Voyage by SETTLE DOWN

From listening to pirate radio recordings, putting on illegal parties and working for one of the UK’s original rave promoters, Greg Hepworth, aka Settle Down, has always had roots in the foundations of UK dance music.

Settle Down’s 30 year journey began when the sounds of Fantazia drifted into his childhood bedroom at the age of 10. After wearing out cassettes of pirate radio recordings and immersing himself in a growing culture, what followed was putting on illegal raves across the South Coast and packing tapes for Dreamscape, before crossing over to Creator and releasing for Metalheadz and Reinforced as 'Ulterior Motive' and reinventing himself as 'Settle Down'.

From fan to facilitator to maker. Voyage is a documentation of Settle Down's 30 year journey through UK breakbeat culture. Presented as a recording of a 90’s rave cassette mix, it chronicles the journey through house, breakbeat, hardcore and jungle and the influences that make up these genres, a love letter to the past and an ode to the vibe.

Voyage will be released on a limited edition mixtape cassette, 12” vinyl and digitally mixed and unmixed single tracks alongside some limited edition merchandise.

Vinyl Tracklist:

A1 All You Need (Turbo Mix)
A2 Look At You
B1 2 Nite
B2 Right Now

Mixtape Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Read the Signs (Deep in the Night)
3. Sensory Overload
4. Look at You
5. RIght Now
6. Off the Stage Please
7. Right Now Reprise
8. Ready to Rave
9. 2 Nite
10. What Goes Around
11. Black Water Junction
12. Last One
13. All You Need (Turbo Mix)

Settle Down has always just wanted to be at the rave. As the distant sounds of Fantazia 92 rung its way into the impressionable 10 year old’s bedroom window, the journey begun. Then Dreamscape and Slipmatt on tape. It was done.