There's nothing I love more than hearing amazing tunes in the great outdoors and letting loose on a dusty dancefloor. 

The tunes in these sets are the kind I like hearing on a finely tweaked system somewhere in the wilderness....

Dusty dancefloors...

These are recordings or mixes that encompass the sounds I like hearing in the club. 

Warm melodies, solid percussion and a groove that just won't quit. Sounds to get the dancefloor moving and the people smiling :-)

In the club...

Taking time away from the clubs in 2017 to raise his family, Simon has channeled his creative energy into his downtempo project that covers the best of electronica, ambient and broken beats.

Beat Explorations

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it". - Salvador Dali 

After fluffing around, getting caught up in my own indecisiveness on what sort of mix to make and second guessing myself continuously in the pursuit of some level of perfection, I decided to cut the crap and just get a bunch of tunes I liked and put them into a mix with my favourite weekend of the year in mind (RSF). 

These are tunes that have inspired me in some way or stuck in my mind whilst i've been living in a remote indigenous community in NT, as far away from clubs, events and festivals that i've ever been. There are some older tunes that hold sentimental value and some brand spankin' new tunes, covering the melodic side of techno with a bunch of the usual suspects plus a few new faces. 

Going against the grain of slower BPMs, this mix has pretty melodies with a decent kick and hints of rave to suit dusty dancefloor boogying, desk rave outbursts, big fish little fish cardboard box driving sessions, kitchen twerking, gym workout shimmying and wherever else you wanna bust a move.

I hope you like what you hear. 

Tracklist:
01 Graze - On Board (Original Mix) [New Kanada]
02 @kollektivturmstrasse - Phoebe (Clastic Version) [Cocoon Recordings]
03 @aparde - Eintausend Krieger (Microtune & Takter Remix) [Concorde Club]
04 @dominik-eulberg - Noch ein Bass im Aermel (Original Mix) [Herzblut]
05 @jaap-ligthart - Hasseldub (@phm Remix) [MNL]
06 @gabrielananda - The Hunt (Original Mix) [Suara]
07 @martin-buttrich - I lost my wallet (Original Mix)
08 @mauro_norti - The Cliff (Indieveed Remix) [Cocoon Recordings]
09 Mauro Norti - Placebo (@robhes Remix) [Change Audio]
10 @mononoid - Two Terms (Original Mix) [Traum Schallplatten}
11 @10densmusic - Rekoi (Original Mix) [Cinematique]
12 @ryan-davis - Eyes wide open (Original Mix) [Traum Schallplatten]
13 @sql & @olafstuut - Ilinc (Original Mix) [Traum Schallplatten]
14 @lefrenk - Multiverse (Original Mix) [Deep Different]
15 @andreasbrunner - Feel the difference (Original Mix) [Maripoza]
16 @microtrauma - Northland (Analog Edit) [Free Download]
17 Dominik Eulberg - Die Blaue Sekunde (Original Mix) [Traum Schallplatten]

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Simon Murphy - Have No Fear - Sept '13

This is a recording of the set I played to reopen the Hydra Stage on Saturday @ Earthcore's 20th Anniversary. Unfortunately I didn't have my recorder on me so I recorded this at home in the order I played them at the festival. 

Kicking off things at midday I wanted to give the crowd some dusty dancefloor flavoured techno for breakfast to help them wake up. There are a bunch of new tunes mixed in with a bunch of my favourite dancefloor stomping tracks from years gone by. Purists be warned, this contains heavy doses of doof. 

I took the photo whilst I was playing, if anyone in the photo wants me to take it down, please let me know :-)

Until next time, I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did playing. The energy coming back from the dancefloor was amazing!! 

Cheers :-)


Note: The completely tongue in cheek intro is a movie sample I've been wanting to use for years so I hope it gives people a giggle i.e. it is not meant to offend anyone.

Tracklist:

01 Simon Murphy EC Intro
02 Miyagi - Candy (Oliver Schories Remix)
03 Spektre - Steel City Sunrise
04 Pig & Dan - Eagles From Space (Alt Mix)
05 Cassandria Daiva - So Alive
06 dubspeeka - Fix Me
07 Zusammenklang - Morganblaue (Maverickz Remix)
08 Oliver Lieb - Hold It Back
09 Ticon & Christian Smith - Jinxed (Christian Smith Remix)
10 Ben Coda & Ettica - Titan
11 Riktam & Bansi - Flap It
12 DJ Slater & Nipp - The Clap (Lish Remix)
13 Sun Control Species - Magic Button
14 Weekend Heroes - Supernova (Magitman Remix)
15 Fady Ferraye - Incoherent Transcripts (Magitman Remix)
16 QuiQui - Riddles In The Dark
17 Simon Murphy EC Outro

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Simon Murphy - Hydra Stage @ EC - Nov '13

breathe.015 - Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric 2022 - Chill Island

This live recording comes from breathe. head honcho Simon Murphy, covering a range of downtempo and chilled out beats. Played in the early evening it includes some blissed out melodies and a few surprises.

Here are a few words from Murphy...

"During extended lockdowns and long periods of uncertainty in the world my creativity took a nose dive. Whilst I wasn't playing any music or recording any mixes I amassed a few HUGE playlists in Spotify, digging deep and unearthing some incredible music, both new and old. This set was my first opportunity to share some of the gems I had found on the hunt... 

Played to a wonderful crowd on the Sunday evening at Esoteric Festival in regional Victoria, the chance to play on the Chill Island's maiden voyage was a treat that I absolutely loved... enjoy".

Track list:
01  Rena Jones – Open Me Slowly
02  Good Lee – Grace
03  Blackboxx – 7 Ghosts
04  Tor – Two Suns (CloZee Remix)
05  Ancient Astronauts – I Came Running
06  Emancipator & 9 Theory – Pharaoh Dunes
07  Koresma x Marley Carroll – Eucalyptus
08  Poldoore – Antarctic Circus
09  Alvater – This Pertains to Solitude
10  Rising Appalachia & The Human Experience – Sunu
11  Jon Kennedy – Tonto Rides The Gain
12  il-lo – alma (Frameworks Remix)
13  Blackboxx – Shared Skies and Second Suns
14  Murge – Full Flight 
15  MA-AM – Find Another Way (Tor Remix)
16  Rohne – Phase
17  CloZee & 9 Theory – Nuages (Emancipator Remix)
18  Tor – Lens (O’Flynn Remix)
19  Bicep – Glue
20  Lapalux – Earth
21  Ancient Astronauts & Ian Urbina – We Stand Our Ground

breathe.015 - Simon Murphy - Chill Island @ Esoteric 2022

breathe.015 - Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric 2022 - Chill Island

Without a doubt, James Zabiela has had as much influence on my music as anyone.

