8Dio instruments used:
- Hybrid Tools 3
- Hybrid Rhythms
- Rhythmic Aura Vol. 2
- Forgotten Voices: Francesca

8Dio 2014 Stand Out Contest Submission: “Become” by “rebrained”

A special mixtape courtesy of Listen To This!:
http://www.listentothis.info

Tracklisting / Liner Notes:
http://www.self-titledmag.com/2015/10/09/listen-to-this-present-omg-japan-a-mixtape-of-experimental-japanese-music/

OMG JAPAN: Rare & Experimental Japanese Pop (1980 - 1989)

Solid Steel in association with Serato (25th December) The competition has closed and the votes have been counted for the Solid Steel Mix of the Year 2015 and we clearly ended the year on a high, as the two most popular mixes both came from December. 
There were two clear frontrunners that took most of the votes and it was the Modeselektor mix from the beginning of December that you decided was Mix of the Year 2015, with Jon 1st as a close runner up.


We welcomed back Jon 1st to Solid Steel for his personal highlights of 2015. It was a staggering 63 track mix of music that he's been playing out over the year, plus a few chilled favourites from 2015. Music on offer from LV, Fracture, Moresounds, Ivy Lab, Flako, Om Unit, The Internet, Kendrick Lamar, Hudson Mohawke, The Weeknd, Aphex Twin and Inner City Life by Goldie featuring the sublime vocals of Diane Charlemagne RIP. Ninja Tune and Big Dada are represented in the mix by Machinedrum, Seven Davis Jr, Beat Spacek, Offshore and the mighty Roots Manuva. Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Hour 2 - Jon 1st twitter.com/jon1st
LV - Ruiselede feat. Tigran Hamasyan [Brownswood]
Fracture x Moresounds - Dead N Bury [Astrophonica]
Alix Perez - Never Left [EXIT]
Ivy Lab - Plane Beats [Critical Music]
The Levels - We Could Be feat. dBridge [Self Release]
Ivy Lab - Two By Two [Critical Music]
Fixate - Sueno [EXIT]
Sam Binga & Deft - Steppin feat. Redders [Critical Music]
Ivy Lab - Deus [20/20]
Moresounds - Etho [ThirtyOne Recordings]
Alix Perez x Stray - Rip N Dip [Self Release]
Roots Manuva - One Thing [Big Dada]
Flako - Kuku [Five Easy Pieces]
Machinedrum - Seesea (DJ Rashad & Taso Remix) [Self Release]
Greazu$ X Subcorr - Saftey First [Unreleased]
ReDraft x Reminder - Your Love [Unreleased]
Dr Dre - Genocide feat. Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius & Candice Pillay [Aftermath]
Alix Perez X Eprom - Chiron [Alphapup]
Teeko - Dis Sound [Self Release]
Mr Carmack - Womp [Self Release]
Ivy Lab - Hiya feat. Havelock [20/20]
Stray - Paradise [EXIT]
Eprom - Knock Underground [Self Release]
Fixate - Throwback Therapy [EXIT]
DJ Spinn - Duppy feat. DJ Rashad & Danny Brown [Hyperdub]
Kidkanevil - Ewok feat. Ocean Wisdom [Par Excellance]
Om Unit - Spiritwerk [Cosmic Bridge]
DJ Monita - Luv Ta Luv Ya (Fracture VIP) [Astrophonica]
Moody Good - Witness The Fuxness [NEST]
Sam Binga - Tek Nuh Chat feat. Redders [Critical Music]
Ivy Lab - Sunday Crunk (Mefjus Remix) [Critical Music]
House Of Black Lanterns - So Tell Me (To Detroit) [Self Release]
Hyroglifics x Sam Binga - Thoroughbred feat. Redders [Critical Music]
The Internet - Girl feat. Kaytranada [Columbia]
Danny Scrilla - Riddim [Cosmic Bridge]
Alix Perez x Eprom - Minotaur [Alpha Pup]
Alix Perez - Recall & Reflect [EXIT]
Seven Davis Jnr - Be A Man feat. fLako [Ninja Tune]
Offshore - Off Peak [Big Dada]
Sully - Charms [Keysound]
Tehbis - LVITM [Hit + Run]
Submerse - Trip [Project Mooncircle]
Fine Print - Can't Lie (Ivy Lab Remix) [B3SCI]
Stray - Movements (Machinedrum Remix) [EXIT]
Fixate X Hyroglifics - Daft [Unreleased]
Danny Scrilla - Higher Plane [ZAMZAM]
Danny Scrilla - Freeflight feat. Om Unit [Cosmic Bridge]
Touchy Subject - Long Time [Medallion Sounds]
Beat Spacek - There Is A Love [Ninja Tune]
BOATS - Row [Self Release]
Crypitcz - Transmission [Inflect]
Kendrick Lamar - U [Top Dawg / Aftermath]
Hudson Mohawke - System [Warp]
Working Girl - Feed Me (Deft Remix) [Self Release]
The Weeknd - King Of The Fall (Fracture Astrophonica Edit) [Self Release]
HLMNSRA - My Merry Valentine [Unreleased]
Ivy Lab - 20 Questions [Critical Music]
Goldie - Inner City Life (Cazal's Slump Mix) [Self Release]
Jessy Lanza - You Never Show Your Love feat. DJ Spinn & Taso [Hyperdub]
Sully - Helios [Astrophonica]
Aphex Twin - Avril 14th Reversed [Self Release]
Fis - Pedal [Loopy]
Med, Blu & Madlib - Finer Things feat. Likewise & Phonte [Bang Ya Head]

