RK3 Podcast

Thought I’d wake myself up from the deep house slumber and blow the cobwebs out of my speakers. Couple of oldies that I’ve had lying around for ages, to kick things off, followed up with some newer bangers. Enjoy!

70 mins of proggy house to wake you up. Enjoy!

Getting near the end of the Stream FM mixes. This one’s another deep tech one from the mid 00s.

Bit of a follow on from the last mix, this. Slowly easing into more proggy beats. Enjoy!

Blame Paddy; I played a few hours of deep house at his party, and now I’m right down the rabbit hole, looking for groovy chuggers I can dig into next time I’m over there. Or when summer comes. Relax, and enjoy the chin stroking.

Happy new year everyone!A bit of a hodge-podoge of progressive in this one, as I had some remixes of old tracks — Wish You Were Here! — that I’ve been banging on for a while, without ever squeezing them into a mix.

Nearing the end of my old Stream FM residency. This one’s from 2007. And I’d entirely forgotten that I had the remix of Burn My Shadow that’s at the end. Gonna have to dig that one out.

Apologies, Squarespace seemed to shit itself and delete the original file. Hopefully this one will work…

I’ve been trying to get Ian on the pod for aaaages. So much so, it’s been a running joke for well over a year (Sarah, you’re next!), but the wait was worth it.Limber up those knees, blow the dust off your glow sticks, and get ready for a mix of modern Jungle Techno. This one’s an absolute banger that had me grinning from ear to ear!With a bit of luck, we’ll get Ian on the pod again in 2030. Until then, you can catch him bi-weekly on his Twitch stream: https://www.twitch.tv/djh0ffman

Played most of this at a house part, last week, and it went down a storm. Nice, banger of a 3 deck mix in the middle, and some Sasha vibes for good measure. Enjoy!

Another from my old Stream FM residency. Deep Tech house / DC10 style-e

Randomly, decided to drop a few DnB tracks at a house party. You can tell I don’t do it very often, cos the mix in the middle is ropey AF, but the rest came out well enough that I thought I’d share for a laugh. Something different :)

Honestly, I only wanted to buy The Techno Code, but of course, a load more techno fell in the crate and well… here we are. Bit random, but stompy.

Sorry, missed a week, because I had a week. Wasn’t good. So apologies, but I’m back and I’ve got some bangers lined up for you. First off, 70 mins of proggy house.

Nice deep, dark, minimal tech from 2006.

Honestly, I only went to buy one track, and then oops, a load of full fat prog house feel into the box along with it. Dark tinged, for the longer nights. Enjoy!

Some nice, summery vocal prog tracks, easing into some darker techno vibes.

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. I could teach you, but I’d have to charge. Innit.

100% built this mix around the Oh Superman remix. The original (1981!) was one of the first 7” I owned, and it always kinda fascinated me, in a freaky way. Yup, I came out of the egg loving repetitive beats.

The sun’s out, it’s too hot to dance, so here’s something to stroke your chin and tap your feet to. Maybe stick them tootsies in the paddling pool first, though?

Yup, I bought every Framewerk remix I could find. Renaissance era Sasha & Digweed, freshened up with a smattering of breaks. Every one a banger.

I’ve fallen down the Framewerk production rabbit hole. This mix came about after listening to their “Poolside” remixes of some classic tunes, a few of which I’ve dropped in the middle of this mix. 100 bpm. Very groovy. The 4×4 mix will be following along shortly…

Deep tech, vocal house, and a smidge of minimal. Episode four from my old Stream FM residency. Enjoy!

I’ve started hitting record every time I get onto the decks, cos some of my post-pub crate digs have been pretty good. I thought it might be fun to share some of them. This one’s a late night wander through the tracks I’d bought earlier in the day. And I bought some worldies! Normally, I’d rearrange stuff after my first play through, but I like the up-and-down on this one so it’s a keeper.

