Musings on music, travel, life
My new 'Tamraght Beach EP' is out now on Golden Wings Music! The EP comprises two new original compositions with inspiration coming from two places I passed through on my travels last year - Tamraght Beach in Morocco and the Andalucian region of Spain. In the latter, I spent time hanging out with long-term collaborator... Continue Reading →
My monthly System Showcase radio show with Andy Green is now available as a podcast via iTunes and Spotify. To access click on the links or go to the System Showcase Soundcloud page. Subscribe/follow to get the podcast when it is made available on the 4th Friday of the month, two days after it first airs on Proton Radio on the 4th... Continue Reading →
My latest musical offering sees me remix Anthony Yarranton’s ‘Aircode’ for Bonzai Progressive. 01) Anthony Yarranton - Aircode (Original Mix) 02) Anthony Yarranton - Aircode (Robin Thurston Remix) 03) Anthony Yarranton - Aircode (Transient Motion Remix) Anthony’s original falls under the progressive trance genre, with the track's title paying homage to the legendary early 2000s... Continue Reading →
It is always great to be in Barcelona and there is no better time to be in the city than Sonar/off-Sonar weekend. If you know me you'll be aware I am something of a regular and this was my 11th Sonar! My clubbing itinerary this year would take in HOSH’s fryhide party on the Friday, Innervisions... Continue Reading →
After three enjoyable nights in Chefchaouen it was time to move on. By this point I had two weeks still to go before flying back to the UK from Marrakech. I wanted to get down to Marrakech much sooner than that, though, and use it as a jumping off point to head out to the... Continue Reading →
After two nights in Tangier I was on the move to Chefchaouen, a town in the Rif Mountains famed for its picturesque blue-washed medina. I arrived shortly after 3pm following a 2-hour Grand Taxi ride. A shared taxi like this is significantly quicker than the bus and, at 70 dirham, not a great deal more in... Continue Reading →
I had booked 2 nights in Tangier but my intention was to cram most of the sightseeing into one day. Whilst not necessarily top of my list of places to visit in Morocco, I was still interested to see it - serving as the gateway to Africa it has a very rich history. First up in... Continue Reading →
A year on and I was heading back to Morocco. As much as anything else my choice of destination was on the grounds it would be a cheap trip to a warm destination. The intention was to spend a bit more time exploring this really interesting country and visit some new places I had not... Continue Reading →
The first System Showcase of the year is now available for streaming and download via my Soundcloud page. It is a two-hour mix this time as we decided to let my co-host Andy Green have a rare month off! I certainly enjoyed the opportunity to dig deeper into my sound for this one. https://soundcloud.com/robinthurston/robin-thurston-system-showcase-january-2019 To... Continue Reading →
My new EP ‘Lost In The Moment’ is out now on BC2 Records! I am super-excited about this release which sees Erdi Irmak and Luciano Scheffer take up the reigns on remix duties. [2019-01-28] [BC2242] 'Robin Thurston - Lost In The Moment' 01) Robin Thurston - Lost In The Moment (Original Mix) 02) Robin Thurston... Continue Reading →
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