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This month’s Carhartt WIP Radio show features @deforrest-brown-jr, a writer and cultural theorist based in New York, who also makes music under the name @speakermusic.

In 2022, Brown Junior released his first book “Assembling a Black Counter Culture”, which in his own words, is a “historical science-fiction book about Black contributions to the electronic music industry.”

The book opens with a map from the album “The Quest”, by legendary Detroit electronic duo @drexciyaofficial, composed of James Stinson and Gerald Donald – who are the primary focus of this month episode’s mix. 

Created by Brown Jr., “The Myth of Drexciya” is a mix which features a sprawling selection of Drexciya’s discography from 1991 to 2002, revealing the “sonic fiction of the underwater civilizations’ aquatic invasion of the surface world.” 

The mix is accompanied by an interview with Brown Jr., who discusses collaborating with Detroit visual artist Abdul Qadim Haqq on his recent book, the influence that Drexciya have had on his work, and the best scenarios to enjoy their music in. Read the talk at www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music.

tracklist:

1. Drexciya - Illegitimate Crime Report
2. Drexciya - Aquatacizem
3. Drexciya - Depressurization
4. Drexciya - Seaquake
5. Drexciya - Aqua Wormhole
6. Drexciya - Beyond the Abyss
7. Drexciya - Bubble Metropolis
8. Drexciya - Welcome to Drexciya
9. Drexciya - Antivapor Waves
10. Drexciya - Hydro Cubes
11. Drexciya - Aquatic Bata Particles
12. Drexciya - Interlude from Unknown Aquazone I (You're Now Entering The Fusion Zone)
13. Drexciya - Living on the Edge
14. Drexciya - Lardossen Funk
15. Drexciya - Take Your Mind
16. Drexciya - Interlude from Unknown Aquazone II (You're Now Entering The Basalt Zone)
17. The Martian - Wardance (ft. Drexciya)
18. Drexciya - Wavejumpers
19. Drexciya - The Countdown Has Begun
20. Drexciya - Black Sea
21. Drexciya - Hydro Theory
22. Drexciya - Smokey's Illegitimate Report
23. Drexciya - Hi-Tide
24. Ultradyne - Dr. Blowfin’s Experiment
25. Drexciya - Interlude from Neptune’s Lair (Temple Of Dos De Aqua)
26. Drexciya - Andreaen Sand Dunes
27. Drexciya - Draining Of The Tanks
28. Drexciya - Surface Terrestrial Colonization
29. Drexciya - C To The Power Of X + C To The Power Of X = MM = Unknown
30. Drexciya - Digital Tsunami
31. Drexciya - Dr. Blowfins’ Black Storm Stabilizing Spheres
32. Drexciya - Mission To Ociya Syndor And Back
33. Drexciya - Under Sea Disturbances
34. Drexciya - Birth of New Life
35. Transllusion - Transmission of Life
36. Transllusion - Crossing Into The Mental Astroplane
37. Transllusion - Do You Want To Get Down?
38. The Other People Place - Eye Contact
39. Abstract Thought - Bermuda Triangle
40. Abstract Thought - Galactic Rotation
41. Shifted Phases - Solar Wind
42. Shifted Phases - Crossing Of The Sun-Ra Nebula
43. Drexciya - Drexcyen R.E.S.T Principle (Research. Experimentation. Science. Technology)
44. Drexciya - 700 Million Light Years From Earth
45. Drexciya - Astronomical Guidepost
46. The Otolith Group - Excerpt from Hydra Decapita
47. Drexciya - Ascension of Genetic Intelligence

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/journals/en/music/radio/2023/04/artist-feature-deforrest-brown-jr.-on-drexciya

Carhartt WIP Radio April 2023: The Myth Of Drexciya

Munich meets Miami in a B2B that's a dream come true. A perfect brew of DnB, hip hop, techno, ambient, and bouncy mesh brings together two of the scene's most innovative forces. Skee Mask, the master of acoustic manipulation and dark atmospheric textures, teams up with childhood friends duo INVT, with their hypnotic, trippy Latin-scented audioscapes and intricate drum programming. An immaculate blend of INVT's gritty rhythms and Skee Mask's otherworldly sonic engineering.

