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Here we are with a recording from the first (but certainly not last) time Kiernan Laveaux graced the decks at Nowadays back in September of 2021. In it you’ll find so much of what we’ve come to love about the T4T LUV NRG affiliate: swarming percussion, freaky and frenetic psychedelia, otherworldly groove, a captivating sense of narrative, and so much more. 

This mix is a two and a half hour segment from her closing set, after DJ Voices and Azu Tiwaline earlier in the night. Packed to the brim with moments of tension and release, it makes for one truly wild and mesmerizing ride. The home listener is likely to find it just as enchanting as the dancers did. 

Big thanks to our staff and all those in attendance on this night <3

Nowadays Live and Direct 014 - Kiernan Laveaux

We’re very excited to present the first Live & Direct of 2023, courtesy of our Pittsburgh-based residents Honcho. 

This one was recorded live at Nowadays on the first weekend of January, to a room of smiling faces for whom the festive nature of the new year had clearly not worn off. It's two hours of the crew in pure form, with all three DJs locked into the same irresistible groove. George, Aaron and Clark have a knack for uniting their own unique styles to present a cohesive vision of chugging, sexy house music, and here it is on full display. Big thanks to Honcho for letting us share this with the world!

In addition to the killer music from both Honcho and Father Dukes, this night was especially memorable thanks to everyone in attendance contributing to the friendly and joyful vibe, from the dancers to the staff and everyone in between. A big thanks is due to you all as well!

Nowadays Live and Direct 015: Honcho

Nowadays Live and Direct returns after a long hiatus with a 5-hour recording from Carlos Souffront (@csouffront), recorded from 10 am - 3 pm at our Halloween Nonstop party on October 29, 2022. Carlos returns to Nowadays for another Nonstop set this weekend, playing from 3 pm to 6 pm Sunday afternoon.

A regular at Interdimensional Transmissions' No Way Back parties in Detroit and beyond, Carlos Souffront brings a brilliant sense of creative alchemy to the decks, combining years of experience and digging with a sensibility like no other. Abstract rhythms meld together into inexplicable chaos magic. Dark, shadowy selves emerge, ready to be explored with a sense of mischief and playfulness, carried through by an acid bassline or cheeky vocal.

For this extended Halloween set during the real witching hours, Carlos summoned all of the party gremlins, goblins, and ghouls to the Nowadays dancefloor for the ultimate seance.

Nonstop: 3/9-3/10

Nowadays Live and Direct 016: Carlos Souffront

This installment of Live & Direct features the opening segment of a set that Russell E.L. Butler (@russellelbutler), played alongside NIKS on June 2, 2023.

"Reggae music is a teacher. I’ve learned about spaces between short moments through this music. I’ve learned to listen through this music. I’ve learned how to connect with others through love and consideration through this music. I’ve learned that every moment is the beginning and the end and how to listen for the space in between. I’ve learned that no matter how far away home is, you can always find a way back." — @russellelbutler

Russell E.L. Butler returns to Nowadays for an all-night set this Friday, April 19, 2024.

All Night: 4/19

Nowadays Live and Direct 017: Russell E.L. Butler

This installment of Live & Direct features a portion of a set from Donis (@donis-bk), played at their residency on December 13, 2024, opening the night which also featured special guest Kai Alcé.

Anyone who’s been to one of Donis’s residency nights can tell you that the expressive, energetic style of house dancing emblematic of New York’s house music heyday is not yet a lost art, even if dance battles and baby powder are no longer a common sight on today’s dancefloors. A Dominican DJ and producer born and raised in Brooklyn, Donis equally embraces tradition and innovation in their approach to house, techno, and beyond.

“I think there is a huge lack of actual dance culture specifically within the younger generation of club-goers. A big goal of mine with the residency is to cultivate space for that. I see parties as conversations between DJ and dancer, one-sided conversations are never fun.” – Donis, from an email interview in September 2023

This coming Friday, January 17, Donis returns to the club alongside Baltimore’s Karizma. 

