Name: Really, Really Real by Press Charges in R&B
Duration: 5 min 31 s
Description: From the debut Press Charges LP available on x2 12" vinyl from www.countersunk.org

https://cstng.bandcamp.com/album/me-nage-trois

LUVEASY

Live at the Underdog in Cardiff 11th of November 2023, as part of the first in person "More Kicks Than Friends"

Live in Cardiff at the Underdog 11 11 2023 More Kicks Than Friends

From the debut Press Charges LP available on x2 12" vinyl from www.countersunk.org

The Permanent One

Inch By Inch

Really, Really Real

People From Your Block

♪Blues Delight Slightly Hung Over

Debut EP from the artist FENRA. 
FENRA is the electronic project of Portland-based producer B Laws. Drawing inspiration from boundary-pushing artists like Caribou, Four Tet, and Fred Again.., FENRA explores the intersection of immersive soundscapes, propulsive rhythms, and emotional storytelling. FENRA’s debut singles, “Deepcut” and “Free,” to be released in 2025, showcase his layered approach, fusing organic instruments and textures with forward-thinking electronic production.  With a background spanning live performance, global touring, and multimedia production, Laws brings a cinematic sensibility to his music. FENRA’s initial work signals an immersive, genre-blurring approach to electronic music.

CHICAGO

COFFEE

One hour of of deeply influential music from one of Brazil's most revered composers. Salomão Borges Filho aka Lô Borges was founder of now-mythic Minas Gerais collective Clube da Esquina, co-writing the album of the same name that went on to become a milestone in Brazilian pop history. As a musician he channeled influences from a dizzying array of sources, from jazz, progressive rock, and classical music, pushing local folk and  bossa nova styles into new eras.

[Selected and mixed by DJ Sleep.  ](https://www.instagram.com/djsleep/?hl=en) 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-21st-november-2025

In Focus: Lô Borges 211125

Jungle would not exist without samples, and sampling culture. The foundational bedrock of the genre – the break – are isolated drum sections from older records, most notably the break from The Winstons' "Amen Brother". This re-imagining of classic soul, jazz and R&B music often extends to the melodic samples in jungle, creating a distinctive softer side to the genre, recalling slow jams and emotive ballads. 

[Tim Reaper ](https://www.nts.live/shows/tim-reaper)selects two hours of tough but emotional rare groove-inspired Jungle records. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/the-nts-guide-to/episodes/the-nts-guide-to-rare-groove-inspired-jungle-11th-december-2025

NTS Guide to: Rare Groove Jungle 111225

A cover of The Stone Roses 'Shoot You Down' by the band Alfie and the kids from Crowcroft Park Primary School in Manchester, made for a local BBC TV show sometime in the noughties.

Shoot You Down

Hey there folks - welcome back to Idle Cellars' Mix Series! It's been a wonderful year for music and we're so glad you're here with us exploring music via some of the globe's best selectors. We're coming in right down to the wire with a new mix from a veteran DJ perfect for your end-of-year holiday festivities. 

I met Balearic Mike via Paul "Mudd" Murphy, who suggested I meet up with Mr. Smith (his gov't name) and his soon-to-be spouse as they visited our fair city of San Francisco. Obviously kindred spirits, we all hit it off spectacularly and  have been solid amigos ever since, not to mention that the man has been a bit of a DJ mentor to me, encouraging me to get outside the tempo box and be freer with my selections and transitions, advice that I hold dear to this day as essential to my own progress in the artform. If there's a a DJ that speaks more to an  Idle Moment, we haven't found them.

Personal opinion aside, the man's accomplishments in pursuing the Balearic Beat (or non-beat, as it were) are legendary, seemingly at a nexus of Mediterranean ethos that brings all the tribes together, united through our love of music, dancing & chilling. HIs compilations for Claremont 56 (with Richard "Moonboots" Bithell) and the Down To The Sea and Back series (with Mancunian rhythm master Kelvin Andrews) have cemented him as a lead historian of the White Isle and the Black Crack we all love so dearly (I'm talking about records you filthy animals). 

Graciously, Mike has crafted us this wonderful two-hour mix to while away afternoons snowed in by the fireplace, for when it's too frozen outside to venture anything at all, and perhaps another round of hot cocoa is the only pressing thing to be done. Many thanks to Mike, and thanks to you all for streaming these wonderful mixes - your continued support enables us to continue highlighting our favorite DJs and we can't wait to bring your more greatness in the future. Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year to you and yours. Bring on 2026!

Mike Bee
San Francisco
December 2025

ig @balearicmike
sc @balearic-mike
mixcloud @balearicmike

Balearic Mike - Autumn Dub - Winters Chill

a track I made for Nyahh Records recent compilation of Irish artists - 'An Irish Almanac of Noise and Experimental Music from 2025' - check it out here: https://nyahhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/an-irish-almanac-of-noise-and-experimental-music-from-2025

Ducttaper, Boxticker, Taskmaster

Dear Friends!

My setap in my mix:

Octatrack
Analog Four
Machinedrum UW
http://eu.elektron.se/

45000 Multi-Track Looping Recorder
http://www.ehx.com/

Mackie 1202 VLZ 3 12
http://mackie.com/

Strymon Big Sky Reverb
http://www.strymon.net/

JoMoX MBase 11 Analog Kick Drum Module
http://www.jomox.de/

Thank you.

Best regards, Oleksandr Gladun aka Dunaewsky69

DUNAEWSKY69 - LIVE IN OTEL' 2015

Vintage synths, analogue drum machines and acapella samples. Dublin.

Purchase the double 12" vinyl only LP of Press Charges at http://www.countersunk.org/press_charges_album.html

or

Download the intrumentals version of the album here: http://countersunk.bandcamp.com/album/press-charges-instrumentals

Really, Really Real

Press Charges

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