Pacific Rhythm is elated to present a grounding offering from Oakland's Space Ghost entitled Private Paradise as our first release of 2022. The LP is an ode to Space Ghost's time spent at Sea Ranch on the Northern California coast, a place he and his partner visit to refresh their spirit and regain optimism and enthusiasm for the outside world.

Private Paradise possesses a rare ability to restore, rejuvenate, and inspire through each listen and is something we've only grown more and more fond of during the unforeseen complications we encountered during its release over the past two years. It's a piece of music that feels like a perfect nod to where we've been musically for the past 8 years and where we see ourselves heading in the future. Deep, contemplative, and uplifting audio that compels its listeners to focus on the positive forces in the world and the power of being present in a moment.

Private Paradise will be available both physically and digitally on March 31st, 2022. As always, thanks for listening!

Private Paradise

Space Ghost - Private Paradise

Greetings! The 76th Pacific Spirit episode has landed. This time around its a 2 hour session from the legendary Los Angeles based DJ @dirty_dave. Top notch banter, world class selections, and impeccable vibes. It's all her folks! Enjoy the audio.

Tracklist:  Richard Jan Plasko - "Dave The Dirty Cowboy" - Miss You
Tony Watson - "Let’s Have Fun Again" - YZA Studios
Davis / Pinckney - "Remote Control" - Glass Wing
Emotional Blackmail - “Doc?” - Zong
Viola Reittowsky - “You Can Dance” (Disco Version) - Crystal
Syreeta - "Can’t Shake Your Love” (Vocal) - Motown
Marina Van-Rooy - “Sly One” (Melbourne Mix) - Deconstruction
Bogdan Ra - “Alen" - Schrott
Carmen - “Schlaraffenland" (Kapote Rework) - Toy Tonics
Der Gerd - “Bomberjack’ (Mama, Ich Will Kein’ Anorak)” (Instrumental) - Blow Up
Dahweed - All Night All Right (All Night Mix) - Spring Records
Charles Amoah - Fighting Spirit - Milos Music
Paco Saval - Tonight (Sprint To Paris) - Aztec
Ichisan - Magnetic Field (Walter Jones Remix) - Under The Shade
Mick - “Macho Brother” - 10 Inches Of Pleasure Records
Tilman - Lovin’ - Pleasant Systems
Robot 84 - FGTH reworks
Rotation (Lloyd’s Edit)
May Ervin - What Is It (Long Version) - Music International

Originally broadcast on Worldwide FM on June 4, 2022

Pacific Spirit No. 76 | Dirty Dave

Pacific Rhythm returns with a heady new offering entitled the “Deep Hows EP" from NYC based Producer and DJ, @arsenii under his Bliss Street Queens moniker. The EP effortlessly trips through the cosmic and psychedelic sounds of the hazy and hopeful 1990's in a refreshing and modern style, all while shining a light on Arsenii’s undeniable ear for rhythm, energy, and feeling on the dance floor. 

This one can carry you from the chill-out room to the main stage and is an essential pick-up for all of the Interesting Audio enthusiasts out there looking for machine funk of the highest caliber!

Available physically and digitally worldwide on October 28, 2022

Distributed by Rubadub

Deep Hows EP

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Bliss Street Queens - Deep Hows EP

Greetings! We're excited to share one last Pacific Spirit session in 2022. This time around we're taking an uplifting cruise through foundational and under the radar deep house from the golden era stitched together by NYC's @arsenii aka Bliss Street Queens. Arsenii released an incredible record with us a few months back called the "Deep Hows EP" and this mix is evocative of the sound he explored on that essential 12". If you haven't secured a copy there's still a handful floating around at the finer record stores on the Planet E. 

Enjoy the sounds everybody. Catch you on the other side!

Tracklist: Night Trains - Miles Away 
Slam Mode – Clouds 
Wamdue Project - Get High On The Music 
The Mackenzie – No Promises 
E-Culture - Tribal Confusion (Inhalation Mix) 
Fortran 5 – Crazy Earth (L'essence De Syd) 
Sandmen - Thelma (Fallout Mix)
Ambassador Of Love - A Love Song 
Zanga Zanga – Oh Ciolili (The Continental Club Mix) 
The Love Tribe – Garden Of Delights (Triumphal Edit) 
Propaganda – Your Wildlife (Wilderness Mix) 
Genus – The Island (Ocean Mix)

Pacific Spirit No. 83 | Bliss Street Queens

Good news! Pacific Spirit has found a new home on Berlin's legendary online radio platform @refugeworldwide and DJ D.DEE is back with a an hour on interesting audio. Enjoy everybody!

