - Sigward and Oliver Sudden - Hardway Bros Remix
Stephan Was A Nightliner - Hardway Bros
Burning Palms - Max Essa - Hardway Bros Remix
14.06.13 - Hardway Bros
Rocking Down The House - Adonis - Hardway & Tobias Unreleased Remix
Hardway Bros Meet The Prince (In Outer Space) - Hardway Bros
Episode of Love - Frederick - Hardway Bros Remix
Noise - Headman ft Scott Fraser & Douglas McCarthy - Hardway Bros Remix
Spooks - daWad & Mokic - Hardway Bros Remix
System Overload - Hardway Bros
React - Split Secs - Hardway Bros Remix
Vipere Lubrique - Markus Gibb - Hardway Bros Remix
The Nights - Alien Alien - Hardway Bros remix

Guest Mix 55 - Sean Johnston (Hardway Bros and Alfos)

A couple of exclusive club friendly edits I made of older songs that still burn dancefloors. With DJ friendly long intros and constant speed. Be quick, I won't have them available for long. Download here:

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Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Patrice Baumel Club Edit)

Steve Cass & Justin Wilson met at high school in the late 80's and began listening to each other's music collections  whilst bunking school. Their taste spanned everything from Simple Minds to The Egyptian Lover but they really started getting serious about their music after hearing cassette tapes that were going around their local town and in particular a DJ from Windsor called Richard Bell who happened to be living with some older friends who had travelled South really caught their attention.

They started collecting the records they were hearing on the mix tapes and clubs and over the years spent a fortune mail ordering records from London's Flying, Fat Cat & Tag records, Frankfurt's Delirium and Glasgow's Bomba records and are still in touch today with some of the guys who worked or owned these shops.

As the record collections grew they wanted to share the sounds with friends so fast forward to May 1995 when they opened the doors to the first ever NSA night in the basement of a local football club.

The night was a huge success and quickly evolved into a fortnightly party which was when the journey began.  In between the NSA parties they frequented Edinburgh's Pure at the venue where NSA went on to relocate and SLAM that happened on a Friday at the Arches in Glasgow hosted by Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle who go by the same name and have played with the guys on a good few occasions.
The foundations of all these nights depended on the residents who knew how to set the scene and NSA offered the same opportunity for Steve & Justin to hone their skills in the art of the warmup as well as playing longer sets as they rotated between resident only parties and the guest DJs they would ask along to the club.

Track selection was the key thing for them and is still very evident in their sets to this day as they opt out of playing the latest big records and try to select music that will stand the test of time or has a bit more depth to it.  This is a far cry from a lot of clubs you go to these days with the music being banged out as soon as the doors open with little thought going into it. 
The same ethos is applied to the careful selection of the guests they would ask to play and the night must also have had an impact on them as leading names on the circuit return time and time again as well as contribute to their recent soundcloud series that was launched last year. www.soundcloud.com/nsaofficial
Andrew Weatherall is one DJ who has been regularly playing at NSA for over 15 years now after guesting at their 5th birthday party back in 2000. He described it as "a proper acid house party" after his recent appearance with Sean Johnston. SLAM are another example of world class DJs who return to play with Steve & Justin in the small basement which is worlds apart from the huge events they play week in week out.

These decisions are rewarded as the NSA parties always fill up and get going early rather than people just turning up for the main guest. It has also resulted in a loyal crowd that spans a couple of generations and is still supported by people who came along to the early parties as well as new people discovering it all the time. The people make  NSA and it has one of the friendliest crowds who really know there music and has been the birth place to a lot of great friendships. 

Tracklist: 

Die Wilde Jagd - Drachenfels
Hardway Bros - Argonaut
VoX LoW - I Am a Strange Machine Sometimes
Daniele Baldelli - Chop and Roll
Plastic Fantastic - The Dark Of The Moon
Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere In The Summertime (Dj Steef & Relatif Yann edit)
Rigopolar - Sistema Lunar V
Hotel International - 9 Semaines 1/2
Axel Boman - The Chains Of Liberty
Inigo Vontier - Friction
Colder - Your Kind (Kasper Bjørke Remix)
Le Carousel - Winter Months (The Hacker Remix)
DJ Richard - Vampire Dub
Hodge - Forms Of Life
Javi Redondo - Narcotic Luv
The Chaplin Band - Il Veliero (Black Light Smoke Remix)

44,100Hz SC

44,100Hz Social Club #34 - No Strings Attached

Number 32 in the series is @nsaofficial, Justin and Steve, friends since high school who have forged a great reputation as both dj's and promoters, hosting their NSA parties in Edinburgh with amazing guests over the years. We love their style and reckon they're two of the best track selectors around. Check out this beauty of a mix and gain a glimpse into their world.

