Crown Ruler Mix #30 - Sassy J

To mark the halfway point of @SassyJ’s Oceania tour we are blessed to have a mix from the queen herself. To keep the summer vibes rolling, we have a long awaited contribution to our mix series ahead of her shows at Modeci in Seoul and Reach in Hong Kong.

Before you press play, step outside and find your way to a body of water to splash around in. This one is best served soaking up those rays just as Sassy is on her final days in Australia. 

Stay tuned for the last little piece of Sassy J, we’ll have the interview recording and imagery from her Sanctuary Exhibition at High Note ready for you very soon.

Crown Ruler Mix #30 - Sassy J

Piña Podcast 7 - Danny Bodega

Crown Ruler Mix #34 - Dean Chew

Put your best foot forward ahead of this weekends Spasta and post-party show down featuring highly respected dj, selector, radio host and Darker Than Wax label head, Dean Chew. With two opportunities to catch him this Saturday, what better way to celebrate his return to Naarm than pressing play on another CR mix. Hailing originally from Singapore, Dean has cut his teeth in the scene for over 20 years, having played the likes of We Out Here and Dimensions Festival and supported artists like Pearson Sound, Mike Huckaby, Fourtet, Gerd Janson and Dreamcast Moe.

Jump on the bandwagon with this mix of rnb, boogie, kwaito, city pop, house, broken beat and other tasteful contemporary grooves.

@funk-bast-rd

Crown Ruler Mix #34 - Dean Chew

Something peaceful for spring > no mixing > just fixing...x

You Were The Place

Pre-order LP: pocketoflight.bandcamp.com/album/transcoastal-lp-compiled-by-charles-bals-and-norman-gervais

An introduction to Transcoastal, a collection of lush AOR and exotic jazz from 1981–1990, weaving through the USA, South America, and Europe. 

Recorded, edited and FX by @normgrv 

Out April 2025 on @pocket_of_light

Pre-Order

An introduction to Transcoastal - Compiled by Charles Bals & Norman Gervais

After a number of years of doing radio, I am enjoying it more than ever before!  And with this, I feel Free Association shows are the best they have ever been, with the range of guests I have had onboard so far in 2025 being truly world-class!

Living up to this standard, I sat down with Dar Disku back in February to talk about their recent month-long residency at NTs Loft, their self-titled LP and forthcoming live plans for this year.  I wanted to drop this one just before their first headline live show in London at @themothclub this Friday, so grab a last minute ticket for that if you haven’t got one.  

Before we got into the chat, I played some favourites including the Good Block album, with Vish and Maz delivering an exclusive mix afterwards.  I closed out the session with Rhythm Driven’s Step On By, a track that a lot of people reached out about since I played it for Gilles Peterson on WWFM, but more on that soon.  

*SAM DON TRACKLIST*

MUSEUM OF NO ART - A NAMELESS PERSON TRIES TO DESCRIBE HERSELF
MAD DOG - MOMENTS IN LOVE
UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN
MS RAY - NO MORE TEARDROPS
GOOD BLOCK - CODA
ORM - TROPIC (AFRICANZ ON MARZ EDIT)
PARTNERS IN CRIME - GET IN TO IT
THE LICK - PYAR KIYA TO NIBHANA
OPTIMYSTIC - TRUST ME (VOCAL MIX)
RIK - RENDEZVOUS
HIDEMI ISHIKAWA - ISHIKAWA LOVE (SIBSON’S LOVE COMES SLOWLY EDIT)

*DAR DISKU INTERVIEW*

LOVE STARSKI - SAY WHAT YOU WANNA SAY (MLiR EDIT)

*DAR DISKU TRACKLIST*

🤫 - 🤫
WALLI - FADELA & SAHRAOUI
JOANNA LAW - FIRST TIME EVER (RADIO MIX)
WALID ROUISSI - YAMMI EL AYOUN ESSOUD
🤫 - 🤫
JOE MANGO - IT’S A PARTY
HAMID EL SHAERI - DARI DEMOU’EK
VENDETTA SUITE - ⁠SHUT UP YA DUB! 
AHMED FAKROUN - SOLEIL SOLEIL
🤫 - 🤫

RHYTHM DRIVEN - STEP ON BY 

Free Association #34 w/ Sam Don & Dar Disku - Feburary 2025

Trushmix 238 presents Sanctuary in the mix!
After their move from Australia, Sanctuary have been immersed in the Berlin scene for close to a decade, co-hosting the former Altered Soul Experiment nights and founding their label, Life Classics. The label started as a home for their edits, then later branched out into a mix series and club residency at OHM.

For Trushmix they made a one hour and forty minutes mix. House, deep tech and late 90´s top early 00´s on the menu. Loaded with firm favourites and a number of tunes we've been bumping in the clubs over the last few months. This one hits like a warm breeze so turn up the dial and roll off into the sunset.

Enjoy music from the top!


Trushmix 238 - Sanctuary

Eternal Love, Italian DJ duo from Milan and Kiosk Radio affiliates showing recent finds.

https://www.instagram.com/eternallovechannel
https://soundcloud.com/eternalloveyt
 

Eternal Love @ The Lot Radio 05-24-2025

Hope

transmissions from the static between worth and noise

The Infinite Thread of Light

South Of France

Since the year 2000, the name Crown Ruler has been synonymous with forward-thinking music in Australia and beyond. With a ubiquitous presence on the music landscape, Crown Ruler has played a dynamic and indispensable role championing the soulful underground.

Rooted in touring and events, the CR brand has expanded into a multi-faceted ecosystem of services and resources. We are a diverse, community-focused agency with an uncompromising ethos; that is to present niche music with integrity and care. We continue to support quality music, working with credible and unique artists from our own backyard and around the globe. Crown Ruler has built a reputation for standing at the forefront of both live and club environments, continually breaking new ground and executing moments the right way.

Today, Crown Ruler extends to an artist booking agency, a record label, a boutique store, a respected mix series, management, music consultancy and services, venue bookings, brand alignments and much more. Boasting decades of industry experience and an extensive network of relationships both nationally and internationally, the resume is built on facilitating deserving outcomes for our scene. We are music lovers first and foremost. Contextualizing how things fit and understanding the nuances in musical movements is important to us. Whether it's handling bespoke, custom audio systems, quibbling with deep record aficionados or simply relating to the identity and attitudes of our beloved artists and dancers alike, It's in these small details that define Crown Ruler and illustrate the reverence it holds within the music industry.
2020 marks Crown Ruler’s 20th anniversary. Two decades built on quality music and human connection. Our mantra is focused on treating our music scene with love and care. We will continue to do so for many years to come.

Crown Ruler Mix #34 - Dean Chew

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