After a little break we are back with a bang with Cut the Rug resident Dint Hulla bringing the heat this week.

RUGCAST 041 - Dint Hulla

This week we have resident RALLN with an hour of juicy minimal house, old school analog flair and cosmic breaks.

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RUGCAST 042 - RALLN

Rugcast returns after a long hiatus with resident RALLN.

RUGCAST 043 - RALLN

RUGCAST 001 - Bentoe

Dint Hulla b2b Harkin on Rhod Parry's Show on Reform Radio

Harkin b2b Dint Hulla | Rhod Parry's Fortnightly Show | Reform Radio

Our Rugcast mix series returns with our resident @RALLN taking the reigns in his first solo mix of the series providing an hour of deep minimal house flavours.

RUGCAST 005 - RALLN

We are excited to share with you the first track of our free download series coming from our resident @RALLN in the form of 'Finesse'. A track with a deep grooving bass line, floating pads and glitchy percussions that dance around catchy vocal lines, immersing you in a track filled with character.

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RALLN - Finesse (Free Download)

Episode 7 of Rugcast is brought to you by JackEdinborough of the Newport-based events brand, Code. After joining us at Cut the Rug & Co back in February, we are happy to have him on the podcast as he takes over with an hour of high-energy deep minimal house cuts.

@JackEdinborough
@codenpt

RUGCAST 007 - Jack Edinborough

Episode 8 of Rugcast is brought to you by Manchester-based DJ and producer Antoine Kiim. The Mise En Place curator, who also holds residences at Limbo Radio has put together an hour of superbly blended mixture of abstract sounds and deep grooves on wax. Antoine was due to feature at numerous UK festivals this summer and has recently released his first EP entitled 'The Ghana EP' which you can purchase via his Bandcamp through the link below:

@antoinekiim
https://antoinekiim.bandcamp.com/releases

RUGCAST 008 - Antoine Kiim

Episode 10 of the podcast is a special extended mix from Cut the Rug resident Joe Peters. After appearing on previous episodes playing alongside fellow residents, this is Joe's first solo mix on the podcast where he has come all guns blazing showcasing a diverse mix of underground house cuts, deep grooves and breaky acid lines.

RUGCAST 010 - Joe Peters

Our next Free Download comes from Manchester-based producer Francis. Having featured numerous times behind the booth at our events, it is a pleasure to have him on this series with his track 'Every Time'.

The energetic number showcases his stripped back style with a track centred around a thumping bassline combined with catchy vocals dispersed throughout, moody chord stabs and minimal textures. A perfect peak time selection.

Francis: @francis-obrien-1

#minimal #microhouse #deephouse #house

Francis - Every Time (Free Download)

Episode 11 of RUGCAST features our first international guest, Rick Baguette. Based in the Belgian town of Antwerp, Rick has built a reputation by being ever present at popular local clubs such as La Rocca and Club Vaag. He is also a resident of Neils Feijen's Antwerp-based event UNDER alongside DJ Bozar who as a team have showcased many of the scenes top artists such as Enzo Siragusa, wAFF, Cuartero and Darius Syrossian to name a few. Currently spending a lot of time in the studio working on his production, it's a pleasure to welcome Rick to the Rugcast series.

@Rickbaguette

RUGCAST 011 - Rick Baguette

Our next podcast comes from Ruslan Dobrov, hailing from Ukraine, who has provided us with an hour of mind-bending microhouse all spun on wax from his collection. The Kiev-based DJ is a part of the duo Ambulance and also runs events in his city of Kiev showcasing artists such as Chris Geschwindner. Ruslan wanted to share a true reflection of the Ukrainian underground minimal scene so expect a hypnotic trip of warped, inter-dimensional sounds on this one.

RUGCAST 012 - Ruslan Dobrov

Manchester-based producer Lou Wilson provides the latest feature on our Free Download series with his track 'Love Me Darlin'. The smooth, continental number channels pure sunset vibes throughout with its uplifting bassline, infectious vocals and warm, floaty pads fitting for the summer months.

@Louwilson_dj

Lou Wilson - Love Me Darlin (Free Download)

The next instalment of our free download series comes from London based producer Shane Mahon. With previous releases on Whoyostro and Manipulated Frequency as well as a long standing residency on Data Transmission Radio with his ‘All About The Beats’ show it’s a pleasure to introduce Shane’s track ‘Cute’.
With infectious jazzy chords, soulful vocal and skippy percussion this one’s a perfect daytime toe tapper.

Shane - @shanemahon

Cute

Shane Mahon - Cute (Free Download)

Our first podcast from the South American continent this week with Lucas Leonardi,  an up and coming DJ from Paraná, Argentina. Lucas has gifted us an extended 2 hour mix full of infectious groove, further shining light on the surge of talent coming from this part of the world. 

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RUGCAST 017 - Lucas Leonardi

Hailing from the home of Parlour Sessions Radio deep in the valleys of Wales, D-nice has been dedicating his time to fine tuning his production skills in the studio. After his selections during the closing set of our collab with Code back in February it’s a pleasure to share his sound with you once more.

RUGCAST 018 - D-Nice

Joining us for Rugcast 023 is Manchester based DJ Chywood. Co-owner owner of the recently launched events team Coalesce, Chywood has been ever present within Manchester's underground scene over the past few years featuring for local parties and podcasts such as Mikasa, Origins Sound and Focus Mix Series.