1) Introduce yourself? 

Scottish DJ’s & Promoters No Strings Attached aka Steve Cass & Justin Wilson.

2) What have been your highlights from the last 12 months?

We had a great 2016 settling back into Edinburgh’s underground scene. All the parties we put on have been fantastic for many different reasons but it was a pleasure to have Optimo play for us for the first time.

3) What do you have lined up for the coming year?

We had a longer break than expected this Winter so we will be picking up our bi-monthly NSA presents again in Edinburgh’s Mash House kicking of with A Love From Outer Space on March 10th which has already sold out.

In May we celebrate 22 years of our club night which has lasted a lot longer than either of us anticipated and we have put together a very special line up to mark the occasion with Andrew Weatherall & Ivan Smagghe back to back all night long.

We will also be playing at this years Alfresco Festival in Tunbridge wells with a whole host of great acts, starting our irregular club at Sneaky Pete’s which is a really cool small space which we hope will have a similar intensity to the early parties we put on. We will be doing something for the Edinburgh Festival and then bringing up a few new acts to NSA before the year is out.

For the full interview, check the Sinchi blog at http://www.sinchi-collective.com/sinchi-friends-32-no-strings-attached/

Sinchi & Friends 32 - No Strings Attached

Here we go again...hope you enjoy this more dancey mix?
Track listing on request...

Deptford goes Balearic

Deptford Goes Balearic

Mix of the Week #197 is by No Strings Attached aka Steve Cass & Justin Wilson
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Mix of the Week #197: No Strings Attached

This is a mix taking you from the beach, checking out the sunset and building up to a 'we are going to the club now'. 
Taking in some real old late 80's Balearic pop with a scattering of more recent Euro trash songs.
Hope you enjoy it & look out for a more upbeat 'part 2' mix to follow in the next month or so.
Always keen to hear your feedback good or bad on this & other mixes of mine so please feel free to throw in your comments. Have a great summer,
Seanie R

Bermondsey goes Balearic

LAYER #180 mixed by No Strings Attached
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@nsaofficial -  Steve Cass & Justin Wilson are a Scottish duo who have Dj'd and promoted under the NSA moniker since the early 90's. They currently run their popular club night between 2 venues in Edinburgh busy Cowgate area. For the podcast they prefer to try and select tracks that will hopefully stand the test of time and encourage listeners to return time after time rather than only playing the latest tracks or sticking to current music trends - so have a listen and look them up if you're in Scotland!
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Art design by Mindaugas Gavrilovas.
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TRACKLIST:

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LAYER #180 | No Strings Attached

A live recording of the Alfresco Boat Party (October 2018) featuring resident DJs Ed Mahon and Logan Fisher.
Another great night on the Thames as the promo ramps up for Alfresco 2019, the first half sees Ed on the decks before handing over to Logan to finish in style!
Tickets available for Alfresco here: www.alfrescofestival.co.uk
Keep up to date with the latest on the Alfresco Facebook page or follow Ed at www.edmahonmusic.com
Ed’s tracklist as follows:
1) Original Disco Thing ft. The Marches - A Sucker For Symmetry [Cotton Bud]
2) Zakmina - Looking Inside [NEIN]
3) Ali X & Ximena & Tkuz - Pachanga (Nark remix) [NEIN]
4) Terr - Dust (Curses remix) [Clash Lion]
5) Rina - Roboto Discussion [Correspondant]
6) Damon Jee ft.Snem K - Dear Humans [Rotten City records]
7) David Mayer - The Call [Ouie]
8) Johnny Posh - Escape Velocity [$hit Disco]
9) The Working Elite - Born Again [Beats In Space]
10) Marlon Hoffstadt - Treat Yourself feat. Raf Rundell (Bawrut remix) [Ran$om Note]
11) Maribou State ft. Holly Walker - Nervous Tics (Maceo Plex remix) [Counter records]
12) Matthew Dear, Eats Everything, Joe Goddard - Love Games (Rebolledo's Achy Breaky Heart) [Pets recordings]
13) Matthew Dear - Monster [Diynamic]
14) Perel - Das Auge ft. Frangie [Correspondant]
15) Affkt - Parafernalia (Damon Jee remix) [Sincopat]
16) Zombies in Miami - Fountain Gate (Chinaski remix [Suara]
17) Los Fugazzi - Vongold Delete (Pardon Moi remix) [Playground records]
18) The Magic Ray - The Enjoyment of Fear (Damon Jee remix) [Dischi Autunno]
19) Kaan - Adab I Raki (Ed Mahon remix) [Eclectics]
20) Roliva - Acelero [Roam recordings]
21) Craig Bratley - 99.9% [Futureboogie]
22) Radio Fashion - What You Deserve [Trax records]

