Welcome to the last podcast of 2021, and after 6 long years we welcome back Merle, a staple of the Murge family since the beginning!

Darren 'Merle' Thompson has been involved in the music scene since 1990 in which time he served his apprenticeship at the infamous InTerDance production studios, 'Dance Floor Studios' in the early 90's working alongside the likes of Aubrey, Lenny Dee, John Digweed & Mr C as a young studio hand. Other experiences come from working in various record shops along the south coast such as Peach Flavour Records , Reflex Records, VIP Vinyl.

His influences come from an eclectic variety of electronic music from backroom grooves through to peak time madness including: Techno, Tech House, Deep House, Tribal, Breaks. With quality releases already to date on various labels such as Nathan Coles & Terry Francis Wiggle off shoot label ‘Is This’ under the guise of Cactus Jack (along side with good friend, DJ & production sparring partner, Richie Collins), San Francisco's Household Digital, London's Right Nut Recordings, Stark Futures and Sounds of Juan.

Merle’s production style is a blend of new technology and old techniques by harnessing the power of software like Reason, Logic and Pro Tools and combining it with more traditional analogue approaches. Taking each new production with an exploratory approach to sound design to which he then moulds into his unique style. “I usually start with an idea in my mind of want I hope to achieve, lay down the beats and then let the rest of the production evolve naturally.

"I absolutely love the freedom and flexibility that working with software gives me”.

Merle has hosted on popular radio stations in his time (Some legal and not so legal !) before taking the opportunity to play regular guest slots on Richie Collins ‘Pointblank FM’ Show (London). It inspired him to start hosting his own weekly show again on Jacks House which ran for over 2 years.

"The show has seen some amazing guests over the years both established and undiscovered talent as quality has alway been always key!"

DJ duties have seen him spinning at some of the countries finest established nights such as Club UK, The Manor, Sterns, The House & Browns (Nottingham), London Universities Tour, Ministry of Sound, Cream Tour, Renaissance Tour, Mixmag Tour, Journeys By DJ Tour and Underworld

Various

Merle - Murge Podcast - December 2021

A vinyl set from 2003. Enjoy! Sorry no track list.. get your Shazam out ;)

Break 3000 | Electronic Mix | 04.02.2003

Vinyl Set (live) at Oopsy Dayzee | Erik Vehmeyer B2B Justin Collins | Feb 27, 2022 

Oopsy Dayzee is a Sunday Funday monthly event hosted by Justin Collins at the iconic Mars Bar San Francisco. House music and kicked back tunes are the primary sounds for the Sunday shenanigans.

TASCAM DR-40X

Erik Vehmeyer B2B Justin Collins (vinyl set)| Live at Mars Bar

On Point Worldwide Records With Atipik - 27th March 2022

Andrew Weatherhall - Y.W. Fourteen

bandcamp: https://sohaso.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-summer-sampler-1

Various Artists - SOMEWHERE Summer Sampler 1

Eefje De Visser & Nuno Dos Santos - Wit Blad (Mattheis Remix)
Wanderist - Under The North Sea
Luuk van Dijk - Many Moons
Melon - She Was

Heatstroke alert! To celebrate the summer, Utrecht based record label Something Happening, Somewhere decided to release no less than three digital compilations in the coming weeks. Celebrate the summer with SoHaSo.

Part one of the summer series contains four tracks. We asked those involved to look back on their contributions in their own words.

Eefje De Visser & Nuno Dos Santos - Wit Blad (Mattheis Remix)
Nuno: "This track is almost four years old and was only available on vinyl. Now it's available digitally for the first time. Our dear friend Mattheis remixed Wit Blad and gave it a strong hypnotic vibe. It contains those Mattheis' trademark synth swirls. Soothing and driving with spine-tingling harmonics slowly creeping in and out."

Wanderist - Under The North Sea (1 half of Dam Swindle) "This is the sort of dubby non-dance electronica that I love to make", says Wanderist. "Tracks like these exist in a world of their own and let the listener slowly drift away into whatever vibe they feel coming up. The track feels completely effortless and at ease with itself; traits that I also value very much in the people close to me."

Luuk van Dijk - Many Moons
Luuk: "I was listening to a podcast with DJ Benny Rodrigues and he mentioned a tune from E-Dancer, a track that had inspired him in the past. Then I listened to that tune and thought wooooooow, I want to make this kind of shit too. Then I started jamming and improvising in the studio. Many Moons was recorded in one take."

Melon - She Was
Melon: "I made this many moons ago with emotions of a forbidden love between two star signs who didn't connect because of being opposites in needs of compassion. They say opposites attract. I guess it does but not in the long run."

Artwork by Tjitske Oosterholt

Melon - She Was

@percebesmusica
@kaspar

El dj y productor Kaspar nos responde a unas preguntas aprovechando el lanzamiento ya no tan nuevo de sello Percebes Music, él junto a Shari Vari, nos parecen una de las apuestas más interesantes del panorama portugués y por ello queremos compartirlo con vosotr@s...

Kaspar mix exclusivo para Mixmag Spain

Restless Planet Records returns with an anticipated single by a Seattle artist and staple of the music scene, Michito Iwata, aka Summit Dub, along with remixes by Lorin Gabriel out on August 25th, 2022. on all major digital platforms. 

RP002: Summit Dub - Isotonic Projection
https://restlessplanetrecords.bandcamp.com/album/isotonic-projection

1. Isotonic Projection
2. Isotonic Projection (Lorin Gabriel Remix)
3. Isotonic Projection (Lorin's Move Me Mix)

Isotonic Projection

[RP:002] Summit Dub: Isotonic Projection (Snippets)

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🎧 Artist: Dazeman
📅 Release Date: 2025.11.11
🎵 Label / Series: Mixcult Records

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PREMIERE: Dazeman - Hyades [MCD289]

Dreamer

Dreamer (Electronic Youth Extended Remix)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gUANH5TCn7mNDKFDVcPiq8Q7Zq6hW0wD/view?usp=drive_link

Morphix3

Something Happening Somewhere
OOSSHA / NOWHERE

http://www.sohaso.com
https://sohaso.bandcamp.com/

Something Happening Somewhere (SoHaSo). 
Founded by https://soundcloud.com/nunodossantos, residing in Utrecht, The Netherlands. "The name itself leaves a lot open for your own imagination."