Solid Steel Radio Show 25/12/2015 Hour 2 - Jon 1st

Solid Steel in association with Serato (8th January) It's another label takeover this week with Axel Boman and Kornél Kovács from Studio Barnhus sharing deck duties. Alongside Petter Nordkvist they've been running the Swedish label since 2010 and we get a taste of some forthcoming Studio Barnhus material. Their productions, remixes and DJ sets have always been of the highest quality and it's no exception this week. Axel Boman takes care of Hour 1 and he told us;

"I usually record mixes with stuff from my vinyl collection because i dont have cdjs. i think its good that i dont have them since it forces me to be creative with that format. but sometimes i miss being able to mix unreleased stuff so i decided to go outside of my comfort zone on this one. not too far outside since i used ableton and 2 channels on my e&s mixer so it felt vaguely familiar. the music is mostly Studio Barnhus related stuff, some upcoming releases and some golden oldies. a big thank you to Young Marco for the intro track, of course it takes a dutchman at redlight records to dig up the best swedish music, haha."

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
You can follow Solid Steel on  facebook.com/pages/Solid-Steel/175027509192663
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Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-812016-hour-2-kornel-kovacs


Hour 1 - Axel Boman   https://twitter.com/AxelBoman

björn jason lindh	_	transea	_	Sonet
Andreas Dorau & Justus Köhncke	_	Was Zu Sagen War	_	Kreisel 99
Lukas Nystrand von Unge 	_	Untitled	_	unknown
Pedrodollar	_	Untitled (Wonderloops 1 (premaster))	_	unknown
Lukas Nystrand von Unge	_	untitled	_	unknown
Axel Boman	_	Untitled	_	unknown
Dos Attack	_	Flue (Kornél Kovács remix)	_	Riverette
Matt Karmil	_	if i'm honest i miss you a little bit	_	unknown
Ametsub	_	PRECIPICE DRIVE - ROBAG EDIT	_	Nothings66
MLiR	_	Untitled	_	unknown
MLiR	_	Untitled	_	unknown
Shakarchi & Stranéus	_	Untitled	_	unknown

