GUEST MIX SERIES

Prague born, London-based DJ Ariane V is mostly known either as one of the driving forces behind inclusive collective Rhythm Sister, or as a friendly face formerly behind the counter at Phonica Records. Whether she’s bumping disco, UKG, Balearic house or jazz-rock, the Balamii resident has an ability to weave together sounds and styles, old and new, with consummate ease. This is week's guestmix is...

@roof , aka brand designer Drew Kilpatrick (DrewDrew Design) and DJ from Sydney, Australia, is signed to @finerthingsrecords label. He's been spinning tracks for the best part of 13 years, where he's a regular part of the Australian club and festival circuit. Known for his diverse taste and silky smooth mixing, sit back and take in a solid 'Arvo Sesh'... "Inspired by a classic Australian 'arvo ses...

To honour the 100th release on Stay True Sounds, they invited South Africa's leading deep-house player, China Charmeleon, to choose 13 tracks from their back catalogue to remix... many of which have made it on to this hour-long, smoked out, hazy, deep trip. China has fast become a favourite in the South African deep house scene with his non-stop work ethic (releasing 2 full albums and 2 Ep's in 20...

Berlin based Londoner, Nat Wendell plays records with the same unbridled passion and energy that he did back in '98. Since then, his connection with gritty, bass heavy sounds has been visceral, that demands you dance, and means the clubs he plays are always filled with energy and wholly locked into his groove. His up-tempo sounds draw on real emotions and feelings that always keep heads as busy as...

Mr Doris is something of an anomaly in music. A humbling example of what it takes to truly succeed within the framework of multiple fields. With a steadfast work ethic, an obsessively extensive vinyl library and the willingness to pursue the full extents of his roots (Latin, Soul and Jazz), foundation (Funk/Hip-Hop) and future (Electronic/Dance music) without any restraints. "As with most of my mi...

“I am, above all, a DJ,” states the always captivating Lea Lisa. The French selector is also a vinyl addict who never stops digging and hasn’t since she first started in 1996. From emotive deep house to driving techno, warm and soulful sounds to jacking club tracks, she has it all in her arsenal. Her sets always effervesce with passion and have lead to high praise from greats like Kerri Chandler a...

Anyone familiar with the work of HDSN has seen him make big waves, leading the line so brilliantly for his own imprint NUTHIN BUT A SOUL THING over the course of its twelve physical releases. If you've heard his most recent EP 'Break Ups 2 Make Ups"' or the outstanding debut release "We Must Protect This House" on his new sub-label (which received an overwhelming response from the likes of Pete To...

"The last months felt like time was standing still. But now I feel some new energy and motivation to dig for music. The last year was super challenging for the music scene but I feel that we will head to some better days now. So this mix is driven by a positive feeling but still includes some mellow moments. I love to melt melancholy with optimism." If you want to picture the sound of Sarah Wild,...

"While putting the mix together I had an early morning slot in mind, taking over the decks to accompany the crowd after an already long night out - A situation which I miss like nothing else for more than a year now. As I am kept my daily routine finding new tracks, I have mixed my current favorite pieces of music out of my collection and tried to build a journey that will hopefully take place in...

We're pleased to welcome to the series this week, a true legend of the scene, and a personal hero of ours... Mr Dicky Trisco! "This mix was recorded one night in my basement studio using 2 Pioneer CDJ 2000s, a Pioneer 800 feeding direct into an old Yamaha CD recorder I've had forever, a few cold beers and a couple of Don Julio Terquila shots. I prefer to record them that way with no computer invol...

DJ Pasta is the alias of Italian DJ and producer Davide Piva. He's previously been a part of Italian indie-pop royalty, being a member of both Amari and Fare Soldi. He is now leveraging his musical influences to take a step further into the realm of rhythm, with his newfound, highly percussive, and energetic tracks. His Pasta project builds upon the success as a member of the nu-disco duo Fare Sol...

After more than two decades of solid work, Ka§par’s art is still growing and evolving. He creates a highly personalised sound universe that manages to display diversity whilst retaining a unique sense of coherence - something only accessible to those who spend decades learning about the music they love. His new album “Gestures of Release” is nothing short of a clear statement to support this asser...

This week, we've got something special for the headz... to celebrate the forthcoming release of his EP 'L'art De La Retenue EP' (on Kerri Chandler's seminal label, Madhouse) Fred Everything has lovingly crafted a tribute mix to one of his personal heroes. "Ahead of the release of my EP L’Art De La Retenu on Kerri’s label Madhouse, I thought It would be great to pay my respects to the man himself w...

