Local Underground RDG

12/31/2024

Thanks to all who contributed mixes to the Local Underground RDG project in 2024. We appreciate your efforts in keeping underground dance music thriving in PA nd beyond.

Check out all the mixes here on this playlist with contributions from Justin Thomas, DJSurcotti, Joshua Ian, Hypatia Sophia, DJ Rojas, Plastic Loverboy, Lo'ammi DeTrainer, Deejaysteveray, John Harron, Jon Moyer, Nate Reflect Armbuster, and Ethan Dao Clairville.

Local Underground RDG 13 - Deejaysteveray - Drum & Bass
Local Underground RDG 12 - Jon Moyer - Tech House
Local Underground RDG 11 - Lo the Creator - Breaks
Local Underground RDG 10 - DJ Rojas - Progressive Breaks
Local Underground RDG 09 - Plastic Loverboy - Tech House
Local Underground RDG 08 - Reflect - Drum & Bass
Local Underground RDG 07 - Dao - Deep House
Local Underground RDG 06 - JP - Progressive House
Local Underground RDG 05 - Joshua Ian - Progressive House
Local Underground RDG 04 - Hypatia - Progressive House
Local Underground RDG - Orlando 1 - DJSurcotti - Progressive
Local Underground RDG 03 - DJ Rojas - Progressive Breaks
Local Underground RDG 02 - Justin Thomas - Progressive House
Local Underground RDG 01 - Justin Thomas - Progressive House
Looking forward to another year of fine mixes from our friends in 2025.

This page is dedicated to celebrating over 25 years of underground dance music in Reading, PA. We aim to highlight the area's djs, both past and present. Tune in here for weekly links to classic and c

12/24/2024

'Tis the season for a wonderful drum & bass mix from Deejaysteveray. This jazzy, soulful blend offers a unique foray into a world of beats both organic and urban, a mix at once fresh and nostalgic. In this edition, deejaysteveray curates and deftly mixes an arsenal of tracks that exhibit his range within the genre.

Moving through liquid funk, jazz-infused, experimental, deep-minimal, jump-up and modern jungle, deejaysteveray pays homage to the many outposts of the drum & bass scene. Each movement of this mix offers a new perspective on drum & bass music while maintaining a common motif of super-dope, organic sounds for the streets.

Each track on this mix was chosen with care. Like a quilt born out of fragmented fabric woven to a whole, deejaysteveray weaves together a tapestry of sound, a cozy blanket to keep us all warm throughout this winter season.

In our final guest mix of 2024, Local Underground RDG is very pleased to host this selection of tunes from deejaysteveray, a man with a keen ear for dope tunes, and a steady hand for precise, harmonic mixing. We hope you enjoy this mix as much as we did.

Happy Holidays to all fans of Local Underground RDG!

1. Kipsy - All In
2. DJ Marky - Natural Feeling
3. Zero T - Jazz Type Thing
4. Halogenix - Reverie
5. En:vy - INLOVE
6. Grey Code - Grip Loosening
7. Halogenix - Souldout
8. Level 2 - Your Body
9. Particle - Pyro
10. Bladerunner - Love Horizon
11. Grey Code - Plume
12. Halogenix - Cut Loose
13. Motiv - Shimmy
14. DJ Marky - Trip To The Stars
15. MC Conrad - Merchant Blessing
16. Alix Perez - Elastic Soul
17. Ulterior Motive - Sideways
18. Break - Grass Is Greener
19. Zero T - Jazz Tone
20. BCee - Rain
21. DJ Marky - Love Break
22. Motiv - Penguin
23. Paul T - Badboy
24. Division (DNB) - Sandbox Vibes
25. Workforce - Your Loss (Halogenix Remix)
26. Nuvaman - Night
27. Particle - REM
28. Zero T - Can't Hide
29. Lokal - Peach Iced Tea

'Tis the season for a wonderful drum & bass mix from https://soundcloud.com/deejaysteveray. This jazzy, soulful blend offers a unique foray into a world of beats both organic and urban, a mix at once

12/16/2024

https://soundcloud.com/djjustinthomas/jon-moyer-local-underground

Our latest mix in the Local Underground RDG Series is offered by Reading native Jon Moyer, who presents a tightly woven tapestry of house, tech house, and bass tracks all designed for the dancefloor.

In this episode, Jon moves seamlessly through genres as he deftly blends tracks across a spectrum of sound. The mix bubbles to life with Jemil Deep's breaks intro before getting right to business with Daniel Dubb and M.O.N.R.O.E's "Little Helper." From there Jon Moves into tech house territory with a healthy dose of lush vocals peppering the arrangement throughout. The result is a proper underground dancefloor affair from a man with attention to detail and a knack for keen and agile mixing.

