JOY RIDE is a mix series that tears through the past, present and future of club music, building narratives through sound.

On the latest outing, the ghost of Ron Hardy has dropped in, bringing along a bag of stone cold classic cuts and a general disregard for convention on how a record should be played and heard. 

Disco can get a little frothy at times, so I wanted to make a mix that's tough but not too banging. I never got to hear Ron play, but I was a regular at Optimo in Glasgow for several years, and when I hear people describe nights at the Music Box I feel I can relate.

As well thinking carefully about the sounds (from Patrice Rushen to that very particular sonic palette of early 90s Strictly Rhythm to contemporary reworks of productions that have spilled from the club into popular consciousness) I have also tried to offer a modern take on a mixing style that dances on the edge of feasibility, choosing the exhilaration of a wild blend or an outrageous mood shift over the safe option...because to err is human, but please don't be boring. 

Screw your courage to the sticking place. Let's go.

JOY RIDE 94

This month we have the return of ‘3 from’ the fruits of me begging a producer to tell me 3 favourites, a current favourite, an all time favourite and one of their own. 
I’ve managed to snag ‘Scotland’s most unlikely popstar’ (Scottish Herald’s words, not mine) and Exemplary Earthling, Tony Morris. 

Morris has recently come to the fore performing for and releasing on Glasgow’s Optimo records as well as regularly posting avant garde music on Bandcamp, with captivating performance videos on his social media. To say that he falls somewhere between Ivor Cutlor, Leonard Cohen, Steve Reich and Frankie Knuckles, doesn’t do the man justice, but that’s the best I’ve got right now.

 To quote the man himself, I am excited! 

https://twitter.com/man2point0
https://www.facebook.com/MAN2.0music/
https://www.threads.net/@man2pointzero
https://tonymorris1.bandcamp.com

Embryonic Soundwave w/MAN2.0 with 3 words from Tony Morris

freecoverage

icecold

As Saint Sappho, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Zoe Young and drummer Tammy Dyson make expansive music that reaches out to hazy new realms, while simultaneously channeling the emotive pull of shoegaze, grunge and 90s electronica. Their latest track 'Fall Into The Lie', released on 29 November, is a stirring injection of bass synthesiser, industrial drums, spacious vocals, and hazy delay-driven guitars. 

'Fall Into The Lie' is both dreamy and defiant - ethereal electronics yield to a robust percussive groove and deeply penetrating lyrics. As the state of the world around us appears to grow more fractured by the day, here Saint Sappho muse on the slippery topics of religion, politics and contemporary culture. The song is both a warning and a rallying cry; when it feels as though your voice goes unheard and your individual efforts come to nothing, it's all too easy to "fall into the lie". 

Fall Into The Lie is an unassuming, powerful rock song that sits alongside the likes of Fontaines DC, Massive Attack and Radiohead. It follows on from their recent track End Of The World, the pair's heady take on 90s alt-rock, and the double single Too Far Gone/ Fade Away, all released on Optimo Music’s new Optimo Music Rocks imprint.

Released Friday November 29th 2024

Fall Into The Lie

OMR 004 Saint Sappho - Fall Into The Lie / Silver Linings

written / performed by @blckbrds, @tumaggz
prod. @zepelinbeats & @zyllerbeats
engineered by tuMaggz

tuMaggz x Blckbrd - ERROR

written / performed by @blckbrds, @tumaggz
produced and engineered by tuMaggz

tuMaggz x Blckbrd - GRAVESTONE PENDANT

written / performed by @blckbrds, @tumaggz
prod. @zepelinbeats
engineered by tuMaggz

tuMaggz x Blckbrd - THE DEVIL'S TREADMILL

Bandcamp: https://trau-ma.bandcamp.com/album/balance-optimo
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/balance-optimo/4837481

P.A.ǝ.Z - Balance Optimo (Original Mix) [TRM329]

OPTIMO MIX  DJ FER SANTOS DVM

BACHATA MIX VOL.1 - POWER SESSIONS - DJ MAESTRO JOTA

Exploring the outer reaches and under appreciated connections of house, techno, disco, pop and UK bass music from the last 40 years. 

