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This is the recording from my livestream as part of the 7 days of streams. I really enjoyed being back in Fitzroy for this so thanks to them for accommodating. These streams paid tribute to Alex and raised over £6,000 for Meningitis Now. 

Spot the signs of Meningitis: https://www.meningitisnow.org/meningitis-explained/signs-and-symptoms/

You can still donate at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/a-tribute-to-alex-t

A Tribute To Alex T Livestream

https://soundcloud.com/stephenhowe
recorded live June 9, 2021 / 9pm-10pm

PE Radio with Stephen Howe

Tracklist:
1. Freaky Chakra - Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven
2. Glimmer of Dope - Glimmer of Dope Theme 3
3. Freaky Chakra - Halucifuge (Blind Dive)
4. Freaky Chakra - Multiphasic Invoculator
5. Freaky Chakra - Peace Fixation (Trance Mix)
6. Freaky Chakra - Tra Vigne
7. Freaky Chakra vs Single Cell Orchestra - Wishfullness
8. Freaky Chakra vs Single Cell Orchestra - Lurking
9. Freaky Chakra - Love Lost

For any that I could find on Bandcamp: https://buymusic.club/list/stephenhowe-sh101-on-refuge-worldwide

SH101 - October 2021 - Freaky Chakra

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attribute;: grounded dissociation, datamoshed, slytranced

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Astral Cast 014 - STEPHEN HOWE

Tracklist:
1. Laurie Anderson - O Superman
2. Rockets - On The Road Again
3. Rockmelons - Hypnotheque
4. Roman Grey - Bodyshock
5. Cybotron - El Salvador
6. Dark Matrix - 03:19:15
7. Microthol - Binary Systems
8. Froyd - Alien Girl
9. I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass
10. The Tuss - < Synthacon9 > m
11. Ricardo Villalobos - Easy Lee
12. Cobblestone Jazz - Chance
13. Giammarco Orsini & Pancratio - FTL Mode
14. Random Factor - Lockdown
15. 100Hz - Whisper

For those that I could find on bandcamp:
https://buymusic.club/list/stephenhowe-sh101-on-refuge-worldwide

SH101 - April 2022 - Vocoders

This special 2-hour episode of SH101 is all about Volodymyr Gnatenko, the Ukrainian prodigy known for his transcendental live sets. Joined by DJ Slug, we explore every corner of his staggering output.

Tracklist:
1. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Pomirilus
2. Volodymyr Gnatenko - U1
3. Hena - Iberuiku
4. Volodymyr Gnatenko - ilmo
5. Volodymyr Gnatenko - A3
6. Hena - Hedem
7. Volodymyr Gnatenko - UnaaFa
8. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Tinnitus
9. V. Gnatenko - Bulbul
10. Volodymyr Gnatenko - kusahau
11. Volodymyr Gnatenko - cadaab
12. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Swart Kat
13. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Vergifnis
14. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Die Nag
15. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Balco
16. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Tauris
17. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Uroek
18. Volodymyr Gnatenko - AA1
19. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Aria

For those I could find on Bandcamp: https://buymusic.club/list/stephenhowe-sh101-on-refuge-worldwide

All of Volodymyr's releases to date, with buy links: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zyN76Hj2nYLDqsya5f5y0Ju-ApZJTlAvfNRgrJ7sz-c/edit?usp=sharing

Support Volodymyr financially:

PayPal - volodymyr.gnatenko.booking@gmail.com

Info for Paysend.com - +380685542874 / card number : 4441 1144 6485 3231

SH101 - June 2022 - Volodymyr Gnatenko with DJ Slug

Tracklist:
1. Volodymyr Gnatenko - Kusuhau
2. Datassette - Sentinel
3. Lux Libra - Faint Of Heart
4. Jorg Kuning - Chosta Del Sol
5. Too Smooth Christ - Blossom
6. Kornél Kovács - Follow You (with Aluna)
7. Velvet Velour - No. 172
8. Dan Piu - Upgrade System M59
9. Viewfinder - The Orchid
10. Dana Kuehr - Cloud B
11. Stella - Sentimentale
12. Regular Fantasy - Hot Gossip
13. Ali Berger - Wave Chords
14. Gary Martin - Electric Rhythm (Minimal Mix)
15. Electrodynamique - E-Motion
16. A Psychic Yes - Sugar Today, Tomorrow
17. Reptant - Organizm Mechanism
18. Splitradix - West Coast Way
19. Splitradix - New Ireland Digital

You can find those on bandcamp in my buymusicclub list here:
https://www.buymusic.club/list/stephenhowe-sh101-on-refuge-worldwide

SH101 - February 2023 - Best of 2022

I was thrilled to be joined by @joedelon for this edition, where we discussed our favourite examples of producers that garnered respect for their more leftfield dance/electronic productions while picking up impressive pop production credits along the way.

