"Everyone knows I'm a lively character, I like the party." Oliver 'Skream' Jones is attempting to explain his stamina over a near two decade-long career and true to his unpretentious personality, he makes it sound easy. The 36 year-old has been making music since the age of 15 and despite being a busy father, this hour-long, unfiltered conversation at RA's London headquarters confirms that his love for the dance is as strong as ever.

Discussing his childhood, the seminal Dubstep Forum and and finding confidence through music, the dubstep legend reveals how his social skills, born from childhood visits to the pub with his father, gave him his first record store job. "My musical taste is all over the place, my range is broad," he says. That includes pop, a style that he likes for its collaboration with underground producers.

Skream's endurance in an industry that's synonymous with burnout is remarkable but he simply attributes it to pure instinct. "When something feels right, I do it. I don't see it as change, I see it as a natural feeling." That's why he made the decision years ago to focus on house and techno instead of dubstep, a style that he transformed from dark and slow to ravey. "I play for myself but that's what my fanbase has grown to love." 

That intuition also applies to his productions. "I've got to a point where I know what I want to hear and make it happen. That comes from doing the same thing for a long time." In the studio, he says he regularly listens to tracks repeatedly "and if it ever gets boring" or doesn't bring "a certain feeling," then he knows it's not ready.

To hear about his approach to remixes, his parenting style and what he has in the pipeline, listen to the conversation in full.

EX.633 Skream

One of Dublin's most regarded heads takes the reigns for our 39th Off The Record mix. Nevan Jio over the years has found himself in many aspects of Ireland's striving underground scene, mostly Dublin, where he helms the ones and twos nearly every weekend in the cities hot spots the likes of Tengu, Wigwam, Izakaya and more. He has also found himself abroad on many occasions most noticeably opening the year supporting don Ben UFO in The Cause's new beloved DIY warehouse venue alongside EMA. Nevan has also applied his experience of working in All City records and collecting records in general to go on to running label's like Pear (With fellow Dublin wiz Fio Fa)which saw an array of house, breaks and tech house from names like Regularfantasy, New Members, Fio Fa and Big Miz as well as more recently the Irish club focused reissue label Aris which has so far seen classics take new light from Fish Go Deep, Bumble and Rob Rowland. 
For this mix Nevan has given us a vast genre spanning call card of a mix that shows the selectors diversity and range showcasing some home listening dashed with the club in mind and well into the afters for a few White Claws! We have a quick chat with Nevan to hear about the concept behind the mix and what he has coming up:

Off The Record Mix Series 39: Jio

A new mix from Melbourne / Naarm by WTP better known as Work The Peripherals.

He has just released his first album on the Companion label founded by Millú and Pjenné. He has also published his music on his own Bandcamp.

Expect some progressive and trance sounds!   

 Enjoy ♥︎


For more music:
www.discoesencia.com

WTP Info:
@worktheperipherals
https://worktheperipherals.bandcamp.com

Esencia 066 - WTP

Rinse FM Podcasts

AIDA & Joe Delon - 31 January 2024

@djkobee
@surrealita

A special three-hour episode featuring the amazing Surrealita. 

In the first hour and a half, Surrealita serves us a beautiful proghouse dreamy vibe and in the second part DJ Kobe follows up with edgier tones from his 90's trance records and fresh tracks from the proghouse scene.

Tracklist:
Surrealita

100Hz - Whisper /Oblong Records/ 2000
BOUTIQ.808 & TOM MARVIN - Beamed /Pleasure Zone 94/ 2024
CLJL & Jamie Leather - Like This, Like That /Craigie Knowes/ 2024
Man/ipulate - The Flight /Opia/ 2022
Hidden Spheres - Get Lover /Fruit Merchant/ 2023
Pük - Jeepers Creepers /HEREAFTER/ 2023
Josh Ivory - Sensei Charles /Got Cream Records/ 2023
Terry Francis - Hannah’s House /Pagan/ 1997
Eddie Richards - Moody /Northern Lights/ 2002
Shanti Celeste - Bounce /Peach Discs/ 2023
Revivis - Trip to Luzon /Santo Tomas/ 2023
Buka - Take me Back /Bliss Records/ 2023
Nyra - City Sauna /canoe/ 2023
Candidate - Sore Feet Society /Hottrax/ 2023
Mad.Again - Electro Fusion /Dansu Discs/ 2023
Alinka - Teachers /Rekids/ 2023
Hannah Holland - Roller /Super Rhythm Trax/ 2024
Job de Jong - Control /---/ 2023
131bpm - Anoyx /Body Language Berlin/ 2023
Chrissy - Depeche Moines (Denham Audio Remix) /Dansu Discs/ 2020

DJ Kobe

Bass Bumpers - Runnin' (Marvellous Trance Mix) /Boy Records/ 1993
Rocco & Heist – Rescue Me /Jellybean Recordings/ 2001
Jay Ray - Daylight /MFS/ 1996
Smash - Get Nervy (Once Again Mix) /Nerve/ 1998
Demi Riquísimo - The Force (Extended) /Higher Ground/ 2024
Harrison Bdp - Far Away (Alex Neri Remix) /E&X Records/ 2023
Guy Contact - The First Anura Ever Known /Craigie Knowes/ 2022
Occibel - Take This /Physical Education/ 2024
Luuk Van Dijk - Space Is The Place (Harrison BDP Remix) /Dansu Discs/ 2024
Viridian – Sunhump (The Classified Project Remix) /Forbidden Planet Records/ 199?
Cybernet - Key to Equilibrium /Gestalt Records/ 2024
B From E - Symetrix /Haŵs/ 2024
X-Statik - Rapture (Trance Mix) /Instinct Records/ 1993
Pascale Project - Cafe Crazy /Craigie Knowes/ 2023
Agore - Astronaut's Dream /Frame Of Mind/ 2024
Intimacy - Angelo's Houz (D50 String Mix) /Night Prism/ 2020
3KZ - Cyber Ninja /Suburban Avenue/ 2019

Kallax Wax 003 w/ Surrealita

On Thursday 15th April, I played for @o_kirk 's night at @theloveinn. It was the best gig I have had a while.

This show is the set I played at this favourite gig + plus a few extra weapons

Public Affair 027: Monika Taneska

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”. 
More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

The Morning Show w/ Islas & Alex Sourbis @ Kiosk Radio 19.04.2024

Digging 006 w/ DJ Optimal 1

1st try

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Digging 006 w/ DJ Optimal 1

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