Guest mix I did for David Agrella's radio show. 11th October 2021

Richard Sen Guest Mix For Agrellomatica Show Bloop London Radio 11 - 10 - 21

Since 2014, Public Release has been enlisting the raw, trademark groove of Richard Sen on a variety of now- renowned remixes. Label boss Eug has cited him in numerous interviews as being one of his all-time favourite producers, so it was inevitable that a solo EP would eventually materialize. That time has finally come, and in the Spring of 2022, the UK legend drops his solo EP “My Definition of Funk” on Public Release.

These three raw, gritty, hard-hitting, peak-time tracks are quintessential Richard Sen, combining the energy and influences of post-punk, breaks, and house in one sturdy sonic package.

RICHARD SEN - Smoke And Mirrors

RICHARD SEN - Social Science

RICHARD SEN - My Definition Of Funk

Recording of my set in the Do!! You!!! Radio tent at Gala Festival, Peckham, London 3rd June 2022. Charlie Bones on the mic and rewinds..

Richard Sen DJ Set Do!! You!!! Tent @ Gala Festival 03/06/2022

Recording of a demo mixtape I made in 1993 to give to club promoters. Most of the tracks are considered classics now but at the time were brand new or only a year or two old. Older DJs will know most of the tunes but for younger DJs, here's a chance to hear what we were playing 30 years ago.

Tracklist

1. THE HOLY GHOST INC. - Mad Monks On Zinc
2. JAYDEE - Plastic Dreams
3. RON TRENT - Altered States
4. UNKNOWN ?
5. TRANSFORM - Transformation
6. PSYCHICK WARRIORS OV GAIA - Exit 23 (Source)
7. RAMIREZ - El Volcan De Pasion
8. OUTLANDER - TZ4
9. STUDIO X - Join The Tribe
10. ESPIRITU - Conquistador (Sabres Of Paradise No. 2 Mix)
11. SUBURBAN KNIGHT - The Art Of Stalking (Ludovic's Favorite Mix)
12. K-ALEXI - Ha!!!!!!!!

1. DARK COMEDY - War Of The Worlds (Epic Mix)
2. MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE - UR My People
3. UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - Elimination
4. NITZER EBB - Let Your Body Learn
5. RED PLANET - Star Dancer
6. HOUSE HALLUCINATION - Prisoners Of Ecstacy
7. SULPHURIC - The Acid Chamber
8. VANDAL - Most Dangerous Universe
9. MIND OVER RHYTHM - Erzulie (Temple Dub Mix)
10. ONGAKU - Mihon
11. MODEL 500 - The Passage

Richard Sen Hard House mixtape 1993 (Techno, Tribal, Acid)

01 Spring 2011 House mix

The Do!! You!!! tent at Gala Festival is always the place to be - the best music, vibe and crowd so it was an honour to play there again. In my 30+ years of DJing this was one of the best gigs I've ever had. Unbelievable scenes, energy and appreciation. It went off! Respect to the Do!! You!!! crew. This is the recording from my set on Sunday 28th May 2023.

Richard Sen Do!! You!!! tent Gala Festival 28th May 2023

Bronx Dogs (Richard Sen & DJ Regal) guest radio show for Nuphonic's London Xpress series on XFM. Broadcast on 25th March 2001. We played an eclectic selection of tracks that influenced us.

PART 1 (DJ Regal)
Playmates - Beep Beep
Elvis Presley - Reconsider Baby
Curtis Mayfield - People Get Ready
Love - The Daily Planet
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cried Mary
Funkadelic - Can You Get To That
Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away
The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up

PART 2 (Richard Sen)
John Holt - Why Can't I Leave You
Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox
Talking Heads - Crosseyed & Painless
Futura 2000 & The Clash - The Escapades Of Futura 2000
Riuchi Sakamoto - Riot In Lagos
Tilt - Arcade Funk

PART 3 (DJ Regal)
The Commodores - The Assembly Line
The Mickey Mouse Club - Mickey Mouse March
Brian Eno - Another Green World
Whole Darn Family - 7 Minutes Of Funk
Cat Stevens - Was Dog A Doughnut
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Death Comet Crew - Exterior Street (At The Marble Bar)

PART 4 (Richard Sen)
Mr Fingers - Stars
Virgo - RU Hot Enough?
Foremost Poets - Reasons To Be Dismal?
Model 500 - Interference
BFC - Climax

BRONX DOGS LONDON XPRESS Radio Show XFM March 2001

Dedicated to those who went to Sabresonic, Lost, Universe, Vapourspace etc..