Tracklist
1. Torch Song - Prepare To Energize (The Fong Test)
2. Seal - Crazy (William Orbit Remix)
3. William Orbit - Water From A Vine Leaf
4. Madonna - Frozen
5. Landscape - Japan
6. Chakk - Big Hot Mix
7. Colonel Abrams - Trapped
8. Synchro-Bass - Mystic Voyage
9. Midi Rain - Always (Club Mix)
10. Freeez - I.O.U.
11. Stacey Q - Nights Like This
12. Forgemasters - Stress
13. Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun
14. Two Lone Swordsmen - Glide By Shooting
15. Prana - The Dream
16. *NSYNC - Pop
17. Daniel Bedingfield - I Gotta Get Thru This (D'N'D Full Length Version)
18. Artwork - Red
19. Arca - La Chiqui ft. SOPHIE
20. QT - Hey QT
21. Nick León - Blue Data
22. MJ Nebreda - Bubalú ft. Nick León

SH101 - June 2023 - Pop/underground crossover producers with Joe Delon

An approachable introduction to Rephlex Records - I try to distill the iconic label's enormous back catalogue down to the bangers, as well as some jumping off points for the Braindance-curious listener.

Tracklist:
1. Victor Gama - Mibanga
2. Ovuca - Dilnau
3. DMX Krew - Inside Out (Swing Mix)
4. Vulva - Birdwatch
5. The Railway Raver - Nesbit's Way!
6. Bochum Welt - That's Mutuality
7. Dave Monolith - Farewell Frenchman
8. AFX - VBS.Redlof.B
9. Spac Hand Luke - Psycho
10. DMX Krew - The Pleasure Zone
11. The Bug - Killer feat. He-man & the Rootsman
12. Squarepusher - The Swifty
13. Macc & dgoHn - Bamba
14. Bogdan Raczynski - Sayonara Tsutara
15. DMX Krew - You Can't Hide Your Love (Aphex Twin Remix)

See my buymusic.club list for those releases available on Bandcamp: https://www.buymusic.club/list/stephenhowe-sh101-on-refuge-worldwide

SH101 - December 2023 - An approachable intro to Rephlex

A considered best of 2023.

Tracklist:
1. Gigi Masin and Rod Modell - Summer Morning at Lighthouse Beach
2. Robert Dietz - Picking Grapes [Nousklaer]
3. YS - I Luv U [Pace Yourself]
4. Bushwacka! - True For You [Nu Groove]
5. K-Lone - Gel [Wisdom Teeth]
6. INTERLECT 3000 - Unamed 1 [Childhood Intelligence]
7. Synaptic Voyager - Self Destruct Sequence Initiated [Frame of Mind]
8. INTERLECT 3000 - Freestyle [Childhood Intelligence]
9. Sadie - All Night
10. Cleveland - Rand [Kalahari Oyster Cult]
11. Katiusha - Sick Bitch [Devil's Work]
12. Meat Beat Manifesto & DHS - International Sound System
13. Surusinghe - Skit
14. tape_hiss - Energy Transfer [Darker Than Wax]
15. Ben Pest - Robotic Sales (Acid Redux) [Orson]
16. XY0815 - Patched and Evolved [brokntoys]
17. XY0815 - Constant Expected [brokntoys]
18. Cold Storage - Messij (Datassette Remix) [Lapsus]
19. georg-i - Change 
20. Beerus - 9000 [Gimme A Break]
21. georg-i - Stasis
22. Jorg Kuning - Love at First Sight [Gut Level]
23. Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 21f [Warp]

Almost all can be bought here: https://www.buymusic.club/list/stephenhowe-sh101-on-refuge-worldwide

SH101 - February 2024 - Best of 2023

Awk Cast 063 brings us Ecki Pirates, the tongue-in-cheek breakbeat alias  of @stephenhowe and @deejay_slug, focusing on the Orlando Sound. This mix explores Florida Breaks, West Coast Psychedelica, some Nu-Skool Breakz from the UK and features plenty their own productions.

Big love to this duo for providing us with this immaculate selection of eccentric bangers! <3

Awkwardly Cast 063 / Ecki Pirates

Tracklist:

1. Selfsame - Selfsame 01 & 02
2. Fergus Jones - Heima with Huerco S. and James K
3. Fergus Jones - Heap
4. Erika de Casier - Ice feat. They Hate Change
5. Jonny From Space - Level Skip
6. Orlando Voorn - Aerosol Waveforms
7. Ali Berger - 0621 People Are Just Asking
8. Teakup - 3AM Breather
9. Loidis - Sugar Snot
10. Davis Galvin - Acquitura Propagule
11. Evan Baggs - Backwilding
12. Percunta - What Is Love
13. Christian AB - Outta Phase
14. Skee Mask - Matchpoint
15. Radioactive Man - Do It Till Your Satisfied
16. Objekt - Chicken Garaage
17. Villager & Waleed - Pig
18. Sage Introspekt - Watch Me Work It (Dub Mix)
19. Duckett - Risking My Life For The Local Cats
20. Low End Activist - Mayhem On Barton Hill
21. Djrum - Codex
22. Karsten Pflum - LOLA
23. Basic Rhythm - Woozy
24. Rolando Simmons - Endless Apartment
25. Binary Digit - Pattern 7
26. Aphex Twin - Korg Funk 5
27. Aphex Twin & Luke Vibert - Spiral Staircase (AFX Remix)