Disenchanted by the tech house wave that swept across the scene about 5 years ago I sought new inspiration. Through his sets that fused music that not only crossed, but also defied genres, I found the inspiration I needed. JZ opened my eyes to a whole new world of music to explore. I immersed myself in electronica, returned to my techno roots and have ended up where I am now.

With Darkbeat putting on a Born Electric showcase and James Zabiela headlining, this set was put together to pay my respects to the foundation that was laid when listening to those sets that changed my whole perspective on music. This is the music I love. 

There are a few nods to those directly inspired by JZ and my musical journey back then e.g. Trifonic, Lusine, Babicz etc, plus some new tunes by some of my recent favourites e.g. Avatism, Recondite etc. I guess if it needs to be pigeon-holed it's electronica/techno but that's irrelevant. 

Anyway, enough rambling about semantics, don't talk, just listen....

Tracklist:

01 Robert Babicz - Time Shift
02 Trifonic - Parks on fire (Child Remix)
03 Wankelmut - Rascals (Fabio Gianelli Remix)
04 Groj & Van Did - Outdoor
05 John Tejada - Now we're here (Instrumental Mix)
06 Dominik Eulberg & Gabriel Ananda - Dinosaurs in the sky
07 Lusine - Haze
08 Recondite - Weldluft
09 N'to - The Sand Dealer
10 Avatism - Not everything is lost
11 Avatism & Clockwork CW - Bitter Reminiscence 
12 Burial - Raver

Note: This is a recording of the set I played at Darkbeat's Born Electric showcase that featured James Zabiela, Drew Hill & Pedestrian plus a bunch of Melbourne's best. This was recorded at home after the event exactly as I played it in the club.

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Simon Murphy - Born Electric @ Darkbeat - Jan '14

On the deep house and tech house tip, this mix covers tunes I don't often get to play (hence the tongue in cheek title). This gave me a chance to experiment and offer up my take on the genres (including a few cheeky re-edits that I put together).

Except for the last two tunes, these are the same tunes in the same order I played them at Prognosis' 3rd Birthday at Loop on 15th Feb. I'm hoping to put together a longer mix on this tip some time soon... 

But enough musiq schmusiq talk, just listen....

Tracklist:
01 Uner - Let me introduce him [Diynamic] *(Simon Murphy Edit)
02 David Keno, ME & her - Walking Boots [Suara]
03 Schlepp Geist - Those Days [Heinz Music]
04 Djuma Soundsystem, Aki Bergen, Lazarusman - Your Deep Is Not My Deep (Aki Bergen Version) [Audiomatique]
05 Roland Clark & Fat Sushi - Wake up [Suara]
06 Kiki - Dynamite [Bpitch Control]
07 Madmotormiquel - Black Birds [Katermukke] *(Simon Murphy Edit)
08 Marcus Meinhardt - Melbourne [Heinz Music]
09 Dusky - 9T8 [School Records]
10 Douglas Greed - When a man sings on a track (The Glitz Remix) [Voltage Musique Records]
11 The White Lamp - Ride with You (Mike Dehnert Remix) [Hotflush Recordings]
12 Pig&Dan & Rachel Lyn - I am one [Terminal M]
13 Midland - Realtime [Graded]

Simon Murphy - Your game, my rules - Feb '14

Prognosis 3rd Birthday Retrospective

Our little baby is growing up so fast. The past 3 years has seen some of Australia's best take to the stage and slam out some of the best music around. Prognosis has always had an incredible vibe with lovers of music of all descriptions making the trip down to Loop for each event. It truly has been an amazing time.

For the birthday we got some slap bands made up with USBs filled with Prognosis related tunes. J-Slyde, Aaron Static and myself also recorded a special 40ish minute mix each with tunes that stood out to us over the Prognosis events gone by.

The full recording with all three sets is here:

http://soundcloud.com/aaronstatic/prognosis-3rd-birthday 

This mix is my portion and includes tunes by some of my favourite artists and some of my favourite Prognosis tunes. Being so short, a lot of great tunes missed out but I think this is a good overview of the kind of music I've been pushing at Prognosis events.

Tracklist:

01 Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Grillen im garten [Wormland White] 
02 Max Cooper - Micron [Traum Schallplatten] 
03 PHM - A stolen moment (Oliver Lieb Remix) [Wide Angle Recordings] 
04 Matador (IE) - Klay [Minus] 
05 Dominik Eulberg - Die 3 Millionen Musketiere (Gabriel Ananda Remix) [Traum Schallplatten] 
06 Nick Warren - Rumbletump (Microtrauma Remix) [Sudbeat Music] 
07 Monaque - Dos3000 (Quivver Remix) [microCastle] 
08 Minilogue - Let life dance thru you (Microtrauma Remix) [Traum Schallplatten]

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Simon Murphy - Prognosis 3rd Birthday Retrospective - Feb '14

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Recorded straight from the mixer @ Prognosis at Loop Bar 19th April '14.

Versus/B2B sets can often be booked for the wrong reasons e.g. cram more DJs on the bill to get more puppets to push the brand. When they are booked for the right reasons though, there can be some awesome results. I specifically booked Miza to play a versus set with me at Prognosis as I had a feeling it'd be epic. Late-ish set too so no holding back tune wise. This is the result...

The tunes cover some new stuff with a bunch of classics that inspired both myself and Miza as punters and DJs. Techno, minimal and everything in between. Some outdoor organic flavours, some warehouse sounds and some wonky bits thrown in for good measure. One of the most fun sets I've played.

Note: Excuse a couple of the volume variations. Yet again the inner city living movement forces clubs to jump through hoops and drop the volume at any point in time the scumbags complain.

Murphy vs Miza - Live @ Prognosis - Apr '14

The live recording from @simon-murphy and my B2B opening set on the Lost Lagoon stage at Esoteric 2023.

We opened the Lost Lagoon on a sunny Saturday afternoon from 1pm to soundtrack things with some 4/4 party vibes, chock full of bootlegs, remixes and a-grade watery lagoon choons!

Expect tunes from Aphex Twin, Sasha, London Grammar, Super Flu, Andhim, Gorgon City, Everything But The Girl, D-Nox & Beckers, Dj Shadow, Rufus Du Sol, and many more.

Biggest thanks to everyone who made it down for a dip and a bop, and of course to the incredibly welcoming NaughtyCool lagoon crew!

