A two hour mix tape journey, of some electronic broken beat deepness featuring a less known gem from Burial and some fresh new producers from the UK and beyond. Representative of what you might hear me play at Balance Croatia in August 25.

Adam Freeland-Out of Balance

Simon Shackleton – CHPTR 001
Ambient, SloMo, Psychedelic House, Nu Disco, Breaks, Electro, Tech House & Techno

This is the beginning of a new series of mixes and live events I’m calling CHPTR – a space for storytelling through sound.

Each mix will explore a different emotional arc, unfolding like a narrative across genres, tempos, and textures. Some will be recorded live in the studio, others captured live at CHPTR events. They’re connected by a shared intention: to take you on a journey.

Each set is crafted to unfold like a narrative – rich in texture, emotional depth, and movement. Not just a collection of tunes, but a journey with intention behind every transition, shift, and silence.

CHPTR 001 is, in many ways, a psychedelic selection – not in the hippy sense, but in how it gently alters perception over time. It starts slow, ambient, and introspective, gradually evolving through hypnotic grooves, off-kilter house, breakbeats, and late-night techno. It’s cinematic, immersive, and designed to be experienced as a whole.

Featuring music by Mark Barrott, Jose Solano, Dizharmonia, LTJ, Josh Wink (Adana Twins Remix – Simon’s VIP Edit), Left/Right, BRONSON, and unreleased edits and reconstructions of my own.

If you enjoy the ride and/or would like a copy of the tracklisting of this mix, then please feel free to buy me a coffee. I love coffee! https://coff.ee/simonshackleton 

Thanks for stepping into this new CHPTR.

– Simon

CHPTR//001

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Simon Shackleton - CHPTR//001 - Fresh Transmission

A re-created recording from the Living Room stage Thursday 12:30-2:30am at Shambhala 2025.

I can't put the full tracklisting here because Soundcloud might pull the mix down.  They have done so in the past. Ask in the comments and I'll respond.

Featuring many classic and new tracks that spin thru genres like a washing machine on heavy load. 

The Hardkiss Music releases including:

God Within - Raincry
Gavin Hardkiss & Bisi - Sawa Sawa Hey
Gavin Hardkiss - Afro Tamba Tamba
Hawke - Sunshine People
Hawke & God Within - Acid Funk (Rabbit In The Moon Remix)
Petoken - Lightbeam

Grab them at www.hardkiss.org

Hardkiss Vault: https://www.hardkiss.org/liner-notes
Gavin Hardkiss Archive: https://www.hardkiss.org/collection

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Gavin Hardkiss

Gavin Hardkiss DJ Set | Shambhala '25 Living Room Stage

A peak-time one-hour set recorded live at the Burning Man Denver Decompression event (2025), performed as Elite Force aka Simon Shackleton.

This mix has a raw intensity to it – genre-crossing with driving basslines, twisted grooves, and cinematic edges – designed for full throttle lift-off. 

It was such a fun night to be a part of. I've been part of the extended Burning Man community for over 15 years now and it's always an honour to share what I do with so many beautiful, creative souls.

For the inside scoop on future events, pop-up sets, tracklists and more, join the Discord over at: https://discord.gg/5GaPYNeejS where you can also score a download of this mix.

You can catch me in San Francisco on 08 NOV 2025 and in Boulder, Colorado on 22 NOV 2025 playing open-to-close sets. 

Details are here: https://www.simonshackleton.org/chptr

DOWNLOAD LINK

Elite Force (aka Simon Shackleton) - Live at Denver Decompression - 2025-10-04

This is my set from Off The Grid Campout 10.11.2025

8pm Saturday Night - OTG Stage

Off The Grid 2025

What an amazing party Off the Grid Campout 2025 was!  I think my Sunday evening set there was my best flow of the year <3

My set started a bit weird as I lost a lot of the crowd right away, without a style change or much reason.   Sometimes people see a DJ changeover as a good break time so I did not take it personally though it's still not the direction we like to see things go lol.

Fortunately I stuck to my game plan musically and didn't go experimental to try to crowd please.  I hear about how DJs should be flexible and adapt to the crowd but that can go either way tbh.  It also takes strength to stick to your concept instead of overthinking it.

21 or so minutes in, from about when the super funky bassline from Huxley's track - "Monie," kicked in, I had the dance floor back. About 10 minutes later I mixed smoothly into Skiziz's remix of Deee Lite's Call Me. 'Why don't you get call waiting or something' - that dated reference always cracks me up. Playing either a remix or a familiar track is a rarity for me, but it worked of course.  

I was super happy with the flow all around, and especially from the moments described above,  to the end of my set here.  The dance floor responded too -  fully locked in and ultimately doubling from when I first took over. 

After my set, with my deck duties done, I finally got to let loose!  I popped about the party having way too much fun til 5am when it was time to go.

Huge thank you to Mikey Made, Jovie, and the OTG team for a spectacular experience, to Jiramanat, Zach and ChinoSound for dialing audio in just right as usual, and to Conscious United to welcoming this Oregon orphan into their amazing camp! <3

Ben Annand Live at Off The Grid Campout 2025

A low key return to the UK with my only One Series show of the UK in my home country. This was a beautiful, heads down session at the end of a tough year.

