Three hours of garage, dubstep, grime, hardcore, jungle and techno recorded on a Sunday evening at 121 in Wellington for the Friendly Potential crew. At their request I tried to play with the energy of the old Sunday night sessions at FWD>>, and it was so fun. Old and new music side by side. Spinbacks at 2008 levels. 

Big thanks to everyone involved in this incredible trip to New Zealand and Australia, especially the Friendly Potential crew who made the whole thing possible. It was wonderful to play music again, and I hope to be back soon.

Ben UFO At Friendly Potential, Wellington - May 2021

Hessle Audio feat. Ben UFO (recorded live at Open Ground) - 22 July 2024

Closing set in the warehouse on Thursday night. 
Huge thanks to Aurora and all the festival staff. It meant the world to me!

Ben UFO - Sustain Release '23

Recording of Coco Bryce's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Coco Bryce at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Six hours recorded at one of my favourite clubs in the world, between the hours of 6am and 12pm. 
I absolutely loved doing this - taking the party deeper and deeper into after hours, and bringing everyone back to consciousness again in the second half. 
I LOVE NYC!

Ben UFO - Six Hours At Nowadays Nonstop 2024

Another Barker masterclass.

Sam Barker asks more from techno. The artist known simply as Barker is one of electronic music's most consistently conscientious and curious producers, challenging listeners to question the norms we accept about our shared culture—whether it's the music that fills the room, the process behind it, or the purpose of the space itself.

British-born yet based in Berlin since 2007, Barker forged a connection to many of the city's leading institutions, including Ostgut Ton, and over the course of a long and fruitful relationship, he carved out one of the more singular paths on the club and label's roster.

Not one for orthodoxy, Barker challenged four-to-the-floor techno framework in favor of melodic experimentation. By decentering or completely stripping away the typical trappings of kick drums and claps, his productions are both light and immersive, buoyant in low-end presence and shimmering in weightless space.

Six years after Utility, his sophomore album Stochastic Drift arrives this month. Shaped by pandemic-driven reinvention, it burrows deeper into harmonic twists and freeform drift. "At some point I became conscious of the process," he wrote of his latest album. "The only thing you can do is embrace the uncertainty and see every change as a potential positive.”

Consider his RA Podcast another sequel. Like his much-beloved 2019 mix for FACT, it's a collage of live recordings and a fitting expression of the artist's own internal spring. RA.982 radiates wide-eyed optimism: percussion cloaked in foggy, swirling pads and trance-like chords, neatly synched in synthetic glimmers. 

All in all, it's an hour of music crafted for contemplation, collective euphoria, or heads-down epiphany—or for that matter, any moment, really, its emotive depth seemingly endless.

@voltek

Find the tracklist and Q&A at ra.co/podcast/982

RA.982 Barker

Bringing in Tapes #156 is Kyoto-based DJ and producer, Stones Taro. Known for his unique sound that seamlessly blends breakbeats, UK garage, house, and jungle, Stones Taro has carved out a distinctive place in the global electronic music scene.

As a monthly resident on Rinse FM, he has gained international recognition, with releases on prestigious labels such as Scuffed Recordings, Time Is Now, Hardline, and Future Classic. His DJ sets, characterised by a blend of breakbeats, bass music, dub, and techno, have earned him a dedicated following worldwide. He also co-runs the dance music label NC4K, which continues to release high-quality, unique music that connects Japan and the international music scene.

Tracklist: https://www.originssound.com/os-tapes/stones-taro-mix

Follow Stones Taro:
https://www.instagram.com/stonestaro/
@stonestaro

Origins Tapes 156 - Stones Taro

Ploy - 24 May 2025

Hessle Audio feat. Dave Huismans (ex-libris, A Made Up Sound) - 30 June 2025

3024 boss Martyn with an hour of his signature genre bending bass mutations 

https://www.instagram.com/martyn3024
https://www.soundcloud.com/3024world



Martyn 3024 @ The Lot Radio 07-12-2025

Is schon wieder Karneval?

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