Tracklist:
01. Flight Facilities - Clair de Lune
02. Aphex Twin - Rhubarb (Child Deep Techno Remix)
03. Dire Straits - Six Blade Knife (Daniel Zuur edit)
04. Dj Shadow - Midnight in a perfect world (Tidy Daps Remix)
05. Everything but the girl - Missing (Cemode 2018 Rethink)
06. Moderat - Bad Kingdom (DJ Koze Remix)
07. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Vintage Culture Remix)
08. Underworld - Two Months Off (DAVI Remix)
09. London Grammar - Hey Now (Sasha Remix)
10. RUFUS - Innerbloom (H.O.S.H. Remix)
11. Adana Twins - My Computer Feat. Glowal (Original Mix)
12. Marcapasos - The Fear (Oscar Remix)
13. Drama & Gorgon City - You've Done Enough (Terrace Dub)
14. Booka Shade - In White Rooms (Hunter/Game Remix)
15. Empire of the Sun - We Are The People (Adam Sellouk Remix)
16. Dave Seaman & One Million Toys - Everything Comes In Threes (D-Nox & Beckers Remix)
17. Super Flu, Andhim - Reeves (Original Mix)
18. Roger Martinez - That Vibe (Original Mix)
19. Nicolas Masseyeff - Grain Blanc (Original Mix)
20. Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story (vs Finally) (Bushwacka!'s Final Bootleg)
21. Edit Revenge - Midnight Genius

Simon Murphy B2B J-Slyde - Live @ Esoteric 2023 - Lost Lagoon Stage

breathe.018 - Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric 2023 - Chill Island
Saturday 10pm - midnight

This live recording comes from breathe. head honcho Simon Murphy, covering a range of downtempo and chilled out beats. Played just shy of midnight under a sea of stars and lights it includes some blissed out melodies and a few surprises.

Here are a few words from Murphy...

"So it seems with the passing of time the world seems to be moving a lot faster. It's definitely what has contributed to me leaning into my love of downtempo beats and blissed out melody. They soothe my weary head as I plow through endless piles of work and help provide the soundtrack to my down time. Translating this passion to the dance floor is something that I love to do and I am honoured to have had the chance at Esoteric's chill island.

This mix covers some ambient, electronica, downtempo, trip hop and even some hip hop. The breathe. family took over the stage for four hours with J-Slyde on immediately after me. I hope you enjoy the set as much as I did compiling it <3"

Tracklist:
01. Arms & Sleepers - Crash
02. Arms & Sleepers - Moons Collide	
03. Kaya Project - Walking Through (Ambient Mix)	
04. Jim Perkins - Phantoms 
05. July Skies - The Softest Kisses	
06. Rohne - Aurora
07. VILLAGE – Forest Run
08. Yppah - Shadows Climb The Wall	
09. Edamame - Echinacea
10. Tor - Aura Lore (9 Theory Remix)
11. Emancipator - Alligator (Good Lee Remix)
12. Ancient Astronauts, Ian Urbina - Shadow Lands
13. il:lo - Ronda
14. Plantrae - Midnight Harvest	
15. UNKLE - Lonely Soul	UNKLE	
16. Nym - Sensory Fade	
17. Emancipator - Siren (Tor Remix)	
18. Emancipator - Shook (Sigur Ros X Mobb Deep)	
19. 9 Theory - At Home In The Dark (feat. Dawn Mitschele and Scarub)
20. Tor - Inkeri
21. Bonobo & O'Flynn - Sun Will Rise (Original Mix)
22. DeeB - Speak In Colours Feat. Shuffling Strangefoot & Shaw	
23. Lehto - Footprints
24. Emancipator - The Way (Tor Remix)	
25. il:lo - Vär (Rework Bonus)
26. Spoonbill - Driftwood Palace	
27. Tor - Heikki
28. Emancipator & Lapa - Crow Nebula
29. Edamame - Kishi Kaisei (Tor Remix)

breathe.018 - Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric Festival 2023 - Chill Island

Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Chill Island
Sunday 10th March 2024 2:30-4:00pm

Esoteric Festival is a truly magical event. I love making the annual pilgrimage knowing that I will have the chance to reconnect with friends, make new connections, and bask in the incredibly crafted festival space with an inspiring soundtrack. 

This is the live recording of my set at Chill Island on a sunny Sunday afternoon and takes a slightly different path than my previous chill sets. 

In addition to a whole stack of downtempo electronica, this year I’ve listened to a bunch of garage, drum & bass, and a huge amount of new artists releasing rave influenced tunes across genres. These diverse sounds have inspired and found their way into my chill set this year and I’m stoked with the result.

This set moves through downtempo and broken beats with some garage and rave influences, offset by some dreamy ambient and spoken word. Enjoy the journey through sounds both old and new…

Track list:
01 edapollo - Technicolour Daydream  [@edapollo]
02 Big in Borneo - How it Feels [@michael-pybus]
03 Baril - One More Rush  [@barilmusic]
04 MÒZÂMBÎQÚE - Inner Voice (Remix feat. il:lo)  [@m-z-mb-q-e  @il-lomusic]
05 Baril - Youth
06 3STRANGE - The Way You Hold Me  [@3strange]
07 Baril - Vocales
08 Solkatt - Questions (Original Mix)  [@solkattireland]
09 LYNAR - ALL U ARE (Original Mix)  [@lynar-music]
10 Borneo - Gravel (Original Mix)
11 Monkey Safari - Gravity feat. Delhia de France (Original Mix)  [@monkeysafari]
12 TWO LANES - Phases (Aparde Remix)  [@wearetwolanes  @aparde]
13 Jon Gravy - MMXX earth  [@jon_gravy]
14 Dark Sky - Reserve Parachute (Original Mix)  [@dark-sky]
15 Angara - Rwanda (Extended Mix)  [@angaramusic]
16 Stereoclip - How To Listen To This Album  [@stereoclip]
17 Big in Borneo - Haunted By U
18 Kilig - Someplace Else  [@kiligsounds]
19 Wayward - Sapphire Eyes (Original Mix)  [@waywarduk]
20 Hugh Hardie - Siren (feat. Pola & Bryson)  [@hugh-hardie  @pola-bryson]
21 Bicep - Atlas  [@feelmybicep]
22 minds&machines - Close (Original Mix)  [@mindsandmachinesmusic]
23 Mr. Sosa - Psychedelic Jungle  [@realmr_sosa]

For more music visit: http://soundcloud.com/simon-murphy

breathe.022 Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Chill Island

Heading back to Hydra after laying down some techno in 2013, I was given a solid slot between Zenon-esque prog/psy local legends Daisycutter and Azrin. The place was going bananas.

