While the rest of their electronic music contemporaries in the late 1990s reached for dancefloor ecstacy and big room bombast, French duo Air paved an influential path with a more delicate and atmospheric sound. Taking inspiration from old school film composers and vintage synthesiser wizards like Burt Bacharach, Isao Tomita and Vangelis, they shot to success with a distinct sonic world.

Selected and mixed by [Ian Kim Judd.](https://www.nts.live/shows/fifth-world) 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-air-25th-october-2024

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💥Recorded live at Bounce House on 1/1/25 between 4:30-6am💥

It's a real joy to be able to say, at the end of each year, something to the effect of "wow, that was a wild ride!" and reflect on a roller coaster of highs and lows, new insights, perspectives, constellations, and lessons learned. And indeed, 2024 has been a joyous adventure of bright triumphs to celebrate and knotted gnarls to untangle. There's a quiet sense of precarity simmering under all things when one operates in the cutty twilight zone of the barely-legitimate real-deal underground, so it's always truly precious when we have a chance to notch one more soaring night together and to celebrate a big loop through time, despite the feeling that the clock is ticking. So after the last grains of temporal sand have slipped out of the hourglass of 2024, join us to flip the whole thing over, inside, and out, and take the first steps into 2025. 

Alternatively, if you're not into the foofy auspicious stuff like spiritually traversing the sand of time, and tracing meaning and destiny through solar and sidereal time and blablablabla, just come through to shake your ass, pop some bottles, hoot and holler, get a sloppy post-midnight new year's kiss, and kick off 2025 with fun and flair.... so come n' get it!!! We're thrilled to celebrate another HAPPY NEW YEAR with you!!!

We'll have Bounce House's reliable, adventurous residents taking us into dawn - familiar faces and seasoned selectors with the right sensibilities for surprise and celebration: that's Furtive, DJ Anarres, and Nail Salon, getting your asses moving across a free-form timetable, and Emme and Masina keeping those rowdy asses managed.

@nailsalon

nail salon - Live at Bounce House 1/1/25

Slambient

https://www.instagram.com/pinky4prez/ 
https://soundcloud.com/pinky-4-prez
 

Slambient with Oscar Huang @ The Lot Radio 05-04-2025

Stereolab co-founder Tim Gane pulls together a special episode of exclusively Italian library music from film soundtracks.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/stereolab/episodes/stereolab-tim-gane-29th-may-2025

Stereolab w/ Tim Gane - ITALIAN SPECIAL 290525

new age delights for late spring afternoon rituals.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/nailah-hunter/episodes/nailah-hunter-9th-june-2025

Astral Garden w/ Nailah Hunter 090625

Presenting the ever-lovely and ever-inspiring @mikemidnight for #175 in the series. The Boorloo/ Perth based artist initially garnered attention through his output of insanely dreamy trip-hop productions... the perfect combination of emotional & uplifting, and immaculately produced. Mike plays live as a solo artist and now makes up 1/3 of the exciting new band Trickpony, made up of Roza Terenzi, Emkay & Mike himself. 

Beyond his knack for weaving tear-jerkingly beautiful trip hop infused songs - Mike is also a great DJ. Here, with a more club-oriented mix, he showcases his taste & talent, a BTS look into the genres & moods that make up the mind of the talented artist.

Very happy to have you in the series Mike! Thanks for the mix <3

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Animix One Hundred & Seventy Five: Mike Midnight

Lamin Fofana is an artist living in New York City. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/lamin-fofana/episodes/lamin-fofana-11th-june-2025

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Manchester's Jon K explores the spaces between monthly for 120 mins. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/jon-k-presents-peking-spring/episodes/jon-k-presents-peking-spring-12th-june-2025

Peking Spring w/ Yadin Moha 120625

Rising Dutch producer + DJ Upsammy brings her ear for crystalline melody and intricate rhythm to the NTS airwaves for adventurous and narrative mixes once a month.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/upsammy/episodes/upsammy-12th-june-2025

Pacing The Platform w/ upsammy 120625

Access Bitter Babe's personal vault.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/obsidian-dreams-w-bitter-babe/episodes/obsidian-dreams-w-bitter-babe-21st-july-2025

Obsidian Dreams w/ Bitter Babe 210725

@jordee-2

A year ago, as we prepared our line-up for our 2016 Pride party, we took out the magnifying glass and searched for the artists representing new and promising ideas for the queer dance-floor. An abundance of powerful players came to light, but Jordee, the spinner behind HNYPOT 229, floated to the top of that list. Jordee not only has the touch but an untouchable spirit. A personality that only got more powerful as they began transporting 60hz packets onto Bay Area dance floors. That calm, cool, and collected persona also comes through by way of the pacing of this mix. Although things eventually get rowdy and tough, Jordee takes us to darkness unscrewing one bulb at a time. Aside from the occasional vocal flourishes and hints of jazzy instrumentation, the pulsing hypnosis of this mix is persistent, the final track seemingly suggesting there is neither a begin nor end to this composition. "Captain, we are picking up a transmission from a distant queerdorgy planet." Given the speed sound travels there is no telling how long ago this message has been waiting for you. Before the ships scanners intercepted these extraterestrial beats they were entertaining a panoramic of stars and galaxies. Will these frequencies influence you for good or evil? Will they fry your engines or gift your mainframes with the alien code bringing you to unseen solar systems. You're locked in now, so only time will tell. Be brave for your world has always been unknown.

Honey Soundsystem Potcast

HNYPOT 229: Jordee's Non-binary Transmission

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▀▀▀▀▀• .▀  citizen of Floptropica

HNYPOT 229: Jordee's Non-binary Transmission

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