Pearsall

One of my alltime favorite dj/producers is London's Jerome Hill (@jeromehill). Although best known for his off-kilter approach to techno, he is also an absolute don when it comes to old skool hardcore and classic hip-hop sounds. His stuff is great ... I'm just a sad fanboy tbh! And so, even though I did a tribute mix a few years back, I thought the moment was ripe for a second tribute mix, complet...

Here's a mix I did last month after playing for the @begrime crew at the Yaam Beach Bar by the Spree in Friedrichshain. It was so much fun playing these ancient crispy bangers on a loud(ish) system that I put this mix together a few days later. Um, and then I sat on it for a month. Never mind! Now you too can enjoy it - I've frenetically mixed up some classics and obscurities along the way. I'm re...

It's been a while since I've dropped a mix, so here's one I made in late June as something to listen to when I (finally!) got the chance to go back to America in July and visit my family. It's nothing all that conceptual, it's just a selection of some of my favorite dubstep tracks from the last couple years, rolled together. Watch your bassbins! Blog post: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2021/08/pear...

Techno! It's not just black-clad Berlin hipsters with weird quasi-mullets, it's also (lest you forget) ... really American! So for my latest mix I have dug into my record collection to put together a 35 track feast of clanking techno from the halcyon days of the 90's, all by American artists. I'm American, sure, but this is not some kind of weird nationalistic project ... it's just a fun theme. :)...

Here's a mix of some modern breakbeat stuff that I've been feeling. Been picking up some records in this style over the last few years and decided to slap them together into a longish but very enjoyable set. Only did this in one take so there are a couple wonky moments, but that's life, you know. The tunes are fucking great, though! I've tried to mix up the textures and vibes through the mix, and...

Been a bit slow on the mix front this year, tbh so I'm quite excited to drop this 50 track monster, featuring a whole bunch of quality modern drum n' bass / jungle tunes from my record collection, covering everything from dubby halftime to frantic juke-inspired tunes to soulful rollers to chrome-plated hardsteppers to chunky breaks to full-power tearouts. Something for all the family ... enjoy! Ac...

Just a little mix I did for last week's @begrime show - just grabbed a pile of some grime records I've never put on a mix, hit record, and one thirty minute session of improvisation later, here it is ... enjoy! More grime mixes from me: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/grime Mixed in Berlin, January 2021 100% Vinyl (31:25, 72 MB, 320 KBPS MP3) 01. Macabre Unit - Darth Vader VIP (Nomine Sou...

Quite a year, huh? I guess there's not much point in rehashing what a crazy and turbulent year this was for pretty much everyone on the planet - you lived through it too, you know what it was like. For me, musically, though, it was quite a year - I've done 17 mixes across all kinds of different styles and smashed through my goal of getting 60,000 listens this year on Soundcloud. Thank you to all o...

Very excited to finally drop my @loefah tribute mix, dedicated to Croydon's own dubstep legend and @swamp81 head honcho. 20 tracks worth of his original productions, remixes and collaborations. Turn up your sub and enjoy! Accompanying blog post: https://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/12/pearsall-presents-voodoo-bass-chronicles-a-loefah-tribute/ This now completes my tributes to the original DMZ crew,...

This was a mix I made in 2003, the fifth edition of my Rampage Audio series of mixes. For some reason I never put this one up on Soundcloud! It's a pretty good summary of where I was at musically at that point in time - pounding hard nrg, hard trance, and pummeling techno, with even some bits of early hardstyle thrown into the mix. Check out other mixes in the series: https://soundcloud.com/sonicr...

The United Colours of One Nation was a massive drum n' bass rave at The Island in Ilford, East London, held in September 1997. I didn't go (I was only 16 at the time) but I did buy the tape pack afterwards and listen to it. And listen to it. And listen to it some more. With fond memories of that tape pack, I thought it would be fun to go through the tracklistings courtesy of the RollDaBeats forum...

I just turned 40 yesterday (wow!) and to celebrate I am very happy to present my magnum opus, this monstrous 4 hour techno journey, an imaginary Berghain set that explores the nooks and crannies of modern techno. It's the longest and most complex mix I've ever done, and I couldn't be more proud of it. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it. I've also written a very long bl...

One of my hands-down favorite electro labels is Berlin's mighty @mechatronicamusic, a label and party collective run by @mejle, @electrodon, @milanhermess and @daribone, so I've put together a mix of a track each from (almost!) the first twenty releases (I didn't include number 19 because it's not really my thing - sorry!), covering their powerful electro sound that draws from artists across Europ...