Solid Steel Radio Show 8/1/2016 Hour 1 - Axel Boman

Lord of the Isles is our guest in Hour 2 and the Scottish producer has racked up a string of releases across labels like Phonica, Shevchenko, Permanent Vacation and Japanese label Mule Musiq, on which he has a track featured on their forthcoming compilation. He had this to say about his mix;
"This mix was recorded at home with some records from artists and labels that i’ve been enjoying lately. An unreleased LOTI track that i’ve playing out recently has also sneaked its way in there. Listening back I can tell I’m longing for Summer already. Sounds like memories of a Summer gone by. Thanks for having me hope you enjoy. Nx"

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
You can follow Solid Steel on  facebook.com/pages/Solid-Steel/175027509192663
instagram.com/solidsteelradio
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Email solidsteel@ninjatune.net

Go to Hour 1 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-522016-hour-1-terror-danjah


Hour 2 - Lord of the Isles  - https://twitter.com/LOTI_MUSIC
PLO Man - Event Horizon - Acting Press
Iueke - Tape 5 - Antinote
Vakula - Ukrainian Landscape - Bandura
Royer - Collectively - Lobster Theramin
Duckett - Nervous In Regard To Waking Up - UntilMyHeartStops
DJ Fett Burger & Jayda G - NYC Party Track - Freakout Cult
Lord Of The Isles - Untitled - Unknown
Shine Grooves - Tea - Kimochi Sound
Ian Blevins - Hannibal - ESP Institute
Dynamo Dreesen, SVN (2) & A Made Up Sound - Untitled - Acido Records
#####-#####.1 - Unknown
Duckett - Track 3 - UntilMyHeartStops
Shinto Atobe - The Red Line - Chain Reaction / DDS

Solid Steel Radio Show 5/2/2016 Hour 2 - Lord Of The Isles

Fb-01 Test #2

Solid Steel in association with Serato (11th March) We welcome Brooklyn based producer The Range to Solid Steel this week. His new album Potential, which is out on Domino on 25th March, has him utilising some of the less viewed clips of amateur vocalists alongside his own electronic productions to great effect. His mix is full of classic dance tunes from the mid to early 90's, leaning heavily on the awesome R and S label. He told us;
"For this mix I wanted to reach back to a point in time that I missed musically as I was too young but proved an interesting part of the last twelve months for me. These songs gradually crept into my psychology during the process of making Potential and while I don't think they are explicitly reflected in the music on the album I am glad to have an opportunity to showcase the spirit of the songs that I think express an aspiration of feeling good."

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
You can follow Solid Steel on  facebook.com/pages/Solid-Steel/175027509192663
instagram.com/solidsteelradio
twitter.com/SolidSteelRadio
Email solidsteel@ninjatune.net

Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-1132016-hour-2-calibro-35

Hour 1 - The Range https://twitter.com/therangejames
ken ishii - extra
jaydee - music is so special
cj bolland - carmargue
jonny l - hurt you so
youngstar - true vip
burial - near dark
point blank - meng's theme (jereon verheij remix)
armitage shanks - stoke-on-trent
kenny larkin - loop 2
david morley - buchla baby
cj bolland - neural paradox
psycho drums - pattern 9
nrg - the real hardcore (core mix)
westbam - let yourself go
aphex twin - polynomial-c

Solid Steel Radio Show 11/3/2016 Hour 1 - The Range

Solid Steel in association with Serato (20th May) In Hour 1 we're delighted to welcome back Lone to Solid Steel for his 3rd time on the show. He first appeared in 2007 as part of Kids In Tracksuits and then again as Lone in 2009, and you can hear both mixes at SolidSteel.net . Lone's albums and live sets have touched a lot of musical ground. He's demonstrated his long-standing love of 90s hip hop, passing penchant for the bright lights and sounds of hardcore alongside his career defining old school house releases. All steeped in nostalgia whilst bringing a dance floor ready sound from the in-between places of your consciousness, making you feel warm and fuzzy without quite knowing why. His latest mix for Solid Steel perfectly showcases what his club sets are sounding like and he had this to say about his mix;
"I wanted to put together a club friendly mix for Solid Steel, something containing a bunch of the sort of tunes I'm playing out at the moment. Having said that, I didn't want to go completely one way like that, so I tried to put something together that could work just as easily as a home listening mix - it was fun trying to bridge that gap. I also saw this as a good excuse to showcase a bunch of forthcoming material from our MagicWire label, so there's quite a few exclusives here... even some stuff I'm working on under a different name...."
His new album 'Levitate' is out on May 27th on R & S and and you can pre order here http://www.lonemusic.co.uk 

