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Music for Strangers

by Paul Cowling

Tonic Resident Deep dark cosmic sounds from the outer edges of electronic music where house, techno and progressive collide. Clubs: Ministry of Sound London, Sound Hollywood, Avalon Hollywood, Spin San Diego, Exchange LA, Academy LA, Bam Bu Ku Ibiza, Fire Vauxhall, The Abbey West Hollywood, The Cuff Seattle, 1015 Folsom SF, The Belasco, W Hollywood, Wisdome.LA, Rooftop at the Standard DTLA, The GRAMMY Museum, and more.Events: The Gallery @ Ministry of Sound, Inception (Insomniac), Real Bad SF, Tonic, Unite Music Festival, Overdrive San Diego, Techniche, A:M Afterhours (London), Technometrik, Awakening, Intricacy, 1Life Festival, Melt, Stimulus, San Diego Pride Music Festival, Palm Springs Pride, Long Beach Pride Festival, radio shows, and more.Original - London: Remix - Los AngelesContact: [email protected]

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  1. Music for Strangers 28

    This month, I've taken the deeper path with a mix of lush, dreamy and trippy vibes. If you like your dance music ethereal and euphoric, this one's for you. Lots of my long-time favorite producers on here, along with some new discoveries. Enjoy! Tracklist Rossie - Ashpodel (Original Mix) Mauro…

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  2. Music for Strangers 27 (House Mix)

    Pool party season is almost here, so I'm diving in early with a mix of some of my favorite house tunes from the past year along with some brand new heaters. Some of these have rocked my nighttime dance floors but fit perfectly for daytime too. Feel free to like and repost if you groove to this....

  3. Music for Strangers 26

    This went darker than anticipated; sometimes mixes do that and you just go with it. This is a trippy, euphoric Digweed-inspired warehouse journey, with highs, lows, fasts and slows. Enjoy! Tracklist: Mehill - Superstar (Original Mix) [Systematic Recordings] Luca Abayan - Prisma (Extended Mix)...

  4. Music for Strangers 25

    I'm going darker yet blissful on this latest mix—a heady, tripped-out journey through tech house, techno and progressive house. Headphones recommended. Feel free to like, comment and share if you dig it! Tracklist Patrick M - Le Pop (Extended Mix) [Stereo Productions] Dilby - Get Together…

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  5. Music for Strangers 24

    Another dose of deep, dark, trippy sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Tracklist Dilby - Burnt Embers (Original Mix) Oliver Schories - Kysh (Original Mix) Hoten, Julian Millan - Apricot Sky (Original Mix) Jorhav - Lose Myself (Original…

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  6. Unite Music Festival 2023 - Live Set

    Unite Music Festival in San Diego is one of the best events of the summer and it was a thrill and honor to be on the line-up again. Here's my set from Saturday's Overdrive event. This is not the full recording, but still takes you from warm-up into peak hour and ready for the handover. Tracklist...

  7. Music for Strangers 23 (Tech House)

    The mixes are back——after a brief hiatus (apologies!)——with something different; this mix is way more tech-heavy but still with the trippy and euphoric MFS spirit. A lot of these tracks have been rocking my dance floors over the past year. Listen, enjoy and comment! Tracklist Ben Miller (Aus) -...

  8. Music for Strangers 22

    My final mix of the year, a deep dark journey through trippy cosmic beats. Enjoy! Tracklist Elfenberg - Macacos Rosas (Zombies in Miami Remix) Danny Serrano - Look at Me (Ian Ludvig Remix) Sian, Sacha Robotti, Third Culture (USA) - Chemicals (Original Mix) My Friend - Came Here For Love (Extended...

