@gwenans' rise through the ranks has always been driven by a love for the music. She hasn't produced any big breakout hit and never dreamt of headlining on a super-sized main stage. Instead, she has quietly honed her craft playing at intimate London parties like Toi Toi and her own Hi Fi, made a successful move to Berlin where she fomented close ties with cultured crews like The Ghost and impressed with her pitch-perfect sets as a resident at London's Pickle Factory as well as the beloved Freerotation in her native Wales. Her sound is rooted in house and techno that is deep and kinetic, but it can stretch way beyond and into a world of leftfield electronics and heady ambient. 

On this week's mix, Gwenan does what she does best: establishes a groove your body can't resist then slowly tweaks and builds on it for 80 minutes. There are never any big left turns or flashy tracks, just a well-sequenced, neatly mixed and super-tight selection of irresistibly good records. Some go heavy on the bass, some twist and turn on a cosmic synth and some have a machine-made soul that warms you to your core.

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Dekmantel Podcast 357 - Gwenan

Joe Delon loves music. You might think that would (or should) be self-evident in someone who DJs for a living, but the electronic music world would be a better place if everyone cared and thought as much as he did. In addition to being an increasingly in-demand DJ, he runs a stellar label, Welt Discos and moonlights as a music writer, with a beloved Substack newsletter that he usually updates twice a week. A blend of touring DJ travelogue and mix recommendations, it's a rich source of information and music from an artist with a warm, friendly voice—and perhaps more importantly, impeccable taste.

It's that taste that has endeared him to many dance music fans around the world over the last few years, developing a dedicated fanbase who greet every new mix with bated breath (including, hopefully, this one). He's something of a record digger, but not in the clichéd way—he just loves to find records new and old full of melody, springy rhythms and a generally quirky, positive vibe. The music he selects often has an '80s tinge to it, even when it's not from the '80s, but it's hard to pin down what he plays, both because his sets are so unpredictable, and because it wouldn't be fair.

His RA Podcast, as he explains below, is meant to sum up his last year of DJing, a carefully put together selection of favourites from 2022 (meaning records he played that year, not that came out last year). As always, it's a mix of familiar and far-flung records, mixed with Delon's breezy, unique style. Part of the reason why people have come to love his DJing so much is that it just kind of puts a smile on your face. Listen and you'll see.

@joedelon

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/872

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RA.872 Joe Delon

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”. More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

Basic Moves w/ Anna Wall & Walrus @ Kiosk Radio 31.03.2023

Recorded live at Welt Discos, Arroz Estúdios (Lisbon), 15 April 2023

More info here: https://joedelon.substack.com/p/live-welt-discos-150423

Joe Delon Live @ Welt Discos, 15/04/23

https://childhoodintelligence.bandcamp.com/

We are excited to introduce a new member to the Childhood crew - Lorenzo Dewberry aka. “FM ICEY KEYS”! Coming straight from Detroit, Our Brother got serious music D.N.A. in his blood, inspired by his life, family & cosmic frequencies. 

Born and raised in Detroit, Lorenzo's been grinding in the lab, honing his skills and building on his own sound. This year 2023, Our first collaborations are ready to be unleashed to the world. One of the upcoming projects is Lorenzo's hip-hop/downtempo 80s 8Bit Arcade vibe project, "FM ICEY KEYS," dropping later this year on "DREAMS" - One of the Childhood Intelligence Sub-Label Entities.

But before that, we wanna give y'all a sneak peek into Lorenzo's sound with his "Midnite Metropolis" Mixtape. This joint is just a taste of the vibe he's bringing - so sit back, turn up the volume, and let Lorenzo take you on a journey through his musical world.

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Childhood Mixtape Vol. 26 - FM ICEY KEYS - "Midnite Metropolis"

Beaming with energy from behind the decks, pals Ben and Pat aka Heels & Souls provide us with this week's mix. The pair are known for playing a truly wide variety of styles, but for their Dimensions Podcast they focus on house of various shades across 2+ hours, from dubbed out groovers to chunky house, high-energy prog and deep 90s tech-house ❤️

Long-standing friends and partners of Dimensions, their beach takeovers in Tisno have become a well-loved fixture of the past few years, providing a sun-kissed session of reggae, street soul, house, oddball downtempo and plenty more besides. We welcome them back this year for more of the same, with the likes of Prosumer, Paramida, Joe Delon and Alex Kassian joining the fun.

Enjoy the ride 🚀 soundcloud.com/heelsandsouls

DIM288 - Heels & Souls

Heading up the Seven Hills Digest 18th edition we’re pleased to present fellow London Town resident Harri Pepper!

Harri’s packed a selection of dance floor focused material, and in-keeping with one of our core tenets, the man’s been sure to bring his best basslines, or as he likes to call it, the ‘bumpers’. Enjoy :)

Seven Hills Digest 018 - Harri Pepper

This week's mix is 2 hours of heaters from one of Scotland’s finest labels and DJ duos, Craigie Knowes ☄️

It’s a real pleasure to have the lads as part of the series ahead of their much anticipated stage take-over at Dimensions this summer.

DIM289 - Craigie Knowes

Part of the NTS family since day dot, Moxie has held her Wednesday show since the stations first broadcasts. Inviting esteemed guests for interviews & mixes and breaking new, unreleased music, she’s got your Wednesday afternoons covered... Tune in to hear anything from Soulful House, Garage, Afro beats and all the way through to rolling techno.

https://www.nts.live/shows/moxie/episodes/moxie-7th-june-2023

Moxie w/ Liquid Earth 070623

For our eight podcast we are stoked to welcome OG german deejay Estimulo, who crafts an effortlessly summery housey journey, nicely balanced between old and new cuts!

@estimulo

OTGCAST008 - Estimulo

"Devotion is the main aim—to try to encourage commitment in people." The fabric resident and Houghton festival founder discusses his love of the crowd, DJing and more.

Craig Richards, arguably one of UK dance music's most respected DJs, is normally averse to the spotlight. But the multi-hyphenate artist and fabric resident has played the London institution every Saturday for nearly two decades, DJing alongside fellow household names like Ricardo Villalobos and Nicolas Lutz. Over the years, Richards has profoundly shaped the canon that's defined the space and its programming week in and week out.

He’s keenly attuned to other DJs and the flow of a night, and he's not indebted to one particular style or genre. In a Resident Advisor feature from 2019, Ray Philp described his sound as "intergalactic space metal" that goes far beyond techno, house or electro, instead interplaying classics with deep, headsy tunes that he tirelessly seeks out every week.

In this interview with RA's European deputy editor Carlos Hawthorn, Richards talks about what makes a good record, and the DJ's role as a bridge between the past and present. He also discusses his endeavours beyond the booth—most notably the idyllic festival he started in 2017, Houghton, which is set in the English countryside—and his passion for painting and cross-disciplinary creativity. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.671 Craig Richards

Seven Hills was founded by four close friends hailing from the Steel City. Our ethos is simple: to showcase / release good quality electronic music; from club cuts to abstract ambient mixes, all from a broad spectrum of producers and djs.

Seven Hills Digest 018 - Harri Pepper

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