Pearsall's 2023 Mixes

Part 2 of a very special two mix set dedicated to classic drum n' bass sounds, reimagining nights at two of the most influential London clubs of all time: Speed and Metalheadz. This mix is dedicated to the sound of Metalheadz, a club that I was lucky enough to attend a number of time, the memory of which is seared into my brain.

From the blog:

 I remember the dancefloor being incredibly tiny, incredibly packed, and incredibly LOUD. You were crammed into a small space, part of a heaving mass of sweaty bodies, surrounded by speakers. Whatever surround sound experience you’ve had at a movie theater was nothing like The Blue Note on Sunday nights … you didn’t just hear the music, you felt it. It was an incredible physical experience – I remember moments where the bass was so powerful I felt my nostrils flapping like in a hurricane, with each bass hit reverberating through my ribcage. The music was incredible, a true future shock … eerie atmospheres overlaid on top of kinetic, shape-shifting beats, undergirded by bass in an incredible variety of forms, from icy shockwaves of sub-bass that were so low in frequency they were at the edges of human hearing, to solid 808-style bass hits, to the occasional funky flourish, to roaring distorted basslines that sounded like Godzilla with a bad case of acid reflux.

Read more:

https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/01/pearsall-presents-i-never-went-to-speed-i-did-go-to-metalheadz-special-2-part-90s-drum-n-bass-mix-from-light-to-dark/

Mixed in Berlin, December 2022
100% Vinyl
(82:05, 188 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Pressure Drop - Got to be for Real (Grooverider Vocal Remix) [Hard Hands]
02. DJ Krust - Tribute [Talkin' Loud]
03. Ed Rush & Optical - Wormhole [Virus]
04. Outfit - Serum [Metro]
05. Decoder - Circuit Breaker [Tech Itch]
06. Shimon & Andy C - Genetix [Ram]
07. Ed Rush & Optical - Shrinkwrap [V Recordings]
08. Bad Company - Colonies [Bad Company Recordings]
09. DJ Zinc - Stretched [True Playaz]
10. Regulate - Juniper [Hard Leaders]
11. Ed Rush - Killamanjaro [Prototype]
12. Nasty Habits - Shadowboxing [31 Recordings]
13. Dom & Roland - Chained on Two Sides [Moving Shadow]
14. Adam F - Metropolis [Metalheadz]
15. Goldie - Kemistry (Grooverider VIP Mix) [Razor's Edge]
16. Future Forces Inc - Point of Origin [Renegade Hardware]
17. Doc Scott - Swarm [Metalheadz]
18. Dillinja - Acid Roller [Dubs from the Dungeon]
19. Terminal Outkasts - Militant Moods [Frontline]
20. Desired State - Mind Games [Ram]
21. B.L.I.M. - Jeamland 96 (DJ Trace Remix) [Emotif]
22. Capone - Voice [Hard Leaders]
23. Ed Rush - The Raven [Metalheadz]
24. Future Forces Inc - Cold Fusion [Renegade Hardware]
25. Goldie - Angel (Peshay Remx) [ffRR]

www.sonicrampage.org/blog

Blog

... I did go to Metalheadz [Special 90's Dark Techstep Drum n' Bass Mix]

This part 1 of a a very special two mix set dedicated to classic drum n' bass sounds, reimagining nights at two of the most influential London clubs of all time: Speed and Metalheadz. This mix focuses on imagining a night at Speed at the Mars Bar, Soho ... a night I never went to!

From the blog post:

Taking place on a Thursday as well as being located right in the heart of London instead of a massive warehouse on the outskirts meant that Speed attracted a different, more mature crowd, including curious fans of other styles of electronic music as well as people from the music industry. It’s hard to overstate the importance of this night to the development of the lighter side of drum n’ bass – it was a testing ground for new sounds that could then be taken on the road around the UK (and the world!) on the weekends. It was a place where people from the scene – producers, dj’s, a&r’s, hangers-on – could connect, interact and plan collaborations. It was somewhere that this sound could take root and grow, away from the pressure cooker environment of the big raves, where thousands of teenagers wanted the latest mental sounds. It was also a crucial venue for spreading the sound beyond the existing scene, a place where people who would never dream of going to a One Nation or AWOL or Roast could be turned on to high-speed breakbeats.

Read more: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/01/pearsall-presents-i-never-went-to-speed-i-did-go-to-metalheadz-special-2-part-90s-drum-n-bass-mix-from-light-to-dark/

