BEN SIMS three-deck techno set in The Lab LDN

Coors and Mixmag present The Lab LDN with Ben Sims delivering a masterclass in techno.
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Ben Sims is a veteran in the techno scene, with over 20 years of experience under his belt. His blend of tough funk and hard grooves sets him apart from his peers as one of the most prominent and in-demand techno DJs in the world.
His pirate radio origins, where he’d spin hip hop, house and rave, contributed to his exploration of underground dance music, and he’s put this experience to use on his Symbolism imprint - which has released music from Linear Search, Hemka, Rebecca Delle Piane, Lathe, Insolate and more. His Hardgroove imprint is also going strong - with releases from Cadans and Trackmaster Dre landing this year.
1. FX
2. Shinedoe - Nidra. Intacto
3. Marcal - The Only Way Is Forward. Unreleased
4. Insolate - Lust (Ben Sims Hardgroove Remix). Out Of Place
5. Mark Broom - Recessive. Unreleased
6. 2000 and one - Ethics (Len Faki Remix). Figure
7. Aiken - Kognitive. Key Vinyl
8. Marcal - ABL1. Unreleased
9. Pushmann - The Gallery (Ben Sims Hardgroove Dub). Matterwave
10. Deano - Terra Amata. Hardgroove
11. D-Leria - Tribalism. Avian
12. S-File - Things Have Changed (Fhase 87 Remix).GND
13. Ben Sims - Control. LiveJam
14. Subradeon - The Last Trumpet. Trapid
15. Mark Broom - AR-4. Token
16. Norbak - Mirante (Oscar Mulero Remix. Soma
17. Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Untitled. Unreleased
18. Mark Flash - Dementia. Still Techno
19. Modern Doom - Escape One. MSDMNR
20. Temudo and CRAVO - ESAD 07. Hayes
21. Lady Starlight & Rødhåd - 200704. WSNWG
22. Mark Broom - Start Up. Unreleased
23. Vinicius Honorio - Le Boi. ARTS
24. Shindoe - Distranction. Axis
25. Ben Sims - Manipulated (Mark Broom Edit). Unreleased
26. Freash People - Alpharisc (Ben Sims Hardgroove Mix). Wet Musik
27. Avision - What I Say. Hardgroove
28. Mark Broom - EFB. Rekids
29. John Thomas - Shift. Maxima
30. C&G Southsystem - Dual EP/B1 (Mark Broom Edit). Conform
31. Kr!z - Takedown. Unreleased
32. Truncate & Ruskin - Sketch 1. Blueprint
33. Truncate - Repeat. Truncate
34. Jeff Mills - Dunlop. Purpose Maker
35. DJ Deep - The Machine (Truncates Drum Workout). Unreleased
36. Mark Broom - Mangle. Beardman
37. Dimi Angelis - Blue Turtles. Axis
38. Vinicius Honorio - Medusa. lehman Muzik
39. Ben Sims - Carnival (Shlomi Aber's remix). Conform
40. Duckett - No Camera or Dentist. Bandcamp
41. Paul Mac - Grind Returns (Ritzi Lee Remix). Theory
42. ASSAILANTS - Fracture 1. Unreleased
43. A Thousand Details - Chiants. ATD
44. HIOLL - Make Them Listen (Temudo remix. Abstraction
45. Temudo - Tough To Say. Soma
46. Barrow Boy - Dungeons. Retro-Vert
47. Lenny De Ice - We Are I.E. I.E.Records
48. James Ruskin - Hang Up. Blueprint
49. TSVI x Randomer - Reflex. Nervous Horizon *Sims JFF Edit
50. Mike Storm - Indigenous Lifeforms. Axis

[@calebainsworth7247]

I've been in this for 30 years or so,and Sims is still the real deal. He jacks,he funks, he grooves. THIS is techno.

[@37jakeyboy]

One of few who is keeping it technooo!!!! Fuck dnb

[@armandoalmeida8955]

Ben Sims como outros carl cox Jeff Mills.dave Clarke são os pais do techno .como outros tb Kevin saundarseon muitos mais ...old school .hoje tbm temos bons DJs .mas todos.estes DJs de hoje uma linha uma maneira de tocar que os inspirou ! Esses são os mestres .tbm sou DJ amador e minha influência sempre foi carl cox dave Clarke

[@armandoalmeida8955]

Ben Sims e um dos que veio revolucionar tbm techno com seu estilo.

