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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 2H 5M

Simon Russell | The Racket Club

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From the UK house music cultural epicenter, Manchester, Simon fell for electronic music in 1989 via underground radio like 808 State (Sunset 102) and Stu Allan (Key 103), chasing mixtapes and new sounds. Inspired by Renaissance: The Mix Tapes in 1994, he started his DJ journey across Manchester in the late 90s and early 2000s, with Progressive House, Techno and Breakbeat at his core. Returning in 2024, he’s played for MELOTECH and held residencies with SUBCODE and MIXPUB. 1. Larrosa / Nico Sparvieri / Sack ( AR ) - Euphoria [Last Night On Earth] 2. Davi - Always [Bedrock] 3. Davi - Lie Machine [Crosstown Rebels] 4. Bachir Salloum - Alma [Mango Alley] 5. Martin Fredes / Gaspar Torres - Timeless [Mango Alley] 6. Redspace / Shell Robinson - Nagual [UV Noir] 7. Digital Mess - City Sadness [Skytop] 8. Jamie Stevens - Path Of None ( Original Mix ) [Zero Tolerance] 9. Brent Lawson / Paul James Nolan - Ethereal Pulse [Pro B Tech] 10. Beatamines - Osiris ( Township Rebellion Mix ) [Lauter Unfug] 11. Jon Towell - ID 12. Camilla - Abyssal [Univack] 13. Reverie - Impulse [Bedrock] 14. Wassu - Bell Lap [The Soundgarden] 15. Gorkiz / Mind Echoes - Without Your Noose ( Digital Mess Mix ) [Transensations Records] 16. John Digweed / Nick Muir / Franky Wah - Tripchain [Bedrock] 17. Echodaft / Kebin van Reeken - Years Of Ascent [Plattenbank] 18. Ian O’Donovan - True North [Bedrock] 19. Nicols + Roark - Time and Space - The Soundgarden 20. Gowzer - Disco Biscuit - Plastic Fantastic Records 21. J Lauda - Lifeline ( Hernan Cattaneo / Mercurio Mix ) - Univack 22. Ian O’Donovan - Eternity - Bedrock

From the UK house music cultural epicenter, Manchester, Simon fell for electronic music in 1989 via underground radio like 808 State (Sunset 102) and Stu Allan (Key 103), chasing mixtapes and new sounds. Inspired by Renaissance: The Mix Tapes in 1994, he started his DJ journey across Manchester in the late 90s and early 2000s, with Progressive House, Techno and Breakbeat at his core. Returning in 2024, he’s played for MELOTECH and held residencies with SUBCODE and MIXPUB. 1. Larrosa / Nico Sparvieri / Sack ( AR ) - Euphoria [Last Night On Earth] 2. Davi - Always [Bedrock] 3. Davi - Lie Machine [Crosstown Rebels] 4. Bachir Salloum - Alma [Mango Alley] 5. Martin Fredes / Gaspar Torres - Timeless [Mango Alley] 6. Redspace / Shell Robinson - Nagual [UV Noir] 7. Digital Mess - City Sadness [Skytop] 8. Jamie Stevens - Path Of None ( Original Mix ) [Zero Tolerance] 9. Brent Lawson / Paul James Nolan - Ethereal Pulse [Pro B Tech] 10. Beatamines - Osiris ( Township Rebellion Mix ) [Lauter Unfug] 11. Jon Towell - ID 12. Camilla - Abyssal [Univack] 13. Reverie - Impulse [Bedrock] 14. Wassu - Bell Lap [The Soundgarden] 15. Gorkiz / Mind Echoes - Without Your Noose ( Digital Mess Mix ) [Transensations Records] 16. John Digweed / Nick Muir / Franky Wah - Tripchain [Bedrock] 17. Echodaft / Kebin van Reeken - Years Of Ascent [Plattenbank] 18. Ian O’Donovan - True North [Bedrock] 19. Nicols + Roark - Time and Space - The Soundgarden 20. Gowzer - Disco Biscuit - Plastic Fantastic Records 21. J Lauda - Lifeline ( Hernan Cattaneo / Mercurio Mix ) - Univack 22. Ian O’Donovan - Eternity - Bedrock

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