Mixed in Berlin, November 2022
100% Vinyl
(87:05, 200 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. DJ Pulse - New York [Creative Wax]
02. Wax Doctor - Kid Caprice [Metalheadz]
03. Axis - Dusted [Good Looking]
04. Intense - Streams of Thought [Creative Source]
05. Eddie - Intelligent Drummer (Steve Gurley Remix) [One Touch]
06. Sounds of Life - A Spice Of Jazz [Certificate 18]
07. Hidden Agenda - The Wedge [Metalheadz]
08. DJ Krush - Yeah (Alex Reece Remix) [Mo'Wax]
09. DJ Krust - Jazz Note II [V Recordings]
10. Nookie - The Blues [Reinforced]
11. Intense - The Sax Lick [Way Out]
12. PFM - Danny's Song [Good Looking]
13. Shogun - Together [Renegade]
14. Mouly & Lucida - The Abyss [Timeless]
15. LTJ Bukem - Music (Peshay Remix) [Nexus]
16. DJ Trace - By Any Means Necessary (Promised Land VIP Mix) [Higher Limits]
17. Ken Ishii - Stretch (Shogun Remix) [R&S]
18. Grace - If I Could Fly (LTJ Bukem Remix) [Perfecto]
19. Forme - New Element [OKBRON]
20. PFM - For All Of Us [Good Looking]
21. Essence of Aura - So This is Love ('96 Remix) [Moving Shadow]
22. PFM & Tayla - Submarine Tune [OKBRON]
23. The Invisible Man - Spiritual Awareness [Looking Good]
24. Jonny L - Tychonic Cycle [XL Recordings]
25. DJ Crystl - Mind Games [Earth]

I Never Went to Speed ... [Special 90's Atmospheric Drum n' Bass Mix]

There are few dance acts bigger than @thechemicalbrothers, so putting together a tribute to them is a tall order, no two ways about it. This is my attempt to thread the needle, pulling together a selection of their 90's stuff, from famous singles to album tracks to obscure b-sides to remixes. I think it's a pretty interesting selection and I'm quite proud of it. Honestly, I think it's cool. And I hope that you find it enjoyable to listen to!

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/02/pearsall-presents-the-90s-sessions-vol-2-a-chemical-brothers-special

Listen to The 90's Sessions Vol. 1: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/pearsall-the-90s-sessions-vol-1-full-length-mix-of-classic-90s-electronic-music

Mixed in Berlin, January 2023
100% Vinyl!
(85:34, 196 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix) [XL Recordings]
02. The Chemical Brothers - Buzz Tracks [Freestyle Dust]
03. Method Man - Bring the Pain (The Chemical Brothers Remix) [Def Jam]
04. The Chemical Brothers - Music:Response [Freestyle Dust]
05. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats [Freestyle Dust]
06. The Sabres of Paradise - Tow Truck (The Chemical Brothers Remix) [Warp]
07. The Chemical Brothers - (The Best Part of) Breaking Up [Freestyle Dust]
08. The Chemical Brothers - Song to the Siren [Freestyle Dust]
09. Dave Clarke - No One's Driving (Chemical Brothers Remix) [deConstruction]
10. The Chemical Brothers - In Dust We Trust [Freestyle Dust]
11. The Chemical Brothers - Let Me In Mate [Freestyle Dust]
12. Lionrock - Packet of Peace (Chemical Brothers Mix) [Deconstruction]
13. St. Etienne - Like a Motorway (Chemical Brothers Remix) [Kickin']
14. Republica - Out of this World (The Dust Brothers Remix) [deConstruction]
15. The Chemical Brothers - Life is Sweet (Remix 1) [Freestyle Dust]
16. The Chemical Brothers - Life is Sweet [Freestyle Dust]
17. Leftfield - Open Up ft John Lydon (The Dust Brothers Remix) [Hard Hands]
18. The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl [Freestyle Dust]
19. Primal Scream - War Pigs (Chemical Brothers Mix) [Creation]
20. The Chemical Brothers - Flashback [Freestyle Dust]
21. The Chemical Brothers - Out of Control [Freestyle Dust]
22. The Chemical Brothers - Studio K [Freestyle Dust]
23. The Chemical Brothers - Elektrobank [Freestyle Dust]
24. The Charlatans - Nine Acre Dust (Chemical Brothers Remix) [Beggars Banquet]
25. The Chemical Brothers - Private Psychedelic Reel [Freestyle Dust]

Blog Link

The 90's Sessions Vol. 2: A Chemical Brothers Special

I recently started a new job working remotely for a London-based company, so two weeks ago I flew to London to visit the head office and meet my team for the first time in person. It was fun!

To have something to listen to on the trip, two days before I left I made this little mix, and to make it very 'London' I decided to do a mix of classic jump-up drum n' bass, a sound that I will always associate with my teenage years in London. What was jump-up? It was where rave music had evolved to by 1996: rolling breakbeats, hip-hop samples, street attitude, wobbly basslines. Music for intense dancing, but a step away from the loved-up euphoria of the early 90's hardcore scene it evolved away from. Just a ton of fun ... enjoy!

