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session_05_summer_chill & groove

Life Force - DJ Nick the Record "It'sbeenafestivalofsummers"

Boiler Room Daytime Session w/ Ry & Frank Wiedemann pres. 'The Howling' & Glowing Palms.

[Broadcasted on 4th July 2013]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Glowing Palms 45 min Boiler Room mix

Hanuman Chalisa - Trevor Hall - The Elephant's Door (2008)

Hanuman Chalisa - Trevor Hall

Stuff from Wild Oats new sister label 'No Room For Air' ...
Apron & a bunch of rawness... 

Funkineven NTS Apron Show - 7th May 2014

Theo came through Brownswood Basement to have a short chat with Gilles in preparation of Worldwide Festival 2014 , share some memories and select a few of his all time favourites track's.  

Skye - Ain't No Need
Sandman & Riverside - Into Your Story feat Jeremy Ellis (Kai Alce Distinctive Vocal Mix) (Fast Forward)
Eddie Harris - Turbulance (Atlantic)
Theo Parrish - Footwork
Race of Angels - Its Just Begun (Theo Parrish Rework)
Budgie - The Only Power
 Dego - Unreleased 

Theo Parrish & Gilles Peterson // In Conversation

NM008LP 
AKIKO KIYAMA - Deviation

 The new album by Akiko Kiyama, consisting of 2 vinyl records, has become the long-awaited debut for Nervmusic Records, to at once fully demonstrate the musical philosophy and vector of the label. Deviation is not just a random selection of tunes, but a whole theatre act, made of sound patterns and melodies, a fantastic journey into a subspace of inner images and memories.
 The story of "Deviation" begins with "My Day" and "Erasers Talk" a classical show for Akiko; with deep and enveloped base; ideally accurate percussions on the trippy background of strings covered with the fog of delays and reverbs. Straight after that appears "Gabriel" – a touching minimalistic allegory on tango with the shivering fans of shakers and the polyphonic accords of an invisible piano.
 The second record plate includes "Nothing's Left Besides Iron And Chef" - a bouncing construction of ragged rhythms and crunchy hi-hats. It is also an interpretation of the track "You Are Pinocchio", which was released on Nervmusic Records previously with the single "If I Had a Pair of Shoes" powered by such remixers as Benjamin Fehr, Alka Rex, Laurine Frost and Alexkid.
 "Go For A Walk" concludes the first vinyl record. The genre classification of "Der Wald Erzählt Geschichte" and "Whereabouts", from the second vinyl, are not to be described. But if you have a strong desire to do so, then you could consider it as a mixture of trip-rock and click’and’cuts. These tracks consist of jazz-harmonies, strings arpeggios, and oriental rhythms; and are more about 60s atmosphere than contemporary club dancing. However they  play a significant role in the inner space of the album; and its dynamic, bringing together different moods and shapes into one united and complete composition.

A1. My Day
A2. Erasers Talk
B1. Gabriel
B2. Go For A Walk
C1. Nothing's Left Besides Iron And Chef
C2. The World Is Pinocchio
D1. Whereabouts
D2. Sleepyhead
D3. Der Wald Erzählt Geschichte

Written and produced by Akiko Kiyama 2010/2012.
Mastered by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle.
Artwork by Igor Skaletsky
Worldwide distribution by Intergroove.
NM008LP © 2012 Nervmusic Records.
Release date: 19 dec 2012

01 My Day

02 Eraser Talk

03 Gabriel

04 Go For A Walk

My favorite legendary DJ Tony Humphries Mix! Enjoy New York House! 
notes: I got this mix in his previous HP, which called "Tony Records".

Tony Humphries : Garage City (Turnmills) Part2

Book yourself a hotel room, get your beaver suit on and get that hot coffee brewing ready for some Lokier listening:

http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/mixes/lokier-shine-a-light-on-ransom-note-mix/

With a current release on Days Of Being Wild featuring fellow DJ and friend Morgan Hammer, the Mexican DJ/Producer is riding high, making the move to Barcelona to explore all that Europe has to offer. Keeping busy with upcoming EP's with labels Have A Killer Time and Nein plus a selection of remixes, mixes and compilations in the making, we'd say you'll be hearing a lot more of Lokier. 

