Like most multi-genre music fans, London-based Ruby Savage approaches DJing through a wide-angle lens. Whether she's touring, playing her post-punk disco party, In Flames, or hosting her monthly show on NTS, the Amsterdam native opts for warm, bouncy tunes that traverse dub, jazz and '80s proto-house. As she once Mixmag, she isn't beat-matching but "heartbeat-matching." For her, a dance is a means to feeling the full spectrum of emotions in a healthy way.

Years spent behind-the-scenes at influential institutions have added to her understanding of energy and flow. She's worked the counter at Honest Jon's Records, managed Theo Parrish's Sounds Signature label (plus created the Wildheart Recordings sister label) and Gilles Peterson's Brownswood imprint, in addition to helping the Worldwide FM don launch Arc Records. When she's not DJing, Savage is spearheading community initiatives like Don't Be A Creep, an educational platform about club safety, as well as Artist Recovery Club for creative growth among music-makers.

For her RA podcast, the vinyl enthusiast crafted a house music odyssey through soul, disco and gospel-inflected cuts like "Glory" by Waajeed and Dames Brown. It's an uplifting excursion through joy, catharsis and self-affirmation, relayed straight from the heart.

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Lumberjacks in Hell has been founded in 2010. Intimate Friends followed in 2013. For some people the difference or the need for distinction between these two is quite evident but to give you an idea. Lumberjacks is always 100% for the dance floor, inspired by the music from Chicago and Detroit which is not only reflected in the Artists we release. Intimate Friends is a headier affair. Soul, Hip Hop and House are all fair game. If you check the releases next to each other both labels have a distinct sound. And maybe a certain BPM range. This isn't saying that some of the music couldn't have appeared on either label but somehow it all makes sense to me. Thanks for supporting the music and artists we are releasing and don't hesitate to get in touch! We love to hear from you,

Marcel Vogel, Amsterdam 2017 


Booking requests for Marcel Vogel or Lumberjacks in Hell // Intimate Friends showcases:
ali@warmagency.com

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🌈 Go meatless. Pick mass transit. Share resources. Avoid planes. Buy less = Reuse, swap, repair. Reduce carbon footprint (not only yours). For the start. 
-> https://medium.com/@manat.earth.ishuman/do-you-know-everything-about-scotlands-97-renewables-45051773a9b1

🌳And now about music:

Yoot Digme (formerly known as Cute) is Latvian deejay and promoter dedicating his spare time (outside of engineering job) to music and scene strengthening for 24 years officially.
This guy was responsible for bringing such acts to Riga, Latvia as: 813, Complexion, Mosca, Anushka (Brownswood), Nuage and Lokiboi.
Having played in some years 50+ gigs per year, guy got really tired of this (you know all those stories of exhausted touring artists).
Nowadays Yoot Digme runs 2manypromoters, composes mixtapes and playlists for broader audience, learns to play piano and produces Future Beats when there’s a right moment for it.

I also started to run the SoulJedi show with one of the best, or simply the best Latvian selectors. Watchable on YouTube.

🔥Check Future Beats playlist 'eleflow' here:
-> https://www.youtube.com/@yoot-digme/playlists

⚡️⚡️ I continue to Follow artists here, since I've reached 2000 limit
-> https://soundcloud.com/2manypromoters/following

☮️☮️ Watch SoulJedi vinyl selectors show for Soul/Jazz/Electronica/Etc:
-> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ1hB5hocr3c7usi9SKSLENm5XnFYj8Ui

RA.895 Ruby Savage

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