Graham Gold releases playlist for 'Esta La Musica' 342.

Graham Gold has unveiled the playlist for a new edition of his long-running weekly show Esta La Musica, continuing his deep connection with global dancefloor culture through Scientific Sound Asia. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an English-language electronic music station, DJ agency and promoter, serving audiences across Asia while maintaining a strong international reach.

The show takes its name from a tattoo etched on Graham Gold’s right arm in Los Angeles during the final years of the millennium. That phrase, Esta La Musica, became more than a personal symbol. It later evolved into the identity of his radio series following his departure from London’s Kiss FM and his relocation to Southeast Asia, marking a new chapter focused on techno, melodic house and progressive sounds while retaining his unmistakable musical authority.

Graham Gold’s foundations as a DJ were built in London, where he held a remarkable decade-long residency at Gulliver’s Club in Mayfair, performing six nights a week. This period placed him firmly at the centre of the UK club scene and established his reputation as a technically gifted and musically versatile selector. His rise began even earlier, at the age of seventeen, when his passion for Afrocentric music led him to co-found The Funky Road Show, a mobile disco that quickly became one of the most sought-after in London’s West End.

By the age of eighteen, Gold was playing black music five nights a week across the capital. This momentum carried him into the city’s pirate radio culture throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, where his sound moved fluidly through reggae, soul, disco and jazz-funk. His growing influence led to involvement with Radio London Soul Night Out and later a weekly Saturday night soul show on Capital FM, where he was awarded Broadcaster of the Year in 1985.

Graham’s global profile expanded dramatically through his role at Kiss 100, where his weekly shows became a defining force in the station’s success and helped shape an era of electronic music broadcasting. This period elevated him to international recognition, resulting in eight consecutive years ranked in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs and inclusion in Dash’s list of the most popular DJs of all time.

Now based in Asia, Graham Gold continues to perform internationally while remaining deeply committed to radio. Esta La Musica reflects both his history and his present, blending decades of experience with contemporary underground sounds. Each episode serves as a continuation of a career built on musical curiosity, cultural influence and an enduring connection to the dancefloor, reinforcing his status as one of electronic music’s most respected and enduring figures.

Graham opens the episode with Shortwave, setting a deep and measured tone before Space Food’s Kanufa and Dalfie’s Dr Green Thumd introduce melodic textures and stripped-back minimal movement. Colossio’s rework of Ser and Affkt’s Hoydlight brings an indie dance edge, blending groove-driven rhythms with atmospheric tension.

The mix shifts into progressive territory with Dave Seaman’s Press 1 For Human, followed by Lake Avalon’s Sunrise in its VNTM remix, where melodic layers and rolling basslines begin to expand the energy. Mehmet Akar’s remix of So Corrupted continues this ascent, balancing emotional synth work with steady forward momentum.

Afro House warmth arrives through Jowa by Fake Mood featuring Idd Aziz, adding organic percussion and vocal presence before Graham Gold and Jourdan Bordes’ Cat With 2 Lives reinforces the progressive narrative with a confident, driving arrangement. Aetha’s The Unknown sustains the hypnotic flow, keeping the mix locked into its melodic core.

The closing stretch leans into club-ready grooves as Circus by Who Else and Zagitar brings playful indie dance energy, while Noble North’s Ronnie Mo in the Dan McKie remix sharpens the rhythm. The episode concludes with Power by Huxley and Lazarusman in Marco Lys’ remix, delivering a bold tech house finale that rounds off a cohesive journey through modern house and melodic sounds.

DJ Graham Gold 'Esta La Musica' 342.

Danny Howells - Shortwave [Selador]

Space Food - Kanufa [Heinz Music]

Dalfie - Dr Green Thumd [D-Floor]

Colossio - Ser (Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Rai) [Karakter Records]

Dave Seaman - Press 1 For Human [Selador]

Affkt - Hoydlight [Mobilee Records]

Lake Avalon - Sunrise (VNTM Remix) [Atmosphere]

Mehmet Akar - So Corrupted (Sezer Uysal Remix) [Perspectives Digital]

Fake Mood Feat. Idd Aziz - Jowa [Parallel Lives]

Graham Gold & Jourdan Bordes - Cat With 2 Lives [Krafted Underground]

Aetha - The Unknown [BOX4JOY]

Who Else & Zagitar - Circus [Balance Music]

Noble North - Ronnie Mo (Dan Mckie Remix) [33 Music]

Huxley, Lazarusman - Power (Marco Lys Remix) [Circus Recordings]

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