Optimo - Resident of the Month Podcast March 2014

During 2021, to help get through the ongoing lockdown I made a series of 90 minute cassette tapes, one a month for ten months. I thought there would be a small demand but was blown away by the response. People really embraced them and copies went to every corner of the planet. They became a huge part of my year and really helped me through a tough time.

A little later I made them available digitally for a short period and all the proceeds raised went to Glasgow NW Foodbank. I was again blown away as thousands of pounds were raised.

I have decided to put the series on Soundcloud. I'll upload them sporadically over the coming months. I'm skipping the 2nd one as it has the same title as a compilation I put out recently and I don't want the two getting confused, but I may come back to it later. This is the 3rd one titled “SMI²LE - Space Migration, Intelligence Increase, Life Extension".

Smi²le was Timothy Leary’s mid 70s vision of the future of humanity. It's Utopian & in hindsight wildly optimistic. He believed we would have colonised space & have cloned ourselves by around the year 2000. He envisaged millions of us would be living in “High orbital mini Earths” in our own small Utopian communities. I have a long time fascination with (unrealisable) Utopian communities and Smi²le has always been one I particularly liked as it was so fully thought out & even by Utopian standards wildly hopeful & unrealistic. It's also relevant to our times as contentious/ awful figures like Peter Thiel & Elon Musk have adopted the worst parts of these ideas without any public scrutiny. Free market space migration may not be a positive thing, particularly if we are exporting this planet’s problems into outer space.

Anyway, that’s an aside and it’s basically a 90 minute space themed mix of music. Understanding / knowing about the Smi²le concept is not essential to its enjoyment. :)

Tape released May 7, 2021

Artwork – Musheto Fernandez.

JD Twitch - SMI²LE (Optimo Music Tape 003 - originally released May 2021)

Phantasy’s long-running mix series continues apace with a contribution from a key figure in London’s electronic and alternative underground, Casper Clark. Perhaps best known under his former Volte-Face alias, this wide-ranging hour finds Clark reigniting his fundamentally eclectic sensibility, seamlessly blending records from Black Merlin, Idjut Boys and The Parallax Corporation, spanning twenty-five years of music at the authentic margins.

 PHANTASYMIX 52 by Casper Clark is available to stream now from Apple Music and on Soundcloud, alongside dozens of mixes from the label archive.

“I started DJing nearly 20 years ago, at least partially inspired by the way Erol used to play at Trash and later Bugged Out and beyond. I was lucky enough to book him over the years at our Adventures In The Beetroot Field parties as well as Field Day and even the Lock Tavern, which I used to programme back then. As I drifted more towards exploring techno under my Volte-Face moniker, our paths diverged somewhat, and a few years went by when I didn't bump into him or see him play all that often. So this mix feels like a homecoming of sorts, and an expression of a rekindled musical freedom and a cherished friendship. I even managed to squeeze in a track by Tiga, who was another formative influence for me. I hope it's as fun to listen to the mix as it was to make it.” - Casper Clark

PHANTASYMIX 52: Casper Clark

New mix comes from https://soundcloud.com/spacedimensioncontroller !

Jak Hamill aka SDC is a long time established british producer.
He's responsible for an impressive array of releases on prestigious labels such as R&S, Clone Royal Oak, Ninja Tune, Dekmantel, Running Back, Aus or Hypercolour and just released last month another great one on Testpressings.

A pleasure to host him on LYO, and if you're in Lyon, don't miss him LIVE at Le Sucre this sunday  !

LYO#257 / Space Dimension Controller

Manfredas, a DJ/producer based in Vilnius, Lithuania, is also known as one half of Dresden party with Ivan Smagge. His kaleidoscopic play, shaped by the genre-spanning musical knowledge cultivated as a radio DJ, radiates an eclectic and irresistible attraction while evoking influences from electro, disco, post-punk, and beyond. This two-hour set, live-recorded at BAR Inc Osaka in July 2025, is no exception to his spellbinding style.

@manfredas

DREAMING 049 :  MANFREDAS @BAR INC JULY 2025

Benji became a key figure in Berlin’s early ’90s club scene with residencies at Tresor, Bunker’s Red Hot Chill Out Club, and the first SNAX parties. From 1999, he pioneered the fusion of Italo-Disco, synth/wave, and obscure disco in Berlin, hosting the Italo-only show Radio Tenax on Twen FM (2003–2011). With 30+ years behind the decks, Benji keeps pushing boundaries with genre-blending sets across Europe.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 38 : BenjiDF

🌐 Refuge Worldwide is a radio station and community space based in Berlin-Neukölln.
➡️ More info, more music: www.refugeworldwide.com

Help us stay on air by donating to our fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-refuge-worldwide-community-radio

Flight Mode - Vio PRG - 26 Sep 2025

It is our pleasure to share our latest podcast, this time from Full Circle’s Alexis Le-Tan.  The mix is a live recording taken from Bakk Heia at The White Hotel earlier this year. Alexis began playing around 3am, just as the club had reached capacity. Energy that was simmering under the surface began to be released, the initial hustle and bustle was over and people had found their place on the floor. As such, this mix expertly demonstrates Alexis’ ability to hook dancers in, giving them a playful push before engaging them into full mind melt mode. Starting with genre defying mid-tempo dubby sludgery, it moves into angular strains of new beat adjecent trancers before unleashing the Goa dragons on the rapturous mass of entranced bodies.   

