We've been doing our mix series for 6 years now but, as a lot of you know, we have a wealth of talent working here at Phonica, and among our extended friends and family. So with that in mind, we wanted to shine a light on some our dedicated crew.

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series

Phonica x Rinse FM

Off The Record Mix Series

Phonica Mix Series

Introducing CWPT - the brand new label from Berlin-based, British DJ and producer Palms Trax.

For the label’s maiden voyage, Palms Trax teams up with South African vocalist Nonku Phiri for the soulful, Afropop-inspired disco groover ‘Petu’.

The hawk-eyed amongst you may recognise the dub version of ‘Petu’ from Palms Trax’s set at The Music Locker as part of Grand Theft Auto Online, but it’s the supercharged remix from Amsterdam-based producer Masalo that gets our pick for the premiere. Enjoy!

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/cwpt_petu

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Phonica Premiere: Palms Trax feat. Nonku Phiri - Petu (Masalo Remix)[CWPT]

Kyoto-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and artist, Alex Kassian has become a firm favourite of ours over here at Phonica over the past couple of years. His sophisticated, lush and organic sounding productions have been picked up by labels such as Paramida’s Love On The Rocks and Alex Bradley’s Utopia Records in recent years. His most recent release, Leave Your Life, was released in 2021 via Pinchy & Friends, and we can safely say it was one of our most-played, and bestselling, records of the year.

Together with Hiroaki OBA, Alex is also one-half of Opal Sunn, who have been operating their own imprint Planet Sundae since 2017, through which they self-released a number of EPs, catching the attention of and support from dance music luminaries such as Andrew Weatherall and DJ Sprinkles.

Check out the full feature & interview over at offtherecord.net

Full Feature

Phonica Mix Series 93: Alex Kassian

Omar Santis makes his debut on Karakul with the four track EP ‘A T.D.L.D Joint’.

Karakul is a new label focusing on deeper House cuts from around the world. First up is Chilean born Stockholm dwelling Omar Santis.

Omar first came to our attention through his records on the Woodsmen & Lady Log label, the first of which was a split 12” with Niklas Andersson which he then followed up with his own EP titled simply ‘W&LL003’ a few months later. Two fantastic records featuring his low slung, immersive House production that caught Karakul’s ears immediately.

Omar tells us ‘A T.D.L.D Joint’ is an abbreviation of ‘Ta det lugnt daa’ meaning ‘Take it easy then yeah’ and on this 12” he certainly does, in the best possible way. It’s his most soulful record to date, building upon his detailed signature sound with perfectly placed vocals on ‘Stark Champagne’, melancholic Rhodes on ‘Lulu’s Jam’, tribal percussion and pads on ‘At The Shanzai Hotel’ and finally lowering the pace altogether for the emotional ender ‘Inward’.

Artwork by Callum Mclean.

Lulu's Jam (Uncle Boogie Mix)

Karakul, our deeper House focused imprint, is very excited to welcome Colombian powerhouse producer, label head and DJ Felipe Gordon. “Timeless” brings you four tracks of Mariana Trench level depth and soul, melting the best sounds of House together. Felipe has consistently blown us away over the years with releases on some of the best labels out there including Shall Not Fade, Razor N Tape, Toy Tonics and Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum Recordings.

“Get Your Body Moving” is a dancefloor call to prayer featuring smooth vocals from Bob The Egoist set to a rocking beat, uplifting strings and a virtuosic flute solo. Title track “Timeless” sets the tone with a bumping bassline, gliding synth melodies and a quirky Deep House nature that reminds us of Glenn Underground at his best.

Kicking off the B-side is “Moving Results”. This is a jack-a-thon percussion workout with a 909 ride cymbal leading the charge, modulating and fluctuating hypnotically while electric piano chords form the backbone with a plucky bass riff. Finally, “Take It Away” brings swung Garage House percussion to the table, pairing them with soothing pads and atmospheres, vocal licks and those unreal Jazz-Funk style flute skills from earlier. It’s a release that gives us a real pleasure to be able to share Felipe’s unique and musical take on House with the world.

B2. Felipe Gordon - Take It Away

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

Rinse FM Podcast

Phonica Records with Kieran Jandu & Joshua Fortune - 07 January 2024

The very much in demand Dutch producer and DJ Eversines steps up for our 116th Phonica mix with over an hour of his own productions!

If you are just getting on the Eversines train you have missed quite alot of stops but its not too late to catch up. Having released on a wide range of labels like Slow Life, Nous'Klaer Audio and the label he co run's De Lichting; Eversine's (real name Remco Hazewinkel) has been considered an array of styles spanning techy, euphoric and ambient variations of house. These diverse styles has been showcased into his sets; ambient, deepness alongside pulsating acidy bass into pumping driven moments that have caused a sweat and huge clubs and festivals like the recently close De School and Dekmantel. We are delighted to have Remco added to our long running mix series with over an hour of his own productions from start to finish. We had a brief chat with him about the mix below and what he has coming up in the near future. This is Phonica Mix 116 - Eversines.

