I played at HÖR on my recent trip to Berlin at the end of May and I had a BLAST! 

It felt great to get in there straight off the plane (I landed 1 hour 25 mins before the start time - was tight!) and get stuck in. I LOVE mixing 2 tunes together and making something new from them. It's really a joy. 

My set was 100% improvised, I don't use sync or rekordbox and I hadn't heard 90% of the tunes before apart from checking they were good enough to play so it was really fresh feeling for me to play them and I think that came across in the vibes. 

I also had an amazing time playing the outdoor area of Heidegluhen on Saturday afternoon too. It went really well  - I got a standing ovation at the end and even gave a short speech - I basically said 'I can't do it without you guys so thank YOU'. My first time playing outdoors there and it was unforgettable. Huge thanks to everyone who came along. 

Feeling very grateful and rejuvenated from that weekend! 

Red Rack'em @ Hoer 26/05/23

1  - Soul Designer - The Soul Is Back (UR Timeline Mix) (Third Ear) 
2 - Ajukaja - Rock Your Body (feat Cass) (Umblu) 
3 - Care Company  - Vol.2 B (Sense Music) 
4 - Danny J Lewis - Counterpoint (Just Underground) 
5 - Hugo LX - Surrender II (Doma) 
6 - Snad - Quark (Phonica) 
7 - Scott Ferguson - Dump Days (Ferris Park) 
8 - Motor City Drum Ensemble - Send A Prayer (Part 2) (MCDE)
9 - Florist Presents V. Rosso - M-80 (World Building) 
10 - Zoid - 2-Oh-Techno (Winthorpe Electronics) 
11 - John Barera and Brian Abelson - The Arc (Toucan Sounds) 
12 - Mr. G - Revolution (Childhood) 
13 - Edmodnson - Saturdays (Dream Cycle Recycle) (Lissoms) 
14 - Art Alfie and C Rau - A Little Bit More (Velvet Pony) 
15 - Gordon Bass - Gothard Tunnel (Visions) 
16 - Manual Sahagun - Dreams (Freerange) 
17 - Thakzin & Ray T - Don't Let Me See (Jimpster Remix) (Foliage Records) 
18 - Peter Grummich - Another De Ja Vu (Morning Ambience Mix) (Unreleased) 
19 - Leandre - I Got You (Unreleased)
20 - The Unlimited Life Orchestra - More Than Just A Sound (Unreleased) 
21 - Leandre - Track 4 (Unreleased)

DJ Mixes

HÖR: Red Rack'em 26/05/23

Euphoric dancefloor sounds with Faro for the next 60. Deep house, disco, and garage inside.

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Faro - September 2023

Love Injection @djoonclub 02.06.2023

Pleased to bring you One Foot 85. My first show back since July. Huge thanks to @djemmachampion for covering August's edition. 
This show kicks off with a nice deep trip by Chari Chari and we progress through the genre's until I settle on the usual deep melodic 4/4 vibe. 
Apologies, but due to some technical issues the show comes in at 1hr 55 as apposed to the usual 2hr mark. 
That doesn't mean however that you're getting short changed. Music is still very much on point. Enjoy and dive in. 
See you next month.
4c x

4c OFITC 85

House Cats w/
Slow DC & Sven Helwig 
@ Disco Zwei Mannheim 1.9.2023


We're back from summer break, so House Cats housin' it again! Slow DC side by side with Sven Helwig will take the groove to the maximum and make you feel joyful excitement for the new club season. Slow DC, who is no stranger to our venue and local scene, is known for exciting dancing and listening experiences with Move D, like their live recordings "No Time No Space". Sven Helwig, vinyl lover and collector since his 9th birthday, was resident of the legendary Kesselhaus in Darmstadt and also Robert Johnson resident for full 10 years. He is founder of the German House Community Group, supporting and hosting German House livestreams. Looking forward to greet you!

