‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

What’s good, good people? Doesn’t it feel nice to be slowly transitioning back towards a sense of normality? Yes, yes it does. Do I have the perfect accompaniment for this shoulder state of mind? Yes, yes I do. Number 63 comes courtesy of Oz legend Biancolato aka Nick Whiteside. 

Nick has been around the traps for a few moons, a tidy list of productions and a DJ’ing resume that would get him almost any job, the Biancolato moniker is a recent excursion into a bit more intimate territory and damn does he do it well. I cannot stress this enough, THIS MIX SLAP’S (hard), oozing maturity and understanding beyond comprehension, it transcends any situation and directly dumps you into a good (great) mood. So many perfectly tempered tunes, meticulously pieced together to build the ideal ‘home’, and that's exactly what it is, a place to be comfortable, a place to feel safe, a place to share with your loved ones. This is the perfect embodiment of the series, a real chance to show and tell a different side. I've blasted this thing countless times over the past months and I can guarantee its freshness, welcome to your new soundtrack. I actually think he put it best into words (see below) 

Bless up. X 

HIs sounds >>> https://soundcloud.com/biancolato

His words>>> 

It’s the endless twilight of an adolescent summer, long, lazy hours poking rocks with sticks on warm afternoons and waiting for something to happen, like finding a blue-tongued lizard during a dust storm, perhaps.

It’s your first kiss, soft, terrifying. The smell of another person’s breath.

It’s running until you can taste copper.

It’s lying in bed, your lover by your side as dappled sunlight filters through lace curtains, slowly moving across the wall.

It’s the smell of the forest in the rain. The smell of Mrs. Palmer’s surfboard wax. The smell of fresh cow shit. It’s the smell of old books and timber; slightly damp but comforting. It’s the motor oil in your grandfather’s shed.

It’s the condensation on the kitchen window on a winters night as potatoes boil on the stove.

It’s drinking jasmine tea from a jar with a friend, loose leaf with chunks of ginger and lemon slices.

It’s leaving home and returning.

It’s sitting alone on a moving train, watching.

It’s seeing something so painfully beautiful it hurts in your throat.

It’s knowing, and not knowing all at once.

It’s thinking in loops and regret. It’s an unwavering optimism.

It’s the comfort of familiarity; a sound, a scent, a snippet of melody that conjures a space in your mind, perhaps forgotten.

It’s a selection of music, of records. A soundtrack to a journey that may have already happened, or may be about to begin. Perhaps it involves distance, momentum. Perhaps inertia.

A journey can be soothing and fulfilling, rewarding, but also sometimes uncomfortable. Things happen, maybe unexpectedly. 

But by the end of the journey, by definition, you’ve arrived somewhere, even if that somewhere happens to be right back where you started from.

FHUO # 63 // Biancolato

https://www.nts.live/shows/orpheu-the-wizard/episodes/orpheu-the-wizard-16th-september-2022

Orpheu The Wizard 160922

Handle Soundsystem Live from Music Room

Fei Pao aka Hot Wax Soundsystem aka Space'd Master is back with a residency mix.

Fei Pao (Hot Wax Soundsystem) - Space'd Residency 041

Spanish shoegazers Bélver Yin have become the stuff of myth over the years since their debut album Luz Bel back in 1991.

Luz Bel was a quintessentially Mediterranean angle on slow, reverb and echo-laden atmospherics and despite radio play, a lack of distribution led to the album being largely overlooked. Disappearing into folklore and the annals of long-lost music geekery, it wasn't until Efficient Space’s faithful reissue in 2020 that the album finally got the attention it deserved. New album, "Para Mi Madre." is an intimate collection of recordings written by front man Pedro L. Ortega, it serves as a parting gift to his late mother, convincingly sounding like it could have been written back in 1991 to boot!

"The band's sonic explorations shift from pastel hues to balearic nostalgia."

@efficientspace

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Bélver Yin - The 'Monday Is OK' Ransom Note Mixtape

Armin Schmelz on the decks. 

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Armin Schmelz - 20/10/23

Brekstacy may no longer be live on the airwaves, but here we have a recording from it’s host, creator and curator, Nick Saw playing sweet music from 1-3pm; serenading our ears as we enjoyed brunch, a few mimosas & plenty of sunshine in the Dr Morse beer garden.  

All good gear from start to finish, with a little treat that the man is going to be putting on wax later this year.  Stay tuned…

CDM003 - Nick Saw (Brekstacy)

Tankwart hails from the basement. The place where it can get beautifully cold and dark when being on your own, or warm and sweaty when dancing with friends. The place where social media lose reach and the reverb sounds so nice. You‘ll find him in his studio: a big mess that fosters his DIY production style. His musical interest starts when genres blend and punk is an approach. Wave, Triphop, Acid, Kosmische Musik. No cliches, blurred lines only.

Tankwart, also known as Bik, is a DJ, producer, and musician from Zurich. He is part of the band called Dâdalus & Bikarus and finds creative synergy with the label subject to restrictions discs. When it comes to music as culture Tankwart enjoys bottom-up and community inspired approaches.

Tankwart 10/03/24

Forager Records is a Los Angeles based record label, committed to unearthing and breathing new life into rare and under appreciated sounds from the past.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/forager-records/episodes/forager-records-28th-march-2024

Forager Records 280324

Guest mix from Tako :)

https://www.nts.live/shows/jamie-tiller/episodes/jamie-tiller-29th-october-2019

Luigi Di Venere (NTS 16/10/19)

Sanpo Disco