art:cast °110 | Jex Opolis

Jexy is around the corner. Jexy or rather It's Me, Jexy - the third album and successor of Jex Opolis' 'midlife crisis' album Net Worth that came out on his Good Timin' label in 2020. And it surely is a good timing for a new LP from the core artist, who choses various musical approaches for It's Me, Jexy without becoming arbitrary but making the ten-tracker sound like a smooth ride through his preferences. However, when producing the album Jex Opolis had just undergone several changes: he left New York City to move back to Edmonton and basically had to break with digging routines and being surrounded by music 24/7. But in every ending is a new beginning and Jex wouldn't be the artist he is if he didn't find a way to cope with the new situation and produce an album that hits close to being home – at least musically. Shorty before the release of the ten gems Jex, whose life seemingly circles around music to 99%, speaks about Tik Tok, Wayne Gretzky, bad timin', contracts with Sven, shitty movies and crucial topics like the won back freedom of producing music, the wish to be artistically heard and seen, the blessing and the curse of social media and phones on the dancefloor, what he wishes the scene to do once clubs open properly again, and of course how the album came about. Also Jex delivers the latest art:cast giving us a sneak peak of the album and its Gem(s).

Read the full interview here: https://torturetheartist.net/2021/05/05/interview-artcast-110-jex-opolis/

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art:cast #110 by Jex Opolis

Interview

art:cast °110 | Jex Opolis

Passenger resident DJ and curator of Adventures in Aviemore Sharkey's Machine providing his interpretation of the perfect opening warm up slot in the imaginary basement of your dreams. This is an artist performance of records only and an unplanned or scheduled improvisation set. All of the records on the mix are on the Rawax record label or sub labels. The magic happens.

Sharkey's Machine_Presents Adventures_In_Aviemore.mp3

Violet Sky and Andi will be urging the summer to arrive with an all-vinyl set of 1980s soundtracks and epic, high energy songs that will keep you dancing through the night.

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SYNTHICIDE with Violet Sky and Andi @ The Lot Radio 05-12-2024

In The Mix - The finest DJs from across the globe - and from every end of the genre spectrum – doing what they do best, sharing the music they love.

Hull's finest downtempo and Balearic master Steve Cobby is probably best known as half of the mighty Fila Brazillia, but he’s a solo artist of no small renown too. Here he celebrates the arrival of his latest solo LP, the brilliantly named Fuck No, with a style-spanning DJ session.

In The MIx: Steve Cobby

This mix was recorded and broadcasted live on July 18th, 2024. Hope you enjoy! X Eileen

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Olin’s World: Wino Edition - Olin - 31 Aug 2024

With “Imagine”, Taylor Bradford makes his debut on Acrylic Music TV, presenting an EP bursting with energy and personality, where sharp electronic production meets an upbeat, rock-inspired attitude. While rooted in indie dance, the project pushes into more percussive and impulsive territory — blending vibrant synth work, playful arrangements, and rhythmic ideas that nod to the bold sonic world of Daft Punk.

The three original tracks deliver a direct, dynamic sound: driving grooves, riff-like synth lines, and a rhythmic framework that feels both free-spirited and ready for the dancefloor. Bradford fuses electronic textures with a bright, instrumental edge, crafting music that’s fun, eclectic, and instantly engaging.

The EP also includes an Extended Version, designed to highlight the more percussive elements and give the club-oriented tension even more space to evolve.

Closing the release is a Remix by the Acrylic collective (Maicol MP, Asper, Technicolor), who reimagine one of the tracks with a colourful, high-impact electronic twist, incorporating parts of the other tracks and transforming it into a vibrant peak-time anthem.

As the fourth official release on Acrylic Music TV, “Imagine” further defines the label’s identity: a home for forward-thinking independent electronic music, where creative voices meet and evolve within a shared, contemporary aesthetic.

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Taylor Bradford
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Release date: Fri 19 December 2025

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Taylor Bradford - Maybe [Acrylic Music TV Records]

Funky breakbeat track with big breaks, samples on a hiphop tip 

Loopz Of Funk

After starting the mini Dekmantel Selectors podcast series last year, we couldn’t resist continuing it with artists from this year's line-up. In the next couple of months, we will release 5 podcasts by some of our favourite artists. This year’s podcast theme is all about 'another side of me', wherein the artists show another side of theirselves.

Next up is Rotterdam legend David Vunk. His motto? 'Life is live'. His records? Somewhere in between electronics, disco, techno and italo, as long as it has the 'vunk'. His labels? Moustache Records and Moustache Techno, featuring Gesloten Cirkel, Mr. Pauli, Fred Ventura and many other underground stalwarts. 

His mix for us shows another side of him, wherein he plays the records that he mostly doesn't play for big crowds. "I'm a straight-up tough Rotterdam based DJ, but I can be a sweatheart as well. In clubs, I mostly play eclectic stuff but this mix - which is recorded live at home - shows another side of me. It’s the stuff I play at home and is even more eclectic than you’re probably used to hear from me. Live free style mixing, recorded in one take.”

Selectors Podcast

Selectors Podcast 013 - David Vunk

Raw, swinging house from Jordan Lieb.

Download & Tracklisting: https://www.xlr8r.com/podcasts/podcast-581-black-light-smoke

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XLR8R Podcast 581: Black Light Smoke

Passionate about house and techno, digger-extraordinaire @molly_music is always on the lookout for new tracks, and provides us through her monthly show with ever-more exclusive gems.

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Molly invite Overland - 22 Janvier 2021

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