It's rare that I play tunes this hard these days but it's always fun to whip out some heavy audio artillery for the dusty dancefloor faithful. The set fuses my tastes in techno and psychedelia with the phat twisted beats that were being dealt by those around me. When in Rome...

I had an absolute ball playing these tunes to such an amazingly energetic crowd on a thumping system. Mad love to all those who contributed - see you next year!!

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Rainbow Serpent Festival 2015 - Market Stage - 24th January 2015 - 9:30-11am

Such an amazing feeling looking down upon a sea of smiling faces on the hallowed Market Stage dance floor. 

This was my contribution to the madness on Saturday morning. Playing after Azrin whose Zenon-esque prog-psy shenanigans saw the last of the night time doofers catching the early rays of sunshine. With Darius Bassiray due up after me playing slower techno and house, I started fairly tough and brought the pace down into a mid morning chug. Some old, some new, lots of bottom end... breakfast techno! 

One of the most amazing experiences of my life and I thank everyone who contributed to the opportunity and to everyone who rocked out on the dance floor. You couldn't wipe the smile from my face all weekend!

Much respect xx

Tracklist:
01  Intro
02  White Resonance & Maiantech - Future Memories (Original Mix)
03  Fady Ferraye - Incoherent Transcripts (Magitman Remix)
04  Ben Coda & Ipcress - Shifty (Original Mix)(with Ben's permission)
05  Khainz - Looking For Some Action (Original Mix)
06  D-Nox, Victor Ruiz & Alex Stein - Easy Riders (Original Mix)
07  Amir & Butch - Set It Off (D-Unity Remix)
08  QuiQui - Riddles in the Dark (Original Mix)
09  Max Cooper - Mnemonic (Original Mix)
10  Cliff De Zoete - Rauw (Original Mix)
11  Andre Winter & Hatzler - Mirage (Original Mix) 
12  Phunk Investigation - Raining Noises (Original Mix)
13  Julian Jeweil - Rainbow (Original Mix)
14  Magitman & Mobilize - Partikel (Magitman Remix)
15  Julian Jeweil - Los Pistolos (Original Mix)
16  One Million Toys - Spirit (Original Mix)
17  Clawz SG - Uridium (Original Mix)
18  Stephen J. Kroos - Kraton (Original Mix)
19  Gabriel Ananda - Earthed (Original Mix)
20  Gabe - Kickstarter (Original Mix)

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Simon Murphy - Rainbow Serpent '15 - Market Stage

Melbourne Techno Collective are at the epicentre of Melbourne Techno and have been for over a decade. A bunch of likeminded souls who love their music and having a good time, I always feel blessed getting the chance to play alongside mates who are so committed to their tunes.

This was the opening set for the day, the sun was out, the beers were flowing and the anticipation was high for a cracking day of music. After me was Dean Benson playing a rare early set. 

My set captures a fusion of many of the sounds I like in harder techno, scaled back for some fun in the sun. Techno, house, acid... it's all in there.

Enjoy.

Tracklist:
01  Intro
02  Trashlagoon - Ama Dablam (Original Mix)
03  C'est Moi - This Song (Dario D Attis Remix)
04  Kevin Over - When Anger Grows (Frag Maddin Remix)
05  Oliver Giacomotto - Pure Fiction (Original Mix)
06  Joi Cardwell, Jon Dasilva & Maceo Plex - Love Somebody Else (Maceo Plex Bonus Tool)
07  Joyce Muniz - Back In The Days (Original Mix)
08  Few Nolder - Sonar (Original Mix)
09  Tiga - Overtime (MCDE Tape Dub)
10  Kevin Over - Brooklyn Paranoia (Original Mix)
11  Kevin Over - Outro (Original Mix)
12  Veerus, Maxie Divine - My Acid (Original Mix)
13  Vonda7 - Barryland (Tiger Stripes Remix)
14  Vince Watson - Feel it (Instrumental)

Simon Murphy - MTC Free Techno - Mar '15

Recording straight from the mixer of my set @ Technosis - the inaugural techno takeover of Prognosis.

I always play a healthy dose of techno at Prognosis but under the Technosis banner, I didn't hold back. The tunes are inspired by the old school sensibilities of techno days gone by with a new school touch. 

Lots of loopy techno, some warehouse flavours and even a nod to a favourite classic in Dave Clarke's Red 2 (though the recording makes it sound like the kick is doubling for some reason). 

I always relish the chance to play sets like this so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Leave a comment and let me know :-)

P.s. There also appears to be a discrepancy between the channel volumes and the recording from the mixer, hopefully this doesn't distract too much.

Simon Murphy @ Technosis - April '15

Simon Murphy @ Prognosis June '11

This set was recorded straight from the mixer at Prognosis in June '11. This was a peak time set in which I got to play a bunch of my favourite tunes from what I would consider some of the best progressive and techno producers around. A healthy dose of progressive sounds full of lush melodies, driving basslines and laced with outdoorsy techno, this set was heaps of fun to play and was well received by the Prognosis faithful. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
 
01  Pig & Dan - Tears of a clown (Max Cooper Expanded Remix)
02  Oliver Schories - Black Rain (Original Mix)
03  Sistema - Lenceria Barata (Dosem Remix)
04  Takt Tick - July Rain (Solee Remix)
05  Morris Cowan - Cavern Jive (Microtrauma Remix)
06  Emok - Tokyo Slickers (D-Formation Remix)
07  Secret Cinema & Egbert - Topaz
08  Spektre & Miniminds - Guillotine (Christian Smith Remix)
09  Kassey Voorn - Neptune (Cid Inc Remix)
10  A. Balter & Eitan Reiter - Sunny Afternoon
11  Ryan Davis - Supernova (Microtrauma Remix)
12  Flippers & DJ Slater ft U-Prag - Virus (Fiord Remix)
13  Dibby Dougherty & Dave Young - Hydra Island (Cid Inc Remix)
14  Blaues Licht - Subsoil (Microtrauma Remix)
15  Guy J - Heliscope (Egbert Remix)
16  Weekend Heroes - Supernova (Magitman Remix)

Simon Murphy - Recorded live @ Prognosis June 18th 2011

This was my first foray into the world of psychadelia with a healthy dose of progressive and psy influenced tunes. Recorded straight from the mixer at Melbourne's Unstable Sounds, this was heaps of fun to play.

The set was after a psy trance set so starts off with rolling basslines and moves through to phat melodic progressive trance. Artists include Ace Ventura, Ritmo, Interactive Noise, Captain Hook, Vaishayas, Neelix, Day Din and a bunch more.

As I said, this is a lot tougher than I have played in the past but it was a great opportunity to play the sounds that I often head bush to hear.

