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At a Glance on Noods

Huge thanks to @8salamanda8 for getting involved.

First 40 mins is from them, we ran through some slow stuff for the last 20!

Noods Radio // At a Glance w/ Salamanda  // 21.09.21

https://www.nts.live/shows/martha/episodes/martha-18th-march-2022

Martha 180322

b2b with @dj_mish, live from Mickey Zoggs

Noods Radio // At a Glance w/ MISH // 17.5.2022

Noods Radio // At a Glance // 19.07.2022

20 mins live from Mickey Zoggs, followed by 40 min guest mix from @luke-meckin

Noods Radio // At a Glance w/ MEKU // 15.11.2022

PSEU004! For our first release of 2023 we are so excited to share this weighty split EP from two of our favourites! Huge love to Nathan, Nic and Josh for allowing us to put this out 🌪

Release date: 19/05/2023
Distributed by Rubadub
100 copies & digital
Buy here: https://pseudonymrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pseu004-jurango-glances
Artwork by Kal Lawrence

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PSEU004 - Jurango/Glances [PREVIEWS]

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Staring At The Wall w/ Jurango & Glances

@noodsradio residency show featuring a guest mix from @grace-mottram-henderson

Noods Radio // At a Glance w/Fig // 15.08.23

Folli Tapes 002 - @glancesmusic

Glances make music for the head and the body. Inspired by the UK’s rich lineage of sound system music and a shared love of off-kilter sound design, the pair have released music on taste-making labels such as Wisdom Teeth, Idle Hands, Fever AM and Scuffed Recordings, landing spins on BBC Radio 1, Rinse and NTS, and support from Pearson Sound, Batu and Surgeon.

We're extremely excited to have the duo contribute to the series, displaying a previously unrevealed part of their musical palette.

Through a series of mixtapes, Folli Projects will aim to explore the duality of creatives within the realm of DJing and provide a platform for artists to showcase a side of their music that wouldn’t typically be displayed within the context of a club set - lifting the veil.

Folli Tapes 002 - Glances - Songs for sore heads

Resident Advisor Mix of the Day (02.09.24) - Noods Radio // At a Glance // 19.08.24

At A Glance: 8th November '24

Continuing with the Daytimers takeover, we had one half of Glances with an hour of techno, bass, electro and more!

Daytimers Takeover: Glances - 30/11/24 - [Voices Radio]

At A Glance: 28th February '25

Manami Baba is one of the most exciting selectors emerging from the Bristol circuit. Playing at most of its top venues, her eclectic, party-starting style has caught the ear of some of the city’s foremost tastemakers, leading her to sets at Secret Garden Party, and regular appearances at One Two Five, Dazed, Two Faced, Cirque and Triple Cooked. Her entry to the “At a Glance” series does not disappoint. 

The mix opens with eerie, industrial textures that soon shift into a soaring, orchestral arpeggio line offset by tom drums and snatches of vocals. The epic overtones of the introduction then simmer down into a stretch of lush, albeit distinctly leftfield, house cuts, with playful synth lines wriggling around driving 4/4 percussion. The snarling acid and brutal 808 drumwork of L. Karsh’s “Robotnik” at the 20 minute mark is a welcome tonal change. Slowed down, the track oozes sleaze, snaking its way into an Italo number with wonderfully vocoded vocals. The ever-ascending lead of Neil Landstrumm’s “Sahara” injects a welcome dose of trippiness to proceedings and anticipates a passage of moody, rolling techno. The 50-minute mark sees a fantastic switch into a particularly ethereal electro cut, with airy 303 hits puncturing smoky pads. Towards its conclusion, the mix turns dreamy once again, with blissfully dubbed-out house and even a sly drop of Basic Channel winding the mix back down to ambience. This is an expertly crafted mix that nonchalantly blends together highly contrasting moods and genres and takes the listener on an aural journey: fantastic stuff.
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-- Was there a theme or underlying concept for the mix?

“I didn’t want to pin down this mix to a certain genre or sound. I chose and ordered each track to give the mix a narrative. It starts off just slowly building the energy up to the darker, slightly wonky passage in the middle. I then gave it a nice uplifting climax which concludes by bringing it back down to earth. I guess it depicts a bit of a weird journey or an adventure. What that journey is is up to the listener’s imagination.”

