The Audio Stories

Crack’s flagship mix series celebrates its 500th instalment with a Block9 takeover. Venture in for archive mixes from the Glastonbury fields from GIDEÖN, Neneh Cherry, Masters and Work and more.

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Crack Mix 500 (A Block9 Takeover)

For Crack Mix 400, we're celebrating clubs and nightlife culture across the world with a series of archive mixes.

Héctor Oaks steps it up in Bassiani's Horoom with fellow Herrensauna resident SPFDJ.

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Crack Mix 400: Héctor Oaks b2b SPFDJ

From Chynna to Boofy via Eartheater, the elusive producer highlights just some of his musical touchstones on Crack Mix 450. Absolutely essential listening.

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Crack Mix 450: Commodo

An ecstatic offering from the Australian artist. Recorded live at Pitch Music & Arts Festival, this one hurtles through trance, techno and rave with white-knuckle abandon.

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Live from Pitch Music & Arts: STÜM

“I struggled with my religious upbringing for years after I became an adult and right now, right at the tail-end of this record, I’ve realised I’ve made peace with everything.”

As Ethel Cain, Hayden Silas Anhedönia calls upon memories of her strict religious upbringing to create her own Southern epic. We catch up with the 'Preacher's Daughter' artist Issue 132. Written by Emma Garland and narrated by Keziah Wenham-Kenyon.

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The Audio Story: Ethel Cain

Last year, Crack Magazine collaborated with BIMM Institute Bristol on a series of live talks featuring some of the most influential and inventive voices in contemporary music.

Here, Eliza Rose – the east London artist and DJ behind 2022 smash hit, 'B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)' – and DJ and broadcaster Vanessa Maria connect for a conversation about the song and its success, Rose’s career thus far, her relationship with social media, performance anxiety and future plans. Stay tuned to the end to hear Eliza answer some questions from the audience.

Our podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other audio platforms. This episode was moderated by Vanessa Maria and edited by Keziah Wenham-Kenyon.


How to make a number one hit: A conversation with Eliza Rose

Crack Magazine has been collaborating with&nbsp;BIMM Institute Bristol&nbsp;on a series of live talks featuring some of the most influential and inventive voices in contemporary music.

In this podcast episode, we hear from Pau Cristòful, who works on the booking team at Primavera Sound. For the conversation series, Pau sat down with Crack co-founder and director Thomas Frost at BIMM Institute Bristol to discuss the planning, creativity, and ambition that it takes to program Primavera Sound – one of Europe's largest music festivals – with a focus on its 2022 edition. Listen until the end to hear Pau answer questions from the conversation audience.

Our podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other audio platforms. This episode was moderated by Thomas Frost and edited by Keziah Wenham-Kenyon.

How to book the perfect line-up: A conversation with Pau Cristòful

Crack Magazine has been collaborating with BIMM Institute Bristol on a series of talks featuring some of the most influential and inventive voices in contemporary music.

In this episode, we welcome DJ, label-boss and general future-thinker Elijah. As the co-founder of Butterz, Elijah has been instrumental in uplifting the rise of artists like Flava D, Royal T and DJ Q. Beyond the label, his work with Youth Music and his iconic yellow squares insights on social media have established him as an important and imaginative voice in British independent music. Here, Elijah chats to Crack’s Audio Manager, Jasmine Kent-Smith, over Zoom about his entry into the music industry, Butterz, and supporting artists in 2023.

This episode was moderated by Jasmine Kent-Smith and edited by Keziah Wenham-Kenyon.

How to support independent artists: A conversation with Elijah

An ecstatic, edits-filled mix for the weekend from the Glasgow artist.

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Crack Mix 489: TAAHLIAH

The hard dance agenda continues on Crack Mix 490. Tune in for 90 unrelenting minutes of hair-raising trance, techno and more from Amsterdam-based DJ, producer and Slash label boss KI/KI.

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Crack Mix 490: KI/KI

The audio version of our&nbsp;Issue 140 cover story, featuring Caroline Polachek.

