The further you look into “TB Arthur” the murkier it all becomes. Rather like the story of the mysterious “Lewis” in a very different area of music, it all seems a bit too perfect. The over-amped analogue machines, the extraordinary psychedelic qualities of the music, the stories of dusty warehouses and hints of distant raves, the messages in run-out grooves like secret messages from times past: it’s all so perfectly designed to press the buttons of techno vinyl fetishists it can’t be real. Can it?

Our contacts at Hardwax are not the most communicative – like Hardwax ever has been, right? But the one thing they have been absolutely emphatic about is that despite forum chatter, this is not some secret project for Adam X, or Shed, or anyone else. To be precise: “TB Arthur is TB Arthur and will remain so despite the speculations”.

Does it matter, anyway? Well not right now, it doesn’t. For now – and for the eternal now of the dancefloor – what we have are three 12”s of really outstanding tripped-out machine funk that serve their purpose equally well whether they were made in 1995 or 2015, and whether they were made for fun, for a joke or as an expression of drug psychosis. And there’s the promise of more to come, too. Perhaps it will turn out that there really is a dark and tragic tale behind them, perhaps there’s a big game going on, or perhaps the background will remain shrouded in mystery. But for now, what we’re left with is music that we have to judge entirely without prejudice, and which is good enough to more than justify any cloak-and-dagger shenanigans.

Upfront 016: T.B. Arthur

We toasted up Offset's new record in NYC with some very special guests.

Offset | Boiler Room: New York

Kiimi - On The Record #292

Lu.Re - On The Record #293

Life On Planets @ Dirtybird Campout x Northern Nights Music Festival 2025

Louis The Child is back with a fire episode of  #PlaygroundRadio featuring songs from DAWSON, KAYTRANADA, The Dare, 33 Below, MPH, Bushbaby, Daniel Allan and more!

Playground Radio Intro 00:00:00
1. Travis Emmons - Redbone 00:00:56
2. The Dare - Kick 00:05:41
3. SG Lewis & Oliver Sim - Baby Blue 00:09:29
4. Malóne & Nacho Scoppa - On Yo Head 00:12:34
5. SG Lewis & Shygirl - Sugar 00:18:04
6. DAWSON - Gloria 00:20:35
7. KAYTRANADA - TARGET JOINT 00:23:04
8. GEE LEE - Breathless 00:25:08
9. Natalie Red - Heart U 00:26:17
10. Martin Ikin ft. Dope Earth Alien - Headnoise (Get Hype) 00:28:47
11. Flourish, Courage, Aurelia Ray - Bubblin 00:35:02
12. Milco - darling don’t be so shy 00:37:49
13. 33 Below - BLINDED 00:40:17
14. Snakehips & Louis The Child - Nobody Else But U 00:43:10
15. Daniel Allan, Arlo & fkblnde - Bet You Didn't Need 00:46:54
16. Daniel Allan, Louis The Child & Stresshead - Club Weapon 00:49:16
17. Bushbaby - Ghettoblaster 00:51:29
18. MPH - Until The Morning 00:56:04 

Louis The Child Playground Radio #195

A nod to the after-hours of the past, @hi_mija writes a nostalgic tribute to weekends spent on an unflagging dancefloor with an hour of throwbacks cruising through house, disco edits and techno mutations that span nearly three decades of dance music history. 

From the sunny cuts of Paul Johnson to Jeff Mills’ metallic “The Bells,” the set stitches together the ecstatic weirdness of Justice, the body-heat of Soulwax's “Work It" remix, and the sweat-strewn floor fillers of Todd Terry and Jamie 3:26. What emerges is both archival and forward-leaning: a collision of crate-dug classics, remixed gems, and underground anthems that turn the room into a time-bending continuum. Equal parts hedonism and history lesson from the 90s through the 2010s.

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Tracklist:
Paul Johnson - The Groove [Peacefrog Records, 1996]
Nick Monaco - Freak Flag [Soul Clap Records, 2014]
Crazy P - Virtuality [ Futureboogie Recordings, 2013]
Fort Romeau - Jack Rollin [100% Silk, 2012]
New Jack City - I Need Love [Music Is love, 2014]
Marie Davidson - Work It (Soulwax Remix) [Ninja Tune, 2019]
Audiojack - These Days (Jimmy Edgar Remix) [Gruuv, 2012]
Andy Woldman - I Should Not Change [Eisenwaren, 2017]
Desire - What I Want (Todd Terry Remix) [Defected Records, 2016]
Loleatta Holloway - Hit It N Quit It (Cratebug & Jamie 3:26) [Salsoul Records, 2017]
Boys Noize - Donnastag [909D1SCO, 2006]
Hijack - Keep It Real (Oliver $ Remix) [Potty Mouth Music, 2009]
Jesse Rose - Time is But a Moment (Victor Marsó Remix) [Play It Down Records, 2014]
Space Echo - Soul Power (Luv Shack Records, 2013]
Da Posse - In the Heat of the Night (The Black Madonna Remix) [Freerange Records, 2014]
Jeff Mills - The Bells (Purpose Maker, 1997]
Medicine 8 - Bone Of Her Hand [White Label, 2003]
Acid Kids - Expression [Trouvé Grooves, 2017]
Sneaker Pimps - Spin Spin Sugar (Armand Van Helden Remix) [Yoshitoshi Recordings, 2012]
Soulwax - NY Excuse (Justice Remix) [2003]

MIJA (House, Disco, Jackin, Techno) | OUTOFCHARACTER #001

An overdue return to Atlanta saw us take a deep dive into the city's thriving underground club scene, from grassroots electronica, to jungle, to left-field rap.

DJ DOTWAV | Boiler Room: Atlanta

Welcome back to Spybar Chicago... Nala!  Her sound has changed since the last time she played the club in 2023, so she's shared this mix with us from when she preformed at Beatport LA to show us what she's been into lately.  This set is a ripper!  Give a listen, let us know what your favorite track was, and we'll see you at the club. 

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Spybar Radio Presents: Nala at Beatport LA

Fresh off his set at Dirtybird's Fleet Week party in San Francisco, big bass conductor Mike Kerrigan returns to Dirtybird Radio with a guest set to mark the release of his latest track -- a collab with n808 called "Buckle Up" out now on the Dirtybird EP The Ocho.

Dirtybird Radio 514 - Mike Kerrigan

episode 47 of LET HIM COOK by Eric Hamilton on diplo's revolution SiriusXM Channel 53.

Tracklist:

Mat.Joe - Once Again
Baby Got Back - Sir-Mix-A-Lot X Alaia and Gallo (Ruby J Edit)
Myles O'neal - Feel So (Extended Mix)
The Notorious BIG x MK & Dom Dolla - Nasty Girl (Valo Edit)
Matt Sassari, L-Gante, CHRSTPHR ft. Barbatuques - Baiana
The Martinez Brothers, Gordo - Rizzla (Mochakk Remix)
Dan Aux - Gangstaz
Slippery (RCADE Remix)
Pitbull - Hotel Room Service (CHALANT Remix) [Extended Mix]
Tove Lo - High All The Time (Bessey Remix)
New Order - Blue Monday (Mamba's DCM80 Redux)
Funkdoobiest, Cloonee - X-Rated (Original Mix)
Osmosis Jones - Hellraiser
Jamie Jones & Green Velvet - Butterflies
MK - Dior (feat. Chrystal)
Local Singles - Resonate (Original Mix)
Major Lazer ft. Busy Signal & Kybba - GANGSTA (Drop The Cheese Extended Remix)
Matroda & KLP - Bullshit



LET HIM COOK 47

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