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St. Regis Doha Peter Iglesias Set 1B

An ode to the perfect summer day. Those diamond days where there’s nothing else you want to do than to hang out with your friends, lie in the sun and dip in and out of the water. So play it on the beach, at your pool party, on your roadtrip or any other sun drenched setting of choice. 

Expect early 00’s Global Underground Ibiza vibes, 90’s Italian dream house, old and new school progressive and a big Balearic sunset moment to finish it off. Including some hidden gems, some unreleased cuts and some bonafide hits, all tried and tested for SUMMER. 

Featuring tracks by Spray, Aldonna, Fantastic Man, Running Hot, Alex Kassian, Chicane, eoin dj, Nalin & Kane, Asphalt DJ & Gzardin, Paul van Dyk, NairLess, Trent Voyage & Elena Moroder, Gaskin, Spooky, Underworld, Jex Opolis, CC Disco, Perishing Thirst, Dylan Forbes, tape_hiss and many more.

Dagen Van Diamant (Summer Mix '23)

Live Set Recorded at Loose Ends, October Long Weekend 2023, Oxford Art Factory, Eora/Sydney

Simonetti Recorded Live At Loose Ends

As Radical Softness, Lea-Rose Besson is one of Berlin's most exciting up-and-comers. Listen back to three hours of them warming up Tresor's iconic basement to hear why.

@radicalsoftness
@tresorberlin

RA Live - Radical Softness - Tresor, Berlin

Berlin label and collective Live From Earth crew does things its own way. And it works. Over the past ten years, the team has become a major force in the city, mixing a killer ear for techno and house with a sense of humour and pop sensibility that has proven irresistible to audiences and scenes around the world. That's why we chose Live From Earth for our latest cover story: its DIY attitude, humble origins and tenacious spirit are everything we love about underground dance music.

Accompanying the cover story, this RA Podcast features a recording of a live back-to-back between two of the label's chief artists, DJ Gigola and MCR-T (the latter of whom has produced some of Live From Earth's biggest hits, including horsegiirL's "My Barn My Rules"). The hour-plus recording makes for a handy microcosm of the label's sound, rushing through contemporary and vintage techno with plenty of raunchy vocal samples and hip-hop a capellas. It's blazing but never too hard, catchy but never predictable. Above all, it's fun—the group's guiding principle.

@mcr-t @djgigola @livefromearth

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/928

RA podcast

RA.928 MCR-T & DJ Gigola

Listen to the new single 'Apricots'
New album "Isles", out 22 January on Ninja Tune: https://bicep.lnk.to/islesYo

LISTEN BACK TO OUR ESSENTIAL MIX FROM DEC 2017.

1 Bush Society by Mark Barrott
2 Leo by RJ
3 Dream Machine (Edit) by Fantastic Man
4 351 Nation by Giraffi Dog
5 Atlantic 252 by Hammer
6 Oh Ah Oh Ah Oh (John Talabot Edit) by Tons of Tones
7 Lamb Shift by Lake People
8Celestial Bodies (Imre Kiss “Crisis ’91” Mix) by Norwell
9 Selene by Jacob Korn
10 Love Cult by Ursa’s Reef
11Touch Absence (Edit) by Lanark Artefax
12 Recovery by Rival Consoles
13 Ambient Rave (Nightmare Edit) by Claude Speeed
14 Ball & Chain by Shinra
15 Abyssal Zone by Djedjotronic
16 Smokin by Randomer
17 80017A by Lanngman
18 Superfreak (Super Freak-A-Pella) by Wink
19 Untitled by Untitled
20 B-Jam by Dan Cough
21 Makin’ Me Feel (Edit) by Urban Myths
22 The Tower Of Naphtali by CJ Bolland
23 end E2 by Aphex Twin
24 Raincry (Spiritual Thirst) by God Within
25 Belle Epoque by Modaji