1/17: Donis & Karizma

Nowadays Live and Direct 018: Donis

This is the second set we played for the ENTER London parties that took place 11 April 2015. 

Adam Beyer B2B Ida Engberg Warm Up Afterhour Set @ENTER London Studio Spaces 11April15

Release Date: 24th July 2015
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Lane 8's 'Loving You' feat. Lulu James remixed by one of Germany's finest exports, Solee.

An emotional 10-track journey across beautiful melodic instrumentals, leftfield pop moments and quirky electronica, the confident 'Rise' represents a bold, bright coming of age for an act who burst onto the scene with a flurry of Hype Machine #1s and stand-out remixes of diverse dance titans like ODESZA, Eric Prydz and Above & Beyond. 

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Lane 8 - Loving You feat. Lulu James (Solee Remix)

Come with us on a journey for the next 5 hours and 16 minutes. x

Adriatique 5h16 Live @ Zukunft - Thu, 2015-09-10

H-Productions proudly presents

Cari Lekebusch / Self Portrait Megamix 2012-2016 (Artist & Label compilation mix)

tracklist (2 Hours and 15 minutes):

You Are A Hybrid Too
The Naked Truth 2
Obsidian
Return To Base 1
Malachite
Out Of Nowhere
Funkhaos 1
Peafowling
Return To Base 2
The Archon
The Naked Truth 1
Frolic
Tilted
Tightrope 2
Boiling The Frog
The Jellyfish
Safety Off
Animae Abludo
Comprehension Level Descent
Pinnacle Of Desolation
Monatomic Measure
Opening Doors
Ultraterrestrial
Obscurus Sanctus
Spiritual Combat
Funkhaos 2
Approaching Singularity
Vanishing Act

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all tracks w & p by Cari Lekebusch
recorded at the HPHQ Stockholm 2015
copyright control / all rights reserved 
(C) 2016 H-Productions / Lekebusch Musik

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Self Portrait Megamix 2012 - 2016

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RA In Residence

Kristina's Macarena Club IR Mix

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Terry Francis - fabric In Residence Mix

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HVL - Bassiani In Residence Mix

Tale of Us & Mind Against - City at Night

Sold at Cav Empt Shop in Tokyo, Japan for ¥1,000

CAV EMPT

Cav Empt Tape - Recorded In London, May 2018

All hardware live PA set recorded at MoMA PS1 Warm-Up in Long Island City NY  Sept 1 2018

Live @ MoMA PS1 Warm-Up

When Detroit native John Derek Yancey, better known as Illa J, released his album "Home,” in 2017, it was partly an act of self-affirmation for the rapper-slash-singer. As the younger brother of hip hop legend J Dilla, who tragically passed away in 2006, the 32-year-old artist has spent much of his career in the shadow of his illustrious sibling – even playing a bit-part role in Slum Village after Dilla’s death. Around 2014, he eventually parted with the crew and moved to Montreal where he would hone his artistic skillset, free from the influence of his native Detroit peers. On returning to his hometown, he went straight to the studio to record “Home.” It was the album that would see him step out of his brother’s shadow for the first time, showcasing his talent not simply as a rapper, but as an accomplished, ambitious vocalist. Last November he released his latest album, the eponymously titled “John Yancey.” It’s one which oscillates more sharply between R&B and hip hop, delivering twelve songs of wispy vocals and breathless raps. For Carhartt WIP Radio, Yancey has selected some of his tunes, that DJ Glenn Astro put together to showcase the eclectic nature of his work, from that raw rap talent shown on his first album – the 2008 release “Yancey Boys” – to a more mature, mellow artist a decade on.

As usual, we also sat down with the artist, to discuss music, family, his hometown and why people from Detroit have such a special affinity for Prince. Make sure to check out the full interview on our Carhartt WIP website and enjoy the music.