Phonica Mix Series 116: Eversines

Phonica Records with Colin Boardway & Veronica Lanotte - 04 February 2024

Phonica Records with Skip Wooznam & Josh Fortune- 03 March 2024

All good things must come to end as they say. In this instance producer and DJ Ysanne recently departed ways with us at Phonica having held it down for us every Saturday for the last couple of years. 
Having worked behind our counter as well as working some time as a artist agent Ysanne is now taking a step forward in her own musical journey. With gigs stacking up in her favour as well as her own productions appearing on records labels like Semi Delicious & her own solo EP potentially on the horizon it was time we grabbed Ysanne for a mix. And what a mix, with just over an hour Ysanne takes us on a journey through variations of styles, moving euphoric rhythms into more techy and harder moments as it progresses this mix is a perfect calling card as what to expect from one of her sets. Be sure to check her out festivals like Love International and more this year. You won't regret it. We had a quick chat with Ysanne, about the mix, what she has coming up and her time in Phonica.

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 18: Ysanne

We are straight outta the bank holiday here at Phonica and right back into business with another killer mix in our Phonica series from one of our all time favorites of late; Spotlight Records and Panorama Bar regular Chris Cruse.

We are straight outta the bank holiday here at Phonica and right back into business with another killer mix in our Phonica series from one of our all time favorites of late; Spotlight Records and Panorama Bar regular Chris Cruse.

Chris has been a predominant figure in the queer dance scenes in America and in Europe over many years having represented his mainstay party, now label, Spotlight from L.A., the Club Toilet Crew from Detroit and now residing in Berlin the last couple of years where he holds down regular slots at the city's major clubbing institution Berghain / Panorama Bar (most notably the party Snax which takes place there). Chris has dug deep  and worked hard with these residencies to showcase the queer roots of house, techno, disco, and other forms of dance music.
For Phonica 118 Chris takes us on a heated, hot and heavy club ready mix which would get anyone out to party. We sat down and had a lovely chat with Chris about his mix, his approach to DJing and what he has got up his sleeve for the future.For Phonica 118 Chris takes us on a heated, hot and heavy club ready mix which would get anyone out to party. We sat down and had a lovely chat with Chris about his mix, his approach to DJing and what he has got up his sleeve for the future.

Phonica Mix Series 118: Chris Cruse

Skip and Kieran join Rinse FM for another Phonica Sunday session, showcasing what we have going out from the Phonica shop wall!

Phonica Records with Skip Wooznam & Kieran Jandu - 07 April 2024

It is not everyday we are sent a 5 hour mix from someone we have asked to join our Phonica mix series; but when Sheffield & Manchester legend Luke Una sends one… you have to jump straight into it! Having become first recognised in the late 80’s and 90’s as one half of production team “The Unabombers” with Justin Crawford, Luke over the years has shown to be a master in all genres be it Balearic, to Brazilian to E soul, House, Disco and Techno, you name it! With his Worldwide FM show over the years gaining a cult following Luke has gained an even more of a broader crowd from his curation of his E Soul Cultura compilation series via the label Mr.Bongo (Both comps topping our EOY lists in 2022 and 2023). This exact vast taste (that is displayed in these compilations) is very much pummelled into this five hour journey of a mix like a piece of clay and sculpted into a fine piece of art. We had a chat with Luke about this timeless mix and what he has been up to lately: http://offtherecord.net/phonica-mix-series-119luke-una/

Phonica Mix Series 119: Luke Una

Hour 1: Alex Egan
01. Doof - Mantra [Mysticisms]

02. Oro Azul - Lemuria [Mood Hut]

03. Kouslin - Soup And Jam [Kouslin]

04. Effective Force - Diamond Bullet (Act 1 – Will To Power) [Transmigration]

05. Mortal - Mentor: Low Flying [Sunny Crypt]

06. DMX Krew - Escape To 92 [Hypercolour]

07. Mr. Ho - 000 Baby [Klasse Wrecks]

08. Alex Kassian - E2-E4 (Mad Professor’s Qantas Crazy Remix 2) [forthcoming on Test Pressing]

09. Pure Science - Ekeyz [Favorite Recordings]

10. Shinichi Atobe - Dub 6(six) [DDS]

11. Syclops - Pink Sarah NYC Is Back [Bubbletease Communications]

12. Labyrinthine - Integumento Labyrinthum [forthcoming on Utter]

13. Dopplereffekt - Programmable Organism [Curtis Electronix]

14. Theo Kottis - Lighthouse [Dekmantel]

15. Xray Xperiments - Techcore (Edit) [Blank Mind]

	

