or the final show of 2021 Nick Hollywood takes a look back on the year - our busiest ever for the label - and rewinds some of the highlights including hit albums from Swingrowers and Little Violet. Plus an exclusive from the new Bart & Baker compilation Electro Swing Party coming this month and much much more......
As the colder months set in, Freshly Squeezed is in suitably chill mood. Join Nick Hollywood as he celebrates 20 years of the Dope Noir label from Austria's Waldeck. Plus exclusive new music from an Odd Chap meets Little Violet collaboration, Parov Stelar remixing himself, a handful of vintage classics (including a 1984 hit when the British charts rediscovered Jazz) and a couple more stand-out album tracks from the recent Alanna Lyes album....
After a break for summer Nick Hollywood returns with another essential slice of Freshly Squeezed. Hold onto the last drop of summer as we hear recent releases from the eponymous label and beyond featuring the finest funk, soul, electro swing, jazz and more from the last few months....
Nick Hollywood returns with the second live show from Presuming Ed Coffee House in Brighton broadcasting live on Slack City Radio and syndicated to a selection of high quality FM stations and websites worldwide! Technical gremlins (and background chatter) aside, today's show offers a chilled hour of summer evening vibes to set you up for the end of your day (or anytime really) with a hand picked choice of beautiful music, vintage classics and fresh new releases....
June's show comes to you LIVE from Brighton's Presuming Ed Coffee House and begins a series of more interactive shows in mellow mood with a set of long slow funky jams for summer. The weather's fine, (well it was!), the sun is out, the shades are on. Nick Hollywood introduces a hand picked selection of the finest fruit from a 1966 vintage classic Pacific Jazz live recording to an album bonus version from Fat Freddy....
Vintage and vintage-influenced sound: remixed, remastered, rewound. Nick Hollywood presents another show with more exceptional new music than can comfortably fit into a one hour window. Includes recent and pre-release sounds from the Freshly Squeezed family and beyond. Way beyond....
This month's show lives up to our name with a jam-packed selection of fresh, hand-picked goodies for spring. Recent releases like the Swingrowers new album rub shoulders with up-coming tracks due out in the next month. Lit. Enjoy!...
After skipping a month we're back with a vengeance. Nick Hollywood takes another eclectic tour through forthcoming releases from Freshly Squeezed and elsewhere including 2 world exclusives from the new Swingrowers album plus new singles from Minimatic, Son of Dave and Caro Emerald. Here comes spring...
We were hoping January would see the first of a new LIVE series of Freshly Squeezed shows broadcast from the new Slack City Radio housed in a coffee shop on the London Road in Brighton. Instead Lockdown 0.3 intervened and 2021 is kicking off with a DJ mix. Having also cancelled our New Years Eve WHITE MINK event, we decided to roll with the kind of mix we'd more usually deliver in a club setting. Sort of. Hold onto your hats as Nick Hollywood spins a timewarp of sounds from 16 years of electro s...
Looking back over our shoulder at 2020 and some of our favourite releases from this difficult year, Nick Hollywood delivers an up-beat, feel-good Freshly Squeezed Christmas show with some seasonal vintage classics and a few surprises!...
Celebrating 9 years of the Freshly Squeezed show, it’s business as usual for Nick Hollywood playing brand new music from Italy’s Swingrowers to a special shout for an early signing, Tim Cole (RIP) from The Correspondents. The latest for autumn/winter 2020, chilled swing sounds, with aplomb. Enjoy the groove with a musical cast from Freshly Squeezed and beyond....
Nick Hollywood is back with the October Freshly Squeezed show. Taking a slightly darker Autumnal route than usual and a settling into a slower 115 bpm groove, this months show features new and recent sounds from Riff Kitten, Atom Smith and Jamie Berry plus a world exclusive, the forthcoming single from Swingrowers plus a few Halloween surprises....
A mixtape for your pool party or lockdown Barbecue, this months Freshly Squeezed is a continuous mix from DJ Nick Hollywood taking in the best Electro Swing releases of the last 6 months or so. Includes a few exclusive previews, the new ones from both Swingrowers and Parov Stelar, a few classics and loads more. Play loud. Enjoy....
