There are two things that bond the stylistically diverse and geographically scattered group of internationally traveling djs: 1) we don’t get enough sleep, and 2) we all want more of it. The problem is, our jobs are so uniquely sleep-challenged that none of the normal tips to help with getting a good night’s rest are practical or even possible to follow. Sleep truly is bliss and in this article I will share some of my personal experiences in order to help my fellow djs maximize their sleep.

First, let’s go through these 10 tips for better sleep from the Mayo Clinic:

1. Go to bed and get up at about the same time every day, even on weekends. One of the major challenges djs face in trying to get sleep is the sheer craziness of our schedules. We show up to work at midnight and are often up until well after the sun comes up (or later). We have to be “up” for the gig – not just awake, but the life of the party. The social aspect of drinking/partying and after parties are a necessary part of the job but these add their own factors which create additional pressures on our precious sleep time. Like many djs, I like “staying up” as much as I like sleep, however it is important to find a balance between these two opposites.
2. Don’t eat or drink large amounts before bedtime. If you are a dj and you drink, this one is out the window.
3. Avoid nicotine, caffeine and alcohol in the evening. Here, I am assuming “evening” means before you go to sleep but if you drink or smoke, this doesn’t make sense.
4. Exercise regularly. This, in fact, is the one tip on this list that you can follow, and I recommend you do. Exercising releases endorphins which keep your mood up and will make you more tired at the end of the day which should help when trying to fall asleep.
5. Make your bedroom cool, quiet, dark and comfortable. Does this apply to your mate’s guest bedroom in the middle of the day? Or your hotel room in Miami?
6. Sleep primarily at night. Yep, not gonna happen.
7. Choose a comfortable mattress and pillow. While when on tour I would love to always have the luxury of a Westin Heavenly Bed, it simply doesn’t work out that way.
8. Start a relaxing bedtime routine. Here are some of their suggestions: To prepare for sleep, try reading a light, entertaining book or magazine; listening to soft music; making simple preparations for the next day; a light bedtime snack, a cup of hot tea, or a glass of warm milk; hobbies such as knitting or jigsaw puzzles; listening to books on tape. Ahhh, that’s what I’ve been missing – a hobby!
9. Go to bed when you are tired and turn out the lights. Great, thanks for that info.
10. Use sleeping pills only as a last resort. Sleeping pills can be extremely helpful when trying to re-adjust your sleep schedule as well as helping to turn the party off. After a big gig I am often buzzing just from the excitement and sometimes a sleeping pill helps to wind me down. Nevertheless, any kind of sleeping pill can cause dependency so they should be taken in moderation and only when absolutely necessary. That said, I also like them for the plane on long haul flights as they help you maximize that time and be prepared for the next day.

Flying Club

Coming back from the Sonar festival in Barcelona last weekend, I was on the last flight of the day back to London Gatwick Airport and the plane was full of djs returning home after a long weekend of all day and all night parties. Many of these djs were personal friends and I spotted a few of them leaning against the window of the plane, floating off into a dreamlike state for what seemed like the first time in days. For the traveling dj, sometimes the plane is the only (and best) place to get some much needed kip, even if it is on a relatively short flight.

On long haul flights, I always try to get as much sleep as possible. Not only does this help me to be more rested for my gig, but long flights are tedious – there are only so many romantic comedies I can watch and magazines I can read. Some people fire up their laptops and create entire albums on the plane but I am not one of them…my ideal 10 hour flight would be to fall asleep just after the meal and wake up to the sound of “Flight attendants, prepare for landing.”

Here are some tips to sleep on long flights:

