For some dance music fans, Hamish & Toby may be their new favourite DJs thanks to a recent US tour and excellent sets at festivals like Glastonbury, Dimensions, Houghton and Freerotation. 2022 was, after all, a breakthrough year for the UK duo. But in their own, close-knit world of Discogs fanatics and vinyl purists, Hamish Cole and Toby Wareham are admired and established names. They met while studying in Leeds, bonding over a shared love of wiggly bombs at countless clubs and hazy afterparties. They ran events (Butter Side Up, Dog Eat Dog), DJ’d tirelessly and continued to dig for obscure gems. Within a few years, they were both working full-time music jobs in London, booking Dimensions Festival (Hamish) and The Pickle Factory (Toby). (Hamish is now a director at Dimensions.) All in all, they’ve dedicated the past 15 years of their lives to dance music.

For all their behind-the-scenes work, Hamish & Toby’s true love is DJing together. They’re known for their long, expressive sets that go, in their own words, “all over the map.” Their RA Podcast, which was recorded live at Philadelphia party Subsurface in May, is a four-hour odyssey through golden-era house, tech house and UK garage. Proper party music, in other words. According to the duo, they were “fully locked in, as comfortable as we’ve ever felt DJing.” It really shows.

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For the 35th installment of our podcast series, we have a selector that has been going from strength to strength recently. Junki Inoue is as talented as they come. The Japanese-born, but London-based DJ somehow manages to make the heaviest of beats sound light and refined. His programming, razor-sharp mixing, refined curation, and humble attitude have earned him spots at some of the dopest venues and festivals around. Through his label SAISEI he also introduces long-forgotten obscurities from The Land of the Rising Sun to discerning collectors and selectors in Europe. This mix is an excerpt of his stellar performance at our Bret ADE event last year. Enjoy the ride!

VBX #35 - Podcast by Junki Inoue

@rareshofficial live from The Earthling on Friday night at Houghton 2023.

Recorded at Houghton - Raresh (2023)

Manchester’s Goutham takes the reins for podcast number 71. A rising selector, he first marked himself with us as one to watch with excellent podcasts for Pager & then later Outsiders.

Strap in for 70-minutes of deep, groovy and expertly dug house, the perfect accompaniment to the summer sun. A big thanks to Goutham for the peachy mix.

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BSU 071 - Goutham

Velasco live from Dimensions 2024.

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Velasco - Live From Dimensions 24'

"The mix is a cut from my warm up for Dj Koolt and Rhadoo in room 1 from April. I was trying out some newer bits, quite a lot of music from friends." - Harry McCanna

025 - Harry McCanna - Recorded live from fabric

Episode 3 in the series in brought to you by one of the finest curators in our scene, Albion Street Music. 2+ hours of deep and housey goodness straight from Albion Street. 

Positive Thinking 003 // Albion Street Music

Next up in our Live mix series is brief glimpse into the 6 hour all night long set from Liquid Earth at what has become his home away from home in Barcelona - Les Enfants.

Live series - Liquid Earth @ Les Enfants In Barcelona

Olga Korol - Live From Dimensions '25

Crescendo – Part Time Huggin / Fascinating You

Label/Cat#: Crescendo Music – CR008
Country: UK
Year: 2000
Genre: Electronic
Style: House
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Promo

Tracklist
A – Part Time Huggin
AA – Fascinating You

More information: https://www.discogs.com/release/1514929-Crescendo-Part-Time-Huggin-Fascinating-You

Crescendo - Part Time Huggin (2000)

Final bit of our all nighter on the Woodfloor in June, 8 hours of spinning tunes to a crowd of our close mates and some v sozzled Parisians. Shout out to Pete, Brice and the Concrete crew. Allez!

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