BICEP | BBC RADIO ONE ESSENTIAL MIX DECEMBER 2017

Witchtape #51 | Guest Wizz : Disfunctional Disco

(Story continued from Witchtape #45)
The little witch was already flying for countless hours over an endless desert, steadily following her inner compass into South/South-Eastern direction.  She was starting to feel tired from all that flying.  Her head grew heavy and her sight grew dim.  She had to stop for the night.  Luckily, she was nearing the other side of the desert as she spotted a few shrubs in the distance.  After a while, she saw some patches of grass and a few beautiful giant trees as she flew over the African savanna.  On her right side there was a breathtaking sunset unfolding… it was high time to land and find a safe place to spend the night.  The witch saw no humans which meant the place was safe.  She landed at the foot of a majestic tree, but didn’t have much time to savor the glorious sunset, as a few hungry lions were stealthily approaching her, observing the witch from close quarter, preparing for a decisive lethal strike.  But while looking at the witch, a feeling of tenderness took hold of the lionesses.  Instead of attacking, they walked slowly into the direction of the girl, who started to talk with a soft voice to the queens of the savanna.  This drew the attention of even more lions and soon they were all lying at the feet of the witch, while she played and frolicked with a bunch of lion cubs - who especially loved to play with the girl’s long hair (the hair of a young witch is of an indescribable softness).  The leader of the pride welcomed the young witch and ordered the other animals to prepare a soft bed of grass for the exhausted girl.  And soon the little witch drifted into a blissful sleep in the middle of a circle of lions, whom had never ever experienced a similarly peaceful presence in the savanna… (to be continued in Witchtape #52)

Connect with the artist :
https://soundcloud.com/disfunctional_disco

Photo credits : Илона Матюшкина (aka Lunaanoli)

Fun contest : who is the first to recognize the American Rock Classic of which a few phrases of the lyrics have been ripped into the story? :)

Witchtape #51 | Guest Wizz : Disfunctional Disco

Witchtape #52 | Guest Wizz : Louis de Sentenac

(Story continued from Witchtape #51)
After a deep, blissful sleep, the little witch woke up just before sunrise.  She quickly realized the little fluffy thing she was holding tenderly in her arms, was actually a lion cub and when looking around, she saw a lioness watching the two of them with endearment … clearly the cub’s mom.  Slowly it dawned to the girl that she had been sleeping in the middle of a circle of lions … easily the best possible protection in the savanna.  Despite being far away from her home forest in North-Western Europe, the little witch felt absolutely at ease.
Soon time had come to say goodbye to the friendly pride of lions and continue to fly into South/South-Eastern direction.  The girl flew over a wide variation of breathtaking landscapes, while the savanna gave way to forests and lakes and marshlands.  At one point, she saw several columns of black smoke rising up from the edge of a forest.  When she came closer, she realized the fires had been lit by humans in a deliberate effort to destroy the forest.  The little witch burst into tears at the sight of this senseless destruction.  Yet she followed her inner compass and continued to fly southwards, over a vast lush green forest.  The European girl had never seen such an immense forest, which was way bigger than all the forests of her homeland combined.  It was lush and green and full of majestic trees.  After flying over this rainforest for nearly one hour, the witch felt how her heart started to throb faster as her inner compass indicated that she was nearing her destination…
(To be continued)

Connect with the artist :
https://soundcloud.com/louis-de-sentenac

Witchtape #52 | Guest Wizz : Louis de Sentenac

Witchtape #71 | Guest Wizz : HΛKÏM

(Story continued from Witchtape #70)
After taking off from the slopes of Mount Hermon, the little witch flew in southern direction for a long, long time, guided by an Arab teenage witch who knew exactly where they were heading for.  The vegetation underneath them gradually became sparser until finally they were flying over an endless desert, while the scorching heat became almost unbearable.  She was relieved when they reached a majestic mountain range where temperatures were bearable and the desert made place for some patches of vegetation here and there.  A little later they dived into a narrow canyon which looked like a garden of Eden, and gently touched down in the middle of lush green surroundings at the foot of a cascade of waterfalls.  The witch could never have imagined that there were such beautiful green spots on the Arabian peninsula.  But she didn’t have much time to savor the splendid nature as she was soon surrounded by 7 ebullient little girls in long white dresses, who were dancing and yelling from joy after seeing the European witch.  All the girls had long and shiny black hair, and sparkling black eyes.
The teenage Arab witch explained that these little girls were all the witch-apprentices and that she – at age 14 – was the oldest witch on the peninsula.  This came as a surprise for their visitor, as witches tend to be much older in Europe, sometimes 500 years or more.  She quickly realized that Arabia is the land of the future, with a  vibrant, talented and very young population.  All the girls knew they wanted to become witches, but there was nobody to teach them as there were no elder witches on the peninsula.  
So the little witch spent many hours with the girls, teaching them about the non-violent nature of witches and the strict prohibition of black magic, and most of all, the unconditional love and dedication to mother nature and planet earth.  And she taught the girls their very first secret spell.  When sunset was nearing, they all took a bath in a beautiful natural pond with crystal clear water which had been carved out in the bedrock by a little stream.  All the girls were happy they could finally cool down from the sweltering heat.  And after that cleansing bath, all the girls got dressed in long black clothes and head scarf.  Now they were ready for their very first mission, while looking down to a dusty town in the distance.  Until a few decades ago, it was still a pleasant green oasis but now all the trees had been cut down to make place for buildings, turning the town into a hot, polluted and unpleasant place.
But all that was to change in a few hours’ time.  All the little witches were holding a pouch with a precious load of palm tree seeds.  When everybody was asleep, the girls sneaked into town, gently planting the seeds at the most suitable places before uttering the magic spell they had learned earlier that day.  
The next morning, the city dwellers couldn’t believe their eyes.  The whole town was full with beautiful palm trees, giving shadow to the people and purifying the polluted air.  The children ran on the streets and played and danced under the trees.  From the first day onwards, it was clear that a cool microclimate had settled over the area and everybody realized that the dusty town had turned into a pleasant green oasis once again.  And all the inhabitants swore that they would protect the trees and even plant many more trees in a circle around the town, making this place a green paradise in the middle of the Arabian desert…

