Some things old, some things new. 

Great soulful sounds emerging from Asia --- Naturally Guilties from Jakarta, Stoned Revivals from Singapore, and some crazy rap from Akeem (Singapura) and Sonaone (Kartel, Malaysia). 

Random stuff on repeat lately, Scruff, Fatima, Azizi Gibson, and tracks from Darker Than Wax + Cascade Records "Feelings in Colour" vinyl.

It's been quite a year so far, am very thankful to have connected with so many amazing people, constantly growing, learning, and bonding over music.

Anyway. Enjoy the journey!

1. Thought to the meaning - Mr Scruff
2. Numb - Portishead
3. I've been thinking feat Cat Power - Handsome Boy Modelling School
4. Anomali (Yes we are suffering edit)- Naturally Guilties 
5. Come Clean - (Sabre's 20/20 Bootleg) - Jeru Da Damaja
6. Inner City Blues - Bugseed (off DTW x Cascade 'Feelings in Colour' LP)
7. E=MC2 - Philippe X Professa (off DTW x Cascade 'Feelings in Colour' LP)
8. Sunday Crunk - Ivy Lab
9. Smoking with the gods (prod. by Intellect) - Azizi Gibson
10. We are coming - Mr. Scruff
11. Jocks & Jugs - VYTIS (DTW free DL)
12. Ridin Round (Sky High) - Fatima
13. Do it again (prod by NA) - Kelela
14. Stoned Alleycat - Stoned Revivals
15. Sidesteppin' (feat Bryony Jarman-Pinto) - Werkha
16. Ribena (Ft. Sonaone) - Akeem

Artwork by Funk Bast*rd

DARKER THAN WAX SELECTOR BLENDS: ROOT DOWN// SKY HIGH

Quick mix done in one take, fast game. Some nuggets to keep my winter friends warm! And cool in the tropics. 

Kicks off with a track that has grown to be synonymous with me - love that ethnic Javanese gamelan touch - everyone asks me what it is when play it - Golden Triangle.

Speaking of ethnic - Amin Payne's Middle Eastern exclusive, so good! Some sexy melancholy from Singapura, FZPZ of Phyla Dig Ital, fav DTW cuts of course, Monkey Robot + Moods.

A nice gnarly finish by man of the mo, Moslem Priest's "fuccboi" 

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1. Wayvee - Golden Triangle (DVNGLEz Cropsquad Remix) 
2. Ginger & The Ghost - One Type Of Dark (Ta-ku Remix) 
3. Amin Payne - Arabian Dust
4. Maker - Southside Phantom
5. Monkey Robot - Generation - greenHouse Mix V1 
6. FZPZ - sad october 
7. Morgan Zarate - Sticks & Stones (feat. Eska & Ghostface Killah) 
8. Rockwell - Underpass 
9. New Blood - New Blood - Worries In The Dance [Ivy Lab's 2020 Bootleg] 
9. Nadine Sutherland & Buju Banton - Wickie Dickie!  
10. Busta Rhymes - Calm Down (feat. Eminem)
11. Consequence/Shabaam Sahdeeq/Mike Zoot/FT - Nobody
12. Dr. Dre - The Watcher 
13. Soil N 'Pimp' Sessions - Funky Goldman (Moods Edit)  
14. Flako & Dirg Gerner - I Want You  
15. Two Fingers - Keman Rhythm 
16. Dennis Coffey - All Your Goodies Are Gone feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Shigeto remix) 
17. Ed Wizard Disco & Double Dee - Phunkosphere  
18. Gilles Peterson - Chekere Son (Wichy De Vedado Remix) 
19. Seu Jorge - Mania de Peitão (Captain Planet Bootleg) 
20. Dark Sky - Vivid
21. SBTRKT - NEW DORP. NEW YORK (feat Ezra Koenig)
22. LV - Uthando Lwaka (feat. Ruffest) 
23. Kuedo - Mtzpn 
24. Lunice - Can't Wait To 
25. Moslem Priest - Yo Fuccboi (Quick EQ + Self Master)


Quickmix- Winter's Heat

Feelings for summer in Europe emoted through this mix >> new discoveries from the lovely city of Ghent, some killer rap from Moontroop, and an incredible rapper Juju Rogers (Jakarta Records) - both of whom I had the fortune of catching live at the cosily raucous All Eyes on Hiphop party.

Golden Rules (kinda obsessed with them rn), some Darker Than Wax favourites, from latest release Soopacrzy's "Mirrors of Self EP", Kerem Akdag, and local cat FZPZ's raw nugget about "practicing tai-chi".

A sweet, classic finish by Joubert Singer's "Stand on the Word" - the one defining track that encapsulated beautiful fucking memories of Worldwide Festival in Sete.

Can't wait to go back next summer.

Enjoy xxx

Artwork by Funk Bast*rd

Tracklist:
Golden Rules - Auntie Pearl's House

_Suede_ - Anderson.Paak & Knxwledge - NxWorries

Howie Lee - 只要你一摸我就大叫

Raf Riley - Summer (feat. Etta Bond, Avelino & Dun D)

LION BABE - Wonder Woman

Ṃ❍❍ℕŤℝ❍❍ℙ - Weird Science

fzpz - practise taichi

Enei - Get Low (Digital Only Track)

Juju Rogers - Monkey (prod. JuSoul)

Soopacrzy - The Struggle

Kerem Akdag - For The Fam

Lady - Money

Sampa The Great - F E M A L E

Mark Ronson Feat. Mystikal - Feel Right

Two Fingers - Better Get That (Feat. Ms. Jade)

Lick SHots

Eddie Beatz,Howie Lee - Eddie Beatz - Bong(Howie Lee Edit)

Mike Skinner - The Bat Phone (feat. Murkage Dave & Gaika)

Azealia Banks - Idle Delilah

Kingdom - Stalker Ha

King Britt Presents Oba Funke - Freedom

Joubert Singers - Stand On The Word (Larry Levan Mix)



Strain Santai #2

RAH’s foray into electronic music started on the dance floor, where she would work up a sweat raving to drum&bass. The nascent nightlife of Singapore in early '00 was her training ground, it was the peak of when intimate guerilla popup parties were thrown with careless abandon. She started DJing with D&B and hip-hop for fun at house parties and open deck sessions, which progressed to proper gigs at clubs locally and worldwide (still for fun).

RAH has since played at international festivals, venues, and radio stations, with notable gigs at Dimensions Festival (HR), Wonderfruit Festival (TH), Worldwide FM (UK), Potatohead Beach Bar (IND), Red Bull Music Radio (NY), Radio Raheem (IT), and Operator Radio (NL),
Her sound is ever-evolving (a result of growing up as a manic 90s kid on Napster/ Limewire) as she constantly digs for fresh sounds old and new, partial to the likes of Jazz, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, and Bass, Afro, Brazilian, Asian rare grooves, and anything that takes her back to that special, liberating moment on the dance floor.

RAH

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