Yes yes! 
Up next for the series we have none other than Low End Activist. His 140/breaks and grime influenced sound has seen him release some outstanding records over the last few years, on the likes of Sneaker Social Club and Seagrave. Very happy to bring the Berlin-based DJ and Producer to the pod!
We caught up with him for a chat below >> 

AM: Hey hey! What have you been up to recently? 

Holed up for years now! =/

Can't complain though tbh, i'm able to put food on the table, got a roof over our head.
Things are starting to open up here in Berlin, although cases are going up again!
Roll on the summer basically.

AM: We absolutely love the records you’ve been putting out over the last few years. Can you tell us about the inspiration for your latest EP on SCC, and the set up you use?

Yeah sure, the album was finished this time last year! but record production is loooong as we all know. I think i've written nearly 3 albums worth of tracks since lol
A lot of the source samples are taken from old news footage reporting on the riots on the estate I grew up on in Oxford, Blackbird Leys. Even sampling car screeches from the 'hotters' footage.
Shouts to Cando for the treasure trove of old tracks/ recordings from past local young Grime MCs doing bits at the time - 2G/ SFT + crew. There's a bunch of diff beat flexes on there, all spanning various decades of the continuum, but no straight up Breakbeat bits for a change, that was a challenge I set myself and you might hear some exhumed rave/ soundsystem ghosts of the past!
I went back to a lot of equipment I haven't used in a while, The Korg Triton, my beloved EMU E6400, some pedals but honestly it's 80% sample based and in the box. All tracks were expertly mixed down by my good friend Josh (FFT) - which is why I can confidently say it sounds great!
The whole album is a love letter to home, my love/ hate relationship with the place hence the title - Hostile Utopia, it touches on a misspent youth and nails home once again the message of the class divide that continues to choke the city of it's culture.

AM: The mix is really wicked, and spans through seems of different sounds and genres. Where and how did you record the mix? Any theme behind it too? 

1st run was recorded at home on my 1210's and shitty old CDJ800's and a few edits done in Ableton. No real theme tbh, starts slow, picks up the pace a bit. I knew I wanted to start with that Muzikon recording (which I sampled heavily on my first Sneaker 12") into the actual Courtney Melody 'Stop It' record,  and the rest was built it around a few tracks I defo wanted to include 'Space Afrika ft. Blackhaine' that 2min old Pepe Bradock jam, Shackleton's 'Naked', Lukid 'Hair of the Dog' and an unreleased Sneaker bit from Mantra.

AM: Whats next for you?

The album is out June 12th and I need to figure out what to do with all these other new tunes! will most likely just continue to self-release I reckon? we'll see.
Few gigs on the horizon here in Berlin, possible trip to Milan, Gottwood Festival in June. Are thing going back to normal? I hope so!
Thanks for having me! =)

AM Podcast #64 - Low End Activist

@j-shadow blends weightless rave experimentation with depth-charge bass, breaks and garage in his 100% productions mix for the Fresh Kicks series

The enigmatic producer also speaks to Ben Hindle about storytelling through music, the influence of science and nature, and his new album for @keysound-recordings

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-174-j-shadow

Fresh Kicks 174: J-Shadow

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SCHMUCK B2B PRODUCT TOSS

Wheelman - Drifting
Manaré - Quartz
Henry Greenleaf - Dog Eared
E-Saggila - Pr1nt
Metrist - Higher Higher Dawn
Syz - Unidentified (Daisy Moon Clubform)
Gamma Intel - 5AM-SBM
Atrice - Levels
Product Toss - Bells (Unreleased)
Sister Zo - The Fool
Roaming Data - 106 Regulate
Apple - African Man Said Go
Piezo - Big Room Technow
Qant - Lazy
J-Shadow - Prototype
Florentino - Loka
Jossy Mitsu - Ø
Greg & King Doudou - Dembow Tronico (Simo Cell 'Funk-a-tune' Remix)
Bluetoof - Inverted
Otik - Temptress

PLOT 45

Kasai Allstars – The Goat’s Voices (pq’s Trip Mix)
TSVI – Disturbo
Intern Hook-up – Letting Off Steam In the Woods (Glances Remix)
La Batterie – Let There Be Drums (Benedikt Frey Remix)
Ido Plumes – To
No Sir – False Cognate
Aquarian – Saule Dub
Design Default – Gemini’s (Significant Other Remix)
Kelis – Bossy (Young Muscle’s Minimal Dancehall Edit)
Nick Leon – Separation Anxiety
Josi Devil – Breathe Easy
Lord Of The Isles – Waiting In Arising
Debba – I Said
Kincaid – Gutter
Siu Mata – Tokamak
Leese x Capiuz – Plaid
Nahi Mitti – Ayesha
Jaures – TRI
Peder Mannerfelt – The Great Stink