1. Upgrade to Business Class. If you have miles or upgrade certificates with a particular airline, use them on long haul flights to upgrade. Your overall experience will be much more pleasant and many airlines have full lay-flat seats so you can really relax. In business class you are often given a little hospitality pack with an eye mask and ear plugs. Take advantage of these perks.
2. Choose the right seat. If you can’t upgrade, choose an economy seat that gives you the best opportunity to get in the most comfortable position possible. Check and see what kind of plane you will be flying on and then check out http://www.seatguru.com/ then pick the best seat for that plane. I find that windows give you something to lean against (instead of drooling on the passenger next to you). Exit rows may have more legroom but often the seats don’t recline so keep that in mind. Non-exit row bulkhead economy seats are often ideal as they have more legroom, but then you can’t have anything on the floor during takeoff and landing. Bulkhead seats are often closest to the lavatories and allow some extra room to step over the passenger next to you if you have to use one mid-flight.
3. Create your own business class experience. If upgrading isn’t possible, bring ear plugs and an eye mask to shut out the noise and light on the plane. Get some moist towelettes to refresh you throughout the flight. Buy a large bottle of water so you don’t have to ask the flight attendants when you are thirsty. Remember, the air on planes is extremely dry and it just sucks the moisture from your skin so it is important to keep well hydrated. Wear comfortable clothes (I’ve even seen people change into pajamas) and remove your shoes for the flight. Before the flight, I usually I buy a newspaper, magazines and mints and get a plastic bag. Then I put everything I need for the whole flight in that bag and keep it next to me so I never have to get up.
4. Develop a flight routine. I always plan to sleep just after the meal service. Drinking red wine with the meal (along with a lot of water) seems to help me fall asleep. If I have a sleeping pill, I take it just when the meal is served so usually it kicks in just when I’m finished eating. Before the meal service, I put my blanket on and get my pillow ready so as soon as they clear my tray, I am usually out in no time.
   On short flights, even a little bit of sleep can help you feel refreshed. Get a window seat close to the front of the plane so you can board first and start napping. Even 20 minutes of sleep can give you a boost for the rest of the day.

Heavenly Bed

As mentioned before, not every hotel or sleeping situation while on tour can be the Westin, but there are a few things you can do to while staying in hotels: keep your room cool and as dark as possible; use your eye mask and ear plugs if it’s loud or during the day; use the hotel gym or pool or go for a run if you are having trouble sleeping; request late afternoon/evening flights and get late check out or even pay for an additional half-day (a lot of hotels will do this as long as you are out before their cleaning staff leaves for the day). While staying with friends, make sure they have a separate room with a door – we’ve all been in the situation where you exhausted and are staying on their couch and then people are still partying in the room you are supposed to sleep in at noon the next day. As a general rule, if I don’t know the promoter or the situation, I require a hotel.

REMnants

When back at home, or just off for a few days while on tour, this is the best time to try to catch up on sleep. It’s tough to just slip back into a regular sleep schedule but if you can at least get 5-6 hours at night (or more if possible) and augment that with a short 45 minute nap during the afternoon (I’m a huge fan of naps), that helps a lot to keep you well rested and prepared for the next weekend. Sleep is crucial, not only to help your body recover but to help your mind filter through all the day’s (and night’s) events. Going for days with little or no sleep breaks down your immune system and severely decreases mental and physical performance. The main goal is to give yourself enough time to get into REM sleep as this helps your body and mind recover.

The first night you are back from being abroad, try as hard as you can to stay up until the time you would normally go to bed. Do not use caffeine to try to stay up and if you are exhausted then go to bed early. But, staying up until your normal time will help to get you back on schedule faster and avoid the problems with jet lag. As always, you should drink a lot of water – at least 1.5 liters per day. Try to eat at normal times and if you don’t have to go out, avoid drinking alcohol or large meals right before bed. If you have obliterated your body over the weekend, use mid-week days off to eat healthy, nutritious meals, drink loads of water, exercise, and get outside whenever possible. A 20 minute walk outside in the sun will give you valuable Vitamin D as well as create natural endorphins which will improve your mood as well as help to regulate your sleep patterns.

While it may feel like you hardly ever see your own bed, invest in a good one. As you spend close to 1/3 of your life in bed, you want this to be as comfortable as possible.

Have any other sleep tips for your fellow djs? Leave them in the comments below.

I’ve been playing at Fabric for 10 years now and not only is it an honor to have a residency there, it is bar none one of my favorite places to play in the whole world. While I am often playing with Diz, this time I am solo this time in Room 3 with Terry Francis. Me and Terry always have a party in room 3, playing crazier and crazier tracks in the wee hours in the morning and generally just having a blast. I’m sure this Saturday will be no different.

This gig is also the kickoff to my Vizual Summer tour – I’ll be based out of London from 15 May to 14 July and playing around Europe.

There’s a lot of good music out there and I’ve picked up some good bits to drop. I’m also looking to test out some of my new jammies on the Fabric system!