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RUGCAST 023 - Chywood

Yorkshire based DJ and producer DXNBY is up next on the Free Download Series with his track 'Steady'. With its harmonic pads, snappy percussions and rhythmic stabs wrapped around a warm evolving bassline topped with smooth vocal cuts, Steady is track primed for the return to the dance.

SC: @Dxnby
IG: @Dxnby
Mastering by @dj-jinicowan

DXNBY - Steady (Free Download)

Rugcast 024 comes courtesy of Manchester DJ and producer Rhod Parry. No stranger to the dance floor and booth at our events, Rhod is an active part of the Manchester scene holding down a monthly residency on Reform Radio, consistently featuring for local brands such as Surco, whilst also holding his own vinyl-only sessions at North Quarter's Eastern Bloc. Rhod has just released his debut EP 'Beats on Broadfield Vol.1' over his Bandcamp, check out the link below.

Bandcamp: http://rhodparry.bandcamp.com
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RUGCAST 024 - Rhod Parry

For Rugcast 029 we take a trip back to South America and welcome Gabriel Zabala onto the series. Gabriel, hailing from Parana in the Entre Rios province of Argentina, provides a vocal driven episode exploring all corners of the deep minimal spectrum including selections from our free download series.

RUGCAST 029 - Gabriel Zabala

Next up on the free download series is an exciting release from one of our very own, Travis Carroll. A Cut the Rug resident for many years now, Travis steps up with his debut release 'The Royal'.

With a title fitting of its calibre, the ready loaded dancefloor weapon features two-step infused, swinging percussion and dreamlike vocals rounded off with a warm funky bassline.

SC: @travcarroll
Mastering by @dj-jinicowan

Travis Carroll - The Royal (Free Download)

To kick off the year we have Area 808 resident and friend of the rug KEILAN. He has gifted us an hour of high octane breaks and stripped back 2 step wobblers. After playing alongside the 808 teams at numerous of our events in the past, it's great to have him on the podcast. Strap in and happy new year everyone!

Keilan: @keilanmusic
Area 808: @Area_808

RUGCAST 030 - KEILAN

A straight up, no nonsense house cut from duo Kerouac & SMILE.

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Kerouac & SMILE - Dimmer Switch (Free Download)

Rugcast 031 comes from Mancunian DJ & Producer Josh Burnett. With releases on labels such as Ladeep, Libero, Whoyostro, Sustain and Surge Recordings as well as a recent mix feature on Unity FM, Josh has been one of the most active and driven artists we’ve seen develop over this past year and most certainly has a bright future ahead of him due to his wizardry on production.

He’s gone deep and minimal on the selections, toe tapping guaranteed.

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RUGCAST 031 - Josh Burnett

Episode 033 of Rugcast comes from Manchester-based DJ and producer Charlie Wilson.

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RUGCAST 033 - Charlie Wilson

Rugcast 035 brings us a little bit closer to home and comes courtest of Leeds based DJ and producer Pük. Having been ever present behind the booth in the vibrant Leeds scene, Pük's darker, driving sound full of old school breaks and acid influences brings a unique take to this week's episode. Strap in for lift off.

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RUGCAST 035 - Pük

RUGCAST 036 - Shane Mahon

Next up on the podcast is Argentinian DJ and Producer Juan Cruz Rios aka JXR with some ultra clean deep grooves. Having recently released on Bassel Darwish's Distance Music, alongside a debut EP release on South American label Zet, great to have him on this week's podcast.

SC: @dj-juancruz

RUGCAST 034 - JXR

This week we have scene veteran Kerouac, one half of Kerouac & SMILE/KRS Two. Mike is entering his 20th year of producing music and has had some top releases on some serious labels including HedZup, Blind Vision, Music Related and Sustain as well as playing the legendary Fabric. He has delivered us a mix of endlessly groovy old school gems, spun digitally and on wax from his collection. We are delving deep this week so strap in and enjoy.

SC: @kerouacandsmile @Kerouaclive @krs-twoo

RUGCAST 037 - Kerouac & SMILE

Rugcast 038 takes us to Villa Maria in Cordoba, Argentina coming courtesy of Lauti Mina. Having been consistently releasing top quality tracks for the past year, including features on Daze, Rendr Records and a debut EP on Sinapsis Records, Lauti is yet another young producer the thriving Argentinian minimal house scene.

SC: @lauti-mina

RUGCAST 038 - Lauti Mina

Rugcast 038 brings us back to the city we love to call home, courtesy of Manchester based DJ and TwoTone resident Beej. Having burst onto the Manchester scene in 2019, TwoTone have gone from strength to strength hosting parties around the city with artists such as Sebastian Eric, Bond & Proctor as well as minimal heavyweight Rowlanz gracing the booth.

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RUGCAST 039 - Beej

Delving into more minimal soundscapes this week we have Leeds based DJ and producer, Oscar Jones. With his organic minimal sound,  purring bass and abstract percussive elements, Oscar had released on reputable labels in the scene including Dubøka Records, MindHub and Leeds-based Below Records. 

Sit back and let Oscar take you on a journey down the rabbit hole with an hour of tracks from his vinyl collection

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RUGCAST 040 - Oscar Jones

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