Show Notes
The Racket Club welcomes Ben Wooding, a young UK DJ and producer whose mix brings complex textures, personality and character to the fore. Moving from deep, darker house through melody and groove driven prog, with a generous serving of breaks, Ben combines ambitious selection with detailed programming and precise execution. Brilliantly arranged, the mix unfolds with fluency and purpose, delivering a sonic breadth that makes this an exciting introduction to an emerging artist.
1. UNKLE - In a State (Framewerk Poolside Rewerk) [Not on Label] 2. stereo mind - Emotions Offline [Centrik Records] 3. Chris Coles - The Dissent (Doug Crawford Remix) [Prognosis Records] 4. James Harcourt - Quartz (Original Mix) [Renaissance Music] 5. Aubrey Fry & LOVAT - Sheffield Wednesday (Cass Is Broken Remix) [Our Secret Lab Sounds] 6. Spencer Brown - Storm Chasing (Original Mix) [Global Underground] 7. &ME - Fairchild (Original Mix) [Keinemusik] 8. Parallelle & Nicolas Masseyeff - Renegade (Adam Ten & Mita Gami Remix) [Crosstown Rebels] 9. Ron Flatter - Vacation on Mars (Extended Mix) [Pour La Vie] 10. Quivver - Illusions (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep Explorations] 11. Simon Vuarambon - Stamina (Extended Mix) [Global Underground] 12. Jeremy Olander - Control (Original Club Mix) [Vivrant] 13. Nils Hoffmann feat. Panama - Far Behind (Jeremy Olander Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep] 14. Rinzen - Life as It Is (Extended Mix) [This Never Happened] 15. Quivver - Back on Train [Stil vor Talent] 16. Miss Melera - Quartz (Extended Mix) [This Never Happened] 17. Booka Shade - Electric Birds (Sentre Extended Mix) [Blaufield Music] 18. andhim - German Fall (Original Mix) [Superfriends Records] 19. DAVI - Deepest Mind (Original Mix) [Bedrock Records] 20. Matthew Dekay vs. Proluctors - Bad [DK Records]
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