A Tribute to Raffaella Carrà (Guest post by Bleimann)
Today’s guest post will set you up nicely for the weekend. Madrid-based party starter Bleimann pays tribute to the great Raffaella Carrà, who died earlier...
Midweek Mixes (07/07/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: Ghostcast #06
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Social Spot @ Closer, Kyiv (28/06/21)
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Midweek Mixes (30/06/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: Ghostcast #05
This is an entry in the Track-By-Track series for my mix for The Ghost - see the index. Track-By-Track is a series that looks back at records you will have...
Download: Flamingo #31 DJ Mix
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Flamingo #31 (16/06/21)
Flamingo is my monthly radio show on Lisbon’s Rádio Quântica, broadcasting every fourth Wednesday from 16h–18h. You can find the mixcloud archive of previous...
Midweek Mixes (16/06/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: Ghostcast #04
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Download: Live at O/B (10/02/18)
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Midweek Radio (09/06/21)
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...
Download: EOS Radio
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Midweek Mix: EOS Radio (Liner Notes)
A special edition of Midweek Mixes focussing on my show for Frankfurt’s EOS Radio. Consider these the liner notes for a mix I’m very proud of. You can listen...
Track-By-Track: Ghostcast #02
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Midweek Mixes (26/05/21)
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...
Bulletin (24/05/21)
A small but transparent window into what’s going on with me, be it my DJing at parties or online, my label activities and radio show, or whatever else might...
Download: Flamingo #30 DJ Mix
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Flamingo #30 (19/05/21)
Flamingo is my monthly radio show on Lisbon’s Rádio Quântica, broadcasting every fourth Wednesday from 16h–18h. You can find the mixcloud archive of previous...
Midweek Mixes (19/05/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: Ghostcast #01
This is the first entry in the Track-By-Track series for my mix for The Ghost. Index Track-By-Track: Ghostcast #02 (Ben Liebrand Special)Track-By-Track:...
Track-By-Track: O/B #33
The last of the tracks in my set for O/B in February 2018, this record closed almost two hours of some of the best fun I’ve had DJing in Lisbon. A boogie...
Midweek Mixes (12/05/21)
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 (05/05/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: O/B #32 (Guest post by Sam PV)
Today’s guest post comes from Sam PV, co-founder of London’s Pumping Velvet. Taking time out from his current run-down of 20 Disco Delights, Sam has kindly...
Monday Mix (03/05/21)
This is a post to recognise the 6-hour mix Theo Parrish recorded for NTS’s 10th anniversary celebrations, broadcast on 23 April 2021. Theo Parrish – NTS...
Track-By-Track: O/B #31
Cher has done it all. I wouldn’t count myself as a Cher stan by any measure, but every time I read something about her, see a clip of her performing, or hear...
Download: BSU 055
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Midweek Mixes (27/04/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: O/B #30
In lieu of writing at length about the gorgeous ‘Disco Express’ by Plastic Surprise, which you can listen to just below this text, I’ve put together a short...
Flamingo #29 (21/04/21)
Flamingo is my monthly radio show on Lisbon’s Rádio Quântica, broadcasting every fourth Wednesday from 16h–18h. You can find the mixcloud archive of previous...
Midweek Mixes (21/04/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: O/B #29
A disco tune so good it could conceivably appear in my Top 50 (I originally wrote Top 20 but let’s not go crazy), I first heard this blasphemous sleazefest...
Bulletin (18/04/21)
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Track-By-Track: O/B #28
A record that applies the razor blade-wielding editing approach of the Latin Rascals (see O/B #09 and O/B #12) to the disco-sample-based house template of...
Midweek Mixes (13/04/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: O/B #27
To celebrate this tune, one of the earliest tributes to video games in the history of recorded music, here’s a collection of other examples from over the...
Flamingo - 1020 Radio Takeover Special (28/03/21)
A fortnight ago, Rádio Quântica took over the airwaves of Bristol’s 1020 Radio for the afternoon and evening’s programme. Representing Flamingo, I decided to...
Track-By-Track: O/B #26
Another oddball italo song – of which there are more than we can ever know – this time revolving around singer Enrica Maldini’s bizarre Marlene Dietrich...
Midweek Mixes (07/04/21)
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...
Track-By-Track: O/B #25
This oddball song is notable not just for pre-dating ‘Shoplifters Of The World Unite’ by three years, but also for its highly unusual giant centre label – an...
Five For Bandcamp Friday (02/04/21)
A run-down of five releases i’m into that, if purchased on Bandcamp Friday, will see the platform’s revenue share going straight to the artists and labels...
Track-By-Track: O/B #24 (Guest post by Michaeloswell Graphicdesigner)
Today's guest post is the first ever audiovisual contribution to this series, brought to you by utopian graphic designer and art director, Michaeloswell...
Midweek Mixes (31/03/21)
A short 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...
Track-By-Track: O/B #23
This tune is a typical sample-based house track, taking elements of the Gamble & Huff-produced 'I'll Always Love My Mama' by The Intruders (1973) and...
Flamingo #28 (24/03/21)
March's Flamingo is a synth- and electro-heavy show, though not without its more contemplative moments in between. There are new releases from Heels & Souls,...
Track-By-Track: O/B #22
Looking retrospectively at the flow of this set, this record and the next are a bridging point between the machine funk of what's gone before and the disco...
Track-By-Track: O/B #21
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty – the album before Body And Soul – was received with some consternation by fans of Cabaret Voltaire's 1980s output, and I have to...
Track-By-Track: O/B #20
I mentioned Strobe Records in this previous post when talking about Hi-Bias, Bigshot and Blast. Hayden Andre Brown and Ron Allen's label stands alongside...
Track-By-Track: O/B #19
Ostensibly a response to Salt-N-Pepa, L'Trimm's diss of 'Push It' misses the mark somewhat – they seem to think it meant 'push it away' rather than, uh,...