INTERVIEW

Lokier - Shine A Light On... Ransom Note Mix

Sling & Samo are the exiting duo behind the Born Free record label which resides in Stockholm. Over the last few years the pair have been releasing a vast array of weird, wonderful, oddball music: some built for the dancefloor and some certainly not. The pair are colourful characters who don't take themselves or what they do too seriously. Samo is also well known in his own right as a producer and dj having released music for the likes of LIES, The Trilogy Tapes and Public Possession but together with Sling the pair enter a new realm of musical exploration. We asked them to record a mix for us. 

Sling & Samo DJ: The Ransom Note Mix

For more info visit: http://www.electronicgroove.com/eg-artists/eg-572-cinthie

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EG.572 Cinthie

More info & Download: 
https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2016/04/labels-we-love-heisenberg/

Free download offered by Sasha Kaktus as part of the XLR8R Labels We Love feature interview on Heisenberg.

@heisenbergspb
@sashakaktus

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Sasha Kaktus - Heisenberg x XLR8R Mix [April 2016]

This week's Ransom Note Mix comes courtesy of vinyl addict and disco connoisseur Nick the Record. Frankly, what he doesn't know about crate digging isn't worth knowing. Unsurprisingly, his mix is jam packed with obscure gems and incredible sounds - we've had it on in the office all morning and now it can be the perfect accompaniment to your day as well.

Nick The Record: The Ransom Note Mix

Recorded at Studio338 London.

Javi Bora 
(Space Ibiza & Kehakuma resident DJ, Robsoul, Elrow Music, 2020Vision, Liebe Detail, Holic Trax).

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Javi Bora @ Kehakuma at Studio338 London (16.04.2016)

Adam Wickens aka Admin is a young dj/producer quickly rising ! Hailing from the buzzing city of Bristol, Adam dedicates much of his time to the listening, carefully drawing musical influences from Soul, Disco, Jazz and much more to respectably invest into his own, soulful, astral and progressive productions. He has become a valuable member of the city's infamous underground scene, making regular DJ appearances at recognised parties, steadily asserting himself as a must-see name on each local line-up he graces. That naturally leaded him to produce a well noticed array of releases and tracks on labels such as Omena, BoogieFuturo (sisterlabel of Futureboogie), Banoffee Pies, Glasgow Underground or Sleazy Beats Recordings. Enjoy this lovely groovy mix exclusively for your listening pleasures and if you're around London early august, be sure to catch him up at Varkala's promising little Festival alongside Intergalactic Gary, Mr Ties, Daniel Wang or Brian Not Brian !

LYO#065 / Admin

As co-founder of the Music From Memory label, UK born but Berlin based Jamie Tiller has encouraged us all to take time out, go slow and get lost in some essential Balearic, neo-classical and minimalist works by legends old and new. As well as working with celebrated Italian composer Gigi Masin, the label has put out the work of ambient super group Gaussian Curve and Joan Biblioni amongst others. The next project for these obscure gem lovers is a timely re-issue of UK band The System and as such Tiller and co are doing fine work as historical treasure hunters. 

Jamie —also part of the Red Light Records team— DJs all round Europe and as such has put together a mix for our series that shows where he is at. It proves him to be a lover of colourful and harmonious melody, of beachy guitar licks and sun kissed sounds that bounce along on a buoyant groove. Flashes of 80s sass, pumping euro disco and slick, classic sounding house are all part of the most pleasing puzzle. 

Dekmantel Podcast 071 - Jamie Tiller

♫ Download ♫: 
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/mix-209-adesse-versions

^tracklist at the link above^

Starting out as a simple re-edit series, Adesse Versions aka Kevin Gorman has reformulated his humble ambitions into a few white label releases. Adopting a typical cut and paste ethos to house music, Adesse Versions curates a theme that exemplifies roughness and raw emotion.

