ivan smagghe at floresta

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Ivan Smagghe at Floresta - Waking Life '24

@alexanderberg at The Grove on Friday night.

Campout Mix Series: Dorisburg

Recording of Lenxi's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Lenxi at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Recording of Orpheu The Wizard's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Orpheu The Wizard at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

Resident Advisor is wrapping up 2024 with an episode dedicated solely to vinyl culture, from dubplate production to record store culture, all-vinyl DJing and running labels that release records. 

In the first part of this episode, which was recorded live at Wire Festival, panelists and vinyl DJs Mary Yuzovskaya, Clarisa Kimskii and Devoye Folkes discuss the benefits and drawbacks of playing records in the digital era. According to the panelists, playing vinyl could be seen as a skill analogous to driving stick shift: while it's not always necessary, it gives new artists a better understanding of a DJ set's underlying machinery. They also talk about how a DJ's identity used to be intertwined with their personal collection of records, and how the digital paradigm shift presents today's DJs with infinite choices. 

The Exchange's second half takes listeners behind the scenes, investigating the challenges and opportunities inherent in running a business based on vinyl sales. Live from Wall to Wall Festival at RSO, HHV Records, Bandcamp Berlin, Objects Manufacturing and Elevate Record Store speak to the overhead investment, production time and ecological considerations they take into account in their day-to-day operations. They also shed light on the statistics behind the enormous sales of vinyl records in the past few years and the breakdown of which artists are making money from digital versus physical music sales and why. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.745 The Vinyl Episode

Jane Fitz B2B Konduku at Draaimolen Festival 2023

The wise old owl sat in an Oak; 
The more he heard, the less he spoke.



Embrace the darkness with Fever Ray for this very special Halloween-themed RA podcast.

RA.178 Fever Ray

No-nonsense club sounds from an anonymous trio.

RA.414 ItaloJohnson

RA.431 Shanti Celeste

The first part of NIGHT MOVES summer 2013

Jane Fitz live at NIGHT MOVES June 1 2013 - 930pm-midnight

Amsterdam based DJs, events company and record label. - support@dekmantel.com for all your webshop and label enquiries.