July already and Nick Hollywood’s Freshly Squeezed is back with a world exclusive preview of the new single from Italy’s Swingrowers, plus brand new releases from Riff Kitten, Caro Emerald, Atom Smith and modal PROJEKT. We also have a classic remix from Verve Records of a topical Nina Simone tune, and a summery chilled bit in the middle. A bit like an ice-cream. But not....
This month’s Freshly Squeezed has spring in it’s step. Green shoots are popping up everywhere and with new swing releases from Jamie Berry, Atom Smith and Odd Chap, a feeling of cautious optimism is in the air. Less talk and more music this month as the show builds from a mellow funky start to a flying electro finish....
Freshly Squeezed continues to deliver a hand-picked selection of new releases and vintage-inspired gems in this lockdown special. We sincerely hope it will help some of you in these strange times of isolation, and offer some light relief and a little uplift. Music is an international language of union and communication and we hope that this episode speaks to you. It’s made with love in Brighton. x...
Broadcasting from a deserted Radio Studio in the heart of a silent Brighton, it’s business as usual for Nick Hollywood. Offered as a modest antidote in these sad and difficult times, FRESHLY SQUEEZED aims once again for a hand-picked selection of incredible independent spirited music from an eclectic line-up. From brand new Parov Stelar to a Ray Charles classic to lift the spirits, we hope hope this’ll help see you through. Enjoy....
Eclectic as always, Freshly Squeezed ( "The Godfather of Electro Swing") returns for March 2020 with host Nick Hollywood joining the musical dots between a wide array of musical styles. Freshly Squeezed, the label behind the show is also 15 this year and in this episode, we take the first of several looks back at some of the earlier releases in electro swing, downtempo, jazz and funk combined with news of a forthcoming multi-episode interview series delving into the archive....
Freshly Squeezed is back for the roaring 20’s - 2.0 style! February’s episode of the long-running radio show and podcast brings you the most definitive guide to the best music, both new and old. Often at the same time! We are all about the quality, from very finest Electro Swing, to eclectic and left-of-centre gems. Artists include: Caravan Palace, Pisk, Cut Capers, Little Violet, Jamie Berry, Ursula 1000 and mo...
The “Blue Cover” series from our own Freshly Squeezed record label has been a strand under which to release new, producer-led dance-floor electro swing. To celebrate the release of Vol 2, the second full album of 12 singles and EPs, we have compiled the very best of the best into a continuous DJ mix for the christmas season. No talking, no filler, just killa dilla! We will see you all again for the return of the roaring 20’s!...
Novembers Freshly Squeezed is back with a vengeance. Front-loaded with new releases from the likes of Jamie Berry, Pisk and Tape Five... the show then drops the tempo and turns up the heat with the evolving sub-genre of Dark Electro Swing. Expect all things vintage and remixed with your host Nick Hollywood....
A late summer round-up of recent releases from August that might have slipped beneath the radar and a look forward to some killer new music on the horizon this September… includes an exclusive from the new Caravan Palace album Chronologic, the return of Jamie Berry, a preview of forthcoming singles from Atom Smith and Little Violet, an Electro Blues mimimix and much much more....
"The Godfather of Electro Swing" - Nick Hollywood presents everything fruity from Freshly Squeezed Music; sweltering hot Rock and Blues to the next generation of Electronic Jazz. Freshly Squeezed is back with a summer scorcher - hot new Electro Swing and forthcoming releases from the eponymous label and friends - from new Funk and Soul to some vintage classics via a new album by Quantic and the lost Jessie J debut....
"The Godfather of Electro Swing" - Nick Hollywood presents everything fruity from Freshly Squeezed Music; sweltering hot Rock and Blues to the next generation of Electronic Jazz. July’s show settles into a deep funk groove with an 8 minute mid 70’s classic from Herbie Hancock, turns up the heat with Fat Freddy’s Drop and then gets into a reggae thang. Includes the latest singles from Caravan Palace and The Swing Bot. Hot....
"The Godfather of Electro Swing" - Nick Hollywood presents everything fruity from Freshly Squeezed Music; sweltering hot Rock and Blues to the next generation of Electronic Jazz. So many brand new releases for June. This month’s show includes 2 world-exclusive’s from the forthcoming Electric Swing Circus EP, just-released singles from Caravan Palace, Swingrowers, Jojo Effect and much more. Plus a double bill of classic stoner vibes from the early 70’s and loads more....