90s Techno mix

My forthcoming remix for John Grant. Released on Bella Union.

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John Grant - Disappointing (Richard Sen remix) SNIPPET

Mix for Beats In Space radio show December 2005
http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/289

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Beats In Space mix 6-12-2005

Mix I did for Colin Faver's radio show on Kiss FM July 1992. Featuring Leftfield, Moody Boys/Weatherall, Lil Louis, Carl Craig and more.

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Mastermix for Colin Faver show (Kiss FM) 14-7-1992

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Flow Master (Kim Ann Foxman Remix) (SNIPPET)

Flow Master (SNIPPET)

Deep, deep techno and breakbeat mix tape I did in May 1992. Experimenting with sounds and even a bit of Arthur Russell thrown in the mix with Kirk Degiorgio...

Let's Go Swimming - 1992 Mixtape (Deep Techno)

In 1992 I took a trip to New York on a record buying mission. The guys in a store called Vinylmania schooled me on the Loft and Garage sound. I didn't care about original copies and bought up all the Loft and Garage Classics and the Danny Krivit Edits (Mr K). This was one of the mixes I did when I got back...

Inside America - 1992 Mixtape (Disco/Loft/Garage Classics)

Mixtape I did in 1993 featuring Tim Harper, Basic Channel, Jam & Spoon. LSG and more... Watch out for the trance banger rushing through at 150 bpm!

Experimentation - 1993 Mixtape (Techno/Trance)

Mix to promote our monthly night - Deep Red at Grow, Tottenham, Ashley House, N17, London. 1st Friday of the month. Exploring deep underground dance music - old and new.
Nov 2nd: Richard Sen + Lo-Shea
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https://www.instagram.com/deep_red_disco/?hl=en
https://www.deep-red.club/

Richard Sen

Deep Red Mix 2018

DJ mix to promote my compilation "This Ain't Chicago - The Underground Sound Of UK House And Acid 1987-1991" released on Strut Recs.

ABILITY 2 - PRESSURE DUB
WINDOW SMASHERS - FREE TO BE
EXOCET - SAFETY ZONE
RETURN OF THE LIVING ACID - TWIN TUB
COLM III - TAKE ME HIGH (Mansion mix)
S.L.F. - SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT
PAUL RUTHERFORD - GET REAL (Happy House mix)
BIZZARE INC - TECHNOLOGICAL
RIO RHYTHM BAND - CUBA JAKKIN'
PLAYTIME TOONS - SHAKER SONG
JULIE STAPLETON - WHERE'S THE LOVE GONE (Remix)
BABY FORD - CRASHING

This Ain't Chicago 1 hour promo mix

Techno mix I did in 1993 featuring Air Liquide, Red Planet, Underworld, Underground Resistance, Random XS, Carl Craig, Nuropolitique and Stefan Robbers.

Liquid Men With Liquid Hearts - 1993 Mixtape (Techno)

Mixtape I made in 1995 reflecting the sound I was playing back then. Featuring: Idjut Boys, Gigi Galaxy, Claude Young, Gemini, Stickmen, Shake, Robert Hood, Mark Broom and more...

The Moons Of Saturn 1995 Mixtape (House & Techno)

Live recording of my DJ set at Radost FX club, Prague in 1995. Featuring: Crime (Crispin J Glover), DJ H feat Stefy (Larry Levan mix),  Fury (Murk), Danell Dixon, Kamasutra, Deep Dish presents DC Depressed, Idjut Boys, Stickmen, Jark Prongo, DJ Fever, Speedy J, The Free Chicago Movement and loads more that I can't remember the names of.

