Test Pressing Podcast

Kris Baha has been on my radar since his excellent Bahnsteig 23 release  (currently ‘desirable’ in Discogs language but mercifully getting a repress at the end of November), but it’s the recording of his under-the-influence 3 hour set at New Dance Fantasy earlier this summer that made a Test Pressing mix a must. As the DJ behind […]

This recording comes live and direct from the tape machine at the Café Del Mar on the 1st of September in 1994 and is Phil Mison in top form. A brilliant mix of music that all joins up perfectly in the way that the proper DJ can do. I asked Phil for some words as […]

I received this mix recently from Cedric and it seemed perfect for Test Pressing. A three and a half hour journey along the lines of the ‘Night At Beauty & The Beat’ mix we posted a while back. I asked Cedric for some words on it and he perfectly explained the context. “Teorema spontaneously invited […]

A new mix form Brian Not Brian is always a good one as he’s out and about a lot these days playing around Europe and beyond with his crew of dance heads with an ear for a weird beat and some quality house music so basically those ears are wide open to new and old […]

This was a loose collaboration between myself, Mark Barrott & Dr Rob. Rob found some of the tunes, Mark made some of the music (first track is an unreleased beauty) and I put it together with some synths and fx. Seemed a good one to run after that recent KLF ‘Coming down off E…’ mix. […]

One of our favourite records to come through the door (as it were) recently is the new one from Harmonious Thelonious on Versatile which we reviewed here. It’s so nice we asked Gilb’r of Versatile to ask him to do us a mix. It’s a funny time for mixes online due to the rise of […]

Kejeblos is part of the Phantom Island gang along with Lexx and co. Sort of like a Swiss Red Light vibe they have going on there. A label releasing new music, fine collections of records ahoy and DJs that can put it together really well. Anyway, Kejeblos has made a few stunning productions and is […]

The ace Cedric Woo got in touch asking if I wanted to host a new mix of his. I mean its always a no brainer with Cedric as he’s one of our favourite DJs. Always fun and he goes all round the houses… This is a tropical mix of Zouk, Kompas, Cadence and more. Basically […]

Øyvind has gone and done us a new mix. Can someone book him in London please as he’d be great here… Anyway, this one was recorded at his home/studio using two turntables, a beaten up old CDJ100 and a Rane rotary mixer going through an ARS isolator with no channel eq. Recorded in one go […]

Lexx has been part of Test Pressing since the start and is one of the finest selectors out there. From club to more mellow selections he has it covered. Here’s a lovely mellow mix to wind you through Sunday and beyond. You can see all the mixes here if you want more to dig through. […]

Well here’s a lovely thing – enjoy the sounds of three people (Hugh Herrera, Andi Hanley and Alicia) who really know their music backwards. I asked for some words from Hugh Herrera, the man behind Pacific Beach Vinyl – US-based online store, distribution and more, which I have appropriated below… This is a lovely one. […]

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These two C90 tapes were kindly recorded and sent in by reader Stuart Hammersley. He taped them from Kiss in August 1996 when Global Communications – aka Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard – took care of the ‘Givin’ It Up’ slot. As we know Global Communications made one absolutely ridiculous album. Well that and the […]