“I feel like culture in general is suffering from a need for everything to be literal. It’s almost like we’ve forgotten that’s never why we were interested in art in the first place”

Caroline Polachek is no stranger to drama. Guided by her breathtaking voice, the experimental pop artist has written operas, earned a Grammy nomination and even inspired a TikTok dance craze. For her next chapter, she’s surrendering to chaos.

This cover story was written by Jake Indiana and narrated by Keziah Wenham-Kenyon.

The Cover Story: Caroline Polachek

Spring 2023 is shaping up to be Tzusing season, with appearances at Manchester's The White Hotel (where he'll make his debut in the city at a party with the PAN crew this evening), Rewire and Lyon festival Nuits Sonores all taking place in the coming weeks. This playful selection of hard drum, hip-hop edits and other dancefloor weapons plucked from his current club set rotation makes it easy to see why.

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Tzusing plays Nuits Sonores, Lyon, 17-21 May.

Crack Mix 495: Tzusing

Pop star. Innovator. Diligent DJ to the Maceo’s crew bar crowd. Take a joy-ride through Neneh Cherry’s broad web of interests on this archive mix recorded at Block9 at Glastonbury, and showcased as part our Crack Mix 500 celebrations. 

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Crack Mix 500: Neneh Cherry (Block9 takeover)

Fixtures at your favourite parties, Hannah Holland and Josh Caffé step up to the controls across this vibey archive mix from the Block9 treasure chest. Shared here for Crack Mix 500.

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Crack Mix 500: Hannah Holland & Josh Caffé (Block9 takeover)

Masters at Work turned Masters of the Downlow back in 2017, when the vital New York duo touched down for an hour-and-a-half of inexhaustible bangers. Relive it here, as part of Block9's Crack Mix 500 takeover.

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Crack Mix 500: Masters at Work (Block9 takeover)

To the NYC Downlow we go with Block9’s own GIDEÖN for a sweat-soaked session recorded at the iconic pop-up club in 2010.

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Crack Mix 500: GIDEÖN (Block9 takeover)

A dynamic excursion through a peak-time, late-night NYC Downlow, led by the most eminent of guides, Midland. Recorded in 2017 and showcased here for Crack Mix 500.

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Crack Mix 500: Midland (Block9 takeover)

Today's Crack Mix from Leon Vynehall settles into a deep and atmospheric groove almost immediately. From there, the hour-long set swaggers through recent Bandcamp finds and record shop gems tried-and-tested IRL by the London-based artist and producer.

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Crack Mix 522: Leon Vynehall

The autumn chills might be creeping in but our latest Crack Mix – courtesy of THC – is "an all-vinyl mix providing you a hybrid THC experience" and guaranteed to bring a dose of sunshine to your day.

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Crack Mix 525: THC

New Year’s Eve is here and in honour of the occasion, we’re forgoing our characteristically downtempo Sunday Mix for a special weekend instalment of our flagship series, with Max Cooper at the controls. Bookmark this one for whatever you have in store for this evening – or any other occasion, of course.

In his own words, the innovation-driven producer and visual artist opts for a “psychedelic techno adventure” featuring tracks from JakoJako, Barker, Oliver Coates, Rival Consoles, ANNĒ and Venetian Snares. “Lots of melodies and beautiful feelings to get lost in," Cooper begins, "but also lots of unexpected turns and mind-mangling soundworlds, and plenty of genre-hopping so you never quite know what's around the next corner."

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Max Cooper (Live 3D/AV) plays Simple Things, Bristol, on 23-29 February

Crack Mix 541: Max Cooper

Multi-faceted artist and activist Kiss Nuka provides an "earthy, sweaty, ravey" entry into the Crack Mix series. Play this one loud.

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Crack Mix 549: Kiss Nuka

Munich’s Blitz Club resident BASHKKA delivers an 80-minute party starter, blending slick, subtle house & tech grooves, gradually building to a raucous peak time finish.

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Crack Mix 574: BASHKKA

New York trio Purelink give us an exclusive peek of what they have planned for the upcoming summer live music season in this weekend’s Sunday Mix. As the creators of Signs, one of the best ambient and dub techno albums of last year, their 80-minute mix shows off their advanced ears for soundscapes and texture, while adding on head-nodding grooves and dubby four-to-the-floor beats.