-- What’s the ideal setting for listening to this mix?

“For when you want to continue the party for an hour longer.“

-- What draws you to selecting a track?

“I love raw percussive textures and a nice groove made from funky rhythms. Generally though I don’t look for anything specific, anything that’ll get me moving.”

-- We recently caught your fantastic mix on 10Twenty radio for the Sisterworks collective. How good do you think the Bristol scene is at promoting women and providing a platform for them to express themselves?

“Ah thank you! Bristol is definitely at the forefront of encouraging and engaging women to get into the music scene which makes it a super exciting city to be a part of. We have Bristol Women in Music who host mixing lessons, Saffron Records are a female label aiming to tackle gender imbalance, and SisterWorks held their first workshop a couple of months back giving women the opportunity to try new things within the creative industry. There are a lot of amazing women who are really pushing this movement forward, but that push needs to come from both sides if we are to see consistent and permanent change in this city and beyond. There’s still a long way to go!”

-- Given the vast influx of student DJs over the last few years, what do you think makes a student DJ stand out from the crowd?

“I think for me the easiest distinction would be whether they really love the music. Someone who loves it is naturally going to dig deeper for more/new sounds, make an effort in their selections, engage with like-minded people, share their passion and be willing and open to learning from others.”

-- Lastly, how is your dissertation going? We heard you sacked it off to do this mix…

“… Please don’t tell my parents.”
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LINKS:
FB @manamidj
SC @manami-b

Manami // At a Glance // 004

Sean Delahay is a seasoned Bristol selector. Spending his formative years in punk bands playing guitar and bass, his command of live instrumentation led him to developing a virtuoustic, highly melodic sound, earning him regular appearances at the esteemed Soul Shake and Percolate parties, and seeing him play at the likes of Love International festival. Now with a series of solid releases under of his belt, that have received playtime from the likes of Horse Meat Disco and Tensnake, and a packed out festival schedule, 2018 looks set to be Delahay’s most exciting year yet.

The mix opens with ascendant, space age pads that churn around dramatic string hits and spacey Rhodes licks. The mix’s tone becomes more playful, winding through a stretch of airy house cuts and breezy funk numbers with loose, live instrumentation, before tightening into a chugging groove that takes things into sleazier territory. Moving through a series of Italo cuts, with swaggering percussion and menacing basslines, the drums become continually tougher and the BPM increases. The percussion takes on an EBM inspired framework, supported by low slung guitars and writhing synth leads. Around the 50 minute mark Delahay lets the light back in, with swells of new wave keys and tongue in cheek 80s vocals, but maintains the lurching groove. The mix concludes with a gorgeous nu disco cut, with gossamer pads that shimmer atop bursts of steel drums and a hushed vocal line. This is an hour of road tested, party ready selections that will perfectly soundtrack those warm summer evenings - great stuff.
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-- Was there a theme or underlying concept for the mix?

“I've always been into the slower side of dance music -  it was actually the crux of my transition into electronic music. I always loved the artists & producers that would push this slower, more progressive side of their productions, as well as the fast paced upbeat material.  For example Tiger and Woods and Francis Inferno Orchestra have always released and played slower tracks/sets which I've thoroughly enjoyed. I think another major influence has been Palms Trax, who has released some amazing mixes over the last few years, the main one to mention would be his 2018 essential mix that came out about 6 months back which heavily influenced my recent live selections.”

-- What is the ideal setting for listening to this mix?

“This is a chin scratcher for sure, and something that should be listened to at home in a chilled environment, it does get a little heavier and darker towards the end, but there are plenty of subtle changes and divisions in the tracks that warrant a more definite attention.”

-- Which DJ’s would you say have influenced you the most? 

“There is no doubt about it that my favourite right now if probably Gerd Janson:  his latest releases and sets have been some of the most sonically influential for me in the last 6 months. I've always been massively influenced by the Scandinavian sound so good old Todd & Lindstrom are strong inspirations for me.”

-- What’s next for Delahay?