For more info: http://www.fabriclondon.com/

Here is my totally non-scientifically tested list of my favorite shows to fall asleep to:

1. Anything on the NASA channel [NASA Channel]
If there is an active Space Shuttle mission (like now), watching the NASA channel is reminiscent of being in the ambient room at a rave in 1994. During planned sleep time while the astronauts are tucked into their cocoons, you are presented with a view of Earth from orbit on the International Space Station. Sometimes twenty minutes will go by between the time when an announcer explains minutiae about the mission in a whispered tone. Usually I’m not even awake for more than twenty minutes with the NASA channel on so this is definitely the winner. Plus, the NASA channel is just cool. Crash point: 15 minutes.

2. Cash In The Attic [BBC America]
If you’ve ever been to the UK, you know that they will put anything on television there. Like snooker for 9 hours on a Saturday. And if you’re bored with that, you can probably change to one of the other 4 channels and watch Cash In The Attic. Luckily, the programming geniuses at BBC America thought that Americans were finally ready for the action-packed powerhouse that is Cash In The Attic. For the uninitiated, CITA is like Antiques Roadshow in reverse – instead of you bringing your junk to the appraisers, they come to your house and look through your junk and then sell it for you at an auction (in the UK they say ‘at auction’). The participants try to raise money for a particular event or cause such as remodeling their bathroom or throwing a retirement party. The show flows really well and the experts are truly packed with information so you definitely learn a bunch of totally useless facts about somebody else’s crap. Crash point: midway through the auction.

3. Antiques Roadshow (UK/American versions) [PBS/BBC America]
Watching both the UK and American versions of Antiques Roadshow exposes some glaring differences between the two programs: 1) Things in the UK are really, really old; Antiques in the UK are not just things your grandma had, they are like before electricity old. 2) The US version places way more emphasis on the valuation, because all Americans care about is filthy, dirty money. 3) Antiques Roadshow UK flaunts their oldness in the US’s face by hosting the show at magnificently restored 12th century castles with elaborate gardens while we host ours at places like the Dubuque Convention Center or the Mariner Ballroom at the Baltimore Hyatt. Screw you Antiques Roadshow UK! You know what we have that is really old? All the land that we took from you after kicking your ass in 1776! But I digress… Both shows are great to fall asleep to as pretty much all they do is flip over an old bowl or open an old watch but I think the UK version actually wins out as the music is a bit more peaceful. If you can find the UK version on PBS you are sorted (note the UK slang) as there are no commercials. The US version often has really cool Native American artifacts, but those are actually interesting so you might not fall asleep as fast. Crash point: UK Version: when they break away to give you a tour of the castle; US Version: when they break away to tour some boring craft museum

4. Various Space Shows [Science Channel/Discovery/NGC]
Shows about the origin of the universe are awesome because you get to see amazingly beautiful visualizations of traveling through space, black holes, supernovae and Neil DeGrasse Tyson. These visualizations are so sophisticated now that they really help you feel like you are flying through space which is perfect to help you drift off into never-never land. Nevertheless, you will find that there is such a thing as too much Michio Kaku. Some of these shows include: The Universe, Naked Science, and How The Earth Was Made but the all-time winner is Cosmos which they have now upgraded with new computer animations. Thankfully, they kept the 80′s ambient music for the bits when Carl Sagan is in his spacecraft, floating through the solar system and beyond. Cosmos was better on PBS with no commercials but I’m glad they brought it back, just so I can relax and fall asleep. Crash point: floating through the asteroid belt

5. Blue Planet: Seas of Life [Discovery]
Sir Richard Attenborough’s voice is reminiscent of your grandfather telling you an amazing story from his childhood; the only difference is your grandfather had no idea what he was talking about. With Blue Planet, the fluid motions of sea creatures and languidly flowing vegetation on the sea floor put you to sleep like a baby on a road trip. Deep sea scenes are especially good as the sea is almost pitch black except for the bioluminescence of the fantastical creatures found miles below the surface. Add in some soothing whale calls and you’ll be 20,000 leagues under your covers in no time. Crash point: dolphins

6. Forensic Files [tru TV]
Only a narrator as good as Peter Thomas could make grisly beatings, dismemberment, high velocity blood spatter, brutal stabbings, bloated corpses, morgues, autopsies, decapitation, violent rape, attempted suicide, gunshot wounds, human skulls, arsenic poisoning, exhumed graves, rigor mortis, blunt-force trauma, drowning, fractured bones, cyanide, ice picks, skull fractures, carotid arteries, coagulation, bone fragments, industrial accidents, suffocation, shallow graves, crushed pelvises and exploding brain matter sound like a soft lullaby on marshmallow clouds. Crash point: just before the case goes to trial