Connect with the artist : 
https://soundcloud.com/hakimusik

Witchtape #71 | Guest Wizz : HΛKÏM

90 minutes of summertime magic.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=739

@jaydagmusic

Resident Advisor podcast

RA.739 Jayda G

(School trip continued from Witchtapes #46, 47 and 63)

Our bus was slowly crawling on the bumpy highway from Dresden to Berlin (which had been constructed in the Nazi-era and hadn’t seen much repairs since then).  The slow speed was due to a suspension failure which couldn’t be repaired in communist East-Germany so we just hobbled towards Berlin, with even the primitive Trabant cars overtaking us.  But the Belgian school girls on the bus didn’t mind the slow speed and we were all in an excellent mood after a very pleasant 2 day stay in Dresden.  The shockingly awkward crossing of the Wartha-Herleshausen border checkpoint and the eerie misty night in the ghost town Erfurt 3 days ago were already long forgotten and we were all looking forward to our stay in Berlin, or rather East-Berlin as the town was still divided into a (capitalist, democratic) Western half and a (communist, totalitarian) Eastern half, with both sides hermetically separated by the infamous Berlin Wall.  Back then (and mainly because of the division of the city), Berlin must have looked pretty sleepy in comparison with the vibrant, thriving, artistic city it became after the reunification of Germany.
Like Dresden, East-Berlin was full of friendly people and we chatted quite a lot (in our broken German) with the local youth, demolishing for good our prejudices about brainwashed broken-spirited people on the other side of the Iron Curtain.  Yet, there were also some awkward moments, like our visit to the telecommunication tower at the Alexanderplatz.  It was dusk time and from the observation platform we could see the sharp separation between both halves of the City, with West-Berlin bathing in light while  East-Berlin was plunged into near-complete darkness… everything was scarce in the communist East, also electricity.
After returning to the hotel, we went to the bar and ordered a beer.  So far, all foods and beverages which we consumed in East-Germany were absolutely dreadful, so I didn’t expect much of this pint of beer.  The name of the beer was ‘Budweiser’ but luckily this brew had nothing to do with the watery American substance with the same name.  On the bottle I could read that this beer came from the town of Budweis (České Budějovice) in Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic) and the taste was absolutely fabulous … probably the best non-Belgian beer in the world.  And this beer was not only tasty, it had also a magic effect on my German language skills (despite drinking only one bottle) and for the first (and last and only) time of my life I was capable to have fluent conversations in German with some locals.  It was our last evening in the communist world and we were really having a great time.  One of my roommates even got so much carried away that she briefly smuggled a Czechoslovakian schoolboy into our hotel room.  Despite (or thanks to) the fact that we couldn’t communicate (he only spoke Czech … or was it Slovak?), he was a real cutie … but it was clear that things were maybe getting a bit too cozy in the East and it was time to go home …
The next day, we crossed Checkpoint Charlie into West-Berlin and – after the bus got the much-needed repairs – we headed back to Belgium, leaving behind the mystifying parallel world on the other side of the Iron Curtain.  Little did we know that only a short time later, the Wall would suddenly collapse and Berlin would finally rise from the ashes …

Connect with the Artist : 
https://soundcloud.com/lars_neubert

Witchtape #76 | Guest Wizz : Lars Neubert

HOUSE/TECHNO/ACID/ITALO/ELECTRO

Hailing from Melbourne, Simonetti is an eclectic selector, producer and promoter of quality dance music and parties. He is a DJ who can meet the moment's demands without compromising quality while carrying a deep library spanning decades—helping shape the city's underground music scene with his dynamic sound explorations that transcend the dancefloor into high energy. His careful selections lock you in a groove from House, Techno, Acid, Electro and Italo.

In 2020, Simonetti co-founded Confide, a collaborative dance party. Confide was created as a means for relief, release and respect. His recent excursions into production have elevated his sets, establishing himself in the Melbourne queer electronic underground.

Contact: simon.graser.dj@gmail.com

Simonetti Recorded Live At Loose Ends

SIMONETTI