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The first weekend of February was a big one for Ahad Elley, AKA Ahadadream. On the Friday, he was featured in Vogue India alongside other South Asian artists and crews currently lighting up UK dance music. 24 hours later, he launched a residency at London club Colour Factory, playing to a packed crowd who, during a brief power cut, chanted his name like adoring teenagers. 

To outsiders, this might feel like a story of overnight success, but Elley has been grafting away for years: DJing, producing, running a label (More Time), throwing parties (No ID) and, perhaps most importantly of all, co-founding the first edition of London festival Dialled In, which launched last September. As well as showcasing a wealth of South Asian talent, the event fostered a new community of ravers who, in Elley's words, "felt seen in a club space for the first time."

When he was younger, Elley shied away from centering his Pakistani heritage in his music. Today, it's a huge part of his identity, from the events he runs and the music he makes to the tunes he plays. But, as <i>RA</i> 825 shows, his DJ sets also go way beyond South Asia and London, spanning gqom, Egyptian percussion, Portuguese Afro house and classic Peverelist. This is Elley at peak time, the kind of thing you might hear at his next Colour Factory gig. "The idea was just to include tracks that bring me joy and make me move," he said. "I hope they do the same for you."

Read more: http://ra.co/podcast/825

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RA podcast

RA.825 Ahadadream

A 3am club mix full of inspired blends from one of the UK’s favourite DJs and presenters, @jamzsupernova.

More info and tracklist here: https://www.factmag.com/2022/04/04/jamz-supernova-fact-mix/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 853: Jamz Supernova (Apr '22)

“No rules, all genres, lots of drums,” on Rinse FM resident Jyoty's SonarMix 009. The Amsterdam-born, London-based DJ delivers a set of bubbling club music that blends sugar sweet R&B melodies with a host of percussive club tracks. It's heavy on vibes, so crank it up in preparation for her set at Sónar by Day on Saturday 18th June. 

Tracklist:
DJ Krokzz x ILL Flavaz - Back It Up 
Mitchell Yard Pasquinel - Verre Oosten 2020 (unreleased)
Farsight - Cadena
Villosoul - Space Dance
Sosa.Bln - Rock The Boat (Amapiano Remix)
Vaskular ft. Valesuchi - Black Jesus
Masters At Work - The Ha Dance
Teyana Taylor - WTP
Mak10 & Scratchclart - Smoke Signals
Ikonika - Sarsariya
Gaia Beat - Espalha 
Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight
Chop Daily x Eugy - My Touch
Djibril Cisse, DJ Peet, Niniola - Kiti
Jyoty - Unreleased
DJ Lag - Onandon
Jyoty & Ahadadream - unreleased
Greg ft. King DouDou - Dembow Tronico
Fuzzy Logik - The Way You Move
Deize Tigrona - Injecao
Mina - Meet Her Front Left
Murder He Wrote - All Night (Instrumental)
Khalil - Seasons Work 2.0
Kaval - Yajis Attack
Indie Allen - Suga Daddy (Luca Dub Edit)
Tia Maria - Kuribotas
Normani - Wild Side (Leonce Remix)
DJ Papo Reto - Gigolo
N*E*R*D* - Lapdance (Hyalyte Edit)
DJ Nigga Fox - Faz A Minha
Pink - There You Go (Sovereign Remix)
Badsista - Na Onda Da Babylon
Ahadadream - Spaceship
Sinjin Hawke - Crystal Dust
Hyalyte - I Miss The Rage
De Schuurman - Pier Je Bill!
Javascript - Hottt (Vices Remix)

SonarMix 009: Jyoty

Rinse FM Podcast

Night Slugs 15 Year Anniversary Takeover: Bok Bok b2b Girl Unit - 30 July 2023

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/shygirlcmix
Read the cover feature: https://bit.ly/shygirlmixmag

@0800shygirl brings you into the world of Club Shy with her exclusive Cover Mix 

"The first Club Shy was held in [East London strip club] Metropolos. I would find that I think I am too shy to even go to a strip club. I was like, fuck it, if I do it myself, I can get over that, finally! They also have a certain glamour in my mind. The venues are really important to me when I am thinking about where we're going to do the different Club Shy parties. They are a big part of that experience, and I’m a kid in a candy store, basically. I am just picking what I think would be the best in my imagination.

"When I am thinking about the club nights, it’s an experiment. I think the only way that I can move forward with confidence and not, like, anxiety about anyone actually coming [to Club Shy parties] is just be like ‘oh, it's an experiment!’ I also realised I wasn’t even going out clubbing anymore. Part of it was that I was like, fuck, I'm not going out at all, because I am always on stage or whatever. If I’m in control of who is coming, it gave me a bit more power. I can let loose and rediscover the club in a different way through the events, and there’s DJs that I’ve heard and I didn’t get the chance to see, and this way I could actually book them and put them on and meet them. It’s kind of how most club promoters end up being promoters because it’s like glorified meet and greets.

"My love for a remix comes from my DJ background. It definitely comes from the reality of being in a lot of clubs! This means I always want to hear different versions of my world. Especially when I was making the album ‘Nymph’, I was thinking more about the radio and how my music might sound on there. So then having that opportunity to make ‘Nymph_o’ and expand what those tracks were capable of was amazing. Sometimes when you’re making a project, it’s so condensed and it’s so in line in terms of how everything complements each other. And then when you make a remix, it’s purely about the singular world of that track."

Tracklist

The Cover Mix: Shygirl

Tracklist + Q&A: https://mixmag.net/feature/the-mix-33-hitech-interview-ghetto-tech-detroit-trio

@hitechdetroit deliver an unconstrained, high-energy mix blending the old and new school of Ghetto tech, footwork, house and more. 

“[With this mix] we want people to release their inhibitions and let go. To be in it, be in the moment, 'til you don’t recognise anything that’s going on outside. To truly be free and enjoy the human experience.”

Tracklist + Q&A

The Mix 033: HiTech

Bambii - live from Boiler Room in Vancouver.

Bambii | Boiler Room: Vancouver

This week's SYSTEM mix comes from archivist & DJ @r0tati0nal - whose deep dives on electronic dance music from South-America, Africa, and Asia have been an essential platform for those looking beyond the western boarders to feed the party. Here he dusts off his extensive kuduro collection for a set focusing o music made between 1998 and 2010. Tap in

SYSTEM Mix 119: Rotational

Australian producer/DJ 1tbsp has just announced that he’ll be touring USA & MX throughout March which will see him doing shows in San Fran, San Diego, Brooklyn, Miami, Denver, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, Mexico City and Los Angeles ~ and that also includes a spot at CRSSD Festival (SD) which boasts a huge lineup of amazing artists from across the globe. 

1tbsp’s previous US/MX tour back in August 2024 completely SOLD OUT so be sure to get your TICKETS now!  

https://www.instagram.com/1tbsp.dj

@1tbspcloud

1tbsp @ The Lot Radio 03-07-2025

► A familiar face on the London club circuit, Manara finally making her solo BR debut at our show with Budweiser.
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Manara Boiler Room x Budweiser London DJ Set

► Rising NYC producer, vocalist, and DJ Yaeji brought a genre-spanning DJ set coupled with live vocals — what more could you ask for?
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Yaeji Boiler Room New York DJ Set

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