Just over a couple weeks ago, I was asked by Christina Hazboum of Marsm Arts (the company with whom we toured Palestine in July 2019 in a cultural exchange between the UK and Palestine) and the lovely chaps at Rhythm Passport to put a mix together. Christina’s hometown in Palestine, Bethlehem, had already been in […]
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2018 – My Year In Music
Starting with the party scene, Beauty & the Beat has been the source and inspiration for two brand new audiophile parties, one in Paris called Sweet Apric∞ts, and the secnd one in Sheffield called Apricot Ballroom Sound System. (Ah those apricots! Glad to see them back in fashion, half a decade after their first rise […]
Guest Mix for Ransom Note
Towards the end of 2018 I was invited by the ever excellent music blog Ransom Note to deliver a mix to add to their series “The Wednesday Alternative”. As always it’s a psychedelic and eclectic affair, which goes from ambient to krautrock to cosmic funk to island disco to upfront gwoka, deep kadans and much […]
2017 – A Year In Music
On a personal level, 2017 will remain as the year I stopped being an elite triathlon racer (my last ever race was completed in September in Barcelona). As a result I found myself with 15 to 20 hours of ‘spare’ time every week, which I can now dedicate to M.U.S.I.C. Expect to see me DJing […]
New Record Out – Beauty Bits Vol. 1
While we’re awaiting the 3rd release on BATB Records, we have started Beauty Bits, a sub label dedicated to re-edits/reworks. This will be strictly limited to those special edits that go further than just looping a few bars in the intro/outro, edits that not only reinvent the originals, but also which have been tried and […]
Boiler Room Debut
Following on to a Live Resident Advisor appearance earlier this year (note that I wore the same T-shirt!), I was recently invited to appear in a Boiler Room session for the first time, for what was dubbed a ‘psychedelic special’ session where I would play after The Flamingods and before cult Colombian cumbia band The Meridian Brothers. We […]
New Release (BATB 002) – BlackBush Orchestra – Famiglia EP
The (long awaited) 2nd release on our Beauty and the Beat label has finally landed, and it’s a family affair. The main producer is our man Atemi based in Nantes, long time partner in crime behind the decks and fellow record digger and music lover. About his first release, Atemi says that “at the heart […]
2016 – A Year In Music
2016 will forever be remembered as a year to…forget ! Much has been said about the passing of David Mancuso and as far as I’m concerned it felt like losing a family member. I had come to the point where I thought David was immortal (as some people should be, really) and that he would always be […]
David Mancuso – Music Is My Way Of Life
For my inner circle of music friends, there isn’t a lot that hasn’t been said about David already, especially since his passing on Monday the 14th of November, but for my ‘triathlon friends’ I thought this little tribute would be much welcome as I believe most wouldn’t even have heard of him. I won’t do a […]
2015 – A Year In Music
In March 2014 I moved in a new flat , and ALL my records got mixed up in the process. What seemed like a disaster at the time actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as once I decided to listen each and every one of them I got quickly addicted to rediscover […]