Hour 2: Nick Williams	

16. Silsila Dubs - Walk In The Light feat. Luther Vine [Silsila Dubs]

17. Ilo - Supernature [Nómada Records]

18. Der Strom - Dammerung [Industrial Lies]

19. The Holy Ghost Inc. - In The Groove Of The Ghost [Holy Ghost Inc.]

20. Pir - Lasis [Off Topic]

21. Shinichi Atobe - Ongaku 1 [DDS]

22. DJ Kolt - Vuguvuguu [Príncipe]

23. Dan Andrei - Oddity [a:rpia:r]

24. rrao - Ramanujan Prime [Worldwide Unlimited]

25. Persian - UK Apache Dubplate Mix [Existence Is Resistance]

26. Major Problems - Overdose (The Final Trip) [Nu Groove]

27. Rotor - Nexocis [Up-Roar]

Phonica Records with Alex Egan & Nick Williams - 05 May 2024

West London selector, DJ & radio presenter Scarlett O'Malley steps up for the next edition of our Friends & Family mix series with an hour of deep, acid and jackin house sounds. The Rinse FM resident and Club Cowgirl founder has long been recognised in the London scene for her soulful yet party driven house sets and this is what she has given us right here. A true calling card if we ever saw one. We had a brief chat with Scarlett about her approach to music and to see what she has coming up.

Mix / Interview Here

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 19: Scarlett O'Malley

Our next Friends and Family mix comes from one of our staff newest to DJing. That being said in a short amount of time Phonica family member Josh Fortune (a.k.a Rark Mothko) has built up his reputation to secure a residency on Voices Radio as well as playing monthly at Soho hot spot The Social. For this mix Josh takes us on a journey of some of his select club focused records mainly in the realms of tech and classical house music. Mixed to perfection this is a solid hour and perfect calling card to one of Phonica's newest residence.

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 20: Josh (Rark Mothko)

The Iranian born & London based powerhouse Kasra V steps up next for the Phonica mix series.
With a heap of solid releases out in the last while from labels like Byron Yeates' Radiant Love imprint and Sepehr's Shaytoon Records - Kasra V's production styles reaching the realms of breaks and techy club numbers have been forward thinking and truly head turning. As a DJ he has earned the respect of some of the biggest names in the industry, played in some of the biggest clubs in Europe like Panorama Bar and Fabric as well as recently marked his 10 year residency on NTS radio. With a new label "V-SION" and its first release focusing on his tenure at the long running radio institution in London things are only moving further in the upwards trajectory for the artist.

Phonica Mix Series 121: Kasra V

Francesca Macri also known by her now well known moniker System Olympia has been stretching the genres of new-wave, disco and club sounds to her whim since the mid 2010's. With her 2020 debut album "Delta Of Venus" still in huge demand sitting on discogs for a keen collectors price it only speaks volumes about Macri's fan base. Having followed up her successful debut with the synth driven "Racing Heart" and the stunning "Always On Time" in more recent years, not to forget most recently her critically acclaimed new EP "Sanctified"; System Olympia has won fans over with her unique ear and keen eye to her sound, each time bringing something new to the table. As well as performing live shows, the artist also enjoys taking punters on journeys in her diverse DJ sets and this is where we move on to the mix. An hour of leftfield disco, rare boogie gems and synthy anthems all mixed to perfection. Pop that bottle of champagne, cue up the system and shine your phone light at the disco ball in your room.  This is Off The Record 48: System Olympia!

Off The Record Mix Series 48: System Olympia

As far as duo's go Ben Lewis & Josh Ludlow are a force to be reckoned with. With their party and label Make A Dance along with its also much beloved subsidiary imprint M.A.D Edits, the two have given a much needed outlet to the scene in London as well as further afield. With their party driven sound meeting ties with deep house as well as disco, italo and more they have proven to both deem a quality selection that can bring any party to its knees. And for the 122nd Phonica mix they do exactly that; a pure scope of energy mixed with quality deep anthems and a hint of acid to top it off. We had a quick chat with Ben and Josh about the mix and what they got going in the works.

Phonica Mix Series 122: Make A Dance

Off The Record is back for the 49th mix in its series! As we near half way to the golden centennial mix our eyes move over to two of the UK’s deepest diggers and independent musical minds.
Stuart Leath aka Chuggy is commonly known for his work running the very excellent Emotional Response / Emotional Rescue imprints as well as a few other note worthy projects and Piers Harrison – part of the Brighton four piece Soft Rocks with a mountain work out in the world as well as being a very solid selector; together they make up the Mysticisms label.

Mysticisms is an imprint that seems to focus on digging deep into the old as well as discovering the new and fleeting into obscure sounding club sounds. With a bag of certified legends like Persian and Nail along with more recent fresh names like Deep Dean & Coral D the label has perked ears from some of the biggest DJs in the game, not forgetting enticing the eyes with a solid visual aesthetic to match.

For Off The Record #49 Leath & Harrison put together some choice tracks from the label new and old. Mixed by Harrison it is a perfect calling card for the label and really showcases what its all about.

