A rare, revealing interview with the long-time Circoloco resident.

For many years, Andrew Grant was one of Circoloco’s most ubiquitous DJs. He landed on the White Isle in the summer of 2001, having spent a few months in Sheffield, England, DJing whenever and wherever he could. Yet, in spite of his widespread public appearances, Grant’s personal accounts of his past are little known given his reclusive character—until now. 

For this week’s exchange, host Marcus Barnes engaged in a candid conversation with Andrew Grant about his experiences grinding in the clubbing Mecca, teaching lacrosse in the northern UK and even working briefly as DC10's light technician.

Raised in Baltimore, Grant’s first musical memories involved listening to Baltimore club radio stations late at night. Back then, he wasn’t allowed to listen to radio, so he’d have to do so quietly and away from prying ears. He recalls catching the Basement Boys remix of the Crystal Waters club classic, “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless),” on MTV, feeling inspired by the fact these artists on the TV were from his hometown.

When Grant first began DJing in 1988, he was spinning hip-hop records at house parties and in basements across the city. “I had a box of records and a decent pair of headphones,” he tells Barnes. “I felt like I was doing the right thing.” 

It wasn’t until a visit to NYC club Twilo in the mid-’90s that he really began to engage with dance music. A few years down the line, in Ibiza, Grant caught his first big break—he was invited to play a Thursday morning after party at DC10. Not long after, he was playing primetime slots on a Monday at Circoloco, before becoming the first American resident of the iconic Ibiza brand when he was just 24-years-old.

EX.594 Andrew Grant

Universal Consciousness EP

Universal Consciousness

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Charlotte de Witte - Universal Consciousness (Original Mix)

Tracklist:
Manu Iranzo - The Music (90's Piano  Mix)
Marco Faraone - HEY DJ (Confidential Recipe Remix)
Don Rimini, Jackin Trax - U Could Be Mine (Original Mix)
Deadwalkman - Work Dat Body (Original Mix)
William Kiss - Like This (Original Mix)
S-File - Get Down! (Original Mix)
Industrialyzer - Snake Whisperer (Original Mix)
Josh Wink - Balls Back (Marco Faraone Remix)
Harvey McKay - On The Drum (Original Mix)
Truncate - Work Ya Ass (Original Mix)
Sascha Bouché - Work My Body (Original Mix)
Warehousz - Street Knowledge (Original Mix)
Manu Iranzo - Celebra (Original Mix)
Frankyeffe, Resonances (IT) - It's Ok (Original Mix)
ProOne79 - 79th Floor (Original Mix)
Niceteed - Leben (Original Mix)
Shlomi Aber - That's The Way I Speak (Original Mix)

Celebra EP

140 BPM. Acid lines. Broken rhythms. A voice counting down to the inevitable. With her latest single, “That is when the world will end,” techno producer and artist DENIS delivers a hypnotic and unsettling broadcast from the brink, a prophecy set to the pulse of the underground.

for more ways to listen - https://hypeddit.com/denis/thatiswhentheworldwillend

FREE DL here: https://hypeddit.com/track/qbgr2r

that is when the world will end.

BOOK CLUB is an event where authors sit down to discuss books of consequence, topics of merit, and people, events and philosophies that help mark - and move - The Culture forward. For this month's club, Shaana Jhangiani of Spice on the Beat sat down with acclaimed author, journalist, professor and music industry executive Dan Charnas in a discussion about his award winning and best selling book DILLA TIME, and about the life, the music and the legacy of J Dilla. 

Cosmo Baker's Book Club: An Interview with Dan Charnas by Shaana Jhangiani

Bold statement, but no one else is doing it... Taking Music generated with SUNOAI and bringing the human back into the loop. Hybrid Production is realizing AI is not a black or white topic. Like all things in life you must find balance. Hopefully someone will see this (doubtful tho) and build on this idea! This isnt about one person, its about changing the way people think about music production #hybridproduction #vision #loserdub

Golden Rules (Techniques for the future of music production?)

Latest DENIS release blending tribal rhythms and 303 acid chaos, with hard techno Claire Hardman on the vocals. Post apocalyptic hypnosis in a fresh form. 

Released via CTRL: Database Research, the Hollywood-based global label founded by HD-4884 and co-founded by DENIS herself. 

At its core, “Get Out” speaks to the quiet violence of transformation... the pressure that builds beneath the surface until the skin no longer fits. Conceived in the shadow of political fracture, the track captures the sensation of living in a body that has learned to mask itself for survival. Fires burn, families are torn apart, and the city feels like it’s closing in. 

A relentless peak time techno weapon.

get out.

From Album "Fanfare" avail on Website on vinyl Special Order , DL, CD

Prelude to Opus         preview

01. Alok - Superrich
02. Jackie B - Friends
03. Manuel Alicante - Druid Whispers - Game Of Tones
04. Juwlz - Galactic Call - Chrom Recordings
05. Sama (US) & Serve Cold - Deeplow (Extended Mix) - Places & Spaces
06. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (Miramar Bootleg) - Seven Seas Records
07. Steel Mark - Take Me To Paradise - Natural Rhythm
08. Claudio Holm - Out Of The Darkness - Game Of Tones
09. Azor - Perderse - Game Of Tones
10. Brett Nickisson - Ease The Tension (Suave Lento) - Game Of Tones
11. Blond:ish - Different Ways (Artbat Extended Remix) - Insomniac Records
12. Cinnedi - Global Citizen - Game Of Tones
13. Sebas Cafe, Soto (Col) - Between Sunshine - Triplepoint Worldwide
14. Mingo Marrero, Sictric - Muevela - Natural Rhythm
15. Mingo Marrero, Sictric - Gonzando - Natural Rhythm
16. DJ Hatasin - Sahara Saz - Game Of Tones
17. Hills, Gaddi - Afterparty (Extended Mix) - Catch & Release
18. Haai, Alexis Taylor, Ila, Trans Voice - New Euphoria (Original Mix) - Mute

GET LUCKY (WHISPERS VOCALS)

133 BPM. DENIS returns with “i can feel you now,” a 133 BPM melodic techno cut that fuses driving rhythms, raw, progressive synthesis, and a hypnotic vocal.

“i can feel you now” lands somewhere between the melodic techno and raw techno lanes while carrying DENIS’s cinematic, ritual energy.

Released via CTRL: Database Research (the Hollywood-based record label and creative studio known for pushing sonic and visual boundaries). As in DENIS’s earlier work, tribal percussion and cinematic sound design form the backbone. It’s designed for sweaty basements, warehouse raves, and festival stages at their most ritualistic.

GET LUCKY (WHISPERS VOCALS)

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