Great tune! Made this part of my July mixtape. https://www.mixcloud.com/anoras/july-2016-mixtape-dont-call-it-a-comeback/ Cheers.

holy shit this is super - going on rotation for sure

London-born and Tokyo-based, Max Essa has spent over two decades crafting lush, melodic soundscapes that blur the lines between balearic, cosmic disco, and ambient pop. Emerging in the '90s on Warp and Paper Recordings, he found his true artistic stride after relocating to Japan in 2008. Since then, Essa has become a central figure in Tokyo’s underground scene, curating events like Zim Zam Zu! at Bar Bonobo and releasing music on labels such as Music For Dreams, Hell Yeah!, and Is It Balearic?

Essa’s style is warm, escapist, and deeply cinematic-often inspired by specific places: Okinawan beaches, Mediterranean ferries, or late-night Tokyo rooftops. His releases, like Lanterns, When I'm Homeward Bound, and The Clean Trip (with David Harks), radiate nostalgia and serenity, wrapped in silky synths and timeless grooves.

Beyond producing, Essa curates, mentors, and connects cultures-compiling Japanese ambient gems on Oto No Wa, together with Ken Hidaka and Dr Rob, and spotlighting local artists through interviews and collaborations. Whether on record or behind the decks, Max Essa invites listeners into a world where emotion, space, and memory guide the rhythm.

More at https://soundcloud.com/max-essa

Max Essa - SOULMEEX DECKS 162

Trujilo's Mix July 2025

3-5PM Saturday 16 August 2025 in Love Dancin' - music from François K, Tuillo De Piscopo, Max Sedgley, Faze Action, Andrew Weatherall, Siedah Garrett, Carly Simon, Max Sedgley and more.

With huge thanks to the Love Dancin' family.

Don't miss our biggest party yet on Friday 5 September at Distillery N17 in London with Italian house legend Don Carlos' first set in the city of 5 years, and support from Manuel Darquart b2b babyschön. Tickets at ra.co/events/2185010

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Live at Love Dancin' @ We Out Here 2025

We’ve all had those moments: when you hear that groove and instinctively turn the dial up a notch. When you’re in the car, the sun’s shining, and a wry smile creeps across your face because that track makes you feel so good. When you catch someone’s eye on the dance floor and that simple nod of acknowledgment resonates with you both in that moment.

That’s House Music. It’s a feeling.

Scott Proper : F*ck House Music (the 2nd one)

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Our night at NT’s Loft in Hackney on Friday 22nd August. 

FRANK BROUGHTON, SARAHTONIN, RAY MANG & BILL BREWSTER | Live at NT’s Loft, Hackney, Friday 22nd August, 2025

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Check the full tracklist on our website: https://openlab.fm/news/rollover-hangover-18-rocco-fusco

This episode drifts between sun-kissed melancholy, cosmic grooves, and soulful gems—perfect for those Sunday morning hazes when the night before still lingers in the air. From the Balearic warmth of Tornado Wallace to Mac DeMarco’s dreamy shimmer, from Pino Presti’s funk-soaked take on Ain’t No Sunshine to Stephen Stills’ introspective Pensamiento, the journey unfolds with unexpected twists. Expect vintage Italian flair courtesy of Angela and Miguel Bosé, deep leftfield edits from Mark E and Red Rack’em, and a slow-burn climax with FPM’s hypnotic French Kiss.

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Rollover Hangover 18 – Rocco Fusco

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera
Check the full tracklist on our website: https://openlab.fm/news/under-the-mirrorball-02-sorcha-mike

Much of this month’s show is inspired by music we heard at this year’s We Out Here festival. Music from JKriv, Pete Blaker, Crokked Man, MAW, Osunlade and more.

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Under The Mirrorball 02 - Sorcha & Mike

Trujilo's Mix August 2025

Diskobeistet’s Birkelunden EP touched on the classic paper sound with added Norwegian vocals and was a hot one for us last year.  So hot in fact that now we’ve stuck it through the remix machine just in time for summer.

Vinny Villbass takes it across the ocean and gives it a stripped back NYC spin.  The result is a no messing, late night jacked up workout with added hypnotising synth shots and rolling drums & percussion but still retaining the original hooky chords.

Richard Seaborne never fails and this time he channels the spirit of Todd Terry by way of Leeds.  Machine gun snares, filtered bass and keys aim straight between the eyes and score a bullseye for dance floor dynamite.

Haugli takes the groove deep but his mix ramps up deceptively with a three note synth rolling bassline that steams along like a lost take on a Johnny Cash session.  Chords & pads from the original swirl in & out to up the cosmic ante for a very playable slice of modern dance music.

Boxing things off is new track Dypet that rolls a phatty and thumbs a lift to the after party.  Lazy, hazy almost broken beats with some serious enticing synth sounds and basslines make this a definite addition to any discerning post club mixtape.

Birkelunden Remixes

Birkelunden Haugli Mix

Diskobeistet - Birkelunden (Haugli Remix) [JAMMd]

Garth DJ Mix - King & Hound/Golden Goose

Paper has been pushing all things deep house and disco from the furthest reaches of the world via the good old North of England since the early Nineties.

The label has already featured a new series of EP's showcasing the best new dance music and future funk, house and disco from the world's finest producers.

We kicked off in 1994, leading the upsurge in popularity of UK house music within an underground scene previously dominated by a soundtrack from US cities like Chicago, Detroit and New York. Enhanced by a strong visual identity, as well as impeccable musical quality control PAPER was, and is one of the world’s most treasured record companies.

It continues to be funk-fuelled and bottom heavy!

Diskobeistet - Birkelunden (Haugli Remix) [JAMMd]

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