Read more about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/03/pearsall-presents-berlin-nach-london-vintage-jump-up-drum-n-bass-mix/

More jump-up mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/classic-jump-up-drum-n-bass

Mixed in Berlin, March 2023
100% Vinyl!
(59:31, 143 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

01. The Terrorist - The Chopper (Shy FX Ebony Remix) [Dread]
02. DJ Kane - World Premiere [Trouble on Vinyl USA]
03. DJ Rap - Fury [Breakbeat Science]
04. Prisoners of Technology - Trick of Technology [Fresh Kutt]
05. Tribe of Issachar - His Imperial Majesty (Jungle Revolution) [Congo Natty]
06. Gang Related - Miami Bass [Dope Dragon]
07. DJ Hype - Peace, Love & Unity ft MC Fats [True Playaz]
08. DJ Zinc - Physical [Parousia]
09. Shimon & Andy C - Quest [Ram]
10. Shapeshifter - Talkin' Mad Shit [SOUR]
11. DJ Sappo - Ding Dong Bass (Remix) [Rinse Out]
12. Special K - Pressure Roll [Proper Talent]
13. 45 Roller - Gangsta Boogie [Ebony]
14. The Dream Team - Different [Joker]
15. Maldini - Asylum [Trouble on Vinyl]
16. Mask - Better World [Dope Dragon]
17. DJ Hype - Jack to a King ft MC Fats [True Playaz]
18. Pascal - True Grit [Ganja]
19. DJ Zinc - Driven [True Playaz]
20. The Baby Namboos - Ancoats 2 Zambia (Dillinja Remix) [Palm Pictures]

Blog link

Berlin nach London [Classic 90's Jump-Up Selection!]

Random Order Selection is a series I've been doing for @begrime on @subfmradio for a little while, just grabbing a bunch of grime records and improvising my way through them. No plan, just vibes! This is the fourth edition, from mid-March. Enjoy!

My other Random Order Selection mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/random-order-selection-grime

The @snoopos set from the same night: https://soundcloud.com/begrime/begrime-snoopos-guestmix-subfm-15-march-2023

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/04/pearsall-presents-random-order-selection-4-begrime-on-sub-fm-march-15-2023/

Mixed in Berlin, March 2023
100% Vinyl!
(32:36, 74.6 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Compa - Take Control ft Fox [Artikal]
02. Double Clapperz - Obscure (EGL Remix) [Ice Wave]
03. Commodo - Pea Souper [Black Acre]
04. Sir Hiss - Rolling ft Emz [White Peach]
05. Kahn & Neek - (Having a Sick Time) in the Mansions of Bliss [Sector 7 Sounds]
06. Neffa-T - Assault [White Peach]
07. Bok Bok - Hyperpass [Night Slugs]
08. Spyro - Tekkers [Deep Medi]
09. DVA - Kill All A Dem [Dream Eater]
10. Spooky - Cookie Monster [Fabric]
11. Maniac - Quadratic [Earth616]
12. Dullah Beatz - Oil Gang [Oil Gang]
13. Jamakabi - Wickedest Ting ft D Double E [Rhythm Rollers]
14. Flava D - Berlin [Flava D]
15. Spooky - Spartan (Asa & Sorrow Remix) [Reloadz]

Begrime

More Mixes

Random Order Selection 4 [Begrime 15-03-2023 All-Vinyl Grime Mix]

Longtime vinyl fanatic DJ Pearsall is originally from the Big Apple, but has been at home in Berlin for some time now. We are very happy to present the sound of this trance connoisseur as part of the fifth edition of our podcast. 

@sonicrampage

01. Hardfloor - Into The Nature [Harthouse]
02. Shawnee - Sioux War Dance [Drizzly]
03. Brain 20 - Acid Motherfuckers (Junk Project Remix) [Brain]
04. DJ Randy - Overmodulate [Prolekult]
05. Equator - Secret Silence (Aquaplex Remix) [Drizzly]
06. Heatseeker - Xplicit (Hard Trance Mix) [Clockwork]
07. S.H.O.K.K. - Folie a Deux (DJ Natron Remix) [Overdose]
08. Megamind - Taub [Nukleuz]
09. Nitre - F.T.W.A. [Cenobite]
10. Dee Rex - Soilent Green [Lunatec]
11. DJ Randy - More and More [Smoke Free DJ Tools]
12. DJ Crack - Century of E [Full-E]
13. Pearsall - Undertow [Sonicrampage]
14. Pagemaster - Drug Center [Thai]
15. Signum - The Other Side [Jinx]
16. Insider & Stephenson - Inda [Bonzai]
17. Spect-R - This Is Acid [Monokultur]
18. Mirage - Keoma [Technogold]
19. Overcharge feat. G-Meter - Whiplash [Time Unlimited]
20. Sequel Bass - The Third Chapter [Tunnel]
21. Loving Loop - Bass Please [Spaceflower]
22. Los Bonitos - The Lights [Tunnel]
23. Gary D - Kinetic Pressure [Bonzai]
24. Los Pablos - Mind Solution (Club Mix) [Master Maximum Trance Traxx]
25. Mega 'Lo Mania - Close Your Eyes [No Respect]

FYEMACAST005 - Pearsall

This is a mix I did back in March for the @peoples-station crew for their bi-weekly show on jungletrain.net. I just decided to have a little fun with this, and I literally pulled out a half shelf of jungle records and made the mix with what I found in there ... fortunately this era is so rich with amazing music that you're guaranteed to put together a sick mix with as little planning as that. Enjoy!

