ETCH RADIO [Techno, Tech House, House Music]

Some have told me that the first half of episode 25 is one of my best, but that the second half descends into a darker place that doesn't really fit the vibe. I spent the past year thinking through this one and finally have something I'm really proud of. I decided to keep the entire first 1/3 of the episode intact, but dropped a bomb in the middle and took it in a completely new direction, even ex...

If I was invited to spin at a day pool party in Vegas, this is what I'd hit them with. The perfect soundtrack to your busy day making new friends and managing your libations. It's designed to be background music, but intends to inspire random acts of dancing throughout. A lot of bass laced with a ton of 70's bangers. Dance music, house music, pool party music

Dance music, house music, pool party music : I've been pulling these tracks together for two years. It's been really hard to categorize this one, which might be why I love it so much. Electronic music, for me, affects so many of my emotional states at once. This mix is very representative of that. There are moments of tenderness and moments of elation. There can be tracks that are perfect for peak...

Dance music, house music, pool party music : Ahh, that feeling of hope is really sinking in as the vaccine coarses through my veins today. I'm dreaming more and more about spending time in the sun by a pool listening to beautiful house tracks. So I'm going to keep this vibe going a little longer until we all get there later this year. Drawing on my love for The Cabana, I'm just continuin...

Dance music, house music, pool party music : Feeling trapped for the past year? COVID caught us all off guard and took away all of our basic social needs, including getting out to dance. What a lost art that is right now. I, like many of my friends, have been talking about how much we miss being out in the club, or a festival tent, or poolside with a DJ who just gets the vibe you want on a sunny d...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, indie house, deep house : This is a unique mix for me. It's in a genre I've been really digging for a while - Indie House. My intention for this mix is to capture the vibe from one of those nights that wasn't supposed to happen. Tonight you're not planning some night at an overly popular, glitzy club with a VIP table for 10 of your friend...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : The second in a two part series for the night of SONAR. People transformed from being robots that serve the system to individual beings that began to express themselves in very different ways. There was no more need for simple banter, and there was no sense of responsibility to the constructs that we build around ourselves. The peop...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : Finally, Etch Radio manifested into a physical entity, as we built an incredible experience at the underground club, Kava Lounge. A hidden gem nestled between downtown, the airport, and the warehouse district, a posh group of sophisticated house heads slowly rolled into the building. Thick with blue light and fuschia highlights, the...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : On the edge of an infinity pool overlooking a valley with the Pacific Ocean in the background, my set began at sundown and slowly warmed up the crowd. This night was a true mix of people, so my style had to foray into people's heads slowly and catch them off guard later in the night. This is the actual recording of the mix that nigh...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : There were palm trees, there was a hot desert breeze blowing in the night, and there was Brian. It was his bachelor party in Palm Springs, and we were all there to celebrate it with him. Furniture was moved, lights were put up, and dancing went on into the night. Beautiful house, beautiful people, and there was just something in the...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : I'm a big fan of the popular Bagatelle brunches held in L.A. and NYC, and their weekend shows on Sirius make me want to buy a flight to Miami to get a plate of bacon and some good beats. So a group of us went to Miami this year and stayed at the Bagatelle on our way to a cruise. It was an epic week, so I wanted to commemorate the tr...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : It was a big night for Alicia Bacon. Celebrating a big birthday, she invited all of the good people in her life to her house for an all night party. Lights went up, ginat speakers plugged in, and the music went deep into the night. This mix is taken directly from that set. It starts off kind of tender and melodic, representing the r...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : This mix has a lot of good flavors for the club. There are some tunes that get you warmed up, some tunes that are catchy main room selections, some that will catch you with your head down in your own world, and some that are just trippy, driving techno. The bottom line is that all of the tracks have a focus on big beats along with s...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : This is your high school graduation day, this is your road trip across the country alone, your desperate breakup, your falling hard for someone, your freedom from whatever held you captive. A two-year-long pet project, this mix is a distant cry from what Etch Radio typically delivers, but holding true to the foundation of this podca...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : This mix is built to carry the house party. Heavy on the house and tech house flavors, it has an ebb and flow between bouncy and rolly. You might feel settled in for a couple songs and then a real cracker will show up. There are some funky flavors thrown in with a lot of sampled and lyrical vocals. This should hang with you deep int...

Techno, tech house, house music, house, workout mix, deep house : This is an intense, slightly darker mix on the old progressive house side that makes you want to move around. It rolls deep inside and keeps pushing you along. Great for a start to the night or for that mix you need to finish up a late night party. Hope you like it. Tito does.

workout mix, house music, house, tech house, techno, deep house : Here's one that represents one of those great trips into the city, where crazy and mysterious things can happen. From the nervous excitement of first seeing the glowing city skyline from your car, to the dark alleys and new clubs you stumble upon, this mix takes you deep into the night.

Technobender delivers a solid, driving set from start to finish. There are hints of tech house and house in the first half, but every song in this mix rides on a backbone of techno. By the second half of the mix, techno completely takes over. This mix is hard, driving, repetitive, swirling, and by the time it's done you should be lulled into a relaxed, focused state. Enjoy.

Dirty people : Dirty party : Dirty club : Dirty music : Dirty intentions : Dirty

It's the end of summer. There is one last party to finish off the season. The set begins on the back deck as the light dims on the horizon. The people slowly begin to lose their minds, and the music carries them deep into the night.

I've been collecting these songs for a long time and wanted to make sure I got the vibe on this one just right. This mix tells the story of 3 men on a journey through the south of France and Spain. They quit their jobs, packed their bags, and rented a convertible to drive along the coast of the Mediterranean. They spent weeks in Barcelona and got invited to a yacht party in Nice, France. This is t...

It's been almost 2 years since I put the last episode up. Spending time with my little boy and wife was too important. I think he'll be happy I'm back in it. Here's one that starts off dark and mellow, but takes off into a smooth rolling vibe with great basslines. It's got dramatic moments, but mainly it keeps running smoothly the whole way through. Hope you enjoy my new journeys. More to come soo...

This is a sort of nod to the two DJs who have had the most influence on me over the past decade – Sasha and John Digweed. Most of these songs have been produced by, released by, or spun by these two, with a few selections of my own tossed in that I think they would approve of. Their style is consistently on the cutting edge of the electronic dance music scene, but without losing sight on tracks th...

Imagine you are on an island off the coast of Spain, wandering down a beach at sunset. You stumble upon a bar on the beach and a DJ begins his set as the sun goes down. Funky, dark, and sweaty with a touch of bliss.

CLASSICS :: 1997-2005 Anyone who was in the rave or club scene from 1997-2005 will absolutely find something in here for them. Hopefully some of these will hit you the way they have me. If you were never a part of that scene, try to imagine a subculture movement that has been compared to the hippy revolution of the sixties. This mix is a tribute to those crazy times. My criteria? It's totally pers...