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Max Essa (@max-essa) has been active as a producer and DJ since the early 90s, initially releasing music on labels including Warp Records and Paper Recordings and DJing alongside the infamous D.i.Y Sound System.

His later work, for labels like Is It Balearic? Recordings, went on to be play-listed by legends such as Andrew Weatherall and David Mancuso, gaining him a devoted following and DJ bookings around the world.

Albums for the Japanese major label, Victor Entertainment ('Vacations Never Taken' 2015) and Music For Dreams ('Lanterns' 2018), plus EPs for labels including Hell Yeah! Recordings and Razor N Tape (with Eddie C), and a constant stream of remixes for labels like Compost, Ubiquity, Faze Action and Leng have shown him to be a prolific and deeply imaginative producer.

Since 2008 he has been based in Japan where he plays regularly at clubs and events around the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
From 2010 - 2023 he was a resident DJ at the Lone Star parties, and later the Zim Zam Zu! events at the legendary, Bar Bonobo and for over a decade has been a resident at the ever popular, Aoyama Tunnel in Tokyo.

VHS Podcast #076 - Max Essa

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one hour in the secret garden

Plastic Fantastic - Jazz Meets Flamenco mix

Trujilo's Mix July 2025

Task was pretty easy and simple - collect and put together in one selection all "Ambient" (or whatever) material from various albums from 2018 onwards. 

I had to do it for couple of reasons:

Space Ghost himself didn't put out yet compilation of "ambient works", which would be stellar compilation;

He's mainly known - as far as I'm aware - for his Dance and RnB/Downtempo related stuff... but somehow Ambient was lost between pounding House tracks on releases.

First I heard one album and I was "Aha, ok, cool stuff... ambient to bridge between House music". Then, another album, another, all containing magnificent ambient/new age/esoteric/synth/space works than in the end culminated in my Space Ghost Tidal Ambient playlist. On repeat, for years...

Here's an hour of finest floating music. Hope he'll make some official move to make more of albums like this and release it on - God forbid - Limited 2xCD release.

enjoy 

Space Ghost - Ambient Mix

August sees the return of the ReFrame DJ mix series with a 2 hour DJ selection of cosmic, Balearic, electronic, house disco and 80s synth music spurred on from a magical few days at Rotation festival and European travels. Featuring music from The ReFrame, Aura Safari, BOOF, Lauer, DD Mirage, Visage, Russ Brown, The Mighty Zaf and Linkwood, Pete Blaker & Dionisis,  Pete Blaker & Aric, Talamanca system, Tony Price, Scott Groves, LDLDN, Harold Melvin, Gang of Four, Marco Passarani, Luke Solomon...

The ReFrame :: August 25

Mix of the Week #599 is "Extended Summer" by the Beat Broker
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Mix of the Week #599: the Beat Broker - Extended Summer

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Like A Prayer -Lounge-jazz

Made in Berlin with love by Heiko Trenkle ₍^. .^₎⟆

Colorful Corals (Lagune Edit)

'Music makes the world a better place' 

The ReFrame: music collector / selector / editor...

Curator of the longstanding ReFrame series delving into deeper, varied musical territories :: leftfield dancefloor sounds :: Deep electronic machine music :: Hazy cinematic sounds, psychedelic soul, folk           
 
Guests joining the ReFrame over the years include Pete Blaker, Faze Action, Sean Johnston (A Love From Outer Space), Chris Coco, Feel Fly, X-Press II, Phil Cooper (Nu Northern Soul), Cottam, Fear of Theydon (Sunday Best), Martin Brew (JWalk). Richard Sen (Padded Cell) Ray Mang (Eskimo), Baz Bradley (Magic Wand/Leng), Beta Hector (Tru Thoughts), Solid State, J-Cub, Beyond Paradise, Tim Love Lee (Tummy Touch), Non Mois Plus, Balearic Social, Flash Atkins, John Paynter (Paisley Dark recs)  UFO Club (Invisible Inc recs)..

'If music be the food of love play on...'

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