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For kindred souls Dean Chew and Kevin Guoh aka Kaye, co-founders of Singapore-based Darker Than Wax, A&R (spearheaded by Dean) is one of the most fundamental factors — artwork, aesthetics, marketing, remixes are all just as important ingredients to a tasty release, but the base is who they’re dealing with. Kevin eloquently sums up this part of the process, “it’s‌ ‌sussing‌ ‌out‌ ‌the‌ ‌personality‌ ‌types‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌artist‌ ‌as‌ ‌quickly‌ ‌as‌ ‌possible‌ ‌when‌ ‌we’re‌ ‌in‌ ‌early‌ ‌discussions‌ ‌with‌ ‌them.‌ ‌If‌ ‌I‌ ‌smell‌ ‌a‌ ‌hint‌ ‌of‌ ‌diva,‌ ‌I’m‌ ‌out.‌ ‌I‌ ‌don’t‌ ‌care‌ ‌how‌ ‌good‌ ‌you‌ ‌are.‌ ‌Life‌ ‌is‌ ‌difficult‌ ‌enough,‌ ‌don’t‌ ‌really‌ ‌need‌ ‌someone‌ ‌else‌ ‌to‌ ‌make‌ ‌my‌ ‌life‌ ‌more‌ ‌difficult.‌”

Check the full article & tracklist here:

https://mixmag.asia/feature/label-spotlight-darker-than-wax-singapore

Label Spotlight Mix: Darker Than Wax

Darker Than Wax's monthly episode is a mix by Daryl Knows, core member of the label.

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Outsiders: Darker Than Wax w/ Daryl Knows @ Kiosk Radio 31.08.2021

DARYL KNOWS - Monday 8th August

Full quality for number 31 in our series - a tight 50 mins gliding through tasteful avenues in jazz, house & electronica from Daryl Knows, one of Singapura's most steady veterans on the circuit. The Darker Than Wax core member and resident DJ at Offtrack & Headquarters has been on a constant up ever since the return of nightlife here, so we thought we'd shine a light. Peep the interview and have a listen below, it's a perfect mix to set the tone before a night out or to keep it going at the afters.

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DTW w/ DARYL KNOWS - Wednesday 4th January

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May begins with young vet Daryl Knows, a familiar and hardened face that’s been making waves on +65 for over a decade and counting. A known digital designer as well, Daryl’s focus on the obscure and specialty in fluidity throughout his crafts has been well celebrated - whether it’s part of Singapore international label Darker Than Wax, key mogul at Offtrack Singapore, resident at Headquarters, and many more major notches on the belt.

Listen in for an expansive journey with smooth anchorage as we crack off the month in power.

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DARKER THAN WAX w/ DARRYL KNOWS - Saturday 19th October

This entry in our Offtrack Radio series highlights resident @darylknows with a big 4 hour session recorded right here in Leisuretown. The seasoned selector gracefully takes us through a well paced mix of leftfield house with funky and jazzy seasonings, firmly rooted in the soulful flavours that thread throughout the Darker Than Wax and Offtrack pedigree. Tap in.

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Daryl Knows - 2nd November 2024

Daryl Knows live streaming @ TOHA Radio 2025.01.06

Daryl Knows 擅長流暢多變的音樂風格，在 soul、electro、disco、house 之間游刃有餘，其多樣性讓他成為東南亞場景如 Bestival Bali、Sunda Festival、Garden Beats 和 ZoukOut 等大型音樂節的常駐嘉賓。
Daryl 也是新加坡音樂圈的重要人物，駐場於 Offtrack、Rasa、Headquarters 以及國際唱片廠牌 Darker Than Wax。自 2016 年起加入 Darker Than Wax，策劃了眾多深受喜愛的活動，如 BREW 的庭院派對和與 Ice Cream Sundays 合作的 Haw Par Thrilla。

Flaunting a knack for fluidity, Daryl Knows bridges genres with ease, from soulful cuts and jittery electro to rare disco finds and uplifting house beats. This versatility has earned him spots at major festivals like Bestival Bali, Sunda Festival, Garden Beats, and ZoukOut.
A veteran of Singapore’s bar and club circuit, Daryl is a resident at Offtrack, Rasa, Headquarters, and international label Darker Than Wax. Since joining Darker Than Wax in 2016, he’s played a key role in organizing beloved events like the BREW courtyard party and Haw Par Thrilla with Ice Cream Sundays. As a committed advocate for electronic music, Daryl has also participated in landmark gigs like the #SaveMusicSG campaign and The Last Mile, bidding farewell to Singapore’s iconic Golden Mile Complex.

Daryl Knows @TOHA Radio 06.01.2025

Tracklist:

Suffyan (1st hour)
1. Chaos In The CBD - Midnight in Peckham feat. Isaac Aesili (Original Mix)
2. Warmdue Kids - These Branching Moments
3. Glenn Underground - Abstracts
4. Steffi  - Reasons feat. Virginia
5. UC Beatz - Memories Are Eternal
6. Helen Sharpe - Got 2 Have Your Love (Jazz Rave Remix)
7. Garett David - Gary's Dreamland
8. UNOS - Powerslide
9. Kerri Chandler - Mommy What's A Record
10. DJ Device & Devibes - Bassman's Dub (Remastered)
11. South Street Player  - [Who?] Keeps Changing Your Mind? (The Night Mix)