More jungle mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/jungle-is-massive-pearsalls

More words: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/06/peoples-station-6-pearsall-my-old-skool-jungle-guest-mix/

Mixed in Berlin, March 2023
100% Vinyl
(59:41, 136 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. DJ Dextrous - Nice n' Slow [Breakdown]
02. Skool of Hard Knocks - Kan U Feel It [Grand Larceny]
03. DJ Monk & Kenny Ken - Good Body Girl (Remix) [KLP]
04. Sedzy - All My Love [Flex]
05. Danny Breaks - Step Off [Droppin' Science]
06. Pascal - Freedom [Frontline]
07. Foul Play - Being With You (Van Kleef Remix) [Re-Animate]
08. Uncle 22 - Searchin' Hard [Strictly Underground]
09. A-Zone - Calling The People (Remix) [White House]
10. Lemon D - Bad Man [Conqueror]
11. Method Man - Release Yo' Delf (New Blood Mix) [Def Jam]
12. Tom & Jerry - Slam [AKO Arcade]
13. Jack Horner - After Midnight [Spectrum]
14. DJ Ruffkutt - Heavyweight Vol. 3 (Side B) [Heavyweight]
15. Chuck E - Smokin' A Blunt [White House]
16. Remarc - Bad Bwoy [Planet Mu]
17. Love Dove Jay - Stick 'Em Up [Vinyl Addiction]
18. Liftin' Spirits - Cup-A-Cha [Liftin' Spirit]
19. DJ Gwange - Adrenalin (Tango Remix) [Legendary]
20. Pooch & Coulter - Musique [Cut & Run]
21. The J.B. - Stand Easy [Back 2 Basics]

Peoples Station

More Jungle Mixes

Peoples Station #006: Pearsall [Old Skool Jungle Special!]

Here's a little mini mix I did tonight as a promo for the Parallax free party in Kreuzberg on Wednesday. Enjoy!

Party info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1418753732299184

Check out @parallaxrecordings @peoples-station @djchromz

Tracklisting:

01. DJ SS - Black (VIP Dubplate Mix) [Formation]
02. Gang Related & Mask - Ready or Not feat. Bigger Star [Dope Dragon]
03. DJ Stretch - Do or Die [Reinforced]
04. Harmony & Xtreme - Boo [Section 5]
05. DJ Taktix - The VIP (Final Chapter) [Back 2 Basics]
06. DJ Krust - Set Speed (Remix) [V Recordings]
07. Dope Skillz - 6 Million Ways (Remix) [Frontline]
08. L Double - All Lighter Massive [10 Inch Press]
09. Dillinja - Selassie I Sound [V Recordings]
10. Intense - Para Time Continuum (VIP Dubplate Mix) [Sublogic]

Party Info

Parallax Free Party Promo Mix (Old Skool Jungle Mini-Mix)

Special thanks to Pearsall for a great Oldschool Hard House x (Hard) Trance Set! We are honored to have such a legend on! 

Enjoy!

Artist: @Sonicrampage

Tracklist:
01. Dream Plant - The Mighty Machine (Kinki Roland Remix) [Prolekult]
02. Max & Amino - Pump the Funk [Alien Trax]
03. S-J - Estrella (Baby Doc Remix) [Arriba]
04. Chris Liberator & The Geezer - 303 Power (Choci & The Geezer Remix) [Smitten]
05. Choci & EC1 - Naturally High (Pink Cally Mix) [Choci's Chewns]
06. The Captain, Oz & Kristian - Deaf By Stereo [Tinrib]
07. Retro Gang - Do You Dream? [Voltage Controlled Frequencies]
08. Pearsall - Undertow [Sonicrampage]
09. Kevin Moor - Five Spikes is a Poof [Unfknblvbl]
10. DJ Choci - Can You Feel The Force (Daniel 'Billy' Bunter & Steve Vanden Remix) [Cannon]
11. Phil Reynolds & Steve Blake - Phase 2 [Impact]
12. Lab 4 - Requiem [Tidy Trax]
13. Karim - Port Douglas [Do Not Bend]
14. K90 - Overflow (Regeneration Mix) [Nocturnal]
15. The Project - Meltdown (OD404 Mix) [Chug n' Bump]
16. Members of Mayday - Sonic Empire (Baby Doc Remix) [Majestic 12]
17. Billy 'Daniel' Bunter & Jon Doe - Mind Games [UK Hard]
18. Neuron - The Past for the Future (Kevin Energy Remix) [Dynamix]
19. Madam Zu & Jon Doe - Dream Catcher (Dream Catcher Mix) [Mind Over Matter]
20. Captain Tinrib - 2001 - The Final Frontnose (Weirdo Remix) [Tinrib]
21. The Secret - Manik [Secret Recordings]
22. Cai - Gadget [Primitive]
23. Teknotyx - Walking Mutants [Acid Test]
24. Choci & The Powder Front - Music For The Brain (Basement Capers Mix) [Public House]
25. Trance Masters - Call of the Last Tribe [GBT]
26. Beamish & Choci - Stingray [Voltage Controlled Remixes]
27. Pearsall - Dreaming of Berlin [Sonicrampage]
28. Kevin Energy - Crescendos of Ecstasy (160 Mix) [Nu Energy]
29. Carbon Based - Fatal Flashback [Electronic]
30. Lab 4 - Reformation II [Alien Trax]

Disclaimer:
Not all of the used tracks are made by us or belong to Delirium²

DeliriumCast² vol. 12 | Pearsall

I think the best ever single grime tape pack / mix release was @rinsefm's amazing Rinsessions Vol. 1, which was released in 2005. A true landmark release, it featured six mixes from some of the scene's leading names, such as Roll Deep, Ruff Sqwad, Slimzee, Plasticman (now known as Plastician), and Logan Sama (plus a UK Garage mix from Jiggy B). For my March mix for @begrime I decided to pay homage to this landmark set by pulling together an all vinyl mix featuring tracks that appeared on Rinsessions. I'm really happy with how it turned out, and hope you enjoy it too!