Our latest mix in the Local Underground RDG Series is offered by Reading native Jon Moyer, who presents a tightly woven tapestry of house, tech house, and bass tracks all designed for the dancefloor.

12/06/2024

In this new mix, Justin Thomas returns to his roots with a selection of progressive house cuts from Mango Alley, Hollystone Phangan, Hoomidaas Records, 8bit Records, Anjunadeep, Get Physical Music, Katchuli, The Purr Music, and more.

1. Elliot Moriarty - Hold On
2. ARTN - State of Decay
3. Tutchev Space- AI, Sound and Space
4. Pambouk - Hidden Faces
5. Guy J- Karma
6. Proff, Khen, Volen Sentir - Mirage
7. Daniel Meister - Planet of the Apes
8. Green George - Children of Lir (Gorge Remix)
9. Grigore - Heal Me, Save Me
10. Zosia, Ana Shanti - Honey (Birds of Mind Remix)
11. Birds of Mind- Don't Leave me Here
12. Thomass Jackson - Drugs Must Work
13. Mark (BR) - Electrico
14. Gorge, DE' SAINT - Hear Me
15. EVGHENIIA- Connected Airlines
16. Gorge, DÉ SAINT.- boysNgirls

1. Elliot Moriarty - Hold On 2. ARTN - State of Decay 3. Tutchev Space - AI, Sound and Space 4. Pambouk - Hidden Faces 5. Guy J - Karma 6. Proff, Khen, Volen Sentir - Mirage 7. Daniel Meister - Planet

11/25/2024

In this edition of Local Underground RDG, we are pleased to offer this blistering breakbeat mix from the Lehigh Valley's Lo the Creator. Straight out of the gate, Lo brings the heat on this one, keepi

11/24/2024

In this edition of Local Underground RDG, we are pleased to offer this blistering breakbeat mix from the Lehigh Valley's Lo the Creator Lo'ammi DeTrainer. Straight out of the gate, Lo brings the heat on this one, keeping us moving for the full hour. Moving through various breakbeat genres, Lo blends funky, progressive and Florida breaks into a unique soundscape all is own. You can check out Lo at different gigs throughout the Lehigh Valley as he is active in the region.

You can also check out Lo if you are down to get your fitness up. In addition to working the decks as Lo the Creator, Lo the Trainer can be trusted for all your fitness needs. Get in shape at Em3 Strength and Conditioning in North Catasaqua.
www.em3strengthconditioning.com/

https://soundcloud.com/djjustinthomas/lo-the-creator-local-underground-rdg-11

In this edition of Local Underground RDG, we are pleased to offer this blistering breakbeat mix from the Lehigh Valley's Lo the Creator. Straight out of the gate, Lo brings the heat on this one, keepi

10/24/2024

Here is a new mix by Justin Thomas featuring tunes from the Indie Dance and Tech House crates from October 2024.

1. SAROTO - Set Them Free
2. Dj. Skif, S.Samo - Speak
3. Yannick Müller - Moove
4. Fairtone, Margaryan - Pit Stop
5. Bonafique - Isaac Notes (One for the Sunrise Mix)
6. Sapian, Itamar Sapir - Real One
7. Dox - Jackie
8. Deflee - All Night
9. Sapian, Itamar Sapir - What Da Hell
10. Alemao - High Life
11. Jebby Jay - Nonstop
12. Gozlan - Long TIme
13. Jebby Jay, Jon.K - Keremas
14. Djskif, S. Samo - Tamaktu
15. Melmont - Ambivalent
16. Rich Towers - Wasted Promises
Maccabi House Be Adult Music Exx Underground

Here is a new mix by Justin Thomas featuring tunes from the Indie Dance and Tech House crates from October 2024. Please support these artists contributing to the mix https://www.beatport.com/chart/

10/05/2024

Here is a new Indie Dance mix from Justin Thomas featuring tracks from Offir., Deflee, Alex Grafton, Jebby Jay, Chernov, Violetta_Dj, and more.

Enjoy!