Off The Record Mix Series 49: Chuggy & Piers Harrison (Mysticisms)

A DJ whose taste stretches the realms of Nu Beat, Afro, Cosmic, Disco, House and funky Techno; we are delighted to welcome Jaime Fiorito for our next Phonica Friends and Family mix. Having been exposed to such a large vast knowledge of music through his father, the legendary Balearic don DJ Alfredo, Jaime from a young age was born to follow in his footsteps. His style of DJing which currently touches off  leftfield house & techno, disco, African rhythms and seductive balearic have seen him touchdown at hot spots all over Ibiza, South America and Berlin's Panorama Bar.

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 21: Jaime Fiorito

Phonica ventures down to South London for its 123rd mix in our long running series. Leila Beesley also known by everyone as Chinese Daughter has been stretching the sounds of original, new, and future jungle records alongside the sounds of bass-lead old school rave, future hardcore, and breaks. While also working behind the scenes at Warp records, taking to her regular show on Rinse FM and repping the Swamp 81 crew; you can also find Beesley at parties all over the UK and further afield(not forgetting her smashing set at our 20th anniversary at fabric last year). The set she has supplied for us here is no different. Mixed on all vinyl Chinese Daughter here showcases a broad spectrum of 2010's bass gold, kicking drums and party going anthems all built together in a beautifully seamless narrative. We had a quick chat with Leila about the mix and what she has coming up over on WWW.OFFTHERECORD.NET

Phonica Mix Series 123: Chinese Daughter

Off The Record returns with its semi-centennial mix from Dublin born, London residing guitarist, producer and DJ Glimmerman. 
Real name Ethan Begley Hughes, Glimmerman has found himself as a producer following two paths as of late. Firstly his three large sounding 2-step 12"s on Dublin's First Second Label as well being featured on EMA's powerhouse Woozy imprint compilations. Or secondly finding him taking centre stage as the lead guitarist in his most recent venture: post-rock band Better Living. Listening to his latest release "Temple Sublet" it definitely feels like these two crossroads meet somewhere in the middle (not to mention the excellent track featuring London wordsmith Old Brother). Aside from all of that Hughes has been known to be a solid pair of hands behind the ones and twos having this year alone taken to Berlin's Paloma as well as touching down in the usual London hotspots MOT, Avalon Cafe and Ormside projects. For this mix Glimmerman ventures into more techno inspired roots as well as letting rip with some guitar related influences while still showcasing his knowledge bassy and D&B sounds and of course all harmoniously mixed to perfection.

Off The Record Mix Series 50: Glimmerman

Phonica mix 124 is a truly special edition from not just one of London's finest collectors and selectors but one of our long time regulars; Nick The Record. 
Not only has Nick been a loyal friend of our shop in the years we have been open, he has also been one of the driving forces behind the London scene for nearly 30 years. Dealing records professionally to some of the biggest DJs in the world over the years as well as running several labels including his most recent outing Natural House - his knowledge in disco and house is impecible. He has displayed this in his vast deeply thought out sets over the years be it performing the closing set at some of Japan's best underground festivals or at his long running night Tangent with friend John Gomez, he is a definition of a digger. We had a chat with Nick about the mix and what he has coming up, even if we had to hold his flight to Japan for a couple of minutes!

Phonica Mix Series 124: Nick The Record

01. Fudge Fingas - minus 616 [Firecracker Recordings]
02. Cut Hands - Krokodilo Theme [Blackest Ever Black]
03. Lord Of The Isles - Lost Empire [Phonica Records]
04. Magnetiknorth - Fuck the Napkin [Inky Blackness]
05. Professor Genius - Time of The Assasins (Steve Moore Remix) [L.I.E.S]
06. John Heckle - Ode To Saw [Tabernacle]
07. Velvet Season & The Hearts Of Gold - Camel Toe Central [Lucky Hole]
08. John Talabot - Depak/Ine [Permanent Vacation]
09. JV - Edit Channel [White Label]
10. Daphni - Paris [Jiaolong]
11. Pistol Pete - Garlic Express [Lampuka]
12. Levon Vincent - Stereo Systems [Novel Sounds]
13. Levon Vincent - Specks Jam [Novel Sounds]
14. Christopher Rau - Weird Alps [Smallville]
15. North Lake - Imsomnia [Resista]
16. Herbert - It's you (DJ Koze remix) [Pampa]
17. Claro Intelecto - Night Of The Maniac [Delsin]
18. Omar-S - Mayall ll [FXHE]
19. Soul Capsule - Overcome [Trelik]
20. LB Lynam - Get Things Straight [White Label]
21. Four Tet - Jupiters (Happa Remix) [Text]
22. Scuba - Talk Torque [Hotflush]
23. Special Request - Ride [Special Request]
24. Burial/Four Tet - Nova [Text]

Phonica Records Radio

Phonica Podcast 24 (Nick, Vangelis, Raimo & Meg on Record Store Rotation (NTS Radio), December 2012)

