Like many folks, I was deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Mr. Orbit back in July. Growing up, he was one of the very first English “name” remixers that bridged the divides of many different musical scenes and styles – his remixes and early productions were a continual source of groovy amazement, and his work was highly influential in making me want to get it together and attempt some groovily amazing noises of my own.

So the best way for us to pay tribute is, of course, with a mixtape, and it’s turned into quite a mighty one, as there’s way too many favourites that just couldn’t be left out, and although some tracks have had a bit of an edit (of course!), many are unashamedly full-length for good reason – if anyone knew how to keep your attention over the length of an extended mix, wondering where the hell it was going to go next, it was this man.

It’s a very personal selection, mainly from around 1989-98, with a handful from both earlier and more recent times – Included are remixes of Brigid Boden, Camouflage, Caroline Lavelle, Depeche Mode, Dreadzone, 18 Wheeler, Etienne Daho, Fuzzy Logic, Kraftwerk, Madonna, Malcolm McLaren, Morgan King, Les Negresses Vertes, Nitzer Ebb, Prince, Rick Wright, Peter Gabriel, Pierre Henry & Michel Colombier, Propaganda, React 2 Rhythm, Les Rita Mitsouko, S’Express, Sarah McLachlan, The Shamen, Sven Väth, Wendy & Lisa, alongside his productions as Strange Cargo, Torch Song, Bassomatic, Spill and under his own name, and one single remix of his work by another artist, I’ll leave that for you to spot if you can.

You may know his work well, just a bit, or not at all, but we reckon you’ll enjoy the journey.

So long Mr. Orbit, and thanks for the mind-expanding grooves!

Eric K

Hey hey hey, here comes the third and final chunk of this year’s Kings Day sounds, perfect for BBQs or winter stews or whatever life chucks at you around this time of year – part 3 is nearly two hours chopped from quite near the end of the day (and it sounds like it too, heh), again a family-friendly selection of remixes, re-edits and personal favourites, pretty sure you get the idea by now!

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Hola amigos, here’s the second helping from our Kings Day DJ set here in Amsterdam, another hour of classics, edits, remixes and personal faves, this time from the middle of the day, when things were beginning to simmer quite nicely indeed. Massive love and thanks to everyone who popped along and shook a tailfeather, it was truly awesome to see and play for you all.

Download available on the mailing list in a week or two when the set’s complete!

Hey there folks, here’s something for your summer BBQ soundtrack (or winter stew, if you’re round the other side of the globe), presenting the first of 3 chunks of classics, edits, remixes and cheeky favourites from this year’s Kings Day DJ set – wasn’t even sure if this was going to happen given one thing and another, too long a story to get into here (if you know you know), but in the end it all went off pretty damn well, phew, eh?
Massive love and thanks to everyone who popped along and shook a tailfeather, it was truly awesome to see and play for you all.

Anyhoo, likesay, here’s the first chunk from very early in the day, getting the place nice and warmed up. Hope you enjoy, there’ll be two more to follow in the coming weeks.

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Hey folks, presenting the final episode of this season of The In-Tray. Thanks to everyone who’s been listening and especially thanks for the likes and reposts on here also, it’s really very much appreciated. I hope you’ve heard some things that have tickled your fancy.

The show will be returning next year, but until then don’t forget there’s three older seasons of re-runs available to keep you going, all filled with ace tunes running the usual gamut of styles. It’s all bacon, as they say (vegan bacon also available on request).

Tracklist can be found here!

Howdy folks, Another GH for you, woop. #14 is a rather tasty hour of deep and spacious mid-tempo breaks ‘n’ beats with a side order of chillness. Maybe a mix to lean into with a couple of glasses of wine or a good smoke – whatever takes your fancy, we got the soundtrack right here.

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Hi folks, it’s time for another In-Tray, S04 E04 no less, ready to fill your ears with two hours of wonderful recent releases, encompassing global grooves, ambience, post-rock, electronics, dub, folk and jazz, often all at the same time!

Tracklist can be found here!

Hey folks, here’s a new Golden Hour for you, it’s #13 but we’re not superstitious types, too busy looking forward to the arrival of summer round these parts with a solid hour of festival-friendly 160-flavoured jungle ‘n’ drum & bass ‘n’ footwork ‘n’ juke or whatever you want to call it – as usual there’s a good chunk of brand new & recent tunes, along with a light sprinkling of classics and nods to “the old school”, as they say. Shame there’s no Glastonbury this year, this would definitely have been (one of) the kind of things we’d be spinning there if there’d been a chance. Anyhoo, their loss is The Golden Hour’s gain, so here ’tis…

Behold, The In-Tray S04 E03 est arrivé, ready to fill your ears with another mighty fine two hours of quality new sounds from the past year or so, encompassing global grooves, ambience, post-rock, electronics, dub, and jazz, sometimes all at the same time. Fill yer boots!

Tracklist can be found here!

Hey there, in lieu of watching some crazy c*** trying to blow up the world, why not soothe yourself with S04 E02 of The In-Tray, presenting two hours of seriously fine new sounds from as many different corners of the world as we could cram into a show!

Tracklist can be found here!