[@TheClone300]

He stays true to his style aswell. That's what I really love about him.

[@dadanum8443]

Also a 30 year'er.... but amazingly only heard of Ben Sims this year.
He is what techno djs should aspire to be, in terms of djing. In terms of playlist - he plays real techno.

[@atomcrash]

When Ben released his Escapism mix CD almost 20 years ago, it was the major inspiration for me for wanting to spin on three decks. I liked this set a lot more then what I heard from Jeff Mills, whose sets, while undoubtedly technically impressive and funky, were always pretty chaotic. But with Ben Sims everything flowed together so smoothly as if the tracks were always meant to be arranged exactly like that, with not even the slighted imprecision in the mixing. An absolute masterclass in techno DJing! Great to see he's still at it and continues to inspire. Truly one of the best ever!

[@legoman911]

Yes but it’s part of the chaos and drama with Mills sets that stamps his signature on his sets. He does not aim for perfection, more to experiment.

[@markrichie2529]

@@legoman911 yeah any one can experiment.....Perfection is the art of the DJ....

[@legoman911]

@@markrichie2529 but very few can do a perfect experiment 😉

[@brianlord2]

Luke slators cool on 3 decks 😍

[@marcusschulz2111]

@@markrichie2529 YESSSSSS!!!!👍😎

[@professorquack]

"There's no real dj's left"....Ben Sims: "Hold my beer"

[@klausvonsynk1794]

a boss dj deserves a boss comment!

[@TiagoFernandes81]

Master Class from the MASTER himself!
29 people who dislike this know fuck all about Electronic music and probably think DJs like Charlotte de Witte among others are what the Techno culture is all about these days. Sad times...

[@trippywong8953]

Or that sad shite Fatima haj😅😅wle fully distorted sound😅

[@DaBlacKoncept]

Yup and Amile Lens lol

[@ChrisChambersMusic]

Still mixing it old school. Gotta love it

[@gordonvelimirovic8539]

One very big respect for this man,serious old school and serious producer ,skillz master on decks and cds as well as Dave Clark, Christian Varela, Oscar Mulero,Adam Beyer,Richie Hawtin and a few others ....

[@twistandshoutabout]

Is Beyer that good on the decks?

[@monegrino87]

Wow... Ben Sims... TECHNO LEGEND FOREVER!!!

[@harris2007]

Absolutely phenomenal, the best techno DJ on the planet 👌

[@thiesannaidoo6876]

Straight up no nonsense techno. Just what the world needs right now forever and always. Class as always Mr Sims!!!

[@marcosbanaclochetoquero5172]

sin palabras ben. Siges con tus ritmos..melodias...compases y mezclas de siempre. Da gusto ver a un deejay q conserva su esencia aunq pasen los años. Siempre estaras en mi maleta y en los usb de casa y del coche. No cambies. BEEEEEEEN SIMSSSSSSS

[@plastikdreams6409]

In my opinion the greatest techno dj of all time, pure raw beautiful techno.

[@keysofcats1822]

BEN SIMS's sooo splendid DJ!! Just LOVE HIM!

[@carlwesten5284]

Holy hell! A massive in your face set by Ben Sims. Lord have mercy - such cool techno!

[@BobSaysWhat22]

The thing about Ben is that he literally plays and produces all kinds of music Old, New, Tribal, Funky, Disco etc with a perfect flow. Not like some other djs who play so many different genes relentlessly without any flow.

[@hypnoid722]

This is not Techno, this is Samba ! He makes it so funky ;-)

[@max_ctrl]

50 tracks in an hour, proper mixing

[@angisangis5782]

The Beast, the best, Ben Sims! The boss!

[@slimroit]

incredible style of music back then. feeding you all the time through the tracks with the right tempo .

[@user-ej5qb7ie4t]

Ben Sims
Jeff Mills
Dave Clarke
DJ Rush
Chris Liebing
Richie Hawtin
Legends of techno,cant get more than that

[@rezok7369]

Carl Cox too!

[@MwahMwahProductions]

Throw a DJ Bone in there too!

[@neogenesis08]

this man is on another level

[@kalinthedj]

Just when you think you can mix techno on 3, Ben Sims comes over with this masterclass and sends you straight to kindergarten. Awesome is an understatement of how good his skills are. All hail!

