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Out of all of my mixes, my first Afrobeats podcast episode regularly ranks in the top 3 episodes on my podcast, by number of plays - I think because Afrobeats is still a relatively new genre in the here UK and in America, but it's growth has been explosive recently as people discover its fresh sound - A heady mix of crystal clear beats and laid back vocals. It's a completely different smooth sound compared to what gets airtime these days - Not forgetting of course that Africa itself is home to some 1.2 billion people - Many of whom have just started using the internet for the first time.

Personally, I find myself listening to Afrobeats a lot whilst working, it's lo-fi and chilled vocal style complements my working style which requires a lot of thinking space and concentration, and afrobeats doesn't overburden the listener by being too heavy or too fast.

So on that, I decided to revisit Afrobeats now that we're halfway through 2023 and I've found some great new tracks to share; although it did surprise me that almost all of the tracks are below 3 minutes, so 17 tracks fits into a mere 47 minutes! Mental note for next time I think.

Anyway, enjoy the set and I'll catch you on the next episode for which I have a fairly unique idea.

Stay safe,

Soen

Tracklisting:

1. Cheque, Crayon - Sunflawa

2. Lojay, Sarz, Chris Brown - Monalisa

3. Mack H.D, Chuma - SHE BE

4. Zarion Uti, Bolu Ajibade - MY DEAR

5. Mack H.D, Oga Silachi - Isolated

6. Rema - Charm

7. Reekado Banks, Adekunle Gold, Maleek Berry - Feel Different

8. Fireboy DML - YAWA

9. Davido, Fave - KANTE (feat. Fave)

10. Ronis Goliath - Foo7

11. Sikka Musiq - Lie To Me

12. Guchi - Mon Bébé

13. Cloetree - Upstairs

14. Tiwa Savage - Pick Up

15. Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran - For My Hand (feat. Ed Sheeran)

16. Adekunle Gold, Zinoleesky - Party No Dey Stop

17. Bnxn, Kizz Daniel, Seyi Vibez - GWAGWALADA

After an absolutely amazing Pride London partying with the amazing guys from Beefmince, I've found myself being really reflective this week, and second guessing everything I do. And I think that comes through in this mix; it's very organic, ranging from the hard-hitting base lines of Oliver Smith, to the heart rending vocals of tracks by aname, and Olafur Arnalds - Arnalds has been one of my favourite contemporary classic composers for many, many years, and always it's fantastic when I get to include him in one of my sets.

The dreamlike WhoMadeWho remix of the Olafur Arnalds & RY X collab has this really strong dreamlike, lo-fi quality, and sits well amongst the other reflective, deep house tracks at the end of this mix.

Incidentally, RY X also closes this mix with their hypnotic track "A Thousand Knives"; a track that really grows on you the more you listen to it.

Initially I had no concept for this set, so I just wandered through my music library and looked at I've recently marked as "liked" on Spotify, shuffle them into some sort of reasonable order in terms of feel, and this is what we get out the other side. And if I can say so, it's turned out to be a pretty solid mix, with only one questionable transition ;)

I absolutely have an strong idea of what I want to do with my next episode, however - I'll be revisiting a genre that has been a pretty big success for me in terms of overall plays, but it's not enough to just revisit the genre, I want a whole new set of tracks, because the genre I chose is really smashing them out lately!

In the mean time, stay safe and enjoy the music,

Soen

Tracklisting:

1. Ricky Retro - Rule The World (Sinewave Radio Edit)

2. Ilan Bluestone - Paid For Love

3. Oliver Smith - Lovingly

4. John Grand - Lucky

5. Trills - Run From The Night

6. aname - Anywhere (Road Trippin')

7. Olafur Arnalds, RY X - Colorblind (WhoMadeWho Remix)

8. Daniel Portman - Revel In Your Joy

9. Joseph Ray & Eliiot Vast - A Power Over Me

10. Nico de Andrea, Eli & Fur - Start The Fire

11. Jordan Arts & Gorge - Falling

12. RY X - A Thousand Knives (Enamour Remix)

So here's what would have been my second set at my USS Sinewave event - Unfortunately due to a scheduling conflict, I never got the opportunity to play this set live, so here it is, in it's full unabridged edition.

Lots of progressive and melodic house in this set, from the textual tribal sound of Joris Delacroix's "Lorena" to the blood pumping drops of Jason Ross's remix of Arty & Mat Zo's "Rebound", and featuring the instant classic "Fall To Pieces" by the epic talent that is Marsh, there's a rollercoaster ride of vocals, rises, drops and everything that I love about the Progressive House genre of music.