House Cats W. Slow DC & Sven Helwig 1.9.23 Disco Zwei MA.WAV

We're super happy to be welcoming Kristy Harper back to the mix series with an hour's worth of ravey tunes to get you rolling into the weekend nicely ahead of schedule.

Make sure you check out her new single called U which you can find now via Silver Bear Recordings. https://orcd.co/kristyharperu

SlothBoogie Guestmix #413 - Kristy Harper

Simon DK - The Early 90’s (DIY 92-95)

1, Djaimin: Give You (Strictly Rhythm,1992)
2, Deep Beats: Volume 1, B1 (White Label, 1992)
3, Visions: Is This Real, Submission Underground mix (Tribal, 1993)
4, Tony Carrasco: Rock The Crowd (Underground Communications Vol 1, 1992)
5, Fiction: Fantasy World, A2 (Bad Boy Records, 1991)
6, Digital Unknown: Make The Beat Pound, Slammin’ House mix (Dancefloor, 1992)
7, DC Track Team: Pressure, Caffeine mix (Emotive Records, 1993)
8, BME Project: Play, Work, Play (Bottom Line Records, 1993)
9, Madagascar: Madagascar, DIY mix (Six6 Records, 1995)
10, Roach Motel: Movin’ On (Junior Boy’s Own, 1993)
11, Pal Collective: Gonna Luv Me (White Label, 1994)
12, Dharma b: Love Talks, Wild Pitch mix (White Label, 1992)
13, Elixir Vitae: Gotta Release It (Total Music Records, 1991)
14, Funky People: Higher Love, Basic mix (Baia Degli Angeli, 1992)
15, Rhythm Invention: Can’t Take It, Cold Cellar mix (Warp, 1992)
16, Nush: Nush, Nush Not Nush mix (X:treme, 1992)
17, Sound On Sound: The Word, Freedom mix (Underground Level Recordings, 1993)
18, Inner Rhythm Inc: Take Me Away (Essential Vinyl, 1992) 
19, Spirit of Sound Vol 2: Wonderland (Wild Productions, 1993)
20, Fierce Rulin’ Diva: You Gotta Believe, Moby’s Sweet mix (React, 1992)

21, Evolution Bridge: Call Your Name (Ruby Red Records, 1991)

Simon DK - The Early 90's (DIY 92-95)

Simon DK - The Early 90's (DIY 92 - 95)

Special Guest Mix for LDC Radio in Leeds 17th June 2024

KOR [Minimal Groove Concept]

Be the light

Chronic

Vijay is the Commercial Director of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation. With a background in music marketing and advertising, he is also a professional-level DJ, producer, promoter and sound engineer. 

In the 1990s, he pioneered dance music marketing, recognising that no brand was tapping into the bubbling culture of underground parties and emerging dance music festivals at the time. His vision inspired the telecommunications giant Ericsson to take “a huge commercial risk”  by associating their brand with dance music. This partnership culminated in a five-year collaboration with the massive commercial festival 'homelands,' which was managed at that time by Melvin Benn, now with Festival Republic.

Vijay gained valuable experience during his time at MTV, where he launched their mobile music services and worked with various major and independent record labels to monetise their mobile content offerings. 

In the past decade, Vijay has been involved with marketing agencies  and clients specialising in music marketing and established an advertising agency in South Africa.

His love for dance music continued, and In 2018, Vijay co-founded The Orchard Festival. Set in the stunning Somerset countryside, Orchard proudly occupies the end of August bank holiday weekend, where Legendary DJs such as Eddie Richards, Terry Francis, Mr C, Colin Dale and Trevor Fung are just a few of the greats that bring their world-class sounds to what has truly become ‘the most cherished closing party the UK underground scene has to offer’.

Most recently, Vijay focuses on growing the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation. After earning a 1st class honours degree from SAE Institute post-COVID, he now works as a FOH and Monitor engineer in the live sound industry. He continues to pursue his passion for DJing and aims to excel as a recording, mixing, and mastering engineer.

The future ? Just ask me :)

Special Guest Mix for LDC Radio in Leeds 17th June 2024

vijay