It's a shame as they were all hosted well but i recently discovered that over the years, all of the Phoreski mixes i did, apart from Beats In Space have lost their original site hosts.

So i thought i'd upload the first one and see if folk still have any interest in them...

PHORESKI - BARE FIST CHEEK [Summer  2006 Mix]

Bruxas - Muscle Memory - Dekmantel - DKMNTL086

https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/bruxas-muscle-memory

a1. Muscle Memory
a2. Red Pillows
a3. Bodywarmer
a4. People
a5. Cógelo, Rápido
b1. Mountain Cruise
b2. Minitrip
b3. Crazy Spacey
b4. Salt Water Pool

Dutch psych-musicians Jacco Gardner and Nic Mauskovic create a new take on no-wave, post-disco with their debut LP as Bruxas, Muscle Memory. It’s their third work for the Dekmantel label, following up earlier EPs Mas Profundo (2017) and Sirocco (2018). Immersing themselves in a world of bohemian synth, the duo experiment with vintage machines and cosmic effects, swimming in rhythmic grooves and psychedelic tones. It’s a style that reflects their respective musical backgrounds, and long partnership, one in which that has strengthened their collaborative, musical muscle memory.
After playing together in the revival tour for Zamrock band WITCH, Gardner and Mauskovic struck up a partnership centred around poolside antics, cocktail hours, and a mutual love for late-60s, German kosmische musik. Through their particular style of alchemy, the duo embarked on a quest to craft soundtracks to imaginary, forgotten moments.

‘Cógelo, Rápido’ plays out like a pseudo-disco-noire thriller, while ‘Mountain Cruise’ strums to an upbeat Jodorowsky beat, and then ‘Minitrip’ accompanies the listener through psychedelic planes of existence. Unsurprising then that there is a little bit of Patrick Cowley in this record. A pioneer whose own Muscle Up soundtracks also lent themselves to leftfield synth explorations.

Outside of Bruxas, Gardner and Mauskovic have both found success with their respective careers. Gardner, with his unique take on experimental synth work, and Mauskovic’s rhythmic post-punk, solo-project The Mauskovic Dance Band. Together as Bruxas, they found a synergy full of youthful exuberance that looks to recapture a vintage left-of-centre, wave-scene aesthietc. Recorded on a minimalist setup, Muscle Memory is full of improvisation and psychedelic sound experimentation, proving that with time the subconscious can take over, creating patterns within music that the conscious mind would have otherwise been unable to perform. What one would call, true Muscle Memory.

DKMNTL086 // Bruxas - Muscle Memory

MM Cast 03: RAFA

Spanish born dj, Rafa has built thru the years a vast knowledge of electronic (and not electronic) music, this obsessed digger has one of the most "well-handpicked" record collections in Berlin. His addiction to vinyls is well reflected on his sets where Rafa vary from Balearic to House, elektro, wave and some (almost) forgotten gems.

If we talk about Rafa we must mention "Way to Calypso", what it started as a brand of selected dj mixes where the Balearic Beat was the main character, evolved into an amazing youtube channel where to get lost in. A notorious music library made for the ones who loves to discover new music every day and where our friend Rafa shows a little slice of his huge record collection.

He has signed some mixes for infamous label and radio "Cómeme" where the spanish dj shows his skills entering in darker territories as Trance, new beat and synth wave.

Rafa has shared the booth with dj's from the likes of Vladimir Ivkovic, JASS and Estimulo to name a few and, last but not least, he is also one of the minds behind the berliner party collective "Ceremony", brand that has earned itself a great reputation on the underground local scene.

A man who feels the music in a different way, basically wakes up and goes to bed with some beat in his hears, constantly moving forward on the long way to Calypso.

