Chief of the undercover cross over jam, the humble downtempo don and Rhapsodise head honcho @daniel_pisano adds his own slice of paradise to the series, with a dance focussed blend of beachside 90s breezers dusted off and smuggled from their mysterious cyber caves. Cruise control >> on! 

Q. Hey Daniel, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?

A. The mix is inspired by my love of 90s dance music. As with most of my mixes, the records used are exclusively from this era, or at least draw inspirations from it. The sounds I like from this era tend to have a similar feel to them - breakbeaty, progressive and always with a touch of balearic energy. I haven’t recorded a dance-floor mix for a couple of years so it was fun putting this together with some of my favourite records and CDs I’ve collected since then.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or new or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?

A. The first track I used in the mix is from a remix CD by Australian electronic music project ‘Kiva’. I went blind on their self-titled album last year and soon realised how good all of their other CDs were. I think I had naturally been drawn to look for music from the UK, Europe and the US and around this time I started researching a lot more into local artists. My appreciation for home grown electronic music definitely started to shift, which you could see in mixes and uploads to my YT channel.

Q. We’re big fans of your Rhapsodise YT channel over here, with some extraordinary finds being uploaded frequently over there by your good self! Tell us a bit more about that project and how you go about curating it, and what characteristics might you be looking for when deciding what tunes to share?

A. Thanks so much for the kind words :) The project was inspired by the other channels in the community that upload amazing finds. Internationally I was always blown away by No Frills, Customs, oddSample, Modern Art and local friends such as Mike Who, Daniel Lupica and Mirren. In terms of curation, I really just upload things that I enjoy that haven’t yet hit YouTube. Most of these uploads form part of mixes that I put together so the uploads I find are generally similar in style to the mix I’m preparing at the time. I’ve recently moved to London, so hopefully there’s some new uploads in the coming months!

MDC.288 Daniel Pisano

ffan's exclusive mix for RDC 2024 podcast:

"I recorded this mix at empty Nyapi on Sunday night, with still feeling haze. Tracks are my favorite tunes I listen to at dawn. Classic and some new ones. Still, zero plans for which I play at RDC yet, but I just imagine beyond space and time."

「このミックスは霧がかった日曜日の誰もいないNyapiで録りました。クラシックから新しい曲まで、僕が夜明けに好んで聴く曲を選びました。RDCでなにをプレイするかはまだ何も決めてないですが、RDCの持つコンセプト Beyond Space And Time をイメージしながらミックスしました。」

RDC 070 - ffan

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Sound Metaphors Slumber Tape - ffan - 01 Jul 2024

Mix of the Week #541 is "Easy Express 4"  by Dream Chimney
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Sound Metaphors - Gero - 24 Oct 2024

A series featuring mixes by the Hum Records crew and friends.
Compiled from store records and the dj's private collection.
@kejeblos

Tracklist:
Kevin McCormick - Passing Clouds
Total Blue - Chaparral
Lau Ro - Assim
Melting Steine  - Wings
Jessica Pratt - By Hook Or By Crook
Ural Thomas - Smile
JJ Whitefield* / Forced Meditation - Nothingness
Jo - Flying (Instrumental)
John Stammers - Idle I'm (Colorama Coloured In Remix)
Cho Co Pa Co Cho Co Quin Quin - Cuba = キューバ
Christine McNabb - Combination
Marcos Valle - Bicho No Cio
Collettivo Immaginario - Luna Gioia
Borrowed CS - Mystic Dream
Junior Tucker - Take A Message (Part 2)
Risco Connection - Ain't No Stopping Us Now (Version)

Hum Radio 027 (mixed by Kejeblos)

Recorded live at Giant Steps 09.02.25

@johngomezldn
@aneeshp

John Gómez at Giant Steps

La description va arriver.
The description will arrive.

(2) Instrumental dispo en free download!

thedayaftermybirthday_2025

Ioska II

Andres Astorga, aka ”Trujillo", aka "the Venezuelan don", feels most at home in the cosmic Caribe. The monthly mixes he put out from 2009 - 2016 are legendary and he has a real good feeling for finding that special record everyone will be after. (See Johnny Lamas if you need convincing). 

For "5918mins.", the don is dimming the light a little bit, slicking back his hair and showing us his sensual side. Hope you enjoy the ride.

Trujillo

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