ALSO: https://soundcloud.com/galacticmace/sets/south-africa-edits

For Merchant's final show of 2023 they welcome Josh FB. Josh's dedication and passion for digging tropical grooves is second to none. His relentless energy is channeled into his label project, Discotheque Tropical, which completed its first year on the weekend.

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Merchant w/ Josh FB - December 2023

Ocean People stands for a lifetime of musical exploration – and a pandemic reinvention.

Growing up far north in Helsinki, Sampo aka Ocean People fell in love with hip hop and DJing at the age of 13. A decade later, as DJ Anonymous, he was sharing bills with De La Soul, The Roots & Common. He was also traveling to play cities across Europe. Tours later extended to Asia & North America – first NYC booking was at beloved & long-gone APT.

A childhood spent with hip hop stimulated a voracious appetite for adjacent sounds. By 2000, Sampo had partnered with friends to start Lifesaver, a specialist record shop. It was popular with locals and visitors alike. J-Dilla, Moodymann and countless others all dropped some hard-earned €€€ there.
He was also falling deeper in love with disco, house and their intercontinental variants. This was a personal revelation, as it led to a full appreciation of collective dance floor joy. It is also the origin story of Ocean People.

The idea existed dormant for years, as Sampo focused on business outside the DJ realm. In the isolation of the pandemic, inspiration struck hard. This resulted in a new course of musical action, under a new pseudonym.

Since then, Ocean People has built a shared home base called HRD Underground Workshop. It's a purpose-built IRL space that explores co-operative action and high-fidelity sound. HRD also streams curated live recordings on its Soundcloud platform.
In the booth, Ocean People aspires to always deliver timeless, emotive dance music, weaved into expansive narrative arches. No matter the setting, collective joy remains the singular goal.


LINKS
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sampo_ocean_people

Soundcloud collection https://soundcloud.com/hrd_broadcasting_system/sets/ocean_people

HRD Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hrd_broadcasting_system

HRD Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/hrd_broadcasting_system

Coloring Lessons Mix Series 061: Ocean People

Weaving together sounds from all corners of the Globe, James Falco connects the dots between Japan, Brazil & Jamaica to Venezuela, South Africa & Spain. This offering was cooked up along the Italian coastline, where James is based and busy pulling together parties & festivals for the upcoming summer. A mellow soundtrack which evokes daydreams of distant tropical lands and sun-soaked days on the beach.

@jamesfalco

LIFE CLASSICS 62 JAMES FALCO

Vinyl mix from 2010 era.  Focus on later 80's and melted boogie in general.

LIGER MUSIC 3 - Tom Noble selects.  Melted boogie.

Space Ghost is a musician and DJ based out of Oakland, CA. He’s released a handful of albums and eps over the last few years with labels such as: Tartelet Records, Apron Records, Pacific Rhythm, and PPU. Often drawing inspiration from the underground side of the 80s and 90s, Space Ghost’s music tends to walk the line between Ambient and Dance. As a DJ, Space Ghost has played worldwide and is frequently found spinning around the SF Bay Area.

0002: Space Ghost

Next up: it’s a perfect prayer to the sun gods: a stunning mix from DJ Lloyd to herald the coming of Spring. You heard it here first!

GABRIELA MIX #5 ~ DJ LLOYD

South Africa 🇿🇦 has now claimed it's rightful place in the world of pop & electronic music. Meanwhile, Tyla, Black Coffee, DJ Lag and others have become global household names.

The roots of South African music run DEEP. Since the days of Miriam Makeba, the country has produced a stream of unique music and developed multiple homegrown scenes.

Some essential reissues & compilations notwithstanding, huge chunks of this heritage remain unheard here in the north. Through this 3 hour live mix, seasoned selector & archivist Galactic Mace aims to alleviate that. 

Through a network of connections, he has sourced a selection of hot RSA dance jams covering styles from disco to bubblegum and kwaito to house. Most songs were only ever released locally on cassette, vinyl or CD.

Press play, dive in & enjoy! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

instagram.com/galacticmace
soundcloud.com/galacticmace

Galactic Mace /// SOUTH AFRICA SPECIAL 🇿🇦 /// 3 hrs of Shangaan disco, bubblegum, kwaito & house

"Back from a lil zzzzz break from the DJ biz! 🥴 V special 2 hour VIP extended wine-drinking soundtrack megamix ft. lots of latin/euro downtempo, romantic hiphopcito, good feelin' house, mp3 kwaito, some forthcoming trax from some dear homies n so much more…🎷 hope u dig it! Besitos desde del df amixes precioses" - @soosisoos

B.P.T. Radio 086: Soos

Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing and whatever suits the mood…
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-4th-may-2024

Test Pressing w/ Lexx 040524

Piers Harrison - Mysticisms

A sonic exploration of colorful textures, designed by Ron Trent. Sound bites, rhythm & sound, and melodies woven together to tell a story. New age themes, kraut rock, dub, and jazz are a custom here. Let your mind run into its own space... "This is WARM" 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ron-trent/episodes/ron-trent-8th-june-2024

Ron Trent Presents: WARM 080624

HRD UNDERGROUND WORKSHOP
curated by
ocean people fka anonymous
victoria @victoriakaroliina

Galactic Mace /// SOUTH AFRICA SPECIAL 🇿🇦 /// 3 hrs of Shangaan disco, bubblegum, kwaito & house

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