[@matthenley3886]

*FULL TRACKLIST IS IN THE DESCRIPTION* But here are some timestamps as reference points for working out tracks:
5:36 Mark broom Recessive
12:50 S-file ‘things have changed’ (phase 87 remix)
20:35 Mark Flash-Dementia
27:19 Viniscius Honorio ‘le boi’
32:35 Mark Broom EFB
38:25 Truncate-Repeat
41:05 Mark Broom-Mangle
48:09 Paul Mac-Grind returns ( Ritzi Lee)
54:31 Barrow Boy- Dungeons ( Awesome track!)

[@XuNgILLo]

Thanks a lot! Find any Ben Sims track is always a hardwork

[@deepulse9752]

me head is banging from the first minutes. True legend of the game. Respect !

[@eleeut]

Ben Sims is the MXXXXFXXXXX, 50 blazing techno cuts in just over an hour.. blinding.

[@RRRRRRP]

The best at this as far as I'm concerned, and ive seen a lot

[@RomelJohan]

The Obi-Wan Kenobi of Techno

[@afc4141]

The master of mixing at work.... absolute legend

[@demnatka]

Proper techno from a legend. Wicked stuff 👊

[@nunoconceicao2080]

PURE TECHNO!!!

[@andrewnaismith98]

Sims been a wrecking ball for over 20 year now pure Techno wizard! 🙌🏻

[@komabase]

listening to him a very long time and he never ever disappointed. very well mixing as usual!

[@tristanroberts5157]

Ben is still the Best........Stay Strong Brother!

[@djtomlarson7353]

This man is a legend !!
Awesome mixing skills. Respect 👌👍

[@jonathanolivier2971]

Oh yess its good to listnen to real techno mix 😍😍😍

[@jaybones821_YT]

This is bringing me back to storm rave days. Mid 90’s!!

[@olivierowels5595]

Music des îles Caraïbes

[@olivierowels5595]

Samba samba bou Boum

[@nimrodbiomen]

Hell yeah, he plays this sound at least 2,5 decades

[@klausvonsynk1794]

@@nimrodbiomen Almost the ONLY 1 who didn't change to that minimal stuff...carola, liebing, umek...Hero's in the past...Ben Hero 4-ever!

[@welovespace9297]

@@klausvonsynk1794 also Derrick may

[@unoesmasacido5485]

Vamos todo un gustazo ver y oír a este hombre mezclar👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@zlikkizlicko8908]

Ben Sims is the KING

[@djbangkokkidd2955]

The Man... The legend!

[@oric3534]

you are the strongest dj i have ever known, happy music, you get inside my heart

[@djshiva]

Fucking master of the decks!

[@Flashback_Jack]

Ben is awesome. Always posts his tracklists too on his Insta.

[@oscarmunu7424]

This is awesome. The BEST techno Discjockey

[@loskrameros]

Awesome! I’d love to see Ben and Bone go b2b live!

[@colinreilly41]

They did a cracking b2b set on Red light Radio - ADE a few years ago. Should still be on FB and mixcloud !)

[@ibojohnson]

Here you go, b2b set on Red light Radio - ADE (thank you Colin Reilly): facebook.com/watch/live/?v=288436931881488&ref=watch_permalink

[@colinreilly41]

@@ibojohnson That's the one, nae bother.

[@maevak6299]

Un vrai dj enfin qui envoie la sauce comme on l'aime 👌🏽👌🏽💯💯💯
Big up!!!

[@minotaurus1981]

Hammer Set 🤘👌🤙

[@WillJBailey]

Masterclass from a techno legend.

[@johnnymay8489]

WHAT A SMASHING SET FROM THE LEGEND HIMSELF MR SIMS 💯🔥 TRACK AFTER TRACK SMASHED IT BRO EVERY SET YOU DO IS EPIC 🖤🙌🙌🙌😎

[@JG-VISIONS.]

Dale tralla ahí Ben!!!❤

[@weximan1]

Hardgroove at its finest 👌

[@claytonproctor7514]

That is a cool ass shirt he has on and awesome set as usual!!

[@duderandom5178]

This is what i needed it right now

[@borjagarro4265]

Respect. Always.

