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Thrilled to welcome @call-super, a project under which Joseph Richmond Seaton plays with the boundaries between house, techno, electro and bass music. Talked about most recent influences and also about the new release 'Cherrys Drops I'. Check it out!

You can also listen to all our shows at www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/lapsus

TRACKLIST:

1.- Maxine Funke - Moody Relish
Seance [A Colourful Storm, 2021]
 
2.- Mrs. Mimi Majick - A1
Mimi’s Majick [Irdial, 1996]
 
3.- Hassan Wargui - Isawl Omarg - Music Speaks
Tiddukla [self-released, 2021]
 
5.- Natural Information Society - Descension (Out of Our Constrictions)
Descension (Out of Our Constrictions) [Eremite, 2021]
 
6.- Kamala Sankaram - Ololyga
Resonant Bodies [New Focus Recordings, 2021]
 
7.- LARISSINHA - VC N VAI ME CONQUISTAR
VC N VAI ME CONQUISTAR [ZonaExp., 2021]
 
8.- K Wata - What Do U Want? (Hard Mix)
What Do U Want? [SLINK, 2021]
 
9.- Naco - Amazon
Amazon / Querika [85 Acid, 2019]
 
10.- Logan - Don Dada
Don Dada [Logan_olm, 2021]
 
11.- H31R - Toxic Behavior
Ve·loc·i·ty [Purple Tape Pedigree, 2020]

12.- Call Super - Eye Flow Wide
Cherry Drops I [canyoufeelthesun, 2021]

LAPSUS RADIO 325 - Call Super

Recording of my 2021 Essential Mix for BBCR1, originally broadcast in September.

Ben UFO - Essential Mix 25.09.21

On the debut episode of our new Reflections series, New York staff writer Kiana Mickles analyses recent developments in local nightlife following the closure of a treasured Brooklyn venue.

Resident Advisor publishes several pieces of long-form journalism per week but due to word count limitations, there's only so much information our reporters can pack in. To ensure important stories get the full coverage they deserve, we've started a new series on the RA Exchange. Reflections takes a deeper dive into the editorial content on our website by inviting writers to dissect one of their recent features. A behind-the-scenes look into the conceptualisation and research behind these articles, Reflections aims to provide updates on the highlighted topic as well as shed light on the journalistic process.

For the inaugural episode, New York staff writer Kiana Mickles discusses her feature on Bossa Nova Civic Club from February this year. Ever since a fire forced the iconic venue to close indefinitely, Brooklyn nightlife hasn't been the same, she explained in a conversation with Martha Pazienti Caidan. The club was celebrated for its weekday programming but now that it's shut, Brooklynites have fewer party options on school nights, Mickles described.

Bossa's fire is one of many disturbing incidents in New York nightlife this year, she continued. Recent episodes of violence and crime in various clubs have shaken artists and punters, particularly those from minority backgrounds. Mace-like fumes were reported at Nowadays, Rash was the victim of an arson attack and allegations of drink spiking at popular venues remain rampant.

Listen to the full conversation below for more details on these issues.

https://ra.co/exchange/610

Tracklist: 
quest?onmarq - Tropical Goth https://questionmarcdj.bandcamp.com/album/tropical-goth-rave-water
Ben Bondy - Everything I Can't Be [Quiet Time] https://benbondy.bandcamp.com/album/ben-bondy

EX.610 Reflections: Volatility In New York Nightlife

Faced with shrinking margins and higher rents, event organisers are finding new ways to keep the party going.

As the cost of living crisis continues to eat into club land, promoters around the world are increasingly being forced to adapt to shrinking margins. This new episode of Source Material, our documentary-style podcast series, shines a spotlight on Glasgow, Taipei and Chicago, where local organisers are testing out unconventional forms of inclusive promotion in response to widespread economic uncertainty. 

In Glasgow, Han Read runs a monthly night called Events Research Programme that operates off a Patreon subscription model. Bonjour, meanwhile, is a queer venue in the Scottish city that runs as a co-op, sharing a minimum 50 percent of its profits among staff in an effort to acquire more financial freedom. In Taipei, venue 23 Music Room is using its non-traditional business model to bolster the next generation of promoters while RA contributor Steve Noah describes the state of DIY parties in Chicago.

Listen to the full conversation for details on each of these scenes.

Producer: Rose Manson
Executive Producer: Martha Pazienti Caidan

EX.637 Source Material: Sustainable Promotion

Byrell The Great is a name synonymous with New York's ballroom scene. The Harlem native is known for his story-telling prowess and cheeky edits that span hip-hop, pop and meme culture, all of which are on full display in his seamless production, spirited DJ style and his high-energy mix series, Vogue Workouts. Live from Resident Advisor's 21st birthday celebration at Nowadays, the ballroom don discusses his involvement in the Kiki scene and the genre's growing popularity in mainstream culture.

