It's a 90's house music fest in this episode of Retro House Mixtape. Everything here is from that sweet spot between '96 & '99. Chunky bass-led garagey rhythms, stompy disco house and some outright all-timer anthems.

This’ll be me tomorrow night. Literally me. This is my other account.

Wait a minute. What plugin did I just install?

A post from my other account: AS WE STEP! Stream the latest episode of Retro House Mixtape, on Mixcloud, your Podcast app or the link below. #vinyl #housemusic #dj #house #oldskool retrohousemixtape.com/2026/03/13/e...

“Wicked, wicked, Springfield massive”

The “other thing I do” outside of Dodgy Pixel has just dropped another release. Retro House Mixtape - Episode 121 – Loops Of Life After the love-fest from the previous episode we are back down to clubby business for episode 121 of Retro House Mixtape. retrohousemixtape.com/2026/02/27/e...

Ep118 of Retro House Mixtape will be streaming on We Get Lifted Radio, Tuesday 27th at 4pm. Check it out along with their line up of excellent House Music DJ’s and shows. www.wegetliftedradio.com

A little update on the other thing I do outside of “Dodgy Pixel”. THIS FRIDAY (30th Jan), the latest episode of Retro House Mixtape goes live. 60 minutes of #oldskool #housemusic - stream via retrohousemixtape.com , the Mixcloud app/website or your podcast app of choice (but not Spotify (boooo!))

Back in 2018 I was doing a DJing thing where I was mucking about with my 90’s house 12”s. It was called Retro House Mixtape. I clocked up 100+ episodes before putting on hiatus. I’ve had the itch to DJ again so now there’s a new episode to stream. Link below retrohousemixtape.com/2026/01/16/r...

A reminder to all indie musicians and artists that Spotify is not your friend.

Free compilation from Codename: RCRDS, grab it before it’s gone. “we've compiled another fantastic special gift package, featuring nine stunning tracks which featured on the label's during 2025.” codenamercrds.bandcamp.com/album/festiv...

Stumbled across this Xmas treat from @theallergies.bsky.social whilst our Christmas shopping. The perfect soundtrack whilst panic buying on a Monday morning. music.apple.com/gb/album/on-...

Nice little Christmas freebie from Karanyisounds. Minipol - a virtual analogue synth with a unique Smart Random feature. A bit more work to install than most plugins but having played with it for five minutes there's some really good foundation sounds in here. karanyisounds.com/pages/promo-...

Some cracking mid-week listening. A 68-track community jungle compilation made entirely on the Dirtywave M8 Tracker. Proceeds from the Bandcamp album sales are going to an organisation in Australia called Djirra (djirra.org.au) www.reddit.com/r/jungle/s/0...

“I don’t need this trap crap” I hear you man! I hear you.

A great plugin freebie from karanyisounds.com Matra, a “Resonant Delay & Rhythm Designer”. Just go to the site and wait for this pop up to appear. No idea how long this runs for so get on it quick.

Love content like this. From Attack Magazine. How to create the Landlord rave stab. It’s mad how it starts off sounding nothing like it until it suddenly does. www.attackmagazine.com/technique/sy...

There’s a slim shelf in my studio (I say studio, it’s a big shed) that I keep forgetting is perfect for sitting vinyl on for display. Today I finally picked out some records to sit up there.

Interesting plug-in that’s free for a limited time (credit to Bedroom Producer Blog for posting this). Transplit, a plugin that lets you shape the transients of your audio. noiseworksaudio.com/products/tra...

My good friend Mike is abseiling for charity. At the time of posting this he is just £15 away from his target if anyone has some spare change to chip in. If not, any re-posts would be greatly appreciated to help get the word out there. www.justgiving.com/page/mike-wi...

Possibly the best marketing I’ve ever seen for a new synth, starring Matt Berry and Jemaine Clement. youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o

I have fallen down a rabbit hole of website admin for my previous DJ project ‘Retro House Mixtape’. I’m thinking of reviving this in the future but first I need to tidy up lots of little things that no-one will notice or care about but it’ll drive me mad if I don’t fix them. retrohousemixtape.com

A fascinating video from Venus Theory on how music streaming is completely broken, especially for independent artists. I’ve had some of the stuff on this video about bot playlists happen to me. It’s why I have no intention to release new stuff on streaming platforms from now on youtu.be/plleJ0Zv0Ww

It’s BANDCAMP FRIDAY once again. The link below takes you to my site and my tunes that you can check out on BandCamp. If you’re after ravey breaks and Drum & Bass this little lot might be up your alley. dodgypixel.com/category/dis...

