2018

Hello everyone and WELCOME! Yes, Il Modo returns with our 43rd Exclusive Series session, back after a winter hiatus. As we celebrate St Patrick's this week, we are thrilled to bring our listeners our third mix this month from the homeland of Ireland.

And have we saved the best till last, a STUNNING vinyl only set from Casper, Irelands original superstar DJ who treats us  to tunes from 1996 to 2004. 

A true innovator of Ireland’s underground, Casper has been immersed in electronic music culture since 1992. He cut his teeth promoting some of the earliest raves in the country before stepping behind the decks in 1994. 

By 1995, he had secured residencies at Dublin institutions like The Shaft, Zoo Club and Grouchos, later holding down slots at legendary venues such as Thompsons Garage, The Parliament, The Boom Boom Rooms, and Love at the Blue Zone.

His sound has resonated far beyond Irish shores, landing him a residency at Bash in South Beach, Miami, alongside appearances at The Shadow Lounge and Liquid between 1996 and 1999. Back home, Casper left his mark on iconic spaces including Red Box, The System Nightclub, Temple Theatre, and the Chocolate Bar.

From 2013 to 2020, Casper was one half of the progressive/tech duo Phraktal. Their output earned critical acclaim, including seven Beatport Top 10s and the album Why 1 is One and 2 is Two, which drew support from taste-makers like Nick Warren, Charlie May, Danny Tenaglia, Roland Klinkenberg, and Trancesetters.

Today, Casper is a resident at the annual Pitch in Fest, known for his expansive 6-hour journeys through Ambient, Electronica, Downtempo, Organic and Progressive House. His sets are immersive, emotionally intelligent, and deeply atmospheric — threading hypnotic rhythms with textured sound design to create lasting resonance long after the last track fades. 

For his second stint with Il Modo, Casper reaches deep into the archives with a brilliantly curated 2 hour VINYL ONLY mix. Capturing those truly hedonistic moments in Irish and global club culture, come with us on a journey back through time, as he sets out to rekindle the memories that only the rave can.

Moby – Into the Blue (Buzzboys main mix) – [Mute] 
Future Breeze – Smile (Van Bellen mix) – [Nebula]
Sasha – Belfunk – [Deconstruction] 
Freelance Icebreakers – [Juliet Rising] 
Bedrock – Voices (Freelance Icebreakers mix) – [Bedrock] 
James Holden – Horizons (Way Out West remix) – [Incredible] 
Culture Club – Do you Want to Hurt me (Quivver Dub) – White 
Deep Funk Project – 2 Heavy – [Zero Tolerance] 
Blackwatch – Foreshadow (Original mix) – [Pitch Black] 
Schiller – Ruhe (Humate mix) – [What’s Up]
Rabbit in The Moon – Floorida (Three Vs A. Machine A Dub for Strangeways) – [Hallucination]
Sasha – Bloodlock – [Kinetic/BMG]
A & G Division – Cherry City Blues Vol 1 (Conviction Guitar Dub) – [Conviction Records]

https://www.mixcloud.com/Casperdublin/

The Exclusive Series ~ Episode 43 ~ CASPER (Vinyl Mix 1996-2004)

Üdv mindenkinek és üdvözöllek! YES, hello and welcome to our exclusive weekly podcast, the series that takes you, our listeners, to exciting dance floors across Planet Progressive, returning with exclusive DJ sets that you really need to hear. Come with us today and see where we have landed ...

We are back to Hungary again today for only our second visit, with a DJ now plying her trade all over Europe and the Middle East, this is MORTISHA!

Hailing from Hungary and now calling Switzerland home, DJ Mortisha is a dynamic DJ and Producer who is rapidly making her mark in the electronic music scene. With an infectious passion for performance, Mortisha thrives in extraordinary settings, spinning her beats amidst the breathtaking mountains of Titlis and the luxurious landscape of St. Moritz. 

Her unique sound, characterized by energetic mixes and deep house vibes, creates an unforgettable atmosphere that perfectly complements the picturesque venues she graces. In Dubai, DJ Mortisha takes the nightlife by storm, spinning on opulent yachts and at the exclusive Privilege Rooftop at the SLS Hotel. Here, her music seamlessly blends with stunning views and vibrant ambiance, elevating the party scene to new heights. 

Back in her homeland of Hungary, she lights up lively beach clubs during the summer, infusing celebrations with her signature style. With a dedication to her craft and a genuine love for creating memorable experiences, DJ Mortisha continues to captivate audiences wherever she goes. 

Prepare to be swept away by the electrifying energy of Mortisha, a true force in the world of electronic music.