01. Truth Fact And Correct - Babylon Deh Pon Fire [Black Wax]
02. Junior Delgado - Fort Augustus [Taxi]
03. Trinity - Behold Jah is Coming [High Power]
04. Diggory Kendricks & Tapes - Pipe Cleaner [Meeuw Music]
05. Family Fodder - Bass & Bass [Rongo Rongo]
06. Moon B - Untitled [PPU]
07. A Number Of Names - Sharevari [Capriccio]
08. Emile Struntz - North Sea Body Music EP [Flight Recorder]
09. Fishermen – Untitled Track 1 [Skudge]
10. Fatima Al Qadiri - Organs [Fade To Mind]
11. T Williams - Dreaming [PMR Records]
12. Philipp Gorbachev - Hero Of Tomorrow [Comeme]
13. Peel MD - Grip [Borft]
14. Persian & DJ Texsta - Dangerous 2012 Refix [Persian Dubplates]
15. Mock & Toof - Walking The Streets (Legowelt Remix) [Tiny Sticks]
16. Block 16 - Electrokution (Daniel Wang And Brennan Green Evolusive Mix) [Fatty Fatty Phonographics]
17. Rhye – The Fall (Maurice Fulton Remix) [White Label]
18. Kiki Gyan - Keep On Dancing [Soundwayy]
19. COMBI – Uplifting [COMBI]
20. William Onyeabor - Better Change Your Mind [Supafrico]
21. Club Ice - Manhassett (Larry Heard's Space Mix)[Black Market]
22. McCartney - Check Machine [White Label]
23. Lee Gamble [PAN]

Phonica Podcast 25 (Laetitia & Vangelis on Record Store Rotation (NTS Radio), January 2013)

01. Kesarbai Kerkar - Lalat [Mississippi]
02. Sroeng Santi - Pai Na Pai [Paradise Bangkok]
03. Alemayehu Eshete - Hode Fera [Mississippi]
04. Aillacara 2743 - Cumbia Yerba Buena [Names You Can Trust]
05. Niney The Observer - Brimstone And Fire [Jamaican Recordings]
06. Lord of the Isles - Timber Lorries Emerging [Shevchenko]
07. The Draughtsman - Frame III (Soft Geometry) (Daniel Avery Remix) [How The Other Half Lives]
08. Isolee - Allowance [Pampa Records]
09. Dream House Volume 1.2 [Blind Jacks Journey]
10. Igor Jadranin - Blue Phase [Bohkari Records]
11. Garben Eden - Komm [Lampuka]
12. David Vunk - Vroesenpark
13. Deep Space Orchestra - Green Eyes [Jack & Wang]
14. Ob Ignitt - Oh Jabba [FXHE]
15. Sound Stream - Julie's Theme [Sound Stream]
16. DJ Fett Burger - Disco Tre [Sex Tags]
17. Legowelt - Visions In My Mind [UTTU]
18. Stellar Om Source [Rush Hour]
19. Pistol Pete - Can't Won't [Lampuka]
20. Lord Of The Isles - Geek Chic [Catune]
21. Daniel Avery - Drone Logic (Factory Floor Remix) [Phantasy Sound]
22. Jared Wilson - You Get Down [Concrete Music]
23. Joe Morris - Colours
24. Tiger & Woods - Pitch [Editainment]

Phonica Podcast 26 (Jay, Raimo & Vangelis on Record Store Rotation (NTS Radio), February 2013)

Phonica Podcast 27 (Alex & Vangelis on Record Store Rotation (NTS Radio), March 2013)

01. WAREIKA HILL SOUNDS - Chant Rasta [HONEST JONS]
02. RHYTHM & SOUND - Mash Down Babylon [BURIAL MIX]
03. MO KOLOURS – Bomptious [ONE HANDED]
04. TAPES - Where Is The Time [JAHTARI]
05. KEMETRIX - Soul Man [POMELO]
06. APC – Track 3[RUSH HOUR]
07. MOON B – Untitled [GOING GOOD]
08. COMMON SENSE – Voices Inside My Head [BC RECORDS]
09. MARK ERNESTUS PRESENTS JERI-JERI – Bamba (Version) [NDAGGA]
10. JORGE BEN - Pelos Verdes Mares [SUNKISSED RECORDS]
11. MELCHIOR SULTANA – Mirror [BATTI BATTI RECORDS]
12. SAD CITY – Easing [PHONICA SPECIAL EDITIONS]
13. XDB – Frocks [SISTRUM]
14. RADIO SLAVE – Tantakatan (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) [REKIDS]
15. BLM – Brick [SECRETSUNDAZE]
16. NAIL - Bulldogz (Extended Mix) [AIRDROP]
17. EDWARD – True Dialogue [GIEGLING]
18. 3 CHAIRS - Demigods [MAHOGANI MUSIC]
19. ANTHONY NAPLES – Busy Signal [TRILOGY TAPES]
20. JULIAN JONAH – Jealousy And Lies [AUX RECORDS]
21. DJ SOTOFETT featuring MADTEO – There's Gotta Be A Way [WANIA]
22. UNKNOWN ARTIST – I Lost My Shoes On Acid [RED7]
23. INNERSPACE HALFLIFE - Track 2 [LATENCY]
24. SAND PEOPLE – Brandy Station [SAND PEOPLE]
25. AUBREY – Dot 3 [DOT]
26. PEPE BRADOCK – Lifting Weights [ACID TEST]
27. SYCLOPS – 5 In [RUNNING BACK]

Phonica Podcast 28 (Soho & Vangelis on Record Store Rotation (NTS Radio), April 2013)

Not many people have done two Phonica mixes but Govind Singh is a man of many talents and his Silsila Dubs alias is something that we most definitely needed to visit.