It’s as dancefloor suitable as it is Sunday sofa ready. “This new year has mostly been spent in our studio prepping new music and live set ideas,” they say. “A lot of these songs reflect the dancier side we’ve been inspired by lately. Hope to see you on a dancefloor soon.”

Sunday Mix: Purelink

New York hailing underground staple, Mutual Dreaming label head and founder of Sustain-Release Aurora Halal, takes to the tools on the latest Crack Mix with a warm, groove-laden 55 minutes

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Crack Mix 581: Aurora Halal

Berlin-based, British-born underground hero Christian AB takes the reigns for Crack Mix 584, with a nostalgic, groove-laden journey back to London’s notorious afterparty spot, The Boat, taken from a 2019 Sunday afternoon.

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Crack Mix 584: Christian AB

Al Wootton brings his signature blend of experimental dub and percussive rhythms to this spacious, slow-burning mix built for the early hours.

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Crack Mix 607: Al Wootton

Liverpool-based DJ, producer, and Club Bad head honcho Melé delivers over an hour of dynamic percussive sounds for his Crack Mix, moving through hypnotic tribal house, afro house, techno and more.

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Crack Mix 608: Melé

Bristol-based DJ and producer Josi Devil serves up over an hour of bass music exploration via deep cuts and unreleased tracks for his eclectic Crack Mix, exploring dub, techno, garage, ambient and more.

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Crack Mix 609: Josi Devil

South Asian composer, producer and graphic artist Sijya takes the reigns for this week's Sunday Mix. Inspired by the sonic contrasts within her new EP 'Leather & Brass', released last month via her new label One Little Independent Records, it balances heaver sounds with moments of calm and features tracks from ML Buch, Smerz and Alex G.

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Sunday Mix: Sijya

Former Crack Magazine cover star Helena Hauff and electro and breakbeat visionary DJ MELL G came together for an exchange of “dark grooves, broken rhythms, and unexpected moments” at this year's Nuits sonores Festival.

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Live from Nuits sonores: Helena Hauff b2b DJ MELL G

At the 2025 edition of Nuits sonores, Berlin-based heavyweights Justine Perry and Paula Koski delivered an hour of fast-paced, hypnotic and trippy techno built for peak-time carnage in the summer rain.

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Live from Nuits sonores: Justine Perry b2b Paula Koski

London-based DJs TSVI and Surusinghe came together at this year's Nuits sonores for an evening of unpredictable percussive chaos, blending bass, techno, dembow, and UK garage for a set built for the peak hours of the night. 

Live from Nuits sonores: TSVI b2b Surusinghe

DJ and producer A.Wild glides between minimal, techno, tech house and more in his 75-minute Crack Mix.

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Crack Mix 610: A.Wild

At this year's Paléo Festival, Flava D delivered a fast and fluid ride through drum 'n' bass and UKG, full of sharp turns, deep grooves and euphoric club pressure. Dive in.

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Live from Paléo Festival: Flava D

This week, London collective caroline take over the Sunday Mix with a 45-minute selection of warm, laid-back tracks made for a weekend spent with loved ones. Lean back and listen.

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Sunday Mix: caroline

Mexican-American DJ and producer x3butterfly takes over this week’s Crack Mix with an hour of peak-time party sounds, darting from bass to electro to breakbeat and back again.

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Crack Mix 611: x3butterfly

South London's DoomCannon puts together a restorative Sunday Mix with tracks from the likes of Donny Hathaway, James Brown and Kamasi Washington. 

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Sunday Mix: DoomCannon

Bucharest-based artist Admina's Crack Mix moves through experimental electronic sounds, global bass, leftfield club and abstract textures, featuring tracks by the likes of DJ Narciso and Exile Di Brave & Time Cow. 

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Crack Mix 612: Admina

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Crack Mix 255 – Ellen Allien

German producer Christian Löffler builds his Sunday session around meditative 4/4 kick drums and glistening sound design. Get the tracklist → https://crackm.ag/2Rac2sc

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Sunday Mix: Christian Löffler

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