Speaking to staff writer Kiana Mickles, Byrell describes how he attended his first ball thanks to Teyana Taylor. He then goes to elaborate on the nuances of ballroom music, what sets New York's Kiki landscape apart from the wider scene and DJ etiquette during a ball before venturing into his production techniques. Finally, Mickles and Byrell flesh out what it means for the culture when artists such as Beyoncé and Madonna incorporate ballroom references.

For more details on each of these topics, listen to the conversation in full.

EX.638 Byrell The Great

Dance music deepened its presence in pop culture this year, expanding into TikTok's nichest corners as well as Billboard Hot 100 charts. For the December edition of the Critics' Roundtable, staffers Chloë Cochran, Whitney Ajayi, Martha Pazienti Caidan and contributor Vanessa Maria reflect on the major milestones of 2022.

Electronic music was part of global conversations on gender disparity and sexual violence, the group noted. Women's safety in clubs was a particularly concerning issue this year, they continued, highlighting incidents of needle spiking at clubs. On a more positive note, they applauded Butterz cofounder Elijah, RA's guest editor from earlier this year, whose efforts to educate on issues in the music industry led to a staff position at SOAS University of London.

To hear more about these topics, as well as the popularity of higher BPMs and definitive tunes like "B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)," listen to the chat in full.

EX.639 Critics' Roundtable [December 2022]

Since at least the 1970s, artists have composed music for plants. From Mort Garson’s Plantasia to dublab's Plant Music compilation, albums recorded with nature in mind often intend to stimulate growth or simply entertain leafy creatures. This episode of Source Material, a documentary-style series, explores the symbiotic links between electronic music and house plants.

Diving into the world of frequencies and root systems, @martharadio speaks to various experts to learn how nature responds to ambient tunes and synthesisers. Among them are biotherapeutic musician Imka, Joe Patitucci of PlantWave, an app that translates plants' biorhythms into music, sound artist Karine Bonneval and composer Erland Cooper.

To discover how bass frequencies mimic bees and why festivals are adopting sonic soil pollution, listen to the episode.

EX.641 Source Material: Plants and Electronic Music

Slimzee is a legend in every sense of the word. He launched Rinse FM alongside Geeneus and Uncle Dugs in 1994, running the station for three years out of his bedroom. His shows, focused on garage and grime, paved the way for the genres' current architects. As a member of Pay As U Go Cartel alongside Wiley and Flowdan, he also helped lay the foundations for early grime.

Speaking to @martharadio, the East London veteran discusses the specifics of the Rinse FM compressor, explaining how he learnt to fine-tune frequency levels through trial and error. Back then, it was normal to focus on a specific sound in mixes and DJ sets but now, genres are more fluid, he noted, describing how he currently plays hybrids of dubstep and grime. The duo then go onto discuss the dos and don'ts of DJing with an MC, Slimzee's favourite festivals as well as his mental health journey.

Listen to the conversation in full for more details.

EX.640 Slimzee

FaltyDL @ The Lot Radio 02-15-2023

Monthly missives from a London club selector par excellence - expect anything from finger-on-the-pulse UK rap, to deep house and techno records, to jungle & UK funky.

https://www.nts.live/shows/ok-williams/episodes/ok-williams-27th-april-2023

OK Williams 270423

C90 tape recorded for Cav Empt in Summer 2020 - previously unreleased digitally

Ben UFO - Cav Empt Tape - Side 1

Expert selections all round: encompassing everything you know and love from Eclair Fifi. That's techno, electro, hip-hop, Latin Freestyle, early Warp Records material, and then a bunch of other stuff that's bound to surprise you.

https://www.nts.live/shows/eclair-fifi/episodes/eclair-fifi-18th-may-2023

Eclair Fifi 180523

monibi - ganstas dont run / eclat crew
muqata’a - Shay'an Fa Shay'an شَيئاً فشَيئاً / hundebiss
666volvo - kefas
granul - fitne (gantz remix) / yuku
shygirl - woe / because music
meemo comma - loneheath / planet mu
j-shadow - entheogen / warehouse rave
otik - crytal clear / k7 records
music from phatrax - woda raju / astrophone
al nather - aywa / BLTNM بلاتنم
nesa azadikhah - street photography
cassius select - fish tek / bruk records
overmono - arla fearn / xl recordings
andrea - sephr / illian tape
monibi - triple c / forthcoming twisting knobs
dj ojo - coiled up / blank mind
holy tongue - our tongue is furred with the slime of creatures / amidah records
no such thing and serpentwithfeet - woodland / luckyme

Low End Therapy (Refuge Worldwide Berlin)

JUBILEE @ The Lot Radio 06-21-2023

This month Kassian share a recording a from a recent summer day-party for Madruga Festival.

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Faux Poly w/ Kassian (Live @ Lost Horizons) - August 2023

"A kind of music" - the duo behind the new label come together for a regular hour long session, weaving through unexpected dancefloor sounds...  
https://www.nts.live/shows/canyoufeelthesun-w-call-super-parris/episodes/canyoufeelthesun-w-call-super-parris-14th-september-2023

CAN YOU FEEL THE SUN: CALL SUPER SPECIAL 140923

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EX.610 Reflections: Volatility In New York Nightlife

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