Name: The Splashdown Mix (New Decade Mix #2) by DJ Simon Andrews in New Decade series
Duration: 1 h 35 min 16 s
Description: Eclectic and emotional. This mix combines a range of favourites from 2001 to 2021. I keep the beat alive throughout the mix; a classic example of harmonic key-mixing.

New Decade series

Eclectic and emotional. This mix combines a range of favourites from 2001 to 2021. I keep the beat alive throughout the mix; a classic example of harmonic key-mixing.

The Splashdown Mix (New Decade Mix #2)

I loved DJ-ing at DCM during the ‘heyday’ of house from 1994-95. Truly a golden era.

This mix captures the signature tracks from the summer of 1994 into the early winter of 1995. [February 1994 - June 1995], pretty much as I played them at both DCM and Blackmarket, Sydney every weekend.

Seamless and on-point. It captures EXACTLY how the major nightclubs sounded in mid 1995. If you were there, you were part of a movement. Many thanks to Allan, Tim & Brook, Penny, Margot, Eric and Ben.

DCM: Magic's Back! (Marko's Tenpin Bowling Mix) For the Lovers of House

I’ll never forget the first time I played at DCM. It was NYE on Dec 31, 1993. My heart was in my throat for the first hour or two, but the house was PACKED from start to finish (11pm - 8am). 

Undoubtedly, this was the kick-start to my career for many venues in Sydney’s inner-west. 

I guess I have to thank DJ James Fraser for offering me a little advice that morning as he took over at 8am. He told me to “stick to my long mixes”. And he was right. I still do that today.

I Remember House 1990-93 (Šime's Tropical Fruits Mix)

Two and a half hours of pure House & Deep House. For adult use only.

We've Lost Dancing 2022 (New Decade Mix #3)

I played a few recovery party sets at DCM after key dance parties throughout 1994-96.

If I wasn’t on the decks, I was operating the lighting rig. Remember the white baseball cap on backwards ;)

 Here is a mix that captures the atmosphere.

Beware of imitations - I was a fully-fledged employee at DCM at the time and I can provide documentation to prove this. I’ve learned of people trying to claim they were DCM DJ’s. Trust me - they’re cheap imitators. For the record, there were only a few DJ’s on the playlist for recovery sets: Alex Taylor, Grant Truslove, Simon Andrews, Lexie Bradfield, Stevie B, James Fraser and Brent Nichols. That’s it. Check the roster!

DCM Recovery Party Set. Sundays 8am - 6pm 1994 - 1996

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Short Club Mix

#Kygo #AvaMax #Whatever

Lyrics:
There’s a space in my heart
When it all comes crashing down 
Anytime I hear your name out in public 
There’s a place that I go
Every time that you’re in town
It’s just me
And the knots in my stomach
     
And it’s true
It wasn’t easy
Getting over you
But that’s just what I had to do
      
Whatever, whatever
We were never good together 
I’ll be here
And you stay there
Truth is I never cared
Whatever, whatever
Two years that ain’t forever 
I’ll be here
And you stay there
Won’t see me cry no tears

Nevermind, nevermind
Feels like you were never mine
Go lose myself
In the arms of a stranger
And yeah it sucks
Sometimes in love
You try your best but it doesn’t work out 
But it don’t matter either way

Kygo, Ava Max - Whatever - ID

Zara Larsson - You Love Who You Love (Jonas Drud Remix)

Hope you like it. If any of you ever use it in a DJ set, feel free to tag me in your stories @jonasdrud

Zara Larsson - You Love Who You Love (Jonas Drud Remix)

This mix was recorded impromptu on the wharf we built over our dam. As we burn off all the detritus from the empty dam at the end of the dry-season (that’s the track photo), we take a moment to recognise that the rains will come again like clockwork in the tropics. Within weeks, this empty dam will once again hold 1.2GL of fresh water and will provide a home for turtles, frogs, platypus (yep we have them), fish, caddisfly larvae, and a wide variety of bird life. We’ve taken great care to prevent cane-toad infestations and weed growth. Our dam is a native wildlife sanctuary.

Inspired following an irreconcilable split within the family. Much sadness, many tears, but with some set-teeth for the path forward…

This recording is saturated with B-minor keys throughout the mix. It’s intentional. This mix will bring joy and/or introspection depending on how you listen to it. That’s how B-minor works!

Resolution (New Decade Mix #4)

Matthew 19:24:

“And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”

I got the call at 8:15pm on Saturday night (26 Oct 2024). Scrambled out of the house within less than a heartbeat. Rocketed down the Gillies Highway from Atherton to Cairns, nearly killing myself in the process. I made it within minutes. Dad squeezed my hand, and then he was gone…

Dad died at 9:51pm AEST on 26-October-2024 in Cairns Private Hospital. He’s within the kingdom of God now. Everyone who knew him will surely miss him.

