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Every so often the universe delivers one of those special parties, the ones that stick with you and send shivers down your spine bassline. A few months ago in a brief recess between interstate lockdowns, we had the absolute pleasure of playing the closing set at the Bridge courtyard for our friends at Lovejoy. We woke up at 6am, had a 7/11 coffee and a tequila and headed straight into the rave for a 9am set time(!!!). The pure rapture that ensued thereafter was captured via this recording. We originally weren't going to share it, but as we and our Sydney dance community family are both currently locked down, we thought it would be nice to relive the moment together, from our lounge rooms to yours.

We hope you enjoy <3

xx Wax'o Paradiso

9am - 12pm at Lovejoy

Had a good time with this one, hope ya'll like it!

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Live recording of the Sound Metaphors Boat Party at Love International 2024 with Palms Trax and Castro & Nemo.

Palms Trax b2b Sound Metaphors DJs at Love International Festival 2024

As far as duo's go Ben Lewis & Josh Ludlow are a force to be reckoned with. With their party and label Make A Dance along with its also much beloved subsidiary imprint M.A.D Edits, the two have given a much needed outlet to the scene in London as well as further afield. With their party driven sound meeting ties with deep house as well as disco, italo and more they have proven to both deem a quality selection that can bring any party to its knees. And for the 122nd Phonica mix they do exactly that; a pure scope of energy mixed with quality deep anthems and a hint of acid to top it off. We had a quick chat with Ben and Josh about the mix and what they got going in the works.

Phonica Mix Series 122: Make A Dance

Or:la live @ 10am from Sunrise Sessions at Love International Festival 2024

Live from the Adriatic 2024: Or:la

Big thanks to Rainbow Serpent Festival for having me for another year. And to Ben and Adam from Full Throttle Entertainment for the recording.

Tracklist:
01. Vangelis Katsoulis - The Slipping Beauty 
02. Taro Tokugawa - Here My Dear 
03. Tornado Wallace - Circadia 
04. Old School Rider - Spirit Of An Edit
05. Hashman Deejay - Sandfish
06. Theo Parrish - Cypher Delight 
07. Floating Points - Nuits Sonores 
08. Mark E - Emergency 
09. Mind Fair - Ceremony (Velvet Season and The Hearts of Gold remix) 
10. Tantra - A Place Called Tarot (Idjut Boys Re Edit) 
11. Fela Kuti - No Possible (Joystick Jay Vulgar Distractions Edit) 
12. Coober Pedy University Band - Kookaburra 
13. Tornado Wallace - Kangaroo Ground 
14. Dude Energy - Renee Running 
15. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Turkish Delight
16. Tornado Wallace - Bit 1 
17. Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis

Tornado Wallace At Rainbow Serpent Festival 2015

Here is the whole live recording from Potato Head Bali (back in January 2018). This was really fun and wild and beautiful. Shout out to Dan and the local crew who made this trip such a special time!

Thanks for listening,
Hunee

Hunee - Live at Potato Head Bali (January 2018)

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

Manuel Darquart & DJ City - 18 May 2025

my official summer mixtape contribution
recorded at the wonderful fidelity for subject dublin on july 4th 2025 - what a night - thank you!! <3<3<3

move d @ fidelity, subject dublin 25-07-04

Rising from the shadows, we present you this deep, reduced and misty EP by @Sydkasd . Causing some rucus in the last years and delighting ears all over the world, we are happy to welcome him  on Friendly Connections. Quite diverse remixes were contributed by @theaehthea, @paul-valentin and @Emorine.
Get los in sound!

Mastered @ Perla Audio, Germany

Artwork by Ben Post 
https://www.instagram.com/en.ost/

Sydka - Lust

SWS005 - The Reynolds 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' the fifth release on the new Super Weird Substance label - release date August 14th 2015. 

Vinyl & Digital available here: http://bit.ly/SWS-005
Compilation CD available here: http://bit.ly/SWS-CD001

This is the full length Greg Wilson & Peza instrumental mix, you can hear the radio version on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHZUVedVtXw

The resplendent vocal versatility of The Reynolds has been indispensable to Greg Wilson's Super Weird Substance label over the first four releases and, as such, they have duly been awarded their debut solo release, mixed by Greg and Peza. Although only young, The Seacombe-based twins perform like veterans and in this case they have masterfully taken on Bessie Banks' 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' - a cult Blackpool Mecca classic from the mid-70s.

By playing contemporary disco alongside 60's soul rarities the Mecca was at the centre of the famous Northern Soul schism which put the venue at odds with the music policy of Wigan Casino. Whilst the Casino is remembered as the more famous venue, it's arguable that - via its most influential DJ's Ian Levine and Colin Curtis - more classic tracks were unveiled in Blackpool than anywhere else.

The Mecca operated during normal club hours, closing at 2am, whereas the Casino was an all-nighter from 2am-8am - subsequently a number of people would leave the Mecca around 1am to get to the Casino for opening. This led to the final hour at the Mecca becoming more experimental and compilation albums have been made focusing purely on records that became popular there during this timeframe - 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' being one, a Colin Curtis special.

It's such an obscure track that - unless you were there in Blackpool in '76 - it's unlikely you'll have ever have heard of it, having never been issued in the UK. The original vocalist Bessie Banks is best-known for her early 60's hit 'Go Now!' - later covered by the Moody Blues, gifting them their breakthrough hit.

Written by Clyde Otis and Banks' husband of the time, Herman Kelly - legendary in hip hop circles for 'Let's Dance To The Drummer's Beat' - 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' was released in 1976, two years before Kelly's heavily sampled break.

Lending his hand to the recording and mixing once again, Peza cements an ever-fruitful association with producer Greg Wilson, as the Wolverhampton-based DJ and musician takes on a international focus, working with Chen Shi-Zheng in Shanghai on a project opening in New York - on the back of a mutual association with Damon Albarn.

The Reynolds are currently recording further tracks with the intention of a debut album release in 2016. The diversity of sound and nuanced vocal ability of the twins first surfaced on last year's 'Blind Arcade Meets Super Weird Substance In The Morphogenetic Field' mixtape and has become a hallmark of the label since.

Check out our Super Weird sounds at: https://superweirdsubstance.bandcamp.com
Stay up to date with the latest at: http://www.superweirdsubstance.com

The Reynolds 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' - Greg Wilson & Peza Instrumental Mix

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