Earlier this year, LA-based musician and producer Mndsgn (pronounced 'Mind Design') shared his third full-length for influential US indie label Stones Throw. Entitled Rare Pleasure, the album may well be Mndsgn's most expansive release to date, housing 13 slick and soulful cuts that veer between jazzy and psychedelic, deep R&B and something that could easily slot into a soundtrack or two.

For those who've yet to check out the album, or may be new to Mndsgn's work, his Sunday Mix offers an excellent primer into his sound and generation-spanning inspiration pool. With tracks from artists like John Fiddy, Don Blackman and The Ordells, it's a groove-led and mellow offering built for the summertime.

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Sunday Mix: Mndsgn

This month’s Carhartt WIP Radio show features the New York-based producer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist @keiyaa. 

Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, keiyaA grew up singing in the Chicago Children's Choir, before studying the alto saxophone. Today, she combines her jazz training with stirring vocals and neo-soul sensibilities to create richly textured, yet introspective music. Her sound touches r&b, hip hop, and jazz, while also venturing into IDM, ambient, and experimental realms. 

For this episode of Carhartt WIP Radio, keiyaA has created a mix that features unreleased music, remixes and collaborative works, creating a deep, spiritual flow of experimental grooves, bouncy bass lines, and fourth-world rhythms, all combined with her signature mix of song, rap, spoken word.

As ever, we caught up with this month’s host to learn more about her musical upbringing, the collaborators who have helped shape her sound, and what the future holds. Read the interview via via www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music.

tracklist:
1.  keiyaA 1 thing flip
2.  Keep it real prod keiyaA + djblackpower
3.  Lateeeee prod keiyaA
4.  keiyaA dnt call flip
5.  Bitchplease911 prod keiyaA
6.  A mile, a way prod keiyaA
7.  Nu world burdens prod keiyaA
8.  Thirsty interlude 
9.  Rectifiya prod keiyaA + dj blackpower
10. ENIAS prod keiyaA
11. I! Gits! Weary! prod keiyaA
12. forreal??? prod keiyaA
13. Do yourself a favor prod keiyaA
14. FWU prod dj blackpower
15. Hvnli prod keiyaA
16. Motions2 prod keiyaA
17. mke good prod keiyaA
18. Change the story interlude
19. Nilufer Yanya - Day 7.4093 keiyaA remix
20. Kokoroko - We Give Thanks keiyaA remix

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/en/journal/en/music/radio/2024/04/artist-feature-keiyaa

Carhartt WIP Radio April 2024: keiyaA

This month’s show features the Belgian record label and music festival @meakusma, which began in 2004 as a series of events across Brussels and the small eastern Belgium city Eupen, before evolving into a record label in 2008, and a festival in 2016, aiming to celebrate the unclassifiable, through music, installations, and lectures.
 
Since the label’s inception, Meakusma has continued to release a selection of records which defy genre and categorization, from artists such as Madteo, Viola Klein, Tomaga, Charlemagne Palestine, Don’t DJ, Lord Tang, Sam Gendel, or Pretty Sneaky.
 
For this episode of Carhartt WIP Radio, Meakusma’s founders created a sprawling mix exploring the label’s back catalogs, abstract sounds by Roger 23, minimal techno from Detroit’s Terrence Dixon, and twisted electronics by Berlin’s Peter Kock. Listen to the mix and read an accompanying interview via www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music

tracklist:
1. Viola Klein - mute guitar // 2021
2. Bryce Hackford - Atlantis  // 2015 (mea017)
3. Roger23 - No Movement In A Cycle // 2008 (rüts2) 
4. Tom Of Georgia - Haya (She Drives An Ambulance Mix) // 2015 (mea013) 
5. Realistic Monk (Carl Stone & Miki Yui) - Realm 1st // 2018 (mea025) 
6. Don't DJ & NWAQ – Vanessa  // 2020 (mea033)
7. Tase - Come Back // 2012 (mea008)
8. Anno Stamm - My Peoples Head // 2013 (mea011)
9. Pub - Blackout // 2008 (rüts001)
10. Pretty Sneaky - 1 // 2021 (mea036)
11. Pieter Kock - Love/Life Something Special // 2024 (mea049)
12. Mix Mup - Plastic Bag // 2015 (mea016)
13. Terrence Dixon - Room 310 (Original Mix) // 2010 (mea003)
14. Viola Klein - Love In Life // 2024 (mea052)
15. Madteo - Mad See Scrolls (Marcellus Pittman Remix) // 2012 (mea007)
16. DJ Yoav B. - Sunset Glow Disko // 2011 (mea005)
17. Immer.Chic – The End Of Eternity // 2018 (rüts3)
18 Al Chem - // Corals 2020 (mea031)

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/en/journal/music/radio/2024/08/label-feature-meakusma

Carhartt WIP Radio August 2024: Meakusma

Two hours of bars from the godfather of rap's current underground - Roc Marciano.

Selected and mixed by Nicky Soft Touch. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-roc-marciano-30th-august-2024

In Focus: Roc Marciano 230824

Toro y Moi DJ Set

http://www.instagram.com/toroymoi

@toroymoi

Toro y Moi @ The Lot Radio 10-04-2024

NTS Apron Show - 22nd Jan 2025

https://www.instagram.com/lovie.world
https://www.instagram.com/summerschoolradio

summer school radio with Lovie @ The Lot Radio 05-13-2025

St. Louis multidimensional visual artist Noel Spiva brings a regular hour of warming, soulful selections merging smooth rap & inspiring jazzy tracks...
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/noel-spiva/episodes/noel-spiva-1st-june-2025

Noel Spiva 010625

Sounds of Heaven with Ayanna Heaven @ The Lot Radio 06-12-2025

episode 97 of summer school radio, recorded live at the lot radio studio on july 29, 2025.

summer school radio (97)

このミックスは東京のファンのために作ったんだ。この中のものも含めて、いろんな曲をかけるのを楽しみにしてる。待ちきれないよ！

Tracklist: http://www.thefader.com/2015/09/29/kindness-mix-for-tokyo

Mix For Tokyo - Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu

Exclusive mixes, directly from the artist.
 
Launched in 2008, Carhartt WIP Radio serves as a platform for spotlighting artists and record labels around the world. Each episode is curated by the artists or labels themselves, offering a one-hour mix of carefully selected tracks – past, present and forthcoming. From Sahel sounds to adventures in bass; hip hop to eclectic electronics; or house to techno, versatility is key.
 
Accompanying each episode is an interview that delves into the stories behind the artists, offering a glimpse into their creative processes and unique perspectives on the music industry.
 
Listen to the show on the official Carhartt WIP Radio App for iOS: bit.ly/W5yC1D.
And visit www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music for updates on Carhartt WIP Music projects.

Carhartt WIP Radio April 2024: keiyaA

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