Select Tracks from the Zap Francis EP

If you’ve been to Phonica in the past 15+ years, you likely know Nick Williams—an integral figure behind the counter, sharing his deep and eclectic musical taste with everyone from global DJs to underground newcomers. As founder of Meda Fury Records, he’s championed soulful, leftfield sounds, discovering artists like DJ Seinfeld along the way. A seasoned DJ himself, Nick has played iconic clubs like Fabric and Corsica, known for genre-defying sets that span ambient, house, techno, post-punk, jungle, and beyond. His latest mix reflects this wide scope—layered, emotional, and full of unexpected gems.

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 24: Nick Williams

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Auntie Flo presents AMBIENt Flo
30/5/25 - bush of ghosts - 11-3am 

fOR THE PAST 5 YEARS, I’VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON’S CENTRE FOR PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH. I’VE CURATED MUSIC FOR 2 TRIALS, HOPING TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT CONDITIONS SUCH AS CHRONIC PAIN AND GAMBLING ADDICTION. DURING THE TRIAL THEY ARE GIVEN AN ‘HEROIC’ DOSE OF SYNTHETIC PSILOCYBIN (AKA MAGIC MUSHROOMS), HEADPHONES AND A BLINDFOLD. THEY LISTEN TO THE MUSIC I SELECT FOR UP TO 8 HOURS WHILST TRANSITIONING THROUGH 6 PHASES OF PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE.

FOR MY SET AT WATCHING TREES YOU WILL HEAR SOME OF THE MUSIC I’VE SELECTED FOR THESE TRIALS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A FOUR HOUR JOURNEY, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND FORGET ABOUT YOUR PHONE

Ambient Flo at Watching Trees 1hr

Through The Years The Sound of Futurism Dada and Fluxus w/ Spice Route: 18th August '25

Amsterdam selector Orpheu The Wizard connects oddball and straight forward jams from different decades and different record shelves in a monthly show.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/orpheu-the-wizard/episodes/orpheu-the-wizard-8th-august-2025

Orpheu The Wizard 080825

Full tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-307-on-u-sound

The versatility of On-U Sound shines in this generous mix from the label crew, “90 minutes of deep cuts, lost classics and non-label Sherwood productions, recorded using two turntables and a stack of original vinyl.” There’s the classic fluttering horns, hot sticky bass and guitars, from the likes of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Dub Syndicate, and then there’s the leftfield grooves of African Head Charge with whirring, rattling, thunking drums and percussion, the drilling industrial soundscape of Mark Stewart & The Maffia. Sitting in between are the psychedelic jazz dub fusions of Playgroup with slick dextrous bassline and ricocheting drums, the reggae inflected synth funk of Shara Nelson, and Little Annie’s sensual spoken word drowning in idiosyncratic desire.

Bleep Mix #307 - On-U Sound

For RA.1000, we take it back to the source with two never-before-heard tapes from Frankie Knuckles's private collection

There is no house music without Frankie Knuckles, literally or figuratively. The queer icon's luxurious DJ sets at Chicago's Warehouse gave a rising movement its name. From there, countless offshoots splintered and travelled the globe. But what did the genesis and growth of the sound really feel like?

The Godfather of House left behind not only timeless records, but personalised cassettes with hand-drawn liner notes handed out to friends and family. Two of those, dated to 1989 and 1996, have been digitised especially for RA.1000. (Thank you to the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.)

To put that in context: the first tape predates not only many of today's active clubbers, but the entire existence of jungle, drum & bass, UK garage, French touch, Jersey club, Afrobeats, IDM, baile funk, hardcore, footwork, dubstep, dub techno, tech house, breaks, minimal, maximal, gqom, gabber, grime and hyperpop.

In short… that's a very, very long time ago. The world of dance music was much smaller. DJ culture was functionally unrecognisable from the one we see in 2025. 

And yet, to some degree, what you'll hear on RA.1000 hasn't changed at all. It's a capture of not only what made Frankie Knuckles one of the beloved pioneers of first-generation dance music, but what draws people to club culture in the first place.

The mood on these Frankie Knuckles sets outlasts even its creator: a spirit of optimism that floods the world's best dance floors and keeps dance music pulsing on into the future, nearly 40 years later, in spite of it all. We end our 1000th mix celebrations here because it all starts there.

Find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1018. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Frankie Knuckles

Did a little secret set in the woods for the Hush Club at Wildwood this year

Skyrager @The Hush Club - Wildwood 2025

FaltyDL @ The Lot Radio 08-27-2025

@jeffreysfire 
This Smoke mix is by no one other then Jeffrey Sfire an household name in the elecontronic music- and queerscene. Originally from suburban Detroit. Behind and in front of the scene pushing sounds and providing platforms. 

As a producer he had a lot of projects: Sfire (with SOPHIE), Looky Looky, and Pushing Movies with releases on labels such as Dark Entries, Cocktail D’Amore Music and Ultramajic. 

With this Smoke mix Jeffrey evokes a timeless contrast between melancholy, heartache, loving and hopeful at the same time. It might be the balance of life or it suits the feeling of the nearing end of summer which is just as finitely as good and bad times. 
 
Thanks for this beautiful journey Jeffrey<3

Jeffrey Sfire - Smoke #25

Helsinki’s Joni DJ is back with a post sustain afterglow groove.  

https://www.instagram.com/joni_djj
https://m.soundcloud.com/jonidjdj


Joni DJ @ The Lot Radio 09-15-2025

Bleep are proud to release the debut EP of a mysterious producer named Zap Francis. 

Pre-order now: http://bit.ly/AgeOfZap

Zap Francis - EP
RELEASE DATE: 2nd October
MP3 / WAV / FLAC / LIMITED 12" VINYL

Mastered by Daddy Kev
Full sleeve artwork, designed by The Pressure
Limited to 500 copies worldwide

1) Scuffer
2) Igma
3) Spirit Felt
4) Moving Signals
5) Chime End
6) Age Of

Buy now

Zap Francis - Age Of

Zap Francis EP
UK via Bleep bitly.com/zapfrancis
US via Fatbeats bitly.com/zapfrancis2

Chime End

Not much is known of Zap Francis, and the little that we do know only seems to shroud Zap further in mystery. Fragments from the self-titled Zap Francis EP first dropped onto our laps in Black Milk's Boiler Room set last summer. On being asked where Mr. Milk discovered the tracks dropped in his set, he laid it down as simply as "Zap Francis gave them to me." So who is this Zap guy, and why's it taken over a year for his big (D/)debut to surface?

Though we wish we had the answers, what we can confirm is that it was well worth the wait. Zap Francis - forthcoming on Bleep's own label - embodies multiple dimensions of modern-age instrumental hip hop. The EP's beatsy opening track, "Scuffer", sets the mood instantly, with clickety-click shuffles of the hi-hat and a persistent, undulating synth line overhead. Zap marks his breakthrough on a strong footing that - we pray - will keep the momentum going for many more releases to come.

Zap Francis drops (digi + vinyl) on October 2nd.

Pre-Order

Zap Francis "Scuffer" - Boiler Room Debuts

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Zap Francis EP
UK via Bleep bitly.com/zapfrancis
US via Fatbeats bitly.com/zapfrancis2

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Zap Francis - Age Of

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