Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing and whatever suits the mood…
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-31st-may-2025

Test Pressing 310525

For our 103rd episode we were happy to finally welcome Eleonora K (@elnrkstd) and DJ Aficionado (@aficionado_dj) for a summery guest-selection. The two make up two thirds of the Orbita party series here in Berlin and share a sweet spot for Dub, Roots and Lovers Rock remedies which work perfectly with ice-cold drinks on hot summerdays.

More info on our guests and their party series can be found here:

https://www.instagram.com/eleonora.k.is.real/
https://www.instagram.com/aficionadodj_/
https://www.instagram.com/orbita__berlin/

Hosted by @hendrik_stein

Artwork by @hendrik_stein & @kryptic_dj

The Past Forward radio show is hosted and aired on Cashmere Radio. Find more info and other episodes on the Cashmere Radio website - cashmereradio.com/shows/past-forward/

Past Forward #103 with Eleonora K & DJ Aficionado

"This one-hour vinyl-only mix weaves together chuggy house and disco grooves, built for those deep and magical moment when the whole dancefloor moves as one. You're invited on a sonic journey through spiritual, soulful, and percussive sounds now.
Enjoy the ride!"

Multi Multi Mix Vol. 18: Nina Yamada

@highspirits420

~ out now via Bandcamp
~ all profits to War Child UK 🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩

ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙 𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕤: Side A

Re-up of a mix I did for friends at @regelbau many moons ago. Out to the crew for have me on the series 👾

RBMIX20 by Greville

Welcoming Osaka-based edit wizard and cosmic selector @mori-ra for the third instalment of our guest mix series 🪄✨

Over 100mins of genre-bending deep disco, oddball gems, trancey chuggers and acid-tinged magic to sink your teeth into. A small taste of what to expect from him in the club!

Premiered on Skylab Radio: https://skylab-radio.com/shows/proto-exotica-e1

Proto Mix 003 - Mori Ra

July (i)tunes playlist (Athens, 23-07-2025, 40°C)

Alzheimer - Raga Cahambur
Entrance - Terry Perry
Xacara - Night In Aracaju
Mike Herting - Algodoal
Johannes Schmoelling - Lawnmower
Via Maris - Hiblrr
Le Mystérieux Orchestre Électronique de Paris - Réémergence d'une Promesse un Peu Trop Âgée
The Arc - Orphic Mysteries
Teal - Frog Kingdom
Der Assistent - Blaue Stunde
Bark Psychosis - Three Girl Rhumba
Der Assistent- Amnesie am Amazonas
Dancing Fantasy - Weather Report
Soshi Tekada - Deep Breath 
Perikas - Laberinto
Quintus Project - Night Flight

Music For Heatwave II

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Love On The Rocks - Sianza - 28 Jul 2025

Yuzo Iwata returns to Dreaming Mix. His fourth appearance was recorded live at the MOLDIVE party held in January 2025. Based on complex and diverse percussive beats, psychedelic elements and acid stabs intertwine, gradually rising in altitude and taking off into space. Enjoy the trip.
@fabio-konair

DREAMING 048 : Yuzo Iwata - MOLDIVE @NOON 31 Jan 2025

It was early June. Berlin summer was still full of promise. We had cherries 🍒 and we had fun. Raphaël Top-Secret soundtracked the night perfectly and the room was beaming with good nrg. Listen back ;)

IDs: @raphael-top-secret

Live From Orbita - 001 - Raphaël Top-Secret

OverAgain

Secretsundaze DJ bookings: 
marc@poem.agency

Spirit of Sundaze Ensemble bookings:
lauren@earth-agency.com 

Secretsundaze is the trademark of forward-thinking, underground house music. As an artist and brand – spanning parties and festivals, a record label, a studio, an NTS residency and a live band project – it’s been operating for over 20 years and embodies the spirit and community of London’s club culture. But it’s never been one to sit still or rest on its laurels; leave that to the nostalgia crew because Secretsundaze always keeps it moving. 

Take this year, 2024, as an example. Right now Secretsundaze is stepping out as an artist proposition in its own right, helmed by producer/DJ/curator James Priestley who’s currently packing a stack of club tracks that will drop across the year and establish the project as a hit factory for DJs and dancers searching for a fresh take on house music that draws on breakbeat energy and trancey euphoria. Priestley is known to take the roof off as a DJ and now he’s adding to his arsenal with sought-after solo productions of his own under the Secretsundaze name. 

As a tastemaker, Secretsundaze sits at the cutting-edge, bringing new heads into the fold and always looking to champion new talent. His NTS residency, which has seen MoMa Ready, Paquita Gordon and Alex Kassian guest recently, is a reflection of the project’s current dancefloor obsessions. The meticulous curation of the Secretsundaze presents parties and Multi Multi festival, renowned for featuring talents such as Ash Lauryn and Carista long before they gained widespread recognition and uniting visionary artists like Toumba, Tash LC and NIKS under a single roof, serves as a compelling testament to Secretsundaze’s commitment in celebrating new artists.

Now for some history: 2022 saw the launch of Spirit Of Sundaze Ensemble, a full live band project that reimagines anthems beloved of those in the know, recording and performing cult bangers like Photek’s ‘Mine To Give’ and Joyce Sims’ ‘Come Into My Life’. The band has already graced the stages of the Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) and the ICA as well as Beat Hotel and Kala festivals, with a debut LP set for release later this year.

This duality of cutting-edge and classic is what makes Secretsundaze so special. Priestley originally cut his teeth as a d’n’b DJ and a promoter of not-so-legal warehouse parties before becoming an annual resident at the legendary Robert Johnson and landing gigs at Panorama Bar and Queen at Smart Bar, which is the kind of gigography that many selectors would happily settle for. But Priestley’s love of underground club culture has propelled him even further and Secretsundaze is now two decades deep, a pillar of London culture that has poured blood, sweat and tears into the city’s music community. 

Secretsundaze begins 2024 as a solo venture with Priestley at the helm, navigating an ever-expanding musical universe that unearths and re-engages with different styles, genres and music scene via parties, live shows, productions, radio and even a new record label.

Multi Multi Mix Vol. 18: Nina Yamada

Secretsundaze

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