7. Charlie Rose [PBS]
Charlie Rose is a bad ass. He’s got the most respected talk show on TV, he played basketball for North Carolina in college and he’s probably the only person in the nation with a southern drawl who sounds intelligent. Even if you were planning to crash out on a long-haul flight and Charlie Rose sat next to you, you would stay up just to talk to him. He just exudes cool and gets all the heavy hitters on his show. That said, you actually have to pay attention to get anything out of it so if you are even a little bit tired and you turn the volume to just above audible, it’s like two old guys whispering in the next room. Unlike most things on television, there are no visual cues, fancy graphics or heart-wrenching music to tell you what to feel. It’s just a black background and an old wood table and some people talking. In fact, I’m falling asleep just describing it. Crash point: ‘Back in a moment…stay with us’ Nope.

One of the things I use most in iTunes is Playlists. I use them to organize groups of music to burn the cds I use to dj (I am not a laptop dj). Using Playlists serves several purposes: when I get a lot of new music, I go through and rate the tracks and then group the best tracks in a ‘master’ group by giving it a playlist. Ratings is another feature in iTunes that I just started using in earnest in the past couple years. I only rate the tracks I will play out and those either get 4 or 5 stars – tracks below that threshold are not worthy for me to play (that is part of my job as a dj). From the master playlist, I then make smaller groups by playlist that will each fit on a cd. I always burn two copies of each cd to put in my wallet so that I can either play two copies of a track, or another track on that cd even if one is playing in the other CDJ.

As any dj will tell you, cds get scratched, left in the cd players or given away. Thus, my playlists are vital documents that keep my cd wallet organized and up to date. After a dj trip, I can look through my wallet and see which cds are missing and go back to my playlists and burn them. I use Toast to burn my cds, mainly because it supports CD TEXT which grabs the artist and title information and displays it on the cd players we use (as well as many car and home stereos). Recent versions of Toast grab all your playlists from iTunes making it much easier to organize your tracks in iTunes and then burn with Toast.

When I got back from Miami about ten days ago, I could tell something was amiss with the external drive that stores my entire iTunes library. Even if nothing was wrong, the drive would run out of space in a matter of weeks and it is always good practice to leave approximately 1/3 empty space on any drive for maximum performance. Now, I was getting the dreaded Mac beach ball every time I wanted to play a track. It would eventually play, but I just knew this drive’s days were numbered. It was important that I got everything off this drive and moved it to a new drive before it completely died. First, I did the usual checks in Disk Utility and the drive started to unmount itself before Disk Utility could finish any repairs. This is never a good sign. When the drive would stay mounted long enough to complete a repair, Disk Utility would say the drive was OK, but I knew this just wasn’t the case.

I went out and bought a new larger drive and tried to go the normal route of changing the location of my iTunes library folder to the new drive, then checking the ‘Consolidate my iTunes music’ box in iTunes > Preferences > Library > Organize Library… This should copy all of the music on the current drive (the one that was failing) to the new drive, all the while keeping the folder structure, playlists and ratings. So, I hit ‘OK’ and went about my business as I knew copying over 485GB of music would take up most of the day. It would copy for a couple hours, then just stop with a warning that my ‘Device has been improperly removed’. Basically, the drive was unmounting itself. Not good.

Using an old trick I learned from some audio email groups I belonged to, I put the failing drive in the freezer for a while which sometimes can help a troubled drive (especially if it tends to overheat). I took it out, and started the copying process all over again. The drive would be really responsive right out of the icebox, but as soon as the drive would heat up, the same thing would happen. I quickly realized that I would never be able to copy all the files this way. Then, I remembered that I had backed up my iTunes library not too long ago (it happened to be October). So, I dragged my current iTunes Library file, as well as my iTunes Music Library.xml file which should be stored in Users/~me/Music/iTunes/ to the desktop. Then, I opened up iTunes and it was like it had never been opened – completely blank but with fresh library files. Next, I went to Add to Library… and added all the music I backed up in October. This took 9 hours. With this, I could see exactly where the old library had left off, and what I needed to copy from the old drive. I could see exactly which track was the last track I had copied when I organized my iTunes library by ‘Date Modified’ (check this box in View Options).

