Graham Gold presented Esta La Musica 298 for Scientific Sound Asia, originally aired on 27 March 2019. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music news outlet, connecting audiences across Asia and internationally.
Esta La Musica took its name from a tattoo on Gold’s right upper arm, acquired while he was playing a DJ set in Los Angeles in 1999. He used the phrase for the programme after leaving Kiss 100 and relocating to South East Asia, establishing it as an outlet for contemporary electronic music.
Gold was the first international DJ to appear on Scientific Sound Asia Radio during the station’s early period in 2018. His wider profile had been built through his work on London’s Kiss 100 and the Peach club nights.
Before that national radio exposure, he held a long residency at Gulliver’s in Mayfair between 1980 and 1989. The venue gave him extensive experience of club audiences, where he played six nights a week across seven-hour sets.
His early musical background included Disco, Soul and Jazz Funk, alongside London pirate radio work. In 1985 and 1986, he presented a Soul programme on Capital FM before moving to Kiss 100.
Gold appeared in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 for eight consecutive years and sold more than 700,000 mix albums. His international bookings took him to clubs and festivals in more than 150 cities across 50 countries.
Alongside DJing and broadcasting, he ran the Koolworld, Peach and Good As record labels. Good As released Mat Darey’s Liberation, which reached the UK Top 20.
Graham Gold also handled the UK and Ibiza diaries of Armin van Buuren, Tiësto and Ferry Corsten between 1998 and 2001. He later worked as a television presenter, hosting the clubbing programme BPM and presenting programmes from the Winter Music Conference for MTV.
At the time of this edition, Gold was living on Koh Phangan in Thailand and playing parties there. His 2019 production schedule included collaborations with Jourdan Bordes, with Spulig planned for Dynamica and Manipulation for Refuge.
His solo track Blue Camels was set for Berlin label Patent Skillz, run by DJ Lion. Earlier productions and remixes had appeared through Coldharbour, Moon Island, Souled, Bequem, Krafted, Endemic, Jungle Funk and P&S Music.
Further updates, mixes and releases can be followed through his Facebook, Instagram, Mixcloud, SoundCloud, Beatport and Resident Advisor. Esta La Musica 298 documents his Southeast Asian radio work during a period when his DJing, label history and production activity were closely connected.
DJ Graham Gold presents Esta La Musica 298 on Scientific Sound Asia, with a selection moving through Progressive House, Tech House, Melodic House and Techno, Afro House and House Music. The episode features music from Blue Cell, Amir Telem, Shah Parvaz, Djuma Soundsystem, Fake Mood, Olith, Kydus, Kölsch, Sasha, Paul Sawyer, CASSIMM, Chus & Ceballos and Tweaken.
Blue Cell opens with Omegian on Yang, setting the episode inside a Progressive House direction. Amir Telem follows with Arjuna on Motek, keeping the early section focused on deeper melodic progression.
Ryan Strong’s Magnitude adds another Progressive House entry before Fran & Co and Shah Parvaz move the tracklist towards Melodic House and Techno with Mad Hatter. Djuma Soundsystem, Fake Mood and Olith then introduce Afro House through Oloro Nyager on Get Physical Music.
Half Of Me returns the set to Progressive House with Breath on Truesounds Promo. Kydus and Saschh BBC then bring a Tech House passage through Escape on Kinetic Promo and Caspar Inside on Beans & Bacon.
Kölsch and Sasha’s The Lights on IPSO Promo gives the middle section a broad Progressive House centre. Menkee follows with Slap The Snitch on Pro B-Tech Promo, adding another Tech House entry to the programme.
Sam Heyman’s Betelgeuse on Aletheia moves the selection back into Progressive House before Kalkara’s Magic adds a Melodic House and Techno line. Paul Sawyer then appears with Temple Of The Gods in the Cabizbajo remix, keeping the late section in Progressive House.
CASSIMM’s Dances With Wolves appears in the Chus & Ceballos remix on Stereo Productions, bringing a House Music reference into the closing stretch. Linzy Creber’s Sonder on Resound Promo and Tweaken’s Rise on Aztech close Esta La Musica 298 with Progressive House at the centre.
Esta La Musica 298 by DJ Graham Gold
Blue Cell - Omegian (Soulkeys) [Yang]
Amir Telem - Arjuna (Original Mix) [Motek]
Ryan Strong - Magnitude [Promo]
Fran & Co / Shah Parvaz (Raving Iran) - Mad Hatter [Promo]
Djuma Soundsystem, Fake Mood & Olith - Oloro Nyager [Get Physical Music]
Half Of Me - Breath (Promo) [Truesounds]
Kydus - Escape [Kinetic Promo]
Saschh BBC - Caspar Inside [Beans & Bacon]
Kölsch & Sasha - The Lights [Ipso Promo]
Menkee - Slap The Snitch [Pro B-Tech Promo]
Sam Heyman - Betelgeuse [Aletheia]
Kalkara - Magic [Recovery Collection Promo]
Paul Sawyer - Temple Of The Gods (Cabizbajo Remix)
Cassimm - Dances With Wolves (Chus & Ceballos) [Stereo Productions]
Linzy Creber - Sonder [Resound Promo]
Tweaken - Rise [Aztech]
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