DJ Winggold mixes

Handing it over to the mind behind London's Unbound Events, a fantastic underground community celebrating a diverse range of UK club sounds, regularly seen hosting legendary cutting edge figures the likes of Skee Mask, SHYBOI, Peverelist and Afrodeustche alongside an array of talented emerging heads operating in and around local UK electronic music scenes.

DJ Winggold aka Charles Olisanekwu's forward thinking mindset is perpetually on display throughout his multitude of creative pursuits, and as a DJ it's his dynamic three deck mixing style fusing Afrofuturist techno and Drexciyan electro that persistently builds to dizzying effect, deftly guiding us deep below the murky surface and into a subterranean sci-fi thriller with a heavy UK twist!

Interview with DJ Winggold: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/dj-winggold

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Interview

MDC.270 DJ Winggold

The Unbound Events boss shares a 'tapestry of sounds designed to act as an emotional balm', which explores his fascination with the duality and dichotomy of dark and light.

This sits alongside a candid interview about self-care and mental health: https://www.stampthewax.com/2022/05/31/reduced-by-dj-winggold/

Reduced By DJ Winggold

Get ready for a relentlessly stomping mix from London promoter and artist DJ Winggold, serving a range of bass heavy sounds and incredible club music.

DJ Winggold is one of the core minds behind Unbound Events, an events platform founded in 2017 and designed to spotlight minorities and raise awareness of social issues. In addition to their events, DJ Winggold spreads the uncompromising Unbound message through their monthly Netil Radio show, contributions to panels and discussions, and regular writing exploring cultural history and the intersection with race and identity.

Having spoken at length on the topic of Afrofuturism, he’s since become an inadvertent advocate on the topic. An aesthetic that informs all his creative pursuits, including his DJ’ing style, he’ll next be seen discussing the it in the form of the pan-African creative explosion at Amsterdam Dance Event.

Check out https://soundcloud.com/unboundevents for more from DJ Winggold.

High Hoops 072 - DJ Winggold

For CoziMix07 we welcome Dj Winggold! who is the curator of unbound events and unbound riddims on Netil Radio which is a London based party and radio show pushing the boundaries of electronic music whilst spreading joy across platforms. His emotive yet energetic sounds harness our ears, bodies and souls leaving us in a psychedelic realm. Charles has incredible power on and off the dance floor, promoting a more inclusive and innovative community. 

1. How and why did you get into producing / dj’ing?
I’ve been running events under Unbound Events since 2017, with it first starting as an outlet to pour my energies into after going through a really deep and dark depressive period. I initially didn’t have any plans to DJ, but it quickly became clear that there was a specific emotional strain of dark, tribalistic but varied and boundary-less sound that I wanted to push, so I taught myself to DJ a few months after first starting.

My first gig was at the 2nd ever Unbound in February 2018 then things have just escalated from there. I had a year where I solidly dabbled in Ableton as a way to further channel my sadboi energy into music, but I got to a point where I was too busy to keep it going. Maybe some point in future…

2. Who, What/where was your most coziest gig you've been to or experienced and why?

A real core memory for me was seeing Ben Howard at Shepherd’s Bush Empire around a decade ago when I was at uni. Despite being a moderately sized venue, he still managed to make it feel intimate and I distinctly remember the crowd experiencing the show in hushed awe during a few songs, without anyone making a peep.

More recently, I went down to Iklectic for the first time and saw Ulla perform live. She’s one of my favourite ambient artists ever and it was beautiful seeing everyone engage deeply with it, either sprawled out on the floor, seated with eyes closed or watching attentively.

3. Do you consider yourself an introvert or extrovert in the industry?

Ha, I’m pretty extroverted by nature but defs have introvert tendencies and need plenty of alone time to recharge. I lowkey find it pretty exhausting always being ‘on’, especially when in club spaces where I go to in order to unwind and *not* talk about or think about music industry stuff. 

Pretty interesting observation is how the industry favours those with more extroverted personalities, especially with the way social media and rampant self-promotion fits in with things. I got into all this for v nerdy introspective reasons and have been basically just creating for myself, so it’s been an adjustment getting used to navigating so many people.