Tracklist:
Illa J: All Good
Illa J: 12AM
Illa J: Home
Illa J: Sam Cook
Illa J: DTW
Illa J: Timeless
Illa J: 7 Mile
Illa J: Find One
Illa J: Sounds Like Love
Illa J: Enjoy The Ride
Illa J: Maureen
Illa J: Weather Report
Illa J: Cannonball
Illa J: Rose Gold
Illa J: DFTF
Illa J: Shine On
Illa J: Tokyo
Illa J: James Said
Illa J: Universe
Illa J: Sunflower (feat. Allie)
Illa J: On The Side
Illa J: 32

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music/radio/2019/01/artist-feature-illa-j

Carhartt WIP Radio January 2019: Illa J Radio Show

Heavy record collector from Darker Than Wax and Host of two weekly shows on The Lot Radio and Red Bull Arts New York; Marcus Aurelius Rosario a.k.a Mawkus takes up everything at a time and joins the electrocaïne session for the special jazz series Nepetalakton; in context of MAMAJAZ, the sole annual jazz festival of Mauritius.

Mawkus lays out an energetic set crafted with spellbinding music and captivating voice samples, steered through his sheer DJing experience and dedication to jazz, narrating an hour-long story full of compelling rhythms and drum patterns. 

Further to this session, Mawkus gives a helping hand on the planning of Donuts Are Forever event and on raising money for the NYC-based non-profit Building Beats, teaching youth from all over the city’s five boroughs on how to DJ and make beats. 

An ode to Jazz from Mauritius to the world.
Download your free copy here: www.electrocaine.com/podcast/094

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session #094 - Mawkus (Nepetalakton series)

• DTW FM #162 •

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Show #162 • Power hour from both Mawkus and Marco respectively!  

#WeMove

Tracklist : 
DTW Intro
African Vibration - Hinde (Julien Dyne Remix)
Carlton Jumel Smith - This Is What Love Looks Like!
Kokoroko - Ti-De
DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson - Fontaine
I, Ced - Percu (XL Middleton Remix) (ft.. Moniquea)
Cherushii & Maria Minerva - A Day Without You (Leech Edit)
Conga Radio - 168 North
System Love - System Love
Flamingo Pier - Find Your Way
Rhye - Stay Safe (Channel Tres Remix)	
The Fitness & Pony - I'm Leaving	
FSQ - I Zimbra ft. Dolette McDonald (Soul Clap Remix)
Waajeed - I Just Wanna Tell	
Greater Manchester Housing Authority - Money (Is The Massage)
Jolly Mare - Dribbling	
Sunship ft. Warrior Queen - Almighty Father (Solid Groove Remix)
Shystie - Pull It (Ill Blu Remix)
Mike Longo - Soliloquy (Ole Smokey Edit)	
Star Band De Dakar - Danguele Fasso
Rodion & Mammarella - Inner Outer (Toulouse Low Trax Radient Walk Remix)
Yak - Rhodes Island
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
Nut Nut - Back In The Days
Babylon Cru - Press Up Dub Mix
Jitwam. - temptations
Samiyam - New Drip
Electra - You Are Automatic (Franz Scala Edit) 
Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program - Dance Of The Cosmos
Sammy Bananas - Non- Stop
Captain Over - New Life Forms 
Nature Boy - Yeah (Main Version) 
Bala Bala Boyz - Baza Ba Skivere 
Breaks, Acid, Techno. - OOPS
Crinan - Killimanjaro 
Gene Hunt - The Message 
Kush Jones - Deep Blue Thoughts 
Skin On Skin - Multiply 
Basic Rhythm - Dough Boy
White Labels - Untitled 2
Harvey Sutherland ft. Jace XL - Something In The Water

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Darker Than Wax FM #162 • 9th March 2019

Vol. II of Joe Kay's 'Slowed' Edits

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Joe Kay's "Slowed" Edits Vol. 2

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'SLOWED' EDITS VOL. II

“Music is the weapon of the future/music is the weapon of the progressives/music is the weapon of the givers of life,” Fela Anikulapo Kuti famously declared. Known for pioneering the musical genre Afrobeat, as well as being a multifaceted performer and instrumentalist, his shows at his Afrika Shrine in Lagos – together with his band Afrika 70 and later Egypt 80 – remain legendary. But Kuti was also one of the leading political figures  of his era. A perennial agitator and human rights activist, which manifested itself through highly-charged lyrics and cover art, his barbed criticisms of the Nigerian government lead to multiple arrests. Kuti passed away in 1997, but his zeal for addressing injustice, and the crafted, vibrant ways in which he delivered those missives, lives on. 