Simon Murphy - DJ Set @ Unstable Sounds - March '11

Recorded for:
AU Underground Radio on Kiss FM Australia 
Aired: 26th August 2015
http://kissfm.com.au/show/auunderground 
Soundcloud release: 2nd Sept 2015

Tracklist:
01 https://soundcloud.com/filterbear - Second Amnesia (Original Mix) [Agara Music]
02 Gorje Hewek & Izhevski - Helmat (Original Mix)[All day I dream]
03 Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Hour after hour (Original Mix)[Diynamic]
04 Just Her - Chapters (Original Mix)[Suara]
05 Channel X - Refugia (https://soundcloud.com/uone Remix) [Stil Vor Talent]
06 Marc Poppcke - Saga (Original Mix) [Crossfrontier Audio]
07 Edu Imbernon & Los Suruba - Cederron (Original Mix) [Suara]
08 Audiofly - Chiaroscuro (Original Mix)[Supernature]
09 Petrichor - State Function (Original Mix) [Soma Records]
10 Adam Beyer - The Crossing (Original Mix) [Drumcode]
11 Alan Fitzpatrick - Rumours (Original Mix)[Drumcode]
12 Martin Merkel - Colors of Life (Mondkrater Remix) [Traumwelten]
13 Tevatron - Objective (Samuel L Session Remix) [Metrohm]

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Simon Murphy - AU Underground Radio - Aug '15

The Substance crew decided to get the band back together for a day and night of musical madness at Rubix Warehouse... A bunch of familiar faces across two rooms with many playing classics from the Substance era (pre-2011).

I played in between Luke Chable and Jamie Stevens. This set is packed full of all my favourite Substance classics from 2000-2010 and covers techno and progressive with the rolling bush basslines that I caned at the time.

I hope you enjoy... 

TRACKLIST (made with love):
01 Carl Craig – At Les (Christian Smith Tronic Remix)
02 D-Nox & Beckers – Cala a Boca
03 Perfect Stranger & Eitan Reiter – Lizard
04 Sun Control Species – Magic Button
05 Steve Mac & Paul Harris – You (FPS Remix)
06 Cirez D – On Off
07 Moby – Go (Trentemoller Remix)
08 Ido Ophir & Miki Litvak - Shnorkel (Dousk Remix)
09 Beroshima – Horizon (Pig & Dan Remix)
10 Spoon, Harris & Obernik – Baditude (Mark Mendes Dub)
11 Guy J - Helioscope (Egbert Remix)
12 Beckers & Hatfield - Keep On (Velkro & Ido Ophir Remix)
13 Solaris Heights - No Trace (Popof Remix)
14 Quivver - Surin (Lutzenkirchen Remix)
15 Petter – Some Polyphony

Simon Murphy - Live @ Substance Warehouse Reunion - Sept '15

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Substance: Simon Murphy, J-Slyde, Alex David
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Guest DJ: Simon Murphy
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Kevin Saunderson feat. Inner City – Future (Kenny Larkin Tension Mix)
Humate – Love Stimulation (Radioslave Full Length Vox mix)
Par Grindvik – Do Us Part (Len FAki remix)
D-Nox & Beckers – Cala A Boca
Radioslave – Grindhouse (Dubfire Terror Planet remix)
Robert Babisch – Sin (Gui Borrato remix)
 
Guest DJ: J-Slyde
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Dubfound – Nemesis
Chris Garcia – Object (Wade remix)
Nikola Gala – Killer Queen (Waden Arts remix)
Proudly People – Third Floor
Dubspeeka – Turn (Ramon Tapia Bou Bou remix)
Chris Garcia – Another Chance
 
Guest DJ: Alex David
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Freq – Dreambody (Atmos remix)
BLT – Six Feet Under (Perfect Stranger remix)
Atmos – Defending team
Antix – Free As We Are (Perfect Stranger re-edit)
Duca – Esc (Floattank & Purpose remix)
Liquid Soul – Born In A New World (Deep mix)

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My set from 3pm Friday afternoon @ earthcore 2015 on the Monster Main Stage... 

Couldn't go too crazy so packed in some summer sunshine melodies and a healthy serving of doof dance floor chug... Some solid tunes in here from some of my all time musical heroes as well as a few new faces...

Thanks to all those who filled the dance floor and kept me smiling for days!

Tracklist:
01 Luis Junior - On a dream (Gabe Spiritual Mix)
02 Muetze Glatze - Lost in Pain (Zusammenklang Remix)
03 Travis MacDonald & Roberto Traista - Veratrum (Erdi Irmak Remix)
04 Clarian - Fear & Self Loathing (Hunter Game Remix)
05 Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - We Will Return (Joeski Dub)
06 Faktorm - Faith (Digitaria Remix)
07 Manuel De La Mare - We Melt Together (Original Mix)
08 Scuba - Glacial (Original Mix)
09 Animal Picnic & Aaryon - Calathea (D-Nox & Beckers Remix) 
10 Sahar Z, Guy Mantzur, Amir Darzi - Small Heart Attack (Agents Of Time Reinterpretation)
11 Oozeundat - The Feud (Folic State Remix)
12 Skream - Still Lemonade (Redshape Remix)

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Simon Murphy @ Earthcore '15 - Main Stage

The Richmond Yard is a post-apocalyptic themed pop-up trailer park with amazing decor, artworks, food, drinks and a sound track of ambient-electronica setting the mood.

This is the set I played at sunset with some bleak melancholic soundscapes alongside some of my all time favourite downtempo tunes. It was a real treat to get a chance to play these <3

Tracklist:
01  Silver Raven Feet - Silver Forest
02  Pink Floyd - Is there anybody out there
03  Brian Eno – Stars
04  solitÄr - Solitude Landscape Part 1 & 2
05  Burial - Shell of Light (Shlohmo Remix)
06  DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
07  Burial – Endorphin
08  Trifonic - Parks on fire
09  Lusine - Auto Pilot
10  Burial - Night Bus
11  Aphex Twin - Jynweythek Ylow (Extended Version)
12  Nils Frahm & Olafur Arnalds - Life Story (Original Mix)
13  Massive Attack - Danny the dog
14  Seefeel - Spangle

Simon Murphy @ The Richmond Yard - Jan '16

Recorded on Saturday 16th April : Technosis @ Loop Bar, Melbourne

Some phat techno beats from our Technosis show, so phat that the local police decided to stop in for a dance, unfortunately asking me to turn it down in the process mid-set. Using the magic of computers I've managed to turn it back up, hopefully sounding ok in the process.

