“Originally from Glasgow, I’ve been living out in Tokyo for the last 7 years where I run Numbers Tokyo and a new monthly night called Laguna Bass with my friends. This year I took some time-out from producing, to concentrate more on mixing and developing my own style as a DJ – The P.O.L.Style….LOL!!! I’m looking forward to getting back on the grind as far as production is concerned in 2011 though. Last year I started a booking agency here in Japan called Clear, setting up mini-tours and helping artists rolling through the city find gigs. Holler if you’re ever in the Tokyo area or come by one of my shows in NYC / Philly later this month!!”

For this mix, I started by picking out a bunch of tunes I’m feelin’ just now + a bunch of tunes from various genres / times in my life that I thought would work. After that, it was all about the blenderzz – looping up parts in Serato and making sure that each transition was tonally correct and added a new dimension to both tunes in the mix. For me, the best mixes are the ones that leave such a strong impression, that whenever I hear one of the tunes played somewhere else, I’m surprised to realize that certain parts weren’t in the track originally and it was just all part of the blend. Hopefully this mix will leave that sort of impression on someone, somewhere.”

DJ Schedule:

12/15 – 10% Disco @ ELEVEN, Tokyo
12/16 – Raw Luv @ LUV, Seoul

12/22 – P.O.L. B2B Nargiz – Blam City @ Medusa Lounge, Philly
12/26 – P.O.L. B2B Nargiz – Rad Summer @ The M Room, Philly
12/27 – Mad Decent Mondays @ Fluid, Philly
12/28 – Rando @ Gallery Bar, NYC
12/29 – Player’s Club @ Pianos, NYC
12/30 – Math + Science Show on 89.1FM WNYU

DJ P.O.L Style – Discobelle Mix, December 2010 (ge.tt)

1. Cooly G – Up in My Head

I love the intro to this tune, but it’s one of those fade in ones so I never usually get to play it cuz it’s difficult to play in the club. That’s why I decided to use it as the first track on the mix. The bassdrums in this tune are sick!

2. Roska & Untold – Long Range

One of my favorite releases on Numbers this year. I’ve been a big fan of Roska & Untold for a while, so I was really excited when I heard about the collab. The organ stabs and sax riff on this tune really do it and it sounds cool when the bassdrums from ‘Grab Somebody’ start kicking in.

3. Ramadanman – Grab Somebody

What can I say? Ramadanman – Killin it!!!

4. Braiden – The Alps

If you went to Carnival in hell, this is what it would sound like. I’ve been rinsing this tune in almost every one of my sets since before the summer. . Shouts to Braiden for one of my favorite tracks this year!!

5. Breach – Fatherless

Massive tune! Love the percussion and the flute sample. Who would have thought the word ‘fatherless’ could become such a catchy hook!?

6. A Made Up Sound – Alarm

I first heard this tune back on the Night Slugs Mishka mix before I knew anything about A Made Up Sound. I love the way the way the rave stab in this tune sounds detuned and the way the song builds up.

7. Altered Natives – The Bitch

I’m a sucker for square waves, Altered Natives and bitches. So this one works well for me.

8. BD1982 – Trails (Jam City Remix)

One of my favorite tunes by fellow Tokyoite, co-worker, Laguna Bass resident and major dude, BD1982. Jam City completely smashed it with his remix.

9. Untold – Come Follow Me

Some dark vibes going on in this tune and it’s a bit of a down beat number. It’s like the quiet before the storm, in terms of this mix.

10. Christian Martin – Ghosts (L-Vis 1990 Remix)

This is the “I’m goin in!” part of the mix. I remember playing this tune at 7am at an after-party in Tokyo. Everyone was either fucked up, sleepy or acting super shifty, and this tune just summed up the vibes in the room perfectly. I can ‘t get enough of that “Woooooo” ghost noise, and the bassdrum fill is hard as…..

11. Boddika – Boddika’s House

I got this EP the day I made this mix cuz I wanted to include the “Syn Chron” tune, but when I heard Boddika’s House I was like “Oooohshiiiiiet!!!” and this tune just seemed to work better in the mix.

12. Zoo Brazil – Rock The House (Rework)

This tune mixes perfectly with ‘Boddika’s House’. It’s like the two were made to be played together. I love it when that happens.

13. Canblaster – Jetpack

The best thing about this tune is that all types of people get into it and you can mix it with all different types of shit. It’s a pretty epic tune imo.

14. Spark – Revolving (Ramadanman Rework)

The bassdrum pattern in this tune goes hard, but I always try to mix it out before the emo breakdown.

15. DJ Assault – Vandalism

DJ Assault has always been one of my favorites. This tune demonstrates that DJ Assault has a deep side too, and any tune with breaking glass samples is usually a winner in my book.

16. KW Griff – Invitation

Last month I finally managed to get this track at a decent bit-rate (Big ups KW Griff!!) and I’ve been playing it constantly ever since. This tune always puts me in a good mood.

17. SBTRKT – 20/20

A bit of a break from the bangers. Again, this is something I would probably never play in the club, so I’m glad I managed to work it into a mix.

18. Slackk – Theme From Slackk (Dub)

I freakin love this tune. I’ve heard it being described as ‘obnoxious’. It’s definitely relentless and can be a little tricky to mix out of, but I was super happy with the way this Slackk X Dopplereffekt blend came out.

19. Dopplereffekt – Superior Race

This is the first record I ever bought from Rub A Dub in Glasgow and pretty much the record that got me into most of the stuff I listen to now. Shouts to Marty from Rub A Dub for the recommend all those years ago!