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/07/pearsall-presents-rinsessions-revisited-old-skool-grime-instrumental-mix/

Check out my other Begrime mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/pearsalls-begrime-mixes

Mixed in Berlin, March 2023
100% Vinyl
(59:19, 136 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Danny Weed - Kick Off [Dump Valve]
02. Davinche - Phaze [Paperchase]
03. Wiley - Avenger [Dump Valve]
04. Wiley - Fire Hydrant [Eskiboy]
05. Wonder - Undertaker [Dump Valve]
06. Rapid - Wide Awake (Instrumental) [Ruff Sqwad Recordings]
07. Skream - Midnight Request Line [Tempa]
08. Plastician - Vio-Lent [Terrorhythm]
09. Geeneus - Parasite [Soulja]
10. Geeneus - You Know [Dump Valve]
11. Danny Weed & Wiley - Heat Up (Instrumental) [Relentless]
12. Jammer - Jampie (Instrumental) [Wiley Kat]
13. Target & Danny Weed - The Avenue (Heartache Refix Instrumental) [Relentless]
14. Scratchy - Trim & Scratch [Related Distributions]
15. Macabre Unit - Tensor Jam [Terrorhythm]
16. Wonder - What (Geeneus Remix) [Dump Valve]
17. Wiley - Colder (Remix) [Eskiboy]
18. Ruff Sqwad - Night Ryder [Ruff Sqwad Recordings]
19. Rapid - Mercs Is (Instrumental) [Adamantium]
20. Skepta - Dupps [Pirate Sessions]
21. Scratchy - Shangooli [Dump Valve]
22. Low Deep - Down Like That [Colourful State]
23. Mikee J - Mic Check (Remix Instrumental) [679]
24. Dexplicit - Change Formation (Hench 2) [DXP]
25. Wiley - Carnival [Southside]
26. Ruff Sqwad - Hear Dis [Ruff Sqwad Recordings]
27. Rapid - All Day Long (Instrumental) [Ruff Sqwad Recordings]
28. Dexplicit - No [Lethal Bizzle Records]
29. Wiley - Sidewinder (Instrumental) [Ruff Sqwad Recordings]
30. Slew Dem - Grime [Slew Dem]

Rinsessions Revisited [Old skool grime vinyl mix for Begrime!]

This is a mix I made in May for the @begrime crew, with a very simple concept: I took out half a shelf of older dubstep records, and made a mix from what I found there! 

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/08/pearsall-presents-half-shelf-dubby-dip-1-old-skool-dubstep-vinyl-mix-for-begrime/

More Begrime mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/pearsalls-begrime-mixes

More dubstep mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/dubstep-mixes

Mixed in Berlin, May 2023
100% Vinyl
(58:51, 135 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Om Unit - Searching [Stretched]
02. Joker - Do It [Kapsize]
03. Benga - One Million [Tempa]
04. Silkie - Hooby [Deep Medi Musik]
05. Kito - Cold [Disfigured Dubz]
06. Synkro - Angels [Synkro]
07. Skream - Blue Eyez [Tempa]
08. Digital Mystikz - Unexpected [DMZ]
09. Matty G - 95 Style Smooth [Steps in Time]
10. Breakage - Untitled [Digital Soundboy]
11. Benga - Skunk Tip [Tempa]
12. Cyrus - Mind Games [Tectonic]
13. 2562 - Embrace [3024]
14. Goldie - Inner City Life (SBTRKT Remix) [White]
15. Seven - Sirens [Tempa]
16. D1 - Trial Run [Tempa]
17. L-Wiz - Strength [Dub Police]
18. Skream - The Shinein [Deep Medi Musik]
19. Digital Mystikz - Coral Reef [DMZ]
20. Rusko - Go Go Gadget [Dub Police]
21. Skream - Exothermic Reaction [Nonplus]
22. Jakes - Justice [Sin City]
23. La Roux - In for the Kill (Skream's Lets Get Ravey Remix) [White]

Begrime Mixes

Half Shelf Dubby Dip 1 [Old Skool Dubstep Vinyl Mix for Begrime]

On the 25th of August 2023 I'll be joining the @parallaxrecordings crew for a sick party at Mensch Meier in Berlin, along with the Subland and Impulse crews. Expect an amazing night!

As a promo for the party, I've done some crate-digging to put together this selection of insane old skool hardcore. Hard to believe this stuff is 30 years old now ... it sounds just as mad as when it was first committed to wax!