Brett Kelso-Jabari [Late Night Music]
El Ouyoun El Soud Warda (Jawad Benissa Remix) [White]
Clyve - Lights at Night [SudBeat]
Hobin Rude - 33rd [Mango Alley]
Quivver, Dave Seaman - Stars Awaken (Club Mix) [Controlled Substance]
Ruben Karapetyan - Carpe Diem [The SoundGarden]
Black Coffee feat Shekhina - Your Eyes (DJ Drift Franklyn Remix) [White] 
&Me, Black Coffee - The Rapture III [Keinemusik]
Pietro - Atarraya (Extended Mix) [Hidden Jams]
Maz (BR), VXSION - Amana [Dawn Patrol]

https://www.instagram.com/dj.mortisha
https://soundcloud.com/djmortisha?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://www.mixcloud.com/djmortisha/
https://www.facebook.com/viktoria.geller

The Progcast - Episode 263 - Mortisha (HUN)

1. Joe Miller - Nocturne
2. ID - Meditation
3. Joe Miller - A Third Remove
4. Christian Loffler - Nil
5. Herbert - It's Only (DJ Koze Remix)
6. Taloboman - Dans El Lit (Superpitcher Remix)
7. Rufus Du Sol - Underwater (Adam Port Remix)
8. Budakid, Jamie Stevens - Story of Tokay
9. Anatolian Sessions - Infial
10. Marsh - Soul
11. Red Axes - Sun my sweet sun
12. Machinegewehr - Life
13. Andrew Weatherall - Frankfurt Advice (Heretic Remix)
14. Joe Miller - Planet E is Far Away

30032025 - BAYR on SoundzWavez

Each month U/ME hosts a Special Guest showcasing the healing sounds of House music in all of its forms. We're all recovering from something; Love is the answer, Music is the medicine.

@dj_u_me

9:00 – 11:00pm
Monthly on the third Friday

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@blooplondon

Radio Recovery with U/ME + guest Spieltape - 18.04.25 🇺🇸

Live mix from my recent gig at the inaugural Stage One event at The Horse and Groom, London

Tracklist 
Comusa (Original Mix) -- Adam Ten, DvirNuns
Laid Out --Fully Horizontal Mix Danny HowellsI(Original Mix) 
Issues --Aidan Lavelle
When Your Time Has Gone (Original Mix) --Zombies In Miami
Shut Um Down (Sentre Remix) --Silvertooth
Theme, Mix 2 --Sublime 
Out Of Time (Original Mix) --Sasha, PoliÃ§a
Low Tide --Jamie Stevens & Zankee Gulati
Bending Light (Leandro Murua & ZAHNA Remix) --Daniel Testas
Rivers (Mike Rish Remix) --Jamie Stevens
Everything Everywhere (Original Mix) -- Rolasoul
PeekaBoo (Original Mix) --Cortona
Eterna (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix) --Slam

Live at Stage One, Horse & Groom 24-05-25

Controlled Substance - May 2025

By the mid-’90s, while peak-time anthems dominated global dancefloors, Melbourne started developing its own dialect—a darker, more hypnotic sound rooted in restraint. At its core was a small community of DJs and producers, united by a shared refusal to chase trends.  The sound they conjured was haunting: progressive but with a sparse architecture which created ample space for atmosphere. Indeed, a Zero Tolerance track spilled across the dancefloor with the tension of a coming storm. Uncompromising, yet cerebral.

To supplement our deep dive with Gab Oliver (see link above for full feature), the label head compiled an exclusive mix filled with fresh label cuts released on the label since its 2021 relaunch. 

No nostalgia, just fresh pressure.

BALANCE EXTRA: Zero Tolerance mixed by Gab Oliver

TRACKLIST & INTERVIEW

My live recording from Sanctuary Weekender!

This is an amazing event ran by some legendary friends Thad Lester & Leigh Lester held in the middle of the Otway's forest - my favourite place in the world. It's a school camp style eco retreat surrounded by beautiful Aussie bush scenery. Inside the barn is possibly the lushest most welcoming dancefloor/soundsystem i've played on! Funktion-One sound, about 15 couches to choose from, 2 incredible fireplaces + the best group of people who love to dance, it really made this winter weekender such an amazing experience.

I was on early in the festival so I went with a nice groovy warm up style set to welcome in the weekend. It was so awesome seeing my friends and new faces fill the room for the first time while playing on the Friday night 🙂

New ID from Paul Fakos and myself in there too starting at 42:40!

Enjoy 🔊❤️
Sam

Shoges - Live @ Sanctuary Weekender 2025

Melbourne’s DJ Be Kind to Other People has built a reputation through kaleidoscopic sets that are joy-positive. Equally at home alongside Australian crossover acts like Sneaky Sound System and Flight Facilities or deep in the sweat-soaked confines of the city's infamous Revolver Upstairs club, he thrives on a versatility which bridges scenes without ever compromising his identity.

His unique journey has already taken him to Burning Man (USA) and Devconnect (Turkey), with his next international appearance set for our inaugural Balance Croatia. Beyond the booth, he hosts Coburg Up Late, a talk show filmed in his garage featuring global and local dance music names.

On this Balance Selections mix, DJ Be Kind to Other People lets his personality shine across two hours of lush house and progressive. Featuring tracks from Gai Barone, Monkey Safari, Hannes Bieger, and more, it’s a vibrant journey into the mind of a truly idiosyncratic selector.

@djbekindtootherpeople

Balance Selections 331: DJ Be Kind To Other People

Death on the Balcony weave a richly textured narrative through sound, fusing disco shimmer and deep house warmth into something unmistakably their own. With over a decade-long journey that spans labels like Balance, All Day I Dream, and Sudbeat, their output is both prolific and purposeful.