The set followed this amazing set from ONL - have a listen...
https://soundcloud.com/nickoneil/technosis-16042016 

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Tracklist:
01   Jimi Jules - Modulation (Original Mix)
02  Click Box - The System 2 Point 2 (Piatto "6.AM" Remix)
03  Frankyeffe & Enrico Sangiuliano - Consolidate (Original Mix)
04  Martin Eyerer & Princess Superstar - Intimacy (Stephan Hinz Remix)
05  Reinier Zonneveld - Flatchat (Original Mix)
06  The YellowHeads - Symbiosis (Sasha Carassi Remix)
07  Superstrobe - The Future (Bonus Mix)
08  Reinier Zonneveld - Rushchamber (Original Mix)
09  Marc Romboy - The Overture (Joey Beltram)
10  Nina Kraviz - Ghetto Kraviz (Regal 303 Dub)
11  Spektre - Road To Nowhere (Steam Shape Remix)
12  Alan Fitzpatrick - Eternia (Original Mix)

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Simon Murphy @ Technosis - Apr 2016

'Dusty Souls' is my daydream about summer sunshine and dancing in the dust with like minded souls. The mix covers a lot of ground; from electronica and deep house, through to some tougher techno and progressive.

Music from artists including Mind Against, Matador, Oliver Huntemann, ANNA, Olivier Giacomotto, Matodi Hristov, Hunter Game, Digital Primate, Handsdown & Leighboy, plus a whole lot more. Full tracklist added below.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think :-)

Some background...

A couple of years back I recorded a mix called 'Have no Fear'. The title came from a Dali quote referring to the pursuit of perfection. A reminder as such that we are often our own biggest critic. Recorded at a time when there was a lot going on in my life, I wanted to remind myself what inspired me musically and I still love that mix to this day.

This mix wasn't intended as a Part 2 to that mix but it has turned out that way as I have been reminded of that process at each step. 

Much like 'Have no Fear', 'Dusty Souls' is a collection of tunes that have captured my attention and imagination, recorded to share with those who care to listen.

Simon Murphy – Dusty Souls
01 Uchi – Aeon Sky (Original Mix)
02 Polynation – Why You (Love Over Entropy Remix)
03 Ran Salman & Shlomi Biton – Illusions (Kris Davis Remix)
04 Innelles – Galagant (Dehu Remix)
05 Booka Shade – In White Rooms (Hunter Game Remix)
06 Mind Against – Gravity (Original Mix)
07 Nick Devon – Metis (Original Mix)
08 Not Usual – Black Visions ft David Lake (David Granha Ghost Visions Remix)
09 Matador – Drifting (Oliver Huntemann Remix)
10 Roger Martinez – That Vibe (D-Formation & Rick Pier O’Neil Remix)
11 Bognani – Siderophile (Handsdown & Leighboy Remix)
12 Dapayk & Padberg – Sink this ship (Bebetta Remix)
13 Lee Van Dowski – ELLE (Original Mix)
14 Manuel De La Mare – Sacrilicious (Olivier Giacomotto Remix)
15 Citizen Kain – Low Blow (Third Son Remix)
16 Tale of Us – North Star (Original Mix)
17 Hunter Game – Ashes (Woo York Remix)
18 Christian Hornbostel – Geo Vibes (Metodi Hristov Remix)
19 Julian Jeweil – Meteorite (Original Mix)
20 Enrico Sangiuliano – Hook At The Border (Paride Saraceni Remix)
21 Gallya – Loading (Hatzler Remix)
22 Joyce Muniz & Kat Vinter – Cover me up (ANNA Remix)
23 Hundreds – What Remains (Penwood Heavy Handed Remix)
24 Dialoque – The Way (Digital Primate Deeply Deeply Remix)
25 Circle of Life – Planet Earth (Original Mix)
26 Re You & Florian Busse – Cuando (Original Mix)

Simon Murphy - Dusty Souls - Aug '16

Simon Murphy - Rainbow Serpent Festival 2017
Saturday 28th January 9:30-11am Market Stage

Note: Track list added below! Leave a comment if you hear something you like!

As my second time being invited to play on the hallowed Market Stage, I was tasked with the transition between the night time prog psy and the day time prog house session. Playing after local legend Azrin (@unstablesounds) and before the awesome Kase Kochen (@k-se-kochen) I had the chance to give it a nudge, seizing the opportunity to flex the epic sound system. This set contains chunky breakfast time techno with rolling bass lines, enchanting melodies and a touch of psychedelia for good measure... 

Thank you to all of the beautiful souls and deadset legends who got up early (or stayed up late) to hear my set this year. The vibe was amazing and I cannot thank you enough. I'm sure the smile on my face showed just how much fun I was having!! 

For those who weren't there, picture a brightly coloured stage, a sound system tuned to make your knees go weak, a dusty dance floor with sunshine warming the day through the trees, and a sea of smiling faces getting their stomp on <3 x

It was an honour, a dream and so much fun to play - I had the time of my life!! :-)

Tracklist:

01 Hidden Empire - Computer Music [Trapez]
02 Niko Schwind - Over the trees (Oliver Koletzki Remix) [Stil vor Talent]
03 Julian Jeweil - Destination [Form]
04 Victor Ruiz & K.A.L.I.L. - Speed [Electric Ballroom]
05 Julian Jeweil - Venice [Drumcode]
06 Miguel Bastida - Roundnex (Hatzler Remix) [Suara]
07 Reinier Zonneveld - Sharp Bust 2.2 [Stil vor Talent]
08 Khainz - NRCO (Cosmic Boys Remix) [Scander]
09 Dante Pippi - Bowerbird [Dope]
10 Stan Kolev - Pain [Outta Limits]
11 Matador ft Felix Da Housecat - The Enemy (Julian Jeweil Remix) [Rukus]
12 Matador - Clowns [Rukus]
13 Pete Oak - Graphium [Sincopat]
14 Spuri & K.A.L.I.L. - Belarus [Sprout]
15 Victor Ruiz - Nevermind [Senso Sounds]
16 Spuri & K.A.L.I.L. - Aranda [Sprout]
17 Stephan Bodzin - Singularity (Fur Coat Remix) [Herzblut Recordings]

Simon Murphy - Rainbow Serpent Festival - Market Stage 2017

Simon Murphy - Rainbow Serpent '17 - Market Stage

Our next and long awaited 26th podcast comes from two absolute gems that finally got the chance to square off behind the decks at our second birthday celebrations.

Pat and Simon delivered a flawless first effort together, giving the packed Rubix crowd a set full of epic moments and serious vibe. We think this is going to be the start of a beautiful relationship.. haha.

ENJOY!!!

