VTSS & Boys Noize "Steady Pace" (Extended Mix)

Simon Aussel is known for a particularly wild DJing style and leftfield bassy bangers, and it's his curious and playful approach to clubland that's won him loyal fans over the years. Whether photographing drink tokens from gigs or creating an 8-bit version of his debut album on a Game Boy cartridge, he seems to approach every endeavour with childlike joy and wonder—rare qualities in an industry that can leave so many jaded.

The Nantes-born, Paris-based artist's love of club culture, digging and world-building has set him on a blazing path in club music. He's released an exceptionally wide range of music, including a Memphis rap tape for Trilogy Tapes, dubstep-trap-jazz hybrids with Egyptian singer Abdullah Miniawy and deadly hard drum for Livity Sound. His mixes, meanwhile, are fast becoming DJ lore thanks to his knack for connecting seemingly opposed genres like new wave and fast techno. Look no further than his now-infamous Dekmantel Selectors set from 2021 or a marathon back-to-back with Skee Mask in 2022. 

As the French DJ gets more comfortable with story-telling, he's getting more personal and focusing on deeper, slower sounds. That's evident on this RA Podcast—six months in the works—which incorporates woozy downtempo, weighty dub and bleepy beats. Of course, in the chaotic middle section there's plenty of huge basslines, plus old-school electro, acidic techno and even a bouncy edit of the Montell Jordan classic "This Is How We Do It." Showcasing his quirks, influences and growth, this is Simo Cell in prime time.

@simocell

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RA.934 Simo Cell

With a career spanning over two decades, Alkan has been involved with some of the most influential clubs and collectives across the country and picked up numerous awards and high profile residencies along the way. He graces NTS monthly with two hours of techno and electro, blended with leftfield house and post punk.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/erol-alkan/episodes/erol-alkan-29th-april-2024

Erol Alkan 290424

This past February, Tesfa Williams released his debut album—over 20 years into his career. Raves Of Future Past distilled decades of experience on London dance floors into a potent and powerful blend of grime, house, rave and techno. Made with an Elektron Digitakt to imitate the rough textures of early '00s UK dance music, the LP is an anachronistic history lesson that throws everything in a blender, imagining what gqom might sound like as an Eski track and giving new life to the short-lived "sublow" sound Williams helped invent with classic tracks like "Invasion," released under his earlier alias DJ Dread D.

Since the sublow days, however, Williams has become a torchbearer for UK house music and African diasporic sounds like Afro house and gqom in London. He's put out soulful hits like "Heartbeat"—recently reissued by Local Action—and released a steady stream of dance records for PMR and Strictly Rhythm. He's what you might call a jack of all trades, except for that he's actually a master of them all.

His RA Podcast charts his musical journey in reverse chronological order, starting with smooth, African-influenced sounds and winding through grime and dubstep, eventually landing at jungle. He threads a needle through diverse genres (and eras), and posits that the traditional UK hardcore continuum is a bigger spectrum than you might think, with gqom's heave and amapiano's log drum equally important in the musical equation. It's nearly two hours of UK dance music past and present, from a DJ who has lived it all.

@twilliamsmusic

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RA.935 T.Williams

London-based DJ Imogen takes on the NTS airwaves, bouncing between fuzzy electro and punishing techno. 

 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/imogen/episodes/imogen-15th-may-2024

Wigs w/ Imogen 150524

Monthly transmissions from the other side. 

Robbie and Tony bring you joy, wonder & ephemera from the depths of their record collections to your home every month on NTS.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/the-avalanches/episodes/the-avalanches-15th-may-2024

The Recording Angel w/ The Avalanches & DJ Koze 150524

The sound of Ukraine's independent music scene. Presented by Схема, a Kyiv-based collective that moves forward rave culture in Ukraine. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/cxema/episodes/cxema-20th-may-2024

CXEMA w/ Slava Lepsheiev  200524

Martha is a DJ and broadcaster from South London with roots in community radio and documentary making. Each of Martha’s thoughtfully curated radio shows navigate the fringes of electronic music, with a clear narrative that is grounded in community and storytelling.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/martha/episodes/martha-24th-may-2024

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Russian Deep House Compilation Cassette
DIRTY TAPES 2016 //

DT011: DIRTY TAPES FROM RUSSIA

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YancityGurl - Ma Cousin

Apologies in advance, a couple of needle related issues. Take a listen and enjoy :) 

Cass April Mix

Music: Written, Produced & Mastered by Jake Davis 
Video: Edited by Jake Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL5oSo38P8M

Cass April Mix

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