It takes a lot to make it into the c2eMusic Legends hall of fame. I've listened to house music for well over half my life now and would be lost without it. During that time I've lost count of the number of artists I've bought and supported. Anyone can easily reel off dozens of famous producers in the scene. However I am always in favour of diversity during a set and this is what makes it tricky. Sure it's easy to put together a diverse sounding set every month, sometimes every week if you can dr...
Aug 26, 2014•2 hr 2 min
You can't keep a good mix down, despite my internet providers best efforts. Everything was ready to go, the weekly Pressure Radio show was underway and listeners were joining to hear the new mix for August. Optus my provider then decided it would be fun to mash up my connection over the next two hours at least. I couldn't even log on to FB to let people know why I couldn't play. Suffice to say I am now looking for a more reliable provider. So the mix was put on ice. The next opportunity to play ...
Aug 12, 2014•2 hr 5 min
New mix for July, and for a change it's actually released towards the start of the month it represents! As for the image this month, some of you may know I am a huge trifle fan which like this months mix is full of ingredients that taste great on their own, but when mixed together - mmm mmm - delicious. Main difference is that this mix can be consumed as often as you like with no fear of adding pounds to your rear :) I was going to describe this as a pretty chilled mix as the opening 30 minutes ...
Jul 06, 2014•2 hr 7 min
When the original Dirty Phunk show was put together over two years ago now I remember thinking how many tracks didn't make it in, and a follow up would be just around the corner. How time flies. The crazy thing is Dirty Phunk 2 started off on the way home on the bus just 4 hours before the show as a panic to not having anything ready. I started looking through folders for tracks of a disco/funk house style. It didn't take long to find a good solid 30 candidates, but the flow had to be improvised...
May 23, 2014•1 hr 57 min
This months show gets up to speed fairly quickly but has a nice long gentle come down. It's a mix of deep sounds to start with followed by a couple of very lush vocal productions before some gentle UK vybes. We then build with a combination of new tracks and older ones from earlier this year that have yet to feature in a podcast. The tail on this thing is long and pretty chilled to give you chance to return to normality. Stand out tracks for me on this podcast include Ürban Renewal", "Kattflicka...
May 02, 2014•1 hr 57 min
I debated whether to release this mix, but the reality is I am struggling to find the time these days. The lack of a release in March is proof of that. Again I had a show that nearly hit the mark and I planned to re-record with a few changes, but before you knew it March was gone. So I am going to put out the first show of April from Pressure radio. Another reason for doing so is that although this won't go down as one of the smoothest flowing podcasts, it does pack one hell of a punch in terms ...
Apr 05, 2014•2 hr 8 min
Initially this month's podcast was looking like being a very mellow chilled affair. The tracks being purchased seemed to be on the deep side, the kind you would find in the early part of a mix. Don't ask me how, but the result is something very different (speeding up predominantly 122BPM tracks to 124 might have something to do with it.) The mix has a real bounce through it. The first hour is full of great head nodding, foot tapping tunes. The second hour starts to thicken up, but just when you ...
Feb 07, 2014•1 hr 58 min
So here we are first mix of 2014 and first up I'd like to say "Happy New Year" everyone, hope you all had a great break with friends and family. January is usually a barren time for music and understandably so, I mean everyone needs down time and house music producers are no different. In addition I'm very conscious of the strong UK Garage vybe that has flowed through most c2eMusic mixes in 2013. Don't get me wrong I love the sound, it takes me back to some great times back in the 90's where it ...
Jan 17, 2014•2 hr
Yeah I know - November Mix, but it's almost Christmas. Well it should have been released over three weeks ago, and to be fair in a couple of months time anyone visiting the podcast won't know any different! This mix was originally going to be a full two hours of new music, however five minutes into the show I saw a post on Facebook from Andy Ward saying he was tuned in. Yikes - pressure was on (no pun intended!), needed to put in a solid performance . The first ten tracks are new, well they were...
Dec 21, 2013•2 hr 7 min
You may have noticed that there haven't been many c2eMusic podcasts released over the last few weeks. Initially it was due to work commitments, but more recently it was life chucking a grenade, the kind that makes you stop in your tracks and rethink, well pretty much everything. As a result there hasn't been much room in my tiny brain for music, even though listening to it keeps me sane. There is a big silver lining and I can't wait for the next chapter in life to unfold, as the title of the mix...
