abstract done, needed to get back to work

dbridge - mourning dawn
instra:mental - the dead zone
bungle & need for mirrors - flip
dbridge - inner disbelief
paul sg - standing alone
peshay - no more tears
scar - shimmer
jubei with alix perez - distrust
sin - outrigger
a-sides - vortex
calibre - dog shit
calibre - ringtone
artificial intelligence - what you had (feat. steo)
lenzman - rags to riches
fracture - better than tomorrow
instra:mental - rogue
code 3 - delta
bungle - slow down
mr joseph - sparkle in your eye
inner city - big fun (peshay remix)
calibre - mystic
future sound of london - papua new guinea (nu:tone remix)

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This edition of In Focus takes a deep dive into the uniquely dreamy post-punk of The Durutti Column, the musical project spearheaded by guitarist Vini Reilly.

https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-durutti-column

In Focus: The Durutti Column

Throughout a three decade career & countless of releases under tens of aliases, Terre Thaemlitz has tackled complex issues — queer identity, race, class — through the lens of club music, an art form which relies on simplicity & easy narratives. 

In this In Focus, 150 Session parses through the politically forceful productions of Terre Taemlitz

https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-dj-sprinkles-12th-february-2020

In Focus: Terre Thaemlitz / DJ Sprinkles

"Quiet genius" might seem like a trite platitude to bestow a pop musician, but there are fewer more deserving of the title in the 20th Century than Prefab Sprout's now retired songwriter Paddy McAloon. 

The true centre of the band, McAloon's musical arrangements, which playfully interpret country, rock'n'roll, synth pop and more, are at once heartwrenching and inventive. His famously wry lyrics, which import the deep interiority and experimentalism of midcentury novelists to three-minute pop songs, defy easy comparison. 

Experience unalloyed pop joy, with two hours of Prefab Sprout.

In Focus Prefab Sprout

Performing live very rarely - even then only acoustically - Love Spirals Downwards hybrid dreamscapes are a revelation of studio experimentation. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Ryan Lum and then girlfriend Suzanne Perry released a series of projects in the 1990s, melding dream pop, East Indian music, psychedelic rock, and ethereal ambient sounds, and fused processed and acoustic recording methods, creating a sound that feels relevant decades later. 
Compiled & mixed by Gem&I
Photo: Susan Jennings 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-love-spirals-downwards-15th-march-2024

In Focus: Love Spirals Downwards 150324

Marking 10 years since the passing of DJ Rashad with two hours of his thrilling and paradigm-altering footwork productions. Teklife till tha next life... 

Mixed by Jana Rush.

Photo: Ashes57 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-dj-rashad-26th-april-2024

In Focus: DJ RASHAD 260424

Two hours of House music from a Chicago master and one of the greatest to ever do it - jacking, smooth and sublime.

Selected and mixed by [Finn.](https://www.nts.live/shows/sunday-club) 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-paul-johnson-23rd-january-2025

In Focus: Paul Johnson 230125

Two hours of twilit and soulful sounds from the influential Bristol band Portishead. 

Selected by [Dr. Mystery.](https://www.nts.live/shows/dr-mystery)
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-portishead-28th-february-2025

In Focus: Portishead 280225

Two hours of ambient and dreamy downtempo compositions from Dearborn, Michigan husband-and-wife duo Windy & Carl. Eschewing the more commonly used synthesizers popular with other ambient artists, the duo generate their shimering soundscapes predominantly stem from guitar and bass, with effects, e-bows and more.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-windy-carl-18th-april-2025

In Focus: Windy & Carl 180425

Pure dancefloor joy from one of house music's most soulful producers and charismatic vocalists. Selected by Finn. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-romanthony-22nd-august-2025

In Focus: Romanthony 220825

In a prolific era in the late 1980s and early 1990s, New Jersey Twin brothers Reginald (aka Rheji) and Ronald (aka Rhano) Burrell laid upon the early Chicago foundations of deep house with a stack of influential releases under various monikers. They channeled their eclectic influences – gospel, americana, new jack swing, hip hop and more into hypnotising dance tracks.

Selected and mixed by[ Finn.](https://www.nts.live/shows/finn) 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-burrell-brothers-7th-november-2025

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