DT946: Josh Hvaal

Josh Hvaal steps up for DT Podcast 946 with a 100% JHV Mix, and it lands heavy.

Eight releases deep with Jamie Jones and his Hot Creations camp, Josh Hvaal has moved from breakthrough name to reliable club weapon. From ‘The Sound EP’ through to a steady run of dancefloor records, he’s earned backing from heads like Patrick Topping, Joseph Capriati, Solomun and Pete Tong. Not by accident. The tunes work.

This week’s mix says it plainly. A journey through the sound of a 100% JHV Mix. Fourteen tracks. All Josh Hvaal. Around 75% unreleased. No filler, no detours. Just rolling drums, tight low end, and that clipped vocal energy he’s dialled in over the last few years.

TRICK · Josh Hvaal – Hustlers Dance

There’s weight in the IDs. You can hear the next six months taking shape. ‘Where Ya Been Baby’ and ‘Rhythm Of House’ bring that direct, peak-time bounce. ‘Want 2 Feel’ locks into a groove that feels built for low ceilings and warm rooms. And then there’s ‘Hustlers Dance’, the standout and Josh Hvaal’s personal favourite in the mix.

‘Hustlers Dance’ drops Friday, 13th February on Trick, the label run by Patrick Topping. It’s one he’s been working towards for a while, and you can hear why. It’s sharp. Confident. Built for those moments when the floor is already moving, and you just need to push it further.

Josh Hvaal has been steadily building his own lane, too, with Gibberish, which Pete Tong unveiled on BBC Radio 1, and that same drive runs through this hour. It feels focused. No hype. Just club music made by someone who spends time in clubs.

DT Podcast 946 is a marker. A snapshot of where Josh Hvaal is right now, and where he’s heading next.

Lock into the full 100% JHV Mix, and keep ‘Hustlers Dance’ on your radar.

Today, he joins us on the podcast for the first time. Listen to it below, on Mixcloud or Apple Podcast here.

Data Transmission · DT946 – Josh Hvaal

Sum up this podcast in 10 words…

A Journey through the sound of a 100% JHV Mix

What’s your personal favourite track on it?

Hustlers Dance, which is coming out on Patrick Topping’s Trick Label

What’s the special ingredient in this mix?

This mix is an hour of 100% Josh Hvaal music, 75% are currently unreleased!

Tell us about your next EP?

So my next EP comes out Friday, 13th February on Patrick Topping’s Trick label. Patrick has been an incredible supporter of my music over the years, and this is a label I’ve been working towards for a long time, and I’m buzzing that we finally made it happen!

What have you got coming up?

I’ve got a busy release schedule of exciting music, some of it in this mix! Some really exciting shows too across the UK, South America and Europe too!

And finally, do you have a special message for our readers?

Hope you guys enjoy this mix as much as I did recording it!

Tracklist

Josh Hvaal – Where Ya Been Baby
Josh Hvaal – ID
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Josh Hvaal – Hustlers Dance
Josh Hvaal – ID
Josh Hvaal – Rhythm Of House
Josh Hvaal – ID
Josh Hvaal – ID
Josh Hvaal – Want 2 Feel
Josh Hvaal – ID
Josh Hvaal – ID

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Grahame Farmer

Grahame Farmer’s love affair with electronic music goes back to the mid-90s when he first began to venture into the UK’s beloved rave culture, finding himself interlaced with some of the country’s most seminal club spaces. A trip to dance music’s anointed holy ground of Ibiza in 1997 then cemented his sense of purpose and laid the foundations for what was to come over the next few decades of his marriage to the music industry.