  9. Music For Strangers 21

    Deep, dark and dreamy sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Tracklist Antrim, Nick Varon - Lobo Loco (Original Mix) Darren Emerson - Sleeping Bag (Ian Pooley Remix) Dino Lenny - I Wanna Go Back (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix) blaktone…

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  10. Music for Strangers 20 (Pride Mix)

    Just in the nick of Pride, here's my annual mix of disco, divas and drums for summer pool party season. Tracklist Col Lawton - Don't Talk Just Kiss ft. Mary Mi (Da Funk Junkies Remix) Superlover, The Melody Men - Work My Body (Extended Mix) Gome - Come On (Piano Mix) Mirko & Meex - Praise You...

  11. Music for Strangers 19

    Dark and ethereal sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Tracklist Moudy Afifi - Encyclopedia (Original Mix) Amevon - Fuchsia (Mathias Hinds & Simon Kiisk Remix) Housekeeping - Lunar Maria (Original Mix) Michael Hooker - Journey To The…

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  12. Music for Strangers 18 (Real Bad 32 Underground Set)

    Kicking off the year with a mammoth 3-hr mix, from Real Bad in San Francisco in September 2021. This is the second half of my six-hour set, taking the night from tech house into progressive and melodic techno. Tracklist Eskuche - The Voices (Demarzo Remix) Illyus & Barrientos - Govanized…

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  13. Music for Strangers 17

    Dark and ethereal sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Tracklist Brian Cid - Alma De Monte (Original Mix) Egbert & Secret Cinema - Vortex (Amata Remix) Jamie Stevens, Anthony Pappa - Here We Go (Original Mix) Danny Serrano - Look at Me…

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  14. Music for Strangers 16

    After a break for my first live gigs of the year, the mixes are back for more ethereal and euphoric sounds from the outer edges of electronic music. A bit techy, a bit proggy. Tracklist Orgymu5ik – Kunka (Extended Mix) Gorge & Oliver Schories – Maru (Original Mix) Dance Like Opera – Neuwerk...

  15. Music for Strangers 15 (Pride Mix)

    My annual mix of disco, drums and divas for Pride Month. Plenty of happy vocals and summery grooves on this one. Perfect for your next pool party. Tracklist Joey Negro - Love Hangover (Micky More & Andy Tee Classic Disco Blend) Saison - Rocinante (Extended Mix) KC Lights - Cold Light ft. Leo...

  16. Music for Strangers 14 (Deep Mix)

    Ethereal and dreamy sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Now that things are slowly returning to normal with clubs opening, it's time for a Sunday morning chillout mix. Tracklist Gorge - Onisha (Original Mix) Simon Vuarambon - Morgana...

  17. Music for Strangers 13

    More ethereal and euphoric sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. After a year of lockdown, it finally feels like the end of the tunnel is close. Hopefully this mix reflects that optimism. Tracklist Deckert & Studio Apartment - In the…

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  18. Music For Strangers 12

    After a much needed break for family time, the podcast is back. More dark, ethereal and euphoric sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Tracklist Jamie Stevens - The Forgotten Dive (Original Mix) [Replug] Zacharias Tiempo - Gave of Jeita...

  19. Music for Strangers 11

    Podcast Episode 11. Ethereal and euphoric sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Starts chilled, ends trippy. Tracklist Brian Cid - Hija De Las Estrellas (Original Mix) Dario D'Attis, Jinadu - Everything Changes (Chus & Ceballos Remix) James...

  20. Music for Strangers 10 (Live Set)

    Podcast Episode 10 is a special live [stream] recording from the September edition of my London residency, A:M Afterhours. This section is from 1:30am - 3am and is dark & sexy, proggy & trippy. Perfect for late night headphone listening. Tracklist Oscar L - Dimension (Original Mix) AMbassador…

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  21. Music for Strangers 09 (Pool Party Mix)

    Well, the 2020 summer season was a bust, but at least the music can keep us dancing until we meet again, poolside. Tracklist Art Of Tones, Anduze – Flower Child (Original) Shazz – Intro (Ian Pooley Remix) Yuksek – Hashram Peplum ft. Zombie Zombie (Original Mix) Peter Brown – Disko Madness…

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  22. Music for Strangers 08 (Jinadu Mix)

    This month’s mix is a tribute, of sorts, to the amazing artist Jinadu, whose voice has graced so many of my favorite electronic music tunes of recent years. I programmed this like an album with an ebb and flow. Plug in your headphones and enjoy the trip. Tracklist Nico Morano, Amari (BE) - Desire...

