Record Reviews (05/11/24)
Peverelist - Pulse Echo EP [Livity Sound] PeverelistPulse Echo E.P. I hope that, at some point in the not-too-distant future, someone far more qualified than...
Midweek Mixes (30/10/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Midweek Mixes (17/10/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Vienna (11/10/24)
This weekend in Vienna I played the after party for a party before the party itself took place. Let me explain a bit better. Over the weekend I attended...
Record Reviews (02/10/24)
Hannah Holland - The Visitor OST [Spotlight] Hannah HollandThe Visitor Original Soundtrack Hannah Holland’s OST for Bruce LaBruce’s latest film The Visitor...
Back To Lisbon
I recently returned to Lisbon after the best part of six months away from home. Next month I celebrate the 10 year anniversary of my arrival in the city with...
Midweek Mixes (18/09/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Kiosk Outsiders (14/09/24)
Me in the cable car at Cedar Point The latest episode of my Outsiders residency on Kiosk Radio features two hours of me playing mostly new music — mix and...
Solitary Flight (Campout '24)
Bobby Beethoven at Hemlock Nights (@ccl_url) Solitary Flight This is the track — and track title — I keep coming back to in the days, now weeks, following...
The Lot Radio (23/08/24)
My latest set on The Lot Radio is now up on youtube and soundcloud. I recorded the set in between trips to the Vital climbing gym next door and a quick stop...
DJ Doggo Mix & EP
To mark the full release of the latest Welt Discos release, a split EP by Diogo and DJ Doggo, the latter was my guest on the most recent episode of my...
Monday Mixes (12/08/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
CSD Weekend 2024: Hits And Misses
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Midweek Mixes (17/07/24)
TaoFu A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed...
Freerotation 2024
Taking in sunlight for a 2nd-turn solar beam Here we go… THE TREES First things first, the biggest loss of the 13 years since I was last at Baskerville Hall...
Freerotation 2009
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JBAR4 (30/06/24)
Me outside Pbar wearing my Gimme A Reason t-shirt I have yet another thing to add to the starting-your-DJ-set checklist, alongside the likes of: - checking...
Midweek Mixes (26/06/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Midweek Mixes (30/05/24)
This week’s Midweek Mixes features three decidedly non-banging sessions as a salve for the insane amount of club music I’ve listened and danced to over the...
Globus / Pumping Velvet / Multisex
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Horst Arts & Music 2024: Hits And Misses
This past Thursday to Saturday I attended Horst Arts & Music Festival 2024. After playing the Le Soleil Rouge stage last year (listen back here), this year I...
Midweek Mixes (08/05/24)
This is the first Midweek Mixes in five weeks. It’s tempting to make light of this and say I’ve just been slacking, but that’s not exactly the case. As I...
Kiosk Outsiders w/Hinna (13/04/24)
It’s been difficult for me to write about my ongoing tour in Asia because I have SO MANY THOUGHTS. On the one hand, I’ve received such a warm welcome from...
Loopy Club (29/03/24)
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Midweek Mixes (27/03/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Deep-Diving The Todd Edwards Bandcamp Dump
Todd the God at his first ever UK show, Romford, 2003 On Friday 26 January 2024, I received a Bandcamp notification innocuously titled “New releases from 4...
Midweek Mixes (14/03/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
A Weekend In Lisbon: Hits And Misses
8 Marvila & Outra Cena FRIDAY Velvet Velour @ Mercado do Rato HIT: A bizarrely OTT light box projecting a giant visualizer on the back wall of the market,...
Record reviews (09/03/24)
Doc Sleep – Cloud Sight Fade [Dark Entries - vinyl and digital] This LP from Doc Sleep arrives on SF institution Dark Entries with full cover art on the...
Midweek Mixes (05/03/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Night Tales (24/02/24)
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Vabali (19/02/24)
Obligatory post-Vabali selfie! After my last couple of clubbing reports (here and here), you should know that I am a man of some dedication when it comes to...
JD Edits Vol. 1
Artwork: @giangc I’ve just released JD Edits Vol. 1 through the Welt Discos bandcamp, raising money for Gladt, a BIPOC & queer-led organisation providing...
Bella Boo @ Lux Frágil (09/02/24)
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Midweek Mixes (08/02/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Rinse FM w/AIDA (31/01/24)
AIDA recently invited me to do a guest mix for her Some Kind Of Therapy show on Rinse FM and the recording is now up on soundcloud — my set starts at the 92...
Midweek Mixes (24/01/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Dissident World Cup! (Part Three)
The final rounds of the Dissident World Cup! Here is the full bracket after the first round (Part 1 and Part 2): Click for full size version Expect the...
Outra Cena (12/01/24)
Outra Cena (before it was Outra Cena) The last time my alarm didn’t go off (or I slept through it — the mystery remains) the stakes were much higher. But it...
Midweek Mixes (10/01/24)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Top 2023 (Part 4)
And so we come to the last batch of this disjointed 2023 retrospective. These are ten tracks that represent the sound of my summer and autumn, getting played...
Top 2023 (Part 3)
Following on from the selections I made back in July (Part 1 / Part 2.1 / Part 2.2), here’s a bunch of tunes I’ve been enjoying over the back half of 2023....
My Year In Top 3s!
Top 8: Happiest Joes of 2023 (Post-Welt Discos, Cabo da Roca, April) Here’s a whole load of random Top 3s to sum up my year, interspersed with a photographic...
Eleven times CCL blew our tiny minds in the space of exactly one hour at Honcho Campout
CCL @ The Grove, Honcho Campout 2023 As we come to the end of 2023, I am going to look back at some pivotal moments in my year in the style of classic...
Dissident World Cup! (Part Two)
The Dissident World Cup continues! We are still in the first round of 62 and in this part we go through the second half of the bracket. In case you missed...
The Last Night and the Next Morning: Marlena, Marina, Ariana (Guest Post by Bleimann)
The Last Night and the Next Morning Marlena, Marina, Ariana I met R the first time I went to Horse Meat Disco in 2011. It was two weeks after I had walked...
Dissident World Cup! (Part One)
Welcome to the Dissident World Cup! If memory (and whatsapp history) serves me well, I think it was at Lux Frágil’s anniversary back in October that my...
Midweek Mixes: Honcho Campout (07/12/23)
A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the tried-and-tested – all guaranteed to...
Kiosk Afterparty (26/11/23)
We all know that feeling: you’re at the afterparty, midday has rolled around and, tacitly or explicitly, you’ve made the commitment to continuing into the...
Midweek Mixes: Honcho Campout (22/11/23)
Hemlock Hole. Photo: Cay Horiuchi A run-down of some of the mixes and radio shows that have been soundtracking my existence – from the box-fresh to the...