1. The Wize Guys - Thug Bi***es (Smutt and Funky Remix)
2. KGB, Rooger - Danish Prima
3. Alex Grafton - Ou Eu Tu Eu
4. Jebby Jay, Gutenn - Love of My Head
5. Gezin - That's
6. DEFLEE - Citamssab
7. Cesaar- Too Many Snakes
8. Power (IL) - Tingling
9. Cuprite, Liza Lee - Got Deep
10. Zoo Brazil - Tear the Club Up
11. Offir. - Marseille
12. Chernov - Rubik
13. Josanu, FEL!Z- Music is My Religion
14. Violetta_Dj - Hey
15. Teget Boys - That's Enough (PBR Streetgang Remix)
16. Jody Wisternoff, James Grant - Freefly (Extended Mix)

1. The Wize Guys - Thug Bi***es (Smutt and Funky Remix) 2. KGB, Rooger - Danish Prima 3. Alex Grafton - Ou Eu Tu Eu 4. Jebby Jay, Gutenn - Love of My Head 5. Gezin - That's 6. DEFLEE - Citamssab 7. Ce

09/21/2024

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09/18/2024

This tenth installment of the Local Underground RDG series features a silky smooth blend of progressive breaks. In this mix, Dj Rojas deftly blends a series of timeless tracks that have weathered well the two decades since the mix was recorded. Rojas weaves with finesse both heavy hitters and subtle heaters on this session, with favorites like Way Out West, Sasha, and PMT, as well as Forge, Jiva, and James Zabiela contributing to the atmosphere.

This is DJ Rojas' second mix with Local Underground RDG, and we are very pleased to offer this nostalgic slice of progressive breaks for our tenth edition. Thanks Dave Rojas!

1. Tempura - Descent
2. Animated - Wired
3. Pole Folder & CP (James Zabiela)
4. Jiva - Strange Dimensions
5. Ils - No Soul (PMT Mix)
6. ?
7. Sasha - Wavy Gravy
8. Bedrock - Forge
9. Way Out West - (PMT Remix)
10. Way Out West - Earth (Wave Form Remix)
11. Lustral - Everytime (Way Out West Edit)
12. Pako & Frederik - Atlantic Breaker(er)s

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09/09/2024

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plasticloverboy/ This week, Local Underground RDG is excited to offer a new mix from Plastic Loverboy, an eclectic dj based out of Easton in the Lehigh Valley. In

09/09/2024

Support these artists whose work appears in this mix. Purchase Tracks below https://www.beatport.com/chart/local-underground-rdg-autumn-indie-dance/826735 https://soundcloud.com/vakabular, https://

09/08/2024

https://soundcloud.com/djjustinthomas/justin-thomas-autumn-indie-dance-local-underground-rdgwav?si=0b6e9f54a5534039b9a1111acd006a24&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Here is a fresh mix of new indie dance tunes to start the fall crisp and clean, like an autumn day, or glistening concrete. In this compilation, Justin Thomas delivers brutal beats and basslines from some of his favorite labels and producers of the summer. Enjoy these new indie dance and tech house tunes

Local Underground RDG

This mix compiled with music from Headonism, Bassmatic Records Hollystone Phangan, CRRCT VIEW, Mango Alley, Exx Underground, Maccabi House, Disco Halal, Kompakt Records, Be Adult Music and Ursul.

Tracklist

1. Jorg Burger - Legacy of Ashes
2. Offir.- Hablar
3. Mishell, Radial Gaze- Last Night
4. Misha Klein Deflee Fiilo - Out of My Mind
5. Misha Klein - Watchin You
6. M.E.E.R - Tonight
7. Offir. - B Gain
8. Rocio Portillo - Vivere (dub.formatemix)
9. Offir. - Machne
10. Bonafique - Freddo
11. DEFLEE - Mark
12. DEFLEE, Panic Chase - Feel Sweet
13. Misha Klein - Chase the Sun
14. Para Noir - Made in BLR
15. Vakabular- Skatman
16. Vakabular - Destination Revolution
17. Georgie Navii Monado - Lambo
18. Niv Ast, Ruty Klein, Morali - I Don't Want Drugs
19. Modbit- Space Time
20. Offir. - Your Mind
21. Mishell - Mole
22. Death on the Balcony- Follow the Beat

Support these artists whose work appears in this mix. Purchase Tracks below https://www.beatport.com/chart/local-underground-rdg-autumn-indie-dance/826735 https://soundcloud.com/vakabular, https://

09/07/2024

This mix by Justin Thomas Arguelles features the second installment of the Roads West series, which draws inspiration from summer excursions to Cleveland and Chicago in July 2024.

Roads West 2 begins at the same station from which Roads West 1 departed, with Jezebell's Weekend Machines, before chugging through 16 tech-house cuts designed to move your body. The pace is more brisk here in mix two, reaching speeds of 130 by mix end, but the ride is smooth in spite of the bumping basslines.

This mix features tracks from

Ben Decent, Ben Sterling, Junior Souza, Caravaca, Joshwa, dub.format, and more.

Support these artists here
https://www.beatport.com/chart/justin/826694

https://www.beatport.com/chart/justin/826694 This mix features the second installment of the Roads West series, which draws inspiration from summer excursions to Cleveland and Chicago in July 2024.

