JAS in-store takeover @ Kristina Records London

Mixes and guest shows I have created so far!

Guest Mixes

This marks the annual gathering of the lonely hearts of cowboys and cowgirls lost in the modern days. For the third year in a row, myself and @romansoff conducting 2 hours of music made for the open roads and melancholic sunsets of your dreams

Dragos for the first hour, Romansoff for the second

JAS w/ Dragos & Romansoff 07-03-21

I was joined by the drummer from @enhancementcenter my friend and master of progressive rhythm Caykh. Playing music that has influenced their upcoming album as well as a a few tracks from it in world premier. Check it out where - https://kryptox-music.bandcamp.com/album/carpet-album

JAS w/ Çaykh 03-10-21

Rare and special b2b engagement with friend, digger and jazz drummer from Tokyo, Japan - Rintaro Sekizuka. You can check out his incredible record collection at Idle Moments in London where the @vinyldeliveryservice shop is.

JAS w/ Dragos & Rintaro Sekizuka 06-02-2022

The only date worth keeping in your calendars is upon us and I return knocking on heartbreak's door. Just when I thought I'm all over it, I fooled around and fell in love again... Here's 1 hour of love songs from my little heart to yours <3

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Dragos - Fooled around and fell in love

This time I was joined by DJ Himitsu. He’s someone who knows a lot about Japanese rarities and you can get his opinion anytime at VDS London record store while also putting out some incredible original music himself on his label. Shin is originally from Tokyo, via Berlin and now residing in the L town.

JAS w/ Dragos and DJ Himitsu

JAS w/ Dragos & Cocco Mio 06-11-22

The 12th show of the 5th year of JAS comes as no surprise with an incredible moment. I am honestly so proud to welcome @yigitbulbul to celebrate the release of “Not One, Not Two”. Do yourself a favor and jump head-first into a listening session of this incredibly transgressive percussion delight.

JAS w/ Dragos & Y Bülbül

The calendaristic roulette made it so that the first JAS of the new year falls onto the new year’s day. No coincidence I have a full 2 hour meditation from @alvarodaguer recorded in Chile. I met Alvaro at @cafeotodalston a few months back where he brought over his incredible “Canto a lo divino” a research project documenting the collective memories of a 500 year old folk music culture celebrating the musicians playing 8-12 hour raga like sets at children wakes in Chile. The lyrics often include Christian references evolving into cosmic and the supernatural. Apart from this @alvarodaguer is part of Glorias Navales, a Chilean band I have been obsessed with, since meeting him.

JAS w/ Alvaro Daguer (Glorias Navales)

Third consecutive yearly reflection on love, heartbreak and sexuality. This time around going even more personal and introspective by virtually leaking my own sex tape. Come feel with me!

Live At The Jazz Cafe London Completist Version

Dragos - Where and how can I love?

Deeply psyched to have my boy and half of the legendary duo Khidja, Flore in the box with me for a sharp b2b where we got to know and understand each other better.

JAS w/ Dragos & Flore (Khidja) 07-05-2023

Every now and then JAS comes back to what it started as. Myself, Dragos, playing music I love, alone in the studio. Here's two hours of it!

JAS w/ Dragos 04-06-2023

I dedicate time and appreciation to the fabulously esoteric world of Exotica. A western mid-century infatuation with the far unknown cultures of anything but. I love this world so much. And who else to join me in this adventure if not the JAS regular and only other person living deep within their own fantasy @irina-radu.

JAS w/ Dragos & Irina Radu 01-10-2023

A man without a plan in the radio station booth. JAS totally unhinged in its natural state for 2 whole sole hours. Enjoy as it doesn't happen as often!

JAS w/ Dragos 05-11-2023

This marks 6 whole years of baby JAS in the @netilradio compound. That’s a lot of cowboy hats and tears you know? And who else to join me in this celebration if not one of my most trusted partner, co-founder of lonely hearts motel and downright magical selector of beautiful sad songs @romansoff

JAS w/ Dragos & Romansoff 03-12-2023

Swapped the 3 for a 4 with no hesitation and I am ready to move forward, backwards, sideways or whatever else it takes for me to get to heaven. We begin promptly, in an orderly fashion and as things are so fresh and fragile I thought it would be good to keep it pure and simple with @re_amerzaa joining me for a deep session. Going through new finds and some upcoming releases.