Known for his production of tracks such as Baayi, Pressured and Modall, his music has found its way into the hands of icons such as Derrick May, Larry Heard and Gilles Peterson. Major record companies have also taken notice, resulting in a remix of Henry Krinkle for Sony. Along with his deep root in house-oriented work, he runs as a former mainstay of the techno world. His music graced labels such as Curle, Ostgut Ton and his own imprint Mikrowave.

In light of his talent and keen ear for a range of music, Adesse Versions showcases an exclusive mixtape.

https://soundcloud.com/adesseversions

♫ DOWNLOAD ♫

Adesse Versions - DHL Mix #209

♫ Download ♫:
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/piv-podcast-by-prunk/

Coming off the front of a prolific 2016, PIV label owner and former DHA crew member Prunk provides an exclusive podcast for his PIV label night w/ Fred Everything.

Locked in as a Resident DJ for major Dutch festivals such as DGTL and Straf_Werk, Prunk has also setup periodic PIV club nights at Chicago Social Club and De Marktkantine, including a few PIV nights in the emerging rave-paradise of Malta. PIV has been up and running since the eve of 2015, with a steady flow of releases along the way. Already featured on the label are artists such as Roland Nights, Chris Stussy and Yusuke Yamamoto, with more to come in 2016.

You can catch Prunk and Fred Everything tomorrow night at Chicago Social Club. To download the mix, visit the link above.

Prunk - PIV Podcast

berlincommunityradio.com/cooking-palms-trax
mixcloud.com/BCR_Radio/



Cooking With Palms Trax 020

In the first week of September we're heading to the beautiful scenery of Tisno, Croatia, to celebrate the first edition of Dekmantel Selectors. In the run up to the festival, we've launched a new temporary podcast-series where we invite ten of our selectors from the festival to dig deep in their unique collections. The idea behind the mix is to create a Time Document, focusing on a specific period of time with the artist being free in choosing this period. This period could in fact entail anything: a certain decennia, the time he or she fell in love, The Cold War, November ’92 – March ’93, or the rise of Nigerian music. It’s up to the Selectors to choose and tell us a story based on their music collection.

Selectors Podcast 008 comes from an established and respected record dealer based in the UK, who has been the go to guy for rare music for many years now. But if you don’t know Nick The Record, that probably is because he has focused on a DJ-career in Japan for the last decennia’s. It’s in the magical country where he started a series of parties with a Japanese crew called Lifeforce and eventually became the resident DJ. After throwing their first rave party in 1993, their alliance lasted for almost twenty years. Nick: "There was already a strong established club scene in Japan at the time, bringing lots of name DJ’s from the USA. The idea with Lifeforce was to add a little of the UK rave culture to the mix. It was a very grass roots, friends of friends type affair which grew organically. The music we played was mostly house and acid with some disco thrown in too."
 
With his Selectors Time Document, Nick travels back in time and takes us on a typical Lifeforce night trip. Nick: "So this mix actually spans two decades but focusses on a specific time of night. Lifeforce was usually held in a studio or warehouse space and was always an all night party going until six or seven in the morning (except for the outdoor parties that would always go longer). So within this mix, we zone in on the last hour of a typical night like that and the encore tunes. There was always still a good amount of people at the end of the night and they would always demand at least three encores. 

 His typical way of mixing is recognized within this mix. No proper four to the floor mixing, but good records and great vibes is what matters the most. Nick: "After a long night of high tempo dancing to house and disco, I always like to gradually slow it down a little with some slower house, disco and then gradually stop mixing and just play great records. It can be something super soulful, jazzy or trippy. Depending on the feel of the party, it can be something slow, deep and meditative, or something high octane to send the crowd home on a high. It will always be something highly emotive in the end. As a result of all this, there isn’t too much mixing within this mix. Just the first thirty minutes to slow you down and open you up to that early morning vibe."

