Off The Record Mix Series

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The multifaceted talent Michael Diamond steps up for the next edition to our Off The Record mix series with a selection of bass driven leftfield club sounds. Off the back of his excellent EP "Placid Wakefulness" on his own Vasuki Sound imprint, which closed out the artists 2024 to much critical acclaim, we reached out to the South East Londoner for a mix. With a sound that draws elements which would stretch from  the likes of Music From Memory all the way to Hessle Audio Michael has deemed himself unique in production but also very much so in his DJ sets. With a massively expansive taste we knew he would be a perfect edition to Off The Record. With a more club focused mix delving into the UK techy and bass vibe it gives us an example of Michael Diamond at peak time. We had a brief chat with Michael about his mix and what he has coming up in 2025!

Off The Record Mix Series 54: Michael Diamond

The Off The Record series ventures stateside to Chicago, Illinois to reach out to one of the most iconic modern labels going at the moment; International Anthem, who are now celebrating 11 years on the planet. Started in 2012 by Scottie McNiece and David Allen International Anthem Recording Company has been focused on pushing some of the most ground breaking sounds in Jazz, funk, soul and blues. With a roster that extends to names like Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Damon Locks, Carlos Nino and more it has proved to have an eye for the highest quality in sound and curation. For this mix the label has nominated their own Alejandro Ayala AKA King Hippo to hon and curate the sounds provided. King Hippo was the label representative on the International Anthem Worldwide FM Chicago show - so we are definitely in good hands. Coming in at a clean hour, Ayala brings in various styles of Jazz, moulded expertly to provide a perfect home listening experience or what the label likes to be known as the "Floating Kissaten Mix". We sat down and had a chat about the mix with Alejandro, as well as about the label and about what they have coming up in the future for their 11th year.

Off The Record Mix Series 55: International Anthem (Mixed by King Hippo)

Hashman Deejay stands out as one of those DJ's and producers where he lets the music do the talking. Like fellow collaborators PLO Man & C3D-E you won't see many interviews, let alone photos - they show up to the party and do their thing. 
With a vast range of alias' and collaborative projects Hashman has been responsible for some of the rawest sounds in experimental, breaks, house and techno. As well as a DJ his vast taste can expand anywhere from shoegaze and punk, disco and raw chicago sounds, to dubbed acid and techno. 
For this mix the selector has dug deep into the tape hiss sounding crates covering oldschool beats that could be mistaken for an OG Ras G tape, dub flowing onwards into some select acid house and more synth focused club sounds all working together with the most seamless touch. We had a very brief chat with Hashman about his mix but this one is all about the sounds and he lets that do the talking.

Off The Record Mix Series 56: Hashman Deejay

Our Off The Record mix series returns with a radio-show like hour long mix from Music From Memory affiliated Berlin based Electronica / Jazz trio The Zenmenn.
The Zenmenn are a genre-blurring trio known for their lush, escapist soundscapes that blend ambient, Balearic, and cosmic funk influences. With a flair for vintage textures and laid-back grooves, their music conjures a sense of timeless serenity—equally suited for sun-drenched afternoons or introspective nights. 
The Zenmenn debuted in 2021 with Enter The Zenmenn on Music From Memory, a dreamy blend of ambient textures, soft rock, and global influences. They followed up with Hidden Gem in 2022, a collaborative album with John Moods shaped by loose jam sessions and warm, nostalgic tones. Both releases highlight their signature fusion of cosmic calm and crate-digger sensibility.
Their contribution to the Off The Record mix series showcases their crate-digging sensibilities and deep reverence for global sounds, weaving together a meditative journey that’s both soulful and transportive. 
We had a brief chat with the band (fronted through the words of their Keyboardist Magnus) about the mix and about what they had coming up in the rest of 2025.

Off The Record Mix Series 57: The Zenmenn

For this edition of Off The Record, we’re honored to host a mix from Rob Sevier, co-founder of the legendary archival label Numero Group. Known for its meticulous approach to uncovering and reissuing lost gems across soul, funk, punk, ambient, and beyond, Numero has earned its place as a gold standard for crate diggers and curious listeners alike. Sevier, a tireless researcher and selector, brings that same curatorial depth to his exclusive mix—a deep dive into self-released and small-label funk-adjacent singles from Ohio, Texas, Michigan, and Georgia. Alongside the mix, we caught up with him to talk DJing in hidden corners of Japan, the joys of non-allegiance to any one digging method, and what’s next for one of the most important archival projects in music.