All are available to buy here: https://www.buymusic.club/list/stephenhowe-sh101-on-refuge-worldwide

SH101 - January 2025 - Best of 2024

After a little hiatus the mix series is back with our 6th mix coming from the fantastic @stephenhowe. Stephen is a DJ with tangents in all directions tucked up his sleeves, with bouncy minimal, squelchy facemelting bangers and bleepy breaky electro all part of his repertoire, he hosts a Refuge Show and has recent sets out on Awkwardly Social (as 'Ecki Pirates' together with the last DJ on our mix series, Deejay Slug), Astral Cast and Keep Hush. Perhaps seeing himself as more of a producer than a DJ, Stephen has released music on Rhythym Section, Astral VIP & rebirth as well as his own EPs : 'Mimesis' on Welt Discos & his most recent release on Flux White 'FXWL 24A'

This mix is an unusual one from our series, being a recording from a non-worthwhile tangents event, but Stephen got in touch with us to say he was really happy to recently get the chance to play a very free set on a very nice soundsystem at Tresor's Aurora Bar and he took the opportunity to play this grungy downtempo set, capturing all of our feelings of the cold grey Berlin winter - we're super excited to be able to share it with more people as the next mix in our series!

Starting with splashy breaks and distorted bass, with groovy percs scattered throughout, this mix gives way to more organic sounds and the feeling of spring hope as it comes to a close. 

Mark Van Hoen - Real Love
Ice - Operation Mind Control (Skull Mix)
Voodoo Warriors Of Love - Sweat
DJ Sports - ???
SH unreleased
Jonny From Space - Slip
Aphelion - Blow the Safe
Fergus Jones - Heap
Cherry Bomb - Matrix
Glimmer of Dope - Glimmer of Dope Theme 3
Plastikman - Pakard
Skee Mask - Session Add
Leftfield - Original (jam)
Monolake - Invisible
Plastikman - lasttrak
Orlando Voorn - Aerosol Waveforms
Caustic Window - 101 Rainbows Ambient Mix
Aphex Twin - Ageispolis
Guerilla Toss - Walls Of The Universe (Khotin Remix)
Speedy J - Treatments
Electronic Dub - Electronic Dub 4
Christian Morgenstern - The Future Is On Fire (Part 3)
Cherry Bomb - Filterback
ILK - Qwerks
Gombeen & Doygen - 7,000 Years
Leggo Beast - One Size Fits All
Call Super - Sulu Sekou
Ingrid Chavez - A Flutter Coda

06 - Stephen Howe

Stephen tackles the sprawling discography of one of British dance music's unsung heroes: Robert Gordon. Join for a journey through his early credits engineering at Sheffield's FON studios to his pivotal early bleep productions and later collaborations with techno royalty.

Tracklist:
1. Krush - House Arrest
2. Stacey Q - Nights Like This
3. Joyce Sims - Take Caution With My Heart
4. Forgemasters - Track With No Name
5. Unique 3 - The Theme (Unique Mix)
6. Nightmares On Wax - Dextrous
7. LFO - LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix)
8. Forgemasters - Stress
9. Forgemasters - Conga
10. View To View - Positron
11. Black Knight - Love Promise
12. Forgemasters - Track With No Name (Communique Mix)

100% Robert Gordon - April 2025

Strange Friends & Friendly Strangers with Stephen Howe - June 2019

Strange Friends & Friendly Strangers with Toxido Mask - July 2019

This month on Strange Friends & Friendly Strangers, Stephen Howe is joined by Big Leg. Often found at Ziegrastraße 11 sporting a beret and silk loungewear, the Astral VIP curator takes us on a whistle stop tour through blues, dub, sleazy house and the Coil discography.

@djbigleg
@astralvipz

Strange Friends & Friendly Strangers with Big Leg - September 2019

Straight off the back of a gig-packed summer and a smash mix for Siren, Katiusha returns to Strange Friends & Friendly Strangers one year on. She joins Stephen for a two hour b2b, with lighthearted chat but serious records.

Strange Friends & Friendly Strangers with Katiusha - November 2019

This month I had the pleasure of hosting Squallfront, top dogs from Ecke Records, on KMAH Radio. We had a wonky half-hour live session and they brought some killer tunes for the subsequent b2b. Lots of unreleased stuff inside!

Stephen Howe

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