This mix was made in tribute to my late father; some of the tracks in this mix will (if you’re the least bit human) tug at your heartstrings. They certainly tug at mine…

Eye of the Needle (New Decade Mix #5)

The next mix in the  World Peace series. Thornton Beach, QLD.

 Have a great summer on the beach or wherever you find yourself this season. Enjoy!
As usual, feel free to share and post comments.

Summer Beach Party (World Peace Mix #3)

Sexy tunes for this Summer. New-Skool music. Old-Skool style. 

From Cow Bay Beach in QLD. Set 1 of 3.

Thank you Lou for organising the logistics from Port Douglas. Special thanks to Mark & Claudia.

Ready for Summer 2020 (World Peace Mix #4)

The first single from, ATLAS, the debut album coming August 09 2013 on Sweat it Out. 

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Take Me

Mix #1 in the “New Decade” Series. Chilled. Funky. Sexy. Just plain indulgent.

Before I left FNQ for that fateful trip to Sydney in August 2020 (effectively preventing me from returning home to Queensland for an indefinite period), I recorded this mix on the shores of Oak Beach, several days after we ran the intimate beach dance party [refer to WPS Mix #8] : “The Final Hour of World Peace”.

Indeed it was!

I had some days after that event to reflect, and imagine another angle of my approach as a DJ - bearing in mind I was micro-focusing to millionaire audiences during the WPS mixes. Of course, I didn’t advertise those parties to the mainstream (if I did that, it would have wrecked the exclusivity of those events), but you can still listen to the soundtracks - they are available from WPS 1 through to 8.

This mix was NOT recorded live at a dance party. It was just me and my decks on location at Oak Beach on a really balmy tropical afternoon, a few days after we packed up after WPS #8. It doesn’t diminish the ambience nor the impact. I recorded this mix with my heart wide open. The signature photo on the track is the late luncheon I gobbled down while mixing this recording - 4pm AEST to be exact. August 8, 2020. 

The location of this recording was only 100m up the beach from where WPS #8 was run a few days prior. Just a few days before, some 30 yachts were at anchor and three generators were barely enough to run WPS #8. (Logistical mayhem. A success, nonetheless.) Now, on this empty coastline, there were no flash crowds, no pop-up lighting rigs, no supercharged sound system; it was just me. With the ocean before me, and a good pair of headphones, I recorded this.

A big thank-you to Thala Beach Lodge for the impeccable beachside service. It was 28 degrees Celsius in the shade under those coconut palms. A gentle on-shore breeze wrapped in from the Great Barrier Reef and nearby islands. Just a few days after the glorious full moon in the tropics.

I kept this mix on ice for a long while - I wasn’t going to release it publicly because it wasn’t recorded at a live event. But on pressure from close friends, I release it now as the FIRST mix of a new decade.

Listen and share with your friends. A lot of love was put into this mix; a lot of my emotion went into this one, and I hope this brings you some joy! 

Peace and love,
Simon

Aussie Summer 2020-21 (New Decade Mix #1)

Simon began his public DJ career in 1990, appearing in an eclectic mix of  venues including the Imperial (Sydney), Rock Lily (Sydney), MP's (Gold Coast), Connections (Perth) and Pump (Newcastle), playing a funky house / progressive house style. In 1993 he began playing in more venues along the Sydney Strip, including DCM, The Albury, Taxi Club and Midnight Shift. Throughout the 1990s Simon's popular vocal house style, signatured by long transition mixes and infectious rhythms earned him popularity and a strong following in the competitive club environment. He became well-known in venues such as EP1, Blackmarket (Dayclub, Hellfire), DCM and Spike / Byblos. He also played at a number of dance parties in the mid-90s including "Venus 95" and Sleaze Ball in 1996 - 1998. He played on the Gold Coast (The Meeting Place)until it closed.

Simon is a veteran of the ‘old-skool’ House and House-Techno styles. If you’re on the dance floor at one of his gigs, prepare to be transported immediately into a sublime space. He has an uncanny ability to read his crowd, and often times it sounds like he is playing  just to YOU. It’s a refreshing style, and that makes him very unique in the DJ fraternity.

In 2018, Simon started playing at private dance parties at remote beaches along the Upper Eastern Australian coastline. These are the “World Peace” series - the ones before Covid hit our shores. His signature style still embeds him as a true master of House / Emo-house genre.

The Splashdown Mix (New Decade Mix #2)

DJ Simon Andrews

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