A Londoner through and through, Arthur Smith, more commonly known as Artwork, is a man who has been a key part of some of the capital’s pivotal music scenes in the last two decades. After a time producing techno under his Grain alias in the 90s, fore-fronting dubstep with Big Apple Records in the early noughties and forming Magnetic Man alongside Skream and Benga in 2007 – Artwork is now busy injecting his character into various parties, festivals and clubs around the globe.

As a longtime friend of the shop, we reached out to Arthur to see if he would be up for contributing a mix to close out 2021. For the occasion, Arthur went above and beyond and the result is a whopping one hour and forty-minute long recording packed with all kinds of rare disco, funk, boogie and house treasures. 

Head on over to offtherecord.net to check out the in-depth interview where we discussed his new life in NYC, his past projects; Grain and Magnetic Man, his future plans, and much more. Enjoy!

Feature & Interview

Phonica Mix Series 90: Artwork

Label: Tartan Records
Catalogue: Tartan002
Format: Vinyl 12"
Release: 29th Apr 2022

UK
Juno: https://bit.ly/3Bd0Oca
Phonica: https://bit.ly/34SpcDB
Cold Cuts: https://bit.ly/3gR7Rhm
Red Eye: https://bit.ly/3GXdIfs

Germany
Decks: https://bit.ly/3rEn5MJ
Deejay: https://bit.ly/3uCXGVI

Japan
Disk Union: https://bit.ly/3BgAePf
Technique: https://bit.ly/3oGHuiy

TARTAN002 - B1 - Soul

Ksky returns on 10010 Records. Marking the occasion is another vinyl-only release by the head honcho. Titled "Elevate, the EP features lots of emotions and house music inside. Off-kilter and atmospheric-driven sounds in top quality.

Buy: https://www.deejay.de/KSKY_Elevate_Ep_10010RECORDS004_Vinyl__987448

https://soundcloud.com/ksky

Premiere: Ksky - For My Baby [10010]

Steven Simpson(Granary 12)Dabj mix

Free Download

Nasser Finger

I thought I'd do a minimix of some of the new tracks forthcoming on We're Going Deep and We're Going Back.

Couple of tracks off the James Shinra, Owen and Melchior, Troy Anderson and every track off of WGD 009.

Hope you enjoy them.

Spring WGD Sampler Mix

Artist: Various
Title: Volume 9
Label: We’re Going Deep
Cat No: WGD009
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist:

A1. Remote_ - Ionic Shuffle 
A2. Steven Simpson - Acid 13 
B1. JS Zeiter – Entropy
B2. Suddi Raval - Flight to Mars


Placid aka Paul Wise is chief in command at ‘We’re Going Deep’ – an online community and record label, born out of a lifelong affair with the many shades of electronic rhythm and obsession for collecting records since 1988. He’s spent the last 3 decades moving heads and feet at select venues, parties and fields across the UK and beyond.

On a mission to share and release new music via his label, you’ll only find the best selections in Acid, Electro, IDM, Techno and Deep House for the dance floor, front room or your headphones making the cut. For the next (and penultimate) edition of his various artist series, he turns to the talents of 4 superlative UK based producers. All of whom make equally excellent contributions to this latest missive.

Synonymous with the legendary Smallfish imprint, Bristol based artist Remote_ opens with ‘Ionic Shuffle’ - a fresh slice of 4/4 machine-funk swing. Invoking the motorcity spirit through a tightly programmed mix of Roland drum machines and crisp evolving lead, a hefty 303 bassline burrows it’s way to lead us to the outer limits. Following on with the graceful ‘Acid 13’, a delicate space aged cut from relative newcomer Steven Simpson. Airy stabs and star-shot sonics interweave to perfection as sawtooth waves find their place amongst the dubbed out ether.

Mancunian maestro J.S.Zeiter returns on the flips with the foreboding ‘Entropy’, a dense acidic chugger that revels in cyclical note action and a simple kick. Fusing minimal elements for maximal output, you can only marvel at the outcome. Rounding off with the eerie electroid infusion of ‘Flight to Mars’ from Suddi Raval, off-kilter synths hang in the air and deep bass shakes the foundations.

Various - Volume 9 (WGD009)

This weeks offering from OLRS Towers is jam packed with the Nothing But The truth!  Please remember to Like, Comment and Share so the smaller labels and artists have a better chance of breaking through to new audiences and hopefully selling more music!  
 A MASSIVE thank You to each and everybody who drops a comment and reposts and favourites it doesn't go un noticed believe dat!

