Monthly ‘Adventures From Beyond’ presented by Magic Castles with guests on rotation and special guests, be it artists, friends or like-minded souls, broadcast on Soho Radio. A sonic exploration of music for all occasions with no brief or genre in mind.

We’re back on Sohoradio this evening from 6-8pm. When I say we I actually mean Felix Dickinson & Darius Akashic for a special ‘Slack Takeover’. As you may by now know our latest collection ‘Sensory Overload’ borrows artworks from zines and flyers of the party Slack, celebrating a little-documented but crucial junction of the free party scene.  Slack was a Brighton based party. The clothing, with permission from the artists and promoters the collection, uses motifs and phrases from the party’s paper zines as their primary designs. 

Felix and Darius were 2 of the DJs and promoters behind the party among others so its a great pleasure to welcome then onto the show for a reunion almost 30 years in the waiting. 

The show is also archived on our sound cloud page. The Slack crew have also just released Vol one of a Spotify playlist.

Soho Radio - Slack Take Over with Felix Dickinson & Darius Akashic - 03.04.22

Not An Animal is a label born from the party debris left uncleaned from London’s infamous Bad Passion parties, as ran by Chris Stoker and Andy Bainbridge.

As Chris and Andy’s energy was being devoted more and more to their musical endeavours (Chris - Ess O Ess with Jamie Blanco / Andy - Machete Savane with Saul Richards & more recently Latrec with Ali Colling) it became both a logical and inevitable step that they would eventually see the birth of their own record label, to showcase not only their own music but also that of the friends that they’ve made in over a decade of throwing and attending parties in various guises.

It’s this collective nature which means that Not An Animal cannot be pinned down to one single sound, genre or style. The music is instead linked by a commonality of taste and approach from all of the artists involved. While you can draw some slight comparisons with the contributors (which include the aforementioned Ess O Ess and Machete Savane, as well as Man Power, Lauer, Roman Flugel, Chida, Suzanne Kraft, The Backwoods, Kuniyuki, Frank Butters, Justin Van Der Volgen, Discodromo, Tiago & Angophora ) it would be impossible to say that anything truly unites them further than an open aesthetic which is receptive to sounds as various as Techno, Disco, Rock, Balearica and good old fashioned House, and which doesn’t try to draw any distinction between any of them.

Nova • GoodLife • MusicBoxRadio - every 2nd Tues/Month 7-9pm :)

