I’m in Berlin this Saturday playing records… any ISM readers from those parts who want to come along – just get in touch and we’ll work something out… fully party details available here on RA

So… this Friday in London town… I will be joining the Kiss Me Again residents for a night of house, disco and drinking… By all accounts these guys throw a rocking party so it should be fun… Maybe catch some of you there Full party details available here on RA

Kindly hosted over at Uzuri towers, last mix from me this year…. Disco & Boogie for the heart and soul… Happy Christmas one and all, here’s to another great year for music, friends and the finer things in life… Grab the mix here Tracklist: The Whatnauts – Help Is On The Way (Instrumental) – Harlem…

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Mayday! Mayday! Ok, so it’s not new material but it’s as close as it gets from The Innovator… 4 tracks, previously only available on one of those 12 tracks-a-side LP’s that, while useful historically, are about as much use in a club environment as a Vestax turntable. It’s all here, the soaring strings, the alien…

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Sat 2nd October sees Sud Electronic’s 10th Birthday party play host to the mighty Boo Williams, with a little back up from the likes of Efdemin, Lakuti, Nick Craddock, and myself. If you’re into house music and you don’t know who Boo is… well, you’re just not that into house music. A legend, no less….

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A new mix from me, kindly hosted on Uzuri’s Soundcloud page… the title pretty much sums it up. My new record is also in the shops now after a slight delay, charted by DJ Bone & Scott Grooves amongst others…. 1 Hour, 87 MB Download or listen to the mix here Tracklist: Lil’ Louis –…

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Just a quick note to let you ISM people know that my new EP will be out shortly on vinyl on Uzuri Recordings. 4 Beaten Trax for beating in basements… Hear the tracks here Some of the DJ feedback for those of you who like that kinda shit: ” Support From Detroit for this one…

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Picked up a lot of nice stuff of late, so it seems like a good time for a round-up. These are all available to buy on vinyl, from your local record emporium….. A reissue that’s well worthy of first mention, and originally only available on this holy grail 12″, is Terrence Parker’s sublime “Your Love”;…

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Basement Blackout, secret basement location, Brixton Thought we’d let some London readers into the loop… NYE a few months back saw a small team of dedicated vinyl junkies come together for a private party in the basement of a beaten up old restaurant in Brixton, South London. The idea was to get away from the…

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I wanted to post about this for a while, but seeing as I’m bone idle, I never got round to it. Then I read what someone on discogs had written about it, and that finally spurred me into action. Talk about missing the point! As soon as I started to read about ‘bland and predictable…

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Here in the UK, stockists of Wax Poetics are fairly scarce, and it’s only recently I’ve managed to pick up a few issues. Beautifully presented and packaged, the writing seems, for the most part, to be full of integrity, passion and enthusiam. I got wind of these anthologies and was lucky enough to receive the…

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Here at ISM, we like to give coverage to artists we respect and admire. It’s been a while since we last had an interview up, so here is the next installment. I caught up via email with DJ and producer Reggie Dokes, owner of Psychostasia Recordings, to talk music, the “D”, and being in a…

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So I’ve been a bit quiet of late, mainly because I’ve not had much work and consequently have been pretty poor, which has meant that I haven’t really bought any vinyl for a while. I’ve still been nosing round charity shops however, mostly coming away empty-handed, but today my luck changed… I was in one…

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Well, here in London, we finally got ourselves some killer weather. The last couple of weeks have been glorious, and couldn’t have come at a better time for me personally, coinciding with a lull in my work schedule. Without wanting to rub it in, that means I’ve been chilling way out, firing up the bbq,…

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First up, a quick hello. It’s a pleasure to be contributing to ISM, I’ve been reading here since it’s inception, have had tons of good record tips, and enjoyed the no-nonsense style of the blog. Plus, the artists and range of styles covered are right up my street. I’m a vinyl junkie too, so should…

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