Of course, this set would not be complete without featuring a few of the tracks by my favourite group and masters of the Progressive House genre, Above & Beyond. I'm looking forward to attending their event on Brighton Beach this August - That's set to be an amazing time.

As always, I love your feedback and all your comments, you can reach me at @soen on Twitter.

Until next time, stay well,

Soen

Tracklisting:

1. Above & Beyond, aname, Marty Longstaff - Gratitude

2. Above & Beyond, aname, Marty Longstaff - Gratitude - Extended Mix

3. Above & Beyond, Justine Suissa - Almost Home - Above & Beyond Club Mix

4. Del-30, MEDUZA, Mali-Koa - Sparks (Extended Mix)

5. Ilan Bluestone, Giuseppe De Luca - What Do You Want From Me? - Extended Mix

6. Above & Beyond, Zoe Johnston - Peace Of Mind - Extended Mix

7. Marsh, Leo Wood - Fall To Pieces (Extended Mix)

8. Joris Delacroix - Lorena (Extended Mix)

9. Above & Beyond, Justine Suissa - Alright Now - Above & Beyond Club Mix

10. Ilan Bluestone, Ellen Smith - Stranger To Your Love - Extended Mix

11. Arty, Mat Zo - Rebound (Jason Ross Extended Mix)

12. Faithless - Faithless 2.0 (Salva Mea 2.0 (Above & Beyond Remix))

So it's been a couple of weeks since my first live event, and of course, being my first live event, I forgot to hit the record button... So here it is, same set but freshly mixed by me!

My first live event was themed around a spaceship (the USS Sinewave) running out of life support, and this is the first set in the evening; something lively to break the ice and some tracks that everyone will know, including one or two brand new dance tracks.

It was an absolute blast to play live for everyone, and very much looking to my next live event!

Tracklisting:

1. Basement Jaxx - Red Alert - Jaxx Radio Mix

2. Madonna - Hung Up

3. Whitney Houston, David Solomon - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - David Solomon Remix

4. Rihanna - S&M

5. Lily Allen - Not Fair

6. Michael Gray - The Weekend - Extended Vocal Mix

7. Tove Lo - 2 Die 4

8. Kylie Minogue, Years & Years - A Second to Midnight

9. Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy (Remixes) (LUSSO Remix)

10. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

11. Tiesto, Tate McRae - 10:35 (Extended Mix)

12. Kylie Minogue - Timebomb - Extended

13. Ricky Martin, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza - María - Pablo Flores Spanglish Radio Edit

14. Joel Corry, Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless) (Extended Mix)

15. Bebe Rexha - Visions (Clean)

16. Steps - No More Tears on the Dancefloor

17. Agnes - Release Me

18. Years & Years - The Edge Of Glory

I am absolutely digging Lofi as a genre at the moment, so here is my ultimate lofi mix, perfect for a lazy Sunday morning, or chilling out to, or putting on in the background whilst you work. It's absolutely perfect for creative work, free from vocals and heavy distractions. In fact, I think this mix is much more dream-like than I had intended it to.

The title of this episode reflects on our social nature, and how meeting up with friends and just hanging out can be so good for the soul; it's also handily the name of the first track in this mix! With Eurovision coming up next weekend, there will be a lot of social gatherings in order to watch the Europe-wide event.

Keep an ear open for the absolutely amazing tracks "Spanish Castle" (as identified by it's unusual cascading guitar riff) and also the closing track, the wonderful "Tziporrah" by Nadav Cohen closing out with a brilliant, mystical, middle-eastern vibe. The track is taken from the album "Tales of Babylon" and it's a wonderful listen if you're looking for something different.

And things are very busily ramping up for my first live event on the 10th of June, which is a lot of work but promises to be the party of year (I hope!).

As always, you can contact me on twitter @soen, or @soen.one on instagram.

Look after yourselves,

Soen

Tracklisting:

1. another silent weekend, Blurred Figures - hey how are you

2. Flovry, tender spring - First Heartbreak

3. DaniSogen - The Old Legend

4. Krynoze, Hoogway - Best Friend

5. So.Lo, Goson - Rododendri

6. iamalex, Felty - Secret Waterfall

7. Dosi - Shadows

8. Nogymx - Whispers of Eden

9. Kainbeats, idylla - We All Feel Darkness

10. Goson, Dreamfield - Broken Angel

11. Sleepermane - In Between Cycles

12. BVG, møndberg, Spencer Hunt - Sunday Morning

13. No Spirit - Exhale

14. H.1, Hevi - A Way Home

15. Hoogway - Opening

16. Bhxa - ayla

17. Hevi, Paper Ocean - Morning Brew

18. TABAL - Orange Leaves

19. WYS, Sweet Medicine - Spanish Castle

20. Nadav Cohen, kokoro - Final moments

21. S N U G, Nuver - Nightfall

22. stream_error - takeoff

23. C4C, kokoro - Chérie

24. Chris Mazuera, tender spring - First Snow

25. Nadav Cohen - Tziporrah

So a recently made a new friend from Zambia and he really wanted to push me outside my comfort zone, and my usual sphere of music by challenging me to create a slick Afrobeats episode; and it's a challenge I've ruminated on for quite some time... But wait no more! Here it is, my long overdue Afrobeats episode!

