Soft Spots | Echobox Radio

Plunge into a different musical sound each month that RTD and his guests have a secret soft spot for. Expect odd-ball genres, eclectic selections, guest interviews and tons of good dance music.

First up, it gives me great pleasure to introduce Danny Hill (@el-chach @hidden_rooms) and his Soft Spot for music from the Sopranos. This one was a lot of fun and a great opener. Expect a downtempo warm up from me with tinges of jazz, bossa, pop, soul, and 'dad rock' before Danny takes the reigns for the Sopranos feature. We close things up going back to back playing some house groovers. Enjoy!

/// Sopranos Soft Spot

2nd II None - Up 'N Da Club ft. AMG, DJ Quik 	
Otis Redding - Lover's Prayer	
The Police vs Henry Mancini - Every Breath You Take/Peter Gunn Theme	
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On	
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb	
The Kinks - Living on a Thin Line	
Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper	
John Lydon - Afrika Bambaataa - World Destruction	
Funky Green Dogs - Fired Up (Murk's Original Groove)

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Danny Hill | Echobox Radio (23.07.2022)

Stephen and I recorded a chunk of this together a in Berlin, back when it was hot enough to sip delicious pink slushies outside Refuge Worldwide. During the show he lifts the lid on his Soft Spot for PC Music  and their affiliated artists, which is both fascinating and pretty oddball (a perfect Soft Spot combination). For the final 45, you’re treated to a more dancefloor focused selection of swinging 90s house and I open the show with downtempo pop and electronic.

////// PC Music Soft Spot

Dux Content - Voice of an Angel
QT - Hey QT!
DJ Danny - On A Mountain `(cuttable)`
Oklou - Entrtnmt (Colors Version)
A.G. Cook - Show Me What (feat. Cecile Believe)
Namasenda - Wanted `(cuttable)`
Caroline Polachek - So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Stephen Howe | Echobox Radio (17.09.22)

Big thanks to @thara-bergen for dropping in to the studio and sharing her Soft Spot for 'music she never gets to play in a club'. 

Also Onitsown from @locked-in-dam came by for the last hour for an impromptu b2b2b. Thudding peak time fodder for the final 90mins or so.

Soft Spots w/ RTD, Thara Bergen & Onitsown | Echobox Radio (12.11.22)

For the last one of the year, Daan joins the Echobox airways to share records that are far too long for radio and talk about his love for psych-rock. I'm on warm up with a selection of dreamy and stripped back house, then Daan closes things off for the last 45 with a few treats from his record bag.

@daan-donk
@likemindedworldwide

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Daan Donk | Echobox Radio (10.12.22)

For this month's show we decided to dedicate the full two hours to tracks exclusively from Japanese artists. The first 45 is a meandering journey through ambient, soft piano chords, dub and Japanese pop, before Lou jumps in and shares her soft spot for Japanese animation movies and anime, highlighting the musical diversity that comes through in their soundtracks. It's a lesson in itself! For the final 30 Lou lets loose and explores more percussive club sounds, breaks and footwork.

Lou: https://on.soundcloud.com/WgCHR

Tracklist:

RTD Mix ///
Susumu Yokora - Tobiume
Future Green
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Creek
Susumu Yokora - Gekkoh
Stevia - Cherry Girl
Snowpoint Lounge - Crown City Shopping Centre
Dip in the Pool - Midorno Kousen
Ashimoto no dob
Stevia - Flower
DJ Mitsu the Beats - Wilderness
Takeshi Terauchi - Tsugaru Hanagasa
Hirotaka Miyamoto - Twilight Zone
Susumu Yokota - Deep See Dive
Takashi Miyamoto & Hiroaki Kato - Unknown Creature

Soft Spot//
Joe Hisaishi - Fantasia
Joe Hisaishi - Sheeta's Decision
Michio Mamiya - Setsuko to Seita
Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Kaneda
Nujabes (ft. Shing02) Battle Cry
Ikue Asazaki - Obokuri Eeumi
The Seatbeats - N.Y. Rush

Lou Mix //
Theater 1 - Vito
Loopdrive - Return Bullets
Stones Taro - Full Training
Stones Taro - Rare
Naco - Mozu
Otomoni - Foot Morning
Oyubi - Meiji
Oyubi - Roll Up 
Ace-up - Go Hell Back Hell

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Lou - Japan Special 🇯🇵 | Echobox Radio (04.02.23)

This one was recorded in Auckland, NZ with guest @scarlettlauren who co-runs the party series, @Friendlypotential.

For her Soft Spot, we reminisced about specific records and moments she experienced on the Friendly Potential dancefloor over the years. It was a great trip down memory lane and a lovely way to get an understanding of the parties they throw and the variety of special music that has been shared. It's a super varied selection! She closes the last 45mins with a lovely club-ready mix and house and techno. I warm up with a selection of chug, italo and slow-house.