Enjoy this trip friends :)

Bakk Heia Podcast 006 - Alexis Le-Tan (Live from Bakk Heia @ The White Hotel)

PDA MIX 19 ♥ John Loveless 

Our latest PDA mix is from John Loveless. A DJ, producer and writer from the North West of England. He is known for his residencies on Refuge Worldwide and Cashmere Radio, where his long-running show ‘Display Resolution’ recently concluded after 100 episodes. As well as his own Hot Concept imprint and parties, he is creatively involved with both Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound and CWPT with Palms Trax.

“PDA and the generous musical universe around it is one of the things that has kept me most excited about Berlin in the last few years, and this mix, recorded in one hasty take, is specifically my own interpretation of what might be possible on the dancefloor there. It takes inspiration from my early, mindbending clubbing experiences at parties in Manchester like Wet Play and Red Laser, as well as every producer making club music by their own strange and essential rules, for our communal pleasure.”

John’s presence is that of integral figure and fixer in this world of music, he’s also formidable force behind the decks and we are very pleased to welcome him for this weekend’s Public Display of Affection starting on Saturday the 4th of October and running until the following Sunday afternoon 💘

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

PDA Mix 19 ♥ John Loveless

R.A.W. - Asuca (Tribal Mix) | Strictly Rhythm [1993]
Crispin J Glover - Thin Ice (Original Mix) | Paper Recordings [2000]
Tiefschwarz - On Up | Classic Music Company [2001]
Turntablerocker - I Heard You Were Dead (Tomboy's Ambush Makeover Version) | Fine [2005]
In Flagranti - EFX 10-11 | Codek [2007]
Black Devil Disco Club - Coach Me (Dub) | Lo Recordings [2005]
Gloria Stefan - Oye Mi Canto (Orion Agassi Edit) | Self Release [2023]
Rio Rhythm Band - Cuba Jakkin' | Global¿ Records [1988]
Rob Mello - Fantasize | Classic Music Company [ [2002]
Padded Cell - Signal Failure (GTA version) | DC Recordings [2005]
Jarvic7 - Bush Of Love (Razormaid Mix) | An Sa  [1989]
909d1sco - dONNERSTAG | Self Release [2005]
Philadelphia Five - Not Leaving Without Jerry (Andi Revamp) | Eskimo Recordings [2025]
Dude Energy - Renee Running | Animals Dancing [2015]
Bronx Dogs - Closing In (Richard Sen remix) | Mixed Blood [2005]
3rd Face - Canto Della Liberta (Accapella) | Classic Music Company [ [2011]
Asa Tate / Tech Support - Replica | Rhythm Section [2025]
Future Four - Into Orbit (Dark Circles remix) | Phantasy Sound [2013]
Dj Wedding - Roller | Italo Modern [2021]
Tim French - Te Amo | Hooj [2025]
Katcha - Touched By God (Peace Division Remix) | Hooj [1999]
Richard Sen - Ghost Dub | Emotional Especial [2014]
Daniel Maloso - Ritmo Especial | Comeme [2011]
Zakmina - Caroline (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix) | Roam Recordings [2019]
Megabeat - Jet Harris (Techno Dub) | Megabeat [1991]
Dorothy's Fortress - Curb Dog 88 | Destroy All Planets [2009]
Black Devil Disco Club - On Just Foot (Slide Inside) (ft. Prins Thomas) | LO Recordings [2007]
DJ Voodoo & The Liquid Method - Everybody Thinks I'm High (Original Mix) | Black Magic [1994]
Like A Tim - Tv Talk | Djax Up [1994]
Auntie Flo - Woman Of Your Boss | Permanent Vacation [2014]
Studio X - Los Kings Del Mambo (live mix) | Torso Dance [1992]
Company B - Perfect Lover (dub version) | Atlantic [1987]
Azah Kamal - Maadna Bkra (Moving Still & Tjade Edit) | Dar Disku [2021]
Prince De Takicaride - Space Jam | Non Stop Rhythm  [2024]
Solid Groove - When We Heard Maurice Fulton | Dubsided  [2010]
Dexter - i dont care | Clone [2000]
Blawan - Getting Me Down | Self Release [2011]
Black Devil Disco Club - Sorrow (Dub) | LO Recordings [2007]
D.F.X. - Relax Your Body (Another Version) | Discques Dreyfus [1989]
Bali - Patel Rap (Instrumental) | Multitone [1989]
Two Of China - Los Niños Del Parque | Future Dance [1986]

Toshiki Ohta - live at TRYOUTS LDN | 03.10.25

Phantasy proudly releases the 'Need Electric' EP by Daniel Avery on special 'Locked Grooves' 12" only release (PH 20). Available now from all good record stores. 

Buy the vinyl from:
http://store.erolalkan.co.uk/product/daniel-avery-need-electric-ep
Piccadilly Records: http://bit.ly/DA-Pic
Phonica: http://bit.ly/DA-PR
Juno: http://bit.ly/DA-Juno

Or digital from:
iTunes: http://bit.ly/DA-itunes
Beatport: http://bit.ly/DA-beatport
Juno: http://bit.ly/DA-juno

Watch the video for Taste here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6vmdGdGat0&hd=1

http://www.danielavery.co.uk // @Daniel.Avery // http://www.facebook.com/danielmarkavery // http://www.twitter.com/danielmarkavery

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Daniel Avery - One In The Wave

Founded in London in 2007, Phantasy has steadily transformed into one of the UK’s most diverse and artistically ambitious small labels. Neither rooted in electronic or alternative music, Phantasy small but expanding stable of artists work closely with founder and creative director Erol Alkan, to achieve the best possible sound and vision for a diverse audience.