Alfresco Boat Party - Logan Fisher & Ed Mahon

Recorded live @ Giant Steps (London)26/01/19

RTS @ GIANT STEPS (London)

Tracklisting
1. Dub Gussett (8:06)
2. El Cid (5:14)
3. Chant of a Poor Man (11:34)
4. Black Flute (9:46)
5. Storm 3000 (7:21)
6. Inspection (Check One) (11:25)
7. Afrika Shox (9:13)
8. Double Flash (6:22)
9. Song of Life (3:25)
10. Phat Planet (11:47)

Leftfield - Live At Homelands 2000

James Lavelle at Tribal Gathering 1993

As lockdown continues into its third week, we’re delighted to bring a welcome distraction in the form of DRIFT 016 by Frazer Ray (FKA Soundbwoy Killah). Having gone from strength to strength in recent years, he was due to appear in Edinburgh at The Mash House with Artiisan last month. Unfortunately, the event did not go ahead and everyone involved was understandably gutted! Don’t worry, however, as we have a 60 minute mix from the man himself to tide you over until the event is rescheduled.

The London based DJ’s style envelopes everything the UK scene has to offer and his releases vary from garage and house right through to breakneck jungle. This is especially apparent on his stellar album Halcyon Daze which came out on Sneaker Social Club last year. Other outstanding works include his Tell Me EP (Warehouse Rave) which propelled him into a small group of producers at the forefront of the UK breaks scene. In addition to all this, he holds a residency at Rinse FM. His show has had some outstanding guests such as Interplanetary Criminal, Breaka and L U C Y with his most recent show consisting of 2 hours of his own unreleased music. Well worth checking out!

For his DRIFT mix, Frazer brings a wonderful collection of the more chill end of the UK spectrum. Filled with floaty breaks, trippy 2 step beats and atmospheric vibes, it is ideal listening during isolation. Stick it on and drift away for 60 minutes!

Links:
Soundbwoy Killah --> https://soundcloud.com/soundbwoykillahdem
Unreleased mix --> https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/soundbwoykillah230320
Support Soundbwoy Killah on bandcamp: https://sneakersocialclub.bandcamp.com/album/halcyon-daze

---The DRIFT mix series---

Monthly series aiming to provide a chance for DJs to craft a mix which twists and turns through genres not usually heard in a typical club setting. It has the goal of providing a break from fast-paced and hard-hitting tracks and allowing creativity and experimentation in both track selection and mixing. It features mixes from guest DJs from around Edinburgh and beyond.

DRIFT 016: Frazer Ray

Mix #306 in our series comes from Edinburgh dj & promoter, Skillis. 

Skillis runs the hugely popular club-nights Headset and Sound System Legacies.

Features unreleased music from K-Lone, Paleman, Creep Woland, Hodge, Ishan Sound, Foamplate, Facta, Neil Landstrumm, Sully, Proc Fiskal, Wheelman, Ozmosis, Bakongo, Cando, Delahunt, Capricorn One, Nico, Otik, Kouslin

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/skillisheadset
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkillisHeadset/

Hypnotic Groove Mix #306 - Skillis

Essenchill selections by Steve ShakeWell; recorded on April 30th 2020 during the COVID Quarantine.

Air A Home 2

Air A Danser at Home #2

Bandcamp is waiving its fees again to support the music community in these trying times. For this occasion, Samo Records label head Facets will release 5 edits/reworks he made during quarantine, only available from Friday until midnight (EST) Monday. For the same period, Samo also doing 25% off our whole catalog. These Bandcamp purchases will help us fund the future releases they have in store. 5 Mixes digital record out today, purchase here: https://samorecords.bandcamp.com/album/facets-quarantine-cuts?fbclid=IwAR08H5NYptuN9PFsgWWG65ZTBs9X1n5KlzsJaQcvb-Yr1hbyVQfaoY8_AII

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PREMIERE #956 | Facets - Thoughts & Prayers [Samo Records] 2020

6th episode of LYORADIO on Rinse France. First hour by Les Yeux Orange,  second part by our guest Facets, head-honcho of Samo Records and his party "Samo Nights" in Good Room/ Bad Room club in NYC. 

Enjoy the mixes and stay tuned for more adventures and guests in next editions!