In case you missed it. A ridiculous deal going on right now at Purified Audio. Their “Everything Bundle” is only £2. Instead of £358. Insane. Get it quick. Not sure how long it’ll be around for. purafied.com/products/the...

Typical that I’m away on holiday and an idea has sprung into my head on how I can rework a track that I’m working on. Gonna need to lock that idea in my head for a few more days before I can get it down.

Not everyday you get to muck about with Chaka Khan vocals. I’ll have to grab these stems. Could be fun to play with.

*OBLIGATORY BANDCAMP FRIDAY POST* Another Bandcamp Friday, another chance for me to reflect on not having released anything since before the last one. Anyway, I have tunes on Bandcamp. They sound a lot like the stuff in the preview below. The first track is also a freebie. dodgypixel.bandcamp.com

Just discovered this lovely little bassbin rattler by Bakey. Pianos, rave vocals, big wubbly subs. Worth a listen. song.link/i/1821903603

Oh yeah sure. This is totally fine. Nothing to see here. www.404media.co/spotify-publ...

**For iPhone / iOS users.** Vochlea Music is giving away lifetime Premium access to their Dubnote app today (9th July) only. If you’ve ever used voice memos for music stuff (and trust me, mine is embarrassing) this is that but on steroids. Grab it here: apps.apple.com/gb/app/dubno...

Public Enemy have dropped a new album on Bandcamp and it’s “name your price” for the first 72 hours of release. publicenemy.bandcamp.com/album/black-...

Does anyone else think the music in that Andrex ad slaps? youtu.be/1_flIK7pPus

If you have Apple Music, this DJ Mix by BCEE is a summer-vibed DnB doozy. music.apple.com/gb/album/bce...

Looks like the Apple vs Epic case has hit a momentous moment. It’ll be exciting to see how this spills out into things outside of gaming. For example, finally being able to buy music directly from the BandCamp app. How good would that be? youtu.be/Iwvmx1AZF1Y?...

The latest Logic Pro update has ChatGPT. 😳🙊 “Explore ideas like song lyrics, chords, and more using ChatGPT with integrated Writing Tools” support.apple.com/en-us/109503

FREE PLUGIN KLAXON! Over on PluginBoutique (via the AudioProductionDeals subreddit) Melda Production - Analog Empire: Plucks & Keys www.reddit.com/r/AudioProdu...

Me happily listening to ‘Pass the Courvoisier Part II’ by Busta Rhymes and only remembering halfway through that P Diddy has a guest spot on the track.

If you have music on SoundCloud. They’re now using it to train AI as per a sneaky update to their Terms. More info here… futurism.com/soundcloud-a...

Just spent 30 minutes working on a riff. Building it up, adding in some bass. Thinking to myself “This is coming together nicely”. Throw a pad over the top, really starting to take shape now. Happy with this. Then I realise I’ve accidentally remade the riff from “You’re Not Alone” by Olive. Doh!

Yeah Good Friday is good n’all but BANDCAMP FRIDAY is even better! (although you don’t get the day off work) Below are my tunes that you can listen to (and buy) on BandCamp. The first track in the clip below is also a Freebie! You can find all of these tunes in the link in my bio.

Fantastic looking (and I expect sounding) new freebie from @soundtoys.bsky.social , looking forward to trying this out. Free until 22nd May so don’t delay in grabbing it. www.soundtoys.com/product/spac...

It took a bit of figuring out and tying up all kinds of virtual wires but I've sussed out how to add my own domain to my user tag. Kinda cool, very nerdy yes, but kinda cool.

Oooof! Uncle Digs has put together an absolutely stacked out garage set. Clocking in at 4 and a half hours! I’ll be throwing this on at my work desk tomorrow. youtu.be/17W_SIxNFnk

You could take that quote below and swap out the word “Religion” with “House music” and it would still be applicable.

Hard recommend on this video by @bennjordan.bsky.social

I’ve just updated this post to include details of a 50% off sale by Spearhead Records where you can get their downloads, CDs and merch at half price. Full details are in the link below, in the Technimatic review.

Me checking in every few hours to see how the $ is getting weaker against the £ so I can save a few quid on Serum 2

A new “Dodgy Picks” post is now online on my blog. It’s a Drum & Bass fest this week as I pick out three tunes for you to enjoy and buy/download. dodgypixel.com/dodgy-picks-...

AWESOME iOS DEAL: The fantastic DAW app NanoStudio 2 and all sound packs are now free to download. This fantastic app is literally a portable DAW to carry around in your pocket. Sadly it’s going to disappear from the App Store in April so grab it all ASAP. www.blipinteractive.co.uk/community/di...