INVT b2b Skee Mask - Climate Of Fear - April '24

For this month’s show of Carhart WIP Radio, we are traveling to Amsterdam to celebrate 10 years of Dekmantel Festival. This year, the event extends over the course of ten days, with the addition of a conference program at Het HEM and Aan Het IJ, featuring workshops, panel discussions and live interviews.

Before becoming a globally renowned music festival,  operated as a series of local club nights, as well as a record label. The label @dkmntl launched in 2009 with an EP by duo Juju & Jordash, and fifteen years later, continues to release all manner of innovative club sounds, from house to experimental techno, by the likes of upsammy, Sam Goku, Olof Dreijer & Diva Cruz.

For this edition of Carhartt WIP Radio, Olf van Elden AKA @interstellarfunk, who currently runs and oversees Dekmantel Records, created a mix featuring mostly exclusive, soon to be released brand-new Dekmantel music. As ever, the mix is accompanied by an interview with our host van Elden, who gives insights on the label and its ties to the festival and global electronic music culture. Read the interview via  www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music 

tracklist:
1. DJ Python - Mare (forthcoming)
2. Nick Leon - Power Plant (forthcoming)
3. Call Super - Naive Step One (forthcoming)
4. Amaliah - Labyrinth (forthcoming)
5. Alchemical Sisters - Yellow Acid (Octa & Eris 303 Mix) (forthcoming)
6. SKY H1 - Dome (forthcoming)
7. L.B. Dub Corp - No Trouble in Paradise (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
8. Sam Goku - Swamp Signal
9. Steffi - 1 and 3 (forthcoming) 
10. Aquarian - Deep V (forthcoming)
11. Wata Igarashi - Untitled (forthcoming)
12. Sepehr - Planet Lonely
13. Quirke - Untitled (forthcoming)
14. Masalo - Star Cloud 777 (forthcoming)
15. Olof Dreijer - Iris (forthcoming)

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/en/journal/music/radio/2024/07/label-feature-dekmantel-records

Carhartt WIP Radio July 2024: Dekmantel Records

"It was so difficult to become someone." The house hero talks about Chicago's competitive scene, developing a sound and letting go of his ego. 

Theo Parrish is one of dance music's most influential DJs and producers. Raised in Chicago, he's become synonymous with slow-burning, immersive grooves and sets that mix classics with obscurities. He began DJing in 1986 aged 13, eventually earning a degree in sculpture and moving to Detroit, where he hit his stride as an artist and became a member of the collective Three Chairs alongside Moodymann, Rick Wilhite and Marcellus Pittman. He also started the label Sound Signature, which uses the language of soul, jazz, disco, Chicago house and Detroit techno.

A few months ago, Resident Advisor teamed up with London institution fabric to host Parrish for an eight-hour set—his first time playing the club. While he was in town, he also spoke with CDR's Tony Nwachukwu. In the Exchange, Parrish talks about the intensely competitive scene he grew up in. He DJ'd for 13 years before he was ever paid or had his name billed on a lineup. It took years of passion and hard work to break out of his local scene and build the career he's become known for. 

"At five years, you're dealing with the technical part [of DJing], at ten it's finding your sound and at 15 it's dealing with the ego of it all," he says. "It's not until much later that you actually start to play for and with people."

Parrish also reflects on the ongoing dearth of diversity in the dance music industry and posits whether some of the most popular music in the US—such as trap—reinforces counterproductive racial stereotypes. He asks: did house music ultimately survive because it left where it originally came from? Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.763 Theo Parrish

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A rare appearance from Bonobo, playing an hour of current favourites.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/bonobo/episodes/bonobo-16th-july-2025

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“Touch the Sky” is a story about a connection so powerful it overrides reason. It’s that magnetic pull toward someone whose presence awakens heat under your skin and turns every thought into desire. It’s not just attraction — it’s chemistry that takes over your body before your mind can catch up.

This track captures the feeling of being around someone who lifts you into a different state, where touch becomes a language and every breath feels electric. It’s the kind of intimacy that doesn’t need words — it rises on its own, wave after wave, pulling you deeper into the moment.

“Touch the Sky” reflects those nights when closeness becomes addictive, when two energies blend into one rhythm and time stretches into something soft and endless. It’s about the tension, the warmth, the craving, and the way one person can make you feel lighter, higher, almost unreal.

A song about desire, connection, and that rare sensation when someone makes you feel like you can truly touch the sky.

Touch the Sky

Idiosyncratic music for the club.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=720

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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.
 
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