Sizzlin' Beats (August 2025)

Warm Deep Tech tunes selected & mixed by MichaelV

DEEP IN MY SOUL S12E02 by MichaelV

PasoGrande 429 Funk _NU Jazz

Back on Ireland's finest radio station Phever, under a new show Back2Groove. Back2Groove is based on going back to my roots of House Music. I have curated a special selection of Deep House cuts in honour of the late Ron Carroll who had sadly passed away. Hope you enjoy this 2 hour journey through House Music.

Back2Groove is live on Phever the 4th Friday of the month.

Tracklist:
Baaz - Cloud 2 - Sthlmaudio Recordings
Joss Moog - Secret Garden (Flapjackers Remix) - Forest Walker Records
So Inagawa - De Facto - op.disc
Gorge - Erotic Soul feat. The Wrtiers Poet - 8Bit
Kevin Knapp, Audiojack - These Days feat. Kevin Knapp (Jimmy Edgar Implication) - Gruuv
Deeleegenz, The Checkup - My Kingdom - Peppermint Jam Records
Richard Les Crees - Dengon (Fredrik Stark Remix) - I Records Classics
Mustafa Shabbar - I Submit 2 U (Ode 2 NJ Mix) - Subliminal Soul
Jazznova - That Night feat. Vikter Duplaix (Wahoo Remix) - Sonar Kollektiv
Scott Grooves - Organ Nights pt. 2 - Pschent Music
Herb LF - Down To The Sound ? - Farside Records
Karol XVII & MB Valence - Snatches (Soul Minority Remix) - Loco Records
Sezer Uysal, Evren Ulusoy - Singing In The Bathtub - Loco Records
Todd Terry - Don't You Feel Me (DJ Mix) - Freeze Records
New Jack City - Just Love It - Music Is Love
Canu - From My Eyes - Secsy Music
Gat Decor - Barefoot In The Head (Armand Van Helden Remix) - Moveltraxx
Todd Terry, Alexander Technique - My Game - Freeze Records
Todd Terry, Alexander Technique - The Ross - Freeze Records
Todd Terry, Louie Vega - Has Anybody Ever Loved Someone - Freeze Records
ARIC - I Love Your Love (Gerd Janson Remix) - Running Back
Demuir - Pork and Mustard at Lil' Jim's - Nite Grooves
Glenn Underground - Chicago State of Mind (GU's Main Mix) - Organix
Hardsoul, Ron Carroll - Back Together feat. Ron Carroll (Main Classic Mix) - Soulfuric Recordings
Superfunk - Luck Star feat. Ron Carroll - Wagram Music / Balagan Music


Simon Foran Presents Back2Groove (Ep 2) - Special Show for Ron Carroll Sept '25, on Phever.ie 26.09.25

PREORDER VINYL: https://foxandhisfriends.bigcartel.com & https://foxandhisfriends.bandcamp.com | Out November 2025. | 100 X LIMITED EDITION COPIES ON GREEN VINYL: Only available via label sites. 

★ Chapters (Screen & Stage Dancefloor Jazz from Yugoslavia 1971-1984): Unreleased music for film, theater and television by Ozren Depolo (1930 – 2005), Croatian and Yugoslavian jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist and composer. 

★ Member of Plesni orkestar RTZ, Zagreb Jazz Quintet, Nonconvertible All Stars, B. P. Convention Big Band and YU All Stars Big Band. Collaborated with Zdenka Kovačiček, Igor Savin, Boško Petrović, Art Farmer, John Lewis, Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson, Gerry Mulligan, Slide Hampton, Johnny Griffin, Ted Curson, Leo Wright, Art Taylor, Lucky Thompson and many more. 

This collection includes music for:

★ Rani snijeg u Münchenu / Early Snow in Munich (1984) Directed by Bogdan Žižić
★ Daj što daš / Whatever You Can Spare (1979) Directed by Bogdan Žižić
★ Put k susjedu / Way to Your Neighbor (1981) Directed by Nedeljko Dragić
★ Zimska želja / Winter’s Wish (1982) Directed by Leo Fabiani
★ Maturanti / The Graduates (1978) Directed by Ivica Ivanac  

★ Guest musicians ZDENKA KOVAČIČEK, IGOR SAVIN, PLESNI ORKESTAR RTZ, BOŠKO PETROVIĆ, MILJENKO PROHASKA, ANSAMBL ALFIJA KABILJA, MIROSLAV SEDAK – BENČIĆ, LADISLAV FIDRI, DAMIR DIČIĆ, IVAN KELEMEN, KREŠIMIR REMETA, SVEMIR OPARAMastering and lacquer cutting by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, London. Pressed at Record Industry, Netherlands.