Some nice vocal tracks, surrounded by peak time progressive house. Enjoy!

Shaking out the last of the dark progressive house, now that the sun’s out.

Nice deep, techie, mix from July 2007. I think I did three mixes for them that summer, and it’s probably the point that the residency started to find its sound. I loved that really cleanly produced sound, despite it not really being particularly dance floor friendly. Good to stroke a chin to, tho.

A post-party, 4am, whiskey and bifta come down mix. A few chin-strokers and a couple of head bobbers. Enjoy!

Some lovely dark-tinged, vocal progressive house in here. Soma Soul’s “When I Was Lost” has been on hard repeat since I bought it. Enjoy!

Still lots of good progressive house floating about atm, so I’ve gone for some dark and chunky prog chuggers. Enjoy!

Remastered version of the second mix from my Stream FM residency from Jun/Jul 2006. Deep tech, minimal techno, and a couple of Minilogue gems. I still love how this stuff sounds today.

Emptying out prog breaks tracks I’ve collected over the last few months into a little 70 min groover.

Been sat on this for a while; some nice remixes off Bedrock, and a few (cheerier) Sud Beat style chuggers to groove you through the day. Everyone get through Xmas & New Year OK? Fingers crossed 2025 is better for everyone.

I’m still in the Progressive House mine, stumbling over dark little gems, including a new remix of Hold That Sucker Down… which I’ve played about a minute of, because let’s be honest, you can’t beat the Builds Like A Skyscraper mix. Rollo at his finest IMO. No wonder Faithless were so good… Happy Xmas everyone, see you in the New Year!

Ok, time for a bit of a change. I’m going to start going through some of my old mixes chronologically, starting with the Stream FM residency I had back in ‘06/’07. This one’s a nice mix of acid, minimal, and a hint of electro. Enjoy!

Good ol’ Prog House seems to be making a comeback, and I am absolutely here for it! I’ve been hammering these tunes for the last few weeks — the Creamer & K one, toward the end, I’ve been sat on for months — but I didn’t quite have enough to put together a mix I was totally happy with. Until last night. Subs up, lights down.

Going back to the roots with a slow paced melodic techno mix, similar to the stuff that started the podcast back in the autumn of 2019. Happy anniversary everyone!And you thought those leading zeroes would never get used…

Something a bit deeper. Melodic Techno grooves, a bit of breaks, and some darker tracks to ease into winter. 124bpm for your ears

Another from 2006, inspired by the tunes I was hearing in Amsterdam during a messy weekend away. This is the start of me really getting into that DC10 style minimal, that I was rocking for a few years. Lots of loops and tweaks.

You know I can't stay away from a bit of disco. Or a bit of house. Or a bit of housey disco. Or a good house party. Enjoy!

Quick mix of the last of the summery prog house tunes I've had sat on the hard drive.I'll be crate digging next week...

Still crawling through the summer's bangers. Slightly less energy in this mix, and a couple of remixes of old classics that you may have heard me play before.

I think I did this mix about a month after the previous FTA, but it's a slightly harder, more techy sound. Anyway, I've run it through the re-master-a-tron and tried to save it from the horrible brickwall limiting I put on the original. (Remember the loudness wars? What a time to be alive...)

There's obviously been an improvement in the drugs on the club-scene; BPMs are creeping back up, and there are loads of decent, proggy house tracks. It's been great fun crate-digging over the last few weeks! Enjoy.

Lots of bangers floating about atm, including some remixes of tunes I used to play a decade or so ago. Turn the sub up, and let this wash over you. Progressive house for your ears. 👌

Fluke are back! So I had to start a mix with their new EP, despite it being 100bpm. Enjoy.

I love this deep tech stuff from 2006/7. I used to play loads of it. Great to loop and layer... I only had a 192kbps MP3 of this mix, for some reason, so I decided to remaster it. Enjoy!

I got asked to play another birthday party, so here's a section of the warm-up. 80s bangers!