20. Roulet – Kitamanda (Girl Unit Remix)

The original of this tune is a lil bit fidgety for my tastes, but Girl Unit did a sick job on the remix. I love the way this version’s got grime, funky and fidget influences with the trademark Girl Unit syncopated drums. The start of MDMA looped up sounds so good over it too.

21. Redlight – MDMA

One of the best uses of the side-chain that i’ve heard in a long time. There needs to be more tunes like this…..and Woo Riddim!!

22. Aaliyah – R U That Somebody (Brenmar Remix)

I’ve been using this tune a lot lately as a tool to transition from 140bpm bass ish into some 70bpm R’n'B stuff. I love the original of this tune but don’t get much chance to play it out, so I’m lovin this flip.

23. Mr De – Whonleone

I love it when an artist who is known for doing one type of music comes out with some shit on a completely different level. This is one of those tunes. It sounds dope in the mix with Brenmar’s toms over it.

24. K.P. & Envyi – Shawty Swing My Way (Edit)

This tune is a staple in my sets. It always kills it in the club and is a good tune to totally switch the atmosphere of the set.

25. R. Kelly – Ignition Remix (Edit)

R. Kelly’s the man! I know every line of this tune off by heart. So happy I finally managed to work it into one of my mixes.

26. Girl Unit – Wut

This is one of my favorite EPs from 2010 and it was difficult to decide which tune to use for the mix, but it just worked so well with the Do or Die tune that I had to use this WUT. Girl Unit = Badman.

27. Do or Die – Playa Like you and Me (Edit)

Everyone knows Bone Thugs, but I feel like people slept on Do or Die. Maybe that’s just cuz I’m from Glasgow though, where back in the 90s barber quartet style R’n'B wasn’t that popular. Random trivia – DJ Funk used to be in Do or Die.

28. Patra – Romantic Call (DJ Deller Remix)

Classic garage number! The pads on this tune over the Do Or Die edit are dope too.

Production duo LOL Boys are part of the Grindin’ network and they’re on some next level with their tracks.

Christina Milian – Chameleon (LOL Boys Remix) (zShare)

Fitout – Gil (LOL Boys & Buckmaster remix) (zShare)

Shakira (ft. Kid Cudi) – Did It Again (LOL Boys & Buckmaster remix) (Zippyshare)

DJ P.O.L Style – Vampire Killah (LOL Boys remix) (Mediafire)

LOL Boys – Arabesque (Zippyshare)

Robin Thicke – Sex Therapy (LOL Boys Trop n Screw) (YouTube link)

Thanks for your time. We are:

Our goal is to fuse together our influences: Chicago house, Baltimore club, dubstep, UK funky, synth pop, techno and disco into a party music format. Whether it be the type of party where u are dancing in your underwear in your bedroom or the type of party in a three floor club in Berlin. We will make the music that makes you move. not always peak time bangers but not always sunrise sad songs. but those and everything in between. We should be finishing our EP up soon. Finally. It will be a fun. A bit more pop. Still weird. Still percussive. And always fun.

Nightshifters have given us plenty of amazing releases as of late, here’s their latest one and it’s completely free. The “Vampire Killah” EP from fantastic Tokyo based DJ P.O.L. Style should work wonders for your upcoming Halloween gig with its sinister housey b-more stylings and dark organ stabs. A slew of remixes comes courtesy of Australian producer Trumpdisco, Grindins own LOL Boys as well as Nightshifter mate Rob Threezy and label top dog DJ Donna Summer!

DJ P.O.L. Style – Vampire Killah EP (zip file, direct link)

We featured former Glaswegian, now Tokyo based dj/producer DJ P.O.L Style a while back and since then his tracks have popped up in various playlists and mixes from some of the top names in club/dance music. His latest remix is of the Kid 606 track “Baltimorrow’s Parties” (taken from the new single “Get Monophobic With Me”) and it’s a raved up b-more affair that’s destined for heavy rotation in clubs all over the world.

Kid 606 – Baltimorrow’s Parties (DJ P.O.L.Style Remix) (YSI)

Kid 606 – Baltimorrow’s Parties (DJ P.O.L.Style Remix) (zShare)

DJ P.O.L.Style shoot us an e-mail with some of his recent work, residing in Tokyo but he grew up in Glasgow. Back in 2003 P.O.L.Style and the members of Dress 2 Sweat, Wireblock and Stuff Records, along with a couple of other friends, formed the event Numbers and invited guests such as DJ Funk, Diplo, A-Trak, Modeselektor, Ghostface Killah, Kid Sister, Squarepusher and Autechre. Numbers was also ranked among ‘Best Club Events of the Year 2008′ in MixMag! He’s wrecking the clubs over in Tokyo at the moment, about to drop stuff on NY label T&A Records (operated by Tittsworth & DJ Ayres) and also on Dress 2 Sweat Records. On top of that, he’s running the Numbers party in Tokyo and recently started a new party called Tonight together with Vice Magazine and Turntable Lab Japan (this friday DJ Ayres is flying in to throw down one of his patented party sets at La Fabrique)

P.O.L.Style was kind enough to give us a bunch of his tracks to post and he comes out hard on these – incorporating horns, chopped up vocals and mean beats to create fast paced club stompers. First out is a b-more houseish remix of the Gaines track “BBBDance” that features French rapper Teki Latex, then we have the tracks “Get Yo Handz Up” and “I Hope U” which showcases his different styles. The former is on that wobbly bass fidgety tip while the latter is more of a straight up b-more track. Watch out for his upcoming singles on T&A and Dress 2 Sweat since they’re guaranteed to destroy!

Gaines (ft. Teki Latex & Big-O) – BBB Dance (DJ P.O.L.Style remix) (zShare)

DJ P.O.L.Style – I Hope U (zShare)

DJ P.O.L.Style – Get Yo Handz Up (zShare)