With this episode I wanted to concentrate on more melodic music; with soulful vibes and smooth, well rounded instrumentation - And most of the tracks fit that brief. It's been wonderful to get to know a completely different genre of music, yet again, and finding that I have the ability to choose and mix some of the finest examples of that genre - It really has been an enjoyable endeavour.

A lot of these tracks are earworms - Listen a couple of times and you'll be waking up humming some great African rhythms like I have been the last few days!

As always, feedback is much appreciated, you can reach me on twitter @soen

Until next time,

Enjoy this Afrobeats set!

-Soen

Tracklisting:

1. Omah Lay - understand

2. Ayra Starr - Rush

3. Fireboy DML, Asake - Bandana

4. Toby Grey - Yolo

5. Libianca - People

6. Stormzy, Rema - Hide & Seek - Rema Remix

7. Victony, Tempoe - Soweto

8. Fireboy DML, Ed Sheeran - Peru

9. CKay, Focalistic, Davido, Abidoza - WATAWI (feat. Davido, Focalistic & Abidoza)

10. Ruger - Asiwaju

11. Azanti - preSSUre

12. Mavins, Crayon, Ayra Starr, LADIPOE, Magixx, Boy Spyce - Overloading (OVERDOSE)

13. Eugy, Maleek Berry, LADIPOE - Medicine (feat. Maleek Berry & LADIPOE)

14. Young Jonn, Davido - Dada (feat. Davido) [Remix]

15. KiDi - Zombie

16. Joeboy - Contour

17. Pheelz - Pheelz Like Summer

18. Phyno, Olamide - Ojemba

19. Kel-P - One More Night

20. Michael Brun, Oxlade - Clueless (with Oxlade)

DJing is funny. Sometimes you have a set which works, first time, and then you have /those sets/. I often create a setlist after work one day, and then mix it the following day, but often I revisit setlists and wonder how on earth two tracks I selected the night before are supposed to work! Luckily that doesn't happen too often and so you find a replacement track to glue your setlist back together - For example, Samba de Janeiro is one of those tracks - It can make or break a playlist - Especially the radio version!

Anyway, I've spent a lot of time in the last two weeks finding every dance-floor fillers (or bangerz, as we like to call them in the UK!) for an upcoming live event, and accrued a library of 150 or so tracks of my favourites. So this is just a tiny 20-track sampling of my favourites from that list.

As this setlist is almost completely radio edits, you get very little chance to prepare for the next transition (around 2 minutes per track), and over 20 tracks, that leaves lots of chances for mistakes to happen, and hence why I re-recorded this set not once or twice, but in the region of 7 times (hence why it's a week late!). It's intense!

But I'm happy with this final result, no edits, no automation, so here it is - Sinewave Radio Episode 32 - Dancefloor Bangerz!

Until next time, keep dancing,

Soen

Tracklisting:

1. Uniting Nations, Laura More - Ai No Corrida - Original Radio Edit

2. Bellini - Samba de Janeiro - Club Mix

3. La Roux - Bulletproof

4. Uniting Nations - You and Me - Radio Edit

5. Nathan Dawe, Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons (feat. Ella Henderson)

6. Prezioso, Laurell - Havana

7. Kah-Lo - Drag Me Out

8. David Guetta, Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)

9. Bodyrockers - I Like The Way - Radio Edit

10. Flo Rida - Good Feeling

11. Agnes - Release Me

12. Rihanna - S&M

13. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat - Radio Edit

14. September - Cry for You - UK Radio Edit

15. Little Mix, Cahill - Black Magic - Cahill Remix

16. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul - Dangerous Love

17. HARLEE, Joel Corry - Reset - Joel Corry Remix

18. Dizzee Rascal, Armand Van Helden - Bonkers

19. Azealia Banks, Lazy Jay - 212

20. Tove Lo - 2 Die 4

Ever get so busy that you forget to upload last week's podcast? Well, that's me! Amidst planning for hosting my first live event in London in June, I neglected my podcast! Oh well!