“This summer has been great so far -  I've played a few festivals including A&B in the French Alps, and had some great releases out on Fate & Fiction recordings & New York based NYLO recordings. There are two more remixes forthcoming with NYLO which I'm excited to get out, and after that I’ll be settling into the studio for winter to start putting together a new selection of tracks. I’ll also be playing at Another World festival on the 4th of August which is just outside of Bristol so come and join me there if you can.”
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LINKS:
FB - @delahaymusic 
SC - @delahay

Delahay // At a Glance // 007

Jynx are a hotly tipped London based duo: 2018 has seen them share the stage with DJ Stingray and Shanti Celeste at Farr Festival, and headline Rye Wax with their live show. Their productions are consistently forward thinking, distilling classic UK styles into a fresh product, with the result that they have received playtime from the likes of Ben UFO and featured on BBC Radio 1. 

Their entry to the series features new, unreleased material, and is informed by the UK’s love of low end pressure, slaloming through polyrhythmic grooves, tripped out minimal and high intensity breaks. The first fifteen minutes establish a stripped back, steppers groove. Tracks like Steevio’s “Syzygy” shine: the lurching kicks create ample amounts of tension, and the eerie modular synth wails trail into Joy Orbison and Ben Vince’s  “Transition 2”.  An inspired transition from a tribal drum workout sees the glistening pads of Lanark Artefax’s “Touch Absence” give way to a stretch of rolling minimal. The transition into Ploy’s peak time weapon “Ramos” around the half-way mark is particularly effective: the rolling snares fade into the mix like an oncoming storm cloud. The mix then moves  through a stretch of off kilter drum tracks: the urgent percussion of Yak’s “Zephyr” and Tessela’s “Glisten” are wonderfully counterbalanced by the swung, dubby hypnotism of likes of Peverelist’s remix of “Chord Recall”. Having spent the mix presenting sounds with an emphasis on futurism, the duo look backwards to close out proceedings. The nostalgia soaked, saccharine vocals DJ Sports retro leaning remix of  “Drive”  dapple the mix with splashes of sun, and the duo dig up an old D-Base cut “The Fight” to provide some much welcome late 90s 2-step darkness. The mix serves as a welcome snapshot of the genre-defying, trend resistant UK techno scene that has emerged from the post-Livity Sound landscape: its the sound of progress.

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-- What was the concept behind the mix?

“Skeleton UK grooves that make up the club half of our sound. Couple of Jynx ideas and some matrix vibes thrown in for good measure.’’

-- Where/When is this mix suitable for listening to? 

“ Ideal for the M4, in the car to London, 2am saturday night.’’

-- Whats next for Jynx ?

“Getting our vision out to more and more people. Also, pushing the live show and some 3D projections we’ve got to go with it.”
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LINKS: 
Soundcloud - @jynxworld
Instagram - @jynxworld

Jynx // At a Glance // 008

We are pleased to present the debut mix from the elusive Amduscias as the next entry to the "At a Glance" series. Perhaps one of the most exciting new names on the UK circuit, his commitment to anonymity lets his music speak for itself: broken, gritty, UK techno experiments that repurpose the tropes of the hardcore continuum with devastating effect.

His contribution to the “At a Glance” series features plenty of unreleased material from himself, as well as from contemporaries such as Facta. With a lauded EP on Bristol based Space Hardware already to his name that's seen heavy rotation from Ben UFO and Upsammy amongst others, Amduscias has proven himself as a producer to keep a very close eye on in 2019.

The term “journey” is frequently over-used to describe mixes, but it somehow feels the only way to correctly contextualise Amduscias’s entry to the series. Somehow able to move through twisted incarnations of techno, grime, jungle and even Tangerine Dream, over the course of an hour Amduscias welds together conflicting rhythms and moods, creating a pulsing polyrthymic backdrop that writhes against conventional notions of timekeeping. Ambience is cleverly used as a means to splice in dramatic tempo shifts, with the result that every beatless track builds tension for an anticipated tonal change. This mix is on the bleeding edge of abstraction and functionality, challenging the listener’s perception of what to expect from a dancefloor: it’s not for the faint hearted.
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LINKS: 
Soundcloud - @lordamduscias
Listen/Buy '7th Floor' EP - https://spacehardware.bandcamp.com/album/7th-floor-ep

Amduscias // At a Glance // 009

@scuffedrecs are about to deliver a three-tracker from London-via-Bristol duo, @glancesmusic and we're bringing the first full listen of 'Bulwark', our pick from the release due on February 22. 

