Back from rumoured retirement with more than 188 minutes of seasonally-appropriate selections, recorded live at Brilliant Corners on 16/10/2021.

What's Good? w/ Customs

The final 162 mins of a session in which it’s fair to say both the DJs - and perhaps the crowd - had been afflicted by Saturday Night Fever. Recorded live at Brilliant Corners on 02/04/22 (which was a Saturday).

What's Good? w/ Customs (Disco Special)

Live recording of the first to last record played at Giant Steps on Sunday 12 February, 2023.

This sound system haunted our dreams, since they packed it up at Swan Wharf. Came with high hopes and open minds for our first Sunday at the Hackney Wick Baths. What started as a soulful afternoon selection escalated slowly into a rolling dance. A few asked since if it was recorded and - luckily - this time we got the sucker. 

If you were there, thanks for joining us and hope you enjoy the playback as much as we have. If you weren’t, hope you catch the glow of this wonderful setup. Blended with *ahem* human touch on 2 modified Technics and an ISO420 mixer, deeper into the night than we’d expected, under the shimmers of their famous mirrorball.

Customs Live at Giant Steps 2023

San Francisco's 45 king Mr. Big Happy jetted in on the first leg of his European tour packing a giant bag of small records and brought longtime sparring partner Ill Logic along to join us in the Brilliant Corners booth.

Buckle up for three hundred and twenty three minutes of transatlantic soul selections, recorded live in high-definition at Brilliant Corners on 27/5/2023.

https://soundcloud.com/bighappy
https://soundcloud.com/illlogicofficial

What’s Good? w/ Customs, Mr. Big Happy & Ill Logic

180 minutes and 9 seconds of high-welfare audio, recorded live at Brilliant Corners with all the trimmings on 04.11.2023.

What's Good w/ Customs

Recorded live at Giant Steps on Easter Sunday, 31 March 2024.

The clocks went forward. The speakers were still moving. (They don’t call it a travelling sound system for nothing.) Once the sound settled and after a needle change or two, the dancers flooded in and the sun dipped out of sight.

This recording picks up from about that moment. Just a fun, loose energy from a crowd that knew Monday was a freebie. Flowing between groovers and steppers as the night got extended (twice). 

We felt the love and gratitude, and hope you enjoy the listen back.

Special thanks as ever to Aneesh and Amit, and to Juan for sound at the venue.

Customs Live at Giant Steps 2024

Toshiki Kadomatsu - Way To The Shore 'Eri'
Haruko Kuwana - Akogare No Sundown
Mariya Takeuchi - Plastic Love
Hitomi Tohyama - Wanna Kiss
Haruomi Hosono - Sports Men
Toshiki Kadomatsu - Step Into The Light
Hiroshi Sato - Say Goodbye
Minako Honda - That’s The Way I Want It
Toshinobu Kubota - Kitakaze To Taiyo
Miho Nakayama - Rising Love
Piper - Hot Sand
Minako Yoshida - Town
Kaoru Akimoto - Dress Down
Junko Ohashi - Dancin'
Minako Honda - Sneak Away
Seaside Lovers - Evening Shadows
Kikuchi Momoko - Good Friend
Tatsuro Yamashita - Love Talkin’ (Honey It’s You)

Shoes Off: City Pop & Beach Sounds from Japan

A.r.t. Wilson - Rebecca's Theme (Water) 
Martin Wester & Bernhard Hering - Zikade 
Software - Island Sunrise 
Andreas Vollenweider - Moon Dance 
Richard Schneider Jr. - Hello Beach-Girls! 
Batteaux - High Tide 
G. Wayne Thomas - Red Run Sea 
Joan Bibiloni - Sa Fosca 
Michael Shrieve, Klaus Schulze & Kevin Shrieve - Transfer Station Blue 
Ashra - Oasis 
Love and Rockets - Saudade 
Earth, Wind & Fire - Ponta de Areia (Brazilian Rhyme, Interlude)

Island Sunrise

Sharon Redd - Never Gonna Give You Up (Tribute Mix)
Linda Taylor - You And Me Just Started
Dianne Marie - I’ve Waited Much Too Long
Jeanette “Lady” Day - Come Let Me Love You
Unique - What I Got Is What You Need
Bobby Thurston - You Got What It Takes (Instrumental)
Michael Wilson - Groove It To Your Body
D-Train - You’re The One For Me (Labour of Love Mix)
The Next Movement - Let’s Work It Out
Unlimited Touch - No One Can  Love Me (Quite the Way You Do)
Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit Of Jazz
Starshine - All I Need Is You
Passion - Don’t Stop My Love
L.A.X - All My Love
France Joli - Gonna Get Over You (Shep Pettibone Mastermix)
Inner Life - Caught Up in One Night Love Affair
Satin Silk And Lace - Your Love
Gayle Adams - Love Fever
Sine - Happy Is The Only Way

West 57th St: Disco In NYC With Prelude Records

Managed to rescue the first couple of hrs from the recording of our first Birthday last month. Warming things up for Charlie & Mim's killer B2B session.