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
You can follow Solid Steel on  facebook.com/pages/Solid-Steel/175027509192663
twitter.com/SolidSteelRadio
Email solidsteel@ninjatune.net

Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-2052016-hour-2-konx-om-pax

Hour 1 - Lone  https://twitter.com/Lone

LONE - PHOTOGRAPH (Unreleased)
SHAMOS - ODE TO LYNCH (Apron)
SMOKE SIGNALS - RENT CHEQUE NIGHT (Magicwire)
BRUCE TRAIL - BRIDGEWORK (Magicwire)
DJ FETT BURGER - NYC PARTY TRACK (Freakout Cult)
TMO - MELODIC JAM (Public Possession)
GNORK - BIG DIPPER (Magicwire)
DJ FETT BURGER - SPECKBASS (Sex Tag UFO)
DJ OCTOPUS - MORNING LAB (UTTU)
ROSS FROM FRIENDS - CRYSTAL CATCHER (Unreleased)
REZZETT - BOILING D’S (The Trilogy Tapes)
ALLEGED WITCHES - PICK UP YOUR NEEDLE (INITIATION REFIX) (Unreleased)
ANDREAS GEHM - FIRE DEPARTMENT WEST (Super Rhythm Trax)
G23 - MOUNTAINS ACID (Super Rhythm Trax)
PAUL WOOLFORD - NO REQUESTS (SPECIAL REQUESTS FANTASY FM REMIX) (Running Back)
MODEL 500 - I WANNA BE THERE (R&S Records)



Solid Steel Radio Show 20/5/2016 Hour 1 - Lone

In Hour 2 we start warming up for the Olympics in Rio with a Brazilian mix from Kickflip Mike and Luds. They are cofounders of the Berlin based label Box Aus Holz and have also seen releases on Tartelet Records and Money $ex (alongside releases from Max Graef and Glenn Astro), with the Three Turtles EP from Kickflip Mike and Julius Conrad being the most recent. They had this to say about their mix;
"Luds and I recently played in Brazil for the Alter Disco Crew, we went to many record shops and in this mix recorded our favourite digs."

The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
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Go to Hour 1 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-1572016-hour-1-paleman

Hour 2 - Kickflip Mike and Luds

https://www.facebook.com/Kickflip-Mike-830695440350668/
https://soundcloud.com/joschka-seibt
https://www.facebook.com/ludsbah/?fref=ts

Caetano Veloso - Jorge de Capadócia - Philips
Astrud Gilberto - Take it Easy My Brother Charlie - Perception Records
Marcos Valle - Com Mais De 30 - Odeon
Azymuth - Partido Alto - Milestone Records
Manfredo Fest - Brazilian No. 1 - T&M Productions
Shawn Lee´s Ping Pong Orchestra - Brazilian Bubble - Ubiquity
Maria Marcia - Amigo Branco - Capitol Records
Zanini - A Quoi Tu Joues - Riviera
Jorge Ben - Queremos Guerra - Artistas Unidos
Marilia Gabriela - O Que E, O Que E? - Opus
Candeias - Palmeiras - Disques Esperance
The Don Burrows Quintet -  Prossiga - Cherry Pie
Sergio Mendes - Amor e Agressao - Atlantic
Trio Mocoto - Maior e Deus -  RGE
Gal Costa - Lost in the Paradise - Philips

Solid Steel Radio Show

Solid Steel Radio Show 22/7/2016 Hour 2 - Kickflip Mike & Luds

this is an fm remake of an old piece of mine which will be 4 years soon - Pink Streets. it's the very first track on this account too