More details about the party: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/834782951344422?ref=newsfeed
https://ra.co/events/1753217

Read more about the mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/08/pearsalls-berlin-underground-bass-alliance-promo-mix-old-skool-hardcore-special/

My last Parallax promo mix: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/parallax-free-party-promo-mix-old-skool-jungle-mini-mix

Mixed in Berlin, August 2023
100% Vinyl
(65:22, 150 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. DJ SS - A New Breed of Ravers [Formation]
02. The Man from Formation - Darken You with my Presence (Side A1) [F Project]
03. Release - Musical Movements [7th Storey Projects]
04. Twin Bass - Atmosfear (Wishdokta Remix) [Kickin']
05. Code 071 - Ease Up Soundboy (Don Gorgon Mix) [Trouble on Vinyl]
06. D'Cruze - Want You Now [Suburban Base]
07. Bass-ic Instinct - Bass Will Shake [Liquid Wax]
08. Force Mass Motion - Esthisis [Rabbit City]
09. Doc Scott - Rage [Reinforced]
10. Citrus - Fascination [Sublogic]
11. 2 Sinister - Let It Roll [Dark Horse]
12. Cool Hand Flex - Whiplash [De Underground]
13. Tango - Future Followers (VIP Mix) [Tango & Ratty]
14. DJ Rap & Aston - Jeopardy (Desired State Remix) [Suburban Base]
15. Swan-E - Collusion [De Underground]
16. Double Vision - What Kind of World [Deep Seven]
17. DJ Dub Rush - Holy Ghost [Back II Back]
18. Kid Twist - Live and Direct [Liquid Wax]
19. Warped Kore - The Power (Herb Mix) [White House]
20. Dave Charlesworth & Peshay - Rude (Mix 1) [White Label]
21. Naughty Naughty - Sweet Harmony [Naughty Naughty]
22. DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Don't Need Your Love [Slammin Vinyl]
23. DJ Force & The Evolution - Perfect Dreams (Vibes & Wishdokta Remix) [Kniteforce / Remix]
24. Ramos & Supreme - The Journey Part 1 [Hectic]

Parallax

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Berlin Underground Bass Alliance Promo Mix [Old Skool Hardcore at Mensch Meier 25-08-2023!]

Rolling out the week for the final mx in the drop with a soothing selection for the Sunday comedown is Pearsall

Originally from New York City, Pearsall moved to  London in the 90's, which is where he became obsessed with drum n bass, getting his first set of decks at the tender age of 17 in 1997. Over the years he's built up a massive record collection across many genres but jungle/drum n bass will always be his first love when it comes to electronic music. These days Pearsall lives in Berlin, every now and then he djing out in the city but mostly spends his time make a lot of mixes for the Internet, both for my Sonicrampage blog and Soundcloud account. A firm favourite dj in the Certain Sounds camp we had to get him along for the drop! Sit back and explore the journey trough the sounds of atmospheric Jungle!

DL enabled as always :)

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01. The 2 G's - Energy [Juice Box]
02. JLM Productions - Words Between Us [Reinforced]
03. Sub Sequence - I Want You [Too'z Up]
04. The Sentinel - Genesis [Basement]
05. DJ Krust - Accepted Meaning [OKBRON]
06. Q Project - Champion Sound (Doc Scott Remix) [Legendary]
07. Koda - Spacetek [Dee Jay Recordings]
08. Source Direct - Modem [Source Direct]
09. Babylon Timewarp - Changing [Keeping Vinyl Alive]
10. Zero B - Lock Up (DJ Crystl Counterforce Remix) [Internal]
11. Secrets - Time Travel [Street Beats]
12. Shogun - Slipstream [Renegade]
13. Lee & Gwange - 2 Deep [Legendary]
14. Skanna - Find Me (Classic Skanna Mix) [Skanna]
15. DJ Crystl - Paradise [Dee Jay Recordings]
16. Ruff with the Smooth - Twisted Girl [Basement]
17. Bruck Wild - Silent Voice [Soundman]
18. Just Jungle - Sky [Trouble on Vinyl]
19. Rude Bwoy Monty - Summer Sumting [Frontline]
20. Tek 9 - Summer Breeze [Reinforced]

Certain Sounds

Pearsall - Atmospheric Jungle Selection | 7 Days of Summer Mix Drop

Boddika - Acid Jackson [Swamp 81]
Client_03 - Regression Container [Tronic]
Dexter - Space Booty [Clone Crown Ltd]
Nite Fleit - The Pine Bluff Variant [Acid Avengers]
Chris Carrier & Le Loup - Y Vision [Sound Carrier]
Luz1e - Transition [Voitax]
xxxy - You Gotta Do You [Orca]
Untold - Stereo Freeze [R&S]
Girl Unit - Ensemble (Club Mix) [Night Slugs]
Addison Groove - Work It [Swamp 81]
Headhunter - Prototype (Modeselekto's Broken Handbrake Remix) [Tempa]
Boddika - Underground [Swamp 81]
Flowdan - Horror Show Style [Tru Thoughts]
Drone - Polar Opposite [Sector 7 Sounds]
Ebb - 5 Skin [Cutcross]
J:Kenzo - Astral Traveler [Artikal]
Ago - So I Smoke [Innamind]
Sepia - Sekhmet (ft Tailored Sound) [Infernal Sounds]
Om Unit - Forward [Om Unit]
Rareman - Skillz [Juan Forte]
Luca Lozano - Summer Of Love (DJ Steve Mix) [Super Rhythm Trax]
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (Rave Yard Mix) [Gutterfunk]
Rave 2 The Grave - Papua New Guinea [Rave-R]
Skream - Listenin' to the Records on my Wall [Tempa]