Today, the influence of his idiosyncratic sound can be found across a host of contemporary music spheres: there are samples in tracks by the likes of Missy Elliot, Nas, Common and Pete Rock, there’s House duo Masters at Work’s “Tribute to Fela” EP.  It appears in the work of multifaceted DJs such as Antal, Floating Points and Hunee, as well as the electric piano nuances of Kamaal Williams’s work. Meshell Ndegeocello has covered his songs, which often ran close to forty minutes long, while French indie pop stars Phoenix have taken inspiration from his grooves and UK-Nigerian artist Obongjayar from his politically-fuelled pop sensibilities. 

For Spring/Summer 2019, Carhartt WIP has joined the list of those eager to pay tribute to Fela Kuti, with capsule collection created in close co-operation with the Fela Anikulapo Kuti Estate, his former manager Rikki Stein and Knitting Factory Records. The designs take cues from his iconic album artwork, such as his 1975 release “Expensive Shit,” while also incorporating references to tracks like “Ye Ye De Smell” and the recording “Live In Detroit 1986.” These motifs are applied across a range of pieces, from graphic t-shirts and bucket hats, to shirts and caps.  

To accompany the collection, the out of print “Live In Detroit 1986” album will also be re-released on vinyl, limited to 500 copies. Meanwhile, Carhartt WIP, Dazed and NTS Radio will once again collaborate on a short film, which sees London-based artist Akinola Davies to the Nigerian capital Lagos together with rapper Obongjayar. The result is the experimental “One Day Go Be One Day,” which takes cues from Fela Kuti’s spiritual roots.

To soundtrack this collaboration we asked NTS Radio founder Femi Adeyemi to prepare a Carhartt WIP Radio show featuring his favorite Fela Kuti tunes. As usual, we also sat down to chat with the London-born, LA-based creative about his relation to the Nigerian icon. For those seeking a deeper insight into the life and work of Fela Kuti, we thoroughly deeply recommend the documentary “Music Is The Weapon” which explores his lively Kalakuta Republic, his political struggle with British-colonizers and the local government, his musical outlook and his love of table tennis.

Tracklist: 
1. Fela Kuti - Power Show
2. Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Afrika 70 - Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss
3. Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Afrika 70 - Colonial Mentality
4. Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Afrika 70 - Yellow Fever
5. Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Afrika 70 - Excuse 0
6. Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Afrika 70 - Vhy Black Man Dey Suffer

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music/radio/2019/04/artist-feature-femi-adeyemi-on-fela-kuti

Carhartt WIP April 2019: Femi Adeyemi - Fela Kuti Radio Show

Gentle Dom - Devotion Mix

Since the start of 2019, we've been recording pretty much every minute of every function that's happened at Nowadays. We're lucky enough to be in a position to host the most amazing DJs in the game every single week, both from within the scene here in New York and around the world, and it only felt right to try and share some of the action with those who couldn't make it and with those who want to relive it.

The first installment comes from beloved Nowadays resident and queen of the twilight hours, Beta Librae. Bailey's contributions to the vibe down here, both as a friend, a DJ and a dancer have been tremendous, and what she served up on the hi-fi back in early February blew our minds. This excerpt is taken from the last two hours of the party, just after Noncompliant had finished, and it flawlessly stitches together mutant electro oddities, heady, tribal bombs and super tight, tech-house rollers.

Big thanks to Bailey for the killer sounds, to Lou for the mastering, and to all the hardcore, late-night/early-morning heads for their energy on the dance floor. It might get foggy in here sometimes, but we see you.

Nowadays Live And Direct 001 - Beta Librae

Live recordings from the Nowadays dancefloor in Ridgewood, New York City.