Here it is! The final part of my 2022 retrospective; lots of interesting tracks in this, featuring Sigala, Purple Disco Machine, and the legend Gareth Emery.

This set closes with two progressive trance tracks, Sea Tides by Andy Blueman and Same Sky Same Stars by Ben Gold. I originally wasn't going to include any trance tracks, but these are so amazing, and trance has been so influential in my years up to becoming a DJ, that I couldn't resist including a couple.

So enjoy, and I'll be back with a genre-busting episode next week!

- Soen

Tracklisting:

1. Diplo, SIDEPIECE, Purple Disco Machine - On My Mind - Purple Disco Machine Remix

2. Matt Lange, Gareth Emery - Shimmer - Gareth Emery Remix

3. Serra 9, Phoebe Tsen - Rain - Extended Mix

4. Joris Voorn, Underworld - Too Little Too Late (feat. Underworld)

5. Goldtrix, Andrea Brown - It's Love (Trippin') - EPTN Mix

6. Paige, Nihil Young, Beacon Bloom - Spitfire

7. Majestic, Boney M. - Rasputin

8. Sigala, Talia Mar - Stay the Night

9. Alok, Ella Eyre, Kenny Dope, Never Dull - Deep Down (feat. Never Dull)

10. YouNotUs, Louis III - Samba

11. On My Knees - Adriatique Remix

12. CLiQ, Alika, Ms Banks - Google Me (feat. Alika & Ms Banks)

13. Tove Lo - 2 Die 4

14. Andy Blueman - Sea Tides - Cinematic Remake Radio Edit

15. Ben Gold, Plumb - Same Sky Same Stars

30th Episode! That's a pretty important milestone for me; it represents over a year's worth of hard work, refining my skills, and coming up with innovative ways to mix and manage music - So it seems appropriate that it falls within my 2022 Retrospective! And I'm just getting started!

Kicking off this mix is a fantastic track by two of my close friends - Tareq and Silverhook's "You And Me". Tareq and Silverhook are often found behind the decks at the wonderful Beefmince at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern; which sells out almost every time - And I was very grateful to be their guest at their NYE celebrations!

We then move onto an already all-time classic, Eelke Kleijn's "Transmission" which you'll often hear me play alongside Sofi Tukker and John Summit's "Sun Came Up" - Which appears later in the mix. The amazing "Old Friend" by Elderbrook makes yet another appearance on my podcast, as it's one of my all time favourite tracks; and of course, no 2022 dance mix would be complete without playing at least one track by superstars CamelPhat, and Gamper and Dadoni doing their thing with "Bittersweet Symphony".

I like my mixes to be both seamless and yet, varied, and this one definitely ticks both boxes! I hope you enjoy this one and I'll be back next week with the third and final part of my 2022 Retrospective.

Enjoy!

-Soen

Tracklisting:

1. Tareq, Silverhook - You and Me - Silverhook Extended Mix

2. Eelke Kleijn - Transmission

3. Tom Staar - Not Over Yet

4. Dino, Meck - Feels Like Home (Original Mix)

5. Above & Beyond, aname, Marty Longstaff - Gratitude - Extended Mix

6. CamelPhat, ARTBAT, RHODES, Layton Giordani - For a Feeling (feat. RHODES) - Layton Giordani Remix

7. Elderbrook - Old Friend

8. Sofi Tukker, John Summit - Sun Came Up

9. Camila Cabello, Major Lazer - Don't Go Yet - Major Lazer Remix

10. Tungevaag, Sick Individuals, Philip Strand - With My Friends

11. Sofia Reyes, Wisin - Muevelo (feat. Wisin)

12. Hilit Kolet, Kay Elizabeth - Techno Disco (feat. Kay Elizabeth)

13. Michael Gray, James Hurr, RoRoe - Jump In (feat. RoRoe)

14. GAMPER & DADONI, Emily Roberts - Bittersweet Symphony (feat. Emily Roberts)

Sometimes life comes at you quick! It took me a while to publish this retrospective - partly because mixing such diverse genres makes thing difficult and requires finding the right tracks for the right moments so that transitions are smooth, but secondly over my Christmas break I was unfortunately ill a couple of times and that really pushed back my schedule.

Anyway, it's here! Part 1 of 3 - A look back at some of my favourite tracks that I featured on Sinewave Radio over the last 12 months - There are some classics in here as well as tracks released in 2022 - And what a great year for music it was!

Keep an eye open for Parts 2 and 3 - And always, these sets are recorded live - No pre-rendering allowed - What you hear here, is what you'll here at one of my events - My first London show is coming up very soon! More details on that later.

Keep rockin',

Soen