#026 Pat Tassone and Simon Murphy

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Recorded @ Rainbow Serpent Festival - Chill Stage
Saturday 27th January 2018 - 8:30-10:30am

Artist comments:
"Above all else, what I love about DJing is the endless hunt for incredible and unique music that I can share with others. I'm an introvert by nature, I don't really like being in crowds and I tend to overanalyse everything. What brings me peace is the music itself. 

I've spent more than half of my life listening to all types of electronic music. It's a huge part of my life and through the love of music I've met most of my best friends and my beautiful dance floor warrior princess (now my wife). 

I love techno. I always have and always will. This however is only one piece of the puzzle. Outside of DJing clubs and festivals you'll find me listening to a huge range of sounds and styles. An unquenchable thirst for sonic brilliance. 

One style in particular is that which blurs the lines between electronica, modern classical, ambient and downtempo. Music that I can listen to through headphones to turn the volume on the rest of the world down. My own microcosmos in a fast-paced world.

Rainbow Serpent Festival is one of my favourite places on earth. It revives me each year mentally and musically. Having the opportunity to contribute music alongside my heroes is a huge honour and one I do not take lightly. 

This set took months to compile and saw me dive deep into the archives for tunes that have inspired me over the past two decades. It's a representation of all that I love about music.

With this set and the time it was played, I wanted people to wake up to warm ambient and soft keys, before building to glitchy electronica and broken beats that would revitalise sore heads. As the morning sun bathed the festival grounds, smiling faces filled the dance floor. 
 
I hope that you enjoy the set and this insight into what drives my passion".

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Tracklist:
01 Aphex Twin - Rhubarb
02 Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds - a1 (Original Mix)
03 Kai Schumacher - The Hug (Illuminine Rework)
04 Max Cooper - The End Of Reason (Ambient Rework)
05 The Cinematic Orchestra - Dawn
06 Luke Abbott - Modern Driveway (Jon Hopkins Version)
07 Murcof x Wagner - Avril 14th (Loscil Remix)
08 Ryan Davis - The Enchanted Garden (Original Mix)
09 Jóhann Jóhannsson - Flight From The City
10 Bjork - Hyperballad (Girls Blouse Mix) (Outcast)
11 Aphex Twin - Blue Calx
12 Burial - Rival Dealer (Vacant Mind Remix)
13 Matt Lange - Removes Me (Trifonic Remix)
14 Burial - Night Bus
15 Lusine - Auto Pilot
16 Brainwaltzera - kurrytee [MIDI_2_CV] (Original Mix)
17 Lusine - Arterial (Original Mix)
18 Amphior - Secret Pathway (Original Mix)
19 Trifonic - Parks On Fire (Original Mix)
20 Sieren - U8 (Original Mix)
21 Bicep - Ayr
22 emancipator - Shook (Sigur Ros X Mobb Deep)
23 kodomo - concept 16
24 Phaeleh - A World Without
25 FC Kahuna - Hayling (Max Cooper Remix)

This is the first in a series of mixes that showcase ambient, electronica, downtempo and chill tunes as selected by DJs more commonly known for their club and festival tunes.

breathe001 - Simon Murphy - Rainbow Serpent 2018

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breathe.001 - Simon Murphy - Rainbow Serpent 2018

Frisky Radio recently held an all Australian showcase to give some exposure to the Australian electronic music scene. I was lucky enough to be asked to contribute a mix for this showcase and the above mix is the result. This mix was aired on Saturday 26th May with over 3,000 listeners online.

Tracklist:

01 Cumiks - Calocybe (Lanny May Remix)
02 Verve - Fusion (Original Mix)
03 Marsbeing - Portal (Original Mix)
04 Guy J - Fixation (Original Mix)
05 Mononoid - Mitosis (Original Mix)
06 N'to - Shapeshifter (Original Mix)
07 Darin Epsilon - Metamorph (Deepfunk Main Mix)
08 Nick Varon - Mohnblumchen (Guy Mantzur Remix)
09 Poison Pro - Wake Up (Original Mix)
10 Alessandro Diga - Slotakkoord (Original Mix)

Bio for Frisky:

Influenced by a solid foundation of techno, a love of all things melodic and a passion for emotive electronica, Simon Murphy's openness to a wide array of sounds has helped spawn a deep understanding of the music and scene which he loves. Crafting his own unique sound through his residencies at some of Melbourne's most respected clubs and events, Simon Murphy has had a chance to refine his skills whilst playing alongside some of the best talent that Australia and the world has to offer. Not one to be bound by genres, his seamless mixing and contagious energy behind the decks have seen him regularly invited to play at some of Australiafs finest venues, festivals and events. As a music aficionado and devotee of the Melbourne scene, Simon Murphy strives to find the perfect tunes to capture the mood and this passion is reflected in every set. His recent move into production has offered him yet another avenue to expand his musical repertoire as he has fully immersed himself in this world of endless possibilities. With undeniable enthusiasm and commitment to his music and the scene that he loves, Simon Murphy truly is one to watch with the best yet to come.

Simon Murphy - Frisky Loves Australia - May '12

breathe.007 - Simon Murphy @ Rainbow Serpent Festival 2019 
Chill Stage - Saturday 26th January - 9-10:30am

Don't forget to leave a comment xx

"After playing my debut chill set on the magical Chill Stage in 2018 I was thrilled to be invited back this year. Playing straight after my long time collaborator and good friend J-Slyde, whose set just after sunrise meandered through warm blissed out beats and trip-hop, I wanted to incorporate some of my favourite modern classical, some downtempo beats and even some warm melodic dubby beats. Some old tunes, some new, some familiar, some obscure, all inspiring to me at some point in my life. The smiling faces on the dance floor filled me with joy as I played this set to help kick off what was a brilliant Saturday of music at Rainbow Serpent. Enjoy xx"

Tracklist: 
01 Murphy intro - RIP AB <3
02 Nuages - Distant
03 Origamibiro - Tinder
04 Olafur Arnalds - Ypsilon
05 Jon Hopkins - Immunity
06 Alaskan Tapes & Feverkin - Here & There
07 Trifonic - Calling
08 Tor - Sunyata
09 Nosaj Thing - Aquarium
10 emancipator - Ghost Pong
11 Tor - Glass & Stone
12 Aether - Dear Lillie
13 Azaleh - Endeavour
14 Bibio - Petals (Reckoner Remix)
15 Phaeleh - In the twilight
16 Nuages - Dreams
17 Boards of Canada - Olson (Wrm Remix)
18 Ludovico Einaudi - Walk (Phaeleh Remix)
19 Trifonic - Emergence
20 Four Tet - You are loved

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Recorded live @ Where The Wild Things Are 2019 - Sun Stage

This set was played in the early afternoon as the morning rain cleared and the sun shone across the dancefloor and into the booth*. It's packed full of dusty dance floor tunes from wonky to rolling, melodic to banging. Shout out to the doofketeers who rocked out to my set. 