Tracklist: Renata Lewandowska - Dotykiem Chcę Dziś Poznać Wszystko 
Graffiti - Get It Up For Love 
C-Thru - The Otherworld 
Coastlines - Waves And Rays
De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays' (6:00am Mix) Mellyana - Apuse  
Nicolas - A Message From The East 
Basic Black - Donn’t Make Fall In Love 
Peaking Lights - Suitcase (M. Pagliara Vocal Dub) 
C-Thru - Awake In A Dream Louie Gordon - I Want Your Love (Instrumental)

Originally aired on Refuge Worldwide on April 3, 2023

Pacific Spirit No. 84 | DJ D.DEE

Pacific Rhythm is elated to announce the forthcoming release of “Exiles”, a deeply life-affirming and introspective four-tracker from one of electronic music’s most prolific duos, Frank & Tony. This EP also marks the first release from the pair outside of their own imprint Scissor & Thread in many years. Back in 2021 they approached us with the intention of contributing something that felt like a natural part of our catalog and it’s safe to say they arrived right at home.

“Exiles” further explores the dubby, subtle energy they’ve crafted since the project began in 2012 and refines it down to the pure essence of genre. It’s a deeply rewarding listen and we believe It’s a wonderful addition to the on-going soundscape we’ve been building for the last decade with Pacific Rhythm.

“Exiles” will be available on all streaming platforms this coming Saturday, October 28. A 12” vinyl version of the EP will follow in the coming weeks. More on that later!

Exiles EP

Frank & Tony - Exiles EP

Available worldwide October 20th, 2014

Distributed by Honest Jon's

A1: Lnrdcroy - Sunrise Market (Extended Mix)

Good news! Pacific Spirit is back after a small hiatus with our first mix of 2024. This time around it's a 3 hour live recording from one of Pittsburgh's finest, Aaron Clark. Here's a bit of back story on the recording:

In October 2022, Hot Mass threw a fundraiser for the Kyiv Angels – a group doing work to support Ukrainian civilians. We tapped Kyiv’s Closer resident Shakolin, and I took the warm-up set of the night. This is the recording of my part of the night. I dusted off a lot of old favourite records and leaned into a slow build that I try to set the club up with, tugging the floor between psychedelic rhythms, trippy techno and pops of house. This recording landed in that bullseye opening zone I aim for, and I hope it transports you to my favourite little dance floor in the world."

Enjoy the audio everyone! Also be sure to familiarize yourself with the many projects Aaron is involved with including - Hot Mass, Honcho, and Honcho Campout. Aaron is also a resident at the NYC dance institution Nowadays, if you happen to find yourself in the Big Apple and he's playing you're in for a solid session!

@humanaut-aaron

Pacific Spirit No. 85 | Aaron Clark

“Other Phases Of Sleep” is Amsterdam based artist Kennedy’s first excursion beyond his ever-consistent imprint “Dream Machine”. On this EP he further explores the ethos behind his creative process he describes as - "a series of thoughts, sensations and sounds occurring from a person's mind, translated by machines."

The EP calls to mind the effervescent and driving energy of early Metroplex material while also paying homage to the Vancouver Sound and the optimistic vibe of the early 90s. Playful, sophisticated, and life-affirming dance music for those looking to uplift their mind, body, and soul. 

Pacific Rhythm alumni Space Ghost rounds out the EP with a masterful remix of “Asleep” that slows the energy down to a crawl and leans into his love of UK Street Soul and cosmic flourishes

@kennedyams

Available physically and digitally on February 9th, 2024. Distributed by Rubadub.

Other Phases Of Sleep

Kennedy - Other Phases Of Sleep

Ahead of the release of @kennedyams' Pacific Rhythm debut this coming Friday we thought we should share @space-ghost-1's reinterpretation of "Asleep" from the records a-side.

Space Ghost slows the energy down to a cosmic crawl and leans into his love of UK Street Soul. The result is, as predicted, something quite special.

Be on the look out for "Other Phases Of Sleep" By Kennedy where all fine records are sold this coming Friday, February 9th. The EP can also be purchased digitally via our Bandcamp: https://pacificrhythm.bandcamp.com/

Kennedy - Asleep (Space Ghost Remix)

Good news, episode 88 of Pacific Spirit has landed.

A live recording from the legendary San Francisco "Wine Hole", better known as @barpartime has surfaced from the evening of September 2, 2022. The recording is a dusty stumble through the first two hours of a 5 hour B2B session between DJ D.DEE and Jeremy Castillo. It's jam packed with plenty of c-sides and alternate versions of classic songs you never needed to hear again. 

Slow your day down, relax, and remind yourself music is awesome and that you love listening to it.

Enjoy the audio and as always thanks for listening. Big S/O to everyone who was there for the original session. You're the best.

NOTE: There was some unfortunate issues with the recording at a certain point (you'll know when). Please do not blame this on your internet connection or audio equipment. It was definitely our fault.