JAS w/ Dragos & Amerza 07-01-2024

Celebrating spring and being back in London with records I've been buying over the past 2 months while travelling. And a special shout out to my baby nephew Jonah turning 10 months and coming to the studio

JAS w/ Dragos 07-04-2024

Dragos solo on JAS. Giving myself some room to explore new and old records. Music I love lately.

JAS w/ Dragos 05-05-2024

One again, giving myself time and space to explore my long running radio slot on Netil Radio solo.

JAS w/ Dragos 02-06-2024

Listen to a beautiful selection from @chasedness ,the first guest mix recorded live in-store at Kristina Records in London during a JAS takeover of the shop. Enjoy, more to come!

Velveteen - JAS Takeover of Kristina Records, London 02-11-2024

Second up we had @fragileenclosures ,recorded live in-store at Kristina Records in London during a JAS takeover of the shop. Enjoy, more to come!

Mihnea - JAS Takeover of Kristina Records, London 02-11-2024

The third dj of the day was Dj Posture, Scotland proud, London made beautiful musician, songwriter and DJ. Listen closely!

Dj Posture - JAS Takeover of Kristina Records, London 02-11-2024

The crowdfunding campaign for the second issue of JUG magazine is up on www.wearehere.ro/eng/p/jug-magazine-2

JUG is a printed magazine that fuses independent journalism with visual communication.

JUG acts as a repository for information gathered from the pool of important things going on in everyday life. It acts as a mirror to the rational, material, spiritual, popular phenomena that manifests around a fixed point in space.

xx

Dragos x JUG mag - Mix #2

Studio cat Lupini brings you 猫の額 (Neko No Hitai), cruising the high seas of sound on HMS MDR.

This month, Lupini's on an easier, more sunshiney tip. She's packing a crate full of sparkle, and she's joined by Dragoṣ Munteanu. Dragoṣ regularly holds down Sunday mornings over at Netil radio, and has played the likes of Spiritland and Brilliant Corners.

Get a full track list at www.melodicdistraction.com

猫の額 Neko No Hitai - Dragos Guest Mix 15-06-2018

First visit in the emotional red box of @redlightradio in Amsterdam in September 2017.

Red Light Radio - Dragos Guest Mix 09-16-2017

A deeply personal and subjective interpretation of samurai popular culture from a sonic perspective. Highly influenced by the cinematic experiences of masters such as Akira Kurasawa, Masaki Kobayashi and Kihachi Okamoto to name a few.

Tracklist:
1. Masaru Satoh - Titles - Throne of Blood OST 1957 
2. Yas-Kaz - Jungle Book - 1984
3. Eli Keszler - Willing to be open - 2016
4. Satoshi Ashikawa - Image under the tree - 1982
5. Hiroshi Yoshimura - Wet Land - 1993
6. Masaru Satoh - Indomitable Plan - Yojimbo OST 1961
7. Midori Takada - Usuyo - 1999
8. Eitetsu Hayashi - 金団雲 (Gold Orchestra Clouds) - 1983
9. Tōru Takemitsu - Harakiri Suite - Harakiri OST 1962
10. Toshinori Kondo - Lexeme - 1980
11. Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer - Reemergence - 2011
12. Susumu Yokota - Tears of a Poet - 2001
13. The Last of Us - Returning - 2013
14. Unknown - Ghost of Tsushima Main Theme - 2018
15. Vangelis - Sunny Earth - 1973
16. Mica Levi & Oliver Coates - Xhill Stepping - 2016
17. Ryuichi Sakamoto - walker - 2017
18. Ikue Asazaki - Obokuri-Eeumi - Samurai Champloo OST 2004
19. Toru Takemitsu - Tsurumaru's Flute - Ran OST 1985
20. Fumio Hayasaka - Full Suite - Seven Samurai OST 1954
21. Meiko Kaji - The Flower Of Carnage - 1973
22. Masaru Satoh - Ending - Throne of Blood OST 1957 

*including field recordings & excerpts of dialogue from films

www.netilradio.com

JAS w/ Dragos - A Samurai Special 05-08-2018

One of those rare moments of full integration with my guest, in total sync, was extremely happy to host @psychosynthokmusic in the JAS for a deep sonic meditation in the afternoon. Myself for the first hour and Bogdan Orbita for the second.