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A new release from Fox & His Friends Records, Chapters (Screen & Stage Dancefloor Jazz from Yugoslavia 1971-1984) by Ozren Depolo brings to light a trove of previously unreleased music spanning more than a decade of his work in film, theater and television. 

This gate-fold audiophile 180g LP, including a 12-page booklet with archival photos and detailed liner notes, offers for the first time a full album composed exclusively of Depolo's own authorship, drawn from master tapes held in private and institutional archives. Mastering and cutting was done by Frank Merritt from The Carvery

Depolo also played in international big bands alongside jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Oliver Nelson and Gerry Mulligan, as well as in formations led by Bosko Petrovic, including the Nonconvertible All Stars and the B.P. Convention Big Band. He was a member of ensembles including The Alfi Kabiljo Orchestra, The Dragutin Diklic Ensemble, Jugoslovenska Pop Selekcija, The Stipica Kalogjera Octet, Vaclav Zahradnik & His East All Stars Band and the Zagreb Jazz Quintet.

As both composer and arranger, he produced a significant body of work for large jazz orchestras and small ensembles. He was deeply engaged in jazz improvisation and avant-garde classical music, recording numerous chamber pieces for saxophone. 

A long-standing member of Acezantez, Zagreb's renowned contemporary music ensemble, he also collaborated with international figures such as Ted Curson, John Lewis, Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, Leo Wright, Art Taylor, Slide Hampton and Lucky Thompson. This selection also includes his collaboration with Igor Savin and jazz vocalist Zdenka Kovacicek who were played on Karl Lagerfeld's fashion shows.

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★★★ TRACKS ★★★

A1 Grotesque (Chapter 2)
A2 Duo + 1
A3 Night out (Theme from Early Snow in Munich)
A4 Paraphrase SW (Theme for Stevie Wonder)
A5 Peep Show feat. Zdenka Kovačiček (Theme from Early Snow in Munich)
B1 Love Experiment (End Credits from Whatever You Can Spare)
B2 Video Games (Theme from Early Snow in Munich)
B3 Whatever You Can Spare (Orchestral Version)
B4 Early Snow in Munich (Opening Credits)
B5 The Forrest Date (Theme from Whatever You Can Spare)
B6 The Graduates (Theme from the play The Graduates)
B7 Oberhausen (Theme from Way to Your Neighbour) (Orchestral Version)
B8 Winter's Wish (Theme from Winter's Wish)

Ozren Depolo: Chapters (Screen & Stage Dancefloor Jazz from Yugoslavia 1971-84)(FOX015LP) preview

01. Mobb Deep - Intro
02. Status IV - You Ain't Really Down (Jazzanova's Hey Baby Remix - Wagram
03. Mobb Deep - Easy Bruh
04. Wyclef Jean - Perfect Gentleman (LP Version) 
05. Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E. feat. Snoop Dogg
06. Migos vs MC Hammer - Bad & Broke (Schoeny Bootleg)
07. Jay-Z - Big Pimpin'
08. Wyclef Jean ft. Mavado - Hold On (Crossroads)
09. Juice WRLD - Up Up And Away (Original Mix) - Grade A Productions
10. Future - Mask Off
11. Rosalia, Travis Scott, Lil Baby - Highest In The Room (Remix) - Cactus Jack
12. Thievery Corporation - History (Feat Mr. Lil and Sitali)
13. Mobb Deep - My Era
14. Skepta A$AP ROCKY - Praise The Lord (Da Shine) (Original Mix) - A$AP Worldwide
15. DJ Khaled, Drake - Popstar (Original Mix) - OVO/We The Best
16. Drake - Toosie Slide (Original Mix) - OVO
17. Rich Homie Quan - Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) [Explicit]
18. Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams (Original Mix) - Juice WRLD Mixtape

HIP-HOP (OLD SCHOOL/NEW SCHOOL)

🌍 A global journey through deep, soulful & broken beats.