[@marcometaglini2581]

Best dj in the world 😎👍💣💣💣💣

[@kukukuofficial7480]

Hats off to you Mr Sims 🙌🏽🔝

[@guud]

One of the kind, still here still kicking shit out of techno music...my f taste, this lasts forever! Thank you sir! 🙏🙏⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥⚡

[@yadda1972]

Absolutely incredible!

[@popipofamily926]

Un des meilleurs set que j'ai pu entendre dans ma vie!!!!

[@truckinve]

I need this set and open air madness again :)

[@fabianalejandro432]

Awesome!

[@sebastiaandebrouwere7288]

real master!! dj pure sang! one of the few

[@gengibre10]

You’re a legend men... great memories come back 😍

[@jackbixby2471]

destroyer class ship ben going on techno cells:)much respect man your fan for 20 years greetings from slovenia:)

[@zonadj4737]

My favorite dj

[@DJ_Dhawz]

Wow.. what a set!

[@djcolindale]

Wicked set. Ben rocks!

[@DamianBrownie]

Ben Sims King of Techno!

[@sbuwieguwie20]

Ben sims one of my favorites mixing DJs he killed as usual

[@nikokaine7660]

Always good...💣💣💣💯💢💢🖤🖤

[@tooltechrecords]

what a great mix. dozens of amazing grooves mixed by the hardgroove hero itself

[@samuraiman1114]

Ben Sims is a DJ who knows how to DJ.

[@andrasunger1137]

Legends. They live among us

[@berkayozay5780]

50 tracks in 61 minutes...

[@sbuwieguwie20]

Yeeeh u got the that one right his a mega mixer 4 deck straight

[@tekmixlogix]

awesome vibes

[@ghoststtv2871]

ORBIT in Morley, you rocked the joint. Best techno place on Earth mixed with you, what more can you ask for.

[@tomoflis5338]

One of my great influence Ben Simms the legend.Pure Techno as it should be👌

[@stefanotechno2749]

A lenda do techno verdadeiro !

[@MikBaa]

Love it 😉👌 ❤️ 🔊

[@Vtwin_Superbikes]

Ben is the boy 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼🕺🏻

[@nunoconceicao2080]

MASTER!!!

[@Alpha666JDance]

A los que dais no me gusta porque es? mas que nada porque este señor ha sido una maquina del techno y desde hace un par de años que decidió centrarse mas, esta que se sale..el problema no sera que no os gusta el techno? techno en estado puro y ritmo del 2000 grande sims!!!!!!

[@josemanuellosadadelcampo8488]

Totalmente de acuerdo contigo.
Ben sims es una bestia pinchando

[@jlesseyp]

Debería haber un botón de "no me gusta los no me gusta" Jajajajjajajaja!!!! Ben Sims es un maestro y una leyenda del Techno, quien no reconozca su talento (aún si no le gusta el Techno) le falta camino por recorrer.

[@truckinve]

Grande Ben con esta sesion , muy buenos recuerdos, y espero que vuelva a repetir para futuros eventos.

[@kitloy]

Puro ignorante podría poner "no me gusta" los niños de ahora no saben de lo bueno...saludos

[@IsaacSMILE]

Ben is propohhhh. Just solid techno - no faffin or fluff.

[@fabiocastro8026]

tremendous 🤘

[@kahs1180]

Eeeeeeeehhhh woooooh🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺❤️❤️❤️

[@MrJayzion1]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 wow!

[@Decoy303]

Set was way too short. I'm sad now. Fucking Legend.

[@rorstap]

Proper Techno.

[@twikitwo3876]

37:50 It's a spiritual thang

[@systemghost10]

Wow amazing mix!!!

[@dovla73]

Yes

[@migueljp6950]

Eterno! un maestro!

[@Chkhitoooo]

Grandmaster Sims 🏆

[@MrPrugor]

The only one that didn’t release old school techno!!!

[@salvik929]

Vamos titoooo😝🙌🙌🙌

[@marlon_88]

Oh that old school feeling!

[@lorandmatyas]

Green light for my neighbor to call the police on me xD

[@ChrisBmufc]

Sit back and enjoy a real deal dj.

[@TheAtakamaenko]

めちゃくちゃかっこええやん！！

[@Volpearg]

Amazing as usual! Funky groove

[@sealion_t_v]

this man is pure fire

[@jaybones821_YT]

Niccccce!!