Live @ Customs 1st Birthday [26/09/2015]

Stepping into the @redlightradio Amsterdam studio for a 2hr workout on the weekend of Strange Sounds From Beyond.

http://redlightradio.net
http://www.strangesoundsfrombeyond.com

Customs on Red Light Radio [25/6/2016]

300 minutes in "the mix" on the beautiful Brilliant Corners soundsystem.

3h15m of sit-down sounds from the three of us, before Len & Salvador whipped the dancefloor into action for the last 1h45m.

What's Good? w/ Customs, Len Leise & Salvador

Almost 108 minutes of seasonally appropriate music, hand-selected in real time @ Brilliant Corners on 3/11/2016

1/2 of Okonkole Y Trompa joined us all the way from Paris, France for our last Brilliant Corners jam of 2016.

Scene-setting selections from your hosts The Customs DJs, before PAM takes up the reins around the 1h53m mark and we finish with a half hour of hot b2b2b2b action.

https://soundcloud.com/pamipam
https://okonkole-y-trompa.com/

What's Good? w/ Customs & PAM (Okonkole Y Trompa)

An evening of hi-fidelity sounds with Pacific Rhythm boss DJ D.DEE, recorded live at Brilliant Corners.

Setting off at a leisurely pace with your hosts The Customs DJs, before we pass the baton to DEE right around the 114-minute mark.

https://soundcloud.com/derekdee
http://pacificrhythm.org/

What's Good? w/ Customs & DJ D.DEE

A free-spirited 4½ hour journey to the outer reaches with Düsseldorf's foremost rhythm enthusiast Jan Schulte alongside your hosts The Customs DJs. 

Recorded live at Brilliant Corners on 5/3/2017.

https://soundcloud.com/jan-schulte

What's Good? w/ Customs & Jan Schulte

139 minutes on the wind-down after our Resident Advisor session at Brilliant Corners back in June.

Organic Music maestro Chee Shimizu joining in for a loose B2B-ish jam just after the hour mark. 

https://soundcloud.com/organicchee
http://organicmusic.jp

What's Good? w/ Customs & Chee Shimizu

Sunday post-party cool off session with Redlight Records main man Calypso Steve, recorded live at Brilliant Corners. 

Opening with two hours of fresh picks from your hosts The Customs DJs, before our guest steps in to share the fruits of a weekend digging for dub at some favourite London spots. Finishing off with a little b2b2b for the last hour. 

https://soundcloud.com/calypsosteve
https://www.facebook.com/redlightrecordsamsterdam/

What's Good? w/ Customs & Calypso Steve

≈ Riding the odd waves ≈ for Okonkole Y Trompa on https://soundcloud.com/nts_live

Check out the full show here: https://www.nts.live/shows/okonkole-y-trompa/episodes/okonkole-y-trompa-8th-november-2017

Guest mix for Okonkole Y Trompa (NTS) [08/11/2017]

Red Light Radio invited us down to join their first London broadcast live from the Order x Bonne Suits pop-up shop in Soho. 

Shouts to DJ Soulseek ✌

https://soundcloud.com/redlightradio
http://www.orderheat.nl
https://www.bonnelife.com

Customs for Red Light Radio @ Order x Bonne Pop-up London [23/02/2018]

The snow melted after our night at Acephale with @jcreutzfeldt and we pulled what was left of us back together at dublab HQ, Nippes, Cologne.

Shouts to Joscha and Mr Moritz 🤝

@dublab
https://dublab.de

dublab Session w/ Customs [04/03/2018]

Approximately 4 hours in the Brilliant Corners booth with precisely one half of the Brazilian duo Selvagem on a sticky summer evening.

A selection of atmospheric entrées from your hosts Customs, followed by Millos with the main course and a sweet b2b2b2b jam to finish

https://soundcloud.com/milloskaiser

What's Good? w/ Customs & Millos Kaiser

Three hours of general waviness with Copenhagen Family Man Mikkel O. Brask, basking in the warm afterglow of Peru 0 - 1 Denmark.