Check out more of Pearsall's mixes here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage

Support the artists featured on this mix: https://www.buymusic.club/list/digitaldistortions-brawlcast-377-pearsall-mysterious-sixes

BRAWLcast 377

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BRAWLcast 377 / Pearsall - Mysterious Sixes

This is the ninth edition of my long-running Eurotrash series of old skool European hard trance mixes, and it's an absolute banger! This version features some absolutely essential tunes from German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Belgian, and British labels ... plus a cheeky tune from myself! Really happy with this one, and hope you enjoy it too.

Read more about this mix: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/09/pearsall-presents-eurotrash-9-old-skool-hard-trance-mix/

Hear the other Eurotrash mixes: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/eurotrash-vintage-european

Mixed in Berlin, July 2023
100% Vinyl
(87:00, 199 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Earthquake - Noxious Guy [Red Alert]
02. Slot Machine - Flashback [Slot Machine]
03. D-Factor - The Collective [Tri-Lamb]
04. Pro-Active - Dominator (Talla 2XLC Remix) [Suck Me Plasma]
05. Acid Phase - Cadence [XYZ]
06. Nuclear Hyde - Persuader [Noom]
07. Flux - Strange Feelings [Tetsuo]
08. Panama - Logical Device [Red Alert]
09. The Power Glove - Morphing [Nitric]
10. Troop - Homecoming [Noom]
11. Zone One - Eye Believe Do You? [Forever Forward]
12. Aeroplane - Amplitude [Sub Records]
13. Pearsall - Undertow [Sonicrampage]
14. JFS - Praxis [Tunnel]
15. Olmec Heads - Lift Off [Time Unlimited]
16. Code 26 - Alarm (Cyborg Mix) [United Ravers]
17. Master Density - Give Me A Base [Pirate]
18. Sound Structure - Reality [DJs Present]
19. DJ Energy - Believer [Energetic]
20. X-Ite - Cyberworld [Spaceflower]
21. Planet Fuse - Innocent Game (Egoist Mix) [Fuse]
22. Lab 4 - Liquid Space [Fragile]
23. M-Zone - On The Spot [UK44]
24. Dual Mount - Magma [Tesseract]
25. Ray & G.O.D. - Target Planet [Time Unlimited]

Eurotrash 9 [Old Skool Hard Trance Vinyl Mix]

01. Twisted - Solar System [Noom]
02. Paul van Dyk - A Different Journey to Vega [Vandit]
03. Pro-Active - Straight On (Percussive Attack) [Suck Me Plasma]
04. Cologne Summer - Brasilian Mouthwash (Alici Remix) [Le Petit Prince]
05. Exit EEE - Wheels of Motion [No Respect]
06. BBE - Flash (UK Mix) [Triangle]
07. Velocity - Lust [Superstition]
08. Optimus - Delete the Weak [Noom]
09. Nuclear Hyde - Sprectral [Noom]
10. Bypass Unit - Higher Spirituality [Tripomatic]
11. Sergio C - Surface [Silvereye]
12. The Montini Experience - Astrosyn [Nitric]
13. Legacy - The Rain [Reef]
14. Commander Tom - Eye Bee M [Noom]
15. Sushi - Osaka Acid [Frankfurt Beat]
16. Loving Loop - I Say It Again (D-Noiser Mix) [Spaceflower]
17. PH1 - Technicidad [No Respect]
18. DJ Jamo & Jack Knives - Summer Tones [Dance Ecstasy 2001]

The Worx

DJ Pearsall (USA/GER) - Demons At Worx - Series 2 - Vol 9

If you've been following Sonicrampage for a long time, or even for a short time, you're probably aware that I love fast music! What I haven't typically done in my DJ career has been to make mixes that are more, shall we say, mellow. 

Let's change that! 

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I've recently started to enjoy more downtempo sounds, and so here is this, the first actual proper downtempo / trip-hop mix I've ever recorded. 

Why did I call it a short window to chill? Well, basically because I actually had a very short window to make this mix. I recorded it off the cuff in thirty minutes the night before our summer vacation. It's not perfect, but it's pretty cool! These tunes are quality.

Enjoy!

Blog post forthcoming

Mixed in Berlin, July 2023
100% Vinyl
(33:05, 80 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Massive Attack - Sly (Underdog Remix) [Wild Bunch]
02. Innervisions - Mermaids [Mo' Wax]
03. Photek - Into The 90's [Metalheadz]
04. Lemon D - Urban Style Music (90 BPM Mix) [Metalheadz]
05. Tek 9 - We're Gettin' Down [SSR]
06. Rae & Christian - All I Ask ft Veba (DJ Spinna Remix) [Grand Central]
07. Shogun - Latin Nights [Renegade]
08. LTJ Bukem - Moodswings [Earth]
09. Monkey Mafia - Blow the Whole Joint Up (David Holmes Remix) [Heavenly]
10. Beastie Boys - Groove Holmes [Grand Royal]
11. Tek 9 - It's London [Reinforced]

Small Window to Chill [90's Trip-Hop & Downtempo Mix]

This is a mix I did for @begrime back in September - a little selection of some heavyweight older dubstep tunes; to put this together I literally took out a half shelf of dubstep records and improvised the set in one take. Some great tunes on here ... enjoy!