*pls excuse the shonky mix just over halfway, was looking for something to shade the CDJs ;-P

Tracklist:
01 Ark-E-Tech, Kase Kochen - We Wombats (Original Mix)
02 Lucas & Ben Coda - Robotic
03 Riktam & Bansi - The Final Frontier (Original Mix)
04 Ben Coda - Perception (Original Mix)
05 Buzo - Bread (Original Mix)
06 Jossie Telch - Cat Got Fat (Original Mix)
07 Human Element - Evolving (Digital Committee Remix)
08 Mngrm - Volcano (Original Mix)
09 Jossie Telch - Energy Flow (Original mix)
10 Perfect Stranger - A Mosquito Bit My Leg (Smilk Remix)

Thanks for listening x

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Simon Murphy @ Where the Wild Things Are '19 - Sun Stage

Simon Murphy @ Esoteric Festival - 9th March 2019 - 11pm-midnight

After attending Esoteric last year and laying down some tunes on the Snake Pit stage, I couldn't wait to get back to the magical dusty dance floor. It's such an incredible festival with a killer vibe and mindblowing decor and visuals. 

I played alongside a stacked lineup of local legends on the thumping Bush Techno Stage on the Saturday night. Loads of chunky proggy rolling techno shenanigans plus a bootleg I made specifically to open this set.

Note: I had to shorten the Billie Eilish intro for the upload to get past the copyright filter, those who were there on the day heard the full version <3

Tracklist:
01 Billie Eilish vs Acado & Modest Crow - Bury a friend (Simon Murphy Bootleg)
02 Aston Alba - Amon Rê (Modest Crow Remix)
03 Sebastien Leger - La Danse Du Scorpion (Julian Wassermann Remix)
04 Dole & Kom - Beats To The West (Schlepp Geist Remix)
05 Alex Stein, K.A.L.I.L. - The Challenger (Original Mix)
06 Third Person - Moderation
07 Daniele Di Martino - Inception (Original Mix)
08 Marius Drescher - Hydra (Ryan Dupree Remix)
09 Binome - Loud Shifter (Original Mix)
10 GROJ - SITH (Original Mix)
11 Julian Wassermann - Surreal (Original Mix)

Enjoy... and don't forget to leave a comment!

Simon Murphy - Esoteric Festival2019 - Bush Techno Stage

Simon Murphy - Esoteric Festival 2019 - Bush Techno Stage

As the days grow longer and warmer, a new life is breathed into all those who have hibernated away from the cold during the winter months. A sunny afternoon makes the mind wander to a place somewhere over the rainbow. Somewhere with dusty dancefloors and times spent escaping from the world and getting ones boogie on with other like minded souls..... well surely that's not just me?! ;-)

This mix was recorded to accompany my submission for Rainbow Serpent and as a promo to be given out at the October edition of Instinct in Melbourne. Although my set was quite different on the night, I put this together to try and capture my excitement at the prospect of the festivals and parties coming up over the next few months.

This mix isn't made to please the techno or progressive purists, it's just a bunch of tougher tunes that i've liked over the past 12 months and a few new ones. Dusty dancefloor shenanigans type tunes. I hope you like it :-)

For info about gigs, mixes and other musical musings, jump on my Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/DJSimonMurphy :-)

Simon Murphy - Sunshine, lollipops & Rainbow - Oct '12

Bookings: simonmurphy@substancesounds.net
Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/DJSimonMurphy
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Short Bio: 
Influenced by a solid foundation of techno, a love of all things melodic and a passion for outdoor bush festivals and clubs alike, Simon Murphy's fascination with a wide array of sounds has helped spawn a deep understanding of the music which he loves. A true music aficionado and devotee of the Australian scene, Simon Murphy strives to find the perfect tunes to capture the mood and his passion is reflected in every set. Adaptability is one of his greatest accomplishments with an intricate musical knowledge that sees him complement the vibe of every event whilst stamping his own trademark energy and sound wherever he plays. Turning heads and captivating dancefloors for close to a decade, Murphy has cemented his place in the hearts and minds of Australia's dancefloor warriors and global listeners. 

Artist Bio:
Having been heavily involved with the thriving Melbourne techno scene for many years, it took a while for this self confessed music addict turned vinyl junkie to find his calling behind the decks. Influenced by a solid foundation of techno, a love of all things melodic and a passion for outdoor bush festivals and psychedelia, Simon’s fascination with a wide array of sounds has helped spawn a deep understanding of the music and scene which he loves. Through focusing his passion for raw underground sounds on his DJ sets, Simon Murphy has spent the better part of the last decade turning more than a few heads playing an eclectic blend of musical madness from his favourite producers from across the globe. 

Delving into a forever growing collection of tunes, Simon Murphy does not restrict himself to any one sound, spinning anything from electronica to deep house & tech house, techno & progressive to the harder edged sounds best enjoyed on a dusty dancefloor and everything in between. With a borderline obsession for music, a collection that would rival a record store and OCD tendancies when it comes to finding the right sound for every set, Simon Murphy fully commits himself to his craft and delivers his passion via his music for all to share.

Crafting his own unique sound through his residencies and guest spots, Simon Murphy has had a chance to refine his skills whilst playing alongside some of the best talent that Australia, and the world has to offer. His seamless mixing and contagious energy behind the decks have seen him invited to play at some of Australia’s finest venues, festivals and events. Simon’s versatility stands out amongst the crowd with his incredible ability to adapt his sound for any crowd or occasion and he has proven time and time again that his electrifying audio artillery can captivate any audience. With a deep seeded respect and understanding for his music he has earned a solid reputation among promoters and punters alike. This reputation and following has led to a number of global broadcasts and podcasts on that have received high praise and earned him a dedicated fan base around the world.

As a music aficionado and devotee of the Australian scene, Simon Murphy strives to find the perfect tunes to capture the mood and this passion is reflected in every set. Adaptability is one of his greatest accomplishments with such an immense intricate musical knowledge that sees him complement the vibe of every event whilst stamping his own trademark energy and sound wherever he plays. With a recent hiatus to focus on an anthropological tour of Australia, his move into production has offered him yet another avenue to expand his musical repertoire as he has fully immersed himself in this world of endless possibilities. With undeniable enthusiasm and commitment to his music and the scene that he loves, Simon Murphy truly is one to watch with the best yet to come.

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