The Subst@nce Dubai Podcast

The Sound of Subst@nce Vol 3 mixed by Subst@nce resident Steve Darley. Blurring the lines between the deep, spacey tech of Vol 1 and the dubby house funk of Vol 2, Vol 3 drops in with chunky, driving beats and hypnotic, melodic grooves at its core. Feat tracks and remixes from David Durango, STP, Acumen, Audiofly, Sueno Latino, Fabien Kamb, Ross Couch, Karol XVII & MB Valence, Glimpse, Martin Eyerer, Creamer & K, The Revenge, Atmosfear, Ian Pooley, Bent ,Ben Watt, Anthony Collins, Gus Gus and Ewan Pearson.

Next up on the Subst@nce Dubai podcast is Nick Harris - Dj, producer, and label boss of NRK Music in the UK.

Nick arrived on the thriving hardcore punk scene of the mid-80s, his involvement with music began at an early age, working on radio, print and on stage. His early years brought treasured involvement with artists such as The Ramones, Mega City 4, Fugazi, Extreme Noise Terror and many more bands of the day.

Nick spent most of the 90's til present running the NRK DJ Agency and record label NRK Music, which he is still doing today; the label celebrated 12 years late 2008. Nick has been responsible for releases from (amongst others) Dimitri From Paris, Nick Holder, Derrick Carter, Freeform Five, Peace Division, Miguel Migs, Magik J, Jamie Anderson, Audio Soul Project, Danny Krivit, Chicken Lips, Joey Negro, Ian Pooley, Rolando, H-Foundation, Pete Heller, Kerri Chandler, Ame, Joe Claussell and many more.

He now heads up Strobelight Limited, which continues to release NRK Music titles, including latest compilation releases from Loco Dice, DJ Sneak and Spirit Catcher. Nick has been busy on the production front of late with 3 well received remixes for the the likes of Scope, David Durango and Kris Wadsworth. as well as continuing to A&R and run NRK Music.

Nick takes this mix on a house journey of his sounds of now, featuring tracks and remixes by Huxley & Ethyl, Peace Division, Tedd Patterson, Spencer Parker, Alex kid, Dj Sneak, Sebo K, Marcus Worgull, Dj Koze, Kris Wadsworth, Ripperton, Isolee and himself.

Hour 1 of Mark's recent 4 deck set for Subst@nce @ Alpha, Dubai. Recorded Live!!!!!!

In anticipation of Mark's eagerly awaited debut for Subst@nce in Dubai we are proud to share with you a mix that Mark recorded for us back in September. Proving how adept Mark is behind the decks this mix groove's in all the right places, flowing with a knowledge of how to programme a mix to perfection. A skill that has been refined over the years of being a long standing resident at one of the most globally influential club nights there is. You don’t get to be resident at one of the best loved and longest running nights in the world for no reason…..If you love REAL HOUSE MUSIC, DO NOT MISS THIS!!

In this age of specialized formats and strict genre guidelines among DJ's and producers, what sets Mark apart from his peers is his ability to spin everything from deep house, techno, disco and classics in a set, with a determination of it all making sense. While most DJ's are one-note musicians sticking to a single subgenre of music, one of Shindig!s longest standing residents, Mark Lowry is receiving considerable plaudits for his production talents and DJ skills overlooking the dance floor. Mark laid the foundations of his music career by becoming resident of one of the UK!s Longest and most respected club nights Shindig, almost 8 years ago and while I sit and struggle to think of a world class DJ he hasn!t played along side, Mark will be putting into action another project to put the majority of today!s short sighted “myspace producers” to shame.

Easily surpassing over a decade and a half of active service as one of the North East!s most successful and notably humble DJ!s and producers of electronic music, Mark!s dedication towards production values has landed him gigs and invites up and down the UK at some of the countries best clubs including Turnmills, The End and Global Gathering Festival. Mention the word “Resident” though, amongst Newcastle!s proud cobbled alleys of clubbing and Mark!s reputation will most certainly come up in conversation. Not one to simply fadeinto the background as part of the furniture only to reappear on a Saturday night on cue, Marks versatility to deliver to Shindig!s fiercely loyal crowd with quality house music at night is backed up by the exceptional standard of production coming out of his studio by
day.

