Loose Connections Series

The Merchant duo of Al and Harry step up for Loose Connections 001 and I couldn't think of a more fitting start for this series. These guys walk the musical spectrum daily digging deep into all things World Music and beyond, which really does show in this carefully selected 2 hour delight of a mix. With a residency on @balamii radio and a raft of other guest mixes, edits played by our favourite dj's on international stages, regular party slots in The Jago in Dalston and beyond these lads are worth keeping an eye on!

Loose Connections 001 - Merchant

Up next for the second instalment of our Loose Connections series is Callum Duff, a dear friend and collector I admire for his endless passion for finding the weird and wonderful records out there that are sometimes forgotten about but always turn heads. 

Callum has an impressive string of mixes under his belt, Notably Doing Time and Seance Centre on NTS, Through the Trees and The Lot Radio so I’m delighted to have him onboard for our little series!  

This mix delivers 60 minutes of mind melting dubbed out left of centre freaky business touching on Ambient, EBM, Hip Hop, House and Boogie tips so dive in and check it out for yourself.

@cduff1 for the ID requests

Loose Connections 002 - Callum Duff

Our 3rd instalment of the mix series comes from the Netherlands from good pal and all round gent Biko. (ID's - @Sint-bikolaas)

Biko has been curating his digs over on YouTube for some time now and those that know it know it’s an impeccable selection of worldly oddity’s that’s make you scratch for more every time you hear him djing.

He’s also been a part of some of my favourite mix series online such as CTW, Headphone Magic, Music For Ears and Ty’s Through The Trees, you can find him Djing all over the north of the Netherlands and beyond these days leaving you hungry for more. Tuck into this 60 plus minutes of perfection for your Friday evening for the trip of a lifetime!

Loose Connections 003 - Biko Vledder

For LC 004 we've got Parisian selector Raw Queen on the soundcloud airwaves and wow, what a treat hes given us! Hes the Co founder of @discotomie which has been putting on some killer parties hosting the likes of Mark Grusane and Mr Ties to name a few! 

Looking through this mans instagram and soundcloud socials and it will leave you drooling at his extensive knowledge of gospel and rare 45's and beyond. This mix moves through all things rare Soul, Gospel, Funk and Boogie and its straight heat from the off!

Sink your teeth into this and show Antoine some love!

ID requests @rawqueen

Loose Connections 004 - Raw Queen

We're back with another heater of a mix to round out the summer series of mixes and damn we've got a good one in store for everyone! 

Australia's own Prop Joe and Body Corp in for LC 005 giving us a lesson in how to get a party going, touching on all sorts of tropical and stashed off records from all around the globe.

Body Corp is hot of his latest BODYHI release out on Hardline sounds that is a club focused banger which is sure to light dancefloor up over the coming months. Brother Prop Joe is alway consistantly uploading delightful mixes from pals across the globe and I've been lucky to be featured on it myself a couple months back! Huge tip if youre not familiar!

Loose Connections 005 - Prop Joe & Body Corp

Loose Connections 006 is here and this time round we've got French selector Timéo on board laying down an hour of baleric tinged grooves spanning across multiple genres all with warmth and a peaceful energy in mind. Timéo has been digging and djing over 10 years at this point and has supported the likes of Les Yeux Orange, Demuja and Camion Bazar to name a few! With countless mixes under his belt, Most noteably the Fandango crew, Music for Ears, CTW and Alter Disco this guy wears many hats, currently working as a Mental health carer, running a label and a mix series alongside a solid crew over in Rennes. Let the music take you away and free your mind!

Loose Connections 006 - TIMÉO

Merchant invited Italian duo Eternal Love to supply a selection of tropical house, soca, and disco cuts fresh off the back of their Australian tour.

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Merchant w/ Eternal Love - November 2022

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