Oct 23, 2013•1 hr 37 min
The title is no reflection of the show itself, more the time of year, more recently one of my favourite times of year. Having lived on the top side most of my life along with most of you guys, I am still adjusting to life down under being out of sync with the majority when it comes to the seasons. It means that I have to watch you guys enjoying those great late light summer nights, BBQs with friends and all the outdoor music events, while I am wearing an extra layer to keep warm down here. Howev...
Sep 08, 2013•1 hr 57 min
This week's show was off then on again. Resulted in another last minute trolley dash (don't they all?!) Some great stuff about on the soulful tip right now, anchored by the excellent Nathan Adams release on Tribe. It gives this mix a classic c2eMusic feel from a few years back. There is a nice mix of different styles through the mix as it transitions and builds. The opening stuff is really lush and deep like a nice fresh deep steaming bath. The vocals that then build on that continue with that w...
Aug 16, 2013•2 hr 5 min
This week's show is named after the most featured artist in the set - Joss Moog. His recent EP Late Nite Beats has so much sizzle that we have 4 tracks from it in the show - very impressive. Big thanks to fellow Pressure resident Sahara 247 for the heads up on "Big Mike" and Mr Paul Grooves - who played after me last week and opened my ears to a few of the tracks in here including - "In Detroit", "Running", "Ministry Of Love" and "Wonder". "Pirate" Paul shouted when I dropped those tunes this we...
Aug 10, 2013•2 hr
Yep that's right not just smooth but Kojak smooth - but don't go expecting much phunk - we only have one Dave Lee track in here. This week's show was moved to Friday as people were telling me they couldn't get access to the stream. I also couldn't see whether I was streaming or not, so best option was to postpone. Big thanks to Leah and Jules for keeping me company in the chatroom on the Friday. The mix opens with some serious pitch action. The first two tracks are originally 114 and 119 BPM - e...
Jul 31, 2013•2 hr 3 min
It's about that time to have a look back at 2013 so far. As expected quality soulful house releases haven't been that plentiful following the trend of recent years. In contrast it's been a good year so far on the deep side helped by the many young producers adding to the scene. The likes of James Dexter, Evan Iff, Detroit Swindle, Kyodai and Dale Howard. In addition established producers have come into great form too with the likes of Ross Couch & Danny J Lewis producing tune after tune. Add...
Jul 28, 2013•2 hr 8 min
This is the mix that nearly got away. Recorded live on Pressure during the crazy week when I had the house to myself. I'd wanted to play a disco/funky sounding house set and as you'll hear started off well, but was easily distracted! The crowning glory comes at the end when we sign off with not one, not two but five big old classic tunes. From memory I was joined in the chatroom by Kevin Anthony over in Baltimore. in fact I blame him for making me stray from the disco/funk sound. He always bring...
Jul 25, 2013•1 hr 55 min
This is one for the deep heads with plenty of b-line and very little singing with a huge UK undercurrent. Some show's are like projects and very well planned, some are done with a direction and feel in mind, others are spur of the moment but with tunes that I'm familiar with. This session is non of the above. Made up as we go along with tracks I don't know. Very risky as the mix could take a change for the worse and lose momentum in just one track. That's what I fully expected to happen this wee...
Jul 13, 2013•2 hr 1 min
Named after the accapella drop early in the mix - always sounds great and especially over the deepness. This show is a condensed version of the one I did as part of the Soulful Saturday cover the previous weekend while the Pressure family celebrated 10 years. It was also Andy Wards birthday so double celebration. Would love to have gone, but that is the sacrifice you make when you move to the other side of the world. The opener to this week's show comes courtesy of Henrique Pirai, a Producer/Dj ...
Jul 06, 2013•2 hr 9 min
Not that you ever would....but after three no shows due to overseas travel it's a possibility. I had every intention of doing lot's of digging on the various music sites to find gems and the like whilst away. But when the alternative is spending quality time with my beautiful wife and precious children there was only ever going to be one outcome. So last minute trolley dash the day before the show it was! Wasn't sure what to expect, you know when you've been away and you think you've missed out ...
Jun 28, 2013•2 hr 3 min
Yep I sure had plenty of it when this show was recorded. It is the regular slot c2eMusic show, but with no kids to put to bed I started 45 minutes earlier. Was keen to pull together some of my favourite deep tracks on the more chilled side for this show. It features artists like Lovebirds, Shur-I-Kan, Milton Jackson and Frank Roger. It is also the first live show using Traktor. Must admit the quality of the effects are impressive. Time is title of the show and applicable as we span a fair bit of...