Mark has dabbled in deep house, progressive and techno along the way and in the process built up a impressive CV; Past and present studio work covering all angles and including non-dance related teaching projects are a welcome escape and development platform for Mark!s sound, which ranges from club oriented sounds, to soul infected grooves; all seemingly operating on a common notion of melody. In 2008, Mark took his Shindig relationship even further collaborating with Lexicon Avenue!s Scott Bradford and Mark Armstrong under the alias S-Low & Damaged People.

Collaborations and accompanied remix projects, on labels such as UrbanTorque, Saw (Mardel), Movim (Airgroove) and Positiva, have not only gained plenty of support from underground DJ!s, but represent another chapter and slice of Mark!s output, whilst subsequently raising his profile as a name always on the rise. In particular re-workings of Pete Moss and Scope giving a outlook and passion for music, not tethered by style but of consistently layered deep house, never forgetting the important and often overlooked drench of musicality. With no shortage or ideas or goals, Mark enters 2009 with even more
success in his sights.

When he was based in Bahrain , Salah could be found teaming up with international DJs at various venues, and was the brains behindb and resident Dj at the successful Techfui nights that ran for over three years and featured local and international Djs , the likes of Peace Division, Ame and Derrick May.

Now based in Dubai, Salah is bringing his trademarkTechfui sound to the events around the city. He was our first guest artist at Subst@nce when we were based at The Apartment and rocked the house at two of the now infamous Villa parties. He will also be spinning for us at a very special event we have planned for mid October, and will undoubtedly join our resident, Steve Darley on the decks at Subst@nce at some point in the future when we have moved to our new venue.

Spread over two mixes Salah blends a sumptuous selection of deep & tech house beats, moving from the soulful and slightly melancholy Mix One, through to a more uptempo pumping middle of the night groove in Mix Two. Enjoy.

Born and raised in Bahrain, Dj Salah Sadeq's ability to get a serious party going puts him up there with the best in the business. Using skills that he developed from a very young age spinning at small venues and house parties, he has gradually built a resume that has seen him spin across many continents.

Close to home, he has played alongside a myriad of guest artists in Dubai, including Laurent Garnier, Peace Division, Josh Wink and Lexicon Avenue (at their Shindig parties).

He gigs in Amsterdam frequently, where he has featured at TWSTD and played live sets on Radio Activity’s (www.radio-activity.nl), Danzolectro segment as well as being a featured guest on electronation’s (www.electronation.nl) electronation radio. Salah has featured at several major events in the Netherlands, including the Queen’s Day Playground parties (2004 + 2005), studio 80 and Club More in Amsterdam, as well as Member’s Only in Utrecht in 2004.

So....here is his latest offering: "Summer tears & Joy '09". Spread over two mixes Salah blends a sumptuous selection of deep & tech house beats, moving from the soulful and slightly melancholy Mix One, through to a more uptempo pumping middle of the night groove in Mix Two.

Enjoy.

Youngie has been a DJ for 10 years and has played at some of the
worlds greatest venues - Pacha, The Cross, Turnmills, The Key, Studio
54, The Egg, The Lodge, Mango, Lightbox, Guarana (Ibiza) - and on some
of the biggest nights - Back2Basics, We love Pacha, Kidology & MiMo
for which he is a residant DJ & Promoter. Andy's dedication has seen
him on line ups with the likes of Seb Fontaine, Paul Harris, Inland
Knights, Stuart Patterson, Jim Rivers, Cheshire Cats, Mutiny,
Deepgroove, Luke Dzierzek, Damian Wilson, CR2, Mistress Da Funk &
Tania Von Pear. Now in 2009 Andy has arrived in Dubai and is set to
take on the newest party scene, and launch his beloved MiMo here.