Luckily, using the freezer trick, the old drive would mount and work for a short period. I dragged the newer iTunes library files to a safe place and copied back my old ones. Then, I launched iTunes again and grabbed all the tracks I had added since the October backup – 1210 tracks/54GB. I tried to copy these to a third drive so I could then add them to my new library on my new drive. But, I was running into the same problem as before as the drive would unmount as soon as it was getting hot. Using the freezer, I could copy about 75-100 tracks at a time so this is what I did. All in all, to copy 1200 tracks took about 3 days as after each group I would have to unmount the drive and put it back in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Finally, I had copied all of the tracks.

From here, I dragged my old iTunes library files back to the desktop, copied over the newer files and added all of the 1210 tracks to my new library. With my old drive unmounted, I could now name my new drive the same name as the old drive. This is important, because now I could use the older iTunes Library file to keep all of my playlists and ratings! Since my new drive was the same name and folder structure as the old drive, all of the playlists would point to the right place!

The obvious lesson from this is to have your library backed up often. Yet, with huge libraries, this is not always easy (or possible). Still, there are a few features that Apple could implement in iTunes that could save a lot of time if the same thing happens to someone else (or me again for that matter): 1) add the ability to archive all or selected playlists. Now, you can only export/import one at a time. Thus, if your drive dies, but you have the music backed up, you can have the playlists stored somewhere else and recover them. 2) With this, there should be a preference to update the playlist files to tell where the tracks are stored. 3) add the ability to archive your entire iTunes library (similar to the ‘Archive Mailbox’ feature in Mail). Using compression, I’m sure one’s whole iTunes library, playlists, ratings, iPhone apps, etc. could be shrunk down considerably. I would totally back this up once a week if I could get it down to say 50% of the size.

Still, with iTunes (and peoples digital music collections approaching a decade), perhaps it is time for a ‘Pro’ music app á la Aperture that is built to handle large libraries, have easier support for multiple drives and even have basic editing features. Until then, I’ll just be happy I saved 6 years of playlists.

There are an overwhelming amount of parties but here’s a little rundown of where I’ll be dropping some tunes:

Wednesday, March 24

Amenti & Solid Tokyo Party
Iz & Diz, Fred Everything, Ken ECB, Olivier Desmet and more
Beach Plaza Hotel
1401 Collins Ave, South Beach
12n-11pm
Set time: 7:30-8:45pm [with Diz]
Click here for VIP ticket info

The Goods presented by Nordic Trax & Alphabet Music
Joshua Iz, DJ Heather, Ken ECB, Halo, Luke McKeehan and more
Love/Hate
423 Washington Ave, South Beach
10pm-5am
Set time: 1am-2am
Click here for event info

Thursday, March 25

apt 5 years in your ears
Mark Farina, DJ Heather, Joshua Iz, Ken ECB, Fred Everything, Gene Farris, Colette, Olivier Desmet and more
Chesterfield Hotel
855 Collins Ave, South Beach
12n-5am | $15
Set time: 3-4pm
Click here for presale ticket info – Hurry, only a few tickets left!

Friday, March 26

Free Form
Iz & Diz, DJ Heather, Fred Everything, Olivier Desmet, Joshua Heath, Kai Ishikawa
Love/Hate
423 Washington Ave, South Beach
10pm-5am | Free
Set time: 3:30am-Close [with Diz]
Click here for more info

Saturday, March 26

It’s Just House To Us
Presented by Tight Recordings, Alphabet Music, Vizual Records and DanceCultureCares.org
Paul Johnson, Colette, Chuck Love, Joshua Iz, Ken ECB, Atnarko, Thomas Sahs, Latenight Society, Andrew Emil and many more…
Clinton Hotel and Spa
825 Washington Ave, South Beach
12pm-3am | Free
Set time: 9:30-11pm
Click here for more info

At the beginning of the whole process, I was only vaguely familiar with CSS and did not know a lick of PHP, let alone how to create a custom WordPress theme. I wanted to learn all of those things so I thought doing a complete redesign of my label’s site would be the best way. Now, I have a few new skills in my arsenal and a site I’m really proud of.