What better way to celebrate the tenth edition of my Squat Rocking series of mixes dedicated to the sounds of London's squat party scene than with a tribute to the one and only Chris Liberator? Awesome dj, fantastic producer, this mix pulls together 27 of his solo productions, collaborations, and remixes from the 1990's, all mixed on vinyl by myself in one single unplanned and totally improvised s...

One of my all-time favorite producers is California's own @mattygbeatz, the Santa Cruz dj/producer whose particular spin on dubstep saw him combine hip-hop, electro, soul, funk and reggae samples with titanic beats and thunderous bass to create a sound that is soulful, deep, contemplative, and exciting. I love his music! In fact, I might just be his biggest single fan - this is the third (yes!) tr...

This year was supposed to be about tribute mixes, but I'm making a little detour with some of my favorite 140 bpm tracks from the last few years, starting with dubstep and ending with grime. Music that I've been listening to while I've been working from home over the last few months - enjoy! Blog post: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2020/06/pearsall-presents-lockdown-sounds-(dubstep-grime-mix)/ Make...

30x3 is three mixes, each with 30 tracks, each dedicated to a different chapter in the story of how electronic musicians have utilized the Roland TB-303. This is the second mix in the series, and it's dedicated to something very close to my heart indeed: acid trance! Few things in my life have matched the sheer wild-eyed pleasure of raving to acid trance music - the euphoric power of trance mixed...

With the decade about to end I am very excited to share with you a special and very personal project - I call it 30x3, and it is my attempt to make sense of my decades-long relationship wit the Roland TB-303, the fabled acid box synthesizer that has soundtracked so much of my life. 30x3 is three mixes, each with 30 tracks, each dedicated to a different chapter in the story of how electronic musici...

OK, so this missed Halloween by almost two weeks, but sometimes life gets in the way. In any case, I am pretty excited to revive my long-running Drop The Hammer series of crate-digging bass music mixes with this 13th edition; one that is devoted to the original mid to late 90's sounds of techstep / neurofunk drum n' bass, or just darkside if you prefer. This was recorded in one take with no practi...

Here's a promo mix for Amen this Saturday night at Urban Spree in Berlin-Friedrichshain. This is a mix that traces the evolution of UK breakbeat rave over a very eventful three year period, from 1993 hardcore to 1994 jungle to 1995 drum n' bass, with 10 tracks selected from each year. Join us in the basement for a real deal all vinyl old skool selection! Party info: https://www.facebook.com/events...

To celebrate 250,000 listens on Soundcloud, as well as the 10th edition of my Get It series of mixes, here's a very special new mix. Over the course of its 30 tracks in 90 minutes, this covers all nine of the genres featured on the previous editions of Get It, with the musical style changing every three tracks! As ever, this was recorded entirely on vinyl, and I'm very happy with how this meticulo...

The 8th edition of the Get It series is a journey into serious bassweight, with my first dubstep mix for about three years. These are some tracks from the last couple years that I've really enjoyed, mostly on the moodier / deeper end of things, with some reggae spice thrown in along the way. Enjoy! Check out the other mixes in the series here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicrampage/sets/get-it-15-tra...

The seventh edition of my mix series Get It is here, and this time it's dedicated to breakbeats, with a luscious selection of modern breakbeat tracks, mixed lovingly on vinyl by myself. There are deep tracks, crazy tracks, minimal stuff, moments that remind you of old skool ragga jungle, and nods to the early 90's breakbeat hardcore sound. Enjoy! Check out the other mixes in the series: https://so...

Here's a 30 track promo mix for my b2b set with Vali (@nmeclick_dnb) this coming Sunday for @blastednb at Lauschangriff in Friedrichshain, Berlin. Expect two hours of dueling old skool madness, with everything from '92-style euphoria to '93 darkness to '94 early jungle, and maybe even the odd bit of cheeky early happy hardcore if I'm in the mood. Come down, it will be a vibe! More party info: http...

The sixth edition of my Get It series of 15 track all-vinyl mixes, each devoted to a different genre, has touched down with a mix of modern grime track from a murderer's row of killer producers. Some of the biggest and best names in the scene are on this mix, enjoy! Blog post: http://sonicrampage.org/blog/2019/05/pearsall-presents-get-it-006-get-mucky-modern-grime-mix/ The other mixes in the serie...