Sekan (@sekansekan) is, like many of his Dutch peers, known for his eclecticism. He has a particular fondness for exploring the music and artists of the Indonesian archipelago, but also a love for contemporary sounds, both of which are evidenced on his label Jiwa Jiwa. Over the years, it has grown into a  multidimensional platform that also deals in photography, articles and films. Whatever he does, including his Operator Radio residency, you can be sure that Sekan mixes up rough edge analog textures with more sleek and modern digital sounds.

The first 85 minutes of this week's mix features some of the old and new Indonesian records that have fascinated him since his childhood, but also plenty of dubs, Chicago bangers and club stuff. The latter section then takes inspiration from coming back home from a club to unwind with slow jams, jazz-funk and Polish jazz. It slowly rebuilds and re-energises, eventually leaving you ready to head back to the club and do it all again.

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Dekmantel Podcast 370 - Sekan

"A mix of cute n' fun, minimally tech house among other things. Hopefully a little clubby and little happy :)"

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Mantissa Mix 240: DJ Netburner

3/4 of the way to the big  1 0 0  milestone, we welcome Irish born, Dublin based DJ Mercorn to the HAWSMIX series. As well as being a superb selector, Meg is also the co-founder of the female, trans and non-binary collective 'Skin&Blister', a project which aims to nurture and encourage creatives within the realm of arts and music. She also runs the talk show and mix series 'Crossfade', shedding light on fellow Irish artists inspired by a multitude of genres and sounds. 

Mercorn's sets weave effortlessly between 90s trance, progressive house and everything in between, and this mix is no exception - late 90s ibiza chillin on the beach kinda buzz before heading into big bad club vibes towards the latter half of the mix. There's even a couple of unreleased bits by wizards Spray and New Members chucked in there alongside some future classics, Meg has really gone all out with this one! Enjoy xo

HAWSMIX075 / Mercorn

Rinse FM Podcasts

Josh Caffé - 11 March 2023

Composer and modular synth expert Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith presents TouchThePlants on NTS' Los Angeles studio once a month for a round-up of favourites and inspirations from her label TouchThePlants. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith/episodes/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith-14th-may-2024

TouchThePlants w/ Cool Maritime 140524

Cuban record collector, ethnomusicologist researcher, picks up a hour of global vinyl ahead of her set at Paradise City.

Paradise City w/ Cami Layé Okún @ Kiosk Radio 29.06.2024

daycare 006: dj cruiser

Driving, uplifting, minimal, funky tech track 

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Wez G - Damaging Dancefloor

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Manu Ferrantini & Scott Arrow - Extra Mind

Pressure Cooker

May 4th - John Shima @ Eigor Studios, Leeds 
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/593249747688242/

Ahead of our next party, John has put together a superb hour of music to soundtrack the journey to the cosmos. With a singular production style and a detailed knowledge of analogue synthesis, Shima has crafted his own niche in the scene alongside other great producers such as Steve Rutter and Derek Carr. With a production workrate most others could only dream of, he champions a wonderful sound that stylistically sits perfectly between old Sheffield bleep and emotional Detroit techno. His DJ sets cover everything from acid house, dub techno and electro and are a perfect reflection of what we love at On Ro.

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Rotation 011: John Shima

MANTX004 - Aom - Water Boatmen
https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/track/water-boatmen

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