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Scarlett | Echobox Radio (04.03.23)

Italian don @cosimocolella joins me on the Echobox airways and chats about his Soft Spot for tripped-out hiphop and instrumentals. RTD on the warm up, Cosimo closes the show with some more club-focused music. Tuck in. 

@cosimocolella

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Cosimo Collela | Echobox Radio (01.04.23)

Mattie joins the Echobox airways for the first time, sharing a selection of downtempo after-hours records for his Soft Spot. We also chat Cartulis and all things Yummy Trax! RTD on warm-up duties, Mattie closing with a real nice mix.

@mathijsh

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Mattie | Echobox Radio (29.04.23)

For this month's show, RTD is joined by the main man behind Undersound Recordings. A label utterly dedicated to its pursuit of showcasing quality electronic music that consistently, for the best part of 10 years, has stayed true to its roots pushing high-quality electronic music. For his Soft Spot, Giovanni takes us on a trip down memory lane, sharing music from 'London memories' and recounting stories that have stood out along the way. RTD is on warm-up for the first 35, then we close out the show with some Undersound releases, including an unreleased bomb by Levat due out soon. Thank you Gio! It was a pleasure :)

@undersoundlondon

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Undersound Recordings | Echobox Radio (24.06.23)

Nijmegen's finest, the Romance Brothers, grace the Echobox airways for the first time. For their Soft Spot, they bring the feeeeeeeels, with a selection of romance tinged records and sentimental stories. It's an emotional ride. RTD on the warm up for the first 40 and the boys close out with music thats a little more club-friendly. Enjoy!

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Romance Brothers | (22.06.23)

Malom hits the box for the latest Soft Spots, showing off his love for reggae and roots. Pure sunshine music to close out the summer or to brighten up a rainy day. Seb then finishes with a nice mix of house groovers. I do the warm up with some 100bpm chug & dub. It's a lovely show, filled with good vibes and tons of different styles of music - exactly what soft spots is all about :)

@malom
@unsilenced_music

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Malom | Echobox Radio (16.09.23)

Slovenia's finest are in the building for the latest Soft Spots!

DJ couple Nika & Martin, have been digging dope records together for the best part of 15 years, so it was a real pleasure to have them share a special soft spot theme - focusing on music that represents key moments of their relationship over the years. The records are killer and the stories make ya heart warm - what's not to like! 

I keep things very downtempo and experimental for the first 45 with a selection of slow jams from all around the globe. 

@riteofpassagecollective

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Nitka | Echobox Radio (11.11.23)

For the last show of the 2023 top gizza, koen.fm, joins me in the studio. He shares a Soft Spot focusing on the music he plays in the classroom during his day job as a school teacher. There's some funny and heart warming stories in there, including highly rated song suggestions from an 8yr old and Koen sharing music that actually makes plants grow (true story!!).

The whole two hours is a subtle ride through ambient, triphop, ethereal instrumentals and all round downtempo goodness to sooth the soul.

@koenmulder

Soft Spots w/ RTD & koen.fm | Echobox Radio (09.12.23)

Jack Darwin, Breathe Records top boy, joins RTD in the studio for the first Soft Spots of 2024. He shares music around the theme of Nostalgia, taking a trip down memory lane and sharing some musical stories along the way. Expect lots of odd-ball downbeat, late 80s UK elecontronica and plenty of silly chatter from the both of us. 

@breathe_records
@jackdarwin

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Jack Darwin | Echobox Radio (09.03.24)

For the latest Softs Spots show we welcome the lovely @adren_alina to the studio, whilst visiting from Berlin. She runs the wicked @smoovemoceanrec label along with her partner @atree-music. Alina shared a soft spot focusing on some of her favourite female artists from the late 80s and 90s. Expect synth fused house, funk pumpers and plenty of interesting stories behind her selection. Super happy to have her in the studio, she is a cracking DJ with impeccable taste!

Photo by: Sarah Ba

Soft Spots w/ RTD & Alina | Echobox Radio (06.04.24)

Soft Spots, monthly radio on Echobox Radio
Co-run: @flux-music

—— 2024 ——
10.01 - RRFM, Amsterdam
23.01 - Chula, Puerto Escondido, Mexico
10.02 - Dynamatis, Puebla, Mexico
09.03 - Soft Spots w/ Breathe Records
14.03 - Love Session, Amore Records, Lisbon
29.03 - Unsilenced, Canvas, Amsterdam
06.04 - Soft Spots w/ Alina
04.05 - Soft Spots w/ Yumi
16.05 - Lusophonica Radio, Lisbon
01.05 - Soft Spots w/ Jorge Caiado
01.06 - Locked-in, Multipla, Amsterdam
15.06 - Unsilenced, Multipla, Amsterdam
05.07 - Soft Spots @ Hintergarten, Amsterdam

Soft Spots | Echobox Radio

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