Stevie

For this weeks podcast we were determined to bring the sound closer to home. We really wanted to share a London vibe with our listeners around the world. Thus we went in search of someone we thought would aptly represent the capital and Basher was the natural choice. Based in London, Basher has been on our radar for a while now, rapidly forging a reputation  as one of the most technically advanced producers to hit the  D&B scene in recent years.

As at home in the studio as behind the decks, Basher’s skills are the end result of endless practice as he sought to perfect his sound over almost 2 decades. With his roots firmly grounded in LDN, Basher first became a dance music enthusiast at the young age of just twelve. He obtained a set of turntables and relinquished his first love of Hardcore and Jungle Drum & Bass. The adolescent Basher gathered an endless collection of records over the years and began his first club performances and radio shows soon after, This is where he got to fine - tune his live mixing skills and started to gain credibility in and around London. However, his progression was not moving at the pace that he anticipated so he took to the studio to jump-start his music career on a more professional level. Having received quality advice from respected DJ’s and producers alike, Basher held back his sound in the depth of his studio until he was confident in his production. Once he felt he had achieved the sound he desired Basher was ready to start sending his tracks to major record labels in the Drum & Bass scene. His career as an event filling artist started with a phone call from the Ram Records boss himself. This was due to a glimpse of the soon to become infamous track Leachcraft. Soon after, Andy C snapped at the chance to bring Basher into the fold for Ram Records and his tracks have been receiving consistent airplay on the worlds premier radio stations ever since. 
With numerous successful releases under his belt including his debut album "Transmission" on Ram Records and remixes for legendary artists such as DJ Hype, Audio Bullys, E-Z Rollers and Cause for Concern to name but a few. Now with his own imprint Proximity Recordings established and a fresh 2 track release entitled ‘Trojan/Weep’ out now on Ram sister label Program, we thought the time was right to share his skills on the decks with our fans. Enjoy.

Tracklisting - http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/podcasts/?podcast=3912

TRACKLISTING

DTP360 - Basher - Datatransmission

Pasha

Who Knows' is the first official single from Protoje's forthcoming album,  which is due March 10, 2015.  

Purchase the album here: 
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bit.ly/ancientfuturecdlp (CD & LP)
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It features Chronixx and is produced by Winta James.
Overstand Entertainment/In.Digg.Nation Collective.

Lyrics:

Who knows Who knows Who knows
I just go where the trade wind blows
Sending Love to my Friends and Foes
And I suppose
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
Jah Provide All My wants and needs
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, Green Leaves.


When me see Jah me see a way
Drastically stray from Hypocrisy i say
Everyman to them owna philosophy
A Live the proper way, and them me read a chapter daily
Man deh Inner City hungry and no eat
And food deh down a country just a drop off a the tree them
You see say poverty no real then
Is what the reasoning revealing

When the rain pitter pat pon the roof
Herb just a steam pepper pon pon the stew
Life is a dream if you got gratitude 
So go tell the regime them can't stop weh we do now
Information you think on your own
Or else you're a slave to the things that you know
What do you know if you learn everyday?
So be careful of things way u say


Africa in a we soul
But a Jah in a we heart
It if of important say I&I gather
If we cannot show now a balance at we yard
How do We propose then to carry it abroad
Cannot Go to Ethiopia and you nuh have a plan
The building of a nation a hand a help a hand
Everyone one love a one
A man is just a man 
It shall be a coronation when we land

Who Knows (feat. Chronixx)

ITUNES

Who Knows ft. Chronixx

Nicholson - Harmonic Connection is out shortly on Gallery Resident Lee Osborne's massive 'Advanced Music' as part of the labels first EP '138', it has gained a staunch following and most definitively takes us back to our glory days, when things were so much simpler but had that romance that is sadly lacking in many of today's productions.

With huge support across the globe from household names in the harder side of trance such as Binary Finary, Alex Morph, Manuel Le Saux, Giuseppe Ottivani, Allen & Envy, Carina, Chris Metcalfe, Akira Kayosa to name but a handful, plus its paired up with a rather tasty track called 'Resolven' from label boss Lee Osborne, this track is most definately creating a Harmonic Connection that will be very hard to ignore.

Press Release:

'Well the time has come for release number three, following on from the monster 'Churel', and 'Gallery' (to celebrate the 20th birthday of The Gallery events!).

Here, I decided to make a new track for you that was a bit faster and near to my roots with 'Resolven', which is an out and out uplifting trancer with tonnes of drive from the word go and a melody that sticks in your mind! At Advanced we have received some amazing demos, and to complete the EP is a track by London's very own Nicholson. A man who lives and breathes trance in all its' glory!

On 'Harmonic Connection' the late 90s influence is very evident but with quite a modern twist production wise, and this track truly takes you back to the glory days of old! '

Release Date: June 2015

*NicholsonCast - Trance For The Harder Generation Top 10 Podcast*

Welcome to episode 022, loads of new tracks this week from Sean Tyas, Darren Porter, Lee Osborne, Manuel Le Saux and many more.

