We're delighted to share this week's podcast from Sugar Free, a DJ many attendees of Dimensions over the last few years will be familiar with, and rightly so, she's been quickly rising through the ranks as one of the scene's most sought after selectors, and it's clear to see why ✨

Sit back and enjoy this beautifully crafted mix; 70 minutes of exquisite records and tight mixing skills. Thank you Ale, this one’s a real treat.

@freesugarfree

DIM276 - Sugar Free

Saddle up! We're off crusin' round the Vellydrome, riding dirty with the don of all dons.

Keep calm & peddle strong.

@velasco

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Spaced 25 | Velasco

From the dark waters abyss to the moonlit world of @playvlada.

SpeLL: VLADA

Quest is one of those new school selectors who have taken the art of crate digging to an all-new level. Italian-born, Berlin-based but having spent time in London working at the legendary Vinyl Pimp, he has long been mining the depths of everything from UKG to outré techno, Italian hip hop to long-lost house. Importantly, he uses those sounds to tell his own stories, often with an air of mystery and intrigue that plays out like an adventure into the unknown. 

Many mixes follow a traditional arc of increasing energy levels but in this week's podcast, Quest plays with those expectations to build up and then pull back, threading together minimal rhythms then raw and crunchy wave sounds. Twisted electronics lead into celestial acid and the smooth and seductive sits next to the dark and edgy. It's a low-key, low-lit selection that draws from mutant strains of house, techno and electro that are both futurist and dystopian. Quest might be his moniker, but it is also a perfect description of his mission.

Dekmantel Podcast 436 - Quest

A recording of Nicolas Lutz closing the Pavilion stage at sunrise, 5am-8am on Sunday morning in 2022.

Tickets for Houghton 2023 are on sale now:
www.houghtonfestival.co.uk/

Recorded at Houghton - Nicolas Lutz (2022)

For our eight podcast we are stoked to welcome OG german deejay Estimulo, who crafts an effortlessly summery housey journey, nicely balanced between old and new cuts!

@estimulo

OTGCAST008 - Estimulo

We feel extremely honoured to be able to present the next addition to our mix series, our dear friend Bart live at Distrikt.

In his time on this planet, Bart only ever played out a handful of times. He wasn’t particularly infatuated with the the glitz associated with the DJ lifestyle, above all his focus lay with digging for incredible music. By the time his talents began to receive the attention they deserved, he already possessed a bag of tunes so refined it would’ve been easy to mistake him for someone who’d been at it for twice as many years as he.

The recording is the majority of his 2 1/2 hour set, enduring until till the club’s close. It is a prime example of what DJing can be when it’s at its best, a journey with moments of elation, introspection, complexity and even humour too. We saw Bart’s tunes bring a feeling of connection and unity to the Distrikt dancefloor seldom seen in any club which is a memory we will always cherish.

CURB SIDE MIX: BART

This week on the podcast we welcome Lucy Cook, long time friend of the festival who's been behind some of our favourite downtempo mixes of the past few years for the likes of Outsiders and MMSU. Settle in for 90-minutes of earworms, passing by downtempo, hip hop and acid jazz on a leisurely summer stroll.

Catch Lucy spinning this year for The Ghost's takeover of The Beach on the festival's last day.

DIM292 - Lucy Cook

"Devotion is the main aim—to try to encourage commitment in people." The fabric resident and Houghton festival founder discusses his love of the crowd, DJing and more.

Craig Richards, arguably one of UK dance music's most respected DJs, is normally averse to the spotlight. But the multi-hyphenate artist and fabric resident has played the London institution every Saturday for nearly two decades, DJing alongside fellow household names like Ricardo Villalobos and Nicolas Lutz. Over the years, Richards has profoundly shaped the canon that's defined the space and its programming week in and week out.

He’s keenly attuned to other DJs and the flow of a night, and he's not indebted to one particular style or genre. In a Resident Advisor feature from 2019, Ray Philp described his sound as "intergalactic space metal" that goes far beyond techno, house or electro, instead interplaying classics with deep, headsy tunes that he tirelessly seeks out every week.

In this interview with RA's European deputy editor Carlos Hawthorn, Richards talks about what makes a good record, and the DJ's role as a bridge between the past and present. He also discusses his endeavours beyond the booth—most notably the idyllic festival he started in 2017, Houghton, which is set in the English countryside—and his passion for painting and cross-disciplinary creativity. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.671 Craig Richards

Surfs up! My guy https://soundcloud.com/stevehuerta brings us up to the big 25.

His ambient / downtemp flavours are so perfect for the series I dunno why we didn't do this sooner. 

There's a couple of his tunes from his latest album included. Check it! 

https://huertamusic.bandcamp.com/album/tv-slang

MMSU 26 - Huerta

The Ghost - MOJ mixes 10

Leeds, UK.

https://curb-side.bandcamp.com/

CURB SIDE MIX: BART

CURB SIDE

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