More Begrime mixes here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/pearsalls-begrime-mixes

Recorded in Berlin, August 2023
100% vinyl
(60:24, 138 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting: 

01. Plastician - Japan [Terrorhythm]
02. L-Wiz - Girl from Codeine City [Dub Police]
03. Conquer - Forever [Dub Police]
04. 2562 - Kontrol [Tectonic]
05. xxxy - Rain [Pollen]
06. Synkro - Wonder Why [Smokin' Sessions]
07. Silkie - Spark [Deep Medi Musik]
08. Skream - Memories of 3rd Base [Digital Soundboy]
09. Loefah - Natural Charge [Version]
10. Kromestar - Witch Kraft [Southside Dubstars]
11. Pinch - Punisher (Skream's Heavy Duty Remix) [Planet Mu]
12. Skream - Wibbler [Tempa]
13. Skream - Guitar Hero [Sin City]
14. Geeneus - Congo [Tempa]
15. TRG - Less Music [Tube10]
16. Von D - Coquine [Black Acre]
17. Scuba - Klinik [Hotflush]
18. Kode9 & The Spaceape - Time Patrol ft Chacha [Hyperdub]
19. Martyn - Hear Me [3024]
20. Search & Destroy - Secret Weapon [Destructive]
21. Distance - 1 on 1 [Hotflush]

Half Shelf Dubby Dip 2 [Old Skool Vinyl Dubstep set for Begrime]

For my final mix of 2023, here's a special present from me to you - my tribute to my favorite artist of the last decade ... @omunit! I recorded this mix in literally our last night in our old flat in Wilmersdorf before we moved out after ten years - it seemed like a nice bit of synchronicity to record this specific tribute as a final farewell to our home of so many years.

Om Unit (aka Jim Coles to his mom) has been probably my favorite electronic music producer of the last ten years I love how he integrates his distinctively synth-heavy, melodic, bass-forward sound into all kinds of musical frameworks. He's done everything from 110 bpm (and slower) dub / downtempo beats to 140 bpm breaks and dubstep and then all the way up to 160 bpm footwork and 170 bpm jungle and drum n' bass. What's really cool about his work is that even though he works at different tempos and in quote-unquote different genres, his music always sounds like him. In this day and age, it's hard to find artists with a clear and distinctive sound, and he really has that. I love that he doesn't compromise his musical vision, that he bends the genres to his sound, instead of the other way around. 

This mix is focused more on his faster stuff, and I've tried hard to pay appropriate homage ... enjoy!

Read more about the mix here: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2023/12/pearsall-presents-one-last-night-an-om-unit-tribute-mix/

Recorded in Berlin, August 2023
100% Vinyl
(58:23, 134 MB, 320 KBPS MP3)

Tracklisting:

01. Blocks & Escher - Broken (Om Unit Remix) [Narratives]
02. Om Unit - Runes [Om Unit]
03. Digital & Spirit & Om Unit - Skull [Function]
04. Pawn & Calculon - Larchmont (Om Unit Remix) [Shoot]
05. Kid Drama - Grind feat. Om Unit [Exit]
06. Om Unit - Righteousness [Om Unit]
07. Om Unit - Rubberneck [Om Unit]
08. Om Unit - Ulysses (The Unreleased VIP) [Om Unit]
09. J:Kenzo - Ruffhouse (Om Unit Remix) [Tempa]
10. Machinedrum - Gunshotta (Om Unit's Rollers VIP) [Ninja Tune]
11. Om Unit - Underground Cinema (feat Krust) [Cosmic Bridge]
12. Seba - External Reality (Om Unit Remix) [Secret Operations]
13. Philip D Kick - Hyperspanner [Astrophonica]
14. Philip D Kick - Bleach [Astrophonica]
15. Dream Continuum - Set It [Planet Mu]
16. Host - Survive (Om Unit Remix) [Hoover Sound]
17. Om Unit & Sam Binga - Transatlantic [Bunit]
18. Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing (Om Unit VIP) [31 Recordings]
19. Om Unit - The War (feat. Jehst) [Metalheadz]
20. Om Unit - Timelines [Metalheadz]
21. Mahakala - Tomahawk [Om Unit]
22. Mahakala - Tomahawk VIP [Om Unit]
23. Om Unit - Joyspark [Om Unit]

One Last Night: An Om Unit Tribute Mix

American in Berlin! I've been a dj since 1997, playing across a wide range of dance music genres, as you can see from the variety of mixes. I love it all! 

Want recommendations? Drop me a DM and I'll hook you up. 

I sometimes play at Berlin clubs, but mostly I am a hardcore vinyl collector and bedroom mixer. Check out my blog at www.sonicrampage.org/blog