A Live recording of a Divine moment at Spot Lite in Detroit for The Detroit I Love party. I played alongside two of my favorites, Tylr & Shaun J Wright. Catch the whole mix on The Detroit I Love's Soundcloud page.

@thedetroitilove
@shaunjwright
@tylrdetroit

The Detroit I Love @ Spotlite

John Talabot - Dj-Kicks John Talabot

Detroit might be synonymous with techno, but it also has a rich house tradition. And Rick Wade—FKA Big Daddy Rick—is one of Detroit house's key players. Along with the likes of Keith Worthy, Theo Parrish and the late Mike Huckaby (who Wade had a lifelong friendship and friendly rivalry with), he created a hybrid sound that is both techno and house, effortlessly soulful, sculpted and glowing—and Midwest to the core. As Tajh Morris said in a retrospective review of one of his classic records, "growing up in Buchanan, Michigan, meant that Wade was much closer to Chicago than he was to Detroit."

Many of Wade's best records were released on Harmonie Park, his era-defining label that also featured plenty of work from Huckaby. Those EPs still sound fresh and timeless today, qualities that extend to Wade's RA Podcast, which features 90 minutes of smooth-as-butter house old and new. Over the years he's kept the flame burning for the smouldering sounds of Detroit house, working in sounds from younger producers like Folamour along the way. Enjoy listening to a master at work.

@rick-wade

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/923

RA podcast

RA.923 Rick Wade

Download available here: http://boilerroom.tv/recording/four-tet-ldn/

Four Tet Boiler Room London DJ Set

The idea behind the mixtape was to treat dubby and percussive sounds as a kind of palette rather than anchoring myself to a specific genre. I’ve always had quite an eclectic taste, and my sets have naturally reflected that. After having been quite chaotically genre-fluid since I started DJing, I feel as though I am finally finding my own sound, where there’s plenty of room for fluidity but feels much more intentional and personal to me.

I wanted the mix to act almost like an ID or self-portrait, pulling together the styles I gravitate towards most at the moment. It’s an introspective recalibration of my sound and intent, merging deep sub-bass with forward-thinking, deconstructed styles that prompt both movement and reflection. There’s a strong emphasis on hypnotic, percussive, dubbed-out cuts, playing with tension and release, and navigating the line between moody and fun.

I felt brave enough to push myself out of my comfort zone and attempt a polyrhythmic transition where I blend a chuggy 3 bar loop at 110 BPM with a 4/4 dubstep track at 146 BPM. I also threw a 3 deck mix in there just for good measure :P It was a bit of a workout but worth the sweat!

I’ve also recently been quite fascinated in how dubstep is being reimagined, which allows a broader palette of sounds to feel at home within its framework. I tried to reflect that by including influences from outside traditional club genres that still feel very relevant to my sound.

In a nutshell, the mix is an appreciation of dubwise textures, UK soundsystem culture and global club and percussive sounds, tied together by a lot of introspection which should hopefully invite people to dance and also listen.

Feel My Bicep Mixtape 263: Zuri

Audio taken from my fifth Sunday Session at All My Friends in Hackney Wick.

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GRAB THIS TING

An exclusive mix for the crew over at We Love... were we're holding a residency this summer at Space, Ibiza. Whilst the vibes in our room are a little more eclectic, we decided to go proper main room with this mix! Drawing from 25 years of club music - expect pianos, acid, big chords, sleazy vocals and even some proper techno! 

You can download the mix via We Love...
http://www.welove-music.com/we-love-DJ-mixes

BICEP | WAREHOUSE (EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR WE LOVE...)

Four Tet Boiler Room Live from Isolation

Connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and irl through parties, film and video.