Guest mix: Daryl Knows (2nd hour)
1. Tone Control - Illusion (Theo's SS Translation) (Theo Parrish Remix)
2. The Poets - Emotion
3. Waajeed - My Father's Rhythm Ft. De'Sean Jones
4. Rheji Burrell presents: The Utopia Project - Euphoria
5. Kez YM - Late Night Remedy (Original Mix)
6. Retromigration x Mauricesax - ITW
7. DJ Steaw - East Orange
8. Red Rack'Em - Late One
9. Adelphi Music Factory - Cuba (Felipe Gordon Remix)
10. 34th Floor Experience - In The Morning
11. Fulbert - I Like It
12. Rhythm Of Paradise - Resistance
13. Daisuke Kondo - Life
14. Recloose - Can't Take The Absence (Recloose's Mind Meld Remix)
15. Blizzard Beats - Siyanda My Son

Synonymous Rhythms w/ Daryl Knows - Aaja channel 1 - 16 07 25

Daryl Knows - 27th July 2025 | Bangkok Community Radio

A 30 min mix with some of my favourites from 2016 for Darker Than Wax's 'We Move 04'.
We Move 04, is presented by DTW FM (@marcoweibel & @mawkus), aired on Radar Radio LDN (31st Dec 2016, 8am GMT) and recorded direct from Red Bull Studios New York.
We Move is now transmitting regularly on Radar Radio, every fourth Monday of the month, 8am - 10am (GMT).
The full radio show can be heard here: 
https://www.mixcloud.com/RadarRadioLDN/darker-than-wax-31st-december-2016/

30min mix for DTW's We Move 04 • Live From Red Bull Studios New York via Radar Radio

This month's DTW crew member is Daryl Knows, whose set bumps with swaggering house and breakbeats, before Midnight Runners' Munir mixes disco, italo, early slapping house beats and breezy 80s pop melodies. Get the tracklist → https://crackm.ag/DTW-3

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Darker Than Wax #3 - Daryl Knows x Munir

Put together an hour mix for the good folks at Singapore Community Radio. Enjoy! 

Video here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/752488161

Tracklist:
1. Thatmanmonkz - For Bae
2. House of Drummond - Changes	
3. Giovanni Damico - Out Of Control
4. Bufiman - Die Mumie
5. Manuold - Geronimo
6. Rheji Burrell presents: N.Y. House'n Authority - 4th Time
7. Bryan Kessler - Party Like You're Not Alive (Original Mix)
8. Posthuman - 707 Heaven
9. Losian - He's My Brother
10. Shonky - Goleador
11. Dan Shake - Mosquito
12. Midnight Runners - House Bangra (Midnight Runners Edit)
13. Knopha - WhoRU (Knopha Edit)
14. Unknown Artist - Moin Chante (Sputnik Edit)

Singapore Community Radio Guest Mix - Sep'20

30min Jam for the Local project, filmed and recorded at Neon Pigeon. Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p52jgOurQhg&t=5s

Daryl Knows: Club Sounds - Live from Neon Pigeon - 27 December 2020

Flaunting a specialty in fluidity, Daryl Knows is a bridger of genres sourced from amorous soul cuts and spry jittery electro, to frisky disco rarities and his uplifting house jaunts. It’s this roaming versatility that’s made the veteran figure an oft-booked performer for some of the region’s biggest festivals, such as Bestival Bali, Sunda Festival, Garden Beats and ZoukOut.

Daryl’s gig portfolio in the local bar and club circuit is compatibly expansive, filled by his duties as a resident of Offtrack, Rasa, Headquarters and Singaporean international record label, Darker Than Wax. A key member since 2016, Daryl’s been instrumental in orchestrating some of the scene’s most beloved events on behalf of Darker Than Wax, including renowned courtyard bash, BREW, alongside the region-drawing Haw Par Thrilla spectacle with +65 promoters, Ice Cream Sundays. As a deeply-embedded advocate of electronic music within the community, Daryl has also participated in historical gigs that made national headlines, spanning the pandemic-combatting #SaveMusicSG campaign and The Last Mile which bid farewell to cultural and architectural icon, Golden Mile Complex.

The seasoned tastemaker’s milestones and prospects, meanwhile, stretch beyond the Lion City. Daryl’s performance accolades have seen him support the international likes of Peggy Guo, Sasha, Gerd Janson, Lauer, DJ Boring, Jackmaster, Demuja, Lars Vegas (Dam Swindle), Dan Shake, Frits Wentink, Young Marco, Kornel Kovacs, Luca Lozano, Christopher Rau, Hidden Spheres and Max Graef to name a few. His career wholly embraces his love of sharing sounds to audiences from all walks of life, and this has been apparent in his international appearances in London (4tothefloor), Tokyo (Mitsuki, Solfa Nakameguro), Mumbai (Soho House), Bali (Klymax, Potatohead), Ho Chi Minh (The Obsevatory), Bangkok (Beam Cube, Tropic City), Taipei (Rabbit Hole), Jakarta (Pantja, Brightspot) and Kuala Lumpur (Good Vibes). Daryl Knows is a true Singaporean soul with global appeal, and it shows every time he hits the decks.

“I think I’ve matured a lot as a DJ after the pandemic,” says Daryl. Citing his myriad ongoing commitments in the scene as inspiration, he is now broadening his perspective and embracing the opportunity to listen, dig, and play music that he genuinely feels for. Even after all these years, it’s this tenacious drive to nourish this passion that spurs him on in his relentless DJ pursuits – no matter where in the world they take him.

“I always like to have a conversation that flows between me and the audience,” he wraps up. And that is a dialogue that Daryl Knows best.