JAS w/ Dragos & Bogdan Orbita 05-04-2019

White City Hospitality in the heart of Tel Aviv for @TederFM

https://teder.fm/

TEDER FM Tel Aviv - Dragos Guest Mix 27-04-18

Latest adventure onto the @nts_live airwarves as part of @kasra-v regular show. All records and a couple of tapes from the bags, all emotional and all for u.

https://www.nts.live/shows/paradiseshow/episodes/kasra-v-29th-july-2019

NTS Radio - Dragos - 29th July 2019

@eirwud-mudwasser and his acute taste in the JAS. First hour myself and second one belongs to Eirwud.



www.netilradio.com

JAS w/ Dragos & Eirwud Mudwasser 04-08-2019

Fourth cross-pollination mix comes from @dragosjas. Chlorys on the first hour, Dragoș on the second. Intergalactic harvest. 🍒
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A mix series inspired by the journey & ambiance of alien plant spores trekking their way from out of space and laying their seeds on Earth's unsuspecting soil. A profusion of esoterica fueled, spiritism induced séances lulling you into suspended consciousness. 90’s infused atmospherics, voices from the (not so distant) past & everything else you might find barely bearable.

Every third Thursday on @noodsradio.

Alien Flora w/ Chlorys & Dragoș ─ Noods Radio (15.08.19)

A summer affair with a very special guest.  hootie hoo from the mighty @hipsters-dont-dance

JAS w/ Dragos & hootie hoo(HDD) 02-08-2020

Drawing on the parallel between human physiognomy and musical instrumentation I could argue, if percussion is the rhythmical backbone of any composition then strings are most resembling the rib cage. The similarities are not only aesthetic, but sonic in the way it propagates resonance and vibration around the heart. Defined by tension and vibration or more accurately vibration through tension, strings can be plucked, gently brushed, swiftly hit or rubbed with an array of sticks, pick or bows but in their essence with the human fingers. The resonance is endless and it is can be as sombre as it is blissful. Most often than not it offers a direct sonic tunnel into the underworld, if we could ever imagine the unknown, the depth of despair or horror it will come with strings as it's soundtrack.

Once again I am not trying to document a history of strings as a vital musical component, but much more so to distill genres and styles into a low simmer of endless resonance of strings. Essentially hoping to shine a light on string instrument's primordial purpose regardless of time and place.

Tracklist

1. Thurston Moore & Alex Ward - Live at Cafe OTO (2012)
2. Carlos Nino - Part 1 (2020)
3. Alice Coltrane With Strings - Galaxy in Turiya (1972)
4. Johnny Greenwood - Tree Strings (2018)
5. Philip Glass - String Quarter No. 2 ‘Company’ (1983)
6. Mica Levi - Hosting (2019)
7. Jaco Pastorius - Chromatic Fantasy (1981)
8. Ryuichi Sakamoto  - Solari (Johann Johannsson Rework) (2017)
9. Johnny Greenwood - Iron Swallow (2003)
10. Normil Hawaiians - Martin - For Martin who died July 1983 (1984)
11. Jozef Van Wissem & SQÜRL - The Taste Of Blood (2014)
12. Embryo - Cello Cello (1979)
13. Uknown - Live (2012)

Photo Credit : Calum Storrie, Hundred Years Gallery, 18 September 2016

http://theatticmag.com/audio/2366/a-study-on-strings.html?fbclid=IwAR0Va7CvruCsCvMarTbPyLshXu0Cl3Zgx_BrUJXE3bAmHf7h0uXTEmYuOgo

A Study on Strings for The Attic Podcast 10-09-20

A rare treat guest mix from the one and only digger's paradise @paradiseisafrequency

JAS w/ Dragos & Paradise Is a Frequency

A very much awaited sequel on JAS with my sonic sister @chlorys

JAS w/ Dragos & Chlorys 04-10-20

Bogman has not only been part of some of the most important and formative music of my teenage years, but also followed that with a serious journey of digging and assimilating the underground whether in mighty NYC or sexy Bucharest. A bit over a year ago we got to share a very emotional weekend at Platforma Wolff and now sharing two emotional hours on the airwaves for you and yours. Myself for the first hour, Bogman for the second

JAS w/ Dragos & Bogman 07-02-2021

On this silly little day I choose to celebrate the single, biggest contribution to popular music - HEARTBREAK. The sweet artistic echoes of the failed pursuit of love are what interest me most here. The heartbreak hotel is the only club I want to get into tonight, and it's all out of vacancy. Enjoy this 1 hour from my lil heart to yours.

Love

Dragos - What becomes of the brokenhearted

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