31/8/25 - The Glove That Fits [Day Party]
20/4/25: Team Doosh @ Sui Generis, Dalston 
19/12/24: Roof Gardens, London
6/12/24: The Glove That Fits, London
3/8/24: The Cross, London
27/7/24: Paradise Arches, London
16/12/23: Dalston Den, London
1/12/23: The Cross, London
21/10/23: Bar Doña, London
16/12/22: Club Makosa, London
19/3/22: Treehouse, Berlin
10/12/21: Bar Doña, London
30/10/21: Studio 26, Berlin
23/10/21: Akhnaton, Amsterdam
31/08/21: Canon Factory [The Cause], London
25/6/21: GoodLife @ Bussey Building, London
18/10/19: Ghosts of Garage, Manchester
11/10/19: Beaver Works, Leeds
28/9/19: Ministry of Sound 28th Birthday
12/7/19: Noisily Festival, UK
8/6/19: Tramshed, Cardiff
7/6/19: Nova w/ Sean OD, OK Williams @ Cell 200
10/5/19: Freedom Mills, Leeds
5/5/19: Brixton Jamm, London
5/4/19: SecondHome, London Fields
26/2/19: Music Box Radio, London
21/12/18: CLF Arts Cafe (Block A, Bussey Building), London
9/11/18: Fabric, London [Room 1]
26/10/18: Oval Space, London
12/10/18: Beaver Works, Leeds
15/9/18: Ministry of Sound, London
7/9/18: The Idea w/ Tristan Da Cunha @ Dalston Roof Park, London
4/8/18: Neverworld/Leefest, UK
7/7/18: NASS Festival, UK
26/6/18: Music Box Radio, 21:00-23:00
27/5/18: Fabric, London
25/5/18: Virgo Festival, UK
15/6/18: Whitepark w/Fabio & Grooverider, MC GQ, Ragga Twinz @ Dalston Roof Park, London
6/5/18: Pear Tree Battersea Day Party, London
27/4/18: Nova: Krwyald & Farrer, Hutch, Eliza Rose @ Canavans
20/4/18: Oval Space, London
6/4/18: Prince of Wales, Brixton
29/4/18: Islington Metal Works, London
15/3/18: Paradise, Kensal Rise
10/3/18: Oval Space, London
9/3/18: The Idea; secret after party, E8
2/3/18: Nova @ Simulacra Studios, London
6/2/18: Wire, Leeds
26/1/18: Beaver Works, Leeds
19/1/18: Nova @ Canavans, Peckham
15-16/1/18: Brixton Rooftop, London
22/12/17: Islington Metal Works, London
22/12/17: Marquis of Lansdowne, London
15/12/17: K.O.G & the Zongo Brigade, Honeyfeet @ Second Home Spitalfields
1/12/17: Constellations, Liverpool
18/11/17: Housekeeping @ Koko, Camden
17/11/17: Second Home, Shoreditch
5/11/17: Private Party, London
11/11/17: Paradise Kensal Rise, London
11/10/17: Libreria, Brick Lane [Vinyl Set]
10/11/17: Beaver Works, Leeds
27/10/17: Good Life Haunted House, Brighton
26/10/17: Brixton Electric, London
15/10/17: Brixton Rooftop, London
07/10/17: Beaver Works, Leeds
22/09/17: Motion, Bristol
15/09/17: Camden Assembly, London
19/08/17: Nova x Mayo: London
18/08/17: Bussey Building, London
05/08/17: Good Life: London Boat Party
30/7/17: Soundwave Festival, Croatia
28/7/17: No Fakin Boat Party, Soundwave Croatia
21/7/17: Bussey Building, London
8/7/17: Get Pickled, UK
27/6/17: London Velvet Launch Party, London
16/6/17: Hustle x Off Sonar, Barcelona
27/5/17: Virgo Festival, UK
24/4/17: Record Store Day @ Libreria, London [Vinyl Set]
23/4/17: Freetown Funk @ Fu Manchu, London
24/03/17: Nova @ Simulacra Studios, Brixton
13/4/17: Good Life @ Islington Metal Works
10/03/17: The Idea w/ James Priestley @ Hoxton Basement
14/01/17: Digital, Newcastle
23/12/16: Good Life @ Islington Metal Works, London 
22/12/16: Prince of Wales, Brixton
17/12/16: CYMK w/ Mak & Pasteman @ Hoxton Sq, London 
16/12/16: Brixton Jamm, London
15/12/16: Swingers @ Brixton Jamm, London
11/11/16: NOVA: Artwork @ WHQ, Newcastle (http://bit.ly/2edYkCb)
4/11/16: Kamio, London
6/10/16: CMYK @ Stealth, Nottingham
29/9/16: NOVA: Wookie @ WHQ, Newcastle (http://goo.gl/elR61d)
24/9/16: Fools Paradise Festival, Leeds 
16/9/16: Swingers @ Brixton Jamm, London
27/8/16: Idiot Savant @ Studio 338, London 
6/6/16: NOVA @ World Headquarters, Newcastle 
3/6/16: Cosmic Ballroom, Newcastle (UK Garage Set)
28-29/5/16: Virgo Festival, UK 
27/5/16: Ape-X @ Cosmic Ballroom, Newcastle (https://goo.gl/qSAlbT)
13/5/16: Skream @ Digital, Newcastle (https://goo.gl/rKKs9O)

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Soho Radio - Slack Take Over with Felix Dickinson & Darius Akashic - 03.04.22

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