Melchior Sultana & Owen Jay 'Going Deep' WGD 
Dubbyman 'Transmission #2 (Rai Scott RMX) Inner Shift
El Choop 'Closing Motif' Echocord
Reedale Rise 'Globular' Delsin
Paul Mitchell 'Recharge' Abstrakt Dance
Tom Carruthers 'Piano Man' Non Stop Rhythm
Steven Simpson 'Acid 13' WGD
Zodiac Childs & G303 'Stoor D Zender' Ritual Poison
Plankton Warrior 'Plank Tech' Deep Space
Remote 'Ionic Shuffle' WGD
Baffa ' Science' Pavolar
Halvtrak 'Rhythm Overture' Cold Blow
Info 'servent To Science' Bandcamp
Electrotete 'I Love You' (Lloyd Stellar RMX) Exclusive
Suddi Raval 'Flight To Mars' WGD
Ninechecker 'Computer Armour' Orson Records
Naux '100 Dessus Dessous' Simplexia
Velvet Velour 'Khaosan Rodeo' Mindhelmet 10
Grant 'Forward Motion' When The Morning Comes
Sweely 'Chi Town Shuffle' Global Swing
J Lower 'Babylon Dreams' East Coast Underground
Kalcagni 'Worn Out Version' Cosmoba
Zobol 'Reality Testing' Who Is Paula
Woodster 'Control Think'

Outta Limits Radio Show 19/4/2023

Outta Limits Radio Show With DAMO B.  Broadcast 19th April 2023 Unity Radio 92.8 FM

Julian  'Ju Ju' Garnett Feat Harri Dennis 'Press Reset'  Ju Ju Muzik
Dubbyman 'In The Space' (Brad P) Inner Shift
DFRA 'Get Out Of My Bass' Four Framed Music
Owen Jay & Melchior Sultana 'The Beginning' We're Going Deep
Luke Hess 'Recharge' 200 Records
Remote 'Ionic Shuffle' We're Going Deep
Böhm 'Connected'  Delsin
Haltvrak  'Rhythm Overture' Cold blow
J Lower 'Safe Passage' EC Underground
Si Begg 'Energy' Central Processing Unit
Ninechecker 'Computer Armour' Orson
Versalife 'Polychron' 2020 Vision
Black Eyes 'Lets Get Deep'  Lost Control
Mutex 'Road To Atlantis' 030303 Records
Troy Anderson 'FM Machine' We're Going Back
FLATLiner 'Close Encounter'  EMOTEC
Perseus Traxx 'Something More Than This' 030303 Records
Electrotete 'I Love You' (Lloyd Stellar REMIX)
Ninechecker 'Engineering Coastline' Orson
Steven Simpson 'Acid 13' We're Going Deep
DJ Prime Cuts 'Rave Master' Trilogy Tapes
Anna Wall & Corbi 'Basement Damage' Drifted
No Hype Crew 'Euler's Formula' Source Material
Sound Synthesis 'Memory Regeneration' Orbital Mechanics

Outta Limits Radio Show 26/4/2023

Outta Limits Radio Show With DAMO B.  Broadcast 26th April 2023  on Unity Radio 92.8 FM

Well today is actually Friday, as for the lucky few who caught a listen yesterday because I got my days mixed up well done 🤣. 
 This weeks offering imo is one of the strongest musical selections I think in a looooooong time! Reaching into your soul and then some!

Dj Boog ' Groove' Bandcamp Self Release
G. PROD 'Artificial mind' Intellitronic Bubble
Suddi Raval 'Trip To Mars' WGD
Sound Synthesis 'It Gets Better In The End' Gated Recordings
DX-9 'Incoming Signal' Acquit Records
BIZ 'Sensei' Bandcamp Self Released
Serasso 'A Short Hot Summer' Non Stop Rhythm
Steven Simpson 'Acid 13' WGD
Black Art Circus 'Colony Of Aliens' Specimen 
Tom Carruthers 'Echoes' Non Stop Rhythm
Böhm 'Mainstereet' M.O.S Recordings
No Hype Crew 'Sub Hydrostatic' Source material 
Mr Toes 'Back In Acid' Acid Works
J Lower 'UFO' EC Underground
BufoBufo 'Bittern' EMOTEC
Woodster 'Control Think' Self Released
Client_03 'Compliance Client_03
Lozano & DAWL 'Data Transfer' Klasse Wrecks
Klacagni 'Worn Out version' Cosmoba
Rigby On The Run ' Thinkin Bout U' Part Four Records
Fragmented Soul 'Ecliptic ' Space Time
SCANONE 'Track One' Adepta Editions 
Anna Wall & Corbi 'Basement Damage' Drifted Records
Miles Otto 'Vectron' Batrachian

Outta Limits Radio Show 10/5/2023

Outta Limits Radio Show With DAMO B. Broadcast 10th May 2023 on Unity Radio.

ND from my EP on 1ØPILLSMATE 
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/steven-simpson-nd/589634-01/

DJ/Producer 
@GRANARY12

STEVEN SIMPSON - ND - 1ØPILLS001 
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/steven-simpson-nd/589634-01/

QAUA - Knowes Universal Broadcast (Seg. 1) https://www.discogs.com/Various-Knowes-Universal-Broadcast-Seg-1/release/8832675