Club Stoic

05/10/2024

An old old old track I made in Impulse Tracker, ostensibly a remix of an early 65 Days Of Static tune back when we were chatting away on the TEFOSAV messageboard in the early days of the web

Listen to Autofire - Pixelfish (2002) by 65 Days of Static on

A remix of 65DaysOfStatic's "Static 65" from around 2002

22/09/2024

Less than a week till Terrain returns to the Jam Jar and I'm so excited. We've got a killer lineup and a whole backlog of global rave jams to play you

You know the score: Rock up to the Jam Jar next Saturday, pay your fiver in advance, watch and groove to fantastic the open jam, then get ready to party at midnight with special guests TrYb and Azumei, with residents Charlie Stoic DJ, Bongosan and Jonesy Wales hosting.

See you there!

19/09/2024

On a big Beach Boys 'Wild Honey' tip right now. What a fun album.

Despite the turmoil the band was going through at the time - the mental fallout from Pet Sounds and the subsequent bonfire of the Smile sessions - this one feels like a band rising from those ashes.

It's not a back-to-our-roots record, in that there are no car'n'girl songs, but it is rootsy. Here they embrace r'n'b, boogie and Motown. It couldn't be further from the psychedelic progressive maximalism of Smile, the romantic, self-searching poésie of Pet Sounds, or the sophomoric naivete of their earlier records. It's a real album of songs made of real wood with its own distinct vibe, laying the foundation for their third (and some might say most accomplished and enjoyable) phase with albums like Friends, Sunflower, Surf's Up and Holland.

If there were a phrase to sum up Wild Honey, it would be "And breathe..." A pleasurable, uncomplicated record that's full of great moments

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18/09/2024

Word up all. Bit of a change to your usual eclectic transmission this week with the Now Playing playlist. Had a bit of a weird time lately and it's sent me back to my roots. Been in the mood for not much other than face-melting metal recently. So here it is: a two hour metal and hardcore playlist of new discoveries and old favourites. Normal service may resume next week, who knows? But in the meantime, enjoy!

04/08/2024

We enjoyed our live DJ back-to-back by the river for Balearic Burger that Joe Mugford and I have decided to put the mix out for all you lovely peepow. See below

Andy Compton & The Rurals – Woza Manzi
Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart – Visions Of You (The Secret Love Child Of Hank And Johnny Mix)
Sun-El Musician - Bamthathile
Julian Cope - Safesurfer
Bocca Juniors – Raise (Piano Hoe Down Mix)
Muva of Earth – High (Hagan Remix)
Paprika Soul - Come With Me (Bossa Mix)
Androo - 2000 & Universe
Toxicated Keys – To Our Hard Work (Feat. Slay Deekota)
Karen Nyame KG and TYSON – Hold of Me
Sade – Surrender (Kenny Larkin Illegal Mix)
Bass-O-Matic - Fascinating Rhythm
Chrissy - FX Puddles
Reuben Vaun Smith - Open Chakras
Paul Simon – Diamonds (Tangoterje Dub)
Amerie – 1 Thing (RSCO Flip) (Jaydon Lewis Amapiano Edit)
Erdbeerschnitzel - Today is Tonight is Tomorrow
Luke Vibert - I Love Acid
Zoe Devlin Love – Sometimes
Alex Reece – Feel the Sunshine
D’Cruze – Lonely
Dubblestandart ft. Ari Up - Surrender Dub
MEMBA - For Aisha
Africa Hitech – Out in the Streets
St Germain – Pink Panther Theme
DVWB - Aqua
Zed Bias – Just Dance
Electrotheque - Every 1’s A Winner (Electrochocolate Mix)

04/08/2024

Reflecting on a very satisfying weekend of music, with two very different styles of DJ set going back to back with talented mates.

Friday at the Plough with Jonathan Coles aka DJ Dad was a bucketlist moment and the crowd didn't disappoint with their response. We played uptempo bangers to a heaving, sweat-drenched room and I even had to cut the music for a sec to tell em to calm down at one point (Boo! Funspoiler). Rave, dancehall, amapiano, Bollywood, MENA and Afrobeats were the order of the day, skirting through the genres like a gert skirty thing.

Saturday afternoon was a more chilled-out affair, but no less eclectic, at Motion Lock Yard for Balearic Burger. A lovely setting by the river, with a whole afternoon of sunshine vibes. Joe Mugford and I played everything from Sun-el Musician to Sade, Julian Cope to Luke Vibert and even a very exclusive lovers rock version of 'Sometimes'by Erasure. Again, laughing in the face of genre consistency, but increasingly that's become the default with these sets.

Truly two of my favourite times DJing. Vibes were totally on point, and I love the thrill of playing alongside other people, where you don't know where we're going to go next

23/07/2024

Last weekend my friends and I got to attend (and play at) a wonderful small festival in Wales.

The people who put it together did a tremendous job, not without a lot of sweat and work.

Putting events like this can feel thankless, so I'd like to thank Stu Housley and his team, and also my friend Kaptin Barrett who took on a large part of the music programming and got us to play.

Kaptin's written a lovely blog about his experiencing running and attending the festival, and I encourage everyone to read it.

It's a kinda magic...

23/07/2024

Off to WOMAD this weekend and then the following weekend I'll be djing THREE TIMES in 24 hours.

Notably this fun day party spinning with man like Joe Muggs and a whole host of other extremely talented DJs at the Motion Lockyard around 3pm.

It's free, so whack it in your diaires!

22/07/2024

Terrain x Super Soca Crew at Big Love Festival. An absolute hoot. I'm pretty much going to sleep from now until WOMAD in a few days' time. But it was so fun to do a big back to back showcase with these guys!

17/07/2024

Whack this one in your diaries. A day party at Motion Lockyard going back to back with Joe Mugford and a whole bunch of other brilliant DJs

06/07/2024

You wait ages for your mates to release new albums and then two drop on the same day. Hold tight for Rukus new LP Parallels

8 track album

04/07/2024

Big Love, the really lovely small festival in Usk in Wales are starting to get down to their last tickets, so if you're still thinking of going, take a look. There are £150 ticks for the whole weekend, with the option of "buy 4 get one free". Or there are day-parters too if you can't make the whole thing.

Arrested Development are the headliners, and there's a nice spread of other bands and djs throughout the time, including a Terrain x Super Soca Takeover on the Sunday with me, Sam, Jordan, Kaptin, Nico, Tony Bongosan and a few others.

It really is one of my favourite weekends of the year. Very low stress and hassle. And this year you can bring kids for the first time.

26/06/2024

Let's do this!!

20/06/2024

My first Glastonbury in 15 years AND I get to play some tunes at people on the Thursday night, wahoooo! Pop down to Ridge & Furrow in Bella's Field on the Thursday night 11pm-1am for some b***y wigglin'

11/06/2024

And also.... Come join us this weekend at Bristol's excellent Document for a Courtyard Session.

This'll be lots of fun, and I'm thinking of busting out a bit of vintage funk, reggae, rock, oldies and world music sounds as a treat.

11/06/2024

This'll be my first Glastonbury attendance since 2009, and my first time on a Glasto lineup!

You can catch me spinning tunes at the Ridge & Furrow (Bella's Field) from 11pm-1am on the Thursday.

See you there!

09/06/2024

Beats, beer, boardgames

Ambient Sundaze is TODAY at the Wiper & True Taproom, Old Market from 2pm

Chill tunes from me, Simon Lloyd, Luke Shewring and Axe Stanley

Board and party game sessions run by the great people at Replay Bristol

Exceptional food and drink from Wiper & True and Eatchu

Come down, it's free!