TRACKLIST:

1- Residentes Balearicos "Il Respiro"
2- Peyote Dreams "State of Mind" (Slack Mix) Roza Terenzi’s Slow Buck
3- Marabdona (Jeku edit)
4- Longhair "80s Haircut"
5- Timothy Clerkin "Acia"
6- Lemon Grass - Julie Must Fly
7- Bonnie & Klein "Accasun" (Gustaaf Remix)
8- DJN4 "Bollognaise"
9- Cargo (Yücca M edit)
10- Undo "Epidemia de Baile"
11- Cato Canari & Dj Dog "Para Siempre" (Italo Balearic Vocal Mix)

TASCAM DR-05

Way to Calypso

MM CAST 03 - Rafa

Annual review translated into my musical journey of 2021. All gravy baby!! Skål!!
 
                                            

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Mix # 02

Recorded live on Wed, April 27th @refugeworldwide - 
1st hour is filled with dreamy breakbeats & house. Around the 1 hour mark I talk with my guest DJ City about production, vocals, b2b styles, @benjamin-fr-hlich-permvac, we give @stella-zekri-ouiddir a shout out and many more. Enjoy ✨

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Refuge Worldwide
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Flight Mode #12: Vio PRG & DJ City Live @ Refuge Worldwide

Back on Radio 80000 with Rhode & Brown and a very special guest mix by Sonny Ism in the second hour. Some coolers for sweaty summer days :) Enjoy!

Slam City FM 21 | w/ Sonny Ism + Rhode & Brown | via Radio 80000

Early doors from me ... 2002 this track. Me and mark h

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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

Surely having known him all these years has made us discover a more mystical, intriguing and true side of clubbing. One of the evenings that we will always remember in the history of Tropical Animals is his back to back with Lena Willikens in the last past season. A hypnotic set that involved our mind and our soul.
Vladimir Ivkovic is a DJ who makes you abandon heavy thoughts to let yourself be enveloped by light ones. It is an apparent light-heartedness of him, the daughter of an existence spent searching for the best sounds to take around the world in his record case. Originally from Belgrade, he settled in Düsseldorf where he was resident of the Salon Des Amateurs, a bar inside the Kunsthalle, the museum of contemporary art, an optimal situation and place for free musical expression. It is in this setting that he founded Offen Music, a label that encompasses from avant punk to world groove to downbeat, magical sounds within which we hear a lot of research and a poetically clear and determined vision. To make you understand his inspiration, Vladimir is also the label manager of Desolat (the label of Loco Dice), which held small and intimate evenings at the Salon. This is a great gift from him and we are extremely happy to give you this Christmas gift and to wish you happy holidays!

VLADIMIR IVKOVIC
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/vladimirivkovic011
- IG: https://www.instagram.com/vladimir_ivkovic/
- SC: https://soundcloud.com/vladimir

tA MIXTAPE 44 | VLADIMIR IVKOVIC

Following the success of Special Touch - Garden of Life, Heels & Souls Recordings kick off their 12” reissue series with an EP of digger delights from Frankfurt’s under-the-radar production trio of Manfred Holz, Michael Buchner and Jürgen Blömke, complete with a balearic remix from London duo, Good Block.

One side contains the instantly absorbing, late '80s electro nugget, 'Steal It An’ Deal It', from the aptly named The Soundstealers. Cruisin the slow lane at 100BPM, an idiosyncratic blend of samples, sound effects and percussive flourishes, underpinned by chest rumbling bassweight, guarantees dancefloor bedlam whether drawing for the dance or dub mix. 

On the flip you’re treated to obscure acid chugger ‘Amazonia’. Originally created for the opening credits of a ‘90s German nature documentary ‘Wunder Wildnis’ (seriously), the breakbeat-driven dance mix stomps through the undergrowth, acidic arps and pan flutes fizzing across the forest canopy. Heels & Souls pass the baton to London’s Good Block for the home stretch, the tropical twosome reworking the bassline and sprinkling some synth wizardry for a remix that grooves off over the horizon. 

These hard-to-find, pricey gems have been fully licensed from the trio, with weighty remasters courtesy of Cicely Balston. 20% of profits from Heels & Souls Recordings and Prime Direct Distribution will be donated to Papyrus, a UK charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.

Artwork by Robyn M-C

Amazonia - Amazonia (Good Block Remix)

IDs first hour @dardisku
IDs second hour eternal love!!

Dar Disku Radio Laziz - 21.02.21 راديوا لزيز - EP 018

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