Off The Record Mix Series 58: Numero Group (Mixed By Rob Sevier)

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Originally planned as a series of in-store-style events just as the first waves of lockdown hit, Club Rooted launches as a new podcast series dedicated to non-floor focussed club music. Riding the line between warm-ups, messy after-party sets and the golden era of dubstep, when the dance makes way for something else.

The mix series follows a new wave of labels and artists pushing a non-floor focused sound + tapping into a lineage that can be traced back through various scenes, from recent slow or
kickless techno, abstract UK bass music, to autonomic DnB, knackered house, Detroit Beatdown, & various strands of electronica or IDM.

Club music for listening may be a contradiction in terms, but it’s certainly club rooted.

tracklist:

Deadbeat - Walls & Dimensions (A) (BLKRTZ)
Alexander Kowalski - Voices (Kanzleramt)
2562 - The Times (Tectonic)
London Modular Alliance - Harnessed Black Holes (Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART))
Frak - Bleeder (Börft Records)
Alex Cortex – Laconic (A2) Source Records
3 Chairs - Blackbone Waltz (Three Chairs)
Seekers International - RunComeTest (Bokeh Versions/No Corner)
natural/electronic.system. - Scirocco (Tikita)
Vainqueur - Elevation II (Reprise) (Chain Reaction)
Elgato - Zone (Hessle Audio)
SnP 500 - Reduce Something (Doo)
Andy Stott - See In Me (Modern Love)
Bruce - Before You Sleep (Hemlock Recordings)
Mind Over MIDI - Habitat Debris Part 1 (Rohs! Records)
Mala - Miracles (Deep Medi Musik)
Shed - The Bot (Ostgut Ton)
Pinch - Qawwali (Planet Mu)
8Ball - Sepia (Grade10)

Club Rooted #1 / Milo Bragg

A follow up/ prequel to a mix I recorded 2 years ago called "As The City Sleeps" (https://bit.ly/3ax7l5H). A collection of songs that have kept me company over this odd year and hopefully may keep you company during the late hours of the night, with some field recordings I took on my travels. Download link below the TL.

A love letter to getting new speakers after 16 years. 


Tracklist 

Yumiko Morioka - 潮風
Nina Simone - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair [Live In New York/1964]
Nick Wales & Stereogamus - Learning Year
Kitchen Cynics - Beads Upon an Abacus
Fred Neil - Faretheewell (Fred's Tune)
Bill Withers - Make a Smile for me
Carlo Rustichelli - Erotycon
Car Culture - Club Soda ft. Dan Bodan
The Beach Boys - Surf's Up 1967 (Solo Version) 
Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazlewood - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin’
Miriam Makeba - Quit It
>>> Excerpt from Interview with Miriam Makeba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wONkMpbl7N8)
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You
Bastion - Molitva
Janet Jackson - Someday is Tonight 
Patrick Cowley - Mockingbird Dream 
Torch Song - Shine on me
Massive Attack - Protection ft. Tracey Thorn (The Eno Dub) 
>>>Excerpt from the Phantom Thread 
Jonny Greenwood - Never Cursed 
Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd - Why do you Love me
10cc - I’m not in Love (Midland Dream Within a Dream Version)
Mary Lattimore  - Silver Ladders
Hamlet Gonashvili - Tsintskaro
Brian Eno  & Harold Budd - Lost in the Humming Air
>>> Excerpt from an Interview with Harvey Fierstein (https://youtu.be/osp1FN5-aVE)

Download - https://bit.ly/2N6xcbX

As The City Rests, a mixtape [February 2021]

Samuel Rohrer, a founding member of the Ambiq trio and founder of Arjunamusic Records, compiled an hour of ambient for Quirk. A Beautiful journey from start to finish.

Rohrer is one of the influential improvisational musicians of his generation and has worked with artists such as Sidsel Endresen, Nan Goldin, Laurie Anderson, Jan Bang, Stian Westerhus, Max Loderbauer, Skuli Sverrisson, Tobias Freund, Ricardo Villalobos, NP Molvaer and Eivind Aarset and many more. As an improvisatory sound pilot, he is able to elegantly navigate beats and anti-beats and expands the world of rhythmic functions with his artistic cross-style overall concept, to include striking emotional components. As a producer, Rohrer is one of those rare alchemical explorers to have truly created a hybrid which is all his own, one that does not just exist to melt distinctions for its own sake, but is a natural result of years of experimentation with both the determination of electronic music and the ludic spirit of ‘free improvisation.

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