Enjoy :)x

1. Avalon & Symbolic - Modern Age (Nano)
2. Sean Tyas - Da Doo Da Dah (Subculture)
3. Tuomas L - Nirvana (Liquid Energy)
4. Tangle - Oblivion (Digital Society)
5. Nicholson Feat Niki Mak - When Angels Cry (Critical Uprising)
6. Lee Osborne - Resolven (Advanced Music)
7. Lee Osborne - Gallery (Advanced Music)
8. DJ Misjah & Tim - Access/John Askew Remix (Perfecto)
9. Darren Porter - Cause & Effect (Monster Force)
10. Manuel Le Saux & Darren Porter - Loud Noises (Tytanium)
11. Standerwick - Dark Matter (Mental Asylum)
12. Thomas G & Myk Bee Presents Gravity Impact - Dynamite/Joze Linecker Redirt Mix (Red Zone)
13. Cristian Ketelaars - Jinkies (Discover Dark)
14. Nicholson - Harmonic Connection (Advance Music)
15. RAM & Susanna - Someone Like You/Standerwick Remix (Black Hole)

Podomatic:- http://nicholsoncast.podomatic.com/entry/2015-05-23T04_29_33-07_00

iTunes:- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/nicholsoncast-trance-for-harder/id898764848?mt=2

Have you enjoyed my sets/tracks/podcast over the past year?? Then why not drop me a vote in the Trance podium 100 top DJ's poll :) Link: http://www.trancepodium.com/articles/vote-in-the-trancepodium-top-100-dj-poll-of-2015

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'Nicholson - Harmonic Connection' Out On Advanced Music. June 2015

DJ Lauren Pope presents her favourite tracks from the Miami WMC 2010 along with the freshest club tracks out there right now!

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DJ Lauren Pope April House Mix 2010

The Camelphat guys are absolutely killing it right now. "It Is What It Is" is a brilliantly uncomplicated club track. Like "French Kiss" or SIL's "Windows" from the 90s or Gorge's "Tayo" or "Rollox" by Adriatique from now, this is a gold-plated DJ weapon. For those looking for something a bit sassier, "No One Hears You" delivers a half-time-Superbowl of a track with loopy keys and bouncing bass. Lastly "The Quad" is the kind of simple-but-beautiful piano anthem that's perfect if you're in a simple-but-off-your-face kind of mood. 

Support from: Groove Aramada, Claptone, Mark Knight, Hector Romero, Waifs & Strays, Mat.Joe, Paul Harris, TCTS, Junior Sanchez, PANDA, Illyus & Barrientos, Low Steppa, DJ T, Russ Chimes, Benoit Tsugi, Dale Middleton, Solaris Heights, Vanilla Ace, No Artificial Colours, Brett Gould, Factomania, Kal Jhugroo (Underground Audio), Timo Garcia, Taku Takahashi, George Wedd / Eton Messy, Steve Lawler, Eddie M...

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Camelphat - No One Hears You (Original Mix)

From the debut album, Nothing More To Say, available now. Order at shop.daptonerecords.com

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The Frightnrs escort Daptone into the world of long-playing reggae with both the sweetest and the roughest record of the decade.

Crafted under the meticulous eye of black-belt reggae mastermind/producer Victor Axelrod (AKA Ticklah), Nothing More to Say is a rocksteady masterpiece the likes of which has not reared it's head since the golden era of Studio One. However, you'll find no imitation here - none of the faux-jamaican cliches of lesser reggae bands. Like all things Daptone, this record is above all soulful and honest.

The Frightnrs - Dispute

DJ LAUREN POPE - PROMO PARTY MIX

Diddy feat. Dirty Money - Hello Good Morning (King B. Bootleg)

FREE TRACK DOWNLOAD!!!!! Guy Alexander - Lude Intentions (Nicholson Remix)

Cover from the Lost Boys, 'I Still Believe' has been recreated by Nicholson & Renny Carroll, Tenor sax by Leo Richardson, Mixed by John Gallen at ACM, Mastered at Metropolis.

Nicholson Feat Renny Carroll - I Still Believe

A cover from the recent box office smash 'The Greatest Showman' of 'Never Enough' by Nicholson & Emoiryah.

Nicholson Feat Emoiryah - Never Enough

Nicholson & Emoiryah - Whispers Of Dawn (Original Mix)

Nicholson & Space Raven - Catch-A-Break (Original Mix)

After his Beatport #1  album 'ART' this time last year, 'Nicholson' claimed huge accolade with a DMC & Mixmag feature, and this then led to a sonic avalanche of remixes of some of the most prolific tracks our scene has to offer.  These were them picked up by scene hierarchy including Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten & Solarstone, and from there on in the name 'Nicholson' was always going to be force to be reckoned with.  So Carl, not resting on his laurels, gave himself a goal.  To make a sonic encapsulation of his personal story, highs & lows, the whole testament. In his own words, here is his reasons :-

‘With this album I tried to make something to sonically encapsulate the story of my life from beginning DJ'ing whilst homeless in a doorway In west end London, right through to this current day. To do this its heavily vocal driven which allowed me to come out of my comfort zone and tell the story i was aspiring to and challenge myself creatively, every track holds a personal meaning to each episode of my life that is significant to me, thus creating that story line that is not only familiar to me, but to others too with their own journeys. I feel its my personal best work to date, and I hope that you feel the emotion & soul that I beared in order to create it. It almost feels that I gave a part of of my soul to it that can never be replaced, but ill let you be the judge of that.'

Nicholson - Society (Original Mix)

Nicholson & Emoiryah - In The Need (Original Mix)

Nicholson - Shut Them Down (Original Mix)

Nicholson - The Effect (Original Mix)

Nicholson & Emoiryah - Away From The Tide (Original Mix)

Tracklist

1) Bass Down Low - The Cataracs
2) Alors On Dance - Stromae ft Kanye West
3) Like a G6 - Far East Movement
4) Pon De Floor - Major Lazor
5) Aint No Mountain Remix- Marvin Gaye
6) Bangduck - Afrojack
7) Miami 2 Ibiza - Swedish House Mafia
8) Satisfaction - Benni Benassi
9) One - Swedish House Mafia
10) Shots - LMFAO
11) Pass Out Remix - Tinie Tempah
12) Only Girl - Rihanna
13) Take Over Control - Afrojack
14) Feelings for You - Avicii
15) The Time - B.E.P
16) Get Your Ass Up Remix - Dr Dre
17) Whos That Chick Remix - Rihanna


Stevie

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