Three hours of garage, dubstep, grime, hardcore, jungle and techno recorded on a Sunday evening at 121 in Wellington for the Friendly Potential crew. At their request I tried to play with the energy of the old Sunday night sessions at FWD>>, and it was so fun. Old and new music side by side. Spinbacks at 2008 levels. 

Big thanks to everyone involved in this incredible trip to New Zealand and Australia, especially the Friendly Potential crew who made the whole thing possible. It was wonderful to play music again, and I hope to be back soon.

Ben UFO At Friendly Potential, Wellington - May 2021

☀️🌷 back once again 🌷☀️

been so busy working on other projects that i accidentally set myself a new challenge this year

thanks to a deeply unhealthy series of all nighters, the 6th edition of my annual production mix is a collection of tracks and sketches i put together in the last week. exported my last track for the mix two hours ago, recorded straight after and just had a lil sleep deprived cry as the last tune played out 😭

sorry for any rough edges on the tracks or blends, it was a race against the clock! but from the heart, i hope you enjoy :)

anz - feel free
anz - you know the vibe
anz - G&S (freek vocal version)
anz - there’s always next summer
anz - pressure (back and forth)
anz - request tool
anz - gut feeling
anz - midnight, time flies
anz - power down
anz - loose ends loop blend
anz - clearly rushing
anz - turbo (as a treat)
anz - essence redux
anz - half full
anz - combo waltzer
anz - zip the zipper (TT party mix)
anz - work the pose
anz - two chords technique

artwork by pomona studio, central woodblock print by hasui kawase

Anz - Spring/Summer Dubs 2021

Tracklist: https://bit.ly/joyomix

Read the cover feature: https://bit.ly/joyomixmag

@joy-orbison: "I've been really enjoying DJing again cos it feels like there's some great new music around at the moment. I've just come off a mini tour on the west coast of America and this mix is kind of a snapshot of where my heads at in the clubs right now."

Tracklist

The Cover Mix: Joy Orbison

Techno wobblers, breaks and a whole load more from the seasoned selector and Pretty Weird label boss.

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Crack Mix 448: Chloé Robinson

Unstoppable London duo Two Shell - live from Boiler Room at Primavera Sound Barcelona

Two Shell | Primavera Sound | Day 7

If you haven't heard of Nikki Nair at this point, we'd invite you to come out from under that rock you're living in. But jokes aside, the last 12 months have been the Atlanta producer's year. He's toured seemingly endlessly, has found his way into a number of local scenes and has put out records for labels like Dirtybird, Lobster Theremin and Scuffed Recordings. If that weren't enough, he's also been putting out an illuminating series of monthly singles on his Bandcamp that show off both his restless muse and his seeming ability to both perfect and put his own stamp on any sub-genre or style he tries.

People usually use some form of the word "bass" to describe Nikki Nair, because of the way his music flits between dubstep, drum & bass, electro and more. One moment he's making staggering hip-hop instrumentals that would have fit right into the old LA beat scene, the next minute he's making pneumatic techno or uptempo stuff that would fit right in one Juke Bounce Werk. 

His voracious appetite for new sounds comes across on his RA Podcast, which is a sprawling two-hours-plus of genre hopping and careful mixing, hopping from mood to mood like a 2-D video game platformer. It starts off perhaps a little slower than you'd expect, but weaves through countless Nikki Nair tracks, older selections from Wolfgang Voigt and Drexciya and mind-melting club tracks from newer producers including DJ ADHD, Despina, Limewax and more. If you want to know what the hippest, most inventive dance music sounds like, bridging continents and oceans, this mix is it.

@nikki-nair

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/848

RA podcast

RA.848 Nikki Nair - 2022.09.05

Sam Shepherd a.k.a Floating Points barely needs introduction. Cataloguing depths uncharted to expose some of the best jazz, soul, rare groove and disco around.

https://www.nts.live/shows/floating-points/episodes/floating-points-21st-november-2022

Floating Points - 21st November 2022

Finn & Jordan return for the fourth instalment of their Christmas mixtape series - this time recorded live in Soup Basement on Mad Friday. 

Just over two hours of dance music gold, frankincense and myrrh. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!

Tracklist on request.

Finn & I. Jordan - Joy 4 The World

Rinse FM Podcast

Chrissy - 04 February 2023

Breaks, House, Jungle and a premiere from her new EP!

Amy Dabbs -  27 March 2023

Paul Woolford’s Special Request alias has developed into so much more than the jungle and breakbeat project it started as. Proof of that comes this month with his Belief System LP, a magnum opus spread across four slabs of vinyl. The first half is a techno trip full of visceral twists and turns scattered with references to his love of pirate radio. The second half is the soundtrack to a fatalist mind movie that is dark and broody. Woolford’s mastery of sound design elevates the whole thing to a new level, and listening to it is as absorbing and complete an experience as you could wish for. 

As a DJ with many years experience under his belt, his work in the booth is just as essential. In his Dekmantel Podcast he takes us on an unpredictable roller coaster that veers from sparkly New York disco through to haunted beats, twisted electro and monstrous techno. Spin backs, face melting basslines, rave and punishing drums make it as much a party starting main room mix as a heads down let’s ‘av it marathon. It’s fun, full on and pushes and pulls you in many different directions without ever letting the energy levels dissipate.

Chrissy - 04 February 2023

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