Recorded live at Brilliant Corners on 16/6/2018

https://soundcloud.com/cphfm

What's Good? w/ Customs & Mikkel O. Brask

Amsterdam’s tallest DJ duo took time out from their hectic UK crumpet-eating schedule to join us in the Brilliant Corners booth for four hours and one minute of (mostly) high-fidelity audio on Thursday 4th October 2018.

https://soundcloud.com/beesmunt-soundsystem

What's Good? w/ Customs & Beesmunt Soundsystem

Hanging loose with our old pal Charlie Bones for a Friday-morning b2b2b2b on https://soundcloud.com/nts_live

The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show (NTS) w/ Customs [02/11/2018]

The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show (NTS) w/ Customs [06/12/2018]

Continuing a tradition dating right back to 2018, we stepped in to cover the first Last Resort show of the year on https://soundcloud.com/nts_live

https://soundcloud.com/last_resort_hq

The Last Resort (NTS) w/ Customs [05/01/2019]

What's Good? w/ Customs & Trujillo

Full article and interview on @stampthewax: http://www.stampthewax.com/2020/02/13/diggers-directory-guy-bingley

Stamp The Wax - Diggers Directory: Guy Bingley

Marcos Valle - Estrelar
Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti - Agora E Moda
Gretchen - Carmen Miranda
Gilbert Gil - Palco
Emilio Santiago - O Amigo de Nova York
Tim Maia - Sossego
Deodato - Night Cruiser
Fernanda Abreu - A Noite
Almir Ricardi - São Paulo (High Society)
Mario Gomes - O Dono da Bola
Gonzaguinha - Lindo Lago do Amor
Caetano Veloso - Quero Um Baby Seu
Marcos Valle - Bicicleta
Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - Squash
Tania Maria - Come With Me
Sandra de Sá - Olhos Coloridos

São Paulo High Society: Disco & Boogie from Brazil

2024

27/07: Brilliant Corners
10/06: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
31/05: Jolene (Copenhagen)
15/05: NTS Radio - The NTS Breakfast Show w/ Flo
20/04: WSA (RSD In-Store)
06/04: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
31/03: Giant Steps
16/03: Brilliant Corners
12/02: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
09/02: NTS Radio - Between The Sheets mixtape 🌹 
10/02: Brilliant Corners

2023

02/12: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
25/11: Nam (Manchester)
04/11: Brilliant Corners
07/10: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
16/09: Brilliant Corners
02/09: Villa Pozzolo (Florence)
19/08: Decimo, The Standard
05/08: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
03/08: Behind This Wall
26/06: Diggers Dozen @ Brilliant Corners
03/06: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
27/05: w/ Mr Big Happy @ Brilliant Corners
30/04: w/ Orpheu The Wizard @ Brilliant Corners
01/04: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
01/04: The Standard
12/02: Giant Steps
04/02: Kiosk Radio (Brussels)
21/01: The Standard

2022

10/12: Minus Eden, Skopje  (North Macedonia)
09/12: BKW, Skopje (North Macedonia)
27/11: Gasoline Radio (Kyiv)
27/11: The Apartment, LayLow
01/10: Quinta da Comporta (Portugal)
30/09: Melides Art, Comporta (Portugal)
25/06: Decimo, The Standard
07/05: Brilliant Corners
02/04: Brilliant Corners
29/01: The Standard

2021 - 🦠

06/11: The Standard
16/10: Brilliant Corners
27/05: Dublab (Cologne)
06/03: Refuge Worldwide Radio (Berlin)

2020 - 🤣

18/11: NTS Radio - The Spaces In Between
05/09: Rimbobo Invites Customs @ Costa Del Tottenham
2̶6̶/̶0̶7̶:̶ ̶K̶i̶n̶g̶d̶o̶m̶ ̶F̶e̶s̶t̶i̶v̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶B̶e̶l̶v̶o̶i̶r̶ ̶C̶a̶s̶t̶l̶e̶ POSTPONED
1̶1̶/̶0̶4̶:̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶W̶a̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶R̶o̶o̶m̶ POSTPONED
0̶4̶/̶0̶4̶:̶ ̶B̶r̶i̶l̶l̶i̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶C̶o̶r̶n̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶P̶a̶r̶t̶y̶ ̶(̶L̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶F̶i̶n̶i̶s̶h̶)̶ POSTPONED
06/03: Secretsundaze
29/02: Tanzparty @ arkaoda (Berlin)
14/02: The Four Quarters
25/01: Montezuma Cafe (Paris)
01/01: Crate Brewery