French producer, DJ and label owner Franck Roger’s career spans two decades, releasing his first material back at the turn of the millennium alongside the likes of DJ Deep as the French House scene became a global phenomenon, before going on to release with the likes of Versatile and Deeply Rooted, among others. Set to deliver his latest album titled '44' via one of his own imprints, Real Tone, th...

Hugo LX is a Paris-based DJ and Producer cruising from downtempo beats to soulful electronic dance music. With no less than two dozens of releases in the last 5 years, Hugo LX keeps on cruising in a constantly expanding, ever organic, yet electronic musical spectrum. His recent outputs - A pair of EPs with NY revered music master DJ Spinna on the prestigious NDATL imprint, a couple of singles for...

Paris-based producer and DJ, Marina Trench has been steadily making her mark on the contemporary house scene over the past few years. Racking up releases on esteemed imprints such as DJ Deep’s Deeply Rooted (where she debuted alongside a remix from the legendary Kerri Chandler) and WOLF Music amongst others. Although having only released a few projects so far in her career, Trench has a long caree...

In an age increasingly dominated by machine-created sounds, DJ-Producer, Rebecca Vasmant, is bringing a fresh new twist to dance music with her irrepressible love of jazz. She's already made a name in Glasgow with her residency at Sub Club, bringing one of the first nights for decades booking and promoting live Jazz at the venue, whilst also running a popular record fair with the venerable venue a...

Guy Williams has been around the world and back in over 28 years with his DJ skills, Holding down residencies at such infamous discotheques as Hacienda, Fabric, The End, Turnmills, East Bloc, Dalston Superstore... More recently he's been residing in Ibiza where he runs Flash a polysexual party at the hedonist's hotspot, Pikes, as well as guest spots all over the island. And as if that wasn't enoug...

London born, now Berlin based, Amy Dabbs is the daughter of an original Northern Soul DJ. Trusting in the mantra of doing what you love, Amy makes and plays music she believes in. Music that makes you dance and elicits an emotional response. A velvety smooth blend of genres makes her sets and compositions more interesting and diverse, something she believes is becoming more widely accepted for art...

John Tejada is a Vienna-born, Los Angeles-based electronic music composer, DJ, and professor at CalArts. Tejada’s professional output of music began in 1994 and has never let up, including four albums for the revered label Kompakt, plus releases on Pokerflat, Cocoon, Plug Research, Seventh City, Playhouse, Defected, and his own label since 1996, Palette Recordings. Tejada has also been responsible...

T.U.R.F. is the musical project of childhood friends Lorenzo and Tom. They first met at a rave in 2003, where they found out they not only shared the same taste in music, but that they were also actively producing music themselves. However, in the years to follow a potential collaboration didn't even cross their minds. Tom began to focus more on playing live instruments, whereas Lorenzo dove into...

With their new EP 'Mechta' out today on our own SB Jamz label, it seems entirely appropriate to have Russian lofi house duo, Lowres, in the guestmix hot seat. They're a unique house music project by two old friends with completely different musical backgrounds. Until 2012, Feodor Stepanenko (aka Nphonix) spent many years productively engaged in drum&bass, after which he switched to modern bass, te...

Fans of SlothBoogie will be very familiar with this week's contributor to the guest mix series. Having graced the dancefloors with us on multiple occasions, and of course, providing guestmix #64 all those years ago. Musically Riccardo's style has evolved towards a more broken beat, at times garage, style of house of late, but his ear for rhythm and groove (perhaps symptomatic of his heritage as a...

A self-professed audiophile, Sweetestcape (pronounced Sweet Escape) is an evangelist for all things groovy. A word that not only reflects his personal style but also makes reference to his ability to curate a room with seamless mixes that combine his silky handiwork with his eclectic palette. Sweetestcape is known for creating an alluring blend of house, soul, jazz, deep house, boogie, underground...

We've been lucky to host a number of our all-time heroes in the SB mix series, and in Jamie 3:26 we've snagged another. Straddling house and disco in a manner we can only aspire to, Jamie brings a feverish energy level to his sets, often peppered with unreleased re-edits fresh from his cutting room floor. Hailing from the Beverly area in the South Side of Chicago he's garnered recognition in his o...