Bass Bin - Schmuck & Product Toss w. Plot 45 - May 2023

CNVRGE Radio recording for Houston's 90.1 KPFT-FM
TRACKLIST:
[intro]
Emmet Read - Machine Cardio
Alvaro Cabana & Jackwasfast - Mirio Blanco
Sirs - Travel to HDY.Y3D (Panthera Krause Remix)
Cafius - LMK (Jacob IL & SHAGY Remix)
Madd Rod - Face to Face
Neurotiker - Ojos Distantes feat. DANi (Chinaski Remix)
Ede & John Falke - Chaussee
Pete Callard - Bowroux (Ed Mahon Remix)
Moderna & Theus Mago - Red Room
Mufti - Desires
Bryan Kessler - Hi, How Are You
Angelov - Bessabia
Cosmosolar - Acid Mantra
Forbidden Desires - Topaz Connection
Panthera - Crise
Romain FX - Agree to Disagree
Chevals - Burning Out These Fires
Jobe - Stranger Things

CNVRGE #049 - Pansy

Everything Merged Vol 1

‘Everything Merged’ is 3024’s second series of compilations featuring artists from the 3024 Mentoring Program. At the beginning of the pandemic, label owner Martyn started forming a lively online community of artists, providing them with ideas and inspiration. This community grew larger and larger, and musicians started to connect both online and offline, across continents and genres. It resulted in the “It Was Always There” series of compilations from 2021, and countless independent releases, radio appearances and gigs, putting a host of artists on the map.

Working on the program made Martyn and partner Jeroen Erosie reconsider the purpose of running a record label in 2022. ‘Are we still interested in putting out records via the usual channels?’ Or should a label become more of an umbrella for various activities by a larger community, both online and IRL, with digital and physical products, in other words merge everything into one.

“Everything Merged vol. 1” features the awesome music of a group of 3024 alumni from across the globe, interpreting the post-pandemic phase of electronic music each in their individual ways. There are the contemporary percussive meditations of Adam 2, Solair, Klont and Brooklynite No Sir, the 90s garage and rave inspired music of Karis, Agôn, Slovenia’s Hatterri and Noise Casino from Colombia. The exuberant technicolorist bangers of Guava, Blu-e and Cress and the deep hypnotic explorations of India’s Chhabb, MarceauxMarceaux and The Exhausted. 
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released November 4, 2022

Tracks by: Adam 2, Guava, Cress, Klont, Karis, Chhabb, Noise Casino, Agôn, No Sir, solair, Blu-e, MarceauxMarceaux, Hatterri, The Exhausted . All artwork by Jeroen Erosie.
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Everything Merged vol 1

Klont - Pipe Dream (3024-MEN4)

MarceauxMarceaux - To The Moon (3024-MEN4)

Record maker, player and mixer Martelo - not Martello - joins the musical dots with sonic heat from across the globe. Taking us to hip-hop, RnB, electronica and elsewhere, Martelo keeps it tight and keeps the heat: non-stop classics.

https://www.nts.live/shows/martelo/episodes/martelo-5th-july-2023

Martelo 050723

A bimestrial dose of bass music & breaks from exclusives to classics with Cabasa & DJ Rim Source II n' friendz.


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Otik - Cosmosis
Release date: 24 November 2023

London-based producer Otik releases his first album 'Cosmosis' on Martyn's label 3024. The 11-track LP signifies the fourth album on the imprint across its ten-year tenure, showcasing a more introspective side to Otik's musical output.

The album leans into delicate melodies, hazy atmospheres and lush analogue sounds, often evoking blissed-out feels and ripples of brilliant colour. Produced three years ago during lockdown, 'Cosmosis' comes after a period of spiritual struggles, where Otik questioned his faith, religious beliefs, and the concepts of right and wrong. While the pandemic allowed ample time for reflection, Otik translated these thoughts into music from his Peckham-based studio, later finding a home on 3024's evolving discography.

Following Otik's EP 'Soulo' in 2021, 'Cosmosis' marks the second release from the Bristol-born DJ and producer on 3024. This time, his sound stems from a broader palette, touching on slower, aerated ambient notes through to rugged D'n'B, displaying the far-reaching breadth, vision and maturity of Otik's aesthetic.

Keen to release a body of work that explores the journey of enlightenment and the struggles to get there, Otik drew inspiration from the luminary filmmaker Terrence Malick and how Malick portrayed ideas and philosophies in films like The Tree of Life and Voyage of Time. As a result, the record conveys a compelling narrative of rebirth, told through exquisite sound design and a push-pull pace that oscillates across the album.

The lead single 'Cosmosis' binds astral breakbeats with a star-lined melody stitched against a spacious backdrop. Sparse, celestial vocals punctuate the soundscape and add a spiritual feel, culminating in a dazzling trip at just over five minutes.

Cosmosis

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Otik - Raw Whispers

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CNVRGE #049 - Pansy

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