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Phonica Mix Series 84: Young Marco

A Londoner through and through, Arthur Smith, more commonly known as Artwork, is a man who has been a key part of some of the capital’s pivotal music scenes in the last two decades. After a time producing techno under his Grain alias in the 90s, fore-fronting dubstep with Big Apple Records in the early noughties and forming Magnetic Man alongside Skream and Benga in 2007 – Artwork is now busy injecting his character into various parties, festivals and clubs around the globe.

As a longtime friend of the shop, we reached out to Arthur to see if he would be up for contributing a mix to close out 2021. For the occasion, Arthur went above and beyond and the result is a whopping one hour and forty-minute long recording packed with all kinds of rare disco, funk, boogie and house treasures. 

Head on over to offtherecord.net to check out the in-depth interview where we discussed his new life in NYC, his past projects; Grain and Magnetic Man, his future plans, and much more. Enjoy!

Feature & Interview

Phonica Mix Series 90: Artwork

@daycartmusic b2b @wigwambeats for Stream Informer on The Lot Radio 12/13/21

Paramida - Dream Ritual
Leo Leal - Energy Inside
Stussko - Brothers & Sisters 
Gene on Earth - Crimbo 16
Oden & Fatzo - Compton’s Visions 
Half Inch Jack - Filthy Cow
Oall Hates - Feelings (Stratton Remix)
Martyn Bootyspoon - Ghetto Sexual
Tranquil Elephanti - Moon City (Warehouse Prevention Society Remix)
Toby Tobias - Trippy Steve (Fantastic Man Dub)
Syzygy - Little Pieces Of Love
DJ Steve - Vandal Eyes (Luca Lozano Remix)
Voodoos & Taboos - Doorway
Peach - Galaxy Girl
New Composers - Sputnik Of Life (Mix1)
DJ SWISHA & OSSX - Luvli Dae :)
Ryan Clover - Disrespectful 
Chrissy - Lift Me Up

Stream Informer on The Lot Radio with Day Cart & Wig-Wam

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

Endorfin @ Kiosk Radio 14.06.2022

As we near our 100th mix in our main Phonica series, we up the game with a journey from New York born and Berlin residing, deep house legend Fred P AKA Black Jazz Consortium for number 97. Deep is truly in the essence of everything Fred does and its honest reflection shines brightest in his two latest albums "Oasis" and "Abstract Soul" which dropped back to back this year accompanied by some heavy in demand 12's on his Private Society imprint. That very essence is showcased in this mix he put together for us. Grooving through all sounds that have inspired the mind of this artist and cutting into deep layered moods of house, funk and techier bits this is a divine look into how Fred P approaches sound.

Phonica Mix Series 97: Fred P

For Phonica’s landmark 100th mix, we had to make it extra, extra special. Enter Erol Alkan, a DJ who has been at the top of his game for over two decades and very much a local London legend. 

Full interview: http://offtherecord.net/phonicamixseries100/

Phonica Mix Series

Phonica Mix Series 100: Erol Alkan

With what was mostly a full and fruitful year for us with many beautiful moments, we now turn our eyes forward to what is looking to be a very exciting year for us at Phonica as we walk into our 20th year of being alive. 2022 saw our mix series get even more killer contributions from artists like Paramida, Sally C, Fred P, Eden Burns, Alex Kassian, Erol Alkan and more. 2023's series line up plans to keep moving up and we have opened this years mix season in the capable hands of two of the finest DJ/Producers doing it right now. Bringing nothing but powerful, euphoric and goddess energies it can only be Octo Octa and Eris Drew of T4T Luv NRG. Amazingly celebrated for their strand of psychedelic, rolling progressive, trancey-house and break rhythms we can't think of two better selector's to take on our series. With an excellently curated compilation and mix for our good friends at Fabric last year as well as two banging cassettes on T4T we can't begin to imagine what this year has in-store for Maya and Eris but we have no doubt it's even more on the upward trajectory! Most likely to the heavens and back! We had a chat with Maya and Eris to see what they have been up to lately and little about how they approached the mix.

Interview Here

Phonica Mix Series 103: Octo Octa & Eris Drew

Butter Sessions is one of those labels that can go absolutely anywhere and still make sense because theres an element that tags it down to the ears of Sleep D aka Maryos Syawish and Corey Kikos. The two label heads behind the absolutely iconic institution straight outta Melbourne, Australia have worked with aritsts like Roza Terenzi, D.Tiffany, Tornado Wallace, Yuzo Iwata and more creating a platform for upcoming and solidly established artists to broaden their sound and explore into the unknown. Like the artists they represent Sleep D as DJ's and producers have touched all sides of the club and eclectic spectrum having dropped many anthem filled 12's(including a very solid LP on Anthony Naples' Incienso) as well as experimental outings on labels like Play On Records. 
For Off The Record #37 Syawish and Kikos have dropped us straight into the elements of the main room. A smoke machine filled warehouse of house, techno, bass and percussive club rolling excursions. Strap yourself in(or don't?). 
We had a quick chat with Sleep D about the mix, the Melbourne scene and Butter Sessions and more!

Off The Record Mix Series 37: Sleep D

Recording from JADALAREIGN's Nowadays Residency back in April. All Vinyl :-)

Very J @ Nowadays

Collection of deep grooves for AM.Transmissions 7 tracklist:

1. Claudi - Laurence Guy
2. Auxerre - ADMTi
3. Sniffles - Max Casebolt
4. Glow - Sebo K
5. Push, Don't Pull - Benny S, Max Casebolt
6. 6am Dubs - Justin Pak
7. Transcend - Harrison BDP
8. Gaurdian - DJ Deep
9. Sciences - DJ M4A4
10. Black Lives Matter - Reggie Dokes
11. Queens Road - Politics of Dancing
12. Mood Synth - Agus Garcia & Diego M
13.  So Many Needs - Liam Geddes
14. Euphoric Recall - Vincent Floyd
15. Garden State (Snazzy Trax Remix) - Jerzeyy Boyz, Snazzy Trax
16. Jungle Line (feat Mystic Bill) - Sundowners
17. Higher (Matthieu Faubourg Remix) - Black Loops
18. Paradox Garage - Falty DL
19. Drum Is A Woman - Laurence Guy

am.transmissions - episode 7

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