this is def taking me back to Cuba! lovin this :)

NYC's Blazer Sound System bring the heat once a month.

https://www.nts.live/shows/blazer-sound-system/episodes/blazer-sound-system-8th-september-2022

Blazer Sound System 080922

Gavilán Rayna Russom (@gavilanraynarussom), boss witch at Voluminous Arts, takes the helm of Moods this November with a collection of recordings from study trips she has taken to Cuba that feature Cuban musicians. Having released music extensively under her own name, aliases like Black Meteoric Star, Hail of Arrows and Gavin Russom, and collaborations like Black Leotard Front and The Crystal Ark—as well as touring with LCD Soundsystem—Russom’s approach to music moves past genre, gender, and frameworks, and her acute ears have collected recorded live sounds and music from Cuba for her mix.

For more background on the mix, QnA, and more, head to our archive: https://danielsharp.cargo.site/Moods-53-Gavilan-Rayna-Russom

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We've paired Russom’s mix with a piece from Manuel Mendive, an Afro-Cuban artist whose work considers and encorporates the legacies of Yoruba mythology, colonialism, and the Middle Passage.

For more on Mendive‘s work, we recommend this article and interview with him: www.medicci.com/en/our-artists/manuel-mendive

For more on Russom, follow her here: www.instagram.com/gavilanraynarussom/

Moods 53: Gavilán Rayna Russom

Monthly radio hour taking you down various musical rabbit holes.

https://www.nts.live/shows/no-one-radio/episodes/mil-townley-4th-january-2023

Mil Townley 040123

Live recording at Radio Tempo Não Pára (21.01.2023)

Artist: @deboleena

Deboleena @ Radio TNP 21.01.2023

Since starting in a basement apartment in Seattle back in 2001, Light In The Attic has established itself as one of the best and brightest reissue labels around. With releases ranging from D’Angelo to Serge Gainsbourg, Lewis to Betty Davis, Sly Stone to Karen Dalton, LITA prides itself on the breadth of its output.

https://www.nts.live/shows/light-in-the-attic/episodes/light-in-the-attic-14th-april-2023

Light In The Attic w/ Angela Lin (Tainwan Vinyl only) 140323

Youarelistening.to mixes ambient music with police scanner radio, air-traffic control, numbers stations, spoken word & a bunch of other random things. Found footage, musique concrete, and the perfect ambience.

https://www.nts.live/shows/youarelisteningto/episodes/youarelisteningto-1st-july-2023

youarelistening.to 010723

An exploration into obscure, underground, and lesser known music from Hawaii, bound not by genre or generation but by a connection to the islands.

https://www.nts.live/shows/aloha-got-soul/episodes/aloha-got-soul-9th-august-2023

Aloha Got Soul Presents: Home Grown - Live From Odysseus Festival 090823

Shappeshiftter [09.09.2023]

Lush techno and electronica from the Salford-based crew Cong Burn. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/perfume-advert/episodes/perfume-advert-23rd-september-2023

Cong Burn w/ The Land Speed Record Department 220923

Naomi Asa on the NTS airwaves, delivering soothing soul and spiritual jazz.  
https://www.nts.live/shows/naomi-asaturyan/episodes/naomi-asaturyan-11th-december-2023

Naomi Asa 111223

Somewhere between banging your head against a brick wall and holding your breath under water. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/dont-trip/episodes/dont-trip-4th-march-2024

Don't Trip w/ Margarita 040324

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Moods (2017-ongoing) Moods is a community of nightlife workers, techno fans, and artists that platforms music outside of techno. We explore our community’s roots and origins to understand how music migrates from one geography and generation to another. We do this through monthly mixes, merchandise, and low-capacity events.

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