During our takeover on Polaroid Radio throughout October and November, we are delivering shows, playlists and music 24/7 on the Iris channel, inspired by the pages of Wax Poetics.

We reached out to our community to share a 60 minute mix with us every week.

Week 2 theme was Ladies First: 50 years of women in hip-hop

This winning mix is by DJ Mama RayRay. She takes us on a journey across women’s influence over the past 50 years of hip-hop.

Wax Poetics and Polaroid Present: From The Pages | DJ Mamma RayRay Mix

I always like to tell a story, especially if I'm opening. 
Enjoy and share with someone who likes to groove. The opening song is dedicated to my sisters and brothers in #Palestine.

Xx Shani

YUSSEF DAYES OPENING SET DEC, 2023 EMPIRE GARAGE, ATX

A mix is more than just a series of songs. It's a journey, sharing something with people to show what makes the DJ think and feel. Listen to my set and you will understand me. 90 minutes filled with songs that move me from David Bowie to Bahamadia, Dangermouse, Sade ( only for DJ Robert Smith ; ) ), the fantastic E. Live, Raw Silk to Atjazz, Kate Bush and more! I hope it reaches you! Special thanks to Daniel Best ( Best Works ) for his support!

HUNGRY FOR LIFE!   90 Minutes of Resoul live in the Mix!

B2B mix @RadioCanut102.2FM with Boolimix & Philibert

Boolimix & Philibert - Big Blue Heart Mix

I don't own much reggae or dub, and am absolutely no expert in the music or culture. But I deeply respect the politics and music, which is absolutely incredible and creative. Especially dub music, with its intricate sounds and rhythms. So here's a few selections from my tiny collection. Enjoy!

Tracklist: Ernest Ranglin, Al Brown, Heptones, Burning Spear, Rico, King Tubby, Love Joys, Inner Circle, Glen Brown, Mighty Diamonds, Burning Spear

July 16 2024

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Quantic - 22 July 2024

For the 77th installment in our Just For The Night series, selectors take you on their own journey through groove. Anything goes.

Next up, salut Jean Toussaint & Soul Koffi 👋 from France and Switzerland/Ghana respectively, they're back behind the turntables to share some of their favourite groovy and soulful Afro sounds from all over the continent. 

Travelling trough Juju to Luso, Hi-Life to Benga and many more styles of music from the 70s and 80s African music legacy, for their mix they decided to draw their paths ahead of their next party «La Fiesta de los Muertos» that will go down next Saturday 2nd November at Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

They'll be playing together alongside a stellar line up of DJs and live bands. Get ready to fly to another universe with deep selections 💣

Merci les gars @jeantoussaint @soulkoffi 🙏

Just For The Night #77 - Jean Toussaint & Soul Koffi

Psalms 131

Mixture of tracks, which were sampled by The Herbaliser in past 25 years. Music which were used in albums Remedies, Blow Your Headphones, Very Mercenary etc.

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Herbal Mixture (As sampled by The Herbaliser Mixtape)

Pasteelo x Epic Vinyls From Brazil presents Pasteelo Mixtape 12 - "Sunny Days In Copenhagen". Recorded live at the Pasteelo Summer Launch August 18th 2018.

Words by https://soundcloud.com/epic-vinyls-from-brazil:

"We have been talking about a collabo with local brand Pasteelo for almost a year. A brand that has a different style perception and leisure approach. If you dig through the Pasteelo mixtape archives on Soundcloud you'll find a who's who of the Copenhagen digging and beatmaker community. The mixes seems to be built around dedication, good vibes and musical friendships. 

This mixtape we ended up recording live on 18.8.18 at a party in the Pasteelo store. Having gone through several ideas and themes for mixes, we ended up in a true Copenhagen dogma fashion. A part from the summer theme, all records had to be with headshot cover art. So out of a stack of 30 epic albums about half went into this mix and the following photo shoot.
Thanks to the whole Pasteelo crew and friends to help out to document this crazy idea.
The music ties together the Pasteelo love for jazz flavour with a range of Brazilian artists and top composers. You'll find spectacular and odd funk grooves from Carlos Dafé and Paulo Diniz together with saturated soul and sunshine samba vibes from Jorge Ben, Beto Scala, Bebeto and Tim Maia. Our fave track in the mix is Clara Nunes stunning bossa performance on "Sabiá" from her self titled and overlooked 1971 album. Enjoy!"

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Pasteelo Mixtape 12 - Sunny Days In Copenhagen // Epic Vinyls From Brazil

AiAiAi website:
https://aiaiai.audio/pages/mix032-ge-ology

AiAiAi Soundcloud page:
https://soundcloud.com/aiaiaiaudio/aiaiai-mix-032-ge-ology
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The virtuoso known as GE-OLOGY is a rare find. The gifted music producer, and exceptionally skilled DJ has been acclaimed for over two decades where he's worked with the likes of Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott and De La Soul, and he's done a very special mix for the 32nd edition of our Mix series!

TRACKLIST: From the personal collection.

GE-OLOGY's own words on the mix:
What a year 2020 has been. In various ways, it uprooted so many of our lives and brought us into this temporary new age of social distancing...essential to fighting the pandemic, but unnatural in comparison to the social norms, habits and behaviors we had previously been used to. With social gatherings severely restricted, it has forced us into our own imagination to find new ways to feed our souls the human touch and intermingling we thirst for, but once took for granted. In response, Zoom video conferencing parties have become a thing, as well as live DJ sets on Instagram and Twitch. But with this explosion of live performances from the comforts of ones home to ours, it's still not a comparable substitute for the deep and beautiful culture of live music performances in small smoky bars, or steamy basement parties, or crowded arenas packed with a sea of people, or club nights headlining our favorite DJs...or even traveling to exotic music festivals in foreign outdoor lands.

With this in mind, I took some time to reflect on so many of the priceless experiences I've been fortunate enough to enjoy over such a significant portion of my lifetime so far...and I couldn't be more grateful. The love and dedication I hold deep in my soul for music, and the art of DJing stems from my appreciation of the brilliant musicians who created compositions that spoke to me, funky rhythms that moved me naturally, and skillful creative Disc Jockeys that knew how to tell stories through vinyl records like literary masters use words in poetry. This love, most-importantly, stems back to my family, and how music has played such an important role in all of our lives. It's directly connected to many of my greatest childhood memories, and has helped to shape me into the person I am today.

In honor of my family, as well as my extended music family around the world, and the great legacy of live music and club nights that so many of us miss, I wanted to do something very special with this mix. I decided to approached this from various angles...building it up gradually as I would playing 'all-nght-long' at my residency club night in NYC, with a lot of rare, funky and beautiful records from my collection, some very pricey these days...some inexpensive, taking the listener on an extensive 2 hour (120 mins + 20 secs) sonic journey of beautiful melodies, rhythms, voices and instrumentation, with some old school style "A cappella" blends, intersecting various genres from Hip Hop to Soul to Jazz-Funk to Gospel to Disco to pure African dance floor HEAT! Definitely one of my favorite and most fun mixes I've recorded over the years. Food for the heart and soul. ENJOY!

GE-OLOGY - AiAiAi MIX • No. 032

When I'm not at the dayjob, I'm probably at a record store. Pullin from the Stacks podcast most Wednesdays, available here, Apple Pods (please subscribe!) and elsewhere.

Pullin from the Stacks - Reggae and Dub Selections

DJ Ian Head