In episode 90, DJ Shannon chats with Karlala Soundsystem, a fixture in NYC's dance scene. Starting his journey in California's house music and rave scene as a teen, Karlala launched his first mobile sound system at 15 to uplift his community. 

During the pandemic, he pioneered a sustainable sound system equipped with a large battery pack, enabling Sweet Kicks, his mobile party concept, to thrive. Today, Karlala goes beyond music, fostering community, joy, and empowerment through sound at multiple events throughout the city.

In the winter, Shannon spoke to Karlala about his upbringing, growing up in the Bay and attending raves at the age of 14, and what its been like to travel with his unique sound system across the U.S. He also spoke about his latest upgrade to the sound system which is sure to blow party-goers away this summer. 

Tracklist

Disco Forest - Karlala

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Bring The Noise With Karlala Soundsystem

Prince Language with Extra Meesh @ The Lot Radio 07-03-2024

Streaming from Het Meterhuis @ Westerpark in Amsterdam: this is RRFM.NL w/ @cinnaman

RRFM • Visible Spectrum w/ Cinnaman • 18-08-24

Sorry Records invites transdisciplinary performance artist, curator, and educator MIRA MIRA (Las Mariquitas, Dyspheric, Uhaul Disco) to join their monthly show alongside label head Nick Boyd.

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@sorry-records @mirasamira @nickboydnyc

Sorry Records with MIRA MIRA and Nick Boyd @ The Lot Radio 08-27-2024

A rhythmic synth stabby, ass shaking journey into the house that Kilo built.

https://www.instagram.com/kilopatrahjones

Kilopatrah Jones @ The Lot Radio 09-18-2024

The Lot Radio Stage at Making Time ♾️ 2024

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DIN. @ MAKING TIME ♾️ 2024

The Space Between Spaces with Ron Like Hell @ The Lot Radio 10-01-2024

Different Times (14/11/24)

Chicago’s Specter is a maverick, but one who has remained somewhat under the radar. Over the course of twenty years, he’s continually turned out gritty house that manages to be deep yet physical. For the last eight of those he has released on Theo Parrish’s Sound Signature—a suitably unconventional home for his unconventional grooves. Most recently he excelled on his debut full length, Built to Last, which reworked house music into various colourful, experimental and bass heavy new forms. 

As well as rare studio skill, Spectre is a hardworking DJ who can light up a loft or jack a warehouse. On his Dekmantel mix, he decides to serve up a two hour mix that is suited to home listening. It’s all simmering, slow burning deepness to start with before gradually the drums grow more raw and angular. The mood remains reflective and thoughtful, though; a meditation on the more cerebral side of house music, which is just one of the many things Specter does so well.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 205 - Specter

Very deep mix of Algerian music from the 80s and 90s by Parisian impresarios @Maybe-Tonight. 

Tracklisting:

djur djura – identité
cheb hindi – la voca khdah el hbal
khaled – sbabi
abranis – m'liye
cheb kader – raï derli
sahraoui & fadela – daoueh
sahraoui & fadela – hasni
cheb hasni – ya ouaadi
cheba nouria – consulat
cheb tati – el hammam
nacera beloumri – laarouji
houari marsaoui – el houari
abdel ali slimani – ana guelile dub
chab hamid – lala sadia
houari benchenet – dellali
fazil kezal – el mout
idir – instrumental

Séance Centre Radio Episode 20 NTS feat: Maybe Tonight (March 4th 2020) NO BANTER

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