He played for Subst@nce at our second event at The Apartment and
rocked the house with his seamless mixing and dance floor destroying
selection of techy grooves, as I'm sure those of you who were
there remember only too well!

Just for us, he has thrown down a new mix, so click, download, turn up
the volume and away you go!!!

Subst@nce resi Steve Darley drops Vol 2, spreading more of the soundtrack you are likely to hear at our monthly parties in Dubai. Taking more of a straight up house direction than the deep tech route of Vol 1, there is funk aplenty in this latest mix. These are the tunes that are destroying the Subst@nce dancefloor at present. Feat tracks and remixes from Johnny D, Deep Dish, BarBQ, Kevin Yost, Soul Minority, Julien Chaptel, Office Gossip, Catz 'n Dogz, Lauhaus, Andre Crom, Sebastian Davidson and Terry Lee Brown Jnr.

Dropping straight back in with our next dj mix, Subst@nce proudly presents red hot German dj/producer Alex Niggemann. Smashing dancefloors everywhere he goes, Alex fuses house melodies and techno loops to devastating effect. Already blowing up in 2009, watch him fly in 2010.

Born in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1984, Alex noticed very early on that playing the piano (which he had done passionately for many years) was not the route he would take to make it in the music biz. Since he was a teenager, he was looking for new ways to express himself through music. Initially influenced by his brother´s taste he visited his first techno party, life has never been the same since.

At the tender age of 16 he knew which direction his future would take. He acquired his first turntables and mixer then converted his room into a provisional DJ studio. Very soon he started down the path of electronic music production. While this transformation was taking place he DJ'd under different aliases in several clubs in Düsseldorf and the surrounding area.

After his high-school graduation in 2005 he moved to Berlin to study audio engineering and refine his knowledge in music production. After some successful networking further DJ appearances in clubs all over Germany followed, this time under his real name Alex Niggemann. Soon, his first commercial release, a remix of Booka Shade's awesome 'Darko'
(Get Physical Music 2006) was subsequently released to great acclaim.

After completion of his studies in 2007 he concentrated on his music full time. In 2008, he had releases on labels such as Meerestief, Micro.fon and Moonpool, to name just a few. By the middle of 2008 he was snapped up by 'Supernature Records' the label run by British duo 'Audiofly'. His Black Rose EP was released in the spring of 2009 with more in the pipeline.
Further releases on 'Be Chosen' and Nick Curly's '8-bit' label will follow in 2009. Also remixes for Supernature and Thomas Schumacher, EPs for Supernature, 8bit and 2020Vision Recordings are fixed for the second half of 2009.

Subst@nce presents Leeds based DJ Eddie Vanderhyden for the first in the series of Subst@nce presents......Showcasing dj's from around the world whose sounds we dig here at Subst@nce HQ. Part time ninja, full time party popper and all round top lad Eddie steps up to the decks to deliver a top drawer mix of straight up tech house for your aural delight. 'Prima Materia' was recently selected as the finest mix of the Casio G Shock & The Burlington Projects dj competition, leading to Eddie djing at the We Love...closing party at Space, Ibiza alongside Clive Henry. Feat tracks and remixes from Christian Burkhardt, Lauhaus, Alex Niggemann, Sei A, David Pher, Alex Celler, Marco Carola, Joris Voorn and more...

If you like what you hear then click this link for more mixes from Eddie Vanderhyden.

http://eddievanderhyden.podOmatic.com/

Subst@nce

Subst@nce promoter/resident dj Steve Darley brings together the first dj mix showcasing the sound of Subst@nce. Some tracks new, some tracks old. All 100% Subst@nce certified. Feat tracks and remixes from Kikumoto Allstars, Justin Martin, Sei A, UNKLE, Innervisions Orchestra, Jimpster, Ben Watt, Jamie Anderson, Sasse, The Timewriter and Booka Shade amongst others.