For bookings : bookings@simonshackleton.org

The One Series [MAN021] - Simon Shackleton - Joshua Brooks, Manchester

Considered one of the pioneers of the Nu Skool Breaks sound and an innovative person in trying out new sounds Adam Freeland was pretty much there at the beginning of the Nu Skool Breaks genre. This mix from 2000 was a kick start of the scene as we know it today for Breaks. Adam had a regular slot on UK's KISS FM with his ground breaking breakbeat show mixing (all in vinyl) a collection of artists that paved the way for a very loved genre at that time.

For more information about Adam Freeland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Freeland

https://soundcloud.com/adamfreeland
https://www.facebook.com/adamfreeland


Tracklist

00:00 -
06:37 -
07:42 - Pressure Drop - Warrior Sound (Adam Freeland Remix)
09:20 - Circulation - Turquoise (BLIM's Relentless Bass Mix)
16:09 - MJ Cole Feat. Nova Caspar & Jay Dee - Sincere (Jazznova Sincerely Yours Remix)
23:30 - The Freakazoids - Freak & Hustle (Lee Coombs Remix)
28:48 -
33:55 - Bassbin Twins - Dublites
38:45 - ?????? - Keep On
43:58 - Peace Orchestra - Shining (Truby Trio Treatment)
49:40 - Scratch-D Vs. H-Bomb - The Red Pill
55:16 -

*Commercial Break*

1:01:19 - Kenobi - ???? (Evil Nine Remix)
1:06:44 - Bushwacka! - Monster
1:12:58 - BLIM - Metronydazol
1:18:45 - Spike - Toxic Culture
1:24:45 - Monolake - Static

**Glitch @ 1:25:34**

1:25:35 - DJ Technique - My Definition (Lee Coombs Acid House Electro Remix)
1:25:57 -

**Glitch @ 1:29:59**

1:30:00 - Monolake - Static
1:33:06 - Decal - Aquatech
1:36:51 - Autonomy - Promoseus

**Glitch @ 1:40:55 - Repeats back to:

1:40:56 - Monolake - Static
1:43:00 - Decal - Player
1:47:13 - Autonomy - Promoseus
1:52:01 -

Adam Freeland - KISS FM Breakbeat Show - 8.4.2000

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Loveburns - Virgin
Proper Filthy Naughty - Flow (False Prophet Remix) - 10Kilo
Evil Nine - Hired Goons - Marine Parade
+Freeland - Heel 'n' Toe (Acapella) - Marine Parade
Precision Cuts - Xylophone - Simple
Evil Nine - Crooked - Marine Parade
Pet - Super Pet (Evil Nine Mix) - Groenland
+Freeland - We Want Your Soul (Acapella) - Marine Parade
Justice Vs Gambit - Steamulation - Ed Banger Records
Bassbin Twins - Sqsh - Bassbin
M.A.N.D.Y. - Words Don't Come Easy - Get Physical
Freeland - Burn The Clock - Marine Parade
UNKLE - Reign (Evil Nine Mix) - Island
Adam Freeland and The Soul Drummers - F-Groove - Marine Parade
Telemen - In All Nothing (Adam Freeland & Evil Nine Mix) - Good Groove
LFO - Freak - Warp
Freeland - Mind Killer (Origin Unknown Mix) - Marine Parade
Radioactive Man - Airlock - Geist/Rotters Golf Club

Adam Freeland- Fabric Live 16-(2004)

The final regular show for Rough Tempo. I've thoroughly enjoyed doing these and wouldn't rule out a one-off or two in the future, but for the time being I am freeing up some time to work on new material.

TRACKLIST : http://serato.com/playlists/eliteforce/live-rough-tempo-19-09-2012

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Elite Force Live @ Rough Tempo 19/Sept-12

David Lynch -(Spoken word sample)&#13;
Cologne Tape- Render 4&#13;
Scuba-Dsy Chn&#13;
Instra:mental- Sun Rec&#13;
Luke Abbott-Modern Driveway&#13;
Trevino- Indulge&#13;
Bicep-Silk&#13;
Objekt-Porcupine&#13;
Finnebassen- If you only knew&#13;
Joakim-Labyrinth&#13;
Tiger Skin- This Place is Empty Without You&#13;
Christian Martin -Wating&#13;
Chamboche- Smoke Screen- Bicep Remix&#13;
Maelstrom- Pool Chicks&#13;
Terranova Feat. Nicolette Krebitz &amp; Udo Kier - Prayer (Gui Boratto Mix)&#13;
Machine Drum- No Respect&#13;
Phil Kieran &amp; White Noise Sound - "Never Believed" (Maya Jane Coles Remix)&#13;
Pachanga Boys VS Evolution Control Committee Scumfrog &amp; Robot Heart Mashup- Time on the Fucking Moon

After Burning Man I took the train from Paris to Berlin and did this mixtape (An ode to David Lynch)

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