Death on the Balcony will perform at Balance Croatia 2025.

@deathonthebalcony

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BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY
Barbarellas Discotheque, Pirovac, Croatia
feat. Deep Dish & Khen

Thursday August 7th 2025
(Friday August 8th morning finish)
12:00am - 5:00am

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BALANCE CROATIA SOLD OUT!
Limited daily tickets remain.

Balance Croatia 2025
Thu 7th Aug - Mon 11th Aug 2025
The Garden Resort, Tisno

Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info.

IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

Balance Croatia 035: Death on the Balcony

BALANCE CROATIA

I recorded this for Empathy leading up to the sold out Way Out West tour live at The Thekla in Bristol on 10th February. The official album launch party for Tuesday Maybe on Anjunadeep takes place at The Prince Street Social. I have the honour of playing with Jody Wisternoff and Empathy 'head honcho' Stuart Wilkinson - tickets here: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/?bypass_cache=1#date=2018-02-10&event_id=43099
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Tracklist
Newman - A Walk In The Plains (Tale & Tone)
Gallago - Lost Signal (Anjunadeep)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Donatello Black Out Mix) (unreleased)
Jam & Spoon - Odyssey to Anyoona (Jamie Stevens, One Remix) (Coldharbour Recordings)
Thomas Newman - Brooks Was Here (Departure Remix) (unreleased)
Freakme, Packim - Africae (Definition:Music)
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (PQM's Deephead School Edit) (unreleased)
L. Doblado - Lie Alone (16 Bit Lolitas Remix)(Anjunadeep)
Andres W - Blistering Ideas (Analog Jungs remix) (PHW Elements)
Movement Machina - Soul Muse (Gai Barone Dub Mix Edit) (Mango Alley)
Newman - The Sky And The Earth (Tale & Tone)
Basti Grub - Sonata Barnet (Bouk)
Ben Böhmer - After Earth (Anjunadeep)
Pete Heller - Simpler (Neari Rework) (unreleased)
Cherry - Mnong (Bonzai Progressive)
Ki Creighton, Makanan - Lost Nights (Wow! Recordings)
Toto Chiavetta - Analog Suite (Innervisons)
Amtrak - Homebound (Exploited)

Simon Lloyd, Empathy - Way Out West (Tuesday Maybe  - album launch after party mixtape)

"We got invited down to the Backroom in Bristol to do a very special one off house set, Outlaws style.  Big up Luke & Simon for inviting us down. Lets do it again soon."  - DFO xx 

DJ Bookings: will@ghettofunk.co.uk

Dancefloor Outlaws - LIVE at The Backroom, Bristol - Dec 2017

One of our sets live from Glastonbury 2017.. Enjoy!

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Live From Glastonbury 2017

The Last Night On Earth is back for the first show 2018 with a mix recorded from the Last Night On Earth New Years Eve party with Sasha recorded from The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto.

Sasha presents Last Night On Earth | Show 033 (January 2018)

3.5 hours recorded live from Bristol's The Doghouse

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/fb5f90'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

Live at The Doghouse

I’m one half of the The Back Room, the brainchild of Luke Stereo and I. A 21st century Balearic acid disco, joining the dots between sci-fi disco, dub, acid house, balearica, afrobeat, post punk disco, eastern rhythms and more. Luke and I currently host The Back Room venue at Glastonbury Festival and play regularly at a number of venues, festivals and clubs.

A resident for Bristol night Empathy with my good mate Stuart Wilkinson which has been running for over 20 years and I’ve played with Sasha/Digweed, Laurent Garnier; Bushwacka, Danny Howells Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren in past couple of years.  

Finally I play for uber eclectic brand 'Balearic Burger' as one of their resident DJs.

Some Past Highlights
Residencies held:
	Harvey Nicholls 
	Sevenshed
	Goldbrick House
Empathy:
Laurent Garnier
Danny Howells
Jody Wisternoff
Bushwaka
Newcitysound Events:
	Joey Negro
	Shapeshifters
	K Klass 
	Danny Rampling
	Soul Central
	Junior Jack & Kid Creme
	Grant Nelson
Nights:
	Lakota with Mr C 
        Shindig with Justin Robertson
        Motion with John Digweed
	Motion with Defected
	Motion with Fatboy Slim

Festivals
	Glastonbury 2015 to date 
	Shindig Weekender 2016 to date
	Tutti Frutti Weekender 2021, 2022
	Boomtown 2019, 2022
	Nibley Festival	2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
	Tokyo World 2019
	Bristol Pride 2014, 2015
        Lake Paradiso 2025

Production
https://open.spotify.com/track/6VWwHRpHJfqNzJQYOtmxxo?si=6ac4e68d50d243b4
https://soundcloud.com/simon-lloyd/sets/simon-lloyd-productions

Mixes:
https://soundcloud.com/simon-lloyd
https://www.mixcloud.com/TheBackRoomBristol

Live at The Doghouse

Simon Lloyd

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