2019

22/11: NTS Radio - The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show
09/11: NTS Radio - Last Resort
21/09: Giant Steps Closing Party
07/09: Pender Street Steppers Meet Customs @ Giant Steps
14/07: w/ Time Is Away @ Brilliant Corners
29/06: Giant Steps
14/06: NTS Radio - The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show
08/06: Crate Brewery
30/05: Nuits Sonores (Lyon)
08/05: w/ Trujillo @ Brilliant Corners
04/05: Jolene (Copenhagen)
13/04: Phaserboys Meet Customs @ secret loft TBA
12/04: w/ Phaserboys @ Brilliant Corners
16/02: Décalé w/ Bufiman @ IBOAT (Bordeaux)
15/02: Cafe Mancuso (Bordeaux)
31/01: NTS Radio - The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show
12/01: w/ Suzanne Kraft & Jonny Nash @ Giant Steps
05/01: NTS Radio - Last Resort

2018

14/12: Bruits De La Passion Meets Customs @ secret loft TBA
13/12: w/ Bruits De La Passion @ Brilliants Corners
07/12: Giant Steps
06/12: NTS Radio - The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show 
16/11: Hunee Residency @ XOYO
02/11: NTS Radio - The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show
27/10: w/ Joscha Creutzfeldt @ Brilliant Corners
20/10: Tate Modern
05/10: Beesmunt Soundsystem Meets Customs @ secret loft TBA
04/10: w/ Beesmunt Soundsystem @ Brilliant Corners
01/09: w/ Jeremy Spellacey @ Jaguar Shoes
18/08: w/ Calypso Steve @ Radnor Rooms (Bristol)
11/08: Tate Modern
04/08: w/ Nu Guinea, Mr Mendel and La Mamie's @ Macki Off (Paris)
27/07: House of St Barnabas
30/06: w/ Zaltan and PAM @ Giant Steps
16/06: w/ Mikkel O. Brask @ Brilliant Corners
09/06: Giant Steps
01/06: Selvagem Meets Customs @ secret loft TBA
31/05: w/ Millos Kaiser @ Brilliant Corners
25/05: Nica (Barcelona)
30/03: Edit Bar (Bristol)
29/03: Brilliant Corners
16/03: No Fun Radio - Pacific Spirit (Vancouver)
11/03: w/ The Pilotwings @ Brilliant Corners
10/03: The Pilotwings Meet Customs @ secret loft TBA
04/03: Dublab (Cologne)
03/03: Acephale (Cologne)
23/03: Red Light Radio - London Pop-Up Event
03/02: Brilliant Corners
27/01: Plein Sud @ Kumiko (Brussels)
06/01: NTS Radio - Last Resort

2017

25/11: w/ Riccardo Schirò @ Jaguar Shoes
08/11: NTS Radio - Okonkole Y Trompa
13/10: Garage Noord (Amsterdam)
13/10: Red Light Radio - Dekmantel (Amsterdam)
28/09: w/ Lauren Hansom @ Brilliant Corners
08/09: Brilliant Corners
26/08: The London Loft Party
19/08: NTS Radio - Last Resort
11/08: w/ Prequel @ Jaguar Shoes
22/07: Brilliant Corners
21/07: w/ Dene (La Casa Tropical) @ Club Makossa
02/07: w/ DJ Vegetable @ Brilliant Corners
01/07: w/ Magic Touch @ Jaguar Shoes
24/06: Red Light Radio (Amsterdam)
18/06: w/ Calypso Steve @ Brilliant Corners
17/06: Redlight Records Meets Customs w/ Calypso Steve @ secret loft TBA
08/06: RA Live w/ Chee Shimizu @ Brilliant Corners
20/05: w/ Kejeblos @ Club Makossa
13/04: w/ Julian Horn & Cedric Bardawil @ Brilliant Corners
07/04: w/ Marcel Vogel @ Bloomsbury Bowling
18/03: NTS Radio - Extended Play Sessions
12/03: Deriday w/ La Mamie's, Le Camion Bazar, Charlie Bones & Donna Leake
04/03: NTS Radio - Last Resort
25/02: Morning Fever Meets Customs @ secret loft TBA
22/02: w/ Patrick Mocan @ Brilliant Corners
17/02: w/ DJ D.DEE @ Jaguar Shoes
15/02: w/ DJ D.DEE @ Brilliant Corners
10/02: w/ Mr Pedro & PAM (Okonkole Y Trompa) @ B75 (Paris)
09/02: w/ Théo Top & DJ D.DEE @ La Maison Sage (Paris)
05/02: w/ Jan Schulte @ Brilliant Corners

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