Recording of Sean Johnston & Vladimir Ivkovic's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Sean Johnson & Vladimir Ivkovic at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Coyote Live Bodega Jan 25

BIG DISH GO were great parties in Dublin about 15 years ago and the basement at Kennedys some kind of legendary place. The boys found back a few old recordings of our nights. They are what they are :)

IVAN SMAGGHE & ROMAN FLUGEL - BDG KENNEDYS OCT 2011

"I always like starting with something out of context..."  

He of WH Lung greatness and now a solo live artist & DJ delivers a belter of a mix.

Having grown up in Manchester's DIY band scene, Tom Sharkett came late to these things called dancing clubs and all that came with it, discovering electronic music through synthesizers while recording with his most excellent band W. H. Lung. His journey from guitar music to the dancefloor mirrors his present-day musical output; a collision of post-punk abrasiveness and the electronic that feels equally at home in sweaty basements and proper nightclubs.

Now based back in Todmorden, Tom has carved out his own niche releasing on Optimo Music and System Olympia's Okay Nature label... and it's a bloody brilliant niche!  His production approach remains coloured by those early days of bedroom experimentation with friends, citing the peerless Andrew Weatherall's fearlessly exploratory spirit as a key inspiration. It's interesting how he keeps coming around and around again, doesn't it? "His approach reminds me of the excited feeling I had trying to record things in my bedroom with my friends with anything we had at our disposal and just experimenting with the weird and wonderful results,"

When it comes to disc jockeying, Tom brings that same experimental energy. This mix was recorded in his panoramic valley-view studio in Todmorden, captures that ethos perfectly, opening with Spacemen 3 before wandering through territory that spans from Tirzah-esque experimentalism to classic New Beat.

Between touring with Julie Byrne, collaborating with Raf Rundell - more on that to come soon pop pickers - and working on a new solo record featuring multiple vocalists, Tom's not a 'sit still' kind of guy.

Just how we like it.

Get it on, let's go... read more below.

https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/tom-sharkett-the-altered-currents-mix/

@tomsharkett @whlung

INTERVIEW

Tom Sharkett - The 'Altered Currents' Ransom Note Mix

Recorded live @refugeworldwide Wednesday 26..02.2025 - @vios in the first hour, @benjamin-fr-hlich-permvac in the second

Flight Mode with Benjamin Fröhlich live February 2025

IntergalacticFM-Disco Fetish at NAR Utrecht 21.03.25

Intergalactic Gary - Disco Fetish @ NAR-21.03.25

A memorable all night set at London's Night Tales Loft 
Big thank you to all the dancers!

Move D @ NT-Loft London 2025-02-21

Radio On Vacation With Planet B

Welcome to the very first edition of Mór Mixes. We’re honoured to have the maestro Richard Sen provide us with an exclusive mix to kick off the series. 

In his signature style, he seamlessly blends downtempo, chug, disco and oddities — shifting between styles and moods with ease. Hit play and let Sen guide you through 2 hours of eclectic, leftfield listening, perfect for the summer. 

Richard joins us for our 1st birthday in Hang Dai on July 26th. Grab your tickets here: https://ra.co/events/2187749

Mór Mixes 001 - Richard Sen

To celebrate the highly anticipated Sabres of Paradise album reissues, we're ecstatic to bring the iconic sounds of the Sabresonic club night to Stranger Than Paradise for one night only on
Wednesday 6th August from 7pm til midnight.

On the night we'll be treated to DJ sets from the band's Jagz Kooner, alongside Sabresonic regulars Alex Knight and Sherman at the Conrols.

An Evening with Sabres of Paradise @ Stranger Than Paradise Records | 06/08/2025

Recorded live in our club on September 27th of 2019

https://soundcloud.com/ewan-pearson

This Side UP - live -

Ewan Pearson @ This Side UP (27/09/9)

Ewan Pearson @ This Side UP (27/09/19)

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