LYO RADIO#06 w/ Facets (Rinse France - April 2020)

Mentrix - Men Mix Mentrix EP
Label: House Of Strength
Pre-order link: https://mentrix.bandcamp.com/releases
Release Date: 6th May 2020
https://soundcloud.com/mentrixsound https://soundcloud.com/localsuicide

Sufi-inspired singer and composer Mentrix draws her sacred music practice into a secular exploration of the illusive dualities of Existence and belonging for her bold debut album My Enemy, My Love, for which she also inaugurates her female-led record label, House Of Strength. Iranian-born Berlin-based Mentrix - real name Samar Rad - fuses eastern and western sounds with lyrical songwriting, crisp drum machines and propulsive traditional Sufi instruments, into a bold and luminous goth-pop debut.

"Men Mix Mentrix" is a collection of Hand-Picked remixes by some of her favourite producers and leading lights from the more avant-garde side of the glitterball....Abu Ama, the reclusive legendary producer from Germany who resurrects a linear, industrial broken soundscape full of rave nostalgia and brutality in equal measure, and Local Suicide, Berlin’s current electronic darlings of dark-wave, who preserve the hypnotic electronic heart and layer the experience with the soundtrack to your night crawling in Europe’s most vibrant after-dark arena. Deadbeat, stalwart DJ of the Berlin scene, puts his hypnotic dub on “Nature”- a deep dance floor cut riveted by the vocal reels he effortlessly chains to a heavy minimal entrancing beat. The ultimate bewitching surprise is the contribution of Spooky of Nihiloxica brought to us by no other than Nyege Nyege Tapes all the way from Uganda. His “Nature” remix has the slow spaced out sound that possesses an uplifting darkness, and his Loyalty remix opens the EP with such a deep and original club aesthetic that one can’t help but to recognise a child of Bristol. ... finally, newcomer Pahlaven Seda (meaning Champion Sound in Farsi) strips out the original back to it's bare essentials for a crypto acid roller.....

Men Mix Mentrix EP

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PREMIERE : Mentrix - Walk (Local Suicide Remix)

Next up for the Mix Series!
We have one of our favourite producers and killer dee-jay, DJ Tess. 
Hot off the back from her recent split EP on Fever AM & the NHS compilation from R&S Records.
She's served up an hour of heaters, spanning from UK Funky, Hard-Drum & broken Techno to keep you bopping inside.

AM-007 - DJ Tess

Artiste : @redaxes feat @autarkic
Album : Red Axes
Label : @darkentriesrecords
Date de sortie : 8/5/20
Acheter : https://bit.ly/3b6kwHF

Red Axes

Tsugi Premiere : Red Axes - Brotherhood (Of The Misunderstood) (feat Autarkic)

Enjoy this mix from Samedia's Sister Club DISCO MAKOSSA. African funk, boogie, house and techno flavours.

Stalawa - Ukiangalia Ft Nazizi (Weightless Mix)
Sammy Massamba - Birika
New School - Dlala Ka Yona
Kamazu - Mjukeit
Ntombi Ndaba - Do You Trust Amajita?
Perdu - I Need Some Money
Mim Suleiman - Wewe
Juno D - Hotter And Hotter (Dub Edit)
Neon Danza - Magia Rework
Jungle Moto – Jungle Moto
Winston McAnuff And Fixi - One Note
Afriquoi - Ndeko Solo (Voilaaa Remix)
Captain Planet - Elephant Dance
Flamingo Pier - Jungle Groove
Autarkic - Trespassers Unite
Tony Allen - Kilode (Carl Craig Remix)
Pablo Nouvelle - Milambi

www.instagram.com/discomakossa

Disco Makossa Isolation Mix #3 - Selected By Chris Astrojazz

NSA 25th Birthday Mixtape

NSA Day Culture 4-10pm
Old Town Edinburgh
Current Venue:
The Bongo Club.

Other Spaces include:
Sneaky Pete's
The Mash House
Cabaret Voltaire
The Caves
La Belle Angele
The Dean (Galashiels)
 
#nsaofficial
Gig Listings:
01.11.25 - Optimo & Prins Thomas, The Bongo Club
17.08.25 - Vladimir Ivkovic, Sneaky Pete's
21.06.25 - Zombies in Miami + GK Machine, The Bongo Club
11.04.25 - Dombrance Live + ALFOS, La belle Angele
12.04.25 - Chloe + Ivan Smagghe, The Bongo Club
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30.11.24 - David Holmes, The Bongo Club
10.08.24 - Sean Johnston (ALFOS) - Sneaky Pete's
11.05.24 - Day Culture #7 Ivan Smagghe + Manfredas / The Bongo Club
20.04.24 - Day Culture #6 Sean Johnston + Vladimir Ivkovic
The Bongo Club

Bookings: www.facebook.com/nsaofficial
Est.1995

Photo Credits: 
James Gourley 
Vicki Watson
Ben Glasgow

NSA 25th Birthday Mixtape

NSA (No Strings Attached)