Skee Mask is one of dance music's greatest crossover stories of the past decade, with new albums greeted with the attention usually reserved for an Aphex Twin or a Caribou. ("Loved seeing this on r/indieheads," said one Reddit user, on the release of the 2021 LP Pool.) It's not hard to understand why: albums like Compro, he blends well-worn dance music tropes with incredible, detailed soundscapes and spine-tingling melodies. And on his 12-inches, he brings that sensibility to the dance floor, with an approach probably best described as articulate. Even on his most ambient of tracks, everything is in its right place. Along with founders the Zenker Brothers, his music outlines everything that makes Munich outfit Ilian Tape one of the best techno labels going.

On the decks, it's kind of a different story. It might surprise you if you only know his albums, but Skee Mask is an incredible DJ, balancing his predilection for hip-hop and UK-informed sounds with laser-focused techno. He can adapt to all sorts of situations—there's an incredible recording of him DJing with four of the best grime and drum & bass MCs in the business—and on his RA Podcast he focuses on the techno side of things, with nearly two hours of pacey techno and creative mixing, with dips into acid, electro, garage and more. It's a party-starting mix from a genuine star, perfect for getting through the holiday doldrums or pre-gaming your NYE plans. Like Skee Mask's best records, it's something to enjoy in any number of settings.

@skeemask-music

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Loefah - Hurricane Kick

Like all good things, Secondhand Smoke must come to an end. 

Spun a little bit of everything, went a lot a bit of everywhere. Speed garage and broken beats to summer to.

wrek.org/read/ss15

Tracklist:

Mala, Spen G - Anti War Dub
Mosca - Bax
K-Lone - Deluxe
Isotroph - Nenuphar (Neat's Bloom remix)
INVT - Dassit
INSTINCT - Skat 02
Soul Mass Transit System - Come Together As One
???
Pariah - Orpheus
???
Mura Masa - gimme
BAKEY - Wannit
Caribou - Honey
???
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Toph Subderground, Alex Lr - Party Tricks
???

Secondhand Smoke w/ Virginia Slim 5.10.24

100% Skee Mask productions. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/skee-mask/episodes/skee-mask-24th-may-2024

Feierabend w/ Skee Mask 240524

Words from Amsterdam based label @whos-susan:

"Elixir dives deep taking on new forms as UK bass legend, Om Unit, joins us at the table. Dub-infused and bass-heavy breakbeat rumbles through the room for Om Unit has revised and revisited one of Bastian Benjamin’s album classics, ‘Mycelium’."

https://whossusan.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Bastian Benjamin - Mycelium (Om Unit Remix) [Who's Susan]

Live we never left.

Change of pace from the usual. These tracks were burning a hole in the pocket.

Setlist:

Shackleton - Deadman
Al Wootton - Prophecy
Consulate - Spec 4
Sub Basics - Tangent		     	
Nina Kraviz, Mala - tarde (mala Remix)
Skee Mask, MJK - Patchwork, Pt. 1			     	
LFL - Anxious Avoidant		     	
Struction - Givven	
Forest Drive West - Cannibal
Cerrot - A Small Piece From April 26	
Kincaid - 71122.0	
KW - Paste
James Bangura - Monterrey
Danny Daze, Jonny From Space - Sweet Spot Radio (Nick León Dub)
Djrum - Showreel, Pt. 2

Secondhand Smoke 11.15.24

Nightcap

Nearly all seven hours of tracks we played at Earshot Uno. Thanks to all who made it out.

Earshot Uno

Josi Devil b2b Bakey - 13 May 2025

Griffith Park Radio listeners, float into a haze of dubby goodness with V. Slim’s latest mix Afterglow. Perfect for slow mornings, late nights, or long walks on the beach.

The mix dances gently between dreamy atmospheres, low-end grooves, and pulsing rhythms. Afterglow is a clocked-out blend of the best and brightest in ambient, dub, tek, and step. 

Press play and carry yourself into soft dub summer.

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Tracklist: 

Plateau – Eden Aurelius
Static – Pugilist
A4 – Paperclip Minimiser, John Howes
Dozen Sunbeams – Purelink
frosty morning – Martin Schulte
Super Si – Aspen
Hemisphere Pt. 2 – Orson Wells
Feel – Xyla
Solid Air City – downstairs J
Muster – Cousin
Echo Chamber – Robert Fleck
Hand it Over – Guava, Breaka
Remembrance – Sigha
Springing Daisy’s – Pub
Dust – Merv
Joint 2 – Unsolicited Joints
Puro Rosaceae – Parris
AD Dub – Skee Mask
Slows The Pace and Goes Farther – Mammo
Qawwali – Pinch

gpr 17 - Afterglow by V. Slim

Thank You Clancy For Putting Me On This Song.



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