In this special edition of Dirty Disco 620, host Kono Vidovic takes you around the world, from London to Tokyo, California to Tunisia, blending deep house, broken beat, and future soul into one timeless mix.

Featuring new music from:
Jazzanova, Charles Webster, SoulParlor, Fradji, Joint4Nine, Workerz, Coco & Ayres, and many more.

🎤 This week’s show includes exclusive voice drops from listeners and artists around the world, making this the most personal Dirty Disco episode yet.

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Dirty Disco 620 – From London to Tokyo | Deep, Soulful & Global House Journey 🌍🎶

POOLARIZED
Smooth & Jazzy House beats, perfect moment by the pool.
selected&mixed by MichaelV

POOLARIZED Vol.128 by MichaelV

Time for the latest installment of "Feeling Good !" 
This series is designed with the intention of making
you and me feel good. 

This was put together with 2 spiralisers, 1 tonne 
of ballast and a bottle of cweem soda. 

Photo - Me and few losers on my 40th a couple of 
years ago at the worlds best party house,   Ash Barton 
Estate. 


Iron Curtis - Speak To Me, Baby (Hudd Traxx)
Hot Toddy - Synthesize (House Of Disco)
Noir & Haze - Around (Solomun Dub) (Noir Music)
Dego - Don’t Stop (Neroli)
Jimpster - Beat Of An Era (Nu Groove)
Chic - I want Your Love (Hello Kenny Edit) (Supreme)
Move D - Your Rolling Hills (Compost Black)
Ca$hminus - De Vlasmarkt (Ca$hminus Music)
20:20 Vision - Bob Hopefield (Urban Farmers Mix ) (Soma)
Attaboy - Busted Wagon (Salt City Numb Dub) (Toko)
Lusine - Two Dots (Ghostly)
Makoto & Kez YM - Chameleon (Mukatsuku)
Too Many Cars - Next Trip (Kuroneko)
Si Brad - Compress (Toko)
Tony Allen - Kilode (Carl Craig) (Honest Jon’s)
Giovanni Damico - Italians In A Line (Lumberjacks In Hell)
Traumprinz - 2 Bad (Metatron) (Giegling)
Ski Oakenfull - Fifths (Jazzanova) (Sony)
Christian Jay - Palm Grease (Banoffee Pies)
Sweatson Klank - The Road To Love (Session Victim) (SVMRMX)
Inland Knights - Caught Up (Drop)
Bod - Copycat (Echofalls) (Freaked)
Tineman - Extra Soft (Regelbau)
 Madcat - In-Yo (Pont Neuf)
Inland Knights - Get High (Drop)
Caribou - Climbing (City Slang)
Leftwing & Kody - You Were (OFF)
Mark Laird - Funk That (Hopera)
Le Grand Boofont - G String Underbeard (U-Freqs)
Sound Of the Suburbs - Organ Transplant (LHB) 
Tom Gillieron - Here Come The Goblins (Reverberations)
Iron Curtis - Troubles (Hudd Trav)
 Kojak - Art To Breathe (Plasir De France) (Pro-Zak Trax)
Jhobei - Beauty In Blue (Bizarre Trax)

Feeling Good ! Volume 4 - November 2025

When I visited KCRW Berlin in August 2018, we recorded an exclusive DJ mix for KCRW Berlin with one of my heroes and inspirations, Jazzanova. I also interviewed the band. Will post that as well.

Jazzanova @KCRW Berlin, August 2018

Co founder/ owner of Distrackt Records

Music Producer : Dream Mode, Dewing Records, Toxic Recordings, Sub Woofer Records, Distrackt Records. 

Former Assistant Producer : Ceoltronic Radio RTE Pulse.

Bio : Irish techno producer Simon Foran has put a lot of hard work into learning the art and science of sound and music technology; his studies have included spending two years honing his craft under the mentorship of Will Kinsella (Hybrasil) (Kombination Research, Loose Records, Bush Records).  
 