A former staff member of Phonica and now handling things at Above Board Distribution it goes without saying that Govind lives and breathes this industry. Commonly known under his Kylin Tyce guise which has put out garage, house and a little bitta D&B for labels like Tesselate, PIV and Oldivibes over the years he has now focused on another deep love of his.
Silsila Dubs is two records deep now and is all about Govind's passion for Dub and soundsystem culture. Having had both his debut "Perseverance" and his follow up "Walk The Light" (featuring Trumpet from our own Luther Vine) being blessed at Notting Hill Carnival by the legendary Aba shanti I soundsystem it only speaks volumes of Govind's in-depth knowledge and ear for this sound.
For Off The Record 51 we asked Govind to put his Silsila Dubs hat on and show us what inspired and is currently motivating the project with an hour of Dub selections.

Off The Record Mix Series 51: Silsila Dubs

The Stockholm based Aniara artist and Ritmo Liminal party co-founder Mattias El Mansouri steps up for our next Phonica mix.
With three releases on the Aniara label, his most recent being the beautifully crafted "Time Dilation In Ultraviolet" Mattias has proven his understanding of what gives a dance track more meaning. This is also founded in his DJ sets all over Europe which have seen him share B2Bs with greats like Genius Of Time and Hunee. For this Phonica mix Mattias takes us from the house party and transitions us to the club and straight into the morning with a mixture of vocal delights into deep club moments leaving us on full blown Eurphora. We had a little chat with Mattias about the mix and what he has up his sleeve towards the end of the year.

Phonica Mix Series 125: Mattias El Mansouri

Interview: http://offtherecord.net/phonica-friends-family-mix-series-22luther-vine/

The Friends and Family mix we have been all been waiting for. The long time standing Saturday manager of Phonica records steps up for just over an hour of what he knows best: deep dug out and well selected tech house grooves.

There has been many recognisable faces from dance music to work the weekend shifts at Phonica over the years. Artists like Heidi, Anthea and Danielle have all spent Saturdays and Sundays shifting the latest 12"s to the vinyl hungry punters of the Soho haunt. As these staff faded from the floor to bigger things Luther Vine has filled this void with a gusto and eagerness matching to his past colleagues (of course with his own flavour).

With a hand in the Phonica record label, running its latest Phonica AM off-shoot and also running his own imprint Fragments Of Reality with Ralph Lawson of 20/20 Vision - it is no secret that Luthers ear falls expert to minimalistic cuts as well as grooving tech-house sounds. This you can also find in his solid productions on the two previously mentioned labels including a pretty memorable cut with good friend Subb-An (who also released the debut release on Phonica AM) on Fragments Of Reality Vol. 2.

On top of all this Luther is a very credible DJ in the circuit having exhibited his skills all around the UK, further afield and as well as laying it down at London institution fabric on more than one occasion. For this mix he takes us into the deepest corners of his record bag with an all over minimalistic and tech house excursion with a perfectly built narrative and warmness to the craft.

Phonica Friends & Family Mix Series 22: Luther Vine

We change up the pace for Off The Record 52 with Palestinian/Egyptian DJ & producer Oldyungmayn.
With a multifaceted identity layered through both his productions and performances, influenced from 90's era rave, sharpened sound design, and a wide spectrum of music he fiinds these stylings have taken him to the decks at Amsterdam’s Garage Noord, Herrensauna and a performance at the experimental festival CTM to name a few. For this mix Oldyungmayn digs deep into more leftfield sounds and less so 4/4 club sounds, that being said this mix can find its way to being played at all hours of the night. Driving yet euphoric. We had a very brief chat with the artist about the mix and what he has coming up.

Off The Record Mix Series 52: Oldyungmayn

The Irish up and comer brings us on a two hour journey of eclectic builds and bassline infused d&b, house and tech anthems.

Upon listening to the latest musical offering "The Instigator EP" from Irish artist, DJ & producer Niall Prescott aka Rhythms Of Prescott, you would assume that the artist has solely rooted his years into all things house and its surrounding stylings. This is far from the truth. Niall's deep understanding of all kinds of club and overall music demonstrates his versatility which has given him an uplifting edge as a producer. This comes to light when you see him DJ and begin to see the influences reflected in his music. Its like a drawn out map through sound. This is exactly what comes to mind when you listen to his Phonica mix. Just marking over two hours the mix starts off with some eclectic sounds solemnly and fluidly progressing into drum & bass influences before taking us to some dark bassline filled territories in the realms of techy club and house sounds. A solid closing mix for the series in 2024.