DJ set - Radost FX Prague 1995 (House)

Mixtape I did in 1995 featuring: Maurizio, Ron N Chez (Prescription), Kenlou, Auto Repeat, DJ Harvey, Francois K, The Martian (Red Planet), Teknotika, K Hand and more...

Newave Disco - 1995 Mixtape (Deep House and Techno)

Mixtape I made in 1996. Underground deep house and techno. Featuring: King Britt, Faze Action, Schatrax, Chain Reaction, Dave Clarke, The Stickmen, Russ Gabriel and some tracks that you can' t Shazam...

London After Midnight - 1996 Mixtape (Deep House and Techno)

First release on Richard Sen's label: Darkness Is Your Candle. Exploring the beauty of the night, dark and light.

Into The Abyss (CLIP)

Darkness Is Your Candle (CLIP)

First release on Richard Sen's label: Darkness Is Your Candle. Exploring the beauty of the night, dark and light. Released January 2020.

No Sameness (CLIP)

Padded Cell DJ mix to promote the new single "Guardians Of The Night" released on Different Recordings Dec 2012

Padded Cell club mix 2012 (nudisco/house/tec)

'Sporadic, wild and free he has never been one to be tamed, placed in a box and told how to play. From his youthful days spent painting the mean streets of London through to his acid laden take on old school club music he has amassed a reputation as one of the best in Britain' (Ransom Note 2018).

Fetish clubs and festivals; dark basements and back rooms; disco pubs and super-clubs. Richard has done it all, globally. His authenticity, experience and 30 year history in dance music map out a unique story.

Richard began DJing in 1989 with a residency at the infamous Crazy Club at Busbys and The Astoria (London). Ecstasy, acid house and frequent trips to New York, visiting his heroes at Nu Groove and Strictly Rhythm and searching for Chicago obscurities and Loft classics, provided the catalyst for Richard's dance music addiction. In 1993, Sen began working as a music buyer at the iconic London second-hand record shop, Music and Video Exchange. Since then he has amassed a vast collection and is recognised as an elder statesman, an educator and one of the leading experts of dance music in the world.

Richard's genre-fluid selection seamlessly flows back and forth between: old and new; dark and light; retro and futuristic disco, Italo, wonky house, electro, breakbeat and deep techno.

Sen has played all over the world in the past 30 years, including legendary clubs such as Sabresonic, Blood Sugar and Haywire (Andrew Weatherall’s club nights during the 90s and 2000s), Sign of the Times (UK 90s), Heavenly Social (UK 90s), Fabric (London), Sub Club (Glasgow), Robert Johnson (Germany), Air (Tokyo), D-Edge (Sao Paulo) and Cielo (NYC), and festivals including, Creamfields (UK), The Big Chill (UK), Pukkelpop (Belgium), 10 Days Off (Belgium) and Vibes on a Summer's Day (Australia).

Sen turned his talents to music production and recording in 1997. He has released more recently under his own name and under the guises of Bronx Dogs (1997-2003) and Padded Cell (2005-2012). He has released singles on his own label, Darkness Is Your Candle and for like-minded labels, Klasse Wrecks, Emotional Especial and Public Release. Sen's remix and production work have included respected artists such as: Bryan Ferry, John Grant, Unloved (David Holmes' band), LCD Soundsystem, Saint Etienne and The Jungle Brothers. Padded Cell's 'Signal Failure' single was also chosen by Francois Kevorkian to be used in the biggest selling video game of all time - Grand Theft Auto 4. Their music was also used in the U.S. HBO comedy show Eastbound and Down. In 2012, Richard released a compilation, This Ain't Chicago on Strut Records. This was a ground-breaking selection of obscure, early UK house music, widely regarded as the first retrospective of its kind. The promo video was listed in Beatport's top ten house documentaries of all time.

Richard remains passionate yet professional with impeccable taste. He currently has a bi-monthly radio show for Charlie Bones' station, Do!! You!!! (www.doyou.world) which allows him to narrate his history, explore his vast collection and introduce his eclectic taste to a new generation. 

Still a fan at heart, his favourite DJs who have inspired him, who he has gained support and respect from, and who have played his music include: David Mancuso, DJ Harvey, Andrew Weatherall and 'Evil' Eddie Richards.

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