Back once again ⚡ Just over an hour of current favourites, including a few exclusive new tracks from friends 😊💙

Enjoy! 🎧😎

1. Invoker - ID
2. Abuk - Atumpan [Rummel]
3. Anthony Middleton - Anti-Aging [Get Physical]
4. Armst - Match [Armstmusic]
5. Balearic Jukebox - Dancin (Cortona Dub) [Balearic Jukebox]
6. Reboot - Sherbet (Funk D’Void Remix) [Rhythm Cult]
7. Ben Evers - Get To Me [Live At Robert Johnson]
8. Jim Rivers - Digitalis [Rhythm Cult]
9. Vini Pistori - Airport Sunrise [Sum Over Histories]
10. Costello - Dream Operator [COD3 QR]
11. Otik - Miracles [Steel City Dance Discs]

📻 Undercurrents #039 went out live on @Saturo-Sounds Radio on 28/01/2025

💿 Be sure to check out this month's guest mix by Des @derek-tweedie here: https://soundcloud.com/sweeney/undercurrents-039/s-rptt9v67WTT?si=068a00957b8149f2b59784a0c8ebab82

Undercurrents #039

Progressive/Melodic house Dj

Hi I'm Mark and I have been enjoying electronic dance music since 1995 when aged 17 I visited Cream in Liverpool for the first time. But I think my earliest memories of it came listening to Key103 radio based in Manchester, and aged 16 hitting the dancefloors of Wigan and Southport.

In 1996 I visited Ibiza for the first time and also that summer purchased my first set of decks. These were Soundlab DLP belt drive turntables. The following summer in 1997 after returning from another holiday to Ibiza I made the jump to Technics 1210 MKII with a Numark mixer. I spent all my spare time in record shops or on the phone to record shops trying to get hold of the next big Dj promo and white label. Every penny I had went on records.

In 2008 I finally made the switch to digital and let my Technics go to a new home. Vinyl is still my favourite way to DJ. But digital is more cost effective and saves on space. I have still retained alot of my vinyl records. Learning to mix on belt drives turntables in 1996 and using vinyl for the best part of 20 years is something todays 17 year old budding DJ's won't be able to replicate. It helped me learn to key music, learn the art of beat matching and basically educate me in all things related to DJ'ing.

But old habits die hard and in 2018 I was back on vinyl, and buying lots of records. I bought Technics 1200s .... the best in my opinion along with the mkII model.

And now here in 2020 I have started the Expressions podcast where I will be showcasing some of my favourite progressive, melodic and techno and deep house tracks. Please check it out, and follow me for notifications of new uploads.

2021 update. I now own the new Technics 1210mk7s. After buying them with much trepidation all I can say is I love them. And now here in 2022 I've sold my digital gear and now operate as a vinyl only dj again. I really appreciate digital and what it brings ... but I'm back doing what I love now and thats the main thing. I just need more space for all the vinyl 😀🙈

Thankyou for visiting my page. I hope you enjoy the mixes I upload. All comments are greatly appreciated.

Keep the vibe going ;-)

Mark

Downloadable mixtapes in lossless
"It's enormously important to understand that there is absolutely no possibility of having any pleasure in life at all without skill. Money doesn't buy pleasure ever."-Alan Watts

