Toby Tobias turns in 2 hours of dub, Balearic bliss, Garage, Jungle and more for this month's Third Place show. Spaced out selections the whole way.

Third Place w/ Toby Tobias - April 2021

Here comes a dear old friend. An artist on our roster who over the years with his beautiful records has brought our local sound around the world. Our beloved DJ OCTOPUS delivers us a beautiful podcast to dance and Listen. With his ep on Tropical Animals called "GLUE MONDAY" he gave us a gem that we are proud to have in our catalog. Very talented DJ and producer, we are happy to have him on the series.

Here is an exclusive mixtape by dj octopus!

DJ OCTOPUS:

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tA MIXTAPE 55 | DJ OCTOPUS

Steve Murphy X Perty Showcase @ OPAL (Milano - 23.10.2021)

Chief of the undercover cross over jam, the humble downtempo don and Rhapsodise head honcho @daniel_pisano adds his own slice of paradise to the series, with a dance focussed blend of beachside 90s breezers dusted off and smuggled from their mysterious cyber caves. Cruise control >> on! 

Q. Hey Daniel, what inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?

A. The mix is inspired by my love of 90s dance music. As with most of my mixes, the records used are exclusively from this era, or at least draw inspirations from it. The sounds I like from this era tend to have a similar feel to them - breakbeaty, progressive and always with a touch of balearic energy. I haven’t recorded a dance-floor mix for a couple of years so it was fun putting this together with some of my favourite records and CDs I’ve collected since then.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your heart, or new or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeve for the right moment?

A. The first track I used in the mix is from a remix CD by Australian electronic music project ‘Kiva’. I went blind on their self-titled album last year and soon realised how good all of their other CDs were. I think I had naturally been drawn to look for music from the UK, Europe and the US and around this time I started researching a lot more into local artists. My appreciation for home grown electronic music definitely started to shift, which you could see in mixes and uploads to my YT channel.

Q. We’re big fans of your Rhapsodise YT channel over here, with some extraordinary finds being uploaded frequently over there by your good self! Tell us a bit more about that project and how you go about curating it, and what characteristics might you be looking for when deciding what tunes to share?

A. Thanks so much for the kind words :) The project was inspired by the other channels in the community that upload amazing finds. Internationally I was always blown away by No Frills, Customs, oddSample, Modern Art and local friends such as Mike Who, Daniel Lupica and Mirren. In terms of curation, I really just upload things that I enjoy that haven’t yet hit YouTube. Most of these uploads form part of mixes that I put together so the uploads I find are generally similar in style to the mix I’m preparing at the time. I’ve recently moved to London, so hopefully there’s some new uploads in the coming months!

MDC.288 Daniel Pisano

My mix for Baihui Radio

Usage recommendations:
Have it by portions or all at once
Take at midnight
Combine with walk
Mix with your mood

Product set includes:
Tafkamp - Wet Dream Tuesday
Notte Infinita - Atmosfera
Watching Airplanes - Saboter La Machine
NVT - Gás
RXEX - Dweller on the threshold
Surly - Full Nelson (Feat. Kush Jones)
K.O.P. 32 - Cured
Seta Loto - Pivotal Scape
Loïcc - Pleasure in Sense
K.O.P. 32 - Pluie Rouge
Agonis - 0-Future
A Strange Wedding - Temples of Quantum
HyperLili - Catlana.fm
Stones Taro - Rare
Ca$tle - Stars

Man Alive for Baihui - Chase of Tomorrow

Recorded live on a cosy Sunday night at Brilliant Corners.
Hope you enjoy x

Daniel Pisano at Brilliant Corners (2 March 2025)

Loveshadow Live @ B.P.T. June 2025

@myles-mac and @djpossums live at @nowadaysnyc Nonstop 3-6am ヽ(^o^)丿

Myles Mac & DJ Possum @ Nowadays Nonstop - 30th Aug 2025

Virtual Utopia's 16th sonic simulation has been programmed by Cardiff's own sonic scientist Tywi (@tywi) - one of the founding members of record label and party series Haŵs (@hawsmusic). This update is a 2-hour, perfectly paced journey exploring natures charming perfection. Drifting through mellow downtempo intwined with a infectious mycelial groove, and glossy day-dreamers layered with sheets of floating iridescence. Plants dancing in a rythmic symbiosis to the warming basslines and low-slung drum breaks. A soundtrack to orange suns, soft touches and calming energies. Sit and be here... there is plenty of room to breathe. 

Thankyou Eben for contributing to the series <3

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© Dream Software, Corp. (2025)

Virtual Utopia 16: Tywi

Take a step through the atmospheric ozone haze as @goodblock join the B.P.T. two timers club! A 2 hour mix, from 2 DJs, live in London 

B.P.T. Radio 098: Good Block

So with this episode being the final episode of the year and the play count on here hitting 250k what a way to go out with a BANG! 
 Im just one one man with a love for music and a a bigger love for people who may not get the shine elsewhere,  that is why i set up the EMOTEC record label but more of that in 2021, back to the matter at hand.   This episode features new material and imo one of the best track i think Strick has produced ever, taken from his new ep on 7 Days Entertainment.  NKOTB Farren Laen and his Laen Discs, lovely deep house vibes and the Nara imprint throwing a real curveball EP out just before the close of 2020. 

 Forthcoming collab from 2 of the hottest producers in the scene right now on an amazing imprint Nebuale and the marriage of MOY & Zodiac Childs, these guys don't play!  On that note, they both appear here solo to add to the weight!  Elsewhere Marine Boy, new ish from the man like Bobo on Eluize's label which is pure fire!  
Label stable of the year imo too Anil's Furthur Electronix and Altered Senses and the man like MOY and Cignol and the mysterious pair SK 222.  Pure unadulterated emotional content.  CPU and Biochip providing the ruffness alongside the specimen camps Sound Synthesis and new signing Serge Geyzel.  
THE FORCE IS STRONG!

 John Selway 'Shimmer Down' CSM
Farren Laen 'Blue Flame' Laen Discs
Big Strick 'POPP5' 7 Days Ent.
Dawn Razar & Architech 'Wonderland' (Shedbug RMX) NARA
SK 222 'TX 333' Furthur Electronix
Sven Kossler 'Sensuality' Mighty Force
Thomson & Lenor 'You Can't Stop....' (Granary 12 EDIT) G12 Edits
Tin Man 'Jerkin Acid' WGD 001
Loukarsh 'Life Forms' XKALAY
Cignol 'Slip' Furthur Electronix
Obergman 'Jacabian Determinant' Solar One
MOY 'Echolab' EMOTEC
Synchrojack 'Telling Lies' Molar
Domenic Cappello 'Moments In Mind' Alien Communications
Extrawelt 'Unknown' Furthur Electronix
Zodiac Childs 'Basic Process' Zodiac Childs
Marine Boy 'La Monde Marine Pt. 1' Wormhole
Zodiac Childs & Moy 'Sixth Sense' nebulae
Deep House Soldiers 'Summer love' Limestone
Bobo 'Whatever I Do' Night Tide
Serge Geyzel 'In Between The Lines (Karsten Pflum RMX) Specimen
MOY 'Geodesy' Altered Sense
Biochip 'Dopamine City' CPU
Sound Synthesis 'Robotique Electronique' Specimen

A massive THANK YOU to all who support the show, who go n buy the records, who make them and then send them, the dancers the dj's the shops, the blogs and every one who gets it. MUCH LOVE! 
See you all in 2021. DAMO B