Phonica Mix Series 126: Rhythms Of Prescott

Up Next on Phonica Premieres is 'Give Urself To Me' off the first release from a brand new label called Deeptrax Records based in the Netherlands. We know Aleks from previous releases on Natural Sciences and Hesperian Sound Division but we think this EP is some of his best work to date!

The 'Smalltalk EP' is A mystical four tracker with deep and gritty grooves moving in between the realms of House and Techno. It's A real atmospheric and spacious journey into the analogue world of electronic music. Listen to the rest of the release on our website and get your pre-order in now! This is a very limited release and we expect it to be gone in no time! 

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Phonica Premieres: Aleks - Give Urself To Me [DEEPTRAX RECORDS]

Church is back in action with their second various artists compilation featuing brand new productions from DJ Aakmael, Aquarium, Laurence Guy & Debukas. Church has definitely been a label to watch lately after they released one of the best selling records of the year from Mall Grab but we've also been keeping an eye on another artist from the label who's been making music for a long time but only recently started to get the attention he deserves. Laurence Guy has recently dropped some great solo EP's on Church and Rose Records and contributed to compilations and split EP's on CinCin and Outplay but his latest addition to Churches Volumes 002 has the entire Phonica crew tapping our feet and nodding our heads in approval! It's strength lies in its subtlety, 'Wish I Knew' is a stripped back and piece of House music which effortlessly plays with tension and release.  Listen to it in Laurence Guy's 'Wish I Knew' down below in full down and reserve your copy now. j.mp/Wish_I_Knew

Phonica Premieres: Laurence Guy - Wish I Knew [CHURCH]

Joining us this month is one of the most consistent producers around at the moment. In the past six years Alex has been releasing exciting material through local Stockholm labels such as Abdulla Rashim's Northern Electronics, Bossmuik, and Aniara Records which put out his first record back in 2010. Aniara Records is also responsible for putting out the majority of his output as one half of Genius Of Time, the irresistible DJ/Live act he formed with his good friend Nils Krogh but the duo's punchy releases also found a home on Clone's Royal Oak and Gerd Janson's Running Back. The past two years have seen him focusing primarily on his solo output as Dorisburg and his most ambitious project to date arrived earlier this year on John Talobot's Hivern Discs in the form of the Irrbloss LP.

Today he's prepared a very special mix of mysterious and rare hypnotic House cuts which he recorded straight to cassette through a studio console and analogue outboard. He told us the mix is for "late night internet exploring...something to get lost within while browsing the unknown corners of the web... or possibly what a rave could sound like on an abandoned space station". Enjoy!

Phonica Mix Series 25: Dorisburg

We're big fans of the Cold Tonic crew and they blew the roof off last time they joined us in the shop for an in-store session with label heads Krystal Klear and Maurice Alexander playing alongside Gerd Janson and Philip Laurer. Since their first release we've been strong supporters of their imprint and but their newest release really caught our attention since it features a brand new signing on the flip. "Nothing But A Freak" marks Sandboards musical debut and we can't get enough of it! The emotional House cut combines rattling drums and melancholic chords to comfortably sit underneath a spoken word monologue about the one thing that keeps us moving... We're very excited to see what this the New Zealand duo comes up with next! Keep an eye on these two, we have the feeling they'll be coming up quick! in the meantime, reserve a copy of of their new split release with Krystal Klear ahead of the official release at the end of the month.

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Phonica Premieres: Sandboards - Nothing But A Freak [COLD TONIC]

This month's Phonica Premiere sees California-native Urulu step up with the inaugural release for brand new label South Street.

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/SOUTH001
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Phonica Premieres: Urulu - Tochigi Descent [SOUTH STREET]

As 2017 fast approaches, Apollonia Music drop their latest release courtesy of iO Mulen, the Ukrainian prodigy who first appeared on the label at the beginning of 2016. Eleven months on and he's back with a hefty six-track package that's sure to keep you moving right thru to the new year.

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/APO026
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'Letters and Numbers' EP

Phonica Premieres: iO Mulen - rdm37 [APOLLONIA MUSIC]

The Casino Edits series continues with more disco-inspired DJ tools. For this week's premiere we have picked the A-Side of the third instalment on the label: an early blues classic converted into an unconventional 'flamenco-italo' hybrid by London-based duo Casino Times.

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Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/CasinoEdits003

Phonica Premiere: Casino Times - 003 A [CASINO EDITS]

Detroit legend Rick Wade steps up for this week's premiere with a jazz fuelled cut on vinyl only imprint @ShallNotFade.

