The boys have done it again
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Last month in Gotham City…
Duke came for his friend…Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch
by showin unconditional loving hearts to
jonny and keith even as it’s months after his passing.
To show his personal appreciation for Optimo,
he presented a 1 time special presentation called:
Decades:
A Betty Botox Homage Psyche Out
that was a Long-Lasting Musical Adventure of musical content from rare and obscure labels new damage from DirtybLends, rarities from Finders Keepers, Wax Trax, King Tubby and more with shocking surprises many weren’t be ready for this crucial blueprint presented with The Lot Radio, Nation & Kiosk Radio Belgium at Good Room Saturday April 18th 2026.
Until The Music Stops…Truth Iz Kode
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"On December 31st, 1986, a New Year’s Party was in full swing at the legendary Music Box, an underground club owned by Robert Williams, with revolutionary resident DJ Ron Hardy. By the next day, it was shut down by the city. The club would never reopen.
The Music Box and Hardy’s massively influential marathon sets there have gone on to shape Chicago and the world, even if people don’t know it. The closure of that space, and Ron’s passing five years later remain an enormous point of grief for that generation of Chicagoans. I have spoken at length with many attendees of those parties and one thing is clear - the memories of those nights are as fresh today as they were in the 80s. That place was their whole life. He was like family to them.
So when my friend and previous employee of the Music Box, Stacey Collins, called me to tell me she had found a box of Hardy tapes, I freaked out. We set out about digitizing them with archivist Jacob Arnold. In that set of tapes, one stood out in particular: “Goin Down Slow; Hardy’s Last Marathon ‘87”. This was a recording of that last party, after it was shut down by the cops and had to move to a new venue up north. It’s abnormally slow for Hardy, who was known for playing so aggressively that attendees began to shout for him to “beat” them with sound - he opts here for slow jams, or as they’re called in Chicago, “stepper’s cuts” (“Stepping” is a social dance culture originating in Chicago’s South Side). This side of Hardy is one attendees often speak of, his softer, sweeter side - but there’s not many recordings of it. I’m pleased to present this look into Hardy and the last moments of the Music Box with the help of There Is No Planet Earth. Peace and love "- Inés @sonido.ines
More words by Ines: Ron Hardy's Last Marathon, 1987
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New old Larry Heard mix
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Lloyd for Corridor Radio
Anyone knows ID of the last track?
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I can’t remember if I’ve posted this before but it’s fucking brilliant. Late 1990 at a guess. Unique 3 were amazing DJs.
- The Scientist - The Bee (Honeycombed Remix)
- Sub Sub - Ecto-Jam-Sub
- Shut Up & Dance - Derek Went Mad (Remix)
- Sub Sub - Spaceface
- Tuff Little Unit - Master Plan [Warp]
- Psychotropic - Hypnosis
- Awesome 3 - Pin Up Girls
- Frequency - Hey Hey Hey
- Techno Grooves Mach 3 - Concerto Di Techno
- Baby D - Daydreaming
- Jupiter 6 - A8 (The Tracking System ep) [Greyboy]
- Cybersonic - Technarcy
- The Mad Bastard - I Am The Future
- 4 Hero - Kirk’s Back
- Rhythm Warfare - Two Notches [Strictly Rhythm]
- 4 Hero - The Scorcher (Dance Mix)
- Hooligan X - Front Without A Capital
- Westworld - Slam (Remix)
- Shut Up & Dance - This Town Needs A Sheriff
- Mark Summers - Summers Magic
- XON - Bopulate [Network]
- Unique 3 - Theme III
- A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
- Unique 3 - Pattern 12
- The Ragga Twins - Spliffhead
- Unique 3 - Rhythm Takes Control
- Black Riot - Just Make That Move
- Data Bass - A Trip In The Night
- Cartouche - Feel The Groove
- Rhythim Is Rhythim - It Is What It Is
- Robin Wants Revenge - Well (Franklie) My Son [Jungle Jam Records]
- The Beat Club - Security
- Secchi - Flute On (Voice On)
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cross genre indeed - Winston & Parrott influenced without the purism ( Cartouche / Secchi)
Jam MCs from that area ( I think Mcr but had a monday night residency at Montegos Huddersfield my step sister took me to
Sound of New Yorkshire
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Goes to discogs to buy a vinyl copy of Robin Wants Revenge -
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I remember the Jam MCs opened for 808 State and N Joi at the GMEX in 1991, they played this, pitched up, and it sounded huge under all the lights with 10 thousand or so people dancing.
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Speaking of Inés, she posted this incredible mix this week: Stream Inés on Worldwide FM, March 2026 by Inés | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
Yeah I sold mine probably 25 years ago for about £15 
Excellent stuff, just finishing listening now and I anticipate this is going to get played a lot in the next few weeks
Just seen on Ripperton’s Soundcloud - about 50-odd cassette mixes of various 80s / 90s radio shows: Tony Humphries, Kid Batchelor, Fabio, Gilles P, Kiss at The Zoo etc.
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Aww yeah this is unreal!
Drums on this are incredible:
Great genre this one keeps me coming back over and over:
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This is absolutely cracking, listened to it loads!
Does anybody know anything about the track DJ Nature “Fire” edit - 2x12" September 2026 release on label SMOKE & MIRRORS, can’t seem to find it online?
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An old tape of a mix/radio show I dug out recently.
The first hour of a 2 hour Manchester special on Radio 1 from May '97, Justin playing a mix of tracks from the Mcr dance scene of that period with a couple of old classics thrown in as well.
Featuring tracks from Lionrock, Mr Scruff, Jeep Beat Collective, Jega, Shaboom, Lamb, J Walk, Wai Wan and more.
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