Nick León is part of a newer generation of Miami producers who infuse modern-day club music with sounds from around the region, everything from Miami bass to reggaeton. In León's case, his most recent—and most exciting—music has focused on beats inspired by reggaeton and its sub-genre perreo, but with a musical palette that speaks to a love of electronic music from Aphex Twin to Burial to music on labels like NAAFI and TraTraTrax. (This is a predilection he shares with DJ Python, whom León just launched a new party with.) 

It's on the latter label he released the Rompediscoteka EP, one of the canniest genre fusions he's done yet, meant to hark back to the feeling he had when he first discovered reggaeton. (It came with eye-opening remixes from Maral, Kelman Duran and Henzo, producers whose personal-but-global approach mirrors León's own.) He also head a head-turning EP on Future Times, which threw Miami-style electro into the mix, with an ambient touch.

Like his productions, the young Miami DJ's sets can range from slow and low to high and tight, and his RA Podcast captures León in peak-time mode. It's a Latin-spin on everything from techno to tech house to cool-kid club music, with selections from Nico, Simisea, Siete Catorce, Ricardo Villalobos and MM adding up to a vibrant and rhythmically restless hour that soars across genres and scenes.

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What some refer to broadly as "Latin club music"—from dembow to raptor house—is having a moment on dance floors around the world. Since making his mark at Manchester's legendary Swing Ting parties in the 2010s, Florentino, who is of Colombian heritage, has melded high-pressure perreo, cumbia and other styles with high BPMs and fat-bottomed bass in his DJ sets and productions. The result is an ultra-kinetic, cross-cultural sound that's influenced by UK soundsystem culture as much as the sounds of the massive, diverse scenes across Latin America. 

The pan-Latin influences are a big part of Florentino's sound palette, but they by no means define him. Interspersed with dancehall and baile funk are dubstep, pummelling techno, house, UK funky, grime and more. Over the years, his experimental side has also crystallized, whether it's through the deep, sometimes trippy, reggaeton of Sangre Nueva, his collaborative project with Kelman Duran and DJ Python, his sought-after bootlegs of deconstructed guaracha, or the releases on his Club Romantico label. Most recently, he's signed with UK giant XL Recordings, including for his latest EP, Kilometro Quinze.

His dizzying range and propensity for rhythmic contortions is on full display in his RA Podcast. This is a riotous mix with big drops, bouncy basslines and crispy textures, showcasing Florentino's talent as a proper party-starter.

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RA.912 Florentino

"I've heard things you wouldn't believe," in the words of Blade Runner, this set equals a concert piece in which conductor Simo doesn't miss a beat in a dark, celestial, breath-holding selection. 
Mixing maestro, this set is an artistic compilation to be carried through time. Those who were there know. Those who couldn't be there, can listen back to this mix and relive a momento in Simo's legacy.

Simo Cell - Climate Of Fear - June '23

Munich meets Miami in a B2B that's a dream come true. A perfect brew of DnB, hip hop, techno, ambient, and bouncy mesh brings together two of the scene's most innovative forces. Skee Mask, the master of acoustic manipulation and dark atmospheric textures, teams up with childhood friends duo INVT, with their hypnotic, trippy Latin-scented audioscapes and intricate drum programming. An immaculate blend of INVT's gritty rhythms and Skee Mask's otherworldly sonic engineering.

INVT b2b Skee Mask - Climate Of Fear - April '24

We're back for 2025 and pumped to kick off the Honcho Podcast Series with such a special artist. For the 130th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome Bay area artist, The Baptist. Joan Granite (she/her) serves up a energetic, playful mix, a perfect antidote to these cold, dreary months. In regards to her mix, Joan says, 'I wanted to play around the idea of what it feels like to dance at Hemlock Hole - and this is as close as I could get to that. It's chock full of some (not all) of my favorite dance music producers that have influenced me and my sound over the years.'

Tracklist:

1 Yawning Portal - Cut To The Feeling
2 Billy Ray De La Haye - Spread Your Wings & Fly Beverly Hills
3 Grevnik Transition - Transition
4 Kassian - Off World Vehicles
5 ADR - Comet relief
6 Kepler - Contact
7 Bouffant Bouffant - Colinda
8 Sylvio B - It's Like...
9 Aril Brikha - On & On
10 William Kiss - Werkin' Clap For Me
11 Ketiov Gorgeous
12 Acidulant - Noelka
13 Carpainter - Enoshima Ocean Blue
14 Granary 12 - CAN'T STOP THE HOUSE (ACID EDIT)
15 Studio 45 - Freak It! (Black Science Orchestra's Dirty Disco Days)
16 Timmy P - Born Unslippery (James Dexter Remix)
17 adryiano - Just A Beat
18 Velvet Velour - Clickin'
19 Constant Sound - Underwater
20 YASSCORP - If You Ever Cared
21 Paul & Shark - Takedown Request Edit
22 Doctor Jeep - Necka Pill
23 Reflex Blue - Outdoor Dance
24 Amy Dabbs & Athlete Whippet - Deep In Your Love (Extended Mix)
25 Sean Deason - Love Alarm (Mix 1)
26 North Phase - Sound connection
27 Tom VR - Acheless VIP
28 Aril Brikha - Kept Within
29 CJ Bolland & The Advent - Camargue 2019 (Keith Carnal Remix)

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