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/SNF014
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Phonica Premiere: Rick Wade - Feels (LK Remix) [SHALL NOT FADE]

Australian 5-piece The Possé are up next on Ken Oath with a killer three track EP. The title track 'Season's Greetings' is arguably the heaviest track in the Ken Oath catalogue and our pick for this week's premiere.

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/KEN004
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Phonica Premiere: The Possé - Season's Greetings [KEN OATH]

Phonica Records Special Editions in association with Play It Again Sam is delighted to present the incredible Quiet Village remix of Agnes Obel’s ‘Stretch Your Eyes’, lifted from the Danish born, Berlin based singer songwriter’s critically acclaimed 3rd studio album ‘Citizen of Glass’.

Obel was at an early age guided into music by the influence of her parents, who would play and listen to a blend of the classical greats, folk music and contemporary pop. She learnt to play piano as a child but it was her move to Berlin in 2006 that prompted her to take her music to the next level. Her debut Philharmonics was released in 2010, a quiet phenomenon that spent seven consecutive weeks at number 1 and sold in excess of 100,000 copies in her homeland alone. The release of ‘Aventine’ in 2013 cemented her status as a household name across Europe and as an icon to piano players throughout the world.

Quiet Village are the British duo of long-time record-collector and DJ Joel Martin and Matt Edwards, the house and techno producer known as Radio Slave and the head of the Rekids label. They came to our attention with a series of highly sought after twelves on the DJ Harvey-related Whatever We Want label from New York, alongside excellent remixes of The Osmonds, Toby Tobias, Black Devil Disco Club and Francois K before releasing their acclaimed album on K7 Records in 2008. After a break from using the Quite Village name, the duo are back with a bang and recently graced the Phonica White label with a fantastic techno 12” ‘Social Music’ / ‘Change’.

Needless to say, Quiet Village were the first producers Phonica thought of when looking for remixes for this project and their slow, dark, dub-heavy atmospheric groove perfectly compliments Agnes’s vocal, with echoes of Massive Attack’s timeless ‘Teardrops’ coming to mind. It’s one of the finest remixes we’ve heard in recent memory and we’re proud to present it as a limited 12” on the Special Editions label.

A. Agnes Obel - Stretch Your Eyes (Quiet Village Remix)

One half of Genius Of Time, Nils Krogh aka Arkajo offers up a mesmerising three track EP to mark the occasion of Aniara Recordings 20th release.

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/FathomlessMusic
Full article on offtherecord: bit.ly/PhonicaPremiere53

Fathomless Music

Phonica Premiere: Arkajo - Fathomless Music [ANIARA]

Phonica Special Editions follow up their inaugural release with an EP featuring three
remixes of singer, producer and Toronto native, Sandro Perri. Sandro has released more
than a dozen solo and collaborative records under his given name as well as under the
Polmo Polpo & Glissandro 70 monikers, mainly on Canadian cult imprint Constellation.

“Love & Light / The Drums Remixes” features reworks from Worst friends Tom Croose
and Slow Hands. Fresh from his recent outing on Resista, Tom Croose is kept busy with
not one, but two remixes of mr Perri. First up and taking up the whole of side A, “Love &
Light” – originally on 2011’s “Impossible Spaces” – gets a subtle electronic re-rub with
restrained electronic flourishes that gently complement the original's organic, ethereal
sound – a weirdly captivating, mystical trip! All that, while getting boosted from a
criminally short three and a half minutes to a more respectable nine plus…

Next up is Slow Hands, Tom Croose’s partner in Worst Friends who has released on
Wolf+Lamb. He takes “The Drums” (a track from Sandro’s debut album “Tiny Mirrors”) to
places where it’s never been before. by re-imagining the song into a breezy summer
anthem where old school electric piano stabs, handclaps and a general feel-good vibes
take centre stage.

Rounding off this excellent remix 12” we have Tom Croose again, who returns for
another version of “The Drums” and harmoniously marries synth riffs and a laid back
groove with Sandro’s signature contemplative vocal, rounding off this excellent remix
package in style.

Pressed on limited quantity 180g vinyl with high quality full colour sleeve.

PHONICASPECED002              Sandro Perri - Love & Light (Tom Croose’s Mahina Mele)

Strictly speaking, this one isn't a premiere, but we've made an exception for Bluff Records' debut release.

Originally released in 2000 as an extremely limited white label promo, Voy-E's 'Day Off' EP is a little known nugget of gold that was produced during Florida's breakbeat boom in the late '90s. Sadly, due to label complications, this gem never went on to receive the full release it deserved. Luckily for us, newly formed London-based label Bluff Records has stepped in to save the day - having spent months tirelessly tracking down the original label owner, who now resides in North Carolina, USA.

Lovingly restored from the original master CD, the EP consists of three beautifully crafted club tracks, each touching on elements of breakbeat, rave and electro. Our pick for the premiere is the title track 'Day Off'. 

Pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/bluffvoye

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Phonica Premiere: Voy-E - Day Off [BLUFF RECORDS]

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