Pacific Spirit No. 88 | DJ D.DEE & Jeremy Castillo Live At Bar Part Time

Good news! Episode 89 of Pacific Spirit is here. This time around, it's a 90-minute trip from our pal @hiattdb-music out of Austin, Texas, who runs the lovely @mysteryzonerecords. Here's what he had to say about the mix he prepared for us:

"It's only fitting that a chance encounter would land this latest mix on the illustrious Pacific Spirit. What began as a bit of a "mood board" for a project in the works turned into a 90-minute soundtrack for your next late train through the stratosphere. Oftentimes, my favorite genres are the ones without names. Ambient-adjacent? Cinematic Rock? Failed Funk. Busted Boogie. Cosmic Nonsense... anyway, I followed my ears and ended up here. I hope you enjoy the ride." 

As always, thanks for listening, everybody!

Pacific Spirit No. 89 | Hiatt DB

Good news! Pacific Rhythm returns with its first long player of 2024 on July 5th from ZG, a collaborative effort from Zansika Lachhani and Grant (aka Tony from Frank & Tony). The LP titled “Out Of The Unknown” is the followup to the duo’s first incredibly well-received self-titled LP that landed back on NYC-based label Scissor & Thread in 2022.

Over the course of 6 tracks, ZG takes their sound a step further, building rich, deep, and complex rhythm patterns paired with thoughtful and unexpected musical arrangements. The voice of Zansika ties it all together to create a unique and singular vision of modern deep dance music informed by the duo’s life-long musical journey. 

“Out Of The Unknown” effortlessly flows through dramatic atmospheric downtempo landscapes, MPC-style beatmaking, late 90’s deep house, and beautifully builds a bridge between UK and US-inspired sounds. Enjoy the trip! It’s certainly a beautiful one.

Mixed by Francis Harris. 

Mastered by Ten Eight Seven. 

Art by Rhek.

Out Of The Unknown

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Ahead of Joseph Shabason and Nicolas Krgovich's show at Fortune Sound Club on June 29th as part of this year's "Week in Paradise," festival DJ D.DEE caught up with the two and spoke about skateboarding, restaurants, and CANCON greatness. The duo also contributed the 90th episode of DD's long-standing mix series, "Pacific Spirit." Enjoy the sounds and get familiar with these two essential pillars of the Canadian scene.

Read the full interview here: https://theuv.ca/Interview-with-Joseph-Shabason-Nicholas-Krgovich

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/PS90-TL

Purchase tickets for June 29th here: https://ra.co/events/1914045

Pacific Spirit No. 90 | Joseph Shabason & Nicholas Krgovich

Earlier this summer we released a beautiful LP called "Out Of The Unknown" from ZG, a collaborative project from Zansika & Grant.

When we finished the record, we came up with a wishlist of producers to reimagine a track from the project, and London's Tim Reaper was at the top of it. Tim graciously accepted the request, and the outcome was an absolutely enormous Jungle version of "Meet You There" that has been a secret weapon on friends of the labels USB sticks this past summer.

The version is here now and available for free (or whatever you feel like paying) via our Bandcamp: https://pacificrhythm.bandcamp.com/track/meet-you-there-tim-reaper-remix

Enjoy the sounds, and big love to everyone out there who has supported this release so far. Thanks for keeping the dream alive!

ZG - Meet You There (Tim Reaper Remix)

Available worldwide March, 2017
Distributed by Honest Jon's

Flørist - DVOTE

Flørist - DVOTE (Bank Holiday Edit)

D. Tiffany - How Ru Plush ft. regularfantasy

Available worldwide June 15, 2017
Distributed by Honest Jon's

D. Tiffany - Get Back To You Soon

Available worldwide February 16, 2018
Distributed by Honest Jon's

Ex-Terrestrial - Water Walk

Ex-Terrestrial - Urth Man

Ex-Terrestrial - Water Walk (Priori Rezone)

Available worldwide May 7, 2018
Distributed by Honest Jon's
@projectpablo @priori-ties

Homeward

Jump Source - S-Recovery

This Friday @khotin came through smooth and covered for D.DEE and boy did he deliver. Please enjoy this special selection of interesting audio from the four corners of Planet E and be on the look out for Dylan's new 12" coming soon on Public Release. It's something else!

Originally broadcast on @nofunradio on Friday, April 13, 2018.