There were a lot of twists and turns along the way, but there are so many resources online now and just about any issue you’ve run into, someone has dealt with it before and figured out a solution. I also have to give credit to Ian Stewart’s Themeshaper site for his excellent tutorials on making a custom child theme using his Thematic Theme Framework. There’s a lot of really active and helpful people on the Themeshaper forums as well.

The main challenges were with integrating the shopping cart using the wp e-commerce WordPress plugin. I had it working on the previous Vizual Records site at vizualized.com, but there were additional challenges with getting the shopping cart working with the custom theme I was using. Even as a paid Gold Cart user of the plugin, you are pretty much left to your own devices as the forums can’t always provide an answer. I found that getting creative with my search terms on the forums and a healthy dose of patience went a long way. The plugin is very robust and future versions will only improve. For now I think wpec is the best option and allows you to completely customize the look and feel of your online store.

It’s pretty amazing that I can make a track, upload it to my site and have it for sale within minutes of it being complete. I don’t think that was possible even a short time ago. I’m excited to explore the possibilities.

Check out the site and store today: http://www.vizualrecords.com/

This time, there was a little note on the receipt saying “Our Airline Rewards Program ended 2/28/10. United Mileage Plus miles are no longer earned on purchases as of 3/1/10.” I was a little taken aback as I had no warning that this program was ending. In all fairness, I’m sure they sent out a letter to notify me of this, but the address listed on my Safeway Club account is an old address.

Curious, I asked the checker why the program ended and she didn’t know. When I got home, I called United to see if they had any information and they said that Safeway simply decided to end the program. So I went to Safeway’s web site and found this juicy bit of information:

Q. Why is the Airline Mileage Rewards program ending?
A. We listen to our customers and understand that in the current economic climate there’s an overwhelming need for lower prices. To fulfill that low price need while also providing the high-quality products our customers expect, we have decided to refocus the value previously offered through our Airlines Partnership into lower prices on the items all customers need.

What does that even mean? It reads like so much corporate doublespeak. The most confounding part is the “refocus the value” bit. Products are not any cheaper for me because I’m enrolled in the Grocery Miles program. What’s more, I don’t see how this is so taxing on Safeway’s resources. Maybe I’m wrong, but it seems like the program is completely automated: you buy products, the computer keeps a tally of your purchases, and when you reach $250 it lets United know to credit 125 miles to your account. How much more could the program really entail? It seems like a win-win for both United and Safeway.

In addition, I can’t fathom hoards of angry customers writing and calling Safeway demanding that they end the Grocery Miles program as it is diverting resources away from cutting prices. I think there is something else going on here. I’m going to write Safeway and see if they respond – check back for a follow-up.

In the meantime, in light of the program cancellation I’ve decided to “refocus the value” of shopping at Safeway and patronize another store.

The show airs from 2am-6am GMT every Sunday morning (9pm Saturday night Central Time) and Joshua Iz’s slot is 3am-5am GMT every first Sunday of the month. The show is hosted by Galaxy FM morning show personality JoJo and her husband Jacob Kelly (Baker Street Recordings).

Reaching a broadcast audience of well over 250,000 listeners throughout the UK, the show is an eclectic mix of soul, funk, disco, hip-hop, house, rock, alternative and everything in between.

Listen to the show online on Galaxy FM every Sunday morning here: http://listen.galaxyyorkshire.co.uk/

Shows will be posted on Joshua Iz’s SoundCloud page two weeks after original air date.

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Vizual Records presents its second release: Flower Sparks by Joshua Iz!

Get the release today from the Vizual Store or these fine outlets:

• Beatport
• Stompy
• Traxsource
• Juno
• What People Play

VIZ002 – Joshua Iz – Flower Sparks by vizual

Reviews for Flower Sparks:

These trax got bounce to it! something missing in a alot of trax nowadays. — Mike ‘Agent X’ Clark

Great EP all round but Flower Sparks sounds like it will cause a bit of madness. — Jimpster

Unmistakeable Izism! All cuts playable – full support. — Chris Duckenfield

Rydim Culture Is Rocking! — Chris Udoh

Quality stuff from Joshua as usual. Tone D is my fave of the ep. — DJ Heather

Alpha& Omega is the one for me, heavy deep house vibe. — DJ Sneak

Alpha & Omega is the shit! Loving Tone D too. Both are going to sound lovely on the late night sound systems and in the mix for more enlightened minds. Serious biz. — Mazi (Audio Soul Project)

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