Selectors Podcast

Selectors Podcast 008 - Nick The Record

Inspired by their upcoming set at this year's Full Moon Festival, the Allah-Las have put together one of those sensual, lay you down kind of mixes for Wonderland Magazine!

Come join us on August 20th – 21st, where we will transform Governors Island into an oasis of live music, art installations, and international culinary delights. Howl with us during this August's Full Moon!

For more information on Full Moon Fest visit: http://fullmoonfest.com/

Rockers & Romancers

The Crescent Moon Mix: By Allah-Las x Reverberation for Wonderland Mag

► Closing out a lovely evening overlooking Shibuya was Tokyo's finest – Chee Shimizu. Out to Lighthouse Records for having us and Dommune for helping make this From The Counter happen!
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Chee Shimizu Boiler Room Tokyo DJ Set

Grimy Disco Mix...

TRACK ID
1. Disco extroudinar - wax / Juggy murry Jones 
2. groove on down - wax / charles person 
3. you are a star - wax / jakki 
4. chameleon - wax / la prengunta 
5. chave chuva -wax /samba soul 
6. soul to soul /edit/? 
7. do what u wanna - wax / Dante 
8. Shante vs. JB - edit/Hugo H. 
9. coming hard - edit/rahaan 
10. moving - wax / direct disco 
11. what it is - edit/zernell 
12. keep on burning - wax/ king sporty & the root rockers 
13. Dancing Free - wax /12" Hot Ice 
14. depend on yourself - wax / BT EXPREES 
15. lets do it - edit/zernell 
16. disconect - edit/zernell

Grimy Disco Mix... Hot Lava

Expect the unexpected. That's the philosophy Rotterdam-based DJ mad miran promotes in her DJ sets. A regular on the Dutch capital's mainstay Red Light Radio and a face behind the counter at the infamous Clone record shop, Miran has fast become one of the country's most promising DJs. 

Although she only played her first DJ set in a club a couple of years ago, she's already landed a residency at Trouw successor De School and become part of the Strange Sounds From Beyond family, seeing her name spread like wildfire and lead to a string of gigs across Europe.

We invited her to dive into her record bag for us and the result is 80 minutes of leftfield electro, raw breaks and introspective electronica. Enter into the crazy world of mad miran...

mad miran: The 'Wednesday Alternative' Mix

Amsterdam has been graced with a fearsome array of fabulous selectors and disc jockeys in recent times, the city is abuzz with experimental music and talent. 

Orpheu The Wizard has been a pivotal figure in the development of the scene, crucially helping to nurture new faces through his key role as a co founder of Redlight radio - a distinctive platform which has acted as a gateway and an open door to a new wave of music, producers and dj's. 

His own background is well versed, he's earnt his stripes and played the long game building a respectable array of musical knowledge and selective talent which he uses to entice and delight crowds across Europe and beyond. Eclectic, far reaching and multi purpose - his sets often run wild across a sprawling spectrum of sound. 

This year he will play at Love International festival, an appearance which should not be missed.

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Orpheu The Wizard: The Ransom Note Mix

Step back, this is a big one. 

Across the past couple of decades there have been very few who can attest as much influence as that of Joakim, a singular producer who has been charted as an influential figure by many of the leading producers and disc jockeys in the present.

The French outsider has amassed a notorious reputation for his eclectic style as a disc jockey and producer having released music on the likes of Versatile, Kitsuné Music, Life And Death, Crosstown Rebels and beyond. As the founder behind Tigersushi Records and Crowdspacer he has been responsible for leading a new generation of talent into the dance and has played a key role in the future development of dance and electronic music. 

As an individual his own take on music is wide and vast, not one to shy away from the alternative or experimental he has done well to channel a sprawling array of style, genre and sound across his own lengthy career and in all honesty Joakim continues to surprise and intrigue with delight. 

A Dj's dj, he is a firm favourite and we welcome him as part of the series.

Joakim: The Ransom Note Mix

05 Nothing's Left Besides Iron And Chef

Sunset Yarden Party Leeds Sept 19 (5 hours)

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With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

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