09/07/2024

This week, Local Underground RDG is excited to offer a new mix from Plastic Loverboy, an eclectic dj based out of Easton in the Lehigh Valley. In this session, PLB guides us through a lush soundscape of broken beats, acidic sweeps, and rich percussive elements that all coalesce in an atmospheric mix that transcends genres. Twisting and turning its way through bpm transitions, the mix feels fresh while at the same time evocative of the past. We hope you enjoy this mix as much as we did, and we thank Plastic Loverboy for the contribution.

PLB describes his approach to the craft in the following way:

"My personal ethos as a DJ is to provide a conversation between the audience and me about the state of the world today. We are more so in a world that is a chaotic, meta-modern pastiche of references both sincere and cheeky that I aim to reflect in my music.

Between the various samples throughout, deep percussive tracks, and pitched-up samples, I am to reflect how our art is forming in our modern age of Kafka-esque algorithms.

I feel like we as electronic musicians have to be forward thinking enough to present to our audience what our future could look like within our time and the music choices reflect that, both with optimism and pessimism.

Lastly, I intend to showcase the audience a hazier and lusher sound that gives the audience a surreal and dreamy experience, a reflection of not how they experience the night in the present, but how they will reflect on it in the future."

Plastic Loverboy can be heard monthly at the National Sokol's Lodge 93, 613 Hillside Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18015 as part of the regular DJ residency there.

Artyom Sergeevich

Tracklist

1. Siempre – Benomorph
2. Waiting – DJ Demasiado
3. Derailed Moment – DJ J Heat
4. Yu – Human Movement
5. You Give Me Love – Baltra
6. T Minus Ten – Akitaka Tohyama
7. Ed Rop – Airdrop
8. Smoke Screen – Opus Fluke
9. Missing In Action – Two Shell
10. Black Pond – LANDR
11. §§§§§ - Cameo Blush
12. Older – FLiiK
13. One Call (Love Remain Edit) – Gunna
14. Not At One – Warehouse Rave
15. Konbanwa (Ibiza Mix) – Paramida
16. Pearls Girl – Underworld
17. Cheatos – RONY Group
18. Go (Delirium Mix) – Moby
19. Secret to Happiness – DJOKO
20. Faded – Jacques Greene
21. 15 C (Original Mix) – Hashira
22. You Can Stay – Dual Monitor
23. The Fight (Originial Mix) – D Base
24. Clockiness - Pura Pura & Tom Manzarek
25. Study of You – Baltra
26. Pacify (FKA Twigs Edit) - Bapari & River Moon
27. Avril14th – Two Shell

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plasticloverboy/ This week, Local Underground RDG is excited to offer a new mix from Plastic Loverboy, an eclectic dj based out of Easton in the Lehigh Valley. In

08/27/2024

Local Underground RDG is pleased to offer this classic mix from Nate Reflect Armbuster, who has been holding it down in the Lehigh Valley for over two decades. Circa 2002-2003, "Rising Sun" features 17 well-blended cuts from a rich era in Drum & Bass music. This mix is raw and rugged. This mix is sweet and soulful. This mix is art.

It is no surprise that Reflect now celebrates his 20th year on Bassdrive.com, the worldwide provider of drum and bass radio. The passion that would compel a man to have that type of longevity is evident in this early mix. One listens, and one instantly knows…this guy is a real one. This guy is a lifer. And, 20 years later, one can still find Reflect every Friday night from 8-10pm EST on Bassdrive.com.

Local Underground RDG thanks REFLECT for sharing this special classic mix from the archives.

You can connect with Reflect on the platforms below:

www.youtube.com/
www.instagram.com/nate_reflect/
www.twitch.tv/NateReflect

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1. High Contrast - Music is Everything (Influx UK Remix)
2. Mist & High Contrast - 3am
3. The Insiders - Feel The Music
4. Total Science - Let it Go
5. Greg Packer - What am I Supposed to Do?
6. D Kay - Baeleric Dream
7. Danny Byrd - Changes (Calibre Remix)
8. London Elektricity - My Dreams (Total Science Remix)
9. Aquasky - Baby It's You
10. Carlito & Addiction - The Ride
11. Tony Coleman - Synthetic
12. ? (If any of the Heads know this one, hmu)
13.Total Science - Rainbow Kiss ?
14. Aquasky - Do Anything (Calibre Remix)
15. Marcus Intalex & S.T. Files - Play on Me
16. Mathematics - Feelin'
17. Bebel Gilberto - So Nice Summer Samba (DJ Marky & XRS)

Local Underground RDG is pleased to offer this classic mix from Reflect, who has been holding it down in the Lehigh Valley for over two decades. Circa 2002-2003, "Rising Sun" features 17 well-blended