4. If you had to choose 1 track to vibe out too forever, what would it be?

Literally impossible to choose just one track lol. One that I’ve endlessly played a lot over the past year and a bit, though, is ‘Summer’ by Pub - it’s 16 mins of bliss that simultaneously feels like an eternity and leaves you wanting more. Truly one of the greatest dub-techno influenced tracks of all time and one that never gets old.

What is your routine when preparing for a gig / production/writing session? Do you have any special remedies/ mental/physical prep/ places to go to? :)

I try (and usually fail) to prepare quite rigorously for gigs, planning out a rough narrative I’d like to paint but leaving enough space for spontaneity and changes in vibe based on the crowd. In reality, I’m usually prepping until the v last minute before the gig and then any vague plan usually goes straight out the window within the first few tunes! :’)

On the rare occasions when I’m not insanely pressed for time (the joys of having a busy full time job, woo), I like to meditate and stretch ahead of a set, setting intentions for the set and making sure I feel fully connected to my body so I can better connect with the energy of the crowd. I’ve also recently started listening to non-dance music to cleanse my ears before playing - shoutout to FKA Twigs and shoegaze music.

CoziMix 07 - Dj Winggold

DJ Winggold, artist, writer, radio host, speaker and mental health advocat is joining us to take over Tapes #107.   

Tracklist & Interview: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/dj-winggold-mix

He’s also one of the key minds behind Unbound Events, a London-based events platform using underground music as a vehicle to elevate minorities and raise awareness of social issues. He draws inspiration from Afrofuturism to guide his creative pursuits, focusing on the intersection between race, identity, history and culture. 

As a DJ, the guiding principle of Afrofuturism manifests through the fusion of techno with angular rhythms and UK-inspired club sounds to create something respecting the black roots of electronic music whilst remaining firmly forward-facing and unique.

Follow DJ Winggold —
instagram.com/unboundevents
@unboundevents

Origins Tapes 107 - DJ Winggold

Composer and modular synth expert Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith presents TouchThePlants on NTS' Los Angeles studio once a month for a round-up of favourites and inspirations from her label TouchThePlants. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith/episodes/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith-23rd-january-2024

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The Blackest Ever Black released singer-songwriter Carla Dal Forno stops by NTS' London studio once a month for an hour-long show featuring original productions side by side with old favourites and inspirations ranging from minimal synth to folk and dream pop... 
https://www.nts.live/shows/carla-dal-forno/episodes/carla-dal-forno-13th-february-2024

Carla Dal Forno 130224

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Somewhere Press is a Glasgow-based record label that embodies the emotive, narrative-led spaces in sound work, uplifting outsider voices and queering notions of experimental music and print. 

This mix explores the discrepant sounds of dream states.
Ethereal choral vocals are entangled with distorted and disturbed voices and a drifting psychedelic ambience is broken apart by rumbling atmospheres of industrial.
As layers break apart, raw and resonant drones float beneath the surface; an opiated, eternal delirium.

Photo credit: Marilena Vlachopoulou

Knekelhuis # 110 - Somewhere Press

Twin System // NOODS // 16.2.24

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Ziggy Devriendt is the DJ behind Nosedrip. Tune in once a month for an expert selection of any or all of the following: new age, new wave, French psych, minimal synth, post-punk and a whole lot else... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/nosedrip/episodes/nosedrip-18th-april-2024

Nosedrip 180424

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”. 
More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

La Cucaracha w/ Lou & Clyde Arcalis @ Kiosk Radio 15.05.2024

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The NTS Breakfast Show W/ THE PILOTWINGS 310524

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Previously part of Le Marais eponymous LP on Besoins Premiers (along with green beast Jacques Satre), the long-time friends unveil today their four-tracker, depicting the exuberant and colorful myths rooted in their native Provence. In the heavy fuzz and distortion hide the intoxicating rounds of a carnival, the heady scent of a burning wicker man, the deafening drone of a crowd becoming one in front of the dancing flames.

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Next up for the podcast, Unbounds' boss man DJ Winggold takes the reigns for 1hr 45 through a proper journey of club music not confined to one style or genre. 
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