Tune into Pacific Spirit every Friday from 4-6pm PST on nofunradio.com

CIM - Warm Data
Inspired School Of Astral Music - Accent
Les Halles - Skies That Soar
Jason Kolàr - Clairvoyance
Cloudface - j p
Tess Roby - Glimpse
New Composers - Sirens Of Titan
Bugbus Piano - 300 Paintings
Khotin - ?
David Wise - Aquatic Ambience (Donkey Kong Country OST)
Khotin - ?
Cocteau Twins - Watchlar
Blithe Field - Grotto
Yu Su - I’ll Say When I Can
Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan
Dub Tractor - Pull Dub
Uon - J
Hysteric - Camino (Edit)
Satoshi & Makoto - Crepuscule Leger
V.D.B. Joel / M Monsen - Road 101
Khotin - ?
Project Pablo - Fine Match
Maciek Sienkiewicz - Song For Mohindar
Ludwig A.F. Röhrscheid - Exoplanet
Unknown Mobile - Oenology (ft. CFCF)
Pablo’s Eye - AMB 9
Roza Terenzi & DJ Zozi - World Off

Pacific Spirit 026 | Khotin

Hello again!  We're pleased to let you know that @john-talabot swung by NFR on Friday evening and shared some very OTA (out-there audio) with us for the 27th episode of Pacific Spirit. S/O to everyone who tuned in live and to everybody who danced with us in the basement later that night. It was something special!

Originally broadcast on @nofunradio on Friday, April 20, 2018.

Tune into Pacific Spirit every Friday from 4-6pm PST on nofunradio.com

Pacific Spirit 027 | John Talabot

Available worldwide July 16, 2018
Distributed by Honest Jon's
@khotin

Khotin - Dialogue 6

Available worldwide March 15, 2019
Distributed by Honest Jon's
@priori-ties @duste1

ANF - Mauna Kea

Good news! We'll be releasing a beautiful LP from Unknown Mobile next month called Daucile Moon. 

Daucile Moon, which follows @unknown-mobile releases on No Bad Days, Normals Welcome and Young Adults, started four years ago in Vancouver when Levi Bruce was recovering from a broken toe and collecting MIDI files he found in an old geocities archive. It was finished earlier this year in Montreal with help from Mike Silver, AKA CFCF, who added plaintive guitar to complete the album's placid and stargazing style of ambient and downtempo music.

The album takes its name from an old, obscure Canadian jazz song that Bruce describes as "pretty but also with a serious amount of melancholy," which could also describe his new record. In the vein of Pacific Rhythm label-mate Khotin's standout New Tab album, Daucile Moon comprises drowsy beats and spaced-out loops, referencing the pinnacle of early '90s chillout and ambient while infusing it with the dazed sound of Canadian electronic music in the 2010s.

Bruce's process in making Daucile Moon was long but leisurely. He took the melodies from those MIDI files and moved them over to his analogue outboard setup and then back to his computer, creating a digital-analog hybrid that sounds as pleasantly worn as a dog-eared novel. Live instrumentation, like Silver's classical acoustic guitar stylings on "A Windless March Ouest," mingles with occasional dance music references like the subtle acid squelch of "Ravers Sojourn" or the hazy breakbeat of "Oenology."

The album was inspired by various happy memories, from sharing wine with friends ("Oenology") to a dog that Bruce met ("Simone Can't Swim"). The result is a patient and personal record that highlights the best qualities of Bruce's previous work as Unknown Mobile, with his distinct style of melody and soundscaping set free from kick drums and the dance floor. It's telling that Bruce originally sent the record, at first called Melancholic Songs For Dogs, to his parents and two grandmas—this is beautiful, relaxing music whose appeal is universal.

Daucile Moon will be released digitally across all platforms and on limited edition cassette tape available through our online store, Bandcamp, and Seance Centre on July 14, 2019.

Mastered by Nik Kozub.

Thanks for listening!

Daucile Moon

Unknown Mobile - Oenology ft. CFCF

Available worldwide July 14, 2019
Distributed by Seance Centre
@unknown-mobile

Unknown Mobile - Medicine Man

Jesse Futerman makes his Pacific Rhythm debut with a life-affirming slice of music lovingly crafted in Canada’s French quarter in the summer of 2019. On "Luckey," the Montreal producer reunites with his good friend Beverly Glenn-Copeland — a Canadian music legend whose keyboard-inflected outsider folk has been making waves across the world recently — and a cast of guest musicians for a song full of vibrant emotion and plush instrumentation, as Futerman works with an ensemble incorporating cello, saxophone, bass, and vintage hardware to great effect. 

There's a melancholy tinge to the swooning synths, but the infectious vocals and pitter-patter drums are uplifting and reassuring. "Luckey" is the kind of track that just radiates contentment, joy and gratitude — Futerman himself says he teared up laying down Justin Wright's cello, which gives you an idea of the vibes contained herein. 

The release also comes with a beautiful reimagining from Peaking Lights, who puts a dubbed-out spin on the track, like '80s post-disco via '90s Afro-cosmic Ibiza tracks, rounding off an EP whose classic touch and classy arrangements will surely elevate any individual who is Luckey enough to cross paths with it.

Jesse Futerman Ft. Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Luckey

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