  23. Music for Strangers 07

    I dug deep into my collection for this month's mix, going back to some favorite progressive tunes from years ago that never made it into a mix of mine. Until now. Tracklist Pawas - Huis Huis (Original Mix) Doomwork - Whatever Machine (Original Mix) Jemmy - Quarry Bank (Stelios Vassiloudis Remix)...

  24. Music for Strangers 06 (House Mix)

    No dark beats this month. With everyone in lockdown around the world, now's the time for a joyful, uplifting house set. Lots of vocals, lots of piano, lots of spirit. Tracklist Dennis Quin - Your Need In Me (Original Mix) OFFAIAH - Soldier (Club Mix) David Aurel - Back Again (Original Mix) Audio...

  25. Music for Strangers 05

    Sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Ethereal, euphoric and psychedelic beats dropping on the first Friday of the month. Tracklist Pattern Drama - Lowdown (Jamie Stevens Remix) [Manitox] Tara Brooks - Wake Me (Original Mix) [Bedrock] Tom...

  26. Music for Strangers 04

    Podcast Ep 04. Featuring sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Tracklist Oliver Schories - Molero (Original Mix) Govinda (Arg) - Por Las Noches (Original Mix) Mir Omar - Until November (Paul Angelo & Don Argento Remix) Fabrice Lig, Raw...

  27. Music for Strangers 03 (Deep Mix)

    Podcast Ep 03. Featuring sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. This month, I went more mellow, as decompression from all the New Years parties. Tracklist Hraach - Hidden Dimension (Kora (CA) Remix) [Underyourskin Records] Djuma Soundsystem,...

  28. Music for Strangers 02

    Podcast Ep 02. Featuring sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Ethereal, euphoric and psychedelic beats dropping on the first Friday of the month. Tracklist Brian Cid - Rebirth (Original Mix) [Lost & Found] Gorge, Oliver Schories - Goliath...

  29. Music For Strangers 01

    New Podcast! Featuring sounds from the outer edges of electronic music, where house, techno and progressive coalesce. Expect ethereal, euphoric and psychedelic beats on the first Friday of the month. Tracklist Roy Rosenfeld, Sebastien Leger - Creme (Original Mix) [Lost Miracle] Alexey Union -...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Tonic Resident Deep dark cosmic sounds from the outer edges of electronic music where house, techno and progressive collide. Clubs: Ministry of Sound London, Sound Hollywood, Avalon Hollywood, Spin San Diego, Exchange LA, Academy LA, Bam Bu Ku Ibiza, Fire Vauxhall, The Abbey West Hollywood, The Cuff Seattle, 1015 Folsom SF, The Belasco, W Hollywood, Wisdome.LA, Rooftop at the Standard DTLA, The GRAMMY Museum, and more.Events: The Gallery @ Ministry of Sound, Inception (Insomniac), Real Bad SF, Tonic, Unite Music Festival, Overdrive San Diego, Techniche, A:M Afterhours (London), Technometrik, Awakening, Intricacy, 1Life Festival, Melt, Stimulus, San Diego Pride Music Festival, Palm Springs Pride, Long Beach Pride Festival, radio shows, and more.Original - London: Remix - Los AngelesContact: [email protected]

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Paul Cowling

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Tonic Resident Deep dark cosmic sounds from the outer edges of electronic music where house, techno and progressive collide. Clubs: Ministry of Sound London, Sound Hollywood, Avalon Hollywood, Spin San Diego, Exchange LA, Academy LA, Bam Bu Ku Ibiza, Fire Vauxhall, The Abbey West Hollywood, The...

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