More: weareinsert.com/audio/premiere-glances-bulwark-scuffed-recordings/

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Glances - We Need Something Innocuous [Scuffed Recordings]

Born in London, Katia Mullova now resides in Berlin, where she has played at the likes of Griessemuhle, and become a fixture on the esteemed Cashmere Radio. Her ability to seamlessly move between boundary pushing, leftfield sounds, and raucous dancefloor bangers displays a level of maturity rarely found in selectors this early on in their career. 

For her entry to the series, Katia offers an hour of white-knuckle, peak time techno cuts that breathlessly ratchet up the BPM count. She favours tracks combining the irrepressible swing that lies at the heart of UK dance music with the steelier sounds of the German capital. The combination is particularly inspired: the skippy, groove-laden percussion neatly offsets the mangled, imposing sound design that Katiusha tends to lean towards, and provides the mix with a sense of relentless forward momentum.

Likewise, there is a continual interplay between classic and more contemporary sounds. Clattering amens, trickles of 303 and billowing dub chords are all present, but Katiusha cleverly re-contextualises them by blending them into more contemporary tracks, with highly inventive drum programming. The contrasting rhythms deftly loop and knot around the grid, imbuing these familiar sounds with fresh rhythmic properties. This exchange of old and new functions particularly effectively half way through. Following a stretch of nervy, hyper-modern percussive workouts, she releases the tension by introducing  a swaggering synth funk bassline straight from the Detroit techno playbook, paired with  the kind of heads-down, shuffling drums that wouldn’t have felt out of place on a peak-era Wiggle cut. 

This mix is a bold statement of intent from an ascendant DJ who clearly means business - don’t sleep on this.
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FB/SC @katiushadj

Katiusha // At a Glance // 010

Oli Samways is a Bristol via Brighton producer and DJ. In addition to holding down a monthly show on 1020 Radio, he co-runs the acclaimed Method Lab party, which is aimed at showcasing the heady broken-beat techno experiments that Bristol has become known for. The Method Lab crew have brought the likes of  Mor Elian, Re:ni, Laksa, Metrist and Akiko Haruna to the notorious Black Swan: daring selectors that have quickly established Method Lab one of the most sonically adventurous parties that the city has to offer.

Syz’s productions tap into a similar vein, marrying hazy synth lines with slippery dubwise percussion and plenty of sub pressure, displaying a sense of subtlety and restraint that belies his age. As a result, his most recent EP was chosen as the debut release for the stellar Only Ruins label, and earned him support from chief Bristolian tastemakers such as Hodge and Peverelist. 

For his entry to the series, Syz arms himself with plenty of his own unreleased material, as well as dubs from fellow bass-affected producers such as Yak, Henry Greenleaf and Mish. 

He keeps the BPM count low, increasing the tempo in a steady arc, with the result that the mix unfolds like a bold warm-up set.  He opts to fill out the skeletal grooves of dancehall-informed techno numbers  like M.E.S.H’s “Atemios” with rolling, spaced out downtempo cuts. Throughout the mix, the drums and low end remain consistently tough, allowing the elements occupying the higher frequency range to duck in and out seamlessly, and subtly dictate the energy of the mix. Syz executes this particularly effectively when he uses the glassy FM chimes of Call Super’s “All We Have is Glue” to transition from rugged UKG into a languid, after-hours strut.

Syz also shows that he’s unafraid to have fun with his selections, producing plenty of memorable moments. Hearing the unmistakable guitar lick of Outkast’s “Aquemini” emerging from a slo-mo tribal drum cut  is a much welcome curveball early. Likewise, Pangaea's remix of Patrick Conway’s “Orbit”, with its exuberant synth lead and lopsided drums, is a giddy rush of saccharine half way through proceedings.

This mix is a rare insight into the mind of one of Bristol’s most exciting young producers: don’t sleep on it.
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Links: 
FB: @syzmusic
SC: @syzuk

Syz // At a Glance // 011

A Madlib sample special - recorded live on the 18th July 2019

1020 Radio //  Madlib Sample Special

thanks for Ploy for playing two of our upcoming ones in this mix, be sure to check it out!