Jun 26, 2013•2 hr 51 min
This is a release of the recording of the show from 3rd June which was a Sunday. Following on from DJ Arch on pressure the bar had been set high as always by the very talented Arch. It was just after midnight on the Eastern seaboard in the US, Europe was pretty much asleep, and it was the middle of the afternoon in Sydney. Since the listeners in the chatroom were mainly from the US, with the exception of Dini who never seems to sleep over in the UK, it felt right to stay chilled. The result was ...
Jun 13, 2013•3 hr
This was an impromptu set recorded on my birthday. I had spent the morning with my beautiful wife and kids before dropping them at the airport. Got back home at 3pm - the Pressure airwaves were free, so what better way to spend your birthday than playing house music :) Almost three hours later a new deep house session had been created. Had fun hanging in chat with Dangsta and Dini. Whenever those guys are around you know what the result will be. They always bring out the deepness in me :) This i...
Jun 05, 2013•3 hr 34 min
This weeks show falls between two birthdays in my family - my eldest son Bailey who turned six and my good self who turned 30 something..... So this session is a pressie to the two of us. This show builds on the good foundation of the previous week. A bit more thought went into the direction and flow and I think it sounds better for it. I actually went shopping in the "House" aisle on Traxsource too which you can clearly hear towards the end of the mix. A break from the usual deep n soulful soun...
May 23, 2013•2 hr 2 min
The last few mixes with the exception of the recent Pure V have been deep and chunky so I felt it was time to add a spoonful of mellow. The result is the Duvet Session which has a much more soulful feel. It was another last minute trolley dash around the music supermarket just before the show. This time however I forgot to hit record during the show, so we had to come back and do it all again the following night. As this mix shows - there may not be the same quantity on the soulful house scene, ...
May 04, 2013•2 hr 4 min
This was a seat of pants show - to the point of still downloading tracks 15 minutes before the start. The new stuff being downloaded was on the deeper early show side, but had no real feel for what the tracks actually did. As a result the mix started with a BANG. Don't think anyone was expecting such a punch especially me! With the odd exception the tracks are mainly from the last few weeks and where possible I've tried to play ones that haven't featured in a show before. There was debate in the...
Apr 25, 2013•2 hr 10 min
This is the 151st Podcast release. Mind blowing, took ages to get to 100 but the last 50 have flown by. Long journey for those that have been there from the beginning. Listening back there have been many different styles and influences reflected in the mixes and I look forward to continuing on this musical journey with you all. To mark this milestone we have a special show as we pay homage to one of NYC finest contributors to house music - Victor Font, better known as Mr V - head honcho of Sole ...
Apr 19, 2013•1 hr 1 min
So named because we have a real mix of styles in here and it is just so damn tasty, I mean no extra dressing required tasty, and the freshness of the produce...... Once again big up them farmers. Another show of almost only new tracks with the only exception being the last track, which you have to listen right to the end for, wait till your iPod stops, don't guess it's finished or you'll miss it :) With all the clocks having changed around the world now the show starts later in the Northern Hemi...
Apr 12, 2013•2 hr 27 min
It's been over seven years since I said goodbye to the motherland and headed down under. It's only when you leave somewhere that you fully appreciate everything you loved about it. For me that's a mix of smooth pothole free roads, and an unrivaled love of house music spanning over 25 years. This is the first time I have done a mix that celebrates the creative dynamos that live on the windy wet rock we know as the UK. I've tried to represent a mix from the deep to the soulful and of course the so...
Apr 06, 2013•2 hr 11 min
Great show this week - the week had flown by and no time or thought had gone into any themes or ideas as to what to play. Then at lunchtime I decided to have a quick look on Traxsource, not expecting to achieve much. To my surprise it was a very fruitful session and after just 45 minutes I had a decent looking basket. Tracks were purchased and downloaded around tea time, and in the hour leading up to the show I was only getting a first decent listen to them, but again only snippets. It made for ...
Mar 30, 2013•2 hr 17 min
This weeks show had a deeper mellow vibe for the most part. An Africa Deep sound that then headed over to NY in the form of Mr V who posted back 2 back 2 back tracks. His unmistakable smooth rolling sound epitomises the first hour of the show. Big fan of Kyodai so it's no suprise to hear a couple of their tracks in the mix, again back to back. It's then time for some vocal tracks to be added into the mix. Director's cut continue their fine form with their remix of The Layabouts' "Bring Me Joy". ...
Mar 22, 2013•2 hr 19 min