Tracklisting (48 tracks): 

Naum Gabo - Black Lab
Omni Trio - Soul Promenade (Nookie Remix)
Lunice - Pull Up
SAULT - Stop Dem
SABRES OF PARADISE - Wilmot 
MOTHERMARY - Give It Up  
Matt Schulz - Breakthrough 
Desire - Black Latex
Gaika, Cõvco, Lord Tusk - Time On
Boogie Boys - A Fly Girl 
DJ Food - Dark Lady 
Judson Moore - Everybody Push And Pull
Vort - Silverlight
RAYKO & FRAN DEEPER - No Power Over Me (Original Mix)
Terence-Terry - Like A Circle
Joe Davies - Movement In The Breach
Move D - Babyphonk
Twice Of Love - 24 Hours From Culture
Asshton - Do What You Want To Do
Steve Monite - Only You (Frankie Francis Disco Jam Edit)
Moodymann - Dem Young Sconies
Rhythm Faktor - Dream On (Organ Grinder Mix - Luke Solomon’s Slight Edit)
Soundstream - Right Track
Stygmata - When in June
Victor Romeo feat. Leetrece Brow - Love Will Find A Way
Fallout - The Morning After (Purple Disco Machine Re-Work)
Royal Orchestra LTD - How Do You Say Nastee (Itsa Jazzee Rhythm)
Kassian - Metro
Freaks - The Creeps (You're Giving Me) (Affani Remix)
Tiga, Husdon Mohawke, Jesse Boykins III - Silence of Love
Nina Simone - Be My Husband House Remix
DJEFF - Cloud 7
Isolée - Beau Mot Plage (Heaven & Earth Re-Edit)
Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald - Merkur
Cybotron - Parallel Shift
Ian Pooley - Sorority
Colours - Hold On (SE22 Mix)
Isaiah - Something To Believe In
Jex Opolis - Wide Awake (Dub)
Kassian - Yami
Genius Of Time - Endless
SL2 - DJs Take Control (DJ Boring Remix)
Octo Octa - Late Night Love
Alberta Balsam - Modulators
James Bangura - The District
Tiga & Hudson Mohawke - BUYBUYSELL
Mella Dee - Big Eff Off Groove
Kassian - Sistema Baile

JOY RIDE 114

face/off

Jugando en mi viaje sonoro donde el Minimal, RoMinimal, Micro House y Break se fusionan en un set marcado en beats para explorar texturas sutiles, grooves hipnóticos y atmósferas envolventes. Inspirado en el sonido de artistas como Del Fonda, Alci, Silat Beski, Olga Korol, Los Zuruba, Boncalo Dennis, entre otros. esta selección representa mi interpretación de estos géneros, buscando siempre esa conexión especial con la música y el comienzo a la producción que me llevaran a encontrar mis propios caminos sonoros.

Nos vemos pronto en la pista.

Podcast La Versalita 001: BRESCO

1: Xtreme - Come Back To Me
2: 24 Horas - No Puedo Creer
3: Bachata Heightz - Dime Porque
4: Toby Love - Llorar Lloviendo
5: Grupo Optimo - Te Odio
6: Aventura - Voy Malacostumbrado
7: Karlos Rose - Por Ti
8: Prince Royce - Te Me Vas
9: Dominic Marte - Ven Tu
10: Vena - Dile A El
11: Optimo - Falta Amor
12: Aventura - Todavia Me Amas
13: Carlos y Alejandra - Cuanto Duele
14: K Rose - Infiel
15: La Republika - Que Te Dio El
16: Nueva Era - Amor Eterno
17: Aventura - El Desprecio
18: Prince Royce - Culpa Al Corazon
19: Xtreme - Adonde Se Fue
20: Toby Love - Tu & Yo
21: Loisaidas - Contiago2
22: Bachata Heightz - No Sabes Del Amor
23: Optimo - Ya Te Perdi
24: Xtreme - Te Extrano
25: Aventura - Obsession

Bachata Urbana Mix 2025

4mymind

markcuban

Techno/Electronica
Bandcamp: https://trau-ma.bandcamp.com
DEMOS: labeltrauma@gmail.com  
(Soundcloud Private Link only)

New account 🆕 DJ FER SANTOS OFICIAL y espero su apoyo de nuevo Lest go On Fire 🔥 🙏🏻 🇸🇻👨🏻‍💻🇺🇸

DJ and author. Preorder my upcoming novel FOLK from the publisher’s website: https://velocitypress.uk/product/folk-book/

Optimo kid. Former Sub Club promoter.

One half of Frolic+Detour.

Screw your courage to the sticking-place.

Your Favourite DJ's Mom's Favourite Station.

Broadcasting live from Coal Drops Yard, London Tues-Sun 11-11

New tracks tagged #optimo