Pre-order here:
https://pseudonymrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pseu004-jurango-glances

Glances - Camber // Ploy - Hessle Audio Rinse FM Rip

Noods Radio // At a Glance // 27.09.19

Zoya Ahmed is a DJ and promoter based in  Leeds. She is a member of the Equaliser collective, who throw parties and offer DJ workshops to women, non binary, and trans folk on a monthly basis. She also co-hosts a monthly radio show on KMAH, "Bathtime Sessions", alongside fellow Equaliser member Luce. Over the course of two hours, the pair attempt to evoke the contemplative mental state often experienced during the calming isolation of a good soak.  Ranging from drowsy ambience and hip hop  to percussion experiments and more experimental fare, they create an immersive listening experience that’s serene and intense in equal measure.

Zoya’s  equally adept at holding things down in the club, and recently featured on the lineup for Boiler Room’s club tour alongside fellow Leeds resident Adam Pits. Her guest mix for Jossy Mitsu’s Rinse residency offers listeners a glimpse of Zoya at peak time, featuring dextrous rhythms alongside plenty of sub pressure.

Zoya’s entry to the series feels best suited to headphone listening, unfurling gently over the course of 1hr 25 mins.  Her approach to sequencing feels considered, but not contrived: despite running the gamut from chugging industrial to glimmering dub techno, via a passage of Bollywood, the diversity of styles never feels jarring, in part due to her penchant for subtle sounds. Even at its darkest moments, Zoya’s selections possess sense of sprightliness: though the basslines and drums can be smudged and sludgy, they feel hypnotic, rather than oppressive. 

Her ability to  approach is exemplified at the 25 min mark: by employing a gentle volume fade, she makes the peppy back beat of DMX Krew’s “Hip Hopeless” seem to dissolve into the buzzing bass drones of Nazar’s “Airstrike”. The track’s impact remains forceful, but it’s abrasiveness feels pared down, retaining the woozy feel of previous selections. Likewise, she moves confidently through genres and sound palettes whilst retaining a controlled sense of momentum: a particularly inspired transition around the hour mark sees her thread gated breaks between the downbeats of a loping tabla rhythm, without losing the sense of  groove. 

This mix is the mark a consummate digger sharing their collection in a manner that feels like an intimate living room listening session- don’t sleep on this.
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LINKS:
SC: @zoya-ahmed-1
FB: @zoya.leeds

Zoya // At a Glance // 014

2 hours of ambient, dub and downtempo music, recorded for the October 2019 edition of our residency

1020 Radio // Downtempo Special | 17/10/19

Cammy Gallagher is a Glaswegian producer and DJ. Past releases on Scuffed and Eyeangle have seen Gallagher experimenting with the tropes of electro and EBM, but his forthcoming material is set to be the most confident presentation of his sound to date.  His time studying sound design  at university has informed his approach to composition, as he now prefers to arrange collages of processed sounds into a dancefloor-friendly structure. Gallagher's new approach has culminated in a series of tense, percussive tools, packed with off-kilter grooves and arresting samples. His work has seen support from a diverse range of key selectors, from Batu to the Craigie Knowes crew.

For his entry to the series, Kamus presents an hour of material that showcases the dancefloor efficacy of his own productions, and features plenty of his own unreleased music. The interplay between loose, sampled drums and precise sub bass programming is central to Gallagher’s selections, whilst sample artifacts, mallet hits and spectral vocal shouts create a muggy backdrop in the negative space. By blending together these percussion driven tracks, Gallagher creates an ever-shifting polyrhythmic backbeat which would be sure to produce dizzying results on the dancefloor. However, Kamus’s penchant for detail-rich tracks means that the mix is a compelling a listen when removed from the club context too, as there are plenty of sonic flourishes which will translate effectively to a headphone listen.

This mix serves to consolidate the musical identity of one of an incredibly promising talent - make sure you check it.

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LINKS:
SC @yungkamus
FB @yungkamus

Kamus // At a Glance // 015

In the fourth of the Scuffed Presents series, four close members of the Scuffed family remix their favourite tracks from the label.

@glancesmusic
@internhookup

Buy:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/scuffed-presents-004

Scuffed Presents 004

Intern Hook-up - Letting Off Steam In the Woods (Glances Remix)

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