I was asked to DJ at Swell Time, a small community-run music festival. This was a recording of the mix I performed.


This mix brings together all the eclectic, dance-loving parts of me. From a nostalgic FIFA 2008 banger to the samba-infused rhythms of Mr. Hermano, it travels through the sounds of Angola, South Africa, Brazil and beyond. A journey across global dance genres, woven together on the SP-404. Really proud of this one. And to everyone that danced with me to it - thank you.

For the intro, we open up with an unlikely cover of ‘I Believe’ reimagined by the heavy metal band ‘Ghost.’ Stripped back & cinematic, the strings hold tension as Ursula Rucker’s voice suddenly beams out: “Gravity.” Ursula’s one of my all-time favorite vocalists from the mid-2000s, an acapella from the 1998 techno track ‘Sixth Sense’ with Josh Wink follows “You know what gravity is right?” The suspense of the opening builds up, dropping into the original 2008 Fifa banger ‘I Believe’ - by Simian Mobile Disco. WE’RE ON!

As we mix into the next track, a familiar tune for some of the oldheads starts playing, Coração by Ian Pooley - an absolute house classic that carries the warmth of early 2000s dance floors. Effortlessly slipping into the mix like a memory you didn’t know you still had.

From there, we slip into a groove.
Deep percussive cuts from Angola and South Africa start to emerge, The rhythm begins to stretch and sway. You’ll hear the bounce of kuduro, hints of kwaito, and broken house weaving in and out, stitched together through the SP-404.

The energy is fluid.
Never static, always, always moving.