Since dropping his debut EP: “Nexus” on Dream Mode in November 2014, Simon has followed up with 2015’s “Daumenatron”, and 2016’s "Etymology" both on Dewing Records. Simon rounded off 2016 with his acclaimed "Cybersex" EP on Portugal’s Toxic Recordings, charting at number 6 in the Beatport top 100 releases. 

Not one to rest on his laurels, Foran is constantly in the studio pushing his boundaries with a distinct ear for detail. He has been moulding his dark melodic sound, a sound he showcases on his latest two track EP: Nihilus.

Influences : Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, The Cure, The Stranglers, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Visage, The Specials, New Order, Tangerine Dream, LFO< The Orb, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Robert Hood, Jeff Mills, Dave Clake, Luke Slater, DJ Rush, Sasha, John Digweed, Larry Levan, Underworld, Leftfield, Richie Hawtin, Alan Fitzpatrick, Adam Beyer, Cari Lekebusch, DJ Bone, Carl Craig, Slam, Cisco Ferreira, 808 State, Joel Mull, Billy Nasty, Maetrik/Maceo Plex & loads loads more....

Contact details: simonforanproductions@gmail.com

Fox & His Friends releases music without genre boundaries. We tend to discover rare, obscure and forgotten stuff, the sounds that have timeless value, both contemporary and vintage. All releases are made from original master tapes, carefully remastered and pressed to please the smartest of music connoisseurs. Physical releases are a must, we like lavish design, elaborate packaging and the smell of fresh ink and paper. The label is run by Leri Ahel and Zeljko Luketic, long time professionals in the field, who choose only the best for your stylus and speakers. Fox & His Friends starts in March 2017, with the release of first ever electronic science-fiction soundtrack from ex-Yugoslavia. But we won't stop there, visit this place for more news to follow.

Music curator, DJ, podcast, radio & audio content creator.
Bookings worldwide: info@dirtydiscoradio.com

Resident gigs:
Friday's in Gym & Gin Rotterdam.

Born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands the 42 year old Kono Vidovic
has dedicated his life to music, from the young years when he started with DJ'ing at the age of 12 until now, he traveled through the world of music, inspired by some of the worlds greatest artists like Carl Cox, Todd Terry, Frankie Knuckles and so he found his way into creating his own music style.

Music is my therapy.

VALIDA-TED — DJ AND PRODUCER VALIDA IS ON FIRE (LA Weekly, October, 2021)
"Valida-ted — DJ and Producer Valida is On Fire: She’s a DJ with her own show on KCRW, and she’s a long-time event promoter in the Los Angeles area. People deep into the region’s electronic music scene know full well who Valida is; her radio presence alone has seen her local buzz expand while club nights such as Desert Nights were extremely popular. And she’s releasing her own, original music too."

Joe has been been trying to craft the perfect transition between two records for the last 30 years,  one day he'll get there but until then,  welcome to the official home of Brutal Willis where we specialise in the exclusive currency of Global Electronic Soul. 

I managed Vinyl Frontier Records in Woking,  Surrey for the best part of a decade..... living, breathing,  loving and sharing repetitive beats.   I have been fortunate enough to grace the platters at lots of different clubs,  events and festivals up and down the country and Europe.  I co ran the legendary night "Shuffle" (which may come back one day).  I won the coveted "bedroom bedlam" mixtape award for Muzik magazine, residencies at the Cross, The Pool , Piranah's and 333 in London and was awarded the Percy Thrower Lifetime achievement award for services to the green plant.  I have played at Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Kimberley, Orchard amongst  many others and more recenly a regular fixture at the Give ! festival for House of Honey.   These day's I can be found deep in stock pots working culinary magic for all kinds of people,  however you may still catch me behind the platters (that matter) as much as I can.  I love music with a captivating groove, a glowing warmth,  sincerity and emotion however it comes and still relish the opportunity to share my sounds manually through the medium we know as Vinyl.  As long as it's available I will continue to support it,  everything about it just works and I believe it helps strengthen our beloved scene.  



On the chill tip you can find my Orange Grove mixes below 

Safe. 

https://www.mixcloud.com/joe-shanks/

Expect to hear quality underground music encompassing a range of styles including Disco, Boogie, Soul, Funk and House. 
I love my music deep and soulful.

New tracks tagged #Jazzanova