I've been listening to electronic music since I was old enough to tune into the John Peel show on Radio 1. Peel first introduced me to Chicago House, Detroit Electro and Rap. I would listen to an entire show with my finger hovering over the record button of my 'tape-recorder' close to the radio speaker just to record whatever 3 electronic imports he would play each night. I wish I'd kept those recordings.
From the moment I first heard 'Roxanne Shante' I sought out everything I could ranging from Kraftwerk, Mike Oldfield, Kurtis Mantronik, Africa Bambata, Grandmaster Flash, Gorgio Morodor, Axel-F, Jean Michel Jarre and just about anyone who used a synth to make music! With the arrival of House in the mid-late 80's the likes of Marshall Jefferson, Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Steve Silk Hurley, Adonis and many more American underground House producers, the music had developed into a new, seriously exciting phenomena.
Music progressed at pace with House and Acid imports driving change, the UK in particular underwent an epiphany of sorts in the 80's and 90's. From Break-Dancing to New Romanticism, the music developed, finally morphing into the early genres of Acid Trance, Techno and Progressive Trance. Heavily influenced by American and underground Dutch and German artists and with the advent of clubbing and non-speaking mixing DJ's, it opened up a Pandora's box of new music, influences, sounds and styles. What that amounted to for me (and most others like me) was an ever-growing range of electronic music that was continually breaking free from pigeon-holes and mainstream pop culture. Electronic music had become the new classical music of a generation.
I can only say that electronic or computer music has evolved beautifully in the past 40 years and I love it as much now as the day I first heard John Peel play fantastic American imports.
I'm not anything more than a bedroom DJ and electronic music enthusiast. I have the greatest admiration for those who DJ publicly and seek to build a following or career from DJing, but that’s not a path I’ve tried to follow. I do love to put together great tunes, so for me using this sort of platform for sharing music is perfect for me. I do mixes both on my decks and using Ableton, as sometimes I find it easier to create a journey through that medium. 
As for making music, I’m slowly finding my way around Ableton in order to bring life to the musical ideas rolling around my head. 
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the mixes I post, please give me some feedback and if nothing else, support the artists themselves and buy their music.

Angrish

We are a collective of 3 Dj's, Colin Laird, Darren Mc Menamin and myself Joe Doherty who have known each other for far longer than we care to admit. With a deep rooted love of dance music in lots of forms, spanning many years from the 80's to the current date.We are still heavily involved in the electronic music scene, still loving getting our hands on the latest tracks. We have all played at various venues all over Ireland and with our current residencies at online radio station www.saturosounds.com and on Irelands largest underground radio station Phever.ie.  We have managed to feature many styles in our sets which you can find on our page here. If like what you hear give us a like, a share and a follow. Email for booking enquiries.

Armst est un producteur/Dj basé à Rennes (France) et fait de la musique depuis plus d’une quinzaine d’années sous différentes formations comme Lloydjnk ou sa grande expérience live du duo Darlin' Nikki (Fake Records)

Ce nouveau projet ouvre une fenêtre sur ses inspirations de toujours, à savoir la House Music.
 
En effet, Le son de Armst navigue entre Deep house et House Progressive, deux styles qui le définissent depuis toujours, 
comme un mix qui combinerait l'harmonie lancinante du premier à la répétition des rythmes du deuxième. 
En essayant de produire et de développer un style unique qui lui est propre, le Français a crée une version moderne de la House, qui fusionne des atmosphères profondes, des rythmes groovy et des voix émotionnelles.
Toujours dancefloor, toujours entraînant, le son de Armst est puissant, obsédant et toujours harmonieux.

D’ailleurs, un track typique de Armst est un mélange de groove funky, jeu d'accords et de vibrations fortes et positives. 

Ecoutez, dansez, et partagez sa musique !

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Armst is a producer / DJ from Rennes (France) and has been making music for more than fifteen years under different formations such as Lloydjnk or his great experience of the live duo Darlin 'Nikki (Fake Records)

This new project opens a window on his lifelong inspirations, namely House Music.
 
Indeed, the sound of Armst navigates between Deep House and House Progressive, two styles that have always defined him,
like a mix which would combine the haunting harmony of the first with the repetition of the rhythms of the second.
Trying to produce and develop a unique style of his own, the Frenchman has created a modern version of House, which merges deep atmospheres, groovy rhythms and emotional voices.
Always dancefloor, always lively, Armst's sound is powerful, haunting and always harmonious.

Besides, a typical Armst track is a mix of funky groove, chord play and strong and positive vibrations.

Listen, dance, and share his music!

https://www.facebook.com/Armstofficial

https://www.instagram.com/armstmusic/

https://soundcloud.com/armstmusic

🎧 House DJ based in Manchester, UK.
🌐 Resident @Saturo-Sounds

All about beauty and motion, wonder and